Automatic cooling and punching system for industrial robot gripper die castings
An automated system integrating cooling and punching devices solves the problem of time-consuming and labor-intensive cooling and punching of die-cast parts by traditional industrial robot grippers, achieving efficient and safe automated production.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423083104.1
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-13
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-18
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-13
AI Technical Summary
The cooling and punching operations of traditional industrial robot grippers for die castings are time-consuming, labor-intensive, inefficient, and difficult to automate, posing safety hazards.
An automated system integrating a cooling device, a punching device, a robot, and a workpiece shifting device was designed. The system is automated through a controller and includes a cooling platform, a punching platform, a robot, a workpiece shifting device, and photoelectric sensors to achieve efficient cooling and punching.
It significantly improves production efficiency, ensures operator safety, facilitates automated production lines, and meets the needs of mass production.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to an industrial robot gripper die casting production equipment, especially to an automatic cooling and punching system for industrial robot gripper die casting. BACKGROUND
[0002] Industrial robot gripper die casting is one of the important components of industrial robot, in its production process, industrial robot gripper die casting is very high in temperature after die casting, and there are burrs, flash and sprue, need to cool, punch after polishing again, in traditional production system, manual operation stamping equipment or stamping tool is adopted to carry out stamping operation, need to adopt relevant fixture to hold high-temperature workpiece, adopt floor industrial fan direct blowing cooling, operating personnel are in the scope of being blown, and also need manual calculation the quantity of die casting that has punched, therefore, the traditional cooling and punching operation of industrial robot gripper die casting is time-consuming and laborious, and the efficiency is low, and it can also cause burns or long-time wind blowing to cause the problem of physical unhealthiness, or cause operating personnel to be injured, and it is also difficult to realize the automation assembly line with other production equipment of industrial robot gripper die casting, and the production efficiency is not high, and it is difficult to meet the batch production needs. SUMMARY
[0003] The utility model discloses a kind of automatic cooling and punching systems for industrial robot gripper die casting, which can realize the automatic cooling and punching of industrial robot gripper die casting, and the production efficiency is high, and the degree of automation is high.
[0004] The utility model realizes the above-mentioned purposes by the following technical solutions:
[0005] The application discloses an automatic cooling and punching system for an industrial robot gripper die casting, which comprises a base support, a cooling device and a punching device, and further comprises a manipulator, a workpiece shifting device and a controller, wherein the cooling device comprises a cooling platform and cooling fans, the cooling platform is installed on the base support, the cooling platform is provided with a workpiece cooling station, the workpiece cooling station is provided with a workpiece mounting part, and the cooling fans are installed on the cooling platform and are aligned with the workpiece cooling station; the punching device comprises a punching platform, punching columns, a punching template, a punching cylinder and a punching head, the punching platform is installed on the base support, the punching columns are installed on the punching platform, the punching template is installed on the punching columns, the punching cylinder is installed on the punching template and drives the punching head to vertically move, the manipulator is installed close to the cooling platform and the punching platform, the workpiece shifting device comprises a shifting support, a shifting motor, a transmission device and a workpiece mounting plate, the shifting support is installed on the punching platform, the shifting motor is installed on the shifting support, the rotating shaft of the shifting motor is connected with the workpiece mounting plate through the transmission device and can drive the workpiece mounting plate to horizontally move, the workpiece mounting plate is provided with a workpiece punching station, the workpiece punching station is provided with a workpiece mounting part, and the workpiece punching station is located below the punching head; the cooling fans are installed on the punching platform and are aligned with the position below the punching head; and the control input end of the manipulator, the control input end of the cooling fans, the control input end of the punching cylinder and the control input end of the shifting motor are respectively connected with the control output end of the controller.
[0006] Preferably, in order to realize the precise shifting control function, the transmission device comprises a transmission screw rod, a transmission nut and a transmission frame, the transmission screw rod is installed on the shifting support through a bearing and is connected with the rotating shaft of the shifting motor, the transmission nut is installed on the transmission frame and is sleeved on the transmission screw rod, the transmission frame is installed on the shifting support and can horizontally and linearly move and cannot rotate, and the two workpiece mounting plates arranged in the axial direction of the transmission screw rod are respectively installed on the transmission frame. The structure that the transmission frame is installed on the shifting support and can horizontally and linearly move and cannot rotate is preferably a guide rod structure, that is, two guide rods are respectively installed on the shifting support and are respectively located at the two sides of the transmission frame, the two sides of the transmission frame are respectively provided with guide through holes, the two guide rods respectively pass through the two guide through holes, and the transmission screw rod is located between the two guide rods and is parallel to each other, and these structures are all conventional screw rod transmission structures.
