CN102905796A

CN102905796A - Treatment unit and installation for the surface treatment of articles

Info

Publication number: CN102905796A
Application number: CN201180025269XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: U·施密特; J·费罗诺兹; R·施密特; R·迈尔; J·汉夫
Original assignee: Eisenmann SE
Current assignee: Eisenman mechanical equipment (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd.
Priority date: 2010-07-24
Filing date: 2011-07-16
Publication date: 2013-01-30
Anticipated expiration: 2031-07-16
Also published as: RU2013101748A; EP2595760A1; BR112013001148A2; RU2553854C2; CN102905796B; WO2012013306A1; EP2595760B1; BR112013001148A8; DE102010032144A1

Abstract

A treatment unit (30) for the surface treatment, in particular painting, of articles, in particular of vehicle body parts, comprises at least one treatment cubicle (38), which defines a treatment space (42). The articles (12) can be conveyed into the treatment space (42) and out of it again by means of a conveying device (22). The conveying device (22) comprises a turning element (50) with a first and a second area (56, 58), which are arranged in such a way that, depending on the position of the turning element (50), the first or the second area (56, 58) bounds the treatment space (42), at least in certain regions. The turning element (50) bears on one area (58) a conveying robot (62), in particular a multiaxis conveying robot, by means of which at least one article (12) can be picked up and put down. An installation (10) for the surface treatment of articles (12) with at least one such treatment unit (30) is also specified.

Description

The surface-treated processing unit and the equipment that are used for object

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of processing unit for the surface treatment of object, especially body part, especially application, have:

A) at least one processes the cabin, and the space is processed in predetermined one of described processing cabin;

B) conveying device, object can be transported in the described processing space and again by means of described conveying device and transport out from described processing space,

Wherein,

C) described conveying device comprises rotating element, and described rotating element has first and second, arranges so described first and second, so that described first or second border that limits described processing space according to the position of described rotating element at least regionally.

In addition, the present invention relates to a kind of equipment for the surface treatment of object, especially body part, especially application.

Background technology

The processing unit that the above-mentioned type is the application unit form is described in the German patent application of being submitted to Deutsche Bundespatent and trademark office with document accession number DE10 2,009 060 649.1 by the applicant.There, be provided with static retainer be used to the object for the treatment of application at the face of rotating element, wherein, movably the coating robot of multiaxis is arranged on and processes in the space, and described coating robot is with respect to not movable object guiding coating unit.

But may there be such situation: only during processing, can by through out-of-date, just can reach good especially result when pending object and a plurality of relative positions between the treating apparatus.For example when object is carried by static retainer, may can lead to for coating robot under the situation in the zone on the side of coating robot that is in object very poorly.The all surfaces zone that gets at well object is especially also important at the device that is used for cleaning of objects.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, the object of the invention is to, processing unit and the equipment of the described type of beginning is provided, in described processing unit and equipment, pending object can occupy relative position as much as possible about treating apparatus in processing the space.

Described purpose realizes in the processing unit of the described type of beginning like this:

D) rotating element carries the transfer robot of transfer robot, especially multiaxis at a face, and at least one object can the received and output by means of described transfer robot.

Thus, according to the present invention, movable robots arm uses as the retainer that is used for object, and thus, but described object is at position and the orientation flexible variety of processing interior volume.

Advantageously textural, rotating element is the rotation wall that the space give is processed in configuration, described rotation wall have the first wall and with opposed the second wall of described the first wall.

If the pivot center of rotating element vertically extends, the power that then produces when rotating can operate well.

About being used for surface-treated equipment, above-mentioned purpose realizes to one of 3 this processing unit according to claim 1 by at least one.

If described equipment comprises a plurality of this processing units, then advantageously, be provided with connecting gear, object can be transported in the working space of transfer robot or transport out from the working space of transfer robot by described connecting gear.Therefore, object can be transferred to next processing unit from a processing unit.As the working space of transfer robot, be interpreted as the sensible spatial volume of be transferred robot that relates to the transfer robot position and surround described transfer robot.

Particularly advantageously at this be, connecting gear comprises that at least one is used for the displacement robot of object, and the supporting structure that described displacement robot and at least one are arranged in the working space of transfer robot is worked jointly.Object can temporarily be bearing on this supporting structure and be received and shifted by the displacement robot therefrom.

If the displacement robot is removable, realize that then high transmission is flexible.

