Box foot welding trolley
By integrating welding machines, collaborative robotic arms, and a welding expert database onto a mobile vehicle, and combining precise positioning with 3D cameras with automated welding procedures, the technical problem of manual welding of the legs of large container ships has been solved, achieving efficient and stable welding results.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520193712.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-02-07
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-06
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-02-07
AI Technical Summary
Manual welding of the legs of large container ships is labor-intensive, produces inconsistent quality, is inefficient, and takes place in harsh environments.
The system uses a mobile cart to carry a welding machine, a collaborative robot arm, a welding torch, and a 3D camera. The 3D camera is used for precise weld seam positioning, and a welding expert database is integrated to automatically generate welding programs. The system also incorporates the multi-angle adjustment of the collaborative robot arm and the wire feeder design of the welding torch.
It improves welding efficiency, reduces labor intensity, ensures the stability and precision of welding quality, and reduces costs.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to a welding trolley, specifically a box foot welding trolley. Background Technology
[0002] Large container ships have numerous and uniformly styled legs, requiring frequent repositioning for manual welding, resulting in a large workload. However, manual welding is labor-intensive, operates in harsh environments, and suffers from inconsistent and unreliable quality. Furthermore, manual welding is inefficient. Therefore, a mobile welding vehicle is urgently needed. Utility Model Content
[0003] To address the issue of inconsistent quality in manual welding, this invention provides a box foot welding trolley.
[0004] This utility model provides the following technical solution:
[0005] A box-foot welding trolley includes a mobile trolley, a welding machine, a collaborative robot arm, a welding torch, and a 3D camera. The welding machine, the collaborative robot arm, and the welding torch are installed inside the mobile trolley. The collaborative robot arm is installed on the side of the welding machine. A welding torch holder is installed on the collaborative robot arm. A welding torch is installed on the welding torch holder. The welding wire inside the welding torch is guided by a wire feeder. A 3D camera is also installed on the collaborative robot arm near the welding torch.
[0006] Furthermore, light strips are installed on the outside of the mobile trolley; hanging brackets are installed on both sides of the mobile trolley.
[0007] Furthermore, a closed protective cover is installed on the upper part of the mobile trolley.
[0008] Furthermore, the lower part of the mobile trolley is equipped with front and rear omnidirectional wheels, with a steering motor installed at the front omnidirectional wheels and a rear wheel drive motor installed at the rear omnidirectional wheels.
[0009] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are: the trolley of this utility model can weld and move. The trolley is equipped with a welding machine, a collaborative robot arm and a welding torch. A 3D camera is also installed on the collaborative robot arm near the welding torch. The use of the collaborative robot arm greatly improves the working efficiency of the entire structure and significantly reduces costs. The 3D camera scans and accurately positions the weld seam of the component, with high measurement accuracy, meeting welding requirements. Attached Figure Description
[0010] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;
[0011] Figure 2 This is a side view of the present invention;
[0012] Figure 3This is a schematic diagram of the external appearance of the present utility model;
[0013] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the present invention;
[0014] Figure 5 This is a rear view of the present invention;
[0015] Figure 6 This is a top view of the present invention.
[0016] In the picture: 1. Mobile vehicle; 2. Welding machine; 3. Collaborative robot arm; 4. Welding torch; 5. 3D camera; 6. Welding torch holder; 7. Wire feeder; 8. Light strip; 9. Wire hanger; 10. Enclosed protective cover; 11. Front caster wheel; 12. Rear caster wheel; 13. Steering motor; 14. Drive motor. Detailed Implementation
[0017] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0018] Please see Figure 1-6 This utility model discloses a box foot welding trolley, including a mobile trolley 1, a welding machine 2, a collaborative robot arm 3, a welding torch 4, and a 3D camera 5. The welding machine 2, the collaborative robot arm 3, and the welding torch 4 are installed inside the mobile trolley 1. The collaborative robot arm 3 is installed on the side of the welding machine 2. A welding torch bracket 6 is installed on the collaborative robot arm 3. The welding torch 4 is installed on the welding torch bracket 6. The welding wire in the welding torch 4 is guided by a wire feeder 7. The 3D camera 5 is also installed on the collaborative robot arm 3 near the welding torch 4.
[0019] The mobile trolley 1 is equipped with light strips 8 for convenient lighting; the mobile trolley 1 is equipped with cable hangers 9 on both sides for convenient cable hanging.
[0020] The upper part of the mobile trolley 1 is equipped with a closed protective cover 10. The upper part adopts a closed design to avoid the erosion of rainwater.
[0021] The lower part of the mobile trolley 1 is equipped with front casters 11 and rear casters 12. A steering motor 13 is installed at the front caster 11 to improve the flexibility of steering and adjustment. A rear drive motor 14 is installed at the rear caster 12.
[0022] The use of a collaborative robotic arm greatly improves the overall efficiency of the structure, significantly reduces costs, and allows for multi-angle adjustment, increasing the freedom of welding.
[0023] The 3D camera uses MEMS coded grating structured light for scanning and reconstructs the true 3D point cloud data of the object based on a binocular image restoration algorithm, meeting the requirements of industrial-grade high-resolution, sub-millimeter measurement 3D vision applications. The device is small in size, has a large depth of field, high measurement accuracy, low cost, and is easy to operate.
[0024] This invention deeply integrates welding processes, uses 3D camera vision to precisely locate weld seams on components, and automatically generates welding programs based on the acquired weld seam coordinate information and an integrated welding expert database. The software is deployed on a PC system, which is placed inside a mobile cart.
[0025] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A box corner welding trolley, characterized by: It includes mobile trolley (1), welding machine (2), collaborative robot arm (3), welding gun (4) and 3D camera (5), welding machine (2), collaborative robot arm (3) and welding gun (4) are installed inside mobile trolley (1), collaborative robot arm (3) is installed on the side of welding machine (2), welding gun support (6) is installed on collaborative robot arm (3), welding gun (4) is installed on welding gun support (6), welding wire in welding gun (4) is guided through wire feeding frame (7), 3D camera (5) is also installed on collaborative robot arm (3) close to welding gun (4).
2. The box corner welding trolley of claim 1, wherein: Lamp strip (8) is installed outside mobile trolley (1); hanging wire frame (9) is installed on both sides of mobile trolley (1).
3. The box corner welding trolley of claim 1, wherein: Closed protective cover (10) is installed on the upper part of mobile trolley (1).
4. The box corner welding trolley of claim 1, wherein: Front universal wheel (11) and rear universal wheel (12) are installed on the lower part of mobile trolley (1), steering motor (13) is installed at front universal wheel (11), rear wheel driving motor (14) is installed at rear universal wheel (12).