A robot-based multi-process, highly flexible processing device for new energy vehicle parts

Abstract

The utility model relates to a multi-process, highly flexible processing device for new energy vehicle parts based on a robot, including a loading and unloading device, a grabbing robot, a cleaning mechanism, a drying mechanism and a visual camera; the loading and unloading device can transport the workpiece to the workpiece positioning position; the grabbing robot can grab the workpiece and clamp it to the cleaning mechanism; the cleaning mechanism can remove burrs on the surface of the workpiece, and perform surge cleaning, scanning cleaning, high-pressure cleaning and ultrasonic cleaning on the workpiece after the burrs are removed; the visual camera is used to take pictures and identify the workpiece. This device is suitable for comprehensive cleaning of various workpieces and parts of new energy vehicle mechanical processing; through loading, visual camera taking pictures, robot selecting fixture to grab workpiece, rotating brush deburring, surge cleaning, fixed-point cleaning, high-pressure cleaning, ultrasonic rinsing, compressed air drying, vacuum drying, robot feeding to complete workpiece cleaning; multiple processes, high flexibility, high degree of automation; can increase production and save manpower and material resources.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of new energy vehicles, and specifically relates to a multi-process and highly flexible processing device for new energy vehicle parts based on a robot. Background Art

[0002] In daily production, especially for new energy vehicle parts that require mechanical processing, cutting fluid, oil stains and burrs will remain on the surface and inside of the parts after processing. They need to be cleaned before subsequent assembly. For example, new energy motor housings and reducer housings will have cutting fluid and oil stains after processing, which need to be cleaned.

[0003] The existing processing method is manual cleaning and deburring, which has low processing efficiency and great processing difficulty. In the face of mass production, the manual processing cost is high and the output is low. Based on this, it is urgent to develop a multi-process and highly flexible processing device for new energy vehicle parts to effectively solve the above problems. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a robot-based multi-process, highly flexible processing device for new energy vehicle parts, so as to solve the problem of efficient burr removal and cleaning of new energy vehicle parts after mechanical processing.

[0005] The purpose of this utility model is achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0006] A robot-based multi-process, high-flexibility processing device for new energy vehicle parts, comprising a device body, which is a cubic shell; and also comprising a loading and unloading device 1, a grasping robot 2, a cleaning mechanism, a drying mechanism and a visual camera 10 arranged inside or outside the device body;

[0007] The loading and unloading device 1 is located outside the main body of the equipment, and can fix the workpiece and transport it to the workpiece positioning location;

[0008] The grabbing robot 2 is located in the main body of the equipment. After the equipment door is opened, the grabbing robot 2 can move to the loading and unloading device 1 to grab the workpiece, and then return to the main body of the equipment to clamp the workpiece to the cleaning mechanism;

[0009] The cleaning mechanism is composed of a deburring device 9, a surge cleaning unit 3, a positioning cleaning unit 4, a high-pressure flushing unit 5 and a rinsing unit 6, which can remove burrs on the surface of the workpiece, and perform surge cleaning, scanning cleaning, high-pressure cleaning and ultrasonic cleaning on the workpiece after the burrs are removed;

[0010] The drying mechanism is composed of a compressed air drying device 7 and a vacuum drying device 8, which are respectively located inside and outside the device body, and can perform fixed-point positioning drying and vacuum negative pressure evaporation of water on the workpiece, wherein the vacuum drying device 8 and the loading and unloading device 1 are arranged on the same roller;

[0011] The visual camera 10 is mounted on the outer shell of the drying box of the vacuum drying equipment 8 through a fixed bracket, and is used for taking pictures and identifying workpieces.

[0012] Furthermore, the loading and unloading device 1 includes a servo motor, a screw and a loading and unloading tray. The loading and unloading tray is installed on a roller conveyor and is equipped with a tooling for fixing the workpiece. The servo motor can drive the screw, and the screw rotates to drive it to move, moving the loading and unloading tray along the roller conveyor to the workpiece positioning position.

[0013] Furthermore, the gripper of the gripping robot 2 can be replaced.

[0014] Furthermore, the deburring device 9 includes a brush, a motor, a gear, a belt and a driven gear, and the deburring is completed by a high-speed rotating brush. The output shaft of the motor is fixedly connected to a gear, and the gear is connected to the driven gear through a belt. The gear drives the belt, and the belt drives the driven gear to drive the brush to rotate at a high speed.

