CN1029216C

CN1029216C - Conveyor

Info

Publication number: CN1029216C
Application number: CN 93101558
Authority: CN
Inventors: 郭锡煊
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Guo Xiquan
Priority date: 1992-03-09
Filing date: 1993-02-26
Publication date: 1995-07-05
Anticipated expiration: 2013-02-26
Also published as: CN1076165A; GB9205115D0; GB2264918B; GB2264918A

Abstract

Conveying apparatus (10) which comprises a rail (11), an endless chain (12) of connected loops (13) of which at least some (13a) are each provided with a roller or rollers movably engaged with the rail (11) so as to enable the chain (12) to move along the rail, driving means (19) provided adjacent the chain (12) for driving the chain (12) to move along the rail (11), and supporting means carried by at least some of the loops (13a) for supporting an object or objects which can then be conveyed from one place to another upon said movement of the chain (12) along the rail.

Description

Conveyor

The present invention relates to be used to carry the feedway of object.

The conveying operation chain of using in the existing feedway is made up of axle and plate with holes, therefore, this operation chain can only be done the bending of single direction, throughput direction by its feedway that constitutes also can only be advanced along camber line crooked on the single plane, (for example bending right and left or bending up and down), the camber line that can not do the bending on two planes simultaneously advance (for example simultaneously a left side curved go up again curved, right curved curved down again or the like).If the bending that will do on two planes certainly will its structure will be very complicated.

Therefore, the objective of the invention is to propose a kind of feedway, this feedway adopts general loop chain chain, makes it to reach on the arc direction that the solid space direction changes and carry object, and object can be by to hang or the mode of support is carried.Structure is also uncomplicated simultaneously.

Propose a kind of feedway according to the present invention, this feedway comprises track; With the endless chain that chain link connects into, some of this chain link are provided with the roller that can move and cooperate with track and make it the chain orbital motion at least; Be used for the actuating device that the chain drive-belt orbital motion uses in abutting connection with chain; And the bearing set that on some chain links, is carrying at least, this bearing set is used for supporting object (or a plurality of object), then object (or a plurality of object) is transported to another place along track from one by the motion of chain.

And chain link is a bonded assembly continuously mutually.

In the embodiment that recommends, each chain link generally is flat, and the plane of each chain link is in fact perpendicular to its plane in abutting connection with chain link.

And whenever another chain link (i.e. Jian Ge each chain link) is provided with described roller (or a plurality of roller).

In a concrete structure, be provided with on each chain link of roller (or a plurality of roller) and be provided with a pair of backing roll that is used to rotate at least at place, axostylus axostyle two opposite ends, described axostylus axostyle is fixed on the described chain link.

And track is formed by two common orbital members that extend, and each axostylus axostyle is fixing in fact symmetrically to the chain link of its connection, so the roller that chain link provides is positioned to along moving on the relative edge of the track with orbital member.

And each orbital member has " C " shape guide groove, and two guide grooves are face-to-face mutually.

And actuating device comprises drive wheel, and this drive wheel has periphery depression, is used for meshing for chain drive-belt axostylus axostyle.

In first specific embodiment, bearing set is made of the hook with chain suspension.

In second specific embodiment, bearing set forms general continuous level by the planar member of a series of adjacency and constitutes.

To small part is that crooked track is arranged to extend along transfer passage.

Advantage of the present invention is owing to adopt general loop chain chain, and is fixed with cross bar axle and roller equably on the chain link of the same side of chain, is agreing to orbital motion by roller again, and type of drive is then for directly with drive wheel promotion cross bar axle.Therefore feedway can along the camber line that the solid space direction changes advance and carry object and simple in structure, object can be hung or the support mode is carried.

Now also in conjunction with the accompanying drawings the present invention is described in more detail for example.Wherein:

Fig. 1 looks closely scheme drawing according to the part of first embodiment of feedway of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the local schematic side view of the feedway of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is the part plan scheme drawing that feedway second embodiment according to the present invention partly cuts open;

Fig. 4 is the local schematic side view of the feedway of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is that scheme drawing is looked closely in the part of the feedway of Fig. 3.

At first consult attached Fig. 1 and 2, shown embodiment first kind of feedway 10 of the present invention at this, this feedway 10 comprises track 11 and the ring chain 12 that can move along track 11 that links to each other with chain link 13 and be connected into, track 11 is formed by a pair of spatially common aspectant mutually " C " type guide groove that extends, thereby leave a clearance space between this, each chain link 13 has flat configuration.Chain link 13 forms the chain link of the staggered permutation of two groups of 13a and 13b, and each plane, chain link 13a place (placing as shown in the figure vertically) is perpendicular in abutting connection with (diagram places par) on plane, chain link 13b place.The place, opposite end of each chain link 13a is provided with two pair of rollers 16.Is supporting so that roller turn the opposite end of every pair of rollers 16 usefulness axle or axostylus axostyle 17.The axostylus axostyle 17 of each chain link 13a is welded at their middle parts separately on the end of corresponding chain link 13 and with symmetric form and extends in parallel to each other.All axostylus axostyles 17 are along chain 12 location that usually is fixed at regular intervals.Each chain link 13b is at the single ground of chain link 13a of its respective end and two adjacency articulating.As shown in, chain 12 is similar to traditional chain.

