Twenty-four-station material warehouse

Abstract

The invention discloses a 24-station material warehouse. The material warehouse comprises a material bin, the left side and the right side of the material bin are each provided with two sliding long tables extending front and back, a feeding mechanism, a turnover mechanism and a transfer mechanism which are sequentially arranged from right to left are distributed on the front side of the material bin, a carrying mechanism is arranged behind the transfer mechanism, and the carrying mechanism is located at a front end clamping jaw of the sliding long table on the left side. A material storage mechanism is slidably installed on the sliding long table on the left side, and a material taking mechanism is slidably installed on the sliding long table on the right side. According to the twenty-four-station material warehouse, box-packed materials can be automatically stored in and taken out from twenty-four material conveying stations divided into two layers, the storing and taking efficiency is guaranteed, the space is fully utilized, and the twenty-four-station material warehouse can be suitable for large-scale and efficient production and machining.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of material storage, and particularly to a 24-station material storage. Background Technology

[0002] Existing storage warehouses for boxed materials are generally manually operated, which is inefficient. Even if there are warehouses with automatic storage and retrieval, they are often limited by space constraints, which restricts the amount of material that can be stored and makes them unsuitable for large-scale production and processing. Summary of the Invention

[0003] To address the aforementioned issues, this invention provides a 24-station material storage system that can automatically store and retrieve boxed materials from 24 double-layered material handling stations. This not only ensures efficient storage and retrieval but also makes full use of space, making it suitable for large-scale and efficient production and processing.

[0004] According to one aspect of the present invention, a 24-station material storage unit is provided, comprising a hopper, with two sliding platforms extending forward and backward respectively on the left and right sides of the hopper. A feeding mechanism, a tilting mechanism, and a transfer mechanism are arranged sequentially from right to left on the front side of the hopper. A conveying mechanism is provided behind the transfer mechanism. The conveying mechanism is located at the front end gripper of the sliding platform on the left side. A material storage mechanism is slidably mounted on the sliding platform on the left side, and a material retrieval mechanism is slidably mounted on the sliding platform on the right side. The silo includes a base frame, on which are set up twenty-four material handling stations in two layers; The feeding mechanism includes a feeding frame, on which a feeding conveyor table extending to the left and right is provided; The flipping mechanism includes a flipping frame, with two left-right extending flipping carrier belts respectively arranged on the front and rear sides of the flipping frame, a flipping tray that can be flipped between the two flipping carrier belts, and a barcode scanner installed at the right end of the flipping mechanism. The transfer mechanism includes a transfer frame, on which a transfer conveyor platform extending to the left and right is provided. A baffle bar is provided on the left side of the transfer conveyor platform, and a pusher plate that can move back and forth is provided on the front side. The conveying mechanism includes a conveying frame, on the top of which are two grippers that can slide forward and backward and extend and retract left and right. The material storage mechanism includes a material storage rack with a vertical first transmission belt installed on it. A material storage conveyor and a first pressure frame are slidably installed on the front side of the material storage rack and are both connected to the first transmission belt. Two lifting pressure plates are installed side by side on the first pressure frame, and the two pressure plates are located directly above the material storage conveyor. The material handling mechanism includes two oppositely arranged material handling frames. Each material handling frame is equipped with a vertical second transmission belt. A material handling conveyor and a second pressing frame are slidably installed on the front side of each material handling frame and are connected to the second transmission belt. A long pressing block that can be raised and lowered is installed on the second pressing frame and is located directly above the material handling conveyor.

[0005] In some embodiments, the material handling station includes a material conveying platform extending laterally, and two material handling railings are respectively provided on the front and rear sides above the material conveying platform. Its advantage lies in further describing the specific structure of the material handling station.

[0006] In some embodiments, the feeding rack is equipped with two left-right extending clamping rods, which are located on the front and rear sides above the feeding conveyor platform and connected to two clamping cylinders respectively. The advantage is that it further describes the specific structure of the feeding mechanism, allowing the two clamping rods to move closer together under the operation of the two clamping cylinders, thus clamping and adjusting the material box passing through the feeding conveyor platform from both the front and rear sides.

