CN113001090A

CN113001090A - Conveying equipment

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Publication number: CN113001090A
Application number: CN201911330795.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张新; 沈洪明; 张珂; 莫彦青
Original assignee: China International Marine Containers Group Co Ltd; CIMC Containers Holding Co Ltd; Shanghai CIMC Baowell Industries Co Ltd
Current assignee: China International Marine Containers Group Co Ltd; CIMC Containers Holding Co Ltd; Shanghai CIMC Baowell Industries Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-12-20
Filing date: 2019-12-20
Publication date: 2021-06-22

Abstract

The invention discloses a conveying device. The conveying equipment is used for welding equipment, the welding equipment comprises a plurality of vertical welding devices, the conveying equipment comprises a vertical conveying device, the vertical conveying device comprises a vertical rack, a vertical moving mechanism and a plurality of vertical clamping mechanisms, the vertical moving mechanism is arranged in the vertical rack, the vertical moving mechanism can move in a reciprocating mode along the length direction of the vertical rack, the vertical moving mechanism is used for moving at least one container front frame in a vertical state, the vertical clamping mechanisms are arranged in the vertical rack and are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the vertical rack, the vertical clamping mechanisms are arranged corresponding to the vertical welding devices, and the vertical clamping mechanisms are used for clamping and conveying the container front frame in the vertical state to a preset position. According to the conveying equipment disclosed by the invention, the overturning times of the front frame of the container in the welding process are reduced, the production efficiency is improved, and the occupied area is reduced.

Description

Conveying equipment

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of container production, in particular to conveying equipment.

Background

At present, in the process of producing containers, the front frames of the containers are sequentially placed on two conveying chains which are arranged in parallel, the conveying chains are driven by a chain wheel and chain mechanism, and the front frames of the containers are sequentially conveyed to each station by the conveying chains to be welded. The conveying mode has the advantages of large noise and large occupied area in the conveying process. And because of the welding process requirement, in the whole process of the container front frame manufacturing, the container front frame needs to be overturned 4 times, which wastes time and energy and has potential safety hazard.

Therefore, there is a need to provide a conveying apparatus to at least partially solve the above problems.

Disclosure of Invention

In this summary, concepts in a simplified form are introduced that are further described in the detailed description. This summary of the invention is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter.

In order to at least partially solve the above-mentioned problems, according to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a conveying apparatus for a welding apparatus including a plurality of upright welding devices, the conveying apparatus including an upright conveying device including:

a vertical frame;

a vertical movement mechanism provided in the vertical frame, the vertical movement mechanism being reciprocally movable in a longitudinal direction of the vertical frame, the vertical movement mechanism being configured to move at least one container front frame in a vertical state; and

the vertical clamping mechanisms are arranged in the vertical rack and are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the vertical rack, the vertical clamping mechanisms and the vertical welding device are correspondingly arranged, and the vertical clamping mechanisms are used for clamping the container front frame which is conveyed to a preset position and is in a vertical state.

According to the conveying equipment, the conveying equipment is used for welding equipment, the welding equipment comprises a plurality of vertical welding devices, the conveying equipment comprises a vertical conveying device, the vertical conveying device comprises a vertical rack, a vertical moving mechanism and a plurality of vertical clamping mechanisms, the vertical moving mechanism can move back and forth along the length direction of the vertical rack, the vertical moving mechanism is used for moving at least one container front frame in an upright state, the plurality of vertical clamping mechanisms are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the vertical rack, and the vertical clamping mechanisms and the vertical welding devices are arranged correspondingly, so that the overturning times of the container front frame in the welding process are reduced, the production efficiency is improved, and the occupied area is reduced.

Optionally, the vertical movement mechanism comprises:

a first reciprocating assembly including a first reciprocating bar reciprocally movable between a first predetermined position and a second predetermined position along a length direction of the upright frame and a connecting member provided with the connecting member for connecting with the front frame of the container in the upright state; and

the vertical driving assembly is arranged on the vertical rack and connected with the first reciprocating assembly to drive the first reciprocating rod to move in a reciprocating mode.

Optionally, the vertical driving assembly includes a first driving member and a first pushing member, two ends of the first pushing member along the length direction of the vertical rack are respectively connected to the first driving member and the first reciprocating rod, and the first driving member is configured to drive the first pushing member to drive the first reciprocating rod to move in a reciprocating manner.

