Summary of the invention
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of tank container assembly bench and assembly method, it is strong to solve labour in the prior art
The problem of degree is big, low efficiency.
In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical scheme:
According to an aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides a kind of tank container assembly bench, for tank container cylinder and
The docking of end socket assembles, and the assembly bench includes pedestal, the turning rolls and chuck assembly that are respectively arranged on pedestal;The idler wheel
For frame to support the cylinder, the chuck assembly, which is equipped with, can be immobilizated in end socket barrel end and after end socket is docked with cylinder
The chuck of end socket and cylinder is held simultaneously;The chuck assembly further includes bracket, turnover mechanism and swing mechanism;Bracket is set to
On the pedestal;Turnover mechanism is articulated on the bracket, and can be turned between upper discharge position and operating position relative to bracket
Turn;Swing mechanism supports the chuck and can driving card coiling chuck own axis;Swing mechanism is arranged in turnover mechanism
On, and drive the chuck to overturn between upper discharge position and operating position when overturning with the turnover mechanism;The chuck
When positioned at operating position, the end socket on chuck is opposite with the cylinder on turning rolls;After end socket is docked with cylinder, chuck is by turning round
Mechanism drives and can drive held end socket and barrel body rotation.
Preferably, the swing mechanism includes pivoting part and device for revolving and driving;The pivoting part includes fixing piece
With the movable part that can be rotated relative to fixing piece, the fixing piece is connected and fixed with the turnover mechanism, the movable part and institute
Chuck is stated to be connected and fixed;The device for revolving and driving is installed on the turnover mechanism, and drives the movable part relative to solid
Determine part rotation.
Preferably, the pivoting part is pivoting support, and the fixing piece is the retainer plate of pivoting support, the movable part
For the active ring of pivoting support;The device for revolving and driving is servo motor.
Preferably, the upper discharge position is horizontal position, and the operating position is upright position;The chuck is turned over by described
Rotation mechanism driving is overturn between horizontal position and upright position.
Preferably, the turnover mechanism includes support and overturning drive device, and the support and the bracket are hinged, described
Overturning drive device is separately connected bracket and support, to drive support to overturn between horizontal position and upright position.
Preferably, the overturning drive device is linear drive apparatus, and one end connects the bracket, described in other end connection
Support, and the tie point of its connecting support and support are hinged on to have between the hinge joint on bracket and be spaced, to drive support
It is overturn relative to bracket.
Preferably, the axis of the chuck intersects with the overturning axis that the turnover mechanism is hinged on bracket.Preferably,
On the bracket in close to the turning rolls side be equipped with limit roller, with when the chuck is located at operating position to chuck
It is limited.
Preferably, the turning rolls includes at least two groups carrying roller on the pedestal longitudinal direction separately;Every group of carrying roller packet
Include the forward lead screw being laterally extended along pedestal, two idler wheels for being separately positioned on forward lead screw both ends, and to drive it is described just
The screw rod driving device of anti-screw rod rotation;The forward lead screw make when rotating two idler wheels along forward lead screw it is synchronous close to or far from.
Preferably, the pedestal is equipped with the carrying roller guide rail longitudinally extended, and at least one set of carrying roller is located at the support
On roller guide rail, and is driven by carrying roller driving device and vertically moved along the pedestal.
Preferably, the tank container assembly bench further includes embracing circular knitting machine structure, and described armful of circular knitting machine structure is installed on the pedestal,
Embracing circular knitting machine structure has along of laterally opposite two armfuls of pedestal round arms, and armful circle arm is equipped with armful circle embrace to the cylinder circle
Roller.
Preferably, described armful of round arm upper end, which is equipped with, embraces circle driving device, and described armful of round roller is by described armful of round driving device
Pedestal transverse shifting described in drives edge is to embrace circle to the cylinder;It is additionally provided on described armful of round arm and described armful of round driving device
Parallel guide rod, the guide rod connection is described to embrace round roller.
Preferably, described armful of round roller be equipped with two between the upper and lower every embrace round roller wheel, each armful of round roller in two armfuls of opposite round rollers
Wheel is located on the same circle.
