CN101646589B

CN101646589B - Rail-based conveyor system

Info

Publication number: CN101646589B
Application number: CN2008800105167A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 迈克尔·哈斯特
Original assignee: Swisslog Telelift GmbH
Current assignee: Conveying system Co Ltd
Priority date: 2007-02-05
Filing date: 2008-01-30
Publication date: 2012-05-16
Anticipated expiration: 2028-01-30
Also published as: ES2353244T3; ATE482862T1; WO2008095634A1; CN101646589A; DE502008001445D1; EP2117902B1; PL2117902T3; EP2117902A1

Abstract

The rail-based conveyor system is equipped with a self-propelled chassis (6) which has at least one friction wheel (20) and/or gearwheel (22), which interact or interacts with a rail (2) and can be driven by a motor (28), as well as a load bearer (40). With respect to a horizontal arrangement, the rail (2) is designed and arranged with an upright cross section, and the chassis (6) is arranged essentially at the side of the rail (2). The chassis (6) is supported on the rail (2) by upper and lower wheels (8, 10) which absorb lateral forces, and further wheels (16) which absorb vertical forces. The load bearer (40) is arranged on the chassis (6) on the side facing away from the rail (2) and such that it can pivot about an axis (42) aligned at right angles to the plane of the rail (2). An improvement to the conveyor system in particular with regard to the physical height is achieved in that the rail (2) has on the upper face a U-shaped profile (12), which is open at the top, for the upper wheels (8) and on the lower face has a U-shaped profile (14) which is open at the bottom, for the lower wheels (10), in order to absorb the lateral forces, as well as a U-shaped profile (18), which is open at the side with respect to the chassis (6, 6a), for further wheels (16) in order to absorb the vertical forces, with the wheels being in the form of running wheels.

Description

Rail-based conveyor system

The present invention relates to a kind of by claim 1 rail-based conveyor system as described in the preamble.

The capable transportation device of rail-based conveyor system or rail is open by repeatedly, and is for example open by CH-515819.It has at least one can be along the self-propelled underframe of rail running, and track can arrange by the optional position, and in other words, track circuit for example can level, vertically and overhead extend the top.With regard to the highway section of level, the horizontal base line that track has underframe to move above that.The U-shaped rail section side, that face with each other, clip is lived the roller of underframe in the side.Underframe is equipped with friction wheel and/or gear, it and track mating reaction and by motor driven.The underframe upside is as the shelf that container is used are installed.This transportation device is characterised in that very flexible, and can grow Distance Transmission.Its shortcoming is since underframe and installation container is vertical makes up, so transportation device than higher, this is disadvantageous when being arranged in transportation device in the between decks especially.In addition, aspect volume and weight, limited the cargo loading ability.

By the transportation device of the said type of the known a kind of preface of WO97/17242, wherein, with regard to the track of horizontal layout, its cross-sectional plane vertical design and layout, and the upper and lower end parts that has cross-sectional plane to take the shape of the letter U, their open side faces with each other.Basically be located at the underframe of track side surfaces, it is used to bear in the roller insertion U-shaped end of transverse force.The vertical power of underframe bears by inserting the roller that the U-shaped end is on the outside vertically respectively.These vertical rollers are contained on the corresponding solid support, the lateral overlap of support and end.Its shortcoming is that this underframe can not promptly be dismantled when damaging, and only after having done a large amount of disintegration, could take off from track, is difficult to approaching because insert the inboard roller in U-shaped end.In addition, the U-shaped end is fixed on the vertical web owing to the one of which side thereby suffers high load, and needs corresponding solid frame mode.

Also for example by the more known hanger rails of EP0442248, they have the upright track profile of cross-sectional plane, wherein, and underframe and the load that will carry on the other hand vertical orientation all on the one hand, and the therefore big clearance envelope of needs vertically.

The objective of the invention is, improve the rail-based conveyor system of the said type of preface, making can be from the underframe of fast Demolition damage on the track.

