Universal gripper base

Abstract

The utility model discloses a universal gripper base which comprises a gripper base, a frame and a supporting structure. The gripper base comprises a base fixing plate and a frame fixing plate installed on one side of the base fixing plate, and the base fixing plate and the frame fixing plate are connected through a reinforcing plate. The frame is detachably connected with the frame fixing plate; the supporting structure comprises a first supporting assembly, a second supporting assembly and a third supporting assembly which are detachably installed on the frame. The gripper base is arranged at one end of the frame, the first supporting assembly, the second supporting assembly and the third supporting assembly are installed above the frame, the positions of the multiple supporting assemblies are adjustable, adjustment can be conducted according to workpieces needing to be installed, universality is achieved, assembling is easy, the whole frame is of a standard structure, and assembling is convenient. The purpose of positioning and clamping parts is achieved through the multiple supporting assemblies, after products are eliminated, special parts can be eliminated, the standard frame, the gripper base and the supporting structures can be repeatedly used, and waste is avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of component grabbing tools, in particular to a universal gripper base. Background Art

[0002] In the field of automated control of automobile welding assembly, grippers are mainly used to cooperate with robots at automated workstations. The grippers are connected to the robots and driven by the robots to achieve handling, thereby achieving the handling, gluing and repair welding of the body parts installed on the grippers. The grippers generally include frame profiles on which the workpieces are installed.

[0003] The characteristics of similar grippers on the market are: the current market uses a frame welding structure, which has certain disadvantages: for example, the use of welding will cause large deformation, has a special structure, and has poor versatility, that is, it can only be used on a specific product. When the product is eliminated, the frame will also be eliminated, and the utilization rate will be low after elimination, which will result in high costs. For this reason, based on the above-mentioned shortcomings, this application proposes a universal gripper base. Utility Model Content

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is: how to solve the problem of high cost and low utilization rate of the current gripper base.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0006] A universal gripper base, comprising:

[0007] The gripper base comprises a base fixing plate and a frame fixing plate installed on one side of the base fixing plate, wherein the base fixing plate and the frame fixing plate are connected by a reinforcing plate;

[0008] A frame, detachably connected to a frame fixing plate;

[0009] The supporting structure comprises a supporting component 1, a supporting component 2 and a supporting component 3 which are detachably mounted on the frame.

[0010] The present application sets a gripper base at one end of the frame, and installs support assembly one, support assembly two and support assembly three above the frame, wherein the positions of several support assemblies are adjustable and can be adjusted according to the required installation workpieces. The application has universality and is easy to assemble. The entire frame is a standard structure, and the purpose of positioning and clamping parts is achieved through several support assemblies. After the product is eliminated, the dedicated parts can be eliminated, and the standard frame, gripper base and support structure can be reused to avoid waste.

[0011] As a further solution of the utility model: a mounting circular hole is opened at the middle position of the base fixing plate, and a plurality of groups of through holes are opened at equal intervals on the base fixing plate.

[0012] As a further solution of the utility model: the frame fixing plate is in an "L"-shaped structure, one end of which is connected to the base fixing plate through a reinforcing plate, and the other end is provided with a plurality of mounting holes connected to the frame.

[0013] As a further solution of the utility model: the frame includes horizontal beams, vertical beams and large angle plates, wherein two groups of horizontal beams are provided, and the two groups of horizontal beams are detachably connected to the vertical beams through large angle plates, and the support assembly one and support assembly three are installed on the horizontal beams and the vertical beams.

[0014] As a further solution of the utility model: the frame also includes two groups of side beams, wherein the two groups of side beams are detachably mounted on the outer sides of the two cross beams through large angle plates, and the second support assembly is mounted on the side beams.

[0015] As a further solution of the utility model: the horizontal beam and the vertical beam both adopt a regular octahedral columnar structure, and a plurality of mounting holes are evenly spaced on each surface of the horizontal beam and the vertical beam.

[0016] As a further solution of the utility model: the support assembly 1 and the support assembly 2 have the same structure.

[0017] As a further solution of the utility model: the support assembly 1 includes a support base plate 1 connected to a frame, a pressure plate 1 is provided on one side of the support base plate 1, a pipe beam is installed above the pressure plate 1, a positioning plate is installed above the pipe beam, a pressure plate 2 is provided on one side of the positioning plate, and a plurality of mounting holes are opened on the top of the positioning plate.

