Material conveying line
By designing material conveyor lines with conveyor belts located above or below the conveying components in container production lines, robots and mobile carts work together to automatically destacking and conveying sheet metal, solving the problem of low space utilization and achieving efficient and safe automated production.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2026-02-05
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-31
AI Technical Summary
In existing container production lines, the horizontal spacing between transport tracks and conveyor belts results in a large amount of horizontal space occupied and low space utilization.
Design a material conveying line in which the conveyor belt is located above or below the conveying components. A robot and a mobile trolley work together to automatically transport stacks of sheet metal to a placement platform and unstack them. Individual sheet metals are placed on the conveyor belt, making full use of vertical space and reducing horizontal space occupation.
It improves space utilization, increases processing efficiency, reduces the need for worker coordination, and enhances safety.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This application relates to the field of container production lines, and more specifically to material conveying lines. Background Technology
[0002] The container production line includes a transport track, mobile trolleys, robots, and conveyor belts. The mobile trolleys are movably positioned along the transport track to transport stacks of sheet metal. The trolleys move the stacks to the robots. The robots destackingly remove the top layer of sheet metal from the stack and place it on the conveyor belt. The conveyor belt then moves the stacks to the next processing station.
[0003] The transport tracks and conveyor belts are spaced apart horizontally. As a result, the production line occupies a large horizontal space.
[0004] Therefore, this application provides a material conveying line to at least partially solve the above-mentioned problems. Summary of the Invention
[0005] The summary section introduces a series of simplified concepts, which will be further explained in detail in the detailed embodiments section. This summary section is not intended to limit the key features and essential technical features of the claimed technical solutions, nor is it intended to determine the scope of protection of the claimed technical solutions.
[0006] To at least partially solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this application provides a material conveying line, which includes: Conveying assembly, comprising: The first placement platform is used for placing materials; The first track, in the vertical projection of the material conveying line, passes through the first placement platform; The first mobile trolley is movably disposed on the first track along the extension direction of the first track for picking up and placing materials on the first placement platform. A conveyor belt extends parallel to the direction of the first track, and is located above or below the conveying assembly; and A robot is used to transfer materials between a first placement platform and a conveyor belt.
[0007] According to the material conveying line of this application, the conveyor belt is located above or below the conveying components, making full use of the vertical space to arrange the material conveying line, improving the utilization rate of the vertical space, and reducing the horizontal space occupied by the material conveying line; the robot and the mobile trolley work together to automatically transport the stack of boards to the first placement platform, automatically unpack them from the first placement platform, and automatically place single boards on the conveyor belt, which will then automatically transport them to the subsequent workstations without the need for worker assistance, resulting in high processing efficiency and strong safety.
[0008] Optionally, the conveying assembly further includes a second placement platform. In the vertical projection of the material conveying line, the first track passes through the second placement platform. Along the extension direction of the first track, the second placement platform and the first placement platform are spaced apart so that the first moving trolley can transfer materials between the first placement platform and the second placement platform.
[0009] Optionally, along the extension direction of the first track, the conveyor belt extends to the side of the first placement platform away from the second placement platform.
[0010] Optionally, the robot sequentially and alternately transfers materials placed on the first and second placement platforms to the conveyor belt, or The robot sequentially transfers materials placed on the first or second placement platform to the conveyor belt.
[0011] Optionally, the conveyor belt is located below the conveying assembly.
[0012] Optionally, the first track includes first sub-tracks arranged at intervals. The conveying assembly also includes a second track and a second moving trolley. The extension direction of the second track intersects the extension direction of the first track. The second track includes second sub-tracks arranged at intervals in sequence. The second mobile trolley is movably positioned on the second track along the extension direction of the second track; The conveying assembly also includes a conversion track located at the first placement platform. The conversion track is rotatably configured between a first position and a second position. The conversion track in the first position engages with two adjacent first sub-tracks, and the conversion track in the second position engages with two adjacent second sub-tracks.
[0013] Optionally, the conveying assembly includes at least two transfer tracks, and the material conveying line also includes: At least two drive gears that correspond one-to-one with at least two conversion tracks, and the drive gears are connected to the corresponding conversion tracks; Drive rack, drive rack to mesh with at least two drive gears.
