CN212355455U - Clamp device and conveying equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model discloses fixture device and conveying equipment, this fixture device includes: the clamping assembly can clamp the workpiece to fix the workpiece in a second direction, and can release the workpiece to enable the workpiece to move, wherein the first direction is vertical to the second direction; the induction part is used for detecting the workpiece clamped by the clamping assembly, and can judge whether the workpiece is pressed and fixed on the clamping assembly, so that the detection of the clamping state of the workpiece is realized, the probability of error operation is reduced, and further the occurrence of damage is reduced.

Description

Clamp device and conveying equipment

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a work piece location technical field especially relates to a fixture device and conveying equipment.

Background

The fixture device is used as an auxiliary tool and mainly used for clamping and fixing workpieces such as a battery cell and the like. For example, the clamping device is applied to a conveying device, and the clamping device clamps a workpiece and drives the workpiece to move on the conveying device.

When a workpiece is clamped by the conventional clamping device, whether the workpiece is pressed and fixed or falls off from the clamping device cannot be judged, and further damage is easy to occur.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to provide a fixture device and conveying equipment aims at solving current fixture device and can not judge whether the work piece is compressed tightly fixedly or drops from fixture device, and then takes place the problem of harm easily.

A clamp device, comprising: the clamping device comprises an object carrying plate, a limiting component, a clamping component and an induction part, wherein the object carrying plate is used for carrying a workpiece, the limiting component is arranged on the object carrying plate and is used for limiting the movement of the workpiece in a first direction, the clamping component can clamp the workpiece to fix the workpiece in a second direction, the clamping component can also release the workpiece to enable the workpiece to move, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction;

the sensing piece is used for detecting the workpiece clamped by the clamping assembly.

In one embodiment, the clamping assembly comprises a fixed block and a moving block, the fixed block is connected with the carrying plate and used for abutting against the workpiece along a second direction, and the moving block can push the workpiece to move along the second direction, so that the workpiece abuts against the fixed block to clamp the workpiece between the fixed block and the moving block;

the moving block is also capable of moving in a third direction to move the moving block away from the workpiece, the second direction being opposite to the third direction.

In one embodiment, the device further comprises a driving assembly, the driving assembly is used for driving the moving block to move along the second direction and the third direction, the driving assembly comprises a cylinder main body and an expansion link, and the expansion link is connected with the cylinder main body in a sliding mode and connected with the moving block.

In one embodiment, the sensing member is a proximity switch and is connected to the moving block.

In one embodiment, the limiting assembly comprises a first limiting block and a second limiting block, and the first limiting block and the second limiting block are arranged at intervals along the first direction and are in clearance fit with the workpiece.

In one embodiment, an adjusting track is arranged on the object carrying plate, the adjusting track extends along the first direction, and the first limiting block and the second limiting block are mounted on the adjusting track and can adjust positions on the adjusting track along the first direction.

In one embodiment, the adjusting track is provided with a plurality of connecting holes, the connecting holes are arranged at intervals along the first direction, the limiting assembly further comprises a first connecting piece and a second connecting piece, the first connecting piece penetrates through the first limiting block and is connected with the connecting holes, and the second connecting piece penetrates through the second limiting block and is connected with the connecting holes.

In one embodiment, the portable electronic device further comprises a bottom plate and a plurality of support rods, the plurality of support rods are used for connecting the bottom plate and the carrying plate, the support rods extend along a fourth direction, and the first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to the fourth direction.

In one embodiment, the workpiece clamping device further comprises a protection piece, and the protection piece is arranged on a contact surface of the loading plate and the workpiece, a contact surface of the limiting assembly and the workpiece, and a contact surface of the clamping assembly and the workpiece.

The conveying equipment comprises a conveying device and the clamp device, wherein the clamp device is placed on the conveying device.

Adopt the embodiment of the utility model provides a, following beneficial effect has:

adopt the utility model discloses a fixture device, response piece are used for detecting the work piece by the centre gripping subassembly centre gripping, can judge whether the work piece is compressed tightly and be fixed in the centre gripping subassembly on, realize the detection of work piece clamping state, reduce the maloperation probability, and then reduce the emergence of harm.

The clamp device is applied to conveying equipment, the clamp device clamps a workpiece to move on the conveying equipment, the induction part is used for detecting the workpiece clamped by the clamping assembly in the conveying process, whether the workpiece is pressed and fixed on the clamping assembly can be judged, the clamping state of the workpiece is detected, and when the workpiece is detected to fall off from the clamping assembly, the workpiece can be timely remedied, so that the workpiece is prevented from falling off in the conveying process and cannot be timely found, and other damages are further caused.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts.