[0018] As a further solution of the utility model: the tube beam is a columnar structure, and a plurality of mounting holes are opened thereon.

[0019] As a further solution of the utility model: the support assembly three includes a support base plate two connected to the frame, a mounting plate is arranged above the support base plate two, and a plurality of mounting holes are opened on the mounting plate.

[0020] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0021] First, the present application sets a gripper base at one end of the frame, and installs support assembly 1, support assembly 2 and support assembly 3 above the frame, wherein the positions of several support assemblies are adjustable and can be adjusted according to the required installation workpieces, which is universal and easy to assemble. The entire frame is a standard structure, and the purpose of positioning and clamping parts is achieved through several support assemblies. After the product is eliminated, the dedicated part can be eliminated, and the standard frame, gripper base and support structure can be reused to avoid waste;

[0022] Secondly, by setting up a gripper base, the gripper base is used to connect with the robot suction cup, and the robot suction cup is used for adsorption and clamping, so that the ventilation pipe on the suction cup is aligned with the hole on the gripper base plate, that is, through the robot suction cup pipe, the gripper base is controlled to tighten, and then the workpiece on the frame of this application is tightened, and the gripper base is used to realize the connection between the frame and the robot, and the suction cup adsorption method saves time and effort and has high stability. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of a universal gripper base according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 2 This is a structural schematic diagram of a gripper base according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the framework of the embodiment of the utility model;

[0026] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the support assembly 1 of the embodiment of the utility model;

[0027] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the support assembly three of the embodiment of the utility model;

[0028] Description of reference numerals:

[0029] 1. Grip base; 11. Base fixing plate; 12. Frame fixing plate; 13. Reinforcement plate;

[0030] 2. Frame; 21. Horizontal beam; 22. Vertical beam; 23. Side beam; 24. Large angle plate;

[0031] 3. Support assembly 1; 31. Support bottom plate 1; 32. Press plate 1; 33. Pipe beam; 34. Positioning plate; 35. Press plate 2;

[0032] 4. Support component 2;

[0033] 5. Support assembly three; 51. Support base plate two; 52. Mounting plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiments of the utility model clearer, the technical solution in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below in combination with the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0035] Reference Figure 1 A universal gripper base includes a gripper base 1, a frame 2, a support component 1 3, a support component 2 4 and a support component 3 5, wherein the gripper base 1 is installed on one side of the frame 2, and can be detachably connected to the frame 2 by bolts or pins, and the support components 1 3, 2 4 and 3 5 are all installed on the frame 2, and the support components 1 3, 2 4 and 3 5 are positioning structures for supporting and fixing the workpiece. These structures are manufactured on demand according to the partial structure of the grasped parts; the positions of the support components 1 3, 2 4 and 3 5 on the frame 2 are adjustable, and are used to support and fasten the workpiece. After the workpiece is installed, the gripper base 1 can be sucked by the robot suction cup and then moved to the desired position, thereby completing the transfer of the workpiece, and then completing the next step of processing the workpiece.

[0036] Reference Figure 2 The gripper base 1 includes a base fixing plate 11, a frame fixing plate 12 and a reinforcing plate 13, wherein the base fixing plate 11 is an octagonal or polygonal or disc-shaped structure, and a large circular hole is provided in the middle for positioning and giving way to the manipulator suction cup, and a plurality of groups of through holes are arranged around it. The number of the through holes depends on the actual situation and is not limited in this application, and the plurality of through holes are used to connect the trachea for ventilation, and there is a sealing pad (as needed) on it for sealing;

[0037] The frame fixing plate 12 is in an "L"-shaped structure, and two groups are provided, which are respectively installed on the side of the base fixing plate 11 facing the frame 2, and are welded to the base fixing plate 11. One end of the "L"-shaped frame fixing plate 12 is connected to the base fixing plate 11 through a reinforcing plate 13, and the other end is provided with a plurality of mounting holes connected to the frame 2. The mounting holes can be used to fix the frame fixing plate 12 to the frame 2 by bolts, and the number of mounting holes is not limited in this application and depends on actual conditions.

