CN216940788U - Tray assembly and robot - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides a tray subassembly and robot, tray subassembly are used for being connected with the robot main part cooperation, and tray subassembly includes: the tray comprises a tray main body, wherein a lightening hole is formed in the tray main body, and a first matching piece is arranged on one side of the tray main body; the covering piece is matched with the tray main body, a second matching piece is arranged on the covering piece, and the first matching piece and the second matching piece are matched with each other; and the sliding mounting part is connected with one side of the tray main body, is used for connecting the tray main body and the robot main body and can be telescopically adjusted to change the mounting position of the tray main body on the robot main body. The tray assembly is characterized in that the tray main body and the covering piece are arranged and connected in a matched mode, and the tray main body is provided with the lightening holes, so that the aim of lightening the whole robot is fulfilled; the relative distance between the tray main body and the robot body is adjusted through the slider mounting piece, so that the tray main bodies of various specifications can be mounted in an adaptive mode.

Description

Tray assembly and robot

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of robot design, and particularly relates to a tray assembly and a robot.

Background

With the rapid development of the catering industry, the robot is gradually applied to various large-meal drinking companies, and the robot can be used for improving the meal delivery efficiency and saving the labor cost for the companies.

The food delivery tray of traditional robot generally adopts a monoblock steel sheet to bend and constitutes, through placing food and dinner plate etc. on food delivery tray, the transport is realized to rethread robot's removal structure.

However, the existing robot actually has light weight of food and tableware carried by the tray, and does not need a whole steel plate as a supporting structure, so that the preparation quality of the robot is increased, and the driving range of the robot is influenced.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of the embodiment of this application is to provide a tray subassembly and robot to it is lighter to solve the food that the current robot that exists among the prior art actually the tray bore and tableware weight, and does not need monoblock steel sheet as bearing structure, has increased the reorganization and outfit quality of robot, thereby influences the problem of the continuation of the journey mileage of robot.

In order to achieve the purpose, the technical scheme adopted by the application is as follows: there is provided a pallet assembly for mating connection with a robot body, comprising:

the tray comprises a tray main body, wherein a lightening hole is formed in the tray main body, and a first matching piece is arranged on one side of the tray main body;

the covering piece is matched with the tray main body, a second matching piece is arranged on the covering piece, and the first matching piece and the second matching piece are matched with each other to detachably mount the covering piece to one side of the tray main body;

the sliding installation part is connected with one side of the tray main body and used for connecting the tray main body and the robot main body, and the sliding installation part can be telescopically adjusted to change the installation position of the tray main body on the robot main body.

Optionally, the lightening holes are provided in plurality, and the plurality of lightening holes are uniformly and alternately arranged on the tray main body.

Optionally, a plurality of the lightening holes are distributed on the tray main body in one or more of a shape like a Chinese character 'kou', 'X', 'W', 'V' and 'hui'.

Optionally, the covering part is any one of a rubber part, a composite material, a steel part and an aluminum part.

Optionally, one side of the covering piece, which faces away from the tray main body, is provided with a non-slip part, and a surrounding baffle is arranged on the periphery of the covering piece.

Optionally, the first fitting piece is disposed on the tray main body and faces one side of the covering piece, the second fitting piece is disposed on the covering piece and corresponds to the first fitting piece, any one of the first fitting piece and the second fitting piece is a clamping groove, the other one is a clamping head, and the clamping groove and the clamping head are mutually matched to complete fixation.

Optionally, the slide mounting member comprises a slide and a guide member, the slide is slidably disposed on one side of the guide member, and the slide and the guide member are relatively slidable;

one side of the sliding piece, which is far away from the guide piece, is connected with the tray main body.

Optionally, the two sliding parts are respectively arranged on two sides of the tray main body;

one side of each sliding part, which deviates from the guide part, is provided with a connecting hole, the end face of the tray main body is provided with a screw hole matched with the connecting hole, and a screw penetrates through the connecting hole and the screw hole to be fixed.

Optionally, each sliding part is correspondingly provided with at least two guiding parts, and the guiding parts are provided with fixing bolts for fixing the relative positions of the guiding parts and the sliding parts.

A robot comprises a robot main body and the tray assembly, wherein the tray assembly is arranged on one side of the robot main body, and the tray assembly is fixedly connected with the robot main body through a sliding piece mounting piece.

