Aluminum ingot feeding device

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of aluminum ingot feeding, and discloses an aluminum ingot feeding device which is characterized in that a carrying assembly is arranged above a working platform, and a feeding assembly is arranged at the position, located on the rear side of the carrying assembly, of the working platform; a suction cup is moved downwards, so that the suction cup abuts against a layer of aluminum ingots on the top of an aluminum ingot tray stack, the layer of aluminum ingots is adsorbed through the suction cup, the suction cup is driven to move upwards through a first mechanical arm and a second mechanical arm, and when the suction cup is away from the top of the aluminum ingot tray stack by a certain height, a piston rod of a second air cylinder can be controlled to extend; a piston rod of a second air cylinder pushes a clamping jaw to rotate with a fixing block as the circle center, a transverse plate at one end of the clamping jaw moves to the position below a first layer of aluminum ingots, the first layer of aluminum ingots is prevented from falling off when falling off from a suction cup, and therefore the first layer of aluminum ingots can be discharged conveniently, the aluminum ingot feeding efficiency is greatly improved, manual feeding is not needed, and the labor intensity of workers is reduced. And the labor intensity of workers is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of aluminum ingot feeding, in particular to an aluminum ingot feeding device. Background Art

[0002] Aluminum is a silvery-white metal, and its content in the earth's crust ranks third after oxygen and silicon. Aluminum has a low density, only 34.61% of iron and 30.33% of copper, so it is also called a light metal. Aluminum is the non-ferrous metal with the second largest output and usage in the world after steel. The density of aluminum is only 2.7103g / cm 3 , which is about 1 / 3 of the density of steel, copper or brass. Because aluminum is light, it is often used in the manufacture of land, sea and air transportation vehicles such as cars, trains, subways, ships, airplanes, rockets, and spacecraft to reduce their own weight and increase their load capacity.

[0003] When using the existing aluminum ingot feeding device, the aluminum ingot needs to be manually placed into the feeding port. During the feeding process, the operator needs to repeatedly bend over and repeat the same action. In addition, since the feeding port has a certain height, the operator's work intensity is high. Therefore, an aluminum ingot feeding device is proposed. Summary of the invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide an aluminum ingot loading device to solve the problem proposed in the above background technology that the existing aluminum ingot loading device needs to manually place the aluminum ingot into the feed port when in use, and the operator needs to repeatedly bend over and repeat the same action during the loading process, and because the feed port has a certain height, the operator's work intensity is high.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solution: an aluminum ingot feeding device, comprising a working platform, a conveying assembly is arranged at the rear side of the working platform, a handling assembly is arranged above the working platform, and a feeding assembly is arranged on the rear side of the handling assembly on the working platform;

[0006] The loading assembly includes a mounting base, a first robotic arm and a second robotic arm. The mounting base is installed on the top rear side of the working platform, the first robotic arm and the second robotic arm are both installed on the top of the mounting base, a connecting base is installed at one end of the first robotic arm, and a first clamping assembly is installed at the upper and lower ends of the connecting base and one end of the second robotic arm.

[0007] As a further preferred embodiment of the present technical solution: the first clamping assembly includes a clamping claw plate, a suction cup and two fixing frames, the suction cup is fixedly connected to one side of the clamping claw plate, the two fixing frames are fixedly connected to the side of the clamping claw plate away from the suction cup, the two fixing frames are hinged on both sides with a second cylinder, the two ends of the side of the clamping claw plate away from the suction cup are fixedly connected with two fixing blocks, the outer sides of the two fixing blocks are hinged with clamping claws, and one end of the clamping claw is hinged to the push rod end of the second cylinder.

[0008] As a further preferred embodiment of the present technical solution: the transport assembly includes a plurality of first support columns, two X-axis fixing frames and a Y-axis fixing frame, the plurality of first support columns are fixedly connected to the top of the working platform, two X-axis fixing frames are connected to the tops of the plurality of first support columns, the Y-axis fixing frame is slidably connected to the inner sides of the two X-axis fixing frames, a mounting frame is installed on the Y-axis fixing frame, a Z-axis fixing frame is installed on the mounting frame, and a second clamping assembly is provided at one end of the Z-axis fixing frame.

