Automatic welding equipment for flat steel formwork

By using the control and positioning device and welding robot of the automatic welding equipment, the problems of slow speed and positioning deviation in traditional manual welding have been solved, realizing efficient and accurate steel template welding, and meeting the needs of mass production.

CN224488063UActive Publication Date: 2026-07-14SHANXI LUQIAO FORMWORK TECH CO LTD

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
SHANXI LUQIAO FORMWORK TECH CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-07-02
Publication Date
2026-07-14

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Technical Problem

Traditional planar steel formwork welding relies on manual operation, resulting in slow welding speed, making it difficult to meet the needs of mass production. Furthermore, manual positioning is prone to deviation, affecting the accuracy of welding position and the dimensional precision of the steel formwork.

Method used

The automated welding equipment, including a frame, a welding robot track, and a control and positioning device, utilizes a front-end positioning stop, side guide rollers, side positioning cylinders, and an upper clamping mechanism to achieve automatic alignment and positioning of the steel template. Combined with the welding robot and the cleaning station, automated welding is achieved.

Benefits of technology

The automated welding of flat steel formwork has been achieved, which has improved production efficiency, ensured the accuracy of welding positions and the dimensional accuracy of steel formwork, and made it suitable for continuous working environments.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to automatic welding equipment field discloses plane steel formwork automatic welding equipment, including frame, welding robot walking track, control positioning device, frame includes symmetrically arranged chain conveying track, is equipped with conveying chain on chain conveying track, is provided with the first drive motor of drive conveying chain in frame one end, control positioning device contains the front end positioning stop pin of installation in frame one end, the side part guide pulley of symmetrically arranging in frame both sides, side part positioning cylinder and upper pressure mechanism, and set up in the lifting cylinder of frame bottom, welding robot walking track is parallelly arranged in both sides of chain conveying track, and welding robot walking track includes welding robot walking sliding table, and welding robot walking sliding table includes welding robot, second drive motor and welding torch cleaning station. The utility model can realize the automatic completion from automatic feeding, automatic bidirectional alignment, automatic welding and so on, realizes the automatic welding of plane steel formwork.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of welding equipment, specifically to an automatic welding equipment for flat steel templates. Background Technology

[0002] Flat steel formwork is widely used in construction, bridges, and other engineering projects, and its welding quality directly affects the stability and safety of the overall structure. Traditional welding of flat steel formwork mainly relies on manual operation, which has the following problems: manual welding is slow, making it difficult to meet the needs of mass production; and manual alignment and positioning are prone to deviations, resulting in inaccurate welding positions and affecting the dimensional accuracy and performance of the steel formwork. Therefore, an automatic welding device for flat steel formwork has been developed. Utility Model Content

[0003] Therefore, the purpose of this utility model is to provide an automatic welding device for planar steel formwork to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.

[0004] To achieve the aforementioned objectives of this utility model, the technical solution adopted is as follows:

[0005] An automatic welding equipment for flat steel formwork includes a frame, a welding robot walking track, and a control and positioning device. The frame includes symmetrically arranged chain conveyor tracks with conveyor chains on them. A first drive motor for driving the conveyor chains is installed at one end of the frame. The control and positioning device includes a front positioning stop pin installed at one end of the frame, side guide rollers symmetrically arranged on both sides of the frame, side positioning cylinders, and a cooperating upper pressing mechanism, as well as a lifting cylinder located at the bottom of the frame. The front positioning stop pin is used to limit the conveying position of the steel formwork, the side guide rollers are used to prevent the steel formwork from tilting, the side positioning cylinders are used to position the steel formwork horizontally, the upper pressing mechanism is used to press the steel formwork vertically, and the lifting cylinder is used to lift the steel formwork to achieve positioning.

[0006] The welding robot's walking track is arranged parallel to both sides of the chain conveyor track. The welding robot's walking track includes a welding robot walking slide that is slidably arranged on the track. The welding robot walking slide includes a welding robot that is fixedly arranged, a second drive motor that drives the welding robot walking slide, and a welding torch cleaning station that cooperates with the welding robot.

