Automatic drawing device

Through the combination of the robotic arm and the limiting assembly, the problem of unstable movement of the drawing pen by stepping motor is solved, and the stable movement of the drawing pen along the X-axis and Y-axis is achieved, which improves the drawing accuracy and stability.

CN222246659UInactive Publication Date: 2024-12-27ANHUI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421097784.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-05-20
Publication Date
2024-12-27
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Technical Problem

The stepper motor drives the drawing pen to move unstable, resulting in incomplete images and difficult to meet engineering accuracy requirements.

Method used

The movement of the drawing pen is controlled by using robotic arms and limit components to ensure the stable movement of the drawing pen along the X-axis and Y-axis, and the horizontal position of the drawing pen is maintained through the clamping assembly and limit components of the robotic arms.

Benefits of technology

Improves the movement stability and accuracy of the drawing pen, ensures image integrity and meets engineering requirements.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an automatic drawing device, which relates to the technical field of drawing tools and comprises a drawing pen, a shell assembly, a drawing board and a mechanical arm. Wherein the shell assembly comprises an upper shell provided with a drawing groove and a lower shell fixedly installed at the bottom of the upper shell, and a controller is installed on one side of the upper shell; the drawing board is fixedly mounted between the upper shell and the lower shell; the mechanical arm is located on the edge of the top of the upper shell and used for controlling the position of the drawing pen, and a clamping assembly used for fixing the drawing pen is arranged at the end of the mechanical arm. A fixing plate is fixedly installed at the top of the rear side of the upper shell, and a limiting assembly used for limiting the horizontal position of the drawing pen is arranged in the fixing plate. The drawing pen can be controlled to automatically move along the X axis and the Y axis through the mechanical arm, the drawing pen can always stably move in the horizontal direction through the limiting assembly, the situation that the drawing pen moves up and down cannot occur, and stability and accuracy are good.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of drawing tools, in particular to an automatic drawing device. Background Art

[0002] When it is necessary to draw engineering drawings such as machinery and architecture manually, a drawing board is often used. Ordinary drawing boards have a simple structure, and most of them are wooden cuboids. When using it, draftsmen need to first use tape to fix the drawing paper that matches the drawing board on it, and then remove the drawing paper after drawing the relevant drawings. From the user's perspective, this drawing process is time-consuming and laborious. On the one hand, drawing drawings of different sizes require drawing boards of different sizes, which greatly reduces the utilization efficiency of the drawing board, and traditional drawing boards are relatively bulky, and there are certain difficulties in carrying and transporting them; on the other hand, the traditional drawing process not only requires draftsmen to spend a lot of time, but also has low drawing accuracy, which is difficult to meet relevant engineering requirements.

[0003] After searching, the application case of Chinese patent publication number CN206544416U discloses an intelligent plotter. The intelligent plotter includes: a plotter circuit board, a stepper motor, a plotter body, a drawing board, and a drawing pen; the plotter circuit board and the stepper motor are installed at the rear of the plotter body; the drawing board is installed at the front of the plotter body; the graphics, shapes and sizes to be drawn are input through the key setting module, and the main controller controls the rotation of the stepper motor through the driving circuit module. The angular displacement generated by the rotation of the stepper motor drives the drawing pen to complete the drawing of the graphics on the drawing board. When the stepper motor drives the drawing pen to move, it cannot ensure the stability of the drawing pen when it moves, and it is easy to have incomplete images, and the stability needs to be improved. Utility Model Content

[0004] The utility model aims to provide an automatic drawing device, which solves the problem that when a stepping motor drives a drawing pen to move, the drawing pen cannot be stably moved, an image is easily incomplete, and the stability needs to be improved.

