Automatic carrying equipment for automobile stamping parts based on visual guidance
Through vision-guided automatic handling equipment for automotive stamping parts, the use of visual inspection and robots in conjunction with the material box slot structure solves the problem of high manual handling costs, achieves efficient and stable automated handling, and reduces labor costs.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422452222.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-10-11
- Publication Date
- 2025-10-21
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-10-11
AI Technical Summary
In the existing technology, the handling of automobile stamping parts relies on manual operation, resulting in high costs and high labor intensity. In addition, traditional robot handling requires high positioning accuracy, which increases costs.
The company uses vision-guided automatic handling equipment for automotive stamping parts, which utilizes visual inspection and industrial robots in conjunction with the slot structure on the material box to achieve fast and stable handling of stamping parts. The grasping position is detected by a visual camera and automated operations are performed using a six-degree-of-freedom robotic arm.
It improves the efficiency of stamping parts handling, reduces labor costs, reduces the labor intensity of operators, and realizes automatic, fast and stable handling.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of automatic transportation of automobile stamping parts, in particular to an automatic transportation device for automobile stamping parts based on vision guidance. Background Art
[0002] Automotive stamping parts are crucial components in the body-in-white (BIW) of a vehicle. These parts come in a wide variety, including inner and outer side panels, inner and outer door panels, and more. In the stamping shop, steel sheets are punched and formed on stamping machines. These stamped parts are then transported by conveyor belts to the packing station for packing, where they are then transferred to their desired locations by a transfer device. Currently, packing is mostly done manually, moving the parts from conveyor belts to the desired location. This results in high labor costs and is labor-intensive.
[0003] Industrial robots, characterized by high speed, high reliability, and mature technology, are ideally suited for handling stamped parts on assembly lines. Robots perform their handling tasks through manual instruction or pre-programming. Their initial and final points, along with their trajectory, are fixed, and they simply perform point-to-point movements with high precision. Both the workpieces and bins to be grasped require high positioning accuracy to meet the automated handling requirements of the robots, which grab parts from conveyors and place them in bins. This approach increases the cost of handling automotive stamped parts, necessitating a pressing challenge to improve handling efficiency while effectively reducing costs. Utility Model Content
[0004] The utility model overcomes the deficiencies of the prior art and provides an automatic handling device for automobile stamping parts based on vision guidance, so as to solve the problems existing in the prior art.
[0005] In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical solution adopted by the utility model is: an automatic handling device for automobile stamping parts based on vision guidance, comprising
[0006] A conveyor line, which conveys automobile stamping parts;
[0007] A first visual unit, located above the conveyor line, for visually inspecting automobile stamping parts;
[0008] An industrial robot, located on the side of the conveyor line, comprising a robotic arm and an end picker, wherein the robotic arm drives the end picker, and the end picker grabs the automobile stamping parts;
[0009] A material box is provided with a plurality of mounting parts, the mounting parts are arranged in pairs and in a corresponding manner, and the mounting parts are provided with slots, and the two slots are used to position and accommodate automobile stamping parts;
[0010] Second visual part, the second visual part corresponds with the material box position, in order to be visually detected in the automobile stamping piece in the material box;
[0011] Control part, the control part is connected with the conveying line, first visual part, industrial robot and second visual part, carries out control and carries out information interaction.
[0012] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the industrial robot is driven by the driving module.
[0013] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the driving module is parallelly arranged with the conveying line.
[0014] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the first visual part includes a horizontal rod and a visual camera, the horizontal rod is installed with the visual camera, and the visual camera is located above the conveying line to visually detect the automobile stamping piece on the conveying line.
[0015] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the mechanical arm is a six-degree-of-freedom industrial robot.
[0016] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the mounting piece is composed of a plurality of mounting blocks arranged in series, and the clamping groove is formed between adjacent mounting blocks.
[0017] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the second visual part includes a bracket and a plurality of binocular cameras, the binocular cameras are evenly installed on the bracket to visually detect the automobile stamping piece in the material box.
[0018] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the control part is a control cabinet to control the whole equipment.
[0019] The utility model solves the defects in the background art, and has the following beneficial effects:
[0020] The utility model discloses an automobile stamping piece automatic handling equipment based on visual guidance, which realizes the rapid and stable handling of automobile stamping pieces, and applies industrial robots in the handling field of automobile stamping pieces, greatly improves the handling efficiency of automobile stamping pieces compared with traditional manual operation, effectively reduces the labor cost, and reduces the labor intensity of workers. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0021] The utility model will be further described below in combination with the drawings and embodiments.
[0022] Figure 1 It is the whole structure schematic diagram of preferred embodiment of the utility model;
[0023] Figure 2 It is a partial structure schematic view of the preferred embodiment of the utility model;
[0024] Figure 3 It is a structure schematic view of the preferred embodiment of the utility model material box;
[0025] Figure 4 It is a structure schematic view of the preferred embodiment of the second vision part of the utility model;
[0026] In the drawing: 10, conveying line; 20, first vision part; 21, crossbar; 22, vision camera; 30, industrial robot; 31, mechanical arm; 32, end picker; 40, material box; 41, mounting piece; 411, clamping groove; 50, second vision part; 51, support; 52, binocular camera; 60, control part; 70, driving module; 80, mounting block. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0027] The multiple embodiments of the utility model will be disclosed in the following drawings, and many details on the actual object will be described in the following description. However, it should be understood that these details on the actual object should not be used to limit the utility model. That is, in some embodiments of the utility model, these details on the actual object are unnecessary. In addition, for the purpose of simplifying the drawings, some conventional structures and components will be drawn in a simple schematic manner in the drawings.
[0028] In addition, the description such as "first", "second" and the like in the utility model is only for the purpose of description, and does not mean to particularly indicate the order or sequence, nor to limit the utility model. It is only to distinguish the components or operations described by the same technical terms, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying the relative importance of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features limited by "first" and "second" can explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, the technical solutions of each embodiment can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the realization of ordinary technical personnel in the art. When the combination of technical solutions appears contradictory or unachievable, it should be considered that the combination of technical solutions does not exist, and is not within the protection scope required by the utility model.
[0029] The embodiment provides a kind of automatic handling equipment of automobile stamping based on visual guidance, which realizes the quick, stable handling of automobile stamping, and it applies industrial robot 30 in the handling field of automobile stamping, compared with traditional manual operation, greatly improves the handling efficiency of automobile stamping, effectively reduces labor cost, reduces the labor intensity of operating worker.
[0030] Combination Figures 1 to 4As shown, the visual guidance-based automatic automobile stamping part carrying device of the embodiment comprises a conveying line 10, a first vision part 20, an industrial robot 30, a box 40, a second vision part 50, and a control part 60. The conveying line 10 conveys automobile stamping parts, the first vision part 20 visually detects the automobile stamping parts on the conveying line 10, the industrial robot 30 can grab the automobile stamping parts on the conveying line 10, the grabbed automobile stamping parts are placed in the box 40, the second vision part 50 visually detects the automobile stamping parts in the box 40 to ensure the boxing effect, and the control part 60 can realize the overall control of the device, which is conducive to the stable operation of the device.
[0031] In the embodiment, the visual guidance-based automatic automobile stamping part carrying device further comprises a driving module 70. The industrial robot 30 is connected with the driving module 70 through a connecting seat, and the driving module 70 drives the industrial robot 30. The driving module 70 is arranged in parallel with the conveying line 10. The driving module 70 drives the industrial robot 30 to move along the length direction of the driving module 70. By changing the position of the industrial robot 30, the grabbing position of the automobile stamping parts is changed, which is conducive to the rapid carrying of the automobile stamping parts.
[0032] As shown, Figure 1 The first vision part 20 of the embodiment is located above the conveying line 10. The first vision part 20 comprises a crossbar 21 and a vision camera 22. The crossbar 21 installs the vision camera 22. The vision camera 22 is located above the conveying line 10 to visually detect the automobile stamping parts on the conveying line 10. Under the visual detection of the first vision part 20, the grabbing position of the automobile stamping parts is determined, so that the industrial robot 30 can grab the automobile stamping parts.
[0033] In the embodiment, the industrial robot 30 is located at the side of the conveying line 10. The industrial robot 30 comprises a mechanical arm 31 and an end effector 32. The mechanical arm 31 drives the end effector 32 to grab the automobile stamping parts. The mechanical arm 31 of the embodiment is a six-degree-of-freedom industrial robot 31. Within the operating range of the mechanical arm 31, the end effector 32 is used to grab the automobile stamping parts. After grabbing, the mechanical arm 31 places the automobile stamping parts in the box 40 to complete the automatic carrying of the automobile stamping parts.
[0034] In combination with Figure 1 and Figure 3As shown, the material box 40 of the embodiment is provided with a plurality of mounting pieces 41, the mounting pieces 41 are arranged in pairs and correspondingly, the mounting pieces 41 are provided with clamping grooves 411, two clamping grooves 411 can position and accommodate the automobile stamping parts, a plurality of clamping grooves 411 can be formed on the mounting pieces 41, which can stably position and accommodate the automobile stamping parts, so that the automobile stamping parts are stably placed in the material box 40, which is beneficial to avoid damage to the automobile stamping parts.
[0035] In the embodiment, the mounting pieces 41 are composed of a plurality of mounting blocks 80 arranged in series, the clamping grooves 411 are formed between adjacent mounting blocks 80, which can stably place the automobile stamping parts, thereby firmly fixing the automobile stamping parts and improving the stability of placing the automobile stamping parts.
[0036] In combination Figure 1 With Figure 4 As shown, the second visual part 50 of the embodiment corresponds to the position of the material box 40, the second visual part 50 includes a support 51 and a plurality of binocular cameras 52, the binocular cameras 52 are uniformly mounted on the support 51 to visually detect the automobile stamping parts in the material box 40, the binocular cameras 52 of the embodiment are vertically and obliquely arranged, and their detection directions correspond to the positions of the clamping grooves 411, so that the automobile stamping parts can be visually detected to avoid problems such as misplacement of the automobile stamping parts in the material box 40, thereby ensuring the effect of placing the automobile stamping parts.
[0037] In the embodiment, the control part 60 is connected with the conveying line 10, the first visual part 20, the industrial robot 30 and the second visual part 50 for control and information interaction, the control part 60 of the embodiment is a control cabinet, which is provided with a controller and a plurality of control elements for overall control of the equipment.
[0038] In actual use, the automobile stamping parts are conveyed on the conveying line 10, the industrial robot 30 grasps the automobile stamping parts after determining the grasping position of the automobile stamping parts by the first visual part 20, the automobile stamping parts after grasping are moved into the material box 40 under the action of the industrial robot 30, and the second visual part 50 can visually detect the automobile stamping parts in the material box 40 to avoid problems such as misplacement of the automobile stamping parts in the material box 40, thereby ensuring the effect of placing the automobile stamping parts.
[0039] In summary, the automobile stamping parts automatic handling equipment based on visual guidance of the embodiment realizes rapid and stable handling of the automobile stamping parts, which applies the industrial robot 30 in the handling field of the automobile stamping parts, greatly improves the handling efficiency of the automobile stamping parts compared with traditional manual operation, effectively reduces the labor cost, and reduces the labor intensity of the workers.
[0040] While the present application has been described with reference to various embodiments, it will be understood that many modifications and variations of the present application are possible, as they will occur to those skilled in the art in the scope of the application. That is, the methods, systems, or devices discussed above are examples. It is contemplated that various configurations can be made without parting from the scope of the application. For example, the method can be performed in a different order or the various stages can be combined or omitted. Also, features described with respect to certain configurations can be combined in a variety of other configurations. Different aspects and elements of configurations can be combined in similar ways. Also, a person of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that many of the elements described above are typically implemented as instructions or code stored on a computer-readable medium, and executed by a processor. Also, not all of the activities or elements described above are required, which can be dependent on the context in which the application is deployed. In general, the description or disclosure of a process, structure, material, or technique is understood for that process, structure, material or technique being disclosed, and the candidate replacement of that process, structure, material or technique are implied. Moreover, it is understood that the features of the depending claims are a supplement to, and not a substitute for, the corresponding features of the independent claims.
[0041] In the description specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the exemplary configurations including implementations. However, configurations can be practiced without these specific details, e.g., an example has been shown without unnecessary details in order to avoid obscuring configurations. The description only provides example configurations and is not intended to limit the scope, applicability or configurations of claims. Instead, the foregoing description of the configurations will provide those skilled in the art with an enabling description of the described technology. Various modifications can be made to the function and arrangement of elements without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosure.
[0042] Moreover, although each of the operations can be described as a sequential process, many of the operations can occur in parallel, or concurrently. In addition, the order of the operations can be rearranged. A process might have other steps not discussed herein. Further, examples of the methods can be implemented by hardware, software, firmware, middleware, code, hardware description languages, or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, the program code, or code segments, for performing the necessary tasks can be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium such as a storage medium. A processor can execute the described tasks from the storage medium.
[0043] In view of the above, it will be seen that the details set forth in the above description of the application are considered as illustrative only of the present application and not restrictive in any manner. It is therefore intended to cover any modifications and variations of this application that would be apparent to those skilled in the art, it being realized that within the scope of the application, substantially equivalent methods can be utilized in which equivalent structures are employed in place of or in conjunction with certain specific structures, and in which certain specific steps are employed in place of or in conjunction with certain other steps. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present application without departing from the spirit or scope of the application. Thus, it is intended that the present application cover modifications and variations of this application provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A vision-guided automotive stamping parts automatic handling apparatus, characterized by, The utility model relates to an automobile stamping part visual inspection and sorting device, including Conveying line (10), the automobile stamping part is conveyed by the conveying line (10); First visual part (20), the first visual part (20) is located above the conveying line (10) to visually detect the automobile stamping part; Industrial robot (30), the industrial robot (30) is located at the side of the conveying line (10), and the industrial robot (30) includes mechanical arm (31) and end pick (32), the mechanical arm (31) drives the end pick (32), and the end pick (32) grabs the automobile stamping part; Material box (40), a plurality of mountings (41) are arranged on the material box (40), the mounting (41) is in a pair and is correspondingly arranged, the mounting (41) is equipped with the clamping groove (411), and two clamping grooves (411) position and accommodate the automobile stamping part; Second visual part (50), the second visual part (50) is in position with the material box (40) to visually detect the automobile stamping part in the material box (40); Control part (60), the control part (60) is connected with the conveying line (10), first visual part (20), industrial robot (30) and second visual part (50) all, controls and carries out information interaction.
2. The vision-guided automatic handling apparatus for automobile stamping parts according to claim 1, characterized in that, Still include drive module (70), the industrial robot (30) is connected with the drive module (70) through the connecting seat, and the industrial robot (30) is driven by the drive module (70).
3. The vision-guided automotive stamping parts automatic handling apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that, The drive module (70) is parallelly arranged with the conveying line (10).
4. The vision-guided automotive stamping parts automatic handling apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first visual part (20) includes cross bar (21) and visual camera (22), the cross bar (21) installs the visual camera (22), and the visual camera (22) is located above the conveying line (10) to visually detect the automobile stamping part on the conveying line (10).
5. The vision-guided automotive stamping parts automatic handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, The mechanical arm (31) is six degrees of freedom industrial robot arm (31).
6. The vision-guided automotive stamping parts automatic handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, The mounting (41) is composed of a plurality of mounting blocks (80) arranged continuously, and the clamping groove (411) is formed between adjacent mounting blocks (80).
7. The vision-guided automotive stamping parts automatic handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, The second visual part (50) includes support (51) and a plurality of binocular cameras (52), the binocular cameras (52) are uniformly installed on the support (51) to visually detect the automobile stamping part in the material box (40).
8. The vision-guided automotive stamping parts automatic handling apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, The control part (60) is a control cabinet to control the whole equipment.