Robot automatic hot plug device

By designing an automatic hot-swap device for robots, using hot-swap rods, plug-and-pull ends, displacement sleeves, pressure sensors and displacement sensors, the problems of low efficiency and unstable quality of manual hot-swap nuts in the prior art are solved, efficient and accurate nut installation is achieved, and production quality is improved.

CN222818953UActive Publication Date: 2025-05-02QINGDAO HUATAO AUTOMOBILE MOLD
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Application Number
CN202421756288.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-24
Publication Date
2025-05-02
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-24

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Technical Problem

In the prior art, the installation of hot-swap metal nuts on the cover mainly relies on manual labor, resulting in low installation efficiency, unstable installation position accuracy and depth, affecting the production quality of the engine protective cover.

Method used

A robotic automatic hot-swap device is designed, including a tail end connection and a nut clamping part. The nut clamping part is composed of a hot-swap rod, a plug-in end, a displacement sleeve, a pressure sensor and a displacement sensor. Through the coordinated work of these components, automated nut hot-swap and positioning are achieved.

Benefits of technology

The installation efficiency and installation quality of hot-swap nuts are improved, ensuring that the nuts on the cover are installed consistently and accurately, and improving the overall production quality.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses robot automatic hot plug equipment, belongs to the field of automobile equipment, and solves the problem of low quality stability of a manual installation mode in the prior art. According to the device, the nut clamping part is installed at the end of the tail end connecting part, and the hot inserting rod of the nut clamping part is installed on the tail end connecting part; the plugging end is connected with the hot plugging rod, and the end part is provided with a reducing gap; the plugging end is inserted into the nut and clamps the nut; the displacement sleeve is sleeved on the hot plug rod, and when the plugging end is inserted into the nut, the displacement sleeve is pushed to move along the axial direction of the hot plug rod. The robot automatic hot plug device can effectively improve work efficiency and installation quality.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to a robot automatic hot plug device, belonging to the field of automobile equipment. Background Art

[0002] The cover is the protective cover on the upper part of the engine cylinder. Some accessories are installed on the cover with bolts. The cover is a plastic part, and the strength of the bolts installed directly is too low. Hot-inserted metal nuts are needed to install the bolts. Generally, multiple nuts need to be installed on the cover. In the existing technology, most of the hot-inserted nuts are installed manually, which has low installation efficiency, and the quality factors such as installation position accuracy and installation depth are unstable, which affects the production quality of the engine protection cover. Utility Model Content

[0003] The utility model provides a robot automatic hot plugging device, which improves work efficiency and installation quality.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by the utility model is a robot automatic hot plug device, comprising a tail end connecting part and a nut clamping part, wherein the nut clamping part is installed at the end of the tail end connecting part, and the nut clamping part comprises

[0005] A hot plug rod is installed on the tail end connection;

[0006] The plug-in end is connected to the hot plug rod and has a reduced diameter gap at the end; the plug-in end is inserted into the nut and clamps the nut;

[0007] The displacement sleeve is sleeved on the hot plug rod. When the plug-in end is inserted into the nut, the displacement sleeve is pushed to move along the axial direction of the hot plug rod.

[0008] Optimized, the above-mentioned robot automatic hot plug device, the elastic metal column at the plug-in end, and the reduced diameter gap are arranged along the axial direction of the plug-in end;

[0009] The end of the plug-in end away from the tail end connecting portion is constructed to be tapered.

[0010] Optimally, in the above-mentioned robot automatic hot plug device, a pressure sensor is provided between the hot plug rod and the tail end connection portion, and the end of the hot plug rod is connected to the pressure detection end of the pressure sensor.

[0011] Optimally, the above-mentioned robot automatic hot-plugging device also includes a displacement sensor, and the side of the displacement sleeve has an extension end, which is arranged in coordination with the displacement detection end of the displacement sensor.

[0012] Optimized, the above robot automatic hot-plugging device, the displacement sensor is a laser displacement sensor;

[0013] The tail end connection part includes a robot connection column and an adapter plate, and the nut clamping part is connected to the robot connection column through the adapter plate; a mounting block is provided on one side of the adapter plate, and the displacement sensor is connected to the adapter plate through the mounting block.

[0014] Optimized, in the above-mentioned robot automatic hot plug device, the end of the hot plug rod connected to the pressure sensor is the expanded end; a spring is provided between the expanded end of the hot plug rod and the displacement sleeve, and the two ends of the spring are respectively in contact with the expanded end of the hot plug rod and the displacement sleeve.

