CN118025753A - production system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present application provides a production system comprising: the device comprises a circulating conveying device, a central control device, a material feeding machine, processing equipment, a material blanking machine, a jig blanking machine and a jig feeding machine; the central control device is in communication connection with the circulating conveying device, the material feeding machine, the processing equipment, the material discharging machine, the jig discharging machine and the jig feeding machine respectively, and is used for pre-storing jig group layout information, calculating the circulating times of the circulating conveying device and forming circulating times information, and realizing the effect of automatically replacing jigs in the production process by controlling the cooperative cooperation among the circulating conveying device, the material feeding machine, the processing equipment, the material discharging machine, the jig discharging machine and the jig feeding machine, reducing the time of the circulating conveying device for waiting for replacing jigs, and improving the production efficiency of a production system.

Description

Production system

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of intelligent manufacturing, in particular to a production system.

Background

During workshop processing production, continuous uninterrupted materials can be manufactured on the production line, and the materials and the jigs for bearing the materials are generally required to be conveyed by means of belts or chain conveying lines, conveying vehicles and the like. A feeding machine and a discharging machine are generally arranged beside the conveying line, the feeding machine is used for conveying materials, jigs and the like used for production to the conveying line, and the discharging machine is used for conveying clinker subjected to production, jigs and the like needing replacement. In the related art, on one hand, due to the limited storage space of the feeding machine, the material operation and the material preparation process cannot be simultaneously operated, so that the progress of the conveying line is affected. On the other hand, because the jig has the restriction of use number of times, the same batch of jigs exist on the conveying line and reach the condition of use number of times simultaneously, at this moment, because the storage space of blanking machine is also limited, will lead to the conveying line to need to pause the operation, waits for the jig to be replaced to, the conveying line also can be because not in time supply new jig, can't open the operation, reduced production efficiency.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application discloses a production system, which solves the technical problem of low production efficiency.

The present application provides a production system comprising: the device comprises a circulating conveying device, a processing device and a control device, wherein the circulating conveying device is used for driving a jig set to sequentially pass through a feeding station, a processing station, a discharging station, a jig discharging station and a jig feeding station, then return to the feeding station and circulate, and the jig set comprises a plurality of jigs which are sequentially arranged and detachably arranged in the circulating conveying device, and jig set arrangement information is formed; the central control device is electrically connected with the circulating conveying device and is used for pre-storing the jig group arrangement information, calculating the circulating times of the circulating conveying device and forming circulating times information; the material loading machine is arranged at the loading station and is electrically connected with the central control device, and the material loading machine is used for placing materials in a jig positioned at the loading station; the processing equipment is arranged at the processing station and is electrically connected with the central control device, and the processing equipment is used for processing materials positioned at the processing station; the material blanking machine is arranged at the blanking station and is electrically connected with the central control device, and the material blanking machine is used for discharging materials on a jig positioned at the blanking station; the jig blanking machine is arranged at the jig blanking station and is electrically connected with the central control device, and is used for identifying the jig set and taking down a jig corresponding to the current circulation times in the jig set according to the circulation times information so as to form an empty position on the circulation conveying device; the jig feeding machine is arranged at the jig feeding station and is electrically connected with the central control device, and is used for storing at least one jig and supplementing the stored jig into the empty position of the feeding station when the empty position is identified.

In some embodiments of the application, the endless conveyor comprises: the conveying mechanism is provided with a plurality of jig positions which are arranged in a arrayed manner and used for placing jigs, each jig position is provided with a corresponding sequence number, and the plurality of sequence numbers are used for forming jig group arrangement information; the positioning components are arranged at the jig positions and used for positioning the corresponding jigs; and the conveying control mechanism is electrically connected with the central control device, the conveying mechanism and the positioning assemblies respectively and is used for receiving or sending instruction information to the central control device and controlling the conveying mechanism and the positioning assemblies to operate.

In some embodiments of the application, the endless conveyor further comprises: the conveying mechanism comprises a conveying belt with a crawler-type structure, a plurality of jigs are arranged on the conveying belt, the conveying mechanism is provided with a first conveying layer and a second conveying layer which are relatively up and down, and the conveying belt drives the jig set to circularly move between the first conveying layer and the second conveying layer; the feeding station and the discharging station correspond to two ends of the conveying mechanism respectively, the processing station corresponds to the first transportation layer, and the jig discharging station and the jig feeding station correspond to the second transportation layer.

In some embodiments of the application, the material loading machine comprises: the feeding control device is electrically connected with the central control device; the feeding induction identification device is electrically connected with the feeding control device and is used for inducing the jig positioned at the feeding station and identifying the sequence number of the jig position; and the feeding device is electrically connected with the feeding control device.

In some embodiments of the application, the processing apparatus comprises: the processing control device is electrically connected with the central control device; the processing induction identification device is electrically connected with the processing control device and is used for inducing the jig positioned at the processing station and identifying the sequence number of the jig position; and the processing device is electrically connected with the processing control device.

In some embodiments of the application, the material blanking machine comprises: the blanking control device is electrically connected with the central control device; the blanking induction identification device is electrically connected with the blanking control device and is used for inducing the jig positioned at the blanking station and identifying the serial number of the jig position; and the blanking device is electrically connected with the blanking control device.

In some embodiments of the application, the jig blanking machine includes: the jig blanking control device is electrically connected with the central control device; the jig blanking induction identification device is electrically connected with the jig blanking control device and is used for inducing the jigs positioned at the jig blanking station and identifying the sequence numbers of the jig positions; and the jig blanking grabbing device is electrically connected with the jig blanking control device.

