CN115465588A

CN115465588A - Conveying equipment and feeding and discharging system

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Publication number: CN115465588A
Application number: CN202210315373.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 许康; 张磊; 孙兵; 辛洪德; 常远
Original assignee: Suzhou Vega Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Suzhou Vega Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-03-28
Filing date: 2022-03-28
Publication date: 2022-12-13

Abstract

The invention discloses a transportation device and a feeding and discharging system, wherein the transportation device comprises a walking device and a storage device arranged on the walking device, the storage device comprises a storage device main body and a shell, the storage device main body comprises a support frame, a storage mechanism and a lifting mechanism, the lifting mechanism is arranged on the support frame, the lifting mechanism is connected with the storage mechanism to drive the storage mechanism to lift, the storage mechanism is provided with a plurality of layers of storage bins which are arranged along the vertical direction, each layer of storage bin comprises a plurality of storage stations which are arranged along the horizontal direction, and each storage station is used for storing and conveying workpieces; the casing cover is established in the storage device main part, is formed with on the casing and receives the material mouth, through depositing the lift of mechanism so that arbitrary layer of storage silo is located the business turn over material position. According to the conveying equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention, a plurality of workpieces can be automatically fed and discharged at the same time, the labor intensity of workers is reduced, the production efficiency is improved, the labor cost is reduced, and the production safety can be improved to a certain extent.

Description

Conveying equipment and feeding and discharging system

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of processing production, in particular to a conveying device and a feeding and discharging system.

Background

In the related art, when a workpiece is processed by a processing apparatus, for example, a drilling apparatus drills a PCB panel, the workpiece to be processed needs to be transferred to the processing apparatus, or the workpiece processed by the processing apparatus needs to be transferred out of the processing apparatus. However, in the loading and unloading process of the workpieces, the workpieces are generally directly conveyed to the processing equipment one by a human, and the processed workpieces are transferred from the processing equipment to the designated bin one by one after the processing is completed. Go up the unloading through artifical mode realization completely in the unloading in-process of whole, intensity of labour is big, inefficiency, if adopt many people mode in turn, the cost of labor is higher, and manual operation also has certain potential safety hazard simultaneously.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. Therefore, one object of the present invention is to provide a transportation apparatus, which can achieve automatic loading and unloading of a plurality of workpieces simultaneously, reduce labor intensity of workers, improve production efficiency, reduce labor cost, and improve production safety to a certain extent.

The invention also provides a feeding and discharging system for feeding and discharging by using the conveying equipment.

According to an embodiment of the first aspect of the invention, the transport apparatus comprises: running gear and storage device, storage device locates running gear, storage device includes:

the storage device comprises a storage device main body, wherein the storage device main body comprises a support frame, a storage mechanism and a lifting mechanism, the lifting mechanism is arranged on the support frame, the lifting mechanism is connected with the storage mechanism to drive the storage mechanism to lift, the storage mechanism is provided with a plurality of layers of storage bins which are arranged along the vertical direction, each layer of storage bin comprises a plurality of storage stations which are arranged along the horizontal direction, and each storage station is used for storing and conveying workpieces;

the casing, the casing cover is established in the storage device main part, be formed with receiving and dispatching material mouth on the casing, through deposit the lift of mechanism so that any layer the storage silo is located the business turn over material position, is located the business turn over material position work piece in the storage silo is suitable for and passes through receiving and dispatching material mouth shifts out storage silo or work piece are suitable for and pass through receiving and dispatching material mouth immigration is located the business turn over material position in the storage silo.

According to the transportation equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention, the storage device is arranged on the walking device, the storage mechanism with the multiple layers of storage bins and the lifting mechanism for driving the storage mechanism to lift are arranged in the storage device, and the storage station for storing and conveying the workpieces is arranged on the storage mechanism, so that the multiple workpieces can be automatically loaded and unloaded at the same time, the labor intensity of workers is reduced, the production efficiency is improved, the labor cost is reduced, and the production safety can be improved to a certain extent.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the storage device main body comprises a feeding and discharging mechanism, all the storage stations of the storage bin located at the feeding and discharging position are detachably connected with the feeding and discharging mechanism, and when all the storage stations of the storage bin located at the feeding and discharging position are connected with the feeding and discharging mechanism, the feeding and discharging mechanism can drive all the storage stations of the storage bin located at the feeding and discharging position to convey workpieces; or, the storage device main part is including being used for the drive assembly of storage station transmission work piece, drive assembly includes a plurality of actuating mechanism, actuating mechanism's quantity with the storage silo or the quantity of storage station is the same and respectively the one-to-one.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the feeding and discharging mechanism is located at one side of the storage mechanism adjacent to the material receiving and discharging port, the feeding and discharging mechanism includes a driving unit and a plurality of feeding and discharging transmission units arranged along a horizontal direction, the driving unit is connected to all the feeding and discharging transmission units to drive all the feeding and discharging transmission units to synchronously transmit workpieces, the number of the feeding and discharging transmission units is the same as and one-to-one corresponding to the number of the material storage stations of each layer of the storage bin, and when all the material storage stations of the storage bin located at the feeding and discharging position are connected to the feeding and discharging mechanism, each feeding and discharging transmission unit is connected to the corresponding material storage station to transmit workpieces.

According to some embodiments of the invention, each material storage station comprises a material storage bottom plate and a conveying assembly, the conveying assembly is arranged on the material storage bottom plate and used for conveying workpieces, each feeding and discharging transmission unit comprises a mounting bottom plate and a clutch assembly, the clutch assembly is arranged on the mounting bottom plate and comprises a driver and a transmission piece, the driver is connected with the transmission piece to drive the transmission piece to move between a butt joint position and a separation position, all the transmission pieces are connected with the driving unit, when the transmission pieces are located at the butt joint position, the transmission pieces are in transmission connection with the corresponding conveying assemblies, the driving unit drives the corresponding conveying assemblies to convey the workpieces through the transmission pieces, and when the transmission pieces are located at the separation position, the transmission pieces are separated from the conveying assemblies.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the transfer assembly comprises at least one transfer mechanism, the transfer mechanism comprises docking gears, the transmission members comprise transmission brackets and gear transmission mechanisms, the gear transmission mechanisms are arranged on the transmission brackets, all the gear transmission mechanisms are in transmission connection with the driving unit, the drivers are connected with the corresponding transmission brackets to drive the transmission members to move between the docking position and the separating position, the gear transmission mechanisms are engaged with the corresponding docking gears when the transmission members are in the docking position, and the gear transmission mechanisms are separated from the docking gears when the transmission members are in the separating position.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, each of the feeding and discharging transmission units includes a transmission shaft, the transmission shaft penetrates through the corresponding transmission bracket, the transmission bracket is rotatable relative to the transmission shaft, a push plate is connected between the driver and the corresponding transmission bracket, the driver drives the transmission bracket to rotate between the abutting position and the separating position, each of the gear transmission mechanisms is coaxially disposed on the corresponding transmission shaft, and the driving unit is connected to one of the transmission shafts to drive all the transmission shafts to rotate synchronously.

According to some embodiments of the invention, each feeding and discharging transmission unit further comprises a guide assembly, the guide assembly comprises a first sliding block and a first guide rail, the first sliding block and the first guide rail are in sliding fit with each other, the first guide rail is arranged on the installation bottom plate, the extending direction of the first guide rail is perpendicular to the extending direction of the corresponding transmission shaft, and the sliding block is arranged on the push plate.

According to some embodiments of the invention, each of the feeding and discharging transmission units further comprises a transmission assembly for supporting and transmitting a workpiece, the workpiece being transferable between the transmission assembly and the corresponding transfer assembly when the transmission member is in the docking position, the transmission assembly being disposed through the corresponding transmission shaft, and the driving unit driving the transmission assembly to transmit the workpiece through the transmission shaft.

