A welding gun assembly and welding apparatus

Abstract

The utility model discloses a kind of welding torch assembly and welding equipment, belong to welding technical field.Support is equipped with seam-finding camera and first plane automatic adjusting mechanism, second plane manual adjusting mechanism is fixed in the execution end of first plane automatic adjusting mechanism;Welding torch is fixed in the execution end of second plane manual adjusting mechanism;When working;Seam-finding camera is used to detect the position of weld, first plane automatic adjusting mechanism is used to adjust the position of welding torch according to the position of weld that seam-finding camera feedbacks.The utility model detects weld position in real time by seam-finding camera and gives information to host computer, cooperate first plane automatic adjusting mechanism, adjust welding torch and weld correctly relative in real time, avoid the welding deviation problem caused by weld straightness fluctuation, improve welding efficiency and precision;Second plane manual adjusting mechanism is used to manually adjust, calibrate the working initial position of welding torch, ensure the accuracy of welding torch initial position.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of welding technology, specifically to a welding torch assembly and welding equipment. Background Technology

[0002] The trailer floor has long, straight welds, sometimes tens of meters long. Due to the length of these welds, existing robotic welding equipment has a limited working range and cannot be directly applied to the welding of the trailer floor. Therefore, traditional trailer floor welding methods mainly rely on manual operation, resulting in low welding efficiency. Furthermore, the straightness of the trailer floor welds can fluctuate due to limitations in processing precision, making it difficult to guarantee the quality of manual welding. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of this invention is to provide a welding torch assembly and welding equipment for the automatic welding of long straight weld seams.

[0004] This utility model adopts the following technical solution: a welding torch assembly, comprising:

[0005] A support on which a seam-finding camera is mounted;

[0006] The first plane automatic adjustment mechanism is fixed on the support;

[0007] The second plane manual adjustment mechanism is fixed to the execution end of the first plane automatic adjustment mechanism;

[0008] The welding torch is fixed to the actuator end of the manual adjustment mechanism on the second plane.

[0009] The seam-finding camera is used to detect the position of the weld seam, and the first planar automatic adjustment mechanism is used to adjust the position of the welding torch according to the position of the weld seam fed back by the seam-finding camera.

[0010] Preferably, the moving plane of the actuator end of the first plane automatic adjustment mechanism is parallel to the moving plane of the actuator end of the second plane manual adjustment mechanism.

[0011] Preferably, the first planar automatic adjustment mechanism includes vertically arranged X-axis lead screws and Y-axis lead screws, and the X-axis lead screws and Y-axis lead screws are respectively connected to X-axis stepper motors and Y-axis stepper motors;

[0012] The X-axis lead screw is rotatably mounted relative to the support, and an X-axis slider is threadedly connected to the X-axis lead screw.

[0013] The Y-axis lead screw is rotatably mounted relative to the X-axis slider, and the Y-axis slider is threadedly connected to the Y-axis lead screw; the Y-axis slider is the actuating end of the first plane automatic adjustment mechanism.

[0014] Preferably, the first planar automatic adjustment mechanism further includes a vertically arranged X-direction U-shaped seat and a Y-direction U-shaped seat;

[0015] The X-direction U-shaped seat is fixed on the support, and an X-direction guide rail parallel to the X-direction lead screw is fixed on the X-direction U-shaped seat; the X-direction lead screw is rotatably mounted on the X-direction U-shaped seat, and the X-direction slider is slidably mounted on the X-direction guide rail;

[0016] The Y-axis U-shaped seat is fixed on the X-axis slider, and a Y-axis guide rail parallel to the Y-axis lead screw is fixed on the Y-axis U-shaped seat; the Y-axis lead screw is rotatably mounted on the Y-axis U-shaped seat, and the Y-axis slider is slidably mounted on the Y-axis guide rail.

[0017] Preferably, the orientation of the seam-finding camera is parallel to that of the Y-axis lead screw.

[0018] Preferably, an L-shaped connecting plate is fixed on the Y-axis slider, and the second plane manual adjustment mechanism is mounted on the L-shaped connecting plate.

