CN207861797U - Loading component and transfer device - Google Patents
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The utility model provides a kind of loading component and transfer device, is related to equipment technology field of transport, and loading component provided by the utility model includes carrier and pallet fork, and carrier includes bearing assembly and rack body, wherein:Bearing assembly is used for bearing goods, the top connection of bearing assembly and rack body, and multiple grooves for the direct discharging of goods of pallet fork are formed between rack body;Rack body is used to support bearing assembly.Loading component provided by the utility model can reduce unnecessary carrying when pallet fork transport cargo, improve the transfer efficiency of cargo.
Description
Technical field
The utility model is related to equipment technology field of transport, more particularly, to a kind of loading component and transfer device.
Background technology
In short-haul operation cargo, operating personnel are transported through usually using fork truck, larger especially for weight
Cargo can effectively reduce the labor intensity of operating personnel, accelerate transporting velocity.
When needing in cargo transfer to fork truck, cargo is usually first carried on carrier by operating personnel, is then opened
The pallet fork of fork truck is inserted into the groove of carrying pan bottom by electrical forklift, finally drives carrier to be moved by pallet fork, to realize
The transhipment of cargo, but this carrier of use carries out needing fork truck to be used cooperatively one by one with carrier when cargo transfer, increases
Pallet fork unnecessary carrying, influences the transfer efficiency of cargo.
Therefore, how to provide it is a kind of reduce the unnecessary carrying of pallet fork loading component and transfer device be art technology
One of the technical issues of personnel need to solve.
Utility model content
The purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of loading components, and goods is increased to solve carrier in the prior art
The technical issues of pitching unnecessary carrying.In addition a kind of transfer device using above-mentioned loading component is provided.
The utility model provides a kind of loading component, including carrier and pallet fork, the carrier include bearing assembly and
Rack body, wherein:
The bearing assembly is used for bearing goods, and the bearing assembly connect with the top of the rack body, and with institute
It states and forms multiple grooves for the direct discharging of goods of the pallet fork between rack body;
The rack body is used to support the bearing assembly.
Further, the bearing assembly includes more load-bearing parts, and the more load-bearing parts are equal on the rack body
Even interval setting, per one groove of formation between two adjacent load-bearing parts and the rack body.
Further, the rack body includes connection component and support component, and the connection component is set to the carrying
Between component and the support component, formed between the support component and the connection component multiple direct for the pallet fork
Lift the straight slot of the connection component.
Further, the connection component includes more connectors, and the connector extends perpendicularly to described hold
The extending direction of holder.
Further, the support component includes more support elements, every two adjacent support elements and the connection
A straight slot is formed between component.
Further, the pallet fork includes multiple prongs, the cylindrical structure of first end of the prong, the prong
The second end be in flat structure.
Further, a groove is for stretching into a prong.
The utility model also provides a kind of transfer device, including the loading component described in frame body and said program, the goods
Fork is connect with the frame body.
Further, further include the clamping device being connect with the frame body, the clamping device includes driving mechanism and folder
Board group part, the driving mechanism are connect with the cleat assembly, to drive the cleat assembly to clamp or release cargo.
Further, the clamping device further includes guiding mechanism, and the guiding mechanism includes fixed guide and sliding
Guide part, the fixed guide are connect with the frame body, and one end of the sliding guide piece is slided with the fixed guide
Connection, the other end of the sliding guide piece are connect with the cleat assembly.
Loading component and transfer device provided by the utility model can generate following advantageous effect:
When stating loading component in use, it is operated first personnel and cargo is placed on above bearing assembly, after placement,
Pallet fork is inserted into groove, at this point, the platform for bearing goods is collectively formed in the upper surface of pallet fork and the top surface of bearing assembly,
Then pallet fork is lifted so that pallet fork upper surface is higher than the top surface of bearing assembly, so that pallet fork can lift cargo, last pallet fork
Groove is exited, realizes the transhipment of cargo.
The groove formed between bearing assembly and rack body in loading component provided by the utility model can be realized
The direct discharging of goods of pallet fork, pallet fork is without driving bearing assembly and rack body to move together in the transport process of cargo.Phase
Conventionally, loading component provided by the utility model can avoid the unnecessary carrying of pallet fork, improve cargo
Transfer efficiency.And when fork lifting, which plays cargo, to be transported through to cargo, operating personnel can continue to put to above bearing assembly
Cargo is set, the extraction for next pallet fork to cargo greatly accelerates the transfer efficiency of cargo, without using multiple carrying plate wheels
Change use.