According to some embodiments of the invention, each of the storage stations includes a storage base plate and a conveying assembly, the conveying assembly is disposed on the storage base plate and is used for conveying workpieces, a conveying direction of the conveying assembly is parallel to a first direction, all the storage stations of each layer of the storage bins are arranged along a second direction, the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, each of the storage stations further includes auxiliary supporting members, the auxiliary supporting members are disposed on the storage base plate and located at two opposite sides of the conveying assembly along the second direction, each of the auxiliary supporting members includes a supporting block extending along the first direction and a plurality of supporting wheels, and the plurality of supporting wheels are disposed on the supporting block and arranged at intervals along the first direction.

In some embodiments of the invention, the storage mechanism comprises a main frame body, the main frame body comprises a cross beam and side plates arranged on two opposite sides of the cross beam, and all the storage bins are arranged between the two side plates and are positioned below the cross beam.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the cross beam includes a plurality of sub-cross beams which are sequentially butted along an extending direction of the cross beam, and two adjacent sub-cross beams are detachably connected.

In some embodiments of the invention, the cross beam is provided with a connecting lug plate, a partition plate extending along the vertical direction is arranged between two adjacent storage stations along the horizontal direction, the upper end of the partition plate is connected with the connecting lug plate, and the storage stations are connected with the partition plate.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the two opposite sides of the supporting frame are provided with lifting mechanisms, each lifting mechanism includes a lifting driving assembly and a guide rail assembly, each lifting driving assembly is connected to the corresponding side plate to drive the storage mechanism to lift, and each side plate is in sliding fit with the supporting frame through the corresponding guide rail assembly along the up-down direction.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the housing is provided with a transparent viewing window, the viewing window and the receiving and dispatching opening being located on opposite sides of the housing.

According to some optional embodiments of the present invention, the walking device is a carrier loader, the walking device comprises a truck body and a traction unit, the traction unit is arranged at least one end of the truck body, and the storage device is arranged on the truck body.

The loading and unloading system according to the embodiment of the second aspect of the invention comprises: the feeding and discharging equipment is used for storing workpieces; a transport device according to the embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention, the transport device being adapted to interface with the loading and unloading device to receive or transfer the workpiece to the loading and unloading device through the receiving and dispatching port.

According to the feeding and discharging system provided by the embodiment of the invention, by arranging the feeding and discharging equipment and the conveying equipment, workpieces are conveyed by the conveying equipment, and the feeding and discharging equipment is used for feeding and discharging the conveying equipment, so that the conveying equipment can realize automatic feeding and discharging, the automation degree of the feeding and discharging system is improved, the time for feeding and discharging the conveying equipment is saved, the conveying equipment can sequentially feed or discharge a plurality of processing equipment, the time for feeding and discharging the processing equipment is saved, the labor intensity of workers is reduced, the production efficiency is improved, the labor cost is reduced, and the production safety can be improved to a certain extent.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a transport apparatus of some embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of another perspective of the transport equipment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the transport apparatus of FIG. 1 with the housing of the magazine removed;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the walking device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the lift mechanism, storage mechanism and feed and discharge mechanism of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the feed and discharge mechanism of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the storage mechanism and the feed and discharge mechanism of FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view from another perspective of the storage mechanism and the feed and discharge mechanism of FIG. 3;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the magazine station of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a view of the storage station and the feed and discharge drive unit of the transport apparatus of FIG. 1 in combination;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a single sub-beam of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the elevator mechanism of FIG. 5 mounted to a support bracket;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the feed and discharge drive unit of FIG. 6;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view from another perspective of the feed and discharge drive unit of FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a processing tool according to some embodiments of the present invention;

fig. 16 is a schematic illustration of the docking of a transport apparatus with a processing apparatus according to some embodiments of the present invention.

Reference numerals are as follows:

1100b, a transportation device;

1001b, a running gear;

100b, a vehicle body; 200b, a traction unit;

1002b, a storage device;

300b, a storage device main body;

10b, a support frame;

20b, a storage mechanism;

1b, a storage bin; 11b, a material storage station; 111b, a material storage bottom plate; 112b, a conveying component; 1121b, a transfer mechanism; 1122b, a docking gear; 113b, an auxiliary support; 1131b, a supporting block; 1132b, support wheels;

2b, a main frame body; 21b, a cross beam; 211b, sub-beams; 212b, connecting ear plates; 22b, side plates; 221b, a mating hole; 23b, a partition plate;

8b, a sensor assembly;

30b, a lifting mechanism;

3b, a lifting driving component; 31b, a screw rod; 32b, a lifting block; 321b, a lifting projection; 33b, a lifting motor; 4b, a guide rail assembly; 41b, a second guide rail; 42b, a second slider;

40b, a feeding and discharging mechanism;

5b, a driving unit;

6b, a feeding and discharging transmission unit; 61b, mounting a bottom plate; 62b, a clutch assembly; 621b, a driver; 622b, a transmission member; 6221b, a transmission bracket; 6222b, a gear transmission mechanism; 6223b, push plate; 623b, a transmission shaft; 624b, a guide assembly; 6241b, a first slider; 6242b, a first guide rail; 63b, a transmission component; 64b, a limit baffle;

400b, a housing; 401b, a material receiving and sending port; 402b, an observation window;

1200b, processing equipment; 701b, a material inlet and a material outlet.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

The transport apparatus 1100b according to the embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to the drawings.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4 and 8, a transportation apparatus 1100b according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention includes a walking device 1001b and a stocker 1002b, and the stocker 1002b is provided on the walking device 1001b. The material storage device 1002b is suitable for storing workpieces, the material storage device 1002b is arranged on the walking device 1001b, the workpieces are convenient to carry, the workload of operators is reduced, the labor cost is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved.

The storage device 1002b comprises a storage device main body 300b and a housing 400b, the storage device main body 300b comprises a support frame 10b, a storage mechanism 20b and a lifting mechanism 30b, the lifting mechanism 30b is arranged on the support frame 10b, the lifting mechanism 30b is connected with the storage mechanism 20b, the lifting mechanism 30b can drive the storage mechanism 20b to lift, the storage mechanism 20b is provided with a multi-layer storage bin 1b, the multi-layer storage bin 1b is arranged along the vertical direction, each layer of storage bin 1b comprises a plurality of storage stations 11b, the storage stations 11b are arranged along the horizontal direction, each storage station 11b is used for storing and conveying workpieces, and all the storage stations 11b of each layer of storage bin 1b can convey the workpieces synchronously. The conveying direction of the workpieces is parallel to a first direction (refer to the e1 direction in the drawing), and the plurality of stock stations 11b of each layer of the stock bin 1b are arranged along a second direction (refer to the e2 direction in the drawing), which is perpendicular to the first direction.

It should be construed that, in the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more.

The housing 400b covers the storing device main body 300b, a material receiving and sending port 401b is formed on the housing 400b, and the storing mechanism 20b is lifted to enable any layer of the storing bin 1b to be located at a material feeding and discharging position, so that the workpiece in the storing bin 1b located at the material feeding and discharging position is suitable for being moved out of the storing bin 1b through the material receiving and sending port 401b, or the workpiece is suitable for being moved into the storing bin 1b located at the material feeding and discharging position through the material receiving and sending port 401b.

For example, when workpieces need to be stored by the storage device 1002b, the lifting mechanism 30b may be controlled to drive the storage mechanism 20b to lift, so as to move one layer of the multi-layer storage bin 1b, in which no workpieces are placed, in the up-down direction to the feeding and discharging position, and at this time, the workpieces may be transferred from the material receiving and sending port 401b to all the storage stations 11b of the layer of storage bin 1 b; after all the storage stations 11b on the layer of the storage bin 1b are full of workpieces, the lifting mechanism 30b can be controlled again to drive the storage mechanism 20b to lift, so that the storage bin 1b on the other layer of the storage bin 1b, which is not provided with the workpieces, is moved to a feeding and discharging position, and then the workpieces are conveyed to all the storage stations 11b on the layer of the storage bin 1b from the material receiving and discharging port 401 b; by analogy, workpieces can be placed in part of the storage bins 1b, and workpieces can be placed in all the storage bins 1b of the storage device 1002b, so that the workpieces can be temporarily stored in the storage device 1002b of the transportation device 1100b.

