An automated device for tire handling and stacking
By using the axial and radial fixing components to fix the tires, the problem of unstable gripping of tires under different specifications is solved, thereby improving the stability and efficiency of tire handling and stacking.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202511324706.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-09-17
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-28
- Estimated Expiration
- 2045-09-17
AI Technical Summary
In the existing technology, tires have multiple specifications for the same diameter, which leads to unstable gripping during fixing and stacking, resulting in shaking, uneven stacking, or collapse.
The system employs a circular support assembly and a support assembly. The circular support plate slides horizontally in the circumferential direction and expands to contact the tire. Combined with a pressure plate, it provides support and reinforcement to the inner side of the tire, thereby achieving axial and radial fixation of the tire and ensuring the stability of the tire during the stacking process.
It improves the stability and efficiency of tire handling and palletizing, reduces elastic displacement between tires, and ensures the stability and neatness of palletizing.
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Abstract
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TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to the transportation technology field, in particular to an automatic device for tire handling and stacking. BACKGROUND
[0002] Tires are round ring-shaped elastic rubber products for ground rolling on various vehicles or machines, usually installed on metal rims, capable of supporting the vehicle body, buffering external impact, realizing contact with the road surface and ensuring the driving performance of the vehicle. During the production process, tires are often handled and stacked by stacking machines to complete the transportation process of tires.
[0003] The stacking machine is mainly composed of a manipulator and a gripper. During handling and stacking, the tires are transported to the vicinity of the stacking machine by the conveyor belt, then the stacking machine moves above the tire by the manipulator, the tire surface is adsorbed by the gripper, the tire is fixed, then the tire is moved to the designated position by the manipulator, and is stacked layer by layer to complete the stacking.
[0004] However, due to the fact that tires have multiple specifications at the same diameter, there are many tire specifications, which makes it difficult to fix and stack different specifications of tires, resulting in unstable grabbing, and further causing the tires to shake during transportation and placement, thereby affecting the stability of the tires during stacking, and causing uneven stacking or stacking collapse.
[0005] In view of this, we propose an automatic device for tire handling and stacking. SUMMARY
[0006] The purpose of the present application is to provide an automatic device for tire handling and stacking to solve the problem of poor stability of tire stacking in the background technology.
[0007] To achieve the above purpose, the present application provides the following technical solutions:
[0008] The utility model provides an automatic device for tire handling and stacking, including stacking machine, drive motor, support circle subassembly, support circle board, support subassembly and pressurizing plate, the drive cavity is seted up in stacking machine, drive motor is fixedly installed in the drive cavity, support circle subassembly is equipped with support circle board outside the circumference of support circle subassembly, when the stacking machine works, drive motor drives support circle board circumferential motion through support circle subassembly and realizes the clamping of tire, when the stacking machine works, the stacking machine drives support circle board to be at the center of tire, then drive motor starts, drive motor drives support circle board to slide horizontally and expand in the circumferential direction through support circle subassembly, support circle board contacts with tire circle in the sliding process, and gradually increases the acting force between support circle board and tire, thereby fixes tire in the radial direction, thereby realizes the conveying and stacking of tire, support circle board is installed in support circle board, support subassembly is equipped with pressurizing plate on support circle board, when support circle board moves, support circle board drives pressurizing plate to slide vertically through support subassembly and realizes the jacking to the inside of tire, support circle board moves through support subassembly and drives pressurizing plate synchronous motion, pressurizing plate supports the inside of tire, simultaneously, pressurizes the lower end of tire and makes the lower end of tire be in the tension state, thereby reduces the elastic force that tire produces when contacting with other tires when stacking, thereby improves the stability of tire stacking.
[0009] Preferably, the support circle subassembly includes a drive shaft, a shaft sleeve, a fixed shaft, an extension mechanism, a drive rod, and a support rod; the drive shaft is fixedly installed with the drive motor, the drive shaft is provided with a thread, and the drive shaft is slidably installed with the shaft sleeve; the shaft sleeve is provided with a thread matched with the drive shaft, and the shaft sleeve is provided below with the fixed shaft; when it is necessary to fix the tire, the stacking machine drives the support circle board to move to the center of the tire, the drive motor is started to drive the drive shaft to rotate synchronously, the drive shaft is rotated to extrude the screw groove of the shaft sleeve through the thread, and then the drive shaft sleeve is slid downward vertically; the fixed shaft is rotatably installed with the drive shaft, the fixed shaft and the drive shaft are connected through a bearing, the fixed shaft is fixedly connected with the stacking machine, the fixed shaft is provided with a position sensor, the fixed shaft is provided inside with the extension mechanism, the extension mechanism is connected with the drive shaft, the drive shaft is rotated to drive the extension mechanism to extend, the extension mechanism extends into the inside of the tire to support the inside of the upper end surface of the tire, thereby fixing the tire in the axial direction, the circumference outside of the fixed shaft is provided with the support circle board; the support circle board is connected with the shaft sleeve through the drive rod, the support circle board and the fixed shaft at both ends are connected through the support plate, the support circle board is provided with a rectangular slot slidably connected with the extension mechanism, the drive rod is driven to rotate synchronously when the shaft sleeve is slid downward vertically, the drive rod pushes the support circle board to slide in the circumferential direction and move downward vertically to realize the radial fixation of the tire, at the same time, the support rod is driven to rotate when the support circle board moves, the support rod fixes and supports the support circle rod to ensure the stability of the movement of the support circle board.
