Disclosure of Invention
The invention mainly aims to provide an assembly production line for solving the technical problem of low vehicle assembly efficiency in the prior art.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the invention provides an assembly production line, which is used for assembling vehicles and comprises a conveying device, wherein the conveying device is used for conveying frames of the vehicles and comprises a feeding position, a first assembling position, a second assembling position and a discharging position, the feeding device is used for conveying the frames of the vehicles to the conveying device when the conveying device moves to the feeding position, the first assembling device is arranged at intervals from the feeding device and used for assembling and conveying first hub components of the vehicles, the first assembling device is used for conveying the first hub components of the vehicles to the conveying device when the conveying device moves to the first assembling position, the second assembling device is arranged on one side, away from the feeding device, of the first assembling device and used for assembling and conveying the second hub components of the vehicles, when the conveying device moves to the second assembling position, the second assembling device is used for conveying the second hub components of the vehicles to the conveying device, and the discharging device is arranged on one side, away from the first assembling device, of the second assembling device and used for conveying the frames of the vehicles when the conveying device moves to the discharging position.
The assembly production line further comprises a conveying guide rail, the conveying device is movably arranged on the conveying guide rail, so that the conveying device moves to a feeding position, a first assembly position, a second assembly position and a discharging position, and the feeding device, the first assembly device, the second assembly device and the discharging device are all arranged at the conveying guide rail.
Further, the conveying guide rail is an annular rail so that the conveying device moves from a discharging position to a feeding position.
Further, the first assembly device includes a first assembly mechanism for assembling the first hub of the vehicle and the hard brake disc of the vehicle together.
Further, the first assembling device further comprises a first transferring mechanism used for transferring the first hub of the vehicle, and a first inflating mechanism arranged at intervals from the first assembling mechanism and used for transferring the first hub of the vehicle on the first assembling mechanism to the first inflating mechanism so that the first inflating mechanism inflates the first hub of the vehicle.
Further, the first assembling device further comprises a front fork bowl pulling machine which is arranged at intervals with the first inflation mechanism, and the first transfer mechanism is used for transferring the first hub on the first inflation mechanism to the front fork bowl pulling machine so that the front fork bowl pulling machine can assemble the first hub of the vehicle with the front fork of the vehicle to form a first hub assembly of the vehicle.
Further, the second assembly device includes a second inflation mechanism for inflating a second hub of the vehicle.
Further, the second assembly device further comprises a second transfer mechanism used for transferring a second hub of the vehicle, and a second conveying mechanism arranged at intervals from the second inflation mechanism and used for transferring the second hub on the second inflation mechanism to the second conveying mechanism so as to convey the second hub assembly of the vehicle to the conveying device through the second conveying mechanism.
The second conveying mechanism comprises a conveying part and a stopping part, the stopping part is movably arranged on the conveying part and provided with a stopping position and a avoiding position, when the stopping part is at the stopping position, the stopping part is abutted with a second hub on the conveying part to limit the movement of the second hub, and when the stopping part is at the avoiding position, the stopping part is away from the second hub on the conveying part to enable the conveying part to convey the second hub.
The assembly production line further comprises a positioning tray, the positioning tray is used for positioning the frame, the conveying device comprises a conveying main body, a driving mechanism and a detecting mechanism, the driving mechanism and the detecting mechanism are arranged on the conveying main body, the positioning tray is movably arranged on the conveying main body, and when the detecting mechanism detects that the conveying device moves to a blanking position, the driving mechanism drives the positioning tray to move to at least part of the blanking device so as to transport the positioning tray through at least part of the blanking device.
When the conveying device moves to the discharging position, the conveying device is positioned at the interval between the third conveying mechanism and the fourth conveying mechanism, so that the conveying device conveys the positioning tray with the frame to the fourth conveying mechanism, and then the third conveying mechanism conveys the positioning tray to the conveying device.
Further, the assembly production line further comprises a recovery mechanism, an input end of the recovery mechanism is connected with the fourth conveying mechanism, and an output end of the recovery mechanism is connected with the third conveying mechanism, so that empty trays on the third conveying mechanism are recovered through the recovery mechanism and conveyed to the fourth conveying mechanism.
