Automatic carrying machine

Abstract

The utility model discloses an automatic carrying machine, which relates to the technical field of vehicle production, and comprises a truss, a conveyor belt, a storage mechanism, a conveying mechanism and a manipulator, the truss forms a conveying space, the conveyor belt is arranged in the conveying space and conveys workpieces along a first direction of the truss, the storage mechanism is arranged on one side of the truss, and the conveying mechanism conveys the workpieces along a second direction of the truss. The conveying mechanism comprises a mounting plate and a sliding rod capable of sliding, the sliding rod can slide in the first direction of the truss, the mounting plate is arranged on the sliding rod in a sliding mode in the second direction of the truss, and the sliding speed of the sliding rod in the first direction of the truss is equal to the speed of the conveying belt for conveying workpieces in the first direction of the truss. And the manipulator is used for grabbing workpieces. Automatic carrying of the storage battery is completed through the automatic carrying machine, the labor intensity of workers can be reduced, the safety of the workers is guaranteed, the working efficiency is improved, and the production cost is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of vehicle production, in particular to an automatic loading machine. Background Art

[0002] During the vehicle production process, it is necessary to load the battery onto the vehicle when the vehicle is transported by the conveyor belt. Currently, the loading of the battery is mainly done by manually controlling the loading machine so that the loading machine and the conveyor belt move synchronously. During operation, the loading machine is located between the two vehicles and is manually controlled to move along with the conveyor belt. This results in high labor intensity for the workers and great safety hazards.

[0003] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a new automatic loading machine to solve the above-mentioned technical problems. Utility Model Content

[0004] The main purpose of the utility model is to provide an automatic loading machine, aiming to solve the problems of high labor intensity and great safety hazards existing in the prior art.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides an automatic loading machine, comprising:

[0006] A truss, wherein the truss forms a conveying space;

[0007] A conveyor belt, the conveyor belt is arranged in the conveying space, and the conveyor belt conveys the workpiece along the first direction of the truss;

[0008] A storage mechanism, the storage mechanism being arranged on one side of the truss;

[0009] A conveying mechanism, the conveying mechanism comprising a mounting plate and a sliding rod, the sliding rod being able to slide along a first direction of the truss, the mounting plate being slidably disposed on the sliding rod along a second direction of the truss, and the sliding speed of the sliding rod along the first direction of the truss being equal to the speed at which the conveyor belt conveys the workpiece along the first direction of the truss;

[0010] A manipulator is arranged on the mounting plate and is used for grabbing a workpiece.

[0011] In one embodiment, the conveying mechanism further includes a first slide rail and a second slide rail, the first slide rail is disposed on the truss, the slide rod is slidably disposed on the first slide rail along a first direction of the truss, and the second slide rail is disposed on the slide rod.

[0012] In one embodiment, the slide bar is provided with a first driving mechanism, an output shaft of the first driving mechanism is connected with a first gear, the first slide rail is provided with a first rack, and the first gear is meshed with the first rack;

[0013] The mounting plate is provided with a second driving mechanism, the output shaft of the second driving mechanism is connected with a second gear, the sliding rod is provided with a second rack, and the second gear is meshed with the second rack.

[0014] In one embodiment, the manipulator includes a manipulator arm, a gripper, and a visual positioning unit, the manipulator arm is disposed on the mounting plate, the manipulator is connected to an end of the manipulator arm away from the mounting plate, and the visual positioning unit is disposed on the manipulator arm.

[0015] In one embodiment, the robotic arm includes a plurality of arms hinged in sequence, and two of the arms located at two ends are respectively connected to the mounting plate and the visual positioning unit.

[0016] In one embodiment, the clamp includes a base, a first clamping block, a second clamping block and a driving cylinder, the base is arranged on the robotic arm, the driving cylinder is arranged on the base, the first clamping block is connected to the cylinder body of the driving cylinder, the second clamping block is connected to the telescopic rod of the driving cylinder, and the driving cylinder, the first clamping block and the second clamping block are surrounded to form a clamping space.

[0017] In one embodiment, a cushion block is disposed on a side of the first clamping block facing the clamping space, a side of the second clamping block facing the clamping space, and a side of the driving cylinder facing the clamping space.

[0018] In one embodiment, a monitoring component is provided on one side of the conveyor belt.

