Welding workstation

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of automatic welding, in particular to a welding workstation. The utility model provides a welding workstation. The welding workstation comprises a welding robot, a displacement assembly, a fixing tool, a dust removal assembly and a controller. The number of the fixing tools is two, and the two fixing tools are oppositely arranged and used for clamping a workpiece to be welded. The welding robot is arranged on the displacement assembly; the controller is electrically connected with the welding robot and used for controlling the welding robot to move on the displacement assembly in the preset direction so as to weld the to-be-welded workpiece fixed by the fixing tool. The dust removal assembly moves synchronously with the welding robot and is used for removing dust during welding of the welding robot. Through cooperation of the welding robot, the displacement assembly, the fixing tool, the dust removal assembly and the controller, the welding mode of the marine support in the prior art is optimized, automatic welding of the marine support can be achieved, only manual feeding and discharging are needed, the production cost is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of automated welding, in particular to a welding workstation. Background Art

[0002] Marine supports are specialized support structures designed for maritime transport, such as those used to support wind turbine blades. They typically consist of beams, columns, and connectors, all of which require welding. Existing marine supports for wind turbine blades are typically welded manually, requiring high technical skills, including weld stability, quality assurance, and efficiency. With increasing demands for welding quality and the need to control finished product costs, optimization of the support welding process, including welding methods and personnel costs, is becoming increasingly important in production.

[0003] Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, optimize the welding processing method of the shipping bracket, further reduce costs and improve processing efficiency, the utility model proposes a welding workstation for automatically welding the shipping bracket. Utility Model Content

[0004] The utility model aims to provide a welding workstation to optimize the welding processing mode of the marine support, further reduce the cost and improve the processing efficiency.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model proposes a welding workstation, comprising: a welding robot, a displacement component, a fixed tooling, a dust removal component and a controller;

[0006] Two fixing fixtures are provided, and the two fixing fixtures are arranged opposite to each other, and the two fixing fixtures are used to clamp the workpiece to be welded;

[0007] The welding robot is arranged on the displacement assembly;

[0008] The controller is electrically connected to the welding robot and controls the welding robot to move along a preset direction on the displacement assembly to weld the workpiece to be welded fixed by the fixed tooling;

[0009] The dust removal component moves synchronously with the welding robot and is used for removing dust when the welding robot is welding.

[0010] Furthermore, the displacement component is a slide rail, and the extension direction of the slide rail is from one of the fixed toolings to the other fixed tooling;

[0011] The welding robot is slidably arranged on the slide rail, and the controller controls the welding robot to slide along a preset direction on the slide rail.

[0012] Furthermore, two slide rails are provided;

[0013] The two slide rails are respectively located on both sides of the fixed tooling, and each slide rail is correspondingly provided with the welding robot.

[0014] Furthermore, the welding robot includes a robot body and a robot base, the robot body is arranged on the robot base, and the robot base is slidably arranged on the slide rail;

[0015] The controller is electrically connected to the robot base and controls the robot base to move along a preset direction.

[0016] Furthermore, the dust removal assembly includes a bracket and a dust removal cover;

[0017] One end of the bracket is connected to the robot base, and the other end is provided with the dust cover;

[0018] The dust removal hood is communicated with a vacuum source, and the dust removal hood is located above the welding robot.

[0019] Furthermore, the dust removal cover includes a top plate and a surrounding baffle;

[0020] The top plate is provided with an air hole for communicating with the vacuum source, and the enclosure surrounds the circumference of the top plate.

[0021] Furthermore, the material of the enclosure is a flexible material.

[0022] Furthermore, the fixed tooling includes a base, a turntable and a clamp;

[0023] The turntable is rotatably arranged on the base, and the clamp is fixed on the turntable. The clamp is used to clamp the workpiece to be welded.

[0024] Furthermore, one of the fixing fixtures further includes a drive motor, which is in transmission connection with the turntable and drives the turntable to rotate.

[0025] Furthermore, it also includes a bottom steel plate;

[0026] The bottom steel plate is arranged on the ground, and the displacement assembly and the fixing tool are both arranged on the bottom steel plate.

[0027] Beneficial effects of the utility model:

[0028] The utility model provides a welding workstation, comprising: a welding robot, a displacement component, a fixed tooling, a dust removal component and a controller; two fixed toolings are provided, and the two fixed toolings are arranged opposite to each other, and the two fixed toolings are used to clamp the workpiece to be welded; the welding robot is arranged on the displacement component; the controller is electrically connected to the welding robot, and controls the welding robot to move along a preset direction on the displacement component to weld the workpiece to be welded fixed by the fixed tooling; the dust removal component moves synchronously with the welding robot, and is used to remove dust when the welding robot is welding.

