CN111762486A

CN111762486A - Intelligent pallet fork device

Info

Publication number: CN111762486A
Application number: CN202010562597.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 范桂霞
Original assignee: Beijing Mingnanhui Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing muyue Intelligent Technology Co.,Ltd.
Priority date: 2020-06-18
Filing date: 2020-06-18
Publication date: 2020-10-13

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of mechanical automation, in particular to an intelligent fork device, wherein a rail device and a fork device capable of sliding along the rail device are arranged on the ground of an operation room, under the control of a computer, the fork device can move horizontally and vertically, a fork unit is arranged on the fork device and can rotate, a fork plate arranged on the fork device can stretch leftwards or rightwards, so that goods stored in different directions can be obtained, meanwhile, the goods are conveyed to a set position along with the movement of the fork unit through an adsorption unit, the whole operation process can be performed rapidly in a orderly manner, the working efficiency is greatly improved, the dish serving speed is increased, the requirement of timely dining by a large number of people is met, the labor intensity of cooks is greatly reduced, and the physical health of the cooks is guaranteed.

Description

Intelligent pallet fork device

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of mechanical automation, in particular to an intelligent fork device.

Background

In schools, factories, large restaurants and other places with more diners, the diners need to be quickly made, quickly subpackaged and conveyed in the time of concentrated dining, but the speed of manual operation is limited, the operation space is limited, so that the diners cannot be operated by multiple persons simultaneously, the labor cost is higher at present, the efficiency of dish serving is lower, the queue is longer, the time of people is delayed, the needs of timely dining of the diners in batches cannot be met, the labor intensity of the cooks is very high, and the physical health is seriously damaged.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to overcome the defects and provide an intelligent fork device, wherein a rail device and a fork device capable of sliding along the rail device are arranged on the ground of an operation room, under the control of a computer, the fork device can move horizontally and vertically, a fork unit can rotate, a fork plate can stretch leftwards or rightwards, so that goods stored in different directions can be obtained, meanwhile, the goods are conveyed to a set position along with the movement of the fork unit through an adsorption unit, the whole operation process can be rapidly carried out orderly, the working efficiency is greatly improved, the dish serving speed is increased, the requirement of timely dining of a large number of people is met, the labor intensity of cooks is greatly reduced, and the physical health of the cooks is guaranteed.

The specific technical scheme provided by the invention is as follows:

the utility model provides an intelligence fork device, includes the fork device, bears the gliding rail set of fork device and drive the drive arrangement of fork device motion, the fork device is including the fork unit who obtains and bear the weight of goods, the fork unit is equipped with the absorption unit that adsorbs the goods on the surface, makes the firm subsides of goods are covered the fork unit surface is delivered to the settlement position.

Preferably, the track device comprises a ground rail and an upper sky rail, wherein the ground rail and the upper sky rail are arranged in parallel, and the ends of the ground rail are connected through a supporting device and are positioned on the upper sky rail.

Preferably, the fork device further comprises a horizontal driving device for driving the fork unit to move along the horizontal direction, and a vertical driving device for driving the fork unit to move along the vertical direction; the horizontal driving device comprises a rolling unit which rolls along the rail device, and the vertical driving device comprises a sliding unit which slides along a vertical column which is vertically and fixedly arranged on the rolling unit.

Preferably, the fork unit comprises a driving unit and a bearing unit, and the bearing unit rotates or stretches under the driving of the driving unit.

Preferably, the driving unit includes a rotating motor for driving the carrying unit to rotate and a linear motor for driving the fork plates of the carrying unit to extend and retract.

Preferably, the rotation angle of the carrying unit comprises 180 degrees⁰。

Preferably, the extending and retracting directions of the fork plates are perpendicular to the track arrangement direction of the track device, and the fork plates can extend towards two opposite directions respectively.

Preferably, the suction unit includes a suction cup disposed on the fork plate and a vacuum generator communicated with the suction cup so that the suction cup generates suction force.

Preferably, the upper surface of the suction cup is parallel to the upper surface of the fork plate.

Preferably, the device further comprises a control device, wherein the control device comprises a computer and an electric control device which is controlled by the computer and is connected with the driving device.

It should be noted that the goods are stored in a tray, and the tray is placed on the suction cup.

It should be noted that the number of the suckers is more than or equal to two, so that the balance of the tray is better.

The invention has the beneficial effects that:

the invention provides an intelligent fork device, which can move horizontally and vertically under the control of a computer, a fork unit can rotate, a fork plate can stretch leftwards or rightwards, so that goods stored in different directions can be obtained, meanwhile, an adsorption unit enables the goods to be moved to a set position along with the fork unit, the whole goods carrying process can be carried out rapidly and safely in a orderly manner, the working efficiency is greatly improved, the dish serving speed is high, the requirement of a large number of diners for timely dining is met, the labor intensity of cooks is greatly reduced, and the physical health of the cooks is guaranteed.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the application and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the application and together with the description serve to explain the application and not to limit the application. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of the fork unit;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view E-E of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 shows the rotation 180 of the carrier unit⁰The latter schematic diagram;

FIG. 5 is an isometric view of the fork plate in an extended condition;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the structure of the dining car of the present invention (without the car walls);

FIG. 7 is a view from the direction A of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view C-C of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a D-D section view rotation 180 of FIG. 1⁰A rear view.