[0019] In one embodiment, the storage mechanism forms a storage space, the storage space has a placement surface, and a rotatable baffle is provided on the side of the storage space away from the conveyor belt; the baffle can be rotated to the top of the placement surface to close the storage space, and the baffle can be rotated to the bottom of the placement surface to open the storage space.

[0020] In one embodiment, the baffle is rotatably provided with a retractable top rod, and one end of the top rod away from the baffle is rotatably connected to the storage mechanism.

[0021] The technical solution of the utility model sets the speed at which the slide bar slides along the first direction of the truss to be equal to the speed at which the conveyor belt conveys the workpiece along the first direction of the truss, so that the slide bar and the target vehicle placed on the conveyor belt can be relatively stationary, and then the manipulator installed on the mounting plate of the slide bar can carry the battery to the vehicle's loading position to complete the battery loading work. The automatic loading of batteries by the automatic loading machine can reduce the labor intensity of workers and ensure the safety of workers. In an embodiment of the utility model, the conveyor belt conveys the battery along the first direction of the truss, and the storage mechanism is used to store the battery. The mounting plate can drive the manipulator to move along the second direction of the truss, and then transport the battery at the storage mechanism to the target vehicle; the slide bar can drive the mounting plate to move along the first direction of the truss, and then drive the manipulator set on the mounting plate to move along the first direction of the truss. Moreover, the speed at which the slide bar slides along the first direction of the truss is equal to the speed at which the conveyor belt conveys the workpiece along the first direction of the truss. That is to say, when the battery is loaded onto the target vehicle on the conveyor belt, the slide bar and the target vehicle on the conveyor belt are relatively stationary, which facilitates the manipulator to load the battery onto the loading position of the target vehicle and complete the loading of the battery. The loading of the battery is completed by the automatic loading machine, which does not require manual control of the movement of the loading machine, can reduce the labor intensity of the workers, ensure the safety of the workers, and the loading of the battery is automatically completed by the machine, which can improve work efficiency and thus reduce production costs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without paying creative work.

[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the automatic loading machine provided by the utility model;

[0024] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram from another perspective;

[0025] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A magnified image of point A;

[0026] Figure 4 for Figure 2 The enlarged view of point B;

[0027] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the structure of the manipulator provided by the utility model;

[0028] Figure 6 This is a schematic structural diagram of the clamping jaw provided by the utility model.

[0029] Description of Figure Numbers:

[0030] 100, truss; 110, conveying space; 200, conveyor belt; 210, monitoring part; 300, storage mechanism; 310, storage space; 320, baffle; 321, push rod; 400, conveying mechanism; 410, mounting plate; 420, slide bar; 421, first driving mechanism; 422, first gear; 430, first slide rail; 431, first rack; 440, second slide rail; 500, manipulator; 510, manipulator arm; 511, arm body; 520, clamping claw; 521, base; 522, first clamping block; 523, second clamping block; 524, driving cylinder; 525, cushion block.

[0031] The realization of the purpose, functional features and advantages of the utility model will be further explained in conjunction with embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] 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 of 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.

[0033] It should be noted that all directional indications in the embodiments of the present invention (such as up, down, left, right, front, back...) are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the components under a certain specific posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). If the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly.

[0034] In addition, if there are descriptions involving "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the utility model, the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, if "and / or" or "and / or" appears in the full text, its meaning includes three parallel solutions. Taking "A and / or B" as an example, it includes solution A, solution B, or a solution that satisfies both A and B.

[0035] In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments of the present invention can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the fact that ordinary technicians in the field can implement it. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by the present invention.

[0036] During the vehicle production process, the battery needs to be loaded onto the vehicle when the vehicle is transported by the conveyor belt. Currently, the loading of the battery is mainly done by manually controlling the loading machine, so that the loading machine moves synchronously with the conveyor belt. During operation, the loading machine is between the two vehicles and is manually controlled to move along with the conveyor belt. Manually controlling the movement of the loading machine is uncertain, and workers are very likely to collide with the vehicle due to lack of concentration, which poses a great safety hazard. At the same time, the movement of the loading machine is completed by manual operation of the workers, and long-term operation of the loading machine movement will increase the labor intensity of the workers.

[0037] The utility model provides an automatic loading machine, aiming to solve the problems of high labor intensity and great safety hazards existing in the prior art.

