TWI592350B - Connection structure and carrier having the same - Google Patents

Description

Connection structure and vehicle having the same

The present invention relates to a connecting structure and a carrier having the same, and particularly relates to a connecting structure which is simple in structure, low in cost, and easy to assemble, and a carrier having the connecting structure.

In recent years, in order to integrate the production line and the warehouse, the raw materials can be delivered to the production line in an instant and smoothly, and the finished products and semi-finished products can be transported to the required sites to improve the production efficiency of the factory, so that the Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV) ) Become the focus of attention. This type of automated guided vehicle can carry heavier, larger, larger cargo and automatically transport the cargo to a fixed point. Therefore, the raw materials will be automatically replenished at any time, and the finished products will naturally be taken away and stored. The production line employees only have to concentrate on the work of each fixed point, which greatly improves the efficiency of the factory.

However, the conventional unmanned van is designed to integrate the carrier carrying the cargo with the driving body of the driving carrier, so when the unmanned transport vehicle transports the goods from the warehouse to a certain point of the production line, it is necessary to take the manpower to the vehicle. The goods on the goods are quickly taken off, so that the unmanned van returns to the warehouse to take out the goods and transport them to the next fixed point. Such The design approach makes the delivery of the automated vans inefficient, so a new design is needed.

The invention provides a connection structure, which has the advantages of simple structure, low cost and convenient assembly.

The present invention provides a carrier having the aforementioned connection structure for connecting a carrier and a driver of the carrier.

The connecting structure of the present invention is suitable for a carrier. The carrier includes a carrier and a driving body, and the connecting structure is used for connecting the carrier and the driving body to allow the driving body to drive the carrier to move. The connecting structure includes a protruding member, a stopper and at least one engaging member. The protruding member is disposed on the driving body in a liftable manner, and the stopper is disposed on the carrier. The engaging member is pivotally connected to the stopping member. When the engaging member is in an initial position relative to the stopping member, the engaging member and the stopping member form a locking space, and when the protruding member faces the card from the outside of the locking space When the inner movement of the space is moved, the protruding member driving the engaging member rotates relative to the stopping member to the outer position of the locking space, and when the protruding member moves into the locking space, the engaging member moves from the intermediate position toward the locking space. Rotating to return to the initial position so that the protruding member interferes with the gap between the stopper and the engaging member.

The carrier of the present invention comprises a carrier, a driving body and a connecting structure, and the connecting structure is used for connecting the carrier and the driving body to allow the driving body to drive the carrier to move. The connecting structure includes a protruding member, a stopper, and a engaging member. The protruding member is disposed on the driving body in a liftable manner, and the stopper is disposed on the carrier. The engaging member is pivotally connected to the stopping member when the engaging member is opposite to the stop member When the blocking member is in an initial position, the engaging member and the stopping member form a locking space, and when the protruding member moves from the outside toward the locking space, the protruding member drives the engaging member to rotate to an intermediate portion with respect to the stopping member. Position, when the protruding member moves into the clamping space, the engaging member returns to the initial position, and the protruding member interferes between the stopping member and the engaging member.

In an embodiment of the invention, the stopper is V-shaped, has a vertex, a pair of side edges and a first opening between the side edges, and the protrusion is adapted to face the vertex via the first opening Moving, and the connecting structure comprises a first engaging member and a second engaging member respectively pivotally connected to the opposite sides and on opposite sides of the first opening stop, when the protruding member is from the first opening toward the vertex When moving, the protruding member drives the first engaging member and the second engaging member to respectively rotate outside the locking space to an intermediate position to open the first opening. After the protruding member moves into the locking space, the first engaging member and the second engaging member are respectively rotated into the initial position in the locking space to close the first opening, and the locking space is formed with the vertex and the side.

In an embodiment of the invention, the stopper further has a guiding space between the first opening and the side and outside the clamping space.

In an embodiment of the invention, the engaging member comprises a pivoting unit, a fixing unit, a locking unit and an elastic unit. The pivoting unit is pivotally connected to the stopping member, and the fixing unit is connected to the pivoting unit. The engaging unit is disposed on the fixing unit, and the engaging unit and the fixing unit are rotated back and forth between the initial position and the intermediate position with respect to the stopper by the pivoting unit. The elastic unit is sleeved on the pivoting unit to rotate the fixed unit and the engaging unit to the initial position.

