Material conveying module and material conveying system

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of automatic production lines, and provides a material conveying module and a material conveying system.The material conveying module comprises a power support platform and a material conveying unit located on the power support platform, the material conveying unit comprises two material conveying devices which are parallel and spaced apart, the conveying directions of the two material conveying devices are opposite, first conveying belts and second conveying belts are arranged on the two sides of the material conveying unit, the first conveying belts are connected with the tail and head ends of the two material conveying devices, the second conveying belts are connected with the head and tail ends of the two material conveying devices, the first conveying belts and the second conveying belts form a "mouth" shaped structure with the two material conveying devices, and the first conveying belts form a "U" shaped conveying route with the two material conveying devices.In the application, the material conveying module is constructed through the bottom support platform and the top material conveying unit, the structure is compact, standardized and functional, the rapid construction of the whole production system is facilitated, and the manufacturing and maintenance costs can be greatly reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of automated production lines, and relates to a material transmission module and a material transmission system. Background Art

[0002] In the field of discrete manufacturing, such as industries including surface treatment, food processing, pharmaceuticals, chemical industry, and new material preparation, most of the currently mainstream production equipment are rigid automated equipment designed for specific processes and specific production capacities. Such equipment usually adopts an integrated, non-standard customized design mode, which leads to a long cycle of design, manufacture and commissioning, and high initial investment cost. When product iteration, process change or production capacity adjustment occurs, the entire production line often requires time-consuming and labor-intensive modification or even complete reset. Such equipment has poor adaptability, resulting in huge waste of resources. In addition, such rigid production lines have a serious "single point of failure" risk. A failure in any local unit may cause the entire line to stop, with long maintenance and troubleshooting time, which seriously restricts production efficiency and production capacity stability, and cannot meet the core needs of modern manufacturing industry for flexibility, reconfigurability and intelligent operation and maintenance. Contents of Utility Model

[0003] The purpose of the embodiments of the present application is to provide a material transmission module and a material transmission system, which aim to solve the technical problem in the prior art that a single point of failure in the material transmission process affects the entire transmission line.

[0004] To achieve the above purpose, the technical solution adopted by the embodiments of the present application is: to provide a material transmission module, comprising a power support platform located at the bottom layer, and a material transmission unit arranged on the power support platform, the material transmission unit comprising two material transmission devices arranged in parallel and at intervals, the transmission directions of the two material transmission devices are opposite, a first transmission belt and a second transmission belt are respectively arranged on the power support platform and on both sides of the material transmission unit, the first transmission belt connects the tail end and the head end of the two material transmission devices, the second transmission belt connects the head end and the tail end of the two material transmission devices, the first transmission belt, the second transmission belt and the two material transmission devices form a "loop" structure, and the first transmission belt and the two material transmission devices form a U-shaped transmission path.

[0005] Specifically, first material baffles capable of blocking materials from moving along the second transmission belt are arranged on the second transmission belt at positions corresponding to the inlets of the respective material transmission devices; second material baffles capable of blocking materials from moving along the first transmission belt are arranged on the first transmission belt at positions corresponding to the inlets of the material transmission devices.

[0006] Specifically, the first material baffle and / or the second material baffle is a manually opened / closed material baffle; or, the first material baffle and / or the second material baffle is an automatically opened / closed material baffle.

[0007] Specifically, the power support platform is equipped with a power drive mechanism for the first and second conveyor belts, and also has a control unit for material processing.

[0008] Specifically, the material conveying device includes a rotating component that allows material to be conveyed therein, and a receiving device disposed within the rotating component.

[0009] Specifically, the material conveying device further includes a transmission assembly parallel to one side of the rotating member to drive the rotating member to rotate, and a drive member disposed at the end of the transmission assembly.

[0010] Specifically, the driving component is a drive motor, the transmission assembly includes a rotating shaft connected to the output shaft of the drive motor and a driving gear disposed on the rotating shaft, the rotating component is disposed on one side of the rotating shaft, and the rotating component is provided with a driven gear that meshes with the driving gear.

[0011] Specifically, the rotating component includes multiple rollers connected in series, each roller having a spiral rib for axially propelling the material, and each roller having multiple lifting blades uniformly arranged on its inner wall for lifting the material.