[0038] The reinforcing plate 13 is welded between the base fixing plate 11 and the frame fixing plate 12 to play a reinforcing role.

[0039] Reference Figure 3The frame 2 includes two cross beams 21 and three vertical beams 22. In this application, the direction of the two cross beams 21 is the horizontal direction, and the direction of the three vertical beams 22 is the vertical direction. The three vertical beams 22 are located between the two cross beams 21, and the vertical beams 22 and the cross beams 21 are vertically distributed. The connection position between the vertical beams 22 and the cross beams 21 is connected by a large angle plate 24. The large angle plate 24 is an "L"-shaped structure, one end of which is detachably connected to the mounting hole on the cross beam 21 by bolts or pins, and the other end is detachably connected to the mounting hole of the vertical beam 22 by bolts or pins, so as to realize the connection between the cross beams and the vertical beams. The cross beams 21 and the vertical beams 22 adopt an octahedral hollow aluminum alloy structure, and the mounting through holes are evenly distributed on the beams. Nuts are implanted in the required through holes to fix the support assembly 1 3 or the support assembly 3 5 or the skeleton.

[0040] Side beams 23 are also installed on the outside of the two cross beams 21. The side beams 23 are vertically distributed with the cross beams 21 and also adopt an octahedral hollow aluminum alloy structure. Through holes are evenly distributed on the beams, and nuts are implanted in the required through holes to fix the support assembly 24 or the frame.

[0041] It should be noted that the length and quantity of the cross beam 21, the vertical beam 22 and the side beam 23 can be customized as needed, and their shapes can also be hexahedrons or other heterogeneous structures, which are not limited in this application; the size of the side beam 23 is slightly smaller than the size of the cross beam 21 and the vertical beam 22. The large angle plate 24 fixes the cross beam 21 and the vertical beam 22, and the number is customized as needed. The cross section matches the cross beam 21 and the vertical beam 22, and there are through holes on it, which are fixed in the installation through holes of the cross beam 21 and the vertical beam 22 by bolts through the through holes.

[0042] Reference Figure 4 , the support assembly 1 3 and the support assembly 2 4 have the same structure, and both the support assembly 1 3 and the support assembly 2 4 play the supporting positioning and clamping functions. The number and installation position of the support assembly 1 3 are determined according to the actual needs of the workpiece fixation. This application does not limit this. Taking the support assembly 1 3 as an example, its specific structure is introduced;

[0043] The support assembly 3 includes a support base plate 31, a pressure plate 32, a pipe beam 33, a positioning plate 34 and a pressure plate 35, wherein the support base plate 31 is located at the bottom, one side of which has a structural shape that matches the horizontal beam 21 or the vertical beam 22, and has a through hole on it, and is fixed in the mounting through hole of the horizontal beam 21 or the vertical beam 22 by bolts through the through hole, and the other side matches the pipe beam 33 and has a threaded hole on it.

[0044] Two groups of pressure plates 32 are provided, the cross-section of which matches the pipe beam 33 and has through holes. The pressure plates 32 cooperate with the supporting bottom plate 31 to clamp the pipe beam 33 therebetween, and are fixed to the threaded holes of the supporting bottom plate 31 through the through holes of the pressure plates 32 and fixed with pins.

[0045] The height of the tubular beam 33 is adjustable, with a circular hollow structure, and the length and number are determined as required. Through holes are evenly distributed on the beam and fixed with pins; there are six holes on the upper part of the positioning plate 34, and the number of holes here depends on the actual situation. This application does not limit it, and only provides one implementation method for reference, which is used to connect the required parts positioning components. The lower cross-section is semicircular and matches the tubular beam 3-3, and has threaded holes.

[0046] Two groups of pressure plates 35 are provided, the cross-section of which matches the pipe beam 33, and the pressure plates 35 with through holes cooperate with the positioning plates 34 to clamp the pipe beam 33 therein, and are fixed to the threaded holes of the positioning plates 34 through the through holes of the pressure plates 35 with bolts, and fixed with pins.

[0047] Reference Figure 5 The support assembly three 5 includes a support base plate two 51 and a mounting plate 52 located above it, wherein the lower cross-section of the support base plate two 51 matches the vertical beam 22, and has a through hole on it, which is fixed in the mounting through hole of the vertical beam 22 by bolts through the through hole. There are six holes on the mounting plate 52, and the number of holes here depends on the actual situation. This application does not limit it, and only provides one implementation method for reference, which is used to connect the required part positioning assembly.