[0010] Preferably, the telescopic mechanism comprises a rotating disc, a push rod and a fixed plate; the rotating disc is fixedly connected with the driving shaft, the rotating disc is provided with a driving groove, the push rod is slidably installed in the driving groove; the push rod is fixedly connected with the fixed plate; the fixed plate is slidably connected with the rectangular groove, the fixed plate is provided with a spiral groove, the driving shaft rotates to drive the rotating disc to rotate synchronously, the rotating disc rotates to extrude the push rod through the driving groove, the push rod slides along the driving groove, and then the fixed plate slides out through the push rod, the driving shaft thread pitch and the driving groove arc are designed to make the fixed plate and the supporting disc move synchronously, the fixed plate and the supporting disc are relatively static in the horizontal direction, the fixed plate slides out to contact the inner side of the upper end surface of the tire, and then the tire is fixed in the axial direction of the tire, and the radial fixation of the supporting disc is combined to realize the fastening of the tire.
[0011] Preferably, the fixed plate is provided with a guide slope, and the upper end surface of the fixed plate is provided with a rubber gasket, the guide slope is used to reduce the friction between the fixed plate and the tire, the fixed plate slides into the inner side of the upper end surface of the tire to fix the tire in the axial direction, the rubber gasket on the fixed plate has a buffering and damping effect, is used to absorb the force generated when the pressing plate supports the tire, and then reduces the interaction between the fixed plate and the tire, so as to avoid damage to the inner side of the tire and ensure the completeness of the tire.
[0012] Preferably, the initial angle between the driving rod and the supporting disc is 40°-60°, the angle between the driving rod and the supporting disc is 40°-60°, the bearing is convenient to move the supporting disc through the driving rod, the bearing moves downward, the bearing moves vertically downward to drive the driving rod to move synchronously, the driving rod is subjected to the vertical downward force of the bearing and decomposes the force into two components in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, at this time, the horizontal component is the effective component for driving the supporting disc to move in the circumferential direction, when the angle between the driving rod and the supporting disc is less than 40°, the required driving force is large, which leads to low efficiency and easy self-locking, when the angle between the driving rod and the supporting disc is greater than 60°, the transmission efficiency is large, but the moving distance of the supporting disc is reduced, which leads to a reduced adaptation range.
[0013] Preferably, the supporting disc is a curved arc surface, the supporting disc is linearly arrayed with a semicircular clamping groove, the end of the clamping groove is tangent to the upper end surface of the fixed plate, the curved arc surface of the supporting disc is consistent with the curvature of the tire, thereby improving the contact area between the supporting disc and the tire, and improving the radial fixing force of the supporting disc on the tire, the clamping groove is used to fix the tire lip, thereby improving the fixing effect of the supporting disc, and since the fixed plate is attached to the inner side of the upper end surface of the tire, at this time, the clamping groove is tangent to the upper end surface of the fixed plate, the clamping groove is convenient to clamp the tire lip, thereby improving the fixing effect of the tire.
[0014] Preferably, the support assembly comprises a pressing rod, a reset spring, a driving wheel, a driven wheel, a jacking rod and a jacking spring; the pressing rod is rotationally installed in the rectangular groove of the supporting circular plate, the pressing rod is provided with a rotating block matched with the fixed plate, when the supporting circular plate slides along the circumferential direction under the action of the driving rod, the supporting circular plate and the fixed plate keep relatively static in the horizontal direction, the supporting circular plate slides vertically downward relative to the fixed plate, when the supporting circular plate slides vertically downward, the supporting circular plate pushes the pressing plate to move downward synchronously, the pressing rod moves vertically downward relative to the fixed plate, when the pressing rod moves downward, the rotating block on the pressing rod enters the screw groove in the fixed plate, the rotating block slides along the rotating groove, thereby driving the pressing rod to rotate, the lower end of the pressing rod is fixedly installed with the driving wheel, the pressing rod drives the driving wheel to rotate synchronously when the pressing rod rotates; one side of the driving wheel is provided with the driven wheel, the circumferential inner side of the driven wheel is provided with a screw groove, the jacking rod is slidably installed in the driven wheel; the jacking rod is provided with a screw thread matched with the driven wheel, the top end of the jacking rod is fixedly connected with the pressing plate; the pressing plate is slidably connected with the pressing rod, the pressing plate is ensured to be stable in the vertical direction by the jacking rod, and the sliding track of the pressing plate is ensured by the pressing rod, the pressing plate is located below the fixed plate, the pressing plate and the fixed plate are connected through the jacking spring, the driving wheel meshes with the driven wheel when the driving wheel rotates, thereby driving the driven wheel to rotate synchronously, the screw groove on the driven wheel extrudes and pushes the screw thread on the jacking rod when the driven wheel rotates, thereby driving the jacking rod to move vertically upward relative to the supporting circular plate, the jacking rod drives the pressing plate to move upward synchronously, thereby changing the distance between the pressing plate and the fixed plate, so as to match the cross-sectional width of the tire, the pressing plate extrudes the jacking spring when the pressing plate moves vertically upward, so that the jacking spring is in a compressed state, at this time, the jacking spring generates a reaction force on the pressing plate, thereby driving the pressing plate to slide vertically downward, the pressing plate applies a downward force to the inner side of the tire, thereby making the tire in a tension state, when the tire is stacked with the remaining tires, the elastic force between the tires is reduced, thereby ensuring the stability of the whole tire during stacking.