Preferably, described armful of round arm can be vertically moved along the pedestal.
Preferably, the bracket is set on the base longitudinally movablely along the pedestal.
According to another aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides a kind of tank container assembly method, comprising:
Turning rolls is provided to support the cylinder of tank container, provides chuck so that the end socket of tank container is immobilizated in cylinder
Both ends;
When chuck is located at upper discharge position, end socket is placed on chuck and chuck is made to hold end socket;
Chuck is overturn to operating position, keeps end socket opposite with the cylinder being supported on turning rolls;
It docks end socket with cylinder, and makes chuck after docking while holding end socket and cylinder;
Rotating chuck drives end socket and barrel body rotation, the abutment joint welding to end socket and cylinder.
Preferably, the upper discharge position is horizontal position, and the operating position is upright position.
Preferably, before end socket is docked with cylinder, also mistake cylinder is carried out embracing circle.
As shown from the above technical solution, the advantages and positive effects of the present invention are: tank container assembly bench of the invention
In, chuck can be made to overturn between upper discharge position and operating position by turnover mechanism, chuck can be made around it by swing mechanism
Own axes carry out 360 degree of revolution, so that cylinder be driven to rotate together with end socket.It, can be by weld job according to the assembly bench
Position is set as a certain fixed position positioned at cylinder and end socket abutment joint periphery, when end socket and cylinder are to welding portion
When turning to the weld job position, welding portion, which carries out welding, to be waited for this.After chuck holds end socket and cylinder, rotated at one
In 360 degree of period, it can make to need the position of welding successively to reach weld job position in end socket and cylinder abutment joint whole circumference
Place completes welding, improves production efficiency;During entire weld job, operating personnel without change job position without into
Capable operation of ascending a height, reduces labor intensity.The present invention improves the automatization level of complete machine, effectively improves production efficiency and behaviour
Make safety, reduce the labor intensity of worker, while designing and laying a good foundation for Automated assembly.
Further, turnover mechanism drives chuck to overturn between horizontal position and upright position, and horizontal position is as feeding
Position can make end socket directly be in a horizontal state hoisting material feeding, facilitate lifting, reduce artificial and vehicling operation.
Specific embodiment
The exemplary embodiment for embodying feature of present invention and advantage will describe in detail in the following description.It should be understood that
The present invention can have various variations in different embodiments, neither depart from the scope of the present invention, and theory therein
Bright and diagram inherently is illustrated as being used, rather than to limit the present invention.
Refering to fig. 1, present invention firstly provides a kind of tank container assembly methods, this method comprises:
S00: turning rolls is provided to support the cylinder of tank container, provides chuck so that the end socket of tank container is immobilizated in cylinder
The both ends of body.Wherein, turning rolls is horizontally-supported thereon by cylinder, can be by turning rolls for the tank container for adapting to different size
It is set as adjustable structure.Chuck is located at the outside at turning rolls both ends, makes the corresponding both ends for being located at cylinder of end socket, and chuck can benefit
End socket is held with claw.
S10: when chuck is located at upper discharge position, end socket is placed on chuck and chuck is made to hold end socket;End socket is by card
When disk is held, the central axis of end socket is overlapped with the axis of chuck.More preferably, upper discharge position is horizontal position, at this point, chuck
Axis is vertical state, and accordingly, end socket can be in a horizontal state and be placed on chuck, the lifting convenient for feeding device to end socket,
Artificial and vehicling operation is reduced, labor intensity is reduced, improves working efficiency.
S20: chuck is overturn to operating position, keeps end socket opposite with the cylinder being supported on turning rolls;Operating position is
Upright position, at this point, end socket is located at upright position, the central axis with cylinder is overlapped by the central axis of end socket.
S30: docking end socket with cylinder, and makes chuck after docking while holding end socket and cylinder;It is more excellent in the step
Ground is by making chuck make the close cylinder of end socket until the two is docked, in end socket and cylinder pair to close to the movement of the direction of turning rolls
After connecing, the claw on chuck is recycled to fix to clamp end socket together with cylinder.If before end socket is docked with cylinder, there is portion on cylinder
Divide shell ring to occur losing round deformation, first mistake cylinder can be carried out embracing circle, then dock end socket with the cylinder after armful circle.
