Quick replacement device for tooling
By designing a quick replacement device for end pickups, the rapid replacement and storage of end pickups are achieved using automation technology, which solves the problem of cumbersome manual operation and susceptible to human factors in the traditional replacement method, and improves the efficiency and quality stability of the production line.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202420818151.7
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-04-18
- Publication Date
- 2025-03-14
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-04-18
AI Technical Summary
The traditional end pickup replacement method requires manual selection, material collection, replacement and storage, and is easily affected by human factors, resulting in pauses in the production line and unstable quality.
A quick replacement device for end pickup is designed, including a mounting table, storage table, work table and conveyor table. The storage table is driven to rotate through external driving equipment, so that the end pickup is connected to the conveyor table, and the automatic pickup is achieved by using electric slide rails and suction heads.
The operation steps are simplified, the work intensity is reduced, the influence of human factors is avoided, the efficiency and quality stability of the production line are improved, and the replacement time is reduced.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of end picker installation, in particular to a quick-changing device for an end picker. Background Art
[0002] In the field of industrial automation, the end picker is a commonly used device that is used to grab, move and place various workpieces on the production line.
[0003] End effector is a key component in robotics, and is often used to perform various delicate grasping and manipulation tasks. With the rapid development of automation and intelligent manufacturing, end effectors are increasingly used in industrial automation, logistics sorting, medical surgery, aerospace and other fields.
[0004] With the continuous updating of production technology and the diversification of product types, end pickers need to be replaced frequently to adapt to different production needs. The traditional end picker replacement method not only requires manual selection, material picking, replacement, and storage, but also requires many manual operation steps. It is also easily affected by human factors, resulting in production line stoppages and unstable quality. To this end, we provide an end picker quick replacement device. Utility Model Content
[0005] The technical problem solved by the utility model is: with the continuous updating of production technology and the diversification of product types, end pickers need to be replaced frequently to adapt to different production needs. The traditional method of replacing end pickers not only requires manual selection, material picking, replacement, and storage of multiple operation steps, but also has many manual operation steps and is easily affected by human factors, resulting in production line pauses and unstable quality problems.
[0006] The utility model can be realized by the following technical scheme: an end picker quick replacement device comprises a mounting table, a storage table is rotatably mounted on the mounting table, a plurality of storage parts are evenly arranged on the storage table, a workbench is arranged on the mounting table, a conveying table is arranged between the workbench and the storage table, and a pick-up part and a delivery part are respectively arranged on both sides of the conveying table;
[0007] The storage table is provided with a mounting cover, the mounting cover is provided with a plurality of isolation covers, and the plurality of isolation covers are respectively arranged between two adjacent storage pieces.
[0008] A further technical improvement of the utility model is that each storage member includes a plurality of placement tables, the plurality of placement tables are arranged on the storage table, and the plurality of placement tables are located between two adjacent isolation covers.
[0009] A further technical improvement of the utility model is that a working chamber is provided on the workbench, and the working chamber is communicated with the conveying platform.
[0010] A further technical improvement of the utility model is that the picking device includes a moving block, an electric slide rail is provided on one side of the conveying platform, and the electric slide rail is arranged along the length direction of the conveying platform, the moving block is installed on the electric slide rail, and a picking and placing groove is provided on one side of the moving block close to the storage platform, the picking and placing groove is adapted to the placement platform, and a plurality of suction heads are arranged in the picking and placing groove.
[0011] A further technical improvement of the utility model is that the conveying device includes a second moving block, an electric slide rail is provided on the other side of the conveying platform, and the second electric slide rail is arranged along the length direction of the conveying platform, the second moving block is installed on the second electric slide rail, and a pushing groove is provided on the side of the second moving block close to the storage platform.
[0012] A further technical improvement of the utility model is that an isolation plate is provided on the conveying platform, the isolation plate is arranged along the length direction of the conveying platform and is located between moving block one and moving block two, a photoelectric sensor is provided on one side of the isolation plate close to moving block two and the working chamber, and the photoelectric sensor is electrically connected to electric slide rail two.
