CN216399680U

CN216399680U - Sucking disc subassembly and manipulator

Info

Publication number: CN216399680U
Application number: CN202122765630.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 匡华平; 袁玲; 周辉; 张河; 尹建刚; 高云峰
Original assignee: Han s Laser Technology Industry Group Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Hans Semiconductor Equipment Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-11-11
Filing date: 2021-11-11
Publication date: 2022-04-29
Anticipated expiration: 2031-11-11

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of display panel carrying, in particular to a sucker assembly and a manipulator. The sucking disc subassembly includes gas circuit piece, mounting panel and sucker structure of converging, the gas circuit piece of converging with the mounting panel is connected, sucker structure for the position of mounting panel is adjustable, sucker structure be suitable for through the trachea respectively with the gas circuit piece intercommunication of converging, the gas circuit piece of converging is suitable for through trachea and outside vacuum generator intercommunication. The utility model realizes the control of a plurality of sucker structures through the gas path junction block, thereby effectively reducing the weight of the equipment, and along with the increase of the number of the sucker structures, the number of vacuum generators does not need to be additionally increased, thereby simplifying the structure of the equipment, reducing the volume of the equipment and ensuring that the occupied space of the equipment is smaller. In addition, the position of the sucker structure relative to the mounting plate is adjustable, and products in different shapes and sizes can be conveniently grabbed.

Description

Sucking disc subassembly and manipulator

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of display panel carrying, in particular to a sucker assembly and a manipulator.

Background

In the prior art, especially for panel products, the mode of sucking disc transport is adopted more, and has more sucking discs on the manipulator to every sucking disc needs to be controlled through solitary cylinder, and the sucking disc is more, and the quantity of cylinder is also more, leads to manipulator bulky, procedure complicacy, control efficiency lower.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model solves the problems that each sucker is independently dependent on one air cylinder, so that the equipment is large in size and complex in structure.

In order to solve the problems, the utility model provides a sucker assembly which comprises an air path junction block, a mounting plate and a sucker structure, wherein the air path junction block is connected with the mounting plate, the sucker structure is connected with the mounting plate, the position of the sucker structure relative to the mounting plate is adjustable, the sucker structure is suitable for being respectively communicated with the air path junction block through an air pipe, and the air path junction block is suitable for being communicated with an external vacuum generator through the air pipe.

Optionally, the sucker structures are respectively connected with the mounting plates in a sliding manner.

Optionally, a slide hole structure is formed on the mounting plate, and the sucker structure is suitable for being slidably connected with the mounting plate through the slide hole structure.

Optionally, the sucker structure comprises a sucker body and a fastener, the sliding hole structure comprises a first long round hole and a second long round hole, the first long round hole is parallel to the second long round hole, the sucker body is suitable for being connected with the mounting plate in a sliding mode through the first long round hole, and the fastener is suitable for being connected with the mounting plate in a sliding mode through the second long round hole.

Optionally, the number of the sucker structures is eight, the number of the slide hole structures is matched with the number of the sucker structures, and the slide hole structures are uniformly arranged on the mounting plate.

Optionally, two adjacent slide hole structures are arranged in parallel, crossed or perpendicular.

Optionally, the air path junction block includes a first air hole and a second air hole, the second air hole matches with the number of the sucker structures, the second air hole is respectively communicated with the first air hole, the first air hole is suitable for being communicated with the external vacuum generator through an air pipe, and the second air hole is suitable for being communicated with the sucker structures through an air pipe.

Optionally, the pore size of the first pores is larger than the pore size of the second pores.

Optionally, the mounting plate is further provided with an opening.

Compared with the prior art, the sucker component has the beneficial effects that:

the air path junction block is used for controlling the plurality of sucker structures, so that the weight of the equipment can be effectively reduced, and the number of vacuum generators is not required to be additionally increased along with the increase of the number of the sucker structures, so that the structure of the equipment is simplified, the size of the equipment is reduced, and the occupied space of the equipment is smaller. In addition, the position of the sucker structure relative to the mounting plate is adjustable, and products in different shapes and sizes can be conveniently grabbed.

The utility model also provides a manipulator which comprises the sucker assembly.

The manipulator provided by the utility model has the beneficial effects of further comprising the beneficial effects of the sucker component, which are not repeated herein.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a chuck assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of another embodiment of a chuck assembly according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion of the present invention at A in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a chuck structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of one embodiment of the chuck assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the gas path junction block of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a robot according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

1-gas path junction block; 11-a first air hole; 12-a second air vent; 2-mounting a plate; 21-a slide hole structure; 211-a first oblong hole; 212-a second oblong hole; 22-opening a hole; 3-a sucker structure; 31-a suction cup body; 32-fasteners.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.

The terms "first" and "second", etc. are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the feature.