Wherein:

1-a body frame; 100-column; 1000-sliding rail; 110-rolling trolley; 120-a fork arrangement; 1200-a rotating electrical machine; 1210-fork plate; 1220-linear motor; 1230-a backplane; 1240-a sucker; 1250-a vacuum generator; 1260-hose; 1270-sliding rail support plate; 130-a pulley mechanism; 140-an upper track; 150-end support posts; 160-trolley rail;

2-a tray; 3, integrating a backpack; 4-semi-finished food; 5-steaming the box; 6-stewing and frying pan; 7-lunch box; 8-a lifting mechanism; 9-cleaning unit.

Detailed Description

As used in the specification and in the claims, certain terms are used to refer to particular components. As one skilled in the art will appreciate, manufacturers may refer to a component by different names. This specification and claims do not intend to distinguish between components that differ in name but not function. In the following description and in the claims, the terms "include" and "comprise" are used in an open-ended fashion, and thus should be interpreted to mean "include, but not limited to. The description which follows is a preferred embodiment of the present application, but is made for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the application and not for the purpose of limiting the scope of the application. The protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the definitions of the appended claims.

Referring to fig. 1 to 9:

one embodiment of the invention:

an intelligent fork device comprises a main body frame 1 and a fork device 120 installed on the main body frame 1, wherein the main body frame 1 is provided with a track for bearing the sliding of the fork device 120, and the intelligent fork device further comprises a driving device for driving the fork device 120 to move.

The track comprises a trolley track 160 laid on the ground of the dining car and an upper track 140 arranged in parallel with the trolley track 160, wherein the trolley track 160 and the upper track 140 are fixedly connected through an end support column 150 to form a firm and stable track device. The rolling trolley 110 is provided with rollers capable of horizontally sliding on the trolley rails 160, the rolling trolley 110 is fixedly provided with a vertical column 100 in rolling connection with the upper rails 140, the vertical column 100 is fixedly provided with a pulley mechanism 130, the pulley mechanism 130 can roll along the upper rails 140, the vertical column 100 is vertically provided with a slide rail 1000, and the fork device 120 can vertically move along the slide rail 1000. The rolling trolley 110 and the fork device 120 are both provided with an electric control device (not shown in the figure) connected with a computer.

Preferably, the fork device 120 comprises a driving unit and a carrying unit, the carrying unit comprises a bottom plate 1230 and a linear track fixedly mounted on the bottom plate 1230 and containing a linear motor 1220, a fork plate 1210 is slidably mounted along the linear track, the fork plate 1210 can extend and retract along the linear track, the extending and retracting directions of the fork plate 1210 are perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the track, and the fork plates can respectively extend towards two opposite directions.

A suction cup 1240 and a vacuum generator 1250 are fixedly installed on the fork plate 1210, the vacuum generator 1250 is communicated with the suction cup 1240 through a hose 1260, the vacuum generator 1250 enables the suction cup 1240 to generate suction force, so that a tray 2 for containing goods is firmly attached to the upper surface of the fork plate 1210, and the goods are safely conveyed to a specific set position; the upper surface of the suction cup 1240 is parallel to the upper surface of the fork plate 1210.

The carrying unit of the fork device 120 is slidably connected to a slide rail 1000 through a slide rail support plate 1270, the slide rail support plate 1270 drives the fork device 120 to slide up and down along the slide rail 1000, a rotary motor 1200 is connected between the slide rail support plate 1270 and the carrying unit, and the rotary motor 1200 drives the carrying unit to rotate.

An electric control device (not shown) for controlling the linear motor 1220, the rotary motor 1200 and the vacuum generator 1250 is connected to a computer (not shown).

Since the electric control device for driving the rotation of the rotating shaft and driving the linear movement includes a motor, a gear transmission, etc., which belong to the prior art, the details of the related structure thereof are not shown and described herein.

It should be noted that the goods are stored in the pallet 2, the pallet 2 is placed on the suction cups 1240, and the pallet 2 has the same specification.

It should be noted that the number of the suckers 1240 is more than or equal to two, and the specific number is set as required, so that the balance of the tray 2 is better.