[0015] Furthermore, the surge cleaning unit 3 includes a high-pressure water pump, which can generate a high-pressure water flow to perform surge cleaning on the workpiece after burr removal. A surge is formed through the internal pipeline design and water outlet time. The surge cleaning unit 3 is provided with a drain port to discharge the cleaning liquid therein.

[0016] Furthermore, the positioning cleaning unit 4 is a 6-axis robot, and a high-pressure flushing nozzle is installed on the 6 axes of the robot. Positioning cleaning is completed through robot programming, and it is capable of performing fixed-point positioning cleaning on the workpiece holes and scanning cleaning on the workpiece surface.

[0017] Furthermore, the high-pressure flushing unit 5 is provided with a high-pressure water pump, which generates a high-pressure water flow. A high-pressure nozzle is provided at the front end, which can rotate to spray the high-pressure water flow, and can complete 360° cleaning. High-pressure cleaning is performed when the grasping robot 2 changes the trajectory and posture of the workpiece.

[0018] Furthermore, there is ultrasonic wave in the rinsing unit 6, and the grasping robot 2 can rotate and move up and down in its groove while holding the workpiece, so that the workpiece can be fully ultrasonically cleaned.

[0019] Furthermore, the compressed air drying device is used to perform fixed-point positioning and drying of the workpiece when the workpiece reaches the positioning and cleaning unit 4 after the grasping robot 2 clamps the workpiece, rotates, drains, scans and dries it.

[0020] Furthermore, the vacuum drying equipment 8 includes a drying box, a cylinder and a vacuum pump connected thereto. After the cylinder descends, the drying box covers the workpiece, and the vacuum pump is started to draw vacuum to complete vacuum drying.

[0021] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0022] 1. The utility model is a multi-process, highly flexible processing device for new energy vehicle parts based on robots, which is suitable for comprehensive cleaning of various workpieces of new energy vehicle mechanical processing as well as engine cylinder blocks, cylinder heads, crankshafts and shaft gear parts;

[0023] 2. This device completes workpiece cleaning through loading, visual camera photography, robot selection of fixtures to grab workpieces, rotary brush deburring, surge cleaning, fixed-point cleaning, high-pressure cleaning, ultrasonic rinsing, compressed air drying, vacuum drying, and robot unloading;

[0024] 3. This device has multiple processes, high flexibility and high degree of automation;

[0025] 4. The use of this device can greatly increase production and save manpower and material resources. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the utility model, the drawings required for use in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show certain embodiments of the utility model and therefore should not be regarded as limiting the scope. For ordinary technicians in this field, other relevant drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0027] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the multi-process, high-flexibility processing device for new energy vehicle parts based on robots in the utility model;

[0028] Figure 2 A schematic diagram for positioning the cleaning unit and the high-pressure flushing unit;

[0029] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a compressed air drying and deburring device;

[0030] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of a visual camera;

[0031] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the robot gripper.

[0032] In the figure, 1. loading and unloading device 2. grabbing robot 3. surge cleaning unit 4. positioning cleaning unit 5. high-pressure washing unit 6. rinsing unit 7. compressed air drying 8. vacuum drying 9. deburring device 10. visual camera. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] The utility model is further described below in conjunction with embodiments:

[0034] like Figure 1-Figure 5 As shown, the utility model is a robot-based multi-process and highly flexible processing device for new energy vehicle parts, including a loading and unloading device 1, a grasping robot 2, a cleaning mechanism, a drying mechanism and a visual camera 10.

[0035] The loading and unloading device 1 includes a servo motor, a lead screw and a loading and unloading tray. The loading and unloading tray is installed on a roller conveyor, on which a tool is installed for fixing a workpiece. The servo motor can drive the lead screw, and the lead screw rotates to drive it to move, so as to move the loading and unloading tray along the roller conveyor to a desired position, such as a workpiece positioning position.

[0036] The loading and unloading device 1 is located outside the equipment body, and the grabbing robot 2 and the cleaning mechanism are located inside the equipment body. After the equipment door is opened, the grabbing robot 2 can move to the loading and unloading device 1 to grab the workpiece. After the grabbing robot 2 grabs the workpiece and enters the equipment body, the equipment door is closed to perform subsequent cleaning operations of multiple processes.