[0019] Preferably, the second planar manual adjustment mechanism includes:

[0020] An x-axis U-shaped seat is provided, on which an x-axis lead screw is rotatably mounted, and an x-axis handwheel is fixed at one end of the x-axis lead screw.

[0021] A U-shaped seat for the y-direction, on which a y-direction lead screw is rotatably mounted, and a y-direction handwheel is fixed at one end of the y-direction lead screw; the y-direction lead screw is perpendicular to the x-direction lead screw;

[0022] The intermediate slider has two vertical threaded holes, which are respectively connected to the x-axis lead screw and the y-axis lead screw; one end of the intermediate slider is slidably connected to the x-axis U-shaped seat along the x-axis lead screw, and the other end of the intermediate slider is slidably connected to the y-axis U-shaped seat along the y-axis lead screw.

[0023] The y-direction U-shaped seat is the actuating end of the second plane manual adjustment mechanism.

[0024] Preferably, a welding gun mounting plate is fixed on the y-direction U-shaped seat, and the welding gun is fixed on the welding gun mounting plate.

[0025] Preferably, the adjustment range of the actuator end of the second planar manual adjustment mechanism is smaller than the adjustment range of the actuator end of the first planar manual adjustment mechanism.

[0026] Preferably, it also includes a traveling frame on which one or more of the welding torch assemblies are mounted.

[0027] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: the weld seam camera detects the weld seam position in real time and transmits the information to the host computer, which, together with the first plane automatic adjustment mechanism, adjusts the welding torch to be correctly aligned with the weld seam in real time, avoiding welding deviation caused by weld seam straightness fluctuations, and improving welding efficiency and accuracy; the second plane manual adjustment mechanism is used to manually adjust and calibrate the initial working position of the welding torch, and during installation or debugging, the position of the welding torch can be easily fine-tuned to ensure the accuracy of the initial position of the welding torch, further improving welding quality; the welding equipment adopts the collaborative work of multiple welding torch components, which can weld multiple weld seams simultaneously, greatly improving welding efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0028] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art 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.

[0029] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of a welding torch assembly according to the present invention.

[0030] Figure 2 This is a front view of a welding torch assembly according to the present invention.

[0031] Figure 3 This is a top view of a welding torch assembly according to the present invention.

[0032] Figure 4 This is a left view of a welding torch assembly according to the present invention.

[0033] Figure 5 This is a perspective view of the first planar automatic adjustment mechanism in this utility model.

[0034] Figure 6 The three-dimensional representation of the second planar manual adjustment mechanism in this utility model Figure 1 .

[0035] Figure 7 The three-dimensional representation of the second planar manual adjustment mechanism in this utility model Figure 2 (The U-shaped seat in the y-direction is hidden in the picture).

[0036] Figure 8 This is a perspective view of a welding device according to the present invention.

[0037] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached drawings: 1. Support;

[0038] 2. First plane automatic adjustment mechanism;

[0039] 201. X-axis lead screw; 202. X-axis stepper motor; 203. X-axis slider; 204. X-axis U-shaped seat; 205. X-axis guide rail;

[0040] 211. Y-axis lead screw; 212. Y-axis stepper motor; 213. Y-axis slider; 214. Y-axis U-shaped bracket; 215. Y-axis guide rail;

[0041] 3. Second plane manual adjustment mechanism;

[0042] 301. X-direction U-shaped seat; 302. X-direction lead screw; 303. X-direction handwheel;

[0043] 311. Y-direction U-shaped seat; 312. Y-direction lead screw; 313. Y-direction handwheel;

[0044] 321. Middle slider;

[0045] 4. Welding torch; 5. Seam-finding camera; 6. L-shaped connecting plate; 7. Welding torch mounting plate; 8. Walking frame. Detailed Implementation

[0046] 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 of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0047] Example 1:

[0048] like Figures 1 to 4 As shown, this embodiment provides a welding torch assembly, including a support, a seam-finding camera mounted on the support, and a first plane automatic adjustment mechanism. A second plane manual adjustment mechanism is mounted on the execution end of the first plane automatic adjustment mechanism, and a welding torch is mounted on the execution end of the second plane manual adjustment mechanism. The plane of movement of the execution end of the first plane automatic adjustment mechanism is parallel to the plane of movement of the execution end of the second plane manual adjustment mechanism.

