Material placing and conveying system for heat treatment multi-purpose furnace

By designing an automated material disposal conveying system for multi-purpose heat treatment furnaces, the problems of cumbersome manual operations and safety hazards during material transfer are solved, efficient and automated material placement and transportation are achieved, and the production efficiency of heat treatment is improved.

CN222225161UActive Publication Date: 2024-12-24CHINA UNITED ENG
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Application Number
CN202421317648.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-06-11
Publication Date
2024-12-24
Estimated Expiration
2034-06-11

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Technical Problem

In the heat treatment production process, full-time personnel are required to operate during material transfer, which leads to cumbersome, time-consuming and labor-intensive operation, and difficult to control driving lifting, posed safety hazards, affecting work efficiency and capacity utilization.

Method used

A material dispensing conveying system for heat treatment multi-purpose furnaces is designed, including an operating unit, a storage unit, a handling unit and a conveying unit to realize the automatic placement and transportation of materials. The entire system does not require full-time personnel to operate, and through multiple groups of conveying equipment and The shuttle car realizes efficient material transportation and rotation to avoid the accumulation of no-load material trays.

Benefits of technology

It improves the working efficiency of the heat treatment line, reduces the safety risks of manual operation, realizes the automation and efficiency of material transportation, and improves the overall production efficiency.

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Abstract

According to the material placing and conveying system for the heat treatment multi-purpose furnace, the operation unit, the storage unit, the carrying unit and the conveying unit are arranged, so that no-load material tray supply and furnace material output are achieved, the whole material placing and conveying system is high in automation degree, does not need to be operated by full-time personnel, and is good in operation connection degree; and the production line working efficiency is greatly improved. The heat treatment device comprises an operation unit, a heat treatment unit and a heat treatment unit, wherein the operation unit is used for operators to place materials to be subjected to heat treatment on a no-load tray to form furnace charge; the storage unit is located on one side of the operation unit and can store no-load trays; the carrying unit is located on the downstream of the operation unit and the storage unit, the carrying unit is connected with the operation unit and the storage unit, and the carrying unit can move in the X-axis direction; the conveying unit is located at the downstream of the carrying unit, and the conveying unit is connected with the carrying unit; when being conveyed to the heat treatment multi-purpose furnace for processing, the furnace burden sequentially passes through the operation unit, the carrying unit and the conveying unit; when the no-load material disc rotates, the no-load material disc sequentially passes through the conveying unit and the carrying unit and then passes through the operation unit or the storage unit. When the no-load material tray rotates on the storage unit, the carrying unit can carry the no-load material tray on the storage unit to the operation unit.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of production and transportation, in particular to a swing material conveying system for a multi-purpose heat treatment furnace. Background Art

[0002] Metal heat treatment is one of the important processes in mechanical manufacturing. The heat treatment process is used to improve the intrinsic quality of the workpiece and obtain the expected structure and performance. In the heat treatment production process, the workpiece to be processed needs to be placed on a plate first, and then the furnace charge after the placement is completed is transferred to the heat treatment furnace for processing. At present, the material transfer work is still completed by crane hoisting. During the operation, full-time personnel are required to operate the crane. The entire pre-heat treatment process is cumbersome, labor-intensive, time-consuming and labor-intensive; and the crane is not easy to control during hoisting, and often deflects, posing a safety hazard. At the same time, the materials are transported back and forth by a crane. Due to the influence of many human factors, there will be a large number of time intervals and poor operation connection, which will affect the overall work efficiency of the heat treatment line and cause waste of production capacity and resources.

