Automatic manufacturing method and system for cage bottom and cage top of suspension cage

Abstract

The invention discloses an automatic manufacturing method for a cage bottom and a cage top, and relates to the technical field of cage manufacturing. The automatic manufacturing method comprises the steps that S1, all parts of the cage bottom or the cage top are generated; and S2, assembling the cage bottom or the cage top according to the generated parts. The full-automatic production line has the beneficial effects that the full-process automation from raw materials to finished products can be realized, the production efficiency and the product quality are remarkably improved, the production cost is reduced, the personal error is reduced, the labor intensity of workers is reduced, and the intelligent and informatization management of the production process is realized.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of cage manufacturing, and in particular to an automated manufacturing method and system for a cage bottom and cage top. Background Art

[0002] In the traditional cage manufacturing process, it usually relies on a large amount of manual operations, covering multiple links from the transportation of raw materials, processing of parts, classification and temporary storage, assembly to final welding. This method has problems such as low production efficiency, high human errors, high labor intensity and unstable quality.

[0003] With the development of industrial automation and intelligent manufacturing technology, more and more companies are beginning to seek automation solutions to improve production efficiency, reduce costs and ensure the consistency of product quality. Although there are some automation equipment and technologies on the market that have been applied to cage manufacturing, such as CNC machine tools, welding robots, handling robots, etc., these solutions can usually only solve part of the production links, and it is difficult to achieve full process automation from raw materials to finished products. Therefore, the development of a fully automatic manufacturing method and system that can fully cover the entire process of cage manufacturing has important practical significance and market demand. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the above problems or problems existing in the prior art, the present invention is proposed.

[0005] Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an automated manufacturing method for the bottom and top of a cage, which can realize full process automation from raw materials to finished products, significantly improve production efficiency and product quality, reduce production costs, reduce human errors, reduce the labor intensity of workers, and realize intelligent and information management of the production process.

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: a method for automatically manufacturing a cage bottom and a cage top, which comprises the following steps:

[0007] S1: Generate each component of the cage bottom or cage top;

[0008] S2: Assemble the generated components into a cage bottom or cage top.

[0009] As a preferred embodiment of the method for automatically manufacturing the bottom and top of a cage of the present invention, the step S1 of generating various components of the bottom or top of the cage is specifically as follows: cutting the plate raw material by a plate cutting machine according to preset parameters to preliminarily obtain long bent plates and short bent plates; cutting the profile raw material by a profile cutting machine according to preset parameters to preliminarily obtain square tubes, round tubes, rectangular tubes, angle steels and channel steels; bending the cut long bent plates and short bent plates by a bending machine according to preset parameters.

[0010] As a preferred solution of the method for automatically manufacturing the bottom and top of the cage of the present invention, the parts include plate types and profile types, the plate type parts are obtained by cutting and bending, and the profile type parts are obtained by cutting.

[0011] As a preferred solution of the automatic manufacturing method of the cage bottom and cage top of the present invention, the step S1 of generating various components of the cage bottom or cage top is specifically: collecting plate and profile raw materials, and transporting them to corresponding cutting and processing areas respectively; the plate cutting machine unloads according to different plate thickness requirements, and the plate cutting machine completes cutting according to different size requirements; the profile cutting machine unloads according to different models and specifications, and the profile cutting machine completes cutting according to different length requirements.

[0012] As a preferred embodiment of the method for automatically manufacturing the bottom and top of a cage of the present invention, step S2 is a step of assembling the bottom or top of the cage according to the generated components, specifically comprising: transporting the cut profile components of the bottom or top of the cage and the bent plate components to the assembly and welding area; placing and positioning the components on the corresponding assembly tables of the bottom or top of the cage; and using an automated welding machine to move to the corresponding assembly table to complete the welding of the bottom or top of the cage.

[0013] As a preferred solution of the automated manufacturing method for the bottom and top of a cage of the present invention, a group of welding machines is provided. When one of the cage bottom assembly station and the cage top assembly station places and positions various components first, the welding machine first moves to the assembly station to perform the corresponding welding work. At the same time, the other assembly station places and positions various components and waits for the welding machine to complete the current welding work before moving over to weld.

