Material cage lifting mechanism capable of being butted

By designing a dockable material cage lifting mechanism, the coordinated work of the feeding assembly and the hoisting assembly is used to realize the automatic up and down movement and hoisting operation of the material cage, solving the problem of staff cooperating with feeding in the existing technology, improving processing quality and reducing labor costs.

CN222556509UActive Publication Date: 2025-03-04ZHUHAI BOJAY ELECTRONICS
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Application Number
CN202420366598.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-02-28
Publication Date
2025-03-04
Estimated Expiration
2034-02-28

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Technical Problem

The loading operation of existing automated equipment requires the cooperation of staff, which affects labor costs and cannot be quickly connected to the loading of AGV cars.

Method used

A dockable cage lifting mechanism is designed, including a lifting drive device, a lifting seat, a feeding assembly, a hoisting assembly and a limiting plate. Through the coordinated work of the feeding assembly and the hoisting assembly, the automatic up and down movement and hoisting operation of the cage are realized.

Benefits of technology

The automatic up and down movement and lifting operation of the material cage are realized, and the material is directly combined with the AGV cart to avoid the operation of the staff, improve the processing quality and reduce labor costs.

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Abstract

The utility model aims to provide the lifting mechanism capable of being butted with the material cage, which is compact in structure and is convenient to be butted with the AGV for feeding and discharging. The feeding device comprises a lifting driving device, a lifting seat, a feeding assembly, a jacking assembly and a limiting plate, the lifting seat is arranged at the output end of the lifting driving device, the feeding assembly and the jacking assembly are both arranged on the lifting seat, the limiting plate is arranged on one side of the lifting seat, and the limiting plate is arranged on the other side of the lifting seat. The feeding assembly drives a material cage to enter the lifting base, the jacking assembly jacks the material cage to a working position, and the limiting plate is matched with the material cage in a limiting mode. The feeding lifting mechanism is applied to the technical field of feeding lifting mechanisms.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of material loading lifting mechanisms, in particular to a lifting mechanism capable of docking with a material cage. Background Art

[0002] An Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) is a device that automatically moves objects along a certain trajectory and has become a key device for modern logistics automation. In recent years, more and more manufacturing industries have used AGVs to achieve intelligent transportation of products, including automobile manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, logistics distribution and fine processing. Most of the existing automated equipment loading operations use AGV carts to transport materials to the processing location. After that, the staff will take the material trays out of the carts one by one and put them into the processing location. In this process, special staff are required to cooperate, which affects labor costs. A lifting mechanism that can cooperate with the AGV cart to quickly load materials is needed. Utility Model Content

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art and provide a dockable material cage lifting mechanism which has a compact structure and is convenient for docking with an AGV trolley for feeding and unloading.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by the utility model is: the utility model includes a lifting drive device, a lifting seat, a feed assembly, a lifting assembly and a limit plate, the lifting seat is arranged at the output end of the lifting drive device, the feed assembly and the lifting assembly are both arranged on the lifting seat, the limit plate is arranged on one side of the lifting seat, the feed assembly drives the material cage to enter the lifting seat, the lifting assembly lifts the material cage to the working position, and the limit plate cooperates with the material cage to limit.

[0005] Furthermore, the feeding assembly includes a torque output device, a transmission shaft, two sets of transmission wheel groups and two sets of transmission belts. The torque output device is fixedly connected to the lifting seat, and the two sets of transmission wheel groups are respectively arranged on both sides of the lifting seat. The transmission shaft is provided with a transmission gear, and the torque output device is matched with the transmission gear. The two ends of the transmission shaft are correspondingly connected to the two sets of transmission wheel groups, and the two sets of transmission belts are respectively wound around the two sets of transmission wheel groups for transmission.

[0006] Furthermore, the transmission wheel group is provided with a driving wheel, two groups of adjusting wheels and a plurality of driven wheels, brackets are provided on both sides of the lifting seat, the driving wheel is fixedly connected to the lifting seat, the two groups of adjusting wheels and the plurality of driven wheels are arranged on the brackets of the lifting seat, the driving wheel is connected to the transmission shaft, and the transmission belt is sequentially wound around the plurality of driven wheels and the adjusting wheels located on the same side.

[0007] Furthermore, the jacking assembly includes a support frame, a jacking drive device, a jacking plate, a plurality of guide rods and a plurality of connecting parts. The support frame is fixedly connected to the lifting seat, the fixed end of the jacking drive device is connected to the support frame, the output end of the jacking drive device is connected to the jacking plate, a plurality of guide rods are slidably matched with the support frame, one end of a plurality of guide rods are fixedly connected to the jacking plate, the other ends of two adjacent groups of guide rods are fixedly connected to a group of connecting parts respectively, a buffer part is provided in the middle part of a plurality of connecting parts, and a plurality of buffer parts are limitedly matched with the lower surface of the jacking plate.

[0008] Furthermore, at least one set of limiting plates and guide pins are provided at one end of the lifting plate, and a number of the limiting plates cooperate with the material cage that completely enters the lifting seat to limit the position, and the guide pins guide and position the material cage.

[0009] Furthermore, a material incoming detector is provided in the middle of the jacking plate, and the material incoming detector detects the entry of the material cage.

[0010] Furthermore, the limiting plate is provided with reinforcing ribs and a buffer sheet. The reinforcing ribs are arranged on the limiting plate, and the buffer sheet is arranged at the upper end of the limiting plate and cooperates with the cage for buffering.

[0011] Furthermore, material detectors are respectively provided on both sides of the lifting seat.

[0012] Furthermore, a tray detector is provided at the upper end of the lifting drive device.

[0013] The beneficial effect of the utility model is that since the material cage of the utility model is guided along the feed guide plate to enter the lifting seat, the transmission belt of the feed assembly rubs against the bottom of the material cage, and the material cage is moved into the lifting seat until the feed detector located on one side of the limit plate detects that the material cage is in place, and then the incoming material detector located in the middle of the lifting assembly detects that the material cage is in place, and the lifting assembly lifts the material cage, and after the material cage is lifted to a certain height, the external material picking mechanism is cooperated to take out the material trays in the material cage layer by layer, and the lifting drive device is installed on the corresponding material picking mechanism in the form of an external hang-up through the connecting block, which simplifies the installation structure to form a modular design, and the loading process directly cooperates with the AGV trolley to load materials, avoiding the staff from operating the loading, thereby affecting the cleanliness of the equipment and improving the processing quality. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0015] Figure 2 It is another perspective of the schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the feeding assembly of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the jacking assembly of the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] like Figures 1 to 4 As shown, in this embodiment, the utility model includes a lifting drive device 1, a lifting seat 2, a feed assembly 3, a jacking assembly 4 and a limit plate 5. The lifting seat 2 is arranged at the output end of the lifting drive device 1, the feed assembly 3 and the jacking assembly 4 are both arranged on the lifting seat 2, the limit plate 5 is arranged on one side of the lifting seat 2, the feed assembly 3 drives the material cage to enter the lifting seat 2, the jacking assembly 4 lifts the material cage to the working position, the limit plate 5 cooperates with the material cage limit, the lifting drive device 1 is a slide motor, and a connecting block connected to the material taking device is arranged on one side of the fixed end of the lifting drive device 1, baffles are symmetrically arranged on the two groups of brackets of the lifting seat 2, and inclined feed guide plates are arranged at the front and rear ends of the baffles. The external AGV trolley is from The conveyor line takes over the material cage fully loaded with materials, and sends the material cage to one side of the lifting seat 2. The material cage is guided into the lifting seat 2 along the feeding guide plate, and the transmission belt 34 of the feeding assembly 3 rubs against the bottom of the material cage to move the material cage into the lifting seat 2 until the feeding detector 21 located on the side of the limit plate 5 detects that the material cage is in place. Then the incoming material detector 49 located in the middle of the lifting assembly detects that the material cage is in place, and the lifting assembly lifts the material cage. After the material cage is lifted to a certain height, the external material picking mechanism is cooperated to take out the material trays in the material cage layer by layer. The lifting drive device 1 is installed on the corresponding material picking mechanism in the form of an external plug-in through a connecting block, which simplifies the installation structure and forms a modular design. The loading process directly cooperates with the AGV trolley to load materials, avoiding the staff from operating the loading, thereby affecting the cleanliness of the equipment and improving the processing quality.

[0019] In this embodiment, the feeding assembly 3 includes a torque output device 31, a transmission shaft 32, two groups of transmission wheel groups 33 and two groups of transmission belts 34. The torque output device 31 is fixedly connected to the lifting seat 2. The two groups of transmission wheel groups 33 are respectively arranged on both sides of the lifting seat 2. The transmission shaft 32 is provided with a transmission gear 35. The torque output device 31 is matched with the transmission gear 35 for transmission. The two ends of the transmission shaft 32 are correspondingly connected with the two groups of transmission wheel groups 33. The two groups of transmission belts 34 are respectively wound around the two groups of transmission wheel groups 33 for transmission. The torque output device 31 is a rotary motor. The rotating gear is sleeved on the transmission shaft 32 and matched with the output end of the rotary motor for transmission. The transmission shaft 32 synchronously transmits the torque to the two groups of moving wheels 331 of the transmission wheel group 33, so that the transmission belts 34 located on both sides of the lifting seat 2 can realize synchronous operation. The transmission belt 34 is a rubber transmission belt 34, or a polyurethane transmission belt 34, or a polyester transmission belt 34, or a silicone rubber transmission belt 34.

[0020] In this embodiment, the transmission wheel group 33 is provided with a driving wheel 331, two groups of adjusting wheels 332 and a plurality of driven wheels 333. Brackets are provided on both sides of the lifting seat 2. The driving wheel 331 is fixedly connected to the lifting seat 2. The two groups of adjusting wheels 332 and a plurality of driven wheels 333 are all arranged on the bracket of the lifting seat 2. The driving wheel 331 is connected to the transmission shaft 32. The transmission belt 34 is sequentially wound around a plurality of driven wheels 333 and the adjusting wheel 332 located on the same side. The adjusting wheel 332 is fixed to the side of the bracket by a quick-release block. The staff can adjust it according to the tension of the transmission belt 34. The driven wheel 333 is fixed on the bracket to adjust the direction of the transmission belt 34.

[0021] In this embodiment, the jacking assembly 4 includes a support frame 41, a jacking drive device 42, a jacking plate 43, a plurality of guide rods 44 and a plurality of connecting members 45. The support frame 41 is fixedly connected to the lifting seat 2, the fixed end of the jacking drive device 42 is connected to the support frame 41, the output end of the jacking drive device 42 is connected to the jacking plate 43, a plurality of guide rods 44 are slidably matched with the support frame 41, one end of a plurality of guide rods 44 are fixedly connected to the jacking plate 43, the other ends of two adjacent groups of guide rods 44 are correspondingly fixedly connected to a group of connecting members 45, a buffer 46 is provided in the middle of a plurality of connecting members 45, and a plurality of buffers 46 are limitedly matched with the lower surface of the jacking plate 43, the jacking drive device 42 is a telescopic cylinder, a plurality of guide sleeves are provided on the support frame 41, and a plurality of guide sleeves are correspondingly slidably matched with a plurality of guide rods 44, and a buffer head is provided at one end of the buffer 46 in contact with the bottom of the support frame 41, and the buffer head is made of rubber.

[0022] In this embodiment, at least one group of limit plates 47 and guide pins 48 are provided at one end of the lifting plate 43, and some of the limit plates 47 cooperate with the material cage that completely enters the lifting seat 2, and the guide pins 48 guide and position the material cage. The guide pins 48 are used to guide and position the bottom of the material cage so that the material cage is positioned in the middle of the lifting plate 43 to avoid the situation where the material cage is reversed due to the offset of the placement position. A slot is provided in the middle of the lifting plate 43, and a snap-fitting slide is provided in the slot. The slot is adapted to the output end of the lifting drive device 42, and the output end of the lifting drive device 42 is engaged with the snap-fitting slide after passing through the slot to form a rapid positioning in the Z-axis direction.

[0023] In this embodiment, a material incoming detector 49 is provided in the middle of the lifting plate 43, and the material incoming detector 49 detects the entry of the material cage.

[0024] In this embodiment, the limiting plate 5 is provided with reinforcing ribs and buffer sheets. The reinforcing ribs are arranged on the limiting plate 5, and the buffer sheet is arranged at the upper end of the limiting plate 5 and cooperates with the cage buffer.

[0025] In this embodiment, material detectors 21 are respectively provided on both sides of the lifting seat 2 .

[0026] In this embodiment, a tray detector 11 is provided at the upper end of the lifting drive device 1 .

