Semi-automatic pipe conveying device and method for laser pipe cutting machine
By setting limit plates and detection components on the feeding mechanism, combined with the swivel control mechanism, the problems of bulky structure and limited detection accuracy of existing devices when conveying large pipes are solved, achieving efficient, low-cost pipe conveying and positioning accuracy.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202511220484.5
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-08-29
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-07
AI Technical Summary
Existing semi-automatic pipe conveying devices are bulky, occupy a lot of space, have high maintenance costs, are prone to wear and tear, have poor adaptability, and have limited detection accuracy when conveying large pipes. The long swing arm is easily damaged, difficult to clean, and affects the positioning accuracy.
Limit plates are used to limit the conveyor belt, and combined with detection components and a control mechanism, they replace the ear plate blocks and swing arm type limit switches, thereby improving conveying accuracy, extending equipment life, and reducing maintenance costs.
It enables efficient conveying of both small and large pipes without the need to adjust the limit plates, thus improving work efficiency, reducing maintenance costs, and enhancing the service life and positioning accuracy of the device.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to the field of laser pipe cutting equipment, in particular to a semi-automatic pipe conveying device and method for laser pipe cutting machine. BACKGROUND
[0002] The chain conveying pipe device of the laser pipe cutting equipment is a key component for stable transmission of metal pipes, which is composed of multiple sets of conveying chains, driving motors and conveying rollers. It synchronously drives the pipes through the chain to be accurately positioned and not deviated during cutting, and supports horizontal, inclined or vertical conveying. The device adopts a closed-loop chain design, cooperates with a liftable support and a height adjusting system, can adapt to different pipe diameters and processing procedures, improves cutting accuracy and automation level, and reduces manual intervention and material loss.
[0003] However, with the popularization of laser cutting pipe technology in recent years, people have higher requirements for the processing efficiency of laser pipe cutting equipment, and how to accurately and safely convey pipes at low cost has become the goal pursued by customers. The existing semi-automatic pipe conveying device has an ear plate block on the chain, and the larger the pipe, the larger the positioning device. When conveying large pipes, the structure is bulky, occupies a large space, has high maintenance cost, is easy to wear, has poor adaptability, low adjustment efficiency and insufficient conveying stability. The travel switch swing arm inside the device is very long, the long swing arm needs to bear a larger torque, the mechanical life is short, it is easy to be damaged, the swing direction of the long swing arm must be strictly perpendicular to the pipe movement trajectory, otherwise it is easy to be stuck or mis-triggered due to uneven force, affecting the positioning accuracy. The longer the swing arm, the greater the mechanical transmission error, the detection accuracy is limited, and the roller and hinged structure at the end of the long swing arm are easy to accumulate metal debris or dust, which is difficult to clean. SUMMARY
[0004] The purpose of the present application is to solve the problems raised in the background art, and a semi-automatic pipe conveying device and method for laser pipe cutting machine are proposed. The present application sets a limiting piece on the conveying belt of the feeding mechanism, uses the limiting piece to limit the conveyed pipe, avoids using the ear plate block, reduces the space occupied by the device, and does not need to adjust the limiting piece when conveying small pipes and large pipes, improves the work efficiency and reduces the maintenance cost.
[0005] The technical solution adopted by the present application to solve the technical problems is: A kind of laser pipe cutting machine semi-automatic pipe conveying device, including limiting component, conveying component and control terminal, limiting component is set in both sides, conveying component is set in middle, the number of conveying component is set according to production demand, limiting component includes support frame, material lifting mechanism and protection limiting mechanism, the protection limiting mechanism is set above support frame, the material lifting mechanism is set above support frame side, and is arranged in parallel with limiting mechanism;Conveying component includes frame body, the feeding mechanism is set above the frame body, the feeding mechanism side sets conveying arm mechanism, the conveying arm mechanism is fixed on frame body, turnover mechanism is set above the conveying arm mechanism; The limiting piece is set on the conveying belt of the feeding mechanism, the spacing of the limiting piece is L, L can be adjusted according to the device floor space and pipe conveying rate, the power shaft of the feeding mechanism is provided with a disc control mechanism; It further includes a detection assembly arranged on the side of the conveying belt of the feeding mechanism.
[0006] Preferably, the detection assembly includes detector one, detector two, detector three, detector four and detector five arranged in parallel, the distance between the detector one and the detector two is L, the detector two and the detector three are arranged in contact with each other, the distance between the detector three and the detector four is equal to the width of the limiting piece, and the distance between the detector four and the detector five is equal to the width of the limiting piece plus L.
