Automatic loading robot for railway box car
By designing an automatic loading robot for railway boxcars and utilizing a moving mechanism, a lifting and feeding mechanism, and a distributing mechanism, the automated transportation and precise stacking of material bags are achieved, thus solving the problem of low efficiency of existing manual stacking and improving production efficiency.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423096026.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-16
- Publication Date
- 2025-10-14
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-16
AI Technical Summary
The existing manual stacking method has low efficiency in stacking bags in railway boxcars, making it difficult to achieve automated loading of bags, especially when stacking at different locations inside the carriage, resulting in low production efficiency.
An automatic loading robot for railway boxcars was designed, which included a moving mechanism, a lifting and feeding mechanism, a distributing mechanism, and an electronic control box. Through the coordinated work of these mechanisms, the automatic transportation, lifting, and stacking of material bags were realized, and the driving parts and the blocking cylinders were used to achieve precise positioning and stacking of the material bags.
It realizes the automatic loading of material bags, improves production efficiency, reduces manpower requirements, and enables efficient palletizing at different heights and positions.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to the field of automatic loading robots, in particular to a railway shed car automatic loading robot. BACKGROUND
[0002] The shed car is a kind of closed train carriage, generally used to transport goods. At present, the material bag is mainly stacked by manual stacking after being packaged in the shed car, that is, the material bag is arranged in a certain matrix arrangement mode for stacking, which is beneficial to reduce the required space for storage, and is convenient for transporting the material bag. However, the existing manual stacking mode has high working strength and long time, and requires a lot of manpower. The internal space of the car is limited, and the specifications are different. Especially for the middle door, the existing loading device is difficult to stack the material bag in the arranged mode, and it is also difficult to load the material bag to different positions in the car, so it is difficult to realize automatic loading of goods, which is not conducive to improving the production efficiency.
[0003] Therefore, there is a need for a railway shed car automatic loading robot to solve the above problems. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL
[0004] The content part of the present application is used to introduce the concept in a simple form, which will be described in detail in the specific embodiment part. The content part of the present application does not aim to identify the key features or essential features of the claimed technical solution, nor does it aim to limit the scope of the claimed technical solution.
[0005] To solve the technical problems mentioned in the background section, some embodiments of the present application provide a railway boxcar automatic loading robot, comprising: a vehicle frame, characterized in that: the railway boxcar automatic loading robot further comprises: a moving mechanism arranged on the lower side of the vehicle frame for moving the vehicle frame; a lifting feeding mechanism arranged on the front end of the vehicle frame for moving up and down and feeding materials to different heights; a distribution mechanism arranged on the vehicle frame and located on the rear side of the lifting feeding mechanism for receiving incoming materials and feeding them to the lifting feeding mechanism; an electric control box arranged on the vehicle frame, which has a control module for controlling the moving mechanism, the lifting feeding mechanism and the distribution mechanism; the vehicle frame has a transverse direction perpendicular to the up-down direction and the front-rear direction; the distribution mechanism comprises: a plurality of groups of fixed transport lines arranged side by side on the vehicle frame, the transport direction being from the rear side of the vehicle frame to the front side of the vehicle frame, for feeding materials to the lifting feeding mechanism; a moving transport line arranged on the vehicle frame and located on the rear side of the fixed transport line, the moving transport line moving along the transverse direction on the vehicle frame, the moving transport line moving to the rear side of different fixed transport lines and feeding materials to the fixed transport lines, the transport direction of the moving transport line being the same as that of the fixed transport line, and the number of moving transport lines being less than that of fixed transport lines; the lifting feeding mechanism comprises: a lifting frame arranged on the front side of the vehicle frame for moving up and down; a material receiving assembly for receiving the materials fed by the fixed transport lines; the material receiving assembly comprises a material receiving disc, a material blocking cylinder and a fixed plate; the fixed plate is arranged on the lifting frame for sliding transversely and consistent with the number of fixed transport lines; the material receiving disc is arranged on the fixed plate for sliding forward and backward and located on the front side of the fixed transport line, and the fixed transport line feeds materials into the material receiving disc; the material blocking cylinder is fixedly arranged on the fixed plate for limiting the position of the material bag in the material receiving disc, and the material receiving disc is provided with a slot for the one end of the piston rod of the material blocking cylinder to extend into.
