Fully-closed linear module

By using a combination of soft magnet soft tape, permanent magnet suction block and rotatable crimp wheel in a linear module, the problem of easy upturning of sealed steel tape is solved, achieving better sealing effect and cleaning of transmission structure, improving The service life of the module.

CN222315682UActive Publication Date: 2025-01-07NINGBO LIMON ROBOT CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421130477.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-05-22
Publication Date
2025-01-07
Estimated Expiration
2034-05-22

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The existing linear modules are easily upturned during long-term transmission, resulting in poor sealing effect and greater room for improvement.

Method used

Adopt a fully closed linear module design, including soft magnet soft belt, permanent magnet suction block, rotatable crimp wheel and cover. Through the matching of the suction block and crimp wheel, the soft belt is prevented from rising up and through the air nozzle. The ventilation in the accommodating chamber is kept clean.

Benefits of technology

Effectively prevent dust and debris from entering, ensure good sealing effect, ensure the clean and stable transmission structure, and extend service life.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a fully-closed linear module, which belongs to the technical field of linear modules and comprises a base and a soft belt, the base comprises an accommodating cavity and an opening communicated with the accommodating cavity, the soft belt is positioned in the opening and distributed along the length direction of the base, and two ends of the soft belt are respectively connected with two ends of a main slide block; the sliding block assembly comprises a main sliding block, an upper sliding block and a suction block, the main sliding block is movably connected with the base and located in the containing cavity, and the upper sliding block is located in the containing cavity and protrudes out of the opening so as to jack up the soft belt; the two attraction blocks are distributed in the length direction of the base and connected with the two ends of the upper sliding block. The sealing device has the advantages that when the main sliding block drives the upper sliding block to move relative to the base in the length direction of the base, the upper sliding block jacks up the soft belt, meanwhile, the attraction blocks located at the front end and the rear end can attract the soft belt to prevent the soft belt from upwarping, and therefore the good sealing effect is guaranteed.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of linear modules and relates to a fully closed linear module. Background Art

[0002] Linear modules are usually called in several ways, such as linear modules, rectangular coordinate robots, linear slides, etc. They are automation upgrade units following linear guides and ball screw linear transmission mechanisms. Linear modules can achieve linear and curved motion of loads through the combination of various units, making the automation of light loads more flexible and positioning more accurate. During the transmission process of linear modules, transmission protection of internal transmission components is required to prevent dust and debris from entering the internal transmission structure, causing internal structure failure or damage.

[0003] For example, a utility model patent with a publication number of CN201620960938.2 provides a material guiding device for a rubber sealing strip, including a workbench, a connecting rod is installed on the workbench, a linear module and a buckle mechanism are provided on the connecting rod, a servo motor is installed at the front end of the linear module, and a second traction and clamping cylinder is provided at the rear end, a bracket is provided at the front end of the connecting rod, a cutting mechanism is provided on the bracket, a first traction and clamping cylinder is provided at the connection between the connecting rod and the bracket, and the first traction and clamping cylinder is placed between the cutting mechanism and the buckle mechanism.

[0004] In summary, although some existing technical solutions can achieve sealing through sealing strips, there is still a problem that the sealing steel belt is prone to warping up during long-term transmission, resulting in poor sealing effect, and there is a lot of room for improvement. Summary of the invention

[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to propose a fully enclosed linear module in view of the above problems existing in the prior art.

[0006] The purpose of the utility model can be achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0007] A fully enclosed linear module, comprising:

[0008] A base comprises a receiving cavity and an opening, wherein the opening is communicated with the receiving cavity,

[0009] A soft belt, which is located at the opening and distributed along the length direction of the base, two ends of the soft belt are respectively connected to two ends of the main slider, and the soft belt is a soft magnet;

[0010] A slider assembly comprises a main slider, an upper slider and an attraction block, wherein the main slider is movably connected to the base and is located in the accommodating cavity, the upper slider is connected to the main slider, the upper slider is located in the accommodating cavity and protrudes from the opening to lift up the soft belt, there are two attraction blocks, the two attraction blocks are distributed along the length direction of the base and are connected to the two ends of the upper slider, and the attraction blocks are permanent magnets.