[0014] Optionally, the conveying assembly includes a third track, a third moving trolley, and a rotating platform, wherein the extending direction of the third track intersects the extending direction of the second track; The third mobile trolley is movably positioned on the third track along the extension direction of the third track; The rotating platform is provided with a rotating track and a rotating placement platform located above the rotating track. The rotating platform is rotatably set between a third position where the rotating track is connected to the second track and a fourth position where the rotating track is connected to the third track.
[0015] Optionally, the material conveying line also includes: Place the vertical storage unit on the side of the third track away from the rotating platform; The inbound track extends to the placement of the vertical storage unit; and The trolley is movable along the entry track.
[0016] Optionally, in a direction parallel to the extension direction of the first track, the placement column is located on the side of the second track closer to the second placement platform. Attached Figure Description
[0017] To make the advantages of this application more readily apparent, the application briefly described above will be described in more detail with reference to the specific embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of this application and should not be considered as limiting its scope of protection. The application is described and explained with additional features and details through the drawings.
[0018] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of a material conveying line according to a preferred embodiment of this application, wherein the storage silo, the storage track, and the storage trolley are not shown; Figure 2 for Figure 1 A top view of part of the material conveying line; Figure 3 for Figure 1 A partially enlarged schematic diagram of point A on the material conveying line; Figure 4 for Figure 1 A partially enlarged schematic diagram of point B on the material conveying line; Figure 5 for Figure 1 A partially enlarged schematic diagram of point C on the material conveying line; Figure 6 for Figure 3 A magnified view of part D of the material conveying line.
[0019] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures 110. First placement platform; 111. Placement column; 112. Second placement platform; 113. First placement beam; 114. Second placement beam; 120. First track; 121. First sub-track; 122. Second track; 123. Second sub-track; 124. Transfer track; 125. Third track; 131. Bearing platform; 132. First moving trolley; 133. Second moving trolley; 134. Third moving trolley; 140. Conveyor belt; 160. Robot; 161. Drive gear; 162. Drive rack; 170. Rotating platform; 171. Rotating track; 172. Rotating placement platform; 180. Placement vertical storage unit; 181. Storage track; 182. Storage trolley; 190. Sheet stack; 191. Sheet. Detailed Implementation
[0020] In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth to provide a more thorough understanding of this application. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that embodiments of this application may be practiced without one or more of these details. In other instances, certain technical features well-known in the art have not been described to avoid confusion with embodiments of this application.
[0021] The preferred embodiments of this application will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the terms "upper," "lower," and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be limiting.
[0022] In this document, ordinal numbers such as “first” and “second” used in this application are merely identifiers and do not include any other meaning, such as a specific order.
[0023] To fully understand the embodiments of this application, a detailed structure will be presented in the following description. Obviously, the implementation of the embodiments of this application is not limited to the specific details familiar to those skilled in the art. Preferred embodiments of this application are described in detail below; however, in addition to these detailed descriptions, this application may also include other embodiments.
[0024] This application provides a material conveying line. The material conveying line can be used to transport materials. The materials include a stack 190 of multiple sheets 191 stacked together. The material conveying line can remove individual sheets 191 from the stack 190 and place them sequentially on a conveyor belt 140, so that the conveyor belt 140 can sequentially transport the individual sheets 191 to subsequent workstations. The track of the conveying assembly that moves the stack 190 to the conveyor belt 140 is located above or below the conveyor belt 140. In this way, the vertical space of the conveyor belt 140 and the track are fully utilized, reducing the horizontal space occupied by the material conveying line and improving control efficiency.
[0025] Please refer to Figures 1 to 6 The material conveying line includes a conveying assembly. The conveying assembly is used to move the sheet stack 190 in a horizontal direction. The conveying assembly includes a first placement platform 110. After the conveying assembly moves the sheet stack 190 to the first placement platform 110, the sheet stack 190 can be placed above the first placement platform 110 so that the first placement platform 110 can support the sheet stack 190.