[0007] As a preferred, in order to achieve the punch cylinder driven punch head down to complete the punch function and make the punch head can be automatically reset, the punch die includes an upper die and a lower die located below the upper die, the punch cylinder is installed on the upper die and its push rod can push the lower die to move down, the lower surface of the upper die is connected with the upper end of the plurality of punch columns, the lower die is sleeved outside the plurality of punch columns through a plurality of vertical through holes, a plurality of reset compression springs are respectively installed outside the plurality of punch columns and located between the lower die and the punch platform, and the punch head is installed on the lower surface of the lower die.
[0008] As a preferred, in order to achieve better cooling effect and facilitate the installation of cooling fan, the cooling fan includes a large fan and a small fan, the workpiece cooling station on the cooling platform is three, all the cooling fans aligned with the workpiece cooling station and the position below the punch head are small fans, and the large fan is located above the mechanical hand.
[0009] As a preferred, in order to facilitate temporary storage of the punched workpiece and dust removal for the next process, the automatic cooling and punching system of the industrial robot gripper die casting further comprises a workpiece temporary storage box and a dust remover, the open upper end of the workpiece temporary storage box is installed on the punch platform, the air inlet of the dust remover close to the workpiece temporary storage box is connected with the workpiece temporary storage box through a dust suction pipe, and the control input end of the dust remover is connected with the control output end of the controller.
[0010] As a preferred, in order to achieve the automatic counting function of the punched workpiece, the automatic cooling and punching system of the industrial robot gripper die casting further comprises a photoelectric sensor for detecting the punched workpiece, and the signal output end of the photoelectric sensor is connected with the signal input end of the controller.
[0011] As a preferred, in order to achieve reliable automatic control function, the controller is a PLC installed in an electric control box, and the electric control box is located below the punch platform.
[0012] As a preferred, in order to facilitate manual control and human-computer interaction when necessary, the automatic cooling and punching system of the industrial robot gripper die casting further comprises a touch screen for human-computer interaction, and the mechanical hand, the cooling fan, the punch cylinder, the displacement motor and the controller are respectively connected with the touch screen.
[0013] As a preferred, in order to achieve accurate displacement, the displacement motor is a servo motor.
[0014] As a preferred, in order to improve the clamping efficiency of the mechanical hand, three clamping claws for clamping workpieces are arranged on the paw of the mechanical hand.
[0015] The utility model discloses an industrial robot gripper pressure casting's automatic cooling and punching system, which comprises a base support, a cooling device, a punching device, a mechanical arm and a workpiece displacement device.
[0016] The utility model discloses the cooling device, punching device, mechanical arm and workpiece displacement device are integrated on the base support and realize the automatic control function through the controller, and the staff only needs to assist operation to complete the cooling and punching function of industrial robot gripper pressure casting, and the production efficiency is improved obviously, is favorable to the health and safety of staff, and is easy to realize and form the automatic assembly line with the other production equipment of industrial robot gripper pressure casting, and the production efficiency is improved greatly, can satisfy the batch production needs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0017] Figure 1 It is one of the three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the automatic cooling and punching system of the industrial robot gripper pressure casting.
[0018] Figure 2 It is the second three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the automatic cooling and punching system of the industrial robot gripper pressure casting, and Figure 1 The viewing angle is different.
