Curtain sheet sorting device
The combination of articulated robotic arms and suction cup fixtures solves the problems of scratches and incorrect insertion order during curtain slat sorting, realizes automated sorting and accurate delivery of curtain slats, and improves production efficiency and quality.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422828688.4
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-20
- Publication Date
- 2025-09-23
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-11-20
AI Technical Summary
In the existing technology, the curtain sheet sorting process relies on manual operation, which can easily cause scratches on the curtain sheets. In addition, it is difficult to avoid the wrong frame insertion sequence when manually confirming the insertion sequence. In addition, the existing suction cup clamp is not suitable for clamping long and light-weight single curtain sheets.
An articulated robotic arm sorting device is used, and the distance between the suction cups is adjusted by a suction cup fixture. Combined with infrared sensors and control systems, the curtain slats are automatically sorted and conveyed, ensuring that the curtain slats are not tilted and are accurately sorted according to process requirements.
It realizes the automatic sorting of curtain slats, avoids the scratches on curtain slats and wrong insertion sequence caused by manual operation, and improves the sorting efficiency and accuracy.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of door and window production and processing, in particular to a curtain slat sorting device. Background Art
[0002] Rolling shutter type external sunshade, also known as rolling shutter window, is a kind of curtain with multiple joints connected in series and driven by a motor unit. The upper and lower windows are rotated around the upper roller in a fixed side rail. The curtain of the rolling shutter window is assembled from single curtain pieces. By inserting single curtain pieces with holes into the single curtain pieces without holes, the effect of micro-ventilation of the rolling shutter curtain pieces can be achieved. The existing curtain piece sorting process is to manually pick up the required single curtain pieces from the loading rack, and then place them on the assembly workbench for assembly. However, the cuts at both ends of the curtain pieces are prone to scratches, and after manually taking them to the assembly workbench, the insertion order of the single curtain pieces needs to be confirmed again.
[0003] Chinese patent CN220334066U discloses a vacuum suction cup robot arm, including a robot arm base, a solenoid valve, a robot arm body and a suction cup clamp. The above device can effectively improve the efficiency of cargo handling and loading and unloading, and has a strong grip on the cargo during the handling process to prevent the cargo from falling. However, the single curtain piece is long and light in weight, and the length and width of the single curtain pieces of different sizes are not consistent. Therefore, the suction cup clamp is not suitable for clamping the single curtain piece. Utility Model Content
[0004] In view of the problems existing in the prior art, the utility model provides a curtain slat sorting device, which sorts individual curtain slats through an articulated mechanical arm and automatically adjusts the size of a clamp according to the length of the individual curtain slats.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:
[0006] A curtain slat sorting device includes a curtain slat frame, an articulated robotic arm mechanism, and a control system. The control system directs the articulated robotic arm mechanism to pick up the required individual curtain slats from the curtain slat frame and then transfer them to an assembly workbench via a curtain slat conveyor line. The articulated robotic arm mechanism includes a robotic arm base, a robotic arm component mounted on the robotic arm base, and a suction cup fixture assembled on the robotic arm component. The suction cup fixture includes a mounting seat connected to the robotic arm component, a support member located below the mounting seat, a suction cup assembly connected to the support member, and an adjustable assembly. The adjustable assembly includes a lifting cylinder, a guide plate, and a guide rod. The lifting cylinder is located on the upper end surface of the support member, and its output end passes through the support member and connects to the guide plate. The guide plate is located on one side of the support member and is slidably connected to the support member at both ends. The guide plate is provided with guide grooves extending through both sides of the guide plate. The guide grooves correspond to the suction cup assemblies in a one-to-one manner. The guide rod is fixedly connected to the support member at both ends. The suction cup assemblies are located on the guide rod and are provided with guide protrusions that cooperate with the guide grooves. The guide grooves are used to adjust the distance between the multiple suction cup assemblies.
[0007] In the above-mentioned curtain sheet sorting device, the multiple guide grooves are symmetrically arranged, the center line of the guide groove located in the middle of the guide plate is perpendicular to the long side of the guide plate, and the angles between the center lines of the remaining guide grooves and the center line of the guide groove located in the middle increase successively and are all acute angles.
[0008] The above-mentioned curtain sheet sorting device, the suction cup assembly includes a vacuum tube fixing part, the vacuum tube fixing part is provided with a through hole for allowing the guide rod to pass through, and a guide protrusion is provided on the side close to the guide plate, the vacuum tube fixing part is provided with a vacuum tube, one end of the vacuum tube is connected to the vacuum generator, and the other end is connected to the vacuum suction cup.
[0009] The above-mentioned curtain sheet sorting device, the curtain sheet frame includes a base plate arranged on the curtain sheet cabinet, a first baffle fixedly connected to the base plate and a second baffle slidably connected to the base plate, and the number of the second baffle is two, respectively located on both sides of the first baffle.
[0010] In the above-mentioned curtain sheet sorting device, an adjustment seat is provided at one end of the second baffle rod close to the base plate, and a positioning bolt is provided on the adjustment seat. After the positioning bolt passes through the adjustment seat, one end thereof contacts the base plate for positioning, and the positioning bolt is connected to the adjustment seat by a threaded connection.
[0011] In the above-mentioned curtain slat sorting device, the first baffle and the second baffle are provided with infrared sensors, and the infrared sensors are connected to the control system.
[0012] The beneficial effects of adopting the above technical solution are:
[0013] The utility model drives the guide plate to move up and down by a lifting cylinder, and the guide groove of the guide plate cooperates with the guide protrusion of the vacuum tube fixing part, and the vacuum tube fixing part slides with the guide rod, so as to ensure that the vacuum tube fixing part moves left and right along the guide rod under the drive of the guide groove, that is, the up and down displacement of the guide plate is converted into the left and right displacement of the vacuum tube fixing part, so as to ensure that the suction cup clamp can adjust the effective suction length between the suction cups according to the length of the single curtain piece; according to the width of the single curtain piece, the distance between the second stop bar and the first stop bar is adjusted by the adjustment seat, and the single curtain piece is limited so that it does not tilt, which facilitates the suction of the suction cup clamp. At the same time, infrared sensors are provided on the first stop bar and the second stop bar. When there is no single curtain piece to be sorted in the material area, the front-end process can load the material in time.
[0014] The utility model realizes the automatic sorting of single curtain pieces according to process requirements by directing the joint mechanical arm mechanism through the control system, which not only avoids the curtain piece scratching accidents caused by manual sorting, but also allows the staff to directly assemble the delivered single curtain pieces without the need to sort the single curtain pieces with holes and the single curtain pieces without holes again, thus avoiding the error of the curtain piece threading order. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0015] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods.
[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model (not drawn to scale);
[0017] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the suction cup clamp of the present invention (not drawn to scale);
[0018] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Schematic diagram of direction B (not drawn to scale);
[0019] Figure 4 for Figure 1 A partial enlarged view of part A (not drawn to scale).
[0020] In the figure: 1. Robotic arm base; 2. Robotic arm components; 3. Mounting seat; 4. Support member; 41. Guide rail; 51. Lifting cylinder; 52. Guide plate; 53. Guide rod; 54. Guide groove; 61. Vacuum tube; 62. Vacuum suction cup; 63. Vacuum tube fixing member; 64. Guide protrusion; 7. Curtain plate frame; 71. Bottom plate; 72. First gear rod; 73. Second gear rod; 74. Adjustment seat; 75. Positioning bolt; 76. Infrared sensor; 8. Curtain plate cabinet; 9. Single curtain plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0021] like Figure 1-4As shown, the utility model includes a curtain plate frame 7, a joint robot arm mechanism and a control system, the control system commands the joint robot arm mechanism to pick up the required single curtain plate 9 from the curtain plate frame 7, and then transmits it to the assembly workbench through the curtain plate conveyor line, the joint robot arm mechanism includes a robot arm base 1, a robot arm component 2 installed on the robot arm base 1 and a suction cup fixture assembled on the robot arm component 2, the suction cup fixture includes a mounting seat 3, a support 4, an adjustable component and a suction cup component, the mounting seat 3 is connected to the robot arm component 2, and the support 4 is connected below it, the support 4 is connected to the adjustable component, its longitudinal section is "n" type, and guide rails 41 are provided on the two side walls; the adjustable component includes a lifting cylinder 51, a guide plate 52 and a guide rod 53, the lifting cylinder 51 is located at the upper end surface of the support 4, and its output end passes through the support 4 and is connected to the guide plate 52, the guide plate 52 is located at the upper end surface of the support On one side of the support member 4, a guide rail 41 is provided, and both ends are connected to the guide rail 41 of the support member through guide rail sliders. The guide plate 52 is provided with a guide groove 54 that runs through both sides of the guide plate 52. The guide groove 54 corresponds to the suction cup assembly one by one. There are two guide rods 53, and their two ends are respectively connected to the two side walls of the support member 4, and a plurality of suction cup assemblies are provided on the guide rod 53. The suction cup assembly is provided with a guide protrusion 64 that cooperates with the guide groove 54. The single curtain piece 9 is sucked by the suction cup assembly. According to the length of the single curtain piece 9, the control system commands the lifting cylinder 51 to drive the guide plate 52 to move up and down, thereby driving the suction cup assembly to move along the guide rod 53 and the guide groove 54, and then adjusting the distance between the multiple suction cup assemblies, that is, converting the up and down displacement of the guide plate into the left and right displacement of the vacuum tube fixing part, to ensure that the suction cup fixture can adjust the effective suction length between the suction cups according to the length of the single curtain piece.
