Conveyor device

Abstract

The present invention relates to a conveying device. The conveying device includes a conveying mechanism and a rotating mechanism. The conveying mechanism includes a pallet and a suction member, and the movement of the suction member relative to the pallet can realize the suction or extrusion of articles. The rotating mechanism is connected to the conveying mechanism and can rotate the conveying mechanism so that the opening of the pallet faces the loading position or the unloading position. In this way, the telescopic movement of the pallet is avoided, and the volume of the entire conveying device and the occupied space during use are effectively reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of conveying equipment, and particularly to a conveying device.

Background Art

[0002] In the process of using a conveying device, it is necessary to extend the fork legs to the bottom of the rack, and the front and rear telescopic movement of the fork legs is used to handle articles, so as to effectively reduce the human resource cost and relieve the workload of manual operation.

Summary of the Invention

[0003] According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a conveying device including a pallet, a first driving member, and a suction member provided on the pallet. The pallet includes a front end provided with an opening and a rear end opposite to the front end. The first driving member is connected to the suction member so as to move the suction member between the front end and the rear end of the pallet. The conveying device further includes a rotation mechanism, and a rotation output portion of the rotation mechanism is connected to the conveying mechanism so as to direct the front end of the pallet to a loading position or an unloading position by the rotation of the conveying mechanism.

[0004] In some embodiments, the conveying mechanism includes a substrate, the first driving member and the pallet are attached to one side of the substrate, the pallet is located on the side of the first driving member away from the substrate, and the rotation output portion of the rotation mechanism is connected to the other side of the substrate.

[0005] In some embodiments, at least a pair of connection lugs are provided on both sides along the width direction of the pallet, assembly bosses corresponding one-to-one to the connection lugs are provided on the substrate, and the connection lugs and the assembly bosses are fixedly connected.

[0006] In some embodiments, an avoidance notch connecting the front end and the rear end is provided on the bottom plate of the pallet, and the suction member is provided on the pallet and connected to the first driving member through the avoidance notch.

[0007] In some embodiments, the bottom plate of the pallet includes a first part and a second part separated from each other, and the avoidance notch is formed between the first part and the second part.

[0008] In some embodiments, the suction member includes an assembly plate and at least one suction body. The assembly plate includes a vertical plate provided perpendicular to the moving direction of the suction member and a connection plate provided parallel to the bottom plate of the pallet. The suction body is provided on the side of the vertical plate facing the front end of the pallet, and the connection plate is connected to the first driving member.

[0009] In some embodiments, the suction member includes a suction cup and / or a magnetic member.

[0010] In some embodiments, the rotation mechanism includes a motor and a transmission belt connected to the output end of the motor, and the rotation output part includes a rotating disk structure connected to the transmission belt.

[0011] In some embodiments, the conveying device further includes a base frame. The base frame includes a base, and a moving member and a second driving member are provided on the base. The second driving member is connected to the moving member so as to move the moving member to move the conveying device.

[0012] In some embodiments, the conveying device further includes a base frame. The base frame includes a support frame and at least one layer of storage racks attached to the support frame along the height direction. The conveying device includes a lifting mechanism movably attached to the support frame, and the conveying mechanism is attached to the lifting mechanism.

[0013] The technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present invention may include the following beneficial effects. As can be seen from the above embodiments, the conveying device of the present invention includes a conveying mechanism and a rotating mechanism. The conveying mechanism includes a pallet and a suction member, and the movement of the suction member relative to the pallet can realize the suction or extrusion of articles. The rotating mechanism is connected to the conveying mechanism and can rotate the conveying mechanism so that the opening of the pallet faces the loading position or the unloading position. In this way, the telescopic movement of the pallet is avoided, and the volume of the entire conveying device and the occupied space during use are effectively reduced.

[0014] It should be noted that the above general description and the following detailed description are merely exemplary and explanatory, and do not limit the present invention.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0015] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments are briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative effort.

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Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0016] Exemplary embodiments will now be described in detail, which examples are shown in the accompanying drawings. When the following description relates to the drawings, unless otherwise specified, the same numbers in different drawings indicate the same or similar elements. Note that the methods described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all methods consistent with the present invention. On the contrary, they are merely examples of devices consistent with some aspects of the present invention detailed in the appended claims.

