Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides an automatic material preparation production line, which aims to solve the problems of high requirement on manual operation and overlarge labor intensity of workers.
The invention provides an automatic material preparation production line, which comprises: the storage area is used for storing raw materials and workpieces; the processing area is used for processing the raw material and processing and forming the raw material into a workpiece; the production line control system is used for carrying out coordination control on the production of each area; the storage area, the processing area and the production line control system are positioned between a second transportation channel and a third transportation channel, and each transportation channel is used for guiding a transportation mechanism.
Further, the storage area includes: a raw material storage area for storing raw material; a workpiece storage area for storing workpieces processed from a raw material; the line control system is disposed between the raw material storage area and the workpiece storage area. Further, the machining area includes: the raw material pretreatment area is used for pretreating unprocessed raw materials to obtain a pretreatment piece; the raw material blanking area is used for blanking the pretreatment piece to obtain a blanking piece; the blanking part machining area is used for machining the blanking part to form a rough machined part; and the machining piece forming area is used for machining the rough machining piece to obtain a blank piece.
Further, the raw material blanking area and the blanking piece processing area are positioned in a first row; the raw material pretreatment region and the workpiece forming region are positioned in a second row; a fourth transportation channel is arranged between the first row and the second row.
Further, the processing area further includes: the workpiece scanning modeling system is used for scanning and detecting the pretreatment part, the blanking part, the rough machined part and the blank part so as to judge whether the pretreatment part, the blanking part, the rough machined part and the blank part are qualified or not; wherein the workpiece scanning modeling system is positioned on a side of the workpiece forming region away from the raw material pre-treatment region.
Further, an assembling area is arranged between the workpiece forming area and the workpiece scanning modeling system, and the assembling area is used for assembling a plurality of workpieces to obtain an assembly part; each workpiece is specifically one of a pretreatment piece, a blanking piece, a rough machined piece and a blank piece.
Further, the workpiece scanning modeling system is further configured to perform scanning detection on the assembly part, and determine whether the assembly part is qualified; the workpiece storage area is also used for storing the assembly parts.
Further, the raw material storing region, the raw material pretreating region, and the raw material pretreating region are located in the same column.
Further, a loading and unloading machine is arranged in the storage area and the processing area.
Further, the transport mechanism is an AGV transport vehicle.
The automatic material preparation production line provided by the invention comprises a storage area, a processing area, a production line control system, a transportation mechanism and a transportation channel, wherein the transportation mechanism runs in the transportation channel. The production line control system controls the transport mechanism to transport the raw material or the workpiece from the storage mechanism to the processing area according to the size of the required workpiece, the processing area processes the raw material according to the size and processes the raw material into the workpiece, and then the transport mechanism stores the workpiece obtained from the processing area into the storage area and takes the workpiece out of the storage area when necessary. The conveying of raw materials or workpieces in the storage area and the processing area is realized through the conveying mechanism, and the operation of the conveying mechanism is controlled through the production line control system, so that the automatic production is realized.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an automated stock preparation production line according to an embodiment of the invention. As shown in fig. 1, the automatic material preparation production line includes: the storage area is used for storing raw materials and workpieces; the processing area is used for processing the raw material and processing and forming the raw material into a workpiece; the production line control system is used for carrying out coordination control on the production of each area; wherein a first transport path 1 is arranged between the storage area and the processing area, and the storage area, the processing area and the production line control system are located between a second transport path 2 and a third transport path 3, each transport path being used for guiding a transport mechanism.
The storage area is communicated with the processing area through a conveying channel, a conveying mechanism is arranged on the conveying channel, the conveying mechanism receives raw materials or workpieces from the storage area and conveys the received raw materials or workpieces to the processing area, the processing area processes the workpieces according to processing requirements provided by a production control system, and then the conveying mechanism conveys the processed workpieces to the storage area for storage so as to take out the workpieces from the storage area again when the workpieces are processed next time. Wherein the line control system controls the operation of the transport mechanism and controls the operation of the processing machines in the processing area according to the set production specifications and the types of the raw materials or the workpieces transported from the storage area.
