Auxiliary mounting device for engine bottom guard plate

By designing an auxiliary installation device with a robotic arm and suction cup structure, the problem of installing the bottom guard plate by multiple people was solved, enabling rapid installation by a single person, reducing labor intensity and production costs.

CN224090322UActive Publication Date: 2026-04-07CHERY AUTOMOBILE CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-04-07
Publication Date
2026-04-07

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Technical Problem

The installation of existing metal base plates requires multiple people to work together, which increases the workload of the workers and makes the installation process cumbersome.

Method used

Design an auxiliary installation device including a robotic arm, a gripping structure, a suction cup structure, and a cylinder. The robotic arm and suction cup structure stably grip the engine underbody protection plate, and the cylinder and motor work together to flip and install the underbody protection plate.

Benefits of technology

It enables a single person to complete the installation of the bottom guard plate, simplifying the assembly process, reducing labor intensity, improving production efficiency, and reducing costs.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile manufacturing, in particular to an engine bottom guard plate auxiliary installation device which comprises a mechanical arm (1). A grabbing structure is arranged at the end part of the mechanical arm (1); the grabbing structure is connected with an engine bottom guard plate (2); the grabbing structure can realize stable grabbing and upward pushing of the engine bottom guard plate; the mechanical arm can rotate flexibly, and the grabbing structure and the engine bottom protection plate can be transferred to the bottom of a vehicle body from the interior of the material frame for installation operation. Installation can be completed by only one person, the assembling process is simple and labor-saving, the production efficiency is improved, the operation intensity is relieved, and therefore the production cost is reduced, and the market competitiveness of the whole vehicle is improved.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile manufacturing, specifically, the utility model relates to an engine bottom guard plate auxiliary installation device. BACKGROUND

[0002] Current automobile configuration and function are more and more rich, in order to meet the personnel cross country demand, many vehicles are equipped with metal bottom guard plate, and the metal bottom guard plate is large in size and heavy in weight, and the related installation mode is all adopted manually, and needs to be cooperated by multiple people, increase the personnel operation intensity.

[0003] The applicant finds that the Chinese patent document with publication number 106379251A discloses an engine bottom guard plate on February 8, 2017, the bottom guard plate includes a guard plate body, the edge of the guard plate body is upwardly convex to form an installation part, and the guard plate body and the installation part are integrally formed;The guard plate body includes a front part, a rear part opposite to the front part, a left side part and a right side part opposite to the left side part;The installation part includes a first installation part arranged on the front part, a second installation part arranged on the rear part, a third installation part arranged on the left side part and a fourth installation part arranged on the right side part;The first installation part, the second installation part, the third installation part and the fourth installation part are all provided with positioning installation holes;An operating opening is provided with a cover plate, the cover plate is detachably connected with the guard plate body, the engine bottom guard plate is high in safety, stable in installation, convenient for post-maintenance and can effectively protect the engine;The device cannot solve the above technical problems.

[0004] Therefore, in order to improve or solve the above at least one problem, it is necessary to optimize the existing engine bottom guard plate auxiliary installation device. INVENTION CONTENTS

[0005] The utility model aims at providing an engine bottom guard plate auxiliary installation device which can assist in installing the engine bottom guard plate.

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical scheme adopted by the utility model is as follows: an engine bottom guard plate auxiliary installation device, comprising a mechanical arm;The end of the mechanical arm is provided with a grabbing structure;The grabbing structure is connected with an engine bottom guard plate.

[0007] The grabbing structure comprises a support;The top of the support is provided with a suction disc structure;The bottom of the support is provided with a gas cylinder;The gas cylinder is connected with the mechanical arm.

[0008] The end of the mechanical arm is respectively provided with a motor and a fixed shaft seat;The gas cylinder is connected with the motor and the fixed shaft seat respectively.

[0009] The output shaft of the motor is provided with a driving gear; the bottom of the cylinder is provided with a driven gear; the driving gear is engaged with the driven gear; the fixed shaft seat is provided with a connecting shaft; the bottom of the cylinder is provided with a fixed ring; and the fixed ring is installed on the connecting shaft.

[0010] The bottom of the support is connected with the piston rod of the cylinder; and the sucker structure is arranged on the top of the support.

[0011] The support comprises vertical rods; the two ends of the vertical rods are respectively connected with horizontal rods; the sucker structure comprises a sponge sucker and a vacuum sucker; and the sponge sucker and the vacuum sucker are both connected with the support.