[0007] In some embodiments, the tilting tray is connected to a tilting pneumatic rod. The advantage is that the tilting pneumatic rod allows the tray to be tilted from a horizontal to a vertical position.

[0008] In some embodiments, the barcode scanner is mounted on the flipping mechanism via a bracket. The advantage of this is that it describes a specific mounting method for the barcode scanner.

[0009] In some embodiments, a pusher motor is mounted at the front of the transfer mechanism, and a pusher plate is connected to the rear end of the pusher motor. The advantage is that the operation of the pusher cylinder allows the pusher plate to move backward, thereby pushing the material box on the transfer conveyor onto the sliding platform on the left.

[0010] In some embodiments, the transfer mechanism is provided with two discharge conveyors on its rear and left sides, respectively. The advantage is that the rear discharge conveyor is used for continued material transport, while the left discharge conveyor is used for unloading material boxes that show abnormalities after barcode scanning.

[0011] In some embodiments, a transport slide extending forward and backward is mounted on the transport frame, and two transport cylinders are slidably mounted side by side on the transport slide, with two grippers respectively connected to the right sides of the two transport cylinders. The advantage is that it further describes the specific structure of the transport mechanism.

[0012] In some embodiments, the first drive belt is connected to a first lifting motor, and two first pressing cylinders are mounted side-by-side on the first pressing frame, with the two pressure plates respectively connected to the bottom of the two first pressing cylinders. Its advantage lies in further describing the specific structure of the material storage mechanism.

[0013] In some embodiments, both second drive belts are connected to a second lifting motor, and each second pressing frame is equipped with a second pressing cylinder, with each long pressing block connected to the bottom of each second pressing cylinder. Its advantage lies in the further description of the specific structure of the material handling mechanism. Attached Figure Description

[0014] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a 24-station material storage unit according to one embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 for Figure 1 A partial structural diagram of the silo shown; Figure 3 for Figure 1 The diagram shows the structure of the feeding mechanism. Figure 4 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the flipping mechanism shown; Figure 5 for Figure 1 The diagram shows the structure of the transfer mechanism. Figure 6 for Figure 1 The diagram shows the structure of the conveying mechanism. Figure 7 for Figure 1 The diagram shows the structure of the material storage mechanism. Figure 8 for Figure 1 The diagram shows the structure of the material handling mechanism.

[0015] In the diagram: 1. Hopper; 2. Feeding mechanism; 3. Tilting mechanism; 4. Transfer mechanism; 5. Handling mechanism; 6. Storage mechanism; 7. Retrieval mechanism; 8. Material box; 11. Sliding platform; 12. Base frame; 13. Material handling station; 14. Material conveyor; 15. Material handling railing; 21. Feeding rack; 22. Feeding conveyor; 23. Clamping rod; 24. Clamping cylinder; 31. Tilting frame; 32. Tilting carrier belt; 33. Tilting pallet; 34. Barcode scanner; 35. Tilting air spring; 36. Support frame; 41. Transfer frame; 42. Transfer conveyor. 43. Material stop bar, 44. Material pusher plate, 45. Material pusher motor, 46. Material discharge conveyor, 51. Handling frame, 52. Handling slide, 53. Handling cylinder, 54. Material storage rack, 61. First drive belt, 62. Material storage conveyor, 63. First pressing frame, 64. Press plate, 65. First lifting motor, 66. First pressing cylinder, 67. Material picking frame, 71. Second drive belt, 72. Material picking conveyor, 73. Second pressing frame, 74. Long pressing block, 75. Second lifting motor, 76. Second pressing cylinder, 77. Detailed Implementation

[0016] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0017] like Figure 1 As shown, a 24-station material storage unit of the present invention is used for automatic storage and retrieval of material boxes 8 containing materials. It includes a storage bin 1, with two sliding platforms 11 extending forward and backward on both sides (left and right sides, and the other two sides being front and rear sides). The front side of the storage bin 1 has a feeding mechanism 2, a tilting mechanism 3, and a transfer mechanism 4 arranged sequentially from right to left. A conveying mechanism 5 is located behind the transfer mechanism 4, at the front left of the left sliding platform 11. Furthermore, a storage mechanism 6 is slidably mounted on the left sliding platform 11, and a retrieval mechanism 7 is slidably mounted on the right sliding platform 11.