Description of drawings

The below describes embodiments of the invention in detail by means of accompanying drawing.Accompanying drawing represents:

Fig. 1 is for the three-dimensional view of the entrance area of the surface-treated equipment of body part, and described equipment has a plurality of processing units, and described processing unit comprises respectively having the processing cabin of rotating wall, described rotation wall carrying transfer robot;

Fig. 2 observes the view that is coated with stowage of Fig. 1 from the top, wherein, process the cabin and dissectd by level, can see the treating apparatus that is the spray nozzle device form thus, and the rotation wall occupies the first operating position;

Fig. 3 be coated with stowage with the corresponding view of Fig. 2, wherein, rotate wall and occupy the centre position of reversing with respect to the first operating position;

Fig. 4 be coated with stowage with Fig. 2 and the corresponding view of Fig. 3, wherein, rotate wall and occupy the second operating position;

The application unit of Fig. 5 modification with the corresponding view of Fig. 3, described application unit replaces spray nozzle device and comprises coating robot as treating apparatus.

The specific embodiment

With the 10 surface-treated treatment facilities that represent generally for object 12, described object exemplarily is expressed as the body part that is for the bumper form of motor vehicle in current embodiment among Fig. 1.

Also the object that is different from body part be can process with treatment facility 10, different objects such as white domestic appliances, golf, radio panel, wheel or similar object for example also can be processed.

Treatment facility 10 comprises delivery tunnel 14, and described delivery tunnel is at access hatch 16 and go out between the port strobe to extend, and wherein, describedly goes out port strobe can not see at treatment facility 10 in the cut-away section 18 shown in Fig. 1.The external environment condition of surrounding treatment facility 10 is by access hatch 16 and go out port strobe and separate with tunnel environment.

Delivery tunnel 14 is regionally by tunnel housing 20 limited boundaries.Only letter is shown and tunnel housing 20 and access hatch 16 is shown pellucidly in Fig. 1, thus, can see the parts that are in delivery tunnel 14 and the access hatch 16.In delivery tunnel 14, can keep inert gas environment with method in known manner.

Pending bumper 12 is carried by treatment facility 10 by means of induction system 22, wherein, and delivery tunnel 14 predetermined corresponding transport paths.Induction system 22 comprises input conveyor 24, and pending bumper 12 is transported in the access hatch 16, passes described access hatch and continue transported in the delivery tunnel 14 after the lockage process finishes by means of described input conveyor.Pending bumper 12 places on the input conveyor 24 by means of the conveying technology that does not illustrate especially in delivery tunnel 14 outsides for this reason.

Have in the corresponding way the output conveyer in the zone of the output gate that can not see in cut-away section 18, treated bumper 12 is transported to out in the port strobe, passes describedly to go out port strobe and continue out to be transported to the surrounding environment from delivery tunnel 14 after the lockage process finishes by means of described output conveyer.Treated bumper bar 12 takes off and is transported to its other purpose by means of the conveying technology that does not also illustrate especially from described output conveyer in treatment facility 10 outsides.

Sliding rail 26 extends in delivery tunnel 14.The displacement robot 28 of one or more known multiaxis itself slides at described sliding rail, described displacement robot can be at both direction mobile and bumper 12 can be by means of described displacement robot manipulation.Can see unique such displacement robot 28 among Fig. 1.

Delivery tunnel 14 is opened wide at least regionally and is communicated with a plurality of processing units 30 on its whole length to a great extent there towards a side, by the delivery tunnel 14 described processing unit of can leading to.Delivery tunnel 14 is thus generally speaking by tunnel housing 20 and existing processing unit 30 limited boundaries.

In the cut-away section that can in Fig. 1, see 18 for the treatment of facility 10, be provided with for basic the first cleaning unit 32 that cleans, be used for CO along delivery tunnel 14 ₂-clean or the second cleaning unit 34 of scafing bumper 12 and be used for applying lacquer, for example for the application unit 36 that applies the first priming paint.

Processing unit 30 except use and to be present in its inner treating apparatus structure identical.As especially among Fig. 1 as an example of the first cleaning unit 32 example and appreciable as an example of application unit 36 example among Fig. 2 to Fig. 4, each processing unit 30 comprises the air element 40 of processing cabin 38 and being communicated with described processing cabin, and the air budget of corresponding processing unit 30 is controlled by described air element.Thus, when processing unit 30 in function aspects not simultaneously, although corresponding processing cabin 38 structures are identical, be positioned to different, thus, different application targets is satisfied in described processing cabin.

