CN210884298U

CN210884298U - Tire unstacking and carrying equipment

Info

Publication number: CN210884298U
Application number: CN201921360589.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈明林; 秦子铭; 丘松和; 林青
Original assignee: GAC Honda Automobile Co Ltd
Current assignee: GAC Honda Automobile Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-08-20
Filing date: 2019-08-20
Publication date: 2020-06-30
Anticipated expiration: 2029-08-20

Abstract

The utility model discloses a tire unstacking and carrying device, which comprises a manipulator, a clamping mechanism and a control device for controlling the manipulator and the clamping mechanism to act, wherein the clamping mechanism is arranged at the power output end of the manipulator, so that the clamping mechanism moves back and forth between a tire storage area and a conveying line; the clamping mechanism comprises a rack, a plurality of clamping jaw devices which are arranged on the rack at intervals up and down and are suitable for clamping tires, and a driving device for controlling the clamping jaw devices to open and close. The tire unstacking and carrying equipment is high in integration degree and strong in flexibility, the occupied space of the equipment can be reduced, the storage quantity of a conveying roller way can be increased, and the unstacking and lifting frequency is reduced.

Description

Tire unstacking and carrying equipment

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an automobile assembling technical field especially relates to a tire haulage equipment that breaks a jam.

Background

Tires are one of the important parts of automobiles, and during the automobile manufacturing and assembling process, the tires are generally required to be transported from a workshop storage area to a tire mounting station, and the tires are generally stored in a stack, so that unstacking is also required. The manual mode is adopted to break a pile up originally, needs the workman to carry the installation one by one, wastes time and energy like this, and work efficiency is low moreover, seriously influences subsequent assembly work.

The method is characterized in that a pile of tires are disassembled into single tires through a pile disassembling machine and then conveyed to an aerial conveying roller way through a lifting machine, wherein the lifting machine is matched with the lifting machine; the other is that an elevator is matched with an unstacker, the elevator conveys a whole stack of tires to an overhead conveying roller way, and then the tires are disassembled into single tires by the unstacker to be conveyed. However, the two ways of achieving the unstacking and lifting functions of the tires have the defects of large equipment occupation space and relatively poor flexibility, the unstacker is disassembled into a single tire for conveying at one time, so that the stock of the air conveying roller way is small, the use frequency of the elevator is correspondingly increased, and in addition, the daily maintenance is complicated due to the fact that the equipment is mostly designed in a non-standard mode. Therefore, how to further improve the integration and automation level of the unstacking and carrying equipment is an important technical problem which needs to be solved by the technical personnel in the field at present.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to solve the problem among the above-mentioned background art, the utility model provides a tire haulage equipment that breaks a jam, it integrates the degree height, and the flexibility is strong, can reduce equipment occupation space, can improve the stock of rollgang moreover, reduces and breaks a jam and promotes the frequency.

Based on this, the utility model provides a tire unstacking haulage equipment, it includes manipulator, fixture and control device of control the action of manipulator, fixture install in the power take off end of manipulator, so that fixture round trip movement between tire storage area and transfer chain;

the clamping mechanism comprises a rack, a plurality of clamping jaw devices which are arranged on the rack at intervals up and down and are suitable for clamping tires, and a driving device for controlling the clamping jaw devices to open and close.

Preferably, the clamping jaw device comprises a group of pressure arms arranged on the machine frame oppositely and a guide rail arranged on the machine frame, at least one pressure arm can slide transversely relative to the guide rail, and the pressure arms are powered by the driving device.

Preferably, the clamping jaw device further comprises a travel switch mounted on the pressure arm, and the travel switch is electrically connected with the control device and mounted in the middle of the pressure arm.

Preferably, the guide rails are installed on both sides of the frame and are respectively connected with the group of pressure arms in a relatively sliding manner, and the group of pressure arms are respectively driven by the driving device.

As preferred scheme, fixture including from top to bottom the interval arrange in three in the frame clamping jaw device is first clamping jaw device, second clamping jaw device and third clamping jaw device respectively.

Preferably, the first clamping jaw device is provided with a pressure connecting rod for abutting against the upper end surface of the tire.