Optionally, the vertical driving assembly is disposed between a first vertical clamping mechanism and a second vertical clamping mechanism which are adjacent to each other, and the container front frame clamped by the first vertical clamping mechanism in the vertical state is moved to a position corresponding to the second vertical clamping mechanism by the first reciprocating rod.

Optionally, the vertical conveying device further includes a vertical support mechanism, the vertical support mechanism is disposed in the vertical rack, a length direction of the vertical support mechanism is parallel to a length direction of the vertical rack, and the vertical support mechanism is configured to support at least one front frame of the container in the vertical state.

Optionally, the vertical supporting mechanism includes a plurality of rollable rollers, the plurality of rollers are disposed at intervals along a length direction of the vertical rack, and the plurality of rollers are configured to support the at least one container front frame in the upright state.

Optionally, the conveying equipment further comprises a horizontal conveying device, and one end of the horizontal conveying device is connected with one end of the vertical conveying device through a turnover mechanism.

Optionally, the flat-bed conveying device comprises:

a horizontal frame;

the horizontal moving mechanism is arranged above the horizontal rack and can reciprocate along the length direction of the horizontal rack;

the horizontal support mechanism is arranged between the horizontal moving mechanism and the horizontal rack and can move along the height direction of the horizontal rack,

the horizontal support mechanism drives the horizontal moving mechanism to move between a loading position and an unloading position along the height direction of the horizontal rack, the horizontal moving mechanism at the unloading position is spaced from at least one container front frame in a flat state, and the horizontal moving mechanism at the loading position can support and move the at least one container front frame in the flat state.

Optionally, the horizontal movement mechanism comprises:

the second reciprocating assembly comprises a second reciprocating rod and a rack, the rack is arranged at the bottom of the second reciprocating rod, and the second reciprocating rod is used for supporting the front frame of the container in the flat-lying state; and

the horizontal driving assembly is arranged on the horizontal rack and comprises a second driving member and a gear, the gear is meshed with the rack, and the second driving member is configured to drive the gear to rotate so that the rack drives the second reciprocating rod to move between a third preset position and a fourth preset position in a reciprocating mode.

Optionally, the horizontal conveying device includes two horizontal supporting mechanisms, the two horizontal supporting mechanisms are respectively disposed at two opposite ends of the horizontal moving mechanism along a length direction of the horizontal rack, and the horizontal supporting mechanism includes:

the first support assembly comprises a hinged plate and a hinged rod, the top of the hinged plate is connected with the second reciprocating rod, and the bottom of the hinged plate is hinged with the horizontal rack through the hinged rod; and

the second supporting component comprises a lifting driving component and a rotating arm, the lifting driving component is connected with the rotating arm, the top of the rotating arm is hinged to the second reciprocating rod, the lifting driving component is constructed to drive the rotating arm to drive the second reciprocating rod to move in the height direction along the horizontal direction of the rack.

Drawings

The following drawings of the invention are included to provide a further understanding of the invention. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles and apparatus of the invention. In the drawings, there is shown in the drawings,

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an upright conveyor of a conveyor apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a flat conveyor of a conveyor apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the invention; and

fig. 3 is a front view of the flat feed device shown in fig. 2.

Description of reference numerals:

110: vertical conveyance device 111: vertical rack

112: vertical movement mechanism 113: vertical clamping mechanism

114: vertical drive assembly 115: vertical supporting mechanism

120: the horizontal conveyance device 121: horizontal rack

122: second reciprocating lever 123: second driving member

124: gear 125: horizontal supporting mechanism

126: first support member 127: second support assembly

128: elevation drive means 129: rotating arm

Detailed Description

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art, that the present invention may be practiced without one or more of these specific details. In other instances, well-known features have not been described in order to avoid obscuring the invention.

In the following description, for purposes of explanation, specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It is apparent that the practice of the invention is not limited to the specific details set forth herein as are known to those of skill in the art. The following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, however, the present invention may have other embodiments in addition to the detailed description, and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

It is to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention, as the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. When the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" are used in this specification, they specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. The terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right" and the like as used herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not limiting.

Ordinal words such as "first" and "second" are referred to herein merely as labels, and do not have any other meaning, such as a particular order, etc. Also, for example, the term "first component" does not itself imply the presence of "second component", and the term "second component" does not itself imply the presence of "first component".

In the following, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate representative embodiments of the invention and do not limit the invention.