[0038] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 In one embodiment of the utility model, the automatic loading machine includes a truss 100, a conveyor belt 200, a storage mechanism 300, a conveying mechanism 400 and a manipulator 500. The truss 100 forms a conveying space 110. The conveyor belt 200 is arranged in the conveying space 110, and the conveyor belt 200 conveys the workpiece along the first direction of the truss 100. The storage mechanism 300 is arranged on one side of the truss 100. The conveying mechanism 400 includes a mounting plate 410 and a sliding slide bar 420. The slide bar 420 can slide along the first direction of the truss 100. The mounting plate 410 is slidably arranged on the slide bar 420 along the second direction of the truss 100, and the sliding speed of the slide bar 420 along the first direction of the truss 100 is equal to the speed at which the conveyor belt 200 conveys the workpiece along the first direction of the truss 100. The manipulator 500 is arranged on the mounting plate 410, and the manipulator 500 is used to grab the workpiece. Among them, the first direction refers to Figure 1 The second direction is the direction indicated by X in Figure 1 In the present embodiment, the workpiece grasped by the manipulator 500 is a battery, and the following contents are described by taking the battery as an example.

[0039] The technical solution of the utility model sets the sliding speed of the slide bar 420 along the first direction of the truss 100 to be equal to the speed of the conveyor belt 200 conveying the workpiece along the first direction of the truss 100, so that the slide bar 420 and the target vehicle placed on the conveyor belt 200 can be relatively stationary, so that the manipulator 500 installed on the mounting plate 410 of the slide bar 420 can carry the battery to the vehicle's loading position to complete the battery loading work. The automatic loading of the battery can reduce the labor intensity of the workers and ensure the safety of the workers. In the embodiment of the utility model, the conveyor belt 200 conveys the battery along the first direction of the truss 100, and the storage mechanism 300 is used to store the battery. The mounting plate 410 can drive the manipulator 500 to move along the second direction of the truss 100, and then transport the battery at the storage mechanism 300 to the target vehicle; the slide bar 420 can drive the mounting plate 410 to move along the first direction of the truss 100, and then drive the manipulator 500 set on the mounting plate 410 to move along the first direction of the truss 100. Furthermore, the speed at which the slide bar 420 slides along the first direction of the truss 100 is equal to the speed at which the conveyor belt 200 conveys the workpiece along the first direction of the truss 100. That is, when the battery is loaded onto the target vehicle on the conveyor belt 200, the slide bar 420 and the target vehicle on the conveyor belt 200 are relatively stationary, which facilitates the manipulator 500 to load the battery onto the loading position of the target vehicle and complete the loading of the battery. The loading of the battery is completed by the automatic loading machine, which does not require manual control of the movement of the loading machine, can reduce the labor intensity of the workers, ensure the safety of the workers, and the loading of the battery is automatically completed by the machine, which can improve work efficiency and thus reduce production costs.

[0040] See also Figure 1 In one embodiment of the utility model, the conveying mechanism 400 further includes a first slide rail 430 and a second slide rail 440. The first slide rail 430 is disposed on the truss 100, and the slide bar 420 is slidably disposed on the first slide rail 430 along the first direction of the truss 100, and the second slide rail 440 is disposed on the slide bar 420. The first slide rail 430 can provide a guide for the slide bar 420 to slide along the first direction of the truss 100, and the second slide rail 440 can provide a guide for the installation plate 410 to slide along the second direction of the truss 100. In a specific embodiment, the slide bar 420 is slidably disposed on the first slide rail 430 through a slider, and the installation plate 410 is disposed on the second slide rail 440 through a slider. The slide rail and the slider cooperate to realize the sliding of the slide bar 420 and the installation plate 410, which can improve the stability of the slide bar 420 and the installation plate 410 when sliding. In a specific embodiment, both ends of the first slide rail 430 and the second slide rail 440 are provided with a limit block.