[0011] In the above-mentioned fully enclosed linear module, it also includes a crimping portion, which is connected to the upper slider and can crimp the soft belt to the upper slider.

[0012] In the above-mentioned fully enclosed linear module, the upper slider is provided with a first curved portion, a plane portion and a second curved portion, the first curved portion, the plane portion and the second curved portion are integrally connected and distributed along the length direction of the base, and the upper slider lifts the soft belt through the first curved portion, the plane portion and the second curved portion.

[0013] In the above-mentioned fully enclosed linear module, the crimping portion is configured as a crimping wheel, and the number of the crimping wheels is two. The two crimping wheels are rotatably connected to the upper slider and are respectively located above the first curved surface portion and above the second curved surface portion.

[0014] In the above-mentioned fully enclosed linear module, it also includes a mounting block, the mounting block is detachably connected to the upper slider, and the attraction block is connected to the mounting block.

[0015] In the above-mentioned fully enclosed linear module, the mounting block is arranged tilted, and the tilt direction of the mounting block is the same as the direction of the first curved surface portion or the second curved surface portion to which the mounting block is close.

[0016] In the above-mentioned fully enclosed linear module, it also includes a first air nozzle and a second air nozzle, the first air nozzle and the second air nozzle are both connected to the base, and the first air nozzle is connected to the second air nozzle through the accommodating cavity.

[0017] In the above-mentioned fully enclosed linear module, the slider assembly further includes a cover, which is connected to the upper slider, and covers the upper slider and the portion of the soft belt lifted by the upper slider.

[0018] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0019] 1. When the main slider drives the upper slider to move relative to the base along the length direction of the base, the upper slider lifts up the soft belt, and the suction blocks at the front and rear ends can suck the soft belt to prevent it from curling up, thereby ensuring a good sealing effect.

[0020] 2. The crimping portion may be a crimping seat or a crimping wheel, so as to crimp the soft belt to the upper slider, further preventing the soft belt from warping up.

[0021] 3. The first curved portion and the second curved portion can lift up the soft belt by means of buffering, and the flat portion can ensure that the soft belt remains parallel to the portion that is not lifted up when not in operation.

[0022] 4. Since the upper slider moves relative to the base along the length direction of the base, two rotatable crimping wheels are respectively arranged above the first curved surface portion and above the second curved surface portion to complete the crimping of the soft belt while lifting the soft belt.

[0023] 5. The attraction block is detachably connected to the upper slider through the mounting block, which facilitates the replacement and adjustment of the attraction block to adapt to the specific working conditions of the upper slider and the soft belt.

[0024] 6. The first air nozzle is connected to the second air nozzle through the accommodating chamber, so the accommodating chamber can be ventilated by taking in air from the first air nozzle and exhausting air from the second air nozzle, thereby keeping the accommodating chamber dynamically clean.

[0025] 7. The cover can cover the upper slider and the part of the soft belt lifted by the upper slider to prevent dust from entering the gap between the upper slider and the soft belt. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the fully enclosed linear module of the utility model.

[0027] Figure 2 It is a left view of the fully enclosed linear module of the utility model.

[0028] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Cross-sectional view from AA perspective.

[0029] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the slider assembly of the utility model.

[0030] Figure 5 It is a right side view of the slider assembly of the utility model.

[0031] Figure 6 for Figure 5 Cross-sectional view from BB perspective.

[0032] In the figure, 100, base; 110, accommodating cavity; 120, opening; 200, soft belt; 300, slider assembly; 310, main slider; 320, upper slider; 321, first curved portion; 322, flat portion; 323, second curved portion; 330, attraction block; 340, cover; 400, crimping wheel; 500, mounting block; 600, first air nozzle; 700, second air nozzle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] The following are specific embodiments of the present invention and the accompanying drawings to further describe the technical solution of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

[0034] It should be noted that all directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back...) in the embodiments of the present invention 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.

[0035] In addition, in the present invention, the descriptions of "first", "second", "one", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0036] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "connection", "fixation", etc. should be understood in a broad sense. For example, "fixation" can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly defined. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0037] 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.

[0038] The specific embodiments described herein are merely examples of the spirit of the present invention. Those skilled in the art may make various modifications or additions to the specific embodiments described or replace them in similar ways, but they will not deviate from the spirit of the present invention or exceed the scope defined by the appended claims.

[0039] like Figure 1-Figure 6 As shown, a fully enclosed linear module includes: a base 100, a soft belt 200 and a slider assembly 300.

[0040] The base 100 includes a receiving cavity 110 and an opening 120 , and the opening 120 is communicated with the receiving cavity 110 .

[0041] The soft belt 200 is located in the opening 120 and distributed along the length direction of the base 100 . Two ends of the soft belt 200 are respectively connected to two ends of the main slider 310 . The soft belt 200 is a soft magnet.

[0042] Specifically, the soft belt 200 may be a steel belt.

[0043] Among them, the slider assembly 300 includes a main slider 310, an upper slider 320 and an attraction block 330. The main slider 310 is movably connected to the base 100 and is located in the accommodating cavity 110. The upper slider 320 is connected to the main slider 310. The upper slider 320 is located in the accommodating cavity 110 and protrudes from the opening 120 to lift the soft belt 200. There are two attraction blocks 330. The two attraction blocks 330 are distributed along the length direction of the base 100 and are connected to the two ends of the upper slider 320. The attraction blocks 330 are permanent magnets.

[0044] Specifically, the attraction block 330 may be a permanent magnet.

[0045] In this embodiment, when the main slider 310 drives the upper slider 320 to move relative to the base 100 along the length direction of the base 100, while the upper slider 320 lifts up the soft belt 200, the attraction blocks 330 located at the front and rear ends can suck the soft belt 200 to prevent it from warping up, thereby ensuring a good sealing effect.

[0046] like Figure 1-Figure 6 As shown, based on the above embodiment, it further includes a crimping portion, which is connected to the upper slider 320 and can crimp the soft belt 200 to the upper slider 320 .

[0047] In this embodiment, the crimping portion may be a crimping seat or a crimping wheel 400 , so as to crimp the soft belt 200 to the upper slider 320 , further preventing the soft belt 200 from warping up.

[0048] like Figure 1-Figure 6 As shown, based on the above embodiment, the upper slider 320 is provided with a first curved portion 321, a plane portion 322 and a second curved portion 323, the first curved portion 321, the plane portion 322 and the second curved portion 323 are integrally connected and distributed along the length direction of the base 100, and the upper slider 320 lifts the soft belt 200 through the first curved portion 321, the plane portion 322 and the second curved portion 323.

[0049] In this embodiment, the first curved surface portion 321 and the second curved surface portion 323 can lift up the soft belt 200 in a buffering manner, and the flat surface portion 322 can ensure that the soft belt 200 remains parallel to the non-lifted portion when not in operation.

[0050] like Figure 1-Figure 6 As shown, based on the above embodiment, the crimping portion is configured as a crimping wheel 400, and the number of the crimping wheels 400 is two. The two crimping wheels 400 are rotatably connected to the upper slider 320 and are respectively located above the first curved surface portion 321 and above the second curved surface portion 323.

[0051] In this embodiment, since the upper slider 320 moves relative to the base 100 along the length direction of the base 100, two rotatable crimping wheels 400 are respectively arranged above the first curved surface portion 321 and above the second curved surface portion 323 to complete the crimping of the soft belt 200 while lifting the soft belt 200.

[0052] like Figure 1-Figure 6 As shown, on the basis of the above embodiment, a mounting block 500 is further included, and the mounting block 500 is detachably connected to the upper slider 320 , and the attraction block 330 is connected to the mounting block 500 .

[0053] Specifically, the manner in which the mounting block 500 and the upper slider 320 are detachably connected is not specifically limited, and may be a screw connection, or may be plug-in, or may be other detachable connections.

[0054] In this embodiment, the attraction block 330 is detachably connected to the upper slider 320 via the mounting block 500 , so as to facilitate replacement and adjustment of the attraction block 330 to adapt to specific working conditions of the upper slider 320 and the soft belt 200 .

[0055] like Figure 1-Figure 6 As shown, on the basis of the above embodiment, the mounting block 500 is tilted, and the tilt direction of the mounting block 500 is the same as the direction of the first curved surface portion 321 or the second curved surface portion 323 to which it is close.

[0056] In this embodiment, the mounting block 500 is inclined relative to the base 100 , and the direction of inclination is the same as the direction of the first curved surface portion 321 or the second curved surface portion 323 to which it is close, thereby playing an auxiliary buffering role and facilitating guiding the soft belt 200 to the first curved surface portion 321 or the second curved surface portion 323 .

[0057] like Figure 1-Figure 6 As shown, based on the above embodiment, it also includes a first air nozzle 600 and a second air nozzle 700, the first air nozzle 600 and the second air nozzle 700 are both connected to the base 100, and the first air nozzle 600 is connected to the second air nozzle 700 through the accommodating cavity 110.

[0058] In this embodiment, the first air nozzle 600 is connected to the second air nozzle 700 through the accommodating chamber 110, so that the accommodating chamber 110 can be ventilated by taking in air from the first air nozzle 600 and exhausting air from the second air nozzle 700, thereby keeping the accommodating chamber 110 dynamically clean.

[0059] like Figure 1-Figure 6 As shown, based on the above embodiment, the slider assembly 300 further includes a cover 340 , which is connected to the upper slider 320 , and covers the upper slider 320 and the portion of the soft belt 200 lifted by the upper slider 320 .

[0060] In this embodiment, the cover 340 can cover the upper slider 320 and the portion of the soft belt 200 lifted by the upper slider 320 to prevent dust from entering the gap between the upper slider 320 and the soft belt 200 .

Claims

1. A fully enclosed linear module, characterized in that: include: A base, comprising a receiving cavity and an opening, wherein the opening is communicated with the receiving cavity, A soft belt, which is located at the opening and distributed along the length direction of the base, two ends of the soft belt are respectively connected to two ends of the main slider, and the soft belt is a soft magnet; A slider assembly includes a main slider, an upper slider and an attraction block. The main slider is movably connected to the base and is located in the accommodating cavity. The upper slider is connected to the main slider. The upper slider is located in the accommodating cavity and protrudes from the opening to lift the soft belt. There are two attraction blocks, which are distributed along the length direction of the base and connected to both ends of the upper slider. The attraction blocks are permanent magnets.

2. A fully enclosed linear module as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a crimping portion, which is connected to the upper slider and can crimp the soft belt to the upper slider.

3. A fully enclosed linear module as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The upper slider is provided with a first curved portion, a plane portion and a second curved portion, the first curved portion, the plane portion and the second curved portion are integrally connected and distributed along the length direction of the base, and the upper slider lifts the soft belt through the first curved portion, the plane portion and the second curved portion.

4. A fully enclosed linear module as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: The crimping portion is configured as a crimping wheel. There are two crimping wheels. The two crimping wheels are rotatably connected to the upper slider and are respectively located above the first curved surface portion and above the second curved surface portion.

5. A fully enclosed linear module as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: It also includes a mounting block, which is detachably connected to the upper slider, and the attraction block is connected to the mounting block.

6. A fully enclosed linear module as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: The mounting block is arranged tilted, and the tilting direction of the mounting block is the same as the direction of the first curved surface portion or the second curved surface portion to which the mounting block is close.

7. A fully enclosed linear module as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a first air nozzle and a second air nozzle, wherein the first air nozzle and the second air nozzle are both connected to the base, and the first air nozzle is connected to the second air nozzle through the accommodating cavity.

8. A fully enclosed linear module as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The slider assembly also includes a cover, which is connected to the upper slider and covers the upper slider and a portion of the soft belt lifted by the upper slider.

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