Intelligent bevel gear production system sampling device
By introducing a combination of protective door frame, guide frame and sensor into the intelligent bevel gear production system, the problems of inaccurate positioning and safety hazards of the sampling device were solved, and accurate positioning and safe sampling of bevel gear samples were achieved.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- STON ROBOT CHANGZHOU
- Filing Date
- 2025-07-14
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-21
AI Technical Summary
In existing intelligent bevel gear production systems, the sampling process for bevel gear samples suffers from inaccurate positioning and safety hazards, especially in workshops with a U-shaped layout, where it is difficult to ensure that the sampling device stops accurately in the designated position and to prevent operators from entering the sampling area.
An intelligent sampling device for bevel gear production system was designed. It adopts a combination of protective door frame, guide frame, trolley support and sensor. The accurate positioning of the trolley support is ensured by upper and lower proximity switches and mirror reflection sensor. The safety is improved by combining protective net and slide rail, and the robot gripper can accurately place bevel gear samples.
This method enables accurate positioning and safe sampling of bevel gear samples, improving the accuracy and safety of the sampling process and avoiding the risk of operators entering the sampling area.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of intelligent manufacturing technology, and in particular to a sampling device for an intelligent bevel gear production system. Background Technology
[0002] In some intelligent bevel gear production systems, the equipment in the workshop is often arranged in a U-shape according to the process flow, and the operators carry out relevant operations in the workshop through the gaps in this U-shape.
[0003] To ensure that the machining accuracy of the bevel gears meets the technical requirements, it is necessary to conduct random quality checks on the finished bevel gears frequently.
[0004] Randomly selected bevel gear samples are picked up by the gripper on the robot's end effector and transferred to the sampling device. When the sampling device enters the workshop along the U-shaped notch, it is necessary to determine whether the sampling device for placing bevel gears is stopped in the designated position before the gripper starts moving, so that the gripper can accurately place the bevel gear samples on the sampling table. It is also necessary to prevent operators from being in the area where the U-shaped notch is located to ensure the safety of the sampling operation. Summary of the Invention
[0005] The technical problem to be solved by this utility model is: in order to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art, this utility model provides an intelligent sampling device for bevel gear production system that can safely and accurately obtain bevel gear samples.
[0006] The technical solution adopted by this utility model to solve its technical problem is: an intelligent bevel gear production system sampling device, which enters the sampling area along the U-shaped gap formed by the arrangement of equipment in the production system. A protective door frame fixed to the ground is provided at the U-shaped gap, and a guide frame is installed below the protective door frame. The sampling device includes a trolley bracket that can roll into the sampling area along the gap between the two sides of the guide frame and the protective door frame. A tooling plate for placing a disc bevel gear is provided on the upper end of the trolley bracket. A positioning sleeve for placing a bevel shank bevel gear is provided at the center of the tooling plate. An upper proximity switch for detecting the upper position of the trolley bracket is installed on the protective door frame, and a lower proximity switch for detecting the lower front position of the trolley bracket is installed below the front end of the guide frame.
[0007] The upper surface of the trolley bracket is fixed with a platform, the tooling plate is fixed on the platform, the positioning sleeve is fixed in the center of the tooling plate, and the bottom surface of the platform is fixed with a water collection tank for collecting oil and water.
[0008] The tooling plate is provided with several layers of arc-shaped plates with diameters gradually decreasing from top to bottom, and the outer circumferential surface of the arc-shaped plates matches the inner hole of the disc-shaped bevel gear on which it is placed.
[0009] The positioning sleeve has a radial hole, and triangular brackets are fixed on both sides of the protective door frame. A mirror reflection sensor is installed at the end of one triangular bracket, and a reflector plate is provided at the end of the other triangular bracket to receive and reflect the signal sent by the mirror reflection sensor through the radial hole.
[0010] The guide frame has concave ball bearings with openings facing the trolley bracket installed on both sides of its front end, and convex ball bearings that can engage with the concave ball bearings are installed on both sides of the lower end face of the front end of the trolley bracket.
[0011] A sensor base is fixed on the inner side of the protective door frame. The upper proximity switch is installed on the sensor base. A sensor bracket is fixed below the front end of the guide frame. The lower proximity switch is installed on the sensor bracket. A detection plate corresponding to the detection end of the lower proximity switch is installed at the front end of the trolley bracket.
[0012] The guide frame is equipped with smooth slide rails on both sides, and the smooth slide rails are fitted with the two sides of the trolley bracket with clearance.
[0013] The protective door frame is equipped with a protective net at its upper end, a protective plate is fixed to the rear end face of the trolley bracket, and a trolley handle is installed on the rear side of the trolley bracket.
[0014] The beneficial effects of this utility model are: by setting an upper proximity switch to detect the upper position of the trolley support and a lower proximity switch to detect the lower position of the front end of the trolley support, the position of the trolley support can be accurately located, ensuring that the robot gripper accurately places the bevel gear sample on the tooling plate or positioning sleeve. At the same time, it can determine whether there are operators in the sampling area, thus improving the safety of the sampling operation. Attached Figure Description
[0015] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.
