Robot doorsill gripper
By designing a robotic threshold gripper, and utilizing an octagonal tube and multiple sets of vacuum suction cups in conjunction with a distance measuring sensor, the problem of inefficient picking up of edge guard strips by robotic arms was solved, enabling efficient and fast processing of edge guard strips.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SHANGHAI SHANJIA MACHINERY EQUIP
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-18
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-17
AI Technical Summary
In the production of four-door cars, the efficiency of the robotic arm repeatedly picking up the edge trim strips is low, resulting in inconvenient processing.
Design a robotic door sill gripper. It uses an octagonal tube with a main triangular plate and a secondary triangular plate on the outer wall. A vacuum suction cup and a distance sensor are fixed on the mounting base. The gripper uses multiple suction cups to work together to pick up the edge strip and combines the gripping with the control of the robotic arm to achieve efficient gripping.
It enables rapid and stable gripping and transfer of edge protectors, improving production efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of automobile production and processing technology, specifically to a robotic threshold gripper. Background Technology
[0002] In the production and processing of some four-door cars, edge protectors, also known as door sill strips, are installed on the four doors (front left, front right, rear left, rear right) to increase their protective capabilities. The process of assembling these edge protectors is usually carried out by a robotic arm that repeatedly picks and processes them, which is inefficient and inconvenient.
[0003] Based on this, the present invention designs a robot threshold gripper to solve the above problems. Summary of the Invention
[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a robot threshold gripper to solve the aforementioned technical problems.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a robot threshold gripper, comprising: a robot arm connector; an octagonal tube is fixed to one end of the robot arm connector;
[0006] The outer wall of the octagonal tube is respectively provided with a main trident plate and a plurality of secondary trident plates. One end of the main trident plate is fixed with two symmetrical first mounting seats, and one end of the first mounting seat is fixed with a first vacuum suction cup. One end of the secondary trident plate is fixed with two symmetrical second mounting seats, and one end of the outer wall of the second mounting seat is fixed with a second vacuum suction cup.
[0007] Distance sensors are fixed to the outer walls of both the first and second mounting bases.
[0008] Preferably, an auxiliary mounting base is fixed to the outer wall of the first mounting base, and an auxiliary vacuum suction cup is fixed to one end of the auxiliary mounting base.
[0009] Preferably, the air-receiving ends of the first vacuum suction cup and the auxiliary vacuum suction cup extend to a first mounting base, and the air-receiving end of the second vacuum suction cup extends to a second mounting base.
[0010] Preferably, the outer wall of the octagonal tube has multiple tube planes, and each tube plane of the octagonal tube is provided with multiple connecting holes in sequence.
[0011] Preferably, the two fork ends of the main trident plate and the secondary trident plate are connected to the tube plane of the octagonal tube, and corresponding holes are opened for fixing with bolts.
[0012] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:
[0013] The two sets of first vacuum suction cups on the first mounting base and the auxiliary suction cups on the auxiliary mounting base work together to pick up the two shorter edge guard strips, and then the two longer edge guard strips are directly picked up by the second vacuum suction cups on the two sets of multiple second mounting bases. At the same time, the four edge guard strips are quickly picked up and transferred by the control, so as to carry out more efficient and faster processing operations. Attached Figure Description
[0014] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.
[0015] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this embodiment;
[0016] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the convex mechanism after it grabs the four edge guards in this embodiment;
[0017] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram highlighting the connection structure of the first mounting base in this embodiment;
[0018] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram highlighting the connection structure of the second mounting base in this embodiment;
[0019] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram highlighting the octagonal tube connection structure in this embodiment.
[0020] The attached diagram lists the components represented by each number as follows:
[0021] 1. Robot arm connector; 2. Octagonal tube; 3. Main tri-pole plate; 4. Secondary tri-pole plate; 5. First mounting base; 6. Auxiliary mounting base; 7. First vacuum suction cup; 8. Auxiliary vacuum suction cup; 9. Distance sensor; 10. Second mounting base; 11. Second vacuum suction cup; 12. Connecting hole. Detailed Implementation
[0022] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0023] Please see Figure 1-5 This utility model provides a technical solution: a robot threshold gripper, including: a robot arm connector 1; an octagonal tube 2 is fixed to one end of the robot arm connector 1;
[0024] The outer wall of the octagonal tube 2 is provided with a main trident plate 3 and a plurality of secondary trident plates 4. Two symmetrical first mounting seats 5 are fixed to one end of the main trident plate 3, and a first vacuum suction cup 7 is fixed to one end of the first mounting seat 5. Two symmetrical second mounting seats 10 are fixed to one end of the secondary trident plate 4, and a second vacuum suction cup 11 is fixed to one end of the outer wall of the second mounting seat 10.
[0025] Distance sensors 9 are fixed to the outer walls of both the first mounting base 5 and the second mounting base 10.
