CN115072051B

CN115072051B - Transfer equipment

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Publication number: CN115072051B
Application number: CN202210798836.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 孙璐珂; 谭畅; 李宝翔; 陈东海; 刘超; 张秀峰
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai; Zhuhai Gree Intelligent Equipment Co Ltd
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai; Zhuhai Gree Intelligent Equipment Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-07-06
Filing date: 2022-07-06
Publication date: 2023-12-01
Anticipated expiration: 2042-07-06
Also published as: CN115072051A

Abstract

The application discloses transfer equipment, and relates to the technical field of material moving equipment. The method specifically comprises the following steps: the first grabbing component is used for grabbing a piece to be processed placed in the box trough and transporting the piece to the calibration station; the calibration device is provided with the calibration station, and the to-be-processed piece positioned on the calibration station is limited to the appointed position of the calibration station; and the second grabbing component is used for grabbing the to-be-processed piece at the designated position on the calibration device and assembling the to-be-processed piece at the target position. The assembly accuracy of the remote controller is improved.

Description

Transfer equipment

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of material transferring equipment, in particular to transfer equipment.

Background

In the automatic packaging line of the air conditioner indoor unit, a remote controller is used as one of necessary accessories and is generally horizontally arranged on the foam of the indoor unit or laterally inserted in the middle of the foam of the indoor unit. Compared with the horizontal placement, the side plug type is more advantageous because: the remote controller is small in size, the remote controller is horizontally placed and then fixed by using the adhesive tape, and the side-inserted type remote controller is in interference fit with the foam slot through the remote controller inflatable bag, so that later-stage shaking of the remote controller is effectively prevented, the step of fixing the remote controller is reduced, and the time is effectively saved and the efficiency is improved. Therefore, the remote controller is usually fixed in the foam of the internal machine in a side-plug mode.

In order to improve the efficiency of transferring and assembling the remote controller of the air conditioner, a manipulator is generally arranged to transfer the remote controller, and because the remote controller is generally placed in a trough of a feed box, a gap exists between the remote controller and the trough, and therefore, a certain error exists in transferring the remote controller by the manipulator, and the error always causes foam abrasion when the remote controller is laterally inserted into the foam of the internal machine. Therefore, how to improve the assembly accuracy of the remote controller becomes a technical problem to be solved urgently.

Disclosure of Invention

The application mainly aims to provide a transfer device which aims to improve the assembly precision of a remote controller.

In order to achieve the above object, the present application proposes a transfer apparatus comprising:

the first grabbing component is used for grabbing a piece to be processed placed in the box trough and transporting the piece to the calibration station;

the calibration device is provided with the calibration station, and the to-be-processed piece positioned on the calibration station is limited to the appointed position of the calibration station; and

and the second grabbing component is used for grabbing the to-be-processed piece at the designated position on the calibration device and assembling the to-be-processed piece at the target position.

In an embodiment of the present application, when the edges of the to-be-processed piece are more than four, the calibration device includes:

a supporting component for supporting the piece to be processed, wherein the upper surface of the supporting component is a calibration station;

the first limiting plate is connected with the bearing assembly and used for limiting the first side edge of the piece to be processed;

the second limiting plate is connected with the bearing assembly and used for limiting the second side edge of the piece to be processed;

the first driving piece is connected to the bearing assembly and used for driving the piece to be processed placed on the bearing assembly to abut against the first limiting plate; and

and the second driving piece is connected to the bearing assembly and used for driving the piece to be treated which is arranged on the bearing assembly to abut against the second limiting plate.

In an embodiment of the application, the calibration device further comprises an identification member for identifying bar code information on the piece to be processed.

In one embodiment of the application, the identification member is provided at the bottom of the support assembly, and the support assembly is provided with a through hole for exposing bar code information on the piece to be processed when the piece to be processed is clamped.

In one embodiment of the application, the support assembly comprises:

the first bearing plate is provided with a notch; and

the second bearing plate is inserted into the notch and can horizontally move relative to the first bearing plate;

the through holes are formed in the second supporting plate, and the first limiting plate, the second limiting plate, the first driving piece and the second driving piece are all installed on the first supporting plate.

In an embodiment of the application, the box further comprises a conveying device for conveying the box to the grabbing position of the first grabbing component.

In one embodiment of the application, the transfer device comprises:

the feeding platform assembly is arranged at the grabbing position of the first grabbing assembly and used for supporting the box body loaded with the to-be-processed piece;

the first conveying assembly is used for conveying the box body loaded with the to-be-processed piece to the feeding platform assembly; and

and the second conveying assembly is used for conveying out the box body after all the pieces to be treated in the box body are transferred.