S40: rotating chuck drives end socket and barrel body rotation, the abutment joint welding to end socket and cylinder.In the step, envelope
Head and cylinder are rotated around center axis.
In this method, the basis that turning rolls and chuck are implemented for method is real to cylinder and end socket by turning rolls and chuck
It now holds, consequently facilitating the Butt Assembling of the two, is then fixed end socket and cylinder spot welding by the operation of step S10 ~ S40.
In this way, weld job position can be made to be set as being located at a certain solid of cylinder and end socket abutment joint periphery
Positioning is set, and when end socket and cylinder are when welding portion turns to the weld job position, waits for that welding portion carries out welding to this.
After chuck holds end socket and cylinder, within the period that one rotates 360 degree, it can make to need in end socket and cylinder abutment joint whole circumference
The position of welding, which successively reaches, completes welding at weld job position, improve production efficiency;During entire weld job, make
Industry personnel reduce labor intensity without changing job position without operation of ascending a height is carried out.According to this method, end socket and cylinder
Abutment joint also helps the realization of automatic welding production using fixed point welding.
Based on above-mentioned thinking, the present invention provides a kind of tank container assembly bench of achievable above method.
Refering to Fig. 2 to Fig. 5, the tank container assembly bench of the present embodiment includes pedestal 1, the rolling that is respectively arranged on pedestal 1
Wheel carrier 2 and chuck assembly 3.Turning rolls 2 includes two groups along the longitudinal carrying roller 21 separately of pedestal 1, to tank container 10
Cylinder 101 is supported;Chuck assembly 3 is equipped with two groups, ranks in the outside of turning rolls 2, end socket 102 can be immobilizated in cylinder
101 both ends.The tank container assembly bench of the present embodiment is also more preferably provided with two groups and embraces circular knitting machine structure 4, can be to mistake cylinder 101
It carries out embracing circle, improves product quality.
In the present embodiment, two parts that pedestal 1 divides for longitudinal gap setting, each section respectively supports a carrying roller 21, one to block
Disk component 3 and one armful of circular knitting machine structure 4.Pedestal 1 is equipped with longitudinally disposed support guide 11, carrying roller guide rail 12 and embraces circle translating rails
13, it respectively corresponds for chuck assembly 3, turning rolls 2, embrace circular knitting machine structure 4 along the adjustment of 1 lengthwise position of pedestal.
Chuck assembly 3 mainly includes bracket 31, turnover mechanism 32, swing mechanism 33 and chuck 34.
Chuck 34 can utilize existing chuck structure, generally comprise chuck main body 341, be arranged on chuck main body 341
To the claw 342 of holding claw end socket 102, the air bag 343 to control the tensioning of claw 342 and release, to be carried out to end socket 102
The locating rod 344 that just positions, to push up sealing head 102 to compress the stretch oil cylinder 345 of end socket 102 and cylinder 101, to hang down
The anti-skidding oil cylinder 346 etc. of straight position support end socket 102.Its claw 342 can have plurality of specifications, to adapt to different specification size
End socket 102.
Bracket 31 can more preferably be vertically moved along pedestal 1, thus make entire chuck assembly 3 can it is longitudinal close along pedestal 1 or
Far from turning rolls 2.Turnover mechanism 32 is articulated on bracket 31, and can be relative to bracket 31 between upper discharge position and operating position
Rotation.33 support chuck 34 of swing mechanism simultaneously can drive chuck 34 around 34 own axis of chuck;The setting of swing mechanism 33 exists
On turnover mechanism 32, and chuck 34 is driven to overturn between upper discharge position and operating position when overturning with turnover mechanism 32.
