Box cleaning equipment and method

Abstract

The invention discloses box body cleaning equipment and method.The box body cleaning equipment comprises a carrying device and a cleaning device, the carrying device comprises a crane and a feeding and discharging platform, the cleaning device comprises an outer cover, a rotating platform and a cleaning robot, the feeding and discharging platform is used for containing a box body, the crane is used for hoisting the box body, and the rotating platform is rotatably arranged in the outer cover; the cleaning robot is installed in the outer cover, and a cleaning nozzle is arranged on the cleaning robot. According to the box body cleaning equipment, full-automatic cleaning of the box body is achieved, manual participation is not needed, and the cleaning efficiency is improved; through rotation of the rotating platform and cooperation of the cleaning robot, all-directional cleaning of the box body is achieved, and the cleaning effect and the cleaning quality are better; besides, a certain protection effect can be achieved through the outer cover, and compared with a manual cleaning scheme in the traditional technology, the box body cleaning equipment can prevent the cleaning agent from leaking through the outer cover, and the pollution problem is avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of cleaning equipment, and in particular to a box cleaning equipment and method. Background Art

[0002] At present, the cleaning of the gearbox still requires a lot of manual work, such as manual cleaning, drying, etc. This cleaning method relies on manual work, is inefficient, and cannot meet the needs of mass production; some accidents are prone to occur during manual cleaning, such as cleaning agent leakage and pollution; manual cleaning requires high quality of workers, and the overall cleaning quality will be difficult to guarantee during mass production. Summary of the invention

[0003] In view of this, the present invention aims to provide a box cleaning device and method to solve at least one of the technical problems of low manual cleaning efficiency, unsuitability for mass production, prone to accidents, and difficulty in ensuring cleaning quality under the existing technology.

[0004] The present invention provides a box cleaning device, including a transport device and a cleaning device, the transport device includes a crane and a loading and unloading platform, the cleaning device includes an outer cover, a rotating platform, and a cleaning robot, the loading and unloading platform is used to place the box, the crane is used to lift the box, the rotating platform can be rotatably arranged in the outer cover, the cleaning robot is installed in the outer cover, and the cleaning robot is provided with a cleaning nozzle.

[0005] Furthermore, the cleaning robot is a multi-axis mechanical arm robot.

[0006] Furthermore, the handling device also includes a special clamp, which is arranged on the crane. A tooling plate is detachably provided on the loading and unloading platform to load the box, and the special clamp is used to clamp or release the tooling plate.

[0007] Furthermore, the outer cover includes a shield body and a sliding door, the shield body is provided with an opening, and the sliding door is slidably connected to the shield body to cover or open the opening.

[0008] Furthermore, the cleaning device also includes a circulation treatment system, which includes a sewage tank, a filter device, a water storage tank and a lift pump. A sewage collection structure connected to the sewage tank is provided under the rotating platform. The sewage tank is connected to the filter device through the lift pump, the filter device is connected to the water storage tank, and the water storage tank is connected to the cleaning nozzle.

[0009] Furthermore, a first slide rail along a first direction is provided inside the outer cover, and the cleaning robot is slidably mounted on the first slide rail.

[0010] Furthermore, the sliding door is provided with an observation window.

[0011] Furthermore, the cleaning device also includes a high-pressure pump, and the water storage tank is connected to the cleaning nozzle through the high-pressure pump.

[0012] Furthermore, the crane includes a gantry, a second slide rail, a movable seat, and a third slide rail. The second slide rail is installed on the gantry along the second direction, the movable seat is slidably connected to the second slide rail, the third slide rail is fixedly connected to the special clamp, and the third slide rail is slidably connected to the movable seat along the third direction.

[0013] The present invention also provides a box cleaning method, which uses the box cleaning equipment, and the method includes: lifting the box on the loading and unloading platform to the rotating platform inside the outer cover by a crane; the rotating platform rotates to adjust the cleaning angle, and the cleaning robot sprays cleaning agent on the box through a cleaning nozzle; the cleaning robot blows the box dry through the cleaning nozzle; the crane lifts the dried box to the loading and unloading platform.