In one embodiment of the present application, the first transfer assembly includes:

a first conveying member for conveying the box body loaded with the member to be treated; and

and the third driving piece is used for driving the box body loaded with the to-be-processed piece on the first conveying piece to the feeding platform assembly.

In an embodiment of the application, the loading platform assembly includes:

the supporting platform is used for supporting the box body loaded with the to-be-processed piece;

the telescopic blocking piece is arranged on the supporting platform, and when the third driving piece drives the box body loaded with the piece to be processed on the first conveying piece to the supporting platform, the box body stretches out; and

and the fourth driving piece is arranged opposite to the telescopic blocking piece and is used for driving the box body loaded with the piece to be treated to be abutted against the telescopic blocking piece.

In an embodiment of the application, the feeding platform assembly further includes:

a fifth drive for driving the bin away from the support platform;

when the first grabbing component grabs all the to-be-processed pieces placed in the box body on the bearing platform, the telescopic blocking piece retracts, and the fifth driving piece drives the box body to move to the second conveying component.

By adopting the above ending scheme, snatch the piece of waiting to be processed in the silo of follow box through first snatch the subassembly, owing to there is the gap between the silo of piece and box of waiting to be processed, therefore first snatch the subassembly and can't realize waiting to be processed accurate snatch, first snatch the subassembly and place the piece of waiting to be processed that snatchs on calibrating device this moment, calibrating device will wait to handle the piece and inject to appointed position this moment, then will accomplish the piece of waiting to be processed of calibration and snatch the later assembly to target position through the second snatch the subassembly. Through the calibration of calibrating device, guarantee the accuracy of second snatch the subassembly and snatch when to the precision when having improved the piece that waits to handle assembly, simple structure is convenient for implement.

Drawings

The application will now be described in detail with reference to specific embodiments and accompanying drawings, in which:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a first embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged schematic view of the conveyor of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of the loading platform assembly in fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of the calibrating device in fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a side view of fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged schematic view of the first gripper assembly of fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a side view of the loading platform assembly of fig. 2.

A case 10; a first grasping assembly 20; a calibration device 30; a first limiting plate 32; a second limiting plate 33; a first driving member 34; a second driving member 35; an identification member 36; a second grasping assembly 40; a conveying device 50; a loading platform assembly 51; a first transfer assembly 52; a second transfer assembly 53; a first support plate 311; a second carrier plate 312; a support platform 511; a telescoping stop 512; a fourth driving member 513; a fifth driver 514; a first transfer member 521; a third driver 522.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the present application will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. It should be understood that the following specific examples are given by way of illustration only and are not intended to be limiting.

As shown in fig. 1 to 7, in order to achieve the above object, the present application proposes a transfer apparatus comprising:

the first grabbing component 20 is used for grabbing a piece to be processed placed in the trough of the box body 10 and transporting the piece to the calibration station;

the calibration device 30 is provided with the calibration station, and limits the to-be-processed piece positioned on the calibration station to a designated position of the calibration station; and

a second grasping assembly 40 for grasping the workpiece at a designated position on the alignment device 30 and fitting to the target position.

In particular, a transfer device includes a first grasping element 20, a calibration device 30, and a second grasping element 40.

Wherein the first gripper assembly 20 is a gripper assembly as is commonly used in the art, such as a gripper robot, a suction cup robot, or the like. The first grabbing component 20 is installed on the frame at one end, and is used for grabbing a piece to be processed placed in the trough of the box 10 and then transferring the piece to the calibration station at the other end.

The calibration device 30 is provided with a calibration station thereon, and when the first grabbing assembly 20 places the workpiece to be processed on the calibration station of the calibration device 30, the calibration device 30 limits the workpiece to be processed on the calibration station to a specified position, thereby realizing the position calibration of the workpiece to be processed.

After the calibration component performs position calibration on the workpiece to be processed, the second grabbing component 40 sets the calibrated workpiece to be processed at the target position.

The second gripper assembly 40 of the present application employs gripper assemblies commonly used in the art, such as a hand-held robot, a suction cup robot, and the like.

By adopting the above-mentioned end scheme, snatch the piece of waiting to be processed in the silo from box 10 through first snatch subassembly 20, because there is the gap between the piece of waiting to be processed and the silo of box 10, therefore first snatch subassembly 20 can't realize waiting to be processed accurately snatch, first snatch subassembly 20 will snatch the piece of waiting to be processed and place on calibrating device 30 this moment, calibrating device 30 will wait to handle the piece and inject to the assigned position this moment, then will accomplish the piece of waiting to be processed of calibration and snatch the later assembly to the target position through second snatch subassembly 40. Through the calibration of the calibration device 30, the accuracy of the second grabbing component 40 during grabbing is guaranteed, so that the accuracy of the workpiece to be processed during assembly is improved, and the device is simple in structure and convenient to implement.