[0012] Specifically, the rotating component is a woven mesh belt, which has a lifting structure for lifting materials.

[0013] In this application, a material transfer module is constructed by connecting a bottom-level support platform with a top-level material transfer unit. The material transfer module has a "U"-shaped structure, which is more compact, and a U-shaped transfer route. The two material transfer devices of each material transfer unit are set at intervals to achieve process isolation and can transfer materials independently. This structure standardizes and functions individual material transfer modules, which facilitates the rapid construction, expansion and reconstruction of the entire production system and can significantly reduce manufacturing and maintenance costs.

[0014] This application provides a material transfer system, including at least two sets of the above-mentioned material transfer modules arranged side by side, wherein the at least two sets of the material transfer modules form an "S"-shaped material transfer system.

[0015] The material handling system provided in this application achieves truly continuous automated material processing while ensuring the independence of each process stage through a unique composite material path design of "intra-module U-shaped flow" and "system-level S-shaped flow". It integrates an active abnormality bypass mechanism based on movable baffles, which can quickly isolate a single module from the production line in the event of a failure, ensuring uninterrupted production of the entire line and greatly improving the overall efficiency and reliability of the equipment. It constructs a flexible production platform applicable to multiple industries, fundamentally replacing the traditional non-standard integrated design mode. Attached Figure Description

[0016] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application, 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 application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the material transfer module in an embodiment of this application; Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the material transfer module from another angle in an embodiment of this application. Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the rotating component in an embodiment of this application; Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the material receiving device in the embodiments of this application; Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the material transfer system in an embodiment of this application; Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the material transfer system from another angle in the embodiments of this application; The following are the labeling elements in the figure: 10-Material transfer module; 20-Power support platform; 30-Material transfer unit; 31-Material transfer device; 32-First conveyor belt; 321-Second baffle plate; 33-Rotating component; 331-Drum; 332-Helical rib; 333-Lifting blade; 34-Receiving device; 341-Receiving conveyor belt; 342-Guide rib; 35-Drive component; 36-Transmission assembly; 361-Rotating shaft; 362-Drive gear; 37-Driven gear; 40-Second conveyor belt; 41-First baffle plate. Detailed Implementation

[0018] To make the technical problems, technical solutions, and beneficial effects to be solved by this application clearer, the following detailed description is provided in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative and are not intended to limit the scope of this application.

[0019] It should be noted that when a component is referred to as being "fixed to" or "set on" another component, it can be directly on or indirectly on that other component. When a component is referred to as being "connected to" another component, it can be directly connected to or indirectly connected to that other component.

[0020] It should be understood that the terms "length", "width", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this application.

[0021] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of this application, "multiple" means two or more, and "several" means one or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0022] Reference Figure 1 , Figure 2 This application provides a material transfer module 10, including a power support platform 20 at the bottom and a material transfer unit 30 on the power support platform 20. The material transfer unit 30 includes two parallel and spaced-apart material transfer devices 31 with opposite transfer directions. A first conveyor belt 32 is provided on one side of the power support platform 20, connecting the beginning and end of the two material transfer devices 31. A second conveyor belt 40 is provided on the other side of the material transfer unit 30, connecting the beginning and end of the two material transfer devices 31. The first conveyor belt 32, the second conveyor belt 40, and the two material transfer devices 31 form a "U"-shaped structure. This structure is compact. The first conveyor belt 32 and the two material transfer devices 31 form a "U"-shaped transfer route (e.g., ...). Figure 1 (As shown by the dashed line). Specifically, the material first enters the inlet of one of the material conveying devices 31 through the second conveyor belt 40, and after being conveyed by the material conveying device 31, it comes out from the outlet to the first conveyor belt 32, and then enters the inlet of another material conveying device 31 through the first conveyor belt 32, and after being conveyed by the material conveying device 31, it arrives at the second conveyor belt 40 again, thus forming a U-shaped conveying route.

