TWI695944B - Track assembly method and molding equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

A crawler track assembly method and its forming equipment include a base frame, a track track fixing frame, a locking unit and a height measuring device, wherein the track frame fixing frame, the locking unit and the Height measuring device, the track fixing frame is used to install and fix a track carrier, and the locking unit is used to lock at least one track shoe on the track carrier, the height measuring device is used to detect the locked product In order to realize the device for assembling the track.

Description

Track assembly method and molding equipment

The invention relates to a crawler track assembly method and its forming equipment. The method is a semi-automatic assembly process and a forming machine that implements the assembly process, which is used for rapid and stable production and assembly of crawler tracks. It is suitable for use on treadmill treadmills, tank cars or toys.

The track has good grip and strong support, and its disadvantage is poor mobility. Therefore, it is often used in large machinery or transmission on special terrain. Therefore, in order to strengthen its track, it has good grip and support. The structural stability of the assembly must be quite sufficient.

Therefore, in addition to the operator's monitoring, the assembly mode of this case can ensure the lack of defects and defects in the assembly. The automatic mechanized mode is used in the locking operation to ensure the stability of the locking operation, plus quality management The detection device achieves a comprehensive improvement in stability and efficiency in assembly, which is the solution of the present invention.

The crawler assembly method of the present invention includes the steps of pre-manufacturing installation, in which two crawler carriers are sleeved at the two ends of a symmetrical transmission wheel set, and the transmission wheel set is displaced to one side and provided with a The designated position of the mechanical locking device for assembly; manual installation of the track shoe, which causes the transmission wheel set to intermittently rotate, and at the time of pause, the track shoe with a bolt on both ends is placed between the two track carriers. And allow the bolt to pass through the track carrier and run again with the transmission wheel set And the support guide of at least one pulley, so that each track shoe and the bolt are transferred to the next assembly procedure with the bottom face upside down; the track shoe is automatically locked, and the track shoe and the bolt are bottom face up and Move to the side of the mechanical locking device. When the transmission wheel set is stopped, the mechanical locking device can automatically control a locking tool to lock a plurality of nuts on the bolts. The group runs again to the next assembly procedure; the quality of the lock is detected, and the track shoes, the bolts, and the nuts that are locked are moved below a detection device, which can measure the bolt is locking the The length of the protruding back of the nut is further calculated to determine whether the nut has reached the correct locking position; repeat the above steps in order, and install the entire track carrier one by one to cover the track shoe and complete the production of the track .

The track forming equipment of the present invention includes a base frame, a track fixing frame, a locking unit and a height measuring device, wherein the base frame has a first working area and a first working area respectively The second working area and a track spanning the first working area and the second working area are respectively equipped with a positioning device below the first working area and the second working area. A guide pulley set is provided on the second working area relative to the end of the track, and a supporting wheel set is provided on the second working area relative to the side of the track, and one on each side of the second working area A third working area and a fourth working area; the track fixing frame has a movable seat installed on the track, a fixing device and a transmission wheel set are installed on the movable seat, and the transmission wheel set is used for installation and fixing A track carrier to facilitate the installation of at least one track shoe on the track carrier through a plurality of bolts, the transmission wheel set has a driving transmission wheel, a first driven transmission wheel, a second driven transmission wheel and A third driven transmission wheel, and the driving transmission wheel, the first driven transmission wheel, the second driven transmission wheel and the third driven transmission wheel are all double wheels and lie flat on the movable seat, A driver is provided for driving the driving transmission wheel, and a belt supporting device is installed under the first driven transmission wheel and the second driven transmission wheel; The locking unit is provided with two and are respectively arranged on the third working area and the fourth working area. The locking unit has a first circular vibration device, the first circular vibration device is used for filling a On the supporting pieces attached to each track shoe, the first circular vibration device is connected to a first vibration controller, and a first direct vibration device is provided on one side of the first circular vibration device, corresponding to the first A mechanical pickup device is provided above the end of the direct vibration device, and the locking unit has at least one second circular vibration device, each of which is used to fill bolts for each track shoe Nuts screwed together, each second circular vibration device is connected to a second vibration controller, and a second direct vibration device is provided on one side of each second circular vibration device, corresponding to each second direct vibration At least one mechanical locking device corresponding to the bolt is provided above the end of the device; the height measuring device is installed on the side of the locking unit, and has a detection body that can be controlled to move up and down. The detection body is provided with at least one perforation corresponding to the bolt, and the hole diameter of each perforation is smaller than that of the nut. Each of the perforations is provided with a probe, and each of the probes is connected to a computing device. The computing device is connected to a marking device.

