Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more clearly understood, the present application is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application.
The application provides a track device and conveyor of plugging into to solve the correlation technique, the track device of plugging into generally only can realize plugging into between two relative tracks, and can't realize the problem of plugging into between two adjacent tracks.
In a first aspect, the present application provides a rail connection device, as shown in fig. 1, the rail connection device is applied to a conveying device, the conveying device includes a stator group 10, the stator group 10 includes a first stator 11 and a second stator 12 that are arranged at an interval, and a projection of an extending direction of the first stator 11 and a projection of an extending direction of the second stator 12 on a horizontal plane form an included angle. It is understood that the conveying device may be applied to production line processing transportation, the conveying device has a stator (not shown in the figure) and at least one magnetic power mover 30 coupled to the stator, the magnetic power mover 30 may carry an object to be transported and transport along the stator in the conveying device, and the rail docking device may implement docking between different stators, for example, docking between the first stator 11 and the second stator 12. The relative position that sets up of first stator 11 and second stator 12 does not limit in this application embodiment, for example, in vertical direction, the face that transports of first stator 11 and second stator 12 both can set up in same horizontal plane, also can set up in different horizontal planes, and the face that transports of stator provides support or direction for magnetic power active cell 30 on for the stator.
Specifically, the rail connection device comprises a rail connection mechanism 20, the rail connection mechanism 20 comprises a first connection mechanism 21, the first connection mechanism 21 comprises a first connection rail 211 and a first driving assembly 212, and the orthographic projection of the first connection rail 211 on the horizontal plane is integrally arc-shaped; the first driving assembly 212 is connected to the first docking rail 211, and the first driving assembly 212 is configured to drive the first docking rail 211 to move, so as to implement docking and undocking of the first stator 11 and the second stator 12 through the first docking rail 211.
It should be noted that the horizontal plane is a plane perpendicular to the vertical direction. In the production and processing process, when the first stator 11 and the second stator 12 are not connected through the first connection rail 211, the first stator 11 and the second stator 12 are in an interrupted state, a first connection gap is formed between the first stator 11 and the second stator 12, and the magnetomotive force rotor 30 cannot be directly transported between the first stator 11 and the second stator 12. The first connection gap can be filled by the aid of the arc-shaped first connection track 211, so that connection between two adjacent tracks is achieved (for example, connection between the first stator 11 and the second stator 12 is achieved), the magnetomotive force rotor 30 can not only achieve transportation between the first stator 11 and the second stator 12 through the first connection track 211, but also achieve turning direction change of the magnetomotive force rotor 30 in a transportation stroke, and therefore objects to be transported can be transported from one of the first stator 11 and the second stator 12 to the other through the first connection track 211. In addition, the installation of curved track is simpler, and the butt joint is more accurate, and the debugging is convenient.
It should be further noted that, when the transportation surface of the first stator 11 and the transportation surface of the second stator 12 are disposed on the same horizontal plane, and the first connection rail 211 is needed to connect the first stator 11 and the second stator 12, the first driving assembly 212 may drive the first connection rail 211 to move toward the first connection gap, so as to connect the first stator 11 and the second stator 12; when the first stator 11 and the second stator 12 need to be disconnected, the first driving assembly 212 may drive the first connecting rail 211 to move away from the first connecting gap. Further, when the transport surface of the first stator 11 and the transport surface of the second stator 12 are disposed on different horizontal planes, and the first stator 11 and the second stator 12 need to be connected by using the first connection rail 211, the first connection rail 211 may be driven by the first driving assembly 212 to move toward the direction close to the first connection gap, and then the first connection rail 211 is connected with one of the first stator 11 and the second stator 12, and after the magnetic motive mover 30 runs onto the first connection rail 211, the first driving assembly 212 drives the first connection rail 211 to connect to the other one of the first stator 11 and the second stator 12, thereby connecting the magnetic motive mover 30.
With continued reference to fig. 1, in some embodiments of the present application, the stator assembly 10 further includes a third stator 13, the third stator 13 is spaced apart from the first stator 11 and the second stator 12, and the third stator 13 is disposed opposite to the first stator 11. The third stator 13 is disposed opposite to the first stator 11, which means that the extension direction of the third stator 13 coincides with the projection of the extension direction of the first stator 11 on the horizontal plane. The specific arrangement position of the third stator 13 is not limited in the embodiment of the present application, for example, the transportation surface of the third stator 13 may be arranged on the same horizontal plane as at least one of the transportation surface of the first stator 11 and the transportation surface of the second stator 12, or the transportation surface of the third stator 13 is arranged at an interval in the vertical direction with respect to the transportation surface of the first stator 11 and the transportation surface of the second stator 12.