[0014] The present invention also provides a cage bottom and cage top automatic manufacturing system, which includes a parts generation unit, including a plate temporary storage area, a plate cutting area arranged on one side of the plate temporary storage area, a plate cutting assembly arranged inside the plate cutting area, a plate bending assembly arranged on one side of the plate temporary storage area, a profile temporary storage area arranged on one side of the plate temporary storage area, a profile cutting area arranged on one side of the profile temporary storage area, and a profile cutting assembly arranged on one side of the profile cutting area; and,

[0015] The component assembly unit comprises a supporting component, a positioning component arranged on one side of the supporting component, and a welding component arranged on one side of the positioning component.

[0016] As a preferred solution of the automatic manufacturing system of the bottom and top of the cage of the present invention, the plate cutting area includes an enclosure, an inlet and outlet arranged on one side of the enclosure, a placement pool arranged inside the enclosure, and a positioning rack group fixedly arranged in the placement pool.

[0017] As a preferred solution of the automatic manufacturing system of the cage bottom and cage top of the present invention, the profile cutting area includes a material unloading transport piece arranged on one side of the profile cutting assembly, a feed port aligned with one end of the material unloading transport piece, and a material discharge port arranged on one side of the profile temporary storage area.

[0018] As a preferred solution of the cage bottom and cage top automatic manufacturing system of the present invention, the profile cutting area also includes a discharge auxiliary frame corresponding to the discharge port, and an inclined panel fixedly arranged on one side of the discharge auxiliary frame.

[0019] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the present invention can realize the automation of the whole process from raw materials to finished products, significantly improve production efficiency and product quality, reduce production costs, reduce human errors, reduce the labor intensity of workers, and realize intelligent and information management of the production process. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0021] Figure 1 The present invention is an overall flow chart of the method for automatically manufacturing the cage bottom and cage top of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional display diagram of the plate cutting area and plate temporary storage area of ​​the cage bottom and cage top automated manufacturing system of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the specific modules inside the plate cutting area of ​​the cage bottom and cage top automated manufacturing system of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 4 This is a three-dimensional display diagram of the plate bending components of the cage bottom and cage top automated manufacturing system of the present invention.

[0025] Figure 5 This is a specific module display diagram of the profile cutting area of ​​the cage bottom and cage top automated manufacturing system of the present invention.

[0026] Figure 6 This is a specific module display diagram of the parts assembly unit of the cage bottom and cage top automatic manufacturing system of the present invention.

[0027] In the figure: DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the present invention are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0029] In the following description, many specific details are set forth to facilitate a full understanding of the present invention, but the present invention may also be implemented in other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art may make similar generalizations without violating the connotation of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0030] Secondly, the term "one embodiment" or "embodiment" as used herein refers to a specific feature, structure, or characteristic that may be included in at least one implementation of the present invention. The term "in one embodiment" that appears in different places in this specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it a separate or selective embodiment that is mutually exclusive with other embodiments.

[0031] Example 1

[0032] Reference Figure 1 to Figure 6 , which is the first embodiment of the present invention, provides an automated manufacturing method for the bottom and top of a cage, which can realize full process automation from raw materials to finished products, significantly improve production efficiency and product quality, reduce production costs, reduce human errors, reduce the labor intensity of workers, and realize intelligent and information management of the production process.

[0033] The automatic manufacturing method of the cage bottom and cage top comprises the following steps:

[0034] Step S1: Generate various components of the cage bottom or cage top;

[0035] Step S2: Assemble the generated components into a cage bottom or cage top.

[0036] Specifically, in step S1, a group of sheet temporary storage areas 101 are respectively provided outside the sheet cutting area 102 and on one side of the sheet bending assembly 107. Sheets of different thicknesses in the sheet temporary storage area 101 are hoisted into the sheet cutting area 102 and placed, and are further cut by the sheet cutting assembly 103. The cut sheets are hoisted out of the sheet cutting area 102 and transported to the sheet bending assembly 107 for bending. The bent sheets are temporarily stored in the sheet temporary storage area 101 on one side of the sheet bending assembly 107.

