Container lock disassembling and assembling clamp

By combining container lock assembly and disassembly fixtures with industrial robots, fully automated assembly and disassembly of container locks has been achieved, solving the problems of high labor intensity and safety hazards associated with manual operation, and improving the automation level and efficiency of the port.

CN121376644APending Publication Date: 2026-01-23SHANGHAI LECHEN AUTOMATION EQUIP CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202511617106.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-11-06
Publication Date
2026-01-23

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Technical Problem

The installation and removal of container locks at container terminals mainly rely on manual operation, which is labor-intensive and poses safety hazards, and is difficult to automate.

Method used

A container lock assembly/disassembly fixture was designed, comprising an upper mounting plate, a U-shaped movable block, a cylinder-driven clamp, and a lock body braking block. It can work with industrial robots to achieve fully automatic lock assembly/disassembly and can adapt to the clamping and alignment of lock bodies of different specifications.

Benefits of technology

It enables fully automated assembly and disassembly of container locks, reducing manual operation, improving safety and efficiency, adapting to various lock body specifications, and enhancing the efficiency of automated terminal operations.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a container tapered end dismounting and mounting clamp, and belongs to the technical field of container dismounting and mounting, the container tapered end dismounting and mounting clamp comprises an upper mounting plate, a clamp notch is formed in the middle of the upper mounting plate, and a first U-shaped movable block is slidably arranged on the front side of the lower surface of the upper mounting plate; a second U-shaped movable block is arranged on the rear side of the lower surface of the upper mounting plate in a sliding mode, double clamps for driving the first U-shaped movable block and the second U-shaped movable block to be close to each other or away from each other at the same time are arranged on one side of the lower surface of the upper mounting plate, and a first clamp is arranged on the other side of the lower surface of the upper mounting plate; the device can be matched with an industrial robot to complete disassembly and assembly of the full-automatic lock connected between containers, can be slightly influenced by weather conditions, can continuously work, greatly reduces workers of an automatic wharf of the containers, improves the safety management level of the wharf, and improves the disassembly and assembly efficiency of the full-automatic lock of the containers.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The application belongs to the technical field of container disassembly, and particularly relates to a container lock head disassembly clamp. BACKGROUND

[0002] The removal of the lock head on the container is an important link in the container loading and unloading process. At present, there are many container terminals at home and abroad, and there are various lock loading and unloading process methods for various lock heads on the container, but most of them are still mainly manual lock disassembly and lock loading.

[0003] The work of workers on site disassembly and handling of twist locks not only has great labor intensity, but also has safety hazards that cannot be ignored in the working environment. The port container loading and unloading equipment has the characteristics of large structure, complex mechanism, variable load, and the like, and in addition, the wharf operation site is busy, and the flow of mobile machinery such as container trucks and forklifts is large, and the disassembly personnel often face the dangers of high-altitude falling objects, accidental moving of machinery, high-voltage power supply, and the like, which affect the safety and health of the lock disassembly personnel. In order to automatically disassemble and load the lock, a container lock head disassembly clamp is needed. SUMMARY

[0004] The purpose of the application is to provide a container lock head disassembly clamp with simple structure and reasonable design to solve the above problems.

[0005] The application achieves the above-mentioned purposes through the following technical solutions: A container lock head disassembly clamp, comprising an upper mounting plate, a clamp notch is formed in the middle part of the upper mounting plate, a first U-shaped movable block is slidably arranged on the front side of the lower surface of the upper mounting plate, a second U-shaped movable block is slidably arranged on the rear side of the lower surface of the upper mounting plate, a double clamp for simultaneously driving the first U-shaped movable block and the second U-shaped movable block to move close to or away from each other is arranged on one side of the lower surface of the upper mounting plate, and a first clamp is arranged on the other side of the lower surface of the upper mounting plate.

[0006] As a further optimization scheme of the application, the double clamp comprises a first limiting pin fixedly arranged in the middle part of one side of the lower surface of the upper mounting plate, the lower surface of the upper mounting plate is provided with a semi-annular plate movably sleeved on both sides of the first limiting pin, second limiting pins are fixedly arranged on both sides of the semi-annular plate, guide grooves are formed on both sides of the semi-annular plate, guide pins fixedly connected with the first U-shaped movable block and the second U-shaped movable block are movably arranged in the inner sides of the two guide grooves, and a driving assembly is arranged in the middle of the semi-annular plate.

