CN110773943A - Double-station automatic rotating shelf beam welding machine - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention is suitable for the technical field of welding, and provides a double-station automatic rotating shelf beam welding machine which comprises a rack, a female positioning device and a male positioning device, wherein the female positioning device and the male positioning device are both arranged on the rack, one of the female positioning device and the male positioning device is in sliding fit with the rack, the female positioning device and the male positioning device are both provided with clamping and positioning mechanisms, the clamping and positioning mechanisms are provided with a plurality of groups of stations for clamping workpieces, and the two clamping and positioning mechanisms can synchronously rotate relative to the female positioning device and the male positioning device and are used for welding the workpieces on different stations in turn; the invention has the beneficial effects that: after the welding gun welds the current workpiece, the two clamping and positioning mechanisms synchronously rotate, so that a station for clamping the workpiece is turned to the welding gun, the workpiece welded before is subjected to blanking or new workpiece replacement, namely, non-stop operation is realized, and the welding efficiency can be greatly improved.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to a welding device, in particular to a double-station automatic rotating shelf beam welding machine.
Background
The shelf is a shelf for storing goods, is a storage device for storing finished goods, and is commonly used in places such as supermarkets, warehouses and the like. With the rapid development of economy, the application of the goods shelf is more and more extensive.
The existing goods shelf is basically manufactured by welding metal sections, and in the welding process, the existing goods shelf needs to be stopped to wait for manual loading and unloading, so that the problem of low processing efficiency is caused.
Disclosure of Invention
The embodiment of the invention aims to provide a double-station automatic rotating shelf beam welding machine, and aims to solve the problem of low processing efficiency caused by the fact that in the welding process of the prior art, the machine needs to be stopped for waiting for manual feeding and discharging.
The embodiment of the invention is realized in such a way that the double-station automatic rotating shelf beam welding machine comprises:
a frame;
the clamping and positioning mechanisms can synchronously rotate relative to the female positioning device and the male positioning device and are used for welding workpieces on different stations in turn;
the welding gun is connected with the welding machine, is arranged on the female positioning device and the male positioning device through the welding gun lifting module and is used for welding the workpiece; and
and the control device is arranged on the rack and used for controlling the welding machine, the welding gun lifting module, the female positioning device and the male positioning device.
As a further scheme of the invention: and the rack is also provided with a driving device for driving one of the clamping and positioning mechanisms to rotate.
As a still further scheme of the invention: two connect through the swivelling joint crossbeam between the centre gripping positioning mechanism, just the swivelling joint crossbeam with correspond with coupling with non-circular mode between the centre gripping positioning mechanism, the swivelling joint crossbeam with still install the crossbeam slide rail between the centre gripping positioning mechanism.
As a still further scheme of the invention: the clamping and positioning mechanism comprises:
the jacking piece is arranged at the clamping position of the workpiece and used for jacking the workpiece;
the cross rod jacking piece is used for jacking the cross rod to enable the cross rod to be in contact with the workpiece, so that the welding of the cross rod and the workpiece is realized;
the output end of the compressing rotating piece is provided with a swing arm and is used for driving the swing arm to move so as to enable the swing arm to rotate and then compress the cross rod;
and the small piece pressing piece is used for pressing the small piece so that the small piece is kept in contact with both the workpiece and the cross bar.
As a still further scheme of the invention: the rack is provided with a plurality of pairs of horizontal moving slide rails, and the horizontal moving slide rails are in sliding fit with one of the female positioning device and the male positioning device.
As a still further scheme of the invention: the welding gun lifting module comprises a lifting support and a lifting motor, the lifting support is installed on the female positioning device and the male positioning device, the welding gun is installed on the lifting support through a welding gun installing support, a gear is further installed on the lifting support, the gear is in sliding fit with a rack on the lifting support, and the rack is connected with the welding gun installing support.
As a still further scheme of the invention: the welding gun welding device is characterized by further comprising a wire feeding device arranged on the rack, and the wire feeding device is used for outputting welding wires for the welding gun.
As a still further scheme of the invention: wire feeding unit includes send a quick-witted support and send a machine, send a machine to pass through send a quick-witted support mounting in the frame.