[0037] The profiles that need to be cut are transported to the profile cutting area 105 by the transport equipment and cut by the profile cutting assembly 106. The cut profiles are automatically discharged and placed in the profile temporary storage area 104 by the hoisting and transporting device.

[0038] The plate temporary storage area 101 outside the plate cutting area 102 is mainly used to place the plate raw materials to be cut, which are usually steel plates of different thicknesses that meet the cutting requirements of different shapes and sizes. The device for placing the plates here adopts a horizontal plate rack with a height of 15 to 30 cm. Because the plate raw materials are large and heavy, if the height of the rack is too high, it is easy for the plates to fall and damage the equipment or even injure nearby and passers-by; and the plate temporary storage area 101 on the side of the plate bending component 107 is mainly used to place the bent plates, waiting to be transported to the component assembly unit 200. The device for placing the plates here adopts a rack with a certain height, because the plates after cutting and bending need to be protected to a certain extent. Lifting the plates off the ground helps to keep the plates clean and dry, and reduce corrosion and pollution caused by moisture or dust on the ground. At this time, the overall size and shape of the plates are no longer heavy, and multi-layer storage can also be achieved. It is extremely convenient for both mechanical grasping and manual picking.

[0039] The plate cutting component 103 uses a plate laser cutting machine to accurately cut and process the raw materials, and preliminarily generates various plate parts required for the cage bottom or cage top, such as long bent plates and short bent plates. The plate bending component 107 uses a mechanical bending machine to further bend the cut plates to obtain the final long bent plates and short bent plates; the profile cutting component 106 uses a profile laser cutting machine to accurately cut and process the raw materials, and generates various plate parts required for the cage bottom or cage top, such as square tubes, round tubes, rectangular tubes, angle steels and channel steels.

[0040] It should be noted that since the plate raw materials are large and heavy, lifting and conveying equipment is used to transport them to the plate cutting area 102 and adjust the placement position. Since the plate cutting area 102 has a certain depth, lifting and conveying equipment is used to take the cut plates out of the plate cutting area 102 and transport them to the bending machine. Since the profiles are in strips before cutting and are cut to length, transmission equipment is used to transport the profile raw materials to the profile cutting assembly 106 for cutting. By providing an automatic material receiving and placement frame at the discharge port of the profile cutting assembly 106, there is no need to use special mechanical automation equipment to take the cut profiles out of the profile cutting assembly 106. For the bent plates and cut profiles, they can be transported to the parts assembly unit 200 by lifting and conveying equipment, or they can be transported manually or by other transportation equipment such as automated transport carts and conveyor belts.

[0041] In step S2, except for the welding assembly 203, the component assembly unit 200 is set to two groups, corresponding to the cage bottom assembly work and the cage top assembly work respectively, and the welding assembly 203 moves between the two groups of assembly units to complete the corresponding component assembly work respectively; through the positioning assembly 202, the various components of the cage bottom or cage top are preferentially placed at the preset welding positions on the corresponding supporting assembly 401, and the positions of the various components are docked and fixed, and the placed various components are welded through the welding assembly 203.

[0042] Furthermore, the parts include plate parts and profile parts. Plate parts are obtained by cutting and bending, and profile parts are obtained by cutting.

[0043] Furthermore, the steps of generating various parts of the cage bottom or cage top are specifically as follows: cutting the plate raw material by a plate cutting machine according to preset parameters to preliminarily obtain a long bent plate and a short bent plate;

[0044] The profile raw materials are cut by the profile cutting machine according to the preset parameters to initially obtain square tubes, round tubes, rectangular tubes, angle steels and channel steels;

[0045] The cut long bending plates and short bending plates are bent by a bending machine according to preset parameters.