[0018] like Figure 2 As shown, the silo 1 includes a base frame 12, on which are arranged twenty-four material handling stations 13 in two layers. Each material handling station 13 includes a material conveying platform 14 extending to the left and right, and two material handling railings 15 are respectively arranged on the front and rear sides of the bottom material handling station 13. The two material handling railings 15 are located on the front and rear sides above the material conveying platform 14, and the material box 8 can be transported from one end to the other under the operation of the material conveying platform 14.

[0019] In addition, each material handling station 13 can hold a maximum of six material boxes 8.

[0020] like Figure 3As shown, the feeding mechanism 2 includes a feeding frame 21, on which a feeding conveyor 22 extending to the left and right is provided. Two clamping rods 23 extending to the left and right are respectively provided on the feeding frame 21. The two clamping rods 23 are located on the front and rear sides above the feeding conveyor 22 and are respectively connected to two clamping cylinders 24. Under the operation of the two clamping cylinders 24, the two clamping rods 23 can be brought closer to each other and the material box 8 passing through the feeding conveyor 22 can be clamped and adjusted from the front and rear sides.

[0021] like Figure 4 As shown, the flipping mechanism 3 includes a flipping frame 31. Two left-right extending flipping carrier belts 32 are respectively arranged on the front and rear sides of the flipping frame 31. A flipping tray 33 that can be flipped is arranged between the two flipping carrier belts 32. The flipping tray 33 is connected to a flipping air rod 35. The operation of the flipping air rod 35 can drive the flipping tray 33 to flip from a horizontal position to a vertical position, thereby flipping the material box 8 on it as well.

[0022] In addition, a barcode scanner 34 is mounted on the right end of the flipping mechanism 3 via a bracket 36. The barcode scanner 34 is capable of scanning the QR code on the material box 8.

[0023] like Figure 5 As shown, the transfer mechanism 4 includes a transfer frame 41, on which a transfer conveyor 42 extending to the left and right is provided. A baffle bar 43 is provided on the left side of the transfer conveyor 42, which can be used to block the material box 8 on the transfer conveyor 42. A pusher cylinder is provided on the front side of the transfer conveyor 42. A pusher plate 44 is connected to the piston rod on the rear side of the pusher cylinder. The operation of the pusher cylinder can cause the pusher plate 44 to move backward, thereby pushing the material box 8 on the transfer conveyor 42 to the sliding long platform 11 on the left side.

[0024] Preferably, the transfer mechanism 4 is provided with two discharge conveyor platforms 46 on the rear and left sides respectively. The discharge platform on the rear side is used to continue transporting materials, while the discharge platform on the left side is used to unload the material box 8 that has been detected as abnormal by barcode scanning.

[0025] like Figure 6 As shown, the conveying mechanism 5 includes a conveying frame 51. A conveying slide 53 extending forward and backward is installed on the top of the conveying frame 51. Two conveying cylinders 54 are slidably installed side by side on the conveying slide 53. Two grippers 52 are connected to the piston rods on the right side of the two conveying cylinders 54 respectively. The two grippers 52 can slide forward and backward and extend and retract to the left and right, so that the two material boxes 8 can be conveyed forward and backward at the same time.

[0026] like Figure 7As shown, the material storage mechanism 6 includes a material storage rack 61, on which a first lifting motor 66 is mounted. The first lifting motor 66 is connected to a vertical first transmission belt 62. A material storage conveyor 63 and a first pressing frame 64 are slidably mounted on the front side of the material storage rack 61. Both the material storage conveyor 63 and the first pressing frame 64 are connected to the first transmission belt 62 and can be vertically lifted and lowered by the operation of the first lifting motor 66.