The purpose that is proposed reaches through the said characteristic of claim 1 characteristic.Through track in order to bear transverse force; There is the U-shaped section bar of a upward opening to be used for upper roller and has a U-shaped section bar to be used for the bottom roller at upside under shed at downside, and in order to bear vertical power; A U-shaped section bar that is used for other rollers in side direction towards the underframe opening is arranged; A kind of very simple terms of settlement is provided, and its allows the underframe that fast Demolition is damaged from the track because upper roller and bottom roller can be free near also thereby can remove easily and quickly.After their are removed, underframe can be easily in the side direction towards shelf take off equally only in the U-shaped section bar of side, guide because transmit the roller of vertical power.

With underframe with can be contained in track side surfaces by rotating shelf, can realize a kind of very little system height of transportation device, so rail-based conveyor system also can be contained in the little between decks of system height.The bigger but also bigger parts of volume of not only weight that this design also allows delivery ratio can carry by known transportation device.

Other designs of explanation rail-based conveyor system in claim 2 to 10.

In addition; Side and downside design outwardly open U-shaped section bar in orbit; Make and to be connected with the vertical terminate in enlarged undercut portions of track along its vertically middle face by claim 2U shape section bar; And thereby can realize that central authorities are fixing, consequently cause best power to distribute, from and need a kind of light structure mode.For further enhancing, can at the connection location on terminate in enlarged undercut portions hollow profile be set along section bar by claim 3.

Transportation device is particularly advantageous by the design of claim 4, in view of the above, the friction rail of friction wheel and/or gear and track downside or tooth bar mating reaction, this prevents to pollute friction rail and tooth bar, and thereby prevents that interference from moving.In this respect also advantageously, detachably be fixed on by claim 5 tooth bar on the installation section bar of track, thereby tooth bar can be only used in those for example have the highway section of big gradient or vertical orientation.Drive in just enough highway sections with friction wheel at all the other, can cancel the layout tooth bar.

For the design of shelf, diverse scheme can be provided.Key is that shelf can wind perpendicular to the directed axis of orbit plane and be contained on the underframe pivotally.Here, the horizontal orientation of shelf can be for example the gravity decision through shelf and the goods that will carry separately.Advantageously, the oscillating movement of shelf is through the damping arrangement damping, to avoid undesirable vibration again in the design of this free vibration.But particularly advantageously be; Transportation device is by claim 6 design, and in view of the above, shelf are equipped with one can and have a sensor by the regulating control of motor driven; The position of sensor sensing shelf makes regulating control depart from horizontal highway section at shelf all the time and it is transmitted back to level attitude when going.Regulating control not only guarantees shelf horizontal orientation accurately, and meanwhile also avoids undesirable vibration again that possibly cause shipping goods to lose.

Claim 7 has been explained a kind of favourable design of shelf, and in view of the above, it has a rotor block, it rotatably be contained in one with underframe bonded assembly bearing in and be connected with regulating control.Regulating control can be contained on the shelf, but advantageously by claim 8 design, by claim 8, rotor block and regulating control directly are contained on the underframe.

By further developing of claim 9 also is appropriate especially, and in view of the above, rotor block and regulating control are contained on the link span, and link span is hinged with underframe and another frame that goes that can move in orbit.This power that will overcome in the time of just can making transportation is assigned on underframe and another walking frame, to improve the alerting ability of transportation device, for example for the scantling of structure that makes underframe and walking frame is as far as possible little, however still can carry big load.

Design by claim 10 also is favourable, and in view of the above, shelf have a platform that is used to accept shipping goods, and it is connected with rotor block by supporting arm.

Specify the embodiment of transportation device below by accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 comprises that with shelf top stravismus perspective representation the transportation device of a underframe is local;

Fig. 2 representes by the transportation device of Fig. 1 local with the below oblique drawing, but does not have shelf;

Fig. 3 representes the underframe of transportation device with the work side perspective view;

Fig. 4 representes underframe with loading side part sectional view;

Fig. 5 uses the perspective representation shelf;

Fig. 6 is with the arc highway section of perspective representation transportation device; And

Fig. 7 is with the curvilinear figure highway section of perspective representation transportation device.

