A material assembly system

Abstract

The present invention relates to the field of assembly technology, and specifically to a material assembly system, including a material conveying device and a material assembly device, wherein the material assembly device is arranged on one side of the material conveying device, and the material conveying device includes a multi-layer cargo lane layer, and each cargo lane layer includes a plurality of cargo lanes with a plurality of storage slots; the material conveying device is used to convey materials to the material assembly device, wherein at least one target material is conveyed at a time; the material assembly device includes an assembly workbench, and the assembly workbench is located below the discharge port of the material conveying device, and an auxiliary assembly plate is arranged on one side of the assembly workbench, and a barcode scanner is arranged on the auxiliary assembly plate, and the barcode scanner is used to input material information of the target material. The present invention realizes the automatic transportation of materials along with the assembly process, realizes the neatness of the assembly table, and the intelligent input of material information reduces the error rate of material assembly.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of assembly, and in particular to a material assembly system. Background Art

[0002] At present, the development trend of the manufacturing industry is the transition from labor-intensive to capacity-intensive. In the manufacturing process of most assembly line equipment, various parts are first processed and manufactured, and then the products are assembled. The use of automated production lines in large-scale and mass production can improve labor productivity, stabilize and improve product quality, improve working conditions, reduce production area, reduce production costs, shorten production cycles, ensure production balance, and have significant economic benefits.

[0003] However, on some automated production lines, the workbenches are disorganized and the material assembly error rate is high. Summary of the invention

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is that the assembly table in the prior art is disorderly and the error rate of material assembly is high.

[0005] In order to solve the problems existing in the prior art, the present application discloses a material assembly system, comprising:

[0006] A material conveying device and a material assembling device, wherein the material assembling device is arranged on one side of the material conveying device, the material conveying device comprises a plurality of cargo aisles, each of the cargo aisles comprises a plurality of cargo aisles with a plurality of storage slots; the material conveying device is used to convey materials to the material assembling device, wherein at least one target material is conveyed at a time;

[0007] The material assembly device includes an assembly workbench, which is located below the discharge port of the material conveying device. An auxiliary assembly plate is provided on one side of the assembly workbench, and a barcode scanner is provided on the auxiliary assembly plate. The barcode scanner is used to enter material information of the target material.

[0008] Furthermore, the material assembly system also includes a material standby device, and the material standby device is used to store standby materials.

[0009] Furthermore, a tooling station is provided on the assembly workbench, and the tooling station is used to realize assembly positioning of the target material in the target process.

[0010] Furthermore, a camera and an assembly control component are also provided on the auxiliary assembly board. The camera is located above the assembly workbench and is used to record the assembly process of the target material. The assembly control component includes multiple assembly controllers and the assembly controllers are used to implement fool-proof control during the material assembly process.

[0011] Furthermore, a torque wrench is installed on the other side of the assembly workbench, and the torque wrench is used to obtain assembly torque information of the target material in the process of assisting the assembly of the target material.

[0012] In a preferred solution, the assembly torque information includes any one or more of torque magnitude and torque direction.

[0013] Furthermore, two adjacent aisle layers are spaced apart from each other, each aisle layer is provided with a sensor, and each aisle in each aisle layer is equipped with an aisle motor.

[0014] Furthermore, a drawer guide rail is connected below each cargo aisle layer.

[0015] Furthermore, the material conveying device also includes a material conveying component, and the material conveying component includes a receiving tray and a conveying track. The receiving tray is used to receive the target material, and the conveying track is used to drive the receiving tray to move between the cargo channel layer and the discharge port.

[0016] Furthermore, the material conveying device further includes a first position-limiting member and a second position-limiting member, wherein the first position-limiting member and the second position-limiting member are respectively arranged at the bottom and the top of the material conveying device to limit the movement of the material receiving tray.

[0017] The material assembly system of the present invention includes a material conveying device and a material assembly device, wherein the material assembly device is arranged on one side of the material conveying device, and the material conveying device includes a multi-layer cargo lane layer, each of which includes a plurality of cargo lanes with a plurality of storage slots; the material conveying device is used to convey materials to the material assembly device, wherein at least one target material is conveyed at a time. The material assembly device includes an assembly workbench, which is located below the discharge port of the material conveying device, and an auxiliary assembly plate is arranged on one side of the assembly workbench, and a barcode scanner is arranged on the auxiliary assembly plate, and the barcode scanner is used to input the material information of the target material. The present invention realizes the automatic transportation of materials along with the assembly process, realizes the neatness of the assembly table, and the material information is intelligently input, which reduces the error rate of material assembly. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0019] Figure 1It is a structural schematic diagram of the material assembly system of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 2 is a partial schematic diagram of the material conveying device of the present invention;

