TW202128537A - Object conveying device, object conveying method, and object conveying equipment carrying out the object conveying method which can be driven to selectively convey objects at different height positions - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an object conveying device, an object conveying method, and an object conveying equipment for carrying out the object conveying method. The object conveying device has several conveying units and several channels. Each conveying unit has a carrier, and each carrier can be driven to selectively convey objects at different height positions. The channel is connected between two adjacent conveying units and can be used to convey the object. The carrier of each conveying unit can convey the object to the channel corresponding to one of the height positions. It can be driven to selectively convey the objects at different height positions, which not only maintains the effect of high-efficiency conveying of objects, but also overcomes the shortcomings of prior arts which occupy excessively large floor area.

Description

Article conveying device, article conveying method, and article conveying equipment for carrying out the article conveying method

The present invention relates to an object conveying device, an object conveying method, and an object conveying device for carrying out the object conveying method, in particular to an object conveying device that can convey objects at different heights, an object conveying method, and an object for carrying out the object conveying method Conveying equipment.

Referring to FIG. 1, it is a multi-equipment series feeding device suitable for conveying objects, and is provided with several equipment 81 arranged at intervals and several conveying mechanisms 82 connecting the equipment 81 in series.

Each device 81 includes a working platform 810, a through unit 811 installed on the working platform 810, and several working units 812 installed on the working platform 810. The through unit 811 is used to directly transport the object from one side of the working platform 810 to the other side of the working platform 810. The working unit 812 is used to transport the object from one side of the working platform 810 to the other side of the working platform 810 after a preset processing operation. When conveying the object, each conveying mechanism 82 can selectively convey the object to one of the through unit 811 or the working unit 812 adjacent to the equipment 81, which is more than the traditional single-track conveying device In addition to multi-functionality, it also reduces the complexity and cost of the structure compared with the traditional multi-track feeding device.

However, when the tandem feeding device is implemented, in addition to the large area occupied by the working platform 810 of each device 81 because it needs to accommodate the through unit 811 and the working unit 812, the conveying mechanism 82 also needs to move horizontally. In order to correspond to the through unit 811 or the working unit 812, a floor area equivalent to that of the device 81 is also required. Therefore, there is still room for improvement for the problem of the excessively large footprint of the tandem feeding device.

Therefore, one of the objectives of the present invention is to provide an article conveying device that can selectively convey articles and reduce the floor space.

Therefore, the article conveying device of the present invention is suitable for conveying articles, and has several conveying units and several channels.

Each conveying unit has a carrier, and each carrier can be driven to selectively convey the objects at different height positions. The channel is connected between adjacent two of the conveying unit and can be used to convey the object. The carrier of each conveying unit can convey the object to the channel corresponding to one of the height positions.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an object conveying method that can selectively convey objects and reduce the floor space.

Therefore, the article conveying method of the present invention is suitable for conveying articles, and has: a first conveying unit provides an article inlet and a plurality of article outlets; after the article is input through the article inlet, the article is input into the first conveyer A first carrier of the unit; and enabling the object to be selectively output from the first carrier without changing the height position toward one of the object outlets of the first conveying unit, or to drive the first The carrier is displaced to another height position, and then the object is output from the first carrier to the other one of the object outlets of the first conveying unit.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an article conveying device with an article conveying device using the article conveying method.

The article conveying equipment is suitable for conveying articles, and has the article conveying device for executing the article conveying method.

The effect of the present invention is that each carrier can be driven to selectively transport the objects at different heights. In addition to maintaining the effect of high-efficiency transport of objects, it can also solve the disadvantage of the prior art that the area is too large.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same numbers.

Referring to Figures 2 and 3, an embodiment of the object conveying device of the present invention is suitable for conveying an object 90. It is provided with an object conveying device 91 for conveying the object 90, and two connected to the object conveying device 91 and used for A working device for processing the to-be-processed product (not shown in the figure) carried by the object 90. In this embodiment, the object 90 is in the shape of a plate, and the carried product to be processed is an electronic component. However, when implemented, in other embodiments of the present invention, the type of the object 90 is the same as that of the object 90 The types of items to be processed are not limited to this.

The article conveying device 91 is provided with three conveying units arranged at intervals along a direction X, and two channel units connected between the conveying units, and the working devices are respectively arranged between the opposite sides of the conveying units. For the convenience of description, the conveying unit is divided into a first conveying unit 1, a second conveying unit 2, and a third conveying unit 3, and the channel unit is divided into a connection connected to the first conveying unit 1 and A first channel unit 4 between the second conveying unit 2 and a second channel unit 5 connected between the second conveying unit 2 and the third conveying unit 3. The working device is divided into a first working device 92 connected between the first conveying unit 1 and the second conveying unit 2 and spaced below the first channel unit 4, and a first working device 92 connected to the second conveying unit 2 and the third conveying unit 3 and the second working device 93 located below the second channel unit 5 at an interval.