[0041] See also Figure 1 and Figure 3In one embodiment of the utility model, a first driving mechanism 421 is provided on the slide bar 420, a first gear 422 is connected to the output shaft of the first driving mechanism 421, a first rack 431 is provided on the first slide rail 430, and the first gear 422 meshes with the first rack 431; a second driving mechanism is provided on the mounting plate 410, a second gear is connected to the output shaft of the second driving mechanism, a second rack is provided on the slide bar 420, and the second gear meshes with the second rack. The first driving mechanism 421 is used to drive the slide bar 420 to slide along the first direction of the truss 100, and the second driving mechanism is used to drive the mounting plate 410 to slide along the second direction of the truss 100, and the sliding of the slide bar 420 and the mounting plate 410 is driven by the meshing of the gear and the rack, and the gear rack transmission has the characteristics of high precision, good stability, and high reliability, which can improve the stability of the slide bar 420 and the mounting plate 410 when sliding. For the slide bar 420, transmission is performed by means of a gear rack, which can make the slide bar 420 and the target vehicle on the conveyor belt 200 always relatively stationary, thereby ensuring that the manipulator 500 carries the battery to the loading position of the target vehicle. In a specific embodiment, the first drive mechanism 421 and the second drive mechanism are both drive motors with built-in brakes; the first gear 422 and the second gear are both bevel gears, and the first rack 431 and the second rack are both provided with tungsten wire, and the bevel gear is set on the rack through the tungsten wire; the output shafts of the first drive mechanism 421 and the second drive mechanism are both provided with a limit plate to prevent the gear from falling. In addition, laser distance sensors are provided on the slide bar 420 and the mounting plate 410, which facilitate real-time monitoring of the moving position and moving distance of the manipulator 500.

[0042] See also Figure 4 In one embodiment of the utility model, the manipulator 500 includes a manipulator arm 510, a gripper 520 and a visual positioning unit. The manipulator arm 510 is arranged on the mounting plate 410, the manipulator 500 is connected to one end of the manipulator arm 510 away from the mounting plate 410, and the visual positioning unit is arranged on the manipulator arm 510. When grabbing a battery, the visual positioning unit obtains the shape and position of the battery to be grabbed by photographing, and transmits the shape and position information of the battery to an external controller, and the external controller controls the movement of the manipulator arm 510 to drive the gripper 520 to grab the battery; after the manipulator 500 moves to the target vehicle, the visual positioning unit obtains the position information of the loading position by photographing, and transmits the position information of the loading position to the external controller, and the external controller controls the movement of the manipulator arm 510 to drive the gripper 520 to load the battery to the loading position of the target vehicle. In a specific embodiment, the visual positioning unit can be a shooting camera.

[0043] See also Figure 5In one embodiment of the utility model, the mechanical arm 510 includes a plurality of arms 511 hinged in sequence, and the two arms 511 located at both ends are respectively connected to the mounting plate 410 and the visual positioning unit. The mechanical arm 510 is composed of a plurality of arms 511 hinged in sequence, which can increase the degree of freedom of the mechanical arm 510, so that the manipulator 500 can carry the battery to the loading position of the target vehicle.

[0044] See also Figure 6 In one embodiment of the utility model, the clamp 520 includes a base 521, a first clamping block 522, a second clamping block 523 and a driving cylinder 524. The base 521 is arranged on the mechanical arm 510, the driving cylinder 524 is arranged on the base 521, the first clamping block 522 is connected to the cylinder body of the driving cylinder 524, the second clamping block 523 is connected to the telescopic rod of the driving cylinder 524, and the driving cylinder 524, the first clamping block 522 and the second clamping block 523 are surrounded to form a clamping space. When grabbing the battery, the driving cylinder 524 drives the first clamping block 522 and the second clamping block 523 to move in a direction close to each other to clamp the battery; after the battery is loaded to the loading position of the target vehicle, the driving cylinder 524 drives the first clamping block 522 and the second clamping block to move in a direction away from each other to release the battery.

[0045] See also Figure 6 In one embodiment of the utility model, a pad 525 is provided on one side of the first clamping block 522 facing the clamping space, on one side of the second clamping block 523 facing the clamping space, and on one side of the driving cylinder 524 facing the clamping space. When the clamping jaw 520 grabs the battery, the pad 525 abuts against the battery, which can better protect the battery and prevent damage to the battery. In a specific embodiment, the pad 525 can be a rubber block.

[0046] See also Figure 1 In one embodiment of the utility model, a monitoring component 210 is provided on one side of the conveyor belt 200. The monitoring component 210 can monitor the conveying speed of the conveyor belt 200 in real time and transmit it to an external controller. The external controller can control the sliding speed of the slide bar 420 along the first direction of the truss 100 in real time according to the monitoring signal of the monitoring component 210, so as to make the slide bar 420 and the target vehicle on the conveyor belt 200 relatively stationary. In a specific embodiment, the monitoring component 210 can be a pulse encoder, and a distance measuring sensor is provided on the slide bar 420. The distance measuring sensor can confirm the position of the slide bar 420 in real time to ensure that the slide bar 420 and the conveyor belt 200 are always relatively stationary.

