Plate aligning device and stack removing machine

By designing a plate alignment device and adopting the combination of horizontal and vertical drive components, efficient alignment of plates on the depalletizer is achieved, solving the problems of large space occupation and poor applicability of existing devices, improving product quality and reducing costs.

CN223303613UActive Publication Date: 2025-09-05WUHAN BUILDING MATERIAL IND DESIGN & RES INST
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Application Number
CN202422813942.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-19
Publication Date
2025-09-05
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-19

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Technical Problem

Existing plate alignment devices are not applicable to destackers, occupy a large space and cannot meet the requirements of being light, reliable, easy to adjust and easy to maintain.

Method used

A plate alignment device is designed, which includes a frame, a transverse push plate and a longitudinal push plate. The transverse and longitudinal alignment of the plate is achieved through the cooperation of the transverse drive component and the longitudinal drive component. The longitudinal push plate is hinged to the transverse push plate, and the drive component is set on the frame to save space.

Benefits of technology

It achieves efficient alignment of plates, saves floor space, optimizes process flow, reduces investment costs, and improves product quality and applicability.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a plate aligning device and a stack removing machine. The plate aligning device comprises a rack, a transverse push plate and a longitudinal push plate, plate surfaces of the transverse push plate and the longitudinal push plate are parallel to the vertical direction, the longitudinal push plate is hinged to the transverse push plate, the transverse push plate is connected with a transverse driving assembly used for driving the transverse push plate to be switched between a standby position and an aligning position, and the transverse driving assembly is arranged on the rack. The longitudinal push plate is connected with a longitudinal driving assembly used for driving the longitudinal push plate to be switched between the standby position and the alignment position, and when the longitudinal push plate is located at the alignment position, the plate face of the longitudinal push plate is perpendicular to the plate face of the transverse push plate. The transverse driving assembly and the longitudinal driving assembly are both arranged on the rack, the longitudinal push plate is hinged to the transverse push plate, the longitudinal driving assembly drives the longitudinal push plate to rotate to be perpendicular to the transverse push plate in the actuation process, plate alignment is achieved, meanwhile, the occupied space is greatly saved, the technological process is optimized, and the investment cost is reduced; and meanwhile, the product quality is improved, and the influence on other equipment is avoided.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of plate alignment equipment, in particular to a plate alignment device and a destacking machine. Background Art

[0002] The destacker is a key piece of equipment in a calcium silicate board production line. Currently, there is no alignment device at the bottom of the destacker to straighten the destackered boards. Existing board alignment devices typically use movable push plates in both the horizontal and vertical directions to align the boards. These devices are bulky and take up a lot of space. Because the destacker has a reciprocating conveyor trolley, a steaming trolley, a positioning device, and other equipment at the bottom, the space is limited. Therefore, there is an urgent need for a lightweight, reliable, easily adjustable, and easily maintained board alignment device to meet the needs of destackers. Utility Model Content

[0003] In order to solve the above problems, on the one hand, the utility model provides a plate alignment device, including a frame, and also including a transverse push plate and a longitudinal push plate. The plate surfaces of the transverse push plate and the longitudinal push plate are parallel to the vertical direction. The longitudinal push plate is hinged to the transverse push plate. The transverse push plate is connected with a transverse drive component for driving it to switch between the standby position and the alignment position. The transverse drive component is arranged on the frame, and the longitudinal push plate is connected with a longitudinal drive component for driving it to switch between the standby position and the alignment position. When in the alignment position, the plate surface of the longitudinal push plate is perpendicular to the plate surface of the transverse push plate.

[0004] Furthermore, the transverse drive assembly includes a transverse drive unit, a guide rod and a mounting plate. The transverse drive unit is installed on the frame, the transverse push plate is arranged at the output end of the transverse drive unit, the two ends of the guide rod are respectively connected to the transverse push plate and the mounting plate, and the longitudinal drive assembly is arranged on the mounting plate.

[0005] Furthermore, the longitudinal drive assembly includes a longitudinal drive unit, the telescopic direction of the longitudinal drive unit and the telescopic direction of the transverse drive unit have a certain intersection angle, and the longitudinal push plate is hinged to the output end of the longitudinal drive unit.

[0006] Furthermore, an inclined mounting surface is provided at one end of the mounting plate, and the longitudinal drive assembly is arranged on the inclined mounting surface.

[0007] Furthermore, the transverse drive assembly further includes a guide seat, which is arranged on the frame, and the guide rod is in guiding cooperation with the guide seat.

[0008] Furthermore, the transverse driving unit is a cylinder, and / or the longitudinal driving unit is a cylinder.

[0009] Furthermore, a first fixed plate is provided on the transverse push plate, a second fixed plate is provided on the side of the longitudinal push plate close to the transverse push plate, and a third fixed plate is provided on the side away from the transverse push plate, the second fixed plate is hinged to the first fixed plate, and the longitudinal drive assembly is hinged to the third fixed plate.