[0005] The utility model solves the above technical problems through the following technical solutions. The utility model includes a drawing pen, a shell component, a drawing board and a mechanical arm; wherein:

[0006] The housing comprises an upper housing with a drawing slot and a lower housing fixedly mounted on the bottom of the upper housing, and a controller is mounted on one side of the upper housing;

[0007] The drawing board is fixedly installed between the upper shell and the lower shell;

[0008] The mechanical arm is located at the top edge of the upper shell, and is used to control the position of the drawing pen. The end of the mechanical arm is provided with a clamping assembly for fixing the drawing pen;

[0009] A fixing plate is fixedly installed on the top of the rear side of the upper shell, and a limiting component for limiting the horizontal position of the drawing pen is arranged inside the fixing plate.

[0010] Preferably, the mechanical arm comprises a fixing seat, a lower mechanical elbow, a driving arm, an upper mechanical elbow and a clamping claw which are arranged in sequence from bottom to top; wherein:

[0011] The fixing seat is fixedly installed on the top of the shell, and a first stepper motor is fixedly installed in the fixing seat. The lower mechanical elbow is fixedly installed on the output shaft of the first stepper motor. A lower clamping plate is fixedly installed on the top of the lower mechanical elbow, and a second stepper motor is fixedly installed on the outer side of the lower clamping plate. One side of one end of the driving arm is rotatably installed in the lower clamping plate and the other side is installed on the output shaft of the second stepper motor. A stepper cylinder is fixedly installed in the driving arm, and the upper mechanical elbow is installed at the output end of the stepper cylinder. The upper mechanical elbow is fixedly installed on one side of the clamp. The first stepper motor, the second stepper motor and the stepper cylinder are all communicatively connected to the controller.

[0012] Preferably, the clamping assembly comprises a fixed clamping block, a movable clamping block and a control cylinder; wherein:

[0013] The control oil cylinder is fixedly installed on one side of the clamp, the fixed clamp block is fixedly installed on one side of the inner wall of the clamp, the movable clamp block is arranged on the other side of the inner wall of the clamp and installed on the output end of the control oil cylinder, and the drawing pen is fixedly clamped in the fixed clamp block and the movable clamp block.

[0014] Preferably, the limiting assembly comprises a rotating ring, a control rod and a sliding block; wherein:

[0015] The fixed plate is provided with a track groove, the sliding block is clamped in the track groove, a guide hole is provided in the sliding block, a connecting ring is fixedly installed on the outside of the drawing pen, the connecting ring is rotatably installed in the rotating ring, and the control rod is fixedly installed on one side of the rotating ring and clamped in the guide hole.

[0016] Preferably, the top and bottom of the sliding block are both equipped with clamping blocks, the top and bottom of the inner wall of the track groove are both provided with sliding grooves, and the clamping blocks are clamped in the sliding grooves.

[0017] Preferably, a mounting groove is provided on the clamping block, a roller is rotatably mounted in the mounting groove, and both ends of the roller are in contact with the inner wall of the slide groove.

[0018] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0019] The robotic arm can control the drawing pen to automatically move along the X-axis and Y-axis. The limit assembly can always keep the drawing pen moving stably in the horizontal direction without moving up and down, with good stability and accuracy. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 It is a front perspective view of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 It is a side perspective view of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 3 This is an exploded view of the drive arm of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 4 This is a structural view of the limiting component of the utility model.

[0024] The numbers in the figure represent:

[0025] 1. Drawing pen; 2. Shell components; 201. Upper shell; 202. Lower shell; 3. Drawing board; 4. Mechanical arm; 401. Fixed seat; 402. Lower mechanical elbow; 403. Driving arm; 404. Upper mechanical elbow; 405. Clamp; 5. Controller; 6. Clamping assembly; 601. Fixed clamping block; 602. Movable clamping block; 603. Control cylinder; 7. Fixed plate; 8. Limiting assembly; 801. Rotating ring; 802. Control rod; 803. Sliding block; 9. First stepper motor; 10. Lower clamping piece; 11. Second stepper motor; 12. Stepping cylinder; 13. Connecting ring; 14. Guide hole; 15. Card block; 16. Slide groove; 17. Roller; 18. Track groove. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The above and other technical features and advantages of the present invention are described in more detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0027] This embodiment provides a technical solution: an automatic mapping device, such as Figure 1-Figure 4 As shown, it includes a drawing pen 1, a shell component 2, a drawing board 3 and a robotic arm 4. The shell component 2 includes an upper shell 201 with a drawing slot and a lower shell 202 fixedly installed on the bottom of the upper shell 201. A controller 5 is installed on one side of the upper shell 201, and the drawing board 3 is fixedly installed between the upper shell 201 and the lower shell 202.

