Processing device

Abstract

The utility model provides a machining device. The machining device comprises a storage assembly, a clamping assembly, a walking assembly, a machining assembly and a taking and placing assembly. Materials are stored in the material storage assembly and can be clamped on a carrier plate at the clamping assembly. The walking assembly can move in the first direction. In the second direction, the machining assembly is at least arranged on one side of the walking path of the walking assembly, the machining assembly is configured to machine the materials clamped on the carrier plate, and the second direction intersects with the first direction; and the taking and placing assembly is arranged on the walking assembly, the taking and placing assembly can move to any one of the material storage assembly, the machining assembly and the clamping assembly along with the walking assembly, and the taking and placing assembly is configured to take and place the materials.

Description

Processing equipment Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of product processing technology, and in particular to a processing apparatus. Background Technology

[0002] Most existing CNC machining centers rely on manual loading and unloading of workpieces, resulting in low loading and unloading efficiency, which affects the processing efficiency and leads to high labor costs. Summary of the Invention

[0003] This application provides a processing apparatus to solve the problems of low workpiece processing efficiency and high labor costs in known CNC machining centers.

[0004] This application provides a processing apparatus, including a storage component, a clamping component, a traveling component, a processing component, and a pick-and-place component. The storage component stores material, which can be clamped onto a carrier plate at the clamping component. The traveling component can move along a first direction. Along a second direction, the processing component is at least located on one side of the traveling path of the traveling component, and the processing component is configured to process the material clamped on the carrier plate. The second direction intersects the first direction. The pick-and-place component is located on the traveling component and can move with the traveling component to any one of the storage component, the processing component, and the clamping component. The pick-and-place component is configured to pick up and place the material.

[0005] In one possible implementation, the number of storage components is set to two. Along the first direction, one of the two storage components is located at one end of the walking path of the walking component, and along the second direction, the other of the two storage components is located on one side of the walking path of the walking component.

[0006] In one possible implementation, along the second direction, the clamping assembly and one of the storage assemblies are located on the same side of the travel path of the traveling assembly, and along the first direction, the clamping assembly is located on one side of the storage assembly on the same side, and the pick-and-place assembly is configured to move the material stored in the storage assembly to the clamping assembly.

[0007] In one possible implementation, the processing apparatus further includes a cleaning component disposed between adjacent storage components and clamping components along the first direction. The cleaning component is configured to clean the material, and the pick-and-place component is configured to move the material stored in the storage components to the cleaning component and to move the cleaned material from the cleaning component to the clamping component.

[0008] In one possible implementation, the clamping assembly includes a worktable and a plurality of sliding mechanisms arranged sequentially along the first direction, each of the sliding mechanisms being provided with a sliding plate. Along the second direction, the sliding mechanism is configured to drive the sliding plate to slide, and the sliding plate is used to place the carrier plate.

[0009] In one possible implementation, the clamping assembly further includes a power-assisted manipulator located at the worktable and configured to assist the operator in clamping the material onto the carrier plate.

[0010] In one possible implementation, the clamping assembly further includes a vision inspection mechanism located at the worktable and configured to detect the position of the material clamped on the carrier plate.

[0011] In one possible implementation, the pick-and-place assembly includes a material handling robot and a pick-and-place mechanism, the pick-and-place mechanism being detachably connected to the drive end of the material handling robot, the material handling robot being configured to drive the pick-and-place mechanism to move within space, and the pick-and-place mechanism being configured to grasp the material.

[0012] In one possible implementation, the walking assembly includes a walking mechanism and a mounting plate, the walking mechanism being movable along the first direction, the mounting plate being disposed on the walking mechanism, and the pick-and-place assembly being disposed on the mounting plate.

[0013] In one possible implementation, the mounting plate is provided with a limiting structure, and the material and / or the carrier plate are located on the mounting plate and limited by the limiting structure.

[0014] The processing apparatus of this application moves a pick-and-place component via a traveling component, allowing the pick-and-place component to be moved to any position among the storage component, processing component, and clamping component. The pick-and-place component then transports the material stored in the storage component to the clamping component, clamping the material onto a carrier plate. Subsequently, the pick-and-place component transports the material clamped on the carrier plate to the processing component for processing. After the processing component finishes processing the material, the pick-and-place component can remove the processed material and transport it back to the storage component for temporary storage or to the next processing station. This achieves automated material loading, unloading, and transfer, improving material efficiency and reducing labor costs. Attached Figure Description

[0015] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the processing apparatus of this application in one embodiment.

[0016] Figure 2 is a partially enlarged schematic diagram of area A corresponding to the processing device in Figure 1.