[0046] Furthermore, the step of generating the various parts of the cage bottom or cage top also includes: collecting the raw materials of the plates and profiles, and transporting them to the corresponding cutting and processing areas respectively;

[0047] The plate cutting machine cuts materials according to different plate thickness requirements, and the plate cutting machine completes cutting according to different size requirements;

[0048] The profile cutting machine cuts materials according to different models and specifications, and completes cutting according to different length requirements.

[0049] Furthermore, the steps of assembling the cage bottom or cage top according to the generated components are specifically as follows: transporting the cut profile components of the cage bottom or cage top and the bent plate components to the assembly welding area;

[0050] Place and position each component on the corresponding assembly table at the bottom or top of the cage;

[0051] Use an automated welding machine to move to the corresponding assembly table to complete the welding work on the cage bottom or cage top.

[0052] Furthermore, a group of welding machines are provided. When one of the cage bottom assembly table and the cage top assembly table places and positions the various components first, the welding machine first moves to the assembly table to perform the corresponding welding work. At the same time, the other assembly table places and positions the various components and waits for the welding machine to complete the current welding work before moving over to weld.

[0053] In summary, the automated manufacturing method for the cage bottom and cage top of the present invention can realize the full process automation from raw materials to finished products, significantly improve production efficiency and product quality, reduce production costs, reduce human errors, reduce the labor intensity of workers, and realize intelligent and information management of the production process.

[0054] Example 2

[0055] Reference Figure 1 to Figure 6 Based on the above-mentioned automatic manufacturing method of the bottom and top of a cage, the present invention also provides an automatic manufacturing system for the bottom and top of a cage, which can realize the automation of the entire process from raw materials to finished products, significantly improve production efficiency and product quality, reduce production costs, reduce human errors, reduce the labor intensity of workers, and realize intelligent and information management of the production process.

[0056] The automatic manufacturing system for the cage bottom and cage top includes a parts generation unit 100 responsible for automatically processing and manufacturing various parts required for the cage bottom or cage top according to preset design requirements, and transporting the processed parts from the parts generation unit 100 to the parts assembly unit 200. The automatic assembly equipment assembles the complete cage bottom or cage bottom parts into the parts assembly unit 200 according to a predetermined design plan.

[0057] Specifically, the component generation unit 100 includes a sheet temporary storage area 101, a sheet cutting area 102 arranged at one side of the sheet temporary storage area 101, a sheet cutting assembly 103 arranged inside the sheet cutting area 102, a sheet bending assembly 107 arranged at one side of the sheet temporary storage area 101, a profile temporary storage area 104 arranged at one side of the sheet temporary storage area 101, a profile cutting area 105 arranged at one side of the profile temporary storage area 104, and a profile cutting assembly 106 arranged at one side of the profile cutting area 105; and,

[0058] The component assembly unit 200 includes a supporting assembly 201 , a positioning assembly 202 disposed on one side of the supporting assembly 201 , and a welding assembly 203 disposed on one side of the positioning assembly 202 .

[0059] It should be noted that the cutting components all use laser cutting technology to ensure that the cutting edges are smooth and the dimensions are accurate. The plate bending component 107 is actually a bending machine, which can be a mechanical bending machine (using a motor to drive a flywheel and transmit power through a clutch, suitable for small and medium-sized batch production), a hydraulic bending machine (powered by a hydraulic cylinder, with greater bending force, suitable for processing heavy plates) and an electric servo bending machine (combining the advantages of mechanical and hydraulic, using a servo motor to directly drive the bending mechanism, with higher precision and flexibility); the welding component 203 uses a robot welding system with a high-precision position sensing device, which can adjust welding parameters such as current, voltage, welding speed, etc. according to different material thicknesses and welding requirements; the positioning component 202 can use a mechanical clamp or a pneumatic clamp, which can quickly and accurately position parts, and can also be equipped with sensors or visual systems to further improve positioning accuracy. In addition, the clamp can also be manually operated to position each component; the supporting component 201 is actually a hollow frame with a certain height, which can not only meet the fixed installation of the positioning component 202 on the supporting component 201, but also avoid the problem of heat generation during welding.