[0026] like Figure 3 and Figure 6 As shown, the conveying assembly includes a track and a moving trolley. The track includes a first track 120. In the projection along the vertical direction (i.e., the vertical direction) of the material conveying line (the projection plane is perpendicular to the vertical direction), the projection of the first track 120 passes through the projection of the first placement platform 110. Thus, the first track 120 extends through the first placement platform 110. Specifically, the first placement platform 110 includes four spaced-apart placement posts 111. The four placement posts 111 are respectively located at the four corners of a rectangular structure corresponding to the first placement platform 110. The long side and the wide side of this rectangular structure are both parallel to the horizontal direction. One of the wide side and the long side of the rectangular structure corresponding to the first placement platform 110 is parallel to the length direction of the first track 120. The other of the wide side and the long side of the rectangular structure corresponding to the first placement platform 110 is perpendicular to the length direction of the first track 120. Along a second horizontal direction D2 perpendicular to the first horizontal direction D1, the first track 120 is located between two placement posts 111 spaced apart along the second horizontal direction D2 of the first placement platform 110.
[0027] like Figure 5 As shown, the mobile trolley can be an RGV (Rail Guided Vehicle). The mobile trolley has a liftable support platform 131. Thus, the support platform 131 can move between an upper position and a lower position below the upper position. A stack of plates 190 can be placed on the support platform 131. Please return. Figure 3 The mobile trolley includes a first mobile trolley 132. The first mobile trolley 132 is used to remove the stack of boards 190 from the first placement platform 110, or to place the stack of boards 190 on the first placement platform 110 (removing or placing the stack of boards 190 on the first placement platform 110). The first mobile trolley 132 is movably disposed on the first track 120 along its extension direction. The extension direction of the first track 120 is generally parallel to the first horizontal direction D1.
[0028] When the stack of boards 190 is placed on the first moving trolley 132, the supporting platform 131 moves to the upper position, thereby lifting the stack of boards 190. At this time, the first moving trolley 132 is moved to the first placement platform 110, with the stack of boards 190 directly above the first placement platform 110. The supporting platform 131 of the first moving trolley 132 is then moved downwards to the lower position, so that the stack of boards 190 is placed on the first placement platform 110.
[0029] When it is necessary to remove the stack of boards 190 from the first placement platform 110, the carrying platform 131 is moved to the lower position, then the first moving trolley 132 is moved to the first placement platform 110, and then the carrying platform 131 is moved to the upper position, thereby lifting the stack of boards 190 placed on the first placement platform 110. Then the first moving trolley 132 is moved away from the first placement platform 110.
[0030] like Figure 3 As shown, the material conveying line includes a conveyor belt 140 and a robot 160. The extension direction of the conveyor belt 140 is parallel to the extension direction of the first track 120. The conveyor belt 140 is located above or below the conveying assembly. This arrangement of the material conveying line makes full use of vertical space, improving space utilization.
[0031] Robot 160 is positioned horizontally to the side of the first placement platform 110. Robot 160 is used to transfer materials between the first placement platform 110 and the conveyor belt 140. Thus, robot 160 can grasp the topmost single sheet 191 of a stack of sheets 190 placed on the first placement platform 110 (destacking) and place the single sheet 191 onto the conveyor belt 140. In this way, the conveyor belt 140 can transport the single sheet 191 to a subsequent workstation.
[0032] In addition, the robot 160 and the mobile trolley work together to automatically transport the stack of boards 190 to the first placement platform 110, automatically unstack from the first placement platform 110, and automatically place a single board 191 on the conveyor belt 140, which will then automatically transport it to the next work station. No workers are required, resulting in high processing efficiency and strong safety.
[0033] In this embodiment, the conveyor belt 140 is located above or below the conveying assembly, making full use of the vertical space to arrange the material conveying line, improving the utilization rate of the vertical space and reducing the horizontal space occupied by the material conveying line. The robot 160 and the mobile trolley work together to automatically transport the stack of boards 190 to the first placement platform 110, automatically unstack from the first placement platform 110, and automatically place a single board 191 on the conveyor belt 140, which will then automatically transport it to the subsequent work station. No workers are required, resulting in high processing efficiency and strong safety.
[0034] Optionally, the conveying assembly further includes a second placement platform 112. The second placement platform 112 includes a first placement beam 113 and a second placement beam 114. The length directions of both the first placement beam 113 and the second placement beam 114 are substantially parallel to the extension direction of the first track 120. The first placement beam 113 and the second placement beam 114 are spaced apart along a second horizontal direction D2.