[0009] As a further preferred embodiment of the present technical solution: the second clamping assembly includes a mounting plate, two first rectangular frames and two connecting columns, the mounting plate is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the Z-axis fixed frame, the front and rear ends of the bottom of the first rectangular frame are fixedly connected to the mounting plate, the two first rectangular frames are fixedly connected to the front and rear ends of the bottom of the mounting plate, the two connecting columns are hinged to the two sides of the two first rectangular frames, one side of the connecting column is hinged to the second rectangular frame, the bottom of one side of the second rectangular frame is fixedly connected to a limiting plate, the bottom of the mounting plate is fixedly connected to two fixing columns, one end of the two fixing columns are hinged to a first cylinder, and the push rod end of the first cylinder is hinged to the inner top end of the second rectangular frame.

[0010] As a further preferred embodiment of the present technical solution: the conveying assembly includes a first conveyor belt, a second conveyor belt and a plurality of isolation columns, the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt are installed on the rear side of the working platform, and the plurality of isolation columns are arranged on the outer sides of the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt.

[0011] As a further preferred embodiment of the present technical solution: a plurality of support plates are fixedly connected to the top of the working platform, two second support columns are fixedly connected to the tops of the plurality of support plates, and aluminum ingot pallet stacks are placed on the tops of the two second support columns.

[0012] As a further preferred embodiment of the present technical solution: a plurality of the support plates are located on the inner side of the first support column, and the length of the second rectangular frame is greater than the height of the aluminum ingot pallet stack.

[0013] As a further preferred embodiment of the technical solution: one end of the two clamping jaws on one side is fixedly connected to a horizontal plate, the top of the mounting seat is slidably connected to a moving seat, and the first mechanical arm and the second mechanical arm are installed on the top of the moving seat.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0015] 1. The present invention moves the first clamping components on the first mechanical arm and the second mechanical arm to the top of the aluminum ingot tray stack respectively, and moves the suction cup downward so that the suction cup contacts a layer of aluminum ingots on the top of the aluminum ingot tray stack, and adsorbs the layer of aluminum ingots through the suction cup, and drives the suction cup to move upward through the first mechanical arm and the second mechanical arm. When the suction cup is away from the top of the aluminum ingot tray stack by a certain height, the piston rod of the second cylinder can be controlled to extend, so that the piston rod of the second cylinder pushes the clamping claw to rotate with the fixed block as the center of the circle, so that the cross plate at one end of the clamping claw moves to the bottom of a layer of aluminum ingots, preventing a layer of aluminum ingots from falling off the suction cup, thereby facilitating the unloading of a layer of aluminum ingots, greatly improving the efficiency of loading aluminum ingots, and eliminating the need for manual loading, thereby reducing the labor intensity of workers.

[0016] 2. Move the Y-axis fixed frame on the two X-axis fixed frames to move the second clamping assembly to the top of the aluminum ingot pallet stack, and move the Z-axis fixed frame on the mounting frame to move the two second rectangular frames to the outside of the aluminum ingot pallet stack. At this time, the piston rod of the first cylinder can be controlled to reset, so that the piston rod of the first cylinder drives the two second rectangular frames close to the outside of the aluminum ingot pallet stack. In this process, the limit plates at the bottom of the two second rectangular frames move to the bottom of the aluminum ingot pallet stack. At this time, the aluminum ingot pallet stack can be transported, which is convenient for subsequent loading of the aluminum ingots. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0018] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the feeding assembly of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 3 It is a schematic structural diagram of the first clamping assembly of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the handling assembly of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 5 It is a schematic structural diagram of the second clamping assembly of the present invention.