Process cabin 38 and determine to process spaces 42, described processing space three sides by

vertical sidewall

44,46 and with respect to described sidewall vertically and vertical bulkhead 48 limited boundaries (for example referring to Fig. 2) that between described sidewall, extend.Be provided with the rotating element that is rotation wall 50 forms on bulkhead 48 opposites, described rotation wall is used as delivery element and can be supported around vertical pivot center 52 with reversing.

Rotate wall 50 and dispose the first and second operating positions, the below also will be inquired into it.Described rotation wall side that is in bulkhead 48 opposites in processing cabin 38 in its operating position limits the border of processing space 42 and will process space 42 and spatially separate with delivery tunnel 14.

Rotate wall 50 and comprise in the horizontal direction the evenly wall spare 54 of bending, described wall spare has vertical edge parallel with respect to each other. and the edge with respective curved of level parallel with respect to each other..Crooked wall spare 54 thus corresponding to the wall section of cylinder and have evagination be the first wall 56 of outside arching and opposed indent be the second wall 58 of inside arching.The edge vertical and level of wall spare 54 carries respectively the sealing device of the flexibility that is the sheet rubber form, and described sealing device is not shown especially.

In addition, rotate the rotation bottom 60 that wall 50 comprises level, described rotation bottom is placed on the wall 58 of its indent in the bottom of wall spare 54, and thus, described rotation bottom is reversed when rotation wall 50 reverses together.

Rotating the nipper robot 62 that is fixed with multiaxis on the bottom 60 as transfer robot.Described nipper robot 62 determines to surround its working spaces, nipper robot 62 can in described working space, move and sphere of action and the correspondence position of described nipper robot of described working space by nipper robot 62 predetermined.

Selectively, now, the wall 56 of evagination or have the wall 58 of the indent of nipper robot 62 can be towards processing space 42, and other wall 58 56 correspondingly points to delivery tunnel 14 in

other words.Wall

56,58 these two orientations determine to rotate above-mentioned first and second operating positions of walls 50.Rotate wall 50 in the first operating position shown in Fig. 2, nipper robot 62 limits the border of processing space 42 towards the first wall 56 of delivery tunnel 14 and described rotation wall thus regionally.Rotate wall 50 in the second operating position shown in Fig. 4, nipper robot 62 is in thus and processes in the space 42, so ground, zone, described processing space is by the second wall 58 limited boundaries.

Process the hatchcover that space 42 has level up, described hatchcover is configured to the lower boundary of the air input space 64, and this can find out by means of Fig. 1 again.

Process space 42 and open wide and lead to flow region 66 downwards, process space 42 and be connected with the first functional area 68 of air element 40 by described flow region.This can know at the first cleaning unit 32 places in Fig. 1 and find out.Also can see there, be the second functional area 70 after the first functional area 68 on the direction that makes progress, and the cabin air arrives in described the second functional area after flowing through the first functional area 68.The cabin air flow in the flow channel 72 therefrom.Flow channel 72 is connected with the air input space 64 of processing 42 tops, space on the one hand, have on the other hand adpting flange 74, flow channel 72 and thus always the flow path of cabin air be connected by the exhaust air channel that does not illustrate especially of described adpting flange with the center air equipment that does not also illustrate especially for the treatment of facility 10.Adpting flange 74 is not shown in Fig. 2 to Fig. 5.

According to the function of each processing unit 30, in

functional area

68 and 70, can be provided with the parts for the treatment of the cabin air.

In the situation of application unit 36, in the first functional area 68, for example be provided with the separative element of static work.The second functional area 70 uses as the control band of the cabin air that is used for being cleaned.

As mentioned above, in processing space 42 also the function setting according to each processing unit 30 different treating apparatus is arranged.

In the situation of application unit 36, for example be mounted with the coating unit that is for static spray nozzle device 76 forms of lacquer at bulkhead 48 as processing unit, described coating unit comprises two

nozzle

76a, 76b, and described nozzle points to towards the direction of opposed rotation wall 50.In the possible situation,

nozzle

76a, 76b also can be supported and its outbound course capable of regulating movingly.