Roller 16 on chain 12 each side is limited in corresponding " C " shape guide groove 14 with tacking, and clearance space 15 stretches out track 11 and chain link 13b is flat under the track 11 and chain link 13a extends through downwards.

Track 11 or guide groove 14 support stationary positioned from top with topside 18.Driving station in the superstructure 18 comprises an electrical motor (and do not show) and by the electric motor driven drive wheel 19 that is provided with, drive wheel 19 is formed with a series of depressions 20 around its side face, this depression 20 is with corresponding to along the interval of the axostylus axostyle 17 of chain 12 and spaced apart regularly, making it to allow in the depression 20 of bottom directly engagement corresponding axostylus axostyle 17 in its lower section, and along 12 revolutions of track 11 chain drive-belts.Several this driving stations can be required to be used for driving long relatively chain, and this is tangible.

Each chain link 13a also is provided with hook 21 and carries object by feedway it to be transported to another place from one in order to hook, track 11 is to be arranged at least to extend along the path of part camber line, this camber line is to allow flexible with chain 12, thus the throughput direction of object (or a plurality of object) can do that level can be done again vertically or level vertically both direction change.

Now see also Fig. 3 to Fig. 5, show to embody second feedway 22 of the present invention at this, this feedway 22 is marked with identical label similar in appearance to other identical parts of the first feedway 10(except last-side-arrangement down).Therefore, supporting structure is bottom section 18 and drive wheel 19 from following and chain 12 engagements, and roller 16 and axostylus axostyle 17 are set directly at chain 12 bottoms, hangs the effect of carrying object and is with on the top that object is bearing in feedway 22.For this purpose, be provided with the hook 21 of a series of platform spare 23 to replace first feedway.

Two screws 25 of each planar member 21 usefulness tighten up and are positioned on the crossbeam 24, and crossbeam 24 is welded on the top of corresponding chain link 13a symmetrically.To form general continuous platform 26, each platform spare 23 is designed to similar crescent (as shown) to platform spare 23 with adjacent form arrangement, and has relative general same curvature or identical shaped chimb 23a and concave edge 23b.This structure allows adjacent platform spare 23 to make mutual relative horizontally rotating a little and their adjacent side 23b keeps driving fit usually to be in the same place with 23a.

Similar to first feedway, feedway 22 also is designed to rely on chain 12 flexible can flat bank vertically to change again or can also level vertically turn together.

A kind of different a little embodiment is recommendable, promptly second kind of feedway can be provided for carrying such as tray that centers on object or similar top, but also each chain link that can imagine the chain that forms with a series of bonded assembly chain links is with the form of a crossbeam with hinge with being connected of contiguous links, rather than connect with chain link.

The present invention only provides with way of example, those skilled in the art may do various other to the improvement of the embodiment that describes and/or select all not exceed the category that limits as specification sheets and claims.

Claims

1, a kind of feedway, this feedway comprises a track, the endless chain that a chain link connects into; At least some chain links are provided with the roller that can move and cooperate with track, thereby chain is the energy orbital motion, be used for driving the actuating device in abutting connection with loop chain of loop chain orbital motion, and being used for of on some chain links, loading at least support object then with object by the motion of loop chain along track from a bearing set that is transported to another place, it is characterized in that, described track has " C " shape guide groove, and two guide grooves are face-to-face mutually; Each chain link that is interconnected the described loop chain that forms by chain link continuously generally is flat, and the plane of each chain link comes down to the plane of perpendicular abutment chain link; Described roller is arranged on each chain link at interval, and the chain link that is provided with roller has a pair of roller that is used for rotating support at the place, opposite end of axostylus axostyle at least, and described axostylus axostyle is fixed on the described chain link; Described actuating device has drive wheel, and this drive wheel has in order to drive the periphery depression that loop chain is used for meshing axostylus axostyle; Described bearing set can be directly with the chain link with roller in any one join.

2, feedway according to claim 1, it is characterized in that track is formed by the guide groove spare of individual common extension, for the adjacency chain link, each axostylus axostyle is fixing in fact symmetrically, so the roller that chain link has is arranged to move along the two opposite sides with track of orbital member.

3, feedway as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, bearing set has the hook that hangs from loop chain.

4, feedway as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, bearing set has the continuous platform of platform spare to form of a series of adjacency.

5, feedway as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, extends for crooked track is arranged to along transfer passage to small part.