[0023] Explanation of the accompanying drawings: 1. working platform; 2. first conveyor belt; 3. second conveyor belt; 4. first support column; 5. X-axis fixed frame; 6. Y-axis fixed frame; 7. mounting frame; 8. Z-axis fixed frame; 9. mounting plate; 10. first rectangular frame; 11. connecting column; 12. second rectangular frame; 13. fixing column; 14. first cylinder; 15. limiting plate; 16. mounting seat; 17. first robotic arm; 18. second robotic arm; 19. connecting seat; 21. first clamping assembly; 22. clamping claw plate; 23. suction cup; 24. fixing frame; 25. second cylinder; 26. fixing block; 27. clamping claw; 28. support plate; 29. ​​second support column; 30. aluminum ingot pallet stack; 31. isolation column; 32. cross plate; 33. moving seat. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. 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.

[0025] It should be noted that the structures, proportions, sizes, etc. illustrated in the drawings of this specification are only used to match the contents disclosed in the specification for people familiar with this technology to understand and read, and are not used to limit the conditions under which this application can be implemented. Therefore, they have no substantive technical significance. Any structural modification, change in proportional relationship or adjustment of size should still fall within the scope of the technical content disclosed in this application without affecting the effects and purposes that can be achieved by this application.

[0026] Example

[0027] In the prior art, when the aluminum ingot feeding device is in use, the aluminum ingot needs to be manually placed into the feed port. During the feeding process, the operator needs to bend over repeatedly and repeat the same action. In addition, since the feed port has a certain height, the operator's work intensity is high.

[0028] See also Figure 1-5 The present invention provides a technical solution: an aluminum ingot feeding device comprises a working platform 1, a conveying assembly is arranged at the rear side of the working platform 1, a handling assembly is arranged above the working platform 1, and a feeding assembly is arranged at the rear side of the handling assembly on the working platform 1;

[0029] The loading assembly includes a mounting base 16, a first robotic arm 17 and a second robotic arm 18. The mounting base 16 is installed on the top rear side of the working platform 1. The first robotic arm 17 and the second robotic arm 18 are both installed on the top of the mounting base 16. A connecting base 19 is installed at one end of the first robotic arm 17. The upper and lower ends of the connecting base 19 and one end of the second robotic arm 18 are installed with a first clamping assembly 21. The first clamping assemblies 21 on the first robotic arm 17 and the second robotic arm 18 are respectively moved to the top of the aluminum ingot pallet stack 30, and the suction cup 23 is moved downward so that the suction cup 23 contacts a layer of aluminum ingots on the top of the aluminum ingot pallet stack 30.

[0030] By setting the first clamping assembly 21, the aluminum ingot pallet stack 30 can be carried, which is convenient for subsequent loading of the aluminum ingots, greatly improving the efficiency of loading the aluminum ingots, eliminating the need for manual loading, and reducing the labor intensity of workers; the first clamping assembly 21 includes a clamping claw plate 22, a suction cup 23 and two fixing frames 24, the suction cup 23 is fixedly connected to one side of the clamping claw plate 22, the two fixing frames 24 are fixedly connected to the side of the clamping claw plate 22 away from the suction cup 23, and the two fixing frames 24 are hinged on both sides with a second cylinder 25, and the two ends of the side of the clamping claw plate 22 away from the suction cup 23 are fixedly connected with two fixing blocks 26, and the outer sides of the two fixing blocks 26 are hinged with clamping claws 27, and one end of the clamping claw 27 is hinged to the push rod end of the second cylinder 25; one end of the two clamping claws 27 on one side is fixedly connected to the cross plate 32, and the mounting seat 16 The top of the stack 30 is slidably connected with a movable seat 33, and the first mechanical arm 17 and the second mechanical arm 18 are installed on the top of the movable seat 33; the suction cup 23 is in contact with a layer of aluminum ingots on the top of the aluminum ingot tray stack 30, and the suction cup 23 is used to adsorb a layer of aluminum ingots, and the suction cup 23 is driven by the first mechanical arm 17 and the second mechanical arm 18 to move upward. When the suction cup 23 is away from the top of the aluminum ingot tray stack 30 by a certain height, the piston rod of the second cylinder 25 can be controlled to extend, so that the piston rod of the second cylinder 25 pushes the clamping jaw 27 to rotate with the fixed block 26 as the center of the circle, so that the cross plate 32 at one end of the clamping jaw 27 moves to the bottom of a layer of aluminum ingots to prevent a layer of aluminum ingots from falling off the suction cup 23, thereby facilitating the unloading of a layer of aluminum ingots, greatly improving the efficiency of loading aluminum ingots, and eliminating the need for manual loading, thereby reducing the labor intensity of workers.