In some embodiments of the application, the jig blanking machine further comprises: the jig blanking vertical transplanting device is electrically connected with the jig blanking control device and is used for bearing the jigs grabbed by the jig blanking grabbing device and conveying the borne jigs to the position of the jig blanking device of the jig blanking machine; the jig blanking device is electrically connected with the jig blanking control device and is used for arranging a jig on the jig blanking vertical transplanting device in a seasoning storage position of a discharge hole of the jig blanking machine.

In some embodiments of the application, the jig blanking machine further comprises: the jig blanking induction recognition device is also used for recognizing the storage states of the seasoning storage position and the corresponding exchange storage position of the discharge port of the jig blanking machine and the storage states of the seasoning storage position and the corresponding exchange storage position of the feed port of the jig blanking machine; the jig blanking lifting telescopic device is electrically connected with the jig blanking control device and is used for moving a jig in a seasoning storage position of a discharge hole of the jig blanking machine to a corresponding exchange storage position or moving an empty disc in the exchange storage position of a feed hole of the jig blanking machine to the corresponding seasoning storage position; the jig blanking empty disc conveying device is electrically connected with the jig blanking control device and is used for conveying empty discs in a seasoning storage position of a feeding hole of the jig blanking machine to a seasoning storage position of a discharging hole; the jig blanking guide assembly is electrically connected with the jig blanking control device, and is arranged at a seasoning storage position of a discharge hole of the jig blanking machine and used for bearing an empty disc and a jig on the empty disc; the jig blanking control device is electrically connected with the vehicle management system and is further used for sending a first dispatching instruction or a second dispatching instruction to the vehicle management system, the first dispatching instruction is used for indicating the position where the vehicle management system drives the first type of carrier vehicles to the discharge port of the jig blanking machine, and the second dispatching instruction is used for indicating the position where the vehicle management system drives the second type of carrier vehicles to the feed port of the jig blanking machine.

In some embodiments of the application, the jig loader comprises: the jig feeding control device is electrically connected with the central control device; the jig feeding induction identification device is electrically connected with the jig feeding control device and is used for inducing an empty position at the jig feeding station; and the jig feeding grabbing device is electrically connected with the jig feeding control device.

In some embodiments of the application, the jig loader further comprises: the jig feeding device is electrically connected with the jig feeding control device and is used for placing materials in a seasoning storage position of the jig feeding machine in the jig feeding vertical transplanting device of the jig feeding machine; the jig feeding vertical transplanting device is electrically connected with the jig feeding control device, and is used for bearing a jig and conveying the jig to a jig feeding grabbing device of the jig feeding machine; the jig feeding grabbing device is electrically connected with the jig feeding control device.

In some embodiments of the application, the jig loader further comprises: the jig feeding induction recognition device is also used for recognizing the storage states of the seasoning storage position and the corresponding exchange storage position of the discharge port of the jig feeding machine and the storage states of the seasoning storage position and the corresponding exchange storage position of the feed port of the jig feeding machine; the jig feeding lifting telescopic device is electrically connected with the jig feeding control device and is used for moving empty trays in the seasoning storage positions of the discharge holes of the jig feeding machine to corresponding exchanging storage positions or moving jigs in the exchanging storage positions of the feed inlets of the jig feeding machine to corresponding seasoning storage positions; the jig feeding empty disc carrying device is electrically connected with the jig feeding control device and is used for carrying empty discs in the seasoning storage position of the feeding hole of the jig feeding machine to the seasoning storage position of the discharging hole; the jig feeding and receiving guide assembly is electrically connected with the jig feeding control device, and is arranged at a seasoning storage position of a discharge hole of the jig feeding machine and used for bearing an empty tray and a jig on the empty tray; the jig feeding control device is electrically connected with the vehicle management system and is further used for sending a third dispatching instruction or a fourth dispatching instruction to the vehicle management system, the third dispatching instruction is used for indicating the position where the vehicle management system drives the third class of carrier vehicles to the discharge port of the jig feeding machine, and the fourth dispatching instruction is used for indicating the position where the vehicle management system drives the fourth class of carrier vehicles to the feed port of the jig feeding machine.

According to the production system provided by the application, through the cooperative coordination among the circulating conveying device, the central control device, the material feeding machine, the processing equipment, the material discharging machine, the jig feeding machine and the jig discharging machine, when the jig discharging machine grabs the jig, the jig is grabbed according to the circulating times information stored in the central control device in advance, other jigs are fed into the empty position formed after grabbing through the jig feeding machine, the time for waiting for replacing the jig by the circulating conveying device is reduced, and the production efficiency of the production system is improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a production system according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a circulation conveying device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a material loading machine according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view of a processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a material blanking machine according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a jig blanking machine according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a jig blanking machine according to another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a jig blanking machine according to another embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a workstation and an AGV provided by an embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 10 is a schematic illustration of an AGV docking position provided by an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 11 is a schematic diagram of a jig feeding machine according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 12 is a schematic diagram of a three-port loading/unloading machine according to an embodiment of the present application.

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Detailed Description

For ease of understanding, a description of some of the concepts related to the embodiments of the application are given by way of example for reference.

In the present application, "at least one" means one or more, and "a plurality" means two or more. "and/or", describes an association relationship of an association object, and the representation may have three relationships, for example, a and/or B may represent: a alone, a and B together, and B alone, wherein a, B may be singular or plural. The terms "first," "second," "third," "fourth" and the like in the description and in the claims and drawings, if any, are used for distinguishing between similar objects and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order.

