CN215438096U - Layer changing elevator of rail power supply shuttle - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a layer changing elevator of a rail power supply shuttle car, which comprises: the system comprises a goods shelf, a hoisting mechanism, a car, a power supply guide rail and an electric shuttle car; the goods shelf is provided with a plurality of layers, and the hoisting mechanism is arranged on the topmost layer of the goods shelf; the lift car vertically ascends and descends among the multiple layers of goods shelves through the hoisting mechanism; the power supply guide rail is arranged on one side of the bottommost layer of the goods shelf, and the electric shuttle car moves along the power supply guide rail. According to the utility model, the hovering mechanism is arranged to realize hovering fixation of the shuttle in the running process on the goods shelf, the suspending plate is clamped with the limiting groove at the bottom of the lift car in a sliding manner, the position of the lift car is limited after the electric shuttle enters the lift car, the lift car is prevented from sinking, the lifting precision of the device is influenced, the sliding contact mechanism realizes sliding contact between the contact on the contact plate and the sliding contact line, the electrification of the electric shuttle in the running process is realized, and the inconvenience brought to the running of the electric shuttle by the traditional cable electrification mode is prevented.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of rail power supply shuttle vehicles, in particular to a layer changing elevator of a rail power supply shuttle vehicle.
Background
The shuttle car for the goods shelves successfully saves forklift running channels which must be reserved among the goods shelves in the traditional goods storage mode; the movable rack has the functions of walking and lifting, the workpieces can be accessed and stored between the close-packed racks through the shuttle-type rack rails, and the storage capacity is improved to more than 30%. The full-automatic stereoscopic warehouse conveying system can also be formed with equipment such as shuttle vehicles, lifting shafts, conveying trolleys, chain conveyors, roller conveyors and stacking machines, the goods can be stored and taken firstly and can be stored and taken later, when the existing shuttle vehicles are used for changing layers of the shuttle vehicles, in the whole operation process of the shuttle vehicles, fixed-point hovering of the existing framework and lifting structures in the lifting process of the shuttle vehicles can sink to a certain extent, the actual positions of the shuttle vehicles are lower than the conveying positions, and the lifting precision of the shuttle vehicles is influenced, so that the layer changing lifting machine of the rail-powered shuttle vehicles is provided.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model aims to solve the defects in the prior art and provides a layer changing elevator of a rail power supply shuttle car.
In order to achieve the purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:
a change-level hoist for a rail-powered shuttle, the change-level hoist comprising: the system comprises a goods shelf, a hoisting mechanism, a car, a power supply guide rail and an electric shuttle car;
the goods shelf is provided with a plurality of layers, and the hoisting mechanism is arranged on the topmost layer of the goods shelf;
the lift car vertically ascends and descends among the multiple layers of goods shelves through the hoisting mechanism;
the power supply guide rail is arranged on one side of the bottommost layer of the goods shelf, and the electric shuttle car moves along the power supply guide rail and is used for conveying goods communicated with the electric shuttle car into the car.
Preferably, the hoisting mechanism comprises a servo motor, a driving shaft, an auxiliary shaft, a transmission chain, a counterweight frame and a counterweight block;
the output end of the servo motor drives the driving shaft to rotate;
the driving shaft is provided with a driving gear, and the auxiliary shaft is provided with a driven gear;
the driving chain is meshed between the driving gear and the driven gear, one end of the driving chain is hoisted on the balancing weight, and the other end of the driving chain is hoisted on the top of the lift car.
Preferably, the hoisting mechanism further comprises a mounting frame and a counterweight frame;
the driving shaft and the auxiliary shaft are rotatably connected in a bearing seat on the upper end surface of the mounting frame;
the counterweight frame is connected in the goods shelf in a sliding and clamping manner, the tail end of the lower part fixed by the transmission chain is fixedly connected with the upper end surface of the counterweight frame, and the counterweight block is of a plate-shaped connecting structure and is fixedly connected in the counterweight frame in a clamping manner;
the mounting bracket is fixed on the upper end face of the goods shelf through mounting bolts, and the base of the servo motor is fixedly connected with the mounting bracket through the mounting bolts.