For compared with the existing technology, the loading component in transfer device provided by the utility model realizes transfer device
Directly to the extraction of cargo, transfer operation process is simplified, effectively increases the transfer efficiency of cargo, higher warp can be generated
Ji benefit.
Description of the drawings
It, below will be right in order to illustrate more clearly of specific embodiment of the present invention or technical solution in the prior art
Specific implementation mode or attached drawing needed to be used in the description of the prior art are briefly described, it should be apparent that, it is described below
In attached drawing be that some embodiments of the utility model are not paying creativeness for those of ordinary skill in the art
Under the premise of labour, other drawings may also be obtained based on these drawings.
Fig. 1 is the front view of carrier and pallet fork cooperation that the utility model embodiment one provides;
Fig. 2 is the left view of carrier and pallet fork cooperation that the utility model embodiment one provides;
Fig. 3 is the vertical view of carrier and pallet fork cooperation that the utility model embodiment one provides;
Fig. 4 is the structural schematic diagram for the transfer device that the utility model embodiment two provides.
Icon:1- carriers;11- bearing assemblies;111- load-bearing parts;12- rack bodies;121- connection components;
1211- connectors;122- support components;1221- support elements;123- straight slots;13- grooves;2- pallet forks;21- prongs;
3- clamping devices;31- driving mechanisms;32- cleat assemblies;33- guiding mechanisms;331- fixed guides;332- is slided
Guide part.
Specific implementation mode
The technical solution of the utility model is clearly and completely described below in conjunction with attached drawing, it is clear that described
Embodiment is the utility model a part of the embodiment, instead of all the embodiments.Based on the embodiments of the present invention, originally
The every other embodiment that field those of ordinary skill is obtained without making creative work, belongs to this practicality
Novel protected range.
It is in the description of the present invention, it should be noted that term "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", " perpendicular
Directly ", the orientation or positional relationship of the instructions such as "horizontal", "inner", "outside" is to be based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only
The utility model and simplifying describes for ease of description, do not indicate or imply the indicated device or element must have it is specific
Orientation, with specific azimuth configuration and operation, therefore should not be understood as limiting the present invention.In addition, term " the
One ", " second ", " third " are used for description purposes only, and are not understood to indicate or imply relative importance.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, term " is pacified
Dress ", " connected ", " connection " shall be understood in a broad sense, for example, it may be being fixedly connected, may be a detachable connection, or integrally
Connection;It can be mechanical connection, can also be electrical connection;Can be directly connected, can also indirectly connected through an intermediary,
It can be the connection inside two elements.For the ordinary skill in the art, it can understand above-mentioned art with concrete condition
The concrete meaning of language in the present invention.
Specific embodiment of the present utility model is described in detail below in conjunction with attached drawing.It should be understood that herein
Described specific implementation mode is only used for describing and explaining the present invention, and is not intended to limit the utility model.
Fig. 1 is the front view of carrier and pallet fork cooperation that the utility model embodiment one provides;Fig. 2 is the utility model
The left view of the carrier that embodiment one provides and pallet fork cooperation;Fig. 3 be the carrier that provides of the utility model embodiment one with
The vertical view of pallet fork cooperation;Fig. 4 is the structural schematic diagram for the transfer device that the utility model embodiment two provides.
Embodiment one:
The purpose of the present embodiment is that a kind of loading component is provided, as shown in Figures 1 to 3, including carrier 1 and pallet fork 2, it holds
Load plate 1 includes bearing assembly 11 and rack body 12, wherein:Bearing assembly 11 is used for bearing goods, bearing assembly 11 and holder
The top of ontology 12 connects, and multiple grooves 13 for 2 direct discharging of goods of pallet fork are formed between rack body 12;Holder
Ontology 12 is used to support bearing assembly 11.
