Automatic discharging, conveying and boxing system for laser pipe cutting

Abstract

The invention relates to an automatic blanking, conveying and boxing system for laser pipe cutting, which is characterized by comprising a blanking and conveying module and a boxing module, the plate type conveying structure is used for bearing and conveying the cut square tube structure with the high temperature, and the cut square tube structure moves into a guide channel along the side face of a main guide strip through the guide channel formed by the guide strip above the conveying plate and is conveyed through the conveying plate; the mode that an electromagnet is arranged at the output end of a lifting air cylinder is adopted, and the lifting air cylinder is matched with a synchronous belt to achieve displacement of a laser cutting square pipe carried by the output end of the lifting air cylinder in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction. And meanwhile, the shear fork arm lifting platform and the square tube storage frame capable of moving in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the cross beam are adopted, so that the laser cutting square tubes are placed in the space.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of laser cutting, and in particular to an automatic unloading, conveying and packing system for laser tube cutting. Background Art

[0002] Laser cutting machine is a kind of equipment that uses laser technology for cutting processing. It irradiates the surface of the workpiece with a high-energy laser beam, causing the workpiece to be locally heated and melted. At the same time, it uses a high-energy density laser beam to blow away the molten material, thereby achieving the purpose of precision cutting of the workpiece. Laser cutting machine has the advantages of fast cutting speed, high precision, wide application range, and no need for tool replacement, etc., and is widely used in industrial production; However, the production of traditional laser cutting products involves the transportation of products after cutting and the packaging of products; these production processes are generally operated manually, with low automation, low efficiency, high labor intensity and high production costs; therefore, a laser cutting system that can automatically unload, transport, clean and package materials is needed. Summary of the invention

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an automatic unloading, conveying and packing system for laser tube cutting, which can solve the problem of low efficiency and high labor intensity of manual sorting, manual cleaning and manual packing of square tube structures after general laser tube cutting.

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution of the present invention is: a laser tube cutting automatic unloading, conveying and packing system, the innovation of which is: comprising an unloading, conveying module and a packing module; The material unloading and conveying module includes a laser cutting machine and a conveying and sorting unit; the laser cutting machine is arranged on one side of the conveying and sorting unit, and the square tube cut by the laser cutting machine is guided and conveyed through the conveying and sorting unit; The packing module is arranged at the output end of the unloading and conveying module, and is used for conveying and packing the square tubes.

[0005] Furthermore, the conveying and sorting unit includes a base frame, a lifting mechanism, a conveying outer frame, a conveying plate and a square tube sorting frame; The base frame includes a column and a cross column; the column has four columns and the bottom ends of the columns are provided with support legs; the top ends of the columns are provided with guide holes along the vertical direction; the cross columns have a plurality of columns and are horizontally connected in sequence between adjacent columns to form a rectangular parallelepiped frame structure; The lifting mechanism has a pair of H-shaped structures, and the lifting mechanism includes a guide column and a connecting beam; the connecting beam is horizontally arranged between two vertically arranged guide columns, and the guide column is embedded in the guide hole of the column along the vertical direction; the lifting mechanism is connected to the horizontal column through an adjustment unit to achieve the adjustment of the height of the lifting mechanism; The conveying outer frame is arranged on the top end of the guide column, and the conveying outer frame includes a pair of support beams parallel to each other, and a driving shaft and a driven shaft are respectively installed at positions near both ends of the support beams through slewing bearings, and gears are installed at positions near the ends of the driving shaft and the driven shaft, and the gears on the driven shaft and the gears on the driving shaft are connected by chains, and a number of L-shaped connecting seats for installing conveying plates are arranged at equal intervals on the chain; the conveying plate includes a number of plate units, and screw holes are arranged on the plate units, and they are locked on the L-shaped connecting seats by screws to move with the chain; the end of the driving shaft is connected to a driving source; The square tube sorting frame is installed on the upper surface of the support beam and is located above the conveying plate; the square tube sorting frame includes a guide bar and a guide bar mounting frame; the guide bar mounting frame spans the conveying plate and is connected to two support beams; The guide bar includes a main guide bar and an auxiliary guide bar; a gap is left between the lower surface of the guide bar and the conveying plate; one end of the main guide bar is installed on the upper surface of the support beam, and extends in a curved shape to the position of the guide bar mounting frame, and is fixed on the lower surface of the guide bar mounting frame; the extension direction of the main guide bar forms a guide plate structure after the laser cutting square tube is blanked, the auxiliary guide bar is fixedly installed below the guide bar mounting frame, and a guide channel is formed between the auxiliary guide bar and the main guide bar for the passage of the laser cut square tube.