[0007] Preferably, the frame is a closed square ring, and the bottom lifting cylinder has sufficient space to support the lifting of the rollers.

[0008] Preferably, the front positioning stop pin is located at one end of the conveyor chain in the transmission direction. The front positioning stop pin is installed on the lifting device and fixedly connected to the output end of the lifting device. After the lifting device drives the front positioning stop pin to rise, it restricts the steel template at this position. The lifting device is a cylinder commonly used by those skilled in the art.

[0009] Preferably, multiple side guide rollers are symmetrically arranged with their center lines perpendicular to the chain conveyor track. The axis of the side guide rollers is vertical, and the left and right side guide rollers prevent the steel template from tilting.

[0010] Preferably, the piston rod of the lifting cylinder extends towards the bottom of the steel template, and the piston rod end of the side positioning cylinder is fixed with a positioning plate. The piston rod of the lifting cylinder acts vertically on the bottom of the steel template, and the piston rod of the side positioning cylinder acts horizontally on both sides of the steel template. After the conveyor chain stops conveying, the lifting cylinder drives the roller to rise, lifting the steel template, and the left and right side positioning cylinders extend to position the steel template.

[0011] Preferably, the upper pressing mechanism includes a mounting plate fixed on the frame, a pressing drive cylinder fixedly mounted on the mounting plate, a connecting plate mounted on the telescopic end of the pressing drive cylinder, the upper end of the connecting plate being hinged to the middle of the pressure plate, and the lower end of the pressure plate being rotatably fixed on the mounting plate via a rotating shaft. When the telescopic end of the pressing drive cylinder extends upward, it drives the connecting plate to move upward, and the pressure plate rotates clockwise around the rotating shaft to a vertical position under the drive of the connecting plate. When the telescopic end of the pressing drive cylinder retracts downward, it drives the connecting plate to move downward, and the pressure plate rotates counterclockwise around the rotating shaft to a horizontal position under the drive of the connecting plate. The pressing drive cylinder is a cylinder commonly used by those skilled in the art.

[0012] After the steel template is positioned, the lifting cylinder lowers it, and the positioned steel template falls onto the chain conveyor frame. The upper clamping mechanism drives the pressure plate to press the steel template tightly, completing the positioning and clamping of the steel template.

[0013] Preferably, the welding robot has a swing arm that can extend onto the steel template, the welding robot has a wire feeding structure inside, and the welding robot adjusts the welding torch posture after obtaining the weld position by visual photography.

[0014] Preferably, the welding torch cleaning station is located within the extension range of the welding robot and is used to automatically clean the welding torch nozzle. Attached Figure Description

[0015] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional view of the present invention.

[0016] Figure 2 This is a top view of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 3 This is a bottom view of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the front-end positioning stop pin of this utility model;

[0019] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the upper pressing mechanism of this utility model with the pressure plate in a horizontal state;

[0020] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the pressing plate of the upper pressing mechanism of this utility model in a vertical state.

[0021] In the diagram: 1. Frame; 11. Chain conveyor track; 12. Conveyor chain; 13. Front positioning stop pin; 131. Lifting device; 14. Side guide roller; 15. First drive motor; 16. Upper clamping mechanism; 161. Mounting plate; 162. Clamping drive cylinder; 163. Connecting plate; 164. Pressure plate; 165. Rotating shaft; 17. Lifting cylinder; 18. Side positioning cylinder; 181. Positioning plate; 2. Welding robot walking track; 21. Welding robot walking slide; 211. Second drive motor; 212. Welding robot; 213. Welding torch cleaning station. Detailed Implementation

