Automatic feeding system and method for transformer core limbs

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of transformer iron core manufacturing, and particularly relates to an automatic feeding system and method for a transformer iron core column. The automatic feeding system for the transformer iron core columns comprises a discharging mechanism, a storage mechanism, a distribution mechanism and a plurality of supporting plates, and the supporting plates circulate among the discharging mechanism, the storage mechanism and the distribution mechanism and are used for bearing the iron core columns; the discharging mechanism comprises a ramming frame, a track I and a discharging trolley; the storage mechanism is arranged at the outlet end of the discharging trolley and comprises a transition frame, a supporting plate frame and a plurality of storage frames. And the distribution mechanism comprises a track II, a material distribution vehicle, a material preparation vehicle and a material receiving vehicle. According to the system, through layout optimization, the occupied area is greatly saved, and meanwhile cost and construction requirements are not increased; and meanwhile, through structure optimization, the efficiency is improved, intelligent allocation can be achieved by means of a dispatching system, and transfer and arrangement of required column materials are automatically achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of transformer core manufacturing, and in particular relates to an automatic feeding system and method for transformer core columns. Background Art

[0002] In the existing transformer core production process, the cross-cutting method is mainly single-machine connection, and the waiting time of the cross-cutting line is long. At the same time, the core column storage method is mostly flat storage or vertical storage. Among them, the flat storage occupies a large area and is not conducive to improving the unit output value of the overall workshop; and the use of vertical warehouses for sheet material connection and storage saves storage space, but the unit cost is very high, and there are certain construction requirements for height, which cannot be implemented in some low-rise factories. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present invention aims to solve the above problems and provides a transformer core column automatic feeding system and method, which can unload multiple core columns from the transverse shearing line at one time and realize the intelligent storage and scheduling of core column materials under the condition of limited space.

[0004] According to the technical solution of the present invention, the automatic feeding system for transformer core columns includes a feeding mechanism, a storage mechanism, a delivery mechanism and a plurality of pallets, wherein the pallets circulate between the feeding mechanism, the storage mechanism and the delivery mechanism and are used to carry the core columns to form column materials (the column materials in the present invention include the core columns and the pallets carrying the core columns); The unloading mechanism includes a material rack, a track I and a material unloading vehicle. The material rack is arranged at the material outlet of the transverse shearing mechanism. The track I is installed on the outlet side of a plurality of material racks. The material unloading vehicle is slidably installed on the track I to realize the transfer of column materials and pallets between the material rack and the distribution mechanism. The storage mechanism is arranged at the exit end of the unloading vehicle, and includes a transition rack, a pallet rack and a plurality of storage racks. The transition rack is used to transfer the column material to the distribution mechanism; the pallet rack is used to temporarily store the hollow pallet of the distribution mechanism and transfer it to the unloading vehicle; the storage rack is used to temporarily store the column material; The distribution mechanism includes a track II, a batching trolley, a material preparation trolley and a material receiving trolley, wherein the track II is installed on one side of several stacking tables close to the distribution mechanism; the batching trolley is slidably installed on the track II to receive the column materials in the storage mechanism; the material preparation trolley is slidably installed on the track III between adjacent stacking tables to receive the column materials on the batching trolley and place empty pallets; the material receiving trolley is used to receive the column materials on the material preparation trolley.

[0005] Furthermore, the material rack, material unloading car, transition rack, storage rack and pallet rack are all upper and lower two-layer roller bed structures, each layer of the roller bed includes at least two roller channels, each roller channel includes at least two roller areas, and each roller area is provided with a driving member for driving the rotation of the roller in the area.

[0006] Furthermore, a stop plate is provided at one end of the storage rack away from the unloading vehicle, and the stop plate is a fixed structure or a movable structure.

[0007] Furthermore, a movable stop rod is provided at one end of the transition frame away from the unloading vehicle, and the movable stop rod is installed on the telescopic member.

[0008] Furthermore, the batching vehicle is a liftable structure, including a lifting platform, on which at least two batching roller channels are installed, each batching roller channel includes at least two batching roller areas, and each batching roller area is provided with a batching drive for driving the rotation of the roller in the batching roller area.