[0023] In the present application, the material transmission module 10 is constructed by the underlying power support platform 20 and the top-layer material transmission units 30. The transmission module has a "square" shape structure with a compact layout, and adopts a U-shaped transmission route. The two material transmission devices 31 of each material transmission unit 30 are arranged at intervals to achieve process isolation, and each can independently realize material transmission. This structure enables a single material transmission module to be standardized and functionalized, facilitates the rapid construction, expansion and reconfiguration of the entire production system, and can greatly reduce manufacturing and maintenance costs.

[0024] Specifically, in this embodiment, at the position corresponding to the inlet of each material transmission device 31 on the second transmission belt 40, a first material baffle 41 capable of blocking materials from moving along the second transmission belt 40 is provided; at the position corresponding to the inlet of the material transmission device 31 on the first transmission belt 32, a second material baffle 321 capable of blocking materials from moving along the first transmission belt 32 is provided. By arranging the first material baffle 41 and the second material baffle 321, an active abnormal bypass system is formed on the side of the material transmission system, which is used to cope with the failure of a single material transmission module 10.

[0025] Specifically, the first material baffle 41 and / or the second material baffle 321 are manually opened / closed material baffles; or, the first material baffle 41 and / or the second material baffle 321 are automatically opened / closed material baffles. For example, when the current material transmission module 10 fails, the position of the first material baffle 41 or the second material baffle 321 is manually adjusted to change the material flow direction, and the baffle is moved to the inlet position of the material transmission module 10, so that materials cannot enter the faulty material transmission module 10, and can directly pass through the first transmission belt 32 or the second transmission belt 40 to enter the next material transmission module 10. In this way, the failure of a single material transmission module 10 will not affect the entire material transmission system, forming a simple and reliable system fault tolerance mechanism, and ensuring that the production line can still operate continuously in the case of local faults.

[0026] In this embodiment, a power driving mechanism for the first transmission belt 32 and the second transmission belt 40 is arranged in the power support platform 20, and a control unit (not shown in the figure) for material processing is also provided. Specifically, the power support platform 20 is located below the material transmission device 31, serves as a public power and supply platform, and integrates medium storage, heating, circulation, process execution and distributed control units. Thus, a modular flexible platform architecture composed of standardized material transmission units 30 is formed: the power support platform 20 is designed as a public power cabin, and the material transmission units 30 are designed as an overall architecture of standardized processing units that can be configured with different process modules. This architecture supports arbitrary combination and rapid switching of multiple processes such as electroplating, cleaning, and heat treatment on a single production line, realizing cross-industry flexible production applications.

[0027] Specifically, in this embodiment, the material conveying device 31 includes a rotating member 33 for material conveying therein, and a receiving device 34 disposed within the rotating member 33. The material moves within the rotating member 33 as it rotates, advancing and being lifted axially by the rotating member 33, and also being guided by the receiving device 34. At the end of the rotating member 33, the material is guided by the receiving device 34 onto a first conveyor belt 32, and then conveyed by the first conveyor belt 32 to the rotating member 33 of another material conveying device 31.

[0028] Reference Figure 2 In this embodiment, the rotation of the rotating component 33 in the material conveying device 31 is accomplished by a driving component 35 and a transmission assembly 36. Specifically, the transmission assembly 36 is arranged parallel to one side of the rotating component 33, and the driving component 35 is provided at the end of the transmission assembly 36. The driving component 35 is a drive motor, and the transmission assembly 36 includes a rotating shaft 361 connected to the output shaft of the drive motor and a driving gear 362 provided on the rotating shaft 361. The rotating component 33 is arranged parallel to one side of the rotating shaft 361, and the rotating component 33 is provided with a driven gear 37 that meshes with the driving gear 362. When the drive motor is working, it drives the rotating shaft 361 and the driving gear 362 on it to rotate through the output shaft. The driving gear 362 meshes with the driven gear 37 on the rotating component 33, driving the rotating component 33 to rotate. In this embodiment, the flipping, forward, and lifting devices of the rotating component 33 in each material conveying device 31 are accomplished by independently equipped with an independent driving component 35 and a transmission assembly 36, realizing the individual start-stop and speed adjustment of each material conveying device 31.

