CN211943581U - Flexible trial-production general splicing table - Google Patents

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CN211943581U
CN211943581U CN202020283573.0U CN202020283573U CN211943581U CN 211943581 U CN211943581 U CN 211943581U CN 202020283573 U CN202020283573 U CN 202020283573U CN 211943581 U CN211943581 U CN 211943581U
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黄帆
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滕宏鹏
刘永光
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The utility model provides a flexible trial-manufacturing always pieces together platform, including soleplate, soleplate's both sides are connected respectively and are fixed with the side wall base, equal fixed side wall frame and the side wall foundation frame of being provided with on the side wall base, side wall frame and side wall foundation frame connect fixedly, the top of the vertical support bar of side wall foundation frame's both sides is provided with hoisting accessory, jacking mechanism location fixing is passed through on the side wall base in side wall foundation frame's bottom, the top of the side wall foundation frame of soleplate's both sides is connected fixedly through supporting the horizontal pole. The utility model discloses a frame is after first measurement debugging is accomplished, switch the motorcycle type at every turn only need debug slightly can, repetition precision is high, has avoided the time of measuring after the installation at every turn, switches the motorcycle type frame through hoist and mount simultaneously, can improve work efficiency greatly, the effectual cost of having saved has realized the fast switch production.

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Flexible trial-production general splicing table
Technical Field
The utility model relates to a platform field is pieced together in the trial-manufacture, specifically relates to a flexible trial-manufacture always pieces together platform.
Background
At present, the updating speed of automobiles is faster and faster, and the period is shorter and shorter. The trial-manufacture clamp has the characteristics of short project period and small production batch, because the automobile market competition is fierce, the profits of automobile manufacturers are gradually compressed, the production cost is reduced, the traditional general assembly clamp is only suitable for the production of a single automobile type, and because the production batch is small, the cost of each automobile is very high. With the shorter and shorter production period of the trial-manufactured clamp, the working efficiency can only be improved under the condition that the manufacturing and assembling time of the clamp is not changed, so that the production cost is reduced.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
To the defect among the prior art, the utility model aims at providing a flexible trial-manufacturing always pieces together platform, the utility model discloses a frame is after the first measurement debugging is accomplished, switch the motorcycle type at every turn only need debug can a little, repeat the precision height, avoided the time of measuring after every turn's installation, switch motorcycle type frame through hoist and mount simultaneously, can improve work efficiency greatly, the effectual cost of having saved has realized the fast switch over production.
According to the utility model discloses an aspect provides a flexible trial-manufacturing always pieces together platform, including soleplate (1), both sides of soleplate (1) are connected respectively and are fixed with side wall base (3), all fixed side wall frame (2) and the side wall foundation frame (4) of being provided with on side wall base (3), side wall frame (2) and side wall foundation frame (4) are connected fixedly, the top of the vertical support pole of the both sides of side wall foundation frame (4) is provided with hoisting accessory (7), the bottom of side wall foundation frame (4) is passed through climbing mechanism (5) location and is fixed on side wall base (3), the top of side wall foundation frame (4) of the both sides of soleplate (1) is connected fixedly through supporting horizontal pole (6). The jacking mechanism (5) ensures the accuracy of the falling position of the side wall foundation frame (4).
Preferably, the main body of the side wall frame (2) is composed of a bottom support frame (10), support rods and fixing rods, the support rods and the fixing rods form triangular side frames (8) and are arranged on two sides of the bottom support frame (10), and a plurality of limiting devices (13) are arranged on the inner side of the bottom support frame (10). The number of the side wall frames (2) is 2, the side wall frames are respectively arranged on the side wall bases (3) on two sides of the foundation slab (1), the bottom support frame (10) is fixed with the side wall bases (3), the fixed rod is vertically arranged with the bottom support frame and is fixedly connected with the side wall foundation frame (4), and the support rod plays a role of supporting the fixed rod to ensure the stability and firmness of the side wall foundation frame (4); the limiter (13) can ensure that the main body of the side wall frame moves to the station position and then is locked, so that the precision of the side wall frame is ensured.