More specifically, the end of the guide pulley block is designed with a barb.

More specifically, an abutment device is provided below the support wheel set.

More specifically, a plurality of sliders are installed on the bottom surface of the movable seat, and each slider can be attached to the rail.

More specifically, the fixing device is provided with a plurality of fixing claws with uneven spacing and controllable lifting, and the distance between each fixing claw is related to the positions of the first circular vibration device and each second circular vibration device Corresponding.

More specifically, the two-wheeled driving gear train has an axis, and a gear respectively installed at the two ends of the axis, and a plurality of annular recessed holes in the outer ring of each gear, the gear surface It can be meshed with the track carrier, and a keyless shaft is installed at the junction of the gear and the shaft center lining.

More specifically, one side of the first driven transmission wheel and the second driven transmission wheel are respectively provided with an anti-loose device.

More specifically, a feeding and pressing device is installed beside the driving transmission wheel.

More specifically, the mechanical locking device has a mobile carrier, and a locking tool installed on one side of the mobile carrier.

1: base frame

11: First operation area

12: Second operating area

13: Orbit

14: Positioning device

15: Guide pulley block

151: Barb

16: Support wheel set

161: landing device

17: The third operating area

18: Fourth operating area

2: track fixing frame

21: Activity Block

211: Slider

22: Fixture

221: fixed claw

23: Transmission wheel set

231: Active drive wheel

232: The first driven transmission wheel

233: Second driven transmission wheel

234: third driven transmission wheel

235: axis

236: Gear

237: annular concave hole

238: Drive

239: feeding and pressing device

24: Belt tensioning device

25: Anti-loose device

3: locking unit

31: The first circular vibration device

32: The first vibration controller

33: The first direct vibration device

34: Mechanical pickup device

35: Second circular vibration device

36: Second vibration controller

37: Second direct vibration device

38: Mechanical locking device

381: Mobile carrier

382: Locking tool

4: Height measuring device

41: Detect the body

42: Piercing

43: Probe

44: Computing device

45: Marking device

5: track carrier

6: track shoe

7: Bolt

8: Nut

9: Support piece

[Figure 1A] is a schematic perspective view of the structure of the molding apparatus of the present invention.

[Figure 1B] is a partial perspective exploded view of the structure of the molding apparatus of the present invention.

[Figure 2] This is a schematic cross-sectional view of the track fixing frame of the molding equipment of the present invention.

[Figure 3] It is a partial cross-sectional schematic view of the track fixing frame of the molding equipment of the present invention.

[Figure 4] It is a partial cross-sectional schematic view of the overall structure of the molding apparatus of the present invention.

[Figure 5] This is a partial perspective view of the locking unit of the molding apparatus of the present invention.

[Figure 6] This is a partial cross-sectional schematic view of the overall structure of the molding apparatus of the present invention.

[Figure 7] It is a partial cross-sectional schematic view of the height measuring device of the molding equipment of the present invention.

[Figure 8] This is a partial perspective view of the height measuring device of the molding equipment of the present invention.

[Figure 9] This is a partial cross-sectional schematic view of the crawler carrier of the molding equipment of the present invention for installing a crawler carrier.

[Fig. 10] It is a partial cross-sectional schematic view of the positioning device of the molding apparatus of the present invention when it is translated.

[Figure 11] It is a partial cross-sectional schematic view of the positioning device of the molding apparatus of the present invention when it is opened.

[Figure 12] This is a schematic cross-sectional view of the guide pulley block of the molding equipment of the present invention.

[Figure 13] It is a partial cross-sectional schematic view of the implementation of the placement of the supporting piece by the locking unit of the molding apparatus of the present invention.

[Figure 14] It is a partial cross-sectional schematic view of the locking unit of the molding device of the present invention implementing locking.

[Figure 15] It is a partial cross-sectional schematic diagram of the detection of the height measuring device of the molding equipment of the present invention.