[0006] Furthermore, the adjusting unit includes an adjusting handwheel, an adjusting screw and an adjusting seat; an upper through hole is provided on the connecting beam to cooperate with the top end of the adjusting screw, and a lower through hole is provided on the cross column to cooperate with the bottom end of the adjusting screw; the adjusting screw is arranged through the upper through hole and the lower through hole in the vertical direction, and the adjusting screw is locked on the connecting beam by a bolt; a threaded hole is provided at the center of the adjusting handwheel and is located above the cross column to cooperate with the adjusting screw, the adjusting seat is placed at the position of the lower through hole on the upper surface of the cross column, and a thrust bearing is provided at the center of the adjusting seat, the adjusting bolt passes through the adjusting seat, and the adjusting handwheel is supported on the thrust bearing in the center of the adjusting seat, so that the connecting beam can be driven up and down when the adjusting handwheel is rotated.

[0007] Further, the packing module includes a square tube conveying module, a square tube picking and delivering module and a square tube stacking module; the square tube conveying module includes a support frame and a conveying unit; the support frame has a pair of parallel and equal height arrangements; the conveying unit includes a conveying frame and a conveyor belt; the conveying frame is horizontally arranged on the top of the support frame, and conveying rollers driven by a motor are arranged at both ends of the conveying frame; the conveyor belt is wound around the conveying rollers to support and convey the square tubes; The square tube picking and delivering module comprises a picking and delivering frame and a lifting unit; the picking and delivering frame comprises a side frame and a crossbeam; the side frame is arranged on one side of the square tube conveying module; the crossbeam is horizontally arranged on the top end of the side frame; a transmission pulley is arranged at a position close to both ends of the crossbeam, and one of the transmission pulleys is driven by a motor; a synchronous belt is arranged on the transmission pulley; the lifting unit is installed on the synchronous belt along the vertical direction, and is driven by the motor to reciprocate along the extension direction of the crossbeam; the lifting unit comprises a lifting frame, a screw nut pair and a lifting cylinder; the lifting frame is connected to the synchronous belt; the screw nut pair is installed on the lifting frame along the vertical direction, and the screw nut pair is driven by the motor; the lifting cylinder is installed on the screw nut pair, and the screw is driven by the motor to rotate, thereby driving the lifting cylinder to move in the vertical direction; the output end of the lifting cylinder extends to the top of the conveyor belt, and the output end of the lifting cylinder is provided with an electromagnet, which is used to realize the adsorption and cutting of the square tube in the power-on state and the release of the cut square tube in the power-off state; The square tube stacking module is arranged outside the end position of the square tube conveying module; the square tube stacking module includes a scissor arm lifting platform and a square tube storage frame; a pair of slide rails are arranged on the upper surface of the scissor arm lifting platform, and a motor-driven screw nut pair is arranged between the slide rails; the square tube storage frame is installed on the slide rails on the scissor arm platform through a slider, and the lower surface of the square tube storage frame is connected to the screw nut pair, and the square tube storage frame is driven by a motor to move along the extension direction of the slide rail; a square tube placement box is arranged in the square tube storage frame, and the cut square tubes on the conveyor belt are adsorbed by the lifting cylinder of the square tube picking and delivering module, and the cut square tubes at the end of the lifting cylinder are transported to the square tube placement box for stacking and placement through a synchronous belt.