[0017] The terms used in the present invention are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and do not limit the present invention. Unless otherwise defined, technical terms or scientific terms used in the present invention have the general meanings understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. The "first", "second" and similar terms used in the specification and claims of the present invention do not indicate any order, number or importance, but are for distinguishing different components. Similarly, similar terms such as "one" or "a" do not represent a limitation on the number, but represent that there is at least one, and if only "one" is referred to, it will be described separately. "Plural" or "some" represents two or more. Unless otherwise specified, similar terms such as "front", "rear", "lower" and / or "upper" are used only for the purpose of explanation and do not limit to one position or one spatial direction. For similar terms such as "comprising" or "having", it means that the elements or objects after "comprising" or "having" include the elements or objects listed before "comprising" or "having" and their equivalents, and do not exclude other elements or objects. Similar terms such as "connected" or "coupled" are not limited to physical or mechanical connections, and may include electrical connections whether direct or indirect. In the specification and appended claims of the present invention, the singular forms "a", "the" and "said" are also intended to include the plural form unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The term "and / or" used herein refers to any or all possible combinations of one or more of the related listed items and should be understood to include them.

[0018] In the process of using the conveying device, it is necessary to extend the fork legs to the bottom of the rack. The front and rear telescopic movement of the fork legs is used to handle articles, effectively reducing human resource costs and the workload of manual operations. However, the structure size of the fork legs themselves is large, and the front and rear telescopic movement of the fork legs needs to occupy a large operating space. As a result, there is a technical problem that the volume of the conveying device becomes large and the operation becomes inconvenient.

[0019] The present invention provides a conveying device. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of the conveying device in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a partial structure of the conveying device in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the conveying device 1 includes a conveying mechanism 12 and a rotating mechanism 13. The conveying mechanism 12 includes a pallet 121, a first driving member 122, and a suction member 123 provided on the pallet 121. The pallet 121 includes a front end 1216 provided with an opening and a rear end 1217 facing the front end 1216. The first driving member 122 is connected to the suction member 123 so as to move the suction member 123 between the front end 1216 and the rear end 1217 of the pallet 121. The rotation output portion of the rotating mechanism 13 is connected to the conveying mechanism 12 so as to direct the front end 1216 of the pallet 121 toward the loading position or the unloading position by the rotation of the conveying mechanism 12. In other embodiments, the conveying device further includes a base frame 11, and the rotating mechanism 13 is attached to the base frame 11.

[0020] In an embodiment of the present invention, the conveying device 1 includes a conveying mechanism 12 and a rotating mechanism 13. The conveying mechanism 12 can adsorb or extrude articles from the opening of the front end 1216 of the pallet 121 by the movement of the suction member 123 relative to the pallet 121. The rotating mechanism 13 can rotate the conveying mechanism 12 so that the opening of the front end 1216 of the pallet 121 faces the loading position or the unloading position, thereby avoiding the telescopic movement of the pallet 121 and effectively reducing the volume and occupied space during use of the conveying device 1.

[0021] In some embodiments, the base frame 11 may include a base 113, on which a moving member and a second driving member 114 are provided. The second driving member 114 is connected to the moving member so as to move the moving member to move the conveying device 1. The moving member provided on the base 113 can move the entire conveying device 1 along a predetermined trajectory and realize the conveyance of articles between two positions. Here, the moving member may be wheels provided at the four corners of the base 113, and the second driving member 114 may be a motor provided in the central region of the base 113. The motor 114 causes the wheels to travel along a predetermined trajectory.

[0022] In some embodiments, the base frame 11 may include a support frame 111 and at least one layer of storage racks 112 attached to the support frame 111 along the height direction. The conveying device 1 includes a lifting mechanism movably attached to the support frame 111, and the conveying mechanism 12 is attached to the lifting mechanism. By the lifting mechanism, the conveying mechanism 12 can be lifted and lowered in the height direction to convey articles to the storage racks 112 at different height positions.

[0023] In some embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the transfer mechanism 12 includes a substrate 124, the first drive member 122 and the pallet 121 are attached to one side of the substrate 124 (for example, the upper side of the substrate 124), the pallet 121 is located above the first drive member 122 (for example, on the side away from the substrate 124), and the rotational output portion of the rotation mechanism 13 is connected to the other side of the substrate 124 (for example, the lower side of the substrate 124). The substrate 124 realizes the integrated assembly of the transfer mechanism 12. The pallet 121 is located above the first drive member 122, that is, the first drive member 122 is provided between the pallet 121 and the substrate 124, whereby not only can the structural interference of the first drive member 122 when the pallet 121 is transporting an article be avoided, but also the first drive member 122 can be shielded by the pallet 121, and the aesthetics of the transfer mechanism 12 can be improved. Further, by attaching the rotational output portion of the rotation mechanism 13 to the other side of the substrate 124, the structural and functional interference between the rotation mechanism 13, the first drive member 122, and the pallet 121 can be avoided.

