Air floating platform and conveying equipment

Abstract

The utility model relates to an air floating platform and conveying equipment, the air floating platform comprises a supporting seat and an air floating assembly arranged on the supporting seat, the air floating assembly and the supporting seat are connected through a leveling mechanism, an up-down through adjusting hole is formed in the air floating assembly, the leveling mechanism comprises an adjusting part, and the adjusting part is arranged on the supporting seat. The adjusting piece is contained in the adjusting hole, the outer wall of the adjusting piece is in threaded fit with the adjusting hole, the lower end of the adjusting piece is rotationally connected to the supporting base in an abutting mode, and an operation part used for being matched with a tool is formed at the upper end of the adjusting piece. According to the technical scheme, the air floating platform is convenient to operate, the state of the air floating platform can be observed conveniently, and the leveling efficiency of the air floating platform can be improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of air-floating transportation, and in particular, to an air-floating platform and a transportation device. Background Art

[0002] An air-floating platform uses the air buoyancy generated by gas flow to support and suspend an object, achieving a non-contact suspension effect. It is usually used to carry and transport glass substrates, and generally has a leveling mechanism on the air-floating platform.

[0003] In the related art, the leveling mechanism is arranged below the air-floating platform, and the leveling operation needs to be carried out at the position below the air-floating platform, which is not convenient for operation and is not conducive to observing the state of the air-floating platform, affecting the leveling efficiency. Summary of the Utility Model

[0004] The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide an air-floating platform and a transportation device, which are convenient for operation, facilitate observing the state of the air-floating platform, and are conducive to improving the leveling efficiency of the air-floating platform.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the present disclosure provides an air-floating platform, including a support seat and an air-floating component arranged on the support seat. The air-floating component and the support seat are connected through a leveling mechanism. An adjustment hole penetrating up and down is formed on the air-floating component. The leveling mechanism includes an adjustment member, which is accommodated in the adjustment hole and the outer wall is in threaded cooperation with the adjustment hole. The lower end of the adjustment member is rotatably abutted against the support seat, and an operation part for cooperating with a tool is formed at the upper end.

[0006] Optionally, the leveling mechanism further includes a locking member for unlockably locking the adjustment member in the adjustment hole.

[0007] Optionally, the adjustment member is coaxially provided with a locking hole, the locking member is a locking bolt accommodated in the locking hole, and the locking bolt is in threaded cooperation with the support seat.

[0008] Optionally, the leveling mechanism further includes a gasket, which is located between the support seat and the air-floating component and is connected to the support seat through a first fastener. A guiding hole is formed on the bottom surface of the air-floating component, and the head of the first fastener is slidably accommodated in the guiding hole.

[0009] Optionally, the air-floating component includes an air-floating plate, and an air outlet hole penetrating up and down is formed on the air-floating plate. A conical and tapered air collecting port is formed at the lower end of the air outlet hole.

[0010] Optionally, the large diameter range of the air collecting port is 6 mm to 10 mm, and the small diameter range is 0.3 mm to 0.5 mm.

[0011] Optionally, a conical and gradually expanding air outlet is formed at the upper end of the air outlet hole.

[0012] Optionally, the large diameter of the air outlet ranges from 8 mm to 10 mm, and the small diameter ranges from 0.3 mm to 0.5 mm.

[0013] Optionally, there are a plurality of the air outlet holes, and the plurality of air outlet holes are arranged in multiple rows, and the air outlet holes in adjacent rows are staggered along the direction of the row.

[0014] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a conveying device is provided, including a driving mechanism and the above-mentioned air floating platform, and the driving mechanism is connected to the glass substrate on the air floating platform to drive the glass substrate to move along a preset direction.

[0015] Through the above technical solution, in the air floating platform provided by the present disclosure, the leveling mechanism includes an adjusting member, the air floating assembly is slidably arranged on the support seat, an adjusting hole penetrating up and down is formed on the air floating assembly, the adjusting member is accommodated in the adjusting hole and the outer wall is in threaded cooperation with the adjusting hole, and the lower end is rotatably abutted against the support seat. Thus, since the adjusting hole penetrates up and down, and an operation part is formed at the upper end of the adjusting member, the adjusting member can be driven to rotate from above the air floating assembly by a tool. When the adjusting member is rotated, the adjusting member drives the air floating assembly to move up and down to level the air floating assembly. That is, the air floating platform provided by the present disclosure can level the air floating assembly from above, improving the convenience of operation and being conducive to observing the state of the air floating assembly at any time, and further being conducive to improving the leveling efficiency of the air floating assembly.

