Automatic maintenance frame for industrial robot

By designing an automatic conveying mechanism, the problems of inconvenient tool picking and shaking during industrial robot maintenance are solved, the automatic movement and stability of the tools are achieved, and the maintenance efficiency and safety are improved.

CN223408640UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-03QINGDAO HAIQIXING AUTOMATION TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422421053.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-10-08
Publication Date
2025-10-03
Estimated Expiration
2034-10-08

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Technical Problem

During the maintenance process of existing industrial robots, additional personnel are required to assist in picking up tools. Tools on higher parts of the tool rack are inconvenient to pick up, and the tools are prone to shaking during movement.

Method used

An automatic conveying mechanism including longitudinal, transverse and upper and lower components is designed. Through the cooperation of motor and gear rack, the tool box can be automatically moved and positioned, ensuring convenient access and stability of tools at different heights.

Benefits of technology

This allows tools on the maintenance rack to be quickly and easily retrieved without the assistance of ground personnel, improving the automation and safety of the maintenance process and avoiding confusion caused by tool shaking.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of maintenance frames, and particularly relates to an automatic maintenance frame for an industrial robot, which comprises a maintenance frame, and an automatic conveying mechanism is fixedly mounted on the inner surface of the maintenance frame; the automatic conveying mechanism comprises a longitudinal moving assembly, the longitudinal moving assembly comprises a containing frame, a first motor is fixedly installed on the inner surface of the containing frame, a first rotating shaft is fixedly installed at the output end of the first motor through a speed reducer, and a first moving gear is fixedly installed on the outer surface of the first rotating shaft. According to the automatic maintenance frame for the industrial robot, a first motor drives a first moving gear to rotate through a first rotating shaft, the first moving gear drives a tool box to move forwards through a rack, the tool box is moved to a moving box, then a moving motor drives a threaded shaft to rotate, and the threaded shaft drives the moving box to move; and the moving box is moved to the rightmost side of the maintenance frame, and meanwhile the driving motor drives the main gear to rotate through the driving shaft.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of maintenance racks, in particular to an automatic maintenance rack for industrial robots. Background Art

[0002] Industrial robots are multi-jointed manipulators or multi-degree-of-freedom devices used in the industrial sector. They can perform tasks autonomously, relying on their own power and control capabilities to achieve various functions. They can accept human commands or operate according to pre-programmed programs. Modern industrial robots can also operate according to principles developed by artificial intelligence technology. When servicing an industrial robot, maintenance personnel often stand on a ladder with their tools. Due to the limited tools they carry, they frequently need to descend the ladder to retrieve them.

[0003] Most existing solutions involve placing a maintenance rack near the industrial robot, with ground personnel handing the tools from the rack to the maintenance personnel. However, this presents the following problems in actual operation:

[0004] 1. When repairing industrial robots, additional personnel are required to assist in taking tools from the tool rack, which increases the labor force during the repair process;

[0005] 2. The tools on the tool rack are located at different positions. When taking tools at high places, a ladder or stool is required, which makes it inconvenient to take the maintenance tools on the tool rack. Summary of the Invention

[0006] In order to overcome the above-mentioned defects of the prior art, the inventors have conducted in-depth research and completed the present utility model after paying a lot of creative work.

[0007] Specifically, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an automated maintenance stand for industrial robots, so as to solve the technical problems that the current maintenance stand requires auxiliary personnel to pick up tools, and it is inconvenient to pick up tools at higher parts of the tool stand, and the maintenance tools will shake on the tool stand during the movement of the tool stand.