[0024] In the above embodiment, at least a pair of connection lugs 1213 may be provided on both sides along the width direction of the pallet 121, and the width direction may be the direction indicated by the dashed arrow Y in FIG. 3. The substrate 124 is provided with assembly bosses 1241 that correspond one-to-one with the connection lugs 1213, and the connection lugs 1213 and the assembly bosses 1241 are fixedly connected. The fixation of the pallet 121 is realized by the fixed connection between the assembly bosses 1241 and the connection lugs 1213, and the structural stability of the pallet 121 is improved. For example, in order to improve the structural reliability of the pallet 121, connection lugs 1213 may be provided on both sides near the front end 1216 of the pallet 121 (for example, both sides in the direction indicated by the two arrows of the dashed arrow Y in FIG. 3) and on both sides near the rear end 1217, respectively. Here, the connection lug 1213 may be a plate-shaped reinforcing structure attached to both sides of the pallet 121, the assembly boss 1241 may be a metal profile attached to the substrate 124, and the plate-shaped reinforcing structure and the upper surface of the metal profile may be fixedly assembled by a connecting member such as a screw.

[0025] In some embodiments, the bottom plate 1211 of the pallet 121 is provided with an avoidance notch 1212 connecting the front end 1216 and the rear end 1217. The suction member 123 is provided on the pallet 121 and is connected to the first driving member 122 through the avoidance notch 1212. By providing the avoidance notch 1212 on the bottom plate 1211 of the pallet 121, the suction member 123 and the first driving member 122 located on the upper and lower sides of the pallet 121 respectively can maintain a connected state through the avoidance notch 1212 during the movement of the suction member 123, and the driving stability of the first driving member 122 with respect to the suction member 123 can be ensured.

[0026] In the above embodiment, the bottom plate 1211 of the pallet 121 may include a first portion 1214 and a second portion 1215 that are separated from each other, and an avoidance notch 1212 is formed between the first portion 1214 and the second portion 1215. That is, the first portion 1214 and the second portion 1215 are fixedly attached to the substrate 124 respectively, and while forming the avoidance notch 1212, the structural strength of the pallet 121 can be improved.

[0027] In some embodiments, the suction member 123 includes an assembly plate 1231 and at least one suction body 1232. The assembly plate 1231 includes a vertical plate 1231a provided perpendicular to the moving direction of the suction member 123, and a connection plate 1231b provided parallel to the bottom plate 1211 of the pallet 121. The direction of the arrow of the dotted line X in FIG. 3 may represent the moving direction of the suction member 123. The suction body 1232 is provided on the side of the vertical plate 1231a facing the front end 1216 of the pallet 121, and the connection plate 1231b is connected to the first driving member 122. The assembly plate 1231 realizes the fixed attachment of the suction body 1232, helps to adjust the moving direction of the suction member 123, and can effectively improve the convenience of the suction operation of the suction member 123 on the article. Since the vertical plate 1231a is perpendicular to the moving direction of the suction member 123, when the suction member 123 moves to the front end 1216 of the pallet 121, the suction operation is performed by the suction member 123 provided on the vertical plate 1231a, so that the moving path of the suction member 123 is shortened and the suction operation is simplified. Since the connection plate 1231b is parallel to the bottom plate 1211 of the pallet 121, the connection plate 1231b can be connected to the first driving member 122 located below the pallet 121.

[0028] In the above embodiment, the suction body 1232 of the suction member 123 includes a suction cup and / or a magnetic member, and the suction operation may be realized by the suction cup or the magnetic member. For example, the suction body 1232 may be a plurality of suction cups provided in an array on the vertical plate 1231a, or one or more magnetic members. On the article, in order to facilitate the suction of the article by the suction body 1232, a suction member cooperating with the suction cup or the magnetic member may be provided.

[0029] In some embodiments, the rotation mechanism 13 includes a motor and a transmission belt 132 connected to the output end of the motor. The rotation output part of the rotation mechanism 13 includes a rotating disk structure 131 connected to the transmission belt 132. The rotating disk structure 131 is attached to the substrate 124. When the rotating disk structure 131 is rotated by the motor, the conveying mechanism 12 can be rotated in a plane parallel to the bottom plate 1211 of the pallet 121. The above rotation angle range may be 360°, or the angle may be set according to the positions of the loading position and the unloading position. For example, when the storage rack 112 of the base frame 11 is located behind the loading position as the unloading position, it may face the loading position when the front end 1216 of the pallet 121 is in the initial position, and the rotation angle range of the conveying mechanism 12 may be 0° to 180°. Or, when the front end 1216 of the pallet 121 is in the initial position, it may face other directions, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0030] Hereinafter, taking as an example that the pallet 121 faces in a direction perpendicular to the connection line between the loading position and the unloading position at the initial position, that is, the rotation angle range of the conveying mechanism 12 is -90° to 90° with respect to the direction of the connection line, the operation of the conveying device 1 will be exemplarily described.