[0031] By setting up a transport component, the aluminum ingot pallet stack 30 can be transported; the transport component includes a plurality of first support columns 4, two X-axis fixing frames 5 and a Y-axis fixing frame 6, the plurality of first support columns 4 are fixedly connected to the top of the working platform 1, the two X-axis fixing frames 5 are connected to the tops of the plurality of first support columns 4, the Y-axis fixing frame 6 is slidably connected to the inner sides of the two X-axis fixing frames 5, a mounting frame 7 is installed on the Y-axis fixing frame 6, a Z-axis fixing frame 8 is installed on the mounting frame 7, and a second clamping component is arranged at one end of the Z-axis fixing frame 8; the Y-axis fixing frame 6 is moved on the two X-axis fixing frames 5, so that the second clamping component is moved to the top of the aluminum ingot pallet stack 30, and the Z-axis fixing frame 8 is moved on the mounting frame 7, so that the second clamping component is moved to the outside of the aluminum ingot pallet stack 30.

[0032] By setting up the second clamping assembly, the aluminum ingot pallet stack 30 can be clamped and fixed, so as to facilitate the transportation of the aluminum ingot pallet stack 30; the second clamping assembly includes a mounting plate 9, two first rectangular frames 10 and two connecting columns 11, the mounting plate 9 is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the Z-axis fixing frame 8, the front and rear ends of the bottom of the first rectangular frame 10 are fixedly connected to the mounting plate 9, the two first rectangular frames 10 are fixedly connected to the front and rear ends of the bottom of the mounting plate 9, the two connecting columns 11 are hinged to the two sides of the two first rectangular frames 10, one side of the connecting column 11 is hinged to the second rectangular frame 12, the bottom of one side of the second rectangular frame 12 is fixedly connected to the limiting plate 15, the bottom of the mounting plate 9 is fixedly connected to two fixing columns 13, and the two One end of the fixed column 13 is hinged with a first cylinder 14, and the push rod end of the first cylinder 14 is hinged to the inner top end of the second rectangular frame 12; a number of support plates 28 are located on the inner side of the first support column 4, and the length of the second rectangular frame 12 is greater than the height of the aluminum ingot pallet stack 30; the Z-axis fixed frame 8 is moved on the mounting frame 7, so that the two second rectangular frames 12 are moved to the outside of the aluminum ingot pallet stack 30, and at this time, the piston rod of the first cylinder 14 can be controlled to be reset, so that the piston rod of the first cylinder 14 drives the two second rectangular frames 12 to approach the outside of the aluminum ingot pallet stack 30. In this process, the limit plates 15 at the bottom of the two second rectangular frames 12 move to the bottom of the aluminum ingot pallet stack 30, and the aluminum ingot pallet stack 30 can be transported at this time.