When the workpieces stored in the storage device 1002b need to be moved out of the storage device 1002b, the lifting mechanism 30b may be controlled to drive the storage mechanism 20b to lift, so as to move one layer of the multi-layer storage bin 1b in which the workpieces are placed to the feeding and discharging position, and then the storage station 11b is controlled to work, so as to transfer all the workpieces in the layer of the storage bin 1b out of the storage device 1002b from the material receiving and discharging port 401 b; when the workpieces in the layer of the storage bin 1b are transferred out of the storage device 1002b, the lifting mechanism 30b can be controlled again to drive the storage mechanism 20b to lift, so as to move the storage bin 1b with the other layer of the workpieces to the feeding and discharging position, and then the storage station 11b is controlled to work, so as to transfer all the workpieces in the other layer of the storage bin 1b out of the storage device 1002b from the material receiving and discharging port 401 b; by analogy, a part of the work pieces in the storage bin 1b may be transferred out of the storage device 1002b, or all the work pieces in the storage bins 1b of the storage device 1002b may be transferred out of the storage device 1002b.

Through set up elevating system 30b and deposit mechanism 20b in storage device 1002b, deposit mechanism 20b and set up the storage station 11b that is used for saving and conveying the work piece, control elevating system 30b drives and deposits mechanism 20b and go up and down, can realize that a plurality of work pieces go up and down automatically simultaneously, reduce artificial intensity of labour, improve production efficiency, reduce the cost of labor, can improve the security of production to a certain extent simultaneously.

By arranging the material storage device 1002b on the walking device 1001b, the transportation equipment 1100b can walk on the ground to move, and the transportation equipment 1100b can transport the workpieces to the designated positions, so that the workload of operators can be reduced, the labor intensity of workers can be reduced, the time for conveying the workpieces to be processed to the processing equipment 1200b can be reduced, the time for putting the processed workpieces in a warehouse can be reduced, and the production efficiency can be improved.

For example, the transportation device 1100b can travel to move to the position of the upper discharging device, the transportation device is in butt joint with the feeding and discharging device, the feeding and discharging device can achieve automatic feeding and discharging, and the feeding and discharging device can transfer a workpiece to be processed to the transportation device 1100b. When the to-be-processed workpiece is stored on the transportation device 1100b, the transportation device 1100b can walk and move to the position of the processing device 1200b, the transportation device 1100b can be butted with the processing device 1200b, and the workpiece is transferred to the processing device 1200b through the material receiving and sending port 401b of the transportation device 1100b. For another example, when the processing device 1200b processes the workpiece, the transport device 1100b travels to the position of the processing device 1200b, the transport device 1100b is docked with the processing device 1200b, and the processing device 1200b transfers the processed workpiece to the transport device 1100b. When depositing the work piece that has processed on the transportation equipment 1100b, transportation equipment 1100b can walk and remove supreme unloading equipment position, and transportation equipment 1100b can dock with last unloading equipment to receive and dispatch material mouth 401b through transportation equipment 1100b and shift the work piece conveying to last unloading equipment, then through the automatic unloading of last unloading equipment.

For example, the transport apparatus 1100b may interface with the processing apparatus 1200b to achieve automatic loading and unloading. When the workpiece to be processed is placed in at least one layer of the storage bin 1b in the storage mechanism 20b and no workpiece is placed in at least one layer of the multiple layers of the storage bins 1b in the storage mechanism 20b, the transportation device 1100b can be controlled to move to a position where it is butted against the processing device 1200b, the lifting mechanism 30b is controlled to drive the storage mechanism 20b to lift and lower the layer of the storage bin 1b in the storage mechanism 20b, in which the workpiece is not placed, to a feeding and discharging position, and then the processed workpiece in the processing device 1200b is transferred to the storage bin 1b of the layer. After all the processed workpieces in the apparatus 1200b to be processed are transferred to the storage bin 1b on the layer, the lifting mechanism 30b may be controlled again to drive the storage mechanism 20b to lift, so as to lift the storage bin 1b on the layer where the workpieces to be processed are stored to the position of the material inlet/outlet 701b, and then transfer the workpieces to be processed to the processing apparatus 1200b. Thereafter, the transport apparatus 1100b may move to a warehouse, and place the processed work piece in a designated position in the warehouse.

Through set up multilayer storage silo 1b in depositing mechanism 20b to set up a plurality of storage stations 11b in every layer of storage silo 1b, can improve storage device 1002 b's storage capacity, can also reduce the processing equipment 1200b and go up the time length of unloading in-process, improve production efficiency.

According to the transportation equipment 1100b provided by the embodiment of the invention, the storage device 1002b is arranged on the walking device 1001b, the storage mechanism 20b with the multiple layers of storage bins 1b and the lifting mechanism 30b used for driving the storage mechanism 20b to lift are arranged in the storage device 1002b, and the storage station 11b used for storing and conveying workpieces is arranged on the storage mechanism 20b, so that a plurality of workpieces can be automatically loaded and unloaded at the same time, the labor intensity of workers is reduced, the production efficiency is improved, the labor cost is reduced, and the production safety can be improved to a certain extent.

Referring to fig. 1, 3, 5-7, according to some embodiments of the present invention, the magazine main body 300b includes a feeding and discharging mechanism 40b, all the magazine sites 11b of the magazine 1b located at the feeding and discharging position are detachably connected to the feeding and discharging mechanism 40b, and the feeding and discharging mechanism 40b can drive all the magazine sites 11b of the magazine 1b located at the feeding and discharging position to convey the workpieces when all the magazine sites 11b of the magazine 1b located at the feeding and discharging position are connected to the feeding and discharging mechanism 40b, for example, the feeding and discharging mechanism 40b can drive all the magazine sites 11b of the magazine 1b located at the feeding and discharging position to convey the workpieces simultaneously. Through setting up business turn over material mechanism 40b, can be convenient for control a plurality of work pieces in every layer of storage silo 1b automatic unloading of going up simultaneously, reduce artificial intensity of labour, improve production efficiency, reduce the cost of labor, can improve the security of production to a certain extent simultaneously. The multilayer storage bin 1b can reduce the number of the feeding and discharging mechanisms 40b by sharing one feeding and discharging mechanism 40b to convey workpieces, reduce the manufacturing cost of the storage device 1002b, reduce the weight of the storage device 1002b and reduce the energy consumption of the transportation equipment 1100b.

Referring to fig. 6, 7 and 10, according to some embodiments of the present invention, the feeding and discharging mechanism 40b includes a plurality of driving units 5b and a plurality of feeding and discharging transmission units 6b, the plurality of feeding and discharging transmission units 6b are arranged along a horizontal direction, the driving units 5b are connected to all the feeding and discharging transmission units 6b, and the driving units 5b can drive all the feeding and discharging transmission units 6b to synchronously transmit workpieces. The number of the feeding and discharging transmission units 6b is the same as that of the material storage stations 11b of each layer of the material storage bin 1b, and the feeding and discharging transmission units 6b are in one-to-one correspondence with each other, when all the material storage stations 11b of the material storage bin 1b located at the feeding and discharging position are connected with the feeding and discharging mechanism 40b, each feeding and discharging transmission unit 6b is connected with the corresponding material storage station 11b, and each feeding and discharging transmission unit 6b can drive the corresponding material storage station 11b to convey workpieces.

Through setting up all business turn over material transmission unit 6b synchronous conveying work pieces of drive unit 5b drive, can realize unloading in the automation, the in-process of unloading can be realized not having the operation personnel to participate in the automation, can prevent that the operation personnel from being injured, improves the security of production, reduces artificial intensity of labour, reduces the cost of labor. Moreover, one workpiece does not need to be conveyed, so that the time for feeding and discharging can be saved, and the production efficiency is improved.