[0014] The box cleaning equipment in the present invention realizes the lifting of the box by the crane in the transport device, and realizes the pre-placement of the box by the loading and unloading platform. After the box is lifted onto the rotating platform of the cleaning device, the angle of the box can be adjusted by rotating the rotating platform, and the cleaning nozzle of the cleaning robot can be used to clean, blow dry and other cleaning steps for the box. After that, the cleaned box can be lifted to the loading and unloading platform by the crane to facilitate other subsequent process treatments, thereby realizing fully automated cleaning of the box. No human participation is required in the loading and unloading, cleaning and other processes, thereby improving the cleaning efficiency and being more suitable for mass production; and, through the rotation of the rotating platform and the cooperation of the cleaning robot, all-round cleaning of the box can be achieved, with better cleaning effect and cleaning quality; in addition, the outer cover can play a certain protective role. Compared with the manual cleaning solution in the traditional technology, the box cleaning equipment using the present invention can prevent the leakage of the cleaning agent through the outer cover to avoid causing pollution problems.

[0015] The box cleaning method in the present invention adopts the above-mentioned box cleaning equipment, which has all the beneficial effects of the box cleaning equipment and will not be repeated here.

[0016] In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, preferred embodiments are given below and described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In the drawings that are not necessarily drawn to scale, the same reference numerals may describe similar parts in different views. The same reference numerals with letter suffixes or different letter suffixes may represent different instances of similar parts. The drawings generally illustrate various embodiments by way of example and not limitation, and together with the specification and claims, are used to illustrate the disclosed embodiments. When appropriate, the same reference numerals are used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or similar parts. Such embodiments are illustrative and are not intended to be exhaustive or exclusive embodiments of the present apparatus or method. The drawings described herein are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention and constitute a part of this application. The illustrative embodiments of the present invention and their description are used to explain the present invention and do not constitute an improper limitation of the present invention. In the drawings:

[0018] Figure 1 It is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the box cleaning equipment in the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 This is the second structural schematic diagram of the box cleaning device in the present invention;

[0020] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the transport device in the present invention;

[0021] Figure 4 It is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the cleaning device in the present invention;

[0022] Figure 5 It is the second structural schematic diagram of the cleaning device in the present invention;

[0023] Figure 6 It is the third structural schematic diagram of the cleaning device in the present invention;

[0024] Figure 7 It is the fourth structural schematic diagram of the cleaning device in the present invention.

[0025] The above drawings include the following reference numerals:

[0026] 1. Handling device; 11. Crane; 111. Gantry; 112. Second slide rail; 113. Moving seat; 114. Third slide rail; 12. Loading and unloading platform; 121. Tooling plate; 13. Special fixture; 2. Cleaning device; 21. Outer cover; 211. Protective cover body; 2111. Opening; 212. Sliding door; 2121. Observation window; 213. First slide rail; 22. Rotating platform; 23. Cleaning robot; 231. Cleaning nozzle; 24. Circulation treatment system; 241. Sewage tank; 242. Filter device; 243. Water storage tank; 244. Lift pump; 245. Sewage collection structure; 25. High-pressure pump; 100. Box body. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The specific embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, but are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0028] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present invention and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data used in this way can be interchanged where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the present invention described herein can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein. In addition, the terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions, for example, a process, method, system, product or device that includes a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units that are clearly listed, but may include other steps or units that are not clearly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products or devices.

[0029] This specification may use the phrases "in one embodiment," "in another embodiment," "in a further embodiment," or "in other embodiments," which may all refer to one or more of the same or different embodiments according to the present invention.