[0028] like Figure 3As shown, the mechanical arm 4 is located at the top edge of the upper shell 201. The mechanical arm 4 is used to control the position of the drawing pen 1. The mechanical arm 4 includes a fixed seat 401, a lower mechanical elbow 402, a driving arm 403, an upper mechanical elbow 404 and a clamping claw 405 which are arranged in sequence from bottom to top. The fixed seat 401 is fixedly installed on the top of the shell. A first stepper motor 9 is fixedly installed in the fixed seat 401. The lower mechanical elbow 402 is fixedly installed on the output shaft of the first stepper motor 9. The first stepper motor 9 can drive the driving arm 403 and the clamping claw 405 to rotate horizontally to control the drawing pen 1 to move along the Y axis. A lower clamping piece 10 is fixedly installed on the top of the lower mechanical elbow 402. A second stepper motor 11 is fixedly installed on the outer side of the lower clamping piece 10. One end of the driving arm 403 is rotatably installed on the lower clamping piece. The holding piece 10 is inside and the other side is installed on the output shaft of the second stepper motor 11, a stepper cylinder 12 is fixedly installed in the driving arm 403, an upper mechanical elbow 404 is installed on the output end of the stepper cylinder 12, and the upper mechanical elbow 404 is fixedly installed on one side of the clamp 405. The first stepper motor 9, the second stepper motor 11 and the stepper cylinder 12 are all connected to the controller 5 for communication. The stepper motor can drive the driving arm 403 and the clamp 405 to move in the vertical direction. The stepper cylinder 12 can control the extension and retraction of the clamp 405. The stepper motor and the stepper cylinder 12 can control the drawing pen 1 to move along the X-axis. The controller 5 can control the first stepper motor 9, the second stepper motor 11 and the stepper cylinder 12 to move the drawing pen 1 on the X-axis and the Y-axis to complete the drawing operation.

[0029] Furthermore, a clamping assembly 6 for fixing the drawing pen 1 is provided at the end of the robot arm 4, and the clamping assembly 6 includes a fixed clamp block 601, a movable clamp block 602 and a control cylinder 603. The control cylinder 603 is fixedly installed on one side of the clamp 405, the fixed clamp block 601 is fixedly installed on one side of the inner wall of the clamp 405, the movable clamp block 602 is arranged on the other side of the inner wall of the clamp 405 and is installed on the output end of the control cylinder 603, and the drawing pen 1 is fixedly clamped in the fixed clamp block 601 and the movable clamp block 602. The movement of the movable clamp block 602 can be controlled by the control cylinder 603 to control the fixing and removal of the drawing pen 1.

[0030] Furthermore, a fixing plate 7 is fixedly installed on the top of the rear side of the upper shell 201, and a limiting assembly 8 for limiting the horizontal position of the drawing pen 1 is arranged in the fixing plate 7. The limiting assembly 8 includes a rotating ring 801, a control rod 802 and a sliding block 803. The fixing plate 7 is provided with a track groove 18, and the sliding block 803 is clamped in the track groove 18. A guide hole 14 is provided in the sliding block 803. A connecting ring 13 is fixedly installed on the outside of the drawing pen 1. The connecting ring 13 is rotatably installed in the rotating ring 801, and the control rod 802 is fixedly installed on the rotating ring. 801 is on one side and is clamped in the guide hole 14. The top and bottom of the sliding block 803 are installed with clamping blocks 15. The top and bottom of the inner wall of the track groove 18 are provided with sliding grooves 16. The clamping block 15 is clamped in the sliding groove 16. When the drawing pen 1 is controlled to move along the Y axis, the control rod 802 can adaptively move along the guide hole 14. When the drawing pen 1 is controlled to move along the X axis, the sliding block 803 can move along the sliding groove 16. Therefore, the horizontal movement of the drawing pen 1 can always be kept stable without moving up and down, and the stability and accuracy are good.