Preferably, the inner end of each pressure arm facing the tire is provided with a clamping roller for clamping the outer circumferential wall of the tire; the surface of the clamping rod is provided with anti-skid lines.

Preferably, the tire unstacking and carrying equipment further comprises a base, and the manipulator is mounted on the base.

As a preferred scheme, the manipulator adopts a six-axis robot, the driving device adopts an air cylinder, and a power output end of the air cylinder is connected with the pressure arm; the control device comprises a valve island and a control cabinet electrically connected with the valve island, and the valve island is installed on the rack.

Preferably, the power output end of the manipulator is connected with a flange mounting plate, and the clamping mechanism is mounted on the flange mounting plate.

Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model reside in that:

the utility model relates to a tire unstacking and carrying device, which comprises a mechanical arm, a clamping mechanism and a control device, wherein the clamping mechanism is arranged at the power output end of the mechanical arm, the clamping mechanism is integrated on the manipulator and comprises a plurality of clamping jaw devices suitable for clamping tires, the clamping jaw devices are arranged on the rack at intervals up and down, the clamping jaw devices are used for unstacking the stacked tires in the tire storage area, so that the tires can be disassembled from the tire storage area at one time and then are conveyed to an overhead conveying line together through the manipulator, thereby improving the inventory of the air conveying line, avoiding the condition that the tires are disassembled into single tires for conveying at one time, reducing the conveying and lifting frequency, circularly circulating the tires conveyed to the air conveying line, when the subsequent installation process needs tires, the manipulator of the assembly process grips the tire once and carries out installation operation to the installation station; and the clamping structure is integrated on the mechanical arm to realize the unstacking of the tires and the tires are conveyed from the lower part to the high altitude, so that the occupied space of the equipment is reduced, and the conveying flexibility is improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a tire unstacking and carrying device provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 1;

fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a clamping mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10, a manipulator; 11. mounting a flange; 20. a clamping mechanism; 21. a frame; 22. a jaw arrangement; 221. pressing the arm; 2211. clamping a stick; 222. a guide rail; 223. a travel switch; 224. a compression link rod; 22a, a first jaw arrangement; 22b, a second jaw arrangement; 22c, a third jaw arrangement; 23. a cylinder; 30. a control device; 31. a valve island; 32. a control cabinet; 40. a base; 50. a tire.

Detailed Description

The following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention is provided with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. It is to be understood that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "up", "down", "left", "right", "front", "back", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of the description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. It should be understood that the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are used for distinguishing one type of information from another, and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 3, the tire unstacking and carrying device of the present invention is schematically illustrated, which includes a manipulator 10, a clamping mechanism 20 and a control device 30 for controlling the actions of the manipulator 10 and the clamping mechanism 20, wherein the clamping mechanism 20 is mounted at a power output end of the manipulator 10, for example, a flange mounting plate 11 is connected to the power output end of the manipulator 10, and the clamping mechanism 20 is mounted at the power output end of the manipulator 10 through the flange mounting plate 11, so that the clamping mechanism 20 moves back and forth between a tire storage area and a conveying line through the action of the manipulator 10. The clamping mechanism 20 comprises a frame 21, a plurality of clamping jaw devices 22 suitable for clamping the tire, and a driving device for controlling the opening and closing of each clamping jaw device 22, wherein each clamping jaw device 22 is arranged on the frame 21 at intervals up and down. In this way, a plurality of gripper assemblies 22 can be separated from the tire storage area into a plurality of tires at a time and then transported together by robot 10 to the aerial conveyor line.