[0003] The Chinese patent application number CN201210358161.9 discloses a ring processing system and method and a ring removal device, which discloses: D): a thermal printer (3) is arranged at the tail of the conveying roller (4), and the ring is conveyed by the conveying roller (4) to the front of the thermal printer (3), and the thermal printer (3) automatically completes a printing cycle according to the PLC control program; E): the rings after printing are stacked by the cantilever crane (5); F): the stacked rings are hoisted by the crane to the heat treatment furnace for heat treatment. Although the above utility model can realize the automation of product production, when the stacked products are conveyed, the utility model hoists them to the heat treatment furnace by the crane, and this link still needs to be operated by a special person, and it is easy to shake and move during the hoisting and conveying process, the overall applicability is not strong, and the automation degree of the conveying link is poor. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the utility model provides a swing material conveying system for a multi-purpose heat treatment furnace. In the utility model, the supply of empty material trays and the output of furnace materials are realized by setting an operating unit, a storage unit, a handling unit and a conveying unit. The entire swing material conveying system has a high degree of automation, does not require full-time personnel to operate, has good operation connection, and greatly improves the work efficiency of the production line.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model solves the problems through the following technical solutions: a swing material conveying system for a multi-purpose heat treatment furnace, characterized in that it includes:

[0006] The operating unit is used for operators to place the materials to be heat treated on the empty material tray to form the furnace charge;

[0007] A storage unit, located at one side of the operating unit, capable of storing empty trays;

[0008] The transport unit is located downstream of the operation unit and the storage unit, and is connected with the operation unit and the storage unit.

[0009] The transport unit can be displaced along the X-axis direction;

[0010] A conveying unit, located downstream of the transporting unit, and connected with the transporting unit;

[0011] When the charge is transported to the multi-purpose heat treatment furnace for processing, the charge passes through the operating unit, the handling unit and the conveying unit in sequence; when the empty tray rotates, the empty tray passes through the conveying unit and the handling unit in sequence, and then passes through the operating unit or the storage unit; when the empty tray rotates in the storage unit, the handling unit can take over the empty tray on the storage unit and bring it to the operating unit.

[0012] The conveying unit described in the utility model includes a first group of conveying equipment located downstream of the transport unit, and a second group of conveying equipment located downstream of the first group of conveying equipment; the first group of conveying equipment can be displaced along the height direction and the Y-axis direction to drive the furnace charge thereon to the second group of conveying equipment, and the second group of conveying equipment can be transferred along the Y-axis direction to drive the furnace charge thereon to the transport vehicle.

[0013] The operating unit of the utility model is configured as an operating table, and the storage unit is configured as a storage table; wherein the operating tables are arranged in multiple groups, and the storage tables are arranged in multiple groups, and a storage table is arranged on a parallel side of any of the operating tables, and any of the operating tables includes a first working area for operators to place materials to be heat treated on an empty material tray, and a second working area for materials to be transferred to the transport unit.

[0014] The first working area of ​​the utility model is arranged upstream of the second working area, and the second working area and the storage platform are arranged in parallel with each other and are both close to the transport unit.

[0015] The transport unit of the utility model comprises a ground rail arranged along the X-axis direction and a shuttle vehicle matched with the ground rail; the shuttle vehicle is arranged on the ground rail and can move in the X-axis direction.

[0016] The shuttle vehicle of the utility model comprises a first conveying mechanism and a second conveying mechanism arranged in parallel with the first conveying mechanism. Both the first conveying mechanism and the second conveying mechanism can be used to convey furnace charges or rotate empty material trays; and the width of the first conveying mechanism along the X-axis direction is smaller than the width of the second conveying mechanism along the X-axis direction, so as to adapt to the conveyance of furnace charges or empty material trays of at least two specifications and sizes.

[0017] The first group of conveying equipment of the utility model includes a conveyor 1 located downstream of the first conveying mechanism, and a conveyor 2 arranged in parallel with the conveyor 1 and located downstream of the second conveying mechanism;

[0018] The second group of conveying equipment includes conveyor three located downstream of conveyor one, and conveyor four arranged in parallel with conveyor three and located downstream of conveyor two.

[0019] The conveyor 1 and the conveyor 2 of the utility model both include a weighing platform, a first chain conveying mechanism, and a hydraulic lifting mechanism located below the first chain conveying mechanism; the conveyor 3 and the conveyor 4 are both configured as the second chain conveying mechanism.

[0020] In the utility model, the width of the conveyor 1 along the X-axis direction is smaller than the width of the conveyor 2 along the X-axis direction, so as to adapt to the transportation of furnace materials or empty trays of at least two specifications and sizes; the width of the conveyor 3 along the X-axis direction is smaller than the width of the conveyor 4 along the X-axis direction, so as to adapt to the transportation of furnace materials or empty trays of at least two specifications and sizes.