In an embodiment of the invention, the stopper has a second opening The inner diameter of the second opening is smaller than the size of the fixing unit and larger than the size of the engaging unit. When the engaging member is in the initial position, the fixing unit interferes with the side of the stopping member and is located outside the locking space, and is engaged. The unit extends from the fixed unit through the second opening into the carding space.

In an embodiment of the invention, when the protruding member moves into the locking space, the contour of the protruding member is tangent to the contour of the stopping member and the contour of the engaging member.

Based on the above, the carrier and the driver of the carrier of the present invention are connected via a connection structure, and the two can be used separately to increase the elasticity of use of the carrier. In addition, the connecting structure of the present invention has the advantages of simple structure, low cost, and convenient assembly, and can provide a stable and good connection relationship between the carrier and the driving body.

The above described features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description.

50‧‧‧ Vehicles

52‧‧‧ Carrier

54‧‧‧Driver

100‧‧‧ Connection structure

133‧‧‧First engagement unit

134‧‧‧First elastic unit

140‧‧‧Second snap-on parts

141‧‧‧Second pivot unit

110‧‧‧ protruding parts

120‧‧‧stops

121, 122‧‧‧ side

123‧‧‧ vertex

120a‧‧‧first opening

120b, 120c‧‧‧ second opening

130‧‧‧First card fittings

131‧‧‧First pivot unit

132‧‧‧First fixed unit

142‧‧‧Second fixed unit

143‧‧‧Second snap-in unit

144‧‧‧Second elastic unit

150‧‧‧Lock attachment

S1‧‧‧ card space

S2‧‧‧ guided space

P1‧‧‧ initial position

P2‧‧‧ intermediate position

L1‧‧‧ path

1 is a perspective view of a carrier in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an exploded view of the carrier of FIG. 1.

3 is a perspective view showing the first engaging member and the second engaging member in an initial position with respect to the stopper.

4 is a perspective view showing the first engaging member and the second engaging member in an intermediate position with respect to the stopper.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the projection member moved into the carding space.

1 is a schematic view of a carrier in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is an exploded view of the carrier of FIG. 1. Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 at the same time. The carrier 50 includes a carrier 52, a driver 54 and a connection structure 100. The connecting structure 100 is used to connect the carrier 52 and the driving body 54 to drive the driving body 54 to move the carrier 52. The carrier 50 of the present embodiment is, for example, an Emergency Guided Vehicle (AGV) which is small in size and has the advantages of a low height (about 190 mm) and a small width (about 400 mm). The latent van is suitable for transporting raw materials in the factory, which has the advantage of saving manpower. It should be noted that, since the carrier 52 of the carrier 50 and the driving body 54 are connected by the connecting structure 100, the carrier 52 and the driving body 54 can be used separately, that is, when the driving body 54 drives the carrier 52 to a predetermined position, The connecting structure 100 can be released to separate the driving body 54 from the carrier 52 so that the carrier 52 stays in this position, and the driving body 54 can be moved away from other carriers to be transported, which can increase the mobility of the carrier 50.

The connecting structure 100 includes a protruding member 110, a stopper 120, a first engaging member 130, and a second engaging member 140. The protruding member 110 is disposed on the driving body 54 in a liftable manner, and the stopper 120 is disposed on the carrier 52. The first engaging member 130 and the second engaging member 140 are respectively pivotally connected to opposite sides 121 and 122 of the stopping member 120. In this embodiment, the protruding member 110 can be raised and lowered relative to the driving body 54 by a lifting mechanism such as an electric cylinder. For example, when the driving body 54 is to be connected to the carrier 52 via the connecting structure 100, the protruding member 110 may be raised first to be combined with other members. As shown in Figure 1, when the carrier 52 passes The connecting structure 100 is coupled to the driving body 54 . The protruding member 110 interferes with the stopping member 120 and the first engaging member 130 and the second engaging member 140 to fix the carrier 52 to the driving body 54 . On the contrary, when the driving body 54 is to release the connection relationship of the carrier 52, the protruding member 110 can be lowered to the original position, for example, retracted into the driving body 54.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the number of the engaging members is two as an example, but is not intended to limit the present invention. In another embodiment, not shown, the number of engaging members may be only one and may be located on either side 121 or 122 of the stop member 120, so that the same purpose can be achieved. The connection structure 100 of the present embodiment has a simple structure, low manufacturing cost, and convenient assembly. The process of connecting the carrier 52 and the driver 54 by the connection structure 100 will be described below with reference to the illustration.