[0031] The pallet 121 is rotated 90° by the rotation mechanism 13 so that the opening of the pallet 121 faces the loading position. The suction member 123 is moved from the rear end 1217 to the front end 1216 of the pallet 121 by the first drive member 122, and the conveying device 1 controls the operation of the suction member 123 to suck the article located at the opening of the front end 1216 of the pallet 121. After sucking the article, the suction member 123 may perform a return movement toward the rear end 1217 of the pallet 121 and bring the article back to the pallet 121. The pallet 121 is rotated again to the -90° position so that the opening at the front end 1216 of the pallet 121 faces the unloading position of the storage rack 112, and the suction member 123 pushes the article into the storage rack 112. The conveying device 1 controls the suction member 123 to release the article, and then returns the suction member 123 to the rear end 1217 of the pallet 121. After a storage rack 112 at a certain height position is full, the lifting mechanism may lift the conveying mechanism 12 to the height of the next storage rack 112, and the conveying mechanism 12 may repeat the above process, thereby realizing repeated conveyance of articles.

[0032] The specific embodiments described in this specification are merely illustrative of the present invention. Those skilled in the technical field to which the present invention pertains can adopt various modifications, additions, or similar methods to the described specific embodiments, but they will not deviate from the present invention or exceed the scope defined by the appended claims.

[0033] The technical features of the above embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For the sake of brevity of description, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, it should be considered within the scope of the description in this specification.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0034] 1 Conveying device 11 Base frame 111 Support frame 112 Storage rack 113 Base 114 Second driving member 12 Conveyor mechanism 121 Pallet 1211 Bottom plate 1212 Avoidance notch 1213 Connection lug 1214 First part 1215 Second part 1216 Front end 1217 Rear end 122 First driving member 123 Suction member 1231 Assembly plate 1231a Vertical plate 1231b Connection plate 1232 Suction body 124 Substrate 1241 Assembly boss 13 Rotation mechanism 131 Turntable structure 132 Transmission belt

Claims

1. A conveying mechanism including a pallet, a first driving member, and an adsorption member provided on the pallet, wherein the pallet includes a front end provided with an opening and a rear end facing the front end, and the first driving member is connected to the adsorption member so as to move the adsorption member between the front end and the rear end of the pallet. A conveying mechanism; A rotating mechanism, wherein a rotation output portion of the rotating mechanism is connected to the conveying mechanism so as to direct a front end of the pallet toward a loading position or an unloading position by rotation of the conveying mechanism. A rotating mechanism; A conveying device characterized by the above.

2. The conveying mechanism includes a substrate, The first driving member and the pallet are attached to one side of the substrate, and the pallet is located on a side of the first driving member away from the substrate. The rotation output portion of the rotation mechanism is connected to the other side of the substrate. The conveying device according to claim 1, characterized by the above.

3. At least a pair of connection lugs are provided on both sides along the width direction of the pallet, assembly bosses corresponding one-to-one to the connection lugs are provided on the substrate, and the connection lugs and the assembly bosses are fixedly connected. The conveying device according to claim 2, characterized by the above.

4. An avoidance notch connecting the front end and the rear end is provided on the bottom plate of the pallet. The adsorption member is provided on the pallet and is connected to the first driving member through the avoidance notch. The conveying device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by the above.

5. The bottom plate of the pallet includes a first portion and a second portion separated from each other, and the avoidance notch is formed between the first portion and the second portion. The conveying device according to claim 4, characterized by the above.

6. The adsorption member includes an assembly plate and at least one adsorption body. The assembly plate includes a vertical plate provided perpendicular to the moving direction of the adsorption member and a connection plate provided parallel to the bottom plate of the pallet. The adsorption body is provided on a side of the vertical plate facing the front end of the pallet. The connection plate is connected to the first driving member. The conveying device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized by the above.

7. The adsorption member includes a suction cup and / or a magnetic member. The conveying device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized by the above.

8. The rotating mechanism includes a motor and a transmission belt connected to the output end of the motor. The rotation output part includes a rotating disk structure connected to the transmission belt. The conveying device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that.

9. The conveying device further includes a base frame, the base frame includes a base, a moving member and a second driving member are provided on the base, and the second driving member is connected to the moving member so as to move the moving member to move the conveying device. The conveying device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that.

10. The conveying device further includes a base frame, the base frame includes a support frame and at least one layer of storage rack attached to the support frame along the height direction, the conveying device includes a lifting mechanism movably attached to the support frame, and the conveying mechanism is attached to the lifting mechanism. The conveying device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that.

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