Accompanying drawing and especially Fig. 1 and 2 represent rail-based conveyor system, wherein with regard to the track 2 of horizontal layout, it has upright cross-sectional plane and is fixed on the pillar 4.Underframe 6 is contained in track 2 sides basically and two upper rollers 8 is arranged and two bottom rollers 10, their insert track upside in the U-shaped section bar 12 of top opening with track under siding track 2 downwards in the U-shaped section bar 14 of opening.Roller 8,10 is used for bearing chassis 6 and acts on the transverse force on the track 2.In addition, underframe 6 is equipped with two rollers 16, and their inserting surfaces and are used for bearing chassis 6 and act on the vertical power on the track 2 in the side U-shaped section bar 18 of underframe 6 openings.

Track 2 has terminate in enlarged undercut portions 17, and it is in the vertical centering control face of track 2 basically, and top U-shaped section bar 12 and bottom U-shaped section bar 14 and side U-shaped section bar 18 are set on terminate in enlarged undercut portions.Along top and the connection location of bottom U-shaped section bar establish hollow profile 19, they are used to strengthen track 2 and anchor post 4.

In addition, underframe is equipped with friction wheel 20 and gear 22 at downside, and this especially can be found out by Fig. 3 and 4, and they are contained on the same axle drive shaft 24 with CD-ROM drive motor 28 bonded assembly drivings device 26.Drive element can be contained on the underframe 6 around axis 30 pivotally, so friction wheel 20 can alternately contact and engagement with tooth bar 34 with the friction rail 32 of track 2 downsides with gear 22.Tooth bar 34 detachably is contained on the installation section bar 36 of track 2, and uses in the no longer enough places of the propulsive effort of friction wheel 20 on friction rail 32, that is to say, uses usually on the very big or vertical highway section of gradient.

Underframe 6 also comprises shelf 40, and it is contained in underframe 6 back to track 2 those sides, and the rotation axis 42 that can wind perpendicular to track 2 planes orientation is contained on the underframe 6 pivotally.Shelf 40 contain a platform 44, and it is fixed on the rotor block 48 through supporting arm 46, and rotor block can be contained in the carrier ring on underframe 6 carrier rings 50 pivotally.Rotor block 48 and regulating control 54 mating reactions that driven by motor 52, regulating control is fixed on the underframe 6.Regulating control 54 comprises and motor 52 bonded assembly drivings device 56 that it drives and rotor block 48 bonded assembly gears 62 through belt-driving 58 and its odontoid belt 60.A slip-ring device 64 is arranged at the rotor block center, and it comprises the stator 66 that a conduit 68 feeds wherein, and conduit 66 is connected with the conduit 70 that leads to shelf 40.

In addition; A sensor 72 that is contained on the shelf 40 also belongs to regulating control 54, and sensor sensing shelf and horizontal depart from and signal is passed to control setup 74, and it is connected with the motor 52 of regulating control 54; And be in when departing from horizontal position at shelf, impel motor the most at last shelf 40 send back to.Control setup 74 can be contained on the shelf 40 with regulating control 54 or on the underframe 6.

In this example, the platform 44 of shelf 40 is equipped with different annexes, and they can realize automatic loading and the unloading of shelf on the station.For example drivable belt conveyor 76 just belongs to this annex with guide plate 78 and terminal switch 80.It can also be the robot device of handling goods.

In addition, underframe also comprises common slider 82, and they are arranged with the contact on being contained in track 2 or control rail 84 is connected.Contact or control rail 84 are contained in terminate in enlarged undercut portions 17 sides.Reduce handling labor thus,, therefore can not get in the bottom U-shaped section bar 14 because the abrasive dust of contact rail or control rail drops downwards.The U-shaped section bar 18 of side also prevents the flying dust of top through its upper arm.

Circulating respectively on them with the underframe 6a of shelf 40a in Fig. 6 and 7 expression arc highway sections 86 and curvilinear figure highway section 88.Underframe 6a is for example hinged through link span 90 and walking frame 92, and wherein shelf 40a is contained on the link span 90 pivotally.But the ground of shelf 40a or free vibration here by gravity remains at level attitude, or is equipped with the regulating control 54 that is similar to the above-mentioned type.

