Pipeline fixing device and robot

By designing a pipeline fixing device with a multi-directional rotation structure, the problem of electrical hose pulling damage caused by the excessive movement of the robotic arm was solved, thereby improving the flexibility and stability of the pipeline and adapting it to complex motion environments.

CN223849297UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-30CHINA TOBACCO JIANGSU INDAL
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520436992.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-13
Publication Date
2026-01-30
Estimated Expiration
2035-03-13

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing pipeline fixing devices provide limited redundancy when the robotic arm moves beyond its set limits, leading to strain damage to electrical hoses.

Method used

A pipeline fixing device was designed, including a base, first and second rotating seats, and bearings. The multi-directional rotation structure avoids pipeline pulling damage. The first and second rotating seats rotate around different axes to increase the pipeline's degree of freedom of movement. The bearings and locking screws improve the device's flexibility and stability.

Benefits of technology

It effectively avoids pipeline pulling damage caused by the excessive movement of the robotic arm, improves the reliability and stability of the pipeline fixing device, and adapts to multi-directional movement requirements.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of mechanical arm pipe fitting fixing, and discloses a pipeline fixing device and a robot. The pipeline fixing device comprises a base and a fixing part, the base is used for being connected with an external part, the fixing part is used for fixing a to-be-fixed pipeline, the pipeline fixing device further comprises a first rotating seat and a second rotating seat, the first rotating seat is rotationally connected with the base, and the first rotating seat can rotate around a first axis relative to the base; the second rotating seat is rotationally connected with the first rotating seat through a rotating shaft, and the second rotating seat can rotate around a second axis relative to the first rotating seat; the first axis is perpendicular to the second axis, and the fixing piece is installed on the second rotating seat. According to the pipeline fixing device, through the first rotating seat and the second rotating seat, a pipeline can be matched with multi-directional movement of an external part, and the situation that the to-be-fixed pipeline is pulled and damaged due to movement of the external part is avoided.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to mechanical arm pipe fixing technical field especially, relates to a pipeline fixing device and robot. BACKGROUND

[0002] Mechanical arm is a kind of some action functions that can imitate human arm, to be used to fetch, transport object or operate tool according to fixed program Automatic operation device.Mechanical arm is widely used in machinery manufacturing, metallurgy, electronics, light industry and atom etc.Industry.For example, in the tobacco industry silk production's unbanding and opening box process, it is mostly to adopt mechanical arm and carry out automatic unbanding and opening box.Mechanical arm is connected with electrical hose, along with the movement of mechanical arm, electrical hose can occur pulling, winding phenomenon, cause hose damage.

[0003] To avoid electrical hose winding, one kind of fixed wire harness, pipe combination formula clamp in prior art, including clasp and buckle, clasp is used to hold wire harness or pipe, buckle is rotatably connected on mechanical arm, to fix electrical hose along mechanical arm.

[0004] But, when mechanical arm appears fault and makes non-set action's over-limit movement, the redundant activity space that existing pipeline fixing device can provide for electrical hose is limited, so it can cause the condition of pulling damage of electrical hose fixed on it. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] The utility model aims at providing a kind of pipeline fixing device and robot, the pipeline fixing device can avoid the condition of pulling damage caused by the movement of external part over-limit of the pipe line to be fixed.

[0006] To achieve this purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0007] On the one hand, provide a kind of pipeline fixing device, including base and fixing piece, base is used to connect with external part, fixing piece is used to fix the pipe line to be fixed, wherein, pipeline fixing device further includes first rotating seat and second rotating seat, first rotating seat is rotatably connected with base, and first rotating seat can rotate around first axis relative to base;Second rotating seat is rotatably connected with first rotating seat by rotating shaft, and second rotating seat can rotate around second axis relative to first rotating seat;First axis and second axis are perpendicular, and fixing piece is installed in second rotating seat.

[0008] As preferably, fixing piece is rotatably connected with first rotating seat, and fixing piece can rotate around first axis relative to first rotating seat.

[0009] As preferably, pipeline fixing device further includes first bearing, and first rotating seat can rotate around first axis relative to base by first bearing.

[0010] As preferably, one of the base and the first rotating seat is provided with a first mounting groove, an outer ring of the first bearing is fixedly embedded in the first mounting groove, an inner ring of the first bearing is fixedly sleeved on the other one of the base and the first rotating seat, and the inner ring of the first bearing can rotate relative to the outer ring of the first bearing around the first axis.

[0011] As preferably, the pipeline fixing device further comprises a plurality of locking screws uniformly distributed along the circumference of the first mounting groove, the plurality of locking screws are screwed on the groove wall of the first mounting groove and abut against the outer ring of the first bearing.