[0029] Through the cooperation of welding robots, displacement components, fixed tooling, dust removal components and controllers, the welding method of shipping brackets in the existing technology has been optimized, and automatic welding of shipping brackets can be achieved, which only requires manual loading and unloading, greatly reducing production costs and improving production efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0030] In order to more clearly illustrate the specific implementation methods of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the specific implementation methods or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some implementation methods of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0031] Figure 1 This is a top view of a welding workstation provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0032] Icons: 11-welding robot; 12-displacement assembly; 13-fixed tooling; 14-dust removal assembly; 141-dust removal hood; 142-bracket; 15-bottom steel plate; 16-workpiece to be welded. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions of the present invention in conjunction with the embodiments. Obviously, the embodiments described are only a 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 creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0034] like Figure 1As shown, one embodiment of the present invention provides a welding workstation, comprising: a welding robot 11, a displacement component 12, a fixed tooling 13, a dust removal component 14 and a controller; two fixed toolings 13 are provided, and the two fixed toolings 13 are arranged opposite to each other, and the two fixed toolings 13 are used to clamp a workpiece 16 to be welded; the welding robot 11 is provided on the displacement component 12; the controller is electrically connected to the welding robot 11, and controls the welding robot 11 to move along a preset direction on the displacement component 12 to weld the workpiece 16 to be welded fixed by the fixed tooling 13; the dust removal component 14 moves synchronously with the welding robot 11, and is used to remove dust when the welding robot 11 is welding.

[0035] The present invention provides a welding workstation. Optionally, the welding workstation is used to weld a shipping support 142. The workpiece 16 to be welded mentioned above is the crossbeam or other structure of the shipping support 142. Specifically, the welding workstation includes a welding robot 11, a displacement assembly 12, a fixed fixture 13, and a controller. The fixed fixture 13 is used to fix the workpiece 16 to be welded. Preferably, two fixed fixtures 13 are provided, and the two fixed fixtures 13 are arranged opposite each other to fix the two ends of the workpiece 16 to be welded, thereby improving stability. The welding robot 11 is disposed on the displacement assembly 12. Under the action of the displacement assembly 12, the welding robot 11 can move in a preset direction, thereby being able to weld the workpiece 16 to be welded. The controller is electrically connected to the welding robot 11 and is used to control the operation of the welding robot 11. When in use, by inputting preset welding information into the controller, the controller can control the welding robot 11 to move along a preset direction on the displacement component 12, thereby welding the workpiece 16 to be welded fixed by the fixed tool 13. The welding robot 11 and its control program are well-known technologies in the field, so they are not described here in detail. Optionally, the controller can be a laser controller, or a computer, etc. Dust and smoke and other harmful substances will be generated during the process of welding the workpiece 16 to be welded by the welding robot 11. For environmental protection, the welding workstation is also equipped with a dust removal component 14, which is used to form a negative pressure zone around the welding robot 11, thereby sucking away dust and smoke and other harmful substances generated by the welding robot 11 during the process of welding the workpiece 16 to be welded.

[0036] The welding workstation provided in this embodiment optimizes the welding method of the shipping bracket 142 in the prior art through the cooperation of the welding robot 11, the displacement component 12, the fixed tooling 13, the dust removal component 14 and the controller, and can realize automatic welding of the shipping bracket 142, and only requires manual loading and unloading, which greatly reduces production costs and improves production efficiency.

[0037] The welding workstation provided by the embodiment of the present invention is as follows: Figure 1As shown, the displacement component 12 is a slide rail, and the extension direction of the slide rail is from one of the fixed tooling 13 to the other fixed tooling 13; the welding robot 11 is slidably arranged on the slide rail, and the controller controls the welding robot 11 to slide along a preset direction on the slide rail.

[0038] In this embodiment, the displacement assembly 12 is a slide rail installed on the ground. The slide rail is located to the side of the fixed fixtures 13 and extends from one fixed fixture 13 to the other. This allows the welding robot 11 installed on the slide rail to cover the entire area between the two fixed fixtures 13. By configuring the displacement assembly 12 as a slide rail, the structure is simple, maintenance is convenient, and cost-effective.

[0039] It is understood that in this embodiment, the displacement assembly 12 may also be an AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle), which can also achieve the purpose of the welding robot 11 in this embodiment moving in a preset direction under the action of the displacement assembly 12 to weld the component to be welded on the fixed tooling 13. When the displacement assembly 12 is an AGV, the controller must also be electrically connected to the AGV to control the AGV to drive the welding robot 11 to move in the preset direction.