According to the tire unstacking and carrying equipment based on the technical characteristics, the clamping mechanism 20 is integrated on the mechanical arm 10, the clamping mechanism 20 comprises a plurality of clamping jaw devices 22 suitable for clamping tires, the clamping jaw devices 22 are arranged on the rack 21 at intervals up and down, the clamping jaw devices 22 are used for unstacking stacked tires in the tire 50 storage area, a plurality of tires can be disassembled from the tire storage area at one time and are carried to an overhead conveying line through the mechanical arm 10, so that the storage amount of the overhead conveying line is improved, the single tire is prevented from being disassembled to be conveyed at one time, the carrying lifting frequency can be reduced, the tires carried to the overhead conveying line are circularly circulated, and when the tires are required in the subsequent mounting process, the tires are grabbed to the mounting station at one time through the mechanical arm 10 of the assembling process for mounting operation; moreover, the clamping structure is integrated on the mechanical arm 10 to realize the unstacking of the tires and the tires are conveyed from the lower part to the high altitude, so that the operation repeatability is good, the stability is high, the occupied space of the equipment is reduced, and the conveying flexibility is improved.

Specifically, referring to fig. 3, the clamping jaw device 22 includes a set of pressing arms 221 oppositely disposed on the frame 21 and a guide rail 222 mounted on the frame 21, at least one of the pressing arms 221 is capable of sliding transversely relative to the guide rail 222, and the pressing arms 221 are powered by the driving device. When the tires need to be unstacked, the manipulator 10 is controlled to move the clamping jaw device 22 to the position above the stacked tires, the driving device drives the pressing arm 221 to slide and open along the guide rail 222, then the whole clamping mechanism 20 descends to the height of the unstacked tires, and then the pressing arm 221 is driven to slide reversely to clamp the peripheral wall of the tire 50, so that the clamped tires can be conveyed to an aerial conveying line together through the manipulator 10.

Preferably, in this embodiment, the driving device adopts the air cylinder 23, the power output end of the air cylinder 23 is connected to the pressure arm 221, and when the outer diameter dimension of the tire changes, compatibility can be performed by adjusting the stroke of the air cylinder 23, so that the universality of unstacking performance is improved, the applicability of the clamp is improved, and the flexibility of subsequent modification is improved. Furthermore, the clamping force can be adjusted by adjusting the intake pressure of the cylinder 23 in order to avoid trauma to the peripheral wall of the tyre.

Further, the clamping jaw device 22 further includes a travel switch 223, in this embodiment, the travel switch 223 is mounted on the pressing arms 221, and a travel switch 223 is mounted on each pressing arm 221, the travel switch 223 is electrically connected to the control device 30 as an inductive switch, and the travel switch 223 is preferably mounted in the middle of the pressing arm 221, so as to improve the sensitivity of the induction. After the tire enters between the group of pressure arms 221, after being sensed by the travel switch 223 mounted thereon, an electric signal is sent out and transmitted to the control device 30, and then a trigger signal for controlling the action of the air cylinder 23 is sent out by the control device 30, so that the group of pressure arms 221 generate relative movement, the distance between the two pressure arms 221 is reduced, and the tire in the pressure arms 221 is clamped.

In order to improve the efficiency of the clamping action of the pressing arms 221, in this embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, guide rails 222 are installed on both sides of the frame 21, and the pressing arms 221 are respectively connected to a group of the pressing arms 221 in a sliding manner, and a group of the pressing arms 221 are respectively driven by the driving device, that is, one pressing arm 221 is connected to one guide rail 222 in a sliding manner, and is connected to one air cylinder 23.

In the embodiment, fig. 3 shows that the clamping mechanism 20 comprises three clamping jaw devices 22, namely a first clamping jaw device 22a, a second clamping jaw device 22b and a third clamping jaw device 22c, which are arranged on the frame 21 from top to bottom at intervals, for example, when there are 5 tires stacked in the tire storage area, the clamping mechanism 20 is used to split the tires into 3 tires to be conveyed to the conveying line together when the tires are unstacked, and then the two clamping jaw devices 22 in the clamping mechanism 20 are used to convey the remaining 2 tires to the conveying line together.

As a preferable scheme, in order to improve the position accuracy when unstacking tires, in this embodiment, the first clamping jaw device 22a is provided with the pressure connecting rod 224 for abutting against the upper end surface of a tire, when the manipulator 10 drives the clamping mechanism 20 to move downward, the pressure connecting rod 224 abuts against the upper end surface of the tire on the uppermost layer, and a vertical gap between the clamping jaw devices 22 during the design of cooperation is provided, so that it is beneficial to ensure that the clamping jaw devices 22 reach the optimal position point (generally, a half position of the tire thickness) for clamping tires, the accuracy of the clamping position is improved, and the clamping jaw devices 22 are prevented from being grabbed at an excessively high or excessively low position of each layer of tires, so that the risk that the tires drop due to the poor clamping position in the transportation process can be avoided.