[0010] Furthermore, the frame includes a column and an operating table, the operating table is installed on the column, and the transverse drive assembly is arranged on the operating table.

[0011] Furthermore, the number of the transverse push plates, longitudinal push plates, transverse drive assemblies and longitudinal drive assemblies is multiple, each of the transverse push plates is arranged in sequence along the vertical direction, each of the transverse drive assemblies is connected to the transverse push plates in a one-to-one correspondence, each of the longitudinal push plates is arranged in sequence along the vertical direction, and each of the longitudinal drive assemblies is connected to the longitudinal push plates in a one-to-one correspondence.

[0012] On the other hand, the utility model also provides a depalletizer, including a depalletizer body and a plate alignment mechanism, wherein the plate alignment mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the depalletizer body, and the plate alignment mechanism includes at least two plate alignment devices as described above, each of the plate alignment devices corresponding to the corner arrangement of the plate to be aligned, wherein two plate alignment devices are arranged at opposite corners of the plate to be aligned.

[0013] Due to the adoption of the above technical solution, the present invention has the following beneficial effects compared with the prior art:

[0014] 1) The plate alignment device provided by the present invention has a transverse drive component and a longitudinal drive component both arranged on a frame. The transverse push plate can be used for transverse alignment of the plate, and the longitudinal push plate can be used for longitudinal alignment of the plate. The longitudinal push plate is hinged to the transverse push plate. During the actuation of the longitudinal drive component, the longitudinal push plate is driven to rotate to be perpendicular to the transverse push plate. While achieving plate alignment, it greatly saves floor space, optimizes the process flow, reduces investment costs, and also improves product quality and avoids affecting other equipment.

[0015] 2) The destacker provided by the present invention is equipped with a plurality of plate alignment devices, and the spacing between the corresponding plate alignment devices can be adjusted according to the size of the plates, so as to meet the alignment requirements of plates of different sizes and has strong applicability. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of the plate alignment device provided by the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 A top view of the plate alignment device provided by the utility model;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a side view of the plate alignment device provided by the utility model.

[0020] 1-frame; 11-column; 12-operating table; 2-lateral push plate; 21-first fixed plate; 3-longitudinal push plate; 31-second fixed plate; 32-third fixed plate; 4-lateral drive assembly; 41-lateral drive unit; 42-guide rod; 43-mounting plate; 44-guide seat; 5-longitudinal drive assembly; 51-longitudinal drive unit. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The following will be combined with the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making any creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention. In the drawings, the size and relative sizes of some parts may be exaggerated for clarity.

[0022] In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "connection" and "connected" should be interpreted broadly. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integrated connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0023] In the description of the present invention, the terms "up", "down", "left", "right", "front", "back", "center", "horizontal", "vertical", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside" and other orientations or positional relationships are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of description and simplification of operation, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they cannot be understood as limitations on the present invention.

[0024] Furthermore, in the description of this utility model, the terms "first" and "second" are used solely to distinguish between the features in the description and should not be understood to indicate or imply relative importance or implicitly specify the number of the technical features indicated. Furthermore, features designated as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features.

[0025] Example 1

[0026] As the instruction manual Figure 1 As shown, the utility model provides a plate alignment device, including a frame 1, a transverse push plate 2 and a longitudinal push plate 3, the plate surfaces of the transverse push plate 2 and the longitudinal push plate 3 are both parallel to the vertical direction, the longitudinal push plate 3 is hinged to the transverse push plate 2, the transverse push plate 2 is connected to a transverse drive component 4 for driving it to switch between a standby position and an alignment position, the transverse drive component 4 is arranged on the frame 1, the longitudinal push plate 3 is connected to a longitudinal drive component 5 for driving it to switch between a standby position and an alignment position, when in the alignment position, the plate surface of the longitudinal push plate 3 is perpendicular to the plate surface of the transverse push plate 2. In this embodiment, the transverse direction refers to the transverse direction of the plate to be aligned, that is, the length direction of the plate to be aligned, and the longitudinal direction refers to the longitudinal direction of the plate to be aligned, that is, the width direction of the plate to be aligned.

[0027] When in use, the plate alignment device is set corresponding to the corner of the plate to be aligned, and the frame 1 is set on one side of the plate to be aligned. When in the standby position, the plate surfaces of the transverse push plate 2 and the longitudinal push plate 3 are parallel to the vertical direction and perpendicular to the plate surface of the plate to be aligned. The transverse push plate 2 moves toward the plate to be aligned under the action of the transverse drive component 4, and is used to align the plate to be aligned transversely. The longitudinal push plate 3 rotates around the hinge end to be perpendicular to the transverse push plate 2 under the action of the longitudinal drive component 5, and is used to align the plate to be aligned longitudinally, thereby completing the alignment of the plate to be aligned. After the alignment operation is completed, the transverse push plate 2 and the longitudinal push plate 3 are reset, and the above operation is repeated to complete the batch plate alignment. The plate alignment device is small in size, can reduce the floor space, and will not affect other equipment. When used for plate alignment, at least two plate alignment devices are set, and the two plate alignment devices are respectively located at opposite corners of the plate to be aligned.

