Automatic freight carriage welding robot

By designing an automatic freight car welding robot and utilizing a transmission system driven by hydraulic cylinders and motors, the welding robot can be quickly installed and securely clamped, solving the problems of time-consuming installation and high maintenance costs in existing technologies and improving production efficiency and welding quality.

CN223419562UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-10FUJIAN YIGONG SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE MFG CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422793253.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-15
Publication Date
2025-10-10
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-15

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Technical Problem

In the prior art, the installation process of freight car welding robots takes a long time, resulting in low production efficiency and adding additional time costs during maintenance.

Method used

An automatic freight car welding robot was designed. The transmission block, fixed plate, rotating plate and clamping plate driven by a hydraulic cylinder work in coordination to achieve rapid installation and maintenance of the welding robot. The interaction between the rotating plate, transmission plate and clamping plate driven by a motor can achieve stable clamping of cars of different specifications.

Benefits of technology

It improves the installation efficiency of welding robots, reduces maintenance downtime, ensures the accuracy and consistency of the welding process, and improves the welding quality and the overall strength of the car body.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of carriage production, and discloses an automatic freight carriage welding robot which comprises a welding robot body and a sliding rail, the bottom end of the welding robot body is fixedly connected with a base, the inner wall of the sliding rail is slidably connected with a sliding block, and the inner wall of the bottom of the sliding block is fixedly connected with a hydraulic cylinder. The driving end of the hydraulic cylinder is fixedly connected with a transmission block, the exterior of the transmission block is fixedly connected with a plurality of fixing plates, the inner walls of the fixing plates are rotationally connected with a first rotating plate, the exterior of the first rotating plate is rotationally connected with a second rotating plate, and the inner wall of the top of the second rotating plate is rotationally connected with a rotating block; pressing plates are fixedly connected to the sides, far away from each other, of the multiple rotating blocks. According to the utility model, an operator can quickly and easily complete the installation process without using extra tools or equipment. The installation efficiency is improved, the downtime caused by frequent maintenance is shortened, and therefore the maintenance cost is reduced.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of carriage production, in particular to an automatic welding robot for freight carriages. Background Art

[0002] Freight cars are railroad cars used to transport freight. Unlike passenger cars, freight cars are designed to carry, protect, and facilitate loading and unloading of goods. Freight cars come in a variety of types and sizes to suit the transportation needs of different types of goods.

[0003] In the existing technology, freight cars are welded by welding robots. However, the robot installation process takes a long time, and additional time costs are added during disassembly and maintenance, which in turn affects the normal operation of the production line and reduces production efficiency. Therefore, an automatic freight car welding robot is proposed to solve the above problems. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In order to make up for the above shortcomings, the utility model provides an automatic welding freight car robot, which aims to improve the problem in the existing technology that freight cars are welded by welding robots and the robot installation process is time-consuming, resulting in reduced production efficiency.

[0005] In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] The lifting mechanism comprises the following steps: a first step of lifting the lifting mechanism, a second step of lifting the lifting mechanism, a first step of lifting the lifting mechanism, a second step of lifting the lifting mechanism, and a third step of lifting the lifting mechanism. The first step of lifting the lifting mechanism comprises a first step of lifting the lifting mechanism, a second step of lifting the lifting mechanism, and a third step of lifting the lifting mechanism. The first step of lifting the lifting mechanism comprises a first step of lifting the lifting mechanism, a first step of lifting the lifting mechanism, and a second step of lifting the lifting mechanism.

