Manipulator for grabbing soft-edge photovoltaic panel
By designing a robotic arm with a negative pressure adsorption chamber and a flexible protective pad, the problem of damage to soft-edge photovoltaic panels during the grasping and placement process was solved, achieving precise control and improved safety, thus enhancing the protection effect of the photovoltaic panels.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423294594.X
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-28
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-13
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-28
AI Technical Summary
Existing rigid gripping devices are prone to damaging soft-edged photovoltaic panels, and it is difficult to accurately control the gripping force, which affects the performance and appearance quality of the photovoltaic panels. They are also not convenient for stable gripping and fixed-point placement.
A robotic arm was designed, comprising a negative pressure adsorption chamber and a liftable ejector plate. The negative pressure adsorption chamber grips photovoltaic panels using negative pressure adsorption, while the ejector plate is equipped with a flexible protective pad and a suction cup. Combined with cylinders and air pumps, it achieves precise control and protection.
It enables precise gripping and stable placement of flexible-edge photovoltaic panels, avoiding damage, improving the practicality and safety of the equipment, and enhancing the adhesion to the photovoltaic panel surface and the ability to prevent air leakage.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to soft edge photovoltaic panel grabbing equipment technical field, specifically a kind of mechanical hand for grabbing soft edge photovoltaic panel. BACKGROUND
[0002] With the continuous development of photovoltaic technology, soft edge photovoltaic panel gradually gets application. Soft edge photovoltaic panel is damaged due to its edge has certain flexibility, in production, handling and assembly process, the existing rigid grabbing device is easy to cause damage to its edge, affect the performance and appearance quality of photovoltaic panel, and the surface of soft edge photovoltaic panel is relatively fragile, in the process of grabbing, it is necessary to accurately control grabbing strength and mode to avoid scratching and collision, it is inconvenient to complete grabbing and fixed-point accurate placement of soft edge photovoltaic panel stably, and it is inconvenient to improve work efficiency and safety of construction operation. SUMMARY
[0003] The utility model aims at providing a kind of mechanical hand for grabbing soft edge photovoltaic panel to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.
[0004] To achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical scheme:
[0005] A kind of mechanical hand for grabbing soft edge photovoltaic panel, including negative pressure suction bin, the inner wall of the negative pressure suction bin is equipped with two independent negative pressure cavities, the bottom outer wall of the negative pressure cavity is uniformly fixedly connected with air pipe, the air pipe is uniformly distributed on the bottom outer wall of negative pressure cavity, the center solid of the negative pressure suction bin is provided with through hole, the negative pressure suction bin is used to carry out negative pressure suction grabbing to the surface of soft edge photovoltaic panel, the bottom outer wall of the negative pressure suction bin is installed with material returning assembly, the material returning assembly includes material returning plate, the inner wall of the material returning plate is uniformly provided with first air pipe hole, the first air pipe hole inner wall is slidably connected with the outer wall of air pipe, the top outer wall of the material returning plate is fixedly connected with push rod, the outer wall of the push rod is slidably connected with the inner wall of through hole.
[0006] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the top of the negative pressure suction bin is fixedly connected with top plate through support leg, and the top plate is provided with rectangular hole at the center position.
[0007] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the input shaft outer wall of the air cylinder is fixedly connected with push rod through flange, and the air cylinder is used to push material returning plate to adjust height.
[0008] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the bottom outer wall of the material returning plate is adhesively connected with flexible protective pad, the thickness of the material returning plate is consistent with the height of air pipe, and the thickness of the flexible protective pad is 2 millimeters.
[0009] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the surface of the flexible protection pad is provided with a second trachea hole, the second trachea hole is below the first trachea hole, and the flexible protection pad is provided with a suction cup around.
[0010] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the top outer wall of the top plate is fixedly installed with a support seat, the support seat is symmetrically distributed on the left and right sides of the rectangular hole, the inner wall of the support seat is fixedly connected with a support rod, and the support rod is used for connecting a mechanical arm.
[0011] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the top of the negative pressure adsorption bin is fixedly installed with a gas pump, two gas pumps are arranged on the left and right, and the output ends of the two gas pumps are respectively communicated with two negative pressure cavities through trachea two.
[0012] Additional aspects and advantages of the utility model will be partially given in the following description, some will become obvious from the following description, or be understood through the practice of the utility model.
[0013] 1. By setting up the negative pressure adsorption bin and setting up the liftable movable material returning plate at the bottom of the negative pressure adsorption bin, the placing position of the soft edge photovoltaic panel can be quickly and accurately controlled after the transfer of the soft edge photovoltaic panel is completed, the surface of the soft edge photovoltaic panel can be prevented from being damaged, and the practicality and safety of equipment use are improved.
[0014] 2. By installing the flexible protection pad at the bottom of the material returning plate, the surface of the soft edge photovoltaic panel can be better grabbed when the soft edge photovoltaic panel is grabbed, the adhesion of the surface of the soft edge photovoltaic panel is improved, the suction cup is arranged around the flexible protection pad, the operation of discharging air and preventing air leakage on the surface of the soft edge photovoltaic panel can be improved, and the safety of equipment use is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0015] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the utility model will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, with reference to the following drawings, in which:
[0016] Figure 1 It is a main view structural schematic diagram of a mechanical hand for grabbing a soft edge photovoltaic panel.
[0017] Figure 2 It is a bottom view structural schematic diagram of a mechanical hand for grabbing a soft edge photovoltaic panel.
[0018] Figure 3 It is a top view structural schematic diagram of a mechanical hand for grabbing a soft edge photovoltaic panel.
[0019] Figure 4 It is an exploded view structural schematic diagram of a mechanical hand for grabbing a soft edge photovoltaic panel.
[0020] Figure 5 It is a schematic view of a material returning plate structure of a mechanical hand for grabbing soft edge photovoltaic panels.
[0021] Figure 6 It is a schematic view of a negative pressure warehouse structure of a mechanical hand for grabbing soft edge photovoltaic panels.
[0022] In the figure: negative pressure suction warehouse 100, air pump 110, air pipe two 120, through hole 130, air pipe one 140, material returning plate 200, first air pipe hole 210, push rod 220, suction cup 251, air cylinder 230, air cylinder seat 240, top plate 300, supporting leg 310, rectangular hole 320, supporting seat 330, supporting rod 331. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0023] The embodiments of the present application are described in detail below, examples of which are shown in the drawings, wherein the same or similar reference signs represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present application, and cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.
[0024] Embodiment 1: as Figures 1-4 , including negative pressure suction warehouse 100, the inner wall of negative pressure suction warehouse 100 is provided with two independent negative pressure cavities, the outer wall of the bottom of the negative pressure cavity is uniformly fixedly connected with air pipe one 140, air pipe one 140 is uniformly distributed on the outer wall of the bottom of the negative pressure cavity, through hole 130 is formed in the center solid of negative pressure suction warehouse 100, negative pressure suction warehouse 100 is used for negative pressure adsorption grabbing the surface of soft edge photovoltaic panel, the bottom outer wall of negative pressure suction warehouse 100 is installed with material returning assembly, the material returning assembly includes material returning plate 200, the inner wall of material returning plate 200 is uniformly provided with first air pipe hole 210, the inner wall of first air pipe hole 210 is slidably connected with the outer wall of air pipe one 140, the top outer wall of material returning plate 200 is fixedly connected with push rod 220, the outer wall of push rod 220 is slidably connected with the inner wall of through hole 130.
[0025] The specific use scene of this embodiment is: by setting negative pressure suction warehouse 100 and setting liftable and movable material returning plate 200 at the bottom of negative pressure suction warehouse 100, the placing position of soft edge photovoltaic panel can be quickly and accurately controlled after the transfer of soft edge photovoltaic panel is completed, damage to the surface of soft edge photovoltaic panel can be avoided, and the practicality and safety of equipment use are improved; by installing flexible protective pad 250 at the bottom of material returning plate 200, the surface of soft edge photovoltaic panel can be better grabbed when soft edge photovoltaic panel is grabbed, the adhesion of the surface of soft edge photovoltaic panel is improved, and suction cup 251 is arranged around flexible protective pad 250, so that the operation of discharging air and preventing air leakage on the surface of soft edge photovoltaic panel can be improved when soft edge photovoltaic panel is suctioned, and the safety of equipment use is improved.
[0026] Embodiment 2: as Figures 4-6 The top of the negative pressure adsorption bin 100 is fixedly connected to the top plate 300 through the supporting leg 310, a rectangular hole 320 is formed in the center of the top plate 300, a cylinder seat 240 is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the rectangular hole 320 through a bolt, a cylinder 230 is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the cylinder seat 240, the outer wall of the input shaft of the cylinder 230 is fixedly connected to the push rod 220 through a flange, the cylinder 230 is used to push the material return plate 200 to adjust the height, the bottom outer wall of the material return plate 200 is adhesively connected to the flexible protective pad 250, the thickness of the material return plate 200 is consistent with the height of the air pipe 1 40, the thickness of the flexible protective pad 250 is 2 mm, a second air pipe hole is formed on the surface of the flexible protective pad 250, the second air pipe hole is located below the first air pipe hole 210, a suction cup 251 is arranged around the flexible protective pad 250, a support seat 330 is fixedly installed on the top outer wall of the top plate 300, the support seat 330 is symmetrically arranged on the left and right sides of the rectangular hole 320, a support rod 331 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the support seat 330, the support rod 331 is used to connect a mechanical arm (not shown in the figure), the top of the negative pressure adsorption bin 100 is fixedly installed with a gas pump 110, two gas pumps 110 are arranged on the left and right sides, and the output ends of the two gas pumps 110 are respectively communicated with two negative pressure cavities through air pipes 2 120.
[0027] The specific use scene of this embodiment is that: the supporting leg 310 is arranged to install the top plate 300, so that the support seat 330 and the support rod 331 are conveniently installed through the top plate 300, and appropriate installation space is left for the gas pump 110 and the cylinder 230; the cylinder seat 240 is arranged to install the cylinder 230, so that when the soft-edge photovoltaic panel is released, the soft-edge photovoltaic panel can be separated from the negative pressure adsorption bin 100, air enters from the second air pipe hole at the bottom of the flexible protective pad 250, so that the soft-edge photovoltaic panel is quickly separated from the negative pressure adsorption bin 100; two gas pumps 110 are arranged to conveniently increase the adsorption strength, and the two gas pumps 110 are backup for each other, so that the soft-edge photovoltaic panel is prevented from falling off in advance due to the failure of the gas pump 110, and the protection of the soft-edge photovoltaic panel is improved.
[0028] The working principle of the utility model is: the technical personnel in the field install the support seat 330 and the support rod 331 on the mechanical arm of the soft edge photovoltaic panel grabbing equipment, control the mechanical hand to move through the mechanical arm, make the negative pressure suction bin 100 and the material return plate 200 move to the top of the soft edge photovoltaic panel to be grabbed, paste the flexible protective pad 250 on the top of the soft edge photovoltaic panel, open the air pump 110, press the top of the flexible protective pad 250 at the same time, discharge the air between the flexible protective pad 250 and the soft edge photovoltaic panel, make the air in the two negative pressure cavities in the negative pressure suction bin 100, make the negative pressure cavity form negative pressure, the air between the flexible protective pad 250 and the soft edge photovoltaic panel is sucked out through the air pipe two 120, form negative pressure, adsorb the soft edge photovoltaic panel on the bottom outer wall of the flexible protective pad 250, thereby complete the soft edge photovoltaic panel grabbing, move the soft edge photovoltaic panel through the mechanical arm, place it on the top of the material placing table, close the air pump 110, make the inside of the negative pressure suction bin 100 form positive pressure, open the air cylinder 230 at the same time, push the material return plate 200 and the flexible protective pad 250 to move downwards, make the bottom of the negative pressure suction bin 100 and the soft edge photovoltaic panel quickly enter air, thereby make the soft edge photovoltaic panel and the flexible protective pad 250 separate, thereby conveniently and quickly complete the soft edge photovoltaic panel stable grabbing and stable releasing.
[0029] Although the embodiments of the utility model have been shown and described, those skilled in the art can understand that various changes, modifications, replacements and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and purposes of the utility model, the scope of the utility model is defined by the claims and its equivalents.
Claims
1. A robot for gripping a soft-edge photovoltaic panel, comprising a negative pressure suction chamber (100), characterized in that, The inner wall of the negative pressure adsorption bin (100) is provided with two independent negative pressure cavities, the bottom outer wall of the negative pressure cavity is uniformly and fixedly connected with a gas pipe one (140), the gas pipe one (140) is uniformly distributed on the bottom outer wall of the negative pressure cavity, a through hole (130) is arranged in the center solid part of the negative pressure adsorption bin (100), the negative pressure adsorption bin (100) is used for negative pressure adsorption and grabbing the surface of the soft edge photovoltaic panel, a material returning assembly is installed on the bottom outer wall of the negative pressure adsorption bin (100), the material returning assembly comprises a material returning plate (200), first gas pipe holes (210) are uniformly arranged in the inner wall of the material returning plate (200), the inner wall of the first gas pipe hole (210) is in sliding connection with the outer wall of the gas pipe one (140), a push rod (220) is fixedly connected with the top outer wall of the material returning plate (200), and the outer wall of the push rod (220) is in sliding connection with the inner wall of the through hole (130).
2. A robot for gripping a soft-edge photovoltaic panel according to claim 1, wherein, The top of the negative pressure adsorption bin (100) is fixedly connected with a top plate (300) through a support leg (310), and a rectangular hole (320) is arranged at the center position of the top plate (300).
3. A robot for gripping a soft-edge photovoltaic panel according to claim 2, wherein, A cylinder seat (240) is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the rectangular hole (320) through bolts, and a cylinder (230) is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the cylinder seat (240).
4. A robot for gripping a soft-edge photovoltaic panel according to claim 3, wherein, The input shaft outer wall of the cylinder (230) is fixedly connected with the push rod (220) through a flange, and the cylinder (230) is used for pushing the material returning plate (200) to adjust the height.
5. A robot for gripping a soft-edge photovoltaic panel according to claim 4, wherein, The bottom outer wall of the material returning plate (200) is adhesively connected with a flexible protective pad (250), the thickness of the material returning plate (200) is consistent with the height of the gas pipe one (140), and the thickness of the flexible protective pad (250) is 2 mm.
6. A robot for gripping a soft-edge photovoltaic panel according to claim 5, wherein, A second gas pipe hole is arranged on the surface of the flexible protective pad (250), the second gas pipe hole is located below the first gas pipe hole (210), and a suction disc (251) is arranged around the flexible protective pad (250).
7. A robot for gripping a soft-edge photovoltaic panel according to claim 6, wherein, A support seat (330) is fixedly installed on the top outer wall of the top plate (300), the support seat (330) is symmetrically distributed on the left and right sides of the rectangular hole (320), the inner wall of the support seat (330) is fixedly connected with a support rod (331), and the support rod (331) is used for connecting a mechanical arm.
8. A robot for gripping a soft-edge photovoltaic panel according to claim 7, wherein, A gas pump (110) is fixedly installed on the top of the negative pressure adsorption bin (100), two gas pumps (110) are arranged on the left and right sides, and the output ends of the two gas pumps (110) are respectively communicated with the two negative pressure cavities through a gas pipe two (120).