[0028] Optimize the implementation method, as shown in the attached instructions Figure 2As shown, the transverse drive assembly 4 includes a transverse drive unit 41, a guide rod 42, and a mounting plate 43. The transverse drive unit 41 is mounted on the frame 1, and the transverse push plate 2 is disposed at the output end of the transverse drive unit 41. The transverse drive unit 41 drives the transverse push plate 2 toward or away from the plate to be aligned. The two ends of the guide rod 42 are respectively connected to the transverse push plate 2 and the mounting plate 43. The longitudinal drive assembly 5 is disposed on the mounting plate 43. The transverse push plate 2 moves under the action of the transverse drive unit 41, and the guide rod 42 moves with the transverse push plate 2, thereby driving the mounting plate 43 and the longitudinal drive assembly 5 to move. During the movement, the longitudinal drive assembly 5 is activated, driving the longitudinal push plate 3 to rotate about the hinge end until it is perpendicular to the transverse push plate 2. After the alignment operation is completed, the longitudinal drive assembly 5 and the transverse drive assembly 4 drive the push plate to reset, completing one alignment operation.

[0029] In an optimized implementation mode, the longitudinal drive assembly 5 includes a longitudinal drive unit 51, which is arranged on the mounting plate 43. The longitudinal drive unit 51 is used to drive the longitudinal push plate 3 to rotate. The extension and retraction direction of the longitudinal drive unit 51 and the extension and retraction direction of the transverse drive unit 41 have a certain angle, so that the longitudinal drive unit 51 can rotate around the hinge end when driving the longitudinal push plate 3 to move. The longitudinal push plate 3 is hinged to the output end of the longitudinal drive unit 51.

[0030] In an optimized embodiment, the mounting plate 43 includes a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion. The guide rod 42 is connected to the first mounting portion. The second mounting portion has an inclined mounting surface. The longitudinal drive assembly 5 is disposed on the inclined mounting surface. The longitudinal drive unit 51 is disposed at an angle, forming a certain angle with the transverse drive unit 41. During movement of the transverse push plate 2, the longitudinal drive unit 51 and the longitudinal push plate 3 move together with the mounting plate 43, and the longitudinal drive unit 51 drives the longitudinal push plate 3 to rotate.

[0031] In an optimized embodiment, the transverse drive assembly 4 further includes a guide seat 44, which is disposed on the frame 1, and the guide rod 42 cooperates with the guide seat 44 for guidance. In this embodiment, two guide seats 44 are provided, one on each side of the transverse drive unit 41. Each guide seat 44 is configured with a guide rod 41, and the guide rod 42 passes through the guide seat 44. The guiding cooperation between the two ensures that the movement path of the transverse push plate 2 and the mounting plate 43 is within a set range, and the transverse push plate 2 and the mounting plate 43 can move smoothly.

[0032] In an optimized embodiment, the transverse drive unit 41 is a pneumatic cylinder, and / or the longitudinal drive unit 51 is a pneumatic cylinder. The transverse push plate 2 is connected to the telescopic rod of the pneumatic cylinder, and the longitudinal push plate 3 is hinged to the telescopic rod of the pneumatic cylinder. Of course, the transverse drive unit 41 and the longitudinal drive unit 51 can also be linear reciprocating devices such as hydraulic rods, screws, and electric linear modules.

[0033] In an optimized embodiment, the transverse push plate 2 is provided with a first fixing plate 21, and the longitudinal push plate 3 is provided with a second fixing plate 31 on the side close to the transverse push plate 2 and a third fixing plate 32 on the side away from the transverse push plate 2. The second fixing plate 31 is hinged to the first fixing plate 21 via a pin, and the longitudinal drive unit 51 is hinged to the third fixing plate 32 via a pin. The length and position of the first fixing plate 21 and the second fixing plate 31 can be set as required. To ensure the hinged connection between the two, multiple first fixing plates 21 can be provided on the transverse push plate 2 and multiple second fixing plates 31 can be provided on the longitudinal push plate 3, with each second fixing plate 31 corresponding to the first fixing plate 21. In this embodiment, "multiple" refers to two or more.

[0034] In an optimized implementation manner, the frame 1 includes a column 11 and an operating platform 12 , the operating platform 12 is mounted on the column 11 , and the transverse drive unit 41 and the guide seat 44 are arranged on the operating platform 12 .

