Automatic production line

Abstract

The utility model relates to an automatic production line which comprises a first machining station, a first carrying station and a second machining station, the first carrying station is located between the first machining station and the second machining station, the first machining station is provided with a first feeding port, and the second machining station is provided with a second feeding port. The first feeding port is used for feeding first parts, and the first carrying station is arranged to be capable of carrying process parts machined by the first machining station and part of the first parts to the second machining station. According to the automatic production line, the parts needing to be fed at the second machining station can be fed at the first machining station, so that the feeding operation at the second machining station can be reduced, the feeding port and the machining stations can be in a one-to-many mode, the investment of equipment related to the feeding port and feeding personnel can be reduced, and the production efficiency is improved. And the manufacturing cost is greatly reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of automated production technology, and in particular to an automated production line. Background Art

[0002] The automated production line of the related technology follows a 1-to-1 loading port mode, that is, one processing station is equipped with a corresponding loading port for loading materials. However, this method requires a large number of loading ports, which requires more equipment and material delivery personnel, resulting in higher production costs. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide an automated production line to solve the problems in the above-mentioned related technologies.

[0004] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, one aspect of the present disclosure provides an automated production line, comprising a first processing station, a first transporting station and a second processing station;

[0005] The first transport station is located between the first processing station and the second processing station, the first processing station is provided with a first loading port, the first loading port is used to put the first component, and the first transport station is configured to be able to transport the process parts processed by the first processing station and part of the first component to the second processing station;

[0006] The first handling station includes a handling robot and a fixed welding gun. The handling robot can grab and release the process parts and part of the first parts. The fixed welding gun is configured to perform repair welding on the process parts handled by the handling robot.

[0007] Optionally, the first loading port includes an automatic loading component and a manual loading component, the first parts include a part A and a part B, the automatic loading component is used to load at least one of the parts A, the manual loading component is used to load at least one of the parts B, the first handling station is capable of transporting at least part of the part B to the second processing station, and the size or weight of the part B is smaller than the size or weight of the part A; or,

[0008] The first loading port includes a manual loading component, and the manual loading component is used to load at least one of the first components. The first transport station can transport at least part of the first components to the second processing station.

[0009] Optionally, the automatic loading component includes a first automatic material warehouse and a first loading robot, the first automatic material warehouse is used to put the part A, the first loading robot can grab and release the part A, and the first loading robot is used to move the part A placed in the first automatic material warehouse to the first positioning tooling of the first processing station.

[0010] Optionally, the manual loading component includes a material tooling and a second loading robot, the material tooling is used to place the part B, and the second loading robot is used to move the part B placed on the second loading robot to the first positioning tooling of the first processing station.

[0011] Optionally, the automated production line is constructed as a vehicle welding production line, the first processing station is provided with a first positioning tool and a first welding robot, and the second processing station is provided with a second positioning tool and a second welding robot.

[0012] Optionally, the second processing station is provided with a second loading port, the second loading port is configured to be capable of automatic loading, and the second loading port is used to place a second component.

[0013] Optionally, the second loading port includes a second automatic material warehouse and a loading mechanism, the second automatic material warehouse is used to put the second component, the loading mechanism can grab and release the second component, and the loading mechanism is used to move the second component placed in the second automatic material warehouse to the second positioning tooling of the second processing station.

[0014] Optionally, the second loading port also includes a turntable and a gluing robot, the loading mechanism includes a third loading robot and a fourth loading robot, the third loading robot is used to transport the second component placed in the second automatic material warehouse to the turntable, the gluing robot is used to glue the second component placed on the turntable, and the fourth loading robot is used to transport the second component coated with glue to the second positioning tooling of the second processing station.

[0015] The above technical scheme, by setting the first transport station to be able to transport part of the first components, that is, to transport the components located at the first processing station to the second processing station, so that the components required for loading at the second processing station can be loaded at the first processing station, that is, the components required by the first processing station and the components required by the second processing station are loaded together through the first loading port, and only part of the components are assembled at the first processing station, and the remaining components are transported by the first transport station to the second processing station for assembly and processing, thereby reducing the loading operation at the second processing station, so that the loading port and the processing stations can be in a one-to-many manner, which can reduce the investment in equipment and feeding personnel involved in the loading port, greatly reduce the manufacturing cost, and also reduce the area occupied by the production line.