Referring to fig. 6, 7, 9 and 10, each magazine station 11b includes a magazine base 111b and a transfer assembly 112b, the transfer assembly 112b is provided on the magazine base 111b, and the transfer assembly 112b is used to transfer workpieces, according to some embodiments of the present invention. Each feeding and discharging transmission unit 6b comprises a mounting base plate 61b and a clutch assembly 62b, the clutch assembly 62b is arranged on the mounting base plate 61b, the clutch assembly 62b comprises a driver 621b and a transmission member 622b, the driver 621b is connected with the transmission member 622b, the driver 621b can drive the transmission member 622b to move between a butting position and a separation position, and all the transmission members 622b are connected with the driving unit 5 b. When the transmission member 622b is located at the docking position, the transmission member 622b is drivingly connected to the corresponding transferring component 112b, the driving unit 5b drives the corresponding transferring component 112b to transfer the workpiece through the transmission member 622b, and when the transmission member 622b is located at the separating position, the transmission member 622b is separated from the transferring component 112 b.

Before the lifting mechanism 30b moves, the driver 621b can drive the transmission member 622b to the separation position, so as to prevent the transmission member 622b from blocking the conveying assembly 112b and causing the storage mechanism 20b to be incapable of lifting, and prevent the transmission member 622b from generating a large collision with the conveying assembly 112b, so that the lifting mechanism 30b can smoothly drive the storage mechanism 20b to lift, and the service lives of the transmission member 622b and the conveying assembly 112b are prolonged.

When the lifting mechanism 30b lifts one layer of the multi-layer storage bin 1b to the feeding and discharging position, the lifting mechanism 30b stops working, the layer of the storage bin 1b is kept at the feeding and discharging position, the driver 621b can drive the transmission member 622b to the butt joint position, the transmission member 622b is in transmission connection with the corresponding transmission assembly 112b of the layer, and the driving unit 5b can drive the corresponding transmission assembly 112b to work through the transmission member 622b, so that the workpieces stored in the layer can be conveniently transmitted out from the feeding and discharging port 401b, and the workpieces can be conveniently transmitted to the storage station 11b of the layer from the feeding and discharging port 401b.

Referring to fig. 6, 7, 9, and 10, the transfer assembly 112b includes at least one transfer mechanism 1121b, and the transfer mechanism 1121b includes a docking gear 1122b, according to some embodiments of the present invention. The driving member 622b comprises a driving support 6221b and a gear transmission mechanism 6222b, the gear transmission mechanism 6222b is arranged on the driving support 6221b, all the gear transmission mechanisms 6222b are in transmission connection with the driving unit 5b, the driving member 621b is connected with the corresponding driving support 6221b, and the driving member 622b can be driven by the driving member 621b to move between the butt joint position and the separation position. When the transmission member 622b is in the docking position, the gear transmission mechanism 6222b is engaged with the corresponding docking gear 1122b, and when the transmission member 622b is in the disengagement position, the gear transmission mechanism 6222b is disengaged from the docking gear 1122b. The driver 621b may adopt an air cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, an electric cylinder, or the like.

By providing the gear train 6222b on the transmission bracket 6221b, the driver 621b can move by driving the transmission bracket 6221b to effect the disengagement and engagement of the gear train 6222b and the docking gear 1122b. By providing the docking gear 1122b in the transfer unit 112b and the gear transmission mechanism 6222b in the transmission member 622b, it is easy to perform docking and undocking between the gear transmission mechanism 6222b and the transmission member 622b, and the gear transmission also facilitates adjustment of the direction in which the work is transferred by the transfer unit 112 b.

Referring to fig. 6, 7, 10, 13 and 14, according to some embodiments of the present invention, each feeding and discharging transmission unit 6b includes a transmission shaft 623b, the transmission shaft 623b penetrates through a corresponding transmission bracket 6221b, the transmission bracket 6221b is rotatable relative to the transmission shaft 623b, a push plate 6223b is connected between the driver 621b and the corresponding transmission bracket 6221b, the driver 621b drives the transmission bracket 6221b to rotate between the abutting position and the separating position, each gear transmission mechanism 6222b is coaxially arranged on the corresponding transmission shaft 623b, and the driving unit 5b is connected with one of the transmission shafts 623b to drive all the transmission shafts 623b to rotate synchronously. For example, all the transmission shafts 623b may be sequentially arranged in the second direction (refer to the e2 direction in the drawing), two adjacent transmission shafts 623b may be coupled by a coupling, and the driver 621b may be arranged at one end of all the transmission shafts 623b in the second direction.

Through setting up push plate 6223b between driver 621b and transmission support 6221b, it rotates around the axis of transmission shaft 623b easily to drive transmission support 6221b by driver 621b, can prevent to appear the jam between driver 621b and the transmission support 6221b for gear drive 6222b can be more smooth the realization with docking gear 1122 b's meshing and separation, improve storage device 1002 b's wholeness ability.

By arranging the driving units 5b to be in transmission connection with one of the driving units to drive all the transmission shafts 623b to synchronously rotate, the number of the driving units 5b is small, and the production cost of the material storage device 1002b can be saved; in addition, all the transmission shafts 623b synchronously rotate, so that the material storage device 1002b can simultaneously load and unload a plurality of workpieces, the time for loading and unloading is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved.

For example, referring to fig. 13 and 14, in some embodiments of the present invention, the gear transmission mechanism 6222b includes a first gear and a second gear, the first gear is sleeved on the transmission shaft 623b, the first gear is coaxially disposed with the transmission shaft 623b, the first gear is fixed relative to the transmission shaft 623b, and the transmission shaft 623b can drive the first gear to synchronously rotate. The second gear is rotatably arranged on the transmission bracket 6221b and is meshed with the first gear. When the transmission member 622b is in the docked position, the second gear is engaged with the corresponding docking gear 1122b, and when the transmission member 622b is in the undocked position, the second gear is disengaged from the docking gear 1122b.

When the driver 621b drives the transmission member 622b to move from the separation position to the docking position, the transmission bracket 6221b rotates around the axis of the transmission shaft 623b toward the docking position, the transmission bracket 6221b drives the second gear to rotate around the axis of the transmission shaft 623b in the same direction, and when the transmission member 622b moves to the docking position, the second gear is meshed with the docking gear 1122b. When the driver 621b drives the transmission member 622b to move from the butting position to the separating position, the transmission bracket 6221b rotates around the axis of the transmission shaft 623b towards the separating position, the transmission bracket 6221b drives the second gear to rotate around the axis of the transmission shaft 623b in the same direction, and when the transmission member 622b moves to the butting position, the second gear is disengaged from the butting gear 1122b.

Since the first gear is arranged coaxially with the transmission shaft 623b and the transmission support 6221b rotates about the axis of the transmission shaft 623b, the second gear always remains in mesh with the first gear during the movement of the transmission member 622b between the disengaged position and the engaged position. When the second gear is meshed with the docking gear 1122b, the stability of the transmission of the gear transmission mechanism 6222b is ensured, and the stability of the operation of the storage device 1002b is ensured. Moreover, the driving member 622b has a simple structure, is easy to manufacture, and can reduce the production cost.

When the transmission member 622b is in the docking position and the driving unit 5b drives the transmission shaft 623b to rotate, the transmission shaft 623b drives the first gear to rotate synchronously, the first gear drives the second gear to rotate, and the second gear drives the docking gear 1122b to transmit, so that the transmission assembly 112b can be driven to transmit the workpiece. Therefore, all the material storage stations 11b and all the feeding and discharging transmission units 6b can share the same driving unit 5b, the number of the driving units 5b is small, and the production cost of the material storage device 1002b can be saved; moreover, when the driving unit 5b drives all the transmission shafts 623b to synchronously rotate, all the conveying assemblies 112b at the feeding and discharging positions can be synchronously rotated under the driving of all the transmission shafts 623b, so that the material storing device 1002b can simultaneously feed and discharge a plurality of workpieces, the feeding and discharging time is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved.