[0027] The working principle of this utility model:

[0028] The external AGV trolley takes over the fully loaded material cage from the conveyor line, and after sending the material cage to one side of the lifting seat 2, the material cage is guided along the material feeding guide plate into the lifting seat 2, and the transmission belt 34 of the material feeding assembly 3 rubs against the bottom of the material cage to move the material cage into the lifting seat 2 until the material feeding detector 21 located on one side of the limit plate 5 detects that the material cage is in place, and then the incoming material detector 49 located in the middle of the lifting assembly detects that the material cage is in place, and the jacking drive device 42 is pushed out to lift the material cage. After the material cage is lifted to a certain height, the external material taking mechanism is cooperated to take out the material trays in the material cage layer by layer.

[0029] Although the embodiments of the present invention are described with practical solutions, they do not constitute limitations on the meaning of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, it is obvious to modify the implementation scheme and combine it with other solutions based on this description.

Claims

1. A lifting mechanism capable of docking a cage, characterized in that: It comprises a lifting drive device (1), a lifting seat (2), a feed assembly (3), a lifting assembly (4) and a limit plate (5); the lifting seat (2) is arranged at the output end of the lifting drive device (1); the feed assembly (3) and the lifting assembly (4) are both arranged on the lifting seat (2); the limit plate (5) is arranged on one side of the lifting seat (2); the feed assembly (3) drives a material cage to enter the lifting seat (2); the lifting assembly (4) lifts the material cage to a working position; and the limit plate (5) cooperates with the material cage to limit the position.

2. A dockable cage lifting mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding assembly (3) comprises a torque output device (31), a transmission shaft (32), two sets of transmission wheel groups (33) and two sets of transmission belts (34); the torque output device (31) is fixedly connected to the lifting seat (2); the two sets of transmission wheel groups (33) are respectively arranged on both sides of the lifting seat (2); the transmission shaft (32) is provided with a transmission gear (35); the torque output device (31) and the transmission gear (35) are matched in transmission; the two ends of the transmission shaft (32) are correspondingly connected to the two sets of transmission wheel groups (33); and the two sets of transmission belts (34) are respectively wound around the two sets of transmission wheel groups (33) for transmission.

3. A dockable cage lifting mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The transmission wheel group (33) is provided with a driving wheel (331), two groups of adjusting wheels (332) and a plurality of driven wheels (333); brackets are provided on both sides of the lifting seat (2); the driving wheel (331) is fixedly connected to the lifting seat (2); the two groups of adjusting wheels (332) and the plurality of driven wheels (333) are all arranged on the brackets of the lifting seat (2); the driving wheel (331) is connected to the transmission shaft (32); and the transmission belt (34) is sequentially wound around the plurality of driven wheels (333) and the adjusting wheel (332) located on the same side.

4. The dockable cage lifting mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting assembly (4) comprises a support frame (41), a lifting drive device (42), a lifting plate (43), a plurality of guide rods (44) and a plurality of connecting members (45); the support frame (41) is fixedly connected to the lifting seat (2); a fixed end of the lifting drive device (42) is connected to the support frame (41); an output end of the lifting drive device (42) is connected to the lifting plate (43); a plurality of guide rods (44) are slidably matched with the support frame (41); one end of a plurality of guide rods (44) is fixedly connected to the lifting plate (43); the other ends of two adjacent groups of guide rods (44) are correspondingly fixedly connected to a group of connecting members (45); a buffer member (46) is provided in the middle of a plurality of connecting members (45); and a plurality of buffer members (46) are limitedly matched with the lower surface of the lifting plate (43).

5. A dockable cage lifting mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: At least one set of limiting plates (47) and guide pins (48) are provided at one end of the lifting plate (43), and a plurality of the limiting plates (47) cooperate with the material cage that has completely entered the lifting seat (2) to limit the position, and the guide pins (48) guide and position the material cage.

6. A dockable cage lifting mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: A material incoming detector (49) is provided in the middle of the lifting plate (43), and the material incoming detector (49) detects the entry of the material cage.

7. The dockable cage lifting mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The limiting plate (5) is provided with reinforcing ribs and a buffer sheet, the reinforcing ribs being arranged on the limiting plate (5), and the buffer sheet being arranged at the upper end of the limiting plate (5) and cooperating with the cage for buffering.

8. The dockable cage lifting mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: Feed detectors (21) are respectively provided on both sides of the lifting seat (2).

9. The dockable cage lifting mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: A material tray detector (11) is provided at the upper end of the lifting drive device (1).