Pipe conveyor
By designing a tube conveyor, the problem of inconvenience in moving and picking up copper tubes due to their large size was solved, enabling rapid conveying of copper materials and simultaneous conveying of multiple copper trays, thus improving processing efficiency.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422775427.0
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-14
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-04
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-11-14
AI Technical Summary
The copper tube tray is large and the coils are wrapped around the tray, making it inconvenient to move and retrieve during the production process, which affects processing efficiency.
Design a tube material conveyor, including a support structure, a geared motor unit, a roller structure, a first conveying group and a second conveying group. Through reasonable layout and combination, it can realize the rapid conveying of copper material and the simultaneous conveying of multiple trays of copper material.
This enables the rapid delivery of copper material to the cutting station, improving processing efficiency, preventing material jamming and mixing, and ensuring smooth delivery.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of pipe processing, and in particular to a pipe conveyor. Background Technology
[0002] In the field of refrigeration and heat exchange, copper is a commonly used heat-conducting material with high demand. In heat exchanger manufacturing, copper tubes are typically wound onto trays due to their length. However, these trays are bulky and inconvenient to move and retrieve during production. To facilitate copper tube processing, the tubes need to be cut to appropriate lengths for easier handling and processing. However, when cutting, the large amount of copper wound on the trays makes it difficult to extract the tubes, and it's impossible to extract tubes from multiple trays simultaneously. This process is time-consuming, inconvenient, and affects processing efficiency.
[0003] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a pipe conveyor to overcome the defects mentioned above. Utility Model Content
[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a tube conveyor that can conveniently and quickly transport copper material to the cutting station, and can also transport multiple trays of copper material, thereby improving work efficiency.
[0005] According to one aspect of this utility model, a pipe conveyor is provided, including a support structure, a geared motor assembly, a roller structure, a first conveying group, and a second conveying group. The geared motor, roller structure, first conveying group, and second conveying group are all mounted on the support structure. The first conveying group includes a base, a long-arm extension rod, a bracket, and a single conveying wheel. The long-arm extension rod is mounted on the base, with one end connected to the base via a ball joint. The bracket is located at the other end of the long-arm extension rod and bolted to it. The second conveying group includes an arc-shaped conveying section welded to the support structure and a pair of wheel conveying sections mounted on the support structure and connected to it via pins. With this utility model, copper material can be conveyed to the next operating station via the first and second conveying groups, facilitating convenient and rapid pipe material delivery. Simultaneously, it can convey multiple trays of copper material, improving work efficiency.
[0006] Preferably, there is a gap between the conveying wheel and the support, which is used to allow the pipe to pass through. By passing the pipe through the gap between the conveying wheel and the support, the pipe can move better as the wheel rotates. Furthermore, since the conveying wheel is located under the support structure, it provides a pre-tensioning effect, preventing the pipe from getting stuck during transport.
[0007] Preferably, the arc-shaped conveyor section includes an arc-shaped plate and ears placed above the arc-shaped plate. The ears are arranged in a straight line along the front-to-back direction, and the number of ears is four. Since the pipe material needs to be conveyed upward after exiting the conveyor wheel, the arc-shaped conveyor section can support the pipe material, which helps to prevent the pipe material from falling to other positions after exiting the conveyor wheel, affecting the conveying operation or causing conveying difficulties.
[0008] Preferably, the conveyor unit includes an upper wheel and a lower wheel, which are mounted on different shafts and arranged opposite each other, with a gap between them for the pipe material to pass through. The cooperation of the upper and lower wheels can further limit the path of the pipe material during conveying, effectively preventing mixing when multiple pipe materials are conveyed simultaneously.
[0009] Preferably, the wheel conveying unit includes four groups, with the upper wheel of each group coaxially arranged and the lower wheel of each group coaxially arranged.