Referring to fig. 6, 7, 10, 13 and 14, according to some embodiments of the present invention, each feeding and discharging transmission unit 6b further comprises a guide assembly 624b, the guide assembly 624b comprises a first slider 6241b and a first guide rail 6242b, the first slider 6241b and the first guide rail 6242b are slidably engaged with each other, the first guide rail 6242b is provided on the mounting base plate 61b, the extending direction of the first guide rail 6242b is perpendicular to the extending direction of the corresponding transmission shaft 623b, and the first slider 6241b is provided on the push plate 6223b. When the driver 621b drives the push plate 6223b to move, the first sliding block 6241b is matched with the first guide rail 6242b, so that the movement track of the push plate 6223b can be controlled, the driver 621b is prevented from being incapable of accurately driving the transmission bracket 6221b to move between the butting position and the separation position, the driver 621b can more stably and accurately drive the transmission bracket 6221b to move between the butting position and the separation position, and the running stability of the storage device 1002b is ensured.

Referring to fig. 13 and 14, in some specific embodiments of the present invention, each of the feeding and discharging drive units 6b further includes a limit stop 64b, and the limit stop 64b is provided on a side of the first guide rail 6242b adjacent to the magazine station 11 b. The limit stop 64b is adapted to abut the limit stop 64b when the driver 622b is in the docked position. Through setting up limit baffle 64b, can control the stroke of push pedal, can prevent that gear drive 6222b and docking gear 1122b from producing great collision, extension gear drive 6222b and docking gear 1122 b's life for driver 621b can drive gear drive 6222b and docking gear butt joint accurately, improves storage device 1002 b's wholeness ability.

Referring to fig. 1, 3, 10, 13 and 14, according to some embodiments of the present invention, the feeding and discharging mechanism 40b is located on a side of the storage mechanism 20b adjacent to the material receiving and discharging port 401b, each feeding and discharging transmission unit 6b further includes a transmission assembly 63b, the transmission assembly 63b is disposed on the mounting base plate 61b, the transmission assembly 63b is used for supporting and transmitting the workpiece, the workpiece is transferable between the transmission assembly 63b and the corresponding transmission assembly 112b when the transmission member 622b is located at the docking position, the transmission assembly 63b is disposed through the corresponding transmission shaft 623b, and the transmission assembly 63b is driven by the driving unit 5b to transmit the workpiece through the transmission shaft 623 b.

By arranging the feeding and discharging mechanism 40b on the side of the storage mechanism 20b adjacent to the receiving and discharging port 401b and arranging the transmission assembly 63b on the feeding and discharging transmission unit 6b, the transmission assembly 63b can play a role in transferring, so that workpieces are prevented from being clamped between the receiving and discharging port 401b and the storage mechanism 20b, the workpieces can be smoothly transmitted to the storage station 11b from the receiving and discharging port 401b, and the workpieces on the storage station 11b can be smoothly transmitted out of the receiving and discharging port 401b.

Locate the axis of rotation with transmission assembly 63b, drive unit 5b drives transmission assembly 63b through transmission shaft 623b and transmits the work piece, drive unit 5b can drive transmission assembly 63b and conveying assembly 112b simultaneously for the work piece can more smoothly shift to magazine station 11b from business turn over material mechanism 40b, make the work piece can more smoothly shift to business turn over material mechanism 40b from magazine station 11b, guarantee that magazine 1002b can convey the work piece steadily, improve magazine 1002 b's wholeness ability.

Referring to fig. 1, 3, 10, 13 and 14, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, the feeding and discharging mechanism 40b is located on a side of the storage mechanism 20b adjacent to the material receiving and discharging port 401b, each feeding and discharging drive unit 6b includes a transport assembly 63b, the transport assembly 63b is disposed on the mounting base 61b, the transport assembly 63b is used for supporting and transporting a workpiece, and the workpiece is transferable between the transport assembly 63b and the corresponding transfer assembly 112b when the drive member 622b is in the docking position.

Through locating feed and discharge mechanism 40b and depositing the mechanism 20b and be close to the one side of receiving and dispatching material mouth 401b, set up transmission assembly 63b at feed and discharge drive unit 6b, transmission assembly 63b can play the relay effect, prevents that the work piece from receiving and dispatching material mouth 401b to depositing and being blocked between the mechanism 20b for the work piece can be smoothly conveyed to on the storage station 11b from receiving and dispatching material mouth 401b, makes the work piece on the storage station 11b can smoothly spread out and receive and dispatch material mouth 401b.

Referring to fig. 9 and 10, according to some embodiments of the present invention, each of the stockers 11b includes a stocker plate 111b and a conveying assembly 112b, the conveying assembly 112b is disposed on the stocker plate 111b, and the conveying assembly 112b is configured to convey the workpieces, a conveying direction of the conveying assembly 112b is parallel to a first direction (refer to an e1 direction in the drawing), and all of the stockers 11b of each tier of the stockers 1b are arranged along a second direction (refer to an e2 direction in the drawing), and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. When conveying the work piece to storage station 11b on and spread the work piece on the storage station 11b, can reduce the distance that the work piece was transmitted like this, reduce the transfer time, improve the efficiency of going up the unloading, improve production efficiency.

Each magazine station 11b further includes auxiliary support members 113b, the auxiliary support members 113b are disposed on the magazine base 111b, and the auxiliary support members 113b are disposed on opposite sides of the conveying assembly 112b along the second direction, the auxiliary support members 113b include a support block 1131b extending along the first direction and a plurality of support wheels 1132b, the plurality of support wheels 1132b are disposed on the support block 1131b, and the plurality of support wheels 1132b are arranged at intervals along the first direction.

During the process of conveying the workpiece, the bottom surface of the workpiece may contact the supporting wheel 1132b, and rolling friction is generated between the supporting wheel 1132b and the workpiece. Therefore, the friction force of the workpieces in the conveying process can be reduced, the workpieces are prevented from being blocked in the conveying process, the workpieces are conveyed to the material storage station 11b more smoothly, or the workpieces are conveyed out of the material storage device 1002b from the material storage station 11b more smoothly, the conveying time of the workpieces is shortened, and the production efficiency is improved.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the magazine body 300b further includes a driving assembly for replacing the feeding and discharging mechanism 40b, the driving assembly is used for directly driving the magazine station 11b to transport the workpieces, and the driving assembly includes a plurality of driving mechanisms, the number of the driving mechanisms is the same as that of the magazines, and the driving mechanisms correspond to the magazines one by one respectively.

Each driving mechanism can comprise a driving piece and a transmission rod, the transmission rod of each driving mechanism is connected with the output end of the driving piece, the transmission rod of each driving mechanism penetrates through all the storage stations 11b in the corresponding storage bin 1b, and the transmission rod of each driving mechanism can drive all the storage stations 11b in each layer of storage bin 1b to synchronously convey workpieces. For example, the driving rods of each layer of the storage bin 1b can be arranged in sequence along the second direction (refer to the e2 direction in the drawing), and the driving member can be arranged at one end of the driving rod of each layer of the storage bin 1b along the second direction. The driving member may adopt a servo motor.

Through setting up a plurality of actuating mechanism the same and respectively one-to-one with a plurality of storage silo 1 b's quantity, wear to locate all storage stations 11b in the storage silo 1b that corresponds with every actuating mechanism's transfer line, can make every layer of storage silo 1b realize independent control through the driving machine on this layer, every layer of storage silo 1 b's driving machine can drive the synchronous operation of this layer of storage station 11b of storage silo 1b to make all storage stations 11b in every layer of storage silo 1b synchronous transmission work pieces.

Therefore, a plurality of workpieces can be loaded and unloaded simultaneously from the storage station 11b of each layer of the storage bin 1b of the storage mechanism 20b, the time for conveying the workpieces to the processing equipment 1200b by the storage device 1002b is reduced, the processing equipment 1200b can convey the workpieces to be processed to the storage station 11b quickly, the time for loading and unloading the processing equipment 1200b is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved. Moreover, the number of the driving members of each driving mechanism is small, and the production cost of the storing device 1002b can be saved.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the magazine body 300b further includes a driving assembly for replacing the feeding and discharging mechanism 40b, the driving assembly is used for directly driving the magazine station 11b to transport the workpieces, and the driving assembly includes a plurality of driving mechanisms, and the number of the driving mechanisms is the same as that of the magazine stations 11b and corresponds to that of the magazine stations one by one.