Regarding other technical contents, features and functions of the present invention, they will be clearly presented in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment with reference to the drawings, and in order to reduce the complexity of the drawings, the Below, most of the pipeline wiring in the diagram has been omitted or simplified.

Regarding the crawler track assembly method of the present invention, the steps of the method include: pre-manufacturing installation, the two crawler carriers are sleeved on both ends of a symmetrical transmission wheel set, and the transmission wheel set is displaced to one side There is a designated position for assembly with a mechanical locking device; manually install the track shoes to make the transmission wheel set intermittently rotate, and place the track shoes with bolts on both ends flat on the two tracks during the pause Between the carriers, and allow the bolt to pass through the track carrier, and with the driving wheel set running again and the support guide of at least one pulley, the track shoes and the bolt are transferred in the direction of the bottom upside down To the next assembly procedure; the track shoes are automatically locked, and the track shoes and the bolts are moved upwards next to the mechanical locking device with the bottom face up, and the mechanical locking device is automatically activated when the transmission wheel is stopped Control a locking tool to lock a plurality of nuts on the bolts, as the transmission wheel set runs again to the next assembly procedure; lock quality detection, lock the track shoes and the bolts Move each nut under a detection device, the detection device can measure the length of the bolt protruding after locking the nut, and further calculate to determine whether the nut has reached the correct locking position; Repeat the above steps in order, install the entire track carrier one by one to cover the track shoe After the completion of the production of crawlers.

The above-mentioned track assembly method can be performed in conjunction with a track forming device, and for the track forming device, please refer to FIGS. 1A and 1B, which is an exploded schematic view of a schematic perspective view of the present invention. As shown in the figure, it contains at least one base Frame 1, a track fixing frame 2, a locking unit 3 and a height measuring device 4; wherein, the base frame 1 has a first working area 11 and a second operation connected to the first working area 11 respectively A zone 12 and a track 13 spanning the first and second work zones 11 and 12 are respectively provided with a positioning device 14 below the first and second work zones 11 and 12, A guide pulley set 15 is provided on the second working area 12 relative to the end of the track 13, and a supporting wheel set 16 is provided on the second working area 12 relative to the side of the track 13, and on the second A third operation area 17 and a fourth operation area 18 are respectively provided on both sides of the operation area 12; wherein, the track fixing frame 2 has a movable seat 21 installed on the track 13, please refer to the 1A, 1B 2, 2~4, in this embodiment, a plurality of sliders 211 are installed on the bottom surface of the movable seat 21, and each of the sliders 211 can be attached to the rail 13, so that the movable seat 21 can The rail 13 is displaced. Then, the movable base 21 is provided with a fixing device 22 and a transmission wheel set 23. The fixing device 22 is provided with a plurality of fixing claws 221 with uneven spacing and controllable lifting. The fixing claws 221 are arranged in pairs, and the transmission wheel set 23 is used to install and fix a track carrier 5 to facilitate mounting at least one track shoe 6 on the track carrier 5 through a plurality of bolts 7. In this embodiment In this, the transmission wheel set 23 has a driving transmission wheel 231, a first driven transmission wheel 232, a second driven transmission wheel 233 and a third driven transmission wheel 234, and the driving transmission wheel 231, the The first driven transmission wheel 232, the second driven transmission wheel 233, and the third driven transmission wheel 234 are all double wheels and lie on the movable seat 21. The double wheeled driving transmission wheel 231 has A shaft center 235, and a gear 236 installed at both ends of the shaft center 235, and a plurality of annular recessed holes 237 in the outer ring of each gear 236, the surface of the gear 236 can be connected to the track The belt carriers 5 mesh with each other, and a keyless bushing is installed at the junction of the gear 236 and the shaft center 235 to avoid misalignment of the crawler carrier 5 during assembly. The driving transmission wheel 231 is further provided with a drive 238 to It is advantageous for the transmission wheel group 23 to drive the track carrier 5, and a belt support device 24 is installed under the first driven transmission wheel 232 and the second driven transmission wheel 233, and respectively located at the first driven transmission An anti-loose device 25 is installed on one side of the wheel 232 and the second driven transmission wheel 233, and a loading and pressing device 239 can be installed beside the driving transmission wheel 231; wherein, the locking unit 3 is provided with Two and are respectively arranged on the third working area 17 and the fourth working area 18, please also refer to Figures 1A, 1B, 5-6, the locking unit 3 has a first circular vibration device 31, The first circular vibration device 31 is used to fill a supporting piece 9 for attaching to each track shoe 6. The first circular vibration device 31 is connected to a first vibration controller 32 in the first circle A first direct vibration device 33 is also provided on one side of the vibration device 31, corresponding to a mechanical pickup device 34 above the end of the first direct vibration device 33, the locking unit 3 further has at least a second circle Vibration device 35, each of the second circular vibration devices 35 is used to fill nuts 8 for bolting of the bolts 7 on the track shoes 6, each of the second circular vibration devices 35 is connected to a second vibration The controller 36 is provided with a second direct vibration device 37 on the side of each second circular vibration device 35, corresponding to at least one corresponding to the bolt 7 above the end of each second direct vibration device 37 Number of mechanical locking devices 38, in this embodiment, the mechanical locking device 38 has a moving carrier 381, and a locking tool 382 mounted on one side of the moving carrier 381; wherein, the height measurement The device 4 is installed on the side of the locking unit 3, please refer to FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 7-8 together, and has a detection body 41 that can be controlled to move up and down. A number of perforations 42 corresponding to the bolts 7, and the hole diameter of each perforation 42 is smaller than that of the nut 8, each probe 42 is provided with a probe 43, and each probe 43 is connected to a computing device 44, The computing device 44 is connected to a marking device 45.