[0049] Combination Figures 1 to 5 As shown, the first planar automatic adjustment mechanism includes two vertically arranged X-axis U-shaped seats and Y-axis U-shaped seats. The X-axis U-shaped seats are fixed to the support by bolts, and the X-axis lead screw is rotatably mounted on the X-axis U-shaped seats; the X-axis stepper motor is fixed to one end of the X-axis U-shaped seats, and the X-axis stepper motor is connected to one end of the X-axis lead screw through a coupling; an X-axis guide rail parallel to the X-axis lead screw is also fixed on the X-axis U-shaped seats, and an X-axis slider is slidably mounted on the X-axis guide rail and threadedly connected to the X-axis lead screw.

[0050] The Y-axis U-shaped seat is bolted to the X-axis slider, and the Y-axis lead screw is rotatably mounted on the Y-axis U-shaped seat. A Y-axis stepper motor is fixed to one end of the Y-axis U-shaped seat, and the Y-axis stepper motor is connected to one end of the Y-axis lead screw via a coupling. A Y-axis guide rail parallel to the Y-axis lead screw is also fixed to the Y-axis U-shaped seat, and the Y-axis slider is slidably mounted on the Y-axis guide rail and threadedly connected to the Y-axis lead screw. The Y-axis slider is the actuator of the first planar automatic adjustment mechanism, and an L-shaped connecting plate for mounting the second planar manual adjustment mechanism is fixed to the Y-axis slider.

[0051] The weld seam locating camera is positioned parallel to the Y-axis lead screw. During operation, the support moves along the workpiece to be welded, and the weld seam locating camera detects the position of the weld seam in real time and transmits the data to the host computer. The host computer then adjusts the position of the welding torch accordingly based on the weld seam position, ensuring that the welding torch is correctly aligned with the weld seam to complete the welding process.

[0052] Example 2:

[0053] Based on the above embodiment one, and further combined with Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, the second planar manual adjustment mechanism is used for manual adjustment and calibration of the welding torch's initial working position. Since the second planar manual adjustment mechanism is only used for small-range calibration, the adjustment range of its actuator is smaller than that of the first planar manual adjustment mechanism.

[0054] The second planar manual adjustment mechanism includes two vertically arranged x-direction U-shaped seats and y-direction U-shaped seats. The x-direction U-shaped seats are fixed to the L-shaped connecting plate by bolts; an x-direction lead screw is rotatably mounted on the x-direction U-shaped seats, and an intermediate slider is threaded onto the x-direction lead screw. The inner end of the intermediate slider is slidably connected to the x-direction U-shaped seats along the direction of the x-direction lead screw; an x-direction handwheel is fixed to one end of the x-direction lead screw, and the x-direction lead screw can be rotated by the x-direction handwheel.

[0055] A y-axis lead screw is rotatably mounted on the y-axis U-shaped base, perpendicular to the x-axis lead screw. A y-axis handwheel is fixed to one end of the y-axis lead screw, allowing rotation of the lead screw. The outer end of the intermediate slider is slidably connected to the y-axis U-shaped base along the direction of the y-axis lead screw, and the intermediate slider is also threadedly connected to the y-axis lead screw. The y-axis U-shaped base serves as the actuator of the second-plane manual adjustment mechanism. A welding torch mounting plate is fixed to the y-axis U-shaped base, with one end of the mounting plate securing the welding torch to a clamp.

[0056] Example 3:

[0057] Based on the above embodiments, combined with Figure 1 and Figure 8As shown, this embodiment provides a welding device, including a traveling frame on which multiple welding torch assemblies are mounted. The multiple welding torch assemblies are arranged in one row or two staggered rows on the traveling frame.

[0058] During operation, the traveling frame moves along the workpiece to be welded, with the weld seam locating camera positioned directly above the weld seam. During the movement, the weld seam locating camera detects the weld seam position in real time and transmits the data to the host computer. The host computer adjusts the welding torch position according to the delay corresponding to the weld seam position, ensuring that the welding torch is correctly aligned with the weld seam and automatically completing the welding process.