[0009] Furthermore, the material preparation vehicle is a rotatable structure, including a rotating table, on which a material preparation roller bed and a pallet bracket are installed, and the material preparation roller bed includes a plurality of material preparation roller channels.

[0010] Furthermore, the number of the material preparation roller channels is consistent with the number of core columns of a single transformer core, and heavy hammer stops are provided at both ends of the material preparation roller channels.

[0011] Furthermore, the material rack, material unloading vehicle, transition rack, pallet rack, storage rack and material batching vehicle are positioned and docked by laser ranging.

[0012] Furthermore, it also includes a scheduling system, which is used to control the operation of the unloading mechanism, storage mechanism and distribution mechanism.

[0013] Another aspect of the present invention provides a method for automatically feeding a transformer core column, which is implemented based on the above-mentioned automatic feeding system for a transformer core column, and comprises the following steps: S1: During the warehousing operation, the unloading vehicle receives the column materials on the material rack and transfers them to the storage rack for temporary storage; S2: During the unloading operation, the column materials on the storage rack or the punching rack are transferred to the transition rack by the unloading car, then transferred to the preparation car by the batching car, and finally delivered to the designated stacking table by the receiving car; after the core column stacking is completed, the empty pallet is temporarily stored in the pallet rack, and then transferred to the punching rack by the unloading car.

[0014] The technical solution of the present invention has the following advantages over the prior art: 1. Through layout optimization, the floor space is greatly saved without increasing costs and construction requirements; 2. The unloading car includes double-layer multiple roller channels, which can realize simultaneous unloading and unload all the column materials on the material rack at one time, thus improving the unloading speed; 3. Both the transition rack and storage rack are double-layer buffer racks for storage. The unloading vehicle can store the column materials at one time, which improves the efficiency of column material storage; 4. With the help of intelligent scheduling system, the required column materials can be automatically transferred and arranged. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the automatic feeding system of the transformer core column of the present invention.

[0016] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the material unloading vehicle of the present invention.

[0017] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the storage rack of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the transition frame of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the support frame of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the batching vehicle of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 7 It is a structural schematic diagram of the material preparation vehicle of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 8 It is a structural schematic diagram of the material receiving vehicle of the present invention.

[0023] Fig. 9 This is a schematic diagram of the material layout of the unloading vehicle column.

[0024] Description of the accompanying drawings: 1- material rack, 2- track I, 3- material unloading car, 3.1- support frame, 3.2- track wheel, 3.3- material unloading roller bed, 3.4- operation table, 4- storage rack, 4.1- stop plate, 4.2- upper storage roller bed, 4.3-lower storage roller bed, 5- transition rack, 5.1- movable stop rod, 5.2- telescopic part, 5.3- transition roller bed, 6- pallet rack, 6.1- pallet roller bed, 7- track II, 8- material batching car, 8 .1-lifting platform, 8.2-dosing roller channel, 8.3-dosing drive, 8.4-dosing track wheel, 9-material preparation car, 9.1-rotating table, 9.2-material preparation roller bed, 9.3-pallet bracket, 9.4-weight stop, 9.5-material preparation track wheel, 10-material receiving car, 10.1-material receiving car frame, 10.2-material receiving roller channel, 10.3-roller, 11-pallet, 12-core column, 13-stacking table, 14-track III. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The present invention is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments so that those skilled in the art can better understand the present invention and implement it, but the embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0026] like Figure 1 As shown, the present invention provides an automatic feeding system for transformer core columns, including a feeding mechanism, a storage mechanism, a delivery mechanism and a plurality of pallets 11. The pallets 11 circulate among the feeding mechanism, the storage mechanism and the delivery mechanism, and are used to carry the core columns 12 to form column materials.

