Locking mechanism and carrying equipment
By designing a locking mechanism and utilizing the cooperation of the unlocking drive component and elastic element, the problem of the material tray shaking and falling on the moving trolley was solved, achieving stable locking and unlocking operations and improving the stability of transportation.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423215126.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-25
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-19
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-25
AI Technical Summary
The material tray is prone to shaking and falling off the moving trolley, especially when it encounters pits or bumps, which can easily cause accidents.
A locking mechanism is designed, including an unlocking drive assembly, a support base, an elastic element, a locking plate, and a latch. The elastic force of the elastic element causes the latch to abut against the lock wall of the lock hole to lock the object to be locked. The unlocking drive assembly drives the lock plate to move, causing the latch to disengage from the lock hole, thereby realizing the locking and unlocking operations.
This locking mechanism has a simple structure and low cost, ensuring the stability of the parts to be locked, preventing the material tray from falling off the moving trolley, and improving the stability of transportation.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model belongs to carrying equipment technical field, especially, relate to a locking mechanism and carrying equipment. BACKGROUND
[0002] A plurality of automatic machining devices are installed in the automatic workshop, and each automatic machining device needs to be configured with corresponding cutters. The automatic machining device processes workpieces by using the cutters. In order to improve the tool changing efficiency of the automatic machining device, a mobile trolley (AGV trolley, etc.) is configured in the automatic workshop. The mobile trolley can drive the tray with the cutter to walk in the workshop, thereby completing the automatic feeding function of the automatic machining device.
[0003] In the prior art, the tray is installed on the mobile trolley through a spherical buckle, which is a spring buckle. Although it can meet the locking and unlocking requirements between the tray and the mobile trolley, the tray is prone to shaking on the mobile trolley. When the mobile trolley encounters a pit, a protrusion, or the like during movement, the tray is prone to falling off the mobile trolley. SUMMARY
[0004] The utility model provides a locking mechanism and carrying equipment in order to solve the technical problem that the tray is prone to falling off the mobile trolley in the prior art.
[0005] In view of the above technical problems, the utility model embodiment provides a locking mechanism, which comprises an unlocking drive assembly, a supporting seat, an elastic member, a lock plate provided with a lock hole, and a lock catch installed on a to-be-locked member. The opposite ends of the elastic member are connected to the supporting seat and the lock plate, respectively. The unlocking drive assembly is installed on the supporting seat. The lock catch is slidably inserted into the lock hole.
[0006] The elastic force of the elastic member causes the lock catch to abut against the lock wall of the lock hole to lock the to-be-locked member.
[0007] The unlocking drive assembly is used to drive the lock plate to move, so that the lock catch is separated from the lock wall of the lock hole to unlock the to-be-locked member.
[0008] Optionally, the unlocking drive assembly comprises a moving drive member installed on the supporting seat and a protrusion connected to the moving drive member. The moving drive member is used to drive the lock plate to move in a second direction through the protrusion.
[0009] Optionally, the moving drive member comprises a motor and a lead screw, both of which are installed on the supporting seat. The output end of the motor is connected to the lead screw. The protrusion is provided with a threaded hole that is threadedly connected to the lead screw.
[0010] Optionally, a guide hole is arranged on the protrusion, and the locking mechanism further comprises a guide rod installed on the support base, the guide rod being slidingly inserted into the guide hole.
[0011] Optionally, the locking mechanism further comprises a roller rotatably installed on the lock plate, the roller abutting against the protrusion.
[0012] Optionally, a lock groove is arranged on the lock catch, and an inner wall of the lock groove abuts against a lock wall of the lock hole to lock the to-be-locked member.
[0013] Optionally, a plurality of lock holes are arranged on the lock plate at intervals in a first direction, the locking mechanism comprises a plurality of lock catches installed one-to-one on the to-be-locked members, and the lock catches are arranged one-to-one with the lock holes.
[0014] The utility model discloses still provide a kind of carrying equipment, including mobile dolly and above-mentioned locking mechanism;The support base is installed on the mobile dolly, and the lock plate is slidingly installed on the mobile dolly.
[0015] Optionally, the locking mechanism further comprises a guide member provided with a guide hole, and the guide member is installed on the mobile dolly, and the lock plate slides through the guide hole.
[0016] Optionally, the to-be-locked member includes a tray and a magazine installed on the tray, the magazine is provided with a mounting hole for mounting a tool, and the lock catch is installed on the tray.
[0017] In the utility model, the rebound force of the elastic member makes the lock wall of the lock hole abut against the lock catch, so that the lock plate locks the to-be-locked member by pressing the lock catch in the lock hole, and the stability of the to-be-locked member is ensured. The unlocking driving assembly drives the lock plate to move in a second direction until the lock catch is separated from the lock wall of the lock hole, the lock catch can move in the lock hole, so that the lock plate is in a state of unlocking the to-be-locked member, and the elastic member is in a stretched state. After the unlocking driving assembly is separated from the lock plate, the rebound force of the elastic member drives the lock plate to move in a first direction until the lock catch abuts against the lock wall of the lock hole to lock the to-be-locked member. The locking mechanism has the advantages of simple structure, low manufacturing cost, simple locking and unlocking operation, and good stability of the to-be-locked member in the locked state. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0018] The utility model will be further described in connection with the drawings and examples.
[0019] Figure 1 is the structure schematic view of the locking mechanism provided by an embodiment of the utility model in a locked state;
[0020] Figure 2 is Figure 1 is a partial enlarged view of A in figure
[0021] Figure 3 is Figure 1 is a partial enlarged view of B in figure
[0022] Figure 4 is a front view of the locking mechanism in an unlocked state according to an embodiment of the present application;
[0023] Figure 5 is Figure 4 is a partial enlarged view of C in figure
[0024] Figure 6 is Figure 4 is a partial enlarged view of D in figure
[0025] The reference signs in the description are as follows:
[0026] 1, unlocking driving assembly; 11, moving driving piece; 111, motor; 112, screw rod; 12, protruding block; 2, support seat; 21, guide rod; 3, elastic piece; 4, lock plate; 41, lock hole; 42, lock wall; 43, roller; 5, lock catch; 51, lock groove; 6, guide piece; 61, guide hole; 7, moving trolley; 100, piece to be locked; 101, tray; 102, material box; 103, cutter. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0027] In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and beneficial effects solved by the present application clearer, the present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application and do not limit the present application.
[0028] It should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "back", "middle" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only used to facilitate the description of the present application and simplify the description, and therefore cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application.
[0029] As Figure 1As shown, the elastic force of the elastic member 3 makes the lock catch 5 abut against the lock wall 42 of the lock hole 41 to lock the to-be-locked member 100; it can be understood that the lock wall 42 is part of the inner wall of the lock hole 41, that is, the lock wall 42 is the inner wall of the lock hole 41 along the first direction; the to-be-locked member 100 includes but is not limited to a tray 101 and the like; the rebound force of the elastic member 3 can drive the lock plate 4 to move along the first direction, so that the lock catch 5 abuts against the lock wall 42 of the lock hole 41 to lock the to-be-locked member 100.
[0030] As shown, Figures 1 to 3 the elastic force of the elastic member 3 makes the lock catch 5 abut against the lock wall 42 of the lock hole 41 to lock the to-be-locked member 100; it can be understood that the lock wall 42 is part of the inner wall of the lock hole 41, that is, the lock wall 42 is the inner wall of the lock hole 41 along the first direction; the to-be-locked member 100 includes but is not limited to a tray 101 and the like; the rebound force of the elastic member 3 can drive the lock plate 4 to move along the first direction, so that the lock catch 5 abuts against the lock wall 42 of the lock hole 41 to lock the to-be-locked member 100.
[0031] The unlocking drive assembly 1 is used to drive the lock plate 4 to move (that is, the unlocking drive assembly 1 is used to drive the lock plate 4 to move along the second direction opposite to the first direction), and the lock catch 5 is separated from the lock wall 42 of the lock hole 41 to unlock the to-be-locked member 100.
[0032] In the utility model, the rebound force of the elastic member 3 makes the lock wall 42 of the lock hole 41 abut against the lock catch 5, so that the lock plate 4 locks the to-be-locked member 100 by the lock catch 5 compressed in the lock hole 41, and the stability of the to-be-locked member 100 is guaranteed. The unlocking drive assembly 1 drives the lock plate 4 to move along the second direction until the lock catch 5 is separated from the lock wall 42 of the lock hole 41, the lock catch 5 can move in the lock hole 41, so that the lock plate 4 is in the state of unlocking the to-be-locked member 100, and the elastic member 3 is in the stretched state. After the unlocking drive assembly 1 is separated from the lock plate 4, the rebound force of the elastic member 4 drives the lock plate 4 to move along the first direction until the lock catch 5 abuts against the lock wall 42 of the lock hole 41 to lock the to-be-locked member 100. The locking mechanism has the advantages of simple structure, low manufacturing cost, simple locking and unlocking operation, and guaranteed stability of the to-be-locked member 100 in the locked state.
[0033] In an embodiment, as Figure 1As shown in the figure, the unlocking driving assembly 1 comprises a moving driving member 11 and a protrusion 12 connected to the moving driving member 11, which are installed on the support base 2; the moving driving member 11 is used to drive the lock plate 4 to move along the second direction through the protrusion 12. It can be understood that the moving driving member 11 comprises but is not limited to a pneumatic cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, a screw nut mechanism, etc.; the protrusion 12 is provided with an inclined surface at one end thereof, which abuts against the lock plate 4.
[0034] Specifically, the moving driving member 11 drives the protrusion 12 to move, the protrusion 12 drives the lock plate 4 to move along the second direction, and the lock plate 4 stretches the elastic member 3; in the process that the moving driving member 11 drives the protrusion 12 to move away from the lock plate 4, the rebound force of the elastic member 3 drives the lock plate 4 to move along the second direction. In the embodiment, the moving direction of the protrusion 12 is perpendicular to the moving direction of the lock plate 4, which improves the compactness of the locking mechanism.
[0035] In an embodiment, as shown in the figures, Figure 1 and Figure 2 the moving driving member 11 comprises a motor 111 and a screw rod 112, which are installed on the support base 2; the output end of the motor 111 is connected to the screw rod 112; the protrusion 12 is provided with a threaded hole which is threadedly connected to the screw rod 112. It can be understood that the screw rod 112 is provided with external threads, and the protrusion 12 is provided with internal threaded holes which are adapted to the external threads.
[0036] Specifically, the motor 111 drives the screw rod 112 to rotate, the screw rod 112 drives the protrusion 12 to move, and the protrusion 12 drives the lock plate 4 to move along the second direction. In the embodiment, the structure of the moving driving member 11 is simple, and the manufacturing cost is low.
[0037] In an embodiment, as shown in the figure, Figure 1 the protrusion 12 is provided with a guide hole, and the locking mechanism further comprises a guide rod 21 installed on the support base 2, which is slidingly inserted into the guide hole. It can be understood that the guide rod 21 is arranged in parallel with the screw rod 112. Specifically, in the process that the moving driving member 11 drives the protrusion 12 to move, the protrusion 12 slides along the guide rod 21, thereby ensuring the stability of the movement of the protrusion 12.
[0038] In an embodiment, as shown in the figures, Figure 4 and Figure 5As shown, the locking mechanism further comprises a roller 43 rotatably installed on the lock plate 4; the roller 43 abuts against the protrusion 12 to drive the lock plate 4 to move along the second direction. It can be understood that, in the process that the moving driver 11 drives the protrusion 12 to move, the roller 43 rolls along the top surface of the protrusion 12, so that the protrusion 12 drives the lock plate 4 to move along the second direction. In the embodiment, the roller 43 and the protrusion 12 are in rolling connection, which prolongs the service life of the locking mechanism.
[0039] In an embodiment, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, the lock catch 5 is provided with a lock groove 51; the inner wall of the lock groove 51 abuts against the lock wall 42 of the lock hole 41 to lock the to-be-locked member 100. It can be understood that, when the lock plate 4 locks the lock catch 5, the end of the lock catch 5 away from the to-be-locked member 100 passes through the lock hole 41, and the inner wall of the lock groove 51 abuts against the lock wall 42 of the lock hole 41, thereby ensuring the stability of the lock plate 4 locking the lock catch 5.
[0040] In an embodiment, as shown in Figure 1 The lock plate 4 is provided with a plurality of lock holes 41 distributed along the first direction; the locking mechanism comprises a plurality of lock catches 5 installed on the to-be-locked members 100 one by one; the lock catch 5 is provided one by one with the lock hole 41. It can be understood that, the number of the lock hole 41 and the lock catch 5 can be set according to actual needs, for example, the lock hole 41 and the lock catch 5 are provided with 4, 5, 6, etc. In the embodiment, each lock hole 41 can be locked or unlocked by one lock catch 5, so that the locking mechanism can lock or unlock a plurality of to-be-locked members 100 at a time.
[0041] As shown in Figure 4 The utility model discloses another embodiment further provides a carrying equipment, including mobile trolley 7 and above-mentioned locking mechanism, the support seat 2 is installed on mobile trolley 7, and the lock plate 4 is slidably installed on mobile trolley 7. It can be understood that the mobile trolley 7 includes but is not limited to AGV trolley etc., and the lock plate 4 is slidably installed on the mobile trolley 7 along the first direction.
[0042] In the process that the mobile trolley 7 moves the to-be-locked member 100, the to-be-locked member 100 is locked on the mobile trolley 7 by the locking mechanism, which ensures the stability of the to-be-locked member 100 installed on the mobile trolley 7, and when the mobile trolley 7 slides, the to-be-locked member is not easy to fall off from the mobile trolley 7.
[0043] In an embodiment, as shown in Figure 1and Figure 4 As shown in the figure, the locking mechanism further comprises a guide 6 provided with a guide hole 61, the guide 6 is installed on the moving trolley 7, and the locking plate 4 slides through the guide hole 61. It can be understood that the locking plate 4 slides along the guide hole 61 during the movement of the locking plate 4 in the first direction or the second direction, thereby ensuring the stability of the movement of the locking plate 4.
[0044] In an embodiment, the moving trolley 7 is provided with a plurality of storage bins spaced apart in the first direction, and each of the storage bins can place one of the to-be-locked members 100, so that the moving trolley 7 can transport a plurality of to-be-locked members 100 at a time.
[0045] In an embodiment, as shown in the figure, Figure 1 The to-be-locked member 100 comprises a tray 101 and a box 102 installed on the tray 101, the box 102 is provided with a mounting hole for mounting a tool 103; and the lock 5 is installed on the tray 101. It can be understood that each of the trays 101 can be installed with a plurality of boxes 102, and each of the boxes 102 can be installed with a plurality of tools 103. In this embodiment, the moving trolley 7 can transport the box 102 provided with the tool 103 to the automatic machining equipment, thereby realizing the automatic feeding function of the automatic machining equipment.
[0046] The above is only an embodiment of the locking mechanism and the carrying device of the utility model, and does not limit the utility model, and any modification, equivalent replacement and improvement within the spirit and principles of the utility model should be included in the protection scope of the utility model.
Claims
1. A locking mechanism, characterized in that, It includes an unlocking drive assembly, a support base, an elastic element, a lock plate with a lock hole, and a latch installed on the object to be locked; the opposite ends of the elastic element are respectively connected to the support base and the lock plate, the unlocking drive assembly is installed on the support base, and the latch is slidably inserted into the lock hole; The elastic force of the elastic element causes the latch to abut against the lock wall of the lock hole to lock the object to be locked. The unlocking drive assembly is used to drive the lock plate to move, so that the latch disengages from the lock wall of the lock hole to unlock the locking member.
2. The locking mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The unlocking drive assembly includes a movable drive component mounted on the support base and a protrusion connected to the movable drive component; the movable drive component is used to drive the locking plate to move along a second direction via the protrusion.
3. The locking mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that, The moving drive component includes a motor and a lead screw, both mounted on the support base, with the output end of the motor connected to the lead screw; the protrusion is provided with a threaded hole that is threadedly connected to the lead screw.
4. The locking mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that, The protrusion is provided with a guide hole, and the locking mechanism also includes a guide rod installed on the support base, the guide rod being slidably inserted into the guide hole.
5. The locking mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that, The locking mechanism further includes a roller rotatably mounted on the locking plate; the roller abuts against the protrusion.
6. The locking mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The latch is provided with a locking groove; the inner wall of the locking groove abuts against the locking wall of the lock hole to lock the object to be locked.
7. The locking mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The locking plate is provided with a plurality of lock holes spaced apart along a first direction; the locking mechanism includes a plurality of latches installed one-to-one on a plurality of locking members; the latches are arranged one-to-one with the lock holes.
8. A transport device, characterized in that, It includes a mobile trolley and a locking mechanism as described in any one of claims 1 to 7; the support base is mounted on the mobile trolley, and the locking plate is slidably mounted on the mobile trolley.
9. The transport equipment according to claim 8, characterized in that, The locking mechanism also includes a guide member with a guide hole, which is mounted on the mobile trolley, and the locking plate slides through the guide hole.
10. The transport equipment according to claim 8, characterized in that, The locking component includes a material tray and a material box mounted on the material tray, the material box having mounting holes for mounting a cutting tool; the latch is mounted on the material tray.