[0040] The welding workstation provided by the embodiment of the present invention is as follows: Figure 1 As shown, two slide rails are provided; the two slide rails are respectively located on both sides of the fixed tooling 13 , and each slide rail is correspondingly provided with the welding robot 11 .

[0041] Furthermore, in this embodiment, two displacement assemblies 12 are provided, each corresponding to a welding robot 11. Two slide rails are located on either side of a fixed fixture 13, i.e., the two fixed fixtures 13 are located between the two slide rails. The provision of two slide rails further improves welding efficiency.

[0042] The welding workstation provided by the embodiment of the present invention is as follows: Figure 1 As shown, the welding robot 11 includes a robot body and a robot base, the robot body is arranged on the robot base, and the robot base is slidably arranged on the slide rail; the controller is electrically connected to the robot base, and controls the robot base to move along a preset direction.

[0043] In this embodiment of the welding workstation, the welding robot 11 consists of two parts: a robot body and a robot base. The robot body performs the welding process, and the robot body is mounted on a slide rail via the robot base. Both the robot body and the robot base are electrically connected to a controller, which controls the robot body's welding and the robot base's movement along a preset direction on the slide rail.

[0044] The welding workstation provided by the embodiment of the present invention is as follows: Figure 1 As shown, the dust removal component 14 includes a bracket 142 and a dust cover 141; one end of the bracket 142 is connected to the robot base, and the other end is provided with the dust cover 141; the dust cover 141 is connected to the vacuum source, and the dust cover 141 is located above the welding robot 11.

[0045] In the workstation provided in this embodiment, the dust removal assembly 14 includes a bracket 142 and a dust cover 141. The dust cover 141 is mounted on the robot base via the bracket 142, allowing the dust removal assembly 14 to move synchronously with the welding robot 11. The top of the dust cover 141 is provided with an air hole for connecting to a vacuum source, which can be a vacuum pump or a dust removal pipe network in a workshop or factory. Under the action of the vacuum source, a negative pressure area is formed at the dust cover 141, thereby aspirating the dust and smoke generated by the welding robot 11 during the welding process.

[0046] Optionally, in this embodiment, the dust removal hood 141 is located above the welding robot 11, thereby improving the dust removal effect of the dust removal hood 141 and preventing dust and smoke from escaping.

[0047] It can be understood that in this embodiment, the dust removal component 14 can also be a dust removal pipe, and the end of the dust removal pipe is arranged at the welding robot 11, which can also achieve the purpose of forming a negative pressure zone around the welding robot 11 in this embodiment, thereby sucking away the dust and smoke and other harmful substances generated by the welding robot 11 during the welding process of the workpiece 16 to be welded.

[0048] The welding workstation provided by the embodiment of the present invention is as follows: Figure 1 As shown, the dust removal cover 141 includes a top plate and a surrounding block; the top plate is provided with an air hole for communicating with the vacuum source, and the surrounding block surrounds the circumference of the top plate.

[0049] In this embodiment, the dust removal cover 141 is composed of a top plate and a surrounding block, the air holes are provided on the top plate, and the surrounding block surrounds the circumference of the top plate, thereby preventing dust and smoke from escaping as much as possible.

[0050] The welding workstation provided by the embodiment of the present invention is as follows: Figure 1 As shown, the material of the enclosure is flexible material.

[0051] Preferably, in this embodiment, the enclosure is made of a flexible material to avoid collision between the enclosure and the workpiece 16 to be welded or other structures of the welding workstation during movement, thereby preventing damage to the enclosure or the structure that collides with it.

[0052] It can be understood that, in this embodiment, the enclosure can also be a multi-section structure, and the enclosure and the top plate are rotatably connected, which can also solve the problem of avoiding hard contact between the enclosure and other structures in this embodiment.

[0053] The welding workstation provided by the embodiment of the present invention is as follows: Figure 1 As shown, the fixed tool 13 includes a base, a turntable and a clamp; the turntable is rotatably arranged on the base, and the clamp is fixed on the turntable, and the clamp is used to clamp the workpiece 16 to be welded.

[0054] In this embodiment, the fixed tooling 13 includes a base, which is set on the ground. A turntable is provided on the base for rotation. A clamp for fixing the workpiece 16 to be welded is set on the turntable. By rotating the turntable, the angle of the workpiece 16 to be welded can be conveniently adjusted to improve welding efficiency.

[0055] Optionally, in this embodiment, a crossbar can be provided on the turntable, the center of which coincides with the center of rotation of the turntable, and clamps are provided on both sides of the crossbar to facilitate welding of the shipping bracket 142 in this embodiment. During use, the ends of the crossbar of the shipping bracket 142 are respectively connected to the clamps of the two fixing fixtures 13, and then the connecting parts and other structures are assembled to the crossbar. The preset running track is set in the controller, and then the shipping bracket 142 can be welded.