The application provides a tray component's beneficial effect lies in: compared with the prior art, the tray assembly is provided with the tray main body and the covering piece which are connected in a matched mode, and the tray main body is provided with the lightening holes with the hollowed holes, so that the aim of lightening the whole robot is fulfilled; the relative distance between the tray main body and the robot body is adjusted through the slider mounting piece, so that the tray main bodies of various specifications can be mounted in an adaptive mode.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art descriptions will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without inventive exercise.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a tray assembly provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a tray main body in a tray assembly provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a first schematic diagram of a cover in a tray assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 4 is a second schematic diagram of a cover in the tray assembly provided in the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a first schematic view of a slider mount in the tray assembly provided by an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a second schematic view of a slider mount in a tray assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Wherein, in the figures, the respective reference numerals:

1-a tray assembly; 10-a tray body; 11-lightening holes; 12-a first mating member; 13-screw hole; 20-a cover; 21-a second mating member; 22-a non-slip part; 23-fencing; 30-a slide mount; 31-a slide; 311-connecting hole; 32-a guide; 321-fixing bolts.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the preferred embodiments of the present invention. In the drawings, the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar components or components having the same or similar functions throughout. The described embodiments are only some, but not all embodiments of the utility model. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are illustrative and intended to be illustrative of the utility model and are not to be construed as limiting the utility model. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention. Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that unless otherwise specifically stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning fixedly connected, indirectly connected through intervening media, and communicating between two elements or the interaction of two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are only for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

The terms "first," "second," and "third" (if any) in the description and claims of this application and the above-described drawings are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used is interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the application described herein are, for example, capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or otherwise described herein.

Moreover, the terms "comprises," "comprising," and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, article, or maintenance tool that comprises a list of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements expressly listed, but may include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or maintenance tool.

Referring to fig. 1-6, a tray assembly provided by an embodiment of the present application will now be described. The embodiment of the present application provides a tray assembly 1 including a tray main body 10, a cover 20, and a slider mount 30. In one embodiment, the tray body 10 is a disk-shaped body having at least one side arranged to be flat. The tray component 1 is used for being connected with the robot body, and the tray component 1 can be arranged on any side of the robot body. In order to realize the meal delivery function, it is generally necessary that the tray unit 1 has a storage surface on which an object is placed, and the description will be given below with reference to the side of the tray unit 1 having the storage surface as the upper side and the side of the tray unit 1 facing away from the storage surface as the lower side. Wherein, the lower side or the peripheral side of the pallet main body 10 is connected with the robot body to complete the transportation work. In the prior art, in order to ensure the strength of the tray main body 10 during transportation and to be able to bear heavier objects, the tray main body 10 is usually made of a metal material such as iron, stainless steel, etc. However, such materials are heavy in weight, thereby increasing the service quality of the robot and affecting the endurance mileage of the robot. In order to achieve the weight reduction effect, in this embodiment, the weight reduction holes 11 are formed in the tray main body 10, the weight reduction holes 11 may be in a through hole structure or a blind hole structure, and the weight of the tray main body 10 itself may be greatly reduced by the weight reduction hole 11, so that the overall mass of the robot is reduced, and the endurance is improved.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, a plurality of lightening holes 11 may be provided, or a single lightening hole may be provided, so that the bearing function of the tray main body 10 itself can be ensured, which is not limited in this embodiment. In addition, in order to avoid that the lightening holes 11 interfere with the transportation process when transporting smaller objects, in the present embodiment, a covering member 20 is further disposed on the upper side of the tray main body 10, the covering member 20 is disposed corresponding to the tray main body 10, that is, the specification of the covering member 20 is set to be equal to that of the tray main body 10, so that the covering member 20 can cover most of the tray main body 10, and when the covering member 20 is connected to the tray main body 10, the covering member 20 can cover the lightening holes 11, thereby ensuring the transportation function of the tray main body 10. In addition, in order to secure stability of connection of the cover 20 and the tray main body 10, a first fitting 12 is generally provided at one side of the tray main body 10, a second fitting 21 is provided on the cover 20, and the first fitting 12 and the second fitting 21 are fitted to each other to mount the cover 20 to the upper side of the tray main body 10.

The first mating member 12 and the second mating member 21 may be configured in various mating patterns, such as a clamping fit, a screw and nut fit, or other locking fits, which can ensure that the covering member 20 is fixed on the tray main body 10 and does not generate a relative displacement with the tray main body 10, and this embodiment does not limit this.