[0008] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0009] An automated maintenance frame for an industrial robot comprises a maintenance frame, an automatic conveying mechanism being fixedly mounted on the inner surface of the maintenance frame;

[0010] The automatic conveying mechanism includes a longitudinal moving component, which includes a placement rack. The outer surface of the placement rack is fixedly connected to the inner surface of the maintenance rack. The inner surface of the placement rack is fixedly installed with a No. 1 motor. The output end of the No. 1 motor is fixedly installed with a No. 1 rotating shaft through a reducer. The left end of the No. 1 rotating shaft passes through the placement rack and extends to the outside of the placement rack. The outer surface of the No. 1 rotating shaft is fixedly installed with a No. 1 moving gear. The top of the placement rack is provided with a No. 1 slide groove.

[0011] As an improved technical solution, the automatic conveying mechanism also includes a lateral moving component, which includes a moving motor. The right side of the moving motor is fixedly connected to the left side of the maintenance frame. The output end of the moving motor is fixedly installed with a threaded shaft through a reducer. The right end of the threaded shaft passes through the maintenance frame and extends to the outside of the maintenance frame.

[0012] As an improved technical solution, the lateral movement assembly also includes a moving rod, the two ends of the moving rod are fixedly connected to the inner surface of the maintenance frame, the outer surface of the moving rod is slidably installed with a moving box, the inner cavity of the moving box is fixedly installed with a rotating motor, the output end of the rotating motor is fixedly installed with a rotating shaft through a reducer, the outer surface of the rotating shaft is fixedly installed with a gear disk, the inner cavity of the moving box is rotatably installed with a gear rack, the inner surface of the gear rack is meshed with the outer surface of the gear disk, a No. 2 slide groove is opened on the top of the gear rack, and the inner surface of the moving box is threadedly connected to the outer surface of the threaded shaft.

[0013] As an improved technical solution, the automatic conveying mechanism also includes a drive assembly, which includes a No. 2 motor. The left side of the No. 2 motor is fixedly connected to the inner surface of the gear rack. The output end of the No. 2 motor is fixedly installed with a No. 2 rotating shaft through a reducer. The outer surface of the No. 2 rotating shaft is fixedly installed with a No. 2 moving gear. The right end of the No. 2 rotating shaft passes through the gear rack and extends to the interior of the gear rack.

[0014] As an improved technical solution, the automatic conveying mechanism also includes upper and lower components, which include a drive motor. The bottom of the drive motor is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner cavity of the maintenance frame. The output end of the drive motor is fixedly installed with a drive shaft through a reducer, and the outer surface of the drive shaft is fixedly installed with a main gear.

[0015] As an improved technical solution, the upper and lower components also include a threaded rod, the outer surface of the threaded rod is fixedly mounted with a slave gear, the outer surface of the threaded rod is threadedly mounted with a lifting box, the inner surface of the lifting box is fixedly mounted with a No. 3 motor, the output end of the No. 3 motor is fixedly mounted with a No. 3 rotating shaft through a reducer, the outer surface of the No. 3 rotating shaft is fixedly mounted with a No. 3 moving gear, the rear end of the No. 3 rotating shaft passes through the lifting box and extends to the outside of the lifting box, and a No. 3 slide groove is opened on the top of the lifting box.

[0016] As an improved technical solution, a tool placement mechanism is slidably installed on the inner surface of the No. 1 slide groove, and the tool placement mechanism includes a tool box. A slider is fixedly installed on the bottom of the tool box, and the outer surface of the slider is slidably connected to the inner surface of the No. 1 slide groove. A rack is fixedly installed on the bottom of the tool box, and the outer surface of the rack is engaged with the outer surface of the No. 1 moving gear.

[0017] After adopting the above technical solution, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0018] 1. The utility model uses the cooperation of No. 1 motor and No. 1 moving gear to move the tool box on the placement rack to the moving box, and the cooperation between the rotating motor and the rotating shaft and the gear plate and the gear rack to move the tool box to the rightmost side of the maintenance rack. Then, through the threaded rods of the upper and lower components and the lifting box, the No. 2 motor and the No. 2 moving gear in the mobile box cooperate to move the tool box on the mobile box to the lifting box. Then, the driving motor is started to move the lifting box with the tool box to a high place, so that maintenance personnel can get the tools on the maintenance rack at a high place. At the same time, there is no need for ground personnel to cooperate with maintenance personnel. They can take the tools on the maintenance rack and hand them to the maintenance personnel, which reduces the number of maintenance personnel, improves the automation of the maintenance rack, and quickly and conveniently takes maintenance tools at different heights on the maintenance rack.

