Positioning device

Through the design of the positioning device, precise positioning is achieved on the track by using springs and positioning wheels, which solves the problems of low accuracy of existing equipment positioning methods and complex parameter adjustments, and realizes stable support and accurate positioning of the equipment in various scenarios.

CN223291663UActive Publication Date: 2025-09-02HEBEI AOTA MASCH EQUIP CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422687483.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-05
Publication Date
2025-09-02
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-05

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The existing equipment positioning methods rely on manual vision or motor control, with low accuracy and complex parameter adjustments, making them difficult to widely apply.

Method used

The positioning device is adopted, including a base, a positioning wheel, a spring and a walking track. The positioning wheel achieves precise positioning under the spring elastic force, combines the spring elastic adjustment shaft and the locking mother to adapt to different loads, supports a variety of track shapes, ensuring positioning accuracy and stability.

Benefits of technology

It realizes accurate positioning and stable support of the equipment, adapts to different work needs, has a wide range of applications, and improves the positioning accuracy and stability of the equipment in various scenarios.

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Abstract

A positioning device comprises a base. A fixing plate is arranged on one side of the base; a spring outer lining is arranged on one side of the fixing plate; a positioning wheel base is slidably arranged at one end in the spring outer lining; a spring positioning plate is arranged at the end, away from the positioning wheel base, in the spring outer lining. A spring lining is arranged on one side, facing the spring positioning plate, of the positioning wheel base; the positioning wheel base is connected with a spring between the outer side of the spring lining and the spring positioning plate; a positioning wheel fixing plate is fixedly arranged on one side, opposite to the spring, of the positioning wheel base; the positioning wheel fixing plate is rotationally connected with a positioning wheel through a positioning wheel fixing shaft; a walking track is fixedly arranged on one side of the positioning wheel; the positioning wheel is slidably arranged on the walking track; the walking track is provided with one or more positioning grooves.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the field of positioning devices, and in particular relates to a positioning device. Background Art

[0002] In the use of many automated or semi-automated mechanical equipment such as automatic guided vehicles, industrial robots, handling equipment, and automatic parking devices, such as transportation equipment, logistics and warehousing systems, and rail transportation equipment, precise control of movement paths and precise positioning are required to ensure the stability, safety, and accuracy of the operation of transportation equipment or mobile devices. However, the commonly used equipment positioning method currently used is to manually control the equipment after visual positioning by staff. This positioning method has low accuracy and relies on the personal experience of staff, or uses a drive motor to control positioning. The parameter adjustment of this positioning method is relatively complex and requires professional knowledge and experience, making it difficult to be widely applied. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of this utility model is to provide a positioning device to solve the technical problem that the commonly used equipment positioning methods at present are mostly manual control of the equipment after visual positioning by staff, which has low accuracy and relies on the personal experience of staff, or uses a drive motor to control positioning, and the parameter adjustment of this positioning method is relatively complicated, requiring professional knowledge and experience, and is difficult to be widely applied.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the specific technical solution of a positioning device of the present invention is as follows:

[0005] A positioning device comprises a base; a fixing plate is provided on one side of the base; a spring outer lining is provided on one side of the fixing plate; a positioning wheel base is slidingly provided at one end of the spring outer lining; a spring positioning plate is provided at one end of the spring outer lining away from the positioning wheel base; a spring inner lining is provided on the side of the positioning wheel base facing the spring positioning plate; a spring is connected between the outer side of the spring inner lining and the spring positioning plate of the positioning wheel base; a positioning wheel fixing plate is fixedly provided on the side of the positioning wheel base opposite to the spring; the positioning wheel fixing plate is rotatably connected to the positioning wheel via a positioning wheel fixing shaft; a walking track is fixedly provided on one side of the positioning wheel; the positioning wheel is slidably provided on the walking track; and one or more positioning grooves are provided on the walking track.

[0006] Furthermore, reinforcing plates are provided on both sides of the spring outer lining and at positions relative to the base; and the two relative reinforcing plates are connected by a top screw.

[0007] Furthermore, a spring tension adjustment shaft is provided between the positioning wheel base and the spring positioning plate; the spring tension adjustment shaft extends to one side outside the spring positioning plate and is provided with a spring tension adjustment lock nut through a threaded connection.

[0008] Furthermore, the walking track can be set to various shapes such as a straight track, a circular track, and a curved track according to selection.

[0009] Furthermore, both sides of the positioning groove are provided with arc edges.

[0010] Furthermore, the positioning groove is an obtuse-angle opening with an opening greater than 120 degrees.