The third conveying mechanism comprises a supporting frame, a lifting table and a buffer assembly, wherein the lifting table is arranged on the supporting frame in a lifting mode to enable the lifting table to move to a first lifting position or a second lifting position, the buffer assembly is arranged on the supporting frame and comprises a tray driving mechanism and a buffer table, at least part of the tray driving mechanism is movably arranged on the buffer table to enable the tray driving mechanism to drive a positioning tray to move, the lifting table is used for receiving the positioning tray transmitted by the recovery mechanism when the lifting table moves to the first lifting position, and the tray driving mechanism is used for transferring the positioning tray on the lifting table to the buffer table when the lifting table moves to the second lifting position.
By applying the technical scheme of the invention, when the vehicle is assembled in the assembly production line, the conveying device moves to the feeding position, so that the feeding device conveys the frame of the vehicle to the conveying device. The transport device is then moved with the frame to a first assembly position such that the first assembly device delivers the assembled first hub assembly of the vehicle to the delivery device for the operator to mount the first hub assembly on the frame of the transport device. Then, the transportation device moves to a second assembling position with the frame provided with the first hub component, so that the second assembling device conveys the second hub component of the assembled vehicle to the conveying device, and the second hub component is conveniently arranged on the frame by a worker, and at the moment, the assembling work of the frame is completed. The transport device then moves with the frame on which the first and second hub assemblies are mounted to a blanking position to transfer the frame of the finished vehicle on the transport device through the blanking device. Above-mentioned working process is the assembly process of vehicle promptly, carries the frame through conveyor to make frame motion to the position of loading, first equipment position, second equipment position and unloading position, like this, can be convenient for staff's operation, need not carry the frame in order to assemble through the manual work, avoided the condition that the manual work was installed and is wasted time and energy. Therefore, the technical scheme provided by the invention can solve the technical problem of low assembly production efficiency of vehicles in the prior art.
Detailed Description
It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments of the present application and features of the embodiments may be combined with each other. The application will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings in connection with embodiments.
As shown in fig. 1 to 5, an embodiment of the present invention provides an assembly line for assembling a vehicle, which is mainly an electric motorcycle. Specifically, the assembly line in this embodiment includes a conveying device 10, a feeding device 20, a first assembly device 30, a second assembly device 40, and a discharging device 50. The conveying device 10 is used for conveying a frame 80 of a vehicle, and the conveying device 10 is provided with a feeding position, a first assembling position, a second assembling position and a discharging position. The loading device 20 is used to transport the frame 80 of the vehicle to the conveyor 10 when the conveyor 10 is moved to the loading position. The first assembling device 30 is spaced from the loading device 20, and the first assembling device 30 is used for assembling and transporting a first hub assembly of the vehicle. When the conveyor 10 moves to the first assembly position, the first assembly device 30 delivers the first hub assembly of the vehicle to the conveyor 10. The second assembling device 40 is disposed at a side of the first assembling device 30 away from the loading device 20, and the second assembling device 40 is used for assembling and transporting a second hub assembly of the vehicle. When the conveyor 10 moves to the second assembly position, the second assembly device 40 delivers the second hub assembly of the vehicle to the conveyor 10. The blanking device 50 is arranged at a side of the second assembly device 40 remote from the first assembly device 30, and the blanking device 50 is used for transferring the frame 80 of the vehicle on the conveying device 10 when the conveying device 10 moves to the blanking position. Specifically, the first hub in this embodiment is a front wheel, the second hub is a rear wheel, the first hub assembly is a front wheel assembly, the second hub assembly is a rear wheel assembly, and the conveying device 10 in this embodiment may be an AGV trolley.
When the assembly line provided in this embodiment is used to assemble a vehicle, the conveying device 10 moves to the loading position first, so that the loading device 20 conveys the frame 80 of the vehicle to the conveying device 10. The transporter will then move with the frame 80 to the first assembly position such that the first assembly device 30 delivers the assembled front wheel assembly of the vehicle to the conveyor 10 for the operator to mount the front wheel assembly on the frame 80 of the transporter. Then, the transporting device moves to the second assembling position with the frame 80 mounted with the front wheel assembly, so that the second assembling device 40 transports the rear wheel assembly of the assembled vehicle to the transporting device 10, so that the staff can mount the rear wheel assembly on the frame 80, and at this time, the assembling work of the frame 80 is completed. The transporter then moves to a blanking position with the frame 80 mounting the front and rear wheel assemblies to transfer the frame 80 of the finished vehicle on the transporter 10 through the blanking device 50.