[0030] The present invention provides a box cleaning device, including a transport device 1 and a cleaning device 2, the transport device 1 includes a crane 11 and a loading and unloading platform 12, the cleaning device 2 includes an outer cover 21, a rotating platform 22, and a cleaning robot 23, the loading and unloading platform 12 is used to place a box 100, the crane 11 is used to lift the box 100, the rotating platform 22 can be rotatably set in the outer cover 21, the cleaning robot 23 is installed in the outer cover 21, and the cleaning robot 23 is provided with a cleaning nozzle 231.

[0031] Combination Figures 1 to 7 As shown in the figure, the XYZ coordinate axis is used to represent the orientation relationship between the various components, which does not limit the orientation of the corresponding components to the orientation shown in the figure. It is only used as an exemplary description in this specification, where the Z axis is vertical, the positive direction of the Z axis represents the upward direction, and the negative direction of the Z axis represents the downward direction.

[0032] Combination Figures 1 to 5 As shown, the handling device 1 mainly lifts the box 100 through the crane 11, and carries and places the box 100 through the loading and unloading platform 12. The loading and unloading platform 12 and the box 100 can be limited by plugging, abutting, etc. to ensure that the box 100 does not slide. The crane 11 lifts the box 100 to the rotating platform 22, and then stays away from the cleaning device 2 to avoid interfering with the cleaning process.

[0033] Combination Figure 5 to Figure 6As shown, the rotating platform 22 is rotatably arranged within the outer cover 21, and can realize controllable rotation through driving structures such as motors and gear sets, so as to drive the box body 100 to adjust the angle. The cleaning robot 23 is provided with a cleaning nozzle 231, and the cleaning nozzle 231 can supply cleaning agent through a pipeline, and can also be changed to supply high-pressure air to realize the blow-drying function through a corresponding valve structure. The cleaning robot 23 cleans various angles of the box body 100 through the cleaning nozzle 231, and then blows it dry, and then the cleaned box body 100 is lifted to the loading and unloading platform 12 by the crane 11 to complete the entire cleaning process.

[0034] The box cleaning equipment of the present invention realizes the lifting of the box 100 by the crane 11 in the handling device 1, and realizes the preparatory placement of the box 100 by the loading and unloading platform 12. After the box 100 is lifted to the rotating platform 22 of the cleaning device 2, the angle of the box 100 can be adjusted by rotating the rotating platform 22, and the cleaning nozzle 231 of the cleaning robot 23 can be used to clean, blow dry and other cleaning steps for the box 100. After that, the cleaned box 100 can be lifted by the crane 11 to the loading and unloading platform 12, so as to facilitate other subsequent processes. The processing realizes the fully automated cleaning of the box body 100, and the processes of loading and unloading, cleaning, etc. do not require human intervention, which improves the cleaning efficiency and is more suitable for mass production; and, through the rotation of the rotating platform 22 and the cooperation of the cleaning robot 23, it is possible to achieve all-round cleaning of the box body 100, with better cleaning effect and cleaning quality; in addition, the outer cover 21 can play a certain protective role. Compared with the manual cleaning solution in the traditional technology, the box cleaning equipment of the present invention can prevent the leakage of the cleaning agent through the outer cover 21 to avoid causing pollution problems.

[0035] Furthermore, the cleaning robot 23 is a multi-axis mechanical arm robot.

[0036] Combination Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, the cleaning robot 23 is a multi-axis robotic arm robot, and its specific structure can be designed and selected according to needs. Through the high degree of freedom of the multi-axis robotic arm robot, the cleaning nozzle 231 can be assisted to clean all directions of the box 100 to ensure the cleaning quality and cleaning effect.

[0037] Furthermore, the handling device 1 also includes a special clamp 13, which is arranged on the crane 11. The loading and unloading platform 12 is detachably provided with a tooling plate 121 for loading the box 100, and the special clamp 13 is used to clamp or release the tooling plate 121.

[0038] Combination Figure 3As shown, the special fixture 13 is adapted to the tooling plate 121 . For example, a slot is provided on the tooling plate 121 . The special fixture 13 can clamp the tooling plate 121 by extending the clamping claw into the slot, or release the tooling plate 121 by removing the clamping claw from the slot.