[0027] The unloading mechanism includes a material rack 1, a track 12 and a material unloading vehicle 3. The material rack 1 is arranged at the discharge port of the transverse shearing mechanism, and can use a pallet 11 to receive the iron core sheets cut out by the transverse shearing mechanism, and the iron core sheets are stacked to form an iron core column 12. The track 12 is installed on the exit side of several material racks 1, and the material unloading vehicle 3 is slidably installed on the track 12. The material unloading vehicle 3 slides along the track 12 to serve multiple transverse shearing mechanisms. The material unloading vehicle 3 is used to realize the transfer of column materials and pallets 11 between the material rack 1 and the distribution mechanism. Specifically, the material unloading vehicle 3 can transfer the column materials on the material rack 1 to the storage rack 4 or the transition rack 5, or transfer the column materials on the storage rack 4 to the transition rack 5, or transfer the pallet 11 on the pallet rack 6 to the material rack 1.

[0028] The storage mechanism is arranged at the exit end of the unloading vehicle 3, and includes a transition rack 5, a pallet rack 6 and a plurality of storage racks 4. Among them, the transition rack 5 is used to transfer the column material to the distribution mechanism. The pallet rack 6 is used to temporarily store the hollow pallets 11 in the distribution mechanism and transfer them to the unloading vehicle 3, so as to realize the reverse conveyance of the empty pallets. The storage rack 4 is used to temporarily store the column material. When batching is required, the target column material on the storage rack 4 is transferred to the transition rack 5 through the unloading vehicle 3, and then transferred to the distribution mechanism. It is conceivable that the target column material on the storage rack 4 can also be directly transferred to the distribution mechanism without the need for transfer through the unloading vehicle 3 and the transition rack 5.

[0029] The distribution mechanism is arranged on the side of the storage mechanism away from the unloading mechanism, and includes a track II 7, a batching car 8, a material preparation car 9 and a material receiving car 10. Among them, the track II 7 is installed on the side of several stacking platforms 13 close to the distribution mechanism, and the batching car 8 is slidably installed on the track II 7, which is used to receive the column materials in the storage mechanism. The batching car 8 slides along the track II 7, so that the column materials can be distributed to multiple stacking platforms 13. The material preparation car 9 is used to receive the column materials on the batching car 8 and place an empty pallet 11, and the material receiving car 10 is used to receive the column materials on the material preparation car 9. According to the number of core columns of the transformer core, each stacking platform 13 is equipped with multiple material receiving cars 10, and each material receiving car 10 distributes one column material. In order to reduce the walking distance of the material receiving car 10 and facilitate the material receiving car 10 to receive the column materials on the material preparation car 9, a track III 14 can be set between adjacent stacking platforms 13, and the material preparation car 9 is slidably installed on the track III 14.

[0030] In some preferred embodiments, the material rack 1, the material unloading car 3, the transition rack 5, the storage rack 4 and the pallet rack 6 are all upper and lower two-layer roller bed structures, each layer of the roller bed includes at least two roller channels, and each roller channel includes at least two roller areas, so that multiple core columns can be unloaded from the cross-cutting line at one time, and the intelligent storage and scheduling of column materials can be realized under the condition of limited space. A driving member, such as a driving motor, is arranged in each roller area to drive the rotation of the roller in the area, so as to accurately control the delivery of each column material.

[0031] like Figure 2 As shown, in one embodiment, the unloading vehicle 3 includes a double-layer support frame 3.1, and a track wheel 3.2 is installed at the bottom of the support frame 3.1. The track wheel 3.2 rotates to drive the unloading vehicle 3 to slide along the track 12, and the rotation of the track wheel 3.2 can be driven by a motor or other mechanism. The support frame 3.1 is equipped with upper and lower layers of unloading roller beds 3.3, each layer of unloading roller beds 3.3 includes 4 unloading roller channels, each unloading roller channel includes 3 unloading roller areas, and each unloading roller area is provided with a unloading drive motor (not shown in the figure) for driving the rotation of the roller in the unloading roller area, thereby driving the column material or the pallet 11 to enter and exit the unloading vehicle 3. One side of the support frame 3.1 can also be provided with an operating table 3.4, which can manually or automatically control the rotation of the track wheel 3.2 and / or the operation of each unloading drive motor.

