CN112141598A

CN112141598A - Shunting mechanism and transmission system

Info

Publication number: CN112141598A
Application number: CN202011043484.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘宗阳; 苏建良; 杨文涛; 谈士力; 沈俊杰; 何永义
Original assignee: Shanghai Kelai Luojin Electrical And Mechanical Automation Engineering Co ltd; SHANGHAI KELAI ELECTROMECHANICAL AUTOMATION ENGINEERING CO LTD
Current assignee: Shanghai Kelai Luojin Electrical And Mechanical Automation Engineering Co ltd; SHANGHAI KELAI ELECTROMECHANICAL AUTOMATION ENGINEERING CO LTD
Priority date: 2020-09-28
Filing date: 2020-09-28
Publication date: 2020-12-29

Abstract

The invention discloses a shunting mechanism and transmission equipment, and relates to the technical field of logistics transmission equipment. This reposition of redundant personnel mechanism includes: a base; the rotating assembly is rotatably arranged on the base and is fixedly provided with a plurality of Mecanum wheels, and the Mecanum wheels can be driven by the rotating assembly to rotate so as to drive the material to move along a preset direction; the driving assembly is installed on the base and is in transmission connection with the rotating assembly, and the rotating assembly can be driven to rotate by the driving assembly. The invention simplifies the structure, and has the advantages of compact structure, light weight, small volume, high reliability, good economy and wide application range.

Description

Shunting mechanism and transmission system

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of logistics transmission equipment, in particular to a shunting mechanism and a transmission system.

Background

In the commodity circulation trade, the material is carried and often can use the roll table as carrying the carrier, especially will transport various boxes, and usually, the box of carrying is more, therefore often places the material two side by side and transports simultaneously in the transportation to reach the purpose that improves conveying efficiency.

Because in the actual logistics process, the condition is often more complicated, for example, need to divide two lists of materials of transporting simultaneously and shunt in appointed place, transport respectively to different directions, and then continue the transportation at other platforms, the box has passed through a plurality of transportation platforms during. For example, after the box body reaches a designated position through the transportation platform for shunting, the stacker crane respectively operates to stack the materials in order. However, the box body is required to be stably transported when the box body spans different platforms to shunt, the box body cannot be inclined or toppled, otherwise, the stacking machine is influenced to stack the box body, and the operation of the stacking machine is seriously hindered.

Accordingly, there is a need for a distribution mechanism and a transmission system to solve the above problems.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a shunt mechanism and a transmission system, which have the advantages of compact structure, light weight, small volume, high reliability, good economy and wide application range.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

a flow diversion mechanism comprising:

a base;

the rotating assembly is rotatably arranged on the base, a plurality of Mecanum wheels are fixedly arranged on the rotating assembly, and the Mecanum wheels can be driven by the rotating assembly to rotate so as to drive the material to move along a preset direction;

the driving assembly is installed on the base and is in transmission connection with the rotating assembly, and the rotating assembly can be driven to rotate by the driving assembly.

Optionally, the rotating assemblies include a first rotating assembly and a second rotating assembly, the mounting direction of the mecanum wheel on the first rotating assembly is opposite to that of the mecanum wheel on the second rotating assembly, and the first rotating assembly and the second rotating assembly are alternately arranged in sequence.

Optionally, the first rotating assembly and the second rotating assembly are driven to rotate by the two driving assemblies respectively.

Optionally, the driving assembly includes a driving motor and a driving belt, which are in transmission connection, the driving motor is fixedly mounted on the base, and the driving belt is in transmission connection with the rotating assembly.

Optionally, the driving motor is an adjustable speed motor.

Optionally, the rotating assembly comprises a bearing and a rotating shaft, the bearing is fixedly mounted on the base, two ends of the rotating shaft are mounted on the base through the bearing, the rotating shaft is in transmission connection with the transmission belt, and the mecanum wheel is fixedly sleeved on the periphery of the rotating shaft.

Optionally, a plurality of the mecanum wheels are equally spaced on the rotating shaft.

Optionally, the drive assembly further comprises a tension pulley set rotatably mounted on the base, the tension pulley set configured to tension the drive belt.