Further, the inner end of each pressing arm 221 facing the tire is provided with a clamping roller 2211 for clamping the outer circumferential wall of the tire; the surface of the clamping rod 2211 is provided with anti-slip patterns, for example, the anti-slip patterns can be arranged in a plane tooth shape, so that the friction force can be increased when the tire is clamped, and the injury to the tire is avoided.

Referring to fig. 1, the tire unstacking and carrying apparatus in the above embodiment further includes a base 40, and the robot 10 is mounted on the base 40. More specifically, the manipulator 10 is a six-axis robot, the control device 30 includes a valve island 31 and a control cabinet 32 electrically connected to the valve island 31, the valve island 31 is mounted on the machine frame 21, and the control cabinet 32 is mounted on the base 40. Therefore, the equipment adopts a standardized design, reduces the use of non-standard parts and is simple to maintain.

It should also be noted that, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

To sum up, the utility model provides a tire haulage equipment that breaks a jam integrates fixture 20 on manipulator 10, and operation repeatability is good, and stability is high, once tears a plurality of tires out in the tire storage area, again through manipulator 10 transport to aerial conveyer line together on to improve aerial conveyer line's inventory, avoid once tearing into single tire like this and transport, thereby reducible transport promotes the frequency, in addition, the utility model discloses an equipment more adopts standardized design, has reduced the use of non-standard part article, and maintenance is simpler, consequently has higher application and promotion value.

The method and the device not described in detail in the present invention are prior art and will not be described in detail.

The foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, a plurality of modifications and replacements can be made without departing from the technical principle of the present invention, and these modifications and replacements should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The tire unstacking and carrying equipment is characterized by comprising a manipulator, a clamping mechanism and a control device for controlling the manipulator and the clamping mechanism to act, wherein the clamping mechanism is arranged at a power output end of the manipulator so as to enable the clamping mechanism to move back and forth between a tire storage area and a conveying line;

2. The tire unstacking and handling apparatus of claim 1 wherein the gripper assembly includes a plurality of pressure arms disposed opposite each other on the frame and a rail mounted on the frame, at least one of the pressure arms being laterally slidable relative to the rail, the pressure arms being powered by the drive assembly.

3. The tire unstacking and handling apparatus of claim 2 wherein the gripper assembly further comprises a travel switch mounted on the press arm, the travel switch being electrically connected to the control device and mounted in the middle of the press arm.

4. The apparatus for unstacking and carrying tires according to claim 2, wherein the guide rails are slidably connected to a set of the pressing arms on both sides of the frame, and the pressing arms are driven by the driving device.

5. The tire unstacking and handling apparatus of claim 1 wherein the gripper mechanism includes three of the gripper assemblies spaced apart from one another from top to bottom on the frame, a first gripper assembly, a second gripper assembly and a third gripper assembly.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the first gripper device is provided with a pressure bar for abutting against the upper end surface of the tire.

7. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein each of said pressing arms is provided at an inner end thereof facing the tire with a gripping roller for gripping the outer circumferential wall of the tire; the surface of the clamping rod is provided with anti-skid lines.

8. The tire unstacking conveyor apparatus of any one of claims 1 to 7 further comprising a base on which the robot is mounted.

9. The tire unstacking and carrying equipment as claimed in claim 2, wherein the mechanical arm is a six-axis robot, the driving device is a cylinder, and a power output end of the cylinder is connected to the pressure arm; the control device comprises a valve island and a control cabinet electrically connected with the valve island, and the valve island is installed on the rack.

10. The tire unstacking and carrying apparatus of any one of claims 1 to 7 wherein a flange mounting plate is connected to the power take-off of the robot and the clamping mechanism is mounted to the flange mounting plate.