AGV Roller Table Lifting for Direct Skid Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing transport systems in industrial plants face challenges in seamlessly integrating AGV-type and skid-type conveyors, requiring complex transfer stations and motorized systems for loading and unloading, which complicates management and limits the optimal use of both systems.
Innovation Solution
A transport system featuring an AGV-type motorized handling platform with a motorized lifting system and a roller table that moves between raised and lowered positions, supporting a skid with rollers, enabling easy transfer and interfacing with skid-type sequential conveyors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If AGV-type and skid-type transport systems are used together in industrial plants, then transport flexibility and adaptability are improved, but device complexity increases due to the need for complex transfer stations and motorized systems for loading and unloading
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the AGV trolley and skid-type conveyor into a single integrated transport system. The skid is designed to be directly mountable on the AGV trolley's roller table, eliminating the need for separate transfer stations. This combination allows objects to be transported using either system independently or together, improving flexibility while reducing complexity by removing intermediate transfer infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The skid is designed with universal compatibility to work with both AGV trolleys and traditional skid-type conveyors. The roller table on the AGV trolley is configured to support skids in the same manner as traditional conveyors, allowing the skid to serve multiple transport modes. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for specialized transfer equipment and simplifies the overall system architecture.
2Adaptability or versatility
If transfer stations with motorized systems are used for loading and unloading between AGV and skid systems, then object transfer capability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to complicated management and precision requirements
Solution Approach 1:
By merging the loading and unloading functions into the basic structure of the skid-AGV interface, the system eliminates complex motorized transfer stations. The roller table is designed to directly receive and release skids through simple mechanical engagement, making the transfer operation as easy as guiding the skid onto the rollers. This integration removes the need for separate motorized loading/unloading equipment and simplifies operational management.
3Manufacturing precision
If complex transfer stations are used to transfer objects between AGV trolleys and skids, then transfer precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The roller table is designed to be at the same height as the skid support surfaces, creating an equipotential transfer interface. This eliminates the need for vertical alignment mechanisms and complex positioning systems. The skid can be transferred directly onto the roller table without requiring precise vertical alignment or complex motorized adjustment, achieving transfer precision through simple mechanical design rather than complex control systems.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates easy transfer of objects between AGV and skid systems, allowing flexible and efficient use of both conveyors without the need for complex transfer stations, enhancing system integration and reducing operational complexity.
Implementation Method 1
a motorized lifting system and a roller table equipped with rollers, the roller table being supported on the motorized lifting system so as to move on command between a raised position and a lowered position
Implementation Method 2
a roller table equipped with rollers, the roller table being supported on the motorized lifting system
Data Source
AI summary
A transport system for an industrials plant may include: at least one trolley configured to autonomously transport an object; at least one skid configured to support the object; and at least one station configured to load the at least one skid onto the at least one trolley and configured to unload the at least one skid off of the at least one trolley. The at least one trolley may include: a motorized handling platform; a motorized lifting system; and a roller table equipped with first rollers. The roller table may be supported on the motorized lifting system so as to move on command between a raised position and a lowered position on the at least one trolley. The roller table may be configured to support the at least one skid resting on the first rollers.