The crawler assembly method and its molding equipment of the present invention have the following structural and operational effects: Please refer to Figures 1A, 1B, 2, and 9, the crawler carrier 5 must first be installed, and the crawler fixing frame 2 must be located on the first A work area 11, and first lower the belt tensioning device 24, and then two of the track carriers 5 are respectively sleeved on the transmission wheel set 23 (Figures 2 and 9 show only one due to the angle of view problem), and After the crawler carrier 5 is pulled up on the side of the gear 236, so that the tooth profile on the surface of the gear 236 cooperates with the crawler carrier 5, the belt tensioning device 24 is activated, and the belt tensioning device 24 is raised to stretch each The crawler carrier 5 then inserts each anti-loose device 25 into the belt tensioning device 24 (in this embodiment, the anti-loose device uses a pin), and simultaneously activates the loading and pressing device 239, allowing The loading and pressing device 239 can be closely attached to the track carrier 5 to avoid the rotation of the track carrier 5 and the transmission wheel set 23 to complete the preparation for installation. Please refer to Figures 1A, 1B, 10~11, and then level the The positioning device 14 allows the track fixing frame 2 to move to the second working area 12, in this embodiment, through the assistance of the track 13, the track fixing frame 2 can be easily moved to the second operation by human power Area 12, and then open the positioning device 14 to fix the track fixing frame 2 to the second working area 12, and then release the loading and pressing device 239, after which, the drive 238 can be activated to drive the transmission wheel set 23 Each track carrier 5 rotates, and the transmission wheel set 23 rotates at the same time, please refer to FIGS. 1A, 1B, 6, 12 and the operator can set the track shoes 6 next to the guide pulley set 15 for each action. The track shoe 6 is placed between the two track carriers 5, and the two ends of the track shoe 6 are respectively fixed to the track carriers 5 with at least two bolts 7, and the track shoes 6 will pass through the transmission wheel. The group 23 rotates and slides along the guide pulley group 15 to the support wheel group 16. In this embodiment, the end of the guide pulley group 15 is designed with a hook portion 151, and a support device 161 is provided below the support wheel group 16 , So that each track shoe 6 can closely adhere to each track carrier 5 when moving, please refer to Figures 1, 6, and 9, after entering the support wheel group 16, the action of the locking nut 8 can be automatically started. Under this action, each of the fixing claws 221 of the fixing device 22 extends downward and the underside of the supporting wheel set 16 The abutment device 161 can be fixed upwards and downwards to fix the track shoes 6 respectively, so that the track shoes 6 and the bolts 7 pass through the track carrier 5 with the bottom surface facing upwards to facilitate locking the nut 8, please refer to 1A, 1B, 5, 13~14, the action of the locking nut 8 is that the supporting piece 9 needs to be installed first, so that the first vibration controller 32 generates an appropriate amplitude for the supporting piece 9 The first circular vibration device 31 can be moved to the end of the first straight vibration device 33, and the mechanical pickup device 34 can be vertically or horizontally displaced to the end of the first straight vibration device 33, and is located on the first straight vibration device. The support piece 9 at the end of the vibration device 33, and then put the support piece 9 on the bolt 7, and then, the second vibration controller 36 generates an appropriate amplitude so that the nut 8 can be used by the second circular vibration device 35 Move to the second direct vibration device 37, and the locking tool 382 is controlled by the moving carrier 341 to perform vertical or horizontal displacement and rotation, when each nut 8 moves one by one to the second direct vibration At the end of the device 37, the locking tool 382 is displaced downward until the end of the locking tool 382 attracts the nut 8 at the end of the second direct vibration device 37, and then the locking tool 382 is displaced to the second working area At 12 places, the nut 8 is screwed onto the bolt 7 to complete the action of automatically locking the nut 8, and after the nut 8 is locked, please refer to Figures 1A, 1B, 7, 15 After the displacement of the height-measuring device 4 shifts to the position where the bolt 7 corresponds to each of the perforations 42, the detection body 41 is displaced downward to allow the bolts 7 to penetrate into the perforations 42, and the bolt 7 uses the probe 43 Jack up, so that the computing device 44 can measure the length of the bolt 7, and further determine whether the nut 8 has reached the correct locking position, please refer to Figure 14 after the error is detected, the marking device 45, a mark can be marked on the track shoe 6, and after the entire track carrier 5 is filled with the track shoe 6 one by one, the production of the track is completed. In this embodiment, the rotation of the drive 238 is intermittent The pause of the above makes the above operations of fixing the track shoe 6, locking the nut 8 and detecting the bolt 7 etc. work within the time range of the pause to achieve stability in production.