[0015] Preferably, the top end of the rectangular groove is provided with a top block, the bottom end of the rectangular groove is provided with a pushing groove, the top block is coaxially installed with the pressing rod, the top block and the pushing groove are used to enhance the force of the supporting circular plate on the pressing rod, thereby enhancing the force between the rotating block of the pressing rod and the screw groove of the fixed plate, so as to facilitate the rotation of the pressing rod, at the same time, the pushing groove at the bottom end limits the pressing rod, the coaxial installation of the top block and the pressing rod ensures the force received by the pressing rod and the stability of the movement of the pressing rod.
[0016] Preferably, the pressing rod is provided with an annular limiting groove in an annular array, the pressing plate is provided with an annular limiting block matched with the limiting groove, when the pressing plate moves relative to the pressing rod, the pressing rod and the pressing plate increase the contact area between each other through the annular limiting groove and the annular limiting block, thereby enhancing the interaction force between the two, so as to ensure the stability of the vertical sliding of the pressing plate.
[0017] Preferably, the pressure plate has a groove and a pressure-increasing protrusion on its lower end face. The slope of the groove on the pressure plate is tangent to the tire circle, thereby preventing the pressure plate from contacting the tire circle during sliding and thus preventing the tire from shaking when the pressure plate is reset, which would affect the stability of the tire stacking.
[0018] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:
[0019] An automated device for tire handling and palletizing is disclosed. This invention achieves tire clamping through a rounding component and a support component, thereby fixing tires of different specifications with the same tire diameter and improving the efficiency of tire handling and palletizing.
[0020] An automated device for tire handling and palletizing is disclosed. This invention achieves axial and radial fixation of the tire through a circular support component, ensuring the stability of the palletizer in fixing the tire, thereby ensuring the stability of handling and palletizing.
[0021] An automated device for tire handling and palletizing is disclosed. The invention uses a support component to keep the tires in a tensioned state, thereby reducing the interaction force between the tires and reducing elastic displacement between the tires during palletizing, thus ensuring the stability of the palletizing. Attached Figure Description
[0022] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the palletizer of the present invention;
[0023] Figure 2 This is a partial sectional view of the palletizing machine of the present invention;
[0024] Figure 3 For the present invention Figure 2 A magnified view of point A;
[0025] Figure 4 This is a half-sectional schematic diagram of the circular support component and the supporting component of the present invention;
[0026] Figure 5 For the present invention Figure 4 A magnified view of point B;
[0027] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the circular support component of the present invention;
[0028] Figure 7 This is a cross-sectional view of the telescopic mechanism of the present invention;
[0029] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the overall support plate of the present invention;
[0030] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the overall support component of the present invention;
[0031] Figure 10 This is a half-sectional schematic diagram of the support component of the present invention;
[0032] Figure 11 For the present invention Figure 10 A magnified view of point C;
[0033] Figure 12 For the present invention Figure 10 A magnified view of point D;
[0034] Figure 13 For the present invention Figure 10 A magnified view of point E.
[0035] In the picture:
[0036] 1. Palletizer; 11. Drive chamber;
[0037] 2. Drive motor;
[0038] 3. Round support assembly; 31. Drive shaft; 32. Bushing; 33. Fixed shaft; 331. Position sensor; 34. Telescopic mechanism; 341. Turntable; 3411. Drive groove; 342. Push rod; 343. Fixed plate; 3431. Spiral groove; 3432. Guide slope; 35. Drive rod; 36. Support rod;
[0039] 4. Supporting circular plate; 41. Rectangular groove; 42. Top block; 43. Curved arc surface; 44. Slot;
[0040] 5. Support assembly; 51. Pressure rod; 511. Rotating block; 512. Annular limiting groove; 52. Driving wheel; 53. Driven wheel; 54. Top rod; 55. Top support spring;
[0041] 6. Pressure plate; 61. Annular limiting block; 62. Groove. Detailed Implementation
[0042] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.