In the drawings of the embodiments of the present invention, a coordinate system XYZ is provided, in which a forward direction of an X axis represents a left direction, a reverse direction of the X axis represents a right direction, a forward direction of a Z axis represents an upper direction, a reverse direction of the Z axis represents a lower direction, a forward direction of a Y axis represents a front direction, and a reverse direction of the Y axis represents a rear direction, and directions or positional relationships indicated by terms "up", "down", "front", "rear", "left", and "right" and the like are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, only for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, but not for indicating or implying that the apparatus to be referred must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

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

As shown in fig. 1, an embodiment of the present invention provides a suction cup assembly, where the suction cup assembly includes an air path junction block 1, a mounting plate 2, and a suction cup structure 3, the air path junction block 1 is connected to the mounting plate 2, the suction cup structure 3 is connected to the mounting plate 2, a position of the suction cup structure 3 relative to the mounting plate 2 is adjustable, the suction cup structure 3 is suitable for communicating with the air path junction block 1 through an air tube, and the air path junction block 1 is suitable for communicating with an external vacuum generator through an air tube.

The mounting plate 2 can be of a square structure, a circular structure, a rectangular structure and the like, the gas circuit junction block 1 can be connected with the center of the mounting plate 2, and the gas circuit junction block 1 and the mounting plate 2 can be connected in a bolt connection mode, a welding mode and the like, so that the relative position between the gas circuit junction block 1 and the mounting plate 2 is guaranteed. The inside of gas circuit piece 1 that merges can have airflow channel, and vacuum generator passes through the trachea intercommunication with airflow channel, and airflow channel can have a plurality of branches, and every branch passes through the trachea intercommunication with a sucker structure 3, and vacuum generator can pass through a plurality of sucker structure 3 of 1 simultaneous control of gas circuit piece to produce negative pressure environment and realize the absorption to the product. One, two, three, four and the like can be arranged on the branch of the gas path junction block 1.

When the product needs to be adsorbed, the vacuum generator controls the airflow to flow from the sucker structure 3 to the air path junction block 1 and then to the vacuum generator, a negative pressure environment is generated at the moment, the product is adsorbed on the sucker structure 3, and the manipulator can move the product at the moment; when the product moves to the target position, the vacuum generator controls the airflow to flow from the vacuum generator to the air path junction block 1 and then to the sucker structure 3, so that the negative pressure environment disappears and the product can move to the target position. The branches on the gas circuit junction block 1 can be correspondingly opened according to the number of the sucker structures 3, for example, the gas circuit junction block 1 can be provided with eight branches, and a product to be carried at this time only needs four sucker structures 3 to be enough to establish vacuum for adsorption, wherein four branches of the gas circuit junction block 1 can be closed at this time, and the other four branches which are not closed are respectively connected with one sucker structure 3 through gas pipes. Can be connected through modes such as can dismantle connection, welding between sucker structure 3 and the mounting panel 2, can seted up a plurality of mounting holes on the mounting panel 2, sucker structure 3 can install in the mounting hole, and the mounting hole can evenly set up along the surface of mounting panel 2, and the distance between the adjacent mounting hole can equal. The user can install sucker structure 3 in the installation of difference as required to this can be according to the shape, the size of waiting to carry the product, adjusts the mode of arranging of gas circuit, adsorbs the product in order to establish the vacuum, and sucker structure 3's quantity can be selected according to factors such as the weight of product, size.