In addition, in order to meet various installation size requirements of the tray main body 10 and adjust the relative distance between the tray main body 10 and the robot body when the tray main body 10 is installed to the robot body, a slider installation member 30 is further provided at one side of the tray main body 10, wherein the slider installation member 30 may be provided at the bottom or the peripheral side of the tray main body 10, and technical effects of connecting the tray main body 10 and the robot body may be achieved. Illustratively, when the slide mounts 30 are mounted on the peripheral side of the tray body 10, the slide mounts 30 are connected to the side edges of the tray body 10, and the relative distance between the ends of the slide mounts 30 and the robot body is changed by telescopically adjusting the length of the slide mounts 30. Generally, the slidable mounting member 30 also has a certain supporting effect on the tray main body 10, and in order to make the supporting effect of the slidable mounting member 30 on the tray main body 10 more uniform, the slidable mounting member 30 is generally disposed at the bottom of the tray main body 10, so as to achieve a better supporting effect. In the following embodiments, the slide mounting member 30 is disposed at the bottom of the tray main body 10 as an example, and the specific installation condition is based on the actual use condition, which is not limited in the present embodiment.

Illustratively, in the present embodiment, the slider mount 30 is connected to a side of the tray main body 10 facing away from the cover 20, that is, the slider mount 30 is disposed at a lower side of the tray main body 10, and the slider mount 30 is telescopically adjustable to change a mounting position of the tray main body 10 on the robot main body. Specifically, the slider mounting member 30 provided between the tray main body 10 and the robot main body is telescopically adjusted, so that the relative distance between the end of the slider mounting member 30 and the robot main body is adjusted, that is, the length of the whole slider mounting member 30 itself is adjusted, thereby being adaptable to the tray main bodies 10 of various specifications. Illustratively, when it is necessary to fit and install the tray main body 10 with a larger specification, the slide mounting member 30 is adjusted to be elongated so as to fit and install the tray main body 10 with a larger specification; when the size of the tray main body 10 is small, the slide mount 30 can be shortened to fit the tray main body 10 having a small size. The installation position of the tray main body 10 on the robot main body is changed by adjusting the slide installation member 30 itself, so that the tray main body can be adapted to various specifications of tray main bodies.

Further, in a state that the overall support stability of the tray main body 10 is ensured, in order to further reduce the overall mass of the tray main body 10, optionally, a plurality of lightening holes 11 are provided, and the plurality of lightening holes 11 are uniformly and alternately arranged on the tray main body 10. The style and the specification of the lightening holes 11 are determined by being matched with the specification of the tray main body 10, the lightening holes 11 can be arranged in a mesh shape and are arranged on the tray main body 10 at intervals, the lightening holes 11 can also be arranged in other styles, and optionally, the plurality of lightening holes 11 are distributed on the tray main body 10 in one or more of a shape like a Chinese character 'kou', 'X', 'W', 'V' and 'hui'. It is understood that the lightening holes 11 may be provided as a single circular hole, and may be provided in other patterns of long strips or irregular shapes. In the present embodiment, the lightening holes 11 are generally configured to be long-strip-shaped, and the long-strip-shaped lightening holes occupy a larger area per unit area than the round holes and the irregular shapes, and have a better supporting effect, so that the strength of the tray main body 10 can be effectively ensured.

When the lightening holes 11 are long, the long lightening holes 11 can be arranged in sequence and form different patterns. Such as 22 or more of the above-mentioned "square", "X", "W", "V" and "go" shapes. Illustratively, in the present application, as shown in fig. 2, 12 lightening holes 11 are provided, 4 lightening holes 11 are symmetrically distributed in an "X" shape in the middle of the pallet body 10, and the other 8 lightening holes 11 are distributed in pairs at intervals on the peripheral sides of the 4 "X" lightening holes and distributed in a "square" shape, and each lightening hole 11 is distributed at intervals. The weight of the middle of the tray main body 10 is reduced by the X-shaped lightening holes distributed in the middle, and the weight of the peripheral sides of the tray main body 10 is reduced by the U-shaped lightening holes distributed on the peripheral sides, so that the whole tray main body 10 is in a balanced state, and the structural strength of each part of the tray main body 10 is kept consistent. The lightening holes 11 are arranged in one or more of a square shape, an X shape, a W shape, a V shape and a return shape, so that the lightening effect can be achieved, and this embodiment is not limited thereto.