[0043] The palletizer mainly consists of a robotic arm and grippers. During the handling and palletizing process, the tires are transported to the vicinity of the palletizer via a conveyor belt. The palletizer then performs initial positioning using a mechanical vision system mounted on it, causing the robotic arm to move above the tires. The grippers then adhere to the tire surface to fix the tires in place. The robotic arm then moves the tires to the designated position and stacks them layer by layer to complete the palletizing process.
[0044] However, since the tire still has multiple specifications under the same diameter, the tire specifications are more, so that when the tires of different specifications are fixed and stacked, the grabbing is unstable, and then the tire shakes during transportation and placement, thereby affecting the stability of the tire during stacking, and the stacking is not neat or the stacking collapses;
[0045] When the diameter of the tire circle of the tire increases while the outer diameter of the tire is constant, the diameter of the hub required by the tire increases, according to the formula: tire diameter=hub diameter+(section width*flat ratio)*2, therefore, when the hub diameter increases, in order to ensure that the tire diameter does not change, the section width of the tire needs to be reduced at this time, therefore, when the tire diameter is fixed, the section width of the tire decreases when the diameter of the tire circle increases, that is, the distance between the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the tire decreases.
[0046] The present application provides a technical solution:
[0047] As shown in Figures 1 to 13 An automatic device for tire handling and stacking, comprising a stacking machine 1, a driving motor 2, a supporting circle assembly 3, a supporting circle plate 4, a supporting assembly 5 and a pressing plate 6; the stacking machine 1 is provided with a driving cavity 11, and the driving motor 2 is fixedly installed in the driving cavity 11; the supporting circle assembly 3 is arranged below the driving motor 2, and the supporting circle plate 4 is arranged on the circumferential outer side of the supporting circle assembly 3; when the stacking machine 1 works, the driving motor 2 drives the circumferential movement of the supporting circle plate 4 through the supporting circle assembly 3 to realize the clamping of the tire; the supporting assembly 5 is installed in the supporting circle plate 4, and the pressing plate 6 is arranged on the supporting assembly 5; when the supporting circle plate 4 moves, the supporting circle plate 4 drives the vertical sliding of the pressing plate 6 through the supporting assembly 5 to realize the supporting of the inner side of the tire;
[0048] Specifically, the driving cavity 11 is arranged on the stacking machine 1, and the driving motor 2 is fixedly installed in the driving cavity 11; the supporting circle assembly 3 is arranged below the driving motor 2, and the supporting circle plate 4 is arranged on the circumferential outer side of the supporting circle assembly 3; when the stacking machine 1 works, the driving motor 2 drives the supporting circle plate 4 to move in the circumferential direction through the supporting circle assembly 3 to realize clamping of the tire; when the stacking machine 1 works, the stacking machine 1 drives the supporting circle plate 4 to be at the center of the tire, and then the driving motor 2 is started; the driving motor 2 drives the supporting circle plate 4 to slide horizontally in the circumferential direction through the supporting circle assembly 3, the supporting circle plate 4 is in contact with the tire circle in the sliding process, and the acting force between the supporting circle plate 4 and the tire is gradually increased, so that the tire is fixed in the radial direction, thereby realizing conveying and stacking of the tire; the supporting circle plate 4 is provided with the supporting assembly 5, and the pressing plate 6 is arranged on the supporting assembly 5; when the supporting circle plate 4 moves, the supporting circle plate 4 drives the pressing plate 6 to slide vertically through the supporting assembly 5 to realize jacking of the inner side of the tire; the supporting circle plate 4 moves through the supporting assembly 5 to drive the pressing plate 6 to move synchronously, the pressing plate 6 supports the inner side of the tire, and at the same time, the lower end of the tire is pressed to be in a tension state, thereby reducing the elastic force generated when the tire contacts other tires during stacking, so as to improve the stability of tire stacking.
