A clamping inverting device for containers
By designing a clamping and tilting device, a drive motor is used to control the rotation of the worm gear, which in turn drives the worm wheel and gear ring, enabling the container to tilt 180°. This solves the problem that traditional forklifts cannot tilt the container and improves the efficiency of material handling.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- ANTWELL FORKLIFT ATTACHMENT (ZHANGZHOU) CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-08-12
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-09
AI Technical Summary
Traditional forklifts cannot achieve a 180° tilt of containers, making material dumping and cleaning operations inconvenient.
Design a clamping and flipping device that uses a drive motor to control the rotation of a worm gear. The worm gear drives the worm wheel to rotate, and the worm wheel drives the gear ring and slewing bearing to rotate through the drive teeth. The slewing bearing drives the base plate to rotate, and the base plate drives the upper and lower crossbeams and forks to rotate. The forks flip the container by clamping it against the inner wall.
It enables the effective tilting and dumping of containers, improving the efficiency and convenience of material handling.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of clamping device technology, specifically a clamping and flipping device for containers. Background Technology
[0002] In the material handling process of industries such as chemical, food, and pharmaceutical, it is often necessary to rotate containers (such as reaction vessels, storage tanks, and material barrels) 180° to complete the material dumping, cleaning, or mixing operations.
[0003] Traditional forklift forks only have lifting and lowering functions and cannot tilt containers. Therefore, this application designs a container clamping and tilting device that can be assembled and used with a forklift and facilitates container tilting and dumping. Utility Model Content
[0004] The purpose of this section is to outline some aspects of the embodiments of this utility model and to briefly introduce some preferred embodiments. Simplifications or omissions may be made in this section, as well as in the abstract and title of this application, to avoid obscuring the purpose of these documents; however, such simplifications or omissions should not be used to limit the scope of this utility model.
[0005] In view of the problems mentioned above and / or existing in the use of the clamping and flipping device for containers, this utility model is proposed.
[0006] Therefore, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a clamping and tilting device for containers. The device uses a drive motor to control the rotation of a worm gear, which drives the worm wheel to rotate. The worm wheel drives the gear ring and slewing bearing to rotate through the drive teeth. The slewing bearing drives the base plate to rotate. The rotation of the base plate drives the upper and lower crossbeams and the forks to rotate. The forks clamp the inner wall of the container's inlet hole, and the forks drive the container to rotate, thereby achieving the purpose of tilting and tipping the container.
[0007] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, according to one aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides the following technical solution:
[0008] A clamping and flipping device for a container, comprising:
[0009] substrate;
[0010] A worm gear reducer, wherein the worm gear reducer is disposed on the side wall of a base plate, and a slewing bearing is provided at the output end of the worm gear reducer;
[0011] The base plate is located at the rotating end of the slewing bearing. The side wall of the base plate is provided with an upper crossbeam and a lower crossbeam. The inner side of the upper crossbeam is provided with an upper groove and a middle groove, respectively. A positioning clamp is provided between the upper crossbeam and the lower crossbeam.
[0012] The forks are provided with hook plates on the side walls that can be hooked into the upper and lower grooves.
[0013] As a preferred embodiment of the clamping and flipping device for containers described in this utility model, the side wall of the base plate is provided with an assembly sleeve, and the side wall of the assembly sleeve is provided with fastening bolts.
[0014] As a preferred embodiment of the container clamping and flipping device of this utility model, the worm gear reducer includes a housing, a drive motor disposed inside the housing, a reducer disposed at the output end of the drive motor, a worm disposed at the output end of the reducer, and a worm wheel that cooperates with the worm. The shaft of the worm wheel is provided with a driving tooth, and the inner ring of the slewing bearing is provided with a gear ring that meshes with the driving tooth.
[0015] As a preferred embodiment of the container clamping and flipping device of this utility model, the side wall of the upper crossbeam is provided with mounting holes, the side wall of the bottom plate is provided with adjustment holes, and the upper crossbeam is fixedly connected to the bottom plate by bolts.