Further, the first transportation path 1, the second transportation path 2, and the third transportation path 3 may have the same structure or different structures. Preferably, the transportation channel has the same structure, so as to facilitate the arrangement of the whole production line. A rail may be provided in the transportation path, and the transportation mechanism may be guided by the rail.
In this embodiment, the automatic material preparation production line includes a storage area, a processing area, a production line control system, a transportation mechanism and a transportation channel, wherein the transportation mechanism runs in the transportation channel, and the transportation channel guides the running and guiding of the transportation mechanism. The production line control system controls the transport mechanism to transport the raw material or the workpieces stored in the storage area from the storage mechanism to the processing area according to the size of the desired workpiece, the processing area processes and forms the raw material or the workpieces into the workpieces according to the desired processing size, and then the transport mechanism stores the workpieces processed from the processing area into the storage area and takes out the workpieces from the storage area as needed. In the embodiment, the conveying of the raw materials or the workpieces in the storage area and the processing area is realized through the conveying mechanism, the type of the raw materials or the workpieces conveyed from the storage area by the conveying mechanism is controlled through the control system, the running route of the conveying mechanism is controlled, the running of the processing machine in the processing area is controlled, and the automatic production is realized.
Fig. 2 is a schematic view of an automated stock preparation line according to another embodiment of the invention. Referring to fig. 2, the storage area includes: a raw material storage area for storing raw material; a workpiece storage area for storing workpieces processed from a raw material; the line control system is disposed between the raw material storage area and the workpiece storage area.
In order to facilitate the distinction of the raw material and the processed workpiece in the storage area, the raw material and the processed workpiece are stored separately, the raw material is stored in the raw material storage area, and the processed workpiece is stored in the workpiece storage area. Therefore, the production line control system is convenient to manage raw materials and workpieces, and is also convenient to control the running route of the conveying mechanism.
Wherein, in the raw materials storage area, can deposit the raw materials of different specifications, such as panel, tubular product etc..
Further, as shown in fig. 2, the machining area includes: the raw material pretreatment area is used for pretreating unprocessed raw materials to obtain a pretreatment piece; the raw material blanking area is used for blanking the pretreatment piece to obtain a blanking piece; the blanking part machining area is used for machining the blanking part to form a rough machined part; and the machining piece forming area is used for machining the rough machining piece to obtain a blank piece.
During production, different workpieces have different production requirements, and if the surface of the raw material has defects such as burrs and the like, the raw material is pretreated through working procedures such as sanding, shot blasting and the like to obtain a pretreated part. In the raw material blanking area, a cutting device such as a laser or a flame is provided, and the raw material is cut into blanking pieces of an appropriate size by the cutting device according to a required production size. In the blanking member processing area, processing equipment such as a numerically controlled lathe and a milling machine is arranged, and a rough machined member having a certain shape is obtained by processing the blanking member with the processing equipment such as the numerically controlled lathe and the milling machine. Numerical control equipment such as a press and a bending is disposed in the workpiece forming region, and the rough workpiece is processed into a desired shape by the numerical control equipment such as the press and the bending to obtain a blank. And placing the obtained pretreatment piece, the blanking piece, the rough machined piece and the blank piece into a workpiece storage area through a conveying mechanism.
In actual industrial production, workpieces are generally assembled by small workpieces one by one to form an assembly, and then the assembly is assembled to form the workpiece, so that an assembly area can be arranged between the workpiece forming area and the workpiece scanning modeling system, and the assembly area is used for assembling a plurality of workpieces to obtain an assembly; each workpiece is specifically one of a pretreatment piece, a blanking piece, a rough machined piece and a blank piece. During assembly, the pre-processing part, the blanking part, the rough machining part and the blank can be combined randomly to be assembled into an assembly part. When the assembling area is assembled, the workpiece can be assembled by the pretreatment piece, the blanking piece, the rough machined piece and the blank piece which are directly obtained from the raw material pretreatment area, the raw material blanking area, the blanking piece machining area and the machined piece forming area, and the workpiece stored in the storage area can be taken out according to actual needs and then assembled.