[0049] In the embodiment, the supporting circle assembly 3 comprises a driving shaft 31, a shaft sleeve 32, a fixed shaft 33, an extension mechanism 34, a driving rod 35 and a supporting rod 36; the driving shaft 31 is fixedly installed with the driving motor 2, the driving shaft 31 is provided with threads, and the shaft sleeve 32 is slidably installed on the driving shaft 31; the shaft sleeve 32 is provided with threads matched with the driving shaft 31, and the fixed shaft 33 is arranged below the shaft sleeve 32; the fixed shaft 33 is rotatably installed with the driving shaft 31, the fixed shaft 33 is fixedly connected with the stacking machine 1, the fixed shaft 33 is provided with a position sensor 331, and the fixed shaft 33 is provided with the extension mechanism 34; the extension mechanism 34 is connected with the driving shaft 31; the fixed shaft 33 is provided with the supporting circle plate 4 on the circumferential outer side; the supporting circle plate 4 and the shaft sleeve 32 are connected through the driving rod 35, the supporting circle plate 4 and the fixed shaft 33 are connected through the supporting plate at both ends, and the supporting circle plate 4 is provided with a rectangular groove 41 slidably connected with the extension mechanism 34;
[0050] Specific, drive shaft 31 and drive motor 2 fixed installation, drive shaft 31 is provided with thread, drive shaft 31 is a stepped shaft, the upper end of drive shaft 31 is larger than the lower end diameter, the upper end of drive shaft 31 is provided with thread, drive shaft 31 is provided with shaft sleeve 32; The shaft sleeve 32 is provided with a thread matched with the drive shaft 31, and the shaft sleeve 32 is provided with a fixed shaft 33. When it is necessary to fix the tire, the stacker 1 drives the support circular plate 4 to move to the center of the tire, the drive motor 2 is started to drive the drive shaft 31 to rotate synchronously, the drive shaft 31 is pressed on the screw groove of the shaft sleeve 32 through the thread when rotating, and the drive shaft 31 is vertically downward sliding. The fixed shaft 33 is rotatably connected with the drive shaft 31, and the fixed shaft 33 is rotatably connected with the drive shaft 31 through a bearing. The fixed shaft 33 is fixedly connected with the stacker 1. The fixed shaft 33 is provided with a position sensor 331. The fixed shaft 33 is provided with a telescopic mechanism 34. The position sensor 331 is located at the intermittent position of the support circular plate 4. The detection point of the position sensor 331 is flush with the upper end surface of the telescopic mechanism 34. The position sensor 331 is used for detecting the position of the inner side of the tire. The stacker 1 drives the fixed shaft 33 to move downward synchronously when moving vertically downward. The fixed shaft 33 drives the position sensor 331 to move synchronously. The position sensor 331 sends an electric signal when detecting entering the inner side of the tire. The stacker 1 stops moving downward. At this time, the top end of the telescopic mechanism 34 is located on the same horizontal line with the inner side of the tire. The telescopic mechanism 34 is connected with the drive shaft 31. The telescopic mechanism 34 is driven to extend when the drive shaft 31 rotates. The telescopic mechanism 34 extends into the inner side of the tire to support the inner side of the upper end surface of the tire, so as to fix the tire axially. The circumferential outer side of the fixed shaft 33 is provided with the support circular plate 4. The support circular plate 4 is connected with the shaft sleeve 32 through a drive rod 35. The two ends of the drive rod 35 are rotatably connected with the shaft sleeve 32 and the support circular plate 4 through hinging respectively. The support circular plate 4 is connected with the two ends of the fixed shaft 33 through a support plate. The two ends of the support rod 36 are rotatably connected with the fixed shaft 33 and the support circular plate 4 through hinging respectively. The support circular plate 4 is provided with a rectangular groove 41 which is slidably connected with the telescopic mechanism 34. The shaft sleeve 32 drives the drive rod 35 to rotate synchronously when sliding vertically downward. The drive rod 35 pushes the support circular plate 4 to move in the circumferential direction and downward to fix the tire radially. At the same time, the support circular plate 4 drives the support rod 36 to rotate when moving, and the support rod 36 supports the support circular rod to ensure the stability of the movement of the support circular plate 4.
[0051] In the embodiment, the telescopic mechanism 34 comprises a rotating disc 341, a push rod 342 and a fixed plate 343. The rotating disc 341 is fixedly connected with the drive shaft 31. The rotating disc 341 is provided with a driving groove 3411. The push rod 342 is slidably installed in the driving groove 3411. The push rod 342 is fixedly connected with the fixed plate 343. The fixed plate 343 is slidably connected with the rectangular groove 41. The fixed plate 343 is provided with a spiral groove 3431.
[0052] Specifically, the driving shaft 31 rotates to drive the rotating disc 341 to rotate synchronously, the rotating disc 341 rotates to extrude the push rod 342 through the driving groove 3411, so that the push rod 342 slides along the driving groove 3411, and then the push rod 342 drives the fixed plate 343 to slide and extend out, through the design of the screw lead of the driving shaft 31 and the arc of the driving groove 3411, the fixed plate 343 and the supporting circular plate 4 keep synchronous movement, the fixed plate 343 and the supporting circular plate 4 keep relative static in the horizontal direction, when the fixed plate 343 slides and extends out, the fixed plate 343 contacts the inner side of the upper end surface of the tire, and then the tire is fixed in the axial direction of the tire, and the radial fixing of the supporting circular plate 4 is combined to realize the fastening of the tire.
[0053] In the embodiment, the fixed plate 343 is provided with a guide inclined surface 3432, and the upper end surface of the fixed plate 343 is provided with a rubber pad;
[0054] Specifically, the guide inclined surface 3432 is used to reduce the friction between the fixed plate 343 and the tire, and the fixed plate 343 slides into the inner side of the upper end surface of the tire to fix the tire in the axial direction, the rubber pad on the fixed plate 343 has a buffering and damping effect, is used to absorb the force generated when the pressing plate 6 supports the tire, and then reduces the interaction force between the fixed plate 343 and the tire, so as to avoid damage to the inner side of the tire and ensure the completeness of the tire.
