CN216941443U - Water-cooling tool for fuel tank - Google Patents

Water-cooling tool for fuel tank Download PDF

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CN216941443U
CN216941443U CN202123197694.7U CN202123197694U CN216941443U CN 216941443 U CN216941443 U CN 216941443U CN 202123197694 U CN202123197694 U CN 202123197694U CN 216941443 U CN216941443 U CN 216941443U
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孙耀军
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邹志东
唐志成
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The utility model relates to a water-cooling tool for a fuel tank, which is characterized in that: the positioning and conveying clamp comprises a first sieve plate, a first fixing piece, a stop rod and a supporting block, wherein a plurality of first waist-shaped holes are uniformly arranged on the first sieve plate at intervals, the first fixing piece is detachably arranged in the first waist-shaped holes, the position of the first fixing piece in each first waist-shaped hole is adjustable, and the stop rod and the supporting block are detachably fixed on the first sieve plate through the first fixing piece respectively; the conveying table is used for conveying the positioning conveying clamp; and the product grabbing clamp comprises a second sieve plate, a second fixing piece and a sucker, a plurality of second waist-shaped holes are uniformly formed in the second sieve plate at intervals, the second fixing piece is detachably arranged in the second waist-shaped holes, the position of the second fixing piece in the second waist-shaped holes is adjustable, and the sucker is detachably fixed on the second sieve plate through the second fixing piece. The utility model has wide application range, reduces the production cost and is convenient to use.

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Water-cooling tool for fuel tank
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the field of production of automobile plastic fuel tanks, in particular to a water-cooling tool for a fuel tank.
Background
In the automatic water cooling system of current robot, generally directly tailor the frock according to the appearance of various new products in order to satisfy the requirement that the product was carried and is snatched, and then accomplish the regulation action of water-cooling process, this mode has following not enough:
firstly, the service life of the clamp changes along with the service life of a product, and a plurality of clamps are actually used for only 1-2 years, so that all performances are still very good, but the product has to be scrapped due to iteration, and the cost for manufacturing a new clamp every year is high;
secondly, the response of a new product in the debugging stage is not timely, because the appearance data is completely secret in the initial stage of product development, a tool clamp applied at a factory end cannot be synchronously developed, the clamp is designed and processed after a plurality of rounds of product debugging, so that no clamp is available in the early stage, the production operation has to be performed in a backward mode of manual water cooling, the labor intensity is high, and the product consistency is difficult to guarantee.
Disclosure of Invention
The utility model aims to overcome the defects of the prior art, and provides a fuel tank water-cooling tool which is wide in application range, reduces the production cost and is convenient to use.
In order to solve the technical problems, the technical scheme of the utility model is as follows: the utility model provides a fuel tank water-cooling frock, its difference lies in:
the positioning and conveying clamp comprises a first sieve plate, a first fixing piece, a blocking rod and a supporting block, wherein a plurality of first waist-shaped holes are uniformly arranged on the first sieve plate at intervals, the first fixing piece is detachably arranged in the first waist-shaped holes, the position of the first fixing piece in each first waist-shaped hole can be adjusted, and the blocking rod and the supporting block are detachably fixed on the first sieve plate through the first fixing piece respectively;
the conveying table is used for conveying the positioning conveying clamp;
and
product snatchs anchor clamps, including second sieve, second mounting and sucking disc, evenly spaced apart on the second sieve is equipped with a plurality of second waist type hole, second mounting detachably locates in the second waist type hole and it is in the position in the second waist type hole is adjustable, the sucking disc passes through second mounting detachably fixes on the second sieve.
According to the technical scheme, the number of the gear rods is multiple, and the height of each gear rod can be adjusted respectively.
According to the technical scheme, the number of the supporting blocks is multiple, and the height of each supporting block can be adjusted respectively.
According to the technical scheme, the number of the suckers is multiple, and the height of each sucker can be adjusted respectively.
According to the technical scheme, the positioning and conveying clamp further comprises a photoelectric sensor arranged on the first sieve plate.
According to the technical scheme, the position of the photoelectric sensor on the first sieve plate is adjustable.