[0016] Other features and advantages of the present disclosure will be described in detail in the following detailed description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] The accompanying drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure and constitute a part of the specification. Together with the following specific embodiments, they are used to explain the present disclosure but do not constitute a limitation of the present disclosure. In the accompanying drawings:

[0018] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of an automated production line according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic structural diagram of a first feeding port in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0020] Figure 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a first processing station in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0021] Figure 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a first handling station in one embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0022] Figure 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a second processing station in one embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0023] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of a second feeding port according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] Description of Reference Numerals

[0025] 1. First processing station, 11. First positioning tool, 12. First welding robot;

[0026] 2. The second processing station, 21. The second positioning tool, 22. The second welding robot;

[0027] 3. First handling station, 31. Handling robot, 32. Fixing welding gun;

[0028] 4. First loading port, 41. Automatic loading component, 411. First automatic material storage, 412. First loading robot, 42. Manual loading component, 421. Material tooling, 422. Second loading robot;

[0029] 5. Second loading port, 51. Second automatic material storage, 52. Transfer table, 53. Gluing robot, 54. Third loading robot, 55. Fourth loading robot;

[0030] 6. The second handling station. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] The specific implementation of the present disclosure is described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific implementation described herein is only used to illustrate and explain the present disclosure, and is not used to limit the present disclosure.

[0032] In the present disclosure, unless otherwise stated, directional words such as "upper, lower, left, right" are usually defined by the direction of the drawing, and "inner" and "outer" refer to the inside and outside of the relevant parts. In addition, the terms "first", "second", etc. are only used to distinguish descriptions and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0033] In the description of the present disclosure, it is also necessary to explain that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "disposed" and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection, it can be a direct connection, it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it can be the internal communication of two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present disclosure can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0034] In an automated production line, different parts need to be loaded and assembled into corresponding products.

[0035] The automated production line of the related technology follows a 1-to-1 loading port mode, that is, one processing station is equipped with a corresponding loading port for loading materials. However, this method requires a large number of loading ports, which requires more equipment and material delivery personnel, resulting in higher production costs.

[0036] For this reason, Figure 1-Figure 6 As shown, one aspect of the present disclosure provides an automated production line, including a first processing station 1 , a first transport station 3 and a second processing station 2 .

[0037] The first transport station 3 is located between the first processing station 1 and the second processing station 2. The first processing station 1 is provided with a first loading port 4 for placing the first component. The first transport station 3 is configured to transport the process parts processed in the first processing station 1 and part of the first component to the second processing station 2.

[0038] The first processing station 1 and the second processing station 2 are respectively used for assembly processing, and the first processing station 1 is located upstream of the second processing station 2 .

[0039] In the above technical scheme, the first transport station 3 is set to be able to transport part of the first parts, that is, the parts located at the first processing station 1 can be transported to the second processing station 2, so that the parts required for loading at the second processing station 2 can be loaded at the first processing station 1, that is, the parts required by the first processing station 1 and the parts required by the second processing station 2 are loaded together through the first loading port 4, only part of the parts are assembled at the first processing station 1, and the remaining parts are transported by the first transport station 3 to the second processing station 2 for assembly and processing, thereby reducing the loading operation at the second processing station 2, so that the loading port and the processing stations can be in a one-to-many manner, which can reduce the investment in equipment and feeding personnel involved in the loading port, greatly reduce the manufacturing cost, and also reduce the area occupied by the production line.

[0040] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first loading port 4 includes an automatic loading component 41 and a manual loading component 42, the first parts include a part A and a part B, the automatic loading component 41 is used to load at least one part A, the manual loading component 42 is used to load at least one part B, and the first handling station 3 can carry at least part of the part B to the second processing station 2. The size or weight of the part B is less than the size or weight of the part A.

[0041] Among them, the automatic feeding component 41 is used to realize the mechanized automatic feeding component 41, that is, for the part A with a larger size or weight among the first parts, it can be grasped and released, so that the automatic feeding component 41 can be performed. For the part B with a smaller size or weight among the first parts, it is not easy to grasp and release, so the feeding is carried out by manual picking. Through such a setting, the feeding operation can be performed for the first parts of different sizes or weights respectively, and the assembly between different first parts can be realized, and the automatic feeding component 41 can share the workload of the manual feeding component 42, reducing the work intensity of the workers. It should be noted that there can be many types of parts A and parts B, that is, one part A and part B can be fed, or multiple parts A and multiple parts B can be fed as needed, which can be determined according to the actual products manufactured, and there is no excessive restriction here. Among them, parts A and parts B do not specifically refer to parts of a fixed structure, and the parts A and parts B here can also be parts of multiple structures or multiple quantities.