Preferably, the two power supply guide rails are arranged in parallel, and first sliding contact lines are arranged on opposite surfaces of the two power supply guide rails;
second sliding contact lines butted with the first sliding contact lines are arranged on two sides of the lift car;
contacts are installed on two sides of the electric shuttle car, when the power supply guide rail moves, the contacts are in contact with the first sliding contact line for power supply, and when the electric shuttle car is sent into the car, the contacts are in contact with the second sliding contact line for power supply.
The side walls of two ends of the electric shuttle car are respectively provided with a plurality of groups of contacts, the lower end face of the electric shuttle car is fixedly connected with a sliding contact plate, and the sliding contact plate is in sliding contact with and is electrically connected with a first sliding contact line and a second sliding contact line which are positioned in the power supply guide rail and the lift car;
the power supply guide rail is provided with a connecting wire end and a contact, and the contact is connected with the connecting wire end in a sliding manner.
Preferably, the floor-changing elevator further includes a hovering mechanism, the hovering mechanism is provided with two groups, and is disposed on two sides of the car, and the hovering mechanism includes: the suspension frame, the suspension plate and the suspension motor are arranged in the suspension frame;
the hovering frame is fixed on the car;
the hovering motor is mounted on the hovering frame, and the output end of the hovering motor is arranged vertically downwards;
the hovering plate is fixed on the output end of the hovering motor.
Preferably, transversely fixedly connected with a plurality of transverse bars that circumference set up on the lateral wall of goods shelves, two a plurality of stiffeners of fixedly connected with between the transverse bar, the contained angle between stiffener and the horizontal line pole is 45.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:
1. the suspension mechanism is arranged to realize suspension fixation of the shuttle machine in the operation process on the goods shelf, the suspension plate is clamped with the sliding groove at the bottom of the car, and the situation that the car is limited after the electric shuttle car enters the car is realized, so that the car is prevented from sinking and the lifting precision of the device is influenced.
2. The sliding contact mechanism realizes the electrification of the electric shuttle car in the operation process by utilizing the sliding contact of the contact head on the contact plate and the sliding contact line, and prevents the inconvenience brought to the operation of the electric shuttle car by the traditional cable electrification mode.
3. The traction of the electric shuttle vehicle in the lifting process is realized by arranging the structures of the balancing weight, the driving shaft, the auxiliary shaft, the chain and the like, and the stable lifting of the electric shuttle vehicle is kept.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a layer-changing elevator of a rail-powered shuttle car according to the present invention;
fig. 2 is a schematic view of a shelf three-dimensional structure of a layer-changing elevator of the rail-powered shuttle car according to the present invention;
fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a car three-dimensional structure of a layer-changing elevator of the rail-powered shuttle car according to the present invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a shuttle car operation process of a layer changing elevator of the rail-powered shuttle car according to the present invention;
fig. 5 is a schematic view of a connection structure between a shuttle car and the bottom of a power supply guide rail of a layer changing elevator of a rail power supply shuttle car according to the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a hoisting mechanism of a layer-changing elevator of the rail-powered shuttle car according to the present invention;
fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a hovering mechanism of a layer-changing elevator of the rail-powered shuttle vehicle according to the present invention;
fig. 8 is an enlarged schematic view of a structure at a position a of the layer changing elevator of the rail powered shuttle car according to the present invention;
in the figure: the system comprises a goods shelf 1, a suspension frame 11, a suspension plate 12, a suspension motor 13, a hoisting mechanism 2, a servo motor 21, a driving shaft 22, a driving gear 221, a secondary shaft 23, a driven gear 231, a mounting frame 24, a counterweight frame 25, a counterweight block 26, a car 3, a power supply guide rail 4, a first sliding contact line 411, a second sliding contact line 412, a connecting line end 42, a contact 43, a sliding contact plate 44, a shuttle car 5 and a contact 51.