According to the technical scheme, the positioning and conveying clamp further comprises a folded plate, a third waist-shaped hole is formed in the folded plate, the folded plate is fixed to the first sieve plate through a third fixing piece, and the third fixing piece is detachably connected with the folded plate and the first sieve plate and matched with the first waist-shaped hole and the third waist-shaped hole.
According to the technical scheme, the folded plate comprises a first plate part and a second plate part which are connected into a whole, an included angle is formed between the first plate part and the second plate part, and the third waist-shaped holes are formed in the first plate part and the second plate part respectively.
According to the technical scheme, the third fixing piece comprises a bolt and a third nut which are matched with each other, and the bolt sequentially penetrates through the third kidney-shaped hole and the first kidney-shaped hole and is screwed with the third nut to fix the folded plate on the first sieve plate.
According to the technical scheme, the conveying table comprises a rack, and an air cylinder and a moving seat which are arranged on the rack, wherein the air cylinder is used for driving the moving seat to move on the rack, and the positioning conveying clamp is fixed on the moving seat.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial characteristics that: this fuel tank water-cooling frock, shelves pole and supporting shoe are fixed on first sieve through first mounting detachably respectively, first mounting detachably locates in the first waist type hole and its position adjustable in first waist type hole, the sucking disc passes through second mounting detachably to be fixed on the second sieve, second mounting detachably locates in the second waist type hole and its position adjustable in second waist type hole, can change the position of shelves pole and supporting shoe on first sieve as required, and the position of sucking disc on the second sieve is with the different fuel tank product of adaptation, application scope is wide, and the commonality is high, and the production cost is reduced, and convenient to use.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a positioning and conveying jig according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a top view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a bottom view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a positioning and conveying fixture according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a positioning and conveying fixture according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a product gripping fixture according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a top view of FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 is a bottom view of FIG. 6;
FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view of a product gripping fixture according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a product gripping fixture according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a conveying table according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 12 is a schematic structural view of a water-cooling tool for a fuel tank according to an embodiment of the utility model;
FIG. 13 is a top view of FIG. 12;
FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view A-A of FIG. 13;
FIG. 15 is a schematic perspective view of a water-cooling tool for a fuel tank according to an embodiment of the utility model;
wherein: 1-positioning conveying clamp (101-first screen plate (1011-first waist-shaped hole), 102-first fixing piece (1021-first screw, 1022-first nut), 103-blocking rod, 104-supporting block, 105-photoelectric sensor, 106-first positioning block (1061-first guide part, 1062-first limiting part), 107-second positioning block (1071-second guide part, 1072-second limiting part), 108-screw, 109-folded plate (1091-third waist-shaped hole, 1092-first plate part, 1093-second plate part)), 2-conveying table (201-rack (2011-slide rail), 202-cylinder, 203-moving seat (2031-slide block)), 3-product grabbing clamp (301-second screen plate (3011-second waist-shaped hole) ] -2-conveying table (2011-rack (2011-slide rail), 202-cylinder, 203-moving seat (2031-slide block) ], 3-product grabbing clamp (301-second screen plate (3011-second waist-shaped hole) ] 302-second fixing piece (3021-second screw rod, 3022-second nut), 303-suction cup, 304-quick-change male head, 305-vacuum generator, 306-suction cup joint (3061-vacuum inlet)), 4-fuel tank, and X-fuel tank length direction.
Detailed Description
The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the following detailed description and accompanying drawings.
Referring to fig. 1 to 15, a water-cooling tool for a fuel tank according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a positioning and conveying fixture 1, a conveying table 2, and a product grabbing fixture 3. The positioning conveying clamp 1 comprises a first sieve plate 101, a first fixing piece 102, a blocking rod 103 and a supporting block 104, wherein a plurality of first waist-shaped holes 1011 are uniformly formed in the first sieve plate 101 at intervals, the first fixing piece 102 is detachably arranged in the first waist-shaped holes 1011, the position of the first fixing piece 102 in the first waist-shaped holes 1011 is adjustable, and the blocking rod 103 and the supporting block 104 are detachably fixed on the first sieve plate 101 through the first fixing piece 102 respectively. The conveying table 2 is used for conveying the positioning conveying clamp 1. The product grabbing clamp 3 comprises a second sieve plate 301, a second fixing piece 302 and a sucker 303, wherein a plurality of second kidney-shaped holes 3011 are uniformly formed in the second sieve plate 301 at intervals, the second fixing piece 302 is detachably arranged in the second kidney-shaped holes 3011, the position of the second fixing piece 302 in the second kidney-shaped holes 3011 is adjustable, and the sucker 303 is detachably fixed on the second sieve plate 301 through the second fixing piece 302.