[0010] Preferably, the support structure includes: a fixed base located at the bottom of the support structure; a central column placed on and welded to the fixed base, with a platform at the bottom of the central column for placing the geared motor assembly, and a central hole at the side wall of the central column; a crossbar placed at the top of the support structure; a vertical bar placed below and welded to the horizontal bar, including a first vertical bar and a second vertical bar, for placing the arc-shaped conveying part; a connecting rod placed above the central column, with its two ends welded to the central column and the horizontal bar respectively; and a conveying rod placed in front of the horizontal bar and welded to the horizontal bar, for placing the wheel conveying part. This scheme effectively allocates the rationality of the positions of each structure, facilitating conveying.
[0011] Preferably, the left end of the crossbar has a protruding joint and the right end has a concave joint. This allows for better connection between multiple pipe conveyors and enables the simultaneous conveying of multiple pipes.
[0012] Preferably, the roller structure includes: a rotating shaft, a locking mechanism, a pressure plate, and a contact wheel; the rear end of the rotating shaft is placed in the central hole of the central column; the contact wheel and the pressure plate are both sleeved on the rotating shaft, and the locking mechanism is located at the front end of the rotating shaft; a pipe tray containing the pipe material is placed between the contact wheel and the pressure plate. This design effectively prevents the pipe tray from detaching from the rotating shaft.
[0013] Preferably, the number of pipe conveyors is at least two, and the multiple pipe conveyors are connected to each other by bolts through the protruding joint of one pipe conveyor to the concave joint of the next pipe conveyor. Further, the number of pipe conveyors can be four.
[0014] Preferably, the geared motor assembly includes a geared motor and a friction plate located at the output end of the geared motor, with the side of the friction plate contacting the contact wheel. This design allows for timely stopping of the pipe material tray rotation when pipe material feeding is no longer required, preventing the pipe material from loosening and falling off due to the tray continuing to rotate even after the next workstation has stopped extracting the pipe material.
[0015] The pipe conveyor provided by this utility model, through the rational design of the support structure, the geared motor group, the roller structure, the first conveying group, and the second conveying group, enables the pipe material to be delivered to the next operating station via the first conveying group and the second conveying group, realizing convenient and fast pipe material delivery. At the same time, multiple trays of copper material can be conveyed simultaneously, improving work efficiency. Attached Figure Description
[0016] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments:
[0017] Figure 1 This is a front view of the pipe conveyor.
[0018] Figure 2 This is a left-side view of the pipe conveyor.
[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the first conveyor group;
[0020] Figure 4 This is a partial schematic diagram of the upper part of the pipe conveyor;
[0021] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the arc-shaped conveyor section;
[0022] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the wheel conveyor section;
[0023] Figure 7 This is a partial schematic diagram of the upper part of the supporting structure.
[0024] Explanation of icon numbers:
[0025] 10. Support structure; 20. Gear motor assembly; 30. Roller structure; 40. First conveyor group; 50. Second conveyor group; 11. Fixed seat; 12. Central column; 13. Crossbar; 14. Vertical bar; 14a. First vertical bar; 14b. Second vertical bar; 15. Connecting rod; 16. Conveying rod; 21. Gear motor; 22. Friction plate; 31. Rotating shaft; 32. Locking mechanism; 33. Pressure plate; 34. Contact wheel; 41. Base; 42. Long arm connecting rod; 43. Bracket; 44. Single conveyor wheel; 51. Arc-shaped conveyor section; 52. Double wheel conveyor section; 511. Arc-shaped plate; 512. Ear; 521. Upper wheel; 522. Lower wheel; 131. Protruding joint section; 132. Concave joint section. Detailed Implementation
[0026] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.
[0027] To keep the drawings concise, only the parts relevant to this invention are shown schematically in each figure, and they do not represent the actual structure of the product. Furthermore, for ease of understanding, in some figures, only one of the components with the same structure or function is schematically depicted, or only one is labeled. In this document, "one" not only means "only one," but can also mean "more than one."
[0028] It should also be further understood that the term “and / or” as used in this application specification and the appended claims means any combination of one or more of the associated listed items and all possible combinations, and includes such combinations.
[0029] In this document, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "linking" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to fixed connections, detachable connections, or integral connections; they can refer to mechanical connections or electrical connections; they can refer to direct connections or indirect connections through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal connection between two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model based on the specific circumstances.
[0030] Furthermore, in the description of this application, the terms "first," "second," etc., are used only to distinguish descriptions and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
[0031] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the specific implementation methods of this utility model will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the drawings described below are merely some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings and other implementation methods can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative effort.
[0032] The embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that, in the following description, Figure 1 The medium-angle view is from the front of the aircraft (reference). Figure 1 R direction is to the left (refer to) Figure 1 , Figure 2 L direction is to the right (refer to) Figure 1 , Figure 2 )and Figure 1 The front is opposite to the rear of the machine (see reference). Figure 1 , Figure 2 ).
[0033] See Figures 1 to 4 As shown, this embodiment provides a pipe conveyor, including a support structure 10, a geared motor assembly 20, a roller structure 30, a first conveying group 40, and a second conveying group 50. The geared motor 20, roller structure 30, first conveying group 40, and second conveying group 50 are all mounted on the support structure 10. The first conveying group 40 includes a base 41, a long-arm connecting rod 42, a bracket 43, and a single conveying wheel 44. The long-arm connecting rod 42 is mounted on the base 41, with one end connected to the base 41 via a ball joint. The bracket 43 is mounted on the other end of the long-arm connecting rod 42 and bolted to it. The second conveying group 50 includes an arc-shaped conveying section 51 welded to the support structure 10 and a pair of wheel conveying sections 52 connected to the support structure 10 via pins. With this invention, copper material can be delivered to the next operating station via the first conveying group 40 and the second conveying group 50, facilitating convenient and rapid pipe material delivery. Simultaneously, it can convey multiple trays of copper material, improving work efficiency.
[0034] There is a gap between the conveyor wheel 44 and the support 43, which is used to pass the pipe through. By passing the pipe through the gap between the conveyor wheel 44 and the support 43, the pipe can move better as the wheel rotates. Since the conveyor wheel 44 is located under the support structure 10, it plays a pre-tensioning role, preventing the pipe from getting stuck during conveying.
[0035] The roller structure 30 includes a rotating shaft 31, a locking mechanism 32, a pressure plate 33, and a contact wheel 34. The rear end of the rotating shaft 31 is placed in the central hole of the central column 12. The contact wheel 34 and the pressure plate 33 are both sleeved on the rotating shaft 31, and the locking mechanism 32 is located at the front end of the rotating shaft 31. A pipe tray containing pipe material is placed between the contact wheel 34 and the pressure plate 33. This design effectively prevents the pipe tray from falling off the rotating shaft 31.
[0036] The geared motor assembly 20 includes a geared motor 21 and a friction plate 22 located at the output end of the geared motor 21. The side of the friction plate 22 contacts the contact wheel 34. With the above solution, the rotation of the pipe material tray can be stopped in time when pipe material feeding is not required, preventing the pipe material from loosening and falling off due to the pipe material tray continuing to rotate even after the next station has stopped extracting the pipe material.
[0037] See Figure 5As shown, the arc-shaped conveyor section 51 includes an arc-shaped plate 511 and ears 512 positioned above the arc-shaped plate 511. The ears 512 are arranged in a straight line along the front-to-back direction, and there are four of them. Since the pipe material needs to be conveyed upward after exiting the conveyor wheel 44, the arc-shaped conveyor section 51 can support the pipe material, which helps to prevent the pipe material from falling to other positions after exiting the conveyor wheel 44, affecting the conveying operation or causing conveying difficulties.
[0038] See Figure 6 As shown, the roller conveyor unit 52 includes an upper roller 521 and a lower roller 522. The upper roller 521 and the lower roller 522 are mounted on different shafts and are arranged opposite to each other. There is a gap between the upper roller 521 and the lower roller 522 for the pipe material to pass through. The cooperation of the upper roller 521 and the lower roller 522 can further limit the path of the pipe material during the conveying process, which can effectively prevent the mixing of multiple pipe materials when conveyed at the same time. The roller conveyor unit 52 includes four sets, with the upper roller 521 in each set coaxially arranged and the lower roller 522 in each set coaxially arranged.
[0039] See Figure 1 and Figure 7 As shown, the support structure 10 includes a fixed base 11, a central column 12, a crossbar 13, a vertical bar 14, a connecting rod 15, and a conveying rod 16. The fixed base 11 is located at the bottom of the support structure 10. The central column 12 is placed on and welded to the fixed base 11. The bottom end of the central column 12 has a platform for placing the geared motor assembly 20, and a central hole is located on the side wall of the central column 12. The crossbar 13 is located at the top of the support structure 10. The vertical bar 14 is placed below and welded to the crossbar 13, and includes a first vertical bar 14a and a second vertical bar 14b, for placing the arc-shaped conveying part 51. The connecting rod 15 is placed above the central column 12, with its two ends welded to the central column 12 and the crossbar 13, respectively. The conveying rod 16 is placed in front of the crossbar 13 and welded to it, for placing the wheel conveying part 52. This design effectively allocates the positions of each structure, facilitating conveying.
[0040] The left end of the crossbar 13 has a protruding joint 131, and the right end of the crossbar 13 has a concave joint 132. This allows for better connection between multiple pipe conveyors and enables the simultaneous conveying of multiple pipes.
[0041] This embodiment also provides a pipe conveyor, wherein the number of pipe conveyors is two, and the two pipe conveyors are connected to the concave joint of the next pipe conveyor through the protruding joint of the pipe conveyor.
[0042] This embodiment also provides a pipe conveyor, which has four pipe conveyors, and each pair of adjacent pipe conveyors is connected to the next pipe conveyor through a protruding joint of the pipe conveyor and a concave joint of the pipe conveyor.
[0043] For example, in this embodiment, four pipe conveyors can be installed sequentially from left to right. The four pipe trays are placed on the rotating shafts 31 of the four pipe conveyors, and the steps are as follows: For the first pipe conveyor on the far left, the pipe tray is fixed by the locking mechanism 32. The pipe is pulled upwards through the conveyor wheel 44, passes through the ear 512 closest to the front of the pipe conveyor above the arc-shaped conveyor section 51, and is inserted into the wheel conveyor section 52 closest to the front of the pipe conveyor. It then extends through the wheel conveyor section 52 to the next station for cutting. For the second pipe... After passing through the second pipe conveyor as described above, the material exits through the second ear 512 above the arc-shaped conveyor section 51 of the first pipe conveyor, near the front of the pipe conveyor, and enters the second roller conveyor section 52 of the first pipe conveyor, near the front of the pipe conveyor. It then extends through the roller conveyor section 52 to the next workstation for cutting. Similarly, after passing through the third pipe conveyor as described above, the material exits through the third ear 512 above the arc-shaped conveyor section 51 of the second pipe conveyor, near the front of the pipe conveyor, and enters the third roller conveyor section of the second pipe conveyor, near the front of the pipe conveyor. After passing through the front roller conveyor section 52 of the first pipe conveyor, the tube material passes above the arc-shaped conveyor section 51 of the first pipe conveyor and exits through the third ear section 512 near the front of the pipe conveyor. It then enters the third roller conveyor section 52 near the front of the first pipe conveyor and extends to the next station for cutting. The fourth pipe material passes through the fourth pipe conveyor in the same manner, then exits through the fourth ear section 512 near the front of the third pipe conveyor above the arc-shaped conveyor section 51 of the third pipe conveyor. After passing through the roller conveyor section 52 in front of the material conveyor, it passes over the arc conveyor section 51 of the second pipe material conveyor and exits through the fourth ear section 512 near the front of the pipe material conveyor. It then enters the roller conveyor section 52 near the front of the second pipe material conveyor, exits through the first pipe material conveyor, and then passes over the arc conveyor section 51 of the first pipe material conveyor and exits through the fourth ear section 512 near the front of the pipe material conveyor. It then extends through the roller conveyor section 52 to the next station for cutting operations.
[0044] For example, in this embodiment, the working principle of one, two, or three pipe conveyors is the same as described above, with some additions or subtractions in the operation steps, which will not be repeated here.
[0045] The pipe conveyor provided by this utility model, through the reasonable design of the support structure 10, the geared motor group 20, the roller structure 30, the first conveying group 40, and the second conveying group 50, enables the pipe material to be delivered to the next operating station via the first conveying group 40 and the second conveying group 50, realizing convenient and fast pipe material delivery. At the same time, multiple trays of copper material can be conveyed simultaneously, improving work efficiency.
[0046] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the exemplary embodiments of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, it is intended that the present invention cover modifications and variations falling within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A pipe conveyor, characterized in that, include: Supporting structure, used to bear loads; A geared motor assembly is mounted on the support structure and threadedly connected to the support structure. A roller structure, placed on the support structure, can rotate around the center of the roller and is used to hold pipe materials; The first conveying group is placed at the lower part of the supporting structure and fixedly connected to the supporting structure; The second conveyor assembly is placed on the upper part of the support structure and fixedly connected to the support structure. The first conveyor group includes: The base is placed at the lower part of the support structure and welded to the support structure; A long arm connecting rod is placed on the base, with one end connected to the base via a ball joint. A bracket is placed at the other end of the long arm connecting rod and bolted to the long arm connecting rod. A single conveyor wheel is placed on the bracket and connected to the bracket via a pin. The second conveying group includes: an arc-shaped conveying section that is placed on the upper part of the supporting structure and welded to the supporting structure, and a pair of wheel conveying sections that are placed on the upper part of the supporting structure and connected to the supporting structure by a pin.
2. The pipe conveyor as described in claim 1, characterized in that: There is a gap between the conveyor wheel and the support, which is used to pass the pipe through.
3. The pipe conveyor as described in claim 2, characterized in that: The arc-shaped conveying section includes an arc-shaped plate and ears placed above the arc-shaped plate. The ears are arranged in a straight line along the front-back direction, and there are four of them.
4. A pipe conveyor as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The roller conveying unit includes an upper roller and a lower roller, which are mounted on different shafts and arranged opposite to each other. There is a gap between the upper roller and the lower roller for passing the pipe material through.
5. A pipe conveyor as described in claim 4, characterized in that: The wheel conveying unit includes four sets, with the upper wheel of each set coaxially arranged and the lower wheel of each set coaxially arranged.
6. A pipe conveyor as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The support structure includes: The fixed base is located at the bottom of the support structure; A central column is placed on the fixed base and welded to the fixed base. The bottom end of the central column has a platform for placing the geared motor assembly. The side wall of the central column has a central hole. A crossbar is placed at the top of the support structure; A plumb line, placed below the crossbar and welded to the crossbar, includes a first plumb line and a second plumb line, used to place the arc-shaped conveying part; A connecting rod is placed above the central column, with its two ends welded to the central column and the crossbar, respectively. A conveyor rod, placed in front of the crossbar and welded to the crossbar, is used to house the wheel conveyor section.
7. A pipe conveyor as described in claim 6, characterized in that: The left end of the crossbar has a protruding joint, and the right end of the crossbar has a concave joint.
8. A pipe conveyor as described in claim 7, characterized in that, The roller structure includes: a rotating shaft, a locking mechanism, a pressure plate, and a contact wheel; the rear end of the rotating shaft is placed in the middle hole of the central column; the contact wheel and the pressure plate are both sleeved on the rotating shaft, and the locking mechanism is placed at the front end of the rotating shaft; a tube tray containing tube material is placed between the contact wheel and the pressure plate.
9. A pipe conveyor as described in claim 8, characterized in that: The number of pipe conveyors is at least two, and the multiple pipe conveyors are connected to each other by bolts through the protruding joint of the pipe conveyor and the concave joint of the next pipe conveyor.
10. A pipe conveyor as described in claim 9, characterized in that, The geared motor assembly includes a geared motor and a friction plate located at the output end of the geared motor, wherein the side of the friction plate contacts the contact wheel.