[0029] Reference Figure 3 In this embodiment, the rotating component 33 includes multiple rollers 331 connected in series. Each roller 331 is provided with a spiral rib 332 for axially propelling material. The spiral rib 332 is axially arranged along the inner wall of each roller 331 and inclined to the axis of the roller 331. The spiral rib 332 has a relatively low height and protrudes slightly from the inner wall of the roller 331, mainly used to move the material axially when the roller 331 tumbles it. At the same time, the inner wall of the roller 331 is also provided with multiple lifting blades 333. The multiple lifting blades 333 are evenly arranged along the inner wall of the roller 331. The lifting blades 333 are mainly used to lift the material, so the height of the lifting blades 333 is relatively high, and they protrude more from the inner wall of the roller 331 than the spiral ribs 332. Since there are multiple rollers 331, the material moves and is lifted axially inside the rollers 331 by the spiral ribs 332 and the lifting blades 333. The movement of the material between adjacent rollers 331 also requires the guidance of the receiving device 34.

[0030] Specifically, refer to Figure 4In this embodiment, the receiving device 34 includes a receiving conveyor belt 341 that passes through the rotating member 33 and guide ribs 342 disposed on the receiving conveyor belt 341. The receiving conveyor belt 341 also has an axial transmission function for the material, while the guide ribs 342 guide the axial movement of the material.

[0031] As an alternative, the rotating component 33 can also be replaced by a woven mesh belt instead of the roller 331. The woven mesh belt has a lifting structure for lifting materials. Due to the special weaving structure of the woven mesh belt, the weaving structure can be used to drive the material to move axially during tumbling. At the same time, the lifting structure can also be formed by the special weaving structure on the woven belt, or it can be a separately set lifting structure.

[0032] Reference Figure 5-6 This application also provides a material transfer system, including two sets of the aforementioned material transfer modules 10 arranged side by side, with at least two sets of material transfer modules 10 forming an "S"-shaped material transfer system.

[0033] In this application, each material transfer module 10 adopts a two-layer architecture of a bottom power support platform 20 and a top material transfer unit 30 to form a U-shaped material handling core. At least two U-shaped flow material transfer modules 10 are combined, and a second conveyor belt 40 is set on one side to form a main material channel, forming an open "S"-shaped composite path material transfer system. This composite path ensures the independent isolation of the process of a single material transfer module 10 while realizing continuous production.

[0034] In this embodiment, the second conveyor belt 40 includes at least two segments, and each segment of the second conveyor belt 40 is set for each material conveying module 10. That is, in this embodiment, the second conveyor belt 40 is set in segments, which facilitates segmented control of each second conveyor belt 40. Of course, the second conveyor belt 40 can also be set as a whole.

[0035] In this embodiment, the material conveying system operates as follows: material enters axially from the material conveying device 31 on the left side of the previous material conveying module 10 into the rotating drum 331. The drive motor drives the rotating drum 331 to rotate via the transmission assembly 36. The spiral ribs 332 inside the rotating drum 331 push the material forward axially. When the material reaches the end of the drum 331, it is captured and lifted by the lifting blades 333, and then guided to the next drum 331 via the receiving device 34. This process continues until the material passes through all the drums 331 in the rotating drum 331 and falls onto the first conveyor belt 32 on one side, where it is laterally transported to the next material conveying device 31. The movement process within this material conveying device 31 is the same as the previous process and will not be described again here. After passing through the material conveying device 31, the material is guided onto the second conveyor belt 40. At this point, the second baffle 321 of the next material conveying module 10 is in the interception position, meaning the material cannot continue moving forward directly via the second conveyor belt 40. Instead, it can only enter the entrance of the next material conveying module 10 via the second conveyor belt 40 and sequentially pass through the two material conveying devices 31 of that module, completing the U-shaped conveying path. When multiple material conveying modules 10 are arranged in parallel, the material sequentially passes through the U-shaped path of each module, thus forming a continuous S-shaped motion trajectory along the entire line.

