Automobile air outlet assembly tool

By designing automated assembly tooling for automobile air outlets, the automatic alignment and fixation of the air outlet installation frame is achieved using mobile mechanisms and robots, which solves the problems of traditional low assembly efficiency and high cost, improves assembly efficiency and reduces labor costs.

CN222155629UActive Publication Date: 2024-12-13JIANGSU WEIZEQI LOCOMOTIVE PARTS MFG CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202420915918.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-04-29
Publication Date
2024-12-13
Estimated Expiration
2034-04-29

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Technical Problem

The traditional automobile air outlet assembly method has difficulty in operating and assembly due to the complexity of multiple movable air blades and joysticks, and the installation efficiency is low. The combination of multiple people in assembly increases labor costs and increases production costs.

Method used

A kind of assembly tool for automobile air outlets is designed, including a moving mechanism, assembly robot, flexible vibrating material tray and visual detector. The air outlet installation frame is automatically grasped and aligned by the robot, and the cylinder and lifting platform are used to automatically fix the blades to reduce labor. Intervention.

Benefits of technology

Automatic assembly is realized, assembly efficiency is improved, labor costs are reduced, and assembly process is simplified.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an automobile air outlet assembling tool which comprises a machine body, a moving mechanism is erected on the machine body, an assembling mechanical arm is arranged on the moving mechanism, an assembling carrying table is arranged below the moving mechanism, and a first conveying belt and a flexible vibration material disc are arranged on the left side and the right side of the assembling carrying table respectively. A second conveying belt is arranged at the front end of the assembling platform deck, and a feeding manipulator is arranged at the rear end of the assembling platform deck; according to the vehicle air outlet assembling tool, the air outlet can be automatically assembled, manual intervention is not needed in the assembling process, and therefore the assembling efficiency is greatly improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of air outlet processing, in particular to an automobile air outlet assembly tool. Background Art

[0002] As the name implies, an air outlet is an outlet for gas outflow. In order to ensure smooth gas outflow and adjust the air outlet direction, common automobile air outlets are usually equipped with multiple fan blades, joysticks for adjusting the fan blade angles, and connecting assembly parts. The traditional assembly method adopts manual assembly. Since multiple fan blades and joysticks are movable, it is difficult to position multiple fan blades and joysticks at the same time by manual assembly, which makes single-person assembly difficult and the installation efficiency is low. If multiple people are used for assembly, the labor cost is high, which will increase the production cost of the enterprise. Summary of the invention

[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to provide an automobile air outlet assembly tool to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: an automobile air outlet assembly tool, comprising a body, a moving mechanism is mounted on the body, an assembly manipulator is arranged on the moving mechanism, an assembly platform is arranged below the moving mechanism, a first conveyor belt and a flexible vibration material tray are arranged on the left and right sides of the assembly platform respectively, a second conveyor belt is arranged at the front end of the assembly platform, and a loading manipulator is arranged at the rear end of the assembly platform;

[0005] The assembly platform comprises a lifting platform, on which a platform is arranged, and on which a parts assembly rack is arranged.

[0006] Preferably, the moving mechanism includes two vertically arranged first electric screws, a horizontally arranged second electric screw is provided between the two first electric screws, a cylinder is provided on the mover of the second electric screw, and the assembly robot is installed below the piston rod of the cylinder.

[0007] Preferably, the loading robot comprises a lifting platform 2, a robot arm is mounted on the lifting platform 2, and a gripping clamp is provided at the end of the robot arm.

[0008] Preferably, the flexible vibration tray comprises a frame, a plurality of voice coil motors are installed in the frame, a transmission end of the voice coil motor is connected to a cover plate, and the tray is installed on the cover plate.

[0009] Preferably, a lower hopper is provided next to the flexible vibrating material tray, and the discharge end of the lower hopper corresponds to the material tray;

[0010] A second visual detector is also provided beside the flexible vibration tray, and the second visual detector corresponds to the tray.