[0026] Both the main trident plate 3 and the secondary trident plate 4 have three forks, and two forks can fit and connect with the octagonal tube 2. By cooperating and arranging the main trident plate 3 and the secondary trident plate 4, the first mounting base 5 and the second mounting base 10 are installed, so that the first vacuum suction cup 7 and the second vacuum suction cup 11 can simultaneously pick up four edge strips. In addition, distance measuring sensors 9 are installed on the first mounting base 5 and the second mounting base 10 to measure the distance towards the edge strips, ensuring accurate gripping.
[0027] More preferably, an auxiliary mounting base 6 is fixed to the outer wall of the first mounting base 5, and an auxiliary vacuum suction cup 8 is fixed to one end of the auxiliary mounting base 6;
[0028] The first vacuum suction cup 7 of the first mounting base 5 works in conjunction with the auxiliary vacuum suction cup 8 of the auxiliary mounting base 6 to pick up the product, increasing stability.
[0029] More preferably, the air-receiving ends of the first vacuum suction cup 7 and the auxiliary vacuum suction cup 8 extend out to the first mounting base 5, and the air-receiving end of the second vacuum suction cup 11 extends out to the second mounting base 10.
[0030] The first vacuum suction cup 7 and the auxiliary vacuum suction cup 8 are connected at their air inlet ends and extend to form the first mounting base 5, while the second vacuum suction cup 11 extends to form the second mounting base 10, which facilitates connection to an external vacuum system.
[0031] More preferably, the outer wall of the octagonal tube 2 has multiple tube planes, and each tube plane of the octagonal tube 2 is provided with multiple connecting holes 12 in sequence;
[0032] The octagonal tube 2 connects components through the cooperation of multiple tube planes, which is more stable, and multiple connection holes 12 are opened on each tube plane to increase the options.
[0033] In a further preferred embodiment, the two fork ends of the main trident plate 3 and the auxiliary trident plate 4 are connected to the tube plane of the octagonal tube 2, and corresponding holes are provided for fixing with bolts;
[0034] The main triangular plate 3 and the auxiliary triangular plate 4 have holes corresponding to the connecting holes 12 of the octagonal tube 2, which facilitates docking and fixing with bolts.
[0035] A specific application of this embodiment is as follows: the robot arm is connected to the robot arm via the robot arm connector 1. The robot arm drives the entire octagonal tube 2 to move, and controls the movement of the first mounting base 5, the second mounting base 10 and the auxiliary mounting base 6. During operation, the distance sensors 9 of the first mounting base 5 and the second mounting base 10 are used to determine the distance between the suction cup and the edge trim. The two sets of first vacuum suction cups 7 of the first mounting base 5 and the auxiliary suction cups of the auxiliary mounting base 6 work together to pick up the two shorter edge trims. Then, the two sets of second vacuum suction cups 11 of the two second mounting bases 10 directly pick up the two longer edge trims. These suction cup heads are all connected to an external vacuum system through the air inlet to simultaneously control the transfer of the four edge trims for processing.
[0036] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the terms "coaxial", "bottom", "one end", "top", "middle", "other end", "upper", "side", "top", "inner", "front", "center", "both ends", etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and 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 this utility model.
[0037] In this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation", "setting", "connection", "fixing", "screw connection", etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral part; 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; they can refer to the internal connection of two components or the interaction between two components. Unless otherwise explicitly limited, those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model according to the specific circumstances.
[0038] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A robotic threshold gripper, characterized by, include: Robotic arm connector (1); one end of the robotic arm connector (1) is fixed with an octagonal tube (2); The outer wall of the octagonal tube (2) is provided with a main trident plate (3) and a plurality of secondary trident plates (4). One end of the main trident plate (3) is fixed with two symmetrical first mounting seats (5), and one end of the first mounting seat (5) is fixed with a first vacuum suction cup (7). One end of the secondary trident plate (4) is fixed with two symmetrical second mounting seats (10), and one end of the outer wall of the second mounting seat (10) is fixed with a second vacuum suction cup (11). Distance sensors (9) are fixed to the outer walls of both the first mounting base (5) and the second mounting base (10).
2. The robotic threshold gripper of claim 1, wherein: An auxiliary mounting base (6) is fixed to the outer wall of the first mounting base (5), and an auxiliary vacuum suction cup (8) is fixed to one end of the auxiliary mounting base (6).
3. A robotic threshold gripper according to claim 2, wherein: The first vacuum suction cup (7) and the auxiliary vacuum suction cup (8) extend from the air inlet end to the first mounting base (5), and the second vacuum suction cup (11) extends from the air inlet end to the second mounting base (10).
4. The robotic threshold gripper of claim 1, wherein: The outer wall of the octagonal tube (2) has multiple tube planes, and each tube plane of the octagonal tube (2) is provided with multiple connecting holes (12) in sequence.
5. A robotic threshold gripper according to claim 4, wherein: The two fork ends of the main trident plate (3) and the secondary trident plate (4) are connected to the tube plane of the octagonal tube (2), and corresponding holes are opened for fixing with bolts.