In application unit 36, spray paint down to flow region 66 and the mistake that during this is received in application, produces by processing space 42 from the Air Flow of the air input space 64.So flow region 66 generals load the cabin air that excessively sprays particulate and be directed to like this first functional area 68 with above-mentioned electric separator, so that described the first functional area of described cabin air percolation on direction from bottom to top.Arrive in second functional area 70 that is arranged on the first functional area 68 tops of air element 40 so break away to fall accordingly the cabin air of spray particulate, there, described cabin air reaches again suitable temperature and air humidity with known mode own and method.The cabin air that is cleaned is directed again therefrom to the air input space 64 of processing 42 tops, space, and there, described cabin air may can mix with the fresh air that does not consume under the situation.For this reason, the air input space 64 is connected with the fresh air sources of center air equipment by adpting flange 74.

Application unit 36 in the modification shown in Fig. 5, in processing space 42, replace the coating robot 78 that spray nozzle device 76 is provided with static multiaxis as processing unit, as itself is known.

As appreciable among Fig. 1, in the sliding rail 26 with displacement robot 28 and the zone between the processing unit 30, be provided with supporting station 80 along sliding rail 26, on described supporting station, can temporarily support respectively pending bumper 12.Representationally for whole processing unit 30 be, the second cleaning unit 34 has two supporting

station

80a, 80b to place both sides to the right and left, thus, when rotating wall 50 when occupying its first operating position, one of these two supporting

station

80a, 80b are any all can be got at by the nipper robot 62 of the second cleaning unit 34.Thus, supporting station 80 in other words its bearing-surface be separately positioned in the above-mentioned working region of affiliated nipper robot 62 of definite processing unit 30.

Supporting station 80b is not shown among Fig. 2 to Fig. 5, and can sees configuration to another supporting station 80c of application unit 36, this does not illustrate this supporting station in Fig. 1.

Because the nipper robot 62 of the first cleaning unit 32 works jointly with input conveyor 24, so only dispose supporting station 80a for described the first cleaning unit.Give along the processing unit 30 last, that be generally drying unit of transport path setting and also only dispose a supporting station 80 with corresponding manner, because described last processing unit 30 is also worked jointly with above-mentioned output conveyer.

Processing unit 30 can be installed on the one hand regularly.On the other hand, processing unit 30 can be configured to respectively Modular units, and itself arranges and be fixed on it in the run location shown in Fig. 1 by the predetermined transport path of described delivery tunnel in other words movingly and removably about delivery tunnel 14.For this reason, each processing unit 30 for example can be arranged on movably on delivery tunnel 14 next doors and the track that vertically extends with respect to described delivery tunnel.In the situation of modular processing unit 30, described modular processing unit comprises standardized linkage unit, and described linkage unit has the required whole connectors of zero defect ground operation processing unit 30 such as electric connector, one or more connector for input air, one or more connector for the input lacquer, one or more connectors for the input cleaning agent etc.

Each and in the quantity of processing unit different on the function 30 and be arranged in be for the scope of track in can freely be matched with required each other in succession the treatment step of the definite processing article of processing.In the possible situation, processing unit 30 also replenishes by evaporation element, the object of having processed, can temporarily be bearing in the described evaporation element momently in order to evaporate at this bumper 12.This evaporation element also can fixedly mount or be configured to Modular units with respective direction.

If then the layout of processing unit 30 or this evaporation element must change or existing processing unit 30 should be replaced by processing unit different on the function, for example cleaning unit should be coated the unit and replaces, unit disassembling that then will be to be replaced and removing from delivery tunnel 14 on affiliated track.

Also can there be such tranmission techniques in scheme as an alternative, processing unit to be replaced 30 or evaporation element can be lifted and sends away from affiliated track by means of described tranmission techniques, and replacement unit is placed on the target track.

The working method of processing unit 30 is described as example take the application unit 36 shown in Fig. 2 to Fig. 4 now.

During the whole processing procedure of carrying out in treatment facility 10 inside, bumper 12 is placed on the article carrier that does not illustrate especially, and described bumper can be by

nipper robot

62 and 28 operations of displacement robot.

Initial conditions as application unit 36 should be supposed, rotates wall 50 and occupies it in the first operating position shown in Fig. 2, and nipper robot 62 points to delivery tunnel 14 in described the first operating position.Nipper robot 62 has received the bumper 12 of prior

cleaning cleaning unit

32 and 34 to the supporting station 80b of application unit 36 and the second cleaning unit 34 from configuration.As mentioned above, described supporting station 80b does not illustrate in Fig. 2 to Fig. 4.