[0059] The preferred embodiments of this utility model disclosed above are merely illustrative of the present utility model. These preferred embodiments do not exhaustively describe all details, nor do they limit the utility model to the specific implementations described. Clearly, many modifications and variations can be made based on the content of this specification. This specification selects and specifically describes these embodiments to better explain the principles and practical applications of this utility model, thereby enabling those skilled in the art to better understand and utilize it. This utility model is limited only by the claims and their full scope and equivalents.

Claims

1. A welding torch assembly, characterized in that, include: A support on which a seam-finding camera is mounted; The first plane automatic adjustment mechanism is fixed on the support; The second plane manual adjustment mechanism is fixed to the execution end of the first plane automatic adjustment mechanism; The welding torch is fixed to the actuator end of the manual adjustment mechanism on the second plane. The weld seam detection camera is used to detect the position of the weld seam, and the first planar automatic adjustment mechanism is used to adjust the position of the welding torch according to the position of the weld seam fed back by the weld seam detection camera.

2. The welding torch assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The moving plane of the actuator end of the first plane automatic adjustment mechanism is parallel to the moving plane of the actuator end of the second plane manual adjustment mechanism.

3. The welding torch assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first planar automatic adjustment mechanism includes a vertically arranged X-axis lead screw and a Y-axis lead screw, and the X-axis lead screw and the Y-axis lead screw are respectively connected to an X-axis stepper motor and a Y-axis stepper motor; The X-axis lead screw is rotatably mounted relative to the support, and an X-axis slider is threadedly connected to the X-axis lead screw. The Y-axis lead screw is rotatably mounted relative to the X-axis slider, and the Y-axis slider is threadedly connected to the Y-axis lead screw; the Y-axis slider is the actuating end of the first plane automatic adjustment mechanism.

4. A welding torch assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first planar automatic adjustment mechanism also includes vertically arranged X-direction U-shaped seats and Y-direction U-shaped seats; The X-direction U-shaped seat is fixed on the support, and an X-direction guide rail parallel to the X-direction lead screw is fixed on the X-direction U-shaped seat; the X-direction lead screw is rotatably mounted on the X-direction U-shaped seat, and the X-direction slider is slidably mounted on the X-direction guide rail; The Y-axis U-shaped seat is fixed on the X-axis slider, and a Y-axis guide rail parallel to the Y-axis lead screw is fixed on the Y-axis U-shaped seat; the Y-axis lead screw is rotatably mounted on the Y-axis U-shaped seat, and the Y-axis slider is slidably mounted on the Y-axis guide rail.

5. A welding torch assembly according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that: The orientation of the seam-finding camera is parallel to that of the Y-axis lead screw.

6. A welding torch assembly according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that: An L-shaped connecting plate is fixed on the Y-axis slider, and the second plane manual adjustment mechanism is installed on the L-shaped connecting plate.

7. A welding torch assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, The second planar manual adjustment mechanism includes: An x-axis U-shaped seat is provided, on which an x-axis lead screw is rotatably mounted, and an x-axis handwheel is fixed at one end of the x-axis lead screw. A U-shaped seat for the y-direction, on which a y-direction lead screw is rotatably mounted, and a y-direction handwheel is fixed at one end of the y-direction lead screw; the y-direction lead screw is perpendicular to the x-direction lead screw; The intermediate slider has two vertical threaded holes, which are respectively connected to the x-axis lead screw and the y-axis lead screw; one end of the intermediate slider is slidably connected to the x-axis U-shaped seat along the x-axis lead screw, and the other end of the intermediate slider is slidably connected to the y-axis U-shaped seat along the y-axis lead screw. The y-direction U-shaped seat is the actuating end of the second plane manual adjustment mechanism.

8. A welding torch assembly according to claim 7, characterized in that: A welding gun mounting plate is fixed on the y-direction U-shaped seat, and the welding gun is fixed on the welding gun mounting plate.

9. A welding torch assembly according to claim 7, characterized in that: The adjustment range of the actuator end of the second planar manual adjustment mechanism is smaller than the adjustment range of the actuator end of the first planar manual adjustment mechanism.

10. A welding device, employing a welding torch assembly as described in any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: It also includes a traveling frame on which one or more of the aforementioned welding torch assemblies are mounted.

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