As a still further scheme of the invention: the driving device comprises a motor and a rotary reduction gearbox, and the motor drives one of the clamping and positioning mechanisms to rotate through the rotary reduction gearbox.
As a still further scheme of the invention: the frame is provided with a drag chain at one position corresponding to the female positioning device and the male positioning device.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that: after the welding gun welds the current workpiece, the two clamping and positioning mechanisms synchronously rotate, so that a station for clamping the workpiece is turned to the welding gun, the workpiece welded before is subjected to blanking or new workpiece replacement, namely, non-stop operation is realized, and the welding efficiency can be greatly improved.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a double-station automatic rotating shelf beam welding machine.
FIG. 2 is an elevation view of a dual station automated rotary shelf beam welder.
FIG. 3 is a top view of a dual station automated rotary shelf beam welder.
In the drawings: 1-a rack, 2-a welding machine, 3-a wire feeder, 301-a wire feeder support, 302-a wire feeder, 4-a welding gun lifting module, 401-a lifting support, 402-a rack, 403-a lifting motor, 5-a workpiece, 6-a welding gun, 7-a welding gun mounting support, 8-a control device, 9-a rotary reduction box, 10-a rotary connecting beam, 11-a beam slide rail, 12-a female positioning device, 13-a male positioning device, 14-a workpiece cross bar jacking cylinder, 15-a workpiece cross bar compacting rotary cylinder, 16-a workpiece small piece compacting cylinder, 17-a jacking cylinder, 18-a welding gun guide column, 19-a drag chain and 20-a horizontal moving slide rail.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.
Specific implementations of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments.
As shown in fig. 1 to 3, a structure diagram of a double-station automatic rotating shelf beam welding machine provided in an embodiment of the present invention includes a frame 1, a welding gun 6, a control device 8, a female positioning device 12 and a male positioning device 13, wherein the female positioning device 12 and the male positioning device 13 are both disposed on the frame 1, one of the female positioning device 12 and the male positioning device 13 is in sliding fit with the frame 1, the female positioning device 12 and the male positioning device 13 are both provided with a clamping and positioning mechanism, the clamping and positioning mechanism is provided with a plurality of groups of stations for clamping workpieces, and the two clamping and positioning mechanisms can synchronously rotate relative to the female positioning device 12 and the male positioning device 13 for alternately welding the workpieces on different stations; the welding gun 6 is connected with the welding machine 2, is arranged on the female positioning device 12 and the male positioning device 13 through the welding gun lifting module 4 and is used for welding workpieces; the control device 8 is arranged on the frame 1 and used for controlling the welding machine 2, the welding gun lifting module 4, the female positioning device 12 and the male positioning device 13.
In one aspect of this embodiment, two sets of stations for clamping workpieces are provided on the clamping and positioning mechanism, the number of the welding guns 6 is two, and the number of the welding guns 6 is four, the male positioning device 13 can slide relative to the frame 1, when in practical application, after the workpieces are positioned and mounted on the clamping and positioning mechanism, the relative positions between the male positioning device 13 and the female positioning device 12 are appropriately adjusted, then the welding guns 6 go down to weld the workpieces at one time, while the welding guns 6 perform welding work, the other set of stations of the clamping and positioning mechanism can perform blanking or clamping and positioning of the workpieces, after the welding guns 6 complete welding of the current workpieces, the two clamping and positioning mechanisms rotate synchronously, so that the stations that clamping of the workpieces is completed before are turned over to the welding guns 6, and the workpieces that are welded before are subjected to blanking or new workpiece replacement at this time.
When the current workpiece 5 is welded, the blanking of the workpiece 5 and the clamping of a new workpiece 5 can be completed by welding, so that the operation without stopping the machine is realized, and the welding efficiency can be greatly improved.
As shown in fig. 1 to 3, as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a driving device is further installed on the frame 1 for driving one of the clamping and positioning mechanisms to rotate.
Because the two clamping and positioning mechanisms can synchronously rotate, when the driving device drives one of the clamping and positioning mechanisms to rotate, the other clamping and positioning mechanism can synchronously rotate. Specifically, the driving device comprises a motor (not shown) and a rotary reduction gearbox 9, and the motor drives one of the clamping and positioning mechanisms to rotate through the rotary reduction gearbox 9.