[0055] In the embodiment, the initial angle between the driving rod 35 and the supporting circular plate 4 is 40°-60°;
[0056] Specifically, the angle between the driving rod 35 and the supporting circular plate 4 is 40°-60°, so that the bearing can drive the supporting circular plate 4 to move through the driving rod 35, when the bearing moves downward, the vertical downward movement of the bearing drives the driving rod 35 to move synchronously, the driving rod 35 is subjected to the vertical downward force of the bearing and decomposes the force into two components in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, at this time, the horizontal component is the effective component for driving the supporting circular plate 4 to move in the circumferential direction, when the angle between the driving rod 35 and the supporting circular plate 4 is less than 40°, the required driving force is large, which leads to low efficiency and easy self-locking, and when the angle between the driving rod 35 and the supporting circular plate 4 is greater than 60°, the transmission efficiency is large, but the moving distance of the supporting circular plate 4 is reduced, which leads to a reduced adaptation range.
[0057] In the embodiment, the supporting circular plate 4 is a curved arc surface 43, the supporting circular plate 4 is linearly arrayed with a semicircular clamping groove 44, and the end of the clamping groove 44 is tangent to the upper end surface of the fixed plate 343;
[0058] Specifically, the curvature surface 43 of the supporting plate 4 is consistent with the curvature of the tire, thereby improving the contact area between the supporting plate 4 and the tire, and improving the radial fixing force of the supporting plate 4 on the tire. The clamping groove 44 is used for fixing the lip of the tire, thereby improving the fixing effect of the supporting plate 4. At the same time, since the inner side of the fixed plate 343 is attached to the upper end surface of the tire, at this time, the clamping groove 44 is tangent to the upper end surface of the fixed plate 343, which facilitates the clamping groove 44 to clamp the lip of the tire, thereby improving the fixing effect on the tire.
[0059] In the embodiment, the supporting assembly 5 includes a pressing rod 51, a reset spring, a driving wheel 52, a driven wheel 53, a jacking rod 54, and a jacking spring 55. The pressing rod 51 is rotationally installed in the rectangular groove 41 of the supporting plate 4. The pressing rod 51 is provided with a rotating block 511 matched with the fixed plate 343. The lower end of the pressing rod 51 is fixedly installed with the driving wheel 52. One side of the driving wheel 52 is provided with the driven wheel 53. The inner side of the circumference of the driven wheel 53 is provided with a screw groove. The jacking rod 54 is slidingly installed in the driven wheel 53. The jacking rod 54 is provided with a screw thread matched with the driven wheel 53. The top end of the jacking rod 54 is fixedly connected with the pressing plate 6. The pressing plate 6 is slidingly connected with the pressing rod 51. The pressing plate 6 is located below the fixed plate. The pressing plate 6 and the fixed plate are connected through the jacking spring 55.
[0060] Specific, the pressure bar 51 is rotatably installed in the rectangular slot 41 of the supporting circular plate 4, the pressure bar 51 is provided with a rotating block 511 matched with the fixed plate 343, when the supporting circular plate 4 slides along the circumferential direction under the action of the driving rod 35, the supporting circular plate 4 and the fixed plate 343 keep relatively static in the horizontal direction, the supporting circular plate 4 slides vertically downward relative to the fixed plate 343, when the supporting circular plate 4 slides vertically downward, the supporting circular plate 4 pushes the pressing plate to move downward synchronously, the pressure bar 51 moves vertically downward relative to the fixed plate 343, when the pressure bar 51 moves downward, the rotating block 511 on the pressure bar 51 enters the screw groove in the fixed plate 343, the rotating block 511 slides along the rotating groove, and further drives the pressure bar 51 to rotate, the driving wheel 52 is fixedly installed at the lower end of the pressure bar 51, and the pressure bar 51 drives the driving wheel 52 to rotate synchronously when rotating; the driven wheel 53 is provided on one side of the driving wheel 52, the screw groove is formed in the circumferential inner side of the driven wheel 53, and the top rod 54 is slidably installed in the driven wheel 53; the top rod 54 is provided with a screw matched with the driven wheel 53, and the top end of the top rod 54 is fixedly connected with the pressing plate 6; the pressing plate 6 is slidably connected with the pressure bar 51, the pressing plate 6 is ensured to be stable in the vertical direction through the top rod 54, and the sliding track of the pressing plate 6 is ensured through the pressure bar 51, the pressing plate 6 is located below the fixed plate, the pressing plate 6 is connected with the fixed plate through the supporting spring 55, the driving wheel 52 is engaged with the driven wheel 53 when rotating, and further drives the driven wheel 53 to rotate synchronously, the driven wheel 53 extrudes the screw on the top rod 54 through the screw groove thereon when rotating, so that the top rod 54 is driven to move vertically upward relative to the supporting circular plate 4, the pressing plate 6 is driven to move upward synchronously by the top rod 54, the distance between the pressing plate 6 and the fixed plate 343 is changed, so that the cross-sectional width of the tire is matched, the pressing plate 6 extrudes the supporting spring 55 when moving vertically upward, so that the supporting spring 55 is in a compressed state, at this time, the supporting spring 55 generates a reaction force on the pressing plate 6, drives the pressing plate 6 to slide vertically downward, and the pressing plate 6 applies a downward force to the inner side of the tire, so that the tire is in a tension state, meanwhile, the supporting spring 55 has a buffering effect on the elastic force between the tires, and the stability of the tire stacking is ensured, when the tire stacking is stacked with the remaining tires, the elastic force between the tires is reduced, so that the stability of the whole tire stacking is ensured.