[0007] A conveying method of a semi-automatic pipe conveying device of a laser pipe cutting machine, the small pipe loading mode includes the following steps: S1, the control terminal is set to small pipe loading mode in advance; S2, the detection assembly does not detect any signal, the disc control mechanism is open, and the feeding mechanism continuously forwards the small pipe; S3, the detector one detects a signal, and the detector two, the detector three, the detector four and the detector five do not detect any signal, under the control of the disc control mechanism, the material mechanism forwards one grid; S4, the detector two detects a signal, and the detector one, the detector three, the detector four and the detector five do not detect any signal, the device is determined to be loaded correctly, under the control of the disc control mechanism, the material mechanism forwards one grid; S5, the turnover mechanism completes the turnover action, and the lifting assembly of the turnover mechanism lifts the small pipe; S6, the material lifting mechanism works and moves forward, and pushes the small pipe at the same time, so that the small pipe reaches the set position; S7, the conveying arm mechanism extends, drives the turnover mechanism and the small pipe to move forward to above the next component of the production line, the turnover mechanism turns over and flattens, and the small pipe moves out; S8, the conveying arm mechanism is retracted, and the next round of operation is performed.
[0008] As preferred, in the S3 step, if the detector one and the detector two detect signals, and the detector three, the detector four and the detector five do not detect signals, it is determined that the pipe material specification is unqualified, and the manual operation control panel is replaced with a large pipe material feeding mode.
[0009] As preferred, in the S4 step, if any one of the detector one and the detector five detects a signal, the device issues an alarm, and the staff checks whether the pipe placement position meets the standard.
[0010] As preferred, a pipe conveying method of a semi-automatic pipe conveying device of a laser pipe cutting machine includes the following steps in the large pipe material feeding mode: S1, the control terminal is pre-set to the large pipe material feeding mode; S2, none of the detection assemblies detects a signal, the disc control mechanism is opened, and the feeding mechanism continuously conveys the large pipe material forward; S3, the detector one detects a signal, and the detector two, the detector three, the detector four and the detector five do not detect signals, under the control of the disc control mechanism, the feeding mechanism conveys three grids forward; S4, the detector three and the detector four detect signals, and the detector two and the detector five do not detect signals, and the detector one does not need to detect, and the determination device determines that the feeding is qualified; S5, the turnover mechanism completes a turnover action, and the lifting assembly of the turnover mechanism lifts the large pipe material; S6, the ejecting mechanism works and moves forward, and pushes the large pipe material, so that the small pipe material reaches a set position; S7, the conveying arm mechanism extends, drives the turnover mechanism and the large pipe material to move forward to above a next component of the production line, the turnover mechanism is turned over and placed flat, and the small pipe material is moved out; S8, the conveying arm mechanism is retracted, and the next round of operation is performed.
[0011] As preferred, in the S3 step, if the detector one and the detector two detect signals, and the detector three, the detector four and the detector five do not detect signals, the feeding mechanism conveys two grids forward under the control of the disc control mechanism.
[0012] As preferred, in the S4 step, if none of the detection assemblies detects a signal, the device issues an alarm, and the staff checks whether the pipe placement position meets the standard.
[0013] As preferred, in the S4 step, if any one of the detector two and the detector five also detects a signal, the device issues an alarm, and the staff checks whether the pipe placement position meets the standard.
[0014] Compared with the prior art, the present application has the following beneficial effects: 1、The present application sets up the limiting sheet on the conveying belt of the feeding mechanism, uses the limiting sheet to limit the pipe material, avoids using the ear plate block, reduces the device occupied space, when conveying the small pipe material and the large pipe material, does not need to adjust the limiting sheet, improves work efficiency, reduces maintenance cost.
[0015] 2、The present application sets up the detection assembly on the side of the conveying belt of the feeding mechanism, replaces the swing arm type travel switch of the existing device, improves the service life of the device, uses the detection assembly to position monitor pipe material position, improves pipe material conveying position precision, reduces the influence of metal scrap or dust on the device at the same time, and is convenient to clean.
[0016] 3、The present application sets up the disc control mechanism on the power shaft of the feeding mechanism, accurately controls the advancing distance of the conveying belt, can advance one, two or three according to the device program setting, further improves the accuracy of the moving distance control.
