CN111993519A - Self-adaptive ultra-long plate stack carrying clamp - Google Patents

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CN111993519A
CN111993519A CN202010854691.7A CN202010854691A CN111993519A CN 111993519 A CN111993519 A CN 111993519A CN 202010854691 A CN202010854691 A CN 202010854691A CN 111993519 A CN111993519 A CN 111993519A
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宋晓波
胡涛
吴杰
马连玺
钱华
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B27WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
    • B27MWORKING OF WOOD NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES B27B - B27L; MANUFACTURE OF SPECIFIC WOODEN ARTICLES
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    • B27M3/04Manufacture or reconditioning of specific semi-finished or finished articles of flooring elements, e.g. parqueting blocks
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65GTRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
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Abstract

The invention discloses a self-adaptive ultra-long plate stack carrying clamp which is used for clamping plate stacks with the length of 1500-: the length direction holding and clamping mechanism comprises a rectangular structural part, a connecting disc used for being connected with a carrying robot is arranged at the upper part of the structural part, moving plates connected to a first guide rail sliding block are arranged on two sides of the lower part of the structural part, the moving plates can translate towards the middle part of the structural part along the length direction, and a turnover tooth supporting mechanism is arranged on the moving plates; the width direction embraces and presss from both sides the mechanism, and its fixed connection is in the middle part below of structure, width direction embraces and presss from both sides the mechanism including can be in width direction to the clamp plate of structure middle part translation, width direction embraces and presss from both sides the mechanism still including fixing the splint of structure downside, splint with the clamp plate sets up respectively structure width direction's both sides.

Description

Self-adaptive ultra-long plate stack carrying clamp
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the field of woodworking machinery, and particularly relates to a self-adaptive ultra-long plate stack carrying clamp.
Background
In the woodworking industry and the panel furniture industry, one product is a floor with a certain size and specification, and a plurality of processing technological processes of the floor comprise two technological processes of slitting and slotting:
first, cut
1. The whole sheet of board of larger dimensions is cut in a specific apparatus to leave a margin of floor to be finished.
2. The floors are stacked (the general stack height is about 100 mm), and the stacked floors are transferred to a tray for stacking (the general stack height is about 1000 mm) through a mechanical arm clamp.
3. And transferring and temporarily storing the stacked trays.
Two, open slot
1. The stack of plates in temporary storage is transferred to the entry end of the grooving process.
2. And the plate stack on the tray is conveyed to the process inlet end of the grooving line through the mechanical arm clamp.
3. And stacking the slotted plate stack on a tray by using a mechanical arm.
Due to the diversification and personalized development of the society, the custom-made orders of the customers in the woodworking industry and the panel furniture manufacturing industry are more and more, the size specifications of the floor are more and more, and a large number of ultra-long and ultra-short panels are arranged in the floor.
The super-long plate is a plate with the length dimension exceeding 2000mm, and the plate is thin, so that the plate is conveyed after being stacked for 100mm, the deformation in the middle of the floor plate stack is large, the automation is difficult to realize, and the manual conveying is troublesome and laborious.
Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the problems in the prior art, the invention provides a self-adaptive ultra-long plate stack conveying clamp, and part of embodiments of the self-adaptive ultra-long plate stack conveying clamp can adapt to the stacking of ultra-long floor boards with the lengths of 1500 and 2500mm and the widths of 100 and 300mm, and after the plate stacks with the sizes of 100mm are stacked, the plates are transferred to a tray through the conveying clamp for stacking.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
a self-adaptive ultra-long plate stack carrying clamp is used for clamping plate stacks with the length of 1500-2500mm and the width of 100-300mm, and comprises: the length direction holding and clamping mechanism comprises a rectangular structural part, a connecting disc used for being connected with a carrying robot is arranged at the upper part of the structural part, moving plates connected to a first guide rail sliding block are arranged on two sides of the lower part of the structural part, the moving plates can translate towards the middle part of the structural part along the length direction, and a turnover tooth supporting mechanism is arranged on the moving plates; the width direction embraces and presss from both sides the mechanism, and its fixed connection is in the middle part below of structure, width direction embraces and presss from both sides the mechanism including can be in width direction to the clamp plate of structure middle part translation, width direction embraces and presss from both sides the mechanism still including fixing the splint of structure downside, splint with the clamp plate sets up respectively structure width direction's both sides.