Optionally, the shunt mechanism further comprises a control assembly, and the control assembly is connected with the driving assembly to control the opening and closing of the driving assembly.

A transport apparatus comprising a flow diversion mechanism as described above.

The invention has the beneficial effects that:

1. when the materials are transmitted to the rotating assembly, the driving assembly drives the rotating assembly to rotate forwards or reversely so as to drive the Mecanum wheels on the rotating assembly to rotate forwards or reversely, and the Mecanum wheels drive the materials to move along the preset direction so as to realize shunting.

2. The shunting mechanism can be arranged between the two conveying platforms to play a role in switching, can shunt materials of the previous conveying platform and convey the materials to the next conveying platform, and realizes shunting of the materials between the platforms, so that the original conveying platform is not required to be modified, only the shunting mechanism is required to be arranged between the two logistics platforms, and the shunting mechanism has the advantage of wide application range.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an overall structure of a shunt mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of a flow divider mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a partially disassembled schematic diagram of a shunting mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure:

1. a base; 2. a rotating assembly; 21. a first rotating assembly; 22. a second rotating assembly; 211. a Mecanum wheel; 212. a bearing; 213. a rotating shaft; 3. a drive assembly; 31. a drive motor; 32. a transmission belt; 33. a tensioning wheel set.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical problems solved, technical solutions adopted and technical effects achieved by the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "connected," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning permanently connected, removably connected, or integral to one another; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, "above" or "below" a first feature means that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact with each other via another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

The technical scheme of the invention is further explained by the specific implementation mode in combination with the attached drawings.

The invention discloses a flow dividing mechanism, which comprises a base 1, a rotating assembly 2 and a driving assembly 3, wherein the rotating assembly 2 and the driving assembly 3 are arranged on the base 1, and the rotating assembly 2 is connected with the driving assembly 3, as shown in figures 1-3. Specifically, the base 1 is used to support the entire flow dividing mechanism, ensuring the stability of the flow dividing mechanism. Rotating assembly 2 rotationally locates on base 1, and fixed being equipped with a plurality of mecanum wheels 211 on rotating assembly 2, a plurality of mecanum wheels 211 can be driven by rotating assembly 2 and rotate and remove along predetermineeing the direction with the drive material, realize the reposition of redundant personnel. Drive assembly 3 installs on base 1, and drive assembly 3 is connected and rotating assembly 2 transmission and rotating assembly 2 can be driven by drive assembly 3 and rotate.

When the material is conveyed to the rotating assembly 2, the driving assembly 3 drives the rotating assembly 2 to rotate forwards or reversely, so that the plurality of Mecanum wheels 211 on the rotating assembly 2 are driven to rotate forwards or reversely, the plurality of Mecanum wheels 211 drive the material to move along the preset direction, and the material is shunted.

Further, reposition of redundant personnel mechanism can set up between two transmission platforms to play the switching effect, can shunt the material of preceding transmission platform, and with material transmission to the transmission platform of back, realize crossing the platform and shunt the material, thereby need not reequip original transmission platform, only need set up between two logistics platform can, have the wide advantage of application scope.

Optionally, the base 1 is fixed on the platform for use, so as to support and fix the whole shunting mechanism.

It can be understood that mecanum wheel 211 is an existing structure, a plurality of small wheel shafts are obliquely distributed on the rim of mecanum wheel 211, horizontal motion vectors and vertical motion vectors exist on the small wheel shafts which can form an oblique direction during rotation, and specific structures and principles are not described herein again. The plurality of mecanum wheels 211 are arranged at equal intervals, so that the stress of the material is uniform and the manufacturing cost is considered.