[0012] One side of the horizontal rod is provided with a mounting support; the vacuum sucker is arranged on the vertical rod and the mounting support respectively; and the sponge sucker is arranged on the two ends of the horizontal rod respectively.

[0013] The mechanical arm comprises a fixed section; one end of the fixed section is connected with a rotating seat; the other end of the fixed section is connected with a mounting section; and the cylinder is connected at the end of the mounting section.

[0014] One side of the mounting section is provided with a connecting support; an operation panel is installed on the connecting support; and the operation panel is connected with the cylinder and the motor respectively.

[0015] Auxiliary handles are arranged on the vertical rods and the horizontal rods.

[0016] The engine bottom guard plate is installed in a material frame; a caliper is arranged on the material frame; and the engine bottom guard plate is clamped on the caliper.

[0017] The application has the following beneficial effects:

[0018] The support is respectively provided with a sponge sucker and a vacuum sucker; the sponge sucker and the vacuum sucker are tightly sucked with the side surface of the engine bottom guard plate; the mechanical arm is rotated to withdraw the engine bottom guard plate from the material frame; the motor is started to drive the driving gear to rotate the driven gear at the bottom of the cylinder; so that the support is rotated by 90°; the engine bottom guard plate is turned to a horizontal state; the mechanical arm is rotated to move the engine bottom guard plate to below the vehicle body; the cylinder is started to lift the engine bottom guard plate, so that the engine bottom guard plate is tightly abutted with the bottom of the vehicle body; at this time, the fixing bolt is tightened to complete the installation operation of the engine bottom guard plate; compared with the ordinary engine bottom guard plate installation scheme, the application can be completed by one person, the assembly process is simple and labor-saving, the production efficiency is improved, the working intensity is reduced, the production cost is reduced, and the market competitiveness of the whole vehicle is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] The specific embodiments of the application will be further described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

[0020] Figure 1 It is the structural schematic view of the engine bottom guard auxiliary installation device.

[0021] Figure 2 It is the working state schematic view of the engine bottom guard auxiliary installation device.

[0022] The marks in the above-mentioned figures are all:

[0023] The marks in the figures are:

[0024] 1, mechanical arm, 101, motor, 102, fixed section, 103, rotating seat, 104, installation section,

[0025] 2, engine bottom guard,

[0026] 3, support, 301, horizontal rod, 302, vertical rod,

[0027] 4, cylinder, 401, fixed ring,

[0028] 5, fixed shaft seat, 501, connecting shaft,

[0029] 6, sponge suction cup, 601, vacuum suction cup,

[0030] 7, installation support,

[0031] 8, connecting support, 801, operation panel,

[0032] 9, auxiliary handle,

[0033] 10, material frame, 100, caliper. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] The specific embodiments of the utility model are further described in detail by comparing the drawings and the embodiments, the purpose is to help the technical personnel in the field to have more complete, accurate and deep understanding of the utility model concept, technical scheme of the utility model, and help its implementation.

[0035] Figure 1 The engine bottom guard auxiliary installation device shown, including mechanical arm 1;The end of mechanical arm 1 is equipped with grabbing structure;Grabbing structure is connected with engine bottom guard 2.

[0036] The grabbing structure can realize the stable grabbing and upward pushing of the engine bottom guard 2;Mechanical arm 1 can rotate flexibly, can realize the transfer of grabbing structure and engine bottom guard 2 from material frame 10 to the bottom of vehicle body and installs operation;The installation of the present application can be completed by one person, and the assembly process is simple and labor-saving, improves production efficiency, reduces work intensity, thereby reduces production cost, improves the whole vehicle market competitiveness.

[0037] The grabbing structure comprises a support 3; the top of the support 3 is provided with a suction cup structure; the bottom of the support 3 is provided with a pneumatic cylinder 4; the pneumatic cylinder 4 is connected with the mechanical arm 1.

[0038] The suction cup structure is fixedly connected on the support 3, and can realize stable grabbing of the engine bottom guard plate 2; the piston rod of the pneumatic cylinder 4 is fixedly connected with the bottom of the support 3; the pneumatic cylinder 4 can flexibly rotate on the mechanical arm 1, and can realize jacking operation of the support 3.

[0039] The end of the mechanical arm 1 is provided with a motor 101 and a fixed shaft seat 5 respectively; the pneumatic cylinder 4 is connected with the motor 101 and the fixed shaft seat 5 respectively.

[0040] The motor 101 is fixedly connected on the end of the mechanical arm 1; the motor 101 can drive the pneumatic cylinder 4 to rotate with the support 3; the fixed shaft seat 5 can realize movable connection of the pneumatic cylinder 4 with the end of the mechanical arm 1.