[0060] Furthermore, the plate cutting area 102 includes an enclosure 102a, an inlet and outlet 102b disposed on one side of the enclosure 102a, a placement pool 102c disposed inside the enclosure 102a, and a positioning rack group 102d fixedly arranged in the placement pool 102c.

[0061] It should be noted that the bottom of the enclosure 102a is fixedly connected to the ground, the inlet and outlet 102b is actually formed by the top of the enclosure 102a, and the positioning rack set 102d is only slightly higher than the placement pool 102c.

[0062] Preferably, the main function of the enclosure 102a is to provide a safe working environment to prevent the sparks, smoke, etc. generated during the laser cutting process from affecting the surrounding environment, while protecting the safety of the operator. The height of the enclosure should be high enough to prevent the laser beam from leaking, generally between 1.5 meters and 2 meters, and the specific height is determined according to the power and safety standards of the laser cutting machine; the inlet and outlet 102b is used for the entry of sheet material and the output of the sheet after cutting; the positioning rack group 102d is fixedly arranged in the placement pool 102c, usually in a grid shape to accommodate sheets of different sizes, the spacing between the racks can be adjusted according to actual needs, and can accurately locate the position of the sheet to ensure cutting accuracy. The racks are usually made of wear-resistant and high-temperature resistant materials, such as stainless steel or special alloys, to ensure long-term stability and durability, which can not only meet the needs of placing the sheet material to be cut, but also meet the needs of the laser passing through to successfully cut the sheet material.

[0063] Furthermore, the profile cutting area 105 includes a material unloading transport member 105 a disposed on one side of the profile cutting assembly 106 , a material feed port 105 b aligned with one end of the material unloading transport member 105 a , and a material discharge port 105 c disposed on one side of the profile temporary storage area 104 .

[0064] Furthermore, the profile cutting area 105 also includes an auxiliary discharging frame 105d corresponding to the discharging port 105c, and an inclined panel 105e fixedly arranged on one side of the auxiliary discharging frame 105d.

[0065] It should be noted that the inclined panel 105e uses gravity to allow the cut profiles to slide out naturally, reducing additional mechanical pushing devices and simplifying the discharge process. The inclined angle design allows the profiles to slide out smoothly, avoiding jamming or accumulation, and improving the smoothness of discharge.

[0066] When using,

[0067] Raw material preparation: the plates and profiles are stored in the plate temporary storage area 101 and the profile temporary storage area 104 respectively;

[0068] Plate cutting and bending: the plates are transported from the plate temporary storage area 101 to the plate cutting area 102 by means of a lifting device, and are cut by the plate cutting assembly 103 to generate long bent plates and short bent plates; the cut plates are then transported to the plate bending assembly 107 for bending, and the bent plates are temporarily stored in the plate temporary storage area 101;

[0069] Profile cutting: The profiles are transported from the profile temporary storage area 104 to the profile cutting area 105 by means of transport equipment, and are cut using the profile cutting assembly 106 to generate the required square tubes, round tubes, rectangular tubes, angle steels and channel steels. The cut profiles slide out naturally through the unloading auxiliary rack 105d and the inclined panel 105e and are collected in the profile temporary storage area 104;

[0070] Parts transportation: transporting the cut profile parts and bent sheet parts to the parts assembly unit 200;

[0071] Component assembly: Place and position each component on the support component 201, use the positioning component 202 for precise positioning, and then use the welding component 203 to move to the cage bottom or cage top support component 201 in turn, automatically weld the placed components, and complete the assembly of the cage bottom and cage top in turn.

[0072] In summary, the cage bottom and cage top automated manufacturing system of the present invention can realize the full process automation from raw materials to finished products, significantly improve production efficiency and product quality, reduce production costs, reduce human errors, reduce the labor intensity of workers, and realize intelligent and information management of the production process.