When stating loading component in use, it is operated first personnel and cargo is placed on 11 top of bearing assembly, placement finishes
Afterwards, pallet fork 2 is inserted into groove 13, at this point, the upper surface of pallet fork 2 and the top surface of bearing assembly 11 are collectively formed for carrying goods
The platform of object then lifts pallet fork 2 so that 2 upper surface of pallet fork is higher than the top surface of bearing assembly 11, so that pallet fork 2 can be lifted
Cargo is played, last pallet fork 2 exits groove 13, realizes the transhipment of cargo.
The groove 13 formed between bearing assembly 11 and rack body 12 in loading component provided in this embodiment can
Realize 2 direct discharging of goods of pallet fork, pallet fork 2 is without driving bearing assembly 11 and rack body 12 1 in the transport process of cargo
Play movement.For compared with the existing technology, loading component provided in this embodiment can avoid 2 unnecessary carrying of pallet fork, carry
The transfer efficiency of high cargo.And when pallet fork 2, which lifts cargo, to be transported through to cargo, operating personnel can continue to carrying group
11 top arrangement of goods of part, the extraction for next pallet fork 2 to cargo greatly accelerate the transfer efficiency of cargo, without using
1 rotation of multiple carriers uses.
Further, as shown in figures 1 and 3, pallet fork 2 includes multiple prongs 21, when pallet fork 2 lifts cargo, multiple forks
Tooth 21 can jointly be supported cargo, prevent cargo from falling, and be inserted into groove 13 in order to facilitate prong, prong 21
The cylindrical structure of first end, the second end of prong 21 are in flat structure, prong 21 can easily stretch into cargo with
Groove 13 between rack body 12 has higher alignment precision without prong.
Prong can also one end be in cylindrical structure, the other end is tip, and tip is in cone.It should be noted that all
The structure for being the groove 13 that prong 21 can be facilitated to stretch between cargo and rack body 12 can be prong in the present embodiment
21 structure, no longer illustrates one by one herein.
Specifically, in order to enable pallet fork 2 can carry out cargo stable support, pallet fork 2 includes 12 prongs 21, and ten
Two prongs can ensure, per excessive gap is not had between two adjacent prongs 21, to ensure that cargo is steady on prong 21
Qualitative, especially in more scattered cargo, such as bag cargo, one bag of cargo can be by the branch of more prongs 21
Support ensures that transport process is more stablized.
As shown in figures 1 and 3, bearing assembly 11 includes more load-bearing parts 111, and more load-bearing parts 111 are in rack body 12
Upper uniform intervals setting, per one groove 13 of formation between adjacent two load-bearing parts 111 and rack body 12.Worker can be direct
Cargo is carried on load-bearing part 111, the upper surface of load-bearing part constitutes the plane for bearing goods at this time, when needs directly carry
When picking object, pallet fork 2 stretches into groove 13 and lifts cargo, to realize the transhipment of cargo.
Specifically, load-bearing part 111 can be hollow square steel, and load-bearing part 111 has more while reducing by 111 weight of load-bearing part
Strong bearing capacity, certain load-bearing part 111 can also use other structures, such as channel steel, solid steel, etc..It is every can
The bearing goods and structure that groove 13 is formed with rack body 12 can be above-mentioned load-bearing part 111, in the present embodiment not
An another citing.
As an implementation, in order to which more convenient prong 21 stretches into groove 13, a groove 13 is for stretching into one
Prong 21, i.e. bearing assembly 11 include 13 load-bearing parts 111.Since certain cargos are packed, when groove 13
When width can accommodate multiple prongs 21, cargo is easy to sink to groove 13 after packed cargo is placed on bearing assembly 11
In, follow-up prong 21 will be unfavorable for and stretched into groove 13.
As another embodiment, when the shape of cargo is not susceptible to change, groove 13 is inserted into order to reduce prong 21
When difficulty, a groove 13 can be used for stretching into multiple prongs 21.
Further, as shown in Figures 1 to 3, in order to enable the propping up bearing assembly 11 of can stablizing of rack body 12
Support, rack body 12 include connection component 121 and support component 122, and connection component 121 is set to bearing assembly 11 and support component
Between 122, connection component is for connecting multiple load-bearing parts 111.It is formed between support component 122 and connection component 121
Multiple straight slots 123 that connection component 121 is directly lifted for pallet fork 2.When operating personnel are not desired to direct discharging of goods, but directly
When extracting carrier 1, pallet fork 2 can be stretched into straight slot 123, at this point, the top of pallet fork 2 is connection component 121, lower section is ground
Face just can drive carrier 1 to be moved when pallet fork 2 lifts.