[0015] The advantage of the present application is that the technical solution of the present application provides a hot-plug nut clamping and installation device suitable for robots to perform hot-plugging work, thereby improving the installation efficiency and quality of the hot-plug nuts. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this application;

[0017] Figure 2 A side view of the present application;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the coordination structure between this application and the robot workbench;

[0019] Figure 4 for Figure 3 A magnified image of point A;

[0020] Figure 5 A structural diagram of the cover workpiece of this application;

[0021] Figure 6 is a structural diagram of the cover clamping seat in the embodiment;

[0022] Figure 7 This is a structural diagram of the hot-swap nut. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The technical features of the present invention are further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0024] As shown in the figure, the utility model is a robot automatic hot plug device, which is installed on a robot workbench. The robot workbench includes a workbench base 901, on which a cover clamping seat 902, a collaborative robot 903, a vibration plate 904, and a heating chamber 905 are installed.

[0025] The collaborative robot 903 is installed on one side of the cover clamping seat 902. The cover clamping seat 902 is provided with a clamping cylinder 906. The piston movement direction of the clamping cylinder 906 is perpendicular to the upper end of the workbench base 901. A lower pressure plate is fixed to the piston end of the clamping cylinder 906. The cover workpiece is pressed onto the cover clamping seat 902 by the lower pressure plate to fix the cover workpiece. A plurality of positioning blocks are provided on the cover clamping seat 902. The positioning blocks can be close to the side of the cover workpiece to position the cover workpiece.

[0026] The robot automatic hot-plug device of the present application is installed at the end of the manipulator of the collaborative robot 903.

[0027] Among them, the vibration plate 904 is an auxiliary feeding device for automatic assembly or automatic processing machinery. It can arrange various products in an orderly manner. There is a pulse electromagnet under the hopper of the vibration plate 904, which can make the hopper vibrate in the vertical direction, and the inclined spring sheet drives the hopper to do torsional vibration around its vertical axis. The parts in the hopper rise along the spiral track due to this vibration. During the rising process, after a series of track screening or posture changes, the parts can automatically enter the assembly or processing position in a unified state according to the requirements of assembly or processing. Its working purpose is to automatically and orderly arrange the disordered workpieces in a directional and accurate manner through vibration and transport them to the next process.

[0028] Heating chamber 905 is used to heat the nuts, and the heating is done by two heating rods, specifically MISUMI brand, model C-MCH12-250-W1300. After the nuts are heated, the push cylinder drives the slider and the push rod to the material removal position, and the robot drives the material removal head to the material removal position to remove the nuts.

[0029] A control system is installed on one side of the workbench base 901 for controlling the opening of the air valve to blow air to cool the installed nuts.

[0030] The heating chamber 905 and the vibration plate 904 are both common structures in the prior art and will not be described in detail here.

[0031] The robot automatic hot-plug device of the present application comprises a tail end connecting portion and a nut clamping portion, wherein the nut clamping portion is installed at the end of the tail end connecting portion.

[0032] The nut clamping part includes a plug-in end 1, a hot plug rod 2, a displacement sleeve 3, a pressure sensor 4, a displacement sensor 5, a connecting column 6 and an adapter plate 7.

[0033] The hot plug rod 2 is installed on the tail end connection part. The plug end 1 is connected to the hot plug rod 2 and has a reduced diameter gap at the end; the plug end 1 is inserted into the nut and clamps the nut. The displacement sleeve 3 is sleeved on the hot plug rod 2, and when the plug end 1 is inserted into the nut, the displacement sleeve 3 is pushed to move along the axial direction of the hot plug rod 2.

[0034] The plug-in end 1 is an elastic metal column, and the reduced diameter gap at the end of the plug-in end 1 is arranged along the axial direction of the plug-in end 1, forming a straight or cross-shaped slit at the end of the plug-in end 1. When the plug-in end 1 is inserted into the nut, the reduced diameter gap shrinks so that the outer diameter of the end of the plug-in end 1 changes, and the nut is fixed at the end of the plug-in end 1 by the elastic restoring force of the plug-in end 1. In order to facilitate insertion, the end of the plug-in end 1 away from the tail end connection is constructed as a cone.

[0035] A pressure sensor 4 is provided between the hot plug rod 2 and the tail end connection portion, and the end of the hot plug rod 2 is connected to the pressure detection end of the pressure sensor 4 .

[0036] The side of the displacement sleeve 3 has an extension end, which is arranged in cooperation with the displacement detection end of the displacement sensor 5. In this embodiment, the displacement sensor 5 is a laser displacement sensor. The tail end connection part includes a robot connection column 6 and an adapter plate 7, and the nut clamping part is connected to the robot connection column 6 through the adapter plate 7; one side of the adapter plate 7 has a mounting block 701, and the displacement sensor 5 is connected to the adapter plate 7 through the mounting block 701.