Preferably, a first guide rail (11) is arranged on the action surface of the fixed rod, which is attached to the side wall basic frame (4), the top and the bottom of the fixed rod are respectively provided with a diamond pin (9) and a round pin (12) which are fixed to the side wall basic frame (4), and L-shaped connecting blocks (14) for adjusting the positions of the pins are arranged on the bottom plates of the diamond pin (9) and the round pin (12). All pins adjust the positions of the pins through the L-shaped connecting blocks (14), so that the side wall base frame (4) can be accurately hung on the side wall frame (2), and the first guide rail (11) can ensure that the side wall base frame (4) can be smoothly stopped beside the pins.
Preferably, the inner sides of the transverse support rods on the upper side and the lower side of the frame (15) of the side wall base frame (4) are respectively provided with a second guide rail (16), two ends of each second guide rail (16) are provided with limit blocks (17), a side wall reinforcing beam (18) is arranged between the second guide rails (16) on the upper side and the lower side of the frame (15), two ends of the side wall reinforcing beam (18) are respectively fixed with the transverse support rods on the upper side and the lower side through connecting plates (20), and two ends of the transverse support rod on the upper side of the frame (15) are provided with first hanging rings (19). The number of the side wall base frames (4) is 2, the side wall base frames (4) are fixed with the side wall frames (2) on two sides of the base bottom plate (1) respectively, the first lifting rings (19) on two sides can guarantee that the side wall base frames (4) can be stably lifted by a crane, the side wall reinforcing beam (18) can slide on the second guide rail (16) at will, and after the side wall reinforcing beam slides to a determined position, the side wall reinforcing beam is fixed with the up-down symmetrical support rods through the connecting plate (20), so that the side wall base frames are suitable for switching of different vehicle types.
Preferably, one side of the bottom plate (25) of the side wall base (3) is provided with a main positioning pin (21) and an auxiliary positioning pin (31) for fixing the foundation bottom plate (1) and a first connecting block (32) for adjusting the levelness of the foundation bottom plate (1).
Preferably, the middle part of the bottom plate (25) is provided with a plurality of third guide rails (24) for the side wall frame (2) to slide, the other side of the bottom plate (25) is provided with a stop block (29) for limiting the moving range of the side wall frame (2), and an air cylinder in-place device (26) and a screw rod mechanism (27) for assisting the installation of the side wall frame (2). The third guide rail (24) can ensure that the side wall frame (2) can slide on the side wall base (3) at will, the manual operation screw rod mechanism (27) can control the front and back movement of the side wall frame (2), and the stop block (29) can limit the moving range of the side wall frame (2) to prevent the side wall frame from falling off.
Preferably, two ends of the bottom plate (25) are provided with locking devices (23) for fixing and locking the side wall frame (2), and the locking devices (23) are installed on the bottom plate (25) through the height supplementing platform (22). When the side frame moves in place, the locking device can ensure that the position of the side frame does not deviate.
Preferably, the upper end face of the bottom plate (25) is also provided with a second hanging ring (28), and the lower end face of the bottom plate is provided with a second connecting block (30) for adjusting the levelness of the side wall base (3). The second lifting ring (28) can ensure that the navigation crane can stably lift and adjust the side wall base (3).
Preferably, the supporting cross rod (6) and the lifting device (7) are fixedly arranged on the side wall base frame (4) through pins.
Preferably, the two side ends of the foundation slab (1) are provided with mounting plates connected with the side wall bases (3), and the foundation slab (1) and the lifting device (7) are provided with third lifting rings.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model discloses following beneficial effect has:
(1) the utility model relates to a flexible trial-manufacturing always pieces together platform, the frame is after the first measurement debugging is accomplished, switch motorcycle type each time only need debug slightly can, the repeatability is high, avoided the time of measuring after each installation, saved operating time, improved work efficiency;
(2) the utility model relates to a flexible trial-manufacturing assembly platform, the arrangement of guide rails on the side wall base, the side wall frame and the side wall base frame can adjust the assembly among all components in the frame in real time according to different vehicle types, is flexible and changeable, meets various use requirements, has strong flexibility, is suitable for various vehicle types, and has strong practicability;
(3) the utility model relates to a flexible trial-manufacturing assembly platform can greatly improve the working efficiency by hoisting and switching the vehicle type frame, effectively saves the cost and realizes the fast switching production;
(4) the utility model relates to a flexible trial-manufacturing general splicing table which has simple structure, ingenious design and obvious effect;
(5) the flexible trial-manufacturing general splicing table has the advantages that the components are fixedly connected through the pins or the locking devices, the connection is stable and firm, the accuracy is high, and the stability and the safety during trial-manufacturing use are ensured;
(6) the utility model relates to a flexible trial-manufacturing general splicing table, after using up, can demolish each subassembly, the whole part is broken up into parts, convenient storage, can save the trial-manufacturing space, can improve the utilization ratio of factory building space greatly;
(7) the utility model relates to a platform is always pieced together in flexible trial-manufacturing, the operability is high, and assembly and disassembly is convenient, and reuse rate is high, easily processing and assembly, long service life, it is with low costs, be fit for promoting on a large scale.