3 is a perspective view showing the first engaging member and the second engaging member in an initial position with respect to the stopper. Referring to FIG. 3, the carrier 52 and the driving body 54 in FIG. 3 are not connected yet. At this time, the first engaging member 130 and the second engaging member 140 are located at the initial position P1 with respect to the stopping member 120, and the first engaging member is 130. The second engaging member 140 and the stopper 120 form a locking space S1. Then, the protruding member 110 is moved from the outside of the carding space S1 toward the inside of the carding space S1 such that the protruding member 110 interferes with the stopper 120, the first engaging member 130 and the second engaging member 140.

In detail, the stopper 120 of the present embodiment has a V shape and has a vertex 123, a pair of side edges 121, 122 and a first opening 120a between the side edges 121, 122. The first engaging member 130 is pivotally connected to the side edge 121, the second engaging member 140 is pivotally connected to the side edge 122, and the first engaging member 130 and the second engaging member 140 are located opposite to the first opening 120a. On both sides. Accordingly, the first engaging member 130, the second engaging member 140, and the vertex 123 The carding space S1 is formed with the side edges 121 and 122. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3, the stopper 120 has a guiding space S2 located between the first opening 120a and the side edges 121, 122 and outside the locking space S1. In other words, the stopper 120 has the engaging space S1 and the guiding space S2, and the first opening 120a is substantially positioned between the two spaces S1, S2.

When the driving body 54 moves under the carrier 52 along the path L1 (shown in FIG. 1), the protruding member 110 first rises and protrudes from the driving body 54. Next, the projecting member 110 is moved into the guiding space S2 to allow the guiding space S2 to provide the space required for the projecting member 110 to move. When the protruding member 110 is in the guiding space S2, if a deviation from the path L1 occurs (as shown by the protruding member 110 drawn by a broken line in FIG. 3), the protruding member 110 can pass the V-shaped side. 121 is guided to the first opening 120a. According to this, the protruding member 110 can smoothly move to the V-shaped apex 123 via the first opening 120a to enter the carding space S1 and thereby be locked in the carding space S1.

In the present embodiment, the material of the V-shaped stopper 120 may be a sheet metal member and is locked to the carrier 52 by a plurality of lock attachments 150. As such, the engagement limits the projections 110 to the apex of the V-shaped stop 120, and the connection structure 100 maintains a stable and good connection between the carrier 52 and the driver 54 as the carrier 50 moves or turns.

4 is a perspective view showing the first engaging member and the second engaging member in an intermediate position with respect to the stopper. As shown in FIG. 4, when the protruding member 110 moves from the outside of the locking space S1 toward the inside of the locking space S1, the protruding member 110 drives the first engaging member 130 and the second engaging member 140 relative to the second engaging member 140. The stopper 120 is rotated outside the carding space S1 to the intermediate position P2. At this time, the first opening 120a will be opened, and the protruding member 110 can be The inside of the carding space S1 is entered through the first opening 120a.

In detail, the first engaging member 130 includes a first pivoting unit 131 , a first fixing unit 132 , a first engaging unit 133 , and a first elastic unit 134 . The first pivoting unit 131 is pivotally connected to the stopper 120 , and the first fixing unit 132 is coupled to the first pivoting unit 131 . The first engaging unit 133 is disposed on the first fixing unit 132 , and the first elastic unit 134 is sleeved on the first pivoting unit 131 . Similarly, the second engaging member 140 also includes a second pivoting unit 141 , a second fixing unit 142 , a second engaging unit 143 , and a second elastic unit 144 configured in a manner similar to each of the first engaging members 130 . The corresponding components are the same. In this embodiment, the first engaging unit 133 and the first fixing unit 132 are rotated back and forth between the initial position P1 and the intermediate position P2 with respect to the stopper 120 by the first pivoting unit 131, and the second card The merging unit 143 and the second fixing unit 142 are rotated back and forth between the initial position P1 and the intermediate position P2 with respect to the stopper 120 by the second pivoting unit 141.