The present embodiment provides a conveying apparatus for a welding apparatus to reduce the number of times a front frame of a container is turned over in a process of producing the front frame of the container. The conveying equipment can be used in cooperation with the welding equipment, the conveying equipment can comprise a vertical conveying device, the welding equipment comprises a plurality of vertical welding devices, and the positions of the vertical welding devices correspond to the vertical conveying device, so that the front frames of the containers on the vertical conveying device respectively correspond to the vertical welding devices, and the vertical welding actions can be centralized.

The specific structure of the feeding device 110 will be described below with reference to fig. 1.

The vertical transport device 110 includes a vertical frame 111, a vertical movement mechanism 112, and a plurality of vertical gripping mechanisms 113, and the vertical movement mechanism 112 and the plurality of vertical gripping mechanisms 113 are provided in the vertical frame 111. The height direction of the standing frame 111 may be parallel to the height direction of the container front frame of the container in the standing state, the length direction of the standing frame 111 may be parallel to the width direction of the container front frame in the standing state, and the width direction of the standing frame 111 may be parallel to the thickness direction of the container front frame in the standing state.

The upright moving mechanism 112 may move at least one front frame of the container in an upright state. The front frame of the container in the upright state can be moved in the longitudinal direction of the upright frame 111 by the upright moving mechanism 112. Further, the vertical movement mechanism 112 is movable back and forth along the longitudinal direction of the vertical frame 111. The vertical clamping mechanism 113 is used for clamping the front frame of the container in an upright state. The vertical movement mechanism 112 can move the container front frame in the vertical state from one vertical holding mechanism 113 to the other vertical holding mechanism 113.

Specifically, the vertical moving mechanism 112 includes a first reciprocating assembly and a vertical driving assembly 114, the vertical driving assembly 114 is disposed on the vertical frame 111, and the vertical driving assembly 114 is connected to the first reciprocating assembly to drive the first reciprocating assembly to be reciprocally movable along the length direction of the vertical frame 111. More specifically, the vertical drive assembly 114 may include a first drive member and a first push member, the first drive member may be configured as a variable frequency speed reduction motor, one end of the first push member in the length direction of the vertical frame 111 may be connected to the first drive member, and the first drive member may push the first push member to be reciprocally movable in the length direction of the vertical frame 111.

The first reciprocating assembly comprises a first reciprocating rod and a connecting component, and the length direction of the first reciprocating rod is parallel to the length direction of the vertical rack 111. The first reciprocating bar may be connected to the other end of the first push member in the length direction of the stand 111 by a cross bar. The first driving member drives the first pushing member to reciprocate along the length direction of the vertical frame 111, and the first pushing member drives the first reciprocating rod to reciprocate along the length direction of the vertical frame 111.

The first reciprocating bar moves between a first predetermined position and a second predetermined position along the length of the vertical frame 111. In this embodiment, the "first predetermined position" refers to a position where the first reciprocating bar is located at the loading position, and the first reciprocating bar located at the first predetermined position receives the container front frame located at the turnover mechanism. In this embodiment, the "second predetermined position" refers to a position where the first reciprocating bar is located at the blanking position, and the first reciprocating bar located at the second predetermined position moves the front frame of the container in the upright state to the last welding upright station.

The upright station of the upright transport 110 may be a service station. The moving stroke of the first reciprocating rod can be the same according to the moving stroke of the first pushing member, so that the moving distance of the first reciprocating rod is the distance of one vertical station, and the first reciprocating rod can move the container front frame in the vertical state of the previous vertical station to the next vertical station.

For example, the vertical transport device 110 may correspond to all of 7 vertical welding devices, and the length of the vertical transport device 110 is substantially the same as the total length of the 7 vertical welding devices. The length of the first reciprocating bar may be substantially the same as the total length of the 6 vertical welding devices to leave a margin for the reciprocating movement of the first reciprocating bar.

The first reciprocating rod can simultaneously convey 6 container front frames in an upright state to move, the first reciprocating rod located at a first preset position corresponds to the first vertical station, and the first reciprocating rod located at a second preset position corresponds to the seventh vertical station. The first reciprocating rod can move the container front frame which is located at the first vertical station and is in the vertical state to the second vertical station, and by analogy, the container front frame which is located at the sixth vertical station and is in the vertical state is moved to the seventh vertical station by the first reciprocating rod. And after the front frames of the containers in the vertical state are respectively moved to the next vertical station by the first reciprocating rod along the first direction, the first reciprocating rod resets and moves along the second direction in an idle load manner. The first direction and the second direction are opposite and are both parallel to the length direction of the upright frame 111.