Preferably, the turnover support tooth mechanism is including one end fixed connection the articulated elements is connected to the cylinder on the movable plate, the other end that the articulated elements is connected to the cylinder articulates the one end at the cylinder, the one end of elbow joint is connected to the other end of cylinder, the other end of elbow joint articulates on connecting the board of bending, it fixes on swivel connected coupler to connect the board of bending, the last fixed connection of swivel connected coupler holds in the palm the tooth, swivel connected coupler articulates on the movable plate, works as when the cylinder is elongated, hold in the palm the tooth and follow a side direction opposite side of bottom of movable plate rotates, is used for holding the both ends of plate pile.
Preferably, the moving plate is provided with two bearings with seats, and the rotating connecting piece is provided with two ends rotatably arranged in the bearings with seats.
Preferably, a sliding block in the first guide rail sliding block is connected to a synchronous belt, the synchronous belt is tightly arranged below the structural member through a driving synchronous wheel and a driven synchronous wheel, and the driving synchronous wheel and the driven synchronous wheel are rotatably connected below the structural member.
Preferably, the first guide rail sliding blocks on the two sides are respectively connected with the synchronous belts on different sides, the driving synchronous wheel is connected with a speed reducer, and the speed reducer is connected with a motor.
Preferably, the width direction holding and clamping mechanism comprises two fixed supports fixed below the structural member, second guide rail sliding blocks are fixed on the fixed supports, and sliding blocks in the second guide rail sliding blocks are respectively fixed at two ends of the pressing plate.
Preferably, the width direction holding and clamping mechanism comprises two pressing air cylinder assemblies, the pressing air cylinder assemblies are fixed at the bottom of the fixed support, and the telescopic ends of the pressing air cylinder assemblies are respectively connected to the bottom of one side of the pressing plate.
Preferably, the width direction holding and clamping mechanism comprises an air cylinder assembly, the air cylinder assembly is fixed to the lower portion of the structural member, the telescopic end of the air cylinder assembly is connected to the top of the other side of the pressing plate, the air cylinder assembly is located at the middle point of the pressing plate in the length direction, and the pressing air cylinder assemblies are respectively located at two ends of the pressing plate in the length direction.
Preferably, a plurality of lightening holes are arranged on the pressure plate.
Preferably, the pressure plate comprises a rubber plate for contacting the pack.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that: the utility model provides an adaptive overlength plate pile transport anchor clamps, this transport anchor clamps can adapt to the overlength size floor stack of 2000mm plus or minus 500mm of length, 200mm plus or minus 100mm of width, with the plate pile of 100mm height of the plate stack of these sizes back, shifts to the tray through transport anchor clamps and carries out the stack.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.
FIG. 1 is an axial schematic view of the apparatus of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic view of a length-direction clasping mechanism.
Fig. 3 is a schematic bottom view of the apparatus.
Fig. 4 is a three-dimensional schematic view of the widthwise clasping mechanism.
FIG. 5 is a three-dimensional schematic view of another view of the width-wise clamp mechanism.
Fig. 6 is a partial schematic view of the flip-flop tooth rest mechanism.
The clamping mechanism is embraced to 1 for length direction, 2 is embraced to the width direction and presss from both sides the mechanism, 3 is the motor, 4 is the speed reducer, 5 is the initiative synchronizing wheel, 6 is the hold-in range, 7 is first guide rail slider, 8 is driven synchronizing wheel, 9 is the splint, 10 is that the upset holds in the palm tooth mechanism, 10a connects the articulated elements for the cylinder, 10b is the cylinder, 10c is the belt seat bearing, 10d is the elbow joint, 10e holds in the palm the tooth, 10f is swivel joint spare, 10g is the connection board of bending, 11 is the structure, 12 is the fixed bolster, 13 is the second guide rail slider, 14 is the cylinder assembly, 15 is the clamp plate, 16 is for compressing tightly the cylinder assembly.