[0007] As a further description of the above technical solution:

[0008] The clamping assembly includes a placing plate, the rear end of the placing plate is fixedly connected to the front end of the slide rail, a chamber is opened on the left and right sides of the interior of the placing plate, the bottom inner wall of the chamber is fixedly connected to a motor, the driving end of the motor is fixedly connected to a rotating plate, the top left and right sides of the rotating plate are rotatably connected to transmission plates, the far sides of the two transmission plates are rotatably connected to guide blocks, the top of the guide block is fixedly connected to a connecting rod, and the top of the connecting rod is fixedly connected to a clamping plate;

[0009] As a further description of the above technical solution:

[0010] The bottom inner wall of the sliding block is fixedly connected to a plurality of support seats, and the outer wall of the rotating plate 2 is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the support seat;

[0011] As a further description of the above technical solution:

[0012] The bottom end of the base contacts the top end of the sliding block, and the far sides of the plurality of pressing plates contact the inner wall of the base;

[0013] As a further description of the above technical solution:

[0014] The left and right sides of the slide rail are fixedly connected to limit plates, and the left and right sides of the sliding block are in contact with adjacent sides of the two limit plates;

[0015] As a further description of the above technical solution:

[0016] The bottom inner wall of the chamber is fixedly connected to two I-shaped slot blocks, and the outer wall of the guide block is slidably connected to the inner wall of the I-shaped slot block;

[0017] As a further description of the above technical solution:

[0018] A plurality of guide holes are formed on the top of the placement plate, and the outer wall of the connecting rod is slidably connected to the inner wall of the guide hole;

[0019] As a further description of the above technical solution:

[0020] The bottom sides of the plurality of clamping plates are slidably connected to the top side of the placement plate, and the far sides of the two guide blocks are in contact with the front and rear inner walls of the chamber.

[0021] The utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0022] 1. In this utility model, the transmission block, fixed plate, first rotating plate, second rotating plate, rotating block, and pressure plate work in concert through the hydraulic cylinder, enabling rapid installation and maintenance of the welding robot. When the welding robot needs to be replaced or maintained, the operator can complete the installation process quickly and easily without the need for additional tools or equipment. This improves installation efficiency, reduces downtime caused by frequent maintenance, and thus lowers maintenance costs.

[0023] 2. In this utility model, the power generated by the starting motor interacts with the rotating plate, transmission plate, guide block, connecting rod, and clamping plate to securely clamp freight cars of varying sizes. This prevents the freight cars from misalignment due to vibration or thermal expansion during the welding process, thereby ensuring accurate and consistent welding. This stable clamping effect improves welding quality, resulting in more uniform and secure welds, ultimately enhancing the overall strength of the welded freight cars. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional diagram of an automatic welding freight car robot proposed in the present invention;

[0025] Figure 2 This is a structural schematic diagram of a placement plate of an automatic welding freight car robot proposed in the present invention;

[0026] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Enlarged view of point A in the middle;

[0027] Figure 4 This is a schematic structural diagram of a support base for an automatic welding freight car robot proposed in the present invention;

[0028] Figure 5 for Figure 2 Enlarged view of point B in the middle.

[0029] Legend:

[0030] 1. Welding robot; 2. Base; 3. Sliding block; 4. Hydraulic cylinder; 5. Transmission block; 6. Fixed plate; 7. Rotating plate 1; 8. Rotating plate 2; 9. Rotating block; 10. Pressing plate; 11. Support seat; 12. Slide rail; 13. Placement plate; 14. Chamber; 15. Motor; 16. Rotating plate; 17. Transmission plate; 18. Guide block; 19. I-shaped slot block; 20. Connecting rod; 21. Clamping plate; 22. Guide hole; 23. Limiting plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] 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.

[0032] Reference Figure 2 、 Figure 3 and Figure 4The utility model provides an embodiment: an automatic welding freight car robot, including a welding robot 1 and a slide rail 12. The welding robot 1 is the core component of the system, and its main function is to perform welding operations. It includes multiple welding heads and a control system, which can automatically weld the target workpiece. The bottom end of the welding robot 1 is fixedly connected to a base 2. The base 2 is the supporting structure of the welding robot 1, ensuring the stability of the robot during work. The inner wall of the slide rail 12 is slidably connected to a sliding block 3. The bottom end of the base 2 contacts the top of the sliding block 3. The slide rail 12 provides a horizontal movement space for the welding robot 1 through the sliding block 3, allowing the robot to move accordingly within the working area. The bottom inner wall of the sliding block 3 is fixedly connected to a hydraulic cylinder 4. The driving end of the hydraulic cylinder 4 is fixedly connected to a transmission block 5. The transmission block 5 is the direct drive part of the hydraulic cylinder 4, which is used to transmit the power of the hydraulic cylinder 4 and realize up and down movement.