The first reciprocating rod is provided with a connecting member which can be connected with the front frame of the container in an upright state. For example, the connecting member may be a pneumatic clamp to facilitate clamping of the container front frame in the upright position. At least one connecting member is arranged on the first reciprocating rod, and the number of the connecting members can be the same as that of the front frames of the container in the upright state. For example, the first reciprocating rod is provided with 6 connecting members, and the 6 connecting members can be respectively connected with the 6 container front frames in the upright state to clamp the 6 container front frames in the upright state. Therefore, when the first reciprocating rod conveys the container front frame in the vertical state, the container front frame in the vertical state cannot shake.

In order to ensure that the vertical moving mechanism 112 smoothly transports at least one container front frame in a vertical state, the vertical transport device 110 further includes a vertical support mechanism 115, and the vertical support mechanism 115 is disposed in the vertical frame 111, and a longitudinal direction of the vertical support mechanism 115 is parallel to a longitudinal direction of the vertical frame 111. At least one container front frame in an upright position may be placed on the upright support 115 in turn. Upright support mechanism 115 may be configured as a drag chain, which may be approximately the same length as upright frame 111. The upright support mechanism 115 may support at least one container front frame in an upright position. Thus, the container front frame in the upright state is prevented from falling down when moving.

Further, the vertical support mechanism 115 includes a plurality of rollers capable of rolling, and the plurality of rollers are disposed at intervals along the longitudinal direction of the vertical frame 111. The top of running roller can be provided with the flat board, and the flat board is used for supporting the frame before the container. Thus, the plurality of rollers can support at least one container front frame in an upright state, and the rollers roll in the moving process of the container front frame in the upright state, so that the container front frame can move conveniently.

The vertical frame 111 is provided with a plurality of vertical clamping mechanisms 113, and the plurality of vertical clamping mechanisms 113 are arranged at intervals along the longitudinal direction of the vertical frame 111. The vertical conveying mechanism can convey the front frames of the containers to the corresponding vertical clamping mechanisms 113 respectively. A side push cylinder may be further provided at a side of the vertical clamping mechanism 113, and the side push cylinder may push the front frame of the container from the vertical conveying mechanism to the vertical clamping mechanism 113. The vertical clamping mechanism 113 is used to clamp the front frame of the container in an upright state, which is transported to a predetermined position. The vertical clamping mechanism 113 may include a clamping cylinder and a clamp, and the clamping cylinder may be connected to the clamp to drive the clamp to clamp the front frame of the container in an upright position. In the present embodiment, the "predetermined position" refers to a position where the vertical conveying mechanism conveys the container front frame to a position where the welding operation is required.

The vertical clamping mechanism 113 may be provided corresponding to the vertical welding device. Different container front frames move to different vertical clamping mechanisms 113, and the corresponding vertical welding devices can perform welding operation on the container front frames.

Preferably, the conveying device comprises a first vertical clamping mechanism and a second vertical clamping mechanism which are adjacent to each other, and the vertical driving assembly 114 can be arranged between the first vertical clamping mechanism and the second vertical clamping mechanism along the length direction of the vertical frame 111. Therefore, the vertical driving component 114 can stably drive the reciprocating movement of the first reciprocating rod, and the energy loss is reduced. The container front frame which is clamped by the first vertical clamping mechanism and is in a vertical state can move to a position corresponding to the second vertical clamping mechanism through the first reciprocating rod, so that the container front frame can be smoothly moved.

According to the conveying equipment provided by the invention, the conveying equipment is used for welding equipment, the welding equipment comprises a plurality of vertical welding devices, the conveying equipment comprises a vertical conveying device 110, the vertical conveying device 110 comprises a vertical rack 111, a vertical moving mechanism 112 and a plurality of vertical clamping mechanisms 113, the vertical moving mechanism 112 can move in a reciprocating mode along the length direction of the vertical rack 111, the vertical moving mechanism 112 is used for moving at least one container front frame in a vertical state, the vertical clamping mechanisms 113 are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the vertical rack 111, and the vertical clamping mechanisms 113 are arranged corresponding to the vertical welding devices, so that the overturning times of the container front frame in the welding process are reduced, the production efficiency is improved, and the floor area is reduced.