[0061] In the embodiment, the rectangular slot 41 is provided with a top block 42 at the top end, and is provided with a push groove at the bottom end, the top block 42 is coaxially installed with the pressure bar 51,
[0062] Specifically, the top block 42 is coaxially installed with the pressure bar 51, the top block 42 and the push groove are used to enhance the force of the supporting circular plate 4 on the pressure bar 51, and further enhance the force between the rotating block 511 of the pressure bar 51 and the screw groove 3431 of the fixed plate, so that the pressure bar 51 is conveniently rotated, meanwhile, the push groove at the bottom end limits the pressure bar 51, the coaxial installation of the top block 42 and the pressure bar 51 ensures the force received by the pressure bar 51, and ensures the stability of the movement of the pressure bar 51.
[0063] In the embodiment, the pressing rod 51 is provided with an annular limiting groove 512, and the pressing plate 6 is provided with an annular limiting block 61 matched with the limiting groove;
[0064] Specifically, when the pressing plate 6 moves relative to the pressing rod 51, the pressing rod 51 and the pressing plate 6 increase the contact area between each other through the annular limiting groove 512 and the annular limiting block 61, thereby enhancing the interaction force between each other, so as to ensure the stability of the vertical sliding of the pressing plate 6.
[0065] In the embodiment, the pressing plate 6 is provided with a cutting groove 62, and the lower end surface of the pressing plate 6 is provided with a boosting block;
[0066] Specifically, the slope of the cutting groove 62 on the pressing plate 6 is tangent to the tire circle of the tire, thereby avoiding the contact between the pressing plate 6 and the tire circle of the tire during the sliding process, so as to avoid the tire shaking caused by the resetting of the pressing plate 6, thereby affecting the stability of the tire stacking.
[0067] The automatic device for tire carrying and stacking is characterized in that: the stacking machine 1 drives the supporting circular plate 4 to move to the upper side of the tire, then the stacking machine 1 drives the supporting circular plate 4 to move vertically downward, when the position sensor 331 on the fixed shaft 33 detects that it enters the inner side of the tire, the stacking machine 1 stops the vertical downward movement, at this time, the driving motor 2 is started, the driving motor 2 drives the driving shaft 31 to rotate synchronously, the driving shaft 31 is vertically slid through the threaded connection driving shaft 31 sleeve, the shaft sleeve 32 pushes the driving rod 35 to rotate, the driving rod 35 pushes the supporting circular plate 4 to slide along the tire bead direction, the supporting circular plate 4 drives the supporting rod 36 to rotate, and the supporting rod 36 keeps the stability of its own movement, at the same time, the driving shaft 31 drives the rotating disc 341 to rotate, the rotating disc 341 drives the push rod 342 through the arc-shaped groove, the push rod 342 drives the fixed plate 343 to slide synchronously with the supporting circular plate 4; the supporting circular plate 4 moves vertically downward relative to the fixed plate 343, the supporting circular plate 4 drives the pressing rod 51 to move vertically downward synchronously, the rotating block 511 on the pressing rod 51 slides along the spiral groove 3431 on the fixed plate 343, thereby driving the pressing rod 51 to rotate, the pressing rod 51 drives the driving wheel 52 to rotate synchronously when rotating, the driving wheel 52 meshes with the driven wheel 53, thereby driving the driven wheel 53 to rotate, the driven wheel 53 drives the top rod 54 to slide vertically upward through the threaded connection when rotating, the top rod 54 pushes the pressing rod 51 to move synchronously, the pressing rod 51 enters the inner side of the tire, and the pressing rod 51 supports the tire under the action of the top spring;
[0068] When the tire handling and stacking is completed, the driving motor 2 is reversed, and the driving shaft 31 is reversed, the shaft sleeve 32 pulls the driving rod 35 to reset, the driving rod 35 drives the supporting circular plate 4 to reset, at the same time, the driving shaft 31 drives the rotating disc 341 to reverse, the rotating disc 341 drives the push rod 342 to reset, the push rod 342 drives the fixed plate 343 to reset; at the same time, the supporting circular plate 4 moves vertically upward relative to the fixed plate 343, the supporting circular plate 4 drives the pressing rod 51 to move synchronously, the pressing rod 51 is reversed and reset under the action of the rotating block 511 and the spiral groove 3431, and then drives the driving wheel 52 to reverse, the driving wheel 52 drives the driven wheel 53 to reverse, the driven wheel 53 drives the jacking rod 54 to slide vertically downward, and the jacking rod 54 pulls the pressing plate 6 to reset.