[0022] It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features described in this application can be combined with each other. The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0023] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present application, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort should fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0024] Please see Figure 1-6As shown, the automatic welding equipment for planar steel formwork includes a frame 1, a welding robot walking track 2, and a control and positioning device. The frame 1 includes symmetrically arranged chain conveyor tracks 11, on which conveyor chains 12 are provided. A first drive motor 15 for driving the conveyor chains 12 is provided at one end of the frame 1. The drive connection between the first drive motor 15 and the conveyor chains 12 is a drive connection method commonly used by those skilled in the art. The control and positioning device includes a front positioning stop pin 13 installed at one end of the frame 1, side guide rollers 14 symmetrically arranged on both sides of the frame 1, and side positioning cylinders 1. The frame 1 includes an upper pressing mechanism 16 that works in conjunction with the frame 1, and a lifting cylinder 17 located at the bottom of the frame 1. A front positioning stop pin 13 is used to limit the conveying position of the steel template. Multiple side guide rollers 14 are symmetrically arranged with their center lines perpendicular to the chain conveying track 11. The side guide rollers 14 are used to prevent the steel template from tilting. The side positioning cylinder 18 is used to position the steel template horizontally. The upper pressing mechanism 16 is used to press the steel template vertically. The piston rod of the lifting cylinder 17 extends towards the bottom of the steel template. A positioning plate 181 is fixed to the end of the piston rod of the side positioning cylinder 18. The lifting cylinder 17 is used to lift the steel template to achieve positioning.

[0025] The welding robot walking track 2 is arranged parallel to both sides of the chain conveyor track 11. The welding robot walking track 2 includes a welding robot walking slide 21 slidably arranged on the track. The welding robot walking slide 21 includes a welding robot 212 fixedly arranged, a second drive motor 211 that drives the welding robot walking slide 21, and a welding torch cleaning station 213 that cooperates with the welding robot 212.

[0026] The frame 1 is a closed square ring, and the bottom support cylinder 17 has enough space to support the lifting of the rollers.

[0027] The front positioning stop pin 13 is set at one end of the transmission direction of the conveyor chain 12. The front positioning stop pin 13 is installed on the lifting device 131 and is fixedly connected to the output end of the lifting device 131. After the lifting device 131 drives the front positioning stop pin 13 to rise, it restricts the steel template at this position. The lifting device 131 is a cylinder commonly used by those skilled in the art.

[0028] The side guide rollers 14 are vertically oriented and multiple rollers are symmetrically arranged. The left and right side guide rollers 14 prevent the steel template from tilting.

[0029] The piston rod of the lifting cylinder 17 acts vertically on the bottom of the steel template, and the piston rod of the side positioning cylinder 18 acts horizontally on both sides of the steel template. After the conveying chain 12 stops conveying, the lifting cylinder 17 drives the roller to rise and lift the steel template. The left and right side positioning cylinders 18 extend to position the steel template.

[0030] The upper pressing mechanism 16 includes a mounting plate 161 fixed on the frame 1. A pressing drive cylinder 162 is fixedly mounted on the mounting plate 161. A connecting plate 163 is mounted on the telescopic end of the pressing drive cylinder 162. The upper end of the connecting plate 163 is hinged to the middle of the pressure plate 164. The lower end of the pressure plate 164 is rotatably fixed on the mounting plate 161 via a rotating shaft 165. When the telescopic end of the pressing drive cylinder 162 extends upward, it drives the connecting plate 163 to move upward. Under the drive of the connecting plate 163, the pressure plate 164 rotates clockwise around the rotating shaft 165 to a vertical state. When the telescopic end of the pressing drive cylinder 162 retracts downward, it drives the connecting plate 163 to move downward. Under the drive of the connecting plate 163, the pressure plate 164 rotates counterclockwise around the rotating shaft 165 to a horizontal state. The pressing drive cylinder is a cylinder commonly used by those skilled in the art.

[0031] After the steel template is positioned, the lifting cylinder 17 is lowered, and the positioned steel template falls onto the chain conveyor frame. The upper clamping mechanism 16 drives the pressure plate to press the steel template, completing the positioning and clamping of the steel template.

[0032] The welding robot 212 has a swing arm that can extend onto the steel template. The welding robot 212 has a wire feeding structure inside. The welding robot 212 adjusts the welding torch posture after obtaining the weld position by visual photography.

[0033] The welding torch cleaning station 213 is located within the extension range of the welding robot 212 and is used to automatically clean the welding torch nozzle.