[0031] Furthermore, a mounting groove is provided on the clamping block 15, and a roller 17 is rotatably installed in the mounting groove. Both ends of the roller 17 are in contact with the inner wall of the slide groove 16. The roller 17 can ensure that the sliding block 803 moves along the slide groove 16 more smoothly.

[0032] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, which are only illustrative and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art understand that many changes, modifications, and even equivalences may be made to the present invention within the spirit and scope defined by the claims of the present invention, but they will all fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic mapping device, characterized in that: It includes a drawing pen, a shell, a drawing board and a mechanical arm; wherein: The housing comprises an upper housing with a drawing slot and a lower housing fixedly mounted on the bottom of the upper housing, and a controller is mounted on one side of the upper housing; The drawing board is fixedly installed between the upper shell and the lower shell; The mechanical arm is located at the top edge of the upper shell, and is used to control the position of the drawing pen. The end of the mechanical arm is provided with a clamping assembly for fixing the drawing pen; A fixing plate is fixedly installed on the top of the rear side of the upper shell, and a limiting component for limiting the horizontal position of the drawing pen is arranged inside the fixing plate.

2. An automatic mapping device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The mechanical arm comprises a fixing seat, a lower mechanical elbow, a driving arm, an upper mechanical elbow and a clamping claw which are arranged in sequence from bottom to top; wherein: The fixing seat is fixedly installed on the top of the shell, and a first stepper motor is fixedly installed in the fixing seat. The lower mechanical elbow is fixedly installed on the output shaft of the first stepper motor. A lower clamping plate is fixedly installed on the top of the lower mechanical elbow, and a second stepper motor is fixedly installed on the outer side of the lower clamping plate. One side of one end of the driving arm is rotatably installed in the lower clamping plate and the other side is installed on the output shaft of the second stepper motor. A stepper cylinder is fixedly installed in the driving arm, and the upper mechanical elbow is installed at the output end of the stepper cylinder. The upper mechanical elbow is fixedly installed on one side of the clamp. The first stepper motor, the second stepper motor and the stepper cylinder are all communicatively connected to the controller.

3. An automatic drawing device as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The clamping assembly comprises a fixed clamping block, a movable clamping block and a control cylinder; wherein: The control oil cylinder is fixedly installed on one side of the clamp, the fixed clamp block is fixedly installed on one side of the inner wall of the clamp, the movable clamp block is arranged on the other side of the inner wall of the clamp and installed on the output end of the control oil cylinder, and the drawing pen is fixedly clamped in the fixed clamp block and the movable clamp block.

4. An automatic drawing device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The limiting assembly includes a rotating ring, a control rod and a sliding block; wherein: The fixed plate is provided with a track groove, the sliding block is clamped in the track groove, a guide hole is provided in the sliding block, a connecting ring is fixedly installed on the outside of the drawing pen, the connecting ring is rotatably installed in the rotating ring, and the control rod is fixedly installed on one side of the rotating ring and clamped in the guide hole.

5. An automatic drawing device as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that: The top and bottom of the sliding block are both equipped with clamping blocks, the top and bottom of the inner wall of the track groove are both provided with sliding grooves, and the clamping blocks are clamped in the sliding grooves.

6. An automatic drawing device as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: The clamping block is provided with an installation groove, in which a roller is rotatably installed, and both ends of the roller are in contact with the inner wall of the slide groove.