The first conveying unit 1 includes a first lifting module 11, a first carrier module 12 disposed on the first lifting module 11, and a first carrier module 12 that can be horizontally displaced along a direction Y. The first carrier 13 on the module 12, a first feeding guide module 14 and a first discharging guide module 15 arranged at left and right intervals on the first lifting module 11, and one installed on the The first lifting module 11 is covered on the first carrier module 12, the first carrier 13, the first feeding guide module 14 and the first discharging guide module 15 One case 16. The first casing 16 has a first inlet side 161 and a first outlet side 163 opposite to the left and right. The lower end of the first inlet side 161 is provided with a first inlet 162 for the object 90 to pass through. The first outlet side 163 is provided with two first outlets 164 spaced up and down for the object 90 to move out, and one of the first outlets 164 is at the same height as the first inlet 162, and the other The height position of the outlet 164 is higher than the height position of the first inlet 162.

4 and 5, the first lifting module 11 has an L-shaped first base 111 that extends up and down, and two first lifting rail seats 112 that extend up and down and are spaced apart from each other on the front side of the first base 111. And a first lifting drive assembly 113 arranged on the first base 111 and connected with the first carrier module 12. The first lifting drive assembly 113 can be used to drive the first carrier module 12 to move up and down relative to the first base 111.

In the first embodiment, the first lifting drive assembly 113 has a first lifting driver 114 fixed on the front side of the upper end of the first base 111, and a first lifting driver 114 connected to the first lifting driver 114 and being lifted from the first lifting driver 114. The driver 114 extends downwards and is pivoted to the first lifting screw 115 of the first base 111, and a first lifting screw 115 straddles the first lifting rail base 112 to be movable up and down and is screwed to the first lifting screw 115. The first lifting linkage seat 116 connected to the first carrier module 12. The first lifting screw 115 can be driven by the first lifting driver 114 to rotate relative to the first base 111 around its own axis, and then drive the first lifting linkage seat 116 to drive the first carrier module 12 relative to the The first base 111 is moved up and down and positioned. Since there are many ways to drive the vertical displacement and positioning of the first carrier module 12 relative to the first base 111, in implementation, the first lifting module 11 is not limited to the above-mentioned implementation aspects.

6 to 8, the first carrier module 12 has a first seat body 121 connected to the first lifting linkage seat 116, and a first seat body 121 disposed on the first seat body 121 and connected to the first carrier 13 The connected first adjustment component 122. The first adjustment component 122 can be controlled to drive the first carrier 13 to be positioned relative to the first base 121 in a horizontal displacement along the direction Y. In this embodiment, the first adjustment component 122 has a first adjustment driver 123 fixed below the first base 121, and a first adjustment driver 123 installed in the first base 121 and connected to the first carrier 13 A shift screw (not shown) that is screwed and can be driven to drive the first carrier 13 to translate relative to the first base 121, and a connecting screw between the first shift driver 123 and the shift screw The first shifting wheel set 125 and a first shifting belt 126. The first adjusting wheel set 125 and the first adjusting belt 126 cooperate to transmit the power of the first adjusting driver 123 to drive the adjusting screw. Since there are many types of adjustment components for driving the first carrier 13 relative to the first base 121 to be horizontally displaced in the direction Y, the implementation is not limited to the above-mentioned aspect.

The first carrier 13 has a first carrier rail seat 131 that can be horizontally displaced along the direction Y and is mounted on the first seat body 121 and connected to the first adjustment assembly 122. A first carrier belt 132 installed on the first carrier rail base 131 and capable of supporting the object 90, a first carrier belt 132 installed on the first carrier rail base 131 and connected to the first carrier belt 132 The first carrier drive assembly 133 that can be used to drive the first carrier belt 132, and a second carrier mounted on the first carrier rail base 131 and between the opposite sides of the first carrier belt 132 A vehicle blocking component 134. The first carrier belt 132 can be driven to convey the carried object 90 to the right.

In this embodiment, the first carrier drive assembly 133 has a motor, and a transmission wheel and a transmission belt connected between the motor and the first carrier belt 132, but in implementation, it is used to drive the There are many types of the first carrier driving assembly 133 of the first carrier belt 132, so the implementation is not limited to this.

9 and 10, the first carrier stop assembly 134 has a first carrier driver 135 fixed to the first carrier rail base 131, and a first carrier driver 135 installed on the upper end of the first carrier driver 135 and can be The first gear driver 135 drives a first gear positioning shaft 136 that moves up and down. The first carrier stop assembly 134 can be controlled to change between a downshifting state and a positioning state. When in the downshifting state, the first carrier positioning axis 136 is lower than the first carrier The height position of the belt 132. When in the positioning state, the first carrier positioning shaft 136 is higher than the height position of the first carrier belt 132, and can be used for the first carrier belt 132 to carry and transport The object 90 is leaned against and positioned to the right.

Referring to FIGS. 2, 4, and 5, the first lifting drive assembly 113 of the first lifting module 11 can drive the first carrier module 12 to drive the first carrier 13 at one and above the first outlet 164 The displacement changes between the first upper conveying position with the same height and the first lower conveying position with the same height as the lower first inlet 162 and the lower first outlet 164. When the first carrier 13 is located at the first upper conveying position, it can be used to output the carried object 90 to the corresponding first outlet 164 to output the object 90, and the first carrier 13 is located at the first bottom In the conveying position, it can be used to carry the object 90 input from the corresponding first inlet 162, and can be used to output the carried object 90 to the corresponding first outlet 164.

Referring to Figures 2, 3, and 11, the first feeding guide module 14 and the first discharging guide module 15 are respectively disposed on the first inlet side 161 and the first inlet side 161 of the first housing 16 The outlet side 163 is located inside the first inlet 162 and the first outlet 164 in the first lower conveying position, respectively.

The first feeding guide module 14 is provided with a first feeding mounting frame 141 extending along the direction Y and fixed on the front side of the first base 111, and two front and rear feeding mounting frames 141 are arranged on the first feeding mounting frame 141. The first feeding driving assembly 142 and a first feeding stopping assembly 145 which is arranged on the first feeding mounting frame 141 and can be controlled to rise and fall. Each first feeding drive assembly 142 has two first feeding pinch wheels 143 that are spaced up and down and can be driven, and a first feeding pinch wheel 143 for driving one of the first feeding pinch wheels 143 to pivot. The material driving device 144, the first feeding pinch wheel 143 can roll and pinch the object 90 upward and downward (as shown in FIG. 14), and convey the object 90 to the first carrier 13 to the right superior.

Referring to Figures 2, 3, and 12, the first feeding stop assembly 145 has a first feeding drive 146 fixed to the first feeding mounting frame 141, and a first feeding drive 146 mounted on the upper end of the first feeding drive 146 and The first in-shift positioning shaft 147 that can be driven up and down by the first in-shift driver 146. The first feeding stop component 145 can be controlled to change between a descending state and a stopping state.

When in the descending state, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 12, the first in-block positioning shaft 147, the first in-block positioning shaft 147 does not protrude upward, but is lower than the first infeed drive assembly 142 The first pinching wheel 143 pinches the height position of the object 90, so that the object 90 can be conveyed through the first inlet 162, and is conveyed to the right by the first feeding drive assembly 142 The first vehicle 13. When in the blocking state, the first in-block positioning shaft 147 as shown by the dot chain line in FIG. The first pinching wheel 143 pinches the height position of the object 90, and can be used to block the object 90 from the first inlet 162, and cannot be moved by the first feeding drive assembly 142 Right delivery. Since there are many types of mechanisms that can be driven to move up and down to block objects, when implemented, the feed blocking component is not limited to the above-mentioned implementation aspects.

Referring to Figures 2, 3, and 13, the first discharging guide module 15 has a first discharging mounting frame 151 fixed on the first base 111, and two front and rear spaces installed on the first discharging mounting frame. The first discharging drive assembly 152 on the rack 151. The structural design of the first discharging drive assembly 152 is the same as that of the first feeding drive assembly 142, and will not be described in detail. The first discharging drive assembly 152 can be driven to receive the object 90 conveyed to the right from the first carrier 13 and pinch the object 90 horizontally to the right through the corresponding first outlet 164 .

Referring to Figures 2, 15, and 16, the structural design of the second conveying unit 2 is roughly the same as that of the first conveying unit 1, including a second lifting module 21 and a second carrier mounted on the second lifting module 21. The seat module 22, a second carrier 23 installed on the second seat module 22, a second feeding guide module 24 and a second output guide module 24 arranged on the second lifting module 21 at left and right intervals The material guide module 25, and one installed on the second lifting module 21 and covered by the second carrier module 22, the second carrier 23, the second feeding guide module 24 and the The second casing 26 outside the second discharging guide module 25.

The second lifting module 21 has a second base 211, two second lifting rail seats 212 extending up and down and spaced from the left and right on the front side of the second base 211, and one is provided on the second base 211 and The second lifting drive assembly 213 connected to the second carrier module 22. The second casing 26 has a second inlet side 261 and a second outlet side 263. The second inlet side 261 is provided with two second inlets 262 spaced up and down, and the second outlet side 263 is provided with two upper and lower inlets. The second outlets 264 are spaced apart. The height positions of the second inlets 262 are respectively the same as the heights of the second outlets 264. The second feeding guide module 24 is the second inlet 262 located below Inside, the second discharging guide module 25 is located inside the second outlet 264 below.

Referring to FIGS. 2, 16, and 17, the second lifting drive assembly 213 of the second lifting module 21 can drive the second carrier module 22 to drive the second carrier 23 at one and above the second entrance 262 The displacement changes between a second upper conveying position equal to the height of the second outlet 264 above, and a second lower conveying position equal to the height of the second inlet 262 below and the second outlet 264 below. When the second carrier 23 is located at the second upper conveying position, it can receive the object 90 input from the corresponding second inlet 262 and can output the object 90 to the corresponding second outlet 264. When the second carrier 23 is at the second lower conveying position, it can be used to carry the object 90 input from the corresponding second entrance 262, and can be used to transfer the carried object 90 to the corresponding second Export 264 output. Since the above-mentioned module structure design is substantially the same as that of the first conveying unit 1 (as shown in FIG. 4), it will not be described in detail.

The difference between the second conveying unit 2 and the first conveying unit 1 is that the second lifting module 21 is also provided with a first auxiliary lifting assembly 210, and the second conveying unit 2 is also provided with a The first auxiliary carrier module 27 of the auxiliary lifting assembly 210 and a first auxiliary carrier 28 installed on the first auxiliary carrier module 27.

The first auxiliary lifting assembly 210 can be used to drive the first auxiliary carrier module 27 to move up and down relative to the second base 211, and has a first auxiliary lift driver 217 fixed on the front side of the second base 211, and a A first auxiliary lifting screw 218 connected to the first auxiliary lifting driver 217 and extending upward from the first auxiliary lifting driver 217 and pivotally connected to the second base 211, and a first auxiliary lifting screw 218 that can be moved up and down to straddle the The second lifting rail seat is screwed to the first auxiliary lifting screw 218 and connected to the first auxiliary lifting linkage seat 219 of the first auxiliary carrier module 27. The structure and operation mode of the first auxiliary lifting assembly 210 are substantially the same as the first lifting driving assembly 113 (as shown in FIG. 4), and will not be repeated here.

The structural design of the first auxiliary carrier module 27 is substantially the same as that of the first carrier module 12. However, because the first auxiliary carrier module 27 does not have a horizontal displacement positioning requirement along the direction Y, this embodiment The first auxiliary carrier module 27 has less structure corresponding to the first adjustment component 122 than the first carrier module 12. The structural design and operation mode of the first auxiliary carrier 28 are substantially the same as that of the first carrier 13 (as shown in FIG. 8).

The first auxiliary lifting assembly 210 can drive the first auxiliary carrier module 27 to drive the first auxiliary carrier 28 to a second upper part with the same height as the upper second inlet 262 and the upper second outlet 264 The conveying position is displaced between a first retreat position higher than the height of the upper second inlet 262 and the upper second outlet 264. When the first auxiliary carrier 28 is in the second upper conveying position, it can be used to carry the object 90 input from the corresponding second inlet 262, and can transfer the carried object 90 to the corresponding second Exit 264 direction output. When the first auxiliary carrier 28 is in the first retracted position, the second carrier 23 can be moved to the second upper conveying position to convey the object 90.

Referring to FIGS. 2, 15, and 18, the structure of the third conveying unit 3 is substantially the same as that of the second conveying unit 2 (as shown in FIG. 16), and includes a third lifting module 31 installed on the third lifting module 31 A third carrier module 32 and a second auxiliary carrier module 37, a third carrier 33 installed on the third carrier module 32, and one installed on the second auxiliary carrier module 37 The second auxiliary carrier 38, a third feeding guide module 34 and a third discharging guide module 35 arranged on the third lifting module 31 at left and right intervals, and one installed on the third lifting module 31 The module 31 is covered by the third housing outside the third carrier module 32, the third carrier 33, the third feeding guide module 34, and the third feeding guide module 35 36.

The third lifting module 31 has a third base 311, two third lifting rail seats 312 extending up and down on the front side of the third base 311, and one being provided on the third base 311 and connected to the third base 311. The third lifting drive assembly 313 connected to the carrier module 32 and a second auxiliary lifting assembly 310 disposed at the lower end of the third base 311 and connected to the second auxiliary carrier module 37.

The third housing 36 has a third inlet side 361 and a third outlet side 363. The third inlet side 361 is provided with two third inlets 362 spaced up and down. The third outlet side 363 is provided with a The third outlet 364 of the third inlet 362 at the same height position, the third inlet guide module 34 is located below the third inlet 362, and the third outlet guide module 35 is located below Inside the third outlet 364.

Referring to FIGS. 2, 18, and 19, the third lifting drive assembly 313 of the third lifting module 31 can drive the third carrier module 32 to drive the third carrier 33 at one and above the third entrance 362 The displacement changes between a third upper conveying position of equal height and a third lower conveying position of the same height as the lower third inlet 362 and the lower third outlet 364. When the third carrier 33 is located at the third upper conveying position, it can be used to receive the object 90 input from the corresponding third entrance 362. When the third carrier 33 is at the third lower conveying position, it can be used to carry the object 90 input from the corresponding third entrance 362, and can be used to transfer the carried object 90 to the corresponding third Exit 364 output.

The structural design of the second auxiliary carrier module 37 is substantially the same as that of the first carrier module 12 (as shown in FIG. 6). The structural design and operation mode of the second auxiliary carrier 38 are substantially the same as those of the first carrier 13 (as shown in FIG. 8).

The second auxiliary lifting assembly 310 can drive the second auxiliary carrier module 37 to drive the second auxiliary carrier 38 to a third lower position equal to the third entrance 362 and the third exit 364 below. The conveying position is changed between the third inlet 362 below and the second retreat position of the third outlet 364 below. When the second auxiliary carrier 38 is in the third lower conveying position, it can be used to carry the object 90 input from the corresponding third entrance 362, and can transfer the carried object 90 to the corresponding third Output in the direction of exit 364. When the second auxiliary carrier 38 is in the second retreat position, the third carrier 33 can be moved to the third lower conveying position to convey the object 90.

Since the structural design and functions of the modules and components of the third conveying unit 3 are substantially the same as those of the second conveying unit 2, no further details will be given.

Referring to Figures 2, 15, and 20, the first channel unit 4 is connected left and right between the first housing 16 and the second housing 26, and the first outlet 164 connected to the upper side and the upper first outlet 164 is connected left and right. The two entrances 262 can be used to carry and transport the object 90 between the first conveying unit 1 and the second conveying unit 2.

The first channel unit 4 includes a first channel rail seat 41 connected between the casings, and two first channels extending from left and right and installed at the first channel rail seat 41 at intervals for carrying the object 90. Belt 42, a first channel drive assembly 43 arranged on the first channel rail seat 41 and connected to the first channel belt 42, and a first channel drive assembly 43 arranged on the first channel rail seat 41 and interposed between the first channel belt 42 A first passage stop component 44 between the opposite sides, and a first passage stop component 44 installed on the first passage rail seat 41 and covered by the first passage belt 42, the first passage drive component 43, and the first passage stop component 44 The first channel housing 40.

The first channel driving assembly 43 can be used to drive the first channel belt 42 to run, and cooperate to convey the carried object 90 to the right. The structure and function design of the first channel driving assembly 43 for driving the operation of the first channel belt 42 is substantially the same as that of the first carrier driving assembly 133, and will not be repeated.

The first passage stop component 44 is installed at the right end of the first passage rail seat 41, and has a first passage driver 441 fixed on the first passage rail seat 41, and a first passage driver 441 installed on the first passage rail seat 41. The upper end of the gear driver 441 can be driven by the first gear driver 441 to move up and down the first transmission positioning shaft 442, and the first transmission positioning shaft 442 can be driven to protrude upward relative to the first passage rail seat 41 It extends to the height of the first channel belt 42 and can be used to block the object 90 conveyed to the right by the first channel belt 42. The structure and functional design of the first passage stop component 44 are substantially the same as the first carrier stop component 134 (as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 ), and therefore will not be described in detail.

3, the structure design of the second channel unit 5 is the same as that of the first channel unit 4, and can be used to transport the object 90 between the second conveying unit 2 and the third conveying unit 3, so it will not be described in detail .

The article conveying method used by the article conveying equipment of the present invention to convey the article 90 is described as follows:

After the object 90 is input through the first entrance 162 of the first conveying unit 1, it is input on the first carrier 13 of the first conveying unit 1.

After the object 90 is input into the first carrier 13, you can choose not to change the height position of the first carrier 13, and then drive the first carrier 13 to directly output the first outlet 164 at the same height position The object 90, or the first lifting module 11 is selectively controlled to move the first carrier 13 to another height position, and then the first carrier 13 is output to the first outlet 164 located at the height position.述物件90.

When the first carrier 13 outputs the object 90 without changing the height position, the object 90 is transported into the first working device 92 for preset processing operations, such as Die bonding, glue dispensing, pressing, visual inspection... etc., but not limited to the above types of operations.

When the first carrier 13 is shifted to another height position before outputting the object 90, the first channel unit 4 connecting the first conveying unit 1 and the second conveying unit 2 will The object 90 is conveyed to the corresponding second entrance 262 of the second conveying unit 2. Then, the object 90 conveyed to the second conveying unit 2 is input on the second carrier 23 of the second conveying unit 2. Then, choose to make the second carrier 23 output the object 90 toward one of the second outlets 264 of the second conveying unit 2 without changing the height position, or choose to control the second lifting module 21 to carry the second carrier. The tool 23 is moved to another height position, and the second carrier 23 is then made to output the object 90 toward another second outlet 264 at the height position.

When the second carrier 23 is moved to another height position before outputting the object 90, the object 90 is transported into the second working device 93 for preset processing operations. For example, bonding, dispensing, pressing, visual inspection... etc., but not limited to the above-mentioned types of operations. When the second carrier 23 outputs the object 90 without changing the height position, the object 90 is transferred via the second channel unit 5 connecting the second conveying unit 2 and the third conveying unit 3 It is conveyed to the corresponding third entrance 362 of the third conveying unit 3.

Then, the article 90 conveyed to the third conveying unit 3 is input on the third carrier 33 of the third conveying unit 3. Then, the third lifting module 31 is controlled to drive the third carrier 33 to move to another height position, and the third carrier 33 is then made to output the object 90 toward the third outlet 364 at the corresponding height position.

Referring to Figures 21 and 22, for an example: after the object 90 is input into the first carrier 13 of the first conveying unit 1, the height position of the first carrier 13 is selected not to be changed, and then the first carrier is driven The tool 13 directly outputs the object 90 toward the first outlet 164 at the same height position. After being output from the first outlet 164, the object 90 is conveyed into the first working device 92 for a preset processing operation, and then is input to the second carrier 23 of the second conveying unit 2. The object 90 is transferred to another height position by the second carrier 23, and then output by the second carrier 23 toward another second outlet 264 at the height position, and is transported to the second outlet 264 through the second channel unit 5 The third carrier 33 in the third conveying unit 3. Finally, the object 90 is moved to another height position by the third carrier 33, and then is output from the third conveying unit 3 through the third outlet 364.

Referring to Figures 23 and 24, another example is given: after the object 90 is input into the first carrier 13 of the first conveying unit 1, the height position of the first carrier 13 is selected to change, so that the first carrier 13 13 outputs the object 90 toward the first outlet 164 located at the height position. The object 90 is conveyed to the second carrier 23 in the second conveying unit 2 through the first channel unit 4, and then the height position of the second carrier 23 is changed. When the second carrier 23 is moved to another height position before outputting the object 90, the object 90 is transported into the second working device 93 to perform a preset processing operation. Finally, the object 90 is input into the third carrier 33 of the third conveying unit 3, and the height position of the third carrier 33 is not changed, and the object 90 is directly transferred from the third carrier 33 through the third outlet 364. The third conveying unit 3 is output.

To sum up, the object conveying device of the present invention can be driven by each carrier to selectively convey the objects 90 at different height positions. In addition to maintaining the effect of high-efficiency conveying of objects, it can also solve the problem of land occupation by the prior art. The shortcoming of too large area, so it can indeed achieve the purpose of the invention.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention. When the scope of implementation of the present invention cannot be limited by this, all simple equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the content of the patent specification still belong to This invention patent covers the scope.

1: The first conveying unit 11: The first lifting module 111: First Pedestal 112: The first lifting rail seat 113: The first lifting drive assembly 114: The first lift drive 115: The first lifting screw 116: The first lifting linkage seat 12: The first carrier module 121: First Block 122: The first shift component 123: The first shift driver 125: The first shift wheel group 126: First shift belt 13: The first vehicle 131: The first vehicle rail seat 132: First Vehicle Belt 133: The first vehicle drive assembly 134: The first vehicle stop component 135: First gear drive 136: first gear positioning axis 14: The first feeding guide module 141: The first feeding mounting frame 142: The first feed drive assembly 143: The first feeding pinch wheel 144: The first feed drive 145: The first feeding stop component 146: The first in-gear drive 147: first in gear positioning axis 15: The first discharge guide module 151: First discharge mounting frame 152: The first output drive assembly 16: The first chassis 161: first entrance side 162: First Entrance 163: The first exit side 164: First Exit 2: The second conveying unit 21: The second lifting module 210: The first auxiliary lifting assembly 211: Second Base 212: The second lifting rail seat 213: The second lifting drive assembly 217: First auxiliary drive 218: The first auxiliary lift screw 219: First auxiliary lift linkage seat 22: The second carrier module 23: second vehicle 24: The second feeding guide module 25: The second discharge guide module 26: second chassis 261: second entrance side 262: Second Entrance 263: second exit side 264: Second Exit 27: The first auxiliary carrier module 28: The first auxiliary vehicle 3: The third conveying unit 31: The third lifting module 310: The second auxiliary lifting assembly 311: Third Base 312: Third lifting rail seat 313: Third Lifting Drive Assembly 32: The third carrier module 33: Third Vehicle 34: The third feeding guide module 35: The third discharge guide module 36: The third chassis 361: Third Entrance Side 362: The Third Entrance 363: third exit side 364: Third Exit 37: The second auxiliary carrier module 38: Second auxiliary vehicle 4: The first channel unit 40: first channel housing 41: The first channel rail seat 42: First channel belt 43: The first channel drive component 44: The first channel stop component 441: First pass drive 442: First pass gear positioning axis 5: The second channel unit 90: Object 91: Object conveying device 92: The first working device 93: Second working device

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a top view of a disclosed object conveying device; 2 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the object conveying equipment of the present invention, illustrating that the embodiment is provided with an object conveying device and two working devices; FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the embodiment, in which multiple casings have been omitted, and illustrate that the article conveying device is provided with a first conveying unit, a second conveying unit, and a third conveying unit; Figure 4 is an incomplete perspective view of the embodiment, illustrating that the first conveying unit is provided with a first lifting module; 5 is an incomplete perspective view of the embodiment, illustrating that a first carrier of the first conveying unit can be driven to move up and down; 6 is an incomplete side view of the embodiment, illustrating a first carrier module connected to a first lifting linkage seat of the first lifting module; FIG. 7 is an incomplete side view of the embodiment, illustrating that the first carrier provided on the first carrier module can be translated relative to the first carrier module; Figure 8 is a perspective view of the embodiment, illustrating the structure of the first carrier; Figure 9 is an incomplete side view of the embodiment, illustrating that the first carrier is provided with a first carrier stop assembly; 10 is an incomplete side view of the embodiment, illustrating that a first carrier positioning shaft of the first carrier stop assembly can rise upward to a height higher than a first carrier belt; Figure 11 is an incomplete perspective view of the embodiment, illustrating that the first conveying unit is provided with a first feeding guide module and a first discharging guide module; Figure 12 is a perspective view of the embodiment, illustrating that the first feeding guide module is provided with a first feeding stop component; Figure 13 is a perspective view of the embodiment, illustrating the structure of the first discharging guide module; Figure 14 is an incomplete side view of the embodiment, illustrating the first feeding guide module to pinch the object; Figure 15 is a front view of this embodiment, in which the working device has been omitted; Figure 16 is an incomplete perspective view of the embodiment, illustrating that the second conveying unit is provided with a second lifting module; FIG. 17 is an incomplete three-dimensional view of the embodiment, illustrating that the second lifting module can drive a second carrier and a first auxiliary carrier to move up and down; 18 is an incomplete perspective view of the embodiment, illustrating that the third conveying unit is provided with a third lifting module; 19 is an incomplete three-dimensional view of the embodiment, illustrating that the third lifting module can drive a third carrier and a second auxiliary carrier to move up and down; 20 is an incomplete perspective view of the embodiment, illustrating the structure of the first channel unit; 21 is an example of the object conveying method of the present invention for conveying objects, illustrating the process of the object being conveyed from a first entrance to the second conveying unit; Figure 22 is a view similar to Figure 21, illustrating the process in which the object is transported out of a third outlet from the second conveying unit; Figure 23 is a view similar to Figure 21, illustrating the process in which the object is transported from the first entrance to the second conveying unit; and Fig. 24 is a view similar to Fig. 21, illustrating the process in which the object is conveyed out of the third outlet from the second conveying unit.

1: The first conveying unit

11: The first lifting module

12: The first carrier module

13: The first vehicle

14: The first feeding guide module

15: The first discharge guide module

2: The second conveying unit

21: The second lifting module

22: The second carrier module

23: second vehicle

24: The second feeding guide module

25: The second discharge guide module

27: The first auxiliary carrier module

28: The first auxiliary vehicle

3: The third conveying unit

31: The third lifting module

32: The third carrier module

33: Third Vehicle

34: The third feeding guide module

35: The third discharge guide module

37: The second auxiliary carrier module

38: Second auxiliary vehicle

4: The first channel unit

5: The second channel unit

90: Object

Claims (19)

An object conveying device, suitable for conveying objects, and has: Several conveying units, each conveying unit has a carrier, and each carrier can be driven to selectively convey the objects at different height positions; and Several channel units are connected between adjacent two of the conveying units and can be used to convey the objects; The carrier of each conveying unit can convey the object to the channel unit corresponding to one of the height positions. The article conveying device according to claim 1, wherein each conveying unit is provided with an inlet side for the article to be input and an outlet side for the article to be output, and one of the conveying units is also provided with a side at the inlet side The material feeding guide module, and a material discharging guide module located on the exit side. The article conveying device according to claim 2, wherein the feeding guide module is provided with a lifting and lowering feeding stop assembly, which is suitable for controlling the input of the article to be blocked. The object conveying device according to claim 1, wherein each carrier is provided with a carrier rail base, two carrier belts respectively arranged on both sides of the carrier rail base and used to carry the object, and a set A carrier stopping assembly that is between the carrier belts and can be driven to rise relative to the carrier rail base to stop the movement of the object. The article conveying device according to claim 1, wherein each channel unit is provided with a channel rail seat, two channel belts respectively arranged on both sides of the channel rail seat and used to carry the article, and one channel is arranged on the Between the channel belts and can be driven to rise relative to the channel rail seat to block the movement of the object. The object conveying device according to claim 1, wherein each conveying unit is further provided with a carrier module, the carrier is arranged on the carrier module, and the carrier can be driven to be opposite to the carrier module Group panning. The article conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the conveying units are respectively a first conveying unit provided with a first carrier, a second conveying unit provided with a second carrier, and a second conveying unit provided with a first carrier. The third conveying unit of three carriers; the passages are respectively a first passage unit provided between the first conveying unit and the second conveying unit, and a first conveying unit provided between the second conveying unit and the third conveying unit Between the second channel unit; the first carrier can correspond to the first channel unit, the second carrier can correspond to the first channel and the second channel unit, and the third carrier can correspond to the second channel unit . The article conveying device according to claim 7, wherein the first carrier can be driven to move between a first lower conveying position and a first upper conveying position of the first conveying unit, and the second carrier Can be driven to move between a second lower conveying position and a second upper conveying position of the second conveying unit, and the third carrier can be driven to move between a third lower conveying position and a third lower conveying position of the third conveying unit Displacement between a third upper conveying position; the opposite ends of the first channel unit correspond to the first upper conveying position and the second upper conveying position respectively, and the opposite ends of the second channel unit correspond to the second upper conveying position respectively Position and the third upper conveying position. The article conveying device according to claim 8, wherein the first lower conveying position, the second lower conveying position, and the third lower conveying position are at the same level; the first upper conveying position, the second lower conveying position The upper conveying position and the third upper conveying position are at the same level. The article conveying device according to claim 7, wherein the second conveying unit is further provided with a first auxiliary carrier located above the second carrier, and the first auxiliary carrier can be driven to move in the second conveyance Displacement between the second upper conveying position of the unit and a first retreat position higher than the second upper conveying position. The article conveying device according to claim 7, wherein the third conveying unit is further provided with a second auxiliary carrier located below the third carrier, and the second auxiliary carrier can be driven to be transported on the third carrier. Displacement between the third lower conveying position of the unit and a second retreat position lower than the third lower conveying position. An object conveying method, suitable for conveying objects, and has: Providing a first inlet and a plurality of first outlets in a first conveying unit; After the object is input through the first entrance, it is input into a first carrier of the first conveying unit; and The object can be selectively output from the first carrier to one of the first outlets of the first conveying unit without changing the height position, or drive the first carrier to move to another height position , And then the object is output from the first carrier to the other one of the first outlets of the first conveying unit. The article conveying method according to claim 12, wherein the article output from the first carrier of the first conveying unit to one of the first outlets without changing the height position is conveyed into a The preset operation is performed in the first operation device. The article conveying method according to claim 12, wherein a second conveying unit is further provided, and the second conveying unit provides a plurality of second inlets and a plurality of second outlets; and the article is transported by the first carrier When outputting to the other one of the first outlets of the first conveying unit, the article is conveyed to the second conveying unit through a first channel unit connecting the first conveying unit and the second conveying unit One of the second entrances of the unit. The article conveying method according to claim 14, wherein after the article is conveyed to the second conveying unit, it is input into a second carrier of the second conveying unit; and the article is passed through the second conveying unit. The carrier outputs to one of the second outlets of the second conveying unit without changing its height position, or drives the second carrier to move to another height position, and then causes the object to pass through the second carrier Output toward the other one of the second outlets of the second conveying unit. The object conveying method according to claim 15, wherein the object output from the second carrier toward the other one of the second outlets of the second conveying unit is conveyed into a second working device Perform a preset job. The object conveying method according to claim 15, wherein a third conveying unit is further provided, and the third conveying unit provides a plurality of third inlets and a third outlet; so that the object is transported by the second carrier When changing the height position and outputting to one of the second outlets of the second conveying unit, the object is conveyed to the second channel unit through a second channel unit connecting the second conveying unit and the third conveying unit One of the third entrances of the third conveying unit. The object conveying method according to claim 17, wherein after the object is conveyed to the third conveying unit, it is input into a third carrier of the third conveying unit; and the third carrier is driven to move to At another height position, the object is output to the third outlet of the third conveying unit through the third carrier. An object conveying equipment, suitable for conveying objects, and has: An article conveying device for carrying out the article conveying method as described in Claims 12-18.

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