CN107587165B

CN107587165B - Carbon anode loading and unloading method and device thereof

Info

Publication number: CN107587165B
Application number: CN201710965492.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨正伟; 佘建敏; 黄飞; 田维梅
Original assignee: GUIZHOU LELIS MACHINE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE CO LTD
Current assignee: GUIZHOU LELIS MACHINE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE CO LTD
Priority date: 2017-10-17
Filing date: 2017-10-17
Publication date: 2023-05-30
Anticipated expiration: 2037-10-17
Also published as: CN107587165A

Abstract

The invention discloses a carbon anode loading and unloading method and a device used by the method. The device used by the invention has simple structure, wherein the two anode scrap loading stations have the same structure, the same working process and independent operation without mutual interference. Greatly improves the loading and unloading efficiency of the anode assembly workshop.

Description

Carbon anode loading and unloading method and device thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to a carbon anode loading and unloading method and a device used by the method, and belongs to the technical field of equipment transformation of an anode assembly workshop.

Background

The basic configuration of the existing anode assembly workshop is that an anode unloading station and a anode scrap loading station are matched to work, or the loading and unloading work is completed at the same station. Because the anode carbon block has more and more complicated online actions and slower work, and the anode carbon block has less offline actions and high speed, the anode assembly process has lower efficiency and certain defects. Therefore, the existing carbon anode loading and unloading method is not ideal enough and can not meet the production requirement.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a carbon anode loading and unloading method and a device used by the method, so as to improve the operation efficiency of an anode assembly workshop, thereby overcoming the defects in the prior art.

The technical scheme of the invention is realized as follows:

according to the characteristic that the upper linear speed of the anode scrap carbon block is slower than the lower linear speed of the anode scrap carbon block, two anode scrap assembly stations are used for matching with an anode unloading operation, and empty trays are quickly transferred through a tray conveyor, so that the loading and unloading efficiency is improved; the specific working process is as follows: the empty tray for loading the anode carbon blocks is conveyed to an unloading empty tray stop position by a tray conveyor, and is taken out from the unloading empty tray stop position by an unloading lifting truck, and is operated to a waiting position of the unloading lifting truck for standby; the anode carbon blocks from the casting station are hung on one side of a station unloading operation platform of the bell jar and are conveyed to the anode station unloading station through a catenary track in groups; meanwhile, the unloading station lifting vehicle which is positioned on standby of the unloading station lifting vehicle waiting position conveys the empty tray from the unloading station lifting vehicle waiting position to the lower part of the unloading station operation platform of the anode unloading station; lifting the unloading lifting vehicle to lift the anode carbon block, and unloading the anode carbon block from the bell jar of the catenary track by an operator positioned on the unloading operation platform; the unloading lifting vehicle descends and conveys the anode-containing tray to an anode tray storage position for putting down, and other transfer equipment conveys the anode-containing tray to a required station; then the unloading lifting vehicle moves to an unloading empty tray stop position to receive a new empty tray, and returns to the unloading lifting vehicle waiting position to wait for standby, and waits for the input of the next group of anodes; when a group of anode carbon blocks are detached from the bell jar of the catenary track, the empty bell jar on the catenary track enters the lower parts of the loading operation platforms of the two anode scrap loading stations according to a single group and a double group respectively for standby; when other transfer equipment puts a tray with anode scrap carbon blocks into an anode scrap storage position, a loading lift truck runs from a loading lift truck waiting position to the anode scrap storage position to convey the tray with the anode scrap carbon blocks to the lower part of one side of a loading operation platform of the anode scrap loading station, the loading lift truck lifts up the anode scrap carbon blocks, and a centering device centers a guide rod on the anode scrap carbon blocks, and an operator positioned on the loading operation platform hangs the guide rod of the anode scrap carbon blocks on a bell jar of a catenary track; resetting the righting device, and lowering the loading lifting vehicle and running to the tray tipping device to tip the residues in the tray tipping device; simultaneously sending a signal, namely conveying the loaded stub carbon blocks to a required station by a catenary track; the empty tray after dumping residues is reset and then conveyed to a loading empty tray receiving position on the tray conveyor by a loading lifting truck, the empty tray is unloaded and returned to a loading lifting truck waiting position for standby, and the empty tray is conveyed to a unloading empty tray stopping position by the tray conveyor; the working processes of the two anode scrap loading stations are identical, and the two anode scrap loading stations can independently operate and do not interfere with each other.