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Other features, objects and advantages of the invention will become more apparent upon reading of the detailed description of non-limiting embodiments with reference to the following drawings:
FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a flexible trial-manufacturing assembly table of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of the middle side frame of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of the middle side wall base frame of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of the middle side wall base of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of the foundation sole of the present invention;
fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a jacking mechanism of the present invention;
fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of the support rail of the present invention;
fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of a hoisting device of the present invention;
fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of the locking device of the present invention;
fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of a third guide rail according to the present invention;
fig. 11 is a schematic structural view of the screw rod mechanism of the present invention;
in FIGS. 1-11: the structure comprises a base bottom plate 1, a side wall frame 2, a side wall base 3, a side wall base frame 4, a jacking mechanism 5, a supporting cross rod 6, a lifting device 7, a triangular side frame 8, a diamond pin 9, a bottom supporting frame 10, a first guide rail 11, a round pin 12, a stopper 13, an L-shaped connecting block 14, a frame 15, a second guide rail 16, a stopper 17, a side wall reinforcing beam 18, a first lifting ring 19, a connecting plate 20, a main positioning pin 21, a height supplementing table 22, a locking device 23, a third guide rail 24, a bottom plate 25, an air cylinder in-place device 26, a screw rod mechanism 27, a second lifting ring 28, a stop block 29, a second connecting block 30, an auxiliary positioning pin 31 and a first connecting block 32.
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The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the following embodiments. The following examples will assist those skilled in the art in further understanding the present invention, but are not intended to limit the invention in any way. It should be noted that various changes and modifications can be made by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention. These all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
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The present embodiment provides a flexible trial-manufacture assembly platform, the structure of which is shown in detail in fig. 1 to 11: including soleplate 1, soleplate 1's both sides are connected respectively and are fixed with side wall base 3, all fixed side wall frame 2 and the side wall foundation frame 4 of being provided with on the side wall base 3, side wall frame 2 and side wall foundation frame 4 are connected fixedly, the top of the vertical support pole of side wall foundation frame 4's both sides is provided with hoisting accessory 7, the bottom of side wall foundation frame 4 is passed through 5 location fixing of climbing mechanism on side wall base 3, the top of the side wall foundation frame 4 of soleplate 1's both sides is connected fixedly through supporting horizontal pole 6. The jacking mechanism 5 ensures the accuracy of the falling position of the side wall foundation frame 4.
Further, the main body of the side wall frame 2 is composed of a bottom support frame 10, support rods and fixing rods, the support rods and the fixing rods form triangular side frames 8 and are arranged on two sides of the bottom support frame 10, and a plurality of limiting devices 13 are arranged on the inner side of the bottom support frame 10. The number of the side wall frames 2 is 2, the side wall frames are respectively arranged on the side wall bases 3 on two sides of the foundation slab 1, the bottom support frame 10 is fixed with the side wall bases 3, the fixed rods are vertically arranged with the bottom support frame and are fixedly connected with the side wall foundation frames 4, and the support rods play a role in supporting the fixed rods, so that the stability and firmness of the side wall foundation frames 4 are ensured; the limiter 13 can ensure that the main body of the side wall frame moves to the station position and then is locked, so that the precision of the side wall frame is ensured.