[0011] The utility model provides a positioning device with the following advantages: the mobile device or equipment is installed on the base, and the positioning wheel slides on the walking track, and a positioning groove is set on the walking track relative to the required positioning position. When the device supports the equipment to slide on the walking track, the equipment and the device's own weight compress the spring, and the spring provides support and a certain shock-absorbing effect for the equipment, protecting the equipment from vibration damage, while improving the stability of the moving parts. When the device supports the equipment to reach the predetermined positioning position, the positioning wheel extends out and falls into the positioning groove under the elastic force of the spring, achieving the purpose of precise positioning and ensuring the accuracy of the positioning of the moving parts; a spring tension adjustment shaft is provided between the positioning wheel base and the spring positioning plate, and a spring tension adjustment lock is provided in conjunction with the spring tension adjustment lock provided in threaded connection with the positioning wheel base. The mother can realize adaptive adjustment of the preload force and compression amount of the spring according to the load weight carried by the device. The operation is simple and quick to adapt to different work requirements. It has strong carrying capacity and a wide range of applications. It is more suitable for the positioning of walking rails and positioning grooves, making the positioning process more accurate and the supporting effect more stable. The walking rails can be set to various shapes such as straight rails, circular rails, and curved rails according to the selection. This device is suitable for various different work scenarios such as precise positioning and fixation in the manufacturing process of automated and semi-automated mechanical equipment, precise docking of fixed positions of rail vehicles, precise positioning of warehousing and logistics handling equipment on fixed shelves and conveyor lines, and the accuracy of the rotation angle of parking turntables and the stability of positioning. It has a wide range of applications and fields of use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0013] Figure 2 This is a side structural diagram of the present utility model;

[0014] Figure 3 This is a structural diagram of the positioning wheel of the utility model falling into the positioning groove;

[0015] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the installation structure of the circular walking track of the utility model;

[0016] Explanation of the marks in the figure: 1. Base; 2. Fixed plate; 3. Spring outer lining; 4. Positioning wheel base; 5. Spring positioning plate; 6. Spring inner lining; 7. Spring; 8. Positioning wheel fixing plate; 9. Positioning wheel fixing shaft; 10. Positioning wheel; 11. Walking track; 12. Positioning groove; 13. Reinforcement plate; 14. Top screw; 15. Spring tension adjustment shaft; 16. Spring tension adjustment lock nut. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] In order to better understand the purpose, structure and function of the present invention, a positioning device of the present invention is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0018] like Figure 1-4 As shown, the utility model provides a positioning device, including a base 1; a fixing plate 2 is provided on one side of the base 1; a spring outer lining 3 is provided on one side of the fixing plate 2; a positioning wheel base 4 is slidingly provided at one end of the spring outer lining 3; a spring positioning plate 5 is provided at the end of the spring outer lining 3 away from the positioning wheel base 4; a spring inner lining 6 is provided on the side of the positioning wheel base 4 facing the spring positioning plate 5; a spring 7 is connected between the outer side of the spring inner lining 6 and the spring positioning plate 5 of the positioning wheel base 4; a positioning wheel fixing plate 8 is fixedly provided on the side of the positioning wheel base 4 opposite to the spring 7; the positioning wheel fixing plate 8 is rotatably connected to the positioning wheel 10 through a positioning wheel fixing shaft 9; a walking track 11 is fixedly provided on one side of the positioning wheel 10; the positioning wheel 10 is slidably provided on the walking track 11; and one or more positioning grooves 12 are provided on the walking track 11.

[0019] Combine Figure 1-4 As shown, when in use, the spring outer lining 3 is fixed on the base 1 through the fixing plate 2, the mobile device or equipment is installed on the base 1, and the positioning wheel 10 slides on the walking track 11, and a positioning groove 12 is set on the walking track 11 relative to the required positioning position. When the device supports the device to slide on the walking track 11, the device and the device's own weight compress the spring 7. The spring 7 provides support and a certain shock absorption effect for the device, protects the device from vibration damage, and improves the stability of the moving parts. When the device supports the device to reach the predetermined positioning position, the positioning wheel 10 extends out and falls into the positioning groove 12 under the elastic force of the spring 7, thereby achieving the purpose of precise positioning and ensuring the accuracy of the positioning of the moving parts.

[0020] Reinforcement plates 13 are provided on both sides of the spring outer lining 3 and at relative positions of the base 1; the two relative reinforcement plates 13 are connected by a top screw 14. Through the connection and cooperation between multiple reinforcement plates 13 and top screws 14, the connection strength between the spring outer lining 3 and the base 1 is strengthened, thereby increasing the supporting capacity of the device for the carried equipment.