[0037] One end of the hot plug rod 2 connected to the pressure sensor 4 is an expanded end; a spring 8 is provided between the expanded end of the hot plug rod 2 and the displacement sleeve 3, and both ends of the spring 8 are in contact with the expanded end of the hot plug rod 2 and the displacement sleeve 3 respectively.

[0038] Working steps of the robot workbench:

[0039] The cover is manually placed in place on the cover clamping seat 902, and the clamping cylinder 906 on the cover clamping seat 902 clamps the cover workpiece. The collaborative robot 903 drives the robot automatic hot-plugging device of the present application to take nuts from the nut heating bin feeding port, one at a time, and then drives the nuts on the robot automatic hot-plugging device of the present application to the top of the nut holes to be installed on the cover workpiece, and then drives the nuts on the robot automatic hot-plugging device of the present application to be pressed down into place. The control system controls the air valve to open and blows air to cool the nuts. The collaborative robot 903 drives the robot automatic hot-plugging device of the present application to repeat the action to take nuts from the feeding port of the heating bin 905 until the hot plugging of multiple nuts is completed, and the clamping cylinder 906 on the cover clamping seat 902 opens, and the worker takes out the cover.

[0040] The working steps of the robot automatic hot plug device of this application are as follows

[0041] The parts of the robot automatic hot-plugging device of the present application are connected by bolts. When working, the collaborative robot 903 drives the robot automatic hot-plugging device of the present application to the discharge port of the heating chamber 905. The outer diameter of the plug-in end 1 is larger than the inner diameter of the hot-plug nut. When the plug-in end 1 goes down to take the material, the outer diameter of the plug-in end 1 is compressed and deformed and maintains elasticity, so that the hot-plug nut is taken onto the plug-in end 1.

[0042] The displacement sleeve 3 is slidable relative to the hot plug rod 2. When the robot automatic hot plug device of the present application presses down on the cover product to perform hot plugging, the displacement sleeve 3 slides on the surface of the cover product, and the displacement sensor 5 detects the sliding distance of the displacement sleeve 3 in real time, which can control the insertion depth of the hot plug nut. The pressure sensor 4 can detect the downward pressure of the hot plug rod 2, thereby controlling the downward pressure to prevent the hot plug nut from being inserted too deep.

[0043] Of course, the above description is not a limitation of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above examples. Any changes, modifications, additions or substitutions made by ordinary technicians in this technical field within the essential scope of the present invention should fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A robot automatic hot-plug device, comprising a tail end connection part and a nut clamping part, wherein the nut clamping part is mounted at the end of the tail end connection part, characterized in that: The nut clamping portion includes A hot plug rod (2) is installed on the tail end connection portion; The plug-in end (1) is connected to the hot plug rod (2) and has a reduced diameter gap at the end; the plug-in end (1) is inserted into the nut and clamps the nut; The displacement sleeve (3) is sleeved on the hot plug rod (2), and when the plug-in end (1) is inserted into the nut, the displacement sleeve (3) is pushed to move along the axial direction of the hot plug rod (2).

2. The robot automatic hot-plug device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plug-in end (1) is an elastic metal column, and the reduced diameter gap is arranged along the axial direction of the plug-in end (1); The end of the plug-in end (1) away from the tail end connection portion is constructed in a tapered shape.

3. The robot automatic hot-plug device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A pressure sensor (4) is provided between the hot plug rod (2) and the tail end connection portion, and the end of the hot plug rod (2) is connected to the pressure detection end of the pressure sensor (4).

4. The robot automatic hot-plug device according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also comprises a displacement sensor (5), and the side of the displacement sleeve (3) has an extension end, and the extension end is arranged in cooperation with the displacement detection end of the displacement sensor (5).

5. The robot automatic hot-plug device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The displacement sensor (5) is a laser displacement sensor; The tail end connection portion comprises a robot connection column (6) and an adapter plate (7), and the nut clamping portion is connected to the robot connection column (6) via the adapter plate (7); one side of the adapter plate (7) has a mounting block (701), and the displacement sensor (5) is connected to the adapter plate (7) via the mounting block (701).

6. The robot automatic hot-plug device according to claim 3, characterized in that: One end of the hot plug rod (2) connected to the pressure sensor (4) is an expanded end; a spring (8) is provided between the expanded end of the hot plug rod (2) and the displacement sleeve (3), and the two ends of the spring (8) are in contact with the expanded end of the hot plug rod (2) and the displacement sleeve (3) respectively.