Reference numerals list

2 tracks

4 pillars

6,6a underframe

8 upper rollers

10 bottom rollers

12 top U-shaped section bars

14 bottom U-shaped section bars

16 rollers

17 terminate in enlarged undercut portions

18 side U-shaped section bars

19 hollow profiles

20 friction wheels

22 gears

24 axle drive shafts

26 drivings device

28 CD-ROM drive motors

30 axis

32 friction rails

34 tooth bars

36 install section bar

40,40a shelf

42 rotation axiss

44 platforms

46 supporting arms

48 rotor blocks

50 carrier rings

52 motors

54,54a regulating control

56 drivings device

58 belt-drivings

60 odontoid belts

62 gears

64 slip-ring devices

66 stators

68,70 conduits

72 sensors

74 control setups

76 belt conveyor

78 guide plates

80 terminal switches

82 sliders

64 bus ducts/control rail

86 arc highway sections

88 curvilinear figure highway sections

90 link spans

92 walking frames

Claims

1. rail-based conveyor system comprises at least one along can be by the self-propelled underframe of the track (2) of any location arrangements (6,6a), this underframe have at least one can by motor (28) drive and with the friction wheel (20) of track (2) mating reaction and/or gear (22) and shelf (40,40a); Wherein, With regard to the track (2) of horizontal layout, its cross-sectional plane vertical design and layout, wherein; Underframe (6,6a) is located at track (2) side basically; And through transmit transverse force go up wheel and lower whorl (8,10) and transmission vertical power other take turns (16) and be bearing on the track (2), and shelf (40,40a) are arranged in back to that side of track (2) and can wind axis (42) perpendicular to track (2) plane orientation and are contained in pivotally on the underframe (6,6a); It is characterized by: said track (2) is in order to bear transverse force; There is the U-shaped section bar (12) of a upward opening to be used for wheel (8) and has a U-shaped section bar (14) to be used for lower whorl (10) at upside under shed at downside, and in order to bear vertical power; Have a side direction, be used for other and take turns the U-shaped section bar (18) of (16) towards underframe (6,6a) opening, wherein these are taken turns and all are designed to roller.

2. according to the described transportation device of claim 1, it is characterized by, track (2) has a vertical terminate in enlarged undercut portions (17), and top U-shaped section bar (12) and bottom U-shaped section bar (14) are located at above it.

3. according to the described transportation device of claim 2, it is characterized by, establish a hollow profile (19) along the connection location of at least one U-shaped section bar (12,14) on terminate in enlarged undercut portions (17).

4. according to the described transportation device of one of claim 1 to 3, it is characterized by the friction rail (32) or tooth bar (34) mating reaction of said friction wheel (20) and/or gear (22) and track (2) downside.

5. according to the described transportation device of claim 4, it is characterized by, said tooth bar (34) detachably is fixed on one of track (2) and installs on the section bar (36).

6. according to the described transportation device of one of claim 1 to 3; It is characterized by; Said shelf (40,40a) can be connected by the regulating control (54) that motor (52) drives with one; This regulating control has a sensor (72), the position of these sensor sensing shelf (40,40a), and the shelf when regulating control (54) will be gone in the highway section of departing from level all the time are transmitted back to or remain on level attitude.

7. according to the described transportation device of claim 6, it is characterized by, said shelf (40,40a) are connected with rotor block (48), this rotor block (48) rotatably be contained in one with underframe (6,6a) bonded assembly bearing (50) in and be connected with regulating control (54).

8. according to the described transportation device of claim 7, it is characterized by, said rotor block (48) and regulating control (54) directly are contained on the underframe (6).

9. according to the described transportation device of claim 7, it is characterized by, said rotor block (48) and regulating control (54) are contained on the link span (90), and wherein, this link span is with underframe (6a) and movably walking frame (92) is hinged on track (2).

10. according to the described transportation device of claim 7, it is characterized by, said shelf (40) have a platform (44) that is used to accept shipping goods, and this platform is connected with said rotor block (48) by supporting arm (46).