[0021] A spring tension adjustment shaft 15 is provided between the positioning wheel base 4 and the spring positioning plate 5; the spring tension adjustment shaft 15 extends to the outer side of the spring positioning plate 5 and is threadedly connected to a spring tension adjustment lock nut 16. By providing the spring tension adjustment shaft 15 between the positioning wheel base 4 and the spring positioning plate 5, and cooperating with the spring tension adjustment lock nut 16 threadedly connected thereto, the preload force and compression amount of the spring 7 can be adaptively adjusted according to the load weight carried by the device. The operation is simple and quick to adapt to different work requirements, has a strong load-bearing capacity, a wide range of applications, and is more suitable for the positioning of the walking track 11 and the positioning groove 12, making the positioning process more accurate and the supporting effect more stable.

[0022] The walking track 11 can be set to various shapes such as straight track, circular track, curved track, etc. according to the selection. The walking track 11 can be set to various shapes such as straight track, circular track, curved track, etc. according to the selection. This device is suitable for various different work scenarios such as precise positioning and fixation of automated and semi-automated mechanical equipment manufacturing processes, precise docking of rail vehicles at fixed positions, precise positioning of warehousing and logistics handling equipment on fixed shelves and conveying lines, accuracy of the rotation angle of the parking turntable and stability of the positioning, etc., and has a wide range of applications and fields of use.

[0023] The two sides of the positioning groove 12 are provided with arc edges, which provide better support and guidance for the positioning wheel 10 when the positioning wheel 10 is embedded in or out of the positioning groove 12, reduce the resistance caused by shape mismatch, make the embedding or disengagement process of the positioning wheel 10 smoother and more stable, and can effectively reduce the wear and deformation of the positioning wheel 10 after long-term use, thereby increasing the service life of the positioning wheel 10.

[0024] The positioning groove 12 is an obtuse-angle opening greater than 120 degrees, which makes it easier for the positioning wheel 10 to be embedded in the positioning groove 12, improves the flexibility of positioning, and reduces the risk of positioning failure. The positioning groove 12 with an obtuse-angle opening greater than 120 degrees can further reduce the wear and deformation of the positioning wheel 10, increase the durability and service life of the system, reduce shaking, and increase the stability of the support of this device.

[0025] It is understood that the present invention is described by way of certain embodiments, and those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes or equivalent substitutions may be made to these features and embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Furthermore, under the guidance of the present invention, these features and embodiments may be modified to suit specific circumstances and materials without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed herein, and all embodiments falling within the scope of the claims of this application are intended to be protected by the present invention.

Claims

1. A positioning device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a base (1); a fixing plate (2) is provided on one side of the base (1); a spring outer lining (3) is provided on one side of the fixing plate (2); a positioning wheel base (4) is slidably provided at one end of the spring outer lining (3); a spring positioning plate (5) is provided at one end of the spring outer lining (3) away from the positioning wheel base (4); a spring inner lining (6) is provided on the side of the positioning wheel base (4) facing the spring positioning plate (5); a spring (7) is connected between the outer side of the spring inner lining (6) and the spring positioning plate (5) of the positioning wheel base (4); a positioning wheel fixing plate (8) is fixedly provided on the side of the positioning wheel base (4) opposite to the spring (7); the positioning wheel fixing plate (8) is rotatably connected to the positioning wheel (10) via a positioning wheel fixing shaft (9); a running track (11) is fixedly provided on one side of the positioning wheel (10); the positioning wheel (10) is slidably provided on the running track (11); and one or more positioning grooves (12) are provided on the running track (11).

2. A positioning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Reinforcement plates (13) are provided on both sides of the spring outer lining (3) and at relative positions of the base (1); the two relative reinforcement plates (13) are connected via a top screw (14).

3. A positioning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A spring tension adjustment shaft (15) is provided between the positioning wheel base (4) and the spring positioning plate (5); the spring tension adjustment shaft (15) extends to one side outside the spring positioning plate (5) and is provided with a spring tension adjustment lock nut (16) through a threaded connection.

4. A positioning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The walking track (11) can be set to various shapes such as a straight track, a circular track, and an arc track according to selection.

5. A positioning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Both sides of the positioning groove (12) are provided with arc edges.

6. A positioning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The positioning groove (12) is an obtuse-angle opening with an opening greater than 120 degrees.