[0032] The storage rack 4 is fixed to the ground, such as Figure 3As shown, in one embodiment, the storage rack 4 includes a frame structure and an upper storage roller bed 4.2 and a lower storage roller bed 4.3 installed thereon, the upper storage roller bed 4.2 includes 4 upper storage roller channels, each of which includes 2 roller areas, and is arranged on a side close to the unloading vehicle 3. The lower storage roller bed 4.3 includes 4 lower storage roller channels, each of which includes 3 roller areas. A stopper plate 4.1 is arranged on the side of the upper storage roller bed 4.2 and the lower storage roller bed 4.3 away from the unloading vehicle 3. The stop plate 4.1 can be fixed at the ends of the upper storage roller bed 4.2 and the lower storage roller bed 4.3 to prevent the column material from slipping; the stop plate 4.1 can also be a movable structure, for example, one end of the stop plate 4.1 is fixed, and the other end is installed at the ends of the upper storage roller bed 4.2 and the lower storage roller bed 4.3 through a snap-on structure. When the column material needs to be transferred out from this end, the stop plate 4.1 is rotated to remove it.

[0033] The transition frame 5 is fixed to the ground. Figure 4 As shown, in one embodiment, the transition frame 5 includes a frame structure and two layers of transition roller beds 5.3 installed thereon, each layer of transition roller bed 5.3 includes four transition roller channels, and each transition roller channel includes three transition roller areas. A movable stopper 5.1 is provided at one end of the transition frame 5 away from the unloading vehicle 3, and the movable stopper 5.1 is installed on a telescopic member 5.2. The telescopic member 5.2 can be a cylinder, and the piston rod of the cylinder is telescopic, so as to control whether the movable stopper 5.1 blocks the column material on the transition roller bed 5.3.

[0034] like Figure 5 As shown, in one embodiment, the pallet frame 6 includes two upper and lower pallet roller beds 6.1, each pallet roller bed 6.1 includes two pallet roller channels, and each transition roller channel includes two pallet roller areas.

[0035] The batching vehicle 8 is a liftable structure. Figure 6 As shown, in one embodiment, the batching vehicle 8 includes a lifting platform 8.1, and the lifting platform 8.1 is driven to rise and fall by a motor or an electric cylinder. A batching track wheel 8.4 is installed at the bottom of the lifting platform 8.1, and two batching roller channels 8.2 are installed on the lifting platform 8.1, one of which includes two batching roller areas, and the other includes three batching roller areas. A batching drive 8.3 is provided in each batching roller area, such as a drive motor, for driving the rotation of the roller in the batching roller area. Through the lifting and lowering of the lifting platform 8.1, the batching roller channel 8.2 can be connected to the upper and lower transition roller beds 5.3 respectively, or to the upper storage roller bed 4.2 and the lower storage roller bed 4.3 and the preparation roller bed 9.2 respectively.

[0036] The material preparation vehicle 9 is a rotatable structure. Figure 7As shown, in one embodiment, the material preparation vehicle 9 includes a rotating table 9.1, on which a material preparation track wheel 9.5 is installed, and a material preparation roller bed 9.2 and a pallet bracket 9.3 are installed on the rotating table 9.1. Among them, the material preparation roller bed 9.2 includes a plurality of material preparation roller channels. In some preferred embodiments, in order to facilitate the one-time assembly of all column materials of the transformer core, the number of material preparation roller channels is consistent with the number of core columns of a single transformer core. Taking the three-phase three-column transformer core as an example, the core column includes an upper yoke, a lower yoke, a middle column and two side columns. Therefore, the material preparation roller bed 9.2 includes 5 material preparation roller channels. Heavy hammer stops 9.4 are also provided at both ends of the material preparation roller channels to prevent the column materials from slipping out.

[0037] like Figure 8 As shown, in one embodiment, the material receiving vehicle 10 includes a material receiving vehicle frame 10.1, a roller 10.3 is installed at the bottom of the material receiving vehicle frame 10.1, and a single unpowered material receiving roller channel 10.2 is installed on the material receiving vehicle frame 10.1, and the height of the material receiving roller channel 10.2 is consistent with the height of the material preparation roller bed 9.2 in the material preparation vehicle 9.

