Circular Conveyor Loading for Tank Track Moving Supports
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing loading devices for tank track moving supports are inefficient due to low adaptability, inaccurate positioning, and high labor intensity, unable to handle complex shapes and sizes, leading to damage and inefficiencies in processing.
Innovation Solution
A loading and conveying system utilizing a circular conveyor line, power-assisted crane, and gantry manipulator for precise positioning and transportation of tooling plates and moving supports, with a mechanical gripper for secure handling and automatic assembly, enabling efficient and accurate loading and conveying.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual feeding is used, then adaptability to complex and changeable feeding environment is improved, but feeding efficiency is reduced and labor intensity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mechanical gripper is designed with adjustable structures that enable it to adapt to different shapes, sizes, and surfaces of moving supports. The gripper can switch between clamping modes (single-point, multi-point, enveloping) to handle various workpiece types, achieving universality while maintaining automated high-speed feeding operations
2Measurement precision
If vacuum adsorption is used, then feeding position accuracy is improved, but adaptability to curved and complex surfaces is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The mechanical gripper employs adjustable clamping parameters including clamping force, gripper opening width, and contact point positions. These parameters can be dynamically modified to match different workpiece geometries, enabling accurate positioning on both flat and curved surfaces through mechanical contact rather than vacuum adsorption
3Adaptability or versatility
If fixed plate clamping is used, then adaptability to different material shapes is improved, but automation level is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The mechanical gripper features dynamically adjustable clamping structures with movable components that can adapt their configuration in real-time. The adjustable fixed plates and movable clamping elements respond to control signals, automatically adjusting to different workpiece shapes without requiring manual intervention, thus maintaining high automation while achieving shape adaptability
4Adaptability or versatility
If vibration-based loading is used, then versatility for various materials is improved, but positioning accuracy and continuous feeding capability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces vibration-based mechanical agitation with a controlled mechanical gripper that uses precise positioning mechanisms and guided motion along rails. This substitution eliminates the randomness of vibration while maintaining material handling capability, achieving both accurate positioning and continuous feeding through coordinated robotic motion and programmable control
Data Source
AI summary
An loading equipment and a conveying system for tank track moving supports are provided, the loading equipment includes an circular conveyor line and a loading device; the circular conveyor line includes a support frame, a baseplate is connected with the support frame, an circular guide rail is connected with the baseplate, trays are connected above the circular guide rail, fixture assemblies are connected with the trays, an circular driving part is connected with the trays; tracking cars are fixedly connected with the trays and slidably connected with the circular guide rail; the circular driving part is fixedly connected with the tracking cars. Seamless involvement of moving support from the blank transmission to the processing output process is achieved, the processing efficiency is improved, and the position of the moving support in the transportation process is definite.