[0016] Other features and advantages of the present disclosure will be described in detail in the subsequent specific implementation section. Description of the Drawings

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

[0018] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an air floating platform provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0019] Figure 2 is Figure 1 a sectional view taken along the line A-A in

[0020] Figure 3 is another schematic structural diagram of an air floating platform provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0021] Figure 4 is Figure 3 a partial enlarged schematic view at B in

[0022] Figure 5 is Figure 3 a partial enlarged schematic view at position C in

[0023] Figure 6 is Figure 3 a partial enlarged schematic view at position D in

[0024] Description of the reference numerals in the drawings

[0025] 100 - air - floating platform; 1 - air - floating component; 11 - air - floating plate; 111 - adjustment hole; 112 - air outlet hole; 113 - air - collecting port; 114 - air - discharging port; 12 - air - floating bottom plate; 120 - opening; 121 - guiding hole; 13 - air - flow passage cavity; 14 - second fastener; 2 - support base; 3 - leveling mechanism; 31 - adjusting member; 311 - operating part; 312 - locking hole; 32 - locking member; 33 - gasket; 4 - first fastener; 5 - housing; 51 - air cavity; 6 - air - pipe joint; 7 - sealing gasket; 8 - glass substrate. Detailed description of the specific embodiments

[0026] The following will describe in detail the specific embodiments of the present disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only for the purpose of illustration and explanation of the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0027] In the present disclosure, unless otherwise stated, with reference to the Figure 3 identifications in the figures, the orientation terms "upper and lower" can refer to "upper and lower" in the direction of gravity when the air - floating platform is in use state. The terms "first, second", etc. are used to distinguish one element from another, and do not have sequential and importance. Among them, "inner and outer" refer to the inside and outside of the self - contour of each component. In addition, in the following description, when referring to the drawings, unless otherwise explained, the same reference numerals in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. The above definitions are only for the purpose of explaining and illustrating the present disclosure, and should not be construed as a limitation to the present disclosure.

[0028] According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, an air - floating platform is provided. As shown in Figures 1 to 6 the figures, it includes a support base 2 and an air - floating component 1 disposed on the support base 2. The air - floating component 1 and the support base 2 are connected by a leveling mechanism 3. An adjustment hole 111 that penetrates up and down is formed on the air - floating component 1. The leveling mechanism 3 includes an adjusting member 31. The adjusting member 31 is received in the adjustment hole 111 and the outer wall thereof is in threaded cooperation with the adjustment hole 111. The lower end of the adjusting member 31 rotatably abuts against the support base 2, and an operating part 311 for cooperating with a tool is formed at the upper end.

[0029] Through the above technical solution, in the air-floating platform provided by the present disclosure, the leveling mechanism 3 includes an adjusting member 31. The air-floating assembly 1 is slidably arranged on the support base 2. An adjusting hole 111 penetrating up and down is formed on the air-floating assembly 1. The adjusting member 31 is received in the adjusting hole 111 and its outer wall is in threaded cooperation with the adjusting hole 111. The lower end is rotatably abutted against the support base 2. Thus, since the adjusting hole 111 penetrates up and down and an operation part 311 is formed at the upper end of the adjusting member 31, the adjusting member 31 can be driven to rotate from above the air-floating assembly 1 by means of a tool. When the adjusting member 31 is rotated, the adjusting member 31 drives the air-floating assembly 1 to move up and down to level the air-floating assembly 1. That is, the air-floating platform provided by the present disclosure can level the air-floating assembly 1 from above, improving the convenience of operation and being conducive to observing the state of the air-floating assembly 1 at any time, and further being conducive to improving the leveling efficiency of the air-floating assembly 1.