In one embodiment of the present application, when the edges of the workpiece to be processed are more than four, the calibration device 30 includes:

a first stop plate 32 connected to the support assembly for limiting a first side of the part to be treated;

a second limiting plate 33, connected to the support assembly, for limiting the second side of the piece to be treated;

a first driving member 34 connected to the support assembly for driving the member to be treated placed on the support assembly against the first limiting plate 32; and

a second driving member 35, which is connected to the support assembly, for driving the member to be treated placed on the support assembly against the second limiting plate 33.

Specifically, when the sides of the piece to be processed are four, the calibration device 30 includes: the support assembly, the first stop plate 32, the second stop plate 33, the first drive member 34, and the second drive member 35.

The support assembly is used for supporting the piece to be processed, and a calibration station is arranged on the surface of the support assembly. The first gripper assembly 20 places the gripped workpiece to be processed in a calibration station on the support assembly.

A first stop plate 32, attached to the support assembly, for limiting the first side of the piece to be treated,

the first limiting plate 32 is made of a metal material, such as an aluminum alloy material, an alloy steel material, or the like. The first limiting plate 32 made of metal material has the advantages of strong supporting capability, abrasion resistance and the like. Of course, the first limiting plate 32 may be made of other materials, such as wood materials, plastic materials, etc., according to design requirements. The first limiting plate 32 made of wood material has the advantages of light weight, low cost, easy manufacture, vibration resistance and the like. The first limiting plate 32 made of plastic material has the advantages of light weight, low cost, easy manufacture and the like. The first limiting plate 32 is fixedly connected to the support assembly, and the strength of the connection between the first limiting plate 32 and the support assembly can be improved by the fixed connection. Of course, depending upon the design, the first stop plate 32 could be removably attached to the support assembly, such as by a snap fit, screw connection, or the like. The detachable connection is adopted, so that the installation and the detachment of the limiting plate can be facilitated, and the later maintenance is facilitated.

A second limiting plate 33, connected to the support assembly, for limiting the second side of the piece to be treated,

the second limiting plate 33 is made of a metal material, such as an aluminum alloy material, an alloy steel material, or the like. The second limiting plate 33 made of metal material has the advantages of strong supporting capability, abrasion resistance and the like. Of course, the second limiting plate 33 may be made of other materials, such as wood materials, plastic materials, etc., according to design requirements. The second limiting plate 33 made of wood material has the advantages of light weight, low cost, easy manufacture, vibration resistance and the like. The second limiting plate 33 made of plastic material has the advantages of light weight, low cost, easy manufacture and the like. The second limiting plate 33 is fixedly connected to the support assembly, and the connection strength between the second limiting plate 33 and the support assembly can be improved by adopting the fixed connection mode. Of course, the second stop plate 33 could also be removably attached to the support assembly, such as by snap fit, screw attachment, etc., depending upon the design. The detachable connection is adopted, so that the two limiting plates can be conveniently installed and detached, and the later maintenance is convenient.

The first driving member 34 is connected to the supporting assembly by a telescopic cylinder commonly used in the prior art, and is used for driving the member to be processed placed on the supporting assembly to abut against the first limiting plate 32, thereby realizing the fixation of the member to be processed.

The second driving member 35 is a telescopic cylinder commonly used in the prior art, and the second driving member 35 is connected to the supporting assembly and is used for driving the to-be-processed member placed on the supporting assembly to abut against the first limiting plate 32, so as to fix the to-be-processed member.

The first driving member 34 and the second driving member 35 are matched with each other to identify the to-be-processed member at a specified position, so that the accuracy of the second grabbing component 40 during grabbing is improved.

By adopting the technical scheme, the workpiece to be processed is fixed at the specified position through the mutual matching of the first limiting plate 32, the second limiting plate 33, the first driving piece 34 and the second driving piece 35, so that the second grabbing component 40 is convenient to grab, and meanwhile, the accuracy of the second grabbing component 40 during grabbing is improved. Simple structure and convenient implementation.

In one embodiment of the present application, the calibration device 30 further includes an identification member 36 for identifying bar code information on the part to be processed.

Specifically, the calibration device 30 further includes an identification member 36, and the identification member 36 is an optical camera or a CCD camera commonly used in the art. When the identification member 36 is an optical camera, in order to improve the identification accuracy of the optical camera, the influence of brightness on the optical camera is avoided, and a light source can be correspondingly installed on one side of the optical camera.