[0035] Optimize the implementation method, as shown in the attached instructions Figure 3 As shown, two operating platforms 12 are provided on the column 11, and the two operating platforms 12 are arranged vertically. Each operating platform 12 is provided with a transverse drive assembly 4 and a longitudinal drive assembly 5. Each transverse drive assembly 4 is connected to a transverse push plate 2, and the two transverse push plates 2 are arranged in sequence vertically. Each longitudinal drive assembly 5 is connected to a longitudinal push plate 3, and the two longitudinal push plates 3 are arranged in sequence vertically. Each transverse push plate 2 and longitudinal push plate 3 are independently provided to meet the needs of plates with different stacking heights. The height of the transverse push plate 2 is the same as that of the longitudinal push plate 3. When aligning the plates, the transverse push plate 2 and longitudinal push plate 3 corresponding to the plates to be aligned can be driven according to the height of the plates stacked to align the plates.

[0036] Example 2

[0037] The present invention also provides a depalletizing machine, comprising a depalletizing machine body and a plate alignment mechanism, wherein the plate alignment mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the depalletizing machine body, and the plate alignment mechanism comprises at least two plate alignment devices as described in Example 1, each of the plate alignment devices being arranged corresponding to a corner of a plate to be aligned, wherein two plate alignment devices are arranged at opposite corners of the plate to be aligned.

[0038] Preferably, the plate alignment mechanism includes two plate alignment devices, which are respectively arranged diagonally corresponding to the plates to be aligned, and are used for diagonally aligning the plates to be aligned.

[0039] Preferably, the plate alignment mechanism includes four plate alignment devices, which are distributed in a square shape and are respectively arranged corresponding to the four corners of the plates to be aligned.

[0040] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be implemented in many other specific forms without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Although embodiments of the present invention have been described, it should be understood that the present invention should not be limited to these embodiments, and those skilled in the art may make changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A plate alignment device, comprising a frame, characterized in that: It also includes a transverse push plate and a longitudinal push plate, the plate surfaces of the transverse push plate and the longitudinal push plate are parallel to the vertical direction, the longitudinal push plate is hinged to the transverse push plate, the transverse push plate is connected with a transverse drive component for driving it to switch between the standby position and the alignment position, the transverse drive component is arranged on the frame, the longitudinal push plate is connected with a longitudinal drive component for driving it to switch between the standby position and the alignment position, when in the alignment position, the plate surface of the longitudinal push plate is perpendicular to the plate surface of the transverse push plate.

2. The plate alignment device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transverse drive assembly includes a transverse drive unit, a guide rod and a mounting plate. The transverse drive unit is installed on the frame. The transverse push plate is arranged at the output end of the transverse drive unit. The two ends of the guide rod are respectively connected to the transverse push plate and the mounting plate. The longitudinal drive assembly is arranged on the mounting plate.

3. The plate alignment device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The longitudinal drive assembly includes a longitudinal drive unit. The telescopic direction of the longitudinal drive unit and the telescopic direction of the transverse drive unit have a certain intersection angle. The longitudinal push plate is hinged to the output end of the longitudinal drive unit.

4. The plate alignment device according to claim 2, characterized in that: An inclined mounting surface is provided at one end of the mounting plate, and the longitudinal drive assembly is arranged on the inclined mounting surface.

5. The plate alignment device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The transverse drive assembly further comprises a guide seat, which is arranged on the frame, and the guide rod is in guiding cooperation with the guide seat.

6. The plate alignment device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The transverse driving unit is a cylinder, and / or the longitudinal driving unit is a cylinder.

7. The plate alignment device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first fixed plate is provided on the transverse push plate, a second fixed plate is provided on the side of the longitudinal push plate close to the transverse push plate, and a third fixed plate is provided on the side away from the transverse push plate, the second fixed plate is hinged to the first fixed plate, and the longitudinal drive assembly is hinged to the third fixed plate.

8. The plate alignment device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The frame includes a column and an operating platform, the operating platform is installed on the column, and the transverse drive assembly is arranged on the operating platform.

9. The plate alignment device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The number of the transverse push plates, longitudinal push plates, transverse drive assemblies and longitudinal drive assemblies are all multiple, and each transverse push plate is arranged in sequence along the vertical direction, and each transverse drive assembly is connected to the transverse push plate in a one-to-one correspondence. Each longitudinal push plate is arranged in sequence along the vertical direction, and each longitudinal drive assembly is connected to the longitudinal push plate in a one-to-one correspondence.

10. A depalletizer, comprising a depalletizer body and a plate alignment mechanism, wherein the plate alignment mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the depalletizer body, and is characterized in that: The plate alignment mechanism comprises at least two plate alignment devices according to any one of claims 1 to 9, each of which is arranged corresponding to a corner of the plates to be aligned, wherein two plate alignment devices are arranged at opposite corners of the plates to be aligned.