[0022] like Figure 3 As shown, the multiple guide grooves 54 are symmetrically arranged, the center line of the guide groove 54 located in the middle of the guide plate 52 is perpendicular to the long side of the guide plate 52, and the angles between the center lines of the remaining guide grooves 54 and the center line of the guide groove 54 located in the middle increase successively and are all acute angles; in this embodiment, there are a total of seven guide grooves 54 on the guide plate 52, and the angles between the center line of the guide groove 54 located in the middle and the center lines of the remaining guide grooves 54 are 35°, 55°, and 75° respectively.
[0023] The suction cup assembly of the present invention includes a vacuum tube 61, a vacuum suction cup 62 and a vacuum tube fixing part 63. The longitudinal section of the vacuum tube fixing part 63 is "L"-shaped, and a through hole is provided on its radial support arm to allow the guide rod 54 to pass through, and a guide protrusion 64 that cooperates with the guide groove is provided on one side of the radial support arm. The vacuum tube 61 passes through the 63 horizontal support arm of the vacuum tube fixing part, one end of which is connected to the vacuum generator and the other end is connected to the vacuum suction cup 62. The vacuum suction cup 62 is a bellows with a bell-shaped lower end.
[0024] like Figure 1 、 4 As shown, the curtain plate frame 7 includes a base plate 71 arranged on the curtain plate cabinet 8, a first stop rod 72 fixedly connected to the base plate 71 and a second stop rod 73 slidably connected to the base plate 71, the number of the second stop rod 73 is two, respectively located on both sides of the first stop rod 72, the area between the first stop rod 72 and the two second stop rods 73 is two material areas, respectively for placing a single curtain plate with a hole and a single curtain plate without a hole; the second stop rod 73 is provided with an adjustment seat 74 at one end close to the base plate 71, the longitudinal section of the adjustment seat 74 is "n"-shaped, and positioning bolts 75 are provided on both sides. After the positioning bolt 75 passes through the adjustment seat 74, one end of the positioning bolt 75 contacts the base plate 71, and the positioning bolt 75 is threadedly connected to the adjustment seat 74. The adjustment seat 74 is fixed to the base plate 71 by tightening the positioning bolt 75. According to the width of the single curtain plate, the distance between the second stop rod and the first stop rod is adjusted by the adjustment seat to limit the single curtain plate so that it does not tilt, which is convenient for the suction of the suction cup clamp.
[0025] In this embodiment, three base plates 71 are placed in parallel, and infrared sensors 76 are also provided on the first baffle 72 and the second baffle 73 on the base plate 71 in the middle position. The infrared sensors 76 are connected to the control system, and the infrared sensors 76 are used to determine whether there are single curtain sheets 9 to be sorted in the material area.