By marking the marking device 45, the user can know whether the nut 8 and the bolt 7 are properly locked, which can be used as a criterion for judging good or non-good products.

The track assembly method and its molding equipment of the present invention, please refer to FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 2, the distance between the fixing claws 221 disposed on the fixing device 22 and the first circular vibration device 31 and each of the first The positions of the two circular vibration devices 32 correspond to each other. In this embodiment, the first circular vibration device 31 is provided with one, and the second circular vibration device 32 is provided with two. Therefore, the fixing claws 221 are provided with three pairs, which are respectively The first circular vibration device 31 corresponds to the position of each second circular vibration device 32.

The track assembly method and its forming equipment provided by the present invention have the following advantages when compared with other conventional technologies:

1. The track shoe can be manually installed by the operator, which can be monitored during operation to ensure the lack of defects and defects in the assembly, and the timing of track completion can be grasped in a timely manner.

2. The automatic mechanized mode is used in the locking operation to ensure the stability of the locking operation and improve the production efficiency.

3. After locking, combined with the height measurement device with quality management, to minimize the defects of the finished product.

4. The assembled track of the present invention can be applied to products such as treadmill treadmills, tank cars or toys.

The above-mentioned embodiments are disclosed, which are only some of the preferred embodiments of the present invention. However, they are not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone who is familiar with this technical field and has ordinary knowledge will understand the aforementioned technical features and embodiments of the present invention. The equivalent changes or modifications made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention still fall within the scope of the present invention, and the patent protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the definition of the claims attached to this specification.

1: base frame

11: First operation area

12: Second operating area

13: Orbit

14: Positioning device

15: Guide pulley block

16: Support wheel set

17: The third operating area

18: Fourth operating area

3: locking unit

31: The first circular vibration device

32: The first vibration controller

33: The first direct vibration device

34: Mechanical pickup device

35: Second circular vibration device

36: Second vibration controller

37: Second direct vibration device

38: Mechanical locking device

Claims (10)