[0012] As preferably, the pipeline fixing device further comprises a second bearing, the fixing member can rotate relative to the second rotating seat around the first axis through the second bearing.

[0013] As preferably, one of the fixing member and the second rotating seat is provided with a second mounting groove, an outer ring of the second bearing is fixedly embedded in the second mounting groove, an inner ring of the second bearing is fixedly sleeved on the other one of the fixing member and the second rotating seat, and the inner ring of the second bearing can rotate relative to the outer ring of the second bearing around the first axis.

[0014] As preferably, the pipeline fixing device further comprises a plurality of locking screws uniformly distributed along the circumference of the second mounting groove, the plurality of locking screws are screwed on the groove wall of the second mounting groove and abut against the outer ring of the second bearing.

[0015] As preferably, the fixing member comprises a first hoop and a second hoop, the first hoop and the second hoop are detachably connected, and the first hoop and the second hoop are used for clamping the pipeline to be fixed.

[0016] In another aspect, a robot is provided, the robot comprising a mechanical arm, a pipeline to be fixed, and the pipeline fixing device according to any one of the technical solutions above, the pipeline to be fixed being a hose, the hose being used for conveying compressed gas or for threading a wire, the base being fixedly connected with the mechanical arm, and the fixing member being fixedly connected with the hose.

[0017] The pipeline fixing device and the robot have the advantages that the pipeline fixing device can cooperate with the multidirectional movement of an external member, so that the pipeline to be fixed can be prevented from being damaged due to the movement of the external member. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 is the isometric view of the pipeline fixing device provided by the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 is the sectional view of the pipeline fixing device provided by the utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 is the perspective view of the pipeline fixing device provided by the utility model.

[0021] Fig. 1, base; 11, first mounting slot;

[0022] 2, fixing member; 21, first hoop; 22, second hoop;

[0023] 3, rotating shaft; 4, first rotating seat;

[0024] 5, second rotating seat; 51, second mounting slot;

[0025] 6, first axis; 7, second axis; 8, first bearing; 9, second bearing; 10, locking screw. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The utility model will be further explained in detail below in combination with the drawings and embodiments. It can be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the utility model, and not to limit the utility model. In addition, it should be noted that, in order to facilitate the description, only the part related to the utility model is shown in the drawings, not all structures.

[0027] In the description of the utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "connected", "connected", "fixed" 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, it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship of two elements. For ordinary skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the utility model can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0028] In the utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the first feature "on" or "below" the second feature can include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or 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 "below", "below" and "below" 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.

[0029] In the description of the present embodiment, the terms "upper", "lower", "right", "left", and the like, are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of description and simplification of operation, and do not indicate or imply 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 a limitation on the present utility model. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used to distinguish in the description and have no special meaning.

[0030] In one aspect, referring to Figures 1 to 3 , the present embodiment provides a pipeline fixing device, which comprises a base 1 and a fixing member 2, the base 1 is used for connecting with an external part, and the fixing member 2 is used for fixing a pipeline to be fixed, wherein the pipeline fixing device further comprises a first rotating seat 4 and a second rotating seat 5, the first rotating seat 4 is rotatably connected with the base 1, and the first rotating seat 4 can rotate relative to the base 1 about a first axis 6; the second rotating seat 5 is rotatably connected with the first rotating seat 4 through a rotating shaft 3, and the second rotating seat 5 can rotate relative to the first rotating seat 4 about a second axis 7; the first axis 6 and the second axis 7 are perpendicular, and the fixing member 2 is installed on the second rotating seat 5. In this way, with the movement of the external part, the pipeline fixing device can drive the pipeline to be fixed to rotate relative to the base 1 about the first axis 6 through the first rotating seat 4; the second rotating seat 5 rotates relative to the first rotating seat 4 about the second axis 7, so that the pipeline fixing device increases the movement freedom degree of the pipeline to be fixed, and when the external part moves beyond the limit, the position or angle of the pipeline to be fixed can be adjusted, avoiding the pulling damage of the pipeline to be fixed caused by the over-limit movement of the external part.

[0031] Optionally, referring to Figure 1 , the fixing member 2 is rotatably connected with the first rotating seat 4, and the fixing member 2 can rotate relative to the first rotating seat 4 about the first axis 6. In this way, by rotating the fixing member 2 about the first axis 6, the pipeline to be fixed can rotate with the rotation of the fixing member 2, so that the pipeline to be fixed obtains more freedom degree, can adaptively adjust the angle or position with the movement of the external part, and avoids the pulling damage of the pipeline to be fixed caused by the over-limit movement of the external part.

[0032] Optionally, referring to Figure 2 and Figure 3 , the pipeline fixing device further comprises a first bearing 8, and the first rotating seat 4 can rotate relative to the base 1 about the first axis 6 through the first bearing 8. In this way, the first rotating seat 4 can rotate relative to the base 1, increasing the flexibility of the pipeline fixing device, facilitating the adjustment of the angle and direction of the pipeline, and avoiding the pulling damage of the pipeline.

[0033] In particular, the first bearing 8 is a radial bearing, such as a deep groove ball bearing, a cylindrical roller bearing, or the like. One of the base 1 and the first rotating seat 4 is provided with a first mounting groove 11, and an outer ring of the first bearing 8 is fixedly embedded in the first mounting groove 11. An inner ring of the first bearing 8 is fixedly sleeved on the other one of the base 1 and the first rotating seat 4, and the inner ring of the first bearing 8 is rotatable relative to the outer ring of the first bearing 8 about the first axis 6. In this way, the first rotating seat 4 is rotatable relative to the base 1 about the first axis 6 through the first bearing 8, the friction between the base 1 and the first rotating seat 4 is reduced, and the reliability and stability of the device are improved. The outer ring of the first bearing 8 is fixed in the first mounting groove 11, which can simplify the assembly process and improve the efficiency. In other embodiments, the first bearing 8 can also be an axial bearing, such as a thrust ball bearing or the like.

[0034] Optionally, the pipeline fixing device further comprises a plurality of locking screws 10 uniformly distributed along the circumference of the first mounting groove 11, and the plurality of locking screws 10 are screwed to the groove wall of the first mounting groove 11 and abut against the outer ring of the first bearing 8. In this way, the outer ring of the first bearing 8 is fixed relative to the position of the groove wall of the first mounting groove 11, and the first rotating seat 4 is rotatable relative to the base 1 about the first axis 6 through the first bearing 8. In other embodiments, a locking bolt can also be screwed to the groove wall of the first mounting groove 11 and abut against the outer ring of the first bearing 8.

[0035] Optionally, referring to Figure 3 , the pipeline fixing device further comprises a second bearing 9, and the fixing member 2 is rotatable relative to the second rotating seat 5 about the first axis 6 through the second bearing 9. In this way, the pipeline fixing device is provided with two groups of bearings rotatable about the first axis 6, and through the redundant design, the rotation of the fixing member 2 about the first axis 6 is not limited due to the failure of the first bearing 8, and the reliability of the pipeline fixing device is improved.

[0036] Optionally, one of the fixing member 2 and the second rotating seat 5 is provided with a second mounting groove 51, and an outer ring of the second bearing 9 is fixedly embedded in the second mounting groove 51. An inner ring of the second bearing 9 is fixedly sleeved on the other one of the fixing member 2 and the second rotating seat 5, and the inner ring of the second bearing 9 is rotatable relative to the outer ring of the second bearing 9 about the first axis 6. In this way, the fixing member 2 is rotatable relative to the second rotating seat 5 about the first axis 6 through the second bearing 9, the friction between the fixing member 2 and the second rotating seat 5 is reduced, and the reliability and stability of the device are improved. The outer ring of the second bearing 9 is fixed in the second mounting groove 51, which can simplify the assembly process and improve the efficiency. Preferably, the second bearing 9 is a radial bearing, such as a deep groove ball bearing, a cylindrical roller bearing, or the like.

[0037] Optionally, the pipeline fixing device further comprises a plurality of locking screws 10 evenly distributed along the circumference of the second mounting groove 51, the plurality of locking screws are screwed to the groove wall of the second mounting groove 51 and abut against the outer ring of the second bearing 9. In this way, the outer ring of the second bearing 9 is fixed in position relative to the groove wall of the second mounting groove 51, and thus the fixing member 2 can rotate about the first axis 6 relative to the second rotating base 5 through the second bearing 9. In other embodiments, the locking screws can also be screwed to the groove wall of the first mounting groove 11 and abut against the outer ring of the first bearing 8.

[0038] Optionally, the fixing member 2 comprises a first clamping hoop 21 and a second clamping hoop 22, the first clamping hoop 21 and the second clamping hoop 22 are detachably connected, and the first clamping hoop 21 and the second clamping hoop 22 are used to clamp the pipeline to be fixed. Specifically, the rotating shaft 3 is a movable pin, and the first clamping hoop 21 and the second clamping hoop 22 are detachably connected through locking bolts. In this way, the pipeline to be fixed can be quickly disassembled or assembled, facilitating replacement or maintenance of the pipeline to be fixed. In other embodiments, the fixing member 2 can also be a clamp, and the embodiments of the fixing member 2 provided in the present embodiment and the accompanying drawings are not specifically limited.

[0039] On the other hand, the present embodiment provides a robot, which comprises a mechanical arm, a pipeline to be fixed and the pipeline fixing device of any one of the technical solutions described above, the pipeline to be fixed is a hose, the hose is used to transport compressed gas or to pass through a wire, the base 1 is fixedly connected with the mechanical arm, and the fixing member 2 is fixedly connected with the hose. In this way, the hose can be stably fixed on the pipeline fixing device, and the position and direction of the hose can be flexibly adjusted according to the movement of the mechanical arm, avoiding damage to the pipeline or the wire inside the pipeline caused by the pulling of the mechanical arm due to over-limit movement. Specifically, the robot can be applied to the belt unloading and box opening process in the tobacco field. The robot can avoid the pulling damage of the hose caused by the over-limit movement of the mechanical arm due to mechanical arm failure.

[0040] In other embodiments, the robot can also be applied to the fields of automatic production line, automobile manufacturing, medical devices, etc.

[0041] Obviously, the above embodiments of the present application are only examples for clearly illustrating the present application, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present application. For those skilled in the art, various obvious changes, re-adjustments and substitutions can be made without departing from the scope of the present application. It is unnecessary and impossible to enumerate all the embodiments. Any modification, equivalent substitution and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. A pipeline fixing device comprising a base (1) for connection with an external part and a fixing member (2) for fixing a pipeline to be fixed, characterized in that, The pipeline fixing device further comprises a first rotating base (4) and a second rotating base (5), the first rotating base (4) is rotatably connected with the base (1), and the first rotating base (4) can rotate relative to the base (1) around a first axis (6); the second rotating base (5) is rotatably connected with the first rotating base (4) through a rotating shaft (3), and the second rotating base (5) can rotate relative to the first rotating base (4) around a second axis (7); the first axis (6) and the second axis (7) are perpendicular, and the fixing member (2) is installed on the second rotating base (5).

2. The line securing device of claim 1, wherein, The fixing member (2) is rotatably connected with the first rotating base (4), and the fixing member (2) can rotate relative to the first rotating base (4) around the first axis (6).

3. The line securement device of claim 1, wherein, The pipeline fixing device further comprises a first bearing (8), and the first rotating base (4) can rotate relative to the base (1) around the first axis (6) through the first bearing (8).

4. The line securing device of claim 3, wherein, One of the base (1) and the first rotating base (4) is provided with a first mounting groove (11), an outer ring of the first bearing (8) is fixedly embedded in the first mounting groove (11), an inner ring of the first bearing (8) is fixedly sleeved on the other one of the base (1) and the first rotating base (4), and the inner ring of the first bearing (8) can rotate relative to the outer ring of the first bearing (8) around the first axis (6).

5. The line securing device of claim 4, wherein, The pipeline fixing device further comprises a plurality of locking screws (10) which are uniformly distributed along a circumference of the first mounting groove (11), and the plurality of locking screws (10) are screwed on groove walls of the first mounting groove (11) and abut against the outer ring of the first bearing (8).

6. The line securing device of claim 5, wherein, The pipeline fixing device further comprises a second bearing (9), and the fixing member (2) can rotate relative to the second rotating base (5) around the first axis (6) through the second bearing (9).

7. The line securement device of claim 6, wherein, One of the fixing member (2) and the second rotating base (5) is provided with a second mounting groove (51), an outer ring of the second bearing (9) is fixedly embedded in the second mounting groove (51), an inner ring of the second bearing (9) is fixedly sleeved on the other one of the fixing member (2) and the second rotating base (5), and the inner ring of the second bearing (9) can rotate relative to the outer ring of the second bearing (9) around the first axis (6).

8. The line securement device of claim 7, wherein, The pipeline fixing device further comprises a plurality of locking screws (10) which are uniformly distributed along a circumference of the second mounting groove (51), and the plurality of locking screws (10) are screwed on groove walls of the second mounting groove (51) and abut against the outer ring of the second bearing (9).

9. The line securing device of any one of claims 1-8, wherein, The fixing member (2) comprises a first hoop (21) and a second hoop (22), the first hoop (21) and the second hoop (22) are detachably connected, and the first hoop (21) and the second hoop (22) are used for tightly holding a pipeline to be fixed.

10. A robot, characterized in that The robot comprises a mechanical arm, a pipeline to be fixed, and the pipeline fixing device according to any one of claims 1-9, the pipeline to be fixed is a hose, the hose is used for conveying compressed gas or for threading a wire, the base (1) is fixedly connected with the mechanical arm, and the fixing member (2) is fixedly connected with the hose.