Material temporary storage equipment

By designing a material buffering device and utilizing a buffer conveyor belt, flexible buffering and allocation of materials are achieved, solving the problem of capacity fluctuation in automated production lines and improving the stability and efficiency of the production lines.

CN223560416UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-18SHENZHEN STRONG TECH
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Application Number
CN202423132183.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-18
Publication Date
2025-11-18
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-18

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Technical Problem

The fluctuating capacity of automated production lines leads to unstable efficiency across the entire line. Traditional solutions are costly and may negatively impact production efficiency and market competitiveness.

Method used

The material buffering equipment includes a machine body, a support frame, a production line conveyor belt, and buffering components. Through the cooperation of the first buffer conveyor belt and the second buffer conveyor belt, flexible buffering and allocation of materials can be achieved, smoothing out production capacity fluctuations.

Benefits of technology

It effectively buffers materials, smooths out production capacity fluctuations on the production line, ensures smooth operation of the production line, and improves production efficiency without the need for large-scale modifications or additional equipment.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a material temporary storage device which comprises a machine body. The bearing frame is mounted on the machine body; two containing cavities are formed in the bearing frame. Truss manipulators are installed at the positions, corresponding to the upper portions of the containing cavities, of the top of the bearing frame. The two assembly line conveying belts are mounted in the lower end of the bearing frame side by side; each assembly line conveying belt comprises a first conveying belt, a second conveying belt and a third conveying belt; the buffering assemblies are correspondingly arranged above the assembly line conveying belts; the caching assembly comprises a first caching conveying belt, a first partition plate, a second caching conveying belt and a second partition plate. The material caching equipment is simple in structure and convenient to use, materials can be effectively cached through the first caching conveying belt and the second caching conveying belt, productivity fluctuation on a production line is smoothed, large-scale transformation of the production line is not needed, additional production equipment does not need to be added, caching and allocation of the materials are flexibly carried out, and the production efficiency is improved. And smooth operation of a production line is ensured.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to material buffer technology field, especially a kind of material buffer equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the actual operation of current automated production line, the overall performance of production line body is often restricted by various factors, which mainly include but are not limited to the difference between production efficiency of equipment, the fluctuation of equipment operation stability and the intervention of manual operation, etc. These restricting factors jointly act, causing the production capacity of the whole production line to inevitably present certain volatility, and then directly affecting the actual output of factory.

[0003] In order to cope with the unstable production capacity caused by various factors, traditionally, the common solution methods adopted by enterprises include re-planning production line layout, increasing equipment quantity and reducing daily production capacity planning, etc. However, these solution methods not only have high cost and increase enterprise burden, but also may cause economic loss due to shutdown, reduce production efficiency and market competitiveness. SUMMARY

[0004] Therefore, the utility model provides a kind of material buffer equipment, simple structure, convenient to use, through first buffer conveyor belt and second buffer conveyor belt, material can be effectively buffered, smooth the production capacity fluctuation on production line, without large-scale modification to production line, also without increasing additional production equipment, flexibly buffer and deploy material, ensure the smooth running of production line.

[0005] In order to realize the purpose of the utility model, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] A kind of material buffer equipment, comprising:

[0007] Machine body, including fuselage;

[0008] Mounting carrier on machine body;The inside of carrier is equipped with two accommodating cavities arranged side by side;Corresponding to the upper side of each accommodating cavity, truss mechanical hand is respectively mounted on the top of carrier;

[0009] Two assembly line conveyors are mounted side by side in the lower end of carrier;Assembly line conveyor is mounted on the top of fuselage;Each assembly line conveyor includes first conveyor belt, second conveyor belt and third conveyor belt connected in head-to-tail;First conveyor belt, second conveyor belt and third conveyor belt are independent of each other;And

[0010] The cache assembly is arranged above each pipeline conveyor belt, and comprises first cache conveyors arranged on opposite sides of the accommodating cavity, first partitions arranged on opposite sides of the first cache conveyors, second cache conveyors arranged side by side on one side of each first cache conveyor, and second partitions arranged on opposite sides of the second cache conveyors.

[0011] The material cache device has simple structure and is convenient to use, and the first cache conveyors and the second cache conveyors can effectively cache materials, smooth production capacity fluctuation of the production line, do not need to make large-scale modification to the production line, do not need to increase additional production equipment, and can flexibly cache and deploy materials, thereby ensuring smooth operation of the production line.

[0012] In one embodiment, one end of the truss manipulator is located above the first cache conveyor, and the other end of the truss manipulator is located above the second cache conveyor.

[0013] In one embodiment, the movement direction of the truss manipulator is consistent with the length direction of the pipeline conveyor belt.

[0014] In one embodiment, a plurality of first supporting plates are uniformly and interval arranged on the surface of the first cache conveyor.

[0015] In one embodiment, a plurality of second supporting plates are uniformly and interval arranged on the surface of the second cache conveyor.

[0016] In one embodiment, the cache assembly further comprises photoelectric sensors arranged at the bottom ends of the first cache conveyors and the second cache conveyors, respectively.

[0017] In one embodiment, the machine body further comprises a machine cover arranged on the top of the machine body, and the machine cover is used for covering the bearing frame, the pipeline conveyor belt and the cache assembly. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a material cache device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0019] Figure 2 FIG. 2 is an internal structure view of the material cache device shown in FIG. 1; Figure 1

[0020] Figure 3 FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the material cache device shown in FIG. 1; and Figure 2 ​The comparative schematic view of the bearing frame, the assembly line conveyor belt and the buffer assembly in the material buffer device shown;

[0021] Figure 4 For Figure 3 The comparative schematic view of the bearing frame, the assembly line conveyor belt and the buffer assembly in the material buffer device shown from another perspective;

[0022] Figure 5 For Figure 4 The three-dimensional schematic view of the assembly line conveyor belt in the material buffer device shown;

[0023] Figure 6 For Figure 3 The internal comparative schematic view of the bearing frame and the buffer assembly in the material buffer device shown;

[0024] Figure 7 For Figure 6 The enlarged schematic view of the circle A shown;

[0025] Figure 8 For Figure 6 The enlarged schematic view of the circle B shown.

[0026] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0027] 10-body, 11-fuselage, 12-canopy;

[0028] 20-bearing frame, 21-housing cavity, 22-truss manipulator;

[0029] 30-assembly line conveyor belt, 31-first conveying belt, 32-second conveying belt, 33-third conveying belt;

[0030] 40-buffer assembly, 41-first buffer conveyor belt, 410-first supporting plate, 42-first partition plate, 43-second buffer conveyor belt, 430-second supporting plate, 44-second partition plate, 45-optoelectronic sensor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] In order to facilitate the understanding of the present application, the present application will be described more fully below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The preferred embodiments of the present application are shown in the drawings. However, the present application can be realized in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the disclosure of the present application more thorough and comprehensive.

[0032] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed" to another element, it can be directly on the other element or there can be an intervening element. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or there can be an intervening element.

[0033] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used in the description herein is for describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application.

[0034] Please refer to Figures 1 to 8 , the material buffering equipment of an embodiment of the application, including the machine body 10, the bearing frame 20 installed on the machine body 10, two flow line conveying belts 30 installed side by side in the lower end of the bearing frame 20, and the buffering assembly 40 corresponding to each flow line conveying belt 30.

[0035] The machine body 10 includes the fuselage 11 and the hood 12 installed on the top of the fuselage 11; the hood 12 is used to cover the bearing frame 20, the flow line conveying belt 30 and the buffering assembly 40.

[0036] The inside of the bearing frame 20 is provided with two accommodating cavities 21 arranged side by side, and the accommodating cavities 21 correspond to the flow line conveying belts 30 one by one; the buffering assembly 40 is correspondingly arranged in the inside of the accommodating cavity 21. The top of the bearing frame 20 is respectively provided with a truss mechanical hand 22 above each accommodating cavity 21, and the truss mechanical hand 22 is used to grab the material.

[0037] In this embodiment, the movement direction of the truss mechanical hand 22 is consistent with the length direction of the flow line conveying belt 30.

[0038] The flow line conveying belt 30 is installed on the top of the fuselage 11, and the flow line conveying belt 30 is used to convey the material. Specifically, as shown in Figure 5 Each flow line conveying belt 30 includes a first conveying belt 31, a second conveying belt 32 and a third conveying belt 33 connected end to end; the first conveying belt 31, the second conveying belt 32 and the third conveying belt 33 are independently controlled. Among them, the first conveying belt 31 and the second conveying belt 32 are located in the inside of the bearing frame 30, and the third conveying belt 33 is located outside the bearing frame 30.

[0039] The buffering assembly 40 includes a first buffering conveying belt 41 installed on the opposite sides in the inside of the accommodating cavity 21, a first partition plate 42 respectively installed on the opposite sides of the first buffering conveying belt 41, a second buffering conveying belt 43 arranged side by side on one side of each first buffering conveying belt 41, and a second partition plate 44 respectively installed on the opposite sides of the second buffering conveying belt 43. Among them, the two first buffering conveying belts 41 are located on the opposite sides above the first conveying belt 31, and the two second buffering conveying belts 43 are located on the opposite sides above the second conveying belt 32.

[0040] Furthermore, the two first buffer conveyor belts 41 have opposite conveying directions, the two second buffer conveyor belts 43 have opposite conveying directions, and adjacent first buffer conveyor belts 41 and second buffer conveyor belts 43 have opposite conveying directions. Specifically, the two first buffer conveyor belts 41 move upward to pick up material from the first conveyor belt 31 for buffering, and the two second buffer conveyor belts 43 move downward to feed the buffered material into the second conveyor belt 32 and then discharge it via the third conveyor belt 33. Through the cooperation of the first buffer conveyor belts 41 and the second buffer conveyor belts 43, materials can be buffered or discharged in an orderly manner, flexibly responding to fluctuations in production line capacity and ensuring the stability of the production line.

[0041] Understandably, in actual use, if the production line's capacity is stable, the first buffer conveyor belt 41 and the second buffer conveyor belt 43 can be left unused, and materials can be discharged directly through the assembly line conveyor belt 30. In other words, the activation of the first buffer conveyor belt 41 and the second buffer conveyor belt 43 depends on actual production needs. When capacity is stable, materials can be directly transferred through the assembly line conveyor belt 30; when capacity fluctuates, the first buffer conveyor belt 41 and the second buffer conveyor belt 43 can be used for material buffering and allocation to ensure smooth operation of the production line.

[0042] Furthermore, one end of the gantry robot 22 is located above the first buffer conveyor belt 41, and the other end of the gantry robot 22 is located above the second buffer conveyor belt 43. The gantry robot 22 can transfer the materials stored on the first buffer conveyor belt 41 to the second buffer conveyor belt 43 to realize the transfer of materials and flexibly realize the buffering and unloading functions.

[0043] In this embodiment, a plurality of first pallets 410 are evenly spaced on the surface of the first buffer conveyor belt 41, and the first pallets 410 on the two first buffer conveyor belts 41 cooperate to abut against the material.

[0044] In this embodiment, a plurality of second pallets 430 are evenly spaced on the surface of the second buffer conveyor belt 43, and the second pallets 430 on the two second buffer conveyor belts 43 cooperate to abut against the material.

[0045] like Figures 6 to 8 As shown, the buffer assembly 40 also includes photoelectric sensors 45 installed at the bottom of the first buffer conveyor belt 41 and the bottom of the second buffer conveyor belt 43, respectively, for detecting whether the material is in place.

[0046] The material buffering device has simple structure and convenient use, can effectively buffer the material through the first buffering conveyor 41 and the second buffering conveyor 43, smoothes the production capacity fluctuation of the production line, does not need to make large-scale modification to the production line, does not need to increase additional production equipment, flexibly buffers and allocates the material, and ensures smooth running of the production line.

[0047] The technical features of the above-described embodiments can be combined in any manner, and to make the description concise, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are not described, however, as long as the combinations of the technical features do not exist in contradiction, they should be considered as the scope of the description.

[0048] The above-described embodiments only express several implementation manners of the utility model, the description is more specific and detailed, but it should not be understood as the limitation of the utility model patent scope. It should be pointed out that for ordinary skilled in the art, on the premise of not departing from the utility model concept, a number of modifications and improvements can be made, which belong to the protection scope of the utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of the utility model patent should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. A material buffering apparatus, characterized by, The utility model relates to a kind of production line, including: Machine body, including fuselage; Support frame is installed on machine body;The inside of support frame is equipped with two accommodating cavities arranged side by side;Corresponding to the top of each accommodating cavity, truss manipulator is respectively installed on the top of support frame; Two assembly line conveyors are installed side by side in the lower end of support frame;Assembly line conveyor is installed on the top of fuselage;Each assembly line conveyor includes first transmission belt, second transmission belt and third transmission belt connected head to tail;First transmission belt, second transmission belt and third transmission belt are independent of each other;And Buffer assembly is correspondingly arranged above each assembly line conveyor;Buffer assembly includes first buffer conveyor installed on the opposite sides inside accommodating cavity, first partition plate respectively installed on the opposite sides of first buffer conveyor, second buffer conveyor arranged side by side on one side of each first buffer conveyor, and second partition plate respectively installed on the opposite sides of second buffer conveyor;Two first buffer conveyors are located on the opposite sides above first transmission belt, and two second buffer conveyors are located on the opposite sides above second transmission belt;The transmission direction of two first buffer conveyors is opposite, the transmission direction of two second buffer conveyors is opposite, and the transmission direction of adjacent first buffer conveyor and second buffer conveyor is opposite.

2. The material buffering apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, One end of truss manipulator is located above first buffer conveyor, and the other end of truss manipulator is located above second buffer conveyor.

3. The material buffering apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The movement direction of truss manipulator is consistent with the length direction of assembly line conveyor.

4. The material buffering apparatus of claim 1, wherein, First buffer conveyor is uniformly and interval provided with a plurality of first supporting plates on the surface.

5. The material buffering apparatus of claim 1, wherein, Second buffer conveyor is uniformly and interval provided with a plurality of second supporting plates on the surface.

6. The material caching apparatus of claim 1, wherein, Buffer assembly further includes photoelectric sensor respectively installed on the bottom end of first buffer conveyor and second buffer conveyor.

7. The material caching apparatus of claim 1, wherein, Machine body further includes cover installed on the top of fuselage;Cover is used to cover support frame, assembly line conveyor and buffer assembly.