The rail connection mechanism 20 further includes a second connection mechanism 22, the second connection mechanism 22 includes a second connection rail 221 and a second driving assembly 222, the second driving assembly 222 is connected to the second connection rail 221, and the second driving assembly 222 is configured to drive the second connection rail 221 to move, so that the connection and disconnection between the first stator 11 and the third stator 13 are achieved through the second connection rail 221.
It can be understood that, a second connection gap is provided between the first stator 11 and the third stator 13, the object to be transported cannot be directly transported from one of the first stator 11 and the third stator 13 to the other during the production process, and the second connection gap can be filled by the second connection rail 221, so as to realize connection between the two opposite rails (for example, realize connection between the first stator 11 and the third stator 13). It should be further noted that when the second connection rail 221 is required to connect the first stator 11 and the third stator 13, the second driving assembly 222 may drive the second connection rail 221 to move toward the second connection gap so as to connect the first stator 11 and the third stator 13, and when the first stator 11 and the third stator 13 are required to be disconnected, the second driving assembly 222 may drive the second connection rail 221 to move away from the second connection gap.
It should also be noted that the first docking mechanism 21 and the second docking mechanism 22 may be adapted to adjust the docking sequence according to the operating condition. For example, when the first stator 11 needs to be docked with the second stator 12, the second docking track 221 is moved to disconnect the first stator 11 and the third stator 13, and then the first docking track 211 is moved to connect the first stator 11 and the second stator 12, and the disconnection of the second docking track 221 can reserve a sufficient motion stroke for the docking motion of the first docking track 211; for another example, when the first stator 11 needs to be docked with the third stator 13, the first docking track 211 is moved to disconnect the first stator 11 and the second stator 12, and then the second docking track 221 is moved to connect the first stator 11 and the third stator 13, and the disconnection of the first docking track 211 can reserve a sufficient movement stroke for the docking movement of the second docking track 211. That is, through setting up first mechanism 21 of plugging into and second mechanism 22 of plugging into, can realize the switching of plugging into between a plurality of different tracks, switching between different tracks can be according to treating the kind needs of transporting the thing and switch over at will in turn for treating that transport the thing and can move on different tracks according to the transport demand, the transport mode is more nimble, and greatly increased the switching efficiency of plugging into, in addition, need convey different orbital waiting of waiting to transport the thing at different time interval sections and can arrive required position more in time, thereby can improve conveying efficiency.
In an embodiment of the present application, the overall orthographic projection of the second connection track 221 on the horizontal plane is in a long strip shape, so as to shorten the overall length of the second connection track 221, reduce the cost of the track connection device, and reduce the travel and transportation time of the object to be transported on the second connection track 221.
Referring to fig. 2, in an embodiment of the present application, the rail docking mechanism 20 may further include a third docking mechanism 23, the third docking mechanism 23 includes a third docking rail 231 and a third driving assembly (not shown), and an orthographic projection of the third docking rail 231 on the horizontal plane is generally arc-shaped; the third driving assembly is connected with the third docking track 231, and the third driving assembly is configured to drive the third docking track 231 to move, so as to implement docking and undocking of the second stator 12 and the third stator 13 through the third docking track 231. It is to be understood that the third docking mechanism 23 may have the same arrangement structure as the first docking mechanism 21.
It can be understood that a third connection gap is formed between the second stator 12 and the third stator 13, and the third connection gap can be filled by using the arc-shaped third connection rail 231, so that connection between two adjacent rails (for example, connection between the first stator 11 and the second stator 12) is realized, and thus "turning" direction change of the transportation stroke is realized. In this way, the object to be transported can be transported from the second stator 12 to the third stator 13 through the third docking rail 231. It should be further noted that when the third connection rail 231 is required to be used to connect the second stator 12 and the third stator 13, the third driving assembly may drive the third connection rail 231 to move toward the third connection gap so as to connect the second stator 12 and the third stator 13, and when the second stator 12 and the third stator 13 are required to be disconnected, the third driving assembly may drive the third connection rail 231 to move away from the third connection gap.