Furthermore, a first guide rail 11 is arranged on the action surface of the fixed rod, which is attached to the side wall basic frame 4, the top and the bottom of the fixed rod are respectively provided with a diamond pin 9 and a round pin 12 which are fixed to the side wall basic frame 4, and the bottom plates of the diamond pin 9 and the round pin 12 are provided with L-shaped connecting blocks 14 for adjusting the positions of the pins. All the pins adjust the positions of the pins through the L-shaped connecting blocks 14, so that the side wall base frame 4 can be accurately hung on the side wall frame 2, and the first guide rail 11 can ensure that the side wall base frame 4 can be smoothly stopped beside the pins.
Further, the inner sides of the transverse support rods on the upper and lower sides of the frame 15 of the side wall base frame 4 are both provided with a second guide rail 16, two ends of the second guide rail 16 are provided with limit blocks 17, a side wall reinforcing beam 18 is arranged between the second guide rails 16 on the upper and lower sides of the frame 15, two ends of the side wall reinforcing beam 18 are respectively fixed with the transverse support rods on the upper and lower sides through a connecting plate 20, and two ends of the transverse support rod on the upper side of the frame 15 are provided with a first hanging ring 19. The number of the side wall base frames 4 is 2, the side wall base frames are respectively fixed with the side wall frames 2 on two sides of the base bottom plate 1, the first lifting rings 19 on two sides can ensure that the side wall base frames 4 can be stably lifted by a crane, the side wall reinforcing beam 18 can slide on the second guide rail 16 at will, and after the side wall reinforcing beam slides to a determined position, the side wall reinforcing beam is fixed with the upper and lower symmetrical support rods through the connecting plate 20, so that the side wall base frames are suitable for switching of different vehicle types.
Furthermore, one side of the bottom plate 25 of the side wall base 3 is provided with a main positioning pin 21 and an auxiliary positioning pin 31 for fixing the foundation bottom plate 1, and a first connecting block 32 for adjusting the levelness of the foundation bottom plate 1.
Further, the middle part of the bottom plate 25 is provided with a plurality of third guide rails 24 for the side wall frame 2 to slide, the other side of the bottom plate 25 is provided with a stop block 29 for limiting the moving range of the side wall frame 2, and an air cylinder in-place device 26 and a lead screw mechanism 27 for assisting the installation of the side wall frame 2. The third guide rail 24 can ensure that the side wall frame 2 can slide on the side wall base 3 at will, the manual operation screw rod mechanism 27 can control the front and back movement of the side wall frame 2, and the stop block 29 can limit the moving range of the side wall frame 2 to prevent the side wall frame from falling off.
Furthermore, two ends of the bottom plate 25 are provided with locking devices 23 for fixing and locking the side frame 2, and the locking devices 23 are installed on the bottom plate 25 through the height supplementing platform 22. When the side frame moves in place, the locking device can ensure that the position of the side frame does not deviate.
Further, the upper end surface of the bottom plate 25 is also provided with a second hanging ring 28, and the lower end surface is provided with a second connecting block 30 for adjusting the levelness of the side wall base 3. The second lifting ring 28 can ensure that the navigation crane can stably lift and adjust the side wall base 3.
Furthermore, the supporting cross rod 6 and the lifting device 7 are fixedly arranged on the side wall base frame 4 through pins.
Furthermore, both sides end of foundation plate 1 is equipped with the mounting panel of being connected with side wall base 3, all be equipped with the third rings on foundation plate 1 and hoisting accessory 7.
The embodiment has the following beneficial effects:
(1) after the frame is measured and debugged for the first time, only slight debugging is needed for switching vehicle types every time, the repetition precision is high, the measuring time after each installation is avoided, the working time is saved, and the working efficiency is improved;
(2) the arrangement of the side wall base, the side wall frame and the guide rails on the side wall base frame enables the assembly among the components in the frame to be adjusted in real time according to different vehicle types, and the device is flexible and changeable, meets various use requirements, is strong in flexibility, is suitable for various vehicle types, and is strong in practicability;
(3) by hoisting the vehicle type switching frame, the working efficiency can be greatly improved, the cost is effectively saved, and the rapid switching production is realized;
(4) the structure is simple, the design is ingenious, and the effect is obvious;
(5) all the components are fixedly connected through pins or locking devices, so that the connection is stable and firm, the accuracy is high, and the stability and the safety in trial production and use are ensured;
(6) after the system is used up, all the components can be dismantled, the whole is broken into parts, the storage is convenient, the trial-manufacture space can be saved, and the utilization rate of the workshop space can be greatly improved;
(7) the operation nature is high, and the assembly and disassembly is convenient, and reuse rate is high, easily processing and assembly, long service life, with low costs, be fit for promoting on a large scale.