As shown in FIG. 4 , the stopper 120 has a pair of second openings 120 b and 120 c respectively disposed on both sides 121 , 122 of the stopper 120 , and the first engaging member 130 and the second engaging member 140 . They are respectively pivotally connected to the second opening 120b and the second opening 120c. The first engaging unit 133 extends from the first fixing unit 132 through the second opening 120b to the carding space S1, and the second engaging unit 143 extends from the second fixing unit 142 through the second opening 120c to the carding space. S1. In addition, the size of the second opening 120c is larger than the size of the first engaging unit 133, and the size of the second opening 120b is larger than the size of the second engaging unit 143. As such, when the protruding member 110 moves toward the carding space S1 to contact the first engaging member 130 and the second engaging member 140, the first engaging unit The first and second pivoting units 131 and 143 are respectively rotated by the first pivoting unit 131 and the second pivoting unit 141 from the second opening 120c and the second opening 120b to the intermediate position P2.

Then, the protruding member 110 continues to move toward the carding space S1. Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the projection member moved into the carding space. When the protruding member 110 moves into the carding space S1, the first elastic unit 134 of the first engaging member 130 and the second elastic unit 144 of the second engaging member 140 (refer to FIG. 4 as shown in the drawing) are constantly driving the first engaging portion. The first fixing unit 132 of the member 130 and the second fixing unit 142 and the second engaging unit 144 of the first engaging unit 134 and the second engaging member 140 rotate into the locking space S1. However, as illustrated in FIG. 5 , the size of the second opening 120 c is smaller than the size of the first fixing unit 132 , and the size of the second opening 120 b is smaller than the size of the second fixing unit 142 . As such, the first fixing unit 132 and the second fixing unit 142 interfere with the stopper 120 when the elastic unit 134, 144 rotates toward the locking space S1, thereby allowing the first engaging member 130 and the second engaging member. The 140 stops at the initial position, and more importantly, the first opening 120a is closed so that the protruding member 110 cannot enter and exit the carding space S1 via the first opening 120a.

In detail, when the protruding member 110 moves into the locking space S1 , the protruding member 110 interferes with the apex 123 of the V shape and between the first engaging member 130 and the second engaging member 140 . Further, the contour of the protruding member 110 is tangent to the contour of the stopper 120 and the contour of the engaging member. In this embodiment, the protruding member 110 is a cylindrical body, and the side edges thereof are tangent to the two side edges 121 and 122 of the V-shaped stopper 120 so that the protruding member 110 is more firmly fixed in the locking space S1. .

Finally, when the driver 54 finishes driving the carrier 52 to the preset position, The protruding member 110 can be retracted into the driving body 54 again to release the connection relationship between the driving body 54 and the carrier 52. As described above, the driving body 54 is a latent type unmanned vehicle having the advantages of small size and low height, so that the driving body 54 of the disconnected relationship can be removed from the lower side of the carrier 52 along the path L1 again, and the use is made. The article can be disposed of the carrier 52, and the removed driver 54 can be moved to other carriers that need to be transported, thereby improving the efficiency and mobility of the carrier 50.

In summary, the carrier and the driver of the carrier of the present invention are connected via a connection structure, and the two can be used separately to increase the elasticity of use of the carrier. In addition, the connecting structure of the present invention has the advantages of simple structure, low cost, and convenient assembly, and can provide a stable and good connection relationship between the carrier and the driving body. Accordingly, the carrier of the present invention has good practicability.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

50‧‧‧ Vehicles

52‧‧‧ Carrier

54‧‧‧Driver

100‧‧‧ Connection structure

L1‧‧‧ path

Claims (16)