[0021] The utility model further comprises a size overlimit detection door, which is arranged between the first group of conveying equipment and the second group of conveying equipment and is used for detecting the size of the furnace material on the first group of conveying equipment.

[0022] The main beneficial effects achieved by the utility model are as follows:

[0023] In the utility model, the operator places the materials to be heat treated on the empty tray to form the furnace charge and then transports it to the heat treatment multi-purpose furnace for processing. The furnace charge can pass through the operating unit, the handling unit and the conveying unit in sequence to realize the integrated swinging and conveying of the materials; when the empty tray rotates, the empty tray can pass through the conveying unit, the handling unit and the operating unit / storage unit in sequence to realize the automatic circulation of the empty tray; when the empty tray rotates in the storage unit, the handling unit can receive the empty tray on the storage unit to the operating unit, thereby playing the role of caching the empty tray and avoiding a large number of empty trays from piling up on the operating unit; the entire swinging material conveying system has a compact structure and strong applicability. For this reason, the entire swinging material conveying system has a high degree of automation, does not require full-time personnel to operate, has good operation connection, and greatly improves the work efficiency of the production line. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 , 2 3 are schematic diagrams of the top view of the structure of the embodiments of the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and through examples. The following examples are provided to explain the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the following examples.

[0026] like Figure 1-2 As shown, the embodiment of the utility model includes an operating unit 1, a handling unit 2, a conveying unit 3, a storage unit 4 and a control unit.

[0027] The operation unit 1 is used for operators to place the materials to be heat treated on the empty tray to form the furnace charge. The storage unit 4 is located on one side of the operation unit 1 and is used to store the empty tray; the storage unit 4 is arranged side by side with the operation unit 1. The transport unit 2 is located downstream of the operation unit 1 and the storage unit 4, and the transport unit 2 is connected with the operation unit 1 and the storage unit 4, and the transport unit 2 can be displaced along the X-axis direction. The conveying unit 3 is located downstream of the conveying unit 2, and the conveying unit 3 is connected with the conveying unit 2, including a first group of conveying equipment 31 located downstream of the conveying unit 2, and a second group of conveying equipment 32 located downstream of the first group of conveying equipment 31; the first group of conveying equipment 31 can be displaced in the height direction and the Y-axis direction to drive the furnace charge thereon to the second group of conveying equipment 32, and the second group of conveying equipment 32 can be transferred along the Y-axis direction to drive the furnace charge thereon to the inter-furnace transport vehicle for inter-furnace processing. In the present invention, the operating personnel place the materials to be heat treated on the empty material tray to form the furnace charge and then transport it to the furnace for processing. The furnace charge can pass through the operating unit 1, the transport unit 2 and the conveying unit 3 in sequence to realize the integrated swinging and conveying of the materials; when the empty material tray rotates, the empty material tray can pass through the conveying unit 3 and the transport unit 2 in sequence, and then pass through the operating unit 1 or the storage unit 4 to realize the automatic flow of the empty material tray; when the empty material tray rotates in the storage unit 4, the transport unit 2 can receive the empty material tray on the storage unit 4 to the operating unit 1, thereby playing the role of caching the empty material tray and avoiding a large number of empty material trays from piling up on the operating unit 1; the entire swinging and conveying system has a compact structure and strong applicability. In addition, the utility model sets a control unit for detecting and receiving the status information of the empty trays / charges on the operating unit 1, the handling unit 2, the conveying unit 3 and the storage unit 4, so as to schedule the transfer and transportation of the empty trays / charges between the units; for this reason, the entire swing material conveying system has a high degree of automation, does not require full-time personnel to operate, has good operation connection, and greatly improves the work efficiency of the production line.

[0028] Combined with Figure 1 As shown, the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction are respectively configured as two vertical directions along the horizontal plane. Therefore, when there are multiple operating units 1 arranged along the X-axis direction, the transport unit 2 can be moved along the X-axis direction to the output end of any operating unit 1, which has high working flexibility and improved operating efficiency.