[0030] In the exemplary embodiment provided by the present disclosure, the operation part 311 can be a torque hole or a torque post provided on the upper end face of the adjusting member 31. The operation part 311 can also be set to any other structure that can be engaged with a tool to drive the adjusting member 31 to rotate. The present disclosure does not make specific limitations thereto. In addition, in the above technical solution, the number of the leveling mechanisms 3 can be set to one or more, for example, two, and the two leveling mechanisms 3 can be respectively arranged at both ends of the air-floating assembly 1. Thus, the leveling mechanisms 3 at both ends can be respectively adjusted to achieve the leveling of the air-floating assembly 1. Of course, the number of the leveling mechanisms 3 can also be set to four, and the four leveling mechanisms 3 are symmetrically arranged at both ends of the air-floating assembly 1. The present disclosure does not make specific limitations thereto.

[0031] In the exemplary embodiment provided by the present disclosure, referring to Figure 3 and Figure 4 as shown, the leveling mechanism 3 can further include a locking member 32 for lockingly fixing the adjusting member 31 in the adjusting hole 111 in an unlockable manner. That is to say, the adjusting member 31 can be locked in the adjusting hole 111 by the locking member 32, and the locking of the adjusting member 31 can be released by the locking member 32. Thus, the rotation of the adjusting member 31 is allowed or blocked by the locking member 32. When the locking of the adjusting member 31 by the locking member 32 is released, the adjusting member 31 can be rotated to drive the air-floating assembly 1 to move up and down to level the air-floating assembly 1. After the leveling of the air-floating assembly 1 is completed, the adjusting member 31 is locked in the adjusting hole 111 by the locking member 32 to prevent the adjusting member 31 from accidentally rotating and ensure the stability of the air-floating assembly 1 after leveling.

[0032] In the exemplary embodiment provided by the present disclosure, referring to Figure 4As shown in [the figure], the adjusting member 31 may be coaxially provided with a locking hole 312, and the locking member 32 is a locking bolt accommodated in the locking hole 312. The locking bolt is in threaded fit with the support base 2. By such an arrangement, the locking bolt can also be driven to rotate from above the air floating assembly 1 to unlock or lock the adjusting member 31. The locking bolt can lock the adjusting member 31 through the threaded fit between the locking hole 312 and the support base 2, which improves the convenience of operation. At the same time, the locking bolt is arranged using the space of the adjusting member 31 itself, which improves the structural compactness and is beneficial to weight reduction.

[0033] In the exemplary embodiment provided by the present disclosure, referring to Figure 4 As shown in [the figure], the leveling mechanism 3 may further include a gasket 33. The gasket 33 is located between the support base 2 and the air floating assembly 1 and is connected to the support base 2 through a first fastener 4. A guiding hole 121 is formed on the bottom surface of the air floating assembly 1, and the head of the first fastener 4 is slidably accommodated in the guiding hole 121. In the above technical solution, the number of the first fasteners 4 may be set to two or more, and the present disclosure does not make specific limitations thereto. Thus, by providing the gasket 33, on the one hand, the gasket 33 plays a transitional role between the support base 2 and the air floating assembly 1, and on the other hand, the head of the first fastener 4 for fastening the gasket 33 can also be slidably engaged with the guiding hole 121 provided on the air floating assembly 1 to guide the air floating assembly 1, improving the smoothness of the air floating assembly 1 and being beneficial to improving the leveling efficiency. In the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the number of the first fasteners 4 is two. It can be understood that the number of the guiding holes 121 is also set to two, and the two guiding holes 121 can be symmetrically arranged on both sides of the adjusting hole 111, so as to play a role of stable fastening and guiding.

[0034] In the exemplary embodiment provided by the present disclosure, referring to Figure 3 and Figure 5 As shown in [the figure], the air floating assembly 1 may include an air floating plate 11. An air outlet hole 112 penetrating up and down is formed on the air floating plate 11, and a conical tapered air collecting port 113 is formed at the lower end of the air outlet hole 112, that is, referring to Figure 5 in the direction shown in [the figure], the air collecting port 113 gradually tapers from small to large. By such an arrangement, compressed air can gradually converge through the air collecting port 113 and enter the air outlet hole 112, and flow into the lower part of the glass substrate 8 through the air outlet hole 112 to form a pressure air film, and the glass substrate 8 is supported by the pressure air film. Among them, the conical tapered air collecting port 113 has a converging effect on gas molecules, so that when the gas molecules flow through the air collecting port 113, they can be more efficiently converged and more easily enter the air outlet hole 112 through the small end of the air collecting port 113, effectively promoting the gas flow and being beneficial to the formation of the pressure air film.