[0038] In some preferred embodiments, the material rack 1, the material unloading vehicle 3, the transition rack 5, the pallet rack 6, the storage rack 4 and the batching vehicle 8 are docked by laser ranging positioning, which has a high degree of automation and can provide high-precision distance measurement to ensure docking accuracy.

[0039] In some preferred embodiments, a dispatching system is also included, such as an MDS dispatching system (Multimedia Dispatching System), which is used to control the operation of the unloading mechanism, the storage mechanism and the distribution mechanism to achieve a high degree of automation.

[0040] Based on the above transformer core column automatic feeding system, the present invention also provides a transformer core column automatic feeding method, comprising the following steps: S1: During the warehousing operation, the unloading vehicle 3 receives the column material on the material rack 1 and transfers it to the storage rack 4 for temporary storage; S2: During the unloading operation, the target column material on the storage rack 4 or the material rack 1 is transferred to the transition rack 5 via the unloading trolley 3, and then transferred to the preparation trolley 9 via the batching trolley 8, and finally distributed to the designated stacking table 13 via the receiving trolley 10; after the stacking of the target core column 12 is completed, the empty pallet 11 is placed on the pallet rack 9.3 of the preparation trolley 9, and then transferred to the pallet rack 6 for temporary storage via the batching trolley 8. When a new production instruction is received, it is transferred to the material rack 1 via the unloading trolley 3.

[0041] Taking the three-phase three-column transformer core as an example, during the feeding operation, after the cross-shear mechanism completes the punching, the unloading car 3 is docked with the punching rack 1. Five groups of column materials can be stored at a time, divided into upper and lower layers. The column materials are arranged as follows: Fig. 9As shown, two sets of side columns are placed on the upper layer, and the upper yoke, lower yoke and middle column are placed on the lower layer. The upper and lower layers are corresponding positions, and the corresponding columns (unloading roller channels) of the upper and lower layers are combined into a complete transformer core. After the column material is received, the unloading vehicle 3 moves along the track I 2 to the designated storage rack 4, and transfers the column material to the storage rack 4 in the same arrangement. Compared with the traditional cache rack (storage rack), the storage rack 4 of the present invention can store all the column materials required for multiple transformer cores at one time, which is convenient for one-time transfer.

[0042] When discharging, the unloading car 3 transfers the target column material on the storage rack 4 to the transition rack 5, and the batching car 8 receives all the target column materials by lifting and docking the two layers of roller beds of the transition rack 5, and then transfers all of them to the preparation car 9. The preparation car 9 rotates 90 degrees and transports the five column materials on it to the five receiving cars 10 respectively. The receiving cars 10 move to the four sides of the stacking table 13 for stacking. After stacking, the empty pallet 11 is placed on the preparation car 9 and then transferred to the pallet rack 6. Multiple pallets 11 can be stacked together and can be transported to the material rack 1 by the unloading car 3 according to needs.

[0043] The docking, material receiving and transfer in the above operations can all be carried out under the scheduling logic set by the scheduling system. The staff only needs to trigger the warehousing application on the cross-cutting line when there is a demand for warehousing, and trigger the discharging application when discharging.

[0044] It is conceivable that the target column material can be directly transferred from the material rack 1 by the unloading vehicle 3; the target column material on the storage rack 4 can be directly transported to the batching vehicle 8 without the need for the unloading vehicle 3 and the transition rack 5 for transfer; when the number of core columns of the transformer core is different, the corresponding structure can be adjusted.