Rotation wall 50 rotates around it axis 52 180 ° of rotations by means of the driver element that does not illustrate especially now and arrives in its second operating position, thus, the wall 58 of the indent of described rotation wall and rotation bottom 60 and nipper robot 62 point to and process spaces 42, as appreciable among Fig. 4.In rotational motion, rotate wall 50 through the centre position shown in Fig. 3.In rotation process, the sheet rubber of the flexibility on the edge of the wall spare 54 of rotation wall 50 can rub along the wall zone of processing cabin 42, and does not produce the impaired danger in described wall zone.In Fig. 3, the envelope H mark that when described rotation wall reverses, forms by the outline that rotates wall 50.

Now application is by the bumper 12 of nipper robot 62 carryings, and its mode is with spray nozzle device 76 activation and bumper 12 was moved before

nozzle

76a, 76b by the corresponding motion sequence of nipper robot 62.

Crossing of producing when application sprayed as mentioned above by flowing through the cabin air reception of processing space 42 and further separating and collection in the process.

During coating process, displacement robot on the sliding rail 26 28 receives the bumper 12 on the supporting station 80c that is present in 36 downstreams, application unit of being placed on that has been coated, and thus, described supporting station 80c becomes freely.

When in the processing space 42 of bumper 12 in application unit 36 during by complete application, rotate wall 50 and again rotate around it axis 52 and reverse 180 °, thus, described rotation wall occupies again its first operating position now.

Nipper robot 62 will be coated with now the bumper 12 that installs and be placed on the supporting station 80c, and therefrom, described bumper can receive and input to not shown next processing unit 30 by displacement robot 28.

In the application unit 36 according to the modification of Fig. 5, coating process is correspondingly carrying out with unique difference on the meaning: coating robot 78 applying by means of nipper robot 62 but also coating robot 78 motion coordinated with each other not only of movable and lacquer in processing space 42 carried out.When using coating robot 78, also comparablely in the possible situation more effectively the member with the recessed complicated structure of be blocked zone and/or complicated side is carried out coating with 76 of spray nozzle devices are in the cards.

Displacement robot 28 can be transported to bumper 12 respectively configuration to transporting out in the working space of the nipper robot 62 of the processing unit 30 of determining or from the working space of transfer robot.In the possible situation, on the contrary bumper 12 also can be directly hand to nipper robot 62 or hand to displacement robot 28 by nipper robot 62 by displacement robot 28, and bumper 12 need not at first temporarily to be bearing on the supporting station 80 for this reason.

Claims

1. processing unit that is used for surface treatment, the especially application of object, especially body part has:

A) at least one processes cabin (38), and space (42) is processed in predetermined one of described processing cabin;

B) conveying device (22), object (12) can be transported in the described processing space (42) and again by means of described conveying device and transport out from described processing space,

Wherein,

C) described conveying device (22) comprises rotating element (50), described rotating element has first surface (56) and second (58), described first surface and second are set like this, so that according to the position of described rotating element (50), described first surface (56) or described second (58) are defined described processing space (42) at least partly

It is characterized in that:

D) described rotating element (50) is at the transfer robot of a face (58) carrying transfer robot (62), especially multiaxis, and at least one object (12) can the received and output by means of described transfer robot.

2. according to claim 1 processing unit, it is characterized in that: described rotating element (50) be configuration to the rotation wall (50) in described processing space (42), described rotation wall have the first wall (56) and with opposed the second wall of described the first wall (58).

3. according to claim 1 and 2 processing unit, it is characterized in that: the pivot center (52) of described rotating element (50) vertically extends.

4. equipment that is used for surface treatment, the especially application of object, especially body part is characterized in that: described equipment has at least one according to claim 1 to one of 3 processing unit (30).

5. according to claim 4 equipment is characterized in that: be provided with connecting gear (26,28), object (12) can be transported in the working space of transfer robot (62) or transport out from the working space of transfer robot (62) by described connecting gear.

6. according to claim 5 equipment, it is characterized in that: described connecting gear (26,28) comprise that at least one is used for the displacement robot (28) of object (12), described displacement robot and at least one are arranged on the common work of supporting structure (80) in the working space of described transfer robot (62).

7. according to claim 6 equipment, it is characterized in that: described displacement robot (28) is mobile.