Further, the rotating assembly 2 includes a first rotating assembly 21 and a second rotating assembly 22, the mecanum wheel 211 on the first rotating assembly 21 is installed in the opposite direction to the mecanum wheel 211 on the second rotating assembly 22, and the first rotating assembly 21 and the second rotating assembly 22 are alternately arranged in sequence. According to the arrangement, when the first rotating assembly 21 and the second rotating assembly 22 rotate in the same direction, the vertical motion vectors of the mecanum wheels 211 on the first rotating assembly 21 and the second rotating assembly 22 are equal in size and opposite in direction, and offset with each other, and the horizontal motion vectors are identical in direction and are superposed with each other, so that the material is driven to move in the horizontal direction (left or right), and the material diversion is realized; when the first rotating assembly 21 and the second rotating assembly 22 rotate in opposite directions, the horizontal motion vectors of the mecanum wheels 211 on the first rotating assembly 21 and the second rotating assembly 22 are equal in size and opposite in direction, and offset each other, and the vertical motion vectors are the same in direction and are overlapped with each other, so that the materials are driven to move in the vertical direction (forward or backward), and the materials are divided. According to the invention, the mounting directions of the Mecanum wheels 211 on the first rotating assembly 21 and the second rotating assembly 22 are set to be opposite, so that the materials can be moved and distributed along the front, rear, left and right directions by controlling the rotating directions of the first rotating assembly 21 and the second rotating assembly 22, and the device has the advantages of simple structure and strong flexibility.

Preferably, the rotating assembly 2 includes a bearing 212 and a rotating shaft 213, the bearing 212 is fixedly installed on the base 1, two ends of the rotating shaft 213 are installed on the base 1 through the bearing 212, and the mecanum wheel 211 is fixedly sleeved on the outer circumference of the rotating shaft 213 to rotate along with the rotation of the rotating shaft 213, so as to drive the material to move in multiple directions. A plurality of mecanum wheels 211 are provided on the rotation shaft 213 at equal intervals.

Optionally, the driving assembly 3 includes a driving motor 31 and a transmission belt 32, which are in transmission connection, the driving motor 31 is fixedly installed on the base 1, and the transmission belt 32 is in transmission connection with the rotating assembly 2 to drive the rotating assembly 2 to rotate.

Alternatively, the driving motor 31 is a forward and reverse rotation motor, and the rotation direction of the rotating shaft 213 can be controlled through forward transmission and reverse rotation, so as to control the rotation direction of the mecanum wheel 211, and to realize moving and shunting of the material in different directions. Further, the driving motor 31 is a speed regulating motor, and the rotating speed of the rotating assembly 2 can be controlled by regulating the rotating speed of the driving motor, so that the shunting speed of the shunting mechanism can be regulated conveniently.

Illustratively, the transmission belt 32 is drivingly connected to the rotating shaft 213 to effect rotation of the rotating shaft 213. The structure of the driving belt 32 and the connection structure with the rotating shaft 213 are well known in the art and will not be described herein. Optionally, two driving motors 31 and two transmission belts 32 are provided to control the first rotating assembly 21 and the second rotating assembly 22 respectively. In other embodiments, the number of the driving motors 31 and the transmission belts 32 may be set according to requirements, and is not limited to this embodiment.

Preferably, the first rotating assembly 21 and the second rotating assembly 22 are driven to rotate by two driving assemblies 3, respectively. Illustratively, two transmission belts 32 are respectively connected to the plurality of first rotating assemblies 21 and the plurality of second rotating assemblies 22 to control the first rotating assemblies 21 and the second rotating assemblies 22, and at the same time, the first rotating assemblies 21 and the second rotating assemblies 22 are respectively driven by the two driving motors 31 to rotate, so that the co-rotation or the counter-rotation of the two driving motors 31 can be controlled to control the co-rotation or the counter-rotation of the first rotating assemblies 21 and the second rotating assemblies 22, so as to realize the diversion of the material along the front, rear, left and right directions, which is very reliable.

Preferably, the driving assembly 3 further comprises a tensioning wheel set 33, the tensioning wheel set 33 being rotatably mounted on the base 1, the tensioning wheel set 33 being configured to tension the driving belt 32 to ensure proper operation of the driving belt 32. Specifically, the tension pulley set 33 includes a plurality of tension pulleys, each of which abuts the transmission belt 32 to tension a plurality of positions of the transmission belt 32. Meanwhile, through the position design of the tensioning wheel set 33 on the base 1, the arrangement path of the transmission belt 32 can be changed, and the flexibility of the transmission belt arrangement is improved, so that other structures are prevented from being hindered.

Preferably, the shunting mechanism further comprises a control assembly, and the control assembly is connected with the driving assembly 3 to control the opening and closing of the driving assembly 3, so that the automation degree of the whole shunting mechanism is improved. The control component can specifically select a PLC control system.

The invention also provides transmission equipment comprising the shunting mechanism.

To sum up, the embodiment of the invention provides a diversion mechanism and transmission equipment, when a material is transmitted to a rotating assembly 2, a driving assembly 3 drives the rotating assembly 2 to rotate forward or reversely so as to drive a plurality of Mecanum wheels 211 on the rotating assembly 2 to rotate forward or reversely, the plurality of Mecanum wheels 211 drive the material to move along a preset direction so as to realize diversion, the diversion mechanism provided by the invention realizes diversion of the material by utilizing the rotation characteristic of the Mecanum wheels 211, and compared with the existing mode of realizing diversion of the material by double cooperation of belt wheels and roller ways, the diversion mechanism has the advantages of simple and compact structure, light weight, small volume, high reliability and good economical efficiency.

Furthermore, the shunting mechanism can be arranged between the two transmission platforms to play a role in switching, can shunt materials of the previous transmission platform and transmit the materials to the next transmission platform, and realizes shunting of the materials between the platforms, so that the original transmission platform does not need to be modified, only the shunting mechanism needs to be arranged between the two logistics platforms, and the shunting mechanism has the advantage of wide application range.

It should be understood that the above-described embodiments of the present invention are merely examples for clearly illustrating the present invention, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention. Other variations and modifications will be apparent to persons skilled in the art in light of the above description. And are neither required nor exhaustive of all embodiments. Any modification, equivalent replacement, and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A flow diversion mechanism, comprising:

a base (1);

the rotating assembly (2) is rotatably arranged on the base (1), a plurality of Mecanum wheels (211) are fixedly arranged on the rotating assembly (2), and the Mecanum wheels (211) can be driven by the rotating assembly (2) to rotate so as to drive the material to move along a preset direction;

the driving assembly (3) is installed on the base (1), the driving assembly (3) is in transmission connection with the rotating assembly (2), and the rotating assembly (2) can be driven to rotate by the driving assembly (3).

2. A shunt mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the rotary assembly (2) comprises a first rotary assembly (21) and a second rotary assembly (22), the mecanum wheel (211) of the first rotary assembly (21) and the mecanum wheel (211) of the second rotary assembly (22) are mounted in opposite directions, and the first rotary assembly (21) and the second rotary assembly (22) are alternately arranged in sequence.

3. A flow dividing mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the first and second rotating assemblies (21, 22) are each driven in rotation by two of the drive assemblies (3).

4. A shunt mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said drive assembly (3) comprises a drive motor (31) and a belt (32) in transmission connection, said drive motor (31) being fixedly mounted on said base (1), said belt (32) being in transmission connection with said rotating assembly (2).

5. A shunt mechanism according to claim 4, wherein said drive motor (31) is a speed-adjustable motor.

6. The flow dividing mechanism according to claim 4, wherein the rotating assembly (2) includes a bearing (212) and a rotating shaft (213), the bearing (212) is fixedly installed on the base (1), two ends of the rotating shaft (213) are installed on the base (1) through the bearing (212), the rotating shaft (213) is in transmission connection with the transmission belt (32), and the Mecanum wheel (211) is fixedly sleeved on the periphery of the rotating shaft (213).

7. The shunt mechanism of claim 6, wherein a plurality of said mecanum wheels (211) are equally spaced on said rotating shaft (213).

8. The shunt mechanism of claim 7, wherein the drive assembly (33) further comprises a tension pulley set (33), the tension pulley set (33) being rotatably mounted on the base (1), the tension pulley set (33) being configured to tension the drive belt (32).

9. The shunt mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising a control assembly connected to the driving assembly (3) to control opening and closing of the driving assembly (3).

10. A transport apparatus comprising a diverter mechanism according to any of claims 1-9.