Manipulator cleaning tank
By designing a robot cleaning tank and using conveyor lines and robots for automated cleaning, the safety hazards and inefficiency caused by manual contact during cleaning tank operation are solved, and safe and efficient streamlined cleaning is achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421918500.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-08-09
- Publication Date
- 2025-06-10
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-08-09
AI Technical Summary
In industrial production, the operation of the cleaning tank requires manual contact, which poses safety risks and is low efficiency, and lacks automatic cleaning mechanism for contactless mechanized cleaning.
A robot cleaning tank is designed, and the molded boxes equipped with parts are cleaned equidistantly and at a constant speed by erecting a conveyor line in the first cleaning tank, and automatically transfer them to the second cleaning tank. The first and second robots are used for vertical clamping and horizontal pushing, and the secondary cleaning of the molded boxes in the second cleaning tank is realized. The entire process is operated automatically by the machinery.
Automatic cleaning without manual contact is realized, personal safety is ensured, cleaning efficiency is improved, and streamlined cleaning operations are carried out.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of cleaning tanks, and particularly to a manipulator cleaning tank. Background Art
[0002] A cleaning tank is a device used to clean the surface of an object or process process liquid during industrial production. It is used for comprehensive cleaning operations of various parts. During the cleaning process of most parts, there are erosive substances that can cause certain damage to the human body. When operating the cleaning tank, some safety operation specifications must be followed. The operation requires absolute concentration, which consumes a large amount of energy. There is a lack of an automated cleaning mechanism to complete the non-contact mechanized cleaning of parts, ensuring personal safety and improving the cleaning efficiency, and performing streamlined cleaning operations. Content of the Utility Model
[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a manipulator cleaning tank, which is fully operated by mechanical automation, without manual contact operation, ensuring personal safety and improving the cleaning efficiency, and performing streamlined cleaning operations.
[0004] To achieve the above purpose, a manipulator cleaning tank is provided, which includes a first cleaning tank. A conveyor line is horizontally installed in the middle of the inner side of the first cleaning tank. Mold boxes are evenly conveyed on the conveyor line. A second cleaning tank is arranged on the left side of the first cleaning tank. A pushing mechanism is installed above the first cleaning tank and the second cleaning tank. A first manipulator is installed on the left side of the top of the first cleaning tank. A second manipulator is installed on the right side of the top of the second cleaning tank. A frame assembly is fixedly assembled on the tops of the first manipulator and the second manipulator. By installing a conveyor line in the first cleaning tank, the mold boxes containing parts are cleaned by swimming evenly and at a constant speed in the first cleaning tank and automatically transferred to the left side of the first cleaning tank. Then, the first manipulator installed above it vertically descends to clamp and reset. Through the set pushing mechanism, the mold box is horizontally pushed onto the second manipulator for placement. Then, the second manipulator vertically reciprocates up and down to repeatedly immerse the mold box in the second cleaning tank for secondary cleaning. The whole process is fully operated by mechanical automation, without manual contact operation, ensuring personal safety and improving the cleaning efficiency, and performing streamlined cleaning operations.
[0005] According to the described robotic arm cleaning tank, the pushing mechanism is jointly composed of a pushing frame, a guide rod seat, a pushing guide rod, a pushing cylinder, a connecting plate, side arms, rollers, a connecting seat, a slider, a cylinder mounting seat, a number of box-pushing paddles and a guard plate. Among them, the guide rod seat, the pushing guide rod and the pushing cylinder are assembled into one body and fixed on the pushing frame. The side arms, the rollers, the connecting seat and the slider are combined and arranged below the pushing guide rod to perform linear reciprocating motion. The box-pushing paddles are fixed at equal intervals on the left and right below the connecting plate and synchronously perform linear motion in the left and right directions. The left sides of the box-pushing paddles are respectively in close contact with the mold boxes on the first robotic arm and the second robotic arm, and the positions of the mold boxes are transferred horizontally by mechanical automation for cleaning and conveying.
[0006] According to the described robotic arm cleaning tank, the first robotic arm is jointly composed of a first connecting frame, a horizontal guide sleeve, a horizontal guide rod, an opening and closing cylinder, a first clamping arm, a first guide sleeve, a first guide rod, a first lifting cylinder and a first cylinder mounting plate. Among them, the first connecting frame is fixedly assembled with the frame assembly. The horizontal guide sleeve, the horizontal guide rod and the opening and closing cylinder are assembled into one body and fixed to the first clamping arm, and are arranged on the left and right sides of the bottom of the first connecting frame in a facing and clamping manner. The first guide sleeve, the first guide rod and the first lifting cylinder are assembled into one body and fixed to the center of the top of the first connecting frame through the first cylinder mounting plate, and the mold box is clamped mechanically and transferred in a streamlined manner.
[0007] According to the described robotic arm cleaning tank, the second robotic arm is jointly composed of a second connecting frame, a second clamping arm, a second cylinder mounting plate, a second guide sleeve, a second guide rod and a second lifting cylinder. Among them, the second clamping arms are symmetrically fixed at both ends of the bottom of the second connecting frame. The second guide sleeve, the second guide rod and the second lifting cylinder are assembled into one body and fixed to the center of the top of the second connecting frame through the second cylinder mounting plate, and the mold box is carried mechanically and automatically reciprocally cleaned in the second cleaning tank.
[0008] According to the described robotic arm cleaning tank, the bottom of one side of the first clamping arm extends bidirectionally forward and backward, increasing the clamping area and maintaining the stability of clamping and the stability during horizontal box-pushing transfer.
[0009] According to the described robotic arm cleaning tank, the bottom of one side of the second clamping arm extends bidirectionally forward and backward, facilitating the docking and transfer of the mold box between the first robotic arm and the second robotic arm.
[0010] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present utility model are:
[0011] In the present utility model, a conveying line is installed in the first cleaning tank to clean the mold boxes containing parts by swimming them equidistantly and uniformly in the first cleaning tank and automatically transferring them to the left side of the first cleaning tank. Then, the first manipulator installed above it vertically descends to clamp and reset. The mold box is horizontally pushed to the second manipulator for placement by the provided pushing mechanism. Then, the second manipulator vertically reciprocates up and down to immerse the mold box repeatedly in the second cleaning tank for secondary cleaning. The whole process is fully automated by machinery, without manual contact operation, ensuring personal safety and improving the cleaning efficiency, and performing streamlined cleaning operations.
[0012] Additional aspects and advantages of the present utility model will be given in part in the following description, will become apparent in part from the following description, or will be understood through the practice of the present utility model. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0013] The present utility model will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments;
[0014] Figure 1 is an overall schematic diagram of a manipulator cleaning tank of the present utility model;
[0015] Figure 2 is a structural schematic diagram of the pushing mechanism in a manipulator cleaning tank of the present utility model;
[0016] Figure 3 is a first perspective schematic diagram of the first manipulator in a manipulator cleaning tank of the present utility model;
[0017] Figure 4 is a structural schematic diagram of the second manipulator in a manipulator cleaning tank of the present utility model;
[0018] Figure 5 is a second perspective schematic diagram of the first manipulator in a manipulator cleaning tank of the present utility model.
[0019] In the figure: 1, the first cleaning tank; 2, the conveying line; 3, the second cleaning tank; 4, the pushing mechanism; 5, the first manipulator; 6, the second manipulator; 7, the frame assembly;
[0020] 401, the pushing frame; 402, the guide rod seat; 403, the pushing guide rod; 404, the pushing cylinder; 405, the connecting plate; 406, the side arm; 407, the roller; 408, the connecting seat; 409, the slider; 410, the cylinder mounting seat; 411, the box-pushing flap; 412, the guard plate;
[0021] 501, the first connecting frame; 502, the horizontal guide sleeve; 503, the horizontal guide rod; 504, the opening and closing cylinder; 505, the first clamping arm; 506, the first guide sleeve; 507, the first guide rod; 508, the first lifting cylinder; 509, the first cylinder mounting plate;
[0022] 601. Second connecting bracket; 602. Second clamping arm; 603. Second cylinder mounting plate; 604. Second guide sleeve; 605. Second guide rod; 606. Second lifting cylinder. Specific embodiments
[0023] The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
[0024] Please refer to Figures 1-5, the present utility model provides a technical solution: a manipulator cleaning tank, which includes a first cleaning tank 1. A conveyor line 2 is horizontally installed in the middle of the inner side of the first cleaning tank 1. Molding boxes are conveyed at equal intervals on the conveyor line 2. A second cleaning tank 3 is arranged on the left side of the first cleaning tank 1. A pushing mechanism 4 is installed above the first cleaning tank 1 and the second cleaning tank 3. A first manipulator 5 is installed on the left side of the top of the first cleaning tank 1. A second manipulator 6 is installed on the right side of the top of the second cleaning tank 3. A frame assembly 7 is fixedly assembled on the tops of the first manipulator 5 and the second manipulator 6. The pushing mechanism 4 is jointly composed of a pushing frame 401, a guide rod seat 402, a pushing guide rod 403, a pushing cylinder 404, a connecting plate 405, a side arm 406, a roller 407, a connecting seat 408, a slider 409, a cylinder mounting seat 410, a number of box-pushing paddles 411 and a guard plate 412. Among them, the guide rod seat 402, the pushing guide rod 403 and the pushing cylinder 404 are assembled into one body and fixed on the pushing frame 401. The side arm 406, the roller 407, the connecting seat 408 and the slider 409 are assembled and installed below the pushing guide rod 403 to perform linear reciprocating motion. The box-pushing paddles 411 are equidistantly fixed on the lower side of the connecting plate 405 and move synchronously in the left-right direction. The left sides of the box-pushing paddles 411 are respectively in close contact with the molding boxes on the first manipulator 5 and the second manipulator 6. The first manipulator 5 is jointly composed of a first connecting frame 501, a horizontal guide sleeve 502, a horizontal guide rod 503, an opening and closing cylinder 504, a first clamping arm 505, a first guide sleeve 506, a first guide rod 507, a first lifting cylinder 508 and a first cylinder mounting plate 509. Among them, the first connecting frame 501 is fixedly assembled with the frame assembly 7. The horizontal guide sleeve 502, the horizontal guide rod 503 and the opening and closing cylinder 504 are assembled into one body and fixed with the first clamping arm 505, and are respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the bottom of the first connecting frame 501 for opposite clamping. The first guide sleeve 506, the first guide rod 507 and the first lifting cylinder 508 are assembled into one body and fixed at the center of the top of the first connecting frame 501 through the first cylinder mounting plate 509. The second manipulator 6 is jointly composed of a second connecting frame 601, a second clamping arm 602, a second cylinder mounting plate 603, a second guide sleeve 604, a second guide rod 605 and a second lifting cylinder 606. Among them, the second clamping arms 602 are symmetrically fixed at both ends of the bottom of the second connecting frame 601. The second guide sleeve 604, the second guide rod 605 and the second lifting cylinder 606 are assembled into one body and fixed at the center of the top of the second connecting frame 601 through the second cylinder mounting plate 603. The bottom of the opposite side of the first clamping arm 505 extends bidirectionally in the front and rear directions. The bottom of the opposite side of the second clamping arm 602 extends bidirectionally in the front and rear directions.
[0025] Working principle: The cleaning process of its mold box is as follows: The mold box is cleaned in the first cleaning tank 1 → The conveyor line 2 transports the mold box under the first manipulator 5 → The first manipulator 5 grabs the mold box from the first cleaning tank 1 → The box pushing mechanism 4 pushes the mold box on the first manipulator 5 onto the second manipulator 6, and at the same time pushes the mold box on the second manipulator 6 to the next process → After the mold box reaches the second manipulator 6, the second manipulator 6 moves up and down a certain number of times and for a certain period of time, places the mold box in the second cleaning tank 3 for re-cleaning, and after completing the cleaning within the specified time, resets upward and repeats the above steps.
[0026] The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention within the scope of knowledge possessed by those of ordinary skill in the art.
Claims
1. A robot cleaning tank, comprising a first cleaning tank (1), characterized in that: A conveyor line (2) is arranged in the left and right directions of the middle part of the inner side of the first cleaning tank (1), and a mold box is transported at equal intervals on the conveyor line (2). A second cleaning tank (3) is arranged on the left side of the first cleaning tank (1), and a pushing mechanism (4) is arranged above the first cleaning tank (1) and the second cleaning tank (3). A first manipulator (5) is arranged on the left side of the top of the first cleaning tank (1), and a second manipulator (6) is arranged on the right side of the top of the second cleaning tank (3). A frame assembly (7) is fixedly mounted on the top of the first manipulator (5) and the second manipulator (6).
2. A robot cleaning tank as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The pushing mechanism (4) is composed of a pushing frame (401), a guide rod seat (402), a pushing guide rod (403), a pushing cylinder (404), a connecting plate (405), a side arm (406), a roller (407), a connecting seat (408), a slider (409), a cylinder mounting seat (410), a plurality of push box paddles (411) and a guard plate (412), wherein the guide rod seat (402), the pushing guide rod (403) and the pushing cylinder (404) are assembled into The push box paddle (411) is fixed on the push frame (401) and the side arm (406), roller (407), connecting seat (408) and slider (409) are installed under the push guide rod (403) to perform linear reciprocating motion. The push box paddle (411) is fixed equidistantly on the left and right sides under the connecting plate (405) to perform synchronous linear motion in the left and right directions. The left side of the push box paddle (411) is in contact with the mold box on the first manipulator (5) and the second manipulator (6) respectively.
3. A robot cleaning tank as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The first manipulator (5) is composed of a first connecting frame (501), a horizontal guide sleeve (502), a horizontal guide rod (503), an opening and closing cylinder (504), a first clamping arm (505), a first guide sleeve (506), a first guide rod (507), a first lifting cylinder (508) and a first cylinder mounting plate (509), wherein the first connecting frame (501) is fixedly assembled with the frame assembly (7), the horizontal guide sleeve (502), the horizontal guide rod (503) and the opening and closing cylinder (504) are assembled as a whole and fixed with the first clamping arm (505) and are arranged on the left and right sides of the bottom of the first connecting frame (501) for opposite clamping, and the first guide sleeve (506), the first guide rod (507) and the first lifting cylinder (508) are assembled as a whole and fixed to the top center of the first connecting frame (501) through the first cylinder mounting plate (509).
4. A robot cleaning tank as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The second manipulator (6) is composed of a second connecting frame (601), a second clamping arm (602), a second cylinder mounting plate (603), a second guide sleeve (604), a second guide rod (605) and a second lifting cylinder (606), wherein the second clamping arm (602) is symmetrically fixed to the two ends of the bottom of the second connecting frame (601), and the second guide sleeve (604), the second guide rod (605) and the second lifting cylinder (606) are assembled into one and fixed to the top center of the second connecting frame (601) through the second cylinder mounting plate (603).
5. A robot cleaning tank as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: The bottom of one side opposite to the first clamping arm (505) is extended in two directions, front and back.
6. A robot cleaning tank as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that: The bottom of the opposite side of the second clamping arm (602) is extended in two directions, front and back.