The above-mentioned working process is the assembly process of vehicle, carries frame 80 through conveyor 10, can make frame 80 move to loading position, first equipment position, second equipment position and unloading position, provides front wheel subassembly and rear wheel subassembly through first equipment 30 and second equipment 40 to conveyor 10, can be convenient for the staff to assemble. By adopting the assembly production line provided by the embodiment, the frame 80 does not need to be manually carried and transferred for assembly, and meanwhile, the automation degree of the assembly line is improved, and the condition that manual installation is time-consuming and labor-consuming is avoided.
Specifically, the assembly area of the vehicle in this embodiment may be divided into a loading area of the frame 80, a front wheel assembly area, a rear wheel assembly area and a vehicle body offline area, and the automatic transfer and the carrying are performed between the areas through the AGV trolley, the AGV trolley stays at each station to wait for operation, and the AGV trolley automatically moves to the next station after the operation is completed. The operation beat of the AGV trolley at each station is within 36s, and the assembly production line provided by the embodiment can integrally realize one trolley with the production beat of 36 s.
In order to facilitate the movement of the conveyor 10, the assembly line in this embodiment further comprises a conveyor rail 60, the conveyor 10 being movably arranged on the conveyor rail 60 to move the conveyor 10 to a loading position, a first assembly position, a second assembly position and a blanking position. In order to further improve the convenience of operation, the feeding device 20, the first assembling device 30, the second assembling device 40 and the discharging device 50 are all disposed at the conveying guide rail 60, so that not only can the feeding device 20, the first assembling device 30 and the second assembling device 40 conveniently provide vehicle components for the conveying device 10, but also the discharging device 50 can be conveniently transferred to the assembled vehicle.
Specifically, the conveying rail 60 in the present embodiment is an endless track to move the conveying device 10 from the discharging position to the loading position. With such an arrangement, the conveyor 10 can be made to facilitate the cyclic movement of the conveyor 10 so that the conveyor 10, after completing one assembly operation, quickly proceeds to the next assembly operation.
As shown in fig. 2, the feeding device 20 in this embodiment includes a third transferring mechanism 22, and the third transferring mechanism 22 may be a lifting rotary truss mechanism. Specifically, in the frame 80 material loading region, using the rotatory truss mechanism of hoist and mount, frame 80 transplanting equipment removes to the position department that corresponds with frame 80 above the cylinder line, and the lifting cylinder of frame 80 transplanting equipment descends, and 3 fixed clamping jaw of frame 80 transplanting equipment press from both sides tight frame 80, and then, the lifting cylinder of frame 80 transplanting equipment goes up the back and transplants the cylinder and move the top to the AGV dolly. In the transplanting process, the turnover mechanism of the frame 80 transplanting equipment rotates for 90 degrees, then the lifting cylinder of the frame 80 transplanting equipment descends, the frame 80 is placed on the positioning tray 70, the clamp of the AGV trolley automatically stretches out, the frame 80 is clamped in the clamp, the mechanism ascends after the clamping cylinder of the frame 80 transplanting equipment releases the frame 80, and the action is completed. The loading device 20 in this embodiment further includes a fifth conveying mechanism 21, where the fifth conveying mechanism 21 is configured to convey the frame 80 to the AGV trolley.
As shown in fig. 3, the first assembling device 30 in the present embodiment includes a first assembling mechanism 31, and the first assembling mechanism 31 is used to assemble a first hub of a vehicle and a hard brake disc of the vehicle together. By adopting such a setting, the front wheel and the hard brake disc can be conveniently assembled together by arranging the first assembling mechanism 31, the degree of automation of the assembly production line is improved, and the assembly efficiency can be improved. Specifically, the first assembling mechanism 31 in this embodiment is a hard brake disc automatic assembling machine.
