Stock bin frame capable of being rapidly switched

Abstract

The utility model discloses a fast switching stock bin frame which comprises a stock bin frame body, at least two feeding stations are arranged on the stock bin frame body, stock bins used for containing materials are arranged on the feeding stations, the stock bins are detachably arranged on the stock bin frame body, when feeding is needed, one unloaded stock bin is taken down for filling, and the other unloaded stock bin is taken down for filling. And at least a stock bin with materials is reserved on the stock bin frame. According to the stock bin frame capable of being switched rapidly, during loading, a stock bin with materials is kept on the stock bin frame all the time, sustainable work of a production line is guaranteed, the production efficiency is improved, loading can be safely carried out outside the production line, and the situation that loading is carried out on line, and the stock bin frame is accidentally injured by a loading and unloading mechanism is avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to silo racks, and more particularly to a silo rack with quick switching capability. Background Technology

[0002] With the popularization and advancement of intelligent manufacturing in China's manufacturing industry, automatic loading and unloading of materials has become a very common application scenario.

[0003] However, many materials, when being fed by automatic loading and unloading mechanisms, robotic arms, or robots, need to be placed according to certain rules so that the automatic loading and unloading mechanisms can accurately grasp the materials.

[0004] Therefore, the most common method is to manually place the materials into a silo according to certain rules.

[0005] However, when employees put materials into the silo, the loading and unloading mechanism cannot be operated for safety reasons, which in many cases causes temporary shutdown of production equipment, affecting efficiency and output. Utility Model Content

[0006] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this invention provides a hopper rack that allows for rapid switching.

[0007] The technical solution adopted by this utility model to solve the above-mentioned technical problems is as follows: a quick-switching hopper rack, including a hopper rack, the hopper rack is provided with at least two feeding stations, the feeding station is provided with a hopper for placing materials, the hopper is detachably set at the hopper rack, when materials need to be fed, one of the empty hoppers is removed for filling, while at least one hopper with materials is retained on the hopper rack.

[0008] Preferably, the hopper rack has positioning pin holes, and the hopper is equipped with positioning pins. When the hopper is placed, the positioning pins extend into the positioning pin holes to position the hopper.

[0009] Preferably, the locating pin holes are arranged in an L-shape, with each locating pin corresponding to one of the locating pin holes.

[0010] Preferably, the hopper includes a hopper base plate and several positioning strips disposed on the hopper base plate, the positioning strips being used to position the material to be processed.

[0011] Preferably, the positioning bars are spaced apart and include positioning bars in the X direction and positioning bars in the Y direction.

[0012] Preferably, each positioning strip extends vertically upwards.

[0013] Preferably, the loading station is equipped with a sensor to detect whether there is material in the hopper.

[0014] Preferably, the sensor is connected to an alarm notification device.

[0015] Preferably, the sensor is a pressure sensor, which determines whether there is material in the silo by detecting changes in pressure; or the sensor is a photosensitive sensor, which determines whether there is material at each location in the silo by detecting light at each location.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of this utility model are as follows: This application provides a quick-switching hopper rack, which always retains a hopper with material on the rack during loading, ensuring the continuous operation of the production line, improving production efficiency, and allowing loading to be carried out safely outside the production line, avoiding the situation where loading occurs on the line and the material loading mechanism accidentally damages the hopper. Attached Figure Description

[0017] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments. However, those skilled in the art will understand that these drawings are drawn only for the purpose of explaining the preferred embodiments and therefore should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. Furthermore, unless specifically indicated, the drawings are only schematic representations of the composition or structure of the described objects and may contain exaggerated depictions, and the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale.

[0018] Figure 1 This is a side view of this application;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a top view of this application;

[0020] In the diagram: 10, hopper rack; 100, loading station; 101, positioning pin hole; 20, hopper; 201, hopper bottom plate; 202, positioning pin; 203, positioning bar; 2031, X-direction positioning bar; 2032, Y-direction positioning bar; 30, sensor. Detailed Implementation

[0021] The preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that these descriptions are merely descriptive and exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the present invention. Example

[0022] Main scheme :

[0023] A quick-change hopper rack, such as Figure 1-2As shown, the system includes a hopper rack 10 with at least two loading stations 100. Each loading station 100 has a hopper 20 for placing materials. The hoppers 20 are detachably mounted on the hopper rack 10. When material needs to be loaded, one of the empty hoppers 20 is removed for filling, while at least one hopper 20 containing material remains on the hopper rack 10. In this solution, before the material in one hopper 20 (e.g., hopper A) on the hopper rack 10 is fully processed, an employee uses another empty hopper 20 (e.g., hopper B) that has been removed to load material onto hopper B outside the production line, following necessary rules. Before loading, the employee can continue loading other materials. During loading, one hopper 20 containing material is always maintained on the hopper rack 10, ensuring continuous operation of the production line, improving production efficiency, and ensuring safe loading, avoiding accidental injury from loading / unloading mechanisms during on-line loading.

[0024] Positioning structure part :

[0025] Preferably, the hopper frame 10 has a positioning pin hole 101, and the hopper 20 is provided with a positioning pin 202. When the hopper 20 is placed, the positioning pin 202 extends into the positioning pin hole 101 to position the hopper 20. During placement, the positioning pin 202 and the positioning pin hole 101 are used for positioning, ensuring the positional accuracy of the hopper 20, thereby facilitating accurate material handling by the loading and unloading mechanism.

[0026] Preferably, the positioning pin holes 101 are arranged in an L-shape, and the positioning pins 202 correspond one-to-one with the positioning pin holes 101. Preferably, there are 3 positioning pin holes 101 arranged in an L-shape.

[0027] Material positioning section :

[0028] Preferably, the hopper 20 includes a hopper bottom plate 201 and a plurality of positioning strips 203 disposed on the hopper bottom plate 201. The positioning strips 203 are used to position the material to be processed. The positioning pins 202 are located at the bottom of the hopper bottom plate 201, and the hopper bottom plate 201 has a rectangular structure.

[0029] Preferably, the positioning bars 203 are spaced apart and include an X-direction positioning bar 2031 and a Y-direction positioning bar 2032.

[0030] Preferably, each positioning strip 203 extends vertically upwards. The positioning strip 203 is used to position the material, and positioning by means of both sides can ensure the posture of the material and facilitate material handling.

[0031] Automatic sensing part :

[0032] Preferably, the loading station 100 is equipped with a sensor 30 for sensing whether there is material in the hopper 20.

[0033] Preferably, sensor 30 is connected to an alarm reminder device. When sensor 30 detects that the material in hopper 20 is depleted, the alarm reminder device will prompt the operator to remove the empty hopper 20 and replace it with a full hopper 20. The removed hopper 20 will then be filled with material for later use. When picking up or placing material in hopper 20, the "pause" safety button needs to be pressed to temporarily stop the loading and unloading mechanism. After the picking and unloading is completed, the "start" button is pressed to resume normal operation of the loading and unloading mechanism. The suspended loading and unloading mechanism is one of multiple loading and unloading mechanisms and does not affect the operation of other loading and unloading mechanisms. The picking robot is generally a loading and unloading robot.

[0034] The following are two sensor solutions:

[0035] Option 1: Sensor 30 is a pressure sensor, which determines whether there is material in hopper 20 by detecting pressure changes in hopper 20;

[0036] Option 2: Sensor 30 is a photosensitive sensor, which determines whether there is material at each position in the hopper 20 by detecting the light at each position.

[0037] The above describes a quick-switching hopper rack provided by this utility model. Specific examples have been used to illustrate the principle and implementation of this utility model. The descriptions of the embodiments above are only for the purpose of helping to understand this utility model and its core ideas. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make several improvements and modifications to this utility model without departing from its principles, and these improvements and modifications also fall within the protection scope of the claims of this utility model.

Claims

1. A quick-change hopper rack, characterized in that, It includes a silo rack with at least two loading stations. Each loading station has a silo for placing materials. The silos are detachably mounted on the silo rack. When materials need to be loaded, one of the empty silos is removed and filled, while at least one silo containing materials is retained on the silo rack.

2. The quick-change hopper rack according to claim 1, characterized in that, The hopper rack has positioning pin holes, and the hopper is equipped with positioning pins. When the hopper is placed, the positioning pins extend into the positioning pin holes to position the hopper.

3. The quick-change hopper rack according to claim 2, characterized in that, The locating pin holes are arranged in an L-shape, and the locating pins correspond one-to-one with the locating pin holes.

4. The quick-change hopper rack according to claim 1, characterized in that, The hopper includes a hopper base plate and several positioning strips set on the hopper base plate. The positioning strips are used to position the material to be processed.

5. A quick-change hopper rack according to claim 4, characterized in that, The positioning bars are spaced apart and include positioning bars in the X and Y directions.

6. A quick-change hopper rack according to claim 5, characterized in that, Each positioning bar extends vertically upwards.

7. A quick-change hopper rack according to claim 1, characterized in that, The material loading station is equipped with sensors to detect whether there is material in the hopper.

8. A quick-change hopper rack according to claim 7, characterized in that, The sensor is connected to an alarm notification device.

9. A quick-change hopper rack according to claim 7, characterized in that, The sensor is a pressure sensor, which determines whether there is material in the silo by detecting changes in pressure; or the sensor is a photosensitive sensor, which determines whether there is material at each location in the silo by detecting light at different locations.

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