As shown in fig. 1, as another preferred embodiment of the present invention, two clamping and positioning mechanisms are connected by a rotating connecting beam 10, the rotating connecting beam 10 is coupled with the corresponding clamping and positioning mechanism in a non-circular manner, and a beam slide rail 11 is further installed between the rotating connecting beam 10 and the clamping and positioning mechanisms.
Specifically, the non-circular coupling manner means that the cross section of the matching portion between the rotary connecting beam 10 and the corresponding clamping and positioning mechanism is not circular, for example, the matching holes of the rotary connecting beam 10 and the clamping and positioning mechanism are both square, or pentagonal, hexagonal, heptagonal, kidney-shaped, etc., and the main function of the non-circular coupling manner is to realize that the two clamping and positioning mechanisms connected by the rotary connecting beam 10 can keep synchronous rotation.
In one aspect of this embodiment, the cross section of the rotary connecting beam 10 is square, and in addition, since two clamping and positioning mechanisms are adjusted as required, a beam slide rail 11 is further installed between the rotary connecting beam 10 and the clamping and positioning mechanisms, so that the corresponding clamping and positioning mechanisms and the male positioning device 13 can move linearly relative to the other clamping and positioning mechanism.
As shown in fig. 1 to 3, as another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the clamping and positioning mechanism includes an abutting member, a cross bar abutting member, a pressing rotary member and a small piece pressing member, wherein the abutting member is disposed at a clamping position of a workpiece for pressing the workpiece; the cross rod jacking piece is used for jacking the cross rod to enable the cross rod to be in contact with the workpiece, so that the welding of the cross rod and the workpiece is realized; the output end of the pressing rotating piece is provided with a swing arm for driving the swing arm to move so as to enable the swing arm to rotate and then press the cross rod; the small piece pressing piece is used for pressing the small piece to enable the small piece to be kept in contact with both the workpiece and the cross rod.
In one case of this embodiment, the top member is a top air cylinder 17, the cross bar top member is a workpiece cross bar top air cylinder 14, the pressing rotary member is a workpiece cross bar pressing rotary air cylinder 15, and the small piece pressing member is a workpiece small piece pressing air cylinder 16, which are all in the form of air cylinders.
As shown in fig. 1, as another preferred embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of pairs of horizontal moving sliding rails 20 are installed on the frame 1, and the horizontal moving sliding rails 20 are slidably engaged with one of the female positioning device 12 and the male positioning device 13. In one case of this embodiment, the number of the movable slide rails 20 is a pair, and the movable slide rails are slidably engaged with the male positioning device 13, so as to facilitate routing of electrical components, etc., a tow chain 19 is installed at a position of the rack 1 corresponding to one of the female positioning device 12 and the male positioning device 13, in this embodiment, since the position of the male positioning device 13 is adjustable, the tow chain 19 is installed at the position corresponding to the male positioning device 13, and in this embodiment, the male positioning device 13 adopts a manual adjustment mode, and in actual application, a servo screw module, for example, may be added to realize automatic adjustment of the male positioning device 13, which is not limited specifically.
As shown in fig. 1 to 3, as another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the welding gun lifting module 4 includes a lifting bracket 401 and a lifting motor 403, the lifting bracket 401 is mounted on the female positioning device 12 and the male positioning device 13, the welding gun 6 is mounted on the lifting bracket 401 through the welding gun mounting bracket 7, the lifting bracket 401 is further mounted with a gear, the gear is engaged with a rack 402 slidably fitted on the lifting bracket 401, and the rack 402 is connected with the welding gun mounting bracket 7.
When the lifting motor 403 outputs power, the gear rotates synchronously, and the rack 402 is driven to lift through the meshing action between the teeth, so that the welding gun mounting bracket 7 is connected. In this embodiment, the adoption is that the gear rack meshing transmission mode realizes going up and down, when practical application, can also adopt other modes such as servo lead screw module, hydro-cylinder, cylinder to realize.
Preferably, in order to achieve the smoothness of the lifting movement of the welding gun mounting bracket 7, a guide wheel 21 is provided on the welding gun mounting bracket 7, and the guide wheel cooperates with the welding gun guide post 18 provided on the female positioning device 12 and the male positioning device 13 to guide the movement of the welding gun mounting bracket 7.