[0073] It is important to note that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions of the present invention may be modified or replaced by equivalents without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present invention, which should all be included in the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for automatically manufacturing the bottom and top of a cage, characterized in that: include, Generate individual components of cage bottom or cage top; The cage bottom or cage top is assembled according to the generated components.

2. The method for automatically manufacturing the cage bottom and cage top according to claim 1, characterized in that: The parts include plate-type parts and profile-type parts. The plate-type parts are obtained by cutting and bending, and the profile-type parts are obtained by cutting.

3. The method for automatically manufacturing the cage bottom and cage top according to claim 2, characterized in that: The steps of generating the various parts of the cage bottom or cage top are specifically as follows: cutting the plate raw material by a plate cutting machine according to preset parameters to preliminarily obtain a long bent plate and a short bent plate; The profile raw materials are cut by the profile cutting machine according to the preset parameters to initially obtain square tubes, round tubes, rectangular tubes, angle steels and channel steels; The cut long bending plates and short bending plates are bent by a bending machine according to preset parameters.

4. The method for automatically manufacturing the cage bottom and cage top according to claim 2, characterized in that: The step of generating the various parts of the cage bottom or cage top also includes: collecting the raw materials of the plates and profiles, and transporting them to the corresponding cutting and processing areas respectively; The plate cutting machine cuts materials according to different plate thickness requirements, and the plate cutting machine completes cutting according to different size requirements; The profile cutting machine cuts materials according to different models and specifications, and completes cutting according to different length requirements.

5. The method for automatically manufacturing the cage bottom and cage top according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that: The step of assembling the cage bottom or cage top according to the generated components is specifically: transporting the cut profile components of the cage bottom or cage top and the bent plate components to the assembly welding area; Place and position each component on the corresponding assembly table at the bottom or top of the cage; Use an automated welding machine to move to the corresponding assembly table to complete the welding work on the cage bottom or cage top.

6. The method for automatically manufacturing the cage bottom and cage top according to claim 5, characterized in that: The welding machine is provided with a group. When one of the cage bottom assembly table and the cage top assembly table places and positions the various components first, the welding machine moves to the assembly table to perform the corresponding welding work. At the same time, the other assembly table places and positions the various components and waits for the welding machine to complete the current welding work before moving over to weld.

7. An automatic manufacturing system for the bottom and top of a cage, characterized in that: A component generation unit (100) comprises a sheet temporary storage area (101), a sheet cutting area (102) arranged at one side of the sheet temporary storage area (101), a sheet cutting assembly (103) arranged inside the sheet cutting area (102), a sheet bending assembly (107) arranged at one side of the sheet temporary storage area (101), a profile temporary storage area (104) arranged at one side of the sheet temporary storage area (101), a profile cutting area (105) arranged at one side of the profile temporary storage area (104), and a profile cutting assembly (106) arranged at one side of the profile cutting area (105); and, The component assembly unit (200) comprises a supporting component (201), a positioning component (202) arranged on one side of the supporting component (201), and a welding component (203) arranged on one side of the positioning component (202).

8. The cage bottom and cage top automated manufacturing system according to claim 7, characterized in that: The plate cutting area (102) comprises an enclosure (102a), an inlet and outlet (102b) arranged on one side of the enclosure (102a), a placement pool (102c) arranged inside the enclosure (102a), and a positioning rack group (102d) fixedly arranged in the placement pool (102c).

9. The cage bottom and cage top automated manufacturing system according to claim 8, characterized in that: The profile cutting area (105) comprises a material unloading transport member (105a) arranged on one side of the profile cutting component (106), a material feed port (105b) aligned with one end of the material unloading transport member (105a), and a material discharge port (105c) arranged on one side of the profile temporary storage area (104).

10. The cage bottom and cage top automated manufacturing system according to claim 9, characterized in that: The profile cutting area (105) further comprises an auxiliary discharging frame (105d) corresponding to the discharging port (105c), and an inclined panel (105e) fixedly arranged on one side of the auxiliary discharging frame (105d).

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