In the present embodiment, the first assembling device 30 further includes a first transporting mechanism 32 and a first inflating mechanism, the first transporting mechanism 32 being for transporting a first hub of the vehicle. The first inflation mechanism is spaced from the first assembly mechanism 31, and the first transfer mechanism 32 is configured to transfer the first hub of the vehicle on the first assembly mechanism 31 to the first inflation mechanism, so that the first inflation mechanism inflates the first hub of the vehicle. By adopting the arrangement, the first hub is not required to be carried to the first inflation mechanism manually, and the working efficiency is improved.
Specifically, the first assembling device 30 in this embodiment further includes a front fork bowl puller 33, and the front fork bowl puller 33 is disposed at a distance from the first inflation mechanism. The first transfer mechanism 32 is used to transfer the first hub on the first inflation mechanism to the front fork bowl tensioner 33 such that the front fork bowl tensioner 33 assembles the first hub of the vehicle with the front fork of the vehicle to form a first hub assembly of the vehicle. By adopting the arrangement, the automation degree of the device can be improved, and the working efficiency is improved.
In the front wheel assembly area, the disc brake disc can be automatically assembled with the first hub by the first assembly mechanism 31. The first transfer mechanism 32 in this embodiment may be a lifting truss, where the lifting truss is used to automatically transport the first hub to the automatic tire filling inflator, and the lifting turnover mechanism is used to move the first hub to the tire conveying frame after filling the tire. The tire conveying frame can convey the tire to the front fork bowl pulling machine 33, after the front fork is assembled with the front wheel, an operator uses a self-operated lifting device to move the first hub assembly to the frame 80 on the AGV trolley for assembly, and after the assembly is completed, the AGV trolley is conveyed to the next station along with the frame 80.
As shown in fig. 4, in the present embodiment, the second assembling device 40 includes a second inflation mechanism 41, and the second inflation mechanism 41 is used to inflate a second hub of the vehicle.
In order to further improve the working efficiency of the second assembling device 40, the second assembling device 40 in this embodiment further includes a second transfer mechanism 42 and a second conveying mechanism 43. The second transfer mechanism 42 is used for transferring a second hub of the vehicle, the second conveying mechanism 43 is arranged at intervals with the second inflation mechanism 41, and the second transfer mechanism 42 is used for transferring the second hub on the second inflation mechanism 41 to the second conveying mechanism 43 so as to convey the second hub assembly of the vehicle to the conveying device 10 through the second conveying mechanism 43.
Specifically, the second conveying mechanism 43 in the present embodiment includes a conveying portion and a stopper portion movably provided on the conveying portion, the stopper portion having a stopper position and a retracted position. When the stopping part is at the stopping position, the stopping part is abutted with the second hub on the conveying part to limit the movement of the second hub. When the stopping part is at the avoiding position, the stopping part avoids the second hub on the conveying part so that the conveying part conveys the second hub. Specifically, when the stop portion is in the stop position, a worker may mount the drum brake on the second hub. When installed, the stop portion may be moved from the stop position to the retracted position to convey the assembled second hub assembly to the conveyor 10 via the conveying portion, so that the worker may mount the second hub assembly on the frame 80.
In the rear wheel assembly area, after the rear wheel assembly is inflated, rear wheel overturning equipment is moved to a turntable station to correspondingly put up, a cylinder descends clamping jaws to clamp a rear wheel, a cylinder ascends and then is transplanted to run above a conveyor belt, an overturning mechanism rotates 90 degrees in the transplanting process, then a lifting cylinder descends, a frame 80 is put into the conveyor belt, a belt stop shutdown fixture mechanism is arranged in the conveyor belt, and an operator installs the assembly into the frame 80 after a drum brake is installed. After the assembly work is completed, the AGV trolley is released to be conveyed to the next station.
In order to avoid the shaking of the frame 80 during transportation, the assembly line in this embodiment further includes a positioning tray 70, where the positioning tray 70 is used to position the frame 80. The conveying device 10 includes a conveying main body, a driving mechanism, and a detecting mechanism, both of which are provided on the conveying main body. The positioning tray 70 is movably disposed on the conveying body, and when the detecting mechanism detects that the conveying device 10 moves to the blanking position, the driving mechanism drives the positioning tray 70 to move onto at least part of the blanking device 50 so as to transfer the positioning tray 70 through at least part of the blanking device 50. Specifically, the driving mechanism in this embodiment may be a driving cylinder, which is used to drive the positioning tray 70 to move onto at least a portion of the blanking device 50, and the detecting mechanism may be a position detecting member.