[0019] 2. The utility model is designed to increase the stability of the maintenance tool movement process. Through the coordinated use of the tool box, the slider and the rack, and the coordinated use of the slider and the rack with the No. 1 slide groove and the No. 1 moving gear, the tools in the tool box remain stable during the movement of the maintenance rack, and will not rock back and forth, causing different tools to be mixed together, thereby improving the safety of the maintenance rack movement process. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for describing the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without inventive work. Among them:

[0021] Figure 1This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the automatic maintenance rack for industrial robots of the utility model.

[0022] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the placement rack of the automatic maintenance rack for industrial robots of the present utility model.

[0023] Figure 3 This is a partial three-dimensional structural diagram of the upper and lower components of the automated maintenance frame for industrial robots of the present utility model.

[0024] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional cross-sectional structure of the mobile box of the automatic maintenance rack for industrial robots of the present utility model.

[0025] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional cross-sectional structure of the lifting box of the automatic maintenance rack for industrial robots of the present utility model.

[0026] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the sectional three-dimensional structure of the placement rack of the automatic maintenance rack for industrial robots of the present utility model.

[0027] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the tool placement mechanism of the automatic maintenance rack for industrial robots of the present utility model.

[0028] Description of reference numerals:

[0029] 1. Maintenance rack; 2. Automatic conveying mechanism; 21. Longitudinal moving assembly; 211. Placement rack; 212. Motor No. 1; 213. Rotating shaft No. 1; 214. Moving gear No. 1; 22. Horizontal moving assembly; 221. Moving motor; 222. Threaded shaft; 223. Moving rod; 224. Moving box; 225. Rotating motor; 226. Rotating shaft; 227. Toothed disc; 228. Gear rack; 23. Driving assembly; 231. Motor No. 2; 2 32. Rotating shaft No. 2; 233. Moving gear No. 2; 24. Upper and lower components; 241. Driving motor; 242. Driving shaft; 243. Main gear; 244. Threaded rod; 245. Slave gear; 246. Lifting box; 247. Motor No. 3; 248. Rotating shaft No. 3; 249. Moving gear No. 3; 3. Slide No. 1; 4. Slide No. 2; 5. Slide No. 3; 6. Tool placement mechanism; 61. Toolbox; 62. Slider; 63. Rack. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The following will be combined with the drawings in 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 the embodiments. 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.

[0031] It should be noted that all directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in the embodiments of the present invention are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the various components under a certain specific posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). If the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly.

[0032] At the same time, the meaning of "and / or" or "and / or" appearing in the full text includes three options. Taking "A and / or B" as an example, it includes option A, or option B, or an option in which both A and B are satisfied.

[0033] In addition, in this utility model, descriptions such as "first" and "second" are for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the features specified as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of such features. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but this must be based on the fact that they can be implemented by ordinary technicians in this field. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by this utility model.

[0034] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown together, this embodiment provides an automated maintenance rack for an industrial robot, which includes a maintenance rack 1, and an automatic conveying mechanism 2 is fixedly installed on the inner surface of the maintenance rack 1;

[0035] The automatic conveying mechanism 2 includes a longitudinal moving component 21, which includes a placement rack 211. The outer surface of the placement rack 211 is fixedly connected to the inner surface of the maintenance rack 1. The inner surface of the placement rack 211 is fixedly installed with a No. 1 motor 212. The output end of the No. 1 motor 212 is fixedly installed with a No. 1 rotating shaft 213 through a reducer. The left end of the No. 1 rotating shaft 213 passes through the placement rack 211 and extends to the outside of the placement rack 211. The outer surface of the No. 1 rotating shaft 213 is fixedly installed with a No. 1 moving gear 214. The top of the placement rack 211 is provided with a No. 1 slide groove 3.