[0006] The distribution mechanism is arranged to enable the moving transport line to be located on the rear side of different fixed transport lines when the material bag is placed on the moving transport line, so that the material bag can be transported to different fixed transport lines by the second driving member, without the need to place the material bag on different fixed transport lines; the lifting feeding mechanism is arranged to enable the lifting frame to move to the stacking height by the first driving member when the material bag on the fixed transport line is fed into the material receiving disc, so as to facilitate stacking at different heights; the third driving member is arranged to drive the fixed plate to move transversely on the lifting frame, so as to facilitate stacking at different positions; the fourth driving member is arranged to drive the material receiving disc to move forward to the stacking position, and the one end of the piston of the material blocking cylinder is inserted into the material receiving disc through the slot to block the material bag, and when the material receiving disc moves backward, the material bag is pushed out from the front side of the material receiving disc to be stacked in a row, so that the material bags are stacked in a row.
[0007] Further, the moving mechanism comprises three independently movable wheels rotatably installed at the lower end of the vehicle frame, and the three wheels are distributed in a triangular shape to support the vehicle frame.
[0008] Through the wheels, the trolley frame is moved to different positions for loading.
[0009] Through the wheels, the trolley frame is moved to different positions for loading.
[0010] Further, the fixed transport line is provided with four, and the moving transport line is provided with two.
[0011] Further, the trolley frame is provided with a first driving member for driving the lifting frame to move up and down.
[0012] The first driving member is provided with a motor and a chain wheel and a chain, and the motor is fixedly arranged on the trolley frame. When the motor outputs power, the chain is pulled to drive the lifting frame to move up and down through the chain wheel.
[0013] Further, the trolley frame is provided with a second driving member for driving the moving transport line to move transversely.
[0014] The second driving member is provided with an electric sliding rail and is fixedly arranged on the trolley frame and arranged transversely.
[0015] Further, the lifting frame is provided with a third driving member for driving the fixed plate to move transversely.
[0016] The third driving member is provided with an electric sliding rail and is fixedly arranged on the lifting frame and drives the fixed plate to move transversely, so that the receiving disc is located at the edge position of the car body, which is convenient for fitting the edge position of the inside space of the shed car during loading.
[0017] Further, the fixed plate is provided with a fourth driving member for driving the receiving disc to move forward and backward.
[0018] The fourth driving member is provided with an electric sliding rail and is fixedly arranged on the fixed plate and drives the receiving disc to move forward and backward, so that the receiving disc is extended to the loading position.
[0019] Further, the trolley frame is provided with an electric control box, and the electric control box has a control module for controlling the moving mechanism, the lifting and feeding mechanism and the distribution mechanism. The control module is electrically connected with the fixed transport line, the moving transport line, the first driving member, the second driving member, the third driving member, the material blocking cylinder and the wheels.
[0020] Through the control module, when the loading operation is performed, the material bag can be transported to the moving conveying line through the conveyor, the material bag can be transported to the four fixed conveying lines in sequence through the control of the lateral movement of the moving conveying line, the receiving disc is moved to the receiving position at this time through the control of the lifting frame movement, the material bag is sent to the receiving disc through the control of the fixed conveying line, the receiving disc is lifted to the stacking height through the control of the lifting frame, the receiving disc is moved to the corresponding position inside the carriage through the control of the third driving element, the piston rod of the material blocking cylinder is withdrawn, the material bag is not blocked, the receiving disc is extended forward through the control of the fourth driving element, the material bag is sent to the corresponding position, and the piston rod of the material blocking cylinder is inserted into the receiving disc through the slotting to continue to block the material bag; the receiving disc is moved backward through the control of the third driving element, the material bag is blocked by the material blocking cylinder, the material bag is prevented from retreating with the receiving disc, the material bag can be pushed out from the front side of the receiving disc and stacked inside the shed car, the material blocking cylinder is reset and retracted, and one time of stacking is completed, so that the material bags at different positions can be stacked.
[0021] The beneficial effects of the present application are:
[0022] 1. Through the setting of the distribution mechanism, when the material bag is placed on the moving conveying line, the moving conveying line can be driven to the rear side of different fixed conveying lines through the second driving element, so that the material bag can be transported to different fixed conveying lines, and the material bag does not need to be placed on the fixed conveying line at different positions.
[0023] 2. Through the setting of the lifting feeding mechanism, when the material bag on the fixed conveying line is sent into the receiving disc, the lifting frame is moved to the stacking height through the first driving element, so that stacking can be performed at different heights;
[0024] 3. The fixed plate is driven to move laterally on the lifting frame through the third driving element, so that stacking can be performed at different positions;
[0025] 4. The receiving disc is driven to move forward to the stacking position through the fourth driving element, the piston of the material blocking cylinder is inserted into the receiving disc through the slotting to block the material bag, the material bag is pushed out from the front side of the receiving disc to be stacked in a row under the action of the material blocking cylinder when the receiving disc moves backward, so that the material bags are stacked in a row. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0026] The accompanying drawings, which form a part of this application, are included to provide a further understanding of the application and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the present application and, together with their description, serve to explain the application. It is expressly understood that the drawings are illustrative only and that the claimed application is not limited to the specific elements, arrangements or relative proportions shown in the drawings.
[0027] In addition, throughout the drawings, identical or similar reference numerals designate identical or similar elements. It should be understood that the drawings are schematic, and the elements and elements are not necessarily drawn according to the scale.
[0028] In the drawings:
[0029] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of an automatic loading robot for a railway shed car.
[0030] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of a lifting feeding device.
[0031] Figure 3 It is Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of a receiving tray in the embodiment.
[0032] Reference signs:
[0033] 1, electric control box; 2, wheel; 3, car frame; 4, lifting frame; 41, receiving tray; 412, material blocking cylinder; 413, fixed plate; 5, fixed conveying line; 6, movable conveying line. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0034] Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although certain embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure can be implemented in various forms and should not be interpreted as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that the present disclosure can be more thoroughly and completely understood. It should be understood that the drawings and embodiments of the present disclosure are only for exemplary purposes and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present disclosure.
[0035] In addition, it should be further noted that only parts related to the present application are shown in the drawings for ease of description. The embodiments in the present disclosure and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict.
[0036] It should be noted that the concepts of "first", "second", etc. mentioned in the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different devices, modules or units, and are not used to limit the order or interdependence of the functions performed by these devices, modules or units.
[0037] It should be noted that the modification of "one" or "multiple" in the present disclosure is illustrative and not restrictive, and those skilled in the art should understand that unless otherwise explicitly indicated in the context, it should be understood as "one or more".
[0038] The present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in conjunction with the embodiments.
[0039] Reference Figures 1-3A railway shed car automatic loading robot, comprising: a frame 3, a fixed transport line 5, a movable transport line 6, a lifting frame 4, a fixed plate 413, a material receiving disc 41, and a material blocking cylinder 412. The lower end of the frame 3 is provided with three steerable wheels 2 arranged in an isosceles triangle, two of which are distributed on the front side of the lower end of the frame 3 in the transverse direction, and one is arranged on the rear side of the lower end of the frame 3. The wheels 2 are provided with a motor for driving the wheels 2 to walk and changing the walking direction. The specific structure can refer to the prior art with the patent publication number CN212046857U. The wheels 2 can adjust the position and orientation of the frame 3. The lifting frame 4 is slidably arranged on the front side of the frame 3. The frame 3 is provided with a first driving member, which includes a motor, a sprocket and a chain. The motor output power drives the lifting frame 4 to move up and down through the sprocket and chain (the specific structure can refer to the prior art with the patent publication number CN103434983A).
[0040] Two sliding transport lines arranged side by side are slidably arranged on the frame 3, which transport the material bags from the rear side of the frame 3 to the front side of the frame 3. A second driving member is fixedly connected to the frame 3 and arranged in the transverse direction. The sliding transport lines are slidably arranged on the electric sliding rails. Four fixed transport lines arranged side by side are fixedly connected to the frame 3. The four fixed transport lines are located on the front side of the sliding transport lines and have the same transport direction as the sliding transport lines. The sliding transport lines can move transversely to the rear side of different fixed transport lines 5 and transport the bags to the fixed transport lines (the structure of the sliding transport lines and the fixed transport lines 5 can refer to a belt conveyor).
[0041] Four groups of fixed plates 413 are slidably connected to the lifting frame 4. A third driving member is arranged on the lifting frame 4 to drive the fixed plates 413 to slide. The third driving member is an electric sliding rail fixed on the lifting frame 4 and drives the fixed plates 413 to move transversely, so that the material receiving disc 41 is located at the edge of the carriage, which is convenient for fitting the edge of the shed car during loading. The material receiving disc 41 is slidably arranged on the fixed plate 413. A fourth driving member is arranged on the fixed plate 413 to drive the material receiving disc 41 to move forward and backward. The fourth driving member is an electric sliding rail fixed on the fixed plate 413, and the material receiving disc 41 is slidably arranged on the electric sliding rail, so that the material receiving disc 41 can move forward and backward, and the material receiving disc 41 can extend to the loading position.
[0042] The material receiving disc 41 is located on the front side of the fixed transport line. When the material receiving disc 41 is located at the loading position, the fixed transport line 5 can transport the material bags into the material receiving disc 41.
[0043] The fixed plate 413 is fixedly connected with a material blocking air cylinder 412, and the receiving disc 41 is provided with a slot through which a piston rod of the material blocking air cylinder 412 passes. The piston rod of the material blocking air cylinder 412 is inserted into the receiving disc 41 through the slot to continue to block the material bag.
[0044] The electric control box 1 is fixedly arranged on the frame 3, and the electric control box 1 has a control module; the control module is electrically connected with the fixed conveying line 5, the movable conveying line 6, the first driving member, the second driving member, the third driving member, the material blocking air cylinder 412 and the wheel.
[0045] The use method or working process is as follows:
[0046] 1. The material bag is conveyed to the movable conveying line by the conveyor, and the material bag is conveyed to the four fixed conveying lines in sequence by controlling the transverse movement of the movable conveying line;
[0047] 2. At this time, the lifting frame 4 is controlled to move, so that the receiving disc 41 moves to the receiving position, the material bag is sent to the receiving disc 41 by controlling the fixed conveying line, the receiving disc 41 is lifted to the stacking height by controlling the lifting frame 4, the receiving disc 41 is moved to the corresponding position in the carriage by controlling the third driving member, and the piston rod of the material blocking air cylinder 412 is withdrawn to stop blocking the material bag;
[0048] 3. The receiving disc 41 is controlled to extend forward by the fourth driving member, the material bag is sent to the corresponding position, and then the piston rod of the material blocking air cylinder 412 is inserted into the receiving disc 41 through the slot to continue to block the material bag;
[0049] 4. The receiving disc 41 is moved backward by controlling the third driving member, the material bag is blocked by the material blocking air cylinder 412 to prevent the material bag from retreating with the receiving disc 41, the material bag is pushed out from the front side of the receiving disc 41 and stacked in the boxcar, the material blocking air cylinder 412 is reset and retracted, and the stacking of the material bag is completed once, so that the material bags at different positions can be stacked.
[0050] The above description is only some of the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure and the explanation of the applied technical principles. Those skilled in the art should understand that the scope of the application involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure is not limited to the technical solutions formed by the specific combination of the above technical features, and should also cover other technical solutions formed by any combination of the above technical features or equivalent features without departing from the above inventive concept. For example, the above features are replaced with the technical features disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure (but not limited to) having similar functions to form a technical solution.
Claims
1. A railway boxcar automatic loading robot comprising: The vehicle frame (3) is characterized in that: A railway boxcar automatic loading robot also includes: A moving mechanism, arranged on the lower side of the vehicle frame (3), for moving the vehicle frame (3); A lifting feeding mechanism is arranged at the front end of the frame (3) and moves up and down, and is used for stacking materials at different heights; A distribution mechanism is provided on the vehicle frame (3) and is located at the rear side of the lifting and feeding mechanism, and is used for receiving incoming materials and feeding them to the lifting and feeding mechanism; The vehicle frame (3) has a transverse direction perpendicular to the up-down direction and the front-back direction; The distribution mechanism includes: A fixed transport line (5) is fixedly provided on the vehicle frame (3) with a plurality of groups arranged side by side, and the transport direction is from the rear side of the vehicle frame (3) to the front side of the vehicle frame (3), and is used for feeding materials to the lifting and feeding mechanism; A mobile transport line (6) is provided on the vehicle frame (3) and is located behind the fixed transport line (5). The mobile transport line (6) moves in a transverse direction on the vehicle frame (3). The mobile transport line (6) moves to the rear of different fixed transport lines (5) and feeds materials to the fixed transport lines (5). The transport direction of the mobile transport line (6) is the same as that of the fixed transport line (5). The number of the mobile transport lines (6) is less than that of the fixed transport lines (5). The lifting and feeding mechanism comprises: A lifting frame (4) is arranged on the front side of the vehicle frame (3) for vertical movement; A material receiving assembly for receiving materials from a fixed transport line (5); The material receiving assembly comprises a material receiving plate (41), a material blocking cylinder (412), and a fixing plate (413); Fixed plates (413) are arranged on the lifting frame (4) in a transverse sliding manner, and the number of the fixed plates is the same as that of the fixed transport lines (5); The receiving tray (41) is slidably arranged on the fixed plate (413) and is located in front of the fixed transport line (5). The fixed transport line (5) feeds the material into the receiving tray (41); The material blocking cylinder (412) is fixedly arranged on the fixed plate (413) and is used for limiting the material bag in the receiving tray (41). The receiving tray (41) is provided with a slot for one end of the piston rod of the material blocking cylinder (412) to extend into.
2. The railway boxcar automatic loading robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The moving mechanism comprises three wheels (2) which are mounted on the lower end of a vehicle frame (3) and can move independently. The three wheels (2) are distributed in a triangular shape to support the vehicle frame (3).
3. The railway boxcar automatic loading robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The number of fixed transport lines (5) is four, and the number of movable transport lines (6) is two.
4. The railway boxcar automatic loading robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first driving member is provided on the vehicle frame (3) for driving the lifting frame (4) to move up and down.
5. The railway boxcar automatic loading robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: A second driving member is provided on the vehicle frame (3) for driving the movable transport line (6) to move laterally.
6. The railway boxcar automatic loading robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: A third driving member is provided on the lifting frame (4) for driving the fixing plate (413) to move laterally.
7. The railway boxcar automatic loading robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: A fourth driving member is provided on the fixed plate (413) for driving the receiving tray (41) to move in the front-rear direction.
8. The railway boxcar automatic loading robot according to claim 7, characterized in that: An electric control box (1) is provided on the vehicle frame (3), and a control module for controlling a moving mechanism, a lifting and feeding mechanism, and a distributing mechanism is contained in the electric control box (1); The control module is electrically connected to the fixed transport line (5), the mobile transport line (6), the first driving member, the second driving member, the third driving member, the material blocking cylinder (412), and the wheels.
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