By adopting the technical scheme, the identity information of the part to be processed is conveniently acquired.

In one embodiment of the application, the identification member 36 is provided on the bottom of the support assembly with a through hole for exposing bar code information on the item to be treated when the item to be treated is clamped.

Specifically, the identification member 36 is mounted to the bottom of the support assembly and the identification member 36 is attached to the bottom of the support assembly by a fixed connection which increases the strength of the connection between the identification member 36 and the support assembly. Of course, the identification member 36 could be removably attached to the bottom of the support assembly, such as by a screw connection, snap fit, etc., depending upon the design requirements. And the detachable connection is adopted, so that the identification piece 36 is convenient to install and detach, and the later maintenance is convenient.

Correspondingly, the support assembly is provided with a through hole through which bar code information on the piece to be processed is exposed when the piece to be processed is clamped, and is thus recognized by the recognition piece 36.

By adopting the technical scheme, the structure of the upper surface of the calibrating device 30 is simplified, the interference to the first grabbing component 20 and/or the second grabbing component 40 is avoided, the structure is simple, and the implementation is convenient.

In one embodiment of the application, the support assembly comprises:

the first supporting plate 311 is provided with a notch; and

the second supporting plate 312 is inserted into the notch and can horizontally move relative to the first supporting plate 311;

the through holes are formed on the second supporting plate 312, and the first limiting plate 32, the second limiting plate 33, the first driving member 34, and the second driving member 35 are all mounted on the first supporting plate 311.

In particular, the support assembly includes a first support plate 311 and a second support plate 312.

The first and second bearing plates 311 and 312 are made of a metal material, such as an aluminum alloy material, an alloy steel material, or the like. The first bearing plate 311 and the second bearing plate 312 made of metal materials have the advantages of strong supporting capability, abrasion resistance and the like. Of course, the first bearing plate 311 and the second bearing plate 312 may be made of other materials, such as wood materials, etc., according to design requirements.

The first supporting plate 311 is provided with a notch, the second supporting plate 312 is inserted into the notch of the first supporting plate 311, and the second supporting plate 312 is slidably connected with the first supporting plate 311, so that the second supporting plate 312 can horizontally move relative to the first supporting plate 311.

The through hole is provided in the second support plate 312, and it is conceivable that the surface of the second support plate 312 is the designated position described in the present application. The first limiting plate 32, the second limiting plate 33, the first driving member 34 and the second driving member 35 are all mounted on the first supporting plate 311.

By adopting the technical scheme, as the second bearing plate 312 can move relative to the first bearing plate 311, and meanwhile, the through holes are formed in the second bearing plate 312, bar code information on to-be-processed pieces of different types can be acquired by adjusting the position of the second bearing plate 312, and the device is simple in structure and convenient to implement.

In an embodiment of the present application, a transfer device 50 for transferring the case 10 to the gripping position of the first gripping module 20 is further included.

Specifically, the box body 10 is further provided with the conveying device 50 for conveying the box body 10 to the grabbing position of the first grabbing component 20, and the box body 10 does not need to be manually added through the conveying device 50, so that the consumption of manpower resources is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved.

In one embodiment of the present application, the transfer device 50 includes:

the feeding platform assembly 51 is arranged at the grabbing position of the first grabbing assembly 20 and used for supporting the box body 10 loaded with the to-be-processed piece; and

the first conveying assembly 52 is configured to convey the box 10 loaded with the to-be-processed workpiece onto the loading platform assembly 51.

Specifically, the conveying device 50 includes a loading platform assembly 51 and a first conveying assembly 52.

The loading platform assembly 51 is disposed at the grabbing position of the first grabbing assembly 20, and is mainly used for supporting the box 10 loaded with the to-be-processed objects.

The first transfer assembly 52 is used for transferring the box 10 loaded with the member to be processed onto the loading platform assembly 51. Through the mutual cooperation of the feeding platform assembly 51 and the first conveying assembly 52, the box body 10 loaded with the to-be-processed piece is conveyed, the structure is simple, the implementation is convenient, and meanwhile, the feeding platform assembly 51 is used for feeding, so that the stability of the box body 10 loaded with the to-be-processed piece can be guaranteed.

In an embodiment of the present application, the conveying device 50 further includes:

the second conveying component 53 is used for conveying out the box 10 after all the pieces to be processed in the box 10 are transferred.

In particular, the transfer device 50 further comprises a second transfer assembly 53.