Detailed Description
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without inventive effort based on the embodiments of the present invention, are within the scope of the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "longitudinal", "lateral", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are used merely for convenience of description and for simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated, and thus, are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1-6, the present embodiment provides a self-adaptive ultra-long plate stack carrying clamp for clamping a plate stack with a length of 1500-: the length direction clamping mechanism 1 comprises a rectangular structural part 11, a connecting disc used for being connected with a carrying robot is arranged at the upper part of the structural part 11, moving plates connected to a first guide rail sliding block 7 are arranged on two sides of the lower part of the structural part 11, the moving plates can translate towards the middle of the structural part 11 along the length direction, and a turnover tooth supporting mechanism 10 is arranged on the moving plates; width direction embraces and presss from both sides mechanism 2, its fixed connection is in the middle part below of structure 11, and width direction embraces and presss from both sides mechanism 2 including can be at width direction pressure plate 15 to the translation of 11 middle parts of structure, and width direction embraces and presss from both sides mechanism 2 still including fixing splint 9 in 11 downside of structure, and splint 9 and pressure plate 15 set up respectively in 11 width direction's of structure both sides.
The overturning tooth supporting mechanism 10 comprises a cylinder 10b with one end fixedly connected to the moving plate and connected with an articulated piece 10a, the other end of the cylinder 10b connected with the articulated piece 10a is hinged to one end of the cylinder 10b, the other end of the cylinder 10b is connected with one end of a toggle joint 10d, the other end of the toggle joint 10d is hinged to a connecting bending plate 10g, the connecting bending plate 10g is fixed to a rotating connecting piece 10f, a supporting tooth 10e is fixedly connected to the rotating connecting piece 10f, the rotating connecting piece 10f is hinged to the moving plate, and when the cylinder 10b extends, the supporting tooth 10e rotates from one side of the bottom of the moving plate to the other side of the moving plate to support two ends of.
The moving plate is provided with two bearings with seats 10c, and the rotary connecting piece 10f has two ends rotatably arranged in the bearings with seats 10 c.
The slider in the first guide rail slider 7 is connected on hold-in range 6, and hold-in range 6 stretches tightly through initiative synchronizing wheel 5, driven synchronizing wheel 8 and lays in the below of structure 11, and initiative synchronizing wheel 5, driven synchronizing wheel 8 all rotate to be connected in the below of structure 11.
The slide blocks in the first guide rail slide blocks 7 on the two sides are respectively connected with synchronous belts 6 on different sides, the driving synchronous wheel 5 is connected with the speed reducer 4, and the speed reducer 4 is connected with the motor 3.
The width direction holding and clamping mechanism 2 comprises two fixing supports 12 fixed below the structural member 11, second guide rail sliding blocks 13 are fixed on the fixing supports 12, and sliding blocks in the second guide rail sliding blocks 13 are respectively fixed at two ends of a pressing plate 15.
The width direction clamping mechanism 2 comprises two pressing air cylinder assemblies 16, the pressing air cylinder assemblies 16 are fixed at the bottom of the fixed support 12, and the telescopic ends of the pressing air cylinder assemblies 16 are respectively connected to the bottom of one side of the pressing plate 15.
The width direction holding and clamping mechanism 2 comprises an air cylinder assembly 14, the air cylinder assembly 14 is fixed on the lower portion of the structural member 11, the telescopic end of the air cylinder assembly 14 is connected to the top of the other side of the pressing plate 15, the air cylinder assembly 14 is located at the middle point of the length direction of the pressing plate 15, and the pressing air cylinder assemblies 16 are respectively located at the two ends of the length direction of the pressing plate 15.
The pressure plate 15 is provided with a plurality of lightening holes.
The pressure plate 15 comprises a rubber plate for contacting the pack.
In another embodiment, the self-adaptive ultra-long plate stack carrying clamp comprises a length direction clamping mechanism 1 and a width direction clamping mechanism 2.
1. Longitudinal clamping mechanism 1
The length direction holding and clamping mechanism 1 is composed of a servo motor 3, a speed reducer 4, a synchronous belt 6 transmission mechanism, a connecting mechanical arm sheet metal part, a structural part 11, a driving gear, a driven gear, a clamping plate 9 and a turnover tooth supporting mechanism 10.
The length direction clamping mechanism 1 mainly has the functions that the servo motor 3 and the speed reducer 4 control the transmission mechanism of the synchronous belt 6 to operate, the distance between the clamping plates 9 suitable for the length of the plate stack is adjusted, after the plate stack is clamped and separated from the stacking mechanism, the overturning tooth supporting mechanism 10 acts, and the plate stack is supported from the bottom of the plate stack and is prevented from falling.
2. Width direction holding and clamping mechanism 2
The width clamping mechanism comprises a structural member 11, a guide rail sliding block, a sheet metal connecting piece, a cylinder 10b and a cylinder 10b pressing mechanism.
The main function of the width holding and clamping mechanism is that the air cylinder 10b acts to regulate and compress the plate stack in the width direction, so as to prevent the deformation of the middle of the long plate stack.
After the length and the width directions are tightly pressed in a clamping mode, the plate pile is supported from the bottom of the plate pile in a mode of supporting teeth 10 e. The robot can rapidly move the plate stack by adopting the clamp and stack long-size plates in order.
Although the present invention has been described in detail with respect to the above embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that modifications or improvements based on the disclosure of the present invention may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and these modifications and improvements are within the spirit and scope of the invention.

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1. The utility model provides a super long plate crib of self-adaptation carries anchor clamps, its characterized in that is used for embracing and presss from both sides length 1500 and supplyes 2500mm, width 100 and supplyes 300 mm's plate crib, carry anchor clamps to include:
the length direction holding and clamping mechanism comprises a rectangular structural part, a connecting disc used for being connected with a carrying robot is arranged at the upper part of the structural part, moving plates connected to a first guide rail sliding block are arranged on two sides of the lower part of the structural part, the moving plates can translate towards the middle part of the structural part along the length direction, and a turnover tooth supporting mechanism is arranged on the moving plates;
the width direction embraces and presss from both sides the mechanism, and its fixed connection is in the middle part below of structure, width direction embraces and presss from both sides the mechanism including can be in width direction to the clamp plate of structure middle part translation, width direction embraces and presss from both sides the mechanism still including fixing the splint of structure downside, splint with the clamp plate sets up respectively structure width direction's both sides.
2. The adaptive overlength plate pile carrying clamp of claim 1, wherein the overturning tooth supporting mechanism comprises a cylinder connecting hinged member with one end fixedly connected to the moving plate, the other end of the cylinder connecting hinged member is hinged to one end of the cylinder, the other end of the cylinder is connected to one end of a toggle joint, the other end of the toggle joint is hinged to a connecting bending plate, the connecting bending plate is fixed to a rotating connecting member, a supporting tooth is fixedly connected to the rotating connecting member, the rotating connecting member is hinged to the moving plate, and when the cylinder extends, the supporting tooth rotates from one side of the bottom of the moving plate to the other side of the moving plate to support two ends of the plate pile.
3. The adaptive overlength pack handling clamp of claim 2, wherein the moving plate is provided with two seated bearings, and the swivel connection has two ends rotatably disposed within the seated bearings.
4. The adaptive overlength plate pile carrying clamp of claim 1, wherein the slide block of the first guide rail slide block is connected to a synchronous belt, the synchronous belt is tightly arranged below the structural member through a driving synchronous wheel and a driven synchronous wheel, and the driving synchronous wheel and the driven synchronous wheel are rotatably connected below the structural member.
5. The adaptive overlength plate pile carrying clamp of claim 4, wherein the sliding blocks of the first guide rail sliding blocks on two sides are respectively connected with the synchronous belts on different sides, the driving synchronous wheel is connected with a speed reducer, and the speed reducer is connected with a motor.
6. The adaptive overlength plate pile carrying clamp of claim 1, wherein the width direction holding clamp mechanism comprises two fixing brackets fixed below the structural member, a second guide rail sliding block is fixed on the fixing brackets, and sliding blocks in the second guide rail sliding block are respectively fixed at two ends of the pressing plate.
7. The adaptive overlength plate stack carrying clamp of claim 6, wherein the width direction clamping mechanism comprises two pressing air cylinder assemblies, the pressing air cylinder assemblies are fixed at the bottom of the fixed support, and the telescopic ends of the pressing air cylinder assemblies are respectively connected to the bottom of one side of the pressing plate.
8. The adaptive overlength plate stack carrying clamp of claim 7, wherein the width direction holding clamp mechanism comprises a cylinder assembly, the cylinder assembly is fixed on the lower portion of the structural member, the telescopic end of the cylinder assembly is connected to the top of the other side of the pressing plate, the cylinder assembly is located at the middle point of the pressing plate in the length direction, and the pressing cylinder assemblies are respectively located at two ends of the pressing plate in the length direction.
9. The adaptive overlength pack handling clamp of claim 1, wherein the pressure plate is provided with a plurality of lightening holes.
10. The adaptive longpack handling clamp of claim 9, wherein the pressure plate comprises a rubber plate for contacting the pack.
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