[0008] The advantages of the present invention are: 1) In the present invention, a plate-type conveying structure is used to receive and convey the square tube structure with a high temperature after cutting. The guide channel formed by the guide bar above the conveying plate is used to move the cut square tube structure along the side of the main guide bar into the guide channel and convey it through the conveying plate. In addition, a lifting mechanism is arranged above the base frame to adjust the height of the entire conveying frame to facilitate docking with the subsequent processing structure. The device greatly improves the turnover efficiency of the square tube after laser cutting, improves production efficiency, and reduces the labor intensity of employees.

[0009] 2) In the present invention, an electromagnet is arranged at the output end of the lifting cylinder, and the lifting cylinder cooperates with the synchronous belt to realize the horizontal and vertical displacement of the laser-cut square tube carried by the output end of the lifting cylinder; at the same time, a scissor arm lifting platform and a square tube storage frame that can move in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the crossbeam are adopted to realize the placement of the laser-cut square tube in space, thereby improving the stacking efficiency of the laser-cut square tube in the square tube placement box, realizing the automation of the laser-cut square tube stacking, and reducing the labor intensity. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0010] The present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0011] Figure 1 This is a structural diagram of an automatic unloading, conveying and packing system for laser tube cutting according to the present invention.

[0012] Figure 2 This is a diagram of a material unloading and conveying module of an automatic material unloading, conveying and packing system for laser tube cutting of the present invention.

[0013] Figure 3 This is a packing module diagram of a laser tube cutting automatic unloading, conveying and packing system of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0014] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Generally, the components of the embodiments of the present invention described and shown in the drawings here can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.

[0015] Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the invention claimed for protection, but merely represents selected embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0016] like Figures 1 to 3 The laser tube cutting automatic unloading, conveying and packing system shown comprises an unloading and conveying module 1 and a packing module 2.

[0017] The material unloading and conveying module 1 comprises a laser cutting machine 11 and a conveying and sorting unit 12 ; the laser cutting machine 11 is arranged on one side of the conveying and sorting unit 12 , and the square tubes cut by the laser cutting machine 11 are guided and conveyed through the conveying and sorting unit 12 .

[0018] The packing module 2 is arranged at the output end of the unloading and conveying module 1, and is used for conveying and packing the square tubes.

[0019] The conveying and sorting unit 12 includes a base frame 13 , a lifting mechanism 14 , a conveying outer frame 15 , a conveying plate 16 and a square tube sorting frame 17 .

[0020] The base frame 13 includes columns 131 and cross columns 132; there are four columns 131 and the bottom ends of the columns are provided with support legs; the top ends of the columns 131 are provided with guide holes along the vertical direction; there are several cross columns 132 and they are horizontally connected in sequence between adjacent columns 131 to form a rectangular frame structure.

[0021] The lifting mechanism 14 has a pair of H-shaped structures, and the lifting mechanism 14 includes a guide column 141 and a connecting beam 142; the connecting beam 142 is horizontally arranged between two vertically arranged guide columns 141, and the guide column 141 is embedded in the guide hole of the column 131 along the vertical direction; the lifting mechanism 14 is connected to the horizontal column 132 through the adjustment unit 18 to achieve the adjustment of the height of the lifting mechanism 14.

[0022] The conveying outer frame 15 is arranged on the top end of the guide column. The conveying outer frame 15 includes a pair of support beams 151 parallel to each other, and a driving shaft and a driven shaft are respectively installed on the support beams 151 near both ends through slewing bearings, and gears are installed near the ends of the driving shaft and the driven shaft, and the gears on the driven shaft and the gears on the driving shaft are connected by a chain, and a number of L-shaped connecting seats for installing conveying plates are arranged at equal intervals on the chain; the conveying plate 16 includes a number of plate units, and the plate units are provided with screw holes, and are locked on the L-shaped connecting seat by screws to move with the chain; the end of the driving shaft is connected to a driving source.

[0023] The square tube arranging frame 17 is installed on the upper surface of the support beam and is located above the conveying plate 16; the square tube arranging frame 17 includes a guide bar 171 and a guide bar mounting frame 172; the guide bar mounting frame 172 spans the conveying plate 16 and is connected to two support beams.