[0019] Figure 3 It is Figure 2 The enlarged view of "A" in the figure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0020] The utility model will be further described below in connection with the drawings:
[0021] As Figure 1 , Figure 2 And Figure 3As shown, the utility model discloses an automatic cooling and punching system of industrial robot gripper die casting includes base support, cooling device, punching device, manipulator 5, workpiece displacement device and controller (in the figure invisible), the base support includes a little higher high support 1 and a little lower low support 18, and each component of installation on the base support is installed on high support 1 or low support 18 according to need, the cooling device includes cooling platform 2 and cooling fan (refer to the following content in big fan 6 and small fan 4), and cooling platform 2 is installed on the base support, is equipped with workpiece cooling station (in the figure not marked) on cooling platform 2 and is equipped with workpiece mounting piece 3 on the workpiece cooling station, and a plurality of cooling fans are installed on cooling platform 2 and are aligned with the workpiece cooling station, the punching device includes punching platform 16, punching column 14, punching die plate (refer to the following content in upper die plate 10 and lower die plate 12), punching cylinder 9 and punching head 21, and punching platform 16 is installed on the base support, and a plurality of punching columns 14 are installed on punching platform 16, the punching die plate is installed on punching column 14, and punching cylinder 9 is installed on the punching die plate and drives punching head 21 to move vertically (the embodiment is moved downward), and manipulator 5 is installed at the position close to cooling platform 2 and punching platform 16, the workpiece displacement device includes displacement support (in the figure not marked), displacement motor 22, transmission device and workpiece mounting plate 8, the displacement support is installed on punching platform 16, displacement motor 22 is installed on the displacement support, and the rotating shaft of displacement motor 22 is connected with workpiece mounting plate 8 through transmission device (in the figure not marked) and can drive workpiece mounting plate 8 to move laterally, and workpiece mounting plate 8 is equipped with workpiece punching station (in the figure not marked) and is equipped with workpiece mounting piece 3 on the workpiece punching station, and the workpiece punching station is located below punching head 21, and the cooling fan aligning the position below punching head 21 is installed on punching platform 16, and the control input end of manipulator 5, the control input end of cooling fan, the control input end of punching cylinder 9 and the control input end of displacement motor 22 are connected with the control output end of controller correspondingly.
[0022] As Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the utility model further shows the following multiple more optimized specific structures:
[0023] In order to realize the precise displacement control function, the transmission device comprises a transmission screw, a transmission nut and a transmission frame. The transmission screw is installed on the displacement support through a bearing and connected with the rotating shaft of the displacement motor 22. The transmission nut is installed on the transmission frame and sleeved on the transmission screw. The transmission frame is installed on the displacement support and can move linearly in the transverse direction and cannot rotate. The two workpiece mounting plates 8 arranged in the axial direction of the transmission screw are respectively installed on the transmission frame. The transmission frame is installed on the displacement support and can move linearly in the transverse direction and cannot rotate. Preferably, a guide rod structure is adopted, that is, two guide rods are respectively installed on the displacement support and located on the two sides of the transmission frame. The transmission frame is provided with guide through holes on the two sides. The two guide rods respectively pass through the two guide through holes. The transmission screw is located between the two guide rods and parallel to each other. These structures are all conventional screw transmission structures. The components of the above-mentioned transmission device are either visible in the figure but not marked or invisible. Since it is a conventional screw transmission structure, the specific components are not marked, but the structure can be clearly understood by combining the description thereof.
[0024] In order to realize the punching function by moving the punching head 21 downward driven by the punching cylinder 9 and enable the punching head 21 to automatically reset, the punching die plate comprises an upper die plate 10 and a lower die plate 12 located below the upper die plate 10. The punching cylinder 9 is installed on the upper die plate 10 and the push rod thereof can push the lower die plate 12 to move downward. The lower surface of the upper die plate 10 is connected with the upper ends of a plurality of punching columns 14. The lower die plate 12 is sleeved outside the plurality of punching columns 14 through a plurality of vertical through holes. A plurality of reset compression springs 11 are respectively installed outside the plurality of punching columns 14 and located between the lower die plate 12 and the punching platform 16. The punching head 21 is installed on the lower surface of the lower die plate 12.
[0025] In order to realize better cooling effect and facilitate the installation of the cooling fan, the cooling fan comprises a large fan 6 and a small fan 4. The workpiece cooling stations on the cooling platform 2 are three. All the cooling fans aligned with the workpiece cooling stations and the position below the punching head 21 are small fans 4. The large fan 6 is located above the mechanical hand 5.
[0026] In order to facilitate the temporary storage of the punched workpiece 23 and the dust removal thereof to facilitate the smooth progress of the next process, the automatic cooling and punching system of the industrial robot gripper die casting also comprises a workpiece temporary storage box 15 and a dust remover 19. The workpiece temporary storage box 15 with an open upper end is installed on the punching platform 16. The air inlet of the dust remover 19 close to the workpiece temporary storage box 15 is connected with the workpiece temporary storage box 15 through a dust suction pipe. The control input end of the dust remover 19 is connected with the control output end of the controller in correspondence.
[0027] In order to realize the automatic counting function of the workpieces 23 after the punching, the automatic cooling and punching system of the die casting of the industrial robot gripper further comprises a photoelectric sensor 20 for detecting the workpieces after the punching, and the signal output end of the photoelectric sensor 20 is connected with the signal input end of the controller correspondingly.
[0028] In order to realize the reliable automatic control function, the controller is a PLC installed in an electric control box 17, and the electric control box 17 is located below the punching platform 16.
[0029] In order to facilitate the manual control and human-computer interaction when necessary, the automatic cooling and punching system of the die casting of the industrial robot gripper further comprises a touch screen 13 for human-computer interaction, and the manipulator 5, the cooling fan, the punching cylinder 9, the displacement motor 22 and the controller are connected with the touch screen 13 correspondingly.
[0030] In order to realize the precise displacement, the displacement motor 22 is a servo motor.
[0031] In order to improve the clamping efficiency of the manipulator 5, three clamping claws for clamping the workpieces 23 are arranged on the gripper 7 of the manipulator 5.
[0032] As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic cooling and punching system of the die casting of the industrial robot gripper comprises a manipulator 5, a cooling fan, a punching cylinder 9, a displacement motor 22 and a controller. Figures 1-3As shown, when in use, a plurality of workpieces 23 (i.e. industrial robot gripper castings) with high post-furnace temperature are placed on the workpiece cooling stations of the cooling platform 2 by the manipulator 5 (or other manipulators) and installed on the corresponding workpiece mounting members 3, and cooled by the cooling fans (the large fan 6 performs large-area cooling, and the small fan 4 performs precise cooling), after cooling, the manipulator 5 clamps and transfers the workpieces 23 to the workpiece mounting plate 8 and installs them on the corresponding workpiece mounting members 3, then the workpiece displacement device moves the workpieces 23 to the position directly below the punching head 21, then the punching cylinder 9 is controlled to act, the lower die plate 12 is pushed to move downward, the punching head 21 is driven to move downward, and the workpieces 23 are punched, after the punching is completed, the punching cylinder 9 is reversely actuated, the lower die plate 12 and the punching head 12 are moved upward and reset under the action of the reset spring 11, and are ready for the next punching; then the workpiece displacement device moves the punched workpieces 23 to a position close to or above the workpiece temporary storage box 15, the workpieces 23 are transferred to the workpiece temporary storage box 15 by manual or manipulator 5 or other manipulators, the dust collector 19 is started to perform dust removal treatment on the workpieces 23, at the same time, the photoelectric sensor 20 transmits the signal detected by the workpieces 23 to the controller, the controller accumulates the number of workpieces 23, and displays the total number on the touch screen 13, thereby realizing the automatic cooling and punching function of the workpieces 23. After completing a work process, the workpiece mounting plate 8 is reset by the workpiece displacement device, and is ready for the next work process, and the use of two workpiece mounting plates 8 is beneficial to the punching of the workpieces 23 on one workpiece mounting plate 8, while the punching of the workpieces 23 on the other workpiece mounting plate 8, thereby improving the production efficiency.
[0033] When the number of workpieces 23 that need to be cooled and punched is small, the system can be adjusted to manual control mode on the touch screen 13, at this time, the manipulator 5 and the workpiece displacement device do not act, only the cooling device, the punching device and the dust collector 19 are started to work, and manual processing operation is realized.
[0034] Description: The above transmission device based on the screw drive can also use a transmission belt and its related structure to realize the uninterrupted workpiece transmission function, and the specific structure is not described here.
[0035] The above embodiments are only preferred embodiments of the present application, and are not a limitation on the technical solutions of the present application, as long as the technical solutions that can be realized on the basis of the above embodiments without creative labor are considered to fall within the protection scope of the patent of the present application.
Claims
1. An automatic cooling and punching system for an industrial robot gripper die casting, comprising a base support, a cooling device and a punching device, characterized in that: Also include a mechanical hand, a workpiece displacement device and a controller, the cooling device includes a cooling platform and a cooling fan, the cooling platform is installed on the base support, the cooling platform is provided with a workpiece cooling station and the workpiece cooling station is provided with a workpiece mounting part, a plurality of cooling fans are installed on the cooling platform and are aligned with the workpiece cooling station, the punching device includes a punching platform, a punching column, a punching template, a punching cylinder and a punching head, the punching platform is installed on the base support, a plurality of punching columns are installed on the punching platform, the punching template is installed on the punching column, the punching cylinder is installed on the punching template and drives the punching head to move vertically, the mechanical hand is installed near the cooling platform and the punching platform, the workpiece displacement device includes a displacement support, a displacement motor, a transmission device and a workpiece mounting plate, the displacement support is installed on the punching platform, the displacement motor is installed on the displacement support, the rotating shaft of the displacement motor is connected with the workpiece mounting plate through the transmission device and can drive the workpiece mounting plate to move horizontally, the workpiece mounting plate is provided with a workpiece punching station and the workpiece punching station is provided with a workpiece mounting part, the workpiece punching station is located below the punching head, the cooling fan aligned with the position below the punching head is installed on the punching platform, the control input end of the mechanical hand, the control input end of the cooling fan, the control input end of the punching cylinder and the control input end of the displacement motor are respectively connected with the control output end of the controller.
2. An automatic cooling and punching system of an industrial robot gripper die casting according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transmission device includes a transmission screw, a transmission nut and a transmission frame, the transmission screw is installed on the displacement support through a bearing and is connected with the rotating shaft of the displacement motor, the transmission nut is installed on the transmission frame and is sleeved outside the transmission screw, the transmission frame is installed on the displacement support and can move horizontally and linearly and cannot rotate, the two workpiece mounting plates arranged in the axial direction of the transmission screw are respectively installed on the transmission frame.
3. The automatic cooling and punching system of an industrial robot gripper die casting according to claim 1, characterized in that: The punching template includes an upper template and a lower template below the upper template, the punching cylinder is installed on the upper template and its push rod can push the lower template to move downward, the lower surface of the upper template is connected with the upper end of a plurality of punching columns, the lower template is sleeved outside a plurality of punching columns through a plurality of vertical through holes, a plurality of return springs are respectively installed outside a plurality of punching columns and are located between the lower template and the punching platform, the punching head is installed on the lower surface of the lower template.
4. The automatic cooling and punching system of an industrial robot gripper die casting according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cooling fan includes a large fan and a small fan, the workpiece cooling station on the cooling platform is three, all the cooling fans aligned with the workpiece cooling station and the position below the punching head are small fans, the large fan is located above the mechanical hand.
5. An automatic cooling and punching system of an industrial robot gripper die casting according to any one of claims 1 - 4, characterized in that: The automatic cooling and punching system of the industrial robot gripper die casting further comprises a workpiece temporary storage box and a dust collector, the open-top workpiece temporary storage box is installed on the punching platform, the air inlet of the dust collector close to the workpiece temporary storage box is connected with the workpiece temporary storage box through a dust suction pipe, and the control input end of the dust collector is connected with the control output end of the controller.
6. An automatic cooling and punching system of an industrial robot gripper die casting according to claim 5, characterized in that: The automatic cooling and punching system of the industrial robot gripper die casting further comprises a photoelectric sensor for detecting the workpiece after punching, and the signal output end of the photoelectric sensor is connected with the signal input end of the controller.
7. An automatic cooling and punching system of an industrial robot gripper die casting according to any one of claims 1 - 4, characterized in that: The controller is a PLC installed in an electric control box, and the electric control box is located below the punching platform.
8. An automatic cooling and punching system of an industrial robot gripper die casting according to any one of claims 1 - 4, characterized in that: The automatic cooling and punching system of the industrial robot gripper die casting further comprises a touch screen for human-computer interaction, and the mechanical hand, the cooling fan, the punching cylinder, the displacement motor and the controller are respectively connected with the touch screen.
9. An automatic cooling and punching system of an industrial robot gripper die casting according to any one of claims 1 - 4, characterized in that: The displacement motor is a servo motor.
10. An automatic cooling and punching system of an industrial robot gripper die casting according to any one of claims 1 - 4, characterized in that: Three clamping claws for clamping the workpiece are arranged on the gripper of the mechanical hand.