[0039] In this way, the tooling plate 121 is clamped or released by the special clamp 13 , thereby facilitating the lifting of the box body 100 without setting additional lifting points on the box body 100 .

[0040] Furthermore, the outer cover 21 includes a shield body 211 and a sliding door 212 . The shield body 211 is provided with an opening 2111 . The sliding door 212 is slidably connected to the shield body 211 to cover or open the opening 2111 .

[0041] Combination Figure 4 As shown, an opening 2111 is provided on the shield body 211, and a track along the X-axis direction is provided on one side of the opening 2111. The sliding door 212 is slidably connected to the track, and the sliding door 212 can be driven to slide by a driving structure such as a motor, thereby covering or opening the opening 2111.

[0042] In this way, by covering and opening the opening 2111 through the sliding door 212, it is convenient to put the box 100 into the outer cover 21 or take the box 100 out of the outer cover 21 through the handling device 1, and better ensure that the cleaning agent will not splash out during the cleaning process to avoid pollution problems.

[0043] Furthermore, the cleaning device 2 also includes a circulation treatment system 24, which includes a sewage tank 241, a filter device 242, a water storage tank 243 and a lift pump 244. A sewage collection structure 245 connected to the sewage tank 241 is provided under the rotating platform 22. The sewage tank 241 is connected to the filter device 242 through the lift pump 244, the filter device 242 is connected to the water storage tank 243, and the water storage tank 243 is connected to the cleaning nozzle 231.

[0044] Combination Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, a sewage collection structure 245 is provided under the rotating platform 22 (usually a pipeline structure is adopted, one port of which is arranged under the rotating platform 22 to recover the cleaning agent flowing down from the rotating platform 22 and drain it into the sewage tank 241). The cleaning agent in the sewage tank 241 may contain impurities carried away during the cleaning process. These cleaning agents are sucked into the filtering device 242 for filtration through the lift pump 244. In this embodiment, a better filtering effect is achieved through two-stage filtration. The filtered cleaning agent flows into the water storage tank 243 and can be sprayed and cleaned through the cleaning nozzle 231 during the next cleaning.

[0045] In this way, the cleaning agent in the box cleaning equipment can be recycled through the circulation processing system 24, saving cleaning costs.

[0046] Preferably, a first slide rail 213 along a first direction is provided inside the outer cover 21 , and the cleaning robot 23 is slidably mounted on the first slide rail 213 .

[0047] Combination Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, the cleaning robot 23 is slidably mounted on the first slide rail 213 and can be driven by a driving structure such as a motor to slide along a first direction (i.e., along the first slide rail 213, the first direction in this embodiment is the X-axis direction) to adjust the cleaning angle.

[0048] In this way, the cleaning angle of the cleaning robot 23 can be adjusted in a wider range to meet the cleaning of boxes in more directions and achieve better cleaning quality and cleaning effect.

[0049] Optionally, an observation window 2121 is provided on the sliding door 212 .

[0050] Combination Figure 4 As shown, the sliding door 212 is provided with an observation window 2121 , and the observation window 2121 may be made of a transparent material (such as glass, etc.) to facilitate the user to observe and understand the internal conditions from the outside of the device.

[0051] Furthermore, the cleaning device 2 also includes a high-pressure pump 25 , and the water storage tank 243 is connected to the cleaning nozzle 231 via the high-pressure pump 25 .

[0052] Combination Figure 7 As shown, the high-pressure pump 25 can draw the cleaning agent in the water tank 243 to the cleaning nozzle 231 and spray it out, thereby achieving high-pressure flushing of the box body 100, which is beneficial to improving the cleaning effect and cleaning quality.