[0021] In the figure, 10-material conveying device, 101-aisle layer, 102-aisle, 103-discharging port, 104-aisle motor, 105-drawer guide, 106-conveying track, 107-receiving tray, 108-touch screen, 109-IC card reader, 110-power switch, 111-emergency stop button, 112-indicator light, 20-material assembly device, 201-assembly workbench, 202-auxiliary assembly board, 203-barcode scanner, 204-tooling station, 205-camera, 206-assembly control component, 207-torque wrench, 30-material backup device, 40-central controller. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the scheme of the present invention, the technical scheme in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work should fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0023] The term "one embodiment" or "embodiment" as used herein refers to a specific feature, structure or characteristic that may be included in at least one implementation of the present invention. In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "top", "bottom", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, which is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present invention. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used only for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, the features defined as "first" and "second" may include one or more of the features explicitly or implicitly. Moreover, the terms "first", "second", etc. are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data used in this way can be interchangeable where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the present invention described herein can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein.

[0024] Example:

[0025] In order to solve the problems existing in the prior art, the present application discloses a material assembly system.

[0026] Specifically, Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the material assembly system includes a material conveying device 10 and a material assembly device 20, wherein the material assembly device 20 is arranged on one side of the material conveying device 10, and the material conveying device 10 includes a multi-layer cargo lane layer 101, and each cargo lane layer 101 includes a plurality of cargo lanes 102 with a plurality of storage slots; the material conveying device 10 is used to convey materials to the material assembly device 20, wherein at least one target material is conveyed at a time; the material assembly device 20 includes an assembly workbench 201, and the assembly workbench 201 is located below the discharge port 103 of the material conveying device 10, and an auxiliary assembly plate 202 is arranged on one side of the assembly workbench 201, and a barcode scanning gun 203 is arranged on the auxiliary assembly plate 202, and the barcode scanning gun 203 is used to enter the material information of the target material. The present invention realizes the automatic transportation of materials along with the assembly process, realizes the neatness of the assembly table, and the intelligent entry of material information reduces the error rate of material assembly.

[0027] Specifically, a slide plate with a certain slope is provided at the discharge port 103, one end of the slide plate is connected to the discharge port 103, and the other end of the slide plate is in contact with the assembly workbench 201. By providing a slide plate with a certain slope, it is convenient to take out materials.

[0028] In a preferred example, the material conveying device 10 includes 8 cargo aisle layers 101, and each cargo aisle layer 101 includes 7 cargo aisles 102. It is understandable that the number of cargo aisle layers 101 and the number of cargo aisles 102 in each cargo aisle layer 101 can be set according to actual needs, and are not specifically limited here. Further, the material conveying device 10 also includes a shell, and the multiple cargo aisle layers 101 are arranged in the shell from bottom to top. Preferably, the shell is a sheet metal structure, and a universal wheel is installed at the bottom of the shell, and the installation of the universal wheel facilitates the overall movement and fixation of the material conveying device 10. In this example, the shell size of the material conveying device 10 meets the ergonomic requirements, with a length of 600mm to 850mm, a width of 600mm to 850mm, and a height of 1600mm to 1800mm. Further, the material conveying device 10 has sufficient strength and rigidity and can withstand a weight of 0 to 500Kg.

[0029] Further, such as Figure 1As shown, the housing is provided with a touch screen 108, an IC card reader 109, a power switch 110, an emergency stop button 111 and a warning light 112. Among them, the touch screen 108 is used for the management and editing of material information to realize paperless recording of material information. The IC card reader 109 has an identity recognition function, and only authorized operators can open the material cabinet to perform operations such as refilling materials; the power switch 110 is used to power on and off the material conveying device 10; the emergency stop button 111 is used to stop the operation in an emergency in the event of an accident; the warning light 112 is a three-color light, which is used for inventory warning and fault warning.

[0030] Furthermore, the material assembly system also includes a material standby device 30, which is used to store standby materials. Specifically, the material standby device 30 includes a multi-layer storage board, each of which is provided with a plurality of storage tracks, and the target materials required for assembly can be placed on the storage tracks, and used as standby materials for assembly when the material conveying device 10 is short of materials. By providing the material standby device 30, it is possible to avoid the stacking of standby materials on the assembly workbench 201, improve the neatness of the assembly workbench 201, and provide standby materials when the material conveying device 10 is short of materials, thereby ensuring the normal progress of assembly production.