[0033] The conveying assembly includes a first conveyor belt 2, a second conveyor belt 3 and a plurality of isolation columns 31, the first conveyor belt 2 and the second conveyor belt 3 are installed on the rear side of the working platform 1, and the plurality of isolation columns 31 are arranged on the outer sides of the first conveyor belt 2 and the second conveyor belt 3; a plurality of support plates 28 are fixedly connected to the top of the working platform 1, and two second support columns 29 are fixedly connected to the top of the plurality of support plates 28, and an aluminum ingot pallet stack 30 is placed on the top of the two second support columns 29; a layer of aluminum ingots is driven to move to the top of the first conveyor belt 2 and the second conveyor belt 3 by the first mechanical arm 17 and the second mechanical arm 18, at this time, the piston rod of the second cylinder 25 can be controlled to reset, so that the second cylinder 25 drives one end of the clamp 27 to move, so that the cross plate 32 is away from the bottom of the layer of aluminum ingots adsorbed by the suction cup 23, and a layer of aluminum ingots can be placed above the first conveyor belt 2 and the second conveyor belt 3, so that a layer of aluminum ingots is placed between the two isolation columns 31, and a layer of aluminum ingots is separated by the isolation columns 31, and at the same time, a layer of aluminum ingots is prevented from slipping during the conveying process.

[0034] Working principle or structural principle, when the aluminum ingot pallet stack 30 needs to be transported, the Y-axis fixing frame 6 is moved on the two X-axis fixing frames 5, so that the second clamping assembly is moved to the top of the aluminum ingot pallet stack 30, and the Z-axis fixing frame 8 is moved on the mounting frame 7, so that the two second rectangular frames 12 are moved to the outside of the aluminum ingot pallet stack 30. At this time, the piston rod of the first cylinder 14 can be controlled to be reset, so that the piston rod of the first cylinder 14 drives the two second rectangular frames 12 to approach the outside of the aluminum ingot pallet stack 30. In this process, the limit plates 15 at the bottom of the two second rectangular frames 12 move to the bottom of the aluminum ingot pallet stack 30. At this time, the aluminum ingot pallet stack 30 can be transported and moved to the front of the mounting seat 16.

[0035] When it is necessary to load the aluminum ingots on the aluminum ingot tray stack 30, the first clamping assembly 21 on the first robot arm 17 and the second robot arm 18 are respectively moved to the top of the aluminum ingot tray stack 30, and the suction cup 23 is moved downward so that the suction cup 23 contacts a layer of aluminum ingots on the top of the aluminum ingot tray stack 30, and the suction cup 23 is used to absorb the layer of aluminum ingots, and the suction cup 23 is driven to move upward by the first robot arm 17 and the second robot arm 18. When the suction cup 23 is away from the top of the aluminum ingot tray stack 30 by a certain height, the first robot arm 17 and the second robot arm 18 can be controlled to move upward. The piston rod of the second cylinder 25 is extended, so that the piston rod of the second cylinder 25 pushes the clamping jaw 27 to rotate with the fixed block 26 as the center, so that the horizontal plate 32 at one end of the clamping jaw 27 moves to the bottom of a layer of aluminum ingots, preventing a layer of aluminum ingots from falling off the suction cup 23, thereby facilitating the unloading of a layer of aluminum ingots. During the clamping process, the first clamping assembly 21 can be driven to rotate by the first robotic arm 17 and the second robotic arm 18, so that when the suction cup 23 absorbs a layer of aluminum ingots, both ends of the aluminum ingots are always located above the horizontal plate 32.

[0036] A layer of aluminum ingots is moved to the top of the first conveyor belt 2 and the second conveyor belt 3 by the first robotic arm 17 and the second robotic arm 18. At this time, the piston rod of the second cylinder 25 can be controlled to reset, so that the second cylinder 25 drives one end of the clamp 27 to move, so that the cross plate 32 is away from the bottom of the layer of aluminum ingots adsorbed by the suction cup 23. Then, a layer of aluminum ingots can be placed above the first conveyor belt 2 and the second conveyor belt 3, and a layer of aluminum ingots can be placed between the two isolation columns 31. The isolation columns 31 can separate a layer of aluminum ingots and prevent a layer of aluminum ingots from slipping during transportation.