[0053] Furthermore, the crane 11 includes a gantry 111, a second slide rail 112, a movable seat 113, and a third slide rail 114. The second slide rail 112 is installed on the gantry 111 along the second direction, the movable seat 113 is slidably connected to the second slide rail 112, the third slide rail 114 is fixedly connected to the special clamp 13, and the third slide rail 114 is slidably connected to the movable seat 113 along the third direction.

[0054] Combination Figures 1 to 3As shown, the bottom of the gantry 111 can be fixed, or it can move along the X-axis direction by means of slide rails or pulleys. The second slide rail 112 is arranged on the gantry 111 along the second direction (i.e., the Y-axis direction in the figure), the movable seat 113 slides in cooperation with the second slide rail 112, and the third slide rail 114 slides in cooperation with the movable seat 113 along the third direction (i.e., the Z-axis direction in the figure, i.e., the third slide rail 114 can move up and down).

[0055] In this way, the gantry 111 supports and reinforces the entire crane 11, and the second slide rail 112 cooperates with the movable seat 113 to enable the movable seat 113 to move in the second direction. The third slide rail 114 cooperates with the movable seat 113 to enable the third slide rail 114 to move in the third direction, thereby adjusting the position of the special clamp 13 in the second direction and the third direction.

[0056] The present invention also provides a box cleaning method, using the box cleaning device, the method comprising:

[0057] S100, lifting the box 100 on the loading and unloading platform 12 to the rotating platform 22 in the outer cover 21 by the crane 11;

[0058] S200, the rotating platform 22 rotates to adjust the cleaning angle, and the cleaning robot 23 sprays the cleaning agent to the box 100 through the cleaning nozzle 231;

[0059] S300, the cleaning robot 23 dries the box body 100 through the cleaning nozzle 231;

[0060] S400 , the crane 11 lifts the dried box 100 to the loading and unloading platform 12 .

[0061] In step S100, Figures 1 to 5 As shown, the box 100 can be placed on the tooling plate 121, and the tooling plate 121 and the loading and unloading platform 12 can be detachably connected by means such as plugging and abutting. When the crane 11 clamps the tooling plate 121 through its special clamp 13 and lifts the tooling plate 121, the tooling plate 121 is separated from the loading and unloading platform 12, and the crane 11 lifts the box 100 and the tooling plate 121 together to the rotating platform 22 inside the outer cover 21.

[0062] In step S200, Figure 5 to Figure 6 As shown, the rotating platform 22 can rotate to adjust the angle of the box 100, so as to facilitate the cleaning robot 23 to clean all directions of the box 100, and the cleaning nozzle 231 can achieve all-round cleaning of the box 100 by spraying cleaning agent.

[0063] In step S300, the cleaning nozzle 231 can be a plurality of nozzles that spray cleaning agent and compressed air respectively through different nozzles, or a plurality of pipelines corresponding to one nozzle can be provided, and the pipelines supply cleaning agent and compressed air respectively, and the box body 100 is blown dry by compressed air.

[0064] In step S400, the box body 100 after being blown dry can be lifted again by the crane 11, and the tooling plate 121 can be clamped by the special clamp 13 of the crane 11 to lift the box body 100, and then transferred to the loading and unloading platform 12, and the special clamp 13 releases the tooling plate 121 to complete the cleaning process. The user or relevant staff can transfer the box body 100 from the loading and unloading platform 12 to carry out other subsequent process steps.

[0065] The box cleaning method of the present invention uses the above-mentioned box cleaning equipment, and the box 100 is lifted by the crane 11 in the handling device 1, and the box 100 is pre-placed by the loading and unloading platform 12. After the box 100 is lifted to the rotating platform 22 of the cleaning device 2, the angle of the box 100 can be adjusted by rotating the rotating platform 22, and the cleaning nozzle 231 of the cleaning robot 23 is used to clean, blow dry and other cleaning steps for the box 100. After that, the cleaned box 100 can be lifted by the crane 11 to the loading and unloading platform 12 so that In the subsequent other process treatments, the fully automated cleaning of the box 100 is realized, and the loading and unloading, cleaning and other processes do not require human intervention, which improves the cleaning efficiency and is more suitable for mass production; and, through the rotation of the rotating platform 22 and the cooperation of the cleaning robot 23, the box 100 can be cleaned in all directions, with better cleaning effect and cleaning quality; in addition, the outer cover 21 can play a certain protective role. Compared with the manual cleaning solution in the traditional technology, the box cleaning equipment of the present invention can prevent the leakage of the cleaning agent through the outer cover 21 to avoid causing pollution problems.