Further, the conveying device further comprises a horizontal conveying device 120, and the welding device further comprises a plurality of horizontal welding devices, wherein the plurality of horizontal welding devices are arranged corresponding to the horizontal conveying device 120, so that a front frame of a flat container is arranged on the horizontal conveying device 120 to complete a plurality of welding actions.

The flat feed device 120 is described in detail below with reference to fig. 2 and 3.

Specifically, the horizontal conveying device 120 includes a horizontal frame 121, a horizontal moving mechanism, and a horizontal supporting mechanism 125, and both the horizontal moving mechanism and the horizontal supporting mechanism 125 are disposed on the horizontal frame 121. The height direction of the horizontal frame 121 may be parallel to the thickness direction of the container front frame in a flat state, the length direction of the horizontal frame 121 may be parallel to the width direction of the container front frame in a flat state, and the width direction of the horizontal frame 121 may be parallel to the height direction of the container front frame in a flat state.

The horizontal moving mechanism is disposed above the horizontal frame 121 and is reciprocally movable along the longitudinal direction of the horizontal frame 121. Specifically, the horizontal movement mechanism includes a second reciprocating assembly and a horizontal driving assembly, the horizontal driving assembly is disposed on the horizontal frame 121, and the horizontal driving assembly is connected to the second reciprocating assembly to drive the second reciprocating assembly to move along the length direction of the horizontal frame 121.

The horizontal driving assembly includes a second driving member 123 and a gear 124, and the second driving member 123 may be configured as a variable frequency reduction motor, and the variable frequency reduction motor may fix a speed reducer base plate to a middle position of the second reciprocating rod 122 by a bolt. The second driving member 123 is connected with the gear 124 to drive the gear 124 to rotate. The second reciprocating assembly comprises a second reciprocating rod 122 and a rack, and the length direction of the second reciprocating rod 122 is parallel to the length direction of the horizontal rack 121. The second reciprocating rod 122 is provided at the bottom thereof with a rack, the extending direction of which may be parallel to the length direction of the rack, and the rack may be engaged with the gear 124. The second driving member 123 can drive the gear 124 to rotate, and the gear 124 is meshed with the rack to drive the rack to move along the length direction of the horizontal rack 121. The rack gear may drive the second reciprocating lever 122 to reciprocate between the third predetermined position and the fourth predetermined position. Therefore, the noise is less, and the positioning precision is high.

One end of the horizontal conveyor 120 may be connected to one end of the vertical conveyor 110 by a flipping mechanism. In this way, the container front frame from the horizontal conveyor 120 in the flat state can be turned by 90 ° to the upright state by the turning mechanism, and the container front frame turned to the upright state can be conveyed by the vertical conveyor 110. Therefore, the front frame of the container can be turned over only once in the whole welding process of the front frame of the container, and the turning times are greatly reduced.

In the present embodiment, the "third predetermined position" refers to a position where the second reciprocating lever 122 is in the loading position, and the second reciprocating lever 122 located at the third predetermined position receives the container front frame. In this embodiment, the "fourth predetermined position" refers to a position where the second reciprocating rod 122 is in a blanking state, and the second reciprocating rod 122 located at the fourth predetermined position moves the container front frame in a flat state to the last welding horizontal position. The lay-flat station of the lay-flat conveyor 120 may be a framing station.

The plurality of horizontal welding devices correspond to the horizontal moving mechanism, and when each horizontal welding device welds the container front frame in the horizontal state, the horizontal conveying device 120 is spaced apart from the container front frame in the horizontal state. Specifically, the horizontal support mechanism 125 may be provided between the horizontal movement mechanism and the horizontal frame 121, and the horizontal support mechanism 125 may be movable in the height direction of the horizontal frame 121.

The horizontal support mechanism 125 can drive the horizontal moving mechanism to move along the height direction of the horizontal frame 121 between a loading position and an unloading position. The top of the horizontal movement mechanism in the loaded position may be higher than the top of the horizontal movement mechanism in the unloaded position.

When the horizontal welding device performs welding action on the container front frame in a flat state, the horizontal moving mechanism in the idle position is spaced apart from at least one container front frame in the flat state. Thus, the movement of the horizontal movement mechanism in the empty position along the length direction of the horizontal frame 121 does not interfere with the container front frame in the flat state.