[0047] See also Figure 2In one embodiment of the utility model, the storage mechanism 300 is formed with a storage space 310, the storage space 310 has a placement surface, and a rotating baffle 320 is provided on the side of the storage space 310 away from the conveyor belt 200; the baffle 320 can be rotated to the top of the placement surface to close the storage space 310, and the baffle 320 can be rotated to the bottom of the placement surface to open the storage space 310. When the baffle 320 is rotated to the top of the placement surface, the baffle 320 can close the storage space 310 to prevent the storage battery in the storage space 310 from falling out; when the baffle 320 is rotated to the bottom of the placement surface, the baffle 320 can open the storage space 310, so that the worker can place the storage battery in the storage space 310.

[0048] See also Figure 4 In one embodiment of the utility model, the baffle 320 is rotatably provided with a retractable top rod 321, and one end of the top rod 321 away from the baffle 320 is rotatably connected to the storage mechanism 300. When the baffle 320 rotates to the top of the placement surface, the top rod 321 supports the baffle 320 to prevent the baffle 320 from flipping.

[0049] The above description is only an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. All equivalent structural changes made by using the contents of the present invention specification and drawings under the technical concept of the present invention, or directly / indirectly applied in other related technical fields are included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic loading machine, characterized in that: include: A truss, wherein the truss forms a conveying space; A conveyor belt, the conveyor belt is arranged in the conveying space, and the conveyor belt conveys the workpiece along the first direction of the truss; A storage mechanism, the storage mechanism being arranged on one side of the truss; A conveying mechanism, the conveying mechanism comprising a mounting plate and a sliding rod, the sliding rod being able to slide along a first direction of the truss, the mounting plate being slidably disposed on the sliding rod along a second direction of the truss, and the sliding speed of the sliding rod along the first direction of the truss being equal to the speed at which the conveyor belt conveys the workpiece along the first direction of the truss; A manipulator is arranged on the mounting plate and is used for grabbing a workpiece.

2. The automatic loading machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying mechanism further includes a first slide rail and a second slide rail, wherein the first slide rail is disposed on the truss, the slide rod is slidably disposed on the first slide rail along a first direction of the truss, and the second slide rail is disposed on the slide rod.

3. The automatic loading machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The slide bar is provided with a first driving mechanism, the output shaft of the first driving mechanism is connected with a first gear, the first slide rail is provided with a first rack, and the first gear is meshed with the first rack; The mounting plate is provided with a second driving mechanism, the output shaft of the second driving mechanism is connected with a second gear, the sliding rod is provided with a second rack, and the second gear is meshed with the second rack.

4. The automatic loading machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The manipulator comprises a manipulator arm, a gripper and a visual positioning unit. The manipulator arm is arranged on the mounting plate. The manipulator is connected to an end of the manipulator arm away from the mounting plate. The visual positioning unit is arranged on the manipulator arm.

5. The automatic loading machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The robotic arm comprises a plurality of arm bodies hinged in sequence, and two of the arm bodies located at two ends are respectively connected to the mounting plate and the visual positioning unit.

6. The automatic loading machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The clamp includes a base, a first clamping block, a second clamping block and a driving cylinder. The base is arranged on the robotic arm, the driving cylinder is arranged on the base, the first clamping block is connected to the cylinder body of the driving cylinder, the second clamping block is connected to the telescopic rod of the driving cylinder, and the driving cylinder, the first clamping block and the second clamping block are surrounded to form a clamping space.

7. The automatic loading machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: A cushion block is provided on one side of the first clamping block facing the clamping space, on one side of the second clamping block facing the clamping space, and on one side of the driving cylinder facing the clamping space.

8. The automatic loading machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: A monitoring component is arranged on one side of the conveyor belt.

9. The automatic loading machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The storage mechanism forms a storage space having a placement surface, and a rotatable baffle is provided on the side of the storage space away from the conveyor belt; the baffle can be rotated to the top of the placement surface to close the storage space, and the baffle can be rotated to the bottom of the placement surface to open the storage space.

10. The automatic loading machine according to claim 9, characterized in that: The baffle is rotatably provided with a retractable push rod, and one end of the push rod away from the baffle is rotatably connected to the storage mechanism.

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