[0016] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the front side of this utility model.
[0017] Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the rear side of this utility model.
[0018] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 A magnified structural diagram of point A in the middle.
[0019] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the guide frame described in this utility model.
[0020] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the sampling cone handle bevel gear of this utility model.
[0021] Figure 6This is a schematic diagram of the sampling disc bevel gear of this utility model.
[0022] In the diagram: 1. Protective door frame, 2. Guide frame, 3. Trolley bracket, 4. Tooling plate, 5. Positioning sleeve, 5-1. Radial hole, 6. Upper proximity switch, 7. Lower proximity switch, 8. Platform, 9. Water collection tank, 10. Arc plate, 11. Triangular bracket, 12. Mirror reflection sensor, 13. Reflector plate, 14. Concave ball bearing, 15. Convex ball bearing, 16. Sensor base, 17. Sensor bracket, 18. Detection plate, 19. Flow rail, 20. Protective net, 21. Protective plate, 22. Trolley handle, 23. Disc bevel gear, 24. Conical shank bevel gear. Detailed Implementation
[0023] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. These drawings are simplified schematic diagrams, illustrating only the basic structure of the present invention, and therefore only show the components relevant to the present invention.
[0024] like Figures 1-2 As shown, an intelligent bevel gear production system sampling device enters the sampling area along the U-shaped notch formed by the arrangement of equipment in the production system. The bevel gear samples taken include a disc bevel gear 23 with a larger gear diameter and a bevel shank bevel gear 24 with a smaller gear diameter.
[0025] A protective door frame 1 is fixed to the ground at the U-shaped notch. The protective door frame 1 has two columns set apart from each other, and a crossbeam is fixed between the upper ends of the columns. A guide frame 2 is set below the protective door frame 1. The guide frame 2 is fixed to the ground by adjustable supports at its four corners. The rear end of the guide frame 2 is located between the two columns of the protective door frame 1, and a rectangular column is horizontally fixed on the front end of the guide frame 2.
[0026] The sampling device includes a trolley support 3, with directional casters installed at the four corners of the bottom of the trolley support 3. A trolley handle 22 is installed on the rear side of the trolley support 3. The trolley support 3 is pushed by the trolley handle 22 to roll into the sampling area along the gap between the two sides of the guide frame 2 and the column of the protective door frame 1 until the front face of the trolley support 3 approaches the rectangular column of the front face of the guide frame 2.
[0027] The upper surface of the trolley bracket 3 is fixed with a platform 8, and a tooling plate 4 for placing the disc bevel gear 23 is fixed on the platform 8. The tooling plate 4 is provided with four layers of arc plates 10 whose diameter gradually decreases from top to bottom. The outer circumference of each layer of arc plates 10 matches the inner hole of the disc bevel gear 23. A positioning sleeve 5 for placing the bevel shank bevel gear 24 is provided at the center of the tooling plate 4. The positioning sleeve 5 has a radial hole 5-1 with an axis parallel to the protective door frame 1.
[0028] Triangular brackets 11 are fixed on the inner sides of the columns on both sides of the protective door frame 1. One of the triangular brackets 11 is equipped with a mirror reflection sensor 12 at one end, and the other triangular bracket 11 is provided with a reflector plate 13 that receives and reflects the signal sent by the mirror reflection sensor 12 through the radial hole 5-1.
[0029] A sensor base 16 is fixed on the inner side of the same column as the triangular bracket 11 on which the mirror reflection sensor 12 is installed. An upper proximity switch 6 is installed on the sensor base 16 to detect the upper position of the trolley bracket 3. A sensor bracket 17 is fixed on the rectangular column at the front end of the guide frame 2. A lower proximity switch 7 is installed on the sensor bracket 17 to detect the lower position of the front end of the trolley bracket 3. Correspondingly, a detection plate 18 corresponding to the detection end of the lower proximity switch 7 is installed below the front end of the trolley bracket 3.
[0030] When the trolley support 3 enters the sampling area along the gap between the two sides of the guide frame 2 and the upright of the protective door frame 1, the upper proximity switch 6 first detects the upper position of the trolley support 3, indicating that an object or person has entered the sampling area. As the trolley support 3 gradually enters, the lower proximity switch 7 detects the detection plate 18 below the front end of the trolley support 3, and the trolley support 3 stops. This confirms that the trolley support 3 has moved into place, ensuring the accuracy of the sampling position, and also confirms that an object has entered the sampling area, thus effectively preventing safety hazards caused by operators entering the sampling area.