Further, referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, in some embodiments, the conveying device may include a first stator 11, a second stator 12, a third stator 13, a first connection mechanism 21, a second connection mechanism 22, and a third connection mechanism 23, where the first connection mechanism 21 and the third connection mechanism 23 are disposed on two opposite sides of the second stator 12. When the magnetomotive force rotor 30 is output through the first stator 11, the magnetomotive force rotor can be conveyed to the second stator 12 through the first connection mechanism 21, or conveyed to the third stator 13 through the second connection mechanism 12; when the magnetic power rotor 30 is output through the second stator 12, the magnetic power rotor can be conveyed to the first stator 11 through the first connection mechanism 21, or conveyed to the third stator 13 through the third connection mechanism; when the magnetomotive force mover 30 is output via the third stator 13, it may be transported to the second stator 12 by the third docking mechanism 23, or transported to the first stator 11 by the second docking mechanism 22.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 3, the first driving assembly 212 includes a first driving element 212a, the first driving element 212a is connected to the first connection rail 211, and the first driving element 212a is configured to drive the first connection rail 211 to move, so as to connect and disconnect the first stator 11 and the second stator 12 through the first connection rail 211.
In an embodiment of the present application, the first driving element 212a is configured to drive the first docking rail 211 to move vertically, so as to enable the first stator 11 to dock and undock with the second stator 12 through the first docking rail 211; it is understood that the first docking rail 211 corresponds to the first docking gap in the vertical direction, i.e. the movement stroke of the first docking rail 211 in the vertical direction at least satisfies the height difference between the first stator 11 and the second stator 12. When the first stator 11 and the second stator 12 are in a disconnected state, the transport surface of the first connection rail 211, the transport surfaces of the first stator 11 and the second stator 12 are located on different planes, that is, the first connection rail 211 may be located above or below the first connection gap, so as to reserve a sufficient movement stroke for the connection movement of the other connection rails. When the first stator 11 and the second stator 12 need to be connected, the first driving element 212a can drive the first connecting track 211 to move vertically, so that the first connecting track 211 moves to the first connecting gap, and the connection between the first stator 11 and the second stator 12 can be realized.
Further, the first driving member 212a is preferably a stepping motor, the first docking track 211 can be connected with an output shaft of the stepping motor, the first docking track 211 can move vertically along with the output shaft of the stepping motor, the movement of the first docking track 211 is more flexible and accurate, and the docking efficiency can be improved; of course, the first driving element 212a may also be a device such as an air cylinder or a motor with a screw rod, which can drive the first docking track 211 to move vertically.
Specifically, the first driving assembly 212 may further include a first supporting seat 212b and a first bearing seat 212c, the first supporting seat 212b is used for being fixed on a place where structures such as the ground and the rack are stable, the first bearing seat 212c is vertically slidably connected with the first supporting seat 212b, the first connection rail 211 is fixedly supported on the first bearing seat 212c, the first driving element 212a is fixedly installed on the first supporting seat 212b and is connected with the first bearing seat 212c, and the first driving element 212a is used for driving the first bearing seat 212c to vertically move so as to drive the first connection rail 211 to vertically move. It is understood that the first supporting seat 212b is used for providing mounting and supporting for the first driving member 212a, the first bearing seat 212c and the like, and the first bearing seat 212c is used for bearing the first docking rail 211 and connecting the first docking rail 211 with the first driving member 212 a.
In another embodiment of the present application, the first driving element 212a may also be used to drive the first docking rail 211 to move in the horizontal direction, so as to enable the first stator 11 to dock with and undock from the second stator 12 through the first docking rail 211. It can be understood that the transportation surface of the first docking track 211 is always in the same plane as the transportation surfaces of the first stator 11 and the second stator 12, and when the first stator 11 and the second stator 12 need to be docked, the first driving member 212a may drive the first docking track 211 to move to the first docking gap along the horizontal direction, so that the first docking track 211 moves in the first docking gap to dock the first stator 11 and the second stator 12.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 4, the second driving assembly 222 includes a second driving element 222a, the second driving element 222a is connected to the second docking rail 221, and the second driving element 222a is configured to drive the second docking rail 221 to move, so as to implement docking and undocking of the first stator 11 and the third stator 13 through the second docking rail 221.
It should be noted that, for the connection and switching among multiple tracks, if one driving assembly is used to drive multiple connection tracks to move singly, the driving assembly may have an excessively long propulsion distance, occupy the installation space of the equipment, and cannot ensure the connection precision, thereby increasing the design cost and the installation and debugging difficulty. In the embodiment of the present application, the first driving element 212a and the second driving element 222a are used to drive the first connection rail 211 and the second connection rail 221 to move, the first driving element 212a and the second driving element 222a only need to be responsible for driving the first connection rail 211 and the second connection rail 221, respectively, and the propulsion distance between the first driving element 212a and the second driving element 222a can be set to be shorter, so that the first driving element 212a and the second driving element 222a occupy a smaller installation space of the equipment, and meanwhile, the connection accuracy can be ensured, the design cost and the installation and debugging difficulty are reduced, and the conveying efficiency of the conveying device is improved.
