Multi-station flexible workstation

By using the synchronous feeding and protective components of the multi-station flexible workstation, the problem of low efficiency in welding workstations has been solved, workpiece feeding time has been reduced and welding efficiency has been improved, while safety and the operating environment have also been enhanced.

CN223557606UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-18AN HUI SHENG LIU AN SHI HENG YUAN JI XIE YOU XIAN GONG SI
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Application Number
CN202422870234.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-25
Publication Date
2025-11-18
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-25

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Technical Problem

Existing welding workstations typically have only one welding station, which means that operators have to wait for the first workpiece to be welded before they can prepare to load the second workpiece. This results in long loading times and low overall welding efficiency.

Method used

Design a multi-station flexible workstation that employs a synchronous feeding component and a protective component. The flexible workstation is moved synchronously via a tangential track, allowing the preparation of feeding a second workpiece to be carried out during the welding process of the first workpiece. The protective component protects against and removes welding fumes.

Benefits of technology

It effectively reduces the workpiece loading time, improves welding efficiency, and enhances the safety of the welding process and the operator's working environment.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of welding, and discloses a multi-station flexible workstation which comprises a machining table, a welding robot is fixedly installed on the machining table, an extension table is fixedly installed on one side of the machining table, a welding table is fixedly installed on the machining table, and a first flexible working platform is installed on the welding table in a sliding mode. A second flexible working platform is slidably mounted on the welding table, a synchronous feeding assembly is arranged on the welding table, and a protection assembly is arranged on the machining table. The synchronous feeding assembly and the tangential track are arranged to limit the moving tracks of the first flexible working platform and the second flexible working platform, during welding, when a workpiece on the first flexible working platform is welded, the second flexible working platform can move to the feeding side, and the workpiece on the second flexible working platform can move to the feeding side. An operator can complete the feeding preparation operation of a second workpiece in the welding process of the first workpiece, the overall feeding time of the workpieces is shortened, and the welding efficiency is improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to welding technical field especially relates to a multi -station flexible workstation. BACKGROUND

[0002] The welding workstation is a work system for providing welding operation, and the welding workstation comprises a welding robot and a welding platform, etc., and usually when the welding workstation is used to weld workpieces, the workpieces need to be fixed on the welding station of the workstation by a clamp manually, and then the welding robot is started to weld the workpieces.

[0003] Since the welding workstation usually has only one welding station, during the welding process, the operator needs to wait until the first workpiece is welded before preparing the second workpiece for feeding, and after the second workpiece is prepared for feeding, the subsequent welding operation can be performed, so that the waiting time during the welding of the first workpiece cannot be fully utilized, the feeding waiting time is long, and the overall welding efficiency is reduced.

[0004] Therefore, we propose a multi-station flexible workstation. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0005] The utility model mainly solves the technical problems existing in the prior art, and provides a multi-station flexible workstation.

[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme, a multi-station flexible workstation, comprising a machining table, the machining table is fixedly installed with a welding robot, one side of the machining table is fixedly installed with an extension table, the machining table is fixedly installed with a welding table, the welding table is slidably installed with a flexible workstation table one, the welding table is slidably installed with a flexible workstation table two, the welding table is provided with a synchronous feeding assembly, and the machining table is provided with a protection assembly.

[0007] The synchronous feeding assembly comprises a tangential track, the tangential track is fixedly installed on the welding table, a driving seat one is slidably installed on the welding table, a driving seat two is slidably installed on the welding table, and a synchronous moving seat is movably installed on one side of the driving seat one.

[0008] As a preferred, the welding table extends to one side of the extension table, the welding table is fixedly connected with the machining table and the extension table through fasteners, and workpiece clamps are arranged on the flexible workstation table one and the flexible workstation table two.

[0009] As a preferred, the tangential track is composed of a straight track and an arc-shaped track, the straight track communicates with the arc-shaped track, and a mounting groove for mounting the tangential track is formed in the welding table.

[0010] Preferably, the driving seat two is slidably connected with the tangential track, the driving seat two is fixedly connected with the flexible work station platform two, the synchronous moving seat is slidably connected with the tangential track, and the synchronous moving seat is fixedly connected with the flexible work station platform one.

[0011] Preferably, the protection assembly comprises a fixed cover, the fixed cover is fixedly installed on the upper side of the machining table, and a movable protection cover is slidably installed in the fixed cover.

[0012] Preferably, the protection assembly further comprises a transparent plate, the transparent plate is arranged on the movable protection cover, and the inner and outer circular wall surfaces of the movable protection cover are both provided with observation openings, and the transparent plate is fixedly installed in the observation openings.

[0013] Preferably, the protection assembly further comprises a movable smoke guide pipe, the smoke guide pipe is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the protection cover, the inner part of the smoke guide pipe is in communication with the inner part of the movable protection cover, an extension pipe is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the fixed cover, one end of the extension pipe extends into the inner part of the movable protection cover and is fixedly connected with the movable protection cover, a suction fan is fixedly installed on the machining table, and the other end of the extension pipe is connected with the air inlet pipe of the suction fan through a pipeline.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the present application has the following improvements and advantages: the synchronous feeding assembly is arranged, the flexible work station platform one and the flexible work station platform two can move synchronously along the tangential track in the welding process, the tangential track limits the moving track of the flexible work station platform one and the flexible work station platform two, when the workpiece on the flexible work station platform one is welded, the flexible work station platform two can move to the feeding side, the operator can complete the feeding preparation operation of the second workpiece in the welding process of the first workpiece, the feeding time of the workpiece is compressed, and the welding efficiency is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only exemplary, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained according to the provided drawings without creative labor.

[0016] Figure 1 A structure schematic view of a multi-station flexible work station is provided for the structure of the present application.

[0017] Figure 2 A structure schematic view of a synchronous feeding assembly in a multi-station flexible work station is provided for the structure of the present application.

[0018] Figure 3 For Figure 2 Enlarged schematic view at A in the middle;

[0019] Figure 4 For the structure of the utility model structure is put forward a kind of protective assembly in multi-station flexible workstation structure schematic diagram;

[0020] Figure 5 For the structure of the utility model structure is put forward a kind of position schematic diagram of loading side in multi-station flexible workstation.

[0021] Legend:

[0022] 1, processing table;2, welding robot;3, extension table;4, welding table;41, flexible workstation table one;42, flexible workstation table two;43, workpiece clamp;44, drive seat one;45, synchronous movement seat;46, drive seat two;47, tangential track;5, fixed cover;51, movable protective cover;52, transparent plate;53, smoke pipe;54, extension pipe;55, air suction fan. Specific embodiments

[0023] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0024] A kind of multi-station flexible workstation, such as Figure 1 - Figure 5As shown, including processing table 1, the processing table 1 is fixedly installed with welding robot 2, welding robot 2 is fixedly installed on the processing table 1 through fastener, welding robot 2 is electrically connected with peripheral controller, welding robot 2 can carry out automatic welding operation to workpiece, one side of processing table 1 is fixedly installed with extension table 3, processing table 1 is fixedly installed with welding table 4, welding table 4 extends to one side of extension table 3, welding table 4 is fixedly connected with processing table 1 and extension table 3 through fastener, flexible workstation platform one 41 is slidably installed on welding table 4, flexible workstation platform one 41 is used to place the workpiece to be welded, flexible workstation platform two 42 is slidably installed on welding table 4, flexible workstation platform two 42 is also used to place the workpiece to be welded, workpiece clamp 43 is arranged on flexible workstation platform one 41 and flexible workstation platform two 42, workpiece clamp 43 is fixedly installed on flexible workstation platform one 41 and flexible workstation platform two 42 through fastener, workpiece clamp 43 can be replaced according to different workpieces to be welded to stably clamp various types of workpieces, welding table 4 is provided with synchronous feeding assembly, synchronous feeding assembly can assist to realize the alternate feeding operation on flexible workstation platform one 41 and flexible workstation platform two 42, during the welding of the first workpiece by welding robot 2, the operator can synchronously carry out the feeding operation of the second workpiece, reduce the operation time, improve the welding efficiency, the processing table 1 is provided with protection assembly, the protection assembly can shield and protect from around the workpiece during the welding of the workpiece by welding robot 2, avoid the problem that the high-temperature environment around welding robot 2 causes accidental scalding of external personnel, at the same time, the protection assembly can suck and discharge the smoke generated during welding, avoid the influence of smoke on the observation of the welding condition of the workpiece by the operator, and reduce the harm of smoke to the operator; by setting synchronous feeding assembly, when the workpiece is welded by welding robot 2, the synchronous feeding assembly can synchronously carry out the feeding preparation operation of the second workpiece to be welded, when the first workpiece is welded, the second workpiece can be moved to the welding area for welding operation, the feeding operation can be carried out simultaneously during welding, without waiting for the first workpiece to be welded during the processing, the feeding operation of the second workpiece can be carried out, the feeding time of the workpiece is compressed, the welding efficiency is improved, and the protection assembly is provided, the protection assembly can protect from the outside of the welding area and suck and discharge the smoke generated during welding, improve the safety during welding.

[0025] Further, the synchronous feeding assembly comprises a tangential track 47 fixedly installed on the welding table 4, the tangential track 47 is combined by a linear track and an arc track, the linear track is communicated with the arc track, the welding table 4 is provided with a mounting groove for mounting the tangential track 47, the driving seat one 44 is slidingly installed on the welding table 4, the driving seat one 44 is driven by a lead screw, the lead screw is electrically connected with an external controller, the driving seat two 46 is slidingly installed on the welding table 4, the driving seat two 46 is slidingly connected with the tangential track 47, the driving seat two 46 is fixedly connected with the flexible workstation bench two 42, the driving seat two 46 is also driven by a lead screw, the synchronous moving seat 45 is movably installed on the driving seat one 44, the synchronous moving seat 45 is slidingly connected with the tangential track 47, the synchronous moving seat 45 is driven by an electric cylinder, the synchronous moving seat 45 is fixedly connected with the flexible workstation bench one 41, the electric cylinder is electrically connected with the external controller; by arranging the synchronous feeding assembly, the flexible workstation bench one 41 and the flexible workstation bench two 42 can synchronously move along the track of the tangential track 47 during the welding process, the tangential track 47 limits the moving track of the flexible workstation bench one 41 and the flexible workstation bench two 42 during the synchronous staggered movement of the flexible workstation bench one 41 and the flexible workstation bench two 42, when the workpiece on the flexible workstation bench one 41 is welded, the flexible workstation bench two 42 can move to the feeding side, the operator can complete the feeding preparation operation of the second workpiece during the welding process of the first workpiece, the overall feeding time of the workpiece is compressed, and the welding efficiency is improved.

[0026] Further, the protection assembly comprises a fixed cover 5 fixedly installed on the upper side of the machining table 1, the fixed cover 5 is an arc hollow structure, an opening is formed in the bottom of the fixed cover 5, the fixed cover 5 can shield from the outside of the welding area when the welding robot 2 welds, a movable protective cover 51 is slidably installed in the fixed cover 5, the movable protective cover 51 is driven by an electric telescopic rod, the electric telescopic rod is electrically connected with the external controller, the movable protective cover 51 is also an arc hollow structure, an opening is formed in the top of the movable protective cover 51, the inside of the movable protective cover 51 and the inside of the fixed cover 5 are interconnected, observation openings are formed in the inner and outer circular wall surfaces of the movable protective cover 51, transparent plates 52 are fixedly installed in the observation openings, an operator can observe the welding condition of the workpiece through the transparent plates 52, smoke guide pipes 53 are uniformly fixedly installed on the inner wall of the movable protective cover 51, the smoke guide pipes 53 are hollow tubular structures, the inside of the smoke guide pipes 53 and the inside of the movable protective cover 51 are interconnected, an extension pipe 54 is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the fixed cover 5, the extension pipe 54 is a hollow tubular structure, one end of the extension pipe 54 extends into the inside of the movable protective cover 51 and is fixedly connected with the movable protective cover 51, a suction fan 55 is fixedly installed on the machining table 1, the suction fan 55 is electrically connected with the external controller, the other end of the extension pipe 54 is connected with the suction pipe of the suction fan 55 through a pipeline; by arranging the protection assembly, when the workpiece on the flexible work station platform one 41 or the flexible work station platform two 42 moves to the machining area, the movable protective cover 51 extends downward to the position, the fixed cover 5 cooperates with the movable protective cover 51 to shield from the surrounding of the machining area, so that the problem of accidental scalding of external personnel caused by high temperature around the welding area is avoided, at the same time, the smoke guide pipes 53 can facilitate the operator to observe the welding condition during the welding process, the suction fan 55 is started synchronously during the welding process and cooperates with the extension pipe 54, the fixed cover 5, the movable protective cover 51 and the smoke guide pipes 53 to suck and discharge the smoke generated during welding, so as to avoid the influence of the smoke on the observation of the welding condition of the workpiece by the operator and reduce the harm of the smoke to the operator.

[0027] Working principle: before welding, the workpiece clamp 43 matched with the workpiece is installed on the flexible work station platform one 41 and the flexible work station platform two 42 through fasteners, after the workpiece clamp 43 is assembled, welding work is prepared;

[0028] In the initial state, the flexible work station platform one 41 is located on the one side of the feeding side (the position of the feeding side is shown in Figure 5 ), the flexible work station platform two 42 is located in the welding area, the first workpiece to be welded is fixed on the flexible work station platform one 41 through the workpiece clamp 43, after the first workpiece is placed, the control screw rod drives the driving seat one 44 to move to the feeding side, during the movement of the driving seat one 44, the synchronous movement seat 45 moves along the tangential track 47 to the feeding area one side along the arc track (the movement track of the flexible work station platform one 41 is shown in Figure 5As shown in the figure), when the driving seat one 44 moves linearly under the driving of the screw rod, the system pre-set route controls the electric cylinder to drive the synchronous moving seat 45 to move so as to make it always move along the tangential track 47 to define the track, synchronous, when the control screw rod driving driving seat one 44 moves to the welding area side, the control screw rod driving driving seat two 46 moves to the feeding side, the driving seat two 46 drives the flexible work station platform two 42 to move along the defined linear track on the tangential track 47 to the feeding side (the moving track of the flexible work station platform two 42 is shown in the figure) Figure 5 As shown in the figure), the first workpiece on the flexible work station platform one 41 moves to the welding area (the position of the welding area is shown in the figure) to perform the welding operation, the operator can complete the feeding operation of the second workpiece on the flexible work station platform two 42 from the feeding side, and the cycle is repeated until all the workpieces are welded. Figure 5

[0029] During the welding process, the welding robot 2 automatically welds the workpiece, when starting welding, the control electric telescopic rod drives the movable protective cover 51 to extend downwards to surround the welding area, synchronous, the control air suction fan 55 starts and performs the air suction operation through the extension pipe 54, the fixed cover 5, the movable protective cover 51 and the smoke guide pipe 53, the smoke generated during welding can be sucked and discharged, the operator can clearly observe the welding condition of the welding area through the smoke guide pipe 53, when the workpiece is welded, the control electric telescopic rod drives the movable protective cover 51 to move and reset, at this time, the welded workpiece can move to the feeding side to perform the unloading operation, at the same time, the second workpiece can move to the welding area to prepare for welding.

[0030] The basic principle and main features of the utility model and the advantages of the utility model are shown and described above. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the utility model is not limited by the above-mentioned embodiments, the above-mentioned embodiments and the description in the specification are only to illustrate the principle of the utility model, various changes and improvements can be made to the utility model without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, and these changes and improvements all fall within the scope of the utility model claimed. The protection scope of the utility model is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.​

Claims

1. A multi-station flexible workstation comprising a machining table (1) on which a welding robot (2) is fixedly installed, characterized in that: The extension table (3) is fixedly installed on one side of the processing table (1), the welding table (4) is fixedly installed on the processing table (1), the flexible workstation table one (41) is slidably installed on the welding table (4), the flexible workstation table two (42) is slidably installed on the welding table (4), the synchronous feeding assembly is arranged on the welding table (4), and the protection assembly is arranged on the processing table (1). The synchronous feeding assembly comprises a tangential track (47), the tangential track (47) is fixedly installed on the welding table (4), the driving seat one (44) is slidably installed on the welding table (4), the driving seat two (46) is slidably installed on the welding table (4), and the synchronous moving seat (45) is movably installed on one side of the driving seat one (44).

2. A multi-station flexible workstation according to claim 1, characterized in that: The welding table (4) extends to one side of the extension table (3), the welding table (4) is fixedly connected with the processing table (1) and the extension table (3) through fasteners, and the workpiece clamp (43) is arranged on the flexible workstation table one (41) and the flexible workstation table two (42).

3. A multi-station flexible workstation according to claim 1, wherein: The tangential track (47) is composed of a straight track and an arc-shaped track, the straight track communicates with the arc-shaped track, and the mounting groove for mounting the tangential track (47) is formed in the welding table (4).

4. A multi-station flexible workstation according to claim 1, wherein: The driving seat two (46) is slidably connected with the tangential track (47), the driving seat two (46) is fixedly connected with the flexible workstation table two (42), the synchronous moving seat (45) is slidably connected with the tangential track (47), and the synchronous moving seat (45) is fixedly connected with the flexible workstation table one (41).

5. A multi-station flexible workstation according to claim 1, wherein: The protection assembly comprises a fixed cover (5) fixedly installed on the upper side of the processing table (1), and the movable protective cover (51) is slidably installed in the fixed cover (5).

6. A multi-station flexible workstation according to claim 5, wherein: The protection assembly further comprises a transparent plate (52), the transparent plate (52) is arranged on the movable protective cover (51), the inner circular wall surface and the outer circular wall surface of the movable protective cover (51) are provided with observation openings, and the transparent plate (52) is fixedly installed in the observation openings.

7. A multi-station flexible workstation according to claim 6, wherein: The protection assembly further comprises a movable smoke guide pipe (53), the smoke guide pipe (53) is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the protective cover (51), the inside of the smoke guide pipe (53) and the inside of the movable protective cover (51) are interconnected, the outer wall of the fixed cover (5) is fixedly installed with an extension pipe (54), one end of the extension pipe (54) extends into the inside of the movable protective cover (51) and is fixedly connected with the movable protective cover (51), the processing table (1) is fixedly installed with a suction fan (55), and the other end of the extension pipe (54) is connected with the air inlet pipe of the suction fan (55) through a pipeline.