For example, the magazine 1002b may operate by controlling the movement of the corresponding drive mechanism of one of the magazine stations 11b to operate the magazine station 11b, thereby causing the magazine station 11b to transport the workpieces individually.

For another example, the magazine 1002b can control all the driving mechanisms in the same layer of the magazine 1b to move synchronously, so that the magazine stations 11b of the layer of the magazine 1b operate synchronously, and all the magazine stations 11b in the layer of the magazine 1b transport workpieces synchronously.

For another example, the stocker 1002b may synchronously move all the corresponding driving mechanisms of all the stocker stations 11b in the same row, so that all the stocker stations 11b in the row operate synchronously, thereby synchronously conveying the workpieces from all the stocker stations 11b in the row.

For example, when the storage device 1002b controls all the storage stations 11b in the storage bin 1b of a certain floor to load the processing equipment 1200b, if the workpiece on one storage station 11b in the storage bin 1b of the floor is not transferred to the processing equipment 1200b, the storage station 11b can be controlled to move independently to transfer the workpiece to be processed on the storage station 11b to the processing equipment 1200b.

In addition, by arranging the driving assembly, the time for conveying the workpieces to the processing equipment 1200b by the storage device 1002b can be reduced, so that the processing equipment 1200b can convey the workpieces to be processed to the storage station 11b quickly, the time for loading and unloading the processing equipment 1200b is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved.

Referring to fig. 7 and 8, in some embodiments of the invention, the storage mechanism 20b comprises a main frame 2b, the main frame 2b comprises a cross beam 21b and side plates 22b, the side plates 22b are provided on opposite sides of the cross beam 21b, all the storage bins 1b are arranged between the two side plates 22b, and all the storage bins 1b are located below the cross beam 21 b. Can be so that multilayer storage silo 1b is more concentrated, and the one deck in multilayer storage silo 1b is located the business turn over material position, when needing to switch another layer to the business turn over material position, goes up and down another layer of storage silo 1b to the business turn over material position through elevating system 30b, can reduce storage silo 1 b's lift distance, reduces the lift time, improves storage device 1002 b's work efficiency, improves production efficiency. Moreover, since the side plates 22b are provided on the opposite sides of the cross member 21b, the storage mechanism 20b is simple in structure and easy to manufacture, and can improve the production efficiency and reduce the production cost.

Referring to fig. 7 and 8, in some specific embodiments of the present invention, the storage mechanism 20b includes a plurality of sensor assemblies 8b, the sensor assemblies 8b are provided in a plurality of groups, and the number of the sensor assemblies 8b in each group is the same as and corresponds to the number of the plurality of storage stations 11b in each layer of the storage bin 1b. Each set of sensor assemblies 8b is used to detect whether the work-piece is transferred to the correct position of the magazine station 11b, and each set of sensor assemblies 8b is used to detect whether the work-piece on the magazine station 11b is completely transferred out of the stocker mechanism 20b.

In the process of loading and unloading of the material storage device 1002b, the plurality of groups of sensor assemblies 8b are arranged, so that workpieces clamped at the material storage station 11b and the feeding and discharging transmission unit 6b can be detected in time, the workpieces which are not transmitted in place are prevented from blocking the lifting of the storage mechanism 20b, the stable on-ground unloading of the material storage device 1002b is ensured, the safety performance of the material storage device 1002b in the process of loading and unloading is improved, and the service life of the material storage device 1002b is prolonged.

Referring to fig. 7-8 and 11, in some embodiments of the present invention, the cross beam 21b includes a plurality of sub-cross beams 211b that are sequentially butted along the extending direction of the cross beam 21b, and two adjacent sub-cross beams 211b are detachably connected. This can improve the structural strength of the cross member 21b and prolong the service life of the cross member 21 b. Because detachably connects between two adjacent sub-crossbeams 211b, the length of crossbeam 21b can adopt the sub-crossbeam 211b of different quantity to constitute as required, satisfies different crossbeam 21 b's length demand. Moreover, the size of the sub-beam 211b is small, so that the size precision of the sub-beam 211b is easily ensured in the manufacturing process, the qualification rate of the beam 21b is ensured, and the production cost is reduced.

Referring to fig. 7, 8 and 11, in some embodiments of the present invention, the cross beam 21b is provided with a connecting lug plate 212b, a partition plate 23b is provided between two adjacent storage stations 11b along the horizontal direction, the partition plate 23b extends along the up-down direction, the upper end of the partition plate 23b is connected to the connecting lug plate 212b, and the storage stations 11b are connected to the partition plate 23b. The magazine station 11b of each course can be partitioned by providing the partition plate 23b, and when workpieces are conveyed to the magazine station 11b, conveyance of a plurality of workpieces to one magazine station 11b can be prevented, so that the workpieces can be accurately conveyed to the magazine station 11 b. Meanwhile, the upper ends of the partition plates 23b are connected with the connecting lug plates 212b, and the partition plates 23b can be reliably fixed on the cross beam 21b, so that the structural strength of the storage mechanism 20b is improved, the service life of the storage mechanism 20b is prolonged, and the service life of the storage device 1002b is prolonged.

Referring to fig. 3, 5 and 12, in some embodiments of the present invention, the lifting mechanisms 30b are disposed on two opposite sides of the supporting frame 10b, each lifting mechanism 30b includes a lifting driving assembly 3b and a guide rail assembly 4b, each lifting driving assembly 3b is connected to a corresponding side plate 22b, the lifting driving assembly 3b can drive the storage mechanism 20b to lift, and each side plate 22b is slidably engaged with the supporting frame 10b along the vertical direction through the corresponding guide rail assembly 4 b. Through setting up guide rail assembly 4b and curb plate 22b cooperation, can be so that deposit mechanism 20b and go up and down along upper and lower direction more smoothly for the lift process of depositing mechanism 20b is more stable, improves storage device 1002 b's wholeness ability.

For example, referring to fig. 3, 5 and 12, in some specific embodiments of the present invention, the rail assembly 4b includes a second rail 41b and a second slider 42b, the second slider 42b and the second rail 41b are slidably engaged with each other, the second rail 41b is disposed on the supporting frame 10b, the second rail 41b extends in the up-down direction, and the second slider 42b is disposed on the side plate 22b. Through setting up second guide rail 41b and second slider 42b, second guide rail 41b can play the guide effect to second slider 42b to play the guide effect to depositing mechanism 20b, prevent to deposit mechanism 20b and produce great rocking at the lift in-process, make to deposit mechanism 20b and go up and down along the up-and-down direction more smoothly, make the lift process of depositing mechanism 20b more stable, improve storage device 1002 b's wholeness ability.

For example, referring to fig. 3, 5 and 12, in some specific embodiments of the present invention, the lifting driving assembly 3b includes a lifting motor 33b, a lead screw 31b and a lifting block 32b, the lead screw 31b is connected to the lifting motor 33b, and the lifting motor 33b can drive the lead screw 31b to rotate around its own central axis. The lifting block 32b is provided with a threaded hole, the screw rod 31b is provided with an external thread, and the screw rod 31b is suitable for being arranged in the threaded hole in a penetrating mode. The lifting block 32b is provided with a lifting protrusion 321b, the side plate 22b is provided with a matching hole 221b matched with the lifting protrusion 321b, and the lifting protrusion 321b is arranged in the matching hole 221b in a penetrating way.

Because the lifting protrusion 321b is inserted into the matching hole 221b, the matching hole 221b can limit the lifting protrusion 321b, and when the lifting motor 33b drives the screw rod 31b to rotate around its own central axis, the lifting block 32b can move on the screw rod 31b in the up-and-down direction, so as to drive the storage mechanism 20b to lift. The screw engagement enables the storage mechanism 20b to be lifted and lowered in the vertical direction more stably.