[0017] Figure 3 is a partially enlarged schematic diagram of area B corresponding to the processing device in Figure 1.

[0018] Figure 4 is a partially enlarged schematic diagram of the processing device corresponding to region C in Figure 1.

[0019] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the sliding mechanism in one embodiment of the processing apparatus of this application.

[0020] Key component symbols: 100, processing device; X, first direction; Y, second direction; Z, third direction; 1, material; 2, carrier plate; 10, storage assembly; 11, storage plate; 12, positioning protrusion; 20, clamping assembly; 21, worktable; 22, sliding mechanism; 221, guide rail; 222, sliding plate; 223, driving component; 224, rack; 225, baffle; 23, tool rack; 24, operation screen; 25, power-assisted robot; 26, vision inspection mechanism; 27, material transfer cart; 30, walking assembly; 31, walking mechanism; 32, mounting plate; 320, limiting structure; 40, processing assembly; 41, pick-and-place port; 50, pick-and-place assembly; 51, material transfer robot; 52, pick-and-place mechanism; 60, protective door; 70, cleaning assembly; 71, cleaning chamber.

[0021] The following detailed description, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, will further illustrate this application. Detailed Implementation

[0022] The following description will refer to the accompanying drawings to provide a more complete picture of the present application. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present application. However, the present application may be implemented in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the exemplary embodiments set forth herein. These exemplary embodiments are provided to make the present application thorough and complete, and to fully convey the scope of the present application to those skilled in the art. The same reference numerals denote the same or similar components.

[0023] The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular exemplary embodiments only and is not intended to limit the application. As used herein, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to also include the plural forms. Furthermore, when used herein, “comprising” and / or “including” and / or “having,” integers, steps, operations, components, and / or components, but does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, regions, integers, steps, operations, components, and / or groups thereof.

[0024] Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein (including technical and scientific terms) have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application pertains. Furthermore, unless expressly defined herein, terms such as those defined in a general dictionary should be interpreted as having the same meaning as they have in the relevant art and in the content of this application, and will not be interpreted as having an idealized or overly formal meaning.

[0025] The specific embodiments of this application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0026] As shown in Figures 1 to 4, this embodiment provides a processing device 100, including a material storage component 10, a clamping component 20, a traveling component 30, a processing component 40, and a pick-and-place component 50.

[0027] For ease of reading, this application introduces a first direction X, a second direction Y, and a third direction Z to describe the embodiments of this application. The first direction X, the second direction Y, and the third direction Z can be three non-parallel straight lines in space; further, the first direction X, the second direction Y, and the third direction Z can be three mutually perpendicular directions in a three-dimensional coordinate system (a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system). In subsequent embodiments, the first direction X is described as the X-axis direction of the three-dimensional coordinate system, the second direction Y is the Y-axis direction of the three-dimensional coordinate system, and the third direction Z is the Z-axis direction of the three-dimensional coordinate system.

[0028] The storage assembly 10 stores material 1, which can be clamped onto a carrier plate 2 at the clamping assembly 20. The traveling assembly 30 can move along a first direction X. Along a second direction Y, a processing assembly 40 is provided at least on one side of the traveling path of the traveling assembly 30, and the processing assembly 40 is configured to process the material 1 clamped on the carrier plate 2. The pick-and-place assembly 50 is provided on the traveling assembly 30, and the pick-and-place assembly 50 can move with the traveling assembly 30 to any one of the storage assembly 10, the processing assembly 40, and the clamping assembly 20, and the pick-and-place assembly 50 is configured to pick up and place material 1.

[0029] Thus, the processing device 100 of this application, through the walking component 30 driving the pick-and-place component 50 to move, allows the pick-and-place component 50 to be moved to any position among the storage component 10, processing component 40, and clamping component 20. The pick-and-place component 50 then transports the material 1 stored in the storage component 10 to the clamping component 20, clamping the material 1 onto the carrier plate 2. Subsequently, the pick-and-place component 50 transports the material 1 clamped on the carrier plate 2 to the processing component 40 for processing. After the processing component 40 has processed the material 1, the pick-and-place component 50 can also remove the processed material 1 and transport it back to the storage component 10 for temporary storage or to the next processing station. This achieves automated loading, unloading, and transfer of the material 1, improving the efficiency of material 1 and reducing labor costs.

[0030] Referring again to Figures 1 to 3, in one embodiment, the number of processing components 40 is set to multiple, and the multiple processing components 40 are divided into two groups. Along the second direction Y, the two groups of processing components 40 are respectively arranged at intervals on opposite sides of the travel path of the traveling component 30. Each group of processing components 40 has multiple processing components 40, and along the first direction X, the multiple processing components 40 located in the same group are arranged at intervals. The processing components 40 are equipment such as CNC machine tools that can process material 1. The processing components 40 can be CNC lathes, CNC grinding machines, etc., and their specific types are not limited in this application. The pick-up and drop-off port 41 of the processing component 40 for picking up and dropping off material 1 is set towards the traveling component 30 so that the pick-up and drop-off component 50 on the traveling component 30 can quickly pick up and drop off material 1 at the processing component 40. In addition, an oil mist recovery system can be set at the processing component 40 to recover the atomized cutting oil overflowing from the processing component 40.

[0031] In this embodiment, the number of processing components 40 is set to eight, and the eight processing components 40 are divided into two groups, namely the first group of processing components 40 and the second group of processing components 40. The first group of processing components 40 includes five processing components 40, and the second group of processing components 40 includes three processing components 40.

[0032] Furthermore, the storage assembly 10 can be a shelf, which can be provided with multiple storage plates 11, and each storage plate 11 can be provided with one or more storage positions. The storage positions are provided with structures such as positioning protrusions 12 to position the material 1. The positioning protrusions 12 can be accommodated in the slots opened on the bottom end face of the material 1 to ensure the stability of the material 1 placed on the shelf.

[0033] It is understood that in other embodiments, material 1 may be placed on carrier plate 2 first, and then carrier plate 2 may be placed on a shelf.

[0034] The number of storage components 10 is set to two. Along the first direction X, one of the two storage components 10 is located at one end of the travel path of the travel component 30. Along the second direction Y, the other storage component 10 is located on one side of the travel path of the travel component 30, and the storage component 10 and the second set of processing components 40 are located on the same side of the travel component 30.

[0035] Furthermore, along the second direction Y, the clamping assembly 20 and a storage assembly 10 are located on the same side of the travel path of the traveling assembly 30. Along the first direction X, the clamping assembly 20 is located on one side of the storage assembly 10 on the same side, and the pick-and-place assembly 50 is configured to move the material 1 stored in the storage assembly 10 to the clamping assembly 20. Along the first direction X, the storage assembly 10 located on the same side of the traveling assembly 30 is spaced apart from the adjacent processing assembly 40, and the clamping assembly 20 is located between the storage assembly 10 and the adjacent processing assembly 40.

[0036] Furthermore, the processing device 100 also includes a protective door 60, which is located at the end of the walking path of the walking assembly 30 away from the storage assembly 10 along the first direction X.

[0037] Thus, the first set of processing components 40, two storage components 10, clamping component 20, second set of processing components 40, and protective door 60 of this application are arranged in sequence and distributed in a ring shape, thereby forming a roughly rectangular activity space. The walking component 30 can move within the activity space, which facilitates the walking component 30 to quickly move the picking and placing component 50 to any position of the storage component 10, processing component 40, and clamping component 20, thereby improving the transfer efficiency of material 1 and thus improving the processing efficiency of material 1.

[0038] It is understood that, in other embodiments, the number of processing components 40 and storage components 10, as well as the specific arrangement of processing components 40, storage components 10, clamping components 20, and protective doors 60, can be adapted to actual needs.

[0039] Referring again to Figures 1 to 3, in one embodiment, the walking component 30 includes a walking mechanism 31 and a mounting plate 32. The walking mechanism 31 is movable along a first direction X, and the mounting plate 32 is disposed on the walking mechanism 31. The pick-and-place component 50 is disposed on the mounting plate 32. The walking mechanism 31 can be an AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle), which can realize automated rail transport of the pick-and-place component 50 disposed on the mounting plate 32.

[0040] The mounting plate 32 is provided with a limiting structure 320. The material 1 and / or the carrier plate 2 are located on the mounting plate 32 and are limited by the limiting structure 320, so that the material 1 and / or the carrier plate 2 can be temporarily stored on the mounting plate 32, so that the pick-and-place component 50 can take out the temporarily stored material 1 and / or the carrier plate 2 for use, or the pick-and-place component 50 can temporarily store the removed material 1 or the carrier plate 2 containing the material 1 on the mounting plate 32.

[0041] In this embodiment, the pick-and-place assembly 50 includes a material handling robot 51 and a pick-and-place mechanism 52. The material handling robot 51 can be a multi-degree-of-freedom robot, such as a twelve-degree-of-freedom robot. The pick-and-place mechanism 52 is detachably connected to the drive end of the material handling robot 51. The material handling robot 51 is configured to drive the pick-and-place mechanism 52 to move within space. The pick-and-place mechanism 52 is configured to grasp material 1, so that the material handling robot 51 drives the pick-and-place mechanism 52 to move to be aligned with the material 1 to be grasped before grasping material 1.

[0042] The picking and placing mechanism 52 can adopt a structure such as a cylinder gripper, or it can be used in conjunction with a gripper through a structure such as a Sunk pallet coupling to adapt to various types of materials 1.

[0043] In other embodiments, the processing apparatus 100 also includes a control console (not shown). The control console can be configured to display the processing status of each processing component 40 in real time, and to set the remaining time required for each processing component 40 to complete processing of material 1, for example, setting that material 1 will be processed in 40 seconds. When material 1 is processed in 40 seconds, the control console controls the walking component 30 to start moving the pick-and-place component 50, so that the pick-and-place component 50 is ready to stand by at the processing component 40 that is about to complete processing, so that material 1 can be quickly removed after processing is completed.

[0044] Referring again to Figures 2 to 4, in one embodiment, the processing apparatus 100 further includes a cleaning component 70. Along the first direction X, the cleaning component 70 is disposed between an adjacent storage component 10 and a clamping component 20. The cleaning component 70 is configured to clean the material 1. The pick-and-place component 50 is configured to move the material 1 stored in the storage component 10 to the cleaning component 70 and to move the cleaned material 1 from the cleaning component 70 to the clamping component 20.

[0045] The cleaning component 70 may be equipped with a cleaning chamber 71, in which the material 1 can be placed for cleaning. The cleaning component 70 may use ultrasonic cleaning or air cleaning to remove impurities from the surface of the material 1.

[0046] It is understandable that after the processing component 40 completes the processing of the material 1, the processed material 1 can also be moved to the cleaning component 70 for cleaning by the pick-and-place component 50.

[0047] Referring again to Figures 4 and 5, in one embodiment, the clamping assembly 20 includes a worktable 21 and a plurality of sliding mechanisms 22, which are disposed on the worktable 21. Along the first direction X, the plurality of sliding mechanisms 22 are arranged sequentially, and each sliding mechanism 22 is provided with a sliding plate 222. Along the second direction Y, the sliding mechanism 22 is configured to drive the sliding plate 222 to slide, and the sliding plate 222 is used to place the carrier plate 2.

[0048] In this embodiment, the sliding mechanism 22 includes a guide rail 221, a drive member 223, a rack 224, and a gear. Along the second direction Y, the guide rail 221 is mounted on the worktable 21, and the sliding plate 222 is slidably connected to the guide rail 221 to guide the sliding plate 222 to slide along the second direction Y. The drive member 223 is a motor and is mounted on the sliding plate 222. The drive member 223 is connected to the gear to drive the gear to rotate. Along the second direction Y, the rack 224 is connected to the guide rail 221, and the gear is engaged with the rack 224 so that when the drive member 223 drives the gear to rotate, the gear moves along the extension direction of the rack 224, thereby realizing the sliding of the sliding plate 222 along the second direction Y.

[0049] Furthermore, the drive component 223 can drive the gear to rotate through a reduction structure to achieve the effect of speed reduction and torque increase. Along the second direction Y, a baffle 225 is provided at one end of the guide rail 221 near the travel assembly 30 to limit the maximum stroke of the sliding plate 222 when it moves along the second direction Y toward the travel assembly 30.

[0050] Along the second direction Y, the space on the side of the workbench 21 away from the traveling assembly 30 provides space for the operator to move around, facilitating the placement of the carrier plate 2 onto the sliding plate 222. The sliding mechanism 22 moves the sliding plate 222 toward the traveling assembly 30, and the pick-and-place component 50 on the traveling assembly 30 places the material 1 onto the carrier plate 2. Subsequently, the sliding mechanism 22 moves the sliding plate 222 toward the operator, and the operator clamps the material 1 onto the carrier plate 2. Then, the sliding mechanism 22 moves the sliding plate 222 toward the traveling assembly 30, and the pick-and-place component 50 removes the material 1 clamped on the carrier plate 2, along with the carrier plate 2.

[0051] In this embodiment, the clamping assembly 20 also includes a transfer cart 27, which is located in the space below the worktable 21 along the third direction Z. The transfer cart 27 can be used to load the carrier plate 2 and transport the loaded carrier plate 2 to the space below the worktable 21 for easy handling by operators.

[0052] In this embodiment, the clamping assembly 20 further includes multiple tool racks 23, which are mounted on the workbench 21 and are correspondingly arranged with multiple sliding mechanisms 22. Various tools such as wrenches can be placed or hung on the tool racks 23 for use by the operator. An operation screen 24 is provided on the tool racks 23, allowing the operator to control the working status of the sliding mechanisms 22.

[0053] In this embodiment, the clamping assembly 20 also includes a power-assisted manipulator 25, which is located at the worktable 21 and configured to assist the operator in clamping the material 1 onto the carrier plate 2. The power-assisted manipulator 25 adopts a folding arm design, which allows it to have a large working range to simultaneously serve the carrier plates 2 at each sliding mechanism 22. Using the power-assisted manipulator 25 can reduce the workload of the operator and save effort.

[0054] In this embodiment, the clamping assembly 20 further includes a vision inspection mechanism 26, which is located at the worktable 21 and configured to detect the position of the material 1 clamped on the carrier plate 2. The pick-and-place assembly 50 can transport the material 1 clamped on the carrier plate 2 to the vision inspection mechanism 26 for inspection. The vision inspection mechanism 26 can be an industrial camera, which can take pictures of the material 1 clamped on the carrier plate 2 and upload the picture information to the control console. The control console then determines whether the material 1 is properly clamped on the carrier plate 2. When the material 1 is properly clamped on the carrier plate 2, the control console controls the walking assembly 30 to move, thereby causing the pick-and-place assembly 50 to transport the material 1 and the clamped carrier plate 2 to the processing assembly 40 for processing.

[0055] It is understood that in other embodiments, the aforementioned transfer cart 27 may also carry a carrier plate 2 containing material 1 that has failed the inspection by the vision inspection agency 26.

[0056] The specific embodiments of this application have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, those skilled in the art will understand that various changes and substitutions can be made to the specific embodiments of this application without departing from the scope of this application. All such changes and substitutions fall within the scope defined by this application.

Claims

1. A processing apparatus, characterized in that, include: A storage assembly for storing materials; a clamping assembly for clamping the materials onto a carrier plate. A traveling assembly that can move along a first direction; a processing assembly along a second direction, the processing assembly being at least located on one side of the traveling path of the traveling assembly, the processing assembly being configured to process the material clamped on the carrier plate, the second direction intersecting the first direction; and a pick-and-place assembly located on the traveling assembly, the pick-and-place assembly being movable with the traveling assembly to any one of the storage assembly, the processing assembly, and the clamping assembly, the pick-and-place assembly being configured to pick up and place the material.

2. The processing apparatus as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The number of storage components is set to two. Along the first direction, one of the two storage components is located at one end of the walking path of the walking component, and along the second direction, the other of the two storage components is located on one side of the walking path of the walking component.

3. The processing apparatus as described in claim 2, characterized in that, Along the second direction, the clamping assembly and one of the storage assemblies are located on the same side of the travel path of the traveling assembly. Along the first direction, the clamping assembly is located on one side of the storage assembly on the same side. The pick-and-place assembly is configured to move the material stored in the storage assembly to the clamping assembly.

4. The processing apparatus as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The processing apparatus further includes a cleaning component disposed between adjacent storage components and clamping components along the first direction. The cleaning component is configured to clean the material, and the pick-and-place component is configured to move the material stored in the storage components to the cleaning component and to move the material cleaned at the cleaning component to the clamping component.

5. The processing apparatus as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The clamping assembly includes a worktable and multiple sliding mechanisms. Along the first direction, the multiple sliding mechanisms are arranged sequentially, and each sliding mechanism is provided with a sliding plate. Along the second direction, the sliding mechanism is configured to drive the sliding plate to slide, and the sliding plate is used to place the carrier plate.

6. The processing apparatus as described in claim 5, characterized in that, The clamping assembly also includes a power-assisted robotic arm, which is located at the worktable and is configured to assist the operator in clamping the material onto the carrier plate.

7. The processing apparatus as described in claim 5, characterized in that, The clamping assembly further includes a vision inspection mechanism located at the worktable and configured to detect the position of the material clamped on the carrier plate.

8. The processing apparatus as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The pick-and-place assembly includes a material handling robot and a pick-and-place mechanism. The pick-and-place mechanism is detachably connected to the drive end of the material handling robot. The material handling robot is configured to drive the pick-and-place mechanism to move within space, and the pick-and-place mechanism is configured to grasp the material.

9. The processing apparatus as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The walking assembly includes a walking mechanism and a mounting plate. The walking mechanism is movable along the first direction, the mounting plate is disposed on the walking mechanism, and the pick-and-place assembly is disposed on the mounting plate.

10. The processing apparatus as described in claim 9, characterized in that, The mounting plate is provided with a limiting structure, and the material and / or the carrier plate are located on the mounting plate and limited by the limiting structure.

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