When the welding of the container front frame in the flat state is completed, the horizontal support mechanism 125 drives the horizontal moving mechanism to move from the idle position to the load position along the height direction of the horizontal frame 121, and the horizontal moving mechanism in the load position can support and move at least one container front frame in the flat state. As described above, the horizontal movement mechanism includes the second reciprocating bar 122, the second reciprocating bar 122 can reciprocate along the length direction of the horizontal frame 121, and the second reciprocating bar 122 located at the loading position can support the front frame of the container in the flat state. For example, the horizontal support mechanism 125 can move the second reciprocating lever 122 located at the idle position up to 100mm in the height direction of the horizontal frame 121 to the loading position.

At least one container front frame in a flat state can be sequentially placed on the horizontal moving mechanism. Preferably, a stopper is disposed on the second reciprocating rod 122, and the stopper located at the load position can abut against the front frame of the container, so as to ensure that the front frame of the container can move along the length direction of the horizontal rack 121 along with the second reciprocating rod 122, and reduce the relative sliding between the front frame of the container and the top of the second reciprocating rod 122. In order to accurately control the moving stroke of the second reciprocating lever 122, the variable frequency speed reduction motor may be electrically connected to the encoder to ensure the accuracy of the moving displacement of the second reciprocating lever 122.

Further, the horizontal conveying device 120 includes two horizontal supporting mechanisms 125, and the two horizontal supporting mechanisms 125 are respectively disposed at opposite ends of the horizontal moving mechanism along the length direction of the horizontal frame 121. The distance between the two horizontal support mechanisms 125 along the length direction of the horizontal frame 121 is greater than the length of the horizontal moving mechanism so that the horizontal moving mechanism can move between the third preset position and the fourth preset position.

For example, the horizontal conveying device may correspond to 6 horizontal welding devices, and the distance between the two horizontal supporting mechanisms 125 along the length direction of the horizontal frame 121 may be equal to the total length of the 6 horizontal welding devices. The length of the second reciprocating lever 122 may be substantially the same as the total length of 5 flat welding apparatuses to allow a margin for the reciprocating movement of the second reciprocating lever 122.

The second reciprocating rod 122 can simultaneously convey 5 containers in a horizontal state to move, the second reciprocating rod 122 located at the third preset position corresponds to the first horizontal station, and the second reciprocating rod 122 located at the fourth preset position corresponds to the sixth horizontal station. The second reciprocating rod 122 can move the container front frame in the flat state located at the first horizontal station to the second horizontal station, and so on, the second reciprocating rod 122 moves the container front frame in the flat state located at the fifth horizontal station to the sixth horizontal station. After the second reciprocating rod 122 moves the front frames of the containers in the horizontal state to the next horizontal station along the third direction, the second reciprocating rod 122 resets and moves along the fourth direction. The third and fourth directions are opposite and parallel to the length direction of the horizontal frame 121.

The horizontal support mechanism 125 includes a first support assembly 126 and a second support assembly 127, the first support assembly 126 includes a hinge plate and a hinge rod, the top of the hinge plate can be connected with the second reciprocating rod 122, and the bottom of the hinge plate is hinged with the horizontal frame 121 through the hinge rod. The second support assembly 127 includes a lifting driving member 128 and a rotating arm 129, the lifting driving member 128 may be a lifting motor, the lifting driving member 128 may be connected to the rotating arm 129, and a top of the rotating arm 129 is hinged to the second reciprocating rod 122. The lifting driving member 128 can drive the rotating arm 129 to rotate so as to drive the second reciprocating rod 122 to move along the height direction of the horizontal rack 121, and the hinge rod and the hinge plate also move along the height direction of the horizontal rack 121 along with the second reciprocating rod 122.

The lifting driving member 128 can drive the rotating arm 129 to rotate so as to drive the second reciprocating rod 122 to move upwards along the height direction of the horizontal frame 121, and the hinge rod and the hinge plate also move upwards along with the second reciprocating rod 122 along the height direction of the horizontal frame 121, so that the rotating arm 129, the hinge rod and the hinge plate all support the second reciprocating rod 122 in the loading position. The lifting driving member 128 can drive the rotating arm 129 to rotate so as to drive the second reciprocating rod 122 to move downwards along the height direction of the horizontal frame 121, and the hinge rod and the hinge plate also move downwards along with the second reciprocating rod 122 along the height direction of the horizontal frame 121, so that the rotating arm 129, the hinge rod and the hinge plate all support the second reciprocating rod 122 in the idle position.