A connecting structure is applicable to a carrier, the carrier includes a carrier and a driving body, the connecting structure is configured to connect the carrier and the driving body, so that the driving body drives the carrier to move, the connecting structure comprises: a protruding member that is slidably disposed on the driving body; a stopper member disposed on the carrier; and at least one engaging member pivotally connected to the stopping member when the engaging member is located relative to the stopping member In an initial position, the engaging member forms a locking space with the stopping member, and the protruding member drives the engaging portion when the protruding member moves from the outside of the locking space toward the inside of the locking space. The member rotates to the intermediate position with respect to the stopping member, and when the protruding member moves into the locking space, the engaging member rotates from the intermediate position toward the locking space to return to the initial position. a position such that the protruding member interferes between the stopper and the engaging member. The connecting structure according to claim 1, wherein the stopping member is V-shaped, having a vertex, a pair of side edges and a first opening located between the pair of side edges, the protruding member is suitable Moving through the first opening toward the apex, and the connecting structure includes two engaging members respectively pivotally connected to the pair of sides and located on opposite sides of the first opening, when the protruding member is When the first opening moves toward the apex, the protruding member drives the two engaging members to rotate outside the locking space to the intermediate position to open the first opening, and when the protruding member moves into the locking space Thereafter, the two engaging members are respectively rotated into the initial position to close the first opening, and the clamping space is formed with the apex and the pair of sides. The connecting structure of claim 2, wherein the stopping member further has a guiding space between the first opening and the pair of sides and outside the locking space. The connection structure of claim 1 or 2 or 3, wherein the engaging member comprises: a pivoting unit pivotally connected to the stopping member; a fixing unit coupled to the pivoting unit; a unit, disposed on the fixing unit, the engaging unit and the fixing unit are rotated back and forth between the initial position and the intermediate position relative to the stopping member by the pivoting unit; and an elastic unit The pivoting unit is configured to constantly drive the fixing unit and the engaging unit to rotate to the initial position. The connection structure of claim 4, wherein the stopper has a second opening, the inner diameter of the second opening is smaller than the size of the fixing unit and larger than the size of the engaging unit, when the engaging When the component is in the initial position, the fixing unit interferes with the side of the stopper and is located outside the carding space, and the engaging unit extends from the fixing unit through the second opening into the carding space. . The connecting structure according to claim 1 or 2 or 3, wherein when the protruding member moves into the locking space, the protruding member has a contour tangent to the contour of the stopping member and the engaging member Outline. The connecting structure according to claim 4, wherein when the protruding member moves into the locking space, the protruding member has a contour tangent to the contour of the stopping member and the contour The contour of the snap. The connecting structure according to claim 5, wherein when the protruding member moves into the locking space, the protruding member has a contour tangent to the contour of the stopping member and the contour of the engaging member. A carrier includes: a carrier; a driving body; and a connecting structure for connecting the carrier and the driving body to allow the driving body to move the carrier, the connecting structure comprising: a protruding member, movable Disposed on the driving body; a stopping member disposed on the carrier; and at least one engaging member pivotally connected to the stopping member, when the engaging member is in an initial position relative to the stopping member, The engaging member and the stopping member form a locating space, and when the protruding member moves from the outside of the accommodating space toward the inside of the accommodating space, the protruding member drives the engaging member relative to the stop The piece rotates outside the carding space to an intermediate position, and when the protruding member moves into the carding space, the engaging member rotates from the intermediate position toward the carding space to return to the initial position, so that the protrusion The output interferes between the stop and the engaging member. The carrier of claim 9, wherein the stopper is V-shaped, having a vertex, a pair of side edges and a first opening located between the pair of sides, the protrusion is suitable Moving through the first opening toward the vertex, and the connecting structure includes two engaging members respectively pivotally connected to the pair of sides and opposite to the first opening a side, when the protruding member moves from the first opening toward the apex, the protruding member drives the two engaging members to rotate outside the clamping space to the intermediate position to open the first opening, when After the protruding member is moved into the accommodating space, the two engaging members are respectively rotated into the initial position to close the first opening, and the card is formed with the apex and the pair of sides. space. The carrier of claim 10, wherein the stopper further has a guiding space between the first opening and the pair of sides and outside the locking space. The vehicle of claim 9 or 10 or 11, wherein the engaging member comprises: a pivoting unit pivotally connected to the stopping member; a fixing unit coupled to the pivoting unit; a card a unit, disposed on the fixing unit, the engaging unit and the fixing unit are rotated back and forth between the initial position and the intermediate position relative to the stopping member by the pivoting unit; and an elastic unit The pivoting unit is configured to constantly drive the fixing unit and the engaging unit to rotate to the initial position. The carrier of claim 12, wherein the stopper has a second opening, the inner diameter of the second opening being smaller than the size of the fixing unit and larger than the size of the engaging unit, when the engaging When the component is in the initial position, the fixing unit interferes with the side of the stopper and is located outside the carding space, and the engaging unit extends from the fixing unit through the second opening into the carding space. . The carrier of claim 9 or 10 or 11, wherein when the protruding member moves into the engaging space, the protruding member has a contour tangent to the contour of the stopping member and the engaging member. Outline. The carrier of claim 12, wherein when the protruding member moves into the locking space, the protruding member has a contour tangent to the contour of the stopping member and the contour of the engaging member. The carrier of claim 13, wherein the protruding member has a contour tangent to the contour of the stopper and the contour of the engaging member when the protruding member moves into the engaging space.