[0041] The output shaft of the motor 101 is provided with a driving gear; the bottom of the pneumatic cylinder 4 is provided with a driven gear; the driving gear is engaged with the driven gear; the fixed shaft seat 5 is provided with a connecting shaft 501; the bottom of the pneumatic cylinder 4 is provided with a fixing ring 401; the fixing ring 401 is installed on the connecting shaft 501.

[0042] The driving gear is fixedly connected on the output shaft of the motor 101; the driven gear is fixedly connected on the bottom of the pneumatic cylinder 4; starting the motor 101, the output shaft drives the driving gear to rotate; the driving gear drives the driven gear to rotate; thereby the overturning operation of the pneumatic cylinder 4 with the support 3 can be realized; the fixing ring 401 is fixedly connected on the bottom of the pneumatic cylinder 4; the fixing ring 401 cooperates with the connecting shaft 501, and can realize flexible rotation of the bottom of the pneumatic cylinder 4 on the end of the mechanical arm 1.

[0043] The bottom of the support 3 is connected with the piston rod of the pneumatic cylinder 4; the suction cup structure is arranged on the top of the support 3.

[0044] After the engine bottom guard plate 2 is sucked tightly by the suction cup structure, the piston rod of the pneumatic cylinder 4 is extended, and can jack up the support 3 and the engine bottom guard plate 2 to a certain height; thereby the operation of connecting the engine bottom guard plate 2 with the vehicle body can be facilitated.

[0045] The support 3 comprises vertical rods 302; the two ends of the vertical rods 302 are respectively connected with horizontal rods 301; the suction cup structure comprises sponge suction cups 6 and vacuum suction cups 601; the suction cup structure comprises the sponge suction cups 6 and the vacuum suction cups 601, which are all connected on the support 3.

[0046] Two vertical rods 302 are connected between adjacent horizontal rods 301; the horizontal rods 301 are fixedly connected with the vertical rods 302; the plurality of sponge suction cups 6 and vacuum suction cups 601 are all fixedly connected on the support 3, and can realize stable grabbing of the engine bottom guard plate 2.

[0047] One side of the horizontal rod 301 is provided with a mounting bracket 7; the vacuum suction cups 601 are respectively arranged on the vertical rods 302 and the mounting bracket 7; and the sponge suction cups 6 are respectively arranged at two ends of the horizontal rod 301.

[0048] The sponge suction cup 6 is of a square structure; the two vacuum suction cups 601 are respectively fixedly connected on one side of the horizontal rod 301 through the mounting bracket 7; the two vacuum suction cups 601 are respectively fixedly connected on the side surfaces of the two vertical rods 302; and the two ends of the horizontal rod 301 are fixedly connected with the sponge suction cups 6.

[0049] The mechanical arm 1 comprises a fixed segment 102; one end of the fixed segment 102 is connected with a rotating seat 103; the other end of the fixed segment 102 is connected with a mounting segment 104; and the cylinder 4 is connected at the end of the mounting segment 104.

[0050] One side of the mounting segment 104 is provided with a connecting bracket 8; the operation panel 801 is mounted on the connecting bracket 8; and the operation panel 801 is respectively connected with the cylinder 4 and the motor 101.

[0051] The rotating seat 103 is fixedly connected on the ceiling; one end of the fixed segment 102 is clamped in the rotating seat 103 and can be flexibly rotated in the rotating seat 103; the other end of the fixed segment 102 is fixedly connected with the mounting segment 104; the connecting bracket 8 is a U-shaped rod; the connecting bracket 8 is fixedly connected on the side surface of the mounting segment 104; the operation panel 801 is fixedly connected on the connecting bracket 8; the operation panel 801 can control the motor 101 to be forward rotated and reversely rotated; and can control the piston rod of the cylinder 4 to be extended and retracted.

[0052] The vertical rods 302 and the horizontal rod 301 are all provided with auxiliary handles 9.

[0053] The auxiliary handle 9 is a U-shaped rod; the staff can hold the auxiliary handle 9 to control the bracket 3 to move, so that the position of the bracket 3 can be conveniently adjusted.

[0054] The engine bottom guard plate 2 is mounted in the material frame 10; the material frame 10 is provided with a caliper 100; and the engine bottom guard plate 2 is clamped on the caliper 100.