[0056] Optionally, in this embodiment, the clamp may be a mechanical clamp, which is driven by a structure such as an air cylinder or an oil cylinder, and may also refer to a structure such as a vise.

[0057] The welding workstation provided by the embodiment of the present invention is as follows: Figure 1 As shown, one of the fixing fixtures 13 further includes a driving motor, which is in driving connection with the turntable and drives the turntable to rotate.

[0058] Preferably, in order to reduce costs and facilitate control, one of the two toolings is provided with a driving motor for driving the fixed tooling 13 to rotate. The fixed tooling 13 provided with the driving motor is the active tooling, and the other is the driven tooling. The active tooling rotates, and under the transmission action of the workpiece 16 to be welded, the driven tooling rotates synchronously with the active tooling.

[0059] The welding workstation provided by the embodiment of the present invention is as follows: Figure 1As shown, it also includes a bottom steel plate 15 ; the bottom steel plate is set on the ground, and the displacement component 12 and the fixing tool 13 are both set on the bottom steel plate 15 .

[0060] In this embodiment, the welding workstation further comprises a bottom steel plate 15. The bottom steel plate 15 serves as a supporting structure to improve the stability of welding.

[0061] During assembly, the slide rail is fixed on the bottom steel plate 15 , and the base of the fixed fixture 13 is also fixed on the bottom steel plate 15 .

[0062] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that the terms "upper" and "lower" and other terms indicating orientations or positional relationships are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings and are intended solely to facilitate the description of this utility model and simplify the description. They do not indicate or imply that the devices or components referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed, or operate in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0063] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the terms "installation", "connection", and "connection" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or a connection between two components. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to the specific circumstances. In addition, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, "plurality" means two or more.

[0064] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A welding workstation, characterized in that: include: Welding robot (11), displacement assembly (12), fixed fixture (13), dust removal assembly (14) and controller; Two fixing fixtures (13) are provided, and the two fixing fixtures (13) are arranged opposite to each other, and the two fixing fixtures (13) are used to clamp the workpiece (16) to be welded; The welding robot (11) is arranged on the displacement component (12); The controller is electrically connected to the welding robot (11) and controls the welding robot (11) to move along a preset direction on the displacement assembly (12) to weld the workpiece (16) to be welded fixed by the fixing fixture (13); The dust removal component (14) moves synchronously with the welding robot (11) and is used for removing dust when the welding robot (11) is welding.

2. The welding workstation according to claim 1, characterized in that The displacement component (12) is a slide rail, and the extension direction of the slide rail is from one of the fixed fixtures (13) to the other fixed fixture (13); The welding robot (11) is slidably arranged on the slide rail, and the controller controls the welding robot (11) to slide along a preset direction on the slide rail.

3. The welding workstation according to claim 2, characterized in that: Two slide rails are provided; The two slide rails are respectively located on both sides of the fixed tooling (13), and each slide rail is correspondingly provided with the welding robot (11).

4. The welding workstation according to claim 2, characterized in that: The welding robot (11) comprises a robot body and a robot base, wherein the robot body is arranged on the robot base, and the robot base is slidably arranged on the slide rail; The controller is electrically connected to the robot base and controls the robot base to move along a preset direction.

5. The welding workstation according to claim 4, characterized in that: The dust removal assembly (14) includes a bracket (142) and a dust removal cover (141); One end of the bracket (142) is connected to the robot base, and the other end is provided with the dust cover (141); The dust removal cover (141) is connected to a vacuum source, and the dust removal cover (141) is located above the welding robot (11).

6. The welding workstation according to claim 5, characterized in that: The dust removal cover (141) includes a top plate and a surrounding baffle; The top plate is provided with an air hole for communicating with the vacuum source, and the enclosure surrounds the circumference of the top plate.

7. The welding workstation according to claim 6, characterized in that: The material of the enclosure is flexible material.

8. The welding workstation according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fixed tool (13) comprises a base, a turntable and a clamp; The turntable is rotatably mounted on the base, and the clamp is fixed on the turntable. The clamp is used to clamp the workpiece (16) to be welded.

9. The welding workstation according to claim 8, characterized in that: One of the fixed fixtures (13) further comprises a driving motor, which is in transmission connection with the turntable and drives the turntable to rotate.

10. The welding workstation according to claim 1, characterized in that Also includes a bottom steel plate (15); The bottom steel plate is arranged on the ground, and the displacement assembly (12) and the fixing tool (13) are both arranged on the bottom steel plate (15).

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