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In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein, but rather should be construed as broadly as the present invention is capable of modification in various respects, all without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only embodiments.
A change of floor hoist for a rail-powered shuttle, the change of floor hoist comprising: the system comprises a goods shelf 1, a hoisting mechanism 2, a car 3, a power supply guide rail 4 and an electric shuttle 5;
the goods shelf 1 is provided with a plurality of layers, the hoisting mechanism 2 is arranged at the topmost layer of the goods shelf 1, the lifting and conveying of the electric shuttle 5 in the operation process are realized by utilizing the layered structure of the goods shelf 1, and the effect of the whole device on lifting goods is improved;
the lift car 3 vertically ascends and descends among the multilayer goods shelves 1 through the hoisting mechanism 2, the effect of lifting the lift car 3 is achieved by utilizing the hoisting mechanism 2, and meanwhile, the layered lifting and conveying of goods in the running process of the electric shuttle 5 are achieved;
the power supply guide rail 4 is arranged on one side of the bottom layer of the goods shelf 1, the electric shuttle car 5 moves along the power supply guide rail 4 and is used for conveying goods communicated with the electric shuttle car 5 to the car 3, and the interference of the traditional connecting line connection mode on the power supply guide rail 4 on the lifting and running process of the electric shuttle car 5 is avoided.
The hoisting mechanism 2 comprises a servo motor 21, a driving shaft 22, an auxiliary shaft 23, a transmission chain, a counterweight frame 25 and a counterweight block 26;
the output end of the servo motor 21 drives the driving shaft 22 to rotate;
the driving shaft 22 is provided with a driving gear 221, the auxiliary shaft 23 is provided with a driven gear 231, and the driving shaft 22, the driving gear 221 on the auxiliary shaft 23 and the driven gear 231 are used for meshing transmission of a transmission chain, so that the stability of the transmission chain in the operation process is improved;
the transmission chain is meshed between the driving gear 221 and the driven gear 231, one end of the transmission chain is hoisted on the counterweight block 26, and the other end of the transmission chain is hoisted on the top of the cage 3.
The hoisting mechanism 2 further comprises a mounting frame 24 and a counterweight frame 25;
the driving shaft 22 and the auxiliary shaft 23 are rotatably connected in a bearing seat on the upper end surface of the mounting frame 24;
the counterweight frame 25 is clamped in the goods shelf 1 in a sliding way, the tail end of the lower part fixed by the transmission chain is fixedly connected with the upper end surface of the counterweight frame 25, and the counterweight block 26 is of a plate-shaped connecting structure and is fixedly clamped in the counterweight frame 25;
the mounting frame 24 is fixed on the upper end surface of the shelf 1 through mounting bolts, and the base of the servo motor 21 is fixedly connected with the mounting frame 24 through the mounting bolts.
Two power supply guide rails 4 are arranged in parallel, and the opposite surfaces of the two power supply guide rails 4 are provided with first sliding contact lines 411;
second sliding contact lines 412 butted with the first sliding contact lines 411 are arranged on two sides of the car 3;
the contacts 51 are mounted on two sides of the electric shuttle 5, when the electric shuttle 5 moves in the power supply guide rail 4, the contacts 51 are in contact with the first sliding contact line 411 for power supply, when the electric shuttle 5 is sent into the car 3, the contacts 51 are in contact with the second sliding contact line 412 for power supply, and by means of a sliding contact power connection mode of the sliding contact lines and the contacts 51, power supply efficiency of the electric shuttle 5 is improved, and meanwhile interference of connection of a traditional connecting line in the operation process of the electric shuttle 5 is prevented.