In upper discharge position, the end socket 102 of acceptable feeding is simultaneously held chuck 34;Chuck 34 is overturn to operating position
When, the end socket 102 that holds thereon and the cylinder 101 carried on turning rolls 2 are opposite, as the longitudinal movement of bracket 31 can make end socket
102 with cylinder 101 close to docking, after end socket 102 is docked with cylinder 101, chuck 34 holds 102 He of end socket being connected to each other simultaneously
Cylinder 101;When chuck 34 is driven by swing mechanism 33 to be rotated, the end socket 102 of fixing and cylinder 101 can be driven to rotate.When
101 abutment joint of end socket 102 and cylinder when welding portion turns to weld job position, operating personnel can carry out welding work
Industry.
As shown in Fig. 2, bracket 31 is located on the support guide 11 of pedestal 1.Bracket 31 is protruded out equipped with a trunnion downwards
311, which is connected on the output shaft of bracket translated linear driving device 35, and bracket translated linear driving device 35 is solid
It is scheduled on pedestal 1.By the driving of bracket translated linear driving device 35, bracket 31 can be driven to move along support guide 11,
So that entire chuck assembly 3 is vertically moved along pedestal 1 close to or far from turning rolls 2.Bracket translated linear driving device 35
It can be the devices such as oil cylinder.It is equipped with limit roller 312 in the side close to turning rolls 2 on bracket 31, to be located at work in chuck 34
Chuck 34 is limited when position.Limit roller 312 is longitudinally adjustable whole along pedestal 1, can adjust hanging down for the opposite pedestal 1 of chuck 34
Directly.
More preferably, the slewing area of turnover mechanism 32 is 90 degree, and material position is set to horizontal position thereon, and operating position is vertical
Position.In structure shown in Fig. 2, the turnover mechanism 32 of left side chuck assembly 3 is located at feeding position, right side chuck assembly 3
Turnover mechanism 32 is located at operating position.Correspondingly, chuck 34 is horizontality in upper discharge position, can directly utilize handling
Tooling lifts end socket 102 to the feeding of completion end socket 102 at chuck 34, reduces artificial interference, improves the degree of automation and life
Produce efficiency.Chuck 34 is plumbness at operating position, the end socket 102 on chuck 34 by with 101 phase of cylinder on turning rolls 2
It is right.
Refering to Fig. 3, in the present embodiment, turnover mechanism 32 includes support 321 and overturning drive device 322.Support 321 links
In the upper end of bracket 31, by the driving of overturning drive device 322 relative to bracket 31 horizontal position and upright position it
Between rotate.
Overturning drive device 322 is linear drive apparatus, one end connecting bracket 31, other end connecting support 321.Overturning
The tie point and support 321 of 322 connecting support 321 of driving device, which are hinged between the hinge joint on bracket 31, has interval, from
And the overturning of support 321 is driven by the linear motion of overturning drive device 322.Overturning drive device 322 may be, for example, oil cylinder.
Refering to Fig. 3 and Fig. 5, swing mechanism 33 includes pivoting part 331 and device for revolving and driving 332.Pivoting part 331 wraps
The movable part 3312 that includes fixing piece 3311 and can be rotated relative to fixing piece 3311, the support of fixing piece 3311 and turnover mechanism 32
321 are connected and fixed, and movable part 3312 is connected and fixed with chuck 34, the pivot center of movable part 3312 and the axis weight of chuck 34
It closes.Device for revolving and driving 332 is installed on the support 321 of turnover mechanism 32, and drives 3312 phase of movable part of pivoting part 331
Fixing piece 3311 is rotated, so that chuck 34 be made to rotate relative to its own axis.
More preferably, pivoting part 331 is pivoting support, compact-sized, the fixation being rotatably assorted carried using its structure
Circle and active ring, respectively as fixing piece 3311 and movable part 3312.Retainer plate, the active ring of pivoting part 331 respectively correspond
It is connected and fixed by bolt and support 321, chuck 34.Device for revolving and driving 332 is servo motor, can be driven by gear drive
The active ring of pivoting part 331 rotates.Can also directly it be made in two groups of chuck assemblies 3 using SERVO CONTROL using servo motor
Chuck 34 rotates synchronously.
In the present embodiment, the pivot center of the movable part 3312 of pivoting part 331 is the central axis of pivoting part 331
Line, also the axis with chuck 34 coincides, and the axis of chuck 34 is hinged on the overturning axis phase on bracket 31 with support 321
It hands over, keeps structure more compact, and reduce tilting moment when overturning, improve safety.
Refering to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, every group of carrying roller 21 of turning rolls 2 includes roller seat 211, is located on roller seat 211 along pedestal 1
The forward lead screw 212 that is laterally extended, two idler wheels 213 for being separately positioned on 212 both ends of forward lead screw, and to drive positive and negative silk
The screw rod driving device 214 that bar 212 rotates.
Roller seat 211 is matched with the carrying roller guide rail 12 on pedestal 1, passes through the carrying roller driving device being fixed on pedestal 1
22 drive and can slide along carrying roller guide rail 12.By the moving along carrying roller guide rail 12 of roller seat 211, can adjust two groups of carrying rollers 21 it
Between distance, to be adapted to the cylinder 101 of different length.Label 21a is illustrated through position carrying roller adjusted in Fig. 2.
Carrying roller driving device 22 can be oil cylinder.
The both ends of forward lead screw 212 have contrary screw thread, and two idler wheels 213 are spirally connected with the screw thread at both ends respectively matches
It closes, when screw rod driving device 214 drives forward lead screw 212 to rotate, two idler wheels 213 are straight along the length direction of forward lead screw 212
Line is mobile synchronous close to or far to adapt to the cylinder 101 of different-diameter.The position adjustment of idler wheel 213 is accurate, adjusts process
Simply.Screw rod driving device 214 can be motor.
In two groups of carrying rollers 21 of turning rolls 2, can will wherein one group be used as drive end, another group be used as driven end.As master
In the carrying roller 21 of moved end, idler wheel 213 is driven by roller driving device 215 and is rotated, and is formed and relatively rotated between cylinder 101.
The roller driving device 215 can also be motor.
In the present embodiment, carrying roller 21 is two groups, and two groups can vertically move along pedestal 1.In other embodiments, according to
The length of tank container 10 to be processed, can also suitably increase the quantity of carrying roller 21, and carrying roller 21 is also possible to be fixed on pedestal 1
On.
Refering to Fig. 5, embracing circular knitting machine structure 4 includes along 1 of laterally opposite two armful of pedestal round arm 41, and the upper end of each armful of round arm 41 is set
There is armful round roller 42 embrace to cylinder 101 circle, embraces round roller 42 by being similarly installed to embrace and embrace round driving dress on circle arm 41
Set 43 drivings and can be along 1 transverse shifting of pedestal, to embrace circle to cylinder 101.It embraces and is additionally provided on circle arm 41 and embraces circle driving device
43 parallel guide rods 44, guide rod 44, which is arranged in embrace on circle arm 41 and connect, embraces round roller 42.
Embrace round roller 42 be equipped with two between the upper and lower every embrace round roller wheel 421, four in two armfuls of opposite round rollers 42 embrace round roller wheels
421 are located on the same circle.It embraces the circle driving of driving device 43 and embraces round roller 42 to when the movement of 101 direction of cylinder, embrace round roller wheel 421 and connect
Cylinder 101 is touched, pressing to cylinder 101 and make to lose cylinder 101 and reply is circle.Embracing circle driving device 43 can be oil cylinder.
It embraces circle 41 lower end of arm and is slidably disposed in embracing on circle translating rails 13 on pedestal 1, by being mounted on pedestal 1
Embrace circle translated linear driving device 45 driving, and can along embrace circle a translating rails 13 move.As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 4, label 4a
It illustrates through adjusted armful of position circular knitting machine structure.Embracing circle translated linear driving device 45 may be, for example, the devices such as oil cylinder.
The operating process of the tank container assembly bench approximately as.
1, according to production technology needs, suitable claw 342 has been matched according to the size of end socket 102 and has been installed on chuck main body
On 341, the spacing between two groups of carrying rollers 21 of turning rolls 2 is adjusted according to the size of cylinder 101, while adjusting in every group of carrying roller 21
Wheelspan between two idler wheels 213 is to corresponding position.
2, it is horizontally situated chuck 34, by the horizontal lifting to chuck 34 of end socket 102, cylinder 101 is delivered to idler wheel
On frame 2.
3, after 4 stretch oil cylinders 345 on adjusting chuck 34 make 102 level of end socket, the inflation of air bag 343 is made into claw 342
End socket 102 is clamped, overturning drive device 322 drives support 321 to overturn, and overturns chuck 34 therewith to upright position, rises anti-
Lubricating oil cylinder 346 holds out against end socket 102.
4, crawl embraces circular knitting machine structure 4 and is moved to designated position, while can advance will card the direction of 31 way roller frame 2 of crawl bracket
Disk 34 is moved to designated position together with end socket 102, keeps 102 front end of end socket parallel with 101 end face of cylinder.
5, so that air bag 343 is slightly deflated and unclamp claw 342, the slightly loose Kaifeng head 102 of claw 342 is embraced circle driving device 43 and driven
The dynamic armful of advance of round roller 42, which holds out against cylinder 101, makes cylinder 101 substantially in positive round, and crawl bracket 31 advances again, and chuck 34 is together with envelope
After first 102 advance to certain position, the inflation of air bag 343 makes claw 342 simultaneously clamp on end socket 102 and cylinder 101, anti-skidding oil cylinder
346 drop to lower limit.
6, crawl air bag 343 is deflated to certain state, so that there are certain interval, crawl tops between end socket 102 and claw 342
Locking oil cylinder 345 adjusts the gap of cylinder 101 and end socket 102, finally so that claw 342 is clamped end socket 102 and cylinder the inflation of air bag 343
Body 101.
7, other end end socket 102 is assembled with cylinder 101 and is carried out simultaneously according to the above 3-6 step.
8, adjustment 2 wheelspan of turning rolls makes cylinder 101 be detached from turning rolls 2, unclamps an armful circle driving device 43, point after reaching requirement
Dynamic device for revolving and driving 332 makes both ends end socket 102 move in a circle with cylinder 101 with chuck 34 is whole, adjusts spot welding position,
By the manual or automatic assembly spot welding operation for completing circumferencial direction.
9, after completing tack-weld, air bag 343, which is deflated, unclamps claw 342, after confirmation armful circle driving device 43 retreats in place,
Retrogressing chuck 34 and armful circular knitting machine structure 4 make the overturning of chuck 34 to horizontality, start chuck 34 and turn round 360 ° certainly to home position
It is dynamic to reset.
10, after the tank body that docking is completed being transported to next station by waggon, step 1 is repeated, next workpiece is prepared
Clamping.
In tank container assembly bench of the invention, it can make chuck between upper discharge position and operating position by turnover mechanism
Overturning can make chuck carry out 360 degree of revolution around its own axis, so that cylinder be driven to turn together with end socket by swing mechanism
It is dynamic.According to the assembly bench, weld job position can be set as to a certain fixation positioned at cylinder and end socket abutment joint periphery
Welding portion, which carries out welding, to be waited for this when end socket and cylinder are when welding portion turns to the weld job position in position.Card
After disk holds end socket and cylinder, within the period that one rotates 360 degree, it can make to need to apply in end socket and cylinder abutment joint whole circumference
The position of weldering, which successively reaches, completes welding at weld job position, improve production efficiency;During entire weld job, operation
Personnel reduce labor intensity without changing job position without operation of ascending a height is carried out.The present invention improves the automation of complete machine
Level effectively improves production efficiency and operational safety, reduces the labor intensity of worker, while setting for Automated assembly
Meter is laid a good foundation.
Further, turnover mechanism drives chuck to overturn between horizontal position and upright position, and horizontal position is as feeding
Position can make end socket directly be in a horizontal state hoisting material feeding, facilitate lifting, reduce artificial and vehicling operation.
Although describing the present invention with reference to several exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that, term used be explanation and
Term exemplary, and not restrictive.Due to the present invention can be embodied in a variety of forms without departing from invention spirit or
Essence, it should therefore be appreciated that above embodiment is not limited to any of the foregoing details, and should be defined by the appended claims
The whole change and modification widely explained, therefore fallen into claim or its equivalent scope in spirit and scope all should be with
Attached claim is covered.