In order to better understand the production system provided by the embodiment of the present application, the following first describes an application scenario of the production system of the present application.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a production system according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 1, the production system 10 includes, but is not limited to, a circulation conveyor 100, a central control device 200, a material feeder 300, a processing apparatus 400, a material unloader 500, a jig unloader 600, and a jig loader 700.

Specifically, the circulation conveying device 100 is used for driving the jig set to sequentially pass through a feeding station, a processing station, a discharging station, a jig discharging station and a jig feeding station, and then return to the feeding station and circulate. The jig set includes a plurality of jigs which are arranged in sequence and are detachably arranged on the circulating conveying device 100, and jig set arrangement information is formed. The central control device 200 is electrically connected with the circulating conveying device 100, and is used for pre-storing jig group layout information, calculating the circulating times of the circulating conveying device 100 and generating circulating times information. The material loading machine 300 is arranged at a loading station and is electrically connected with the central control device 200, and is used for placing materials in a jig positioned at the loading station. The processing equipment 400 is arranged at a processing station and is electrically connected with the central control device 200, and the processing equipment 400 is used for processing materials positioned at the processing station. The material blanking machine 500 is arranged at a blanking station and is electrically connected with the central control device 200, and is used for discharging materials on a jig positioned at the blanking station. The jig blanking machine 600 is arranged at a jig blanking station and is electrically connected with the central control device 200, and the jig blanking machine 600 is used for identifying a jig set and taking down a jig corresponding to the current circulation times in the jig set according to the circulation times information so as to form a blank position on the circulation conveying device 100. The jig feeding machine 700 is arranged at a jig feeding station and is electrically connected with the central control device 200, and is used for storing at least one jig and supplementing the stored jig into an empty position at the feeding station when the empty position is identified.

According to the production system 10 provided by the embodiment of the application, the cooperative cooperation among the circulating conveying device 100, the central control device 200, the material loading machine 300, the processing equipment 400, the material unloading machine 500, the jig unloading machine 600 and the jig loading machine 700 is realized, so that the circulating conveying device 100 does not need to pause for a long time to wait for the replacement of a new jig set, the waiting time of the circulating conveying device 100 can be reduced, and the production efficiency of the production system is improved.

To facilitate an understanding of the production system 10 in accordance with embodiments of the present application, a few of the operations of the production system 10 during use will be described.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the circulating conveying apparatus 100 drives the jig set to pass through the loading station, the central control apparatus 200 controls the material loading machine 300 to place the material in the jig at the loading station. When the circulating conveying device 100 drives the jig set filled with the materials to pass through the processing station, the central control device 200 controls the processing equipment 400 to process the materials. When the circulating conveying device 100 drives the jig set of the processed material to pass through the blanking station, the central control device 200 controls the material blanking machine 500 to discharge the processed material. When the circulating conveying device 100 drives the tool set for unloading materials to pass through the tool unloading station, the central control device 200 controls the tool unloading machine 600 to take down a tool corresponding to the current circulating times in the tool set according to the circulating times information, so that an empty position is formed on the circulating conveying device 100. When the circulating conveying device 100 drives the control position to pass through the jig feeding machine 700, the central control device 200 controls the jig feeding machine 700 to supplement the stored jigs into the empty position at the feeding station, so that the circulation is performed until the production is completed.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a circulating conveying apparatus according to an embodiment of the application. As shown in fig. 2, the endless conveying apparatus 100 includes a conveying mechanism 101, a plurality of positioning assemblies 102, and a conveying control mechanism 103. The conveying mechanism 101 is provided with a plurality of jig positions which are arranged in a arraying way and used for placing jigs, each jig position is provided with a corresponding serial number, and the plurality of serial numbers are used for forming jig group arrangement information. Each positioning component 102 is disposed at a fixture position for positioning a corresponding fixture. The conveying control mechanism 103 is respectively and electrically connected with the central control device 200, the conveying mechanism 101 and the positioning assemblies 102, and is used for receiving or sending instruction information to the central control device 200 and controlling the conveying mechanism 101 and the positioning assemblies 102 to operate. The conveying mechanism 101 includes a conveying belt 1010 with a crawler-type structure, a plurality of jigs are arranged on the conveying belt 1010, the conveying mechanism 101 has a first conveying layer 1011 and a second conveying layer 1012 which are relatively up and down, and the conveying belt 1010 drives the jig set to circularly move between the first conveying layer 1011 and the second conveying layer 1012 (as a dotted line in fig. 2). The loading station (the position of the material loading machine 300 shown in fig. 2) and the unloading station (the position of the material unloading machine 500 shown in fig. 2) respectively correspond to two ends of the conveying structure 101, the processing station (the position of the positioning component 102 shown in fig. 2) corresponds to the first transportation layer 1011, and the jig unloading station (the position of the jig unloading machine 600 shown in fig. 2) and the jig loading station (the position of the jig loading machine 700 shown in fig. 2) correspond to the second transportation layer 1012.

In the embodiment of the application, the first transportation layer 1011 and the second transportation layer 1012 are arranged, so that the whole space of the production system is reduced, and the cost of the production system can be reduced to a certain extent.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a material loading machine according to an embodiment of the application. As shown in fig. 3, the material loading machine 300 includes a loading control device 301, a loading sensing device 302, and a loading device 303. The feeding control device 301 is electrically connected to the central control device 200, and is configured to receive an instruction from the central control device 200 or send an instruction to the central control device 200. The feeding sensing device 302 is electrically connected with the feeding control device 301, and is used for sensing a jig located at a feeding station and identifying a sequence number of the jig. The feeding device 303 is electrically connected to the feeding control device 301, and is used for placing the material in a fixture located at a feeding station.