[0027] Among them, two first pressing cylinders 67 are installed side by side on the first pressing frame 64. Two pressure plates 65 are connected to the bottom piston rods of the two first pressing cylinders 67 respectively. The two pressure plates 65 are located directly above the material conveying platform 63 and can press the two material boxes 8 on the material conveying platform 63 under the operation of the two first pressing cylinders 67.

[0028] like Figure 8 As shown, the material handling mechanism 7 includes two material handling frames 71 arranged opposite each other. Two vertical second transmission belts 72 are respectively installed on each of the two material handling frames 71, and the two second transmission belts 72 are connected to the same second lifting motor 76. On opposite sides of each of the two material handling frames 71, a material handling conveyor 73 and a second pressing frame 74 are slidably installed. Both the material handling conveyor 73 and the second pressing frame 74 are connected to the second transmission belts 72 on the material handling frame 71 and can be vertically lifted and lowered under the operation of the second lifting motor 76.

[0029] Each of the second pressing frames 74 is equipped with a second pressing cylinder 77. A long pressing block 75 is connected to the bottom piston rod of the second pressing cylinder 77. The long pressing block 75 is located directly above the material conveying platform 73 and can press each material box 8 on the material conveying platform 73 under the operation of the second pressing cylinder 77.

[0030] The main steps involved in using this 24-station material storage facility are as follows: S1: Loading: The material box 8 with the QR code is placed from the right side onto the loading conveyor 22 of the loading mechanism 2 (at this time, the material box 8 is in a horizontal position), and after being clamped and adjusted by the two clamping rods 23, it is transported to the flipping mechanism 3. S2: Flipping: On the flipping mechanism 3, the material box 8 is flipped from a horizontal position to a vertical position by the flipping tray 33 (at this time, the QR code on the material box 8 is facing upwards), and then transported to the transfer mechanism 4. The barcode scanner 34 performs a high-frequency scanning action on it, and outputs a signal to the control system after successful scanning. Later, the material box 8 will be transported to the existing corresponding material handling station 13 according to the scanning result. If there are six material boxes 8 stored in the material handling station 13, the control system will reassign the material handling station 13. S3: Transfer: On the transfer mechanism 4, the material box 8 is stopped from being transported to the left by the material stop bar 43, and then the pusher cylinder operates to push the material box 8 on the transfer conveyor 42 to the discharge platform on the rear side by the pusher plate 44. Among them, the material box 8 that has been detected by barcode scanning is discharged from the discharge platform on the left side. S4: Handling: On the handling mechanism 5, the two grippers 52 extend to the left and the two material boxes 8 are then slid backward to handle them onto the storage mechanism 6; S5: Storage: The storage mechanism 6 moves along the sliding long platform 11 on the left to the rear of the conveying mechanism 5. Then, its storage conveying platform 63 is raised and lowered to a suitable height to receive the two material boxes 8 transported by the conveying mechanism 5. The two pressure plates 65 are lowered to press the two material boxes 8. Then, the storage mechanism 6 slides to the left side of the corresponding material conveying station 13. Its storage conveying platform 63 is raised and lowered to a suitable height to transport the material boxes 8 to the corresponding material conveying platform 14 for storage. S6: Material Retrieval: When material retrieval is required, the material retrieval mechanism 7 moves along the right sliding platform 11 to the right side of the corresponding material conveying station 13. The two material retrieval conveying platforms 73 on it are raised and lowered to a suitable height to receive the material box 8 from the corresponding material conveying platform 14. Then, each long pressing block 75 descends to press the material box 8. Finally, the material retrieval mechanism 7 slides to the rear end of the right sliding platform 11 to unload the material.