[0007] As a further optimization scheme of the present application, the driving assembly comprises a first air cylinder fixedly arranged at the edge of the lower surface of the upper mounting plate, and the output end of the first air cylinder is fixedly provided with a pin sliding groove plate, one end of the pin sliding groove plate is provided with a movable slot, and the middle of the semi-annular plate is fixedly provided with a sliding pin movably inserted into the inner side of the movable slot.

[0008] As a further optimization scheme of the present application, the upper mounting plate is fixedly provided with guide rails on both sides, which are respectively in sliding connection with the first U-shaped movable block and the second U-shaped movable block, and the inner side of the first U-shaped movable block and the second U-shaped movable block is provided with a beveled groove.

[0009] As a further optimization scheme of the present application, the first clamp comprises a second air cylinder fixedly arranged on one side of the upper mounting plate, the output end of the second air cylinder is fixedly provided with a telescopic pin shaft sleeve in sliding connection with the upper mounting plate, one side of the telescopic pin shaft sleeve is fixedly provided with a third air cylinder, the output end of the third air cylinder is fixedly provided with a telescopic lock tongue, one side of the telescopic lock tongue is fixedly provided with a telescopic pin slidingly penetrating through the telescopic pin shaft sleeve, and one end of the telescopic pin is threadedly provided with a nut.

[0010] As a further optimization scheme of the present application, the bottom of the telescopic lock tongue is fixedly provided with a protrusion, and the edge of the clamp notch is provided with a groove matched with the protrusion.

[0011] As a further optimization scheme of the present application, the edge of the upper mounting plate is fixedly provided with a connecting column, the lower end of the connecting column is fixedly provided with a lower mounting plate, and one side of the lower mounting plate is fixedly provided with a second clamp.

[0012] As a further optimization scheme of the present application, the second clamp comprises a fourth air cylinder fixedly arranged on one side of the lower mounting plate, the output end of the fourth air cylinder is fixedly provided with a lock body stop block, and one side of the lower mounting plate is fixedly provided with a lock body limiting block matched with the lock body stop block.

[0013] The present application has the following advantages: 1. The present application can be used with industrial robots to complete the disassembly and assembly of the full-automatic lock connected between containers, can be less affected by weather conditions, and can continuously work, greatly reducing the number of container automated wharf workers, improving the safety management level of the wharf, and improving the disassembly and assembly efficiency of the full-automatic lock, thereby improving the comprehensive operation efficiency of the container automated wharf, and completely replacing the manual disassembly and assembly of the full-automatic lock.

[0014] 2. The present application can clamp the two sides of the container lock head at the same time through the double clamp, improve the clamping efficiency, and through the connection mode of each part of the first clamp and the second clamp, the clamping distance of the clamping arm can be automatically adjusted according to the length and width difference of the full-automatic lock body, and the center of the lock body is aligned with the center of the clamp, so as to adapt to various specifications of the full-automatic lock. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 is the internal first overall structure schematic diagram of the present application; Figure 2 is the overall structure schematic diagram of the present application; Figure 3 is the internal second overall structure schematic diagram of the present application; Figure 4 is the internal third overall structure schematic diagram of the present application; Figure 5 is the overall structure schematic diagram of the lower mounting plate, the second clamp and the lock body limiting block of the present application; Figure 6 is the overall structure schematic diagram of the first clamp of the present application; Figure 7 is the overall structure schematic diagram of the first U-shaped movable block or the second U-shaped movable block of the present application.

[0016] In the figure: 1, upper mounting plate; 2, double clamp; 201, first air cylinder; 202, pin sliding slot plate; 203, movable slot; 204, sliding pin; 205, semi-ring plate; 206, first limiting pin; 207, second limiting pin; 208, guide slot; 209, guide pin; 3, first U-shaped movable block; 301, inclined slot; 4, second U-shaped movable block; 5, guide rail; 6, first clamp; 601, telescopic pin shaft sleeve; 602, second air cylinder; 603, third air cylinder; 604, telescopic lock tongue; 605, telescopic pin; 606, nut; 607, protruding block; 608, groove; 7, second clamp; 701, fourth air cylinder; 702, lock body stop block; 8, lock body limiting block; 9, connecting column; 10, lower mounting plate; 11, clamp notch. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] It is necessary to point out here that the following detailed description is only used to further illustrate the present application, and cannot be understood as limiting the protection scope of the present application. Those skilled in the art can make some non-essential improvements and adjustments to the present application according to the above application content.