Alternatively, the driving assembly 3b may also adopt a linear motor, a stator of the linear motor is mounted on the supporting frame 10b, and a rotor is connected with the side plate 22b.

Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 16, according to some embodiments of the present invention, the housing 400b is provided with a transparent viewing window 402b, the viewing window 402b and the receiving and dispatching port 401b being located on opposite sides of the housing 400 b. The operating personnel of being convenient for like this observes every storage station 11b, when the work piece broke down in the conveying or storage device 1002b broke down, and the operating personnel can in time discover the problem to can handle this trouble, make storage device 1002b can in time resume normal condition, guarantee the stability of work piece conveying, improve production efficiency.

Referring to fig. 1-4 and 16, according to some alternative embodiments of the present invention, the walking device 1001b is a carrier vehicle, the walking device 1001b includes a vehicle body 100b and a towing unit 200b, the towing unit 200b is disposed at least one end of the vehicle body 100b, and the stocker 1002b is disposed on the vehicle body 100b. The traction unit 200b can drive the vehicle body 100b to move, so that the storage device 1002b can move, the application area of the storage device 1002b is more flexible, the workpiece carrying time is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved.

For example, the running gear 1001b may be an AGV cart, which further improves the automation degree in the production process, reduces the manual usage amount, reduces the time for carrying workpieces, reduces the labor cost, improves the production efficiency, and reduces the production cost.

Referring to fig. 15 and 16, a loading and unloading system according to a second embodiment of the present invention includes: a loader and unloader for storing workpieces, and a transporter 1100b, the transporter 1100b being a transporter 1100b according to the above-described first aspect of the present invention, the transporter 1100b being adapted to dock with the loader and the transporter 1100b being adapted to receive or transfer workpieces to the loader through the receiving and dispatching port 401b.

For example, the loading and unloading device has a loading end and a unloading end, and the loading and unloading device is used for conveying a workpiece to be processed from the loading end to the unloading end and/or conveying a processed workpiece from the unloading end to the loading end, for example, the loading and unloading device may be used for conveying a workpiece to be processed from the loading end to the unloading end, and for example, the loading and unloading device may be used for conveying a processed workpiece from the unloading end to the loading end, and for example, the loading and unloading device may be used for conveying a workpiece to be processed from the loading end to the unloading end and the loading and unloading device may be used for conveying a processed workpiece from the unloading end to the loading end. Through the arranged feeding and discharging equipment, automatic feeding or semi-automatic feeding of a workpiece to be processed and automatic discharging or semi-automatic discharging of the processed workpiece can be realized.

The processing device 1200b is used for processing a workpiece, for example, the processing device 1200b may be used for drilling a hole in the workpiece, the processing device 1200b may be a drilling device, the processing device 1200b has a material inlet and outlet 701b, and a workpiece to be processed may enter the processing device 1200b from the material inlet and outlet 701b of the processing device 1200b for processing; the processed workpiece of the processing device 1200b can be transported out of the processing device 1200b through the material inlet/outlet 701b of the processing device 1200b.

The material receiving and feeding port 401b of the transporting device 1100b is adapted to interface with the material feeding port of the material loading and unloading device to receive the workpiece to be processed and/or transfer the processed workpiece to the material loading and unloading device. The material receiving/dispatching port 401b of the transport apparatus 1100b is adapted to interface with the material inlet/outlet port 701b of the processing apparatus 1200b to transfer a workpiece to be processed to the processing apparatus 1200b and/or to receive a processed workpiece output by the processing apparatus 1200b.

When the transportation equipment 1100b is in butt joint with the feeding and discharging equipment, the material receiving and sending port 401b of the transportation equipment 1100b is opposite to the discharging end of the feeding and discharging equipment, a workpiece to be processed can be placed at the feeding end of the feeding and discharging equipment through a manual or mechanical arm, the feeding and discharging equipment can convey the workpiece to be processed to the discharging end and transfer the workpiece to the transportation equipment 1100b, and the transportation equipment 1100b receives the workpiece to be processed transferred by the feeding and discharging equipment and temporarily stores the workpiece to be processed in the transportation equipment 1100b. The conveying device 1100b can convey and transfer the temporarily stored workpieces to be processed to the processing device 1200b, the conveying device 1100b travels to move to the position where the conveying device 1200b is in butt joint with the processing device 1200b and is in butt joint with the processing device 1200b, the receiving and sending material port 401b of the conveying device 1100b is opposite to the material inlet and outlet port 701b of the processing device 1200b, and the conveying device 1100b can convey and transfer the temporarily stored workpieces to be processed to the processing device 1200b for processing, so that automatic feeding of the workpieces to be processed can be achieved.

When the processing equipment 1200b finishes processing the workpiece, the transportation equipment 1100b can travel and move to a position in butt joint with the processing equipment 1200b and in butt joint with the processing equipment 1200b, the processing equipment 1200b conveys and transfers the processed workpiece to the transportation equipment 1100b, the transportation equipment 1100b can convey the temporarily stored processed workpiece to the upper blanking equipment, the transportation equipment 1100b travels and moves to a position in butt joint with the upper blanking equipment and is in butt joint with the lower blanking equipment, at the moment, the receiving and sending port 401b of the transportation equipment 1100b is opposite to the blanking end of the upper blanking equipment, the transportation equipment 1100b can convey and transfer the temporarily stored processed workpiece to the upper blanking equipment, the upper blanking equipment conveys the processed workpiece to the upper blanking end, the processed workpiece conveyed to the upper blanking end of the upper blanking equipment is taken down and placed in a designated area through a manipulator or a manual work, and therefore automatic blanking of the processed workpiece can be achieved.

When the loading and unloading equipment is utilized to cooperate with the transportation equipment 1100b to load and unload a plurality of processing equipment 1200b, the transportation equipment 1100b can be controlled to travel to the position near the loading and unloading equipment, so that the transportation equipment 1100b stops at the position where the transportation equipment can be in butt joint with the loading and unloading equipment and is in butt joint with the loading and unloading equipment, the loading and unloading equipment conveys and transfers workpieces to be processed to the transportation equipment 1100b, and the loading and unloading equipment can convey and transfer the workpieces to be processed to the transportation equipment 1100b for a plurality of times. When the transporting device 1100b is loaded with a set amount of workpieces to be processed, the transporting device 1100b may be controlled to leave the docking position with the loading and unloading device, the transporting device 1100b transports the workpieces loaded with the workpieces to be processed to one of the processing devices 1200b, and when the transporting device 1100b docks with the one of the processing devices 1200b, the transporting device 1100b may transport a part of the workpieces to be processed to the one of the processing devices 1200b for processing. Then, the transportation device 1100b may leave the processing device 1200b, move to the next processing device 1200b, and transfer the temporarily stored workpieces to be processed to the processing device 1200b, and so on, and may transfer the workpieces to be processed to some processing devices 1200b or all processing devices 1200b in one automatic processing line, thereby implementing automatic feeding.

The amount of the workpieces to be processed, which are transported by the transport apparatus 1100b at a single time, may be satisfied that some of the processing apparatuses 1200b or all of the processing apparatuses 1200b in one automated processing line convey and transfer the workpieces to be processed. When the amount of the workpieces to be processed, which are transported by the transportation device 1100b at a single time, can satisfy a portion of the processing devices 1200b in an automatic processing line, after the transportation device 1100b completely transfers the workpieces to be processed to the processing devices 1200b, the transportation device 1100b may return to the loading and unloading device to continue receiving the workpieces to be processed, and then transport and transfer the workpieces to be processed to the processing devices 1200b of other workpieces not yet to be processed.

After the processing of the processing device 1200b is completed, the transport device 1100b is controlled to travel to the vicinity of the processing device 1200b where the workpiece is processed, and the transport device 1100b is caused to dock with the processing device 1200b to receive the processed workpiece. After the amount of the processed work pieces stored in the transportation device 1100b reaches a set value, the transportation device 1100b can be controlled to travel to the upper discharging device to transfer the processed work pieces to the upper discharging device, so that automatic discharging is realized.