The carbon anode loading and unloading device comprises a tray conveyor and a catenary track; the catenary track is provided with a bell jar which is used for hanging an anode carbon block or a residual anode carbon block and can run on the catenary track; one side of the tray conveyor is provided with an anode unloading station and two anode scrap loading stations; the catenary track is positioned above the anode unloading station and the anode scrap loading station and is connected with the casting station and the anode scrap processing workshop; the anode unloading station is provided with an unloading operation platform, an unloading lifting car and an unloading track for the operation of the unloading lifting car, the unloading operation platform and the unloading track of the tray conveyor are provided with unloading lifting car waiting positions, and one end of the unloading track is provided with an anode tray storage position; the two anode scrap loading station structures are identical; the anode scrap loading station is provided with a loading operation platform, a loading lifting vehicle and a loading track for the loading lifting vehicle to run, a tray tipping device is arranged between the loading operation platform and a tray conveyor, and one side of the loading operation platform, which is far away from the tray conveyor, is sequentially provided with a righting device, a loading lifting vehicle waiting position and an anode scrap storage position; and other transfer equipment is arranged at the anode tray storage position and the anode scrap storage position.

Due to the adoption of the technical scheme, compared with the prior art, the invention adopts two-loading and one-unloading three-station anode assembly configuration, the two anode scrap loading stations have the same structure, the working processes are the same, the anode scrap loading stations can independently operate and do not interfere with each other, and the loading and unloading efficiency of an anode assembly workshop is greatly improved through the rapid transfer of the tray by the tray conveyor.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the three-dimensional structure of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion of the anode discharge station of FIG. 2;

fig. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion of the stub mounting station of fig. 2.

The figure indicates: the device comprises a 1-catenary track, a 2-anode carbon block, a 3-unloading station lifting vehicle, a 4-unloading station lifting vehicle waiting position, a 5-anode unloading station, a 6-anode tray storage position, a 7-unloading station empty tray stopping position, an 8-tray conveyor, a 9-tray tipping device, a 10-loading station empty tray receiving position, a 11-loading station lifting vehicle, a 12-loading station lifting vehicle waiting position, a 13-anode residue storage position, a 14-anode residue loading station, a 15-righting device, a 16-unloading station track, a 17-unloading station operating platform, a 18-loading station operating platform, 19-other transfer equipment, a 20-bell jar, a 21-empty tray, a 22-anode residue carbon block and a 23-loading station track.

Detailed Description

The invention is described in further detail below with reference to the drawings and examples, but is not intended to be limiting in any way.

According to the method for loading and unloading the carbon anode, as shown in figures 1-4, according to the characteristic that the linear speed of the anode carbon block 22 is lower than that of the anode carbon block 2, two anode unloading stations 5 are matched with two anode unloading stations 14 for operation, and an empty tray 21 is quickly transferred through a tray conveyor 8, so that the loading and unloading efficiency is improved; the specific working process is as follows: the empty tray 21 for loading the anode carbon blocks 2 is conveyed to the unloading empty tray stopping position 7 by the tray conveyor 8, and the empty tray 21 is taken out of the unloading empty tray stopping position 7 by the unloading lifting truck 3 and is moved to the unloading lifting truck waiting position 4 for standby; the anode carbon blocks 2 from the casting station are hung on the bell jar 20 and are conveyed to one side of a station unloading operation platform 17 of the anode station unloading 5 through a catenary track 1; meanwhile, the unloading station lifting vehicle 3 which is positioned on the standby of the unloading station lifting vehicle waiting position 4 conveys the empty tray 21 from the unloading station lifting vehicle waiting position 4 to the lower part of the unloading station operation platform 17 of the anode unloading station 5; the unloading lifting vehicle 3 ascends to lift the anode carbon block 2, and an operator positioned on the unloading operation platform 17 unloads the anode carbon block 2 from the bell jar 20 of the catenary track 1; the unloading lifting vehicle 3 descends and conveys the anode-containing tray to the anode tray storage position 6 for putting down, and other transferring equipment 19 conveys the anode-containing tray to a required station; then the unloading lifting vehicle 3 moves to the unloading empty tray stop position 7 to receive a new empty tray 21, returns to the unloading lifting vehicle waiting position 4 to wait for the next group of anode input; when a group of anode carbon blocks 2 are dismounted from the bell jar 19 of the catenary track 1, the empty bell jar on the catenary track 1 enters the lower parts of the loading operation platforms 18 of the two anode scrap loading stations 14 according to single and double groups for standby; when other transfer equipment 19 puts the tray with the anode scrap carbon blocks 22 into the anode scrap storage position 13, the loading lift truck 11 moves from the loading lift truck waiting position 12 to the anode scrap storage position 13 to convey the tray with the anode scrap carbon blocks 22 to the lower part of one side of the loading operation platform 18 of the anode scrap loading station 14, the loading lift truck 11 lifts up the anode scrap carbon blocks 22, and meanwhile, the righting device 15 rightes a guide rod on the anode scrap carbon blocks 22, and an operator on the loading operation platform 18 hangs the guide rod of the anode scrap carbon blocks 22 on the bell jar 20 of the catenary track 1; the righting device 15 is reset, the loading lifting vehicle 11 descends and moves to the tray tipping device 9, and residues in the tray are tipped by the tray tipping device 9; simultaneously sending a signal to send the loaded stub carbon block 22 to a required station by the catenary track 1; the empty tray 21 after the residue is dumped is reset and then is conveyed to a loading empty tray receiving position 10 on the tray conveyor 8 by a loading lifting vehicle 11, the empty tray 21 is unloaded and returned to a loading lifting vehicle waiting position 12 for standby, and the empty tray 21 is conveyed to a unloading empty tray stopping position 7 by the tray conveyor 8; the working processes of the two anode scrap loading stations 14 are identical, and can independently operate without interference.

A carbon anode handling apparatus of the present invention for use in the above method, as shown in fig. 1-4, comprises a tray conveyor 8 and a catenary track 1; a bell jar 20 which is used for hanging the anode carbon block 2 or the anode scrap carbon block 22 and can run on the catenary track 1 is arranged on the catenary track 1; one side of the tray conveyor 8 is provided with an anode unloading station 5 and two anode scrap loading stations 14; the catenary track 1 is positioned above the anode unloading station 5 and the anode scrap loading station 14 and is connected with a casting station and an anode scrap processing workshop; the anode unloading station 5 is provided with an unloading operation platform 17, an unloading lifting car 3 and an unloading track 16 for the operation of the unloading lifting car 3, the unloading operation platform 17 and the unloading track 16 of the tray conveyor 8 are provided with an unloading lifting car waiting position 4, and one end of the unloading track 16 is provided with an anode tray storage position 6; the two anode scrap loading stations 14 are identical in structure; the anode scrap loading station 14 is provided with a loading operation platform 18, a loading lifting vehicle 11 and a loading rail 23 for the loading lifting vehicle 11 to run, a tray tipping device 9 is arranged between the loading operation platform 18 and the tray conveyor 8, and a centering device 15, a loading lifting vehicle waiting position 12 and an anode scrap storage position 13 are sequentially arranged on one side, away from the tray conveyor 8, of the loading operation platform 18; other transfer devices 19 are provided at the anode pallet storage location 6 and the anode scrap storage location 13.

Examples

As shown in fig. 1-4, anode carbon blocks 2 from a casting station enter an anode unloading station 5 through a catenary track 1 in groups, an unloading lift truck 3 with empty trays moves from an unloading lift truck waiting position 4 to the anode unloading station 5, the unloading lift truck 3 ascends to unload the anode carbon blocks 2 and conveys the anode carbon blocks 2 to an anode tray storage position 6 for laying down and conveying to a required station through other transferring equipment 19, the unloading lift truck 3 returns to an unloading empty tray stopping position 7 of a tray conveyor 8 to receive new trays and returns to the unloading lift truck waiting position 4 to wait for the next group of anode inputs. When each group of anodes is dismounted, the empty bell jar enters two anode scrap loading stations 14 for standby according to single and double groups. After the other transfer equipment 19 puts the anode scrap carbon block 22 tray into the anode scrap storage position 13, the loading lifting car 11 goes out from the loading lifting car waiting position 12 to the anode scrap storage position 13 to load the tray with the anode scrap carbon block, and is conveyed to the anode scrap loading station 14, the loading lifting car 11 ascends, meanwhile, the centering device 15 centers the positioning guide rod until the anode scrap carbon block 22 is loaded into the bell jar 20 above to be on line, the centering device 15 retreats, and the loading lifting car 11 descends. The loading lifting vehicle 11 runs to the tray tipping device 9 to topple the residues in the trays, meanwhile, the residual carbon blocks 22 are conveyed away by the signaling catenary, the loading lifting vehicle 11 runs to the loading empty tray receiving position 10 on the tray conveyor 8 again after the trays return to the positions, the trays are unloaded, the loading lifting vehicle returns to the loading lifting vehicle waiting position 12 to stand by, and the empty trays are conveyed to the unloading empty tray stopping position 7 by the tray conveyor 8.

The two anode scrap loading stations 14 have the same structure and the same working process, can independently operate and are not mutually interfered. The trays are transported to the unloading empty tray stop position 7 by the tray conveyor 8, and if the number of the trays is large, the trays are automatically accumulated before the unloading empty tray stop position 7 on the conveyor.

In the production of an anode assembly workshop, the anode scrap carbon blocks have more and more complex online actions, the work is slower, the anode scrap carbon blocks have fewer offline actions and the speed is high, the loading and unloading station utilizes the anode scrap carbon blocks to have the offline speed higher than the online speed of the anode scrap carbon blocks, the two anode scrap assembly stations are used by being matched with an anode unloading station, and the tray is quickly transferred through the tray conveyor, so that the loading and unloading efficiency is greatly improved.

Claims

1. A method for loading and unloading a carbon anode is characterized in that: according to the characteristic that the upper linear speed of the anode carbon block is slower than the lower linear speed of the anode carbon block, two anode scrap assembling stations are used for assembling an anode unloading operation, and an empty tray is quickly transferred through a tray conveyor, so that the loading and unloading efficiency is improved; the specific working process is as follows: the empty tray for loading the anode carbon blocks is conveyed to an unloading empty tray stop position by a tray conveyor, and is taken out from the unloading empty tray stop position by an unloading lifting truck, and is operated to a waiting position of the unloading lifting truck for standby; the anode carbon blocks from the casting station are hung on one side of a station unloading operation platform of the bell jar and are conveyed to the anode station unloading station through a catenary track in groups; meanwhile, the unloading station lifting vehicle which is positioned on standby of the unloading station lifting vehicle waiting position conveys the empty tray from the unloading station lifting vehicle waiting position to the lower part of the unloading station operation platform of the anode unloading station; lifting the unloading lifting vehicle to lift the anode carbon block, and unloading the anode carbon block from the bell jar of the catenary track by an operator positioned on the unloading operation platform; the unloading lifting vehicle descends and conveys the anode-containing tray to an anode tray storage position for putting down, and other transfer equipment conveys the anode-containing tray to a required station; then the unloading lifting vehicle moves to an unloading empty tray stop position to receive a new empty tray, and returns to the unloading lifting vehicle waiting position to wait for standby, and waits for the input of the next group of anodes; when a group of anode carbon blocks are detached from the bell jar of the catenary track, the empty bell jar on the catenary track enters the lower parts of the loading operation platforms of the two anode scrap loading stations according to a single group and a double group respectively for standby; when other transfer equipment puts a tray with anode scrap carbon blocks into an anode scrap storage position, a loading lift truck runs from a loading lift truck waiting position to the anode scrap storage position to convey the tray with the anode scrap carbon blocks to the lower part of one side of a loading operation platform of the anode scrap loading station, the loading lift truck lifts up the anode scrap carbon blocks, and a centering device centers a guide rod on the anode scrap carbon blocks, and an operator positioned on the loading operation platform hangs the guide rod of the anode scrap carbon blocks on a bell jar of a catenary track; resetting the righting device, and lowering the loading lifting vehicle and running to the tray tipping device to tip the residues in the tray tipping device; simultaneously sending a signal, namely conveying the loaded stub carbon blocks to a required station by a catenary track; the empty tray after dumping residues is reset and then conveyed to a loading empty tray receiving position on the tray conveyor by a loading lifting truck, the empty tray is unloaded and returned to a loading lifting truck waiting position for standby, and the empty tray is conveyed to a unloading empty tray stopping position by the tray conveyor; the working processes of the two anode scrap loading stations are identical, and the two anode scrap loading stations can independently operate and do not interfere with each other.

2. A carbon anode handling device for use in the method of claim 1, comprising a pallet conveyor (8) and a catenary track (1); the method is characterized in that: a bell jar (20) which is used for suspending the anode carbon block (2) or the anode scrap carbon block (22) and can run on the catenary track (1) is arranged on the catenary track (1); one side of the tray conveyor (8) is provided with an anode unloading station (5) and two anode scrap loading stations (14); the catenary track (1) is positioned above the anode unloading station (5) and the anode scrap loading station (14) and is connected with the casting station and the anode scrap processing workshop; the anode unloading station (5) is provided with an unloading operation platform (17), an unloading lifting vehicle (3) and an unloading track (16) for the unloading lifting vehicle (3) to run, the unloading operation platform (17) and the unloading track (16) of the tray conveyor (8) are provided with an unloading lifting vehicle waiting position (4), and one end of the unloading track (16) is provided with an anode tray storage position (6); the two anode scrap loading stations (14) have the same structure; the anode scrap loading station (14) is provided with a loading operation platform (18), a loading lifting vehicle (11) and a loading track (23) for the loading lifting vehicle (11) to run, a tray tipping device (9) is arranged between the loading operation platform (18) and the tray conveyor (8), and a centering device (15), a loading lifting vehicle waiting position (12) and an anode scrap storage position (13) are sequentially arranged on one side, far away from the tray conveyor (8), of the loading operation platform (18); other transfer devices (19) are arranged at the anode tray storage position (6) and the anode scrap storage position (13).