Control a plurality of sucker structures 3 through the realization of gas circuit piece 1 that converges, can reduce the weight of equipment effectively from this, and along with the increase of sucker structures 3 quantity, need not additionally to increase vacuum generator's quantity to simplify the structure of equipment, reduced the volume of equipment, make the space that equipment occupy littleer. In addition, the position of the sucker structure 3 relative to the mounting plate 2 is adjustable, so that products with different shapes and sizes can be conveniently grabbed.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the suction cup structures 3 are slidably connected to the mounting plates 2, respectively. A plurality of slide hole structures 21 can be arranged on the mounting plate 2, sliders matched with the slide hole structures 21 can be arranged on the sucker structures 3, and when the positions of the sucker structures 3 need to be moved, the sucker structures 3 are manually controlled to move in the slide hole structures 21, so that the single sucker structure 3 is displaced. Similarly, can also remove in slide opening structure 21 through motor drive sucker structure 3, slide opening structure 21's direction can set up by oneself as required, can set up the sucker structure 3 of different quantity simultaneously as required to can realize snatching the absorption to the object of different sizes, shape, ensure its transport effect. For example, when the product to be handled is a profiled panel, the weight of each side of the profiled panel may not be uniform, and the suction can be performed uniformly according to the shape of the profiled panel by moving the position of the suction cup structure 3 relative to the mounting plate 2. On the heavier one side of dysmorphism, there are more sucker structure 3 to adsorb to the guarantee is adsorbing when carrying through sucker structure 3, the stability of its transport.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, a slide hole structure 21 is formed on the mounting plate 2, and the suction cup structure 3 is adapted to be slidably connected to the mounting plate 2 through the slide hole structure 21. The suction cup structure 3 may be inserted into the sliding hole structure 21, and a first end of the suction cup structure 3 may be used for adsorbing a product, such as a panel. The second end of the sucker structure 3 can be used for connecting an air pipe, and the air pipe is communicated with the air passage junction block 1. Through setting up slide opening structure 21 for sucker structure 3 wears to locate in slide opening structure 21, makes the trachea need not to bypass mounting panel 3 just can directly hold the intercommunication with the second of gas circuit aggregate piece 1 and sucker structure 3, with this length that can reduce the trachea effectively, and the material saving of being convenient for alleviates the weight of sucking disc subassembly. The direction of the sliding hole structure 21 can be set from the direction close to the air path junction block 1 to the direction far away from the air path junction block 1, and the shape of the sliding hole structure 21 can be an arc structure, a linear structure, a fold line structure and the like. When the suction cup structure 3 moves to the extreme position, that is, the suction cup structure 3 is located at the end of the slide hole structure 21 far away from the gas circuit junction block 1, it is only necessary to ensure that the length of the gas pipe is equal to the theoretical length of the gas pipe required at this time, or the length of the gas pipe is slightly greater than the theoretical length of the gas pipe required at this time. Therefore, when the sucker structures 3 slide to different positions in the slide hole structures 21, the air pipes can be communicated with the air passage junction blocks 1 and the sucker structures 3, and accordingly the carrying effect of the sucker structures 3 on products is guaranteed.

As shown in fig. 1 and 4, the suction cup structure 3 includes a suction cup body 31 and a fastener 32, the slide hole structure 21 includes a first oblong hole 211 and a second oblong hole 212, the first oblong hole 211 and the second oblong hole 212 are arranged in parallel, the suction cup body 31 is adapted to be slidably connected to the mounting plate 2 through the first oblong hole 211, and the fastener 32 is adapted to be slidably connected to the mounting plate 2 through the second oblong hole 212.

The fastening member 32 may be a bolt, a first end of the bolt may pass through the second oblong hole 212 to be connected with the suction cup body 31, and when the suction cup body 31 moves along the length direction of the first oblong hole 211, the fastening member 32 moves in the same direction in the second oblong hole 212 along with the suction cup body 31. When the suction cup body 31 is moved to the proper position, the mounting plate 2 is clamped by rotating the bolt so that the opposite ends of the bolt are clamped. The fixing of sucking disc body 31 position is realized from this, and guarantee sucking disc body 31 is carrying out the product and is getting when putting, and sucking disc body 31's position can not produce the change. The suction cup body 31 can penetrate through the first long circular hole 211, the suction cup body 31 can be attached to the inner wall of the first long circular hole 211, and the suction cup body 31 and the first long circular hole 211 can be in clearance fit. Therefore, the sucker body 31 can move in the first long circular hole 211 conveniently, the sucker body 31 can be prevented from excessively inclining, and the surface of a product which is vertically conveyed by the sucker body 31 is guaranteed.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the slide hole structure 21 may include a kidney-shaped hole. The sucking disc structure 3 can be further provided with a fastener, the sucking disc structure 3 penetrates through the waist-shaped hole, a positioning block can be arranged on the sucking disc structure 3, the positioning block is located on one side, away from the gas circuit junction block 1, of the mounting plate 2, the positioning block can be in butt joint with one side face of the mounting plate 2, and the fastener is located on one side, close to the gas circuit junction block 1, of the mounting plate 2. The locking between the sucker mechanism 3 and the mounting plate is realized through the clamping force action of the fastener and the positioning block on the mounting plate 2.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the number of the sucker structures 3 is eight, the number of the slide hole structures 21 is matched with the number of the sucker structures 3, and the slide hole structures 21 are uniformly arranged on the mounting plate 2. The slide hole structures 21 can be symmetrically arranged along the center of the mounting plate 2, included angles between every two adjacent slide hole structures 21 are equal, and the slide hole structures 21 can be in a linear structure or an arc-shaped structure, so that the sucker structures 3 can be ensured to cover a larger range through the slide hole structures 21 uniformly arranged on the surface of the mounting plate 2, and products with different sizes and shapes can be conveyed.

