CN216279251U - Straight line module and automation equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the application belongs to the field of automation equipment, and relates to a linear module which comprises a base, a dustproof belt, a driving mechanism and a sliding assembly, wherein an opening is formed in the top end of the base; the sliding assembly comprises a plurality of rotating shafts which are respectively abutted to the upper end face and the lower end face of the dustproof belt, and the sliding assembly can move along the dustproof belt. Still relate to an automation equipment, automation equipment includes above-mentioned sharp module. This embodiment is through only setting up open-ended base structure at the up end, and the cooperation with the dust belt that shelters from the opening, realizes forming relatively sealed space in the base is inside, carries out comprehensive protection, extension straight line module's life to the spare part that sets up in the base inside effectively.

Description

Straight line module and automation equipment

Technical Field

The application relates to the field of automation equipment, in particular to a linear module and automation equipment.

Background

The linear module is a highly integrated transmission platform, can realize the straight line of load, curvilinear motion through the combination of each unit, makes the automation of light load more nimble, and the location is more accurate, by the wide application in various manufacturing industries.

The linear modules currently in widespread use are divided into three types: synchronous belt type, lead screw type and linear electric motor module type, current ordinary lead screw type straight line module is simple only sets up the dust belt in order to protect above the lead screw, and the protective effect is not good. And when sharp module side direction installation, the dustproof belt can not block external dust effectively and get into the inside of sharp module, therefore the dust can cause the influence to the performance of sharp module, still causes the damage easily, causes the life of sharp module shorter.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The technical problem that this application embodiment will solve is how to realize the protection to sharp module more effectively.

In order to solve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present application provides a linear module and an automation device, which adopt the following technical solutions:

a linear module comprises a base, a dustproof belt, a driving mechanism and a sliding assembly, wherein an opening is formed in the top end of the base, the dustproof belt is arranged on the base and shields the opening, the driving mechanism is arranged on the base, the sliding assembly is connected to the driving mechanism, and the driving mechanism drives the sliding assembly to move relative to the base; the sliding assembly comprises a plurality of rotating shafts which are respectively abutted to the upper end face and the lower end face of the dustproof belt, and the sliding assembly can move along the dustproof belt.

Furthermore, the sliding assembly further comprises a noise reduction piece sleeved on the rotating shaft, the noise reduction piece is abutted to the dustproof belt, and the noise reduction piece is an O-shaped rubber ring.

Furthermore, the axis of rotation is four, four the axis of rotation sets up along the long limit direction interval in dust-proof area, is located two in the middle the axis of rotation set up in the dust-proof area orientation one side of base, and the butt in the lower terminal surface in dust-proof area is located two at both ends the axis of rotation set up in dust-proof area keeps away from one side of base, and the butt in the up end in dust-proof area.

Further, the sliding assembly comprises a bearing table, the rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the bearing table, and the upper end face of the bearing table is higher than the dustproof belt.

Furthermore, the base comprises a bottom plate, two end covers and two mounting plates, the two mounting plates are detachably connected to the long edge of the bottom plate, the end covers are sleeved on the bottom plate and the mounting plates, and the bottom plate, the two end covers and the two mounting plates are arranged in an enclosing manner to form the opening; the mounting panel is close to the one end of dust belt is equipped with the connecting piece, the connecting piece is used for connecting the dust belt.

Further, actuating mechanism include drive assembly and connect in drive assembly's drive assembly, drive assembly includes the motor, drive assembly includes shaft coupling, lead screw and screw-nut, the motor the shaft coupling with the lead screw connects gradually, screw-nut movably connect in the lead screw, and with the plummer is connected.

Further, the linear module further comprises a bearing assembly arranged on the base, the bearing assembly comprises two bearings, and the two bearings are sleeved at the two ends of the screw rod.

Further, the straight line module still includes a plurality of sensors, the sensor set up in the base for the restriction sliding assembly's displacement.

Further, the straight line module still including set up in the direction subassembly of base, the direction subassembly include guide rail and slidable connect in the slider of guide rail, the guide rail is followed the long limit direction of base set up in the base, the slider connect in slide assembly.

An automation device comprises the linear module.

Compare with current ordinary sharp module, this embodiment is through only setting up open-ended base structure at the up end, with the cooperation in the dust belt that shelters from the opening, realizes forming relatively sealed space in the base is inside, carries out comprehensive protection to the spare part that sets up in base inside effectively, thereby avoids spare part to receive the interference of the foreign matter of external dust class and leads to the fact the damage, has prolonged the life of sharp module. And because the inside of the base is relatively sealed, a small amount of dust generated by the parts in the working process can be collected in the base and cannot be discharged to the outside, and the processing requirement of a high-grade dust-free workshop can be met.

Drawings

In order to illustrate the solution of the present application more clearly, the drawings that are needed in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present application, and that other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without inventive effort.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a linear module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 is a full cross-sectional view of the linear die set shown in fig. 1.

Reference numerals: 100. a linear module; 1. a base; 11. an opening; 12. a base plate; 13. an end cap; 14. mounting a plate; 15. an accommodating cavity; 2. a dust-proof belt; 21. a boss portion; 3. a drive mechanism; 31. a drive assembly; 311. a motor; 32. a transmission assembly; 321. a coupling; 322. a screw rod; 323. a feed screw nut; 4. a sliding assembly; 41. a rotating shaft; 42. a noise reduction member; 43. a bearing table; 431. a sensing member; 432. a through hole; 5. a bearing assembly; 51. a bearing; 52. locking the nut; 53. a bearing end cap; 6. a buffer member; 7. a sensor; 8. a guide assembly; 81. a guide rail; 82. a slide block.

Detailed Description

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs; the terminology used in the description of the application herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application; the terms "including" and "having," and any variations thereof, in the description and claims of this application and the description of the above figures are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. The terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and claims of this application or in the above-described drawings are used for distinguishing between different objects and not for describing a particular order.

Reference herein to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the application. The appearances of the phrase in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by one skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.

In order to make the technical solutions better understood by those skilled in the art, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The application provides a protective structure is applicable to direct-connected type, left side formula of folding and the straight line module of right side formula of folding, explains as the embodiment with the straight line module of direct-connected type below.

Referring to fig. 1-2, the linear module 100 includes a base 1, a dust-proof belt 2, a driving mechanism 3 and a sliding component 4, wherein an opening 11 is formed at a top end of the base 1, the dust-proof belt 2 is disposed on the base 1 and blocks the opening 11, the driving mechanism 3 is disposed on the base 1, the sliding component 4 is connected to the driving mechanism 3, and the driving mechanism 3 drives the sliding component 4 to move relative to the base 1. The slide unit 4 includes a plurality of rotation shafts 41, the rotation shafts 41 respectively contact the upper and lower end surfaces of the dust belt 2, and the slide unit 4 is movable along the dust belt 2.

In the present embodiment, a housing cavity 15 is provided in the base 1, and a part of the driving mechanism 3 is installed in the housing cavity 15. The accommodation chamber 15 communicates with the upper end surface of the base 1 and forms an opening 11 to facilitate installation of the drive mechanism 3 and the like in the base 1. The dust-proof belt 2 is used to prevent particles of dust and the like from entering the housing chamber 15 and causing damage to the drive machine. Dust belt 2 sets up at the up end of base 1 and shelters from opening 11, combines base 1 only to be equipped with opening 11's structure at the up end, realizes forming relative inclosed space in base 1 inside, and sharp module 100 homoenergetic prevents that granules such as dust from getting into inside in each direction, protects the spare part that sets up in sharp module 100 inside effectively, prolongs sharp module 100's life. Meanwhile, because the inside of the base 1 is a relatively airtight space, the dust generated by the linear module 100 during operation is isolated inside the base 1 and cannot be discharged to the outside to cause pollution.

The base 1 comprises a bottom plate 12, two end covers 13 and two mounting plates 14, the two mounting plates 14 are detachably connected to the long edge of the bottom plate 12, the end covers 13 are sleeved on the bottom plate 12 and the mounting plates 14, and the bottom plate 12, the two end covers 13 and the two mounting plates 14 are surrounded to form an opening 11. The mounting plate 14 is provided with a connector at an end thereof adjacent to the dust-proof belt 2, and the connector is used for connecting the dust-proof belt 2.

In the embodiment, the base 1 is integrally formed in a shape of "convex", and the two mounting plates 14 are disposed along the long side of the base plate 12 and detachably connected to the base plate 12, so as to conveniently mount the driving mechanism 3 and the like inside the base 1. After the two mounting plates 14 are mounted on the bottom plate 12, the two end covers 13 are respectively sleeved on two ends of the short side of the bottom plate 12, so as to further fix the mounting plates 14 and the bottom plate 12. Meanwhile, the two end covers 13, the mounting plate 14 and the bottom plate 12 are arranged in a surrounding manner to form a base structure with an opening 11 only on the upper end surface, and the opening 11 is shielded by the dust-proof belt 2, so that a relatively closed space is formed in the base 1.

Furthermore, the two mounting plates 14 are provided with connecting pieces, and the connecting pieces can be magnets, rubber magnetic strips and the like. In this implementation, dust belt 2 is made by the stainless steel, therefore the rubber magnetic stripe is chooseed for use to the connecting piece, and the rubber magnetic stripe setting is close to the one end of dust belt 2 at mounting panel 14, adsorbs dust belt 2 fixedly.

The number of the rotating shafts 41 is four, the four rotating shafts 41 are provided at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the dust-proof belt 2, and the two rotating shafts 41 located in the middle are provided on the side of the dust-proof belt 2 facing the base 1 and abut against the lower end surface of the dust-proof belt 2. The two rotating shafts 41 at the two ends are disposed on one side of the dust-proof belt 2 away from the base 1 and abut against the upper end surface of the dust-proof belt 2.

Specifically, the two rotating shafts 41 located in the middle are disposed on the inner side of the dust-proof belt 2 (the side of the dust-proof belt 2 facing downward in fig. 1) and arch the dust-proof belt 2 upward to form the protruding portion 21, and the two rotating shafts 41 located at the two ends are disposed on the outer side of the dust-proof belt 2 (the side of the dust-proof belt 2 facing upward in fig. 1) and press the two ends of the protruding portion 21, so as to achieve the relative sealing of the dust-proof belt 2 and the base 1.

The sliding assembly 4 further comprises a bearing platform 43, the rotating shafts 41 are rotatably connected to the bearing platform 43, and the upper end surface of the bearing platform 43 is higher than the dustproof belt 2. The bearing platform 43 is used for bearing a product, and the driving mechanism 3 drives the bearing platform 43 to move relative to the base 1, so that the product is driven to move. The rotation shafts 41 are each rotatably connected to the carrier plate 43, and when the driving mechanism 3 drives the carrier plate 43 to move, the rotation shafts 41 roll relative to the dust belt 2 so that the carrier plate can move along the dust belt 2. In this embodiment, the dust-proof belt 2 is, but not limited to, a stainless steel belt, and has a certain flexibility, so that the dust-proof belt 2 can form the protruding portion 21 at any position, and meanwhile, the part of the dust-proof belt 2 except the protruding portion 21 can be attached to the base 1, thereby achieving a relatively airtight effect. In order to prevent the dust-proof belt 2 from interfering with the movement of the product, it is preferable that the upper end surface of the carrier table 43 is higher than the upper end surface of the dust-proof belt 2 so that the product does not contact the dust-proof belt 2 and the product can smoothly move.

Further, the sliding assembly 4 further includes a noise reduction member 42 sleeved on the rotating shaft 41, the noise reduction member 42 abuts against the dustproof belt 2, and the noise reduction member 42 is an O-shaped rubber ring. It can be understood that, if axis of rotation 41 directly contacts with dustproof area 2, can produce the noise at the roll in-process, still cause the damage easily, therefore the periphery cover at axis of rotation 41 is equipped with O type rubber circle, axis of rotation 41 passes through O type rubber circle and dustproof area 2 rolling contact, the production of noise abatement effectively, utilize the softer characteristic of O type rubber circle texture simultaneously, reduce the friction damage between axis of rotation 41 and the dustproof area 2, the life of straight line module 100 has been prolonged.

The driving mechanism 3 comprises a driving assembly 31 and a transmission assembly 32 connected to the driving assembly 31, the driving assembly 31 comprises a motor 311, the transmission assembly 32 comprises a coupler 321, a screw rod 322 and a screw rod nut 323, the motor 311, the coupler 321 and the screw rod 322 are sequentially connected, and the screw rod nut 323 is movably connected to the screw rod 322 and connected to the bearing table 43.

In the present embodiment, the screw type linear module 100 is adopted, and the rotary motion is converted into the linear motion by the ball screw. Specifically, the motor 311 is fixed at one end of the base 1 along the long side direction of the base 1, the screw rod 322 is rotatably fixed in the base 1, and the motor 311 is connected with the screw rod 322 through the coupler 321, so that the motor 311 can drive the screw rod 322 to rotate. The screw nut 323 is assembled on the screw rod 322, the bearing platform 43 is fixed on the screw nut 323, when the motor 311 drives the screw rod 322 to rotate, the screw rod 322 drives the screw nut 323 to move, and thus the bearing platform 43 is driven to move. The moving direction of the bearing table 43 can be changed by changing the rotating direction of the motor 311, so that the reciprocating linear motion of the bearing table 43 is realized.

Further, the linear module 100 further includes a bearing assembly 5 disposed on the base 1, the bearing assembly 5 includes two bearings 51, and the two bearings 51 are sleeved at two ends of the lead screw 322.

In the present embodiment, the bearings 51 mainly bear radial load, so that angular contact bearings are selected, and the screw rod 322 is rotatably connected to the base 1 through the two bearings 51. The base 1 is further provided with a locking nut 52 for locking the screw rod 322 and the bearing 51, so that the screw rod 322 and the bearing cannot move relatively, and the rotating effect of the screw rod 322 is ensured. In order to prevent the bearing 51 from moving in the axial direction so as to affect the rotation of the screw rod 322, a bearing end cap 53 is further provided at one end of the bearing 51 facing the bearing platform 43, and the bearing end cap 53 abuts against the bearing 51.

The linear module 100 further includes a plurality of buffering members 6, and the buffering members 6 are disposed on an end surface of the supporting platform 43 facing the motor 311. It can be understood that the buffer member 6 is arranged on the bearing platform 43, so that the bearing platform 43 is prevented from colliding with the base 1 to cause damage when moving to the limit position, and meanwhile, the buffer member 6 also plays a role in mechanical limit. Preferably, the end cap 53 is made of a soft material or the buffer member 6 is disposed at an end facing the platform 43, so that the buffer member 6 contacts the end cap 53 when the platform 43 moves to the limit position, and the end cap 53 is correspondingly disposed with the buffer member 6, thereby performing a double protection function.

The linear module 100 further includes a plurality of sensors 7, and the sensors 7 are disposed on the base 1 for limiting the moving distance of the sliding assembly 4.

Specifically to the present embodiment, three sensors 7 are provided on the base 1 to limit the upper limit and the lower limit of the moving distance of the slide assembly 4, respectively, and to sense the origin position of the motor 311. The sensors 7 are all groove-shaped photoelectric sensors 7, correspondingly, the bearing plate is provided with sensing pieces 431, the sensing pieces 431 can move to sensing positions of the sensors 7 in the process that the bearing plate moves, and the sensors 7 are matched to limit the moving distance of the sliding assembly 4.

The linear module 100 further includes a guiding assembly 8 disposed on the base 1, the guiding assembly 8 includes a guide rail 81 and a sliding block 82 slidably connected to the guide rail 81, the guide rail 81 is disposed along the long side direction of the base 1, and the sliding block 82 is connected to the sliding assembly 4.

The guiding assembly 8 plays a guiding role in the moving process of the bearing platform 43, and ensures that the bearing platform 43 moves along a straight line. In the embodiment, the guide rail 81 is disposed parallel to the screw rod 322 and at the bottom of the screw rod 322, and the bearing platform 43 is fixedly connected to the sliding block 82, so that the bearing platform 43 can move along the guide rail 81. In order to avoid the interference of the bearing platform 43 on the rotation of the screw rod 322, the bearing platform 43 is provided with a through hole 432 at a position corresponding to the screw rod 322, and the diameter of the through hole 432 is larger than the outer diameter of the screw rod 322. The screw rod 322 is arranged on the base 1 through the through hole 432, and the screw rod nut 323 is arranged in the through hole 432 and fixedly connected to the bearing platform 43 through threads.

The embodiment further provides an automatic device, which adopts the linear module 100.

Compare with current ordinary sharp module 100, this embodiment is through only setting up opening 11's base 1 structure at the up end, with the cooperation of taking 2 with the dustproof of sheltering from opening 11, realizes forming relatively sealed space in base 1 inside, carries out comprehensive protection to the spare part that sets up in base 1 inside effectively, thereby avoids the spare part to receive the interference of the foreign matter of external dust class and causes the damage, prolongs sharp module 100's life effectively. And because the inside of base 1 is sealed relatively, so a small amount of dust that spare part produced in the work can collect in the inside of base 1, and can not discharge to the external world, can satisfy the processing requirement of high-grade dust-free workshop.

It is to be understood that the above-described embodiments are merely illustrative of some, but not restrictive, of the broad invention, and that the appended drawings illustrate preferred embodiments of the invention and do not limit the scope of the invention. This application is capable of embodiments in many different forms and is provided for the purpose of enabling a thorough understanding of the disclosure of the application. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that the present application may be practiced without modification or with equivalents of some of the features described in the foregoing embodiments. All equivalent structures made by using the contents of the specification and the drawings of the present application are directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields and are within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims (10)

1. A linear module is characterized by comprising a base, a dustproof belt, a driving mechanism and a sliding assembly, wherein an opening is formed in the top end of the base, the dustproof belt is arranged on the base and shields the opening, the driving mechanism is arranged on the base, the sliding assembly is connected to the driving mechanism, and the driving mechanism drives the sliding assembly to move relative to the base; the sliding assembly comprises a plurality of rotating shafts which are respectively abutted to the upper end face and the lower end face of the dustproof belt, and the sliding assembly can move along the dustproof belt.

2. The linear module of claim 1, wherein the sliding assembly further comprises a noise reduction member sleeved on the rotating shaft, the noise reduction member abuts against the dust-proof belt, and the noise reduction member is an O-shaped rubber ring.

3. The linear module according to claim 1, wherein the number of the rotation shafts is four, four rotation shafts are disposed at intervals along a longitudinal direction of the dust-proof belt, two rotation shafts located in the middle are disposed on a side of the dust-proof belt facing the base and abut against a lower end surface of the dust-proof belt, and two rotation shafts located at two ends are disposed on a side of the dust-proof belt away from the base and abut against an upper end surface of the dust-proof belt.

4. The linear module of claim 3, wherein the slide assembly further comprises a carrier, the rotatable shafts are each rotatably connected to the carrier, and the carrier has an upper end surface that is higher than the dust belt.

5. The linear module of claim 1, wherein the base comprises a bottom plate, two end caps and two mounting plates, the two mounting plates are detachably connected to the long side of the bottom plate, the end caps are sleeved on the bottom plate and the mounting plates, and the bottom plate, the two end caps and the two mounting plates surround to form the opening; the mounting panel is close to the one end of dust belt is equipped with the connecting piece, the connecting piece is used for connecting the dust belt.

6. The linear module according to claim 4, wherein the driving mechanism comprises a driving assembly and a transmission assembly connected to the driving assembly, the driving assembly comprises a motor, the transmission assembly comprises a coupler, a lead screw and a lead screw nut, the motor, the coupler and the lead screw are connected in sequence, and the lead screw nut is movably connected to the lead screw and connected to the bearing table.

7. The linear module of claim 6, further comprising a bearing assembly disposed on the base, wherein the bearing assembly comprises two bearings, and the two bearings are sleeved on two ends of the lead screw.

8. The linear module of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of sensors disposed on the base for limiting a travel distance of the slide assembly.

9. The linear module of claim 1, further comprising a guide assembly disposed on the base, the guide assembly including a guide rail disposed along a long side of the base and a slider slidably coupled to the guide rail, the slider being coupled to the sliding assembly.

10. An automated apparatus, comprising a linear module according to any of claims 1-9.

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