When all the pieces to be processed in the box 10 are transferred, only the single box 10 is remained, and the single box 10 is transferred out through the second conveying component 53, so that the next cycle can be realized. Simple structure, easy to implement has also improved production efficiency simultaneously.

In one embodiment of the present application, the first transfer assembly 52 includes:

a first transfer member 521 for transferring the casing 10 loaded with the member to be processed; and

and a third driving member 522 for driving the box 10 loaded with the workpiece on the first conveying member 521 to the loading platform assembly 51.

Specifically, the first transfer assembly 52 includes a first transfer member 521 and a third drive member 522.

The first conveyor 521 may be a conveyor belt commonly used in the art, or may be a rotating roller. For transporting the box 10 at the piece to be treated.

The third driving member 522 is a telescopic cylinder commonly used in the prior art, and is used for driving the box 10 carrying the member to be processed on the first conveying member to the feeding platform assembly 51. The third driving member 522 may also be formed of a guide rail provided at the end of the first transfer member 521, and a moving rod coupled to the guide rail, the moving rod being reciprocally movable along the length direction of the first transfer member 521, wherein the moving direction of the moving rod is perpendicular to the transfer direction of the first transfer member 521. At this time, the loading platform assembly 51 is located at one side of the first transfer member 521,

by adopting the technical scheme, the device is simple in structure and convenient to implement.

In an embodiment of the present application, the loading platform assembly 51 includes:

a support platform 511 for supporting the casing 10 loaded with the workpiece to be processed;

a telescopic blocking member 512 disposed on the support platform 511, and extending out after the third driving member 522 drives the box 10 loaded with the workpiece on the first conveying member 521 to the support platform 511; and

the fourth driving member 513 is disposed opposite to the telescopic stopper 512, and is configured to drive the casing 10 loaded with the workpiece to abut against the telescopic stopper 512.

In particular, the loading platform assembly 51 includes a support platform 511 for supporting the pod 10 with the workpiece being processed.

The telescopic stopper 512 is disposed below the support platform 511, and when the third driving member 522 drives the box 10 loaded with the to-be-processed member on the first transferring member 521 to the support platform 511, the telescopic stopper 512 is extended and positioned at one side of the box 10.

The fourth driving member 513 is disposed at the opposite side of the telescopic stopper 512, and the clamping of the case 10 is achieved by the interaction of the fourth driving member 513 and the telescopic stopper 512. Thereby facilitating the subsequent operation.

In an embodiment of the present application, the loading platform assembly 51 further includes:

a fifth drive 514 for driving the pod 10 away from the support platform 511;

when the first grabbing component 20 grabs all the to-be-processed parts in the box body 10 placed on the bearing platform 511, the telescopic blocking component 512 retracts, and the fifth driving component 514 drives the box body 10 to move to the second conveying component 53.

Specifically, the loading platform assembly 51 further includes a fifth driving member 514, where the fifth driving member 514 is a telescopic cylinder commonly used in the prior art, and when the first grabbing assembly 20 grabs all the to-be-processed members in the box 10 placed on the supporting platform 511, the telescopic blocking member 512 is retracted, and the corresponding fifth driving member 514 pushes the box 10 onto the second conveying assembly 53, so as to convey the box 10. By adopting the technical scheme, the device is simple in structure and convenient to implement.

The foregoing description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present application and is not intended to limit the scope of the application, and all equivalent structural changes made by the description of the present application and the accompanying drawings or direct/indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the scope of the application.

Claims

1. A transfer apparatus, comprising:

the second grabbing component is used for grabbing the to-be-processed piece at the designated position on the calibration device and assembling the to-be-processed piece at the target position:

the calibrating device comprises a bearing assembly, wherein the bearing assembly is used for bearing the to-be-processed piece, and the upper surface of the bearing assembly is a calibrating station;

the calibration device also comprises an identification piece for identifying bar code information on the piece to be processed;

the identification piece is arranged at the bottom of the bearing component, and the bearing component is provided with a through hole for exposing bar code information on the piece to be processed when the piece to be processed is clamped.

2. The transfer apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the sides of the member to be treated are four or more, the calibration device comprises:

3. The transfer apparatus of claim 2, wherein the support assembly comprises:

the first bearing plate is provided with a notch; and

4. A transfer device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising conveying means for conveying the box to a gripping position of the first gripping assembly.

5. The transfer apparatus of claim 4, wherein the conveyor comprises:

6. The transfer apparatus of claim 5, wherein the first transport assembly comprises:

7. The transfer apparatus of claim 6, wherein the loading platform assembly comprises:

8. The transfer apparatus of claim 7, wherein the loading platform assembly further comprises:

a fifth drive for driving the bin away from the support platform;