[0055] The two sides of the material frame 10 are provided with the calipers 100; the calipers 100 are provided with a plurality of clamping grooves; and the plurality of engine bottom guard plates 2 are clamped in the clamping grooves, so that the fixing can be realized.

[0056] The specific working process of the utility model is as follows:

[0057] The sponge suction cup 6 and the vacuum suction cup 601 are sucked to the side surface of the engine bottom guard plate 2; the rotating mechanical arm 1 withdraws the engine bottom guard plate 2 from the material frame 10; the motor 101 is started, the driving gear drives the driven gear at the bottom of the air cylinder 4 to rotate; thereby the support 3 is rotated by 90°; the engine bottom guard plate 2 is turned over to the horizontal state; the rotating mechanical arm 1 moves the engine bottom guard plate 2 to the bottom of the vehicle body; the air cylinder 4 is started, the engine bottom guard plate 2 is lifted up, the engine bottom guard plate 2 is abutted to the bottom of the vehicle body, at this time the fixing bolt is tightened, and the installation operation of the engine bottom guard plate 2 is completed.

[0058] The utility model is described exemplarily above in combination with the drawings. Obviously, the utility model concrete implementation is not limited by the above-mentioned mode. As long as various non-essential improvements are carried out by adopting the method concept and technical scheme of the utility model; or the above-mentioned concept and technical scheme of the utility model are directly applied to other occasions without improvement, all are within the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. An auxiliary mounting device for an engine underbody protection plate, characterized in that: Includes a robotic arm (1); the end of the robotic arm (1) is provided with a gripping structure; the gripping structure is connected to an engine underbody protection plate (2). The gripping structure includes a support (3); the top of the support (3) is provided with a suction cup structure; the bottom of the support (3) is provided with a cylinder (4); the cylinder (4) is connected to the robotic arm (1).

2. An auxiliary mounting device for an engine underbody protection plate according to claim 1, characterized in that: The end of the robotic arm (1) is provided with a motor (101) and a fixed shaft seat (5); the cylinder (4) is connected to the motor (101) and the fixed shaft seat (5) respectively.

3. An auxiliary mounting device for an engine underbody protection plate according to claim 2, characterized in that: The output shaft of the motor (101) is provided with a drive gear; the bottom of the cylinder (4) is provided with a driven gear; the drive gear meshes with the driven gear; the fixed shaft seat (5) is provided with a connecting shaft (501). The bottom of the cylinder (4) is provided with a fixing ring (401); the fixing ring (401) is mounted on the connecting shaft (501).

4. An auxiliary mounting device for an engine underbody protection plate according to any one of claims 2-3, characterized in that: The bottom of the bracket (3) is connected to the piston rod of the cylinder (4); the suction cup structure is located on the top of the bracket (3).

5. An auxiliary mounting device for an engine underbody protection plate according to claim 4, characterized in that: The bracket (3) includes a vertical rod (302); both ends of the vertical rod (302) are connected to horizontal rods (301); the suction cup structure includes a sponge suction cup (6) and a vacuum suction cup (601); the suction cup structure includes a sponge suction cup (6) and a vacuum suction cup (601). The disc (6) and the vacuum suction cup (601) are both connected to the bracket (3).

6. An auxiliary mounting device for an engine underbody protection plate according to claim 5, characterized in that: A mounting bracket (7) is provided on one side of the crossbar (301); the vacuum suction cup (601) is respectively provided on the vertical bar (302) and the mounting bracket (7); the sponge suction cup (6) is respectively provided at both ends of the crossbar (301).

7. An auxiliary mounting device for an engine underbody protection plate according to any one of claims 5-6, characterized in that: The robotic arm (1) includes a fixed section (102); one end of the fixed section (102) is connected to a rotating seat (103); the other end of the fixed section (102) is connected to a mounting section (104); the cylinder (4) is connected to the end of the mounting section (104); a connecting bracket (8) is provided on one side of the mounting section (104); an operation panel (801) is mounted on the connecting bracket (8); the operation panel (801) is connected to the cylinder (4) and the motor (101) respectively. connect.

8. An auxiliary mounting device for an engine underbody protection plate according to claim 7, characterized in that: Both the vertical bar (302) and the horizontal bar (301) are provided with auxiliary handles (9).

9. An auxiliary mounting device for an engine underbody protection plate according to claim 8, characterized in that: The engine underbody protection plate (2) is installed in the material frame (10); the material frame (10) is provided with calipers (100); the engine underbody protection plate (2) is snapped onto the calipers (100).

Citation Information

Patent Citations

  • Engine bottom protecting plate and molding process thereof

    CN106379251A