Tilting Steering Mechanism

Abstract

A flipping and turning mechanism is disclosed for moving an object placed in a first position and horizontally oriented to an upright position and then to a second position. The mechanism includes a base, a support seat directly or indirectly assembled to the base, a flipping mechanism, and a retrieval unit. The support seat and the retrieval unit are movable. The flipping mechanism is mounted on the support seat and can change the orientation of the object, thereby achieving the purpose of changing the object's orientation while moving it.

Claims

1. A flipping and turning mechanism for changing the orientation of an object placed in a first position and in a first swing direction to a second swing direction and moving it to a second position, wherein the first swing direction and the second swing direction are not parallel directions, characterized in that it comprises: A base; a first support seat, which is attached to the base and controlled to move between two fixed positions, the first support seat having a hollow shaft tube; a flipping mechanism, which is mounted on the first support seat and includes a rotating shaft and a drive unit, wherein the rotating shaft passes through the hollow shaft tube and one end forms a transition portion, and the drive unit is used to drive the rotating shaft to rotate; a second support seat, which is fixed to the transition portion of the rotating shaft; and a picking unit, which is attached to the second support seat and controlled to move between two fixed positions, the picking unit having a picking portion for gripping or releasing the object.

2. The flipping and steering mechanism as described in claim 1, wherein the connecting part of the rotating shaft has a slanted joint surface, one end of the second bearing seat is fixed to the slanted joint surface, and the rotating shaft can drive the second bearing seat to flip when it rotates.

3. The flipping and turning mechanism as described in claim 1 includes a first control unit and a second control unit. The first control unit is mounted on the base and includes a first moving member. The second control unit is mounted on the second support and includes a second moving member. The first moving member is fixed to the first support and can drive the first support to move along a first direction. The second moving member is fixed to the picking unit and can drive the picking unit to move along a second direction. The first direction and the second direction are not parallel.

4. The tilting steering mechanism as described in claim 3, wherein at least one of the first control unit and the second control unit is a power cylinder.

5. The tilting and turning mechanism as described in claim 1, wherein the base and the first bearing seat are engaged in a sliding pair manner.

6. The flipping and turning mechanism as described in claim 1, wherein the second support and the picking unit are coupled in a sliding pair manner.

7. The tilting and turning mechanism as described in claim 1, wherein the drive unit of the tilting mechanism includes at least one driven member and at least one driving member, the at least one driven member being engaged with the rotating shaft, and the at least one driving member being used to drive the at least one driven member to reciprocate.

8. The flipping and steering mechanism as claimed in claim 7, wherein the drive unit includes a gear fitted onto the shaft, the at least one driven member includes a chain that passes around the gear and has opposite ends; the at least one drive member includes a first drive member and a second drive member, the first drive member being connected to one end of the chain and the second drive member being connected to the other end of the chain, the first drive member and the second drive member being controlled to move relative to each other and pull the chain, the chain driving the shaft to rotate in a first rotation direction or a second rotation direction through the gear, wherein the first rotation direction and the second rotation direction are opposite directions.

9. The tilting and steering mechanism as claimed in claim 8, wherein at least one of the first drive member and the second drive member is connected to the chain via a shaft end joint, the shaft end joint being connected to the connected drive member in a manner that allows for adjustable mating length.

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