[0031] Furthermore, a tooling station 204 is provided on the assembly workbench 201, and the tooling station 204 is used to realize the assembly positioning of the target material in the target process. It can be understood that the target material refers to the material that currently needs to be assembled at the work station, wherein, when the tooling station 204 is located in the first process of assembly, the target material may refer to the material transported from the material transport device, and when the tooling station 204 is located in other processes except the first process, the target material may refer to the semi-finished product that has been assembled at other positions of the assembly workbench 201 and needs to be further assembled at the tooling station 204. By setting the tooling station 204, the positioning of the target material during assembly can be realized, and the assembly accuracy can be improved.

[0032] Furthermore, a camera 205 and an assembly control component 206 are also provided on the auxiliary assembly plate 202. The camera 205 is located above the assembly workbench 201. The camera 205 is used to record the assembly process of the target material. The assembly control component 206 includes a plurality of assembly controllers, and the assembly controller is used to implement fool-proof control during the material assembly process. Specifically, the camera 205 is used to simultaneously perform imaging recording during the assembly process to achieve image traceability of the assembly process. Preferably, the camera 205 can record the assembly process in a continuous video format or in an intermittent photograph format. Furthermore, a torque wrench 207 is also installed on the other side of the assembly workbench 201. The torque wrench 207 is used to obtain assembly torque information of the target material during the auxiliary target material assembly process.

[0033] In a preferred solution, the assembly torque information includes any one or more of torque magnitude and torque direction.

[0034] Furthermore, two adjacent aisle layers 101 are arranged at intervals up and down, each aisle layer 101 is provided with a sensor, and each aisle in each aisle layer 101 is equipped with an aisle motor 104. Preferably, the sensor provided on each aisle 102 is a photoelectric sensor. By equipping each aisle with an aisle motor 104, it is possible to realize the discharge of a single aisle, and it is also possible to realize the discharge of multiple aisles at the same time, thereby improving the discharge speed. Furthermore, a drawer guide 105 is connected below each aisle layer 101. The drawer guide 105 has a pull-out function, which is convenient for refilling.

[0035] Furthermore, the material conveying device 10 also includes a material conveying component, which includes a receiving tray 107 and a conveying track 106 . The receiving tray 107 is used to receive the target material, and the conveying track 106 is used to drive the receiving tray 107 to move between the cargo channel layer 101 and the discharge port 103 .

[0036] Furthermore, the material conveying device 10 further includes a first limiter and a second limiter, which are respectively arranged at the bottom and the top of the material conveying device 10, and are used to limit the movement of the receiving tray 107. Specifically, the first limiter and the second limiter are both arranged inside the shell, and preferably, the first limiter is arranged at the bottom of the material conveying device, and the second limiter is arranged at the top of the material conveying device.

[0037] Furthermore, the material assembly system also includes a central controller 40. Preferably, in this example, the central controller 40 is an industrial computer. Among them, the camera 205, the torque wrench 207, and the scanner all transmit data with the industrial computer. In a preferred example, the inventory system diagram of the material assembly system can be displayed on the industrial computer, including the following functional areas: product solution area, drawer in place indication area, aisle layout indication area, function button area and inventory warning notification area. Among them, the product solution area is configured with different product solutions, corresponding to the product information of the online assembly material; the drawer in place indication area is used to indicate whether the drawer in the aisle is in place, and the in place indication is green, and the out of place indication is red; the aisle layout display area is used to display the actual aisle layout. Preferably, the bottom layer serial number is 1 and the top layer serial number is 9, and the leftmost aisle is 1, wherein each aisle displays the material name, material code, current inventory and full load quantity; the function button area is used to implement the initialization function, which can replenish the inventory quantity in all aisles to the full load quantity, and the function button area can also implement the restart function, which is used to restart after the material conveying device 10 stops suddenly or loses power, and the function button area can also be used to replenish the inventory quantity after replenishing the material, and the function button area can also realize manual unloading, setting material information, etc.; the inventory warning notification area is used to display in this area when the inventory of a certain material reaches the warning threshold. Preferably, when the inventory reaches the warning threshold, it is in the warning state, and the three-color light is yellow. When the inventory reaches the warning threshold of 0, it is in the shortage state, and the three-color light is red. The shortage state takes precedence over the warning state warning.

[0038] Furthermore, the industrial computer can also display an online assembly system diagram for visual operation guidance of operators. The online assembly system diagram includes a navigation bar, an information bar, an assembly step bar, a process camera bar, a warning information bar, a device toolbar, a manual confirmation bar, a material traceability bar, an assembly instruction bar, and a visual operation guidance bar. The navigation bar includes start, release, transfer, rework, offline, pause, materials, tools, report, and exit; the information bar is used to display information after start (after start, you can check whether the information is normal to avoid wrong parts); the assembly step bar is used to display the product assembly sequence, and the installation process pictures of the visual work guide can be automatically switched according to the assembly step sequence; the process camera bar is used to simultaneously record images during the assembly process to achieve image traceability of the assembly process, which can be realized in continuous video mode or intermittent photo mode. It can also realize fixed-point images according to the requirements of the assembly process and store them in the assembly report; the warning information bar is used to pop up an error dialog box to prompt the operator; the device toolbar is used to prompt the operator to use the tools currently for assembly; the manual confirmation bar displays the amount of grease used and the torque of the torque gun; the material traceability bar cooperates with the materials currently required for assembly of the material smart container; the assembly instruction column uses text instructions to guide how to assemble; the visual work instruction is used to guide how to assemble in the form of pictures.