The foregoing description of the specific embodiments of the invention has been presented. It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and that various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

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1. The utility model provides a flexible trial-manufacturing is always pieced together platform, includes soleplate (1), its characterized in that, the both sides of soleplate (1) are connected respectively and are fixed with side wall base (3), all fixed side wall frame (2) and side wall foundation frame (4) of being provided with on side wall base (3), side wall frame (2) and side wall foundation frame (4) are connected fixedly, the top of the vertical support pole of the both sides of side wall foundation frame (4) is provided with hoisting accessory (7), the bottom of side wall foundation frame (4) is fixed a position on side wall base (3) through climbing mechanism (5), the top of side wall foundation frame (4) of the both sides of soleplate (1) is connected fixedly through supporting horizontal pole (6).
2. The flexible trial-production total parquet according to claim 1, wherein said side frame (2) is composed of a bottom support frame (10), support bars and fixing bars, said support bars and fixing bars constituting triangular side frames (8) and being arranged on both sides of the bottom support frame (10), said bottom support frame (10) being provided with a plurality of stoppers (13) on the inner side.
3. The flexible trial-production assembly stand according to claim 2, wherein the action surface of the fixing rod against the side wall base frame (4) is provided with a first guide rail (11), the top and the bottom are respectively provided with a diamond pin (9) and a round pin (12) fixed with the side wall base frame (4), and the bottom plates of the diamond pin (9) and the round pin (12) are provided with L-shaped connecting blocks (14) for adjusting the positions of the pins.
4. The flexible trial-production assembly platform according to claim 1, wherein the inner sides of the transverse support rods on the upper and lower sides of the frame (15) of the side wall base frame (4) are provided with second guide rails (16), the two ends of each second guide rail (16) are provided with limit blocks (17), a side wall reinforcing beam (18) is arranged between the second guide rails (16) on the upper and lower sides of the frame (15), the two ends of the side wall reinforcing beam (18) are respectively fixed with the transverse support rods on the upper and lower sides through connecting plates (20), and the two ends of the transverse support rod on the upper side of the frame (15) are provided with first hanging rings (19).
5. The flexible trial-production assembly table according to claim 1, wherein one side of the bottom plate (25) of the side wall base (3) is provided with a main positioning pin (21) and an auxiliary positioning pin (31) for fixing the base bottom plate (1), and a first connecting block (32) for adjusting the levelness of the base bottom plate (1).
6. The flexible trial-production assembly table according to claim 5, wherein the middle of the bottom plate (25) is provided with a plurality of third guide rails (24) for the side frame (2) to slide, the other side of the bottom plate (25) is provided with a stop block (29) for limiting the moving range of the side frame (2), and an air cylinder positioning device (26) and a lead screw mechanism (27) for assisting the installation of the side frame (2).
7. The flexible trial-production assembly platform according to claim 5, wherein the two ends of the bottom plate (25) are provided with locking devices (23) for fixedly locking the side frame (2), and the locking devices (23) are mounted on the bottom plate (25) through the heightening table (22).
8. The flexible trial-production assembly stand according to claim 5, wherein the upper end surface of the bottom plate (25) is further provided with a second hanging ring (28), and the lower end surface is provided with a second connecting block (30) for adjusting the levelness of the side wall base (3).
9. The flexible trial-production assembly stand according to claim 1, wherein the support cross bar (6) and the lifting device (7) are fixedly mounted on the side wall base frame (4) by pins.
10. The flexible trial-production assembly platform according to claim 1, wherein the two side ends of the foundation slab (1) are provided with mounting plates connected with the side wall bases (3), and the foundation slab (1) and the lifting device (7) are provided with third lifting rings.
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