[0034] In this invention, the welding robot 212 and the welding torch cleaning station 213 are conventional techniques used by those skilled in the art. The first drive motor 15, the side positioning cylinder 18, the clamping mechanism 16, the second drive motor 211, the welding robot 212, and the welding torch cleaning station 213 are all connected to the controller, and the actions of their various components through the controller are also conventional techniques used by those skilled in the art. The improvement of this invention lies in the automatic feeding, automatic bidirectional alignment, and automatic material feeding of the flat steel template through the front positioning stop pin 13, the side guide rollers 14 symmetrically arranged on both sides of the frame 1, the side positioning cylinder 18, and the cooperating upper clamping mechanism 16. This achieves automated welding of the flat steel template, adapts to continuous working environments, and has high production efficiency.

[0035] The working principle of this utility model is as follows: After riveting and welding, the flat steel template is hoisted onto the chain conveyor track 11. The conveyor chain 12 is driven forward by the first drive motor 15. The front positioning pin 13 is raised, and the steel template is conveyed to the position of the front positioning pin 13. The left and right side guide rollers 14 prevent the steel template from tilting. After the conveying stops, the lifting cylinder 17 drives the roller to rise and lift the steel template. The left and right side positioning cylinders 18 extend to position the steel template. Then the lifting cylinder 17 is lowered, and the positioned steel template falls onto the chain conveyor frame. The upper clamping mechanism 16 drives the pressure plate to press the steel template, completing the positioning and clamping of the steel template. The second drive motor 211 drives the welding robot walking slide 21 to move. The welding robot 212 completes the positioning of the weld seam of the steel template by visual imaging. Then the welding robot 212 moves to complete the automatic welding of the steel template.

[0036] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of this utility model and is not intended to limit the utility model. Various modifications and variations can be made to this utility model by those skilled in the art. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, component disassembly or combination, etc., made within the spirit and principles of this utility model should be included within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. An automatic welding equipment for flat steel formwork, comprising a frame (1), a welding robot walking track (2), and a control and positioning device, characterized in that: The frame (1) includes symmetrically arranged chain conveyor rails (11), on which a conveyor chain (12) is provided. A first drive motor (15) for driving the conveyor chain (12) is provided at one end of the frame (1). The control and positioning device includes a front positioning stop pin (13) provided at one end of the frame (1), side guide rollers (14) symmetrically arranged on both sides of the frame (1), a side positioning cylinder (18) and an upper pressing mechanism (16), and a lifting cylinder (17) provided at the bottom of the frame (1). The welding robot walking track (2) is arranged parallel to both sides of the chain conveyor track (11). The welding robot walking track (2) includes a welding robot walking slide (21) slidably arranged on the track. The welding robot walking slide (21) includes a welding robot (212) fixedly arranged, a second drive motor (211) driving the welding robot walking slide (21), and a welding torch cleaning station (213) cooperating with the welding robot (212).

2. The automatic welding equipment for planar steel formwork according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front positioning stop pin (13) is installed on the lifting device (131) and is fixedly connected to the output end of the lifting device (131).

3. The automatic welding equipment for planar steel formwork according to claim 1, characterized in that: The side guide rollers (14) are symmetrically arranged in multiples, with their center lines perpendicular to the chain conveyor track (11).

4. The automatic welding equipment for planar steel formwork according to claim 1, characterized in that: The piston rod of the lifting cylinder (17) extends towards the bottom of the steel template, and the piston rod end of the side positioning cylinder (18) is fixed with a positioning plate (181).

5. The automatic welding equipment for planar steel formwork according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper pressing mechanism (16) includes a mounting plate (161) fixed on the frame (1). A pressing drive cylinder (162) is fixedly mounted on the mounting plate (161). A connecting plate (163) is mounted on the telescopic end of the pressing drive cylinder (162). The upper end of the connecting plate (163) is hinged to the middle of the pressure plate (164). The lower end of the pressure plate (164) is rotatably fixed on the mounting plate (161) through a rotating shaft (165).

6. The automatic welding equipment for planar steel formwork according to claim 1, characterized in that: The welding robot (212) has a swing arm that can extend onto the steel template. The welding robot (212) has a wire feeding structure inside. The welding robot (212) adjusts the welding torch posture by taking a visual photograph.