[0039] Furthermore, an assembly report can be generated after the assembly is completed. The assembly report can contain assembly history information, including assembly personnel, assembly time, special characteristic process parameters (such as torque, resistance, etc.), and key parts and traceability material information. The report lists the relevant information at all workstations according to the assembly process, which is convenient for quality personnel to control quality and for production management personnel to adjust the production rhythm.

[0040] The material assembly system of the present invention includes a material conveying device 10 and a material assembly device 20. The material assembly device 20 is arranged on one side of the material conveying device 10. The material conveying device 10 includes a multi-layer cargo lane layer 101, and each cargo lane layer 101 includes a plurality of cargo lanes 102 with a plurality of storage slots. The material conveying device 10 is used to convey materials to the material assembly device 20, wherein at least one target material is conveyed at a time. The material assembly device 20 includes an assembly workbench 201, and the assembly workbench 201 is located below the discharge port 103 of the material conveying device 10. An auxiliary assembly plate 202 is arranged on one side of the assembly workbench 201, and a barcode scanner 203 is arranged on the auxiliary assembly plate 202. The barcode scanner 203 is used to input the material information of the target material. The present invention realizes the automatic transportation of materials along with the assembly process, realizes the neatness of the assembly table, and intelligently inputs the material information, thereby reducing the error rate of material assembly.

[0041] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A material assembly system, characterized in that: The material assembly system comprises: A material transport device (10) and a material assembly device (20), wherein the material assembly device (20) is arranged on one side of the material transport device (10), and the material transport device (10) comprises a plurality of cargo lanes (101), each of the cargo lanes (101) comprising a plurality of cargo lanes (102) having a plurality of storage slots; the material transport device (10) is used to transport materials to the material assembly device (20), wherein at least one target material is transported at a time; The material assembly device (20) comprises an assembly workbench (201), wherein the assembly workbench (201) is located below a material discharge port (103) of the material conveying device (10), an auxiliary assembly plate (202) is provided on one side of the assembly workbench (201), and a barcode scanner (203) is provided on the auxiliary assembly plate (202), wherein the barcode scanner (203) is used to input material information of the target material.

2. The material assembly system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material assembly system further comprises a material standby device (30), wherein the material standby device (30) is used for storing standby materials.

3. The material assembly system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The assembly workbench (201) is provided with a tooling station (204), and the tooling station (204) is used to achieve assembly positioning of target materials in a target process.

4. The material assembly system according to claim 1 or 3, characterized in that: The auxiliary assembly plate (202) is also provided with a camera (205) and an assembly control component (206); the camera (205) is located above the assembly workbench (201); the camera (205) is used to record the assembly process of the target material; the assembly control component (206) includes a plurality of assembly controllers; the assembly controllers are used to implement fool-proof control during the material assembly process.

5. The material assembly system according to claim 1 or 3, characterized in that: A torque wrench (207) is also installed on the other side of the assembly workbench (201), and the torque wrench (207) is used to obtain assembly torque information of the target material in the process of assisting the assembly of the target material.

6. The material assembly system according to claim 5, characterized in that: The assembly torque information includes any one or more of torque magnitude and torque direction.

7. The material assembly system according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two adjacent cargo aisle layers (101) are arranged at intervals in the upper and lower directions, each cargo aisle layer (101) is provided with a sensor, and each cargo aisle (102) in each cargo aisle layer (101) is equipped with a cargo aisle motor (104).

8. The material assembly system according to claim 1 or 7, characterized in that: A drawer guide rail (105) is connected below each cargo channel layer (101).

9. The material assembly system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material conveying device (10) further comprises a material conveying assembly, wherein the material conveying assembly comprises a receiving tray (107) and a conveying track (106), wherein the receiving tray (107) is used to receive target materials, and the conveying track (106) is used to drive the receiving tray (107) to move between the cargo channel layer (101) and the material outlet (103).

10. The material assembly system according to claim 9, characterized in that: The material conveying device (10) further comprises a first limit member and a second limit member, wherein the first limit member and the second limit member are respectively arranged at the bottom and the top of the material conveying device (10) and are used to limit the movement of the receiving tray (107).

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