In an embodiment of the present application, the second driving device 222a is configured to drive the second docking rail 221 to move along the horizontal direction, so as to enable the first stator 11 to dock and undock with the third stator 13 through the second docking rail 221. It can be understood that the transportation surface of the second connection track 221 is always in the same plane as the transportation surfaces of the first stator 11 and the third stator 13, and when the first stator 11 and the third stator 13 need to be connected, the second driving element 222a can drive the second connection track 221 to move to the second connection gap along the horizontal direction, so that the connection between the first stator 11 and the third stator 13 can be realized when the second connection track 221 moves to the second connection gap.
The second driving member 222a may be a stepping motor, an air cylinder, or a motor with a screw rod, which can drive the second docking rail 221 to move horizontally.
Specifically, the second driving assembly 222 may further include a second supporting seat 222b and a second supporting seat 222c, the second supporting seat 222b is used for being fixed to a place where the structure is stable, such as the ground and the rack, the second supporting seat 222c is connected with the second supporting seat 222b in a sliding manner along the horizontal direction, the second docking track 221 is fixed on the second supporting seat 222c in a supporting manner, a second driving member 222a is fixed to the second supporting seat 222b and connected to the second supporting seat 222c, and the second driving member 222a is used for driving the second supporting seat 222c to move along the horizontal direction, so as to drive the second docking track 221 to move along the horizontal direction. It is understood that the second supporting seat 222b is used for providing mounting and supporting for the second driving element 222a, the second bearing seat 222c, and the like, and the second bearing seat 222c is used for bearing the second docking rail 221 and connecting the second docking rail 221 with the second driving element 222 a.
In another embodiment of the present application, the second driving element 222a may also be used to drive the second docking rail 221 to move vertically, so as to enable docking and undocking of the first stator 11 and the third stator 13 through the second docking rail 221. It can be understood that the second docking track 221 corresponds to the second docking gap in the vertical direction, when the first stator 11 and the third stator 13 are in the undocked state, the transport surface of the second docking track 221 and the transport surfaces of the first stator 11 and the third stator 13 are located on different planes, that is, the second docking track 221 may be located above or below the second docking gap, and when the first stator 11 and the third stator 13 need to be docked, the second docking track 221 may be driven to move vertically by the second driving unit 222a, so that the second docking track 221 moves in the second docking gap to dock the first stator 11 and the third stator 13.
Preferably, when the first driving element 212a is also used for driving the first docking track 211 to move vertically, the second driving element 222a is used for driving the second docking track 221 to move horizontally; when the first driving element 212a is also used for driving the first docking rail 211 to move in the horizontal direction, the second driving element 222a is used for driving the second docking rail 221 to move in the vertical direction, i.e. the moving directions of the first docking rail 211 and the second docking rail 221 are different.
Specifically, the third driving assembly includes a third driving member, the third driving member is connected to the third connection rail 231, and the third driving member is configured to drive the third connection rail 231 to move, so as to realize connection and disconnection between the second stator 12 and the third stator 13 through the third connection rail 231. The third driving member may be a stepping motor, an air cylinder, a motor with a screw rod, or the like, which can drive the third docking rail 231 to move horizontally.
It will be appreciated that the first drive member 212a and the third drive member may have the same direction of movement or different directions of movement. Preferably, when the first driving element 212a is used for driving the first docking rail 211 to move vertically, the third driving element may be used for driving the second docking rail 221 to move horizontally; when the first driver 212a is used to drive the first docking track 211 to move in the horizontal direction, the third driver may be used to drive the second docking track 221 to move in the vertical direction, i.e. the moving directions of the first docking track 211 and the third docking track 231 are different.
As shown in fig. 5, in an embodiment of the present application, each of the first stator 11 and the second stator 12 includes a limit rail 14 and a magnetomotive rail 15, and the limit rail 14 and the magnetomotive rail 15 are vertically arranged.
The first docking track 211 comprises a first limit guide rail 211a (as shown in fig. 3) and a first power guide rail 211b (as shown in fig. 3), and the first limit guide rail 211a is used for enabling the limit guide rail 14 of the first stator 11 to be docked with and undocked from the limit guide rail 14 of the second stator 12; the first power guide rail 211b and the first limit guide rail 211a are vertically arranged, and are used for realizing connection and disconnection between the magnetomotive guide rail 15 of the first stator 11 and the magnetomotive guide rail 15 of the second stator 12.