Specifically, in order to reduce difficulty when prong 21 is inserted into straight slot 123, a straight slot 123 can be used for stretching into more
A prong 21.
It should be noted that it is every multiple load-bearing parts 111 can be connected and can between support component 122 shape
Structure at multiple straight slots 123 can be the support component 122 in the present embodiment.Such as support plate, frame shape supporting rack, etc.
Deng.
Preferably, in order to enable connection component can preferably be attached multiple load-bearing parts 111, connection component 121
Including more connectors 1211, the extending direction for extending perpendicularly to load-bearing part 111 of connector 1211, each connector
1211 connect with multiple load-bearing parts 111, and more connectors 1211 are in latticed arrangement with multiple load-bearing parts 111.
Specifically, as shown in Fig. 2, connection component 121 includes four connectors 1211, support component 122 can be reduced not
While necessary carrying, it can ensure the stability of 11 structure of bearing assembly.
Specifically, connector 1211 can be hollow square steel, and connector 1211 has while reducing by 1211 weight of connector
There is stronger bearing capacity.
Further, as shown in Figures 1 to 3, in order to enable support component 122 can effectively play a supporting role, support
Component 122 includes more support elements 1221, per one straight slot of formation between adjacent two support elements 1221 and connection component 121
123.What more support elements 1221 can be stablized is supported bearing assembly 11, connection component 121 and cargo.
Specifically, support component 122 includes four support elements 1221 is respectively from left to right along direction shown in FIG. 1
First support element, the second support element, third support element and the 4th support element, the left side of the first support element and connection component 121 it
Between for accommodate a prong 21, between the first support element, the second support element and connection component 121 for accommodate three prongs
21, for accommodating four prongs 21, third support element, the 4th between the second support element, third support element and connection component 121
For accommodating three prongs 21 between support member and connection component 121, it is used between the right side and connection component 121 of the 4th support element
Accommodate a prong 21.
Specifically, support element 1221 can be hollow square steel, channel steel, solid steel, etc., in the present embodiment, support
Part 1221 is channel steel.
Embodiment two:
The purpose of the present embodiment is that a kind of transfer device is provided, as shown in figure 4, the transfer device that the present embodiment two provides
Including the loading component that frame body and above-described embodiment one provide, pallet fork 2 is connect with frame body.
For compared with the existing technology, it is straight that the loading component in transfer device provided in this embodiment realizes transfer device
The extraction to cargo is connect, transfer operation process is simplified, effectively increases the transfer efficiency of cargo, higher economy can be generated
Benefit.
In order to enable more firmly being linked between pallet fork 2 and frame body, add as shown in figure 4, being equipped between frame body and pallet fork 2
Strengthening tendons, specifically, per being set between adjacent two prongs 21 and frame body there are one reinforcing rib so that prong 21 can firmly with
Frame body connects, and extends the service life of pallet fork 2.
Further, in order to enable cargo more stabilization is transported through, transfer device provided in this embodiment further includes
The clamping device 3 being connect with frame body, clamping device 3 include driving mechanism 31 and cleat assembly 32, driving mechanism 31 and clamping plate group
Part 32 connects, and to drive cleat assembly 32 to clamp or discharge cargo, clamping device 3 can prevent both sides of the cargo from transfer device
It falls.When transshipment cargo, driving mechanism 31 drives cleat assembly 32 to clamp cargo;When unloading, the driving folder of driving mechanism 31
Board group part 32 discharges cargo.
Specifically, cleat assembly 32 may include left clamp and right clamping plate, left clamp and right clamping plate respectively with driving mechanism
31 connections, for clamping the both sides of cargo.
It should be noted that every mechanism that cleat assembly 32 can be driven to clamp cargo can be that the present embodiment is carried
And driving mechanism 31, such as pneumatic cylinder, hydraulic cylinder, thread lead screw component, etc..
Preferably, in the present embodiment, driving mechanism 31 includes multiple hydraulic cylinders, and hydraulic cylinder includes cylinder body and piston rod,
Cylinder body is connect with frame body, and one end and the cylinder body of piston rod are slidably connected, and the other end of piston rod is connect with cleat assembly.Work as piston
When bar is moved relative to cylinder body, piston rod pushes cleat assembly to be moved towards or away from the direction of cargo.
Further, in order to enable left clamp and right clamping plate moving process are more stablized, clamping device 3 further includes being oriented to
Mechanism 33, guiding mechanism 33 include fixed guide 331 and sliding guide piece 332, and fixed guide 331 is connect with frame body, sliding
One end of lower moving guide 332 is slidably connected with fixed guide 331, and the other end and the cleat assembly 32 of sliding guide piece 332 connect
It connects.During driving mechanism 31 drives left clamp and right clamping plate to move, sliding guide piece 332 is relative to fixed guide
331 slidings, fixed guide 331 plays the role of guiding, while can play a supporting role to left clamp and right clamping plate.
Specifically, fixed guide 331 includes shell, and shell is cylindrical in shape structure, and the inner wall of shell forms a pilot hole,
It is equipped with opening along the extending direction shell of shell, opening forms a guide groove.Sliding guide piece 332 includes and pilot hole
The traveller of cooperation, the slide plate through guide groove and the connecting plate that is connect with cleat assembly 32, the side of slide plate are connect with traveller,
The other side of slide plate is connect with connecting plate.Pilot hole and guide groove are capable of double definition sliding guide piece 332 in above structure
Moving direction effectively avoids the moving direction of clamping plate that deviation occurs.
Finally it should be noted that:The above various embodiments is only to illustrate the technical solution of the utility model, rather than limits it
System;Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should
Understand:It still can be with technical scheme described in the above embodiments is modified, either to which part or whole
Technical characteristic carries out equivalent replacement;And these modifications or replacements, this practicality that it does not separate the essence of the corresponding technical solution are new
The range of each embodiment technical solution of type.
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1. a kind of loading component, which is characterized in that including carrier (1) and pallet fork (2), the carrier (1) includes carrying group
Part (11) and rack body (12), wherein:
The bearing assembly (11) is used for bearing goods, connects at the top of the bearing assembly (11) and the rack body (12)
It connects, and forms multiple grooves (13) for the pallet fork (2) directly discharging of goods between the rack body (12);
The rack body (12) is used to support the bearing assembly (11).
2. loading component according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the bearing assembly (11) includes more load-bearing parts
(111), the more load-bearing parts (111) uniform intervals on the rack body (12) are arranged, and are often held described in adjacent two
A groove (13) is formed between holder (111) and the rack body (12).
3. loading component according to claim 2, which is characterized in that the rack body (12) includes connection component
(121) and support component (122), the connection component (121) are set to the bearing assembly (11) and the support component (122)
Between, it is formed and multiple is directly lifted for the pallet fork (2) between the support component (122) and the connection component (121)
The straight slot (123) of the connection component (121).
4. loading component according to claim 3, which is characterized in that the connection component (121) includes more connectors
(1211), the extending direction for extending perpendicularly to the load-bearing part (111) of the connector (1211).
5. loading component according to claim 3, which is characterized in that the support component (122) includes more support elements
(1221), per one straight slot of formation between two adjacent support elements (1221) and the connection component (121)
(123)。
6. loading component according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the pallet fork (2) includes multiple prongs (21), described
The second end of the cylindrical structure of first end of prong (21), the prong (21) is in flat structure.
7. loading component according to claim 6, which is characterized in that a groove (13) is for stretching into described in one
Prong (21).
8. a kind of transfer device, which is characterized in that including frame body and such as claim 1-7 any one of them loading component, institute
Pallet fork (2) is stated to connect with the frame body.
9. transfer device according to claim 8, which is characterized in that further include the clamping device being connect with the frame body
(3), the clamping device (3) includes driving mechanism (31) and cleat assembly (32), the driving mechanism (31) and the clamping plate
Component (32) connects, to drive the cleat assembly (32) to clamp or release cargo.
10. transfer device according to claim 9, which is characterized in that the clamping device (3) further includes guiding mechanism
(33), the guiding mechanism (33) includes fixed guide (331) and sliding guide piece (332), the fixed guide (331)
It is connect with the frame body, one end and the fixed guide (331) of the sliding guide piece (332) are slidably connected, the cunning
The other end of lower moving guide (332) is connect with the cleat assembly (32).
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