[0029] As an embodiment of the utility model, the operating unit 1 is configured as an operating table 11, and the storage unit 4 is configured as a storage table 41; to this end, the operating table 11 and the storage table 41 are provided to realize the zoned placement of the furnace charge and the empty material tray, so as to avoid confusion of the furnace charge and the empty material tray after the placement; wherein the operating table 11 is arranged in multiple groups, and the storage table 41 is arranged in multiple groups, and a storage table 41 is provided on a parallel side of any operating table 11, so that the transport unit 2 can be directly moved to the output end of the operating table 11 or the storage table 41 only along the X-axis direction, thereby improving the operation convenience between the conveying mechanisms. As an embodiment of the utility model, any operating table 11 includes a first working area 111 for operators to place materials to be heat treated on an empty material tray, and a second working area 112 for transferring materials to the conveying unit 2, wherein the first working area 111 is arranged upstream of the second working area 112, and the second working area 112 is arranged in parallel with the storage table 41 and both are close to the conveying unit 2; for this reason, the above-mentioned work area setting is, on the one hand, convenient for operators to place materials to be heat treated in the first working area 111 in front, and on the other hand, convenient for the materials that have been trayed to be stored in the second working area 112, and can be directly transferred to the conveying unit 2, and the transfer speed is efficient.

[0030] As an embodiment of the present invention, the transport unit 2 includes a ground rail 21 arranged along the X-axis direction, and a shuttle 22 matched with the ground rail 21; the ground rail 21 includes at least two separate rails, and the two sets of rolling wheels on the shuttle 22 are respectively arranged on the two rails, and can move relative to the rails in the X-axis direction. As an embodiment of the present invention, the shuttle 22 includes a first transport mechanism 221 and a second transport mechanism 222 arranged in parallel with the first transport mechanism 221. Both the first transport mechanism 221 and the second transport mechanism 222 can be used to transport furnace materials or rotate empty material trays; in addition, in some other embodiments, the width of the first transport mechanism 221 along the X-axis direction is smaller than the width of the second transport mechanism 222 along the X-axis direction, so that the first transport mechanism 221 and the second transport mechanism 222 can be adapted to transport furnace materials or empty material trays of at least two specifications and sizes, and have strong applicability.

[0031] As an embodiment of the utility model, the first group of conveying equipment 31 includes a conveyor 301 located downstream of the first conveying mechanism 221, and a conveyor 2 302 arranged in parallel with the conveyor 301 and located downstream of the second conveying mechanism 222. The width of the conveyor 301 along the X-axis direction is smaller than the width of the conveyor 2 302 along the X-axis direction, so as to adapt to the conveying of at least two sizes of furnace materials or empty trays; in other embodiments, the second group of conveying equipment 32 includes a conveyor 3 303 located downstream of the conveyor 1 301, and a conveyor 4 304 arranged in parallel with the conveyor 3 303 and located downstream of the conveyor 2 302. The width of the conveyor 3 303 along the X-axis direction is smaller than the width of the conveyor 4 304 along the X-axis direction, so as to adapt to the conveying of at least two sizes of furnace materials or empty trays.

[0032] As an embodiment of the utility model, conveyor one 301 and conveyor two 302 include a weighing platform, a first chain conveying mechanism, and a hydraulic lifting mechanism located below the first chain conveying mechanism; conveyor three 303 and conveyor four 304 are configured as a second chain conveying mechanism, and the equipment has a high degree of automation.

[0033] As an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit is configured as a controller, a sensor, and an actuator. As an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention further includes a size overrun detection gate 5, which is arranged between the first group of conveying equipment 31 and the second group of conveying equipment 32, and is used to detect the size of the furnace charge on the first group of conveying equipment 31 to prevent the furnace charge from colliding and tipping over during the transmission process.

[0034] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the utility model, rather than to limit it. Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. However, these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the various embodiments of the utility model.

[0035] In short, the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, and all equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present utility model should fall within the scope of the present utility model patent.