When the tray main body 10 is engaged with the cover member 20, the weight of the tray main body 10 is reduced and the cover member 20 is not excessively heavy. Correspondingly, the covering parts 20 made of different materials are required to be used in different occasions, and the covering parts 20 can be replaced and can be suitable for more applicable occasions. Illustratively, the covering member 20 is any one of a rubber member, a composite material, a steel member, and an aluminum member. In general, the cover member 20 may be provided as a rubber member having higher elasticity while also having a light weight without imposing a burden on the weight of the robot; when the article of other materials of transportation, also can use combined material, steelwork or aluminium part etc. its specific material selection can change according to the use scene of difference, thereby can set up the covering 20 of a plurality of different materials and be convenient for change for this reason, and this embodiment does not do the restriction to this.

In addition, in order to ensure the bearing capacity of the covering member 20 and ensure the reliability of the covering member 20 during bearing, optionally, a non-slip portion 22 is provided on the surface of the covering member 20 facing away from the tray main body 10, and a peripheral side of the covering member 20 is provided with a fence 23. The anti-slip part 22 may be a texture formed on the surface of the covering part 20 to increase the friction between the food or tableware and the covering part 20, thereby ensuring the transportation safety. Meanwhile, the enclosing barrier 23 arranged on the peripheral side of the covering part 20 can better prevent food and tableware from sliding off in the transportation process, and the transportation safety is further ensured.

When the tray main body 10 is connected with the covering member 20, in order to facilitate the replacement of the covering member 20, and simultaneously, the tray main body 10 and the covering member 20 can be ensured not to generate relative displacement during transportation, optionally, the first fitting member 12 is arranged on the tray main body 10 towards one side of the covering member 20, the second fitting member 21 is arranged on the covering member 20 at one side corresponding to the first fitting member 12, any one of the first fitting member 12 and the second fitting member 21 is arranged to be a clamping groove, the other one is arranged to be a clamping connector, and the clamping groove and the clamping connector are mutually matched to complete fixation. Wherein, the tray main body 10 and the cover 20 are installed oppositely, that is, the cover 20 is installed on the tray main body 10 from top to bottom. Because the robot keeps the plane to move all the time in the operation process, the displacement with a large difference from top to bottom can not be generated, so that the fixing between the tray main body 10 and the covering piece 20 can be completed without generating the transverse displacement, and the replacement is easier. Illustratively, when the first mating member 12 is a bayonet joint, the second mating member 21 is a bayonet groove provided on the cover 20; when the first mating member 12 is a card slot, the second mating member 21 is a tab disposed on the cover 20. In the solution provided by the present embodiment, 4 long rectangular grooves are provided below the covering element 20, that is, the second mating element 21; accordingly, 4 long rectangular protrusions, i.e., the first engaging members 12, are provided at positions corresponding to the surface of the tray main body 10, and the fixing between the tray main body 10 and the cover member 20 is accomplished by the mutual engagement of the protrusions and the grooves, so that the lateral displacement thereof is not generated. In addition, for further fixing, a screw or the like may be inserted into the long rectangular protrusion and the long rectangular groove for secondary fixing, and the specific fixing state is based on the actual use function, which is not limited in this embodiment.

Optionally, the slide mounting member 30 includes a slide 31 and a guide 32, the slide 31 is slidably disposed on one side of the guide 32, and one side of the slide 31 facing away from the guide 32 is fixedly connected to the tray main body 10, and the guide 32 is fixedly connected to the robot main body. It is understood that the relative distance between the tray main body 10 and the robot main body can be adjusted by sliding the relative positions of the adjustment guide 32 and the slider 31, thereby being adaptable to various sizes of tray main bodies 10.

It should be noted that, in order to ensure the adjustability of the whole tray main body 10, optionally, two sliding members 31 are provided, and the two sliding members 31 are respectively provided at two sides of the tray main body 10; a connecting hole 311 is formed in one side of each sliding member 31, which is away from the guide member 32, a screw hole 13 matched with the connecting hole 311 is formed in the end surface (i.e., the object placing surface) of the tray main body 10, and screws are inserted into the connecting hole 311 and the screw holes 13 for fixing. A plurality of connection holes 311 may be provided, and a corresponding plurality of screw holes 13 should be provided, so that the sliding member 31 and the tray main body 10 can be fixed by screwing screws into the screw holes 13 and the connection holes 311.