[0024] The guide bar 171 includes a main guide bar and an auxiliary guide bar; a gap is left between the lower surface of the guide bar 171 and the conveying plate 16; one end of the main guide bar is installed on the upper surface of the support beam, and extends in a curved shape to the position of the guide bar mounting frame, and is fixed on the lower surface of the guide bar mounting frame 172; the extension direction of the main guide bar forms a guide plate structure after the laser cutting square tube is blanked, the auxiliary guide bar is fixedly installed under the guide bar mounting frame, and a guide channel is formed between the auxiliary guide bar and the main guide bar for the passage of the laser cut square tube.

[0025] The adjusting unit 18 includes an adjusting hand wheel 181, an adjusting screw 182 and an adjusting seat 183; an upper through hole matching with the top end of the adjusting screw 182 is provided on the connecting beam 142, and a lower through hole matching with the bottom end of the adjusting screw 182 is provided on the cross column 132; the adjusting screw 182 is arranged through the upper through hole and the lower through hole in the vertical direction, and the adjusting screw 182 is locked on the connecting beam 142 by bolts; a threaded hole is provided at the center of the adjusting hand wheel 181 and is located above the cross column to match with the adjusting screw, the adjusting seat 183 is placed at the position of the lower through hole on the upper surface of the cross column 132, and a thrust bearing is provided at the center of the adjusting seat 183, the adjusting bolt 182 passes through the adjusting seat, and the adjusting hand wheel 181 is supported on the thrust bearing at the center of the adjusting seat 183, so that when the adjusting hand wheel 181 rotates, the connecting beam is driven up and down.

[0026] The packing module 2 includes a square tube conveying module 21, a square tube picking and delivering module 22 and a square tube stacking module 23; the square tube conveying module 21 includes a support frame 211 and a conveying unit 212; the support frame has a pair of parallel and equal height arrangements; the conveying unit 212 includes a conveying frame and a conveyor belt; the conveying frame is horizontally arranged on the top of the support frame, and conveying rollers driven by a motor are arranged at both ends of the conveying frame; the conveyor belt is wound around the conveying rollers to support and convey the square tubes.

[0027] The square tube delivery module 22 includes a delivery frame 24 and a lifting unit 25; the delivery frame 24 includes a side frame 241 and a crossbeam 242; the side frame 241 is arranged on one side of the square tube delivery module 21; the crossbeam 242 is horizontally arranged on the top of the side frame; a transmission pulley is arranged at a position close to both ends of the crossbeam 242, and one of the transmission pulleys is driven by a motor; a synchronous belt is arranged on the transmission pulley; the lifting unit 25 is installed on the synchronous belt along the vertical direction, and is driven by the motor to reciprocate along the extension direction of the crossbeam 242; the lifting unit 25 includes a lifting unit Frame 251, screw nut pair 252 and lifting cylinder 253; the lifting frame 251 is connected to the synchronous belt; the screw nut pair 252 is installed on the lifting frame 251 along the vertical direction, and the screw nut pair 252 is driven by a motor; the lifting cylinder 253 is installed on the screw nut pair, and the motor drives the screw to rotate, driving the lifting cylinder to move in the vertical direction; the output end of the lifting cylinder extends to the top of the conveyor belt, and the output end of the lifting cylinder is provided with an electromagnet, which is used to realize the adsorption and cutting of the square tube when the power is on, and the release of the cut square tube when the power is off.

[0028] The square tube stacking module 23 is arranged outside the end position of the square tube conveying module 21; the square tube stacking module 23 includes a scissor arm lifting platform 231 and a square tube storage frame 232; a pair of slide rails are arranged on the upper surface of the scissor arm lifting platform 231, and a motor-driven screw nut pair is arranged between the slide rails; the square tube storage frame 232 is installed on the slide rail on the scissor arm platform 231 through a slider, and the lower surface of the square tube storage frame 232 is connected to the screw nut pair, and the square tube storage frame 232 is driven by a motor to move along the extension direction of the slide rail; a square tube placement box 233 is arranged in the square tube storage frame 232, and the cut square tubes on the conveyor belt are adsorbed by the lifting cylinder 253 of the square tube picking and delivering module 22, and the cut square tubes at the end of the lifting cylinder are transported to the square tube placement box through a synchronous belt for stacking and placement.