Claims

1. A swing material conveying system for a multi-purpose heat treatment furnace, characterized in that: include: The operating unit is used for operators to place the materials to be heat treated on the empty material tray to form the furnace charge; A storage unit, located at one side of the operating unit, capable of storing empty trays; A transport unit is located downstream of the operating unit and the storage unit, the transport unit is connected with the operating unit and the storage unit, and the transport unit can be displaced along the X-axis direction; A conveying unit, located downstream of the transporting unit, and connected with the transporting unit; When the charge is transported to the multi-purpose heat treatment furnace for processing, the charge passes through the operating unit, the handling unit and the conveying unit in sequence; when the empty tray rotates, the empty tray passes through the conveying unit and the handling unit in sequence, and then passes through the operating unit or the storage unit; when the empty tray rotates in the storage unit, the handling unit can take over the empty tray on the storage unit and bring it to the operating unit.

2. The swing material conveying system for a multi-purpose heat treatment furnace according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying unit includes a first group of conveying equipment located downstream of the transport unit, and a second group of conveying equipment located downstream of the first group of conveying equipment; the first group of conveying equipment can be displaced along the height direction and the Y-axis direction to drive the furnace charge thereon to the second group of conveying equipment, and the second group of conveying equipment can be transferred along the Y-axis direction to drive the furnace charge thereon to the transport vehicle.

3. The swing material conveying system for a multi-purpose heat treatment furnace according to claim 1, characterized in that: The operating unit is configured as an operating table, and the storage unit is configured as a storage table; wherein the operating tables are arranged in multiple groups, and the storage tables are arranged in multiple groups, and a storage table is arranged on a parallel side of any of the operating tables, and any of the operating tables includes a first working area for operators to place materials to be heat treated on an empty material tray, and a second working area for materials to be transferred to the transport unit.

4. The swing material conveying system for a multi-purpose heat treatment furnace according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first working area is arranged upstream of the second working area, and the second working area and the storage station are arranged in parallel with each other and are both close to the transport unit.

5. The swing material conveying system for a multi-purpose heat treatment furnace according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transport unit comprises a ground rail arranged along the X-axis direction and a shuttle matched with the ground rail; the shuttle is arranged on the ground rail and can move in the X-axis direction.

6. The swing material conveying system for a multi-purpose heat treatment furnace according to claim 5, characterized in that: The shuttle car includes a first conveying mechanism and a second conveying mechanism arranged in parallel with the first conveying mechanism. The first conveying mechanism and the second conveying mechanism can both be used to convey furnace charges or rotate empty trays; and the width of the first conveying mechanism along the X-axis direction is smaller than the width of the second conveying mechanism along the X-axis direction, so as to adapt to the conveyance of furnace charges or empty trays of at least two specifications and sizes.

7. The swing material conveying system for a multi-purpose heat treatment furnace according to claim 6, characterized in that: The first group of conveying equipment includes a conveyor 1 located downstream of the first conveying mechanism, and a conveyor 2 arranged in parallel with the conveyor 1 and located downstream of the second conveying mechanism; The second group of conveying equipment includes conveyor three located downstream of conveyor one, and conveyor four arranged in parallel with conveyor three and located downstream of conveyor two.

8. The swing material conveying system for a multi-purpose heat treatment furnace according to claim 7, characterized in that: The conveyor 1 and the conveyor 2 both include a weighing platform, a first chain conveying mechanism, and a hydraulic lifting mechanism located below the first chain conveying mechanism; the conveyor 3 and the conveyor 4 are both configured as a second chain conveying mechanism.

9. The swing material conveying system for a multi-purpose heat treatment furnace according to claim 7, characterized in that: The width of the conveyor 1 along the X-axis direction is smaller than the width of the conveyor 2 along the X-axis direction, so as to adapt to the transportation of at least two sizes of furnace materials or empty trays; the width of the conveyor 3 along the X-axis direction is smaller than the width of the conveyor 4 along the X-axis direction, so as to adapt to the transportation of at least two sizes of furnace materials or empty trays.

10. The swing material conveying system for a multi-purpose heat treatment furnace according to claim 2, characterized in that: It also includes an over-size detection door, which is arranged between the first group of conveying equipment and the second group of conveying equipment and is used to detect the size of the furnace material on the first group of conveying equipment.