Specifically, the tool further comprises a robot, and the robot is detachably connected with the product grabbing clamp 3. More specifically, a quick-change female head is arranged on the robot, and a quick-change male head 304 matched with the quick-change female head is arranged on the product grabbing fixture 3.
Preferably, there are several step bars 103, and in order to make the fixture more versatile, the height of each step bar 103 can be adjusted separately.
Preferably, there are several support blocks 104, and in order to make the tool more versatile, the height of each support block 104 can be adjusted separately.
In order to facilitate the movement of the lever 103 and the support block 104 and the height adjustment of the lever 103 and the support block 104, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, each of the first fixing members 102 includes a first screw 1021 and two first nuts 1022, and the two first nuts 1022 are respectively screwed on the first screw 1021. The first screw 1021 can be inserted into any one of the first kidney-shaped holes 1011 of the first screen deck 101. By tightening the two first nuts 1022, the two first nuts 1022 are respectively abutted against the upper and lower end faces of the first screen deck 101, and the first screw 1021 can be fixed to the first screen deck 101.
Specifically, the stopper 103 is formed at the tip of the first screw 1021. Preferably, the stop rod 103 is coaxially disposed with the first screw 1021 in a constant diameter manner, and the diameter of the stop rod 103 is equal to the major diameter of the first screw 1021. By loosening any one of the first nuts 1022 in the corresponding first fixing member 102, the stop lever 103 can be moved along the length direction of the first waist-shaped hole 1011. The blocking lever 103 can be removed from the first screening deck 101 by unscrewing the first nut 1022 at the lower end of the first fixing member 102. The height of the stop lever 103 can be changed by adjusting the positions of the two first nuts 1022 on the first screw 1021.
Specifically, a support block 104 is formed at the top end of the first screw 1021. By loosening any one of the first nuts 1022 in the corresponding first fixing member 102, the supporting block 104 can be moved along the length direction of the first waist-shaped hole 1011. The support block 104 can be removed from the first screening deck 101 by unscrewing the first nut 1022 at the lower end of the first fixing member 102. The height of the supporting block 104 can be changed by adjusting the positions of the two first nuts 1022 on the first screw 1021.
Preferably, there are several suction cups 303, and in order to make the tool more versatile, the height of each suction cup 303 can be adjusted separately.
In order to facilitate the suction cup 303 and to facilitate the adjustment of the height of the suction cup 303, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, each second fixing member 302 includes a second screw 3021 and two second nuts 3022, and the two second nuts 3022 are respectively screwed on the second screw 3021. The second screw 3021 can be inserted into any one of the second kidney holes 3011 of the second screen deck 301. The two second nuts 3022 are tightened so that the two second nuts 3022 respectively abut against the upper and lower end surfaces of the second screen deck 301, whereby the second screw 3021 can be fixed to the second screen deck 301.
Specifically, a suction cup 303 is formed at an end of the second screw 3021. The suction cup 303 can be moved along the length direction of the second kidney-shaped hole 3011 by unscrewing any one of the second nuts 3022 of the corresponding second fixing member 302. The suction cup 303 can be removed from the second screening deck 301 by unscrewing the second nut 3022 at the lower end of the second fixing member 302. The height of the suction cup 303 can be changed by adjusting the positions of the two second nuts 3022 on the second screw 3021 at the same time.
Preferably, the product grabbing clamp 3 further comprises a vacuum generator 305, the second screw 3021 and the suction cup 303 are fixedly connected through a suction cup connector 306, a vacuum access 3061 is formed in the side surface of the suction cup connector 306, and the vacuum access 3061 of the vacuum generator 305 is connected with the vacuum access 3061 of the suction cup connector 308.