In an example, the central control device 200 controls the circulating conveying device 100 to drive the jig set to sequentially pass through the feeding station, the feeding sensing and identifying device 302 senses whether the jig exists at the feeding station, if the feeding sensing and identifying device 302 senses that the jig exists, the feeding sensing and identifying device 302 sends a command to the feeding control device 301, after receiving the command sent by the feeding sensing and identifying device 302, the feeding control device 301 sends a pause command to the central control device 200, and the central control device 200 responds to the pause command to control the circulating conveying device 100 to pause operation. Meanwhile, the feeding control device 301 can control the feeding device 303 to place the material in the jig at the feeding station, and if the feeding sensing identification device 302 cannot sense that the jig exists at the feeding station, no instruction is sent. In addition, when the feeding control device 301 receives the instruction sent by the feeding induction identifying device 302, the sequence number of the jig located at the feeding station identified by the feeding induction identifying device 302 is obtained at the same time, and the feeding control device 301 sends the sequence number to the central control device 200, so that the central control device 200 determines the position of the jig. After the loading is completed, the loading control device 301 sends a start command to the central control device 200, and the central control device 200 controls the circulating conveying device 100 to drive the next jig to enter the loading station, so that the circulation is completed until the production is completed.

Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the application. As shown in fig. 4, the processing apparatus 400 includes a processing control device 401, a processing induction recognition device 402, and a processing device 403. The processing control device 401 is electrically connected with the central control device 200, and the processing induction identification device 402 is electrically connected with the processing control device 401 and is used for inducing a jig positioned at a processing station and a sequence number of the jig position. The processing device 403 is electrically connected to the processing control device 401, and is used for processing the material located at the processing station.

In an example, the central control device 200 controls the circulating conveying device 100 to drive the jig set to sequentially pass through the machining stations, the machining induction recognition device 402 senses whether the machining stations have jigs, if the machining induction recognition device 402 senses that jigs are present, the machining induction recognition device 402 sends a command to the machining control device 401, the machining control device 401 receives the command of the machining induction recognition device 402 and then sends a pause command to the central control device 200, and the central control device 200 responds to the pause command to control the circulating conveying device 100 to pause operation. Meanwhile, the processing control device 401 may control the processing device 403 to process the material in the jig. If the machining-induction recognition device 402 does not sense the presence of the jig, the machining-induction recognition device 402 does not issue a command to the machining control device 401. In addition, when the machining control device 401 receives the instruction sent by the machining induction recognition device 402, the sequence number of the jig at the machining station recognized by the machining induction recognition device 402 is acquired at the same time, and the machining control device 401 sends the sequence number to the central control device 200, so that the central control device 200 determines the position of the jig. After the machining is completed, the machining control device 401 sends a starting instruction to the central control device 200, and the central control device 200 controls the circulating conveying device 100 to drive the next jig to enter a machining station, so that the production is completed in a circulating mode.

Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a material blanking machine according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 5, the material blanking machine 500 includes a blanking control device 501, a blanking induction recognition device 502, and a blanking device 503. The blanking control device 501 is electrically connected with the central control device 200, and the blanking induction identification device 502 is electrically connected with the blanking control device 501 and is used for inducing a jig positioned at a blanking station and identifying a sequence number of the jig position. The blanking device 503 is electrically connected to the blanking control device 501, and is used for discharging the material on the jig at the blanking station.

In an example, the central control device 200 controls the circulating conveying device 100 to drive the jig set to sequentially pass through the material blanking station, the blanking induction identifying device 502 senses whether a jig for bearing the material exists at the blanking station, if the blanking induction identifying device 502 senses that the jig for bearing the material exists, the blanking induction identifying device 502 sends a command to the blanking control device 501, the blanking control device 501 sends a pause command to the central control device 200 after receiving the command of the blanking induction identifying device 502, and the central control device 200 responds to the pause command to control the circulating conveying device 100 to pause operation. Meanwhile, the blanking control device 501 can control the blanking device 503 to process materials in the jig. If the blanking induction recognition device 502 senses that there is no jig for carrying the material, the blanking induction recognition device 502 does not send a command to the blanking control device 501. In addition, when the blanking control device 501 receives the instruction sent by the blanking induction identifying device 502, the sequence number of the jig located at the blanking station and identified by the blanking induction identifying device 502 is acquired at the same time, and the blanking control device 501 sends the sequence number to the central control device 200, so that the central control device 200 determines the position of the jig. After the blanking is completed, the blanking control device 501 sends a starting instruction to the central control device 200, and the central control device 200 controls the circulating conveying device 100 to drive the next jig to enter a blanking station, so that the circulation is completed.

Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a jig blanking machine according to an embodiment of the application. As shown in fig. 6, the jig blanking machine 600 includes a jig blanking control device 601, a jig blanking induction recognition device 602, a jig blanking grabbing device 603, a jig blanking vertical transplanting device 604, and a jig blanking device 605. The jig blanking control device 601 is electrically connected to the central control device 200, and is configured to receive an instruction from the central control device 200 or send an instruction to the central control device 200. The jig blanking induction identification device 602 is electrically connected with the jig blanking control device 601 and is used for inducing the jigs positioned at the jig blanking station and identifying the serial numbers of the jig positions. The jig blanking grabbing device 603 is electrically connected with the jig blanking control device 601, and is used for taking down a jig corresponding to the current cycle number in the jig set according to the cycle number information, so that a blank position is formed on the circulating conveying device.