[0037] Wherein, the device body is as follows Figure 2 The deburring device 9 is installed on the right side of the main body of the equipment, the surge cleaning unit 3 and the rinsing unit 6 are located on the left and right sides of the ground, the positioning cleaning unit 4 is located on the left side of the rear side of the main body of the equipment, and the high-pressure washing unit 5 is located on the rear side.

[0038] The grabbing robot 2 is equipped with a variety of clamps, which can grab the workpiece and clamp it to the cleaning mechanism. The utility model completes each process by grabbing the workpiece by the grabbing robot 2 and changing the trajectory of movement in the main body of the equipment. By replacing the gripper of the grabbing robot 2, a highly flexible, multi-process automatic cleaning device can be realized, with a high degree of automation, excellent cleaning quality, and greatly reduced labor and material costs, and greatly increased production.

[0039] The cleaning mechanism is composed of a deburring device 9, a surge cleaning unit 3, a positioning cleaning unit 4, a high-pressure flushing unit 5 and a rinsing unit 6. It is suitable for comprehensive cleaning of various workpieces of new energy vehicle machining and engine cylinder blocks, cylinder heads, crankshafts and shaft gear parts.

[0040] The deburring device 9 includes a brush, a motor, a gear, a belt and a driven gear, and the deburring is completed by a high-speed rotating brush. The output shaft of the motor is fixed with a gear, and the gear is connected to the driven gear through a belt. The gear drives the belt, and the belt drives the driven gear to drive the brush to rotate at a high speed.

[0041] The surge cleaning unit 3 includes a high-pressure water pump, which can generate a high-pressure water flow to perform surge cleaning on the workpiece after burr removal. A surge is formed through the internal pipeline design and water outlet time. The surge cleaning unit 3 is provided with a drain port to discharge the cleaning liquid therein.

[0042] The positioning cleaning unit 4 is a 6-axis robot, and a high-pressure washing nozzle is installed on the 6 axes of the robot. The positioning cleaning is completed through robot programming. It can perform fixed-point positioning cleaning on the workpiece hole and scan and clean the workpiece surface.

[0043] The high-pressure flushing unit 5 is provided with a high-pressure water pump, which generates a high-pressure water flow. A high-pressure nozzle is provided at the front end, which can rotate to spray the high-pressure water flow and complete 360° cleaning. High-pressure cleaning is performed when the grasping robot 2 changes the trajectory and posture of the workpiece.

[0044] The rinsing unit 6 has ultrasonic waves inside, and the grasping robot 2 can rotate and move up and down in its groove while holding the workpiece, so that the workpiece can be fully ultrasonically cleaned.

[0045] The drying mechanism is composed of a compressed air drying device 7 and a vacuum drying device 8.

[0046] The compressed air drying device is located in the main body of the device, and is used to perform fixed-point positioning and drying of the workpiece when the grasping robot 2 clamps the workpiece, rotates, drains, scans and dries it, and then reaches the positioning and cleaning unit 4.

[0047] The vacuum drying device 8 is located in front of the main body of the device and is arranged on the same roller conveyor as the loading and unloading device 1. The loading and unloading device 1 transports the workpiece to the vacuum drying device 8 through a servo motor. The vacuum drying device 8 includes a drying box, a cylinder connected thereto, and a vacuum pump. After the cylinder descends, the drying box covers the workpiece, and the vacuum pump is started to evacuate the workpiece to complete the vacuum drying.

[0048] In the present invention, the surface of the workpiece is dried by first blowing with compressed air to remove most of the water on the surface. After drying, the main door of the equipment is opened, and the grasping robot 2 places the workpiece on the tray of the loading and unloading device 1 and transports it to the vacuum drying equipment 8 on the right side through the servo motor.

[0049] The visual camera 10 is mounted on the outer shell of the drying box of the vacuum drying equipment 8 and fixed by a mounting bracket. The angle is adjusted to align with the loading and unloading device 1 to complete clear photography for identifying the workpiece.