Preferably, to facilitate detection of the presence of a fuel tank 4 on the first screening deck 101, the positioning jig 1 further comprises a photoelectric sensor 105 provided on the first screening deck 101. More preferably, the position of the photosensor 105 on the first screening deck 101 is adjustable. The positioning and conveying fixture 1 further includes a first positioning block 106 and a second positioning block 107 which are matched with each other, the first positioning block 106 and the second positioning block 107 are fixed by a screw 108, the first positioning block 106 has a first guide portion 1061 matched with the first kidney-shaped hole 1011 and a first limiting portion 1062 formed at an upper end of the first guide portion 1061, the first limiting portion 1062 is limited at an upper end of the first screen deck 101, the second positioning block 107 has a second guide portion 1071 matched with the first kidney-shaped hole 1011 and a second limiting portion 1072 formed at a lower end of the second guide portion 1071, the second limiting portion 1072 is limited at a lower end of the first screen deck 101, a gap is formed between the first guide portion 1061 and the second guide portion 1071, and the screw 108 penetrates through the first positioning block 106 and is screwed into the second positioning block 107 so that the first positioning block 106 and the second positioning block 107 clamp the first screen deck 101. The screw 108 is loosened and the photosensor 105 can be moved. After the photoelectric sensor 105 is moved to the right position, the screw 108 is tightened.
In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the positioning conveyor clamp 1 further comprises a flap 109, the position of the flap 109 on the first screening deck 101 being adjustable. A third waist-shaped hole 1091 is formed in the folded plate 109, the folded plate 109 is fixed to the first screening deck 101 through a third fixing member, and the third fixing member is detachably connected to the folded plate 109 and the first screening deck 101. The third fixing member is engaged with the first waist-shaped hole 1011 and the third waist-shaped hole 1091. The folding plates 109 are provided with a plurality of folding plates and are correspondingly matched with the third fixing pieces one by one. More preferably, the flap 109 comprises a first plate portion 1092 and a second plate portion 1093 integrally connected to each other, an included angle is formed between the first plate portion 1092 and the second plate portion 1093, and third waist-shaped holes 1091 are respectively formed in the first plate portion 1092 and the second plate portion 1093. More preferably, in order to allow the flap 109 to have a guiding function, the included angle between the first plate portion 1092 and the second plate portion 1093 is an obtuse angle. In particular, each third fixing element comprises a bolt and a third nut, which cooperate with each other, the bolt passing through the third kidney-shaped hole 1091 and the first kidney-shaped hole 1011 in sequence from top to bottom and being screwed with the third nut to fix the flap 109 on the first screening deck 101. When the folded plate 109 needs to be rotated or the folded plate 109 needs to be moved, the third nut is loosened. When the flap 109 needs to be removed from the first screening deck 101, the third nut is unscrewed.
Specifically, the conveying table 2 comprises a frame 201, an air cylinder 202 and a moving seat 203, the air cylinder 202 and the moving seat 203 are arranged on the frame 201, the air cylinder 202 is used for driving the moving seat 203 to move on the frame 201, and the positioning conveying clamp 1 is fixed on the moving seat 203. Preferably, the cylinder 202 is a rodless cylinder. In order to make the moving seat 203 move more stably, a slide rail 2011 is fixed on the frame 201, and a slider 2031 matched with the slide rail 2011 is arranged at the bottom of the moving seat 203. More preferably, two slide rails 2011 are arranged on the frame 201 at intervals in parallel, the cylinder 202 is arranged between the two slide rails 2011, and four sliders 2031 are arranged at the bottom of the movable base 203, wherein two sliders 2031 are matched with one of the slide rails 2011, and the other two sliders 2031 are matched with the other slide rail 2011.