[0029] The working principle of the present invention is: a plate-type conveying structure is used to receive and convey the square tube structure with a higher temperature after cutting, and a guide channel formed by a guide bar above the conveying plate is used to move the cut square tube structure along the side of the main guide bar into the guide channel and convey it through the conveying plate; in addition, a lifting mechanism is arranged above the base frame, and the height of the entire conveying frame can be adjusted to facilitate docking with subsequent processing structures; the device greatly improves the turnover efficiency of square tubes after laser cutting, improves production efficiency, and reduces the labor intensity of employees.

[0030] By setting an electromagnet at the output end of the lifting cylinder, the lifting cylinder cooperates with the synchronous belt to realize the horizontal and vertical displacement of the laser-cut square tube carried by the output end of the lifting cylinder; at the same time, a scissor arm lifting platform and a square tube storage frame that can move in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the crossbeam are adopted to realize the placement of the laser-cut square tube in space, thereby improving the stacking efficiency of the laser-cut square tube in the square tube placement box, realizing the automation of the laser-cut square tube stacking, and reducing the labor intensity.

[0031] Those skilled in the art should understand that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments. The above-mentioned embodiments and descriptions are only for explaining the principles of the present invention. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, the present invention may be subject to various changes and improvements, and these changes and improvements shall all fall within the scope of the present invention claimed for protection.

Claims

1. A laser tube cutting automatic unloading, conveying and packing system, characterized by: It includes unloading and conveying module and packing module; The material unloading and conveying module includes a laser cutting machine and a conveying and sorting unit; the laser cutting machine is arranged on one side of the conveying and sorting unit, and the square tube cut by the laser cutting machine is guided and conveyed through the conveying and sorting unit; The packing module is arranged at the output end of the unloading and conveying module, and is used for conveying and packing the square tubes.

2. According to claim 1, the automatic unloading, conveying and packing system for laser tube cutting is characterized by: The conveying and sorting unit comprises a base frame, a lifting mechanism, a conveying outer frame, a conveying plate and a square tube sorting frame; The base frame includes a column and a cross column; the column has four columns and the bottom ends of the columns are provided with support legs; the top ends of the columns are provided with guide holes along the vertical direction; the cross columns have a plurality of columns and are horizontally connected in sequence between adjacent columns to form a rectangular parallelepiped frame structure; The lifting mechanism has a pair of H-shaped structures, and the lifting mechanism includes a guide column and a connecting beam; the connecting beam is horizontally arranged between two vertically arranged guide columns, and the guide column is embedded in the guide hole of the column along the vertical direction; the lifting mechanism is connected to the horizontal column through an adjustment unit to achieve the adjustment of the height of the lifting mechanism; The conveying outer frame is arranged on the top end of the guide column, and the conveying outer frame includes a pair of support beams parallel to each other, and a driving shaft and a driven shaft are respectively installed at positions near both ends of the support beams through slewing bearings, and gears are installed at positions near the ends of the driving shaft and the driven shaft, and the gears on the driven shaft and the gears on the driving shaft are connected by chains, and a number of L-shaped connecting seats for installing conveying plates are arranged at equal intervals on the chain; the conveying plate includes a number of plate units, and screw holes are arranged on the plate units, and they are locked on the L-shaped connecting seats by screws to move with the chain; the end of the driving shaft is connected to a driving source; The square tube sorting frame is installed on the upper surface of the support beam and is located above the conveying plate; the square tube sorting frame includes a guide bar and a guide bar mounting frame; the guide bar mounting frame spans the conveying plate and is connected to two support beams; The guide bar includes a main guide bar and a secondary guide bar; a gap is left between the lower surface of the guide bar and the conveying plate; one end of the main guide bar is installed on the upper surface of the support beam, and extends in a curved shape to the position of the guide bar mounting frame, and is fixed on the lower surface of the guide bar mounting frame; The extension direction of the main guide bar forms a guide plate structure after the laser cutting square tube is blanked. The auxiliary guide bar is fixedly installed below the guide bar mounting frame, and a guide channel is formed between the auxiliary guide bar and the main guide bar for the laser cutting square tube to pass through.