Wherein:

fig. 1 is a schematic view of a clamping device according to an embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a top view of the fixture apparatus shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the clamping device shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an exploded view of the fixture apparatus shown in fig. 1.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 1, 2 and 3, a clamping apparatus according to an embodiment is mainly used for clamping a workpiece such as a battery cell, and includes: the workpiece carrying device comprises a carrying plate 100, a limiting component 200, a clamping component 300 and a sensing part 400, wherein the carrying plate 100 is used for carrying a workpiece, the workpiece can slide on the carrying plate 100, the limiting component 200 is arranged on the carrying plate 100 and used for limiting the movement of the workpiece in a first direction, the clamping component 300 can clamp the workpiece so as to fix the workpiece in a second direction, the clamping component 300 can also release the workpiece so as to enable the workpiece to move, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction; the sensing part 400 is used for detecting the workpiece clamped by the clamping assembly 300, and can judge whether the workpiece is pressed and fixed on the clamping assembly, so that the detection of the clamping state of the workpiece is realized, the probability of wrong operation is reduced, and further the occurrence of damage is reduced.

In this embodiment, the clamping assembly 300 includes a fixed block 310 and a moving block 320, the fixed block 310 is connected to the object carrying board 100 and is used for abutting against the workpiece along the second direction, the moving block 320 can push the workpiece to move along the second direction, so that the workpiece abuts against the fixed block 310, so as to clamp the workpiece between the fixed block 310 and the moving block 320, thereby clamping and fixing the workpiece, the moving block 320 can also move along the third direction, so that the moving block 320 is far away from the workpiece, thereby loosening the workpiece, and the second direction is opposite to the third direction, thereby clamping and loosening the workpiece. Of course, in other embodiments, the clamping assembly 300 may include two movable jaws that move in a direction toward the workpiece to clamp the workpiece, or two movable jaws that move in a direction away from the workpiece to unclamp the workpiece, with the purpose of clamping or unclamping the workpiece by the clamping assembly.

Preferably, the object carrying plate 100 is arranged along a horizontal direction to realize stable placement of the workpiece on the object carrying plate 100, and the first direction and the second direction are parallel to a horizontal plane to realize that the workpiece is clamped and fixed in the horizontal direction through the limiting assembly 200 and the clamping assembly 300. Of course, in other embodiments, the object plate 100 may be inclined relative to the horizontal plane to match the bottom shape of the workpiece to be clamped, and the workpiece may be supported on the object plate 100.

In this embodiment, the clamping device further includes a driving assembly 500, the driving assembly 500 is configured to drive the moving block 320 to move along the second direction and the third direction, the driving assembly 500 includes a cylinder main body 510 and an expansion link 520, the expansion link 520 is slidably connected to the cylinder main body 510 and is connected to the moving block 320, the moving block 320 can be moved by the driving assembly, so that when moving along the second direction, the moving block approaches the fixing block 310 and pushes the workpiece to abut against the fixing block 310, so as to clamp the workpiece, the driving of the clamping assembly 300 is realized by using a cylinder structure, the pressure of the cylinder main body 510 can be adjusted, so as to control the driving assembly 500 to drive the clamping assembly 300, thereby preventing the clamping assembly 300 from clamping the workpiece in an overpressure manner, and avoiding damage to the workpiece. Of course, in other embodiments, the driving assembly 500 may also be a combination of a driving motor and a transmission mechanism, and the driving motor is used to drive the transmission mechanism to control the moving block 320 to move in the second direction and the third direction, so as to implement the clamping operation of the clamping assembly.

During operation, the expansion rod 520 extends out of the cylinder body 510, and the expansion rod 520 pushes the moving block 320 to clamp the workpiece together with the fixed block 310, so as to ensure that the workpiece does not fall off or shift from the clamp device after being clamped.

In this embodiment, the sensing member 400 is a proximity switch and is connected to the moving block 320, and the sensing member 400 can detect the clamping state of the workpiece on the clamping assembly 300 after the workpiece is clamped by the clamping assembly 300, and then know whether the workpiece is clamped or separated, so that adverse effects due to the clamping state of the workpiece are not generated in other operations. Preferably, the sensing member 400 includes a displacement sensor, which can detect the clamping state of the workpiece without directly contacting the workpiece. Of course, in other embodiments, the sensing member 400 may also be a probe, and when the clamping assembly 300 clamps the workpiece, the probe is triggered to control the driving assembly 500 to maintain the clamping state, so as to prevent the clamping force of the clamping assembly 300 from being too large and further damaging the clamped workpiece, and after the workpiece is separated from the clamping assembly 300, the probe is triggered to send a workpiece separation signal, and in addition, the moving stroke of the clamping assembly 300 may be controlled according to the position detection of the sensing member on the clamping assembly 300, so as to control the clamping position of the clamping assembly 300.

In this embodiment, the work piece is electric core, and the centre gripping of electric core needs the damage of paying special attention to electric core product to avoid influencing the quality of electric core after assembling into battery module. Of course, in other embodiments, this work piece still can be for the metal block or other, and this metal block outer wall has higher machining precision, adopts the utility model discloses a fixture device can avoid this metal block to draw the damage in clamping process.

In this embodiment, the limiting assembly 200 includes a first limiting block 210 and a second limiting block 220, the first limiting block 210 and the second limiting block 220 are disposed at an interval along the first direction and are in clearance fit with the workpiece, so as to limit the workpiece between the first limiting block 210 and the second limiting block 220, and the positioning control of the workpiece in the first direction can be realized, so as to prevent the workpiece from slipping off the workpiece in the first direction, and facilitate the guiding and clamping of the workpiece on the clamping assembly. Of course, in other embodiments, the limiting component may also be a limiting groove, the workpiece is accommodated in the limiting groove, the limiting groove includes inner walls disposed oppositely, the workpiece is in clearance fit with the inner walls, and the inner walls are used for limiting the stroke of the workpiece in the first direction.

In this embodiment, the object carrying plate 100 is provided with an adjusting track 110, the adjusting track 110 extends along a first direction, the first stopper 210 and the second stopper 220 are mounted on the adjusting track 110, and can adjust positions along the first direction on the adjusting track 110, the fixture device can clamp workpieces with different specifications and sizes by adjusting the distance between the first stopper 210 and the second stopper 220, the positions of the first stopper 210 and the second stopper 220 can be adjusted along the first direction, so that the distance is in clearance fit with the size of the workpiece to be clamped, so as to limit the workpiece along the first direction, the adjustable limiting assembly 200 and the adjustable clamping assembly 300 are arranged, so that the fixture device can hold workpieces with various specifications, preferably, the first stopper 210 and the second stopper 220 are respectively detachably connected with the adjusting track, so as to adjust the position of the workpiece, the clamping assembly 300 can clamp the workpiece at the middle position of the clamp device, and the clamping stability is high. Of course, in other embodiments, one of the first stopper 210 and the second stopper 220 is detachably connected to the adjustment rail 110, so as to adjust the distance between the first stopper 210 and the second stopper 220, and also adjust the distance between the first stopper 210 and the second stopper 220, so that the first stopper 210 and the second stopper 220 are in clearance fit with the workpiece, and the workpiece is positioned in the first direction.

Please combine with fig. 4, the adjusting rail 110 is provided with a plurality of connecting holes 111, the plurality of connecting holes 111 are disposed at intervals along the first direction, the limiting assembly 200 further includes a first connecting member and a second connecting member, the first connecting member passes through the first limiting block 210 and is connected to the connecting holes 111, the second connecting member passes through the second limiting block 220 and is connected to the connecting holes 111, so as to detachably connect the first limiting block 210 and the second limiting block 220 to the connecting holes 111, and the connecting positions of the first limiting block 210 and the second limiting block 220 to the plurality of connecting holes 111 can be adjusted, so as to adjust the distance between the first limiting block 210 and the second limiting block 220, so as to realize the clearance fit between the first limiting block 210 and the second limiting block 220 and the workpiece, and further realize the positioning of the workpiece along the first direction. Preferably, the plurality of connection holes 111 are arranged at equal intervals, the connection holes 111 are threaded holes, and the first and second connection members are screws or bolts and are in threaded engagement with the connection holes 111.

Specifically, the first stopper 210 and the second stopper 220 are provided with the strip-shaped hole 230, the strip-shaped hole 230 extends along the first direction, the size of the strip-shaped hole 230 along the first direction is greater than the distance between the adjacent connecting holes 111, the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece respectively penetrate through the strip-shaped hole 230 and are in threaded connection with the connecting holes 111, the positioning matching positions of the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece with the strip-shaped hole 230 can be adjusted, the positions of the first stopper 210 and the second stopper 220 along the first direction can be adjusted, the full-size position adjustment can be realized within the maximum distance range between the first stopper 210 and the second stopper 220, and the adaptability to workpieces of different specifications is strong.

In this embodiment, the clamping device further includes a bottom plate 600 and a plurality of support rods 700, the plurality of support rods 700 are provided and are used for connecting the bottom plate 600 and the loading plate 100, the support rods 700 extend along a fourth direction, the first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to the fourth direction, so as to implement the installation of the loading plate 100, and the clamping device can be installed on a required external device through the bottom plate 600 to perform an auxiliary operation.

In this embodiment, the object carrying plate 100 is provided with the track groove 120, the track groove 120 extends along the second direction, the moving block 320 is in clearance fit with the track groove 120 to realize the movement of the moving block along the second direction, the track groove is arranged to realize the driving of the moving block 320 at the bottom of the object carrying plate 100, the overall structure design of the clamping device is facilitated, and specifically, the driving assembly 500 is arranged between the bottom plate 600 and the object carrying plate 100 and connected with the bottom plate 600 to realize the installation of the driving assembly 500.