A track assembly method, the steps include: pre-assembly, two track carriers are sleeved on the two ends of a symmetric drive wheel set, and the drive wheel set is displaced to one side and a mechanical lock is provided on each side The position of the fixed device for assembly; manually install the track shoes to make the transmission wheel set rotate intermittently, and place the track shoes with bolts on both ends flat between the two track carriers during the pause time, and Allow the bolt to pass through the track carrier, and as the transmission wheel set runs again and at least one pulley is supported and guided, the track shoes and the bolt are transferred to the next assembly process in the direction of the bottom upside down ; Automatically lock the track shoes, each of the track shoes and the bolts with the bottom face up and move to the mechanical locking device, when the transmission wheel is stopped, so that the mechanical locking device can automatically control a locking tool Fix a plurality of nuts on the bolts respectively, as the drive wheel set runs again to the next assembly procedure; the quality of the lock is detected, the track shoes, the bolts and the nuts are locked Move to below a detection device, which can measure the length of the bolt protruding after locking the nut, and further calculate to determine whether the nut has reached the correct locking position; repeat the above steps in order After the entire track carrier is installed and covered with the track shoe one by one, the production of the track is completed. A track assembling and forming device includes: a base frame having a first operating area, a second operating area connected to the first operating area, and a first operating area and the first operating area On the track on the second working area, a positioning device is respectively installed under the first working area and the second working area, and a guide pulley block is provided on the second working area relative to the end of the track, A support wheel set is provided on the second operation area relative to the side of the track, and a third operation area and a fourth operation area are respectively provided on both sides of the second operation area; A track fixing frame has a movable seat installed on the track, a fixed device and a transmission wheel set are installed on the movable seat, and the transmission wheel set is used to install and fix a track carrier to facilitate at least one track The plate is installed on the track carrier through a plurality of bolts, the transmission wheel set has a driving transmission wheel, a first driven transmission wheel, a second driven transmission wheel and a third driven transmission wheel, and the The driving transmission wheel, the first driven transmission wheel, the second driven transmission wheel and the third driven transmission wheel are all double wheels and lie on the movable seat, and a driver is configured to drive the driving transmission And a belt tensioning device is installed below the first driven transmission wheel and the second driven transmission wheel; a locking unit is provided with two which are respectively arranged in the third working area and the fourth In the working area, the locking unit has a first circular vibrating device, which is used to fill a supporting piece for attaching to each track shoe, and the first circular vibrating device is connected to a The first vibration controller is provided with a first direct vibration device on the side of the first circular vibration device, corresponding to a mechanical pickup device above the end of the first direct vibration device, and the locking unit has At least one second circular vibrating device, each of the second circular vibrating devices is used to fill nuts for screwing bolts of each track shoe, and each second circular vibrating device is connected to a second vibration control A second direct vibration device is provided on one side of each second circular vibration device, and corresponding to the upper end of each second direct vibration device, at least one mechanical locking device corresponding to the bolt is provided A height measuring device, which is installed on the side of the locking unit, has a detection body that can be controlled to move up and down, the detection body is provided with at least one perforation corresponding to the number of bolts, and each of the The hole diameter of the perforation is smaller than that of each nut. Each probe is provided with a probe, each of which is connected to a computing device, and the computing device is connected to a marking device. The track assembly and molding equipment according to claim 2, wherein the end of the guide pulley block is designed with a barb. The track assembly equipment as described in claim 2, wherein the support wheel set is provided below There is a bumping device. The track assembly and molding equipment according to claim 2, wherein the fixing device is provided with a plurality of fixing claws with uneven spacing and controllable lifting. The track assembly and molding apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the distance between each of the fixing claws corresponds to the position of the first circular vibration device and each of the second circular vibration devices. The track assembly and molding equipment according to claim 2, wherein the two-wheeled driving transmission wheel system has an axis, and a gear respectively installed at the two ends of the axis, and a plurality of outer rings of each gear The ring-shaped concave hole of the gear, the surface of the gear can be meshed with the track carrier, and a keyless bush is installed at the junction of the gear and the shaft center. The track assembly and molding equipment according to claim 2, wherein the first driven transmission wheel and the second driven transmission wheel are respectively equipped with an anti-loose device. The track assembly and molding equipment according to claim 2, wherein a feeding and pressing device is installed beside the driving transmission wheel. The track assembly and molding equipment according to claim 2, wherein the mechanical locking device has a moving carrier, and a locking tool installed on one side of the moving carrier.

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