It can be understood that the first stator 11, the second stator 12 and the first docking track 211 are all magnetic power tracks, as shown in fig. 6, the magnetic power rotor 30 may be disposed on the first stator 11 or the second stator 12, the magnetic power rotor 30 is used for bearing an object to be transported, when the object to be transported needs to be transported by using a transportation device, the object to be transported is placed on the magnetic power rotor 30, and the magnetic power rotor 30 is driven by the magnetic power to move along the tracks, so that the object to be transported can be transported. The limit guide rail 14 is used for bearing and limiting the magnetic power rotor 30 so as to ensure the stability of the motion of the magnetic power rotor 30; the magnetic power guide rail 15 is used for generating a magnetic field so as to provide driving force for the magnetic power rotor 30, and the specific working principle of the magnetic power rail is disclosed in the related art for a long time, and the description of the application is not provided herein.
It should be further noted that the third stator 13 may also be a magnetomotive track, that is, the third stator 13 also includes a limit guide rail 14 and a magnetomotive guide rail 15; the second docking track 221 and the third docking track 231 may also be magnetomotive tracks. Taking the second connection track 221 as an example, the second connection track 221 may include a second limit guide rail 221a (as shown in fig. 4) and a second power guide rail 221b (as shown in fig. 4), where the second limit guide rail 221a is used for enabling connection and disconnection between the limit guide rail 14 of the first stator 11 and the limit guide rail 14 of the third stator 13; the second power guide rail 221b and the second limit guide rail 221a are vertically arranged, and are used for realizing connection and disconnection between the magnetic power guide rail 15 of the first stator 11 and the magnetic power guide rail 15 of the third stator 13.
As shown in fig. 7, in an embodiment of the present application, a plurality of stator groups 10 are provided, and the plurality of stator groups 10 are arranged vertically, a plurality of rail connection mechanisms 20 are provided, and the rail connection mechanisms 20 correspond to the stator groups 10 one to one. It should be noted that the number of the stator groups 10 may be 2 groups, 3 groups or more, different stator groups 10 are at different heights and have different transportation surfaces, one rail docking mechanism 20 corresponds to one stator group 10, and the rail docking mechanism 20 can dock each rail in the corresponding stator group 10, so that the object to be transported can be transported on different transportation surfaces, and the transportation efficiency is further improved.
In an embodiment of the present application, the rail connection device may further include a fourth connection mechanism (not shown in the drawings), where the fourth connection mechanism includes a fourth connection rail and a fourth driving assembly, and the fourth driving assembly is configured to drive the fourth connection rail to move, so as to achieve connection and disconnection of different stator groups 10 through the fourth connection rail. It should be noted that the fourth driving assembly may include a fourth driving component, the fourth driving component may be a device that can drive the fourth connection rail to move horizontally, such as a stepping motor, an air cylinder, or a motor with a screw rod, and the fourth connection rail may connect the stator groups 10 located at different heights, thereby achieving connection between different transport planes.
Or, in some embodiments, the fourth driving element may be mounted on the first supporting seat 212b together with the first driving element 212a, and both the fourth driving element and the first driving element 212a may be step motors, so that a distance between the fourth driving element and the first driving element 212a is variable, and the distance between the first driving element and the first driving element 212a may be changed according to a working condition, so that the track docking device may more flexibly transport the magnetomotive force mover 30.
Based on the above rail connection device, the present application further provides a conveying device, which includes a stator group 10 and the rail connection device in any of the above embodiments, where the conveying device includes the stator group 10, the stator group 10 includes a first stator 11 and a second stator 12 that are arranged around the vertical direction at intervals, and the second stator 12 is disposed adjacent to the first stator 11; the first driving assembly 212 is configured to drive the first docking rail 211 to move, so as to enable the first stator 11 to dock and undock with the second stator 12 through the first docking rail 211.
Further, on the horizontal plane, the first end of the orthographic projection of the first connection track 211 is connected with the orthographic projection of the first stator 11, the second end of the orthographic projection of the first connection track 211 is connected with the orthographic projection of the second stator 12, and the orthographic projection of the first stator 11 is in arc transition connection with the orthographic projection of the second stator 12 through the orthographic projection of the first connection track 211, so that when the connection of the first stator 11 and the second stator 12 is realized through the first connection track 211, the connection transition of the first connection track 211 with the first stator 11 and the second stator 12 is smoother, and therefore the movement of the object to be transported is more gradual when the object to be transported is transported to the first connection track 211 through the first stator 11 or the second stator 12.
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.