Tool tray and assembly system comprising same

Abstract

The utility model provides a tool tray and an assembly system comprising the tool tray, and relates to the technical field of intelligent traffic and automatic driving, in particular to the technical field of automobile assembly. The tool tray comprises a bottom plate, a plurality of sliding mechanisms are fixed to the bottom plate and evenly distributed on the bottom plate, and limiting mechanisms are arranged on the periphery of the bottom plate. The tool bearing mechanism is used for bearing a tool, the tool bearing mechanism comprises a contact layer plate and a positioning mechanism, and the positioning mechanism is used for positioning the tool; and the contact layer plate is placed on the multiple sliding mechanisms so that the multiple sliding mechanisms can bear the tool bearing mechanism, the tool bearing mechanism can move in the horizontal direction so as to adjust the position of the tool, and the contact layer plate is matched with the limiting mechanism so as to limit the tool bearing mechanism in the horizontal direction. Therefore, the convenience of adjusting the position of the tool can be improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of intelligent transportation and automatic driving, in particular to the technical field of automobile assembly, and specifically to a tooling tray and an assembly system comprising the tooling tray. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the development of the automobile industry, the increasing competition, and the emphasis of enterprises on independent innovation, the introduction of new processes and the application of automatic mechanical hands have become the main production methods for trial production. At the same time, automobile trial production is very important in the whole vehicle development process and plays a decisive role in the early design verification and process verification. In the face of short trial production cycle, many verification projects, and the test of multiple vehicle models in parallel, it is often necessary to assemble multiple vehicle models at the same time. Considering the cycle, quality, and cost, the use of automatic equipment is very costly and requires a large investment. Flexibility, universality, and standardization have become the mainstream in the production mode.

[0003] The technical means described in this section are not necessarily previously conceived or employed technical means. Unless otherwise indicated, any technical means described in this section should not be considered prior art merely because it is included in this section. Similarly, unless otherwise indicated, issues mentioned in this section should not be considered to have been recognized in any prior art. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0004] The present disclosure provides a tooling tray and an assembly system comprising the tooling tray.

[0005] According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a tooling tray is provided, characterized in that the tooling tray comprises: a bottom plate, a plurality of sliding mechanisms are fixed on the bottom plate, the plurality of sliding mechanisms are uniformly distributed on the bottom plate, and a limiting mechanism is arranged around the bottom plate; and a tooling supporting mechanism for supporting a tooling, the tooling supporting mechanism comprising a contact layer plate and a positioning mechanism for positioning the tooling; and wherein the contact layer plate is placed on the plurality of sliding mechanisms, so that the plurality of sliding mechanisms support the tooling supporting mechanism, and the tooling supporting mechanism can move in the horizontal direction to adjust the position of the tooling, and the contact layer plate cooperates with the limiting mechanism to limit the tooling supporting mechanism in the horizontal direction.

[0006] In some embodiments, the sliding mechanism is a rolling ball seat.

[0007] In some embodiments, the area of the contact surface between the contact layer plate and the plurality of sliding mechanisms is smaller than the area of the distribution region of the plurality of sliding mechanisms on the bottom plate.

[0008] In some embodiments, the shape of the bottom plate is rectangular, and the limiting mechanism comprises at least one limiting baffle arranged on each side of the bottom plate.

[0009] In some embodiments, each side of the bottom plate is provided with a plurality of limiting baffle plates.

[0010] In some embodiments, a supporting bracket for supporting the tooling is fixedly connected above the contact layer plate.

[0011] In some embodiments, the supporting bracket is provided with a plurality of pairs of supporting plates, each pair of supporting plates being symmetrically arranged on both sides of the supporting bracket.

[0012] In some embodiments, the positioning mechanism includes a plurality of positioning pins, each of which is arranged on a different supporting plate.

[0013] In some embodiments, a plurality of limiting crossbeams are arranged between the supporting bracket and the contact layer plate, and the plurality of limiting crossbeams are used in cooperation with the plurality of limiting baffle plates to limit the tooling supporting mechanism in the first direction.

[0014] According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a tooling assembly system is provided, which comprises: a lifting device; a tooling tray according to the present disclosure; and tooling; wherein the tooling is placed on the tooling tray and positioned by the positioning mechanism on the tooling tray, and the tooling tray is fixedly connected to the lifting device to lift the tooling to a preset position by the lifting device to perform assembly.

[0015] According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the convenience of tooling position adjustment can be improved.

[0016] It should be understood that the content described in this part is not intended to identify key or important features of the embodiments of the present disclosure, nor is it used to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Other features of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the application and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the application and together with the description serve to explain exemplary implementations of the application. The illustrated embodiments are merely examples and do not limit the scope of the claims. In all the drawings, like reference numerals refer to like elements, but not necessarily on the same scale.

[0018] Figure 1 A structural schematic diagram of a tooling tray according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is provided.

[0019] Figure 2 A top view of a tooling tray according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is provided.

[0020] Figure 3 A side view of a tooling tray according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is provided.

[0021] Figure 4 A top view of a bottom plate in a tooling tray according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is provided.

[0022] Figure 5 A structural schematic diagram of a bottom plate in a tool tray provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] Reference signs:

[0024] The bottom plate 100;

[0025] The sliding mechanism 110;

[0026] The limiting mechanism 120;

[0027] The tool supporting mechanism 200;

[0028] The contact layer plate 210;

[0029] The positioning mechanism 220;

[0030] The supporting bracket 230;

[0031] The supporting plate 231;

[0032] The limiting crossbeam 240. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] In the following, only certain exemplary embodiments are simply described. As those skilled in the art can recognize, the described embodiments can be modified in various different ways without departing from the spirit or scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the drawings and the description are considered to be exemplary in nature rather than limiting.

[0034] In the related art, the trial assembly mode of an automobile mostly adopts centralized assembly of lifting equipment, one lifting equipment needs to cooperate with assembly of multiple line body stations. The assembly of a vehicle body chassis part often needs to be assisted by assembly of tooling and lifting equipment, and the assembly of a vehicle body chassis usually involves assembly of front and rear suspension assemblies, assembly of a battery pack assembly, etc. The special tooling and lifting equipment in these assembly processes need to be separately manufactured and debugged by stations, and the assembly equipment between multiple line body stations cannot be shared, causing waste of assembly resources in the trial stage.

[0035] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a tool tray, which can realize convenient adjustment of tool positions, can realize flexible switching of assembly tooling in the process in the trial stage, multiple line body stations can share lifting equipment, and waste of assembly resources in the trial stage is reduced.

[0036] Please refer to Figures 1 to 5 , wherein, Figure 1 A structural schematic diagram of a tool tray provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure; Figure 2 A top view of a tool tray provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure; Figure 3 A side view of a tool tray provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure; Figure 4A top view of the base plate in the tooling pallet provided in an embodiment of this disclosure; Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the base plate in the tooling pallet provided in an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0037] According to embodiments of this disclosure, such as Figures 1 to 5 As shown, a tooling pallet is provided, including a base plate 100 and a tooling support mechanism 200.

[0038] The base plate 100 is fixed with multiple sliding mechanisms 110, which are evenly distributed on the base plate 100. Limiting mechanisms 120 are provided around the base plate 100.

[0039] The tooling support mechanism 200 is used to support the tooling. The tooling support mechanism 200 includes a contact plate 210 and a positioning mechanism 220, which is used to position the tooling.

[0040] The contact plate 210 is placed on multiple sliding mechanisms 110 so that the multiple sliding mechanisms 110 support the tooling support mechanism 200 and enable the tooling support mechanism 200 to move in the horizontal direction to adjust the position of the tooling. The contact plate 210 cooperates with the limiting mechanism 120 to limit the tooling support mechanism 200 in the horizontal direction.

[0041] Therefore, by setting multiple sliding mechanisms and limiting mechanisms on the base plate, the tooling is positioned on the tooling support mechanism through the positioning mechanism, and the tooling support mechanism is placed on the base plate. This allows the tooling support mechanism to adjust the position of the tooling through the sliding mechanism, improving the convenience of tooling position adjustment. It enables flexible switching of assembly tooling during the trial production stage, and multiple line stations can share the lifting equipment, reducing the waste of assembly resources during the trial production stage. At the same time, through the cooperation of the limiting mechanism and the contact plate of the tooling support mechanism, the tooling support mechanism is limited, improving the stability of the tooling during position adjustment.

[0042] In some embodiments, the base plate 100 can be fixed to the lifting device by a fixing mechanism. In some embodiments, the lifting device can be, for example, a lifting trolley.

[0043] In some embodiments, the sliding mechanism 110 can be fixed to the base plate by bolts.

[0044] The sliding mechanism 110 can be a mechanism that supports the contact plate 210 and allows the contact plate 210 to move in the horizontal direction. In some exemplary embodiments, the multiple sliding mechanisms 110 can be multiple sliding guides evenly distributed in various directions on the base plate 100, supporting the movement of the contact plate 210 in various directions in the horizontal direction.

[0045] In some embodiments, the sliding mechanism 110 is a rolling ball seat.

[0046] In some embodiments, referring to Figures 4-5 , a plurality of rolling ball seats can be evenly fixed on the bottom plate 100. In this way, the flexibility of the tool position adjustment can be improved.

[0047] In some embodiments, the contact area of the contact layer plate 210 with the contact surface of the plurality of sliding mechanisms 110 is smaller than the area of the distribution region of the plurality of sliding mechanisms 110 on the bottom plate 100. In this way, the flexibility of the tool position adjustment can be further improved.

[0048] In some embodiments, the limiting mechanism 120 can be welded to the four peripheral edges of the bottom plate 100.

[0049] In some embodiments, the limiting mechanism 120 can be bolted to the four peripheral edges of the bottom plate 100. In this way, the convenience of replacing and maintaining the tool tray parts can be improved.

[0050] In some embodiments, the shape of the bottom plate 100 can be any shape, such as a rectangle or a circle, etc., which is not limited here.

[0051] In some embodiments, the limiting mechanism 120 can be a mechanism surrounding the bottom plate 100, such as a limiting pin, a limiting block, etc., which is not limited here.

[0052] In some embodiments, the shape of the bottom plate 100 is rectangular, and the limiting mechanism 120 includes at least one limiting baffle arranged on each side of the bottom plate 100. In this way, the tool placement stability can be improved.

[0053] In some embodiments, one limiting baffle can be arranged on each side of the bottom plate 100, and the width of the limiting baffle can be greater than a predetermined width to improve the stability of the tool installation.

[0054] In some embodiments, a plurality of limiting baffles can be arranged on each side of the bottom plate 100. In this way, the tool placement stability can be further improved, and the tool support mechanism can be prevented from falling out.

[0055] In some exemplary embodiments, as shown in Figures 1-5 , four limiting baffles can be arranged on the long sides of the bottom plate 100, and two limiting baffles can be arranged on the short sides of the bottom plate 100. It can be understood that the number of limiting baffles on each side of the bottom plate can be determined by the skilled person, which is not limited here.

[0056] In some embodiments, the plurality of limiting baffles on each side of the bottom plate 100 can be symmetrically arranged on the edge of the bottom side, and in this way, the stability of the tool installation can be further improved.

[0057] In some embodiments, the tool supporting mechanism 200 for supporting the tool can include a contact layer plate 210 and a positioning mechanism 220, wherein the contact layer plate 210 is used to be placed on the plurality of sliding mechanisms, supporting the tool supporting mechanism while enabling the tool supporting mechanism to move in the horizontal direction through the sliding mechanisms.

[0058] In some embodiments, the shape of the contact layer plate 210 can be the same as that of the base plate 100, so as to adapt to the limiting area constituted by the limiting mechanism 120 on the base plate 100. In some exemplary embodiments, when the shape of the base plate 100 is rectangular, the shape of the contact layer plate 210 can also be rectangular.

[0059] In some embodiments, the positioning mechanism can be directly arranged on the contact layer plate.

[0060] In some embodiments, a supporting bracket 230 for supporting the tool is fixedly connected above the contact layer plate 210. Thus, the stability of the tool placement can be further improved. Thus, the stability of the tool placement can be further improved.

[0061] In some embodiments, the supporting bracket can be directly connected on the contact layer plate, and the positioning mechanism can be directly arranged on the supporting bracket.

[0062] In some embodiments, as shown in Figures 1-5 , the supporting bracket 230 can be a rectangular frame, which can provide a more stable structure while saving materials and reducing the overall weight of the tool tray.

[0063] In some embodiments, the supporting bracket 230 can have an area greater than that of the base plate 100 in the horizontal direction, so as to provide a larger supporting area for the tool placed thereon and further improve the stability of the tool.

[0064] In some embodiments, a plurality of pairs of supporting plates 231 are arranged on the supporting bracket 230, and each pair of supporting plates 231 is symmetrically arranged on the two sides of the supporting bracket 230. Thus, the stability of the tool can be improved while saving materials and reducing the overall weight of the tool tray.

[0065] In some embodiments, a plurality of pairs of supporting plates can be arranged on the supporting bracket, and each pair of supporting plates can be arranged on the two sides of the supporting bracket, and the plurality of pairs of supporting plates can be evenly distributed on the supporting bracket.

[0066] In some exemplary embodiments, as shown in Figures 1-3 , the supporting bracket 230 can include a plurality of crossbeams, and each supporting plate 231 can be arranged at the intersection of the crossbeams and the frame on the supporting bracket 230 and at the four top corners of the frame, so as to further improve the stability of the supporting bracket and the supporting plates.

[0067] It can be understood that the number and position of the supporting plates can be determined according to actual needs, which are not limited herein.

[0068] In some embodiments, the positioning mechanism can be any mechanism with positioning function, such as a boss pin, a locking nut, etc., which are not limited herein.

[0069] In some embodiments, the positioning mechanism 220 includes a plurality of positioning pins, which are respectively arranged on different supporting plates 231. Thus, the stability of the tool positioning can be further improved.

[0070] In some exemplary embodiments, referring to Figures 1-3 , the positioning mechanism can include two positioning pins, which are respectively arranged on a pair of opposite supporting plates.

[0071] It can be understood that the number and position of the positioning pins can be determined according to actual needs, which are not limited herein.

[0072] In some embodiments, a plurality of limiting cross beams 240 are arranged between the supporting bracket 230 and the contact layer plate 210, which are used to cooperate with a plurality of limiting baffle plates to limit the tool supporting mechanism 200 in a first direction. Thus, the stability is further improved by further limiting through the limiting cross beams, and the tool supporting mechanism is prevented from losing balance and rolling over.

[0073] In some embodiments, the first direction can be, for example, the Y-axis direction shown in Figure 1 . As shown in Figures 1-3 , the plurality of limiting cross beams 240 can be respectively inserted on both sides of the plurality of limiting baffle plates of the short side and arranged on the inner side of the plurality of limiting baffle plates of the long side, so as to further limit the movement area of the tool supporting mechanism in the first direction and improve the stability.

[0074] In some embodiments, in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the limiting can be achieved by cooperation of the contact layer plate 210 and the limiting baffle plate.

[0075] According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a kind of assembly system is also provided, which is characterized in that the assembly system includes: lifting equipment;Any one of the tool tray described above;And tool;Wherein, tool is placed on tool tray, and is positioned by positioning mechanism on tool tray, tool tray is fixedly connected on lifting equipment, to lift tool to preset position by lifting equipment and execute assembly.

[0076] Thus, by the cooperation of the lifting equipment and the above tool tray, flexible switching of the assembly tool in the trial production stage can be realized, and multiple linear body stations can share the lifting equipment, so as to reduce the waste of assembly resources in the trial production stage.

[0077] It should be understood that, in the present specification, the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship or dimensions based on the orientation or positional relationship or dimensions shown in the drawings, and the use of these terms is only for the convenience of description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0078] In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third", and the like are only for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined as "first", "second", "third" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present disclosure, the meaning of "a plurality of" is two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited.

[0079] In the present disclosure, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connecting", "connecting", "fixing" and the like should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or it can be integrated; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected, or it can be communicated; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be the internal communication or interaction relationship of two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present disclosure can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0080] In the present disclosure, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature can include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, the first feature "on", "above" and "on" the second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is higher than that of the second feature. The first feature "under", "below" and "under" the second feature includes that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is less than that of the second feature.

[0081] The present specification provides many different embodiments or examples of how the present disclosure can be implemented. It should be understood that these different embodiments or examples are presented merely to provide the full scope of the present disclosure and are not intended to limit the scope of protection in any way. Various changes or modifications can be made to the disclosure by one skilled in the art based on the disclosure provided herein, and these changes or modifications should be encompassed within the scope of protection of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present disclosure should be limited by the scope of protection defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A tooling tray characterized by, The tool tray comprises: a bottom plate, a plurality of sliding mechanisms are fixed on the bottom plate, the plurality of sliding mechanisms are uniformly distributed on the bottom plate, and a limiting mechanism is arranged around the bottom plate; and a tool supporting mechanism for supporting a tool, the tool supporting mechanism comprises a contact layer plate and a positioning mechanism for positioning the tool; and wherein, the contact layer plate is placed on the plurality of sliding mechanisms, so that the plurality of sliding mechanisms support the tool supporting mechanism, and the tool supporting mechanism can move in the horizontal direction to adjust the position of the tool, and the contact layer plate cooperates with the limiting mechanism to limit the tool supporting mechanism in the horizontal direction.

2. The tool tray of claim 1, wherein, The sliding mechanism is a rolling ball seat.

3. The tool tray of claim 2, wherein, The area of the contact surface between the contact layer plate and the plurality of sliding mechanisms is smaller than the area of the distribution region of the plurality of sliding mechanisms on the bottom plate.

4. The tool tray of any one of claims 1-3, wherein, The shape of the bottom plate is rectangular, and the limiting mechanism comprises at least one limiting baffle arranged on each side of the bottom plate.

5. The tool tray of claim 4, wherein, Each side of the bottom plate is provided with a plurality of limiting baffles.

6. The tool tray of claim 5, wherein, A supporting bracket for supporting the tool is fixedly connected above the contact layer plate.

7. The tool tray of claim 6, wherein, A plurality of pairs of supporting plates are arranged on the supporting bracket, and each pair of supporting plates is symmetrically arranged on both sides of the supporting bracket.

8. The tool tray of claim 7, wherein, The positioning mechanism comprises a plurality of positioning pins, and the plurality of positioning pins are arranged on different supporting plates.

9. The tool tray of claim 8, wherein, A plurality of limiting cross beams are arranged between the supporting bracket and the contact layer plate, and the plurality of limiting cross beams are used to cooperate with the plurality of limiting baffles to limit the tool supporting mechanism in the first direction.

10. An assembly system characterized by, The assembly system comprises: a lifting device; the tool tray according to any one of claims 1-9; and a tool; wherein, the tool is placed on the tool tray and positioned by the positioning mechanism on the tool tray, the tool tray is fixedly connected to the lifting device, and the tool is lifted to a preset position by the lifting device to perform assembly.

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