[0050] The utility model is a multi-process, highly flexible automatic cleaning equipment, which uses two 6-axis robots to load materials, select the fixture to grab the workpiece, remove burrs with a rotary brush, perform surge cleaning, fixed-point cleaning, high-pressure cleaning, ultrasonic rinsing, compressed air drying, vacuum drying, and robot unloading to complete fully automatic workpiece cleaning. Among them, one 6-axis robot clamps the workpiece and spray gun to perform multi-station flexible cleaning such as cleaning, drying, and drying; the other uses a waterproof 6-axis robot to grab the high-pressure spray gun and accurately aim it at the cleaning part to complete the cleaning of small holes, and can remove cross-hole burrs. When facing different workpieces, different grippers of the grabbing robot are replaced to achieve high flexibility. The device has a high degree of automation, excellent cleaning quality, and greatly reduces manpower and material costs, and greatly improves production.

[0051] The processing method of the multi-process and highly flexible processing device of new energy vehicle parts based on robots includes the following steps:

[0052] 1. Use a cantilever crane to place the workpiece on the roller of the loading and unloading device 1. The motorized roller conveys the workpiece to the workpiece positioning position, and the visual camera 10 takes a picture to identify the workpiece.

[0053] 2. The gripping robot 2 selects the corresponding fixture and waits for the gripping robot 2 to grip the workpiece. The gripping robot 2 holds the workpiece in the cleaning mechanism for deburring. The gripping robot 2 places the workpiece in the guide structure of the deburring device 9. The deburring device 9 extends and the gripping robot 2 changes the trajectory and posture of the workpiece to complete the deburring.

[0054] 3. The grasping robot 2 places the workpiece into the surge cleaning unit 3 for surge cleaning. After completion, the drain port of the surge cleaning unit 3 automatically opens, and the accumulated cleaning liquid is automatically discharged.

[0055] 4. The robot 2 is grasped to the positioning and cleaning unit 4, and the positioning and cleaning unit 4 clamps the nozzle to perform fixed-point cleaning on the workpiece hole and scan and clean the workpiece surface.

[0056] 5. The grasping robot 2 grasps the workpiece to the high-pressure washing unit 5, turns on the high-pressure water pump, and the high-pressure nozzle rotates to spray high-pressure water. At the same time, the grasping robot 2 changes its trajectory and posture to complete the high-pressure cleaning.

[0057] 6. The grabbing robot 2 puts the workpiece into the rinsing unit 6. The rinsing unit 6 has ultrasonic waves. The grabbing robot 2 holds the workpiece and rotates and moves up and down in the tank, so that the workpiece can be fully ultrasonically cleaned. By optimizing the robot's movements, a better cleaning effect can be achieved.

[0058] 7. Finally, the drying is completed. Drying is divided into compressed air drying and vacuum drying. Compressed air drying is that the grasping robot 2 holds the workpiece and first rotates, drains, scans and dries it, and then reaches the positioning and cleaning unit 4 to perform fixed-point positioning and drying on the workpiece. Vacuum drying is that the grasping robot 2 releases the workpiece to the loading and unloading device 1, and transports the workpiece into the vacuum chamber. The vacuum pump draws the chamber to negative pressure, and the water evaporates instantly to achieve the requirement of complete drying.

[0059] The utility model is a multi-process and highly flexible processing device for new energy automobile parts based on robots, which is suitable for comprehensive cleaning of various workpieces of mechanical processing of new energy automobiles and engine cylinder blocks, cylinder heads, crankshafts and shaft gear parts; automatic cleaning of workpieces is completed through loading, taking pictures with a visual camera, robot selecting a fixture to grab the workpiece, rotating brush deburring, surge cleaning, fixed-point cleaning, high-pressure cleaning, ultrasonic rinsing, compressed air drying, vacuum drying, and robot unloading; the device has multiple processes, high flexibility, and a high degree of automation; the output is greatly improved, and manpower and material resources can be effectively saved.