[0016] As a preferred embodiment of the container clamping and flipping device of this utility model, the side wall of the upper crossbeam is provided with a slot, and the side wall of the fork is provided with a locking block that engages with the slot.
[0017] As a preferred embodiment of the container clamping and flipping device of this utility model, the side wall of the base plate is provided with a hydraulic lock, and the locking end of the hydraulic lock cooperates with the worm gear.
[0018] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: This clamping and tilting device for containers uses a drive motor to control the rotation of the worm gear, the worm gear drives the worm wheel to rotate, the worm wheel drives the gear ring and slewing bearing to rotate through the drive teeth, the slewing bearing drives the base plate to rotate, the base plate rotates the upper and lower crossbeams and the forks to rotate, and the forks drive the container to rotate by clamping the inner wall of the container's inlet hole, thereby achieving the purpose of tilting and tipping the container. Attached Figure Description
[0019] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model, the present utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and detailed embodiments. 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. Among them:
[0020] Figure 1 This is a first-view structural diagram of the overall structure of a clamping and flipping device for containers according to the present invention.
[0021] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the overall second-view structure of a clamping and flipping device for containers according to the present invention.
[0022] 100, Base plate; 101, Assembly sleeve; 200, Worm gear reducer; 210, Hydraulic lock; 220, Slewing bearing; 300, Base plate; 310, Upper crossbeam; 320, Lower crossbeam; 311, Upper groove; 312, Slot; 400, Fork; 410, Hook plate. Detailed Implementation
[0023] To make the above-mentioned objectives, features and advantages of this utility model more apparent and understandable, the specific embodiments of this utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0024] Secondly, this utility model is described in detail with reference to the schematic diagrams. When describing the embodiments of this utility model, for ease of explanation, the cross-sectional views showing the device structure will not be enlarged to scale. Furthermore, the schematic diagrams are merely examples and should not limit the scope of protection of this utility model. In addition, actual manufacturing should include the three-dimensional spatial dimensions of length, width, and depth.
[0025] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this utility model clearer, the embodiments of this utility model will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0026] This utility model provides a clamping and tilting device for containers. It uses a drive motor to control the rotation of a worm gear, which drives the worm wheel to rotate. The worm wheel drives the gear ring and slewing bearing to rotate through the drive teeth. The slewing bearing drives the base plate to rotate. The rotation of the base plate drives the upper and lower crossbeams and the forks to rotate. The forks clamp the inner wall of the container's inlet hole, and the forks drive the container to rotate, thereby achieving the purpose of tilting and tipping the container.
[0027] Figures 1-2 The diagram shown is a structural schematic of one embodiment of a clamping and flipping device for containers according to this utility model. Please refer to [link / reference]. Figures 1-2 The main body of the container clamping and flipping device of this embodiment includes a base plate 100, a worm gear reducer 200, a base plate 300 and a fork 400.
[0028] The base plate 100 can be mounted on a forklift, and its mounting method conforms to GB / T5184 standard. It can also be mounted on lifting equipment such as loaders for use. Specifically, the base plate 100 has an assembly sleeve 101 on its side wall, the side wall of the assembly sleeve is provided with fastening bolts, and the side wall of the base plate 100 is provided with a hydraulic lock 210, the locking end of which engages with a worm gear.
[0029] The worm gear reducer 200 uses a drive motor to control the rotation of the worm. The worm drives the worm wheel to rotate, and the worm wheel drives the gear ring and the slewing bearing 220 to rotate through the driving teeth. The slewing bearing 220 drives the base plate 300 to rotate. Specifically, the worm gear reducer 200 is disposed on the side wall of the base plate 100. The output end of the worm gear reducer 200 is provided with the slewing bearing 220. The worm gear reducer 200 includes a housing, a drive motor disposed inside the housing, a reducer disposed at the output end of the drive motor, a worm disposed at the output end of the reducer, and a worm wheel that cooperates with the worm. The shaft of the worm wheel is provided with driving teeth, and the inner ring of the slewing bearing 220 is provided with a gear ring that meshes with the driving teeth.