[0026] Working process:
[0027] First, the process dimensions of this batch of rolling shutter windows are input into the control system, including the length of the curtain pieces and the interlacing order of the single curtain pieces with holes and the single curtain pieces without holes. The distance between the first stop bar 72 and the second stop bar 73 is manually adjusted according to the width of the single curtain pieces. Then the front-end process starts loading, and the single curtain pieces with holes and the single curtain pieces without holes are placed in the corresponding material areas respectively. After the loading is completed, the control system starts the lifting cylinder 51. The output end of the lifting cylinder 51 drives the guide plate 52 to move up and down, and the guide protrusion 64 of the vacuum tube fixing part 63 is in the guide groove 54. At the same time, the vacuum tube fixing part 63 is slidably connected to the guide rod 53, and finally the multiple vacuum tube fixing parts 63 are moved away from or close to each other, that is, the effective suction length of the suction cup clamp is adjusted according to the length of the single curtain piece. The joint robot arm mechanism starts to suck the single curtain piece in a predetermined order and puts it into the curtain piece conveyor line at the rear end and transmits it to the assembly workbench. The staff directly takes the curtain piece for threading. When there is no curtain piece to be sorted in the material area where the infrared sensor 76 is located, the control system instructs the front-end process to load the material. After loading is completed, the joint robot arm mechanism continues to sort.
[0028] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than to limit them. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. However, these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the protection scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.
Claims
1. A curtain slat sorting device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a curtain sheet frame (7), a joint mechanical arm mechanism and a control system. The control system directs the joint mechanical arm mechanism to absorb the required single curtain sheet (9) from the curtain sheet frame (7) and then transmits it to the assembly workbench through the curtain sheet conveyor line. The joint mechanical arm mechanism comprises a mechanical arm base (1), a mechanical arm component (2) mounted on the mechanical arm base (1) and a suction cup fixture assembled on the mechanical arm component (2); the suction cup fixture comprises a mounting seat (3) connected to the mechanical arm component (2), a support member (4) located below the mounting seat (3), and a suction cup assembly and an adjustable assembly connected to the support member (4); the adjustable assembly comprises a lifting cylinder (51), a guide plate ( 52) and a guide rod (53), the lifting cylinder (51) is located on the upper end surface of the support (4), and its output end passes through the support (4) and is connected to the guide plate (52), the guide plate (52) is located on one side of the support (4), and its two ends are respectively slidably connected to the support (4), and a guide groove (54) is provided on it that passes through both sides of the guide plate (52), and the guide groove (54) corresponds to the suction cup assembly one by one, and the two ends of the guide rod (53) are respectively fixedly connected to the support (4); the suction cup assembly is located on the guide rod (53), and a guide protrusion (64) is provided on it that matches the guide groove (54), and the distance between the multiple suction cup assemblies is adjusted through the guide groove (54).
2. The curtain slat sorting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plurality of guide grooves (54) are symmetrically arranged, the center line of the guide groove (54) located in the middle of the guide plate (52) is perpendicular to the long side of the guide plate (52), and the angles between the center lines of the remaining guide grooves (54) and the center line of the guide groove (54) located in the middle increase successively and are all acute angles.
3. The curtain slat sorting device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The suction cup assembly comprises a vacuum tube fixing part (63), wherein the vacuum tube fixing part (63) is provided with a through hole for allowing the guide rod (53) to pass through, and a guide protrusion (64) is provided on a side close to the guide plate (52), and a vacuum tube (61) is provided on the vacuum tube fixing part (63), one end of the vacuum tube (61) is connected to a vacuum generator, and the other end is connected to the vacuum suction cup (62).
4. The curtain slat sorting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The curtain slat frame (7) comprises a bottom plate (71) arranged on the curtain slat cabinet (8), a first baffle (72) fixedly connected to the bottom plate (71), and a second baffle (73) slidably connected to the bottom plate (71), wherein the number of the second baffles (73) is two and they are respectively located on both sides of the first baffle (72).
5. The curtain slat sorting device according to claim 4, characterized in that: An adjustment seat (74) is provided at one end of the second baffle (73) close to the base plate (71), and a positioning bolt (75) is provided on the adjustment seat (74). After the positioning bolt (75) passes through the adjustment seat (74), one end thereof contacts the base plate (71) for positioning, and the positioning bolt (75) is connected to the adjustment seat (74) via a threaded connection.
6. The curtain slat sorting device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The first gear lever (72) and the second gear lever (73) are provided with infrared sensors (76), and the infrared sensors (76) are connected to a control system.
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