The side walls of two ends of the electric shuttle 5 are respectively provided with a plurality of groups of contacts 51, the lower end surface of the electric shuttle 5 is fixedly connected with a sliding contact plate 44, and the sliding contact plate 44 is in sliding contact with and electrically connected with the power supply guide rail 4 and a first sliding contact line 411 and a second sliding contact line 412 in the car 3;
the power supply rail 4 is provided with a connecting wire end 42 and a contact 43, and the contact 43 is connected with the connecting wire end 42 in a sliding manner.
The layer changing elevator still includes the mechanism of hovering, and the mechanism of hovering is provided with two sets ofly, arranges in the both sides of car 3, and the mechanism of hovering includes: a hovering frame 11, a hovering plate 12 and a hovering motor 13;
the hovering frame 11 is fixed on the car 3;
the hovering motor 13 is mounted on the hovering frame 11, the output end of the hovering motor 13 is vertically arranged downwards, the hovering motor 13 is used for driving the support between the suspending plate 12 and the hovering frame 11, and the support limits the downward movement of the car 3 when the electric shuttle car 5 carries goods, so that the sinking of the car 3 is prevented, and the lifting height and the running precision of the electric shuttle car 5 are influenced;
the suspension plate 12 is fixed on the output end of the hovering motor 13, the hovering plate 12 is supported in contact with the hovering frame 11 on the car 3 under the driving of the hovering motor 13, and at the moment, two groups of hovering motors 13 are arranged on the side walls of the two ends of the car 3 to drive the suspension plate 12 to be supported in contact with the hovering frame 11, so that the car 3 is supported and limited, and the electric shuttle car 5 is prevented from sinking due to the weight of the electric shuttle car and affecting the lifting precision of the device.
A plurality of transverse rods are transversely and fixedly connected to the side wall of the goods shelf 1 and are circumferentially arranged, a plurality of reinforcing rods are fixedly connected between the two transverse rods, and the included angle between each reinforcing rod and each transverse rod is 45 degrees
When the utility model is used, as shown in fig. 1-8, firstly, the power supply guide rail 4 is utilized to realize the limit support in the running process of the electric shuttle 5, the power supply guide rail 4 and the first sliding contact line 411 and the second sliding contact line 412 in the car 3 are respectively in sliding contact with the sliding contact plate 44 to supply power to the electric shuttle 5 in real time in the running process, the interference of cable connection to the running process of the electric shuttle 5 is prevented, before the electric shuttle 5 enters the car 3, the suspension motor 13 drives the suspension plate 12 to rotate and drives the suspension plate 12 to contact with the support plate on the goods shelf 1, the phenomenon that the car 3 is settled due to the heavy weight of goods on the electric shuttle 5 when the electric shuttle 5 enters the car 3 is prevented, the suspension plate 12 is utilized to keep the settlement distance of the stagnation position of the electric shuttle 5 on the goods shelf 1 within the settlement range of +/-7 mm, the lifting precision of the lifting device for goods is achieved, after the electric shuttle car 5 completely enters the car 3, the servo motor 21 is used for driving the driving shaft 22 to rotate, the driving shaft 22 and the gear on the auxiliary shaft 23 are used for driving the chain to drive the chain to move, the movement of the chain is used for driving the car 3 and the electric shuttle car 5 in the car 3 to lift and move upwards in the goods shelf 1, the chain in the process provides downward counterweight pulling force for the electric shuttle car 5 in the process of moving upwards through the counterweight frame 25 contacted with the chain through the contact point and the counterweight block 26 in the counterweight frame 25, and the stability of the car 3 in the process of driving the electric shuttle car 5 to move upwards is kept.
The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art should be considered to be within the technical scope of the present invention, and equivalent alternatives or modifications according to the technical solution of the present invention and the inventive concept thereof should be covered by the scope of the present invention.