As shown in fig. 5, two adjacent slide hole structures 21 are arranged in parallel, cross or perpendicular. The mounting plate 2 may be square, the slide hole structures 21 may be arranged along diagonal directions of the square, two slide hole structures 21 are arranged on one side of each diagonal of the square, and the length direction of the slide hole structures 21 is consistent with the direction of the diagonal of the square. Meanwhile, each slide hole structure 21 can be crossed, and each suction cup structure 3 can respectively slide in different slide hole structures 21. From this, can ensure that sucker structure 3 covers the great scope of mounting panel 2, be fit for snatching, carrying, placing the product of not unidimensional, different shapes.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the air path junction block 1 includes first air holes 11 and second air holes 12, the number of the second air holes 12 matches with that of the suction cup structures 3, the second air holes 12 are respectively communicated with the first air holes 11, the first air holes 11 are suitable for being communicated with the external vacuum generator through air pipes, and the second air holes 12 are suitable for being communicated with the suction cup structures 3 through air pipes.

The axis of the second air hole 12 can be perpendicular to the axis of the first air hole 11, the axis of the second air hole 12 is located between two adjacent parallel sliding hole structures 21, two second air holes 12 are arranged between two adjacent parallel sliding hole structures 21, and each second air hole 12 is respectively communicated with one of the sucker structures 3 through an air pipe. The number of the second air holes 12 may be four, eight, etc., preferably, the number of the second air holes 12 is eight, the first air holes 11 of the air path junction block 1 are respectively communicated with the eight second air holes 12, and the first air holes 11 can simultaneously supply air to the eight second air holes 12, thereby realizing control over the plurality of second air holes 12 through one first air hole 11. When the sucking disc structure 3 is required to adsorb a product, the vacuum generator controls the gas to flow from the second air holes 12 to the first air hole 11, so that the sucking disc structure 3 generates negative pressure to adsorb the product to be transported, and when the product is transported to a proper position, the vacuum generator controls the gas to flow from the first air hole 11 to the second air holes 12, so that the product is placed.

As shown in fig. 6, the first pores 11 have a larger pore size than the second pores 12. In unit time, the circulation of gas in first gas pocket 11 is greater than the circulation of gas in second gas pocket 12, when vacuum generator breathes in or gives vent to anger first gas pocket 11, can ensure the negative pressure in the second gas pocket 12 and produce the effect, and the absorptive intensity of guarantee sucker structure 3 promotes the reliability of transport.

The mounting plate 2 is also provided with an opening 22. The number of the openings 22 may be two, three, four, etc., and preferably, the number of the openings 22 is four, whereby the weight of the mounting plate 2 can be reduced by providing the openings 22, reducing the load of the equipment.

As shown in fig. 7, a robot according to another embodiment of the present invention includes the chuck assembly as described above. The manipulator has the beneficial effects of further comprising the beneficial effects of the sucker assembly, which are not repeated herein.

Although the present disclosure has been described above, the scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Various changes and modifications may be effected therein by one of ordinary skill in the pertinent art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure, and these changes and modifications are intended to be within the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a sucking disc subassembly, its characterized in that includes gas circuit convergence piece, mounting panel and sucker structure, the gas circuit convergence piece with the mounting panel is connected, sucker structure for the position of mounting panel is adjustable, sucker structure be suitable for through the trachea respectively with gas circuit convergence piece intercommunication, gas circuit convergence piece is suitable for through trachea and outside vacuum generator intercommunication.

2. The chuck assembly of claim 1, wherein the chuck structures are each slidably coupled to the mounting plate.

3. The chuck assembly of claim 2, wherein said mounting plate defines a slide aperture arrangement, said chuck structure being adapted to slidably couple to said mounting plate via said slide aperture arrangement.

4. The suction cup assembly of claim 3, wherein the suction cup structure comprises a suction cup body and a fastener, the slide hole structure comprises a first oblong hole and a second oblong hole, the first oblong hole is arranged in parallel with the second oblong hole, the suction cup body is adapted to be slidably connected with the mounting plate through the first oblong hole, and the fastener is adapted to be slidably connected with the mounting plate through the second oblong hole.

5. A chuck assembly according to claim 3, wherein said number of said sucking disk structures is eight, said number of said slide hole structures is matched with said number of said sucking disk structures, and said slide hole structures are uniformly arranged on said mounting plate.

6. The chuck assembly of claim 4, wherein two adjacent slide hole structures are disposed in parallel, cross or perpendicular.

7. The suction cup assembly according to claim 1, wherein the air passage junction block comprises a first air hole and a second air hole, the second air hole matches with the number of the suction cup structures, the second air holes are respectively communicated with the first air holes, the first air holes are suitable for being communicated with the external vacuum generator through air pipes, and the second air holes are suitable for being communicated with the suction cup structures through air pipes.

8. The chuck assembly of claim 7, wherein an aperture of the first air hole is larger than an aperture of the second air hole.

9. The chuck assembly of claim 1, wherein the mounting plate further defines an opening therein.

10. A robot comprising a chuck assembly according to any of claims 1 to 9.