[0042] Optionally, in another embodiment of the present disclosure, the first loading port 4 includes a manual loading component 42, which is used to load at least one first component, and the first handling station 3 can carry at least part of the first component to the second processing station 2. Among them, all first components can be loaded manually, and part of the loaded multiple first components can be transported to the second processing station 2 through the first handling station 3, so that the second processing station 2 does not need a manual loading component 42.

[0043] It should be noted that whether the first loading port 4 uses a fully manual loading component 42 or a combination of an automatic loading component 41 and a manual loading component 42 can be adjusted according to the arrangement of parts of the actual processed and manufactured products, and no excessive restrictions are imposed here.

[0044] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the automatic loading component 41 includes a first automatic material warehouse 411 and a first loading robot 412, the first automatic material warehouse 411 is used to put in the part A, the first loading robot 412 can grab and release the part A, and the first loading robot 412 is used to move the part A placed in the first automatic material warehouse 411 to the first positioning tool 11 of the first processing station 1. Through such a setting, the fully automatic loading component 41 can be realized to improve efficiency.

[0045] The first automatic material warehouse 411 can automatically put part A, and the first loading robot 412 can grab the put part A, transport it to the first positioning tool 11 of the first processing station 1 and release the part A. In some examples, the first loading robot 412 can be a seven-axis handling robot 31.

[0046] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the manual loading component 42 includes a material tooling 421 and a second loading robot 422, the material tooling 421 is used to place the part B, and the second loading robot 422 is used to carry the part B placed on the second loading robot 422 to the first positioning tooling 11 of the first processing station 1. The material tooling 421 can be conveniently stacked to facilitate manual loading, and the material tooling 421 can also be convenient for transportation. The second loading robot 422 can drive the part B to move, and there is no need to manually carry the part B, which is easy to operate and reduces the workload of workers.

[0047] It can be understood that the operation of the manual loading component 42 is that the worker takes part B from the material tooling 421 and places it on the second loading robot 422, the second loading robot 422 moves, moves part B to the first positioning tooling 11 of the first processing station 1, and the worker takes it down and places it on the first positioning tooling 11 to achieve assembly with part A. In some examples, the second loading robot 422 can be an ordinary handling robot 31.

[0048] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the automated production line is configured as a vehicle welding production line, the first processing station 1 is provided with a first positioning tool 11 and a first welding robot 12, and the second processing station 2 is provided with a second positioning tool 21 and a second welding robot 22. By such a configuration, the welding assembly of the body in white can be realized.

[0049] The first welding robot 12 is used to weld the part A and part of the part B placed on the first positioning fixture 11, so that the two can be assembled to form a process part, and the second welding robot 22 can weld the process part placed on the second positioning fixture 21 and the remaining part B to achieve assembly. In some examples, part A can be the body of the body in white, and part B can be various small panels or connectors that need to be welded at different positions of part A, so the first processing station 1 and the second processing station 2 are required to achieve processing operations.

[0050] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the second processing station 2 is provided with a second loading port 5, and the second loading port 5 is configured to be capable of automatic loading, and the second loading port 5 is used to place a second component. The second loading port 5 that is provided can be used to add a second component that needs to be welded on the process part, and the size or weight of the second component is greater than the size or weight of part B. The second component is automatically loaded and does not require labor costs, etc. It should be noted that if there is no need to add a second component, the second loading port 5 may not be provided at the second processing station 2, that is, automatic loading is not performed, and the specific production line needs to be designed.

[0051] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the second loading port 5 includes a second automatic material warehouse 51 and a loading mechanism, the second automatic material warehouse 51 is used to put in the second component, the loading mechanism can grab and release the second component, and the loading mechanism is used to transport the second component placed in the second automatic material warehouse 51 to the second positioning tool 21 of the second processing station 2. Through such a setting, full-automatic loading 41 can be achieved to improve efficiency.

[0052] Among them, the second automatic material warehouse 51 can automatically put in the second component, and the loading mechanism can grab the put in second component, and transport it to the second positioning tool 21 of the second processing station 2 and release the second component.

[0053] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the second loading port 5 further includes a transfer table 52 and a gluing robot 53, and the loading mechanism includes a third loading robot 54 and a fourth loading robot 55, the third loading robot 54 is used to transport the second component placed in the second automatic material warehouse 51 to the transfer table 52, the gluing robot 53 is used to glue the second component placed on the transfer table 52, and the fourth loading robot 55 is used to transport the second component coated with glue to the second positioning tool 21 of the second processing station 2. The transfer table 52 and the gluing robot 53 can be set to place the second component and realize gluing, and the third loading robot 54 and the fourth loading robot 55 can respectively realize the movement of two sections of travel. In some examples, the third loading robot 54 and the fourth loading robot 55 can both be seven-axis handling robots 31.

[0054] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first handling station 3 includes a handling robot 31 and a fixed welding gun 32, the handling robot 31 is capable of grabbing and releasing process parts and part of the first component, and the fixed welding gun 32 is configured to be able to repair the process parts handled by the handling robot 31.

[0055] The transport robot 31 transports part of the first component while transporting the process part. When the transport robot 31 transports the process part, the fixed welding gun 32 can also perform repair welding on the process part to improve manufacturing efficiency.

[0056] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a second transfer station 6 and a third processing station, etc. may be further provided after the second processing station 2. The second transfer station 6 transfers the process parts processed by the second processing station 2 to the third processing station, and may be provided according to actual needs. The second transfer station 6 may transfer the process parts processed by the second processing station 2 to the next process production line.

[0057] Another aspect of the present disclosure provides a vehicle manufactured using the above-mentioned automated production line.

[0058] The preferred embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings; however, the present disclosure is not limited to the specific details in the above embodiments. Within the technical concept of the present disclosure, a variety of simple modifications can be made to the technical solution of the present disclosure, and these simple modifications all fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0059] It should also be noted that the various specific technical features described in the above specific embodiments can be combined in any suitable manner without contradiction. In order to avoid unnecessary repetition, the present disclosure will not further describe various possible combinations.

[0060] In addition, various embodiments of the present disclosure may be arbitrarily combined, and as long as they do not violate the concept of the present disclosure, they should also be regarded as the contents disclosed by the present disclosure.

Claims

1. An automated production line, characterized in that: It includes a first processing station, a first transporting station and a second processing station; The first transport station is located between the first processing station and the second processing station, the first processing station is provided with a first loading port, the first loading port is used to put the first component, and the first transport station is configured to be able to transport the process parts processed by the first processing station and part of the first component to the second processing station; The first handling station includes a handling robot and a fixed welding gun. The handling robot can grab and release the process parts and part of the first parts. The fixed welding gun is configured to perform repair welding on the process parts handled by the handling robot.

2. The automated production line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first loading port includes an automatic loading component and a manual loading component, the first parts include a part A and a part B, the automatic loading component is used to load at least one of the parts A, the manual loading component is used to load at least one of the parts B, the first handling station is capable of transporting at least part of the part B to the second processing station, and the size or weight of the part B is smaller than the size or weight of the part A; or The first loading port includes a manual loading component, and the manual loading component is used to load at least one of the first components. The first transport station can transport at least part of the first components to the second processing station.

3. The automated production line according to claim 2, characterized in that: The automatic loading component includes a first automatic material warehouse and a first loading robot. The first automatic material warehouse is used to put the part A. The first loading robot can grab and release the part A. The first loading robot is used to move the part A placed in the first automatic material warehouse to the first positioning tooling of the first processing station.

4. The automated production line according to claim 2, characterized in that: The manual loading component includes a material tooling and a second loading robot, the material tooling is used to place the part B, and the second loading robot is used to move the part B placed on the second loading robot to the first positioning tooling of the first processing station.

5. The automated production line according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The automated production line is constructed as a vehicle welding production line, the first processing station is provided with a first positioning tool and a first welding robot, and the second processing station is provided with a second positioning tool and a second welding robot.

6. The automated production line according to claim 5, characterized in that: The second processing station is provided with a second loading port, the second loading port is configured to be capable of automatic loading, and the second loading port is used to put in the second component.

7. The automated production line according to claim 6, characterized in that: The second loading port includes a second automatic material warehouse and a loading mechanism, the second automatic material warehouse is used to put the second component, the loading mechanism can grab and release the second component, and the loading mechanism is used to transport the second component placed in the second automatic material warehouse to the second positioning tooling of the second processing station.

8. The automated production line according to claim 7, characterized in that: The second loading port also includes a transfer table and a gluing robot, and the loading mechanism includes a third loading robot and a fourth loading robot. The third loading robot is used to transport the second component placed in the second automatic material warehouse to the transfer table, and the gluing robot is used to glue the second component placed on the transfer table. The fourth loading robot is used to transport the second component coated with glue to the second positioning tooling of the second processing station.

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