[0060] Note that the above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and the technical principles used. Those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described herein, and that various obvious changes, readjustments and substitutions can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of protection of the present invention. Therefore, although the present invention is described in more detail through the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and may include more other equivalent embodiments without departing from the concept of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is determined by the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A robot-based multi-process, highly flexible processing device for new energy vehicle parts, characterized in that: It comprises an equipment body, which is a cubic shell; and also comprises a loading and unloading device (1), a grasping robot (2), a cleaning mechanism, a drying mechanism and a visual camera (10) arranged inside or outside the equipment body; The loading and unloading device (1) is located outside the main body of the equipment, and is capable of fixing the workpiece and transporting it to the workpiece positioning location; The grabbing robot (2) is located in the main body of the equipment. After the equipment door is opened, the grabbing robot (2) can move to the loading and unloading device (1) to grab the workpiece, and then return to the main body of the equipment to clamp the workpiece to the cleaning mechanism. The cleaning mechanism is composed of a deburring device (9), a surge cleaning unit (3), a positioning cleaning unit (4), a high-pressure flushing unit (5) and a rinsing unit (6), and is capable of removing burrs from the surface of a workpiece, and performing surge cleaning, scanning cleaning, high-pressure cleaning and ultrasonic cleaning on the workpiece after the burrs are removed; The drying mechanism is composed of a compressed air drying device (7) and a vacuum drying device (8), which are respectively located inside and outside the device body, and can perform fixed-point positioning drying and vacuum negative pressure evaporation of water on the workpiece, wherein the vacuum drying device (8) and the loading and unloading device (1) are arranged on the same roller conveyor; The visual camera (10) is mounted on the outer shell of the drying box of the vacuum drying equipment (8) via a fixed bracket and is used for taking pictures and identifying workpieces.

2. According to claim 1, a robot-based multi-process, high-flexibility processing device for new energy vehicle parts is characterized by: The loading and unloading device (1) comprises a servo motor, a lead screw and a loading and unloading tray. The loading and unloading tray is mounted on a roller conveyor and has a tool mounted thereon for fixing the workpiece. The servo motor can drive the lead screw, which rotates to drive the lead screw to move, thereby moving the loading and unloading tray along the roller conveyor to a workpiece positioning position.

3. According to claim 1, a robot-based multi-process, high-flexibility processing device for new energy vehicle parts is characterized by: The gripper claws of the gripping robot (2) can be replaced.

4. According to claim 1, a robot-based multi-process, high-flexibility processing device for new energy vehicle parts is characterized by: The deburring device (9) comprises a brush, a motor, a gear, a belt and a driven gear, and deburring is completed by a high-speed rotating brush. The output shaft of the motor is fixedly connected to a gear, and the gear is connected to the driven gear through a belt. The gear drives the belt, and the belt drives the driven gear to drive the brush to rotate at a high speed.

5. According to claim 1, a robot-based multi-process, high-flexibility processing device for new energy vehicle parts is characterized by: The surge cleaning unit (3) comprises a high-pressure water pump, which can generate a high-pressure water flow to perform surge cleaning on the workpiece after the burrs are removed. A surge is formed through the internal pipeline design and the water outlet time. The surge cleaning unit (3) is provided with a drain port, which can discharge the cleaning liquid therein.

6. The multi-process, high-flexibility processing device for new energy vehicle parts based on robots according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The positioning cleaning unit (4) is a 6-axis robot, and a high-pressure flushing nozzle is installed on the 6 axes of the robot. Positioning cleaning is completed through robot programming, and it is capable of performing fixed-point positioning cleaning on the workpiece holes and scanning cleaning on the workpiece surface.

7. The multi-process, high-flexibility processing device for new energy vehicle parts based on robots according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The high-pressure flushing unit (5) is provided with a high-pressure water pump, which generates a high-pressure water flow. A high-pressure nozzle is provided at the front end thereof, which can rotate to spray the high-pressure water flow and can complete 360-degree cleaning. High-pressure cleaning is performed when the grasping robot (2) changes the trajectory and posture of the workpiece.

8. The multi-process, highly flexible processing device for new energy vehicle parts based on robots according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The rinsing unit (6) contains ultrasonic waves, and the grasping robot (2) can rotate and move up and down in its groove when holding the workpiece, so that the workpiece can be fully ultrasonically cleaned.

9. The multi-process, high-flexibility processing device for new energy vehicle parts based on robots according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The compressed air drying device is used to perform fixed-point positioning drying on the workpiece when the workpiece arrives at the positioning cleaning unit (4) after the grasping robot (2) grips the workpiece, rotates, drains, scans and dries it.

10. The multi-process, high-flexibility processing device for new energy vehicle parts based on robots according to claim 1, characterized in that: The vacuum drying equipment (8) comprises a drying box, a cylinder connected thereto and a vacuum pump. After the cylinder descends, the drying box covers the workpiece, and the vacuum pump is started to draw vacuum to complete vacuum drying.

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