TWI725754B - RGV feeding system - Google Patents

Abstract

An RGV feeding system, which includes: a lifting feeder is symmetrically arranged with two chains, the end of the arc section of the lifting feeder is equipped with a blanking funnel, and a lifting seat is at both ends of a feeder body. A connecting plate is fixed on the chain, the bottom of the dumping body is protrudingly provided with at least one fork, and the dumping body is inclined to form an angle with the fork, and the two connecting plates protrude toward the accommodating space. There are two blocking rods, a material transport container is placed on the fork, and the front plate abuts against the material dumping body, and the blocking rod is located above the side plate of the material transport container, allowing the material to be transported when the lifting seat is turned over The container can slide down along the inclined surface-shaped material dumping body, and stop the sliding of the material transport container through the blocking of the stop rod, that is, the material inlet can be controlled to swing and dump materials toward the blanking hopper.

Description

RGV feeding system

The present invention relates to an automatic material handling system, in particular to an RGV feeding system for automatic material handling for lifting and dumping operations.

RGV feeding system (full name is Rail Guided Vehicle), that is, "rail guided vehicle" is used in the feeding process. RGV is often used in various places that need to be transported to various workstations and storage locations. The transport vehicle channel can be designed as long as needed. , And it has the characteristics of fast speed and high safety when handling and moving materials, which can effectively improve the operating efficiency of the feeding system. The common RGV feeding system uses flat rails to transport to each workstation. Each workstation still needs manpower or cranes to supply materials to the processing machines. The handling and feeding between the processing machines cannot achieve the function of fully automated production. , Especially when the material needs to be dumped from a high place, the operator who can operate the stacker or crane is required to do the dumping operation, not only the production cost and the industrial safety risk are increased, but also the work efficiency is low. The disadvantage is that, how to improve the practicability of the RGV feeding system is the technical problem to be solved in this case.

In view of this, the inventor of the present invention has been engaged in the manufacturing, development and design of related products for many years. Aiming at the above-mentioned goals, after detailed design and careful evaluation, the present invention is truly practical.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an RGV feeding system in view of the above-mentioned deficiencies in the prior art.

A lifting and unloading machine is provided with two rails in parallel, and the rail extends upward from the bottom and has an arc-shaped section bent downward at the top. Both rails are provided with a chain opposite to each other, and the chain is connected with a driving motor. The elevating and unloading machine is provided with a falling hopper with a tapering opening at the end of the arc section, a lifting seat is provided with a connecting plate at both ends of a dumping body, and the lifting seat is fixed on the chain by the connecting plate, The lifting seat can be vertically raised and lowered along the track, and the arc-shaped section is turned over, and at least one fork is protruding from the bottom of the inverting body, and the fork is vertically raised and lowered in a horizontal state, and the inverted The material body, the fork, and the connecting plate form an accommodating space between the two connecting plates. Two stop rods are protruding from the accommodating space. A material transport container has a bottom plate, two side plates, a rear plate and a front plate. The plate is surrounded to form an inlet, and the front plate is inclined toward the outside of the material transport container, and the material transport container is placed in the accommodating space of the lifting seat, and the bottom plate is placed on the fork , And the front plate abuts against the material dumping body, and the blocking rod is located above the side plate of the material transport container.

Wherein, the two rails of the lifting unloading machine are provided with a sliding rail facing each other, and the lifting seat is provided with a plurality of rollers on the connecting plate. The rollers are slid on the sliding rail, and the upper edge of the rail is connected to the upper edge of the rail. A micro switch is installed at the lower edge, and the position of the material transport container is judged when it is in contact with the micro switch.

Wherein, the blocking rod is locked with a baffle, and the two baffles cooperate with the The relative distance of the transport container is adjusted, and the transport container has a lifting lug fixed at the side plate adjacent to the inlet, and the baffle blocks the side plate and the lifting lug at the same time, thereby restricting the left and right displacement of the transport container .

Wherein, the pouring body is symmetrically provided with two guide pieces, and the two guide pieces block the outside of the material inlet of the material transport container, and the material sliding direction of the material transport container during pouring is restricted by the guide pieces.

Wherein, the elevating and unloading machine is provided with a conveying unit elevated below the blanking hopper to allow the conveying unit to carry out subsequent transportation, or the blanking hopper is provided with a processing machine that feeds materials from above, thereby directly The processing machine pours the material.

Wherein, both sides of the material conveying unit or the processing machine are provided with the lifting and unloading machine, and the two lifting and unloading machines share the same blanking hopper.

Wherein, the end of the fork is protrudingly provided with a stopper, and when the material transport container is placed on the fork, the stopper can form a blocking effect on the bottom plate of the material transport container.

Wherein, the material transport container can be placed on a carrier with the bottom plate, and the carrier is in the shape of a square table to form a carrying platform and four uprights. The uprights are separately connected to the four end corners of the carrying platform, and the carrying platform At least one insertion space is formed upwardly hollow, and the carrying platform is further fixed with a plurality of blocking members so that the blocking members abut against the periphery of the material transport container, an unmanned transport vehicle is provided under the carrier, and the unmanned transport The vehicle can be raised to form the suspended transport of the carrier and lowered to form the grounding placement of the vertical pole.

Wherein, the blanking funnel is provided with an extension plate along the inclined plane direction, And the extension plate is used to prevent materials from falling between the material pouring body and the material blanking hopper.

Wherein, the front plate of the dumping body is inclined to form an angle with the fork, and the lift seat moves along the arc section of the lift dumper and forms a dumping of 60 degrees to 180 degrees. stroke.

The main purpose of the present invention is that the transport container is placed on the fork with the bottom plate, and the front plate of the transport container abuts against the dumping body, so that when the lifting seat is lifted by the chain, the material can be lifted up. The container rises steadily, and when the lifting seat rises to the arc-shaped section, the lifting seat is tilted and turned toward the blanking hopper along the arc-shaped section, and the material transport container uses the front plate when turning over. Slