Guiding device and vertical warehouse

Abstract

The utility model discloses a guiding device and a vertical warehouse, and relates to the technical field of automatic feeding, the guiding device is used for adjusting the storage position of long materials, and the guiding device comprises a first main body, a second main body and a third main body, the rotating shaft I is arranged at the top of the main body I; a guide part is arranged at the top of the guide piece; the first connecting part is arranged on one side of the guide piece; the supporting part is arranged on the first connecting part, and the supporting part is fixedly arranged on the first rotating shaft; the driving mechanism is arranged in the main body I, and the output end of the driving mechanism is arranged on the other side of the guide piece; the driving mechanism drives the output end, the output end drives the guide piece and the first rotating shaft to enable the guide piece to rotate with the first rotating shaft as a base point, the guide part extends into the bracket from the bottom and inclines relative to the bottom of the second main body, and a workpiece on the upper layer of the guide part moves towards one side under the action of gravity and inertia. And the storage positions of the remaining long materials are adjusted.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of automatic feeding technology, and more particularly to a guiding device and a vertical storage unit. Background Technology

[0002] To store and manage slender materials with a length of 3 meters or more, a storage rack with designated storage locations is required. These locations are used to place pallets, with a maximum load capacity of 6 tons. Each pallet can hold a considerable number of long materials. The long materials are then managed by dragging the pallets using a storage and retrieval device. To facilitate the handling of long materials, the production equipment is embedded in the bottom layer of the shelving, with the raw materials stored above the production equipment. This minimizes repetitive handling and ensures convenient management. Furthermore, the production equipment occupies only about two storage locations in both height and width.

[0003] However, in order to transport the long materials in the trays to the production unit embedded in the vertical warehouse, a transport device is also needed to store the trays and transport the long materials in the trays. This transport device needs to be installed on one side of the production unit and also needs to be embedded in the vertical warehouse to save enough space. However, due to the small space occupied by the vertical warehouse production unit, the space available for the transport device is very small. Therefore, a vertically moving picking device is set at the bottom of the tray placement position of the transport device to complete the transfer of long materials. But this brings another problem. After the number of long materials is reduced to a certain amount, the remaining long materials will be difficult to select by the transport device. The position of the remaining long materials needs to be manually adjusted. Moreover, since the load on the tray is still very large at this time, the tray needs to be fixed to ensure the stability of the transport of long materials. It is difficult to automatically adjust the storage position of the remaining long materials by tilting the tray.

[0004] Therefore, a new guiding device is needed that can adjust the storage position of long materials. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of this application is to provide a guiding device that can adjust the storage position of long materials.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the embodiments of this application adopt the following technical solutions:

[0007] Main body one, used to place main body two, which is used to place the workpiece; rotating shaft one, mounted on main body one; guide member, with a guide part on its top; support part, located on one side of the guide member and fixedly mounted on rotating shaft one; drive mechanism, located inside main body one and connected to the other side of the guide member; the drive mechanism drives the other side of the guide member to drive the guide member, and rotating shaft one causes the guide member to rotate around rotating shaft one as a base point, causing the guide part to contact the workpiece. The guide part is tilted relative to the bottom of main body two, and the workpiece on the upper layer of the guide part moves to one side under the action of gravity and inertia.

[0008] Furthermore, the pivot is movably mounted on the main body, and two limit sleeves are fixedly mounted on the pivot, located on both sides of the support.

[0009] Furthermore, the limiting sleeve is also fixedly provided with an end cap, and the two ends of the end cap are symmetrically provided with connecting parts three, which are fixedly provided on the support part.

[0010] Furthermore, the drive mechanism includes a telescopic cylinder, the bottom of which is movably disposed at the bottom of the main body, and a connector is provided at the telescopic end of the telescopic cylinder, which is disposed on the bottom left side of the guide.

[0011] Furthermore, the main body 2 has several support rods in the middle, which are used to place the workpiece. There is a gap between the support rods, which is used to allow the guide part to extend in. Connecting rods are provided on both sides of the support rods.

[0012] Furthermore, the top of the connecting part is away from the guide part, and the support part is away from the guide part, so that the guide member forms a receiving part, located on the right side of the guide part. When the guide part extends into the bottom of the main body, the receiving part is used to receive the connecting rod.

[0013] Furthermore, a second connecting part is provided at the bottom of the guide component, which is far away from the first connecting part, and a second gap is formed between the first connecting part and the second connecting part.

[0014] Furthermore, the main body includes a frame, which includes: a base; a support rod 1, the bottom of which is mounted on the base, and a rotating shaft 1 movably mounted on the top of the support rod 1; and a support rod 2, a portion of which is fixedly mounted on the right end face of the support rod 1, and a drive mechanism is mounted on the bottom of the support rod.

[0015] This application embodiment also includes a guiding method applied to the above-mentioned guiding device, comprising the following steps:

[0016] The second main body is transported by a transport device and placed on the first main body;

[0017] The output end of the drive mechanism is driven by the drive mechanism, which in turn drives the guide component.

[0018] When the weight of the workpiece inside the main body reaches a predetermined threshold, the guide is driven by the output end, causing the guide to rotate around the rotating shaft as the base point. The guide extends from the bottom of the main body and abuts against the workpiece.

[0019] The output end drives the guide section, causing the guide section to tilt relative to the bottom of the main body. The workpiece on the upper layer of the guide section moves to one side under the action of gravity and inertia.

[0020] The embodiments of this application also include a vertical storage facility, which includes the aforementioned guiding device and / or guiding method.

[0021] By setting a guide component on the main body and a guide part on the guide component, and setting a connecting part and a support part on one side of the guide component, the support part is movably set on the top of the main body through a rotating shaft. Finally, a drive mechanism is set at the bottom of the guide component. The drive mechanism drives the guide part to extend from the bottom of the main body to abut against the workpiece. When the workpiece in the main body is reduced by a certain weight, the drive mechanism can drive the guide part to lift the upper workpiece and tilt it with the bottom of the main body. Thus, the upper workpiece of the guide part moves to one side under the action of gravity and inertia, so that the remaining workpiece can be selected and lifted by the picking device, and the adjustment of the storage position of the remaining long material is completed. Attached Figure Description

[0022] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 2 This is a front view of the guide component located at position one in this invention.

[0024] Figure 3 This is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the rotating shaft of the present invention.

[0025] Figure 4 This is a front view of the guide component located at position two in this invention.

[0026] Figure 5 This is a front view of the guide component located at position three in this invention.

[0027] In the attached diagram

[0028] 1. Main body one 2. Main body two 3. Guide components

[0029] 4. Rotating shaft 5. Drive mechanism 6. Fixing mechanism

[0030] 7. Workpiece 101. Support rod one; 102. Support rod two

[0031] 201. Connecting rod 202. Support mechanism

[0032] 203. Support rod three; 301. Guide part; 302. Support part

[0033] 303. Connecting part one; 304. Connecting part two; 305. Gap one

[0034] 306. Gap Two

[0035] 401. Limiting sleeve; 402. End cap; 403. Limiting component.

[0036] 4011. Fixing pin; 4021. Small hole.

[0037] 501. Support frame; 502. Connector 1; 601. Connector 2

[0038] 602. Support plate Detailed Implementation

[0039] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present invention clear and complete, the embodiments of the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only some, not all, embodiments of the present invention, and are merely illustrative of the embodiments of the present invention. They are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0040] In the description of this invention, it should be noted that the terms "center," "middle," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "inner," "outer," "top," "bottom," "side," "vertical," and "horizontal," etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are used only for the convenience of describing the invention and for simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on the invention. Furthermore, the terms "a," "first," "second," "third," "fourth," "fifth," and "sixth" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0041] In the description of this invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "linking" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal connection of two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this invention based on the specific circumstances.

[0042] For purposes of simplicity and illustration, the principles of the embodiments are described primarily by way of example. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that these embodiments may not be limited to these specific details in practice. In some instances, well-known methods and structures have not been described in detail to avoid unnecessarily obscuring these embodiments. Furthermore, all embodiments can be used in combination with each other.

[0043] Example 1:

[0044] like Figure 1 , Figure 2As shown, in the entire conveying device within the vertical storage unit, to prevent the long materials inside the tray from being difficult to lift due to being laid flat within the tray after the material-picking device is installed at the bottom of the frame and used in conjunction with the support devices on both sides of the tray, a guiding device needs to be added to the existing conveying device in the vertical storage unit to adjust the position of the remaining long materials. The guiding device capable of adjusting the storage position of the long materials includes:

[0045] Main body 1, used to place main body 2, used to place workpiece 7; rotating shaft 4, located on top of main body 1; guide member 3, with a guide part 301 on its top; connecting part 303, located on one side of guide member 3; support part 302, located on the connecting part 303 and fixedly mounted on rotating shaft 4; drive mechanism 5, located inside main body 1. The output end of 5 is located on the other side of the guide 3, so that the drive mechanism 5 is connected to the other side of the guide 3; the drive mechanism 5 drives the output end, the output end drives the guide 3, and the rotating shaft 4 makes the guide 3 rotate around the rotating shaft 4 as the base point, so that the guide part 301 extends from the bottom of the main body 2, so that the guide part 3 can abut against the workpiece 7 located in the main body 2. The guide part 301 is inclined relative to the bottom of the main body 2, so that the workpiece 7 on the upper layer of the guide part 301 moves to one side under the action of gravity and inertia.

[0046] By setting a guide member 3 on the main body 1, and a guide part 301 on the guide member 3, and a connecting part and a support part 302 on one side of the guide member 3, the support part 302 is movably mounted on the top of the main body 1 via a rotating shaft 4; finally, a driving mechanism 5 is set at the bottom of the guide member 3, and the driving mechanism 5 drives the guide part 301 to extend from the bottom of the main body 2 to abut against the workpiece 7, that is, the guide part 301 abuts against the long material. When the workpiece 7 inside the main body 2 is reduced to a certain weight, the driving mechanism 5 can drive the guide part 301 to lift the upper workpiece 7 and tilt it relative to the bottom of the main body 2, so that the upper workpiece 7 of the guide part 301 moves to one side under the action of gravity and inertia, such as Figure 5 As shown, when a certain amount of long material remains in the main body 2, which serves as a bracket, the remaining long material can be selected and lifted by the material handling device to complete the adjustment of the storage position of the remaining long material.

[0047] Specifically, the main body 1 includes a frame, which includes: a base; a support rod 101, the bottom of which is mounted on the base, and a rotating shaft 4 is movably mounted on the top of which; and a support rod 102, a portion of which is fixedly mounted on the right end face of the support rod 101, and is arranged laterally to support the main body 2.

[0048] Specifically, the rotating shaft 4 is movably mounted on the main body 1. A limiting sleeve 401 is also fixedly mounted on the rotating shaft 4. The limiting sleeve 401 and the rotating shaft 4 are fixedly connected by a fixing pin 4011 abutting against the rotating shaft 4. An end cap 402 is also fixedly mounted on the limiting sleeve 401. There are two end caps 402, located on both sides of the support part 302. A large hole is provided in the middle of the end cap 402 for the limiting sleeve 401 to pass through. A connecting part 3 is symmetrically arranged at both ends of the end cap 402. A small hole 4021 is provided on the connecting part 3. The small hole 4021 can be used to fix the guide 3 on the support part 302 by bolt connection, which is used to increase the stability of the guide 3 when rotating and ensure that the storage position of the long material can be adjusted.

[0049] Specifically, such as Figure 2 As shown, the main body 1 is also provided with a fixing mechanism 6, which includes a second connector 601 and a support plate 602. One end of the second connector 601 is set on the support rod 101 and located above the rotating shaft. The two ends of the support plate 602 are fixedly connected to the second connector 601. The support plate 602 is also provided with a through part for the rotating shaft to pass through. The rotating shaft is also provided with limiting members 403, which are set at both ends of the rotating shaft. One limiting member 403 is located on the other side of the support rod 101, and the other limiting member 403 is located on the other side of the support plate 602. This is used to further support the rotating shaft, increase the stability of the movement of the guide 3, and ensure that the storage position of the long material can be adjusted.

[0050] Specifically, since the second main body 2 is first transported at a certain angle to the top of the guide part 301 and then placed inside the first main body 1, the drive device can use a load-bearing spring to drive the guide part 3 to move upward. Then, when the number of workpieces 7 is reduced to a certain amount, the guide part 301 is driven to lift the workpieces 7. However, since the force driving the guide part 3 is oblique, the spring may undergo plastic deformation under long-term load, affecting its performance. Therefore, the drive mechanism 5 preferably includes a telescopic cylinder. The bottom of the telescopic cylinder is movably set at the bottom of the first main body 1. The telescopic end of the telescopic cylinder is provided with a connector 502. The connector 502 is located on the bottom left side of the guide part 3. A support frame 501 is provided on the bottom plate. The support frame 501 is movably connected to the bottom of the drive mechanism 5 through a rotating shaft 2, so that the drive mechanism 5 has the space to drive the guide part 3 to rotate, and the guide part 301 can stably adjust the storage position of the long material.

[0051] Specifically, the main body 2 is a bracket, with several support rods 203 in its middle. The support rods 203 are used to place the workpiece 7. There is a gap between the support rods 203. The gap is used to allow the guide part 301 to extend into it. The length of the guide part 301 is less than the width of the gap, so that the guide part 301 can extend into the bottom of the bracket, thereby ensuring that the storage position of the long material can be adjusted. Connecting rods 201 are also provided on both sides of the support rods, and support mechanisms 202 are provided at both ends of the main body 2.

[0052] Specifically, the guide part 301 is inclined toward the support part 302, and the top of the support part 302 is provided with a mounting hole for the rotating shaft to pass through. The mounting hole is located above the guide part 301. The top of the connecting part 303 is away from the guide part 301, and the support part 302 is away from the guide part 301, so that the guide 3 forms a receiving part, located on the right side of the guide part 301. When the guide part 301 extends into the bottom of the main body 2, the receiving part is used to receive the connecting rod 201. By setting the mounting hole above the guide part 301 and the receiving part, the support part 302 has sufficient height, and the guide part 301 has sufficient room to move from the bottom of the main body 2 into the main body 2 to abut against the workpiece 7, thereby ensuring that the storage position of the long material can be adjusted.

[0053] Specifically, the bottom of the guide 3 is provided with a connecting part 2 304. The connecting part 2 304 is used to be movably connected to the connecting part 1 502 via a pin. The connecting part 2 304 is away from the connecting part 1 303. A gap 2 is formed between the connecting part 1 303 and the connecting part 2 304. The gap 2 is used to allow the output end of the drive mechanism 5 to have sufficient space to drive the guide part 301 to extend from the bottom of the main body 2, thereby ensuring that the storage position of the long material can be adjusted.

[0054] Among them, such as Figure 2 , Figure 4 and Figure 5As shown, by setting the mounting hole above the guide part 301, when the guide part 301 is in position one, the main body two 2 is driven to be placed on the main body one 1, and the guide part 301 is away from the main body two 2; by setting the guide part 301 to be tilted towards the support part 302, when the drive mechanism 5 drives the guide part 3 to rotate with the rotating shaft as the base point, the guide part 301 can be parallel to the bottom of the main body two 2, and the guide part 301 evenly contacts the workpiece 7 on the upper layer of the guide part 301, reducing the damage to the guide part 301; When workpiece 7 is continuously picked up and transferred, the guide part 301 has enough force to slowly lift workpiece 7. By tilting the guide part 301 toward the support part 302, the workpiece 7 on the upper layer of the guide part 301 moves toward the support rod 101 under the action of inertia and gravity. This allows the picking device set on the support rod 101 to continue to lift workpiece 7 for picking up, so that the support part 302 is in a vertical state under ideal conditions, increasing the load-bearing capacity of the guide part 3, thereby ensuring that the storage position of long materials can be adjusted.

[0055] Example 2:

[0056] In order to adjust the storage position of the long material, a guiding method for use with the aforementioned guiding device is also included, comprising the following steps:

[0057] The second main body 2 is transported by a transport device and placed on the first main body 1;

[0058] The output end of the drive mechanism 5 is driven by the drive mechanism 5, which in turn drives the guide component 3.

[0059] When the weight of the workpiece 7 inside the main body 2 reaches a predetermined threshold, the guide 3 is driven by the output end, causing the guide 3 to rotate around the pivot 4 as the base point, and the guide part 301 extends from the bottom of the main body 2 and abuts against the workpiece 7.

[0060] The guide part 301 is driven by the output end, so that the guide part 301 is tilted relative to the bottom of the main body 2, and the workpiece 7 on the upper layer of the guide part 301 moves to one side under the action of gravity and inertia.

[0061] Specifically, such as Figure 2 As shown, the drive mechanism 5 pre-drives the guide part 301 to rotate downwards, causing the guide part 301 to move to its original position, in order to prevent the guide part 3 from contacting the main body 2 when the main body 2 is transported to the main body 1; then as... Figure 4 As shown, after the second main body 2 is transported onto the first main body 1, the drive mechanism 5 drives the guide 3 to rotate around the pivot, causing the guide part 301 to extend from the bottom of the second main body 2, and the guide part 301 to abut against the workpiece 7 located on the upper layer of the guide part 301; finally, as shown... Figure 5As shown, when the number of workpieces 7 on the upper layer of the guide section 301 is reduced to a certain amount due to material removal, the drive mechanism 5 will have sufficient force to drive the guide section 301 to slowly lift the workpieces 7 located on the upper layer of the guide section 301, so that the remaining workpieces 7 located on the upper layer of the guide section 301 move to one side of the guide section 301 under the influence of inertia and gravity, thus completing the adjustment of the storage position of the remaining long material.

[0062] Although the illustrative specific embodiments of this application have been described above to enable those skilled in the art to understand this application, this application is not limited to the scope of the specific embodiments. For those skilled in the art, all applications utilizing the concept of this application are protected as long as various variations are within the spirit and scope of this application as defined and determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A guide device, characterized in that Include: The main body one is used for placing the main body two, and the main body two is used for placing a workpiece; The rotating shaft one is arranged on the main body one; The guide part is arranged on the top of the guide; The support part is arranged on one side of the guide, and the support part is fixedly arranged on the rotating shaft one; The driving mechanism is arranged in the main body one, and the driving mechanism is connected with the other side of the guide; The driving mechanism drives the other side of the guide, the rotating shaft one makes the guide rotate around the rotating shaft one, the guide part abuts against the workpiece, the guide part is inclined relative to the bottom of the main body two, and the workpiece on the upper layer of the guide part moves to one side under the action of gravity and inertia.

2. A guide device according to claim 1, wherein The rotating shaft one is movably arranged on the main body one, and the rotating shaft one is further fixedly provided with a limiting sleeve, the number of the limiting sleeve is two, and the limiting sleeve is located on both sides of the support part.

3. A guide device according to claim 2, wherein The end cover is further fixedly arranged on the limiting sleeve, the connecting part three is symmetrically arranged at both ends of the end cover, and the connecting part three is fixedly arranged on the support part.

4. A guide device according to claim 1, wherein The driving mechanism includes a telescopic cylinder, the bottom of the telescopic cylinder is movably arranged on the bottom of the main body one, the telescopic end of the telescopic cylinder is provided with a connecting piece one, and the connecting piece one is arranged on the left side of the bottom of the guide.

5. A guide device according to claim 1, wherein The main body two is provided with a plurality of support rods in the middle, the support rods are used for placing workpieces, the support rods have a gap one therebetween, the gap one is used for allowing the guide part to extend into, and the support rods are provided with connecting rods on both sides.

6. A guide device according to claim 1, wherein The guide is further provided with a connecting part one, the connecting part one is used for connecting the support part and the main body of the guide, the top of the connecting part one is away from the guide part, the support part is away from the guide part, the guide forms a containing part, the containing part is located on the right side of the guide part, and when the guide part extends into the bottom of the main body two, the containing part is used for containing the connecting rod.

7. A guide device according to claim 6, wherein The bottom of the guide is provided with a connecting part two, the connecting part two is away from the connecting part one, and the gap two is formed between the connecting part one and the connecting part two.

8. A guide device according to claim 1, wherein The main body one includes a rack, and the rack includes: A base; The bottom of the support rod one is arranged on the base, the rotating shaft one is movably arranged on the top of the support rod one; The driving mechanism is arranged on the bottom of the support rod.

9. A storage and retrieval system, characterized by The guide device includes any one of claims 1-8.

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