In addition, optionally, each sliding member 31 is correspondingly provided with at least two guide members 32, the sliding member 31 slides on the at least two guide members 32 at the same time, and the sliding direction of the same sliding member 31 is defined by providing a plurality of guide members 32, so that the stability of the sliding member 31 is ensured. In addition, in order to ensure that the sliding part 31 can always keep sliding on the guide part 32 and avoid mutual separation of the sliding part 31 and the guide part 32 during sliding, a sliding groove is arranged on any one of the sliding part 31 and the guide part 32, a sliding head is arranged on the other one of the sliding part 31 and the guide part, and the sliding head is in sliding clamping connection in the sliding groove; or, the guide 32 further includes a baffle 322 attached to the other side of the slider 31, when the guide 32 is connected to the slider 31, the body of the guide 32 is located on one side of the slider 31, the baffle 322 is integrally provided with the body of the guide 32, the baffle 322 is attached to the other side of the slider 31, and the baffle 322 and the body of the guide 32 form a sliding path of the slider 31, so that the slider 31 can be ensured to always slide within the range defined by the baffle 322.

In addition, in order to ensure that the position of the tray main body 10 can be fixed after the tray main body 10 is adjusted, a fixing bolt 321 is optionally provided on the guide 32, and the fixing bolt 321 is used for fixing the relative position between the guide 32 and the sliding member 31. It can be understood that, when the position of the tray main body 10 needs to be adjusted, the relative position between the sliding member 31 and the guiding member 32 can be slidably adjusted by opening the fixing bolt 321, and then the guiding member 32 and the sliding member 31 are out of the locking state; after the sliding member 31 slides to the tray main body 10 which is adapted to the corresponding specification, the tray main body 10 is connected with the sliding member 31, and then the fixing bolt 321 is tightened, so that the guide member 32 and the sliding member 31 enter a locking state, and cannot generate relative displacement, and the tray main body can be adapted to the tray main bodies 10 with various specifications.

On the basis of the above embodiment, the present embodiment further provides a robot, which includes a robot main body and the above tray assembly 1, wherein the tray assembly 1 is disposed on the upper side of the robot main body, and the tray assembly 1 is fixedly connected to the robot main body through the slider mounting member 30.

It should be noted that the tray assembly in this embodiment is the same as the tray assembly in the above embodiments, and the specific structure thereof is the same, and the technical effects achieved in this embodiment are also the same, which are not described herein again.

The present invention is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments shown and described, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features herein disclosed.

Claims (10)

1. A tray assembly for mating connection with a robot body, comprising:

the tray comprises a tray main body, wherein a lightening hole is formed in the tray main body, and a first matching piece is arranged on one side of the tray main body;

the covering piece is matched with the tray main body, a second matching piece is arranged on the covering piece, and the first matching piece and the second matching piece are matched with each other so as to detachably mount the covering piece to one side of the tray main body;

and the sliding mounting part is connected with one side of the tray main body and is used for connecting the tray main body and the robot main body, and the sliding mounting part can be telescopically adjusted to change the installation position of the tray main body on the robot main body.

2. The tray assembly of claim 1, wherein said lightening holes are provided in a plurality, and a plurality of said lightening holes are uniformly and spaced apart on said tray body.

3. The tray assembly of claim 2, wherein the plurality of lightening holes are distributed in one or more of a square, an X, a W, a V and a return on the tray body.

4. A pallet assembly according to any of claims 1-3 wherein said covering is any of rubber, composite, steel, aluminium.

5. The tray assembly of claim 4, wherein the cover has a non-slip portion on a side thereof facing away from the tray body, and a peripheral side of the cover is provided with a fence.

6. The tray assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first fitting member is provided on a side of the tray main body facing the cover member, the second fitting member is provided on a side of the cover member corresponding to the first fitting member, either one of the first fitting member and the second fitting member is provided as a card slot, the other one is provided as a card connector, and the card slot and the card connector are engaged with each other.

7. The tray assembly of claim 1, wherein the slide mount comprises a slide and a guide, the slide being slidably disposed on one side of the guide, the slide and the guide being relatively slidable;

one side of the sliding piece, which is far away from the guide piece, is connected with the tray main body.

8. The tray assembly of claim 7, wherein the sliding member is provided in two, the two sliding members being respectively provided at both sides of the tray main body;

one side of each sliding part, which deviates from the guide part, is provided with a connecting hole, the end face of the tray main body is provided with a screw hole matched with the connecting hole, and a screw penetrates through the connecting hole and the screw hole to be fixed.

9. The tray assembly of claim 8, wherein each of the sliding members is provided with at least two corresponding guiding members, and the guiding members are provided with fixing bolts for fixing relative positions of the guiding members and the sliding members.

10. A robot comprising a robot body and a tray assembly as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, the tray assembly being provided on one side of the robot body and being fixedly connected to the robot body by a slide mount.

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