[0030] The base plate 300 rotates, causing the upper and lower crossbeams 320 and the forks 400 to rotate. The forks 400 then rotate the container, achieving the purpose of tipping the container over. Specifically, the base plate 300 is located at the rotating end of the slewing bearing 220. The side wall of the base plate 300 is provided with an upper crossbeam 310 and a lower crossbeam 320. The inner side of the upper crossbeam 310 is provided with an upper groove 311 and a middle groove, respectively. A positioning clamp is provided between the upper crossbeam 310 and the lower crossbeam 320. In this embodiment, the side wall of the upper crossbeam 310 is provided with mounting holes, and the side wall of the base plate 300 is provided with adjustment holes. The upper crossbeam 310 is fixedly connected to the base plate 300 by bolts. The side wall of the upper crossbeam 310 is provided with a slot 312, and the side wall of the forks 400 is provided with a locking block that engages with the slot 312.
[0031] The forks 400 clamp the container, making it easy to tip it over. Specifically, the side wall of the forks 400 is provided with hook plates 410 that can be hooked into the upper groove 311 and the lower groove.
[0032] Combination Figures 1-2 The specific operation of the container clamping and tilting device of this embodiment is as follows: the worm gear is controlled to rotate by the drive motor, the worm gear drives the worm wheel to rotate, the worm wheel drives the gear ring and the slewing bearing 220 to rotate through the drive teeth, the slewing bearing 220 drives the base plate 300 to rotate, the base plate 300 rotates and drives the upper and lower crossbeams 320 and the forks 400 to rotate, the forks 400 clamp the container, and the forks 400 drive the container to rotate, so as to achieve the purpose of tilting and tipping the container.
[0033] Although the present invention has been described above with reference to embodiments, various modifications can be made and components can be replaced with equivalents without departing from the scope of the present invention. In particular, as long as there is no structural conflict, the features in the embodiments disclosed in this invention can be combined with each other in any way. The lack of an exhaustive description of these combinations in this specification is merely for the sake of brevity and resource conservation. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed herein, but includes all technical solutions falling within the scope of the claims.
Claims
1. A gripper inverting device for containers, characterized in that, include: substrate(100); A worm gear reducer (200) is disposed on the side wall of a base plate (100), and a slewing bearing (220) is provided at the output end of the worm gear reducer (200). A base plate (300) is provided at the rotating end of the slewing bearing (220). The side wall of the base plate (300) is provided with an upper crossbeam (310) and a lower crossbeam (320). The inner side of the upper crossbeam (310) is provided with an upper groove (311) and a middle groove respectively. A positioning clamp is provided between the upper crossbeam (310) and the lower crossbeam (320). The fork (400) has hook plates (410) on its side wall that can be hooked into the upper groove (311) and the lower groove.
2. A gripper inverting device for containers as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that The substrate (100) has an assembly sleeve (101) on its side wall, and the side wall of the assembly sleeve is provided with fastening bolts.
3. A gripper inverting device for containers as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that The worm gear reducer (200) includes a housing, a drive motor disposed inside the housing, a reducer disposed at the output end of the drive motor, a worm disposed at the output end of the reducer, and a worm wheel that cooperates with the worm. The shaft of the worm wheel is provided with a drive tooth, and the inner ring of the slewing bearing (220) is provided with a gear ring that meshes with the drive tooth.
4. A gripper inverting device for containers as defined in claim 3, characterized in that The upper crossbeam (310) has mounting holes on its side wall, and the base plate (300) has adjustment holes on its side wall. The upper crossbeam (310) is fixedly connected to the base plate (300) by bolts.
5. A gripper inverting device for containers as defined in claim 4, characterized in that The side wall of the upper crossbeam (310) is provided with a slot (312), and the side wall of the fork (400) is provided with a locking block that engages with the slot (312).
6. A gripper inverting device for containers as defined in claim 5, characterized in that The sidewall of the substrate (100) is provided with a hydraulic lock (210), and the locking end of the hydraulic lock (210) is engaged with the worm gear.