[0066] For ease of description, spatially relative terms such as "above", "above", "on the upper surface of", "above", etc. may be used herein to describe the spatial positional relationship between a device or feature and other devices or features as shown in the figure. It should be understood that spatially relative terms are intended to include different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation described in the figure. For example, if the device in the accompanying drawings is inverted, the device described as "above other devices or structures" or "above other devices or structures" will be positioned as "below other devices or structures" or "below other devices or structures". Thus, the exemplary term "above" may include both "above" and "below". The device may also be positioned in other different ways, rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations, and the spatially relative descriptions used herein are interpreted accordingly.

[0067] In addition to the above, it should be noted that "one embodiment", "another embodiment", "embodiment", etc. mentioned in this specification refer to the specific features, structures or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment included in at least one embodiment generally described in this application. The same expression appearing in multiple places in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. Further, when describing a specific feature, structure or characteristic in conjunction with any embodiment, it is claimed that the realization of such feature, structure or characteristic in conjunction with other embodiments also falls within the scope of the present invention.

[0068] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the present invention may have various modifications and variations. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A box cleaning device, characterized in that: It includes a transport device and a cleaning device. The transport device includes a crane and a loading and unloading platform. The cleaning device includes an outer cover, a rotating platform, and a cleaning robot. The loading and unloading platform is used to place a box. The crane is used to lift the box. The rotating platform can be rotatably set in the outer cover. The cleaning robot is installed in the outer cover. The cleaning robot is provided with a cleaning nozzle.

2. The box cleaning equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cleaning robot is a multi-axis mechanical arm robot.

3. The box cleaning equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The handling device also includes a special clamp, which is arranged on the crane. A tooling plate is detachably provided on the loading and unloading platform to load the box, and the special clamp is used to clamp or release the tooling plate.

4. The box cleaning equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer cover comprises a shield body and a sliding door. The shield body is provided with an opening. The sliding door is slidably connected to the shield body to cover or open the opening.

5. The box cleaning equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cleaning device also includes a circulation treatment system, which includes a sewage tank, a filtering device, a water storage tank and a lift pump. A sewage collection structure connected to the sewage tank is provided under the rotating platform. The sewage tank is connected to the filtering device through the lift pump, the filtering device is connected to the water storage tank, and the water storage tank is connected to the cleaning nozzle.

6. The box cleaning equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first slide rail along a first direction is arranged inside the outer cover, and the cleaning robot is slidably mounted on the first slide rail.

7. The box cleaning equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that: The sliding door is provided with an observation window.

8. The box cleaning equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that: The cleaning device also includes a high-pressure pump, and the water storage tank is connected to the cleaning nozzle via the high-pressure pump.

9. The box cleaning equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that: The crane includes a gantry, a second slide rail, a movable seat, and a third slide rail. The second slide rail is installed on the gantry along the second direction. The movable seat is slidably connected to the second slide rail. The third slide rail is fixedly connected to the special clamp. The third slide rail is slidably connected to the movable seat along the third direction.

10. A box cleaning method, characterized in that: Using the box cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, the method comprises: Use a crane to lift the box on the loading and unloading platform to the rotating platform inside the outer cover; The rotating platform rotates to adjust the cleaning angle, and the cleaning robot sprays cleaning agent on the box body through the cleaning nozzle; The cleaning robot dries the box body through a cleaning nozzle; The crane lifts the dried box onto the loading and unloading platform.

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