3. According to claim 2, the automatic unloading, conveying and packing system for laser tube cutting is characterized by: The adjusting unit includes an adjusting handwheel, an adjusting screw and an adjusting seat; an upper through hole cooperating with the top end of the adjusting screw is provided on the connecting beam, and a lower through hole cooperating with the bottom end of the adjusting screw is provided on the cross column; the adjusting screw is arranged through the upper through hole and the lower through hole in the vertical direction, and the adjusting screw is locked on the connecting beam by a bolt; a threaded hole is provided at the center of the adjusting handwheel and is located above the cross column and cooperates with the adjusting screw, the adjusting seat is placed at the position of the lower through hole on the upper surface of the cross column, and a thrust bearing is provided at the center of the adjusting seat, the adjusting bolt passes through the adjusting seat, and the adjusting handwheel is supported on the thrust bearing at the center of the adjusting seat, so that the connecting beam is driven up and down when the adjusting handwheel is rotated.

4. The automatic unloading, conveying and packing system for laser tube cutting according to claim 1 is characterized by: The packing module includes a square tube conveying module, a square tube picking and delivering module and a square tube stacking module; the square tube conveying module includes a support frame and a conveying unit; the support frame has a pair of parallel and equal height arrangements; the conveying unit includes a conveying frame and a conveyor belt; the conveying frame is horizontally arranged on the top of the support frame, and conveying rollers driven by a motor are arranged at both ends of the conveying frame; the conveyor belt is wound around the conveying rollers to support and convey the square tubes; The square tube picking and delivering module comprises a picking and delivering frame and a lifting unit; the picking and delivering frame comprises a side frame and a crossbeam; the side frame is arranged on one side of the square tube conveying module; the crossbeam is horizontally arranged on the top end of the side frame; a transmission pulley is arranged at a position close to both ends of the crossbeam, and one of the transmission pulleys is driven by a motor; a synchronous belt is arranged on the transmission pulley; the lifting unit is installed on the synchronous belt along the vertical direction, and is driven by the motor to reciprocate along the extension direction of the crossbeam; the lifting unit comprises a lifting frame, a screw nut pair and a lifting cylinder; the lifting frame is connected to the synchronous belt; the screw nut pair is installed on the lifting frame along the vertical direction, and the screw nut pair is driven by the motor; the lifting cylinder is installed on the screw nut pair, and the screw is driven by the motor to rotate, thereby driving the lifting cylinder to move in the vertical direction; the output end of the lifting cylinder extends to the top of the conveyor belt, and the output end of the lifting cylinder is provided with an electromagnet, which is used to realize the adsorption and cutting of the square tube in the power-on state and the release of the cut square tube in the power-off state; The square tube stacking module is arranged outside the end position of the square tube conveying module; the square tube stacking module includes a scissor arm lifting platform and a square tube storage frame; a pair of slide rails are arranged on the upper surface of the scissor arm lifting platform, and a motor-driven screw nut pair is arranged between the slide rails; the square tube storage frame is installed on the slide rails on the scissor arm platform through a slider, and the lower surface of the square tube storage frame is connected to the screw nut pair, and the square tube storage frame is driven by a motor to move along the extension direction of the slide rail; a square tube placement box is arranged in the square tube storage frame, and the cut square tubes on the conveyor belt are adsorbed by the lifting cylinder of the square tube picking and delivering module, and the cut square tubes at the end of the lifting cylinder are transported to the square tube placement box for stacking and placement through a synchronous belt.

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