In some embodiments of the present application, the central control device 200 controls the circulating conveying device 100 to drive the jig set to sequentially pass through the jig blanking stations of the second transport layer, for example, when a jig is located at a jig blanking station, the jig blanking induction identifying device 602 senses whether a jig is located at the jig blanking station, if the jig blanking induction identifying device 602 senses that a jig is located at the jig blanking station and a serial number corresponding to the jig, a signal is sent to the jig blanking control device 601, the jig blanking control device 601 determines whether to take down the jig located at the jig blanking station according to the cycle number information and the serial number sensed by the jig blanking induction identifying device 602, and if the jig blanking control device 601 determines that the cycle number information is the same as the serial number, the jig blanking grabbing device 603 is controlled to take down the jig located at the jig blanking station, and an empty position is formed on the circulating conveying device 100. After the jig blanking grabbing device 603 finishes grabbing the jig, a completion instruction is sent to the jig blanking control device 601, the jig blanking control device 601 responds to the completion instruction, a starting instruction is sent to the central control device 200, and the central control device 200 responds to the starting instruction, so that the circulating conveying device 100 is controlled to drive the jig set to restart, and the next jig position is driven to enter the jig blanking station, so that circulation is achieved.

In an example, the pre-existing jig set arrangement information in the central control device 200 may include the number of jig sets and the number of each jig set, for example, a total of 4 jig sets, each jig set having 30 jigs. The central control apparatus 200 may determine the cycle period of the cyclic delivery apparatus 100 according to the jig set arrangement information, for example, take 30 cycles as one cycle. Generating cycle number information according to the jig set arrangement information and the cycle number. When the control device 200 controls the circulating conveying device 100 to drive the jig set to sequentially pass through the jig blanking stations of the second transport layer, the jig blanking induction identifying device 602 senses the serial numbers of the jigs passing through the blanking stations, for example, the jig blanking induction identifying device 602 may be a radio frequency identification reader (Radio Frequency Identification, RFID) for tracking and identifying the serial numbers of the jig positions. And taking down a jig corresponding to the current cycle number in the jig set according to the cycle number information, so that an empty position is formed on the circulating conveying device, for example, the current cycle number is 5 th, 4 jig sets are provided, the jig blanking induction recognition device 602 senses jigs which pass through the blanking station and have the sequence number of 5, and jigs with the sequence number of 5 are grabbed in each set to form 4 empty positions. When the number of cycles is 6, the jig blanking induction recognition device 602 senses the jig with the sequence number 6 passing through the blanking station, and grabs the jig with the sequence number 6 in each group to form 4 empty positions, and the like until the whole cycle is completed, and the next cycle can be entered until the production is completed under the condition that the production is not stopped.

The jig blanking vertical transplanting device 604 is electrically connected with the jig blanking control device 601 and is used for bearing the jig grabbed by the jig blanking grabbing device 603 and conveying the bearing jig to the position of the jig blanking device 605 of the jig blanking machine. The jig blanking device 605 is electrically connected with the jig blanking control device 601 and is used for placing the jig on the jig blanking vertical transplanting device in a seasoning storage position of a discharge hole of the jig blanking machine.

Referring to fig. 7 and 8, fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a jig blanking machine according to another embodiment of the present application, and fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a jig blanking machine according to another embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 7, the jig blanking machine 600 further includes a jig blanking lifting and retracting device 606, a jig blanking empty tray carrying device 607, a jig blanking receiving guide component 608, a material storage position 6091 of a feeding hole, a material storage position 6092 of a discharging hole, a exchanging storage position 6101 of the feeding hole, and an exchanging storage position 6102 of the discharging hole. The jig blanking machine 600 includes at least one discharge port and a feed port, and fig. 7 only shows one feed port and one discharge port, which is not limited in practical application.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 8, the jig blanking induction recognition device 602 is further configured to recognize a storage state of a storage location 6092 of a discharge port of the jig blanking machine 600 and a corresponding exchange storage location 6102, and a storage state of a storage location 6091 of a feed port of the jig blanking machine 600 and a corresponding exchange storage location 6101. The jig blanking lifting and telescoping device 606 is electrically connected with the jig blanking control device 601, and is used for moving a jig in a seasoning storage position 6092 of a discharge hole of the jig blanking machine 600 to a corresponding exchange storage position 6102, or moving an empty disc in an exchange storage position 6101 of a feed hole of the jig blanking machine 600 to a corresponding seasoning storage position 6091. The empty tray conveying device 607 is electrically connected with the jig blanking control device 601 and is used for conveying empty trays in the seasoning storage position 6091 of the feeding hole of the jig blanking machine 600 to the seasoning storage position 6092 of the discharging hole. The jig blanking guide assembly 608 is electrically connected with the jig blanking control device 601, and is arranged at a seasoning storage position 6092 of a discharge hole of the jig blanking machine 600 and used for bearing an empty tray and a jig on the empty tray. The jig blanking control device 601 is electrically connected with the vehicle management system, and is further configured to send a first dispatching instruction or a second dispatching instruction to the vehicle management system, where the first dispatching instruction is used for instructing the vehicle management system to drive the first type carrier vehicle to a position where a discharge port of the jig blanking machine 600 is located, and the second dispatching instruction is used for instructing the vehicle management system to drive the second type carrier vehicle to a position where a feed port of the jig blanking machine 600 is located.

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of a machine station and an AGV according to an embodiment of the present application, which is described with reference to fig. 7, 8, 9, and 10. FIG. 10 is a schematic illustration of an AGV docking position provided by an embodiment of the present application. The machine stations shown in fig. 9 and 10 may be jig blanking stations. As shown in fig. 9, the discharge port and the feed port are respectively provided with 2 single-station photoelectric reflecting plates, and 2 single-station photoelectric sensors are arranged on the AGV vehicle, wherein in order to enable the AGV vehicle to be matched with the machine station, the sizes a, b and h of the 2 photoelectric reflecting plates and the 2 photoelectric sensors are the same.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 7 and fig. 8, when the jig blanking induction identifying device 602 identifies that the exchanging storage position 6092 of the discharge port is full, an instruction is sent to the jig blanking control device 601, and in response to the instruction sent by the jig blanking induction identifying device 602 when identifying that the exchanging storage position 6092 of the discharge port is full, the jig blanking control device 601 sends a first dispatching instruction to the vehicle management system, where the first dispatching instruction is used to instruct the vehicle management system to drive the first type carrier vehicle to the position where the discharge port of the jig blanking machine 600 is located, where the first type carrier vehicle may be an AGV vehicle for conveying the jig grabbed by the jig blanking machine 600. As shown in fig. 10, when the first type of carrier vehicle moves to a designated position (e.g., a discharge port), four situations may occur as shown in fig. 10, including (a), (B), (C), and (D), where case (a) indicates that the AGV vehicle has been adjusted to the correct position, case (B) indicates that the AGV vehicle is in a laterally offset state, case (C) indicates that the AGV vehicle is in a longitudinally offset state, and case (D) indicates that the AGV vehicle is in an angularly offset state. When the AGV vehicle adjusts to condition (A), the transfer of the jig on the jig unloader 600 to the AGV vehicle through the rollers may begin. Similarly, when the jig blanking induction identifying device 602 identifies the material shortage state of the exchange storage 6101 of the feeding port, the jig blanking control device 601 sends a second dispatching command to the vehicle management system, where the second dispatching command is used to instruct the vehicle management system to drive the second type carrier vehicle to the position where the feeding port of the jig blanking machine 600 is located, where the second type carrier vehicle may be an AGV vehicle for transporting empty trays, and is used to transport the empty trays to the jig blanking machine 600, so that the jig blanking machine 600 loads the grabbed jigs through the empty trays.

Referring to fig. 11, fig. 11 is a schematic diagram of a jig feeding machine according to an embodiment of the application. As shown in fig. 11, the jig feeding machine 700 includes a jig feeding control device 701, a jig feeding induction recognition device 702, a jig feeding grabbing device 703, a jig feeding device 704, a jig feeding vertical transplanting device 705, a jig feeding lifting telescopic device 706, a jig feeding empty tray conveying device 707, and a jig feeding receiving guide component 708. The jig feeding control device 701 is electrically connected to the central control device 200, and is configured to receive an instruction sent by the central control device 200 or send an instruction to the central control device 200. The jig feeding induction identification device 702 is electrically connected with the jig feeding control device 701 and is used for inducing an empty position at a jig feeding station. The jig feeding grabbing device 703 is electrically connected with the jig feeding control device 701, and is used for supplementing the stored jigs into the empty positions located at the feeding station. The jig feeding device 704 is electrically connected with the jig feeding control device 701, and is used for placing the materials in the seasoning storage position of the jig feeding machine 700 in the jig feeding vertical transplanting device 705 of the jig feeding machine 700. The jig feeding vertical transplanting device 705 is electrically connected with the jig feeding control device 701, and is used for bearing a jig and conveying the jig to a jig feeding grabbing device of the jig feeding machine 700. The jig feeding grabbing device 703 is electrically connected with the jig feeding control device 701.

In some embodiments of the present application, the jig feeding induction identifying device 702 is further configured to identify a storage state of a seasoning storage position and a corresponding exchange storage position of a discharge port of the jig feeding machine 700, and a storage state of a seasoning storage position and a corresponding exchange storage position of a feed port of the jig feeding machine 700. The jig feeding lifting telescopic device 706 is electrically connected with the jig feeding control device 701, and is used for moving an empty disc in a seasoning storage position of a discharge hole of the jig feeding machine 700 to a corresponding exchange storage position or moving a jig in the exchange storage position of a feed hole of the jig feeding machine 700 to a corresponding seasoning storage position. The jig loading empty tray conveying device 707 is electrically connected to the jig loading control device 701, and is configured to convey empty trays in the seasoning storage position of the feed port of the jig loading machine 700 to the seasoning storage position of the discharge port. The jig feeding guide assembly 708 is electrically connected with the jig feeding control device 701, and is arranged at a seasoning storage position of a discharge hole of the jig feeding machine 700 and used for bearing an empty tray and a jig on the empty tray. The jig feeding control device 701 is electrically connected to the vehicle management system, and is further configured to send a third dispatching instruction or a fourth dispatching instruction to the vehicle management system, where the third dispatching instruction is used to instruct the vehicle management system to drive the third class carrier vehicle to the position where the discharge port of the jig feeding machine 700 is located, and the fourth dispatching instruction is used to instruct the vehicle management system to drive the fourth class carrier vehicle to the position where the feed port of the jig feeding machine 700 is located. Wherein, the third class car can be the AGV car that transports the empty tray of tool material loading machine 700, and the fourth class car can be the AGV car that transports the tool to tool material loading machine 700.