[0033] The transmission block 5 is fixedly connected to the outside with multiple fixed plates 6. The inner wall of the fixed plate 6 is rotatably connected to a rotating plate 1 7. The outer side of the rotating plate 1 7 is rotatably connected to a rotating plate 2 8. The top inner wall of the rotating plate 2 8 is rotatably connected to a rotating block 9. The main function of the rotating plate 1 7 and the rotating plate 2 8 is to push the rotating block 9 through a rotational action. The far side of the multiple rotating blocks 9 is fixedly connected to a clamping plate 10. The rotating block 9 is an important link in the structure, responsible for converting the rotational motion into a force applied to the clamping plate 10. The far side of the multiple clamping plates 10 is in contact with the inner wall of the base 2. The bottom inner wall of the sliding block 3 is fixedly connected to multiple support seats 11. The outer wall of the rotating plate 2 8 is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the support seat 11. The setting of the multiple support seats 11 provides effective support for the rotating plate 2 8, ensuring its stable operation. The left and right sides of the slide rail 12 are fixedly connected to the limit plates 23. The left and right sides of the sliding block 3 are in contact with the adjacent sides of the two limit plates 23.

[0034] Reference Figure 1 、 Figure 2 and Figure 5 The front end of the slide rail 12 is fixedly connected to a clamping assembly for clamping freight cars. The core function of the clamping assembly is to clamp freight cars of different specifications to ensure stability during the welding process. The clamping assembly includes a placement plate 13. The rear end of the placement plate 13 is fixedly connected to the front end of the slide rail 12. The placement plate 13 has chambers 14 on both the left and right sides. The bottom inner wall of the chamber 14 is fixedly connected to a motor 15. The motor 15 is the key part that provides power for the clamping assembly. The driving end of the motor 15 is fixedly connected to a rotating plate 16. The top left and right sides of the rotating plate 16 are rotatably connected to transmission plates 17. The rotating plate 16 and the transmission plate 17 cooperate to convert the rotational motion into forward and backward movement.

[0035] The two transmission plates 17 are rotatably connected to the opposite sides of the chamber 14. The bottom inner wall of the chamber 14 is fixedly connected to two I-shaped groove blocks 19. The outer walls of the guide blocks 18 are slidably connected to the inner walls of the I-shaped groove blocks 19. The opposite sides of the two guide blocks 18 contact the front and rear inner walls of the chamber 14. The top of the guide blocks 18 is fixedly connected to a connecting rod 20. The function of the guide block 18 is to guide the forward and backward movement of the connecting rod 20 and provide a supporting role for the conversion movement. The top of the connecting rod 20 is fixedly connected to a clamping plate 21. The bottom sides of multiple clamping plates 21 are slidably connected to the top side of the placement plate 13. The connecting rod 20 connects the clamping plates 21 and the guide blocks 18, and its forward and backward movement directly affects the clamping effect. The top of the placement plate 13 is provided with multiple guide holes 22. The outer walls of the connecting rods 20 are slidably connected to the inner walls of the guide holes 22. The guide holes 22 provide guidance for the movement of the connecting rods 20, ensuring the stable trajectory of the clamping plates 21 during movement.

[0036] Working principle: When the welding robot 1 needs to be installed or replaced and maintained, the hydraulic cylinder 4 is turned on to generate power to drive the transmission block 5 to move up and down, so that the up and down movement of the transmission block 5 drives the fixed plate 6 to move up and down, and the up and down movement of the fixed plate 6 drives the rotating plate 1 7 to rotate, and the rotation of the rotating plate 1 7 drives the rotating plate 2 8 to rotate, so that the rotation of the rotating plate 2 8 on the inner wall of the support seat 11 drives the rotating block 9 to rotate, and the rotation of the rotating block 9 drives the pressing plate 10 to rotate, so that the pressing plate 10 can support the inner wall of the base 2 outward to fix the welding robot 1. The installation and maintenance of the welding robot 1 can be achieved by the drive of the hydraulic cylinder 4, which improves the installation efficiency and reduces the repair and maintenance costs.