[0017] 4、The present application discloses a method comprising small pipe material and large pipe material conveying control method, which is matched with the control system in the device, the device is convenient to operate, can distinguish pipe material specifications, can accurately feed, improves the automation level, and improves work efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0018] Figure 1 It is the overall structure schematic diagram of the present application; Figure 2 It is the side view of the present application conveying small pipe material Figure One ; Figure 3 It is the side view of the present application conveying small pipe material Figure Two ; Figure 4 It is the side view of the present application conveying small pipe material Figure Three ; Figure 5 It is the side view of the present application conveying small pipe material Figure Four ; Figure 6 It is the side view of the present application conveying large pipe material Figure One ; Figure 7 It is the side view of the present application conveying large pipe material Figure Two ; Figure 8 It is the side view of the present application conveying large pipe material Figure Three ; Figure 9 It is the side view of the present application conveying large pipe material Figure Four .
[0019] Wherein: 1, frame body; 2, feeding mechanism; 21, limiting sheet; 3. Tilting mechanism; 4. Conveying arm mechanism; 5. Top material mechanism; 6. Steering control mechanism; 7. Protective limit mechanism; 8. Small pipes; 9. Detection components; 9a. Detector 1; 9b. Detector 2; 9c. Detector 3; 9d. Detector 4; 9e. Detector 5; 10. Large-scale pipes. Detailed Implementation
[0020] It should be noted that the following detailed descriptions are illustrative and intended to provide further explanation of this application. Unless otherwise specified, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application pertains.
[0021] Example 1, as Figures 1-9 As shown, a semi-automatic tube conveying device for a laser tube cutting machine includes a limiting component, a conveying component, and a control terminal. The limiting components are located on both sides, and the conveying component is located in the middle. The number of conveying components is set according to production needs. The limiting component includes a support frame, a top-feeding mechanism 5, and a protective limiting mechanism 7. The protective limiting mechanism 7 is located above the support frame, and the top-feeding mechanism 5 is located on the side above the support frame and arranged parallel to the limiting mechanism 7. The conveying component includes a frame 1, a feeding mechanism 2 is located above the frame 1, a conveying arm mechanism 4 is located on the side of the feeding mechanism 2, the conveying arm mechanism 4 is fixed on the frame 1, and a flipping mechanism 3 is located above the conveying arm mechanism 4. Limiting plates 21 are provided on the conveyor belt of the feeding mechanism 2, and the spacing between the limiting plates 21 is L. A swivel control mechanism 6 is provided on the power shaft of the feeding mechanism 2. It also includes a detection component 9, which is located on the side of the conveyor belt of the feeding mechanism 2.
[0022] It should be noted that the spacing of the limit plates 21 is L. During the initial installation, it can be adjusted according to the space occupied by the device and the conveying speed of the pipe. The control mechanism 6 can control the number of rotations of the power shaft of the feeding mechanism 2, that is, the distance the conveyor belt moves forward, thereby improving the automation level of the device.
[0023] like Figures 2-9 As shown, the detection component 9 includes detector 9a, detector 9b, detector 9c, detector 9d, and detector 9e arranged in parallel. The distance between detector 9a and detector 9b is L. Detectors 9b and 9c are in contact with each other. The distance between detector 9c and 9d is equal to the width of the limiting piece 21. The distance between detector 9d and 9e is equal to the width of the limiting piece 21 plus L.
[0024] Example 2: A conveying method for a semi-automatic pipe conveying device for a laser pipe cutting machine, wherein the feeding mode for small pipes 8 includes the following steps: S1, the control terminal is set to the small pipe 8 loading mode; S2, none of the detection components 9 detects a signal, the horse disc control mechanism 6 is open, and the feeding mechanism 2 continuously feeds the small pipe 8 forward; S3, the detector one 9a detects a signal, the detector two 9b, the detector three 9c, the detector four 9d and the detector five 9e do not detect a signal, it is detected that the pipe is fed, and it is not determined whether it is the small pipe 8 that meets the program setting, under the control of the horse disc control mechanism 6, the feeding mechanism 2 feeds forward by one grid; S4, the detector two 9b detects a signal, the detector one 9a, the detector three 9c, the detector four 9d and the detector five 9e do not detect a signal, the judging device determines that the loading is qualified, under the control of the horse disc control mechanism 6, the feeding mechanism 2 feeds forward by one grid; S5, the turnover mechanism 3 completes the turnover action, and the lifting component of the turnover mechanism 3 lifts the small pipe 8; S6, the ejecting mechanism 5 works and moves forward, and pushes the small pipe 8, so that the small pipe 8 reaches the set position; S7, the conveying arm mechanism 4 extends, drives the turnover mechanism 3 and the small pipe 8 to move forward above the next component of the production line, the turnover mechanism 3 turns over and flattens, and the small pipe 8 moves out; S8, the conveying arm mechanism 4 is retracted, and the next round of operation is performed.
[0025] In the small pipe 8 feeding, the following special situation exists, in the S3 step, if the detector one 9a and the detector two 9b detect a signal, and the detector three 9c, the detector four 9d and the detector five 9e do not detect a signal, it is determined that the loading pipe specification is unqualified, and the manual operation control panel is replaced to the large pipe 10 loading mode.
[0026] In the S4 step, if any one of the detector one 9a and the detector five 9e detects a signal, the device issues an alarm, and there is a pipe misplacement situation, and the worker checks whether the pipe placement position meets the standard.
[0027] Embodiment three, a feeding method of the semi-automatic pipe feeding device of the laser pipe cutting machine, the large pipe 10 loading mode includes the following steps: S1, the control terminal is set to the large pipe 10 loading mode; S2, none of the detection components 9 detects a signal, the horse disc control mechanism 6 is open, and the feeding mechanism 2 continuously feeds the large pipe 10 forward; S3, the detector one 9a detects the signal, the detector two 9b, the detector three 9c, the detector four 9d and the detector five 9e do not detect the signal, it has been detected that the pipe material is transported, it has not been determined whether it is the large pipe material 10 that meets the setting of the procedure, under the control of the gear control mechanism 6, the material mechanism 2 forwards three grids; S4, the detector three 9c and the detector four 9d detect the signal, the detector two 9b and the detector five 9e do not detect the signal, the detector one 9a does not need to detect, and the judging device judges that the feeding is qualified; S5, the turnover mechanism 3 completes the turnover action, and the lifting assembly of the turnover mechanism 3 lifts the large pipe material 10; S6, the material lifting mechanism 5 works and moves forward, and pushes the large pipe material 10, so that the small pipe material 8 reaches the set position; S7, the conveying arm mechanism 4 extends, drives the turnover mechanism 3 and the large pipe material 10 to move forward to above the next component of the production line, the turnover mechanism 3 is turned over and flattened, and the small pipe material 8 is removed; S8, the conveying arm mechanism 4 is retracted, and the next round of operation is performed.
[0028] In the large pipe material 10 conveying, the following special situation exists, in the S3 step, if the detector one 9a and the detector two 9b detect the signal, the detector three 9c, the detector four 9d and the detector five 9e do not detect the signal, it is judged that the large pipe material 10 is detected, then under the control of the gear control mechanism 6, the material mechanism 2 forwards two grids.
[0029] In the S4 step, if the detection assembly 9 does not detect the signal, the equipment issues an alarm, and the staff checks whether the pipe material placing position meets the standard.
[0030] In the S4 step, if any one of the detector two 9b and the detector five 9e also detects the signal, the equipment issues an alarm, and the staff checks whether the pipe material placing position meets the standard.
[0031] In the description of the present application, the terms “upper”, “lower”, “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “top”, “bottom”, “vertical”, “horizontal” and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the purpose of describing the present application and not for the purpose of requiring the present application to be constructed or operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application. In the present application, “connection” should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a connection, or a detachable connection, and can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate part. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms can be understood according to the specific circumstances.
[0032] The above is the preferred operation mode of the present application, and the description of the specific operation mode is only for better understanding the idea of the present application. For those skilled in the art, several improvements or equivalent replacements can be made according to the principle of the present application, and these improvements or equivalent replacements are also considered to fall within the protection scope of the present application.
Claims
1. A semi-automatic pipe conveying device for a laser pipe cutting machine, comprising a limiting assembly, a conveying assembly and a control terminal, the limiting assemblies are arranged on both sides, and the conveying assembly is arranged in the middle, the number of the conveying assemblies is set according to production requirements, characterized in that: The limiting assembly comprises a support frame, a material lifting mechanism (5) and a protection limiting mechanism (7), the protection limiting mechanism (7) is arranged above the support frame, the material lifting mechanism (5) is arranged above the side of the support frame and is arranged side by side with the limiting mechanism (7); the conveying assembly comprises a frame body (1), a feeding mechanism (2) is arranged above the frame body (1), a conveying arm mechanism (4) is arranged on the side of the feeding mechanism (2), the conveying arm mechanism (4) is fixed on the frame body (1), and a turnover mechanism (3) is arranged above the conveying arm mechanism (4); The feeding mechanism (2) is provided with a limiting piece (21) on the conveying belt, the distance between the limiting pieces (21) is L, and a disc control mechanism (6) is arranged on the power shaft of the feeding mechanism (2); Further comprising a detection assembly (9), which is arranged on the side of the conveying belt of the feeding mechanism (2).