Furthermore, different workpieces are obtained according to different processing steps in the processing area, the workpiece storage area can be divided into different areas, such as a pretreatment area, a blanking area, a rough workpiece area, a blank area and an assembly area, different workpieces are stored in different areas, and the control system can conveniently regulate and control the workpieces.
The conveying mechanism is used for conveying raw materials between the storage area and the processing area, the moving distance of the conveying mechanism is shortest, the whole production efficiency is highest, the raw material blanking area and the blanking part processing area can be located in a first row, the raw material preprocessing area and the workpiece forming area are located in a second row, a fourth conveying channel is arranged between the first row and the second row, and the conveying mechanism is arranged on the fourth conveying channel. The fourth transportation channel has the same structure as the first transportation channel, the second transportation channel and the third transportation channel.
In order to further improve the production efficiency, the raw material storing region, the raw material pretreating region, and the raw material pretreating region may be disposed in the same column, and the running distance of the transport mechanism may be made shorter.
Further, the processing area further includes: and the workpiece scanning modeling system scans and detects the pretreatment piece, the blanking piece, the rough machined part, the blank piece and the assembly part to judge whether the pretreatment piece, the blanking piece, the rough machined part, the blank piece and the assembly part are qualified or not.
Wherein, the three-dimensional model of the workpiece is prestored in the production line control system, the size of the three-dimensional model is stored, and if the workpiece has a structure such as a mounting hole, the size of the holes, including the aperture size, the position relation of the holes on the workpiece and the like, are also stored in the production line control system. And then the workpiece scanning modeling system scans the pretreatment piece, the blanking piece, the rough machined part, the blank piece and the assembly part, three-dimensional models of the pretreatment piece, the blanking piece, the rough machined part, the blank piece and the assembly part obtained by processing can be obtained through scanning, the three-dimensional models obtained through scanning are transmitted to the production line control system, the production line control system compares the obtained three-dimensional models with pre-stored three-dimensional models, if the obtained three-dimensional models are the same as the three-dimensional models pre-stored in the production line control system in size and the like, the workpiece is qualified, and otherwise, the workpiece is unqualified. Unqualified workpieces can be transported to a workpiece processing area by the transportation mechanism for reprocessing, and then whether the workpieces are qualified or not is detected and judged.
In order to enable the machined pre-treatment member, the blanking member, the rough-machined part, the blank member and the assembly member to be scanned and detected as soon as possible, the workpiece scanning modeling system can be arranged on the side of the workpiece forming area far away from the raw material pre-treatment area.
In order to further improve the automation capacity, a loading and unloading machine is arranged in the storage area and the processing area. The raw materials in the storage area are placed on the conveying mechanism through the feeding and discharging machine, the conveying mechanism conveys the raw materials to the processing area, the raw materials on the conveying mechanism are discharged to the processing area through the feeding and discharging machine in the processing area for processing, the processed workpieces are conveyed to the conveying mechanism through the feeding and discharging machine, and the workpieces are conveyed to the storage area by the conveying mechanism for storage. Wherein the operation of the conveying mechanism and the operation of the feeding and discharging machine can be controlled by the production line control system. The mode can improve the automation level of production, and the production efficiency can be improved by controlling the production line control system. Preferably, the loading and unloading machine is a truss manipulator. Preferably, the transport mechanism is an AGV transport.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "axial", "circumferential", and the like, indicate orientations and positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are used merely for convenience of description and for simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be considered as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", "third" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art. Unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may include the first and second features being in direct contact, or may include the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact with each other through another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.
Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that: all or a portion of the steps of implementing the above-described method embodiments may be performed by hardware associated with program instructions. The program may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. When executed, the program performs steps comprising the method embodiments described above; and the aforementioned storage medium includes: various media that can store program codes, such as ROM, RAM, magnetic or optical disks.
Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims. It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.
Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and not to limit the same; while the invention has been described in detail and with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or the substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.