[0035] Along the second horizontal direction D2, the first track 120 is located between the first placement beam 113 and the second placement beam 114. In the projection along the vertical direction of the material conveying line (the projection plane is perpendicular to the vertical direction), the projection of the first track 120 passes through the projection of the second placement platform 112. Thus, the first track 120 extends through the second placement platform 112. Along the extension direction of the first track 120, the second placement platform 112 and the first placement platform 110 are spaced apart so that the first moving trolley 132 can transfer materials between the first placement platform 110 and the second placement platform 112.
[0036] When the stack of boards 190 is placed on the first moving trolley 132, the supporting platform 131 moves to the upper position, thereby lifting the stack of boards 190. At this time, the first moving trolley 132 is moved to the second placement platform 112, with the stack of boards 190 directly above the second placement platform 112. The supporting platform 131 of the second moving trolley 133 is then moved downwards to the lower position so that the stack of boards 190 is placed on the second placement platform 112.
[0037] When it is necessary to remove the stack of boards 190 from the second placement platform 112, the carrying platform 131 is moved to the lower position, then the first moving trolley 132 is moved to the second placement platform 112, and then the carrying platform 131 is moved to the upper position, thereby lifting the stack of boards 190 placed on the second placement platform 112. Then the first moving trolley 132 is moved away from the second placement platform 112.
[0038] In this way, stacks 190 of boards of different specifications can be placed on the first placement platform 110 and the second placement platform 112. The specifications of the boards 191 in the stacks 190 of different specifications are different.
[0039] In addition, the second placement platform 112 can serve as a backup platform. At this time, stacks 190 of identical sheet metal can be placed on both the first placement platform 110 and the second placement platform 112. The sheet metal 191 in the stacks 190 of identical sheet metal have the same specifications.
[0040] Optionally, such as Figure 3As shown, along the extending direction of the first track 120, the conveyor belt 140 extends to the side of the first placement platform 110 away from the second placement platform 112. Along the extending direction of the first track 120, the robot 160 is located on the side of the first placement platform 110 away from the second placement platform 112. Thus, after the robot 160 removes a single sheet of board 191 from the stack of boards 190, it places the single sheet of board 191 on the portion of the conveyor belt 140 located on the side of the first placement platform 110 along the extending direction of the first track 120 away from the second placement platform 112. The robot 160 has a short stroke, making it easy to operate and resulting in high processing efficiency.
[0041] Optionally, the robot 160 selectively transfers materials from the first placement platform 110 and the second placement platform 112 to the conveyor belt 140. Thus, the specifications of the plates 191 placed on the conveyor belt 140 can be set according to the type of container being processed, making the material conveying line suitable for processing different types of containers.
[0042] Furthermore, the robot 160 sequentially and alternately transfers materials placed on the first placement platform 110 and the second placement platform 112 to the conveyor belt 140.
[0043] Specifically, for example, the board 191 placed on the first placement platform 110 is the first board, and the board 191 placed on the second placement platform 112 is the second board. The robot 160 first places a first board from the first placement platform 110 onto the conveyor belt 140, and then places a second board from the second placement platform 112 onto the conveyor belt 140. Thus, in the boards 191 placed on the conveyor belt 140, the first board and the second board are adjacent. In the boards 191 placed on the conveyor belt 140, along the extending direction of the conveyor belt 140, a second board is positioned between two first boards. In the boards 191 placed on the conveyor belt 140, along the extending direction of the conveyor belt 140, a first board is positioned between two second boards.
[0044] Alternatively, the robot 160 may also continuously place the first plates from the first placement platform 110 onto the conveyor belt 140, so that at least two first plates are arranged sequentially along the extension direction of the conveyor belt 140 among the plates 191 placed on the conveyor belt 140.
[0045] In another embodiment, the robot 160 may also continuously place the second plates from the second placement platform 112 onto the conveyor belt 140, so that at least two second plates are arranged sequentially along the extension direction of the conveyor belt 140 among the plates 191 placed on the conveyor belt 140.
[0046] It is understood that, in embodiments not shown, the number of second plates disposed between two adjacent first plates along the extension direction of the conveyor belt can be adjusted according to the specific model of the container, and the number of first plates disposed between two adjacent second plates can be adjusted according to the specific model of the container.