In some embodiments of the present application, the material loading machine 300 and the jig loading machine 700 have substantially the same structure and function, the material loading machine 300 is used to place the material on the jigs on the circulation conveying device 100, and the jig loading machine 700 is used to place the jigs on the empty positions on the circulation conveying device 100. The structure and the function of the material blanking machine 500 and the jig blanking machine 600 are basically the same, the material blanking machine 500 is used for grabbing the material processed by the processing equipment 400, and the jig blanking machine 600 is used for grabbing the corresponding jig according to the cycle times so as to form a blank position.

In some embodiments of the present application, the material loading machine 300, the material unloading machine 500, the jig unloading machine 600, and the jig loading machine 700 each include at least one feed port and a discharge port, and may include a two-port loading/unloading machine type, a three-port loading/unloading machine type, and the like, in addition to the two-port unloading machine type shown in fig. 7.

Referring to fig. 12, fig. 12 is a schematic diagram of a three-port loader/unloader type according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 12, the three-port loading/unloading machine may include two inlets and one outlet (e.g., two inlets and one outlet in fig. 12), and may also include two outlets and one inlet (e.g., two outlets and one inlet in fig. 12). As shown in fig. 7 and 12, more feed ports and discharge ports, or other configurations of feed ports and discharge ports, are also included, and the present application is not limited by comparison.

As shown in fig. 12, taking the material loading machine 300 as an example, it is assumed that the material loading machine 300 includes three material inlets with two material inlets and one material outlet, where two material inlets are in a material shortage state and one material outlet is in a full state, at this time, the loading control device 301 of the material loading machine 300 may send a vehicle calling command to the vehicle management system, so that the vehicle management system sends two AGV vehicles with materials to the corresponding material inlets respectively, and sends an empty AGV vehicle to the material outlet for conveying the materials from the material outlet. Taking the material blanking machine 500 as an example for illustration, it is assumed that the material blanking machine 500 includes two discharge ports with one inlet, where two discharge ports are in a full state and one feed port is in a deficient state, at this time, the blanking control device 501 of the material blanking machine 500 may send a vehicle calling command to the vehicle management system, so that the vehicle management system sends two empty AGV vehicles to the corresponding discharge ports respectively, and sends an AGV vehicle with an empty tray to the feed port. The above is merely an example, and the present application is not limited thereto.

It will be evident to those skilled in the art that the application is not limited to the details of the foregoing illustrative embodiments, and that the present application may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The present embodiments are, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the application being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein.

Finally, it should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiments are merely for illustrating the technical solution of the present application and not for limiting the same, and although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that modifications and equivalents may be made to the technical solution of the present application without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of the present application.

Claims (12)

1. A production system, the production system comprising:

the device comprises a circulating conveying device, a processing device and a control device, wherein the circulating conveying device is used for driving a jig set to sequentially pass through a feeding station, a processing station, a discharging station, a jig discharging station and a jig feeding station, then return to the feeding station and circulate, and the jig set comprises a plurality of jigs which are sequentially arranged and detachably arranged in the circulating conveying device, and jig set arrangement information is formed;

the central control device is electrically connected with the circulating conveying device and is used for pre-storing the jig group arrangement information, calculating the circulating times of the circulating conveying device and forming circulating times information;

The material loading machine is arranged at the loading station and is electrically connected with the central control device, and the material loading machine is used for placing materials in a jig positioned at the loading station;

the processing equipment is arranged at the processing station and is electrically connected with the central control device, and the processing equipment is used for processing materials positioned at the processing station;

the material blanking machine is arranged at the blanking station and is electrically connected with the central control device, and the material blanking machine is used for discharging materials on a jig positioned at the blanking station;

The jig blanking machine is arranged at the jig blanking station and is electrically connected with the central control device, and is used for identifying the jig set and taking down a jig corresponding to the current circulation times in the jig set according to the circulation times information so as to form an empty position on the circulation conveying device;

The jig feeding machine is arranged at the jig feeding station and is electrically connected with the central control device, and is used for storing at least one jig and supplementing the stored jig into the empty position of the feeding station when the empty position is identified.

2. The production system of claim 1, wherein the endless conveyor comprises:

The conveying mechanism is provided with a plurality of jig positions which are arranged in a arrayed manner and used for placing jigs, each jig position is provided with a corresponding sequence number, and the plurality of sequence numbers are used for forming jig group arrangement information;

The positioning components are arranged at the jig positions and used for positioning the corresponding jigs;

And the conveying control mechanism is electrically connected with the central control device, the conveying mechanism and the positioning assemblies respectively and is used for receiving or sending instruction information to the central control device and controlling the conveying mechanism and the positioning assemblies to operate.

3. The production system of claim 2, wherein the endless conveyor further comprises:

The conveying mechanism comprises a conveying belt with a crawler-type structure, a plurality of jigs are arranged on the conveying belt, the conveying mechanism is provided with a first conveying layer and a second conveying layer which are relatively up and down, and the conveying belt drives the jig set to circularly move between the first conveying layer and the second conveying layer;

The feeding station and the discharging station correspond to two ends of the conveying mechanism respectively, the processing station corresponds to the first transportation layer, and the jig discharging station and the jig feeding station correspond to the second transportation layer.