[0036] In this embodiment, baffles are provided on both the first conveyor belt 32 and the second conveyor belt 40. When an abnormality occurs, such as when the material conveying module 10 or the material conveying device 31 of a certain material conveying module 10 malfunctions and needs maintenance or repair, the following process is adopted: stop the drive component 35 of the material conveying device 31, so that the rotating component 33 stops rotating, thereby stopping the material flipping, forward and lifting movements. Manually remove or lift the first baffle 41 or the second baffle 321 on one side of the material conveying device 31, so that it switches from the interception position to the passage position. The material will pass directly on the second conveyor belt 40, bypassing the material conveying module 10 or the material conveying device 31. The normal operation of the subsequent material conveying device 31 is not affected, and the production line can continue. After the fault is cleared, the first baffle 41 or the second baffle 321 is moved back to the interception position, and the drive component 35 of the material conveying module 10 is started to restore the normal working mode.

[0037] In summary, this application employs the aforementioned material transfer module 10 and material transfer system. By defining standard functional units, it achieves a rapid modular construction mode for the production system, facilitating system expansion and reconfiguration, and significantly reducing manufacturing and maintenance costs. Secondly, through a unique composite material path design of "intra-module U-shaped flow" and "system-level S-shaped flow," it achieves truly continuous automated material processing while ensuring the independence of each process stage. Thirdly, it integrates an active abnormality bypass mechanism based on movable baffles, which can quickly isolate a single module from the production line in the event of a failure, ensuring uninterrupted production and greatly improving the overall efficiency and reliability of the equipment. Fourthly, it constructs a flexible production platform applicable to multiple industries, fundamentally replacing the traditional non-standard integrated design mode.

[0038] The embodiments described above are merely specific implementations of this application, but the protection scope of this application is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this application should be included within the protection scope of this application.

Claims

1. A material transfer module, characterized in that: comprising a power support platform located at the bottom layer, and a material transmission unit arranged on the power support platform. The material transmission unit comprises two material transmission devices arranged in parallel and at an interval, and the transmission directions of the two material transmission devices are opposite. On the power support platform and on both sides of the material transmission unit, a first conveyor belt and a second conveyor belt are respectively arranged. The first conveyor belt connects the tail end and the head end of the two material transmission devices, and the second conveyor belt connects the head end and the tail end of the two material transmission devices. The first conveyor belt, the second conveyor belt and the two material transmission devices form a "mouth"-shaped structure, and the first conveyor belt and the two material transmission devices form a "U"-shaped transmission route.

2. The material transfer module according to claim 1, characterized in that: On the second conveyor belt, corresponding to the inlet of each of the material transmission devices, there is provided a first material baffle plate capable of blocking materials from moving along the second conveyor belt; on the first conveyor belt, corresponding to the inlet of the material transmission device, there is provided a second material baffle plate capable of blocking materials from moving along the first conveyor belt.

3. The material transfer module according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first material baffle plate and / or the second material baffle plate are manually opened / closed baffle plates; or, the first material baffle plate and / or the second material baffle plate are automatically opened / closed baffle plates.

4. The material transfer module according to claim 1, characterized in that: A power driving mechanism for the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt is arranged in the power support platform, and a control unit for material processing is further arranged therein.

5. The material transfer module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material transmission device comprises a rotating member allowing materials to be transmitted therein, and a material receiving device arranged inside the rotating member.

6. The material transfer module according to claim 5, characterized in that: The material transmission device further comprises a transmission assembly arranged in parallel on one side of the rotating member to drive the rotating member to rotate, and a driving member arranged at the end of the transmission assembly.

7. The material transfer module according to claim 6, characterized in that: The driving member is a driving motor. The transmission assembly comprises a rotating shaft connected with the output shaft of the driving motor and a driving gear arranged on the rotating shaft. The rotating member is arranged on one side of the rotating shaft, and the rotating member is provided with a driven gear meshed with the driving gear.

8. The material transfer module according to any one of claims 5 to 7, characterized in that: The rotating member comprises a plurality of drums connected in series and in communication with each other. Each of the drums is internally provided with spiral ribs for axially pushing materials, and the inner wall of each of the drums is uniformly provided with a plurality of lifting blades for lifting materials.

9. The material transfer module according to any one of claims 5 to 7, characterized in that: The rotating member is a woven mesh belt, and the woven mesh belt is provided with a lifting structure for lifting materials.

10. A material conveying system, characterized in that: comprising at least two sets of material transmission modules as defined in any one of claims 2 to 9 arranged side by side, and the at least two sets of the material transmission modules form an "S"-shaped material transmission system.

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