[0013] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:
[0014] (1) The device drives the storage table to rotate through an external driving device, so that the end picker at the corresponding position of the storage table is connected to the conveying table, avoiding the inconvenience of taking materials from a conventional storage rack, and then drives the moving block 1 and the pick-up and placement groove thereon to approach the end picker through an electric slide rail 1, so that the pick-up and placement groove is connected to the end picker, and the multiple suction heads in the pick-up and placement groove are driven by an external vacuum device to adsorb and fix the end picker. When the end picker is adsorbed and fixed, the electric slide rail 1 drives the moving block 1 and the end picker to slide toward the workbench until they reach the working chamber on the workbench. There is no need for the staff to manually take out the parts, which simplifies the operation steps and reduces the work intensity.
[0015] (2) The staff replaces the end picker on the robot arm; when the replaced end picker needs to be stored, the external drive device drives the storage table to rotate, so that the storage area of the same type of end picker on the storage table is connected to the conveyor table, and the replaced end picker is placed on the working chamber near the position of the photoelectric sensor. The photoelectric sensor receives the signal and controls the electric slide rail 2 to drive the moving block 2 to move toward the storage table, so that the moving block 2 and the push groove thereon drive the replaced end picker to be pushed to the storage table for storage. There is no need for the staff to manually deliver the parts, which further simplifies the operation steps and reduces the replacement time. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] In order to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art, the present invention is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the top view structure of the utility model;
[0018] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the top view structure of the moving block 1 of the utility model;
[0019] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the top view of the structure of the movable block 2 of the utility model.
[0020] In the figure: 1. Installation table; 2. Storage table; 3. Workbench; 4. Conveying table; 5. Isolation cover; 6. Installation cover; 7. Placement table; 8. Working chamber; 10. Moving block 1; 11. Electric slide rail 1; 12. Pick-up and placement slot; 13. Moving block 2; 14. Electric slide rail 2; 15. Suction head; 16. Pushing slot; 17. Isolation plate; 18. Photoelectric sensor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0021] In order to further explain the technical means and effects adopted by the present invention to achieve the predetermined purpose of the utility model, the specific implementation method, structure, characteristics and effects of the present invention are described in detail below in combination with the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments.
[0022] See also Figure 1-Figure 3 As shown, the utility model proposes a quick replacement device for end pickers; it comprises a mounting table 1, a storage table 2 is rotatably mounted on the mounting table 1, a plurality of storage parts are evenly arranged on the storage table 2, a workbench 3 is arranged on the mounting table 1, a conveying table 4 is arranged between the workbench 3 and the storage table 2, and a device for picking up and a device for delivering are arranged on both sides of the conveying table 4;
[0023] A mounting cover 6 is disposed on the storage platform 2 , and a plurality of isolation covers 5 are disposed on the mounting cover 6 , and the plurality of isolation covers 5 are respectively disposed between two adjacent storage members.
[0024] Each storage unit includes multiple placement tables 7, which are arranged on the storage table 2 and located between two adjacent isolation covers 5; different types of end pickers are placed on the multiple placement tables 7 on the storage table 2, and different types of end pickers are isolated and stored through multiple isolation covers 5.
[0025] A working chamber 8 is provided on the working table 3 , and the working chamber 8 is communicated with the conveying table 4 .
[0026] The picking device includes a moving block 10, an electric slide rail 11 is provided on one side of the conveying table 4, and the electric slide rail 11 is arranged along the length direction of the conveying table 4, the moving block 10 is installed on the electric slide rail 11, and a picking and placing groove 12 is provided on the side of the moving block 10 close to the storage table 2, the picking and placing groove 12 is adapted to the placement table 7, and a plurality of suction heads 15 are arranged in the picking and placing groove 12; the plurality of suction heads 15 in the picking and placing groove 12 are driven by an external vacuum device to adsorb and fix the end picker, so that the moving block 10 drives the end picker to slide toward the workbench 3.
[0027] The conveying device includes a moving block 13, and an electric slide rail 14 is provided on the other side of the conveying platform 4, and the electric slide rail 14 is arranged along the length direction of the conveying platform 4. The moving block 13 is installed on the electric slide rail 14, and a pushing groove 16 is provided on the side of the moving block 13 close to the storage platform 2.
[0028] An isolation plate 17 is provided on the conveying table 4. The isolation plate 17 is arranged along the length direction of the conveying table 4 and is located between the moving block 10 and the moving block 2 13. A photoelectric sensor 18 is provided on the side of the isolation plate 17 close to the moving block 2 13 and the working chamber 8. The photoelectric sensor 18 is electrically connected to the electric slide rail 2 14; the replaced end picker is placed on the working chamber 8 at a position close to the photoelectric sensor 18, and the photoelectric sensor 18 receives a signal and controls the electric slide rail 2 14 to drive the moving block 2 13 to move toward the storage table 2.