[0045] Obviously, the above embodiments are merely examples for clear explanation and are not intended to limit the implementation methods. For those skilled in the art, other different forms of changes or modifications can be made based on the above description. It is not necessary and impossible to list all the implementation methods here. The obvious changes or modifications derived from these are still within the protection scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A transformer core column automatic feeding system, characterized in that: It comprises a material unloading mechanism, a storage mechanism, a distribution mechanism and a plurality of support plates (11), wherein the support plates (11) circulate among the material unloading mechanism, the storage mechanism and the distribution mechanism and are used to carry the iron core column (12) to form column materials; The unloading mechanism comprises a material rack (1), a track I (2) and a material unloading vehicle (3); the material rack (1) is arranged at the material outlet of the transverse shear mechanism; the track I (2) is installed at the outlet side of a plurality of material racks (1); the material unloading vehicle (3) is slidably installed on the track I (2) and is used to realize the transfer of column materials and pallets (11) between the material rack (1) and the distribution mechanism; The storage mechanism is arranged at the exit end of the unloading vehicle (3), and comprises a transition rack (5), a pallet rack (6) and a plurality of storage racks (4); the transition rack (5) is used to transfer the column material to the distribution mechanism; the pallet rack (6) is used to temporarily store the hollow pallet (11) in the distribution mechanism and transfer it to the unloading vehicle (3); the storage rack (4) is used to temporarily store the column material; The distribution mechanism comprises a track II (7), a batching vehicle (8), a material preparation vehicle (9) and a material receiving vehicle (10), wherein the track II (7) is installed on a side of a plurality of stacking platforms (13) close to the distribution mechanism; the batching vehicle (8) is slidably installed on the track II (7) for receiving the column materials in the storage mechanism; the material preparation vehicle (9) is slidably installed on the track III (14) between adjacent stacking platforms (13) for receiving the column materials on the batching vehicle (8) and placing an empty pallet (11); the material receiving vehicle (10) is used for receiving the column materials on the material preparation vehicle (9); The material breaking rack (1), material unloading vehicle (3), transition rack (5), storage rack (4) and pallet rack (6) are all upper and lower roller bed structures, each roller bed comprises at least two roller channels, each roller channel comprises at least two roller areas, and each roller area is provided with a driving member for driving the rotation of the roller in the area.

2. The automatic feeding system for transformer core columns according to claim 1, characterized in that: A stop plate (4.1) is provided at one end of the storage rack (4) away from the unloading vehicle (3); the stop plate (4.1) is a fixed structure or a movable structure.

3. The automatic feeding system for transformer core columns according to claim 1, characterized in that: A movable stop rod (5.1) is provided at one end of the transition frame (5) away from the unloading vehicle (3), and the movable stop rod (5.1) is mounted on the telescopic member (5.2).

4. The automatic feeding system for transformer core columns according to claim 1, characterized in that: The batching vehicle (8) comprises a lifting platform (8.1), on which at least two batching roller channels (8.2) are mounted, each batching roller channel (8.2) comprising at least two batching roller areas, each batching roller area being provided with a batching drive (8.3) for driving the rotation of the rollers in the batching roller area.

5. The automatic feeding system for transformer core columns according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material preparation vehicle (9) comprises a rotating table (9.1), on which a material preparation roller bed (9.2) and a support plate bracket (9.3) are mounted, and the material preparation roller bed (9.2) comprises a plurality of material preparation roller channels.

6. The automatic feeding system for transformer core columns according to claim 5, characterized in that: The number of the material preparation roller channels is consistent with the number of core columns of a single transformer core, and heavy hammer stops (9.4) are provided at both ends of the material preparation roller channels.

7. The automatic feeding system for transformer core columns according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material discharging rack (1), the material unloading vehicle (3), the transition rack (5), the pallet rack (6), the storage rack (4) and the material dispensing vehicle (8) are positioned and docked with each other through laser distance measurement.

8. The transformer core column automatic feeding system according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a scheduling system, which is used to control the operation of the unloading mechanism, the storage mechanism and the distribution mechanism.

9. A method for automatically feeding transformer core columns, characterized in that: The transformer core column automatic feeding system according to any one of claims 1 to 8 is implemented, comprising the following steps: S1: During the warehousing operation, the unloading vehicle (3) receives the column material on the material rack (1) and transfers it to the storage rack (4) for temporary storage; S2: During the unloading operation, the column material on the storage rack (4) or the material rack (1) is transferred to the transition rack (5) by the unloading vehicle (3), then transferred to the material preparation vehicle (9) by the material batching vehicle (8), and finally delivered to the designated lamination table (13) by the material receiving vehicle (10); after the lamination of the core column (12) is completed, the empty pallet (11) is temporarily stored in the pallet rack (6), and then transferred to the material rack (1) by the unloading vehicle (3).

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