Specifically, the driving assembly 500 further includes a connecting piece 530 and a mounting plate 540, the connecting piece is used for connecting the telescopic rod 520 and the moving block 320, so as to drive the moving block by the cylinder body 510 and the telescopic rod 520, at this time, the connecting piece 530 is mounted below the track groove 120, and the mounting plate 540 is used for connecting the cylinder body 510 and the bottom plate 600, so as to mount the driving assembly 500. Of course, in other embodiments, the connecting piece 530 may also have an arc-shaped structure, so that the connection between the telescopic rod 520 and the moving block 320 may be realized, the track groove 120 may be eliminated, and the moving drive of the moving block 320 along the first direction may also be realized.

In this embodiment, the clamping apparatus further includes a protection component 800, the protection component 800 is disposed on the contact surface between the object carrying plate 100 and the workpiece, the contact surface between the limiting component 200 and the workpiece, and the contact surface between the clamping component 300 and the workpiece, and is used to prevent the workpiece from being damaged. Preferably, the protection member 800 is an elastic plate, for example, a rubber plate, so that the outer surface of the workpiece is not damaged during the process of limiting or clamping the workpiece, the clamping and fixing capability of the clamping device can be ensured, and the clamping and fixing can be achieved without damage.

As shown in fig. 1, the conveying apparatus of an embodiment is mainly used for conveying workpieces such as an electrical core, and includes a conveying device and the above-mentioned clamp device, the clamp device is placed on the conveying device, the workpieces are electrical cores, the clamp device clamps the workpieces to move on the conveying apparatus, in the conveying process, the sensing part 400 is used for detecting the workpieces clamped by the clamping component 300, it can be determined whether the workpieces are pressed and fixed on the clamping component 300, the detection of the clamping state of the workpieces is realized, when the workpieces drop from the clamping component 300 is detected, the remediation can be performed in time, so that the workpieces are prevented from dropping in the conveying process and not being discovered in time, and further other damages are caused.

This conveying equipment can be applied to in the new forms of energy lithium electricity manufacturing industry, realizes the electric core transport work of battery module such as square shell module in the assembling process, adopts this fixture device centre gripping electric core to carry, in the many times handling of electric core equipment, can avoid electric core impaired to can monitor electric core centre gripping transport state, with detect electric core by the centre gripping on fixture device, do not drop, do benefit to centre gripping and the control in the electric core horizontal handling.

The above disclosure is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention, which is defined by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A clamp device, comprising: the clamping device comprises an object carrying plate, a limiting component, a clamping component and an induction part, wherein the object carrying plate is used for carrying a workpiece, the limiting component is arranged on the object carrying plate and is used for limiting the movement of the workpiece in a first direction, the clamping component can clamp the workpiece to fix the workpiece in a second direction, the clamping component can also release the workpiece to enable the workpiece to move, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction;

the sensing piece is used for detecting the workpiece clamped by the clamping assembly.

2. The clamping device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the clamping assembly comprises a fixed block and a moving block, the fixed block is connected with the carrying plate and is used for abutting against the workpiece along the second direction, and the moving block can push the workpiece to move along the second direction, so that the workpiece abuts against the fixed block to clamp the workpiece between the fixed block and the moving block;

the moving block is also capable of moving in a third direction to move the moving block away from the workpiece, the second direction being opposite to the third direction.

3. The clamping device as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a driving assembly for driving the moving block to move in the second direction and the third direction, wherein the driving assembly comprises a cylinder body and a telescopic rod, and the telescopic rod is slidably connected with the cylinder body and connected with the moving block.

4. The fixture apparatus of claim 2 wherein the sensing member is a proximity switch and is coupled to the movable block.

5. The fixture device according to claim 1, wherein the limiting assembly comprises a first limiting block and a second limiting block, the first limiting block and the second limiting block are arranged at an interval along the first direction and are in clearance fit with the workpiece.

6. The clamping apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein the carrier plate is provided with an adjustment track extending along the first direction, and the first and second stoppers are mounted on the adjustment track and adjustable in position along the first direction on the adjustment track.

7. The fixture device according to claim 6, wherein the adjustment rail has a plurality of connection holes spaced apart along the first direction, the limiting assembly further comprises a first connection member passing through the first limiting block and connected to the connection holes, and a second connection member passing through the second limiting block and connected to the connection holes.

8. The jig apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a base plate and a plurality of support rods, wherein the plurality of support rods are provided for connecting the base plate and the carrier plate, the support rods extend in a fourth direction, and the first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to the fourth direction.

9. The clamp device recited in claim 1, further comprising a guard disposed on an interface of the carrier plate with the workpiece, an interface of the retention assembly with the workpiece, and an interface of the clamping assembly with the workpiece.

10. A conveying apparatus characterized by comprising a conveying device on which the jig device is placed and the jig device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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