[0018] Example 1: as Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figure 7As shown, a container lock head dismounting clamp, comprising an upper mounting plate 1, a clamp notch 11 is formed in the middle of the upper mounting plate 1, guide rails 5 are fixedly arranged on both sides of the upper mounting plate 1, one of the guide rails 5 is slidingly provided with a first U-shaped movable block 3, the first U-shaped movable block 3 can slide along the guide rail 5, the other guide rail 5 is slidingly provided with a second U-shaped movable block 4, the second U-shaped movable block 4 can slide through the guide rail 5, the first U-shaped movable block 3 and the second U-shaped movable block 4 are consistent in structure, a double clamp 2 for simultaneously driving the first U-shaped movable block 3 and the second U-shaped movable block 4 to move close to or away from each other is arranged on one side of the lower surface of the upper mounting plate 1, the double clamp 2 comprises a first limiting pin 206 fixedly arranged in the middle of one side of the lower surface of the upper mounting plate 1, a semi-annular plate 205 is arranged on the lower surface of the upper mounting plate 1 and movably sleeved on both sides of the first limiting pin 206, second limiting pins 207 are fixedly arranged on both sides of the semi-annular plate 205, guide grooves 208 are formed on both sides of the semi-annular plate 205, guide pins 209 movably arranged in the guide grooves 208 are fixedly connected with the first U-shaped movable block 3 and the second U-shaped movable block 4, a first air cylinder 201 is fixedly arranged on the edge of the lower surface of the upper mounting plate 1, a pin sliding slot plate 202 is fixedly arranged at the output end of the first air cylinder 201, an active slot 203 is formed in one end of the pin sliding slot plate 202, a sliding pin 204 movably inserted into the inner side of the active slot 203 is fixedly arranged in the middle of the semi-annular plate 205, in use, the pin sliding slot plate 202 is driven to slide by the first air cylinder 201, and then the sliding pin 204 at one end of the pin sliding slot plate 202 is moved in the inner side of the active slot 203, so that the semi-annular plate 205 slides under the limiting action of the first limiting pin 206 and the two second limiting pins 207, and the guide grooves 208 at both ends of the semi-annular plate 205 drive the guide pins 209 to move close to or away from each other, so as to drive the first U-shaped movable block 3 and the second U-shaped movable block 4 to slide along the guide rails 5, and the first U-shaped movable block 3 and the second U-shaped movable block 4 move close to or away from each other, the inner sides of the first U-shaped movable block 3 and the second U-shaped movable block 4 are provided with inclined grooves 301, by setting the inner side of the U-shaped block of the first U-shaped movable block 3 and the second U-shaped movable block 4 as an inclined surface, i.e. the notch width of the U-shaped groove of the first U-shaped movable block 3 and the second U-shaped movable block 4 is greater than the groove bottom width, the lock body can be centered and centered, and the precision of the lock body clamping is ensured.

[0019] As Figure 1 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figure 6As shown, the lower surface of the upper mounting plate 1 is provided with a first clamp 6, which comprises a second air cylinder 602 fixedly arranged on one side of the upper mounting plate 1, and the output end of the second air cylinder 602 is fixedly provided with a telescopic pin shaft sleeve 601 in sliding connection with the upper mounting plate 1, one side of the telescopic pin shaft sleeve 601 is fixedly provided with a third air cylinder 603, the output end of the third air cylinder 603 is fixedly provided with a telescopic lock tongue 604, one side of the telescopic lock tongue 604 is fixedly provided with a telescopic pin 605 slidingly penetrating through the telescopic pin shaft sleeve 601, the telescopic pin 605 slides on the inner side of the telescopic pin shaft sleeve 601, so that the telescopic lock tongue 604 can stably slide, and the rotation nut 606 can limit the movement distance of the telescopic pin 605, thereby realizing the setting of the stroke of the telescopic lock tongue 604, one end of the telescopic pin 605 is threadedly provided with the rotation nut 606, in use, the second air cylinder 602 drives the telescopic pin shaft sleeve 601 to move, which drives the third air cylinder 603 on the telescopic pin shaft sleeve 601 to move, so that the telescopic lock tongue 604 at the output end of the third air cylinder 603, the bottom of the telescopic lock tongue 604 is fixedly provided with a protrusion 607, the edge of the clamp slot 11 is provided with a groove 608 matched with the protrusion 607, and the protrusion 607 and the groove 608 are matched to prevent the telescopic lock tongue 604 from being pulled back when the second air cylinder 602 is retracted by mistake when not extended.

[0020] As shown in Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 5 The edge of the upper mounting plate 1 is fixedly provided with a connecting column 9, the lower end of the connecting column 9 is fixedly provided with a lower mounting plate 10, four through holes are formed in the middle of the lower mounting plate 10 for bolt connection of the clamp and the mechanical hand, one side of the lower mounting plate 10 is fixedly provided with a second clamp 7, the second clamp 7 comprises a fourth air cylinder 701 fixedly arranged on one side of the lower mounting plate 10, the output end of the fourth air cylinder 701 is fixedly provided with a lock body stop block 702, one side of the lower mounting plate 10 is fixedly provided with a lock body limiting block 8 matched with the lock body stop block 702, in use, when a container lock head with a relatively large volume and a rotating plate is encountered, after the lock head is completely fitted into the clamp slot 11, the fourth air cylinder 701 drives the lock body stop block 702 to extend, thereby buckling the lower end of the lock head, and the lock body is blocked by the lock body limiting block 8 opposite to the fourth air cylinder 701, thereby realizing the movement limitation of the lower end of the lock body.

[0021] It should be noted that when the container lock head is hung on the container corner fitting with the rotating plate, the lower end of the container lock head is sleeved into the clamp slot 11 in the middle of the upper mounting plate 1, and the first cylinder 201 is extended through the delivery end, the pin sliding groove plate 202 is driven to slide, the sliding pin 204 at one end of the pin sliding groove plate 202 is driven to move in the inner side of the movable slot 203, the semi-annular plate 205 is driven to slide under the limiting action of the first limiting pin 206 and the two second limiting pins 207, the guide slots 208 at both ends of the semi-annular plate 205 drive the guide pins 209 to approach each other, the first U-shaped movable block 3 and the second U-shaped movable block 4 are driven to slide along the guide rail 5, the first U-shaped movable block 3 and the second U-shaped movable block 4 approach each other, the container lock head is clamped, the third cylinder 603 piston rod is extended, the telescopic lock tongue 604 is driven to extend, when the 604 clamps the container lock head rotating plate, the second cylinder 602 piston rod is retracted, the telescopic pin shaft sleeve 601 fixed on the second cylinder 602 piston rod end cover drives the third cylinder 603 and the telescopic lock tongue 604 to retract with the piston rod end cover, and the rotating plate on the lock head is unlocked, when the rotating plate of the container lock head on the corner fitting is unlocked from the locking position, the manipulator control clamp releases the lock head from the corner fitting, the manipulator control clamp operates to the box where the lock head is placed, and when the clamp slot 11 faces the ground, the second cylinder 602 piston rod is extended, the third cylinder 603 piston rod is retracted, the telescopic lock tongue 604 is retracted, the first cylinder 201 is retracted to drive the first U-shaped movable block 3 and the second U-shaped movable block 4 to release the limitation on the lock body, and the lock head falls off from the clamp to the box. Thus, the clamp unlocking function is completed, when the volume of the container lock head with the rotating plate is relatively large, when the lock head is completely sleeved into the clamp slot 11, the lock body is blocked by the lock body limiting block 8 on the opposite side of the fourth cylinder 701, so that the movement of the lower end of the lock body is limited.

[0022] When the container lock head is assembled, the operation process is the reverse operation process of the disassembly process, after the clamp sleeve end of the lock head into the container corner fitting slot, the clamp repeats the action process of the disassembly process, and then the clamp leaves the corner fitting under the control of the manipulator, and the assembly process is completed.

[0023] The above-described embodiments only express several embodiments of the present application, and the description is more specific and detailed, but it cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the patent of the present application. It should be noted that for ordinary skilled in the art, without departing from the concept of the present application, a number of modifications and improvements can be made, which belong to the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A container lock head dismounting clamp comprising an upper mounting plate (1), characterized in that, The middle part of the upper mounting plate (1) is provided with a clamp notch (11), the front lower surface of the upper mounting plate (1) is slidably provided with a first U-shaped movable block (3), the rear lower surface of the upper mounting plate (1) is slidably provided with a second U-shaped movable block (4), one side of the lower surface of the upper mounting plate (1) is provided with a double clamp (2) for simultaneously driving the first U-shaped movable block (3) and the second U-shaped movable block (4) to move close to or away from each other, and the other side of the lower surface of the upper mounting plate (1) is provided with a first clamp (6).

2. A container lock head dismounting clamp according to claim 1, characterized in that: The double clamp (2) comprises a first limiting pin (206) fixedly arranged in the middle part of one side of the lower surface of the upper mounting plate (1), the lower surface of the upper mounting plate (1) is provided with a semi-annular plate (205) movably sleeved on both sides of the first limiting pin (206), the lower surface of the upper mounting plate (1) is fixedly provided with a second limiting pin (207) located on each side of the semi-annular plate (205), both sides of the semi-annular plate (205) are provided with guide grooves (208), the inner sides of the two guide grooves (208) are movably provided with guide pins (209) fixedly connected with the first U-shaped movable block (3) and the second U-shaped movable block (4), and the middle part of the semi-annular plate (205) is provided with a driving assembly.

3. A container lock end assembly jig according to claim 2, wherein: The driving assembly comprises a first air cylinder (201) fixedly arranged at the edge of the lower surface of the upper mounting plate (1), the output end of the first air cylinder (201) is fixedly provided with a pin sliding groove plate (202), one end of the pin sliding groove plate (202) is provided with a movable groove (203), and the middle part of the semi-annular plate (205) is fixedly provided with a sliding pin (204) movably inserted into the inner side of the movable groove (203).

4. A container lock end assembly jig according to claim 3, wherein: Both sides of the upper mounting plate (1) are fixedly provided with guide rails (5) slidably connected with the first U-shaped movable block (3) and the second U-shaped movable block (4) respectively, and the inner sides of the first U-shaped movable block (3) and the second U-shaped movable block (4) are provided with inclined grooves (301).

5. A container lock end assembly jig according to claim 4, wherein: The first clamp (6) comprises a second air cylinder (602) fixedly arranged on one side of the upper mounting plate (1), the output end of the second air cylinder (602) is fixedly provided with a telescopic pin shaft sleeve (601) slidably connected with the upper mounting plate (1), one side of the telescopic pin shaft sleeve (601) is fixedly provided with a third air cylinder (603), the output end of the third air cylinder (603) is fixedly provided with a telescopic lock tongue (604), one side of the telescopic lock tongue (604) is fixedly provided with a telescopic pin (605) slidably penetrating through the telescopic pin shaft sleeve (601), and one end of the telescopic pin (605) is threadedly provided with a nut (606).

6. A container lock end assembly jig according to claim 5, wherein: The bottom of the telescopic lock tongue (604) is fixedly provided with a protrusion (607), and the edge of the clamp notch (11) is provided with a groove (608) matched with the protrusion (607).

7. A container lock end assembly jig according to claim 5 wherein: The edge of the upper mounting plate (1) is fixedly provided with a connecting column (9), the lower end of the connecting column (9) is fixedly provided with a lower mounting plate (10), and one side of the lower mounting plate (10) is fixedly provided with a second clamp (7).

8. A container lock end assembly jig according to claim 6, wherein: The second clamp (7) comprises a fourth cylinder (701) fixedly arranged on one side of the lower mounting plate (10), and the output end of the fourth cylinder (701) is fixedly provided with a lock body brake block (702); and one side of the lower mounting plate (10) is fixedly provided with a lock body limiting block (8) matched with the lock body brake block (702).