The horizontal support mechanism 125 can move the second reciprocating lever 122 located at the unloaded position upward along the height direction of the horizontal frame 121 to the loaded position. The second reciprocating bar 122 located at the loading position may move the container front frame in the lying state located at the third predetermined position to the fourth predetermined position in the third direction. The horizontal support mechanism 125 can move the second reciprocating lever 122 located at the loading position downward to the empty position in the height direction of the flat camera stand. The top of the second reciprocating bar 122, which is in the unloaded position, is spaced from the container front frame in a laid flat condition. The second reciprocating lever 122 located at the idle position may be moved in the fourth direction to be reset.

According to the invention, the conveying equipment is used for welding equipment, the welding equipment comprises a plurality of vertical welding devices and a plurality of horizontal welding devices, the conveying equipment comprises a vertical conveying device and a horizontal conveying device, the vertical conveying device comprises a vertical rack, a vertical moving mechanism and a plurality of vertical clamping mechanisms, the vertical moving mechanism can move back and forth along the length direction of the vertical rack, the vertical moving mechanism is used for moving at least one container front frame for processing the vertical state, the plurality of vertical clamping mechanisms are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the vertical rack, the vertical clamping mechanisms are arranged corresponding to the vertical welding devices, the plurality of horizontal welding devices are arranged corresponding to the horizontal conveying device, the horizontal moving mechanism can move back and forth along the length direction of the horizontal rack, the horizontal moving mechanism at the loading position can support and move the at least one container front frame in the horizontal state, the turnover frequency of the front frame of the container in the welding process is reduced, the production efficiency is improved, and the occupied area is reduced.

Unless defined otherwise, technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Terms such as "part," "member," and the like, when used herein, can refer to either a single part or a combination of parts. Terms such as "mounted," "disposed," and the like, as used herein, may refer to one component as being directly attached to another component or one component as being attached to another component through intervening components. Features described herein in one embodiment may be applied to another embodiment, either alone or in combination with other features, unless the feature is otherwise inapplicable or otherwise stated in the other embodiment.

The present invention has been described in terms of the above embodiments, but it should be understood that the above embodiments are for purposes of illustration and description only and are not intended to limit the invention to the scope of the described embodiments. Furthermore, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and that many variations and modifications may be made in accordance with the teachings of the present invention, which variations and modifications fall within the scope of the present invention as claimed. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

Claims

1. A transport apparatus for a welding apparatus, the welding apparatus comprising a plurality of vertical welding devices, characterized in that the transport apparatus comprises a vertical transport device comprising:

a vertical frame;

2. The transport apparatus of claim 1, wherein the vertical movement mechanism comprises:

3. The conveying apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the vertical driving assembly comprises a first driving member and a first pushing member, two ends of the first pushing member along the length direction of the vertical frame are respectively connected with the first driving member and the first reciprocating rod, and the first driving member is configured to drive the first pushing member to drive the first reciprocating rod to move in a reciprocating manner.

4. The conveyor apparatus of claim 3, wherein the vertical drive assembly is disposed between adjacent first and second vertical gripper mechanisms, and wherein the container front frame gripped by the first vertical gripper mechanism in the upright position is moved by the first reciprocating rod to a position corresponding to the second vertical gripper mechanism.

5. The conveyor apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the vertical conveyor further comprises a vertical support mechanism provided in the vertical frame and having a longitudinal direction parallel to a longitudinal direction of the vertical frame, the vertical support mechanism being configured to support at least one of the container front frames in the upright state.

6. The conveyor apparatus of claim 5, wherein the vertical support mechanism comprises a plurality of rollable rollers spaced apart along a length of the vertical frame for supporting the at least one container front frame in the upright position.

7. The conveying apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a horizontal conveying device, wherein one end of the horizontal conveying device is connected to one end of the vertical conveying device through a turnover mechanism.

8. The transport apparatus of claim 7, wherein the flat conveyor comprises:

a horizontal frame;

9. The transport apparatus of claim 8, wherein the translational movement mechanism comprises:

10. The conveying apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the lateral conveying device includes two lateral support mechanisms, the two lateral support mechanisms are respectively disposed at opposite ends of the lateral moving mechanism along a length direction of the lateral frame, and the lateral support mechanism includes: