CN220131279U - Conveying device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a conveying device, including a conveying line, an abutment member, and a driving cylinder, the conveying line including a base and a conveying structure disposed on the base; the abutting part is rotationally connected to the base; the fixed end of the driving cylinder is rotationally connected to the conveying line, and the telescopic end of the driving cylinder is rotationally connected to the abutting part. The abutting part of the conveying device can position the workpiece on the conveying line, and when the abutting part is located at the blocking position, the workpiece on the conveying line is blocked, so that the reliability of workpiece positioning is improved.

Description

Conveying device

Technical Field

The disclosure relates to the technical field of material transmission, in particular to a conveying device.

Background

The transfer chain is a common material conveying equipment, when carrying the material through the transfer chain, under some operating modes, need fix a position the material on the transfer chain, and common locate mode is to set up photoelectric sensor on the transfer chain, detects the position of material through photoelectric sensor and realizes, however when photoelectric sensor breaks down, just can't fix a position the material, has caused the influence to production and processing flow, if the terminal light point sensor of transfer chain breaks down, still probably causes the risk that the material drops from the transfer chain end.

For example, in a glass panel production process, a step of removing a glass panel from a conveyor line is included. Specifically, in the above steps, the mechanical arm judges the position of the glass panel through the measurement data of the photoelectric sensor, when the glass panel moves to the designated position on the conveying line, the conveying line stops conveying, the mechanical arm can take the glass panel off the conveying line, and if the photoelectric sensor breaks down, the glass panel is not taken down in time by the mechanical arm, and the glass panel can move continuously along with the conveying line and finally falls off from the conveying line. In summary, improving the positioning reliability of the materials on the conveying line is a technical problem to be solved.

Disclosure of Invention

One technical problem to be solved by the present disclosure is: and the positioning reliability of the materials on the conveying line is improved.

In order to solve the technical problems, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a conveying device, including a conveying line, an abutting component and a driving cylinder, the conveying line includes a base and a conveying structure disposed on the base; the abutting part is rotationally connected to the base; the fixed end of the driving cylinder is rotationally connected to the conveying line, and the telescopic end of the driving cylinder is rotationally connected to the abutting part.

In some embodiments, the abutting component comprises a plurality of connecting parts, the plurality of connecting parts are arranged at intervals along the first direction, and the telescopic end is alternatively connected with the connecting parts in a rotating way.

In some embodiments, the connecting portion is provided with a shaft hole, the shaft holes of the plurality of connecting portions are arranged along the first direction, the telescopic end is provided with a rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft is alternatively inserted into the shaft hole.

In some embodiments, the fixed end of the drive cylinder is rotatably connected below the material bearing surface of the conveying structure.

In some embodiments, the conveying structure comprises a plurality of conveying rollers, the conveying rollers are respectively connected to the base in a rotating manner, and the conveying rollers are uniformly distributed along the first direction.

In some embodiments, the abutment member includes a mounting member rotatably coupled to the base and an abutment member coupled to the mounting member, the abutment member being for contacting the workpiece, the abutment member including a non-metallic material.

In some embodiments, the mounting includes a first leg, a mounting portion, and a second leg, the first leg, the mounting portion, and the second leg being connected in sequence, the abutment being disposed in the mounting portion, the first leg and the second leg being rotatably connected to the base.

In some embodiments, the abutment member includes a plurality of abutments spaced apart along the second direction.

In some embodiments, the abutment comprises a rubber material.

In some embodiments, the abutment member is disposed at the end of the conveyor line.

According to the technical scheme, the abutting part of the conveying device can position the workpiece on the conveying line, the abutting part can comprise a blocking position and a release position, when the abutting part is located at the blocking position, the workpiece on the conveying line is blocked, and the workpiece stops moving, so that the workpiece can be taken down; when the abutment member is in the release position, the work piece on the conveyor line can continue to be conveyed, the positioning reliability is higher due to the physical contact of the abutment member with the work piece, and the risk of the work piece falling off the conveyor line is reduced.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present disclosure or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort to a person of ordinary skill in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a conveyor disclosed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view at A of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic elevational view of a conveyor disclosed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view at B of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a structure of a connection portion disclosed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a mounting portion and abutment engagement disclosed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 7 is a schematic top view of a conveyor disclosed in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Reference numerals illustrate:

1. a conveying device; 2. a workpiece; 10. a conveying line; 101. a base; 102. a conveying structure; 103. a first base; 104. a second seat body; 103. a rotation shaft; 11. an abutment member; 111. an abutment; 112. a mounting member; 1121-a mounting portion; 1122-a first leg; 11221. a connecting column; 1123. a second leg; 113. a connection part; 1131. a shaft hole; 12. a driving cylinder; 121. a rotating shaft; 13. a photoelectric sensor.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present disclosure are described in further detail below with reference to the drawings and examples. The following detailed description of the embodiments and the accompanying drawings are provided to illustrate the principles of the disclosure and not to limit the scope of the disclosure, which may be embodied in many different forms and not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed herein, but rather to include all technical solutions falling within the scope of the claims.

The present disclosure provides these embodiments in order to make the present disclosure thorough and complete, and fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art. It should be noted that: the relative arrangement of parts and steps, the composition of materials, numerical expressions and numerical values set forth in these embodiments should be construed as exemplary only and not limiting unless otherwise specifically stated.

In the description of the present disclosure, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "plurality" is greater than or equal to two; the terms "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "inner," "outer," and the like indicate an orientation or positional relationship merely for convenience of describing the present disclosure and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus are not to be construed as limiting the present disclosure. When the absolute position of the object to be described is changed, the relative positional relationship may be changed accordingly.

Furthermore, the use of the terms first, second, and the like in this disclosure do not denote any order, quantity, or importance, but rather are used to distinguish one element from another. The "vertical" is not strictly vertical but is within the allowable error range. "parallel" is not strictly parallel but is within the tolerance of the error. The word "comprising" or "comprises" and the like means that elements preceding the word encompass the elements recited after the word, and not exclude the possibility of also encompassing other elements.

It should also be noted that, in the description of the present disclosure, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. The specific meaning of the terms in the present disclosure may be understood as appropriate by those of ordinary skill in the art. When a particular device is described as being located between a first device and a second device, there may or may not be an intervening device between the particular device and either the first device or the second device.

All terms used in the present disclosure have the same meaning as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure pertains, unless specifically defined otherwise. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.

Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to one of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, the techniques, methods, and apparatus should be considered part of the specification.

Referring to fig. 1, an embodiment of the present utility model discloses a conveying apparatus 1 including a conveying line 10, an abutting member 11, and a driving cylinder 12, the conveying line 10 including a base 101 and a conveying structure 102 provided on the base 101; the abutment member 11 is rotatably connected to the base 101; the fixed end of the driving cylinder 12 is rotatably connected to the conveying line 10, and the telescopic end of the driving cylinder 12 is rotatably connected to the abutting part 11.

The conveyor line 10 is used for conveying the workpieces 2, in particular, placing the workpieces 2 on a conveying structure 102 of the conveyor line 10, along which conveying structure 102 the workpieces 2 are moved.

The conveying structure 102 may be a roller conveying line 10, that is, the conveying structure 102 may include a plurality of conveying rollers, the conveying rollers are rotatably connected to the base 101, the workpiece 2 is placed on the conveying rollers, and when the conveying rollers rotate, the workpiece 2 is driven to move under the action of friction force.

The conveying structure 102 may also be a belt conveyor line 10, that is, the conveying structure 102 may include a conveyor belt, a driving pulley and a driven pulley, where the driving pulley and the driven pulley are rotationally connected to the base 101, the conveyor belt is wound on the driving belt and the driven pulley, the workpiece 2 is placed on the conveyor belt, the driving pulley is driven to rotate, and the conveyor belt moves under the action of the two pulleys, so as to drive the workpiece 2 to move together.

The abutment member 11 positions the workpiece 2 on the conveying structure 102, the abutment member 11 may comprise a blocking position and a release position, when the abutment member 11 is in the blocking position, the workpiece 2 on the conveying structure 102 is blocked by the abutment member 11 and cannot continue to move along the conveying structure 102, and when the abutment member 11 is in the release position, the blocking effect of the abutment member 11 on the workpiece 2 is lost, and the workpiece 2 can move along the conveying structure 102.

The abutment member 11 is rotatably connected to the base 101, and rotating the abutment member 11 enables the abutment member 11 to be switched between a blocking position and an abutment position.

The adjustment of the rotation of the abutment member 11 with respect to the base 101 to switch positions has the advantage of a small space occupation, reducing the risk of the abutment member 11 blocking the normal operation of the other components of the conveyor 1.

The driving cylinder 12 is used to drive the abutting member 11 to rotate so that the abutting member 11 is switched between the blocking position and the release position. The driving cylinder 12 has the advantages of rapid operation and rapid response, and can rapidly switch the position of the abutment portion.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the base 101 may be provided with a rotation shaft 121 seat, the rotation shaft 121 seat may include a first seat body 103, a second seat body 104 and a rotation shaft 121103 which are disposed at intervals, a fixed end of the driving cylinder 12 is partially disposed between the first seat body 103 and the second seat body 104, through holes may be coaxially disposed on the fixed ends of the first seat body 103, the second seat body 104 and the driving cylinder 12, respectively, and the rotation shaft 121103 penetrates through the through holes of the fixed ends of the first seat body 103, the second seat body 104 and the driving cylinder 12, so as to achieve the purpose of rotationally connecting the fixed end of the driving cylinder 12 and the base 101.

When the abutment member 11 is in the blocking position, the workpiece 2 on the conveyor line 10 is blocked, and the workpiece 2 stops moving so that the workpiece 2 can be removed; when the abutment member 11 is in the release position, the workpiece 2 on the conveyor line 10 can be continuously conveyed, and compared with the conventional positioning manner of stopping the conveyor line 10 or measuring the position of the workpiece 2 by the photoelectric sensor 13, the abutment member 11 in the embodiment disclosed in the utility model has a physical blocking effect with the workpiece 2, so that the positioning reliability is higher, and the risk of dropping the workpiece 2 from the conveyor line 10 is reduced.

In the embodiment disclosed in the utility model, the conveying line 10 may further be provided with a material position detecting device to be used in cooperation with the abutting part 11, for example, the conveying device 1 may further include a processor and a photoelectric sensor 13, the photoelectric sensor 13 and the driving cylinder 12 may be respectively electrically connected to the processor, the photoelectric sensor 13 is provided on the base 101, when the material passes through the photoelectric sensor 13, the measurement data of the photoelectric sensor 13 is changed, and the processor controls the driving cylinder 12 to switch the abutting part 11 to the blocking position or the releasing position according to the measurement data. The connection manner of the photoelectric sensor 13 and the driving cylinder 12 with the processor and the working principle thereof are well known to those skilled in the art, and are not described herein.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the abutment member 11 includes a plurality of connection portions 113, and the plurality of connection portions 113 are spaced apart along the first direction, and the telescopic end is selectively rotatably connected to the connection portions 113.

The first direction may be a direction indicated by a Y axis in the drawing, the abutting member 11 may be rotated in a vertical plane, and the first direction may be a horizontal direction and parallel to a rotation plane of the abutting member 11.

Because a plurality of connecting portions 113 are arranged at intervals, when the telescopic ends are connected with different connecting portions 113, the rotation angle of the abutting part 11 can be adjusted to meet the use requirement.

In this embodiment, the connection portion 113 may be two, three, four, or five.

Referring to fig. 2 and 5, in some embodiments, the connection portion 113 is provided with a shaft hole 1131, the shaft holes 1131 of the connection portions 113 are arranged along a first direction, the telescopic end is provided with a rotation shaft 121, and the rotation shaft 121 is alternatively inserted into the shaft hole 1131.

In this embodiment, the rotating shaft 121 may be directly inserted into the shaft hole 1131, or the rotating shaft 121 may be sleeved with a bearing, and an outer ring of the bearing is at least partially inserted into the shaft hole 1131, so that wear between the rotating shaft 121 and the shaft hole 1131 is reduced through the bearing. The outer race of the bearing may be interference fit with the shaft bore 1131.

The purpose of rotationally connecting the telescopic end and the connecting part 113 is achieved by matching the rotating shaft 121 with the shaft hole 1131.

In other embodiments, the shaft hole 1131 may be disposed at the expansion end of the driving cylinder 12, and the rotation shaft 121 may be disposed at the connection part 113.

Referring to fig. 1, in some embodiments, the fixed end of the drive cylinder 12 is rotatably connected below the material bearing surface of the conveying structure 102.

The material carrying surface refers to a plane on which the conveying structure 102 is used to place the workpieces 2, for example, in an embodiment in which the conveying structure 102 is a roller conveyor line 10, the material carrying surface is a carrying surface formed by a plurality of conveying rollers, and in an embodiment in which the conveying structure 102 is a belt conveyor line 10, the material carrying surface is an upper belt surface of a conveyor belt.

When the fixed end of the driving cylinder 12 is rotatably connected below the material carrying surface of the conveying structure 102, the abutting part 11 can rotate from bottom to top to move to the blocking position, whereas the abutting part 11 can rotate from right to top to bottom to move to the releasing position, so that the risk of blocking other devices in the production environment caused by the driving cylinder 12 and the abutting part 11 is reduced, for example, when the workpiece 2 on the conveying structure 102 is removed by a manipulator, the risk of blocking the movement of the manipulator caused by the driving cylinder 12 or the abutting part 11 can be reduced.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in some embodiments, the conveying structure 102 includes a plurality of conveying rollers rotatably coupled to the base 101, respectively, the plurality of conveying rollers being uniformly distributed along the first direction.

The base 101 may be provided with a groove extending along the Y axis, and two ends of the conveying roller may be respectively connected to two opposite side wall surfaces of the groove along the X axis in a rotating manner, so that when the conveying roller rotates, the workpiece 2 may move along the Y axis.

The conveying roller can be completely arranged in the groove, so that when the workpiece 2 is placed on the conveying roller, two opposite side wall surfaces of the groove along the X-axis direction can play a limiting role on the workpiece 2, and the risk of deviation of the workpiece 2 when moving along the conveying structure 102 is reduced.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the abutment member 11 includes a mounting member 112 and an abutment member 111, the mounting member 112 is rotatably connected to the base 101, the abutment member 111 is connected to the mounting member 112, the abutment member 111 is for contacting the workpiece 2, and the abutment member 111 includes a non-metallic material.

The mounting member 112 is used to connect the abutment member 111 to the base 101.

In embodiments in which the abutment member 11 includes a plurality of connection portions 113, the connection portions 113 may be provided to the mounting member 112.

The abutment 111 may be of a rigid non-metallic material, such as plastic; but may also be a flexible nonmetallic material such as rubber or silica gel.

The abutting piece 111 may be entirely made of a nonmetallic material, or may be made of a nonmetallic material only at a portion contacting the workpiece 2.

Since the abutting piece 111 comprises a non-metal material, the risk of generating metal scraps by friction between the abutting piece 111 and the workpiece 2 can be reduced, and the risk of damaging the workpiece 2 by friction between the workpiece 2 and the metal scraps can be reduced.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the mounting member 112 includes a first branch 1122, a mounting portion 1121, and a second branch 1123, the first branch 1122, the mounting portion 1121, and the second branch 1123 are connected in sequence, the abutment 111 is disposed on the mounting portion 1121, and the first branch 1122 and the second branch 1123 are rotatably connected to the base 101.

The first branch 1122, the mounting portion 1121, and the second branch 1123 may be integrally formed, for example, the first branch 1122, the mounting portion 1121, and the second branch 1123 may be formed by metal bending, the first branch 1122, the mounting portion 1121, and the second branch 1123 may be separate members, and for example, the first branch 1122, the mounting portion 1121, and the second branch 1123 may be bonded or welded.

First, the first and second branch portions 1122 and 1123 may serve as a connection so that the mounting portion 1121 can be rotatably connected with the base 101. Second, the gap between the first and second branches 1122, 1123 may be used for mounting other components to save space, e.g., in embodiments where the abutment member 11 includes several connection portions 113, the connection portions 113 may be disposed between the first and second branches 1122, 1123. Further, the first branch 1122, the mounting portion 1121, and the second branch 1123 are hollow, and the weight of the abutting member 11 can be reduced, so that the abutting member 11 can be moved more rapidly.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in some embodiments, the abutment member 11 includes a plurality of abutment members 111, the plurality of abutment members 111 being spaced apart along the second direction.

The second direction may be a direction indicated by an X-axis in the drawing, and the first direction and the second direction may be perpendicular to each other.

The plurality of support members 111 are arranged at intervals, so that on one hand, the supporting effect of the support members 11 on the workpiece 2 is guaranteed, the stability of the support members 11 blocking the workpiece 2 is improved, on the other hand, the support members 111 are arranged at intervals, protruding portions of the workpiece 2 can be contained in spaces between the support members 111, and the adaptability of the support members 111 to the shape of the workpiece 2 is improved.

In some embodiments, the abutment 111 comprises a rubber material.

The rubber material has good elasticity on the one hand, has reduced the work piece 2 and has made the risk that bumps and lead to work piece 2 to damage with support piece 111, and on the other hand the rubber material has good wearability, has increased the life who supports and lean on piece 111.

Referring to fig. 6, in the present embodiment, the abutting member 111 may have a hollow sleeve-shaped structure, the mounting portion 1121 may be provided with a plurality of connection posts 11221, and the abutting member 111 may be sleeved on the connection posts 11221.

Referring to fig. 7, in some embodiments, an abutment member 11 is provided at the end of the conveyor line 10.

When the abutting part 11 is arranged at the tail end of the conveying line 10, on one hand, the position of the abutting part 11 is convenient to set, the setting mode of the abutting part 11 is more flexible, on the other hand, the abutting part 11 can block the workpiece 2 at the tail end of the conveying line 10, and the risk that the workpiece 2 falls from the tail end of the conveying line 10 is reduced.

Thus, various embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail. In order to avoid obscuring the concepts of the present disclosure, some details known in the art are not described. How to implement the solutions disclosed herein will be fully apparent to those skilled in the art from the above description.

Although some specific embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail by way of example, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above examples are for illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing embodiments may be modified and equivalents substituted for elements thereof without departing from the scope and spirit of the disclosure. In particular, the technical features mentioned in the respective embodiments may be combined in any manner as long as there is no structural conflict.

Claims (10)

1. A conveying apparatus, comprising:

a conveyor line (10) comprising a base (101) and a conveying structure (102) arranged on the base (101);

an abutment member (11) rotatably connected to the base (101);

the fixed end of the driving cylinder (12) is rotatably connected with the conveying line (10), and the telescopic end of the driving cylinder (12) is rotatably connected with the abutting part (11).

2. A conveyor device according to claim 1, wherein the abutment member (11) comprises a plurality of connection portions (113), a plurality of said connection portions (113) being arranged at intervals along the first direction, the telescopic end being alternatively rotatably connected to the connection portions (113).

3. The conveying device according to claim 2, wherein the connecting portion (113) is provided with shaft holes (1131), the shaft holes (1131) of the plurality of connecting portions (113) are arranged along the first direction, the telescopic end is provided with a rotating shaft (121), and the rotating shaft (121) is alternatively inserted into the shaft holes (1131).

4. A conveyor apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the fixed end of the drive cylinder (12) is rotatably connected below the material-carrying surface of the conveying structure (102).

5. The conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the conveying structure (102) comprises a plurality of conveying rollers, the conveying rollers are respectively and rotatably connected to the base (101), and the conveying rollers are uniformly distributed along a first direction.

6. Conveyor device according to any of claims 1-5, characterized in that the abutment member (11) comprises a mounting member (112) and an abutment member (111), the mounting member (112) being in rotational connection with the base (101), the abutment member (111) being connected to the mounting member (112), the abutment member (111) being intended for contact with the workpiece (2), the abutment member (111) comprising a non-metallic material.

7. The conveying apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein the mounting member (112) includes a first branch portion (1122), a mounting portion (1121), and a second branch portion (1123), the first branch portion (1122), the mounting portion (1121), and the second branch portion (1123) are sequentially connected, the abutting member (111) is provided in the mounting portion (1121), and the first branch portion (1122) and the second branch portion (1123) are rotatably connected to the base (101).

8. A conveyor device according to claim 6, wherein the abutment member (11) comprises a plurality of abutment members (111), the plurality of abutment members (111) being arranged at intervals along the second direction.

9. A conveyor device according to claim 6, wherein the abutment (111) comprises a rubber material.

10. Conveyor device according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that the abutment member (11) is arranged at the end of the conveyor line (10).