[0037] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An aluminum ingot feeding device, comprising a working platform (1), characterized in that: A conveying assembly is arranged at the rear side of the working platform (1), a transport assembly is arranged above the working platform (1), and a loading assembly is arranged at the rear side of the transport assembly on the working platform (1); The loading assembly comprises a mounting seat (16), a first mechanical arm (17) and a second mechanical arm (18); the mounting seat (16) is mounted on the top rear side of the working platform (1); the first mechanical arm (17) and the second mechanical arm (18) are both mounted on the top of the mounting seat (16); a connecting seat (19) is mounted on one end of the first mechanical arm (17); and a first clamping assembly (21) is mounted on the upper and lower ends of the connecting seat (19) and one end of the second mechanical arm (18).

2. The aluminum ingot feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first clamping assembly (21) comprises a clamping claw plate (22), a suction cup (23) and two fixing frames (24), wherein the suction cup (23) is fixedly connected to one side of the clamping claw plate (22), and the two fixing frames (24) are fixedly connected to the side of the clamping claw plate (22) away from the suction cup (23), and the two fixing frames (24) are hingedly connected to the second cylinder (25) on both sides, and the two ends of the side of the clamping claw plate (22) away from the suction cup (23) are fixedly connected to two fixing blocks (26), and the outer sides of the two fixing blocks (26) are hingedly connected with clamping claws (27), and one end of the clamping claw (27) is hingedly connected to the push rod end of the second cylinder (25).

3. The aluminum ingot feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transport assembly comprises a plurality of first support columns (4), two X-axis fixing frames (5) and a Y-axis fixing frame (6), wherein the plurality of first support columns (4) are fixedly connected to the top of the working platform (1), two X-axis fixing frames (5) are connected to the tops of the plurality of first support columns (4), the Y-axis fixing frame (6) is slidably connected to the inner sides of the two X-axis fixing frames (5), a mounting frame (7) is installed on the Y-axis fixing frame (6), a Z-axis fixing frame (8) is installed on the mounting frame (7), and a second clamping assembly is arranged at one end of the Z-axis fixing frame (8).

4. The aluminum ingot feeding device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The second clamping assembly comprises a mounting plate (9), two first rectangular frames (10) and two connecting columns (11), wherein the mounting plate (9) is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the Z-axis fixed frame (8), the front and rear ends of the bottom of the first rectangular frame (10) are fixedly connected to the mounting plate (9), the two first rectangular frames (10) are fixedly connected to the front and rear ends of the bottom of the mounting plate (9), the two connecting columns (11) are hinged to the two sides of the two first rectangular frames (10), one side of the connecting column (11) is hinged to the second rectangular frame (12), the bottom of one side of the second rectangular frame (12) is fixedly connected to a limiting plate (15), the bottom of the mounting plate (9) is fixedly connected to two fixing columns (13), one end of the two fixing columns (13) is hinged to the first cylinder (14), and the push rod end of the first cylinder (14) is hinged to the inner top end of the second rectangular frame (12).

5. The aluminum ingot feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying assembly comprises a first conveying belt (2), a second conveying belt (3) and a plurality of isolation columns (31); the first conveying belt (2) and the second conveying belt (3) are installed on the rear side of the working platform (1); and the plurality of isolation columns (31) are arranged on the outer sides of the first conveying belt (2) and the second conveying belt (3).

6. The aluminum ingot feeding device according to claim 4, characterized in that: A plurality of support plates (28) are fixedly connected to the top of the working platform (1), two second support columns (29) are fixedly connected to the top of the plurality of support plates (28), and aluminum ingot pallet stacks (30) are placed on the top of the two second support columns (29).

7. The aluminum ingot feeding device according to claim 6, characterized in that: A plurality of the support plates (28) are located on the inner side of the first support column (4), and the length of the second rectangular frame (12) is greater than the height of the aluminum ingot tray stack (30).

8. The aluminum ingot feeding device according to claim 2, characterized in that: One end of the two clamping claws (27) on one side is fixedly connected to a transverse plate (32), the top of the mounting seat (16) is slidably connected to a moving seat (33), and the first mechanical arm (17) and the second mechanical arm (18) are mounted on the top of the moving seat (33).

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