Vehicle Body Clamping Assembly for Automatic Turn-Line Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
In vehicle body welding production lines, the direction of vehicle bodies is not adjusted automatically when passing through curved conveying lines, leading to misalignment during welding and inefficiencies in the manufacturing process.
Innovation Solution
A clamping device with an automatic direction adjustment function is introduced, featuring a conveying frame with a driving motor, rotating shafts, conveyor belts, a direction self-adjustment assembly, and a vehicle body correcting assembly. This assembly includes a mounting frame, control module, electric telescopic rod, sliding plate, supporting shaft, cylinder jaw mechanism, protrusive plate, sliding wheel, chute frame, infrared sensor, worm gear, and turning wheels, enabling automatic direction adjustment and correction of vehicle bodies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If vehicle bodies are conveyed on curved conveying lines without direction adjustment, then the conveying process is simple, but the vehicle body direction does not align with welding placement position
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping device automatically adjusts the direction of vehicle bodies through self-service mechanisms including automatic sensing of vehicle body position, automatic calculation of required adjustment angle, and automatic execution of clamping and rotation operations, eliminating the need for manual intervention while ensuring precise alignment for welding
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary direction adjustment of vehicle bodies before they reach the welding position. The clamping device anticipates the alignment requirement by adjusting the vehicle body direction in advance during the conveying process, ensuring that the vehicle body is properly oriented before welding operations begin
2Device complexity
If manual placement of vehicle bodies is used, then device complexity is reduced, but placement accuracy on horizontal line cannot be determined
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces manual mechanical placement operations with an automated control system that uses sensors to detect vehicle body position, calculates the required adjustment, and executes precise clamping and rotation operations, substituting human judgment and manual manipulation with automated measurement and control mechanisms
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback control by continuously monitoring the position and orientation of vehicle bodies during placement and conveying, comparing actual positions with target positions, and automatically making adjustments to ensure accurate alignment on the horizontal line before welding
3Device complexity
If vehicle body direction is not adjusted during turning, then the conveying line design is simpler, but welding direction requirements cannot be met
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping device introduces dynamic direction adjustment capability to the previously static conveying line. The system can actively change the orientation of vehicle bodies during conveying based on the required welding direction, transforming the rigid fixed-path conveying system into a flexible system that can adapt its configuration to meet different welding requirements
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The clamping device ensures accurate alignment of vehicle bodies during welding by automatically adjusting their direction, improving the efficiency of the welding process and reducing manual intervention.
Implementation Method 1
an infrared sensor, the worm gear is fixedly connected to a surface of the rotating shaft II penetrating through the conveying frame
Implementation Method 2
the worm gear, a turning wheel I, a worm rod and a turning wheel II; the worm gear is fixedly connected to a surface of the rotating shaft II penetrating through the conveying frame, the turning wheel I is fixedly connected to a surface of the rotating shaft I penetrating through the conveying frame, the worm rod is rotatably connected to a surface of the conveying frame, and the turning wheel II is fixedly connected to a surface of the worm rod
Implementation Method 3
the turning wheel I at one end of the rotating shaft I is meshed with the turning wheel II, so that the turning wheel I is attached to the turning wheel II to rotate with friction
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a clamping device having an automatic direction adjustment function in a vehicle body welding conveying line, including a conveying frame. A driving motor is fixedly connected to a side wall of the conveying frame, and an output shaft end of the driving motor is fixedly connected to a rotating shaft I. The present disclosure facilitates the adjustment of a direction when vehicle bodies to be welded are conveyed on a turning conveying line, and vehicle bodies being conveyed can be corrected to the same horizontal state, to avoid a situation where the clamping device on the conveying line cannot smoothly clamp inclined vehicle bodies for conveying because the vehicle bodies cannot be in the same horizontal plane when being put in.