The working principle of the embodiment of the utility model is as follows: after the fuel tank 4 is placed on the positioning and conveying clamp 1, the conveying platform 2 conveys the positioning and conveying clamp 1 and the fuel tank 4 to a robot, and the robot connected with the product grabbing clamp 3 sucks the fuel tank 4 on the positioning and conveying clamp 1 through a suction cup 303, as shown in fig. 15, wherein the robot is not shown. The robot picks the fuel tank 4 and then puts the fuel tank 4 to a cold station for water cooling.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the position of the stop lever 103, the support block 104, and the flap 109 on the first deck 101 is adjustable, and the heights of the stop lever 103 and the support block 104 are adjustable. The part of the fuel tank 4 which is obviously bent, has complex appearance and needs intensive renting and limiting can be limited by a stop lever 103, and the part is easy to fix. The folded plate 109 is arranged on the plane of the fuel tank 4, when the fuel tank 4 falls onto the first sieve plate 101 from top to bottom, the folded plate 109 can play a role in guiding, as the third waist-shaped hole 1091 is formed in the folded plate 109, the position of the folded plate 109 in the length direction X of the fuel tank can be adjusted in a stepless manner, and the folded plate 109 can rotate around a bolt of a third fixing piece. The position and height of the suction cups 303 on the second screening deck 301 are adjustable. The embodiment of the utility model has wide application range and high universality, reduces the production cost and is convenient to use.
The above description is provided for the purpose of describing the present invention in more detail, and it should not be construed that the present invention is limited to the description, and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and substitutions can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

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1. The utility model provides a fuel tank water-cooling frock which characterized in that:
the positioning and conveying clamp comprises a first sieve plate, a first fixing piece, a blocking rod and a supporting block, wherein a plurality of first waist-shaped holes are uniformly arranged on the first sieve plate at intervals, the first fixing piece is detachably arranged in the first waist-shaped holes, the position of the first fixing piece in each first waist-shaped hole can be adjusted, and the blocking rod and the supporting block are detachably fixed on the first sieve plate through the first fixing piece respectively;
the conveying table is used for conveying the positioning conveying clamp;
and
product snatchs anchor clamps, including second sieve, second mounting and sucking disc, evenly spaced apart on the second sieve is equipped with a plurality of second waist type hole, second mounting detachably locates in the second waist type hole and it is in the position in the second waist type hole is adjustable, the sucking disc passes through second mounting detachably fixes on the second sieve.
2. The water-cooling tool for the fuel tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: the number of the gear rods is multiple, and the height of each gear rod can be adjusted respectively.
3. The water-cooling tool for the fuel tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: the supporting blocks are provided with a plurality of supporting blocks, and the height of each supporting block can be adjusted respectively.
4. The water-cooling tool for the fuel tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: the sucking discs are provided with a plurality of sucking discs, and the height of each sucking disc can be adjusted respectively.
5. The water-cooling tool for the fuel tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: the positioning conveying clamp further comprises a photoelectric sensor arranged on the first sieve plate.
6. The water-cooling tool for the fuel tank according to claim 5, characterized in that: the position of the photoelectric sensor on the first screen plate is adjustable.
7. The fuel tank water-cooling tool according to claim 1, characterized in that: the positioning and conveying clamp further comprises a folded plate, a third waist-shaped hole is formed in the folded plate, the folded plate is fixed to the first sieve plate through a third fixing piece, and the third fixing piece is detachably connected with the folded plate and the first sieve plate and matched with the first waist-shaped hole and the third waist-shaped hole.
8. The water-cooling tool for the fuel tank according to claim 7, characterized in that: the folded plate comprises a first plate part and a second plate part which are connected into a whole, an included angle is formed between the first plate part and the second plate part, and the third waist-shaped holes are formed in the first plate part and the second plate part respectively.
9. The water-cooling tool for the fuel tank according to claim 7, characterized in that: the third fixing piece comprises a bolt and a third nut which are matched with each other, and the bolt sequentially penetrates through the third kidney-shaped hole and the first kidney-shaped hole and is screwed with the third nut to fix the folded plate on the first sieve plate.
10. The water-cooling tool for the fuel tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: the conveying table comprises a rack, and an air cylinder and a moving seat which are arranged on the rack, the air cylinder is used for driving the moving seat to move on the rack, and the positioning conveying fixture is fixed on the moving seat.
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