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1. The utility model provides a trade layer lifting machine of track power supply shuttle which characterized in that: the layer changing elevator comprises: the device comprises a goods shelf (1), a hoisting mechanism (2), a car (3), a power supply guide rail (4) and an electric shuttle (5);
the goods shelf (1) is provided with a plurality of layers, and the hoisting mechanism (2) is arranged on the topmost layer of the goods shelf (1);
the lift car (3) vertically ascends and descends among the multiple layers of the goods shelves (1) through the hoisting mechanism (2);
the power supply guide rail (4) is arranged on one side of the bottommost layer of the goods shelf (1), and the electric shuttle car (5) moves along the power supply guide rail (4) and is used for conveying goods communicated with the electric shuttle car (5) into the lift car (3).
2. The change floor hoist of a rail-powered shuttle as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the hoisting mechanism (2) comprises a servo motor (21), a driving shaft (22), a secondary shaft (23), a transmission chain, a counterweight frame (25) and a counterweight block (26);
the output end of the servo motor (21) drives the driving shaft (22) to rotate;
a driving gear (221) is arranged on the driving shaft (22), and a driven gear (231) is arranged on the auxiliary shaft (23);
the driving chain is meshed between the driving gear (221) and the driven gear (231), one end of the driving chain is hoisted on the balancing weight (26), and the other end of the driving chain is hoisted on the top of the lift car (3).
3. The change floor hoist of a rail-powered shuttle as claimed in claim 2, wherein: the hoisting mechanism (2) further comprises a mounting frame (24) and a counterweight frame (25);
the driving shaft (22) and the auxiliary shaft (23) are rotatably connected in a bearing seat on the upper end surface of the mounting rack (24);
the counterweight frame (25) is connected in the goods shelf (1) in a sliding and clamping manner, the tail end of the lower part fixed by the transmission chain is fixedly connected with the upper end surface of the counterweight frame (25), and the counterweight block (26) is of a plate-shaped connecting structure and is fixedly connected in the counterweight frame (25) in a clamping manner;
the mounting rack (24) is fixed on the upper end face of the goods shelf (1) through mounting bolts, and the base of the servo motor (21) is fixedly connected with the mounting rack (24) through the mounting bolts.
4. The change floor hoist of a rail-powered shuttle as claimed in claim 3, wherein: two power supply guide rails (4) are arranged in parallel, and the opposite surfaces of the two power supply guide rails (4) are provided with first sliding contact lines (411);
second sliding contact lines (412) butted with the first sliding contact lines (411) are mounted on two sides of the lift car (3);
contacts (51) are mounted on two sides of the electric shuttle (5), when the electric shuttle (5) moves on the power supply guide rail (4), the contacts (51) are in contact with the first sliding contact line (411) for power supply, and when the electric shuttle (5) is sent into the car (3), the contacts (51) are in contact with the second sliding contact line (412) for power supply;
the side walls of two ends of the electric shuttle (5) are respectively provided with a plurality of groups of contacts (51), the lower end surface of the electric shuttle (5) is fixedly connected with a sliding contact plate (44), and the sliding contact plate (44) is in sliding contact with and is electrically connected with a first sliding contact line (411) and a second sliding contact line (412) in the power supply guide rail (4) and the lift car (3);
the power supply guide rail (4) is provided with a connecting wire end (42) and a contact (43), and the contact (43) is connected with the connecting wire end (42) in a sliding manner.
5. The change floor hoist of track powered shuttle as claimed in claim 4, wherein: the floor changing elevator further comprises a hovering mechanism, the hovering mechanism is provided with two groups and is arranged on two sides of the car (3), and the hovering mechanism comprises: the suspension device comprises a suspension frame (11), a suspension plate (12) and a suspension motor (13);
the hovering frame (11) is fixed on the car (3);
the hovering motor (13) is mounted on the hovering frame (11), and the output end of the hovering motor (13) is arranged vertically downwards;
the suspension plate (12) is fixed on the output end of the hovering motor (13).
6. The changing floor elevator of the rail powered shuttle car as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of circumferentially arranged transverse rods are fixedly connected to the side wall of the shelf (1) in the transverse direction, a plurality of reinforcing rods are fixedly connected between two transverse rods, and the included angle between the reinforcing rods and the transverse wire rods is 45 °.
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