[0048] The specific operating principles of this application are as follows:

[0049] When in use, first use the support components 1 3, 2 4 and 3 5 on the horizontal beam 21, vertical beam 22 and side beam 25 of the present application to support and position the workpiece. After the workpiece is fixed, use an external manipulator to clamp and lift it. The manipulator suction cup is aligned with the gripper base 1 for adsorption. The manipulator suction cup is used for adsorption and clamping. The ventilation pipe on the suction cup is aligned with the hole on the gripper base plate 11, that is, the gripper base 1 is controlled to be tightened through the manipulator suction cup pipe, and then the workpiece on the frame 2 of the present application is tightened. The gripper base 1 is used to realize the connection between the frame and the manipulator. After moving to the desired position, the suction cup is released to put down the part.

[0050] This application adopts a standard octahedral structural beam with assembly holes for easy assembly. A standard connecting plate is used according to the required structure, which is connected into the required frame by bolts. Standard connecting supports are made at appropriate positions of the frame. The overhauled frames are all standard structures. Special positioning support blocks are made at the top of the connecting supports to connect the parts, so as to achieve the purpose of positioning and clamping the parts. After the product is eliminated, the special parts can be eliminated and the standard frame can be disassembled and reused to reduce waste.

[0051] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments may still be modified, or some of the technical features may be replaced by equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A universal gripper base, characterized in that: include: The gripper base (1) comprises a base fixing plate (11) and a frame fixing plate (12) mounted on one side of the base fixing plate (11), wherein the base fixing plate (11) and the frame fixing plate (12) are connected via a reinforcing plate (13); A frame (2) detachably connected to a frame fixing plate (12); The supporting structure comprises a supporting component 1 (3), a supporting component 2 (4) and a supporting component 3 (5) which are detachably mounted on a frame (2).

2. A universal gripper base according to claim 1, characterized in that: A mounting circular hole is provided at the middle position of the base fixing plate (11), and a plurality of groups of through holes are also provided at equal intervals on the base fixing plate (11).

3. A universal gripper base according to claim 1, characterized in that: The frame fixing plate (12) is in an "L"-shaped structure, one end of which is connected to the base fixing plate (11) via a reinforcing plate (13), and the other end is provided with a plurality of mounting holes connected to the frame (2).

4. A universal gripper base according to claim 1, characterized in that: The frame (2) comprises a cross beam (21), a vertical beam (22) and a large angle plate (24), wherein the cross beam (21) is provided in two groups, and the two groups of cross beams (21) are detachably connected to the vertical beam (22) via the large angle plate (24), and the support assembly one (3) and the support assembly three (5) are installed on the cross beam (21) and the vertical beam (22).

5. A universal gripper base according to claim 4, characterized in that: The frame (2) also includes two groups of side beams (23), wherein the two groups of side beams (23) are detachably mounted on the outer sides of the two cross beams (21) via large angle plates (24), and the second support assembly (4) is mounted on the side beams (23).

6. A universal gripper base according to claim 4, characterized in that: The cross beam (21) and the vertical beam (22) both adopt a regular octahedral columnar structure, and a plurality of mounting holes are evenly spaced on each surface of the cross beam (21) and the vertical beam (22).

7. A universal gripper base according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support assembly 1 (3) and the support assembly 2 (4) have the same structure.

8. A universal gripper base according to claim 7, characterized in that: The support assembly (3) comprises a support base plate (31) connected to a frame (2), a pressure plate (32) is provided on one side of the support base plate (31), a pipe beam (33) is installed above the pressure plate (32), a positioning plate (34) is installed above the pipe beam (33), a pressure plate (35) is provided on one side of the positioning plate (34), and a plurality of mounting holes are provided on the top of the positioning plate (34).

9. A universal gripper base according to claim 8, characterized in that: The tube beam (33) is a columnar structure and is provided with a plurality of mounting holes.

10. A universal gripper base according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support assembly three (5) comprises a support base plate two (51) connected to the frame (2), a mounting plate (52) is arranged above the support base plate two (51), and a plurality of mounting holes are opened on the mounting plate (52).

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