An automatic processing line can comprise a loading and unloading device, a conveying device 1100b and a plurality of processing devices 1200b, wherein the plurality of processing devices 1200b share the loading and unloading device and the conveying device 1100b, so that automatic loading and unloading are realized; an automated processing line may also include a plurality of loaders, transporters 1100b, and processing devices 1200b, and the plurality of processing devices 1200b may be divided into a plurality of groups, each group sharing one loader, transporter 1100b.

According to the feeding and discharging system provided by the embodiment of the invention, by arranging the feeding and discharging device and the conveying device 1100b, workpieces are conveyed by the conveying device 1100b, and the feeding and discharging device is used for feeding and discharging the conveying device 1100b, so that the conveying device 1100b can realize automatic feeding and discharging, the automation degree of the feeding and discharging system is improved, the time for feeding and discharging the conveying device 1100b is saved, the conveying device 1100b can sequentially feed or discharge a plurality of processing devices, the time for feeding and discharging the processing device 1200b is saved, the labor intensity of workers is reduced, the production efficiency is improved, the labor cost is reduced, and the production safety can be improved to a certain extent.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are not to be considered limiting of the invention.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A transport apparatus, comprising: running gear and storage device, storage device locates running gear, storage device includes:

the storage device comprises a storage device main body, wherein the storage device main body comprises a support frame, a storage mechanism and a lifting mechanism, the lifting mechanism is arranged on the support frame, the lifting mechanism is connected with the storage mechanism to drive the storage mechanism to lift, the storage mechanism is provided with a plurality of layers of storage stations which are distributed along the vertical direction, each layer of storage station comprises a plurality of storage stations which are distributed along the horizontal direction, and each storage station is used for storing and conveying workpieces;

2. The transportation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage device body includes a feeding and discharging mechanism, all the storage stations of the storage bin located at the feeding and discharging position are detachably connected to the feeding and discharging mechanism, and when all the storage stations of the storage bin located at the feeding and discharging position are connected to the feeding and discharging mechanism, the feeding and discharging mechanism can drive all the storage stations of the storage bin located at the feeding and discharging position to convey workpieces;

or, the storage device main part is including being used for the drive assembly of storage station transmission work piece, drive assembly includes a plurality of actuating mechanism, actuating mechanism's quantity with the storage silo or the quantity of storage station is the same and respectively the one-to-one.

3. The transportation equipment of claim 2, wherein the feeding and discharging mechanism is located on one side of the storage mechanism adjacent to the receiving and discharging port, the feeding and discharging mechanism comprises a driving unit and a plurality of feeding and discharging transmission units arranged in the horizontal direction, the driving unit is connected with all the feeding and discharging transmission units to drive all the feeding and discharging transmission units to synchronously transmit workpieces, the number of the feeding and discharging transmission units is the same as that of the storage stations of each layer of the storage bin, the feeding and discharging transmission units are in one-to-one correspondence, and when all the storage stations of the storage bin located at the feeding and discharging position are connected with the feeding and discharging mechanism, each feeding and discharging transmission unit is connected with the corresponding storage station to drive the corresponding station to store the workpieces.

4. The transportation equipment according to claim 3, wherein each storage station comprises a storage bottom plate and a transmission assembly, the transmission assembly is arranged on the storage bottom plate and used for transmitting workpieces, each feeding and discharging transmission unit comprises a mounting bottom plate and a clutch assembly, the clutch assembly is arranged on the mounting bottom plate and comprises a driver and a transmission piece, the driver is connected with the transmission piece to drive the transmission piece to move between a butt joint position and a separation position, all the transmission pieces are connected with the driving unit, when the transmission piece is located at the butt joint position, the transmission piece is in transmission connection with the corresponding transmission assembly, the driving unit drives the corresponding transmission assembly to transmit the workpieces through the transmission piece, and when the transmission piece is located at the separation position, the transmission piece is separated from the transmission assembly.

5. The transport apparatus of claim 4, wherein the transfer assembly includes at least one transfer mechanism, the transfer mechanism includes docking gears, the transmission members include transmission brackets and gear transmission mechanisms, the gear transmission mechanisms are disposed on the transmission brackets, all of the gear transmission mechanisms are drivingly connected to the drive unit, the driver is connected to the corresponding transmission brackets to drive the transmission members to move between the docked position and the undocked position, the gear transmission mechanisms engage the corresponding docking gears when the transmission members are in the docked position, and the gear transmission mechanisms are undocked from the docking gears when the transmission members are in the undocked position.

6. The transportation apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein each of the feeding and discharging transmission units includes a transmission shaft, the transmission shaft penetrates through the corresponding transmission bracket, the transmission bracket is rotatable relative to the transmission shaft, a push plate is connected between the driver and the corresponding transmission bracket, the driver drives the transmission bracket to rotate between the butt-joint position and the separation position, each of the gear transmission mechanisms is coaxially disposed on the corresponding transmission shaft, and the driving unit is connected to one of the transmission shafts to drive all the transmission shafts to rotate synchronously.

7. The transportation apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein each of the feeding and discharging transmission units further comprises a guiding assembly, the guiding assembly comprises a first sliding block and a first guiding rail, the first sliding block and the first guiding rail are slidably engaged with each other, the first guiding rail is disposed on the mounting base plate, the extending direction of the first guiding rail is perpendicular to the extending direction of the corresponding transmission shaft, and the sliding block is disposed on the pushing plate.

8. The transport apparatus as recited in claim 6, wherein each of said feeding and discharging drive units further includes a transport assembly for supporting and transporting a workpiece, the workpiece being transferable between said transport assembly and a corresponding said transfer assembly when said drive member is in said docking position, said transport assembly being disposed through a corresponding said drive shaft, said drive unit driving said transport assembly through said drive shaft to transport the workpiece.

9. The transportation equipment according to claim 1, wherein each storage station comprises a storage bottom plate and a conveying assembly, the conveying assembly is arranged on the storage bottom plate and used for conveying workpieces, the conveying direction of the conveying assembly is parallel to a first direction, all the storage stations of each layer of the storage bin are arranged along a second direction, the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, each storage station further comprises an auxiliary supporting piece, the auxiliary supporting pieces are arranged on the storage bottom plate and located on two opposite sides of the conveying assembly along the second direction, each auxiliary supporting piece comprises a supporting block and a plurality of supporting wheels, the supporting wheels are arranged on the supporting blocks and are arranged at intervals along the first direction.

10. The transport apparatus of any one of claims 1-9, wherein the storage mechanism comprises a main frame body comprising a cross beam and side plates disposed on opposite sides of the cross beam, all of the storage bins being disposed between and below the cross beam.

11. The transportation apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the cross beam comprises a plurality of sub-cross beams which are sequentially butted along the extending direction of the cross beam, and adjacent two sub-cross beams are detachably connected.

12. The transportation equipment according to claim 10, wherein the cross beam is provided with a connecting lug plate, a partition plate extending in the up-down direction is arranged between two adjacent storage stations in the horizontal direction, the upper end of the partition plate is connected with the connecting lug plate, and the storage stations are connected with the partition plate.

13. The transportation apparatus of claim 10, wherein the lifting mechanisms are disposed on two opposite sides of the supporting frame, each lifting mechanism includes a lifting driving assembly and a guide rail assembly, each lifting driving assembly is connected to the corresponding side plate to drive the storage mechanism to lift, and each side plate is slidably engaged with the supporting frame along the vertical direction through the corresponding guide rail assembly.

14. Transport apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the housing is provided with a transparent viewing window, the viewing window and the receiving and dispensing opening being located on opposite sides of the housing.

15. The transportation apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the traveling device is a carrier vehicle, the traveling device includes a vehicle body and a traction unit, the traction unit is provided at least one end of the vehicle body, and the stock device is provided on the vehicle body.

16. The utility model provides a go up unloading system which characterized in that includes:

the feeding and discharging equipment is used for storing workpieces;

a transport apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 15, adapted to interface with the loader and unloader to receive or transfer workpieces through the receiving and dispatching port.