The specific working process is as follows: take the backpack assembly 3 for carrying and containing lunch boxes 7 as an example: the computer controls the electric control device according to a program to drive the rolling trolley 110 to drive the fork device 120 to roll along the trolley track 160 to reach the front of a shelf for placing the backpack assembly 3, the fork device 120 vertically moves along the slide rail 1000 to reach the front of the pre-taken backpack assembly 3 filled with the lunch boxes 7, meanwhile, the linear motor 1220 drives the fork plate 1210 to extend to the lower part of the tray 2 for containing the backpack assembly 3, the vacuum generator 1250 generates negative pressure to enable the suction cup 1240 to tightly adsorb the tray 2, the fork device 120 is driven by the driving device to be conveyed to a designated position for placing the backpack assembly 3, after the backpack assembly 3 is put down, the fork device 120 descends to take the tray 2 away, and then the tray 2 is placed at the storage position of the tray 2.

When the fork device 120 cannot reach a high goods taking position due to the limitation of height setting, the lifting mechanism 8 takes off the goods at the high position under the control of the computer and places the goods at a proper position for the fork device 120 to take the goods.

Similarly, fork device 120 can transport the perfect steamer tray of splendid attire and place in steam ager 5, can transport the steamer tray that needs the washing and place washing unit 9 in order to wash, also can transport the good meal of splendid attire and place window etc..

Another embodiment of the invention:

When the goods in the tray 2 carried on the fork 1210 need to be dumped, the rotary motor 1200 drives the carrying unit to rotate 1800, so that the goods are dumped into the designated container.

The specific working process is as follows: taking the example of carrying semi-finished food 4, such as washed green vegetables, the following steps: the computer controls the electric control device according to a program to drive the rolling trolley 110 to drive the fork device 120 to roll along the trolley track 160 to reach the front of a shelf for placing green vegetables, the fork device 120 vertically moves along the slide rail 1000 to reach the front of a pre-fetched tray 2 for containing green vegetables, meanwhile, the linear motor 1220 drives the fork plate 1210 to extend to the lower part of the tray 2 for containing green vegetables, the vacuum generator 1250 generates negative pressure to enable the suction cup 1240 to tightly adsorb the tray 2, the fork device 120 is conveyed to the upper part of the stewing and frying pan 6 under the driving of the driving device again, under the driving of the rotating motor 1200, the bearing unit rotates 1800 to enable the green vegetables in the tray 2 to be poured into the stewing and frying pan 6, then rotates to return to the position again under the driving of the rotating motor 1200, and the tray 2 is placed at a designated position under the driving of the driving device.

Similarly, other goods needing to be placed in a dumping manner can be driven by the rotating motor 1200 to rotate the bearing unit.

The foregoing description shows and describes several preferred embodiments of the present application, but as aforementioned, it is to be understood that the application is not limited to the forms disclosed herein, but is not to be construed as excluding other embodiments and is capable of use in various other combinations, modifications, and environments and is capable of changes within the scope of the application as described herein, commensurate with the above teachings, or the skill or knowledge of the relevant art. And that modifications and variations may be effected by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the application, which is to be protected by the claims appended hereto.

Claims

1. The utility model provides an intelligence fork device which characterized in that: including the fork device, bear the gliding rail set of fork device and drive the drive arrangement of fork device motion, the fork device is including acquireing and bear the fork unit of goods, the fork unit is equipped with the absorption unit that adsorbs the goods on the surface, makes the goods firmly paste and cover the fork unit surface is sent to the settlement position.

2. The intelligent pallet fork arrangement of claim 1, wherein: the rail device comprises a ground rail and an upper sky rail, wherein the ground rail and the end part of the ground rail are arranged in parallel, are connected through a supporting device and are positioned on the upper sky rail.

3. The intelligent pallet fork arrangement of claim 2, wherein: the fork device also comprises a horizontal driving device which drives the fork unit to move along the horizontal direction, and a vertical driving device which moves along the vertical direction; the horizontal driving device comprises a rolling unit which rolls along the rail device, and the vertical driving device comprises a sliding unit which slides along a vertical column which is vertically and fixedly arranged on the rolling unit.

4. The intelligent pallet fork arrangement of claim 3, wherein: the fork unit comprises a driving unit and a bearing unit, and the bearing unit rotates or stretches under the driving of the driving unit.

5. The intelligent pallet fork arrangement of claim 4, wherein: the driving unit comprises a rotating motor for driving the bearing unit to rotate and a linear motor for driving the fork plates of the bearing unit to extend and retract.

6. The intelligent pallet fork arrangement of claim 5, wherein: the rotation angle of the bearing unit comprises 180 degrees⁰。

7. The intelligent pallet fork arrangement of claim 6, wherein: the extending and contracting movement directions of the fork plates are perpendicular to the track arrangement direction of the track device, and the fork plates can extend out in two opposite directions respectively.

8. The intelligent pallet fork arrangement of claim 7, wherein: the adsorption unit comprises a sucker arranged on the fork plate and a vacuum generator communicated with the sucker, so that the sucker generates suction.

9. The intelligent pallet fork arrangement of claim 8, wherein: the upper surface of the sucker is parallel to the upper surface of the fork plate.

10. The smart pallet fork device as claimed in any one of claims 1-9, wherein: the device also comprises a control device, wherein the control device comprises a computer and an electric control device which is controlled by the computer and is connected with the driving device.