2. The semi-automatic pipe conveying device of the laser pipe cutting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The detection assembly (9) comprises detector one (9a), detector two (9b), detector three (9c), detector four (9d) and detector five (9e) arranged side by side, the distance between the detector one (9a) and the detector two (9b) is L, the detector two (9b) and the detector three (9c) are arranged in contact with each other, the distance between the detector three (9c) and the detector four (9d) is equal to the width of the limiting piece (21), and the distance between the detector four (9d) and the detector five (9e) is equal to the width of the limiting piece (21) plus L.
3. The method for conveying the semi-automatic pipe conveying device of the laser pipe cutting machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The small pipe (8) feeding mode comprises the following steps: S1, the control terminal is set to the small pipe (8) feeding mode; S2, the detection assembly (9) does not detect any signal, the disc control mechanism (6) is opened, and the feeding mechanism (2) continuously conveys the small pipe (8) forward; S3, the detector one (9a) detects a signal, and the detector two (9b), the detector three (9c), the detector four (9d) and the detector five (9e) do not detect any signal, under the control of the disc control mechanism (6), the material mechanism (2) is conveyed forward by one grid; S4, the detector two (9b) detects a signal, and the detector one (9a), the detector three (9c), the detector four (9d) and the detector five (9e) do not detect any signal, the judgment device determines that the feeding is qualified, and under the control of the disc control mechanism (6), the material mechanism (2) is conveyed forward by one grid; S5, the turnover mechanism (3) completes the turnover action, and the lifting assembly of the turnover mechanism (3) lifts the small pipe (8); S6, the material lifting mechanism (5) works and moves forward, and pushes the small pipe (8) at the same time, so that the small pipe (8) reaches the set position; S7, the conveying arm mechanism (4) is stretched, drives the turnover mechanism (3) and the small pipe (8) to move forward to above a next component of the production line, the turnover mechanism (3) is turned over and flattened, and the small pipe (8) is moved out; S8, the conveying arm mechanism (4) is retracted, and the next round of operation is performed.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein: In S3, if detector one (9a) and detector two (9b) detect signals, and detector three (9c), detector four (9d) and detector five (9e) do not detect signals, it is determined that the pipe material specification is unqualified, and the manual operation control panel is replaced with a large pipe material (10) feeding mode.
5. The method of claim 3, wherein: In S4, if either detector one (9a) or detector five (9e) detects a signal, the device issues an alarm, and the worker checks whether the pipe placement position meets the standard.
6. The method for conveying the pipe by using the semi-automatic pipe conveying device of the laser pipe cutting machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The large pipe material (10) feeding mode includes the following steps: S1, the control terminal is preset to be in the large pipe material (10) feeding mode; S2, if none of the detection assemblies (9) detects a signal, the disc control mechanism (6) is opened, and the feeding mechanism (2) continuously feeds the large pipe material (10) forward; S3, if detector one (9a) detects a signal, and detector two (9b), detector three (9c), detector four (9d) and detector five (9e) do not detect signals, under the control of the disc control mechanism (6), the feeding mechanism (2) feeds three grids forward; S4, if detector three (9c) and detector four (9d) detect signals, and detector two (9b) and detector five (9e) do not detect signals, detector one (9a) does not need to be detected, and the determination device determines that the feeding is qualified; S5, the turnover mechanism (3) completes the turnover action, and the lifting assembly of the turnover mechanism (3) lifts the large pipe material (10); S6, the ejecting mechanism (5) works and moves forward, pushing the large pipe material (10) to make the small pipe material (8) reach the set position; S7, the conveying arm mechanism (4) extends, driving the turnover mechanism (3) and the large pipe material (10) to move forward to above the next component of the production line, the turnover mechanism (3) is turned over and placed flat, and the small pipe material (8) is moved out; S8, the conveying arm mechanism (4) is retracted, and the next round of operation is performed.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein: In S3, if detector one (9a) and detector two (9b) detect signals, and detector three (9c), detector four (9d) and detector five (9e) do not detect signals, then under the control of the disc control mechanism (6), the feeding mechanism (2) feeds two grids forward.
8. The method of claim 6, wherein the method further comprises: rotating the pipe about the longitudinal axis of the pipe to a desired orientation; and rotating the pipe about the longitudinal axis of the pipe to a desired orientation. In S4, if none of the detection assemblies (9) detects a signal, the device issues an alarm, and the worker checks whether the pipe placement position meets the standard.
9. The method of claim 6, wherein: In S4, if either detector two (9b) or detector five (9e) also detects a signal, the device issues an alarm, and the worker checks whether the pipe placement position meets the standard.