[0031] See Figure 3 The guide frame 2 has concave ball bearings 14 with openings facing the trolley bracket 3 installed on both sides of the rectangular column at its front end. The trolley bracket 3 has convex ball bearings 15 installed on both sides of its lower front end face. The trolley bracket 3 is locked in place by the snap-fit engagement between the convex ball bearings 15 and the concave ball bearings 14, thereby improving the accuracy of the trolley bracket 3's stopping position and ensuring that the robot gripper can accurately place the bevel gear sample onto the tooling plate 4 or the positioning sleeve 5. See also... Figure 5 , Figure 6 During sampling, the robot gripper picks up the bevel gear sample from the inspection, and the shaft end of the bevel shank bevel gear 24 is placed in the inner hole of the positioning sleeve 5, with the gear part placed on the upper end face of the positioning sleeve 5; or the disc bevel gear 23 is placed on the tooling plate 4, with its inner hole matching the arc plate 10 of the corresponding diameter. After sampling is completed, the trolley bracket 3 exits the sampling area.
[0032] Since there is oil on the bevel gear sample, a water collection tank 9 for collecting oil and water is fixed on the bottom surface of the platform 8. A water collection hole communicating with the top of the water collection tank 9 is opened in the center of the tooling plate 4. A control ball valve for discharging oil and water from the bottom of the water collection tank 9 is installed.
[0033] See Figure 4 The guide frame 2 is equipped with flow rails 19 on both sides. The flow rails 19 are fitted with the two sides of the trolley support 3 with a clearance. Under the guidance of the flow rails 19, the trolley support 3 can enter the sampling area more smoothly.
[0034] To improve the safety of sampling operations, a protective net 20 is installed on the upper end of the protective door frame 1, and a protective plate 21 is fixed on the platform 8 at the rear end of the trolley bracket 3. The height of the protective plate 21 is lower than the bottom of the protective net 20.
[0035] Based on the above-described preferred embodiments of this utility model, and through the foregoing description, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the technical concept of this utility model. The technical scope of this utility model is not limited to the contents of the specification, but must be determined according to the scope of the claims.
Claims
1. A sampling device for an intelligent bevel gear production system, which enters to take samples along the U-shaped gap formed by the arrangement of equipment in the production system, wherein a protective door frame (1) fixed to the ground is provided at the U-shaped gap, and a guide frame (2) is installed below the protective door frame (1), characterized in that: The sampling device includes a trolley bracket (3) that can roll into the sampling area through the gap between the two sides of the guide frame (2) and the protective door frame (1). The upper end of the trolley bracket (3) is provided with a tooling plate (4) for placing a disc bevel gear (23). The center of the tooling plate (4) is provided with a positioning sleeve (5) for placing a bevel gear (24). The protective door frame (1) is equipped with an upper proximity switch (6) for detecting the upper position of the trolley bracket (3). The lower end of the guide frame (2) is equipped with a lower proximity switch (7) for detecting the lower front position of the trolley bracket (3).
2. The sampling device for the intelligent bevel gear production system as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The upper surface of the trolley bracket (3) is fixed with a platform (8), the tooling plate (4) is fixed on the platform (8), the positioning sleeve (5) is fixed in the center of the tooling plate (4), and the bottom surface of the platform (8) is fixed with a water collection tank (9) for collecting oil and water.
3. The sampling device for the intelligent bevel gear production system as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The tooling plate (4) is provided with several layers of arc plates (10) with diameters gradually decreasing from top to bottom. The outer circumferential surface of the arc plate (10) matches the inner hole of the disc bevel gear (23) on which it is placed.
4. The sampling device for the intelligent bevel gear production system as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The positioning sleeve (5) has a radial hole (5-1), and the protective door frame (1) has triangular brackets (11) fixed on both sides. A mirror reflection sensor (12) is installed at the end of one triangular bracket (11), and a reflector plate (13) is provided at the end of the other triangular bracket (11) to receive and reflect the signal sent by the mirror reflection sensor (12) through the radial hole (5-1).
5. The sampling device for the intelligent bevel gear production system as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The guide frame (2) has concave ball bearings (14) with openings facing the trolley bracket (3) installed on both sides of its front end. The trolley bracket (3) has convex ball bearings (15) that can engage with the concave ball bearings (14) installed on both sides of its lower front end face.
6. The sampling device for the intelligent bevel gear production system as described in claim 5, characterized in that: The inner side of the protective door frame (1) is fixed with a sensor seat (16), the upper proximity switch (6) is installed on the sensor seat (16), the lower front end of the guide frame (2) is fixed with a sensor bracket (17), the lower proximity switch (7) is installed on the sensor bracket (17), and the front end of the trolley bracket (3) is equipped with a detection plate (18) corresponding to the detection end of the lower proximity switch (7).
7. The sampling device for the intelligent bevel gear production system as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The guide frame (2) is equipped with smooth strip slide rails (19) on both sides, and the smooth strip slide rails (19) are fitted with the clearance of the two sides of the trolley bracket (3).
8. The sampling device for the intelligent bevel gear production system as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The protective door frame (1) is equipped with a protective net (20) at the upper end, a protective plate (21) is fixed on the rear end face of the trolley bracket (3), and a trolley handle (22) is installed on the rear side of the trolley bracket (3).