[0011] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: the utility model has a simple structure and a novel design. The blades in the flexible vibrating material tray are grabbed by a loading robot and arranged on a loose parts assembly rack. Then, the moving mechanism drives the assembly robot to the top of the first conveyor belt and grabs the air outlet mounting frame. Then, it moves to the top of the assembly platform so that the air outlet mounting frame is aligned with the blades below. Then, the cylinder pushes the assembly robot downward. When the air outlet mounting frame is close to the loose parts, the assembly platform moves upward driven by the lifting platform. The blades are fixed to the air outlet mounting frame by the up and down thrust, thereby automatically completing the assembly of the air outlet. At this time, the assembly robot drives the assembled automobile air outlet to move again until it is sent to the second conveyor belt for discharging. No manual intervention is required during this period, thereby greatly improving the assembly efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] Figure 1 It is a top view schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0013] Figure 2 It is a schematic top view of the structure of the mobile mechanism of the utility model;

[0014] Figure 3 It is a schematic front view of the structure of the assembly manipulator of the utility model;

[0015] Figure 4 This is a schematic front view of the structure of the feeding manipulator of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 5 It is a schematic cross-sectional view of the structure of the flexible vibrating material tray of the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0018] See also Figure 1-5 The utility model provides a technical solution: an automobile air outlet assembly tool, comprising a body 1, a mobile mechanism 2 capable of sliding forward, backward, left and right is mounted on the body 1, and an assembly manipulator 3 is installed on the mobile mechanism 2.

[0019] In addition, the assembly platform 4 is installed below the moving mechanism 2, and a first conveyor belt 5 is provided on the left side of the assembly platform 4 for conveying materials (i.e., the tuyere installation frame). The assembly manipulator 3, driven by the moving mechanism, can grab the materials on the first conveyor belt and transfer them to the assembly platform 4;

[0020] A flexible vibration tray 6 is arranged on the right side of the assembly platform 4, and a loading manipulator 8 is arranged at the rear end, and the loading manipulator grabs the loose parts (i.e., blades) in the flexible vibration tray 6.

[0021] A second conveyor belt 7 for conveying blanking is arranged at the front end of the assembly platform 4 , and the blanking is also carried out by placing the assembled air outlet on the second conveyor belt 7 by the assembly robot.

[0022] In this embodiment, the assembly platform 4 includes a lifting platform 41 , a platform 42 is disposed on the lifting platform 41 , and a parts assembly rack 43 for arranging and placing blades is disposed on the platform 42 .

[0023] In this embodiment, the moving mechanism 2 includes two first electric screws 21 arranged vertically, and a second electric screw 22 arranged horizontally is installed between the two first electric screws 21, and a cylinder 23 is installed on the mover of the second electric screw 22, and then the assembly manipulator 3 is installed under the piston rod of the cylinder 23, and the second electric screw drives the second electric screw to move forward and backward, and the second electric screw drives the cylinder to move left and right, so as to realize the front and back, left and right movement of the assembly manipulator 3;

[0024] In addition, the assembly robot 3 is also provided with a first visual detector 31. When the assembly robot clamps the air outlet installation frame and comes to the top of the assembly platform 4, the first visual detector 31 will take photos for detection to determine the posture of the loose parts on the loose parts assembly rack 43. If there are blades with incorrect postures, the feedback signal of the detection photos will be fed back, and then the feeding robot will be driven to adjust the blades. Only when the postures of the blades are correct, the assembly robot clamping the air outlet installation frame will move down for alignment installation.

[0025] The above structure ensures that the air outlet installation frame on the assembly robot and the blades of the loose parts assembly rack 43 can accurately correspond.

[0026] In this embodiment, the loading robot 8 includes a lifting platform 81, on which a robot arm 82 is installed (the robot arm includes two rotating walls and can be moved in azimuth and rotation), and a gripper 83 is provided at the end of the robot arm 82. The loading robot 8 is used to grab the loose parts with qualified posture in the flexible vibration tray 6 and send them to the loose parts assembly rack 43.