[0037] By starting the motor 15 to generate power to drive the rotating plate 16 to rotate, the rotation of the rotating plate 16 drives the transmission plate 17 to rotate, and the rotation of the transmission plate 17 drives the guide block 18 and the connecting rod 20 to move back and forth. The back and forth movement of the connecting rod 20 drives the clamping plate 21 to move back and forth, and the clamping plate 21 can move back and forth to clamp freight cars of different specifications, ensuring that they are stable and immobile during the welding process. This helps prevent misalignment caused by vibration or thermal expansion during welding, thereby improving weld quality and strength.

[0038] Finally, it should be noted that the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. 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. An automatic freight car welding robot, comprising a welding robot (1) and a slide rail (12), characterized in that: The bottom end of the welding robot (1) is fixedly connected to a base (2), the inner wall of the slide rail (12) is slidably connected to a sliding block (3), the bottom inner wall of the sliding block (3) is fixedly connected to a hydraulic cylinder (4), the driving end of the hydraulic cylinder (4) is fixedly connected to a transmission block (5), the outside of the transmission block (5) is fixedly connected to a plurality of fixed plates (6), the inner wall of the fixed plate (6) is rotatably connected to a rotating plate 1 (7), the outside of the rotating plate 1 (7) is rotatably connected to a rotating plate 2 (8), the top inner wall of the rotating plate 2 (8) is rotatably connected to a rotating block (9), the far sides of the plurality of rotating blocks (9) are fixedly connected to a clamping plate (10), and the front end of the slide rail (12) is fixedly connected to a clamping assembly for clamping a freight car.

2. The automatic welding robot for freight carriages according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping assembly includes a placement plate (13), the rear end of the placement plate (13) is fixedly connected to the front end of the slide rail (12), chambers (14) are provided on both the left and right sides of the placement plate (13), a motor (15) is fixedly connected to the bottom inner wall of the chamber (14), the driving end of the motor (15) is fixedly connected to a rotating plate (16), the top left and right sides of the rotating plate (16) are rotatably connected to transmission plates (17), the two transmission plates (17) are rotatably connected to the far sides thereof with guide blocks (18), the top end of the guide block (18) is fixedly connected to a connecting rod (20), and the top end of the connecting rod (20) is fixedly connected to a clamping plate (21).

3. The automatic welding robot for freight carriages according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom inner wall of the sliding block (3) is fixedly connected to a plurality of support seats (11), and the outer wall of the second rotating plate (8) is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the support seat (11).

4. The automatic welding robot for freight carriages according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom end of the base (2) contacts the top end of the sliding block (3), and the far sides of the plurality of pressing plates (10) contact the inner wall of the base (2).

5. The automatic welding robot for freight carriages according to claim 1, characterized in that: The left and right sides of the slide rail (12) are fixedly connected to the limit plates (23), and the left and right sides of the sliding block (3) are in contact with adjacent sides of the two limit plates (23).

6. The automatic welding robot for freight carriages according to claim 2, characterized in that: Two I-shaped slot blocks (19) are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the bottom of the chamber (14), and the outer wall of the guide block (18) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the I-shaped slot block (19).

7. The automatic welding robot for freight carriages according to claim 2, characterized in that: A plurality of guide holes (22) are provided on the top of the placement plate (13), and the outer wall of the connecting rod (20) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the guide hole (22).

8. The automatic welding robot for freight carriages according to claim 2, characterized in that: The bottom sides of the plurality of clamping plates (21) are slidably connected to the top side of the placement plate (13), and the far sides of the two guide blocks (18) are in contact with the front and rear inner walls of the chamber (14).