As shown in fig. 5, the blanking device 50 in the present embodiment includes a third conveying mechanism 51 and a fourth conveying mechanism 52, and an output end of the third conveying mechanism 51 is disposed at a distance from an input end of the fourth conveying mechanism 52. When the conveying device 10 moves to the discharging position, the conveying device 10 is located at the interval between the third conveying mechanism 51 and the fourth conveying mechanism 52, so that after the conveying device 10 conveys the positioning tray 70 with the frame 80 to the fourth conveying mechanism 52, the third conveying mechanism 51 conveys the positioning tray 70 to the conveying device 10. With such an arrangement, on the one hand, the transfer of the positioning tray 70 with the carriage 80 can be facilitated, and on the other hand, the supply of empty trays to the conveyor 10 can be facilitated for the next assembly process.
In this embodiment, the assembly line further includes a recycling mechanism, an input end of the recycling mechanism is connected to the fourth conveying mechanism 52, and an output end of the recycling mechanism is connected to the third conveying mechanism 51, so that empty trays on the third conveying mechanism 51 are recycled and conveyed to the fourth conveying mechanism 52 by the recycling mechanism.
In the off-line area of the vehicle body, the AGV trolley enters the butt joint of the assembly line. Specifically, the third conveying mechanism in this embodiment includes a support frame, a lifting table, a lifting driving mechanism and a buffer assembly. The lifting platform is arranged on the supporting frame in a lifting manner, so that the lifting platform moves to a first lifting position or a second lifting position. The lifting driving mechanism is arranged on the supporting frame and connected with the lifting table so as to drive the lifting table to lift through the lifting driving mechanism. Specifically, the lifting table driving mechanism may be a telescopic cylinder.
In this embodiment, the buffer assembly is disposed on the support frame, and the buffer assembly includes a tray driving mechanism and a buffer table, where at least a portion of the tray driving mechanism is movably disposed on the buffer table, so that the tray driving mechanism drives the positioning tray to move. The lifting platform is used for receiving the positioning tray 70 transmitted by the recovery mechanism when the lifting platform moves to the first lifting position, and the tray driving mechanism transfers the positioning tray on the lifting platform to the buffer storage platform when the lifting platform moves to the second lifting position. In particular, the recovery mechanism is provided with a transport mechanism, at least a portion of which is movably disposed to transport the positioning tray 70 onto the lift table.
Specifically, the buffer assembly in this embodiment further includes a position sensor and a controller, where the position sensor is configured to detect whether there is any positioning tray 70 on the conveying device, and when the position sensor detects that the conveying device 10 and detects that there is no positioning tray 70 on the conveying device 10, the position sensor transmits a detection signal to the controller, and the controller controls the tray driving mechanism to move, so that the positioning tray 70 is driven to move onto the conveying device by the tray driving mechanism. The controller then controls the tray drive mechanism to transport the empty positioning tray 70 on the lift table to the buffer table. Specifically, the tray driving mechanism in this embodiment is used for conveying the empty positioning tray to the buffer area, conveying the positioning tray 70 of the buffer area to the AGV trolley, and then the AGV trolley drives the empty positioning tray 70 away from the vehicle body offline area, and the lifting platform descends to catch the next positioning tray 70.
From the above description, it can be seen that the above embodiments of the present invention achieve the following technical effects that the working efficiency is improved by automatic feeding through equipment handling, the overall assembly efficiency of the frame 80 is improved by automatic inflation of the first hub and the second hub and automatic installation of the disc brake disc, and the time and labor can be saved by automatic transfer of the second hub (including the motor) and the front fork assembly, thereby facilitating the operation of staff. The production efficiency is improved, the production beat time is improved, production operators are reduced, the production efficiency is obviously improved, weight carrying positions are reduced, and the consistency and reliability of products are improved.
The above description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, but various modifications and variations can be made to the present invention by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.