[0035] In the exemplary embodiments provided by the present disclosure, the large diameter range of the gas collecting port 113 can be 6 mm to 10 mm, and the small diameter range can be 0.3 mm to 0.5 mm. Exemplarily, the large diameter of the gas collecting port 113 can be set to 6 mm, 8 mm or 10 mm, and the small diameter range can be set to 0.3 mm, 0.4 mm or 0.5 mm. By setting good values and ratios of the large and small diameters, it is convenient to better converge the gas, and the present disclosure does not make specific limitations thereto.

[0036] In the exemplary embodiments provided by the present disclosure, referring to Figure 5 as shown in, a conical and gradually expanding air outlet 114 may be formed at the upper end of the air outlet hole 112, that is, as shown in the direction of Figure 5 , the air outlet 114 gradually expands from bottom to top. By setting like this, the air outlet 114 gradually increases from the air outlet hole 112 to the upper surface of the air floating plate 11, which is beneficial to the rapid release of the pressurized gas to quickly form a pressurized gas film below the glass substrate 8. In addition, the coverage area of the pressurized gas film at the air outlet 114 is increased, thereby increasing the local support area for the glass substrate 8 and being beneficial to improving the stability of the glass substrate 8.

[0037] In the exemplary embodiments provided by the present disclosure, referring to Figure 5 as shown in, the large diameter range of the air outlet 114 can be 8 mm - 10 mm, and the small diameter range can be 0.3 mm to 0.5 mm. Exemplarily, the large diameter of the air outlet 114 can be set to 8 mm, 9 mm or 10 mm, and the small diameter range can be set to 0.3 mm, 0.4 mm or 0.5 mm. The present disclosure does not make specific limitations thereto. Among them, the diameter of the air outlet hole 112 can be consistent with the small diameter. In this way, the pressurized gas flowing into the air outlet hole 112 flows into the lower part of the glass substrate 8 more uniformly through the air outlet 114.

[0038] In the exemplary embodiments provided by the present disclosure, referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2 as shown in, there are multiple air outlet holes 112, and the multiple air outlet holes 112 are arranged in multiple rows, and the air outlet holes 112 in adjacent rows are arranged staggeredly along the direction of that row. By setting like this, the air outlet holes 112 on the air floating plate 11 are evenly distributed. In this way, when pressurized gas is introduced, a uniform gas film is formed above the air floating plate 11, so that the glass substrate 8 receives a uniform supporting force, and the stability during the supporting process of the glass substrate 8 is improved.

[0039] In the present disclosure, referring to Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 6As shown in, in order to facilitate the provision of compressed air, the flotation assembly 1 can also include an air flotation bottom plate 12, the air flotation platform includes a shell 5 and an air pipe connector 6, the air flotation plate 11 is sealed and connected to the air flotation bottom plate 12 and forms an air flow cavity 13, wherein the air flotation plate 11 and the air flotation bottom plate 12 can be connected by a plurality of second fasteners 14 to ensure the reliability of the connection and facilitate disassembly and assembly, wherein the air outlet 112 is connected to the air flow cavity 13, and an opening 120 is formed on the side wall of the air flow cavity 13 away from the air flotation plate 11, the shell 5 sealing cover is arranged at the opening 120 and forms an air cavity 51 connected to the air flow cavity 13, and the air pipe connector 6 is installed on the outer wall of the shell 5 and communicates with the air cavity 51. When in use, the air pipe joint 6 is connected to an external air source, and the compressed gas passes through the air pipe joint 6 in sequence through the air cavity 51, the opening 120, the air flow cavity 13, and then through the air outlet 112 to reach the upper surface of the air floating plate 11, that is, to reach the bottom surface of the glass substrate 8, so as to form an air film for supporting the glass substrate 8. In addition, a speed regulating valve can be set at the air pipe joint 6 to adjust the flow rate of the gas.