[0036] The No. 1 motor 212 is electrically connected to an external power source and is controlled by an external PLC programming program. The longitudinal moving component 21 drives the tool box 61 to move forward and backward, so that the tool box 61 moves to the moving box 224 .

[0037] like Figure 2 and Figure 4 As shown together, the automatic conveying mechanism 2 also includes a lateral moving component 22, which includes a moving motor 221. The right side of the moving motor 221 is fixedly connected to the left side of the maintenance frame 1. The output end of the moving motor 221 is fixedly installed with a threaded shaft 222 through a reducer. The right end of the threaded shaft 222 passes through the maintenance frame 1 and extends to the outside of the maintenance frame 1.

[0038] The moving motor 221 is electrically connected to an external power source. The moving motor 221 is controlled by an external PLC programming program. The lateral moving component 22 can move the tool box 61 to the rightmost side of the maintenance rack 1 .

[0039] like Figure 2 and Figure 4 As shown together, the lateral moving assembly 22 also includes a moving rod 223, both ends of which are fixedly connected to the inner surface of the maintenance frame 1, and a moving box 224 is slidably installed on the outer surface of the moving rod 223, and a rotating motor 225 is fixedly installed in the inner cavity of the moving box 224. The output end of the rotating motor 225 is fixedly installed with a rotating shaft 226 through a reducer, and a gear disc 227 is fixedly installed on the outer surface of the rotating shaft 226. A gear rack 228 is rotatably installed in the inner cavity of the moving box 224, and the inner surface of the gear rack 228 is meshed with the outer surface of the gear disc 227. A No. 2 slide groove 4 is opened on the top of the gear rack 228, and the inner surface of the moving box 224 is threadedly connected to the outer surface of the threaded shaft 222.

[0040] The rotating motor 225 is electrically connected to an external power source, and the rotating motor 225 is controlled by an external PLC programming program.

[0041] like Figure 2 and Figure 4 As shown together, the automatic conveying mechanism 2 also includes a driving component 23, which includes a No. 2 motor 231. The left side of the No. 2 motor 231 is fixedly connected to the inner surface of the gear rack 228. The output end of the No. 2 motor 231 is fixedly installed with a No. 2 rotating shaft 232 through a reducer. The outer surface of the No. 2 rotating shaft 232 is fixedly installed with a No. 2 moving gear 233. The right end of the No. 2 rotating shaft 232 passes through the gear rack 228 and extends to the interior of the gear rack 228.

[0042] The second motor 231 is electrically connected to an external power source and is controlled by an external PLC programming program.

[0043] like Figure 3 and Figure 5As shown together, the automatic conveying mechanism 2 also includes upper and lower components 24, and the upper and lower components 24 include a driving motor 241. The bottom of the driving motor 241 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner cavity of the maintenance frame 1. The output end of the driving motor 241 is fixedly installed with a driving shaft 242 through a reducer, and the outer surface of the driving shaft 242 is fixedly installed with a main gear 243.

[0044] The driving motor 241 is controlled by an external PLC programming program, and the driving motor 241 is electrically connected to an external power source.

[0045] like Figure 3 and Figure 5 As shown together, the upper and lower components 24 also include a threaded rod 244, the outer surface of the threaded rod 244 is fixedly mounted with a slave gear 245, the outer surface of the threaded rod 244 is threadedly mounted with a lifting box 246, the inner surface of the lifting box 246 is fixedly mounted with a No. 3 motor 247, the output end of the No. 3 motor 247 is fixedly mounted with a No. 3 rotating shaft 248 through a reducer, the outer surface of the No. 3 rotating shaft 248 is fixedly mounted with a No. 3 moving gear 249, the rear end of the No. 3 rotating shaft 248 passes through the lifting box 246 and extends to the outside of the lifting box 246, and a No. 3 slide groove 5 is opened on the top of the lifting box 246.

[0046] The third motor 247 is controlled by an external PLC programming program and is electrically connected to an external power supply.

[0047] like Figure 1 and Figure 7 As shown in common, a tool placement mechanism 6 is slidably installed on the inner surface of the No. 1 chute 3, and the tool placement mechanism 6 includes a tool box 61. A slider 62 is fixedly installed on the bottom of the tool box 61, and the outer surface of the slider 62 is slidably connected to the inner surface of the No. 1 chute 3. A rack 63 is fixedly installed on the bottom of the tool box 61, and the outer surface of the rack 63 is engaged with the outer surface of the No. 1 moving gear 214.

[0048] The slider 62 of the tool box 61 can slide in the No. 1 chute 3 , the No. 2 chute 4 and the No. 3 chute 5 .

[0049] When in use, the user first puts the tools into the tool box 61, and then puts multiple tool boxes 61 on the placement rack 211 of the maintenance rack 1 respectively, and puts the slider 62 of the tool box 61 into the No. 1 slide 3. The rack 63 on the tool box 61 is engaged with the No. 1 moving gear 214. When the maintenance personnel needs tools, the user operates the external controller to start the No. 1 motor 212 on the maintenance rack 1. The No. 1 motor 212 drives the No. 1 moving gear 214 to rotate through the No. 1 rotating shaft 213. The No. 1 moving gear 214 drives the tool box 61 forward through the rack 63, so that the tool box 61 moves to the moving box 224. Then, the moving motor 221 drives the threaded shaft 222 to rotate, and the threaded shaft 222 drives the moving box 224 to move, and the moving box 224 is moved to the rightmost side of the maintenance rack 1. At the same time, the driving motor 241 drives the main gear 243 to rotate through the driving shaft 242, and the main gear 243 is driven by the main gear 243. The threaded rod 244 is driven by the gear 245 to rotate, and the threaded rod 244 drives the lifting box 246 to move up and down, moving the lifting box 246 to the right of the tool box 61 on the rightmost side of the maintenance frame 1. Then the rotating motor 225 in the moving box 224 is started, and the rotating motor 225 drives the gear plate 227 to rotate through the rotating shaft 226, and the gear plate 227 drives the gear rack 228 to rotate, so that the tool box 61 above the gear rack 228 rotates, so that the second slide 4 rotates from the longitudinal direction to the horizontal direction, and then the second motor 231 drives the second rotating shaft 232 to rotate, and the second rotating shaft 232 drives the rack 63 to move through the second moving gear 233, and the rack 63 drives the tool box 61 to move to the right, so that the slider 62 of the tool box 61 moves along the No. 2 slide 4 into the No. 3 slide 5, and then the lifting box 246 moves upward, so that the maintenance personnel can get the tools in the tool box 61, which is convenient for maintenance of the industrial robot.

[0050] It should be understood that these embodiments are intended only to illustrate the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. In addition, it should be understood that after reading the technical content of the present invention, those skilled in the art may make various changes, modifications and / or variations to the present invention, and all such equivalent forms also fall within the scope of protection defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An automated maintenance stand for an industrial robot, comprising a maintenance stand (1), characterized in that: An automatic conveying mechanism (2) is fixedly mounted on the inner surface of the maintenance rack (1); The automatic conveying mechanism (2) includes a longitudinal moving component (21), and the longitudinal moving component (21) includes a placement frame (211). The outer surface of the placement frame (211) is fixedly connected to the inner surface of the maintenance frame (1). The inner surface of the placement frame (211) is fixedly installed with a No. 1 motor (212). The output end of the No. 1 motor (212) is fixedly installed with a No. 1 rotating shaft (213) through a reducer. The left end of the No. 1 rotating shaft (213) passes through the placement frame (211) and extends to the outside of the placement frame (211). The outer surface of the No. 1 rotating shaft (213) is fixedly installed with a No. 1 moving gear (214). The top of the placement frame (211) is provided with a No. 1 slide groove (3).

2. The automated maintenance stand for industrial robots according to claim 1, characterized in that: The automatic conveying mechanism (2) further comprises a transverse moving assembly (22), wherein the transverse moving assembly (22) comprises a moving motor (221), the right side of the moving motor (221) being fixedly connected to the left side of the maintenance frame (1), the output end of the moving motor (221) being fixedly mounted with a threaded shaft (222) via a speed reducer, and the right end of the threaded shaft (222) passing through the maintenance frame (1) and extending to the outside of the maintenance frame (1).

3. The automated maintenance stand for industrial robots according to claim 2, characterized in that: The transverse moving assembly (22) further comprises a moving rod (223), both ends of which are fixedly connected to the inner surface of the maintenance frame (1), a moving box (224) is slidably mounted on the outer surface of the moving rod (223), a rotating motor (225) is fixedly mounted in the inner cavity of the moving box (224), an output end of the rotating motor (225) is fixedly mounted with a rotating shaft (226) via a reducer, a toothed disc (227) is fixedly mounted on the outer surface of the rotating shaft (226), a toothed rack (228) is rotatably mounted in the inner cavity of the moving box (224), the inner surface of the toothed rack (228) is meshed with the outer surface of the toothed disc (227), a second slide groove (4) is provided on the top of the toothed rack (228), and the inner surface of the moving box (224) is threadedly connected to the outer surface of the threaded shaft (222).

4. The automated maintenance stand for industrial robots according to claim 1, characterized in that: The automatic conveying mechanism (2) further includes a driving assembly (23), wherein the driving assembly (23) includes a No. 2 motor (231), the left side of the No. 2 motor (231) is fixedly connected to the inner surface of the gear rack (228), the output end of the No. 2 motor (231) is fixedly mounted with a No. 2 rotating shaft (232) via a reducer, the outer surface of the No. 2 rotating shaft (232) is fixedly mounted with a No. 2 moving gear (233), and the right end of the No. 2 rotating shaft (232) passes through the gear rack (228) and extends to the interior of the gear rack (228).

5. The automated maintenance stand for industrial robots according to claim 1, characterized in that: The automatic conveying mechanism (2) further comprises an upper and lower assembly (24), wherein the upper and lower assembly (24) comprises a driving motor (241), the bottom of the driving motor (241) being fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner cavity of the maintenance frame (1), the output end of the driving motor (241) being fixedly mounted with a driving shaft (242) via a speed reducer, and the outer surface of the driving shaft (242) being fixedly mounted with a main gear (243).

6. The automated maintenance stand for industrial robots according to claim 5, characterized in that: The upper and lower components (24) further include a threaded rod (244), the outer surface of which is fixedly mounted a slave gear (245), the outer surface of which is threadedly mounted a lifting box (246), the inner surface of which is fixedly mounted a No. 3 motor (247), the output end of which is fixedly mounted a No. 3 rotating shaft (248) via a speed reducer, the outer surface of which is fixedly mounted a No. 3 moving gear (249), the rear end of which passes through the lifting box (246) and extends to the outside of the lifting box (246), and the top of which is provided with a No. 3 slide groove (5).

7. The automated maintenance stand for industrial robots according to claim 1, characterized in that: A tool placement mechanism (6) is slidably mounted on the inner surface of the No. 1 chute (3), and the tool placement mechanism (6) includes a tool box (61). A slider (62) is fixedly mounted on the bottom of the tool box (61), and the outer surface of the slider (62) is slidably connected to the inner surface of the No. 1 chute (3). A rack (63) is fixedly mounted on the bottom of the tool box (61), and the outer surface of the rack (63) is meshed with the outer surface of the No. 1 moving gear (214).