[0047] Optionally, the conveyor belt 140 is located below the conveying assembly. As a result, during the transfer of the sheet metal 191 by the robot 160, the travel distance of the robotic arm of the robot 160 gripping the sheet metal 191 is shorter, the transfer efficiency of the sheet metal 191 is higher, and the robot 160 is easier to control.
[0048] Alternatively, please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 3 and Figure 6 The first track 120 includes first sub-tracks 121 arranged at intervals along a first horizontal direction D1. There is a first interval between two adjacent first sub-tracks 121 along the first horizontal direction D1.
[0049] The track includes a second track 122. Vertically, the upper surfaces of the first track 120 and the second track 122 are approximately flush. The extension direction of the second track 122 intersects (e.g., perpendicularly to) the extension direction of the first track 120. In a projection along the vertical direction of the material conveyor line (the projection plane is perpendicular to the vertical direction), the projection of the first track 120 passes through the projection of the first placement platform 110. Thus, the first track 120 extends through the first placement platform 110. Along a first horizontal direction D1, the second track 122 is located between two placement posts 111 spaced apart along the first horizontal direction D1 on the first placement platform 110.
[0050] The second track 122 includes second sub-tracks 123 arranged at intervals along the second horizontal direction D2. A second interval exists between two adjacent second sub-tracks 123 along the second horizontal direction D2. Both the first and second intervals are located at the intersection of the first track 120 and the second track 122. The first and second intervals correspond one-to-one. Along the first horizontal direction D1, the first interval is located at its corresponding second interval. Along the second horizontal direction D2, the first interval is located at its corresponding second interval.
[0051] The mobile trolley includes a second mobile trolley 133. The second mobile trolley 133 is movably disposed on the second track 122 along the extension direction of the second track 122.
[0052] The conveying assembly also includes a transfer track 124. The upper surface of the transfer track 124 is substantially flush with the upper surface of the first track 120. The transfer track 124 is located at the first placement platform 110. The transfer track 124 is disposed within corresponding first and second intervals. The transfer track 124 is rotatably disposed between a first position and a second position. The extension direction of the transfer track 124 in the second position is parallel to the extension direction of the second track 122, thereby engaging two adjacent second sub-tracks 123. The extension direction of the transfer track 124 in the first position is parallel to the extension direction of the first track 120, thereby engaging two adjacent first sub-tracks 121.
[0053] When the first moving trolley 132 needs to pick up or place the stack of boards 190 on the first placement platform 110, the conversion track 124 can be positioned in the first position so that the first moving trolley 132 can move to the first placement platform 110.
[0054] When the second moving trolley 133 needs to pick up or place the stack of boards 190 on the first placement platform 110, the conversion track 124 can be positioned in a second position so that the second moving trolley 133 can move to the first placement platform 110.
[0055] The operation of the second mobile trolley 133 in picking up and placing the stack of boards 190 on the first placement platform 110 is roughly the same as the operation of the first mobile trolley 132 in placing the stack of boards 190 on the first placement platform 110, and will not be described in detail here.
[0056] The arrangement of the second moving trolley 133, the second track 122, and the transfer track 124 allows the second moving trolley 133 to transfer the stack of sheet metal 190 to the first placement platform 110, where the robot 160 will then unstack the stack of sheet metal 190. Alternatively, the first moving trolley 132 can transfer the stack of sheet metal 190 from the first placement platform 110 to the second placement platform 112. Furthermore, the transfer track 124 simplifies the structure of the material conveying line. The transfer track 124 enables the transfer of the stack of sheet metal 190 at the junction of the first track 120 and the second track 122, making full use of space.
[0057] Please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 6The conveying assembly includes at least two transfer tracks 124. The tracks include a set of first tracks 120 and a set of second tracks 122. The set of first tracks 120 includes at least two first tracks 120 spaced apart along a second horizontal direction D2. Each first track 120 includes at least two first sub-tracks 121. The set of second tracks 122 includes at least two second tracks 122 spaced apart along a first horizontal direction D1. Each second track 122 includes at least two second sub-tracks 123. A transfer track 124 is provided at the intersection of each first track 120 and second track 122. Thus, at least two transfer tracks 124 are sequentially spaced apart along the first horizontal direction D1 and along the second horizontal direction D2.
[0058] like Figure 6 As shown, the material conveying line also includes a drive rack 162 and at least two drive gears 161. Each of the at least two drive gears 161 corresponds to one of the at least two transfer tracks 124. The drive gears 161 are connected to their corresponding transfer tracks 124. The rotation axes of the drive gears 161 and the transfer tracks 124 are parallel to the vertical direction.