As shown in fig. 1 to 3, as another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the welding device further includes a wire feeder 3 disposed on the rack 1, wherein the wire feeder 3 is configured to output a welding wire to the welding gun 6.
Specifically, the wire feeder 3 includes a wire feeder holder 301 and a wire feeder 302, and the wire feeder 302 is mounted on the rack 1 through the wire feeder holder 301. The wire feeder 302 has a motor, a spool, and a wire guide wheel therein, which can feed the wire to the position of the welding gun 6 without manually handling the wire when it is in operation.
The embodiment of the invention provides a double-station automatic rotating shelf beam welding machine, after a welding gun 6 finishes welding a current workpiece, two clamping and positioning mechanisms synchronously rotate, so that a station which finishes clamping the workpiece before is turned over to the welding gun 6, the workpiece which finishes welding at this time is blanked or replaced by a new workpiece, namely, non-stop operation is realized, and the welding efficiency can be greatly improved.
The above description is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the invention, and any modifications, equivalents and improvements made within the spirit and principle of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.
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1. The utility model provides a duplex position autogiration shelf cross beam welding machine which characterized in that includes:
a frame;
the clamping and positioning mechanisms can synchronously rotate relative to the female positioning device and the male positioning device and are used for welding workpieces on different stations in turn;
the welding gun is connected with the welding machine, is arranged on the female positioning device and the male positioning device through the welding gun lifting module and is used for welding the workpiece; and
and the control device is arranged on the rack and used for controlling the welding machine, the welding gun lifting module, the female positioning device and the male positioning device.
2. The double-station automatic rotating shelf beam welding machine according to claim 1, wherein a driving device is further mounted on the frame and used for driving one of the clamping and positioning mechanisms to rotate.
3. The double-station automatic rotating shelf beam welding machine according to claim 1, wherein the two clamping and positioning mechanisms are connected through a rotating connecting beam, the rotating connecting beam is coupled with the corresponding clamping and positioning mechanisms in a non-circular manner, and a beam slide rail is further installed between the rotating connecting beam and the clamping and positioning mechanisms.
4. The double station automatic rotary shelf beam welder of claim 1, wherein the clamping and positioning mechanism comprises:
the jacking piece is arranged at the clamping position of the workpiece and used for jacking the workpiece;
the cross rod jacking piece is used for jacking the cross rod to enable the cross rod to be in contact with the workpiece, so that the welding of the cross rod and the workpiece is realized;
the output end of the compressing rotating piece is provided with a swing arm and is used for driving the swing arm to move so as to enable the swing arm to rotate and then compress the cross rod;
and the small piece pressing piece is used for pressing the small piece so that the small piece is kept in contact with both the workpiece and the cross bar.
5. The double-station automatic rotating shelf beam welding machine according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of pairs of horizontally moving slide rails are mounted on the frame, and the horizontally moving slide rails are in sliding fit with one of the female positioning device and the male positioning device.
6. The double-station automatic rotating shelf beam welding machine according to claim 1, wherein the welding gun lifting module comprises a lifting support and a lifting motor, the lifting support is mounted on the female positioning device and the male positioning device, the welding gun is mounted on the lifting support through a welding gun mounting support, a gear is further mounted on the lifting support, the gear is meshed with a rack which is in sliding fit with the lifting support, and the rack is connected with the welding gun mounting support.
7. The double station automated rotary shelf beam welder of claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, further comprising a wire feeder disposed on the frame, the wire feeder configured to output welding wire for the welding gun.
8. The double station automatic rotary shelf beam welder of claim 7, wherein the wire feeder comprises a wire feeder mount and a wire feeder, the wire feeder mounted to the frame by the wire feeder mount.
9. The double-station automatic rotating shelf beam welding machine according to claim 1, wherein the driving device comprises a motor and a rotating reduction gearbox, and the motor drives one of the clamping and positioning mechanisms to rotate through the rotating reduction gearbox.
10. The double-station automatic rotary shelf beam welding machine of claim 1, wherein the frame is provided with a drag chain at a position corresponding to one of the female positioning device and the male positioning device.
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