[0031] The above descriptions are merely some embodiments of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can make various modifications and improvements without departing from the inventive concept of the present invention, and these all fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A 24-station material storage bin, characterized in that: It includes a hopper (1), and two sliding platforms (11) extending forward and backward are respectively provided on the left and right sides of the hopper (1). The front side of the hopper (1) is provided with a feeding mechanism (2), a flipping mechanism (3) and a transfer mechanism (4) arranged from right to left. A conveying mechanism (5) is provided behind the transfer mechanism (4). The conveying mechanism (5) is located at the front end of the sliding platform (11) on the left side. A storage mechanism (6) is slidably installed on the sliding platform (11) on the left side, and a picking mechanism (7) is slidably installed on the sliding platform (11) on the right side. The silo (1) includes a base frame (12), on which twenty-four material handling stations (13) are arranged in two layers. The feeding mechanism (2) includes a feeding rack (21), on which a feeding conveyor (22) extending to the left and right is provided. The flipping mechanism (3) includes a flipping frame (31), and two left-right extending flipping carriers (32) are respectively provided on the front and rear sides of the flipping frame (31). A flipping tray (33) that can be flipped is provided between the two flipping carriers (32), and a barcode scanner (34) is installed at the right end of the flipping mechanism (3). The transfer mechanism (4) includes a transfer frame (41), on which a transfer conveyor (42) extending to the left and right is provided. A baffle bar (43) is provided on the left side of the transfer conveyor (42), and a pusher plate (44) that can move back and forth is provided on the front side. The conveying mechanism (5) includes a conveying frame (51), and two grippers (52) that can slide back and forth and extend and retract left and right are installed side by side on the top of the conveying frame (51). The storage mechanism (6) includes a storage rack (61), on which a vertical first transmission belt (62) is installed. A storage conveyor (63) and a first lower pressure frame (64) are slidably installed on the front side of the storage rack (61) and are connected to the first transmission belt (62). Two lifting pressure plates (65) are installed side by side on the first lower pressure frame (64), and the two pressure plates (65) are located directly above the storage conveyor (63). The material handling mechanism (7) includes two material handling frames (71) arranged opposite to each other. Each material handling frame (71) is equipped with a vertical second transmission belt (72). A material handling conveyor (73) and a second pressure frame (74) are slidably installed on the front side of the material handling frame (71) and are connected to the second transmission belt (72). A long pressure block (75) that can be lifted and lowered is installed on the second pressure frame (74). The long pressure block (75) is located directly above the material handling conveyor (73).

2. The 24-station material storage silo according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material handling station (13) includes a material handling conveyor (14) extending to the left and right, and two material handling railings (15) are respectively provided on the front and rear sides above the material handling conveyor (14).

3. The 24-station material storage silo according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding rack (21) is provided with two left and right extending clamping rods (23). The two clamping rods (23) are located on the front and rear sides above the feeding conveyor table (22) and are respectively connected to two clamping cylinders (24).

4. A 24-station material storage silo according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flipping tray (33) is connected to a flipping pneumatic rod (35).

5. A 24-station material storage silo according to claim 1, characterized in that: The barcode scanner (34) is mounted on the flipping mechanism (3) via a bracket (36).

6. A 24-station material storage silo according to claim 1, characterized in that: A pusher motor (45) is installed at the front of the transfer mechanism (4), and the pusher plate (44) is connected to the rear end of the pusher motor (45).

7. A 24-station material storage silo according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two discharge conveyor platforms (46) are respectively provided on the rear and left sides of the transfer mechanism (4).

8. A 24-station material storage silo according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transport frame (51) is equipped with a transport slide (53) that extends forward and backward. Two transport cylinders (54) are slidably mounted side by side on the transport slide (53). The two grippers (52) are respectively connected to the right side of the two transport cylinders (54).

9. A 24-station material storage silo according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first transmission belt (62) is connected to a first lifting motor (66). Two first pressing cylinders (67) are installed side by side on the first pressing frame (64). The two pressing plates (65) are respectively connected to the bottom of the two first pressing cylinders (67).

10. A 24-station material storage silo according to claim 1, characterized in that: Both of the second transmission belts (72) are connected to a second lifting motor (76), and each of the second lowering frames (74) is equipped with a second lowering cylinder (77). Each of the long pressure blocks (75) is connected to the bottom of each of the second lowering cylinders (77).

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