4. A production system according to claim 3, wherein the material feeder comprises:

the feeding control device is electrically connected with the central control device;

the feeding induction identification device is electrically connected with the feeding control device and is used for inducing the jig positioned at the feeding station and identifying the sequence number of the jig position;

And the feeding device is electrically connected with the feeding control device.

5. A production system according to claim 3, wherein the processing apparatus comprises:

the processing control device is electrically connected with the central control device;

the processing induction identification device is electrically connected with the processing control device and is used for inducing the jig positioned at the processing station and identifying the sequence number of the jig position;

And the processing device is electrically connected with the processing control device.

6. A production system according to claim 3, wherein the material blanking machine comprises:

The blanking control device is electrically connected with the central control device;

the blanking induction identification device is electrically connected with the blanking control device and is used for inducing the jig positioned at the blanking station and identifying the serial number of the jig position;

And the blanking device is electrically connected with the blanking control device.

7. The production system of claim 3, wherein the jig blanking machine comprises:

the jig blanking control device is electrically connected with the central control device;

the jig blanking induction identification device is electrically connected with the jig blanking control device and is used for inducing the jigs positioned at the jig blanking station and identifying the sequence numbers of the jig positions;

and the jig blanking grabbing device is electrically connected with the jig blanking control device.

8. The production system of claim 7, wherein the jig blanking machine further comprises:

the jig blanking vertical transplanting device is electrically connected with the jig blanking control device and is used for bearing the jigs grabbed by the jig blanking grabbing device and conveying the borne jigs to the position of the jig blanking device of the jig blanking machine;

The jig blanking device is electrically connected with the jig blanking control device and is used for arranging a jig on the jig blanking vertical transplanting device in a seasoning storage position of a discharge hole of the jig blanking machine.

9. The production system of claim 8, wherein the jig blanking machine further comprises:

the jig blanking induction recognition device is also used for recognizing the storage states of the seasoning storage position and the corresponding exchange storage position of the discharge port of the jig blanking machine and the storage states of the seasoning storage position and the corresponding exchange storage position of the feed port of the jig blanking machine;

The jig blanking lifting telescopic device is electrically connected with the jig blanking control device and is used for moving a jig in a seasoning storage position of a discharge hole of the jig blanking machine to a corresponding exchange storage position or moving an empty disc in the exchange storage position of a feed hole of the jig blanking machine to the corresponding seasoning storage position;

the jig blanking empty disc conveying device is electrically connected with the jig blanking control device and is used for conveying empty discs in a seasoning storage position of a feeding hole of the jig blanking machine to a seasoning storage position of a discharging hole;

The jig blanking guide assembly is electrically connected with the jig blanking control device, and is arranged at a seasoning storage position of a discharge hole of the jig blanking machine and used for bearing an empty disc and a jig on the empty disc;

The jig blanking control device is electrically connected with the vehicle management system and is further used for sending a first dispatching instruction or a second dispatching instruction to the vehicle management system, the first dispatching instruction is used for indicating the position where the vehicle management system drives the first type of carrier vehicles to the discharge port of the jig blanking machine, and the second dispatching instruction is used for indicating the position where the vehicle management system drives the second type of carrier vehicles to the feed port of the jig blanking machine.

10. The production system of claim 3, wherein the jig loader comprises:

the jig feeding control device is electrically connected with the central control device;

The jig feeding induction identification device is electrically connected with the jig feeding control device and is used for inducing an empty position at the jig feeding station;

And the jig feeding grabbing device is electrically connected with the jig feeding control device.

11. The production system of claim 10, wherein the jig loader further comprises:

The jig feeding device is electrically connected with the jig feeding control device and is used for placing materials in a seasoning storage position of the jig feeding machine in the jig feeding vertical transplanting device of the jig feeding machine;

The jig feeding vertical transplanting device is electrically connected with the jig feeding control device, and is used for bearing a jig and conveying the jig to a jig feeding grabbing device of the jig feeding machine;

the jig feeding grabbing device is electrically connected with the jig feeding control device.

12. The production system of claim 11, wherein the jig loader further comprises:

the jig feeding induction recognition device is also used for recognizing the storage states of the seasoning storage position and the corresponding exchange storage position of the discharge port of the jig feeding machine and the storage states of the seasoning storage position and the corresponding exchange storage position of the feed port of the jig feeding machine;

the jig feeding lifting telescopic device is electrically connected with the jig feeding control device and is used for moving empty trays in the seasoning storage positions of the discharge holes of the jig feeding machine to corresponding exchanging storage positions or moving jigs in the exchanging storage positions of the feed inlets of the jig feeding machine to corresponding seasoning storage positions;

The jig feeding empty disc carrying device is electrically connected with the jig feeding control device and is used for carrying empty discs in the seasoning storage position of the feeding hole of the jig feeding machine to the seasoning storage position of the discharging hole;

the jig feeding and receiving guide assembly is electrically connected with the jig feeding control device, and is arranged at a seasoning storage position of a discharge hole of the jig feeding machine and used for bearing an empty tray and a jig on the empty tray;

The jig feeding control device is electrically connected with the vehicle management system and is further used for sending a third dispatching instruction or a fourth dispatching instruction to the vehicle management system, the third dispatching instruction is used for indicating the position where the vehicle management system drives the third class of carrier vehicles to the discharge port of the jig feeding machine, and the fourth dispatching instruction is used for indicating the position where the vehicle management system drives the fourth class of carrier vehicles to the feed port of the jig feeding machine.