[0040] On the basis of the above technical scheme, the present disclosure further provides a conveying device, including a driving mechanism and the above-mentioned air flotation platform 100, the driving mechanism is connected to the glass substrate 8 on the air flotation platform 100 to drive the glass substrate 8 to move along a preset direction. In the above technical scheme, the driving mechanism may include a driving member and an adsorption member, the adsorption member is used to be adsorbed and connected to the glass substrate 8, the driving member is transmission-connected to the adsorption member to drive the adsorption member to move along a preset direction (i.e., the conveying direction of the glass substrate 8), and then drive the glass substrate 8 to move, so as to realize the conveying of the glass substrate 8. Of course, the driving mechanism can also be set to any other structure that can drive the glass substrate 8 to move along a preset direction, and the present disclosure does not make specific restrictions on this. Among them, the relevant content of the air flotation platform 100 has been described in detail in the above content. Therefore, in order to avoid repetition, the present disclosure will not repeat it here.

[0041] refer to Figures 1 to 4 As shown in FIG. 1 , the leveling process of the air floating platform 100 will be described in detail below:

[0042] Using a tool, such as a wrench, first loosen the locking member 32 from above to release the locking of the adjusting member 31. Then, use a tool that cooperates with the operating portion 311 from above and engage the tool with the operating portion 311, so as to drive the adjusting member 31 to rotate by rotating the tool. The rotation of the adjusting member 31 drives the air floating assembly 1 to move up and down. In this way, the leveling mechanism 3 at both ends of the air floating assembly 1 is adjusted, and the state of the air floating assembly 1 is observed. Here, in order to improve the leveling accuracy, a detection tool, such as a laser ranging device, can also be used to determine whether the air floating assembly 1 reaches the leveling state. After the air floating assembly 1 is leveled, tighten the locking member 32 from above with a tool to lock the position of the adjusting member 31 and ensure the stability of the air floating assembly 1 after leveling.

[0043] The preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been 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 scope of the technical concept of the present disclosure, various simple modifications can be made to the technical solutions of the present disclosure, and these simple modifications all belong to the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0044] In addition, it should be noted that, in the above specific embodiments, the various specific technical features described can be combined in any suitable manner without contradiction. To avoid unnecessary repetition, the present disclosure will not separately describe various possible combination manners.

[0045] In addition, any combination can be made between various different embodiments of the present disclosure as long as it does not violate the idea of the present disclosure, and it should also be regarded as the content disclosed by the present disclosure.

Claims

1. An air-floating platform, characterized in that, It includes a support base and an air floating assembly disposed on the support base. The air floating assembly and the support base are connected by a leveling mechanism. An adjustment hole penetrating up and down is formed on the air floating assembly. The leveling mechanism includes an adjustment member. The adjustment member is received in the adjustment hole and its outer wall is in threaded cooperation with the adjustment hole. The lower end of the adjustment member is rotatably abutted against the support base, and an operation part for cooperating with a tool is formed at the upper end.

2. The air-floating platform according to claim 1, characterized in that, The leveling mechanism further includes a locking member for unlockably locking the adjustment member in the adjustment hole.

3. The air floating platform according to claim 2, wherein, A locking hole is coaxially formed in the adjustment member. The locking member is a locking bolt received in the locking hole, and the locking bolt is in threaded cooperation with the support base.

4. The air-floating platform according to claim 2, characterized in that, The leveling mechanism further includes a gasket. The gasket is located between the support base and the air floating assembly and is connected to the support base by a first fastener. A guiding hole is formed on the bottom surface of the air floating assembly, and the head of the first fastener is slidably received in the guiding hole.

5. The air-floating platform according to claim 1, wherein The air floating assembly includes an air floating plate. An air outlet hole penetrating up and down is formed on the air floating plate, and a tapered and gradually shrinking air collecting port is formed at the lower end of the air outlet hole.

6. The air-floating platform according to claim 5, characterized in that, The large diameter range of the air collecting port is 6 mm to 10 mm, and the small diameter range is 0.3 mm to 0.5 mm.

7. The air-floating platform according to claim 5, wherein A tapered and gradually expanding air outlet is formed at the upper end of the air outlet hole.

8. The air-floating platform according to claim 7, wherein The large diameter range of the air outlet is 8 mm to 10 mm, and the small diameter range is 0.3 mm to 0.5 mm.

9. The air floating platform according to claim 5, wherein, There are a plurality of the air outlet holes. The plurality of air outlet holes are arranged in multiple rows, and the air outlet holes in adjacent rows are staggered along the direction of that row.

10. A conveying device, characterized in that, It includes a driving mechanism and an air floating platform according to any one of claims 1-9. The driving mechanism is connected to a glass substrate on the air floating platform to drive the glass substrate to move along a preset direction.

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