[0069] The basic principle, main features and advantages of the present application are shown and described above. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present application is not limited by the above-mentioned embodiments, and the above-mentioned embodiments and descriptions in the specification are only preferred examples of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application, various changes and improvements can be made to the present application, and these changes and improvements all fall within the scope of the present application. The scope of protection of the present application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. An automated device for tire handling and palletizing, characterized in that: It includes a palletizer (1), a drive motor (2), a rounding assembly (3), a rounding plate (4), a support assembly (5), and a pressure plate (6); The palletizer (1) has a drive cavity (11) and a drive motor (2) is fixedly installed in the drive cavity (11). The drive motor (2) is provided with a circular support assembly (3) below it. The circular support assembly (3) has a circular support plate (4) on its outer circumference. When the palletizer (1) is working, the drive motor (2) drives the circular support plate (4) to move in a circular motion through the circular support assembly (3) to clamp the tire. The circular support assembly (3) includes a drive shaft (31), a bushing (32), a fixed shaft (33), a telescopic mechanism (34), a drive rod (35), and a support rod (36). The drive shaft (31) is fixedly installed with the drive motor (2), the drive shaft (31) is threaded, and a bushing (32) is slidably installed on the drive shaft (31). The bushing (32) is provided with a thread that mates with the drive shaft (31), and a fixed shaft (33) is provided below the bushing (32). The fixed shaft (33) is rotatably mounted to the drive shaft (31), the fixed shaft (33) is fixedly connected to the palletizer (1), the fixed shaft (33) is provided with a position sensor (331), and the fixed shaft (33) is provided with a telescopic mechanism (34). The telescopic mechanism (34) is connected to the drive shaft (31); The fixed shaft (33) is provided with a support plate (4) on its outer circumference; The support plate (4) is connected to the bushing (32) by a drive rod (35), and the support plate (4) is connected to both ends of the fixed shaft (33) by a support plate. The support plate (4) has a rectangular groove (41) that is slidably connected to the telescopic mechanism (34). The telescopic mechanism (34) includes a turntable (341), a push rod (342), and a fixed plate (343); the turntable (341) is fixedly connected to the drive shaft (31), and a drive groove (3411) is provided on the turntable (341), in which the push rod (342) is slidably installed; the push rod (342) is fixedly connected to the fixed plate (343); the fixed plate (343) is slidably connected to the rectangular groove (41), and a spiral groove (3431) is provided on the fixed plate (343). The support plate (4) is equipped with a support component (5), and the support component (5) is provided with a pressure plate (6). When the support plate (4) moves, the support plate (4) drives the pressure plate (6) to slide vertically through the support component (5) to support the inner side of the tire. The support assembly (5) includes a pressure rod (51), a drive wheel (52), a driven wheel (53), a push rod (54), and a top support spring (55). The pressure rod (51) is rotatably installed in the rectangular groove (41) of the support plate (4). The pressure rod (51) is provided with a rotating block (511) that cooperates with the fixed plate (343). The lower end of the pressure rod (51) is fixedly installed with a drive wheel (52). A driven wheel (53) is provided on one side of the driving wheel (52). A threaded groove is provided on the inner side of the circumference of the driven wheel (53). A push rod (54) is slidably installed inside the driven wheel (53). The push rod (54) is provided with a thread that mates with the driven wheel (53), and the top end of the push rod (54) is fixedly connected to the pressure plate (6); The pressure plate (6) is slidably connected to the pressure rod (51), the pressure plate (6) is located below the fixed plate (343), and the pressure plate (6) and the fixed plate (343) are connected by a top support spring (55); The top rod (54) drives the pressure plate (6) to move upward synchronously, changing the distance between itself and the fixed plate (343) to match the cross-sectional width of the tire.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fixing plate (343) is provided with a guide slope (3432), and the upper end face of the fixing plate (343) is provided with a rubber pad.
3. The apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that: The initial angle between the drive rod (35) and the support plate (4) is 40°-60°.
4. The apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that: The circular support plate (4) is a curved arc surface (43), and a semi-circular slot (44) is linearly arranged on the circular support plate (4). The end of the slot (44) is tangent to the upper surface of the fixing plate (343).
5. The apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top of the rectangular groove (41) is provided with a top block (42), and the bottom of the rectangular groove (41) is provided with a push groove. The top block (42) and the pressure rod (51) are installed coaxially.
6. The apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that: The pressure rod (51) has an annular array of annular limiting grooves (512), and the pressure plate (6) is provided with an annular limiting block (61) that cooperates with the annular limiting grooves (512).
7. The apparatus according to claim 6, characterized in that: The pressure plate (6) has a groove (62) and a pressure-increasing protrusion on the lower end face of the pressure plate (6).
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Universal tire stacking and palletizing end effector assembly and system and method of using same
US6273670B1