[0027] In this embodiment, the flexible vibration tray 6 includes a frame 61, and a plurality of voice coil motors 62 are installed in the frame 61. The transmission end of the voice coil motor 62 is connected to the cover plate 63, and the tray 64 is installed on the cover plate 63, so that the vibration torque of the voice coil motor 62 can be transmitted to the tray through the cover plate, so that the raw materials in the tray vibrate, and then the posture adjustment and dispersion of the bulk materials in the tray are achieved;

[0028] In addition, a lower hopper 65 can be arranged next to the flexible vibrating tray 6, and the discharge end of the lower hopper 65 is aligned with the tray 64, so that automatic unloading can be achieved;

[0029] In addition, a second visual detector 66 is provided next to the flexible vibrating tray 6. The second visual detector 66 corresponds to the tray 64. The second visual detector is used to capture the posture of the bulk material in the tray and make a judgment. If adjustment is required, the voice coil motor 62 is started to vibrate.

[0030] Working principle: The blades in the flexible vibrating material tray are grabbed by the loading robot and arranged on the loose parts assembly rack. Then the moving mechanism drives the assembly robot to the top of the first conveyor belt and grabs the air outlet mounting frame. Then it moves to the top of the assembly platform so that the air outlet mounting frame is aligned with the blades below. Then the cylinder pushes the assembly robot downward. When the air outlet mounting frame is close to the loose parts, the assembly platform moves upward under the drive of the lifting platform. The blades are fixed to the air outlet mounting frame through the up and down thrust, thereby automatically completing the assembly of the air outlet. At this time, the assembly robot drives the assembled automobile air outlet to move again until it is sent to the second conveyor belt for discharge. No manual intervention is required during this period, which greatly improves the assembly efficiency.

[0031] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An automobile air outlet assembly tool, comprising a body (1), characterized in that: A moving mechanism (2) is mounted on the machine body (1), an assembly robot (3) is disposed on the moving mechanism (2), an assembly platform (4) is disposed below the moving mechanism (2), a first conveyor belt (5) and a flexible vibrating material tray (6) are disposed on the left and right sides of the assembly platform (4), a second conveyor belt (7) is disposed at the front end of the assembly platform (4), and a loading robot (8) is disposed at the rear end of the assembly platform (4); The assembly platform (4) comprises a lifting platform (41), a platform (42) is provided on the lifting platform (41), and a parts assembly rack (43) is provided on the platform (42).

2. The automobile air outlet assembly tool according to claim 1, characterized in that: The moving mechanism (2) comprises two first electric screws (21) arranged vertically, a second electric screw (22) arranged horizontally is arranged between the two first electric screws (21), a cylinder (23) is arranged on a mover of the second electric screw (22), the assembly robot (3) is installed below the piston rod of the cylinder (23), and a first visual detector (31) is also arranged on the assembly robot (3).

3. The automobile air outlet assembly tool according to claim 1, characterized in that: The loading robot (8) comprises a second lifting platform (81), a robot arm (82) is mounted on the second lifting platform (81), and a gripper (83) is provided at the end of the robot arm (82).

4. The automobile air outlet assembly tool according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flexible vibration material tray (6) comprises a frame (61), a plurality of voice coil motors (62) are installed in the frame (61), the transmission ends of the voice coil motors (62) are connected to a cover plate (63), and a material tray (64) is installed on the cover plate (63).

5. The automobile air outlet assembly tool according to claim 4, characterized in that: A lower hopper (65) is provided next to the flexible vibrating material tray (6), and a discharge end of the lower hopper (65) corresponds to the material tray (64); A second visual detector (66) is also provided next to the flexible vibrating material tray (6), and the second visual detector (66) corresponds to the material tray (64).