[0059] The length direction of the drive rack 162 is parallel to the second horizontal direction D2. The drive rack 162 meshes with at least two drive gears 161. Thus, when one drive gear 161 rotates, the meshing of the drive gear 161 and the drive rack 162 drives other drive gears 161 arranged sequentially at intervals along the second horizontal direction D2 to rotate synchronously, thereby causing at least two transfer tracks 124 arranged sequentially at intervals along the second horizontal direction D2 to rotate synchronously. Therefore, the material conveying line has a simple structure and facilitates control of the rotation of the at least two transfer tracks 124 arranged sequentially at intervals along the second horizontal direction D2.
[0060] Optionally, the material conveying line also includes a first drive component (not shown). The first drive component can be a motor. One of at least two drive gears 161 meshing with a drive rack 162 is connected to the output shaft of the first drive component. Thus, one drive component controls the rotation of at least two sequentially spaced conversion tracks 124 arranged along the second horizontal direction D2, resulting in a simple structure for the material conveying line.
[0061] Alternatively, please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 The track includes a third track 125. The extension direction of the third track 125 intersects (e.g., perpendicularly) the extension direction of the second track 122. The moving trolley includes a third moving trolley 134. The third moving trolley 134 is movably disposed on the third track 125 along the extension direction of the third track 125.
[0062] The conveying assembly also includes a rotating platform 170. The rotating platform 170 is provided with a rotating track 171 and a rotating placement platform 172 located above the rotating track 171. The rotating placement platform 172 includes four spaced-apart placement posts 111. The four placement posts 111 are respectively located at the four corners of a rectangular structure corresponding to the rotating placement platform 172. The long and wide sides of this rectangular structure are both approximately parallel to the horizontal direction.
[0063] Rotary track 171 is located below the top of rotary placement platform 172. The upper surface of rotary track 171, the upper surface of third track 125, and the upper surface of second track 122 are approximately flush. The extension direction of rotary track 171 is parallel to either the length direction (extension direction of the long side) or the width direction (extension direction of the wide side) of the rectangular structure corresponding to rotary placement platform 172.
[0064] In the projection along the vertical direction of the material conveyor line (the projection plane is perpendicular to the vertical direction), the projection of the rotating track 171 passes through the projection of the rotating placement platform 172. Thus, along the horizontal direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the rotating track 171, the rotating track 171 is located between two placement columns 111 of the rotating placement platform 172 that are spaced apart along the horizontal direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the rotating track 171, so that the rotating track 171 extends through the rotating placement platform 172.
[0065] The rotating platform 170 is rotatably configured between a third position and a fourth position. The axis of rotation of the rotating platform 170 is parallel to the vertical direction. When the rotating platform 170 is in the third position, the extension direction of the rotating track 171 is parallel to the extension direction of the second track 122, thereby docking with the second track 122. At this time, the second moving trolley 133 can move onto the rotating platform 170 and pick up and place the stack of boards 190 on the rotating platform 170.
[0066] With the rotating platform 170 in the fourth position, the extension direction of the rotating track 171 is parallel to the extension direction of the third track 125, thus docking with the third track 125. At this time, the third moving trolley 134 can move onto the rotating platform 170 and pick up and place the stack of boards 190 on the rotating platform 170.
[0067] The way the second moving trolley 133 and the third moving trolley 134 pick up and place the stack of boards 190 on the rotating platform 170 is roughly the same as the way the second moving trolley 133 picks up and places the stack of boards 190 on the first placement platform 110.
[0068] Thus, the stack of boards 190 can be moved to the rotating placement platform 172 by the third moving trolley 134, and then the stack of boards 190 can be moved to the first placement platform 110 by the second moving trolley 133.
[0069] Alternatively, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 The material conveying line also includes a placement silo 180. The placement silo 180 is used to store stacks of sheet metal 190. The placement silo 180 has a multi-layer structure, enabling it to hold multiple stacks of sheet metal 190. The stacks of sheet metal 190 can be placed directly in the placement silo 180 without pallets, reducing the number of parts in the material conveying line and simplifying management. Therefore, the placement silo 180 can store multiple stacks of sheet metal 190. Furthermore, it makes full use of vertical space to store the stacks of sheet metal 190.
[0070] Along the first horizontal direction D1, the placement container 180 is located on the side of the third track 125 away from the rotating platform 170. Along the extension direction of the third track 125, the placement container 180 is located on the side of the second track 122 near the second placement platform 112. Thus, the material conveying line makes full use of the horizontal space.
[0071] It should be noted that in this article, "along A" means along a direction parallel to A. For example, "along the first horizontal direction D1" means along a direction parallel to the first horizontal direction D1.
[0072] Optionally, the storage unit 180 is constructed as a generally rectangular parallelepiped. The length direction of the storage unit 180 is parallel to the first horizontal direction D1. The width direction of the storage unit 180 is parallel to the second horizontal direction D2. The storage unit 180 includes a first vertical wall and a second vertical wall. The first vertical wall and the second vertical wall are spaced apart along the second horizontal direction D2.
[0073] A vertical storage guide rail is provided between the first and second vertical walls. The longitudinal direction of the vertical storage guide rail is parallel to the first horizontal direction D1. The material conveying line also includes a stacker crane. The stacker crane is movably mounted on the vertical storage guide rail along the first horizontal direction D1. A portion of the stacker crane is capable of moving vertically, thereby moving the stack of plates 190 vertically. A portion of the vertically movable structure of the stacker crane is capable of moving along the second horizontal direction D2, thereby placing the stack of plates 190 into the vertical storage 180. The stacker crane can be a prior art stacker crane, which will not be described in detail here.
[0074] The material conveying line also includes an inbound track 181 and an inbound trolley 182. The inbound track 181 is located on the ground. The length direction of the inbound track 181 is parallel to the second horizontal direction D2. The inbound track 181 extends to the placement of the vertical storage unit 180.
[0075] The trolley 182 is movably arranged along the extension direction of the trolley 181. The stack of boards 190 can be placed on the trolley 182 so that the trolley 182 can move the stack of boards 190 into the storage warehouse 180.
[0076] When a stack of sheet metal 190 needs to be stored, it can be placed on an inbound trolley 182 using a forklift, crane, or other means. The inbound trolley 182 moves into the storage warehouse 180, thereby moving the stack of sheet metal 190 into the storage warehouse 180. The stacker crane removes the stack of sheet metal 190 from the inbound trolley 182 and places it into the storage warehouse 180.
[0077] The material conveying line also includes a vertical storage platform. Along the second horizontal direction D2, the vertical storage platform is located between the rotating platform 170 and the placement vertical storage 180. Along the second horizontal direction D2, the vertical storage platform is closer to the placement vertical storage 180 relative to the rotating platform 170. The structure of the vertical storage platform is substantially the same as that of the first placement platform 110. In the projection along the vertical direction of the material conveying line (the projection plane is perpendicular to the vertical direction), the projection of the third track 125 passes through the projection of the first placement platform 110. Thus, along the second horizontal direction D2, the third track 125 extends through the vertical storage platform.
[0078] When it is necessary to move the stack of plates 190 placed in the placement vertical warehouse 180 to the first placement platform 110, the stacker crane removes the stack of plates 190 from the placement vertical warehouse 180 and places it on the vertical warehouse platform. Then, the third moving trolley 134 can remove the stack of plates 190 from the vertical warehouse platform, move it to the rotating placement platform 172 (at this time, the rotating platform 170 is in the fourth position), and then leave the rotating platform 170; then the rotating platform 170 is rotated from the fourth position to the third position, and then the second moving trolley 133 moves to the rotating platform 170 to remove the stack of plates 190 placed on the rotating placement platform 172, and then moves it to the first placement platform 110 (at this time, the rotating track 171 is in the second position).
[0079] It is understood that, in embodiments not shown, the stack of plates can also be placed directly on the second placement platform using a forklift or crane as needed.
[0080] Optionally, when the second moving trolley 133, on which the stack of boards 190 is placed, is about to enter the first placement platform 110, the second moving trolley 133 can stop at its current position. The robot 160 can then directly destacking the stack of boards 190 placed on the second moving trolley 133.
[0081] Furthermore, the material conveying line includes two robots 160. Robot 160 is a multi-axis industrial robot 160 (equipped with a sheet material suction cup gripper to grasp sheet material 191). One robot 160 is positioned on each side of the conveyor belt 140 along the second horizontal direction D2. The two robots 160 sequentially destacking stacks, placing sheet material 191 onto the conveyor belt 140 in sequence. This accelerates the destacking efficiency.
[0082] In this application, the material conveyor line automatically conveys the sheet metal 191, reducing the workload of workers and providing high efficiency and safety.
[0083] This application has been described through the above embodiments. However, it should be understood that the above embodiments are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit this application to the scope of the described embodiments. Furthermore, those skilled in the art will understand that this application is not limited to the above embodiments, and many more variations and modifications can be made based on the teachings of this application, all of which fall within the scope of protection claimed in this application. The scope of protection of this application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
[0084] Unless otherwise defined, the technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. The terminology used herein is for descriptive purposes only and is not intended to limit the scope of this application. Terms such as “component” as used herein may refer to a single part or a combination of multiple parts. Terms such as “installation” or “installation” as used herein may refer to a component being directly attached to another component or a component being attached to another component via an intermediary. A feature described in one embodiment herein may be applied, alone or in combination with other features, to another embodiment, unless that feature is not applicable in that other embodiment or is otherwise stated.
Claims
1. A material delivery line, characterized by, The material conveying line comprises: a conveying assembly comprising: a first placement platform for placing materials; a first track passing through the first placement platform in a projection of the material conveying line in an up-down direction; a first moving trolley movably arranged on the first track in an extension direction of the first track for taking and placing the materials on the first placement platform; a conveying belt parallel to the extension direction of the first track, the conveying belt being above or below the conveying assembly; and a robot for transferring the materials between the first placement platform and the conveying belt.
2. The material delivery line of claim 1, wherein, The conveying assembly further comprises a second placement platform, the first track passing through the second placement platform in the projection of the material conveying line in the up-down direction, the second placement platform being spaced apart from the first placement platform in the extension direction of the first track so that the first moving trolley can transfer the materials between the first placement platform and the second placement platform.
3. The material delivery line of claim 2, wherein, In the extension direction of the first track, the conveying belt extends to a side of the first placement platform away from the second placement platform.
4. The material conveying line according to claim 3, wherein: the robot alternately transfers the materials placed on the first placement platform and the second placement platform to the conveying belt in sequence, or the robot sequentially transfers the materials placed on the first placement platform or the second placement platform to the conveying belt.
5. The material delivery line of claim 3, wherein, The conveying belt is below the conveying assembly.
6. The material delivery line of claim 2, wherein, The first track comprises first sub-tracks arranged in sequence and spaced apart, The conveying assembly further comprises a second track and a second moving trolley, the extension direction of the second track intersecting the extension direction of the first track, the second track comprising second sub-tracks arranged in sequence and spaced apart; the second moving trolley is movably arranged on the second track in the extension direction of the second track; The conveying assembly further comprises a conversion track at the first placement platform, the conversion track being rotatably arranged between a first position and a second position, the conversion track in the first position abutting two adjacent first sub-tracks, and the conversion track in the second position abutting two adjacent second sub-tracks.
7. The material delivery line of claim 6, wherein, The conveying assembly comprises at least two conversion tracks, and the material conveying line further comprises: at least two drive gears corresponding to the at least two conversion tracks, the drive gears being connected to the corresponding conversion tracks; and a drive rack engaged with the at least two drive gears.
8. The material conveying line according to claim 6, wherein: the conveying assembly comprises a third track, a third moving trolley, and a rotating platform, the extension direction of the third track intersecting the extension direction of the second track; the third moving trolley is movably arranged on the third track in the extension direction of the third track. The rotating platform is provided with a rotating track and a rotating placing platform located above the rotating track, and the rotating platform is rotatably arranged between a third position where the rotating track is docked to the second track and a fourth position where the rotating track is docked to the third track.
9. The material delivery line of claim 8, wherein, The material conveying line further comprises: a placing vertical warehouse located on a side of the third track away from the rotating platform; an entry track extending to the placing vertical warehouse; and an entry trolley movably arranged along the entry track.
10. The material delivery line of claim 9, wherein, In a direction parallel to the extending direction of the first track, the placing vertical warehouse is located on a side of the second track close to the second placing platform.