[0029] When the utility model is in use, different types of end pickers are placed on the multiple placement tables 7 on the storage table 2, and the different types of end pickers are isolated and stored through multiple isolation covers 5. When the end picker on the robot arm needs to be replaced, the storage table 2 is driven to rotate by an external driving device, so that the end picker at the corresponding position of the storage table 2 is connected with the conveying table 4, avoiding the inconvenience of taking materials on the conventional storage rack, and then the moving block 10 and the pick-up and placement groove 12 thereon are driven by the electric slide rail 11 to approach the end picker, so that the pick-up and placement groove 12 is connected to the end picker, and the multiple suction heads 15 in the pick-up and placement groove 12 are driven by the external vacuum equipment to adsorb and fix the end picker. After the end picker is adsorbed and fixed, the electric slide rail 11 drives the moving block 10 and the end picker to the workbench 3 slides until it reaches the working chamber 8 on the workbench 3. There is no need for the staff to manually pick up the items, which reduces the work intensity. The staff replaces the end picker on the robot arm; when the replaced end picker needs to be stored, the external driving device drives the storage table 2 to rotate, so that the storage area of the end picker of the same model on the storage table 2 is connected with the conveying table 4, and the replaced end picker is placed on the working chamber 8 near the photoelectric sensor 18. The photoelectric sensor 18 receives the signal and controls the electric slide rail 2 14 to drive the moving block 2 13 to move toward the storage table 2, so that the moving block 2 13 and the pushing groove 16 thereon drive the replaced end picker to be pushed to the storage table 2 for storage. There is no need for the staff to manually send items, which reduces the work intensity and reduces the replacement time.
[0030] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and does not constitute any form of limitation to the present invention. Although the present invention has been disclosed as a preferred embodiment as above, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any technical personnel in this field can make some changes or modify the technical contents disclosed above into equivalent embodiments without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the present invention. However, any simple modification, equivalent change and modification made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present invention without departing from the content of the technical solution of the present invention still fall within the scope of the technical solution of the present invention.
Claims
1. A quick-change device for an end pick, characterized in that: The invention comprises a mounting platform (1), a storage platform (2) is rotatably mounted on the mounting platform (1), a plurality of storage components are evenly arranged on the storage platform (2), a workbench (3) is arranged on the mounting platform (1), a conveying platform (4) is arranged between the workbench (3) and the storage platform (2), and a component taking device and a component delivering device are respectively arranged on both sides of the conveying platform (4); The storage platform (2) is provided with a mounting cover (6), the mounting cover (6) is provided with a plurality of isolation covers (5), and the plurality of isolation covers (5) are respectively arranged between two adjacent storage components.
2. The end tool quick change device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each storage unit comprises a plurality of placement platforms (7), the plurality of placement platforms (7) are arranged on the storage platform (2), and the plurality of placement platforms (7) are located between two adjacent isolation covers (5).
3. The end tool quick-change device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A working chamber (8) is provided on the working table (3), and the working chamber (8) is communicated with the conveying table (4).
4. The end tool quick-change device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The picking device comprises a moving block (10), an electric slide rail (11) is provided on one side of the conveying platform (4), and the electric slide rail (11) is arranged along the length direction of the conveying platform (4), the moving block (10) is installed on the electric slide rail (11), and a picking and placing groove (12) is provided on the side of the moving block (10) close to the storage platform (2), the picking and placing groove (12) is adapted to the placement platform (7), and a plurality of suction heads (15) are arranged in the picking and placing groove (12).
5. The end tool quick-change device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The conveying device comprises a second moving block (13), a second electric slide rail (14) is provided on the other side of the conveying platform (4), and the second electric slide rail (14) is arranged along the length direction of the conveying platform (4), the second moving block (13) is installed on the second electric slide rail (14), and a push groove (16) is provided on the side of the second moving block (13) close to the storage platform (2).
6. The end tool quick-change device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The conveying platform (4) is provided with an isolation plate (17), the isolation plate (17) is arranged along the length direction of the conveying platform (4) and the isolation plate (17) is located between the moving block 1 (10) and the moving block 2 (13), and a photoelectric sensor (18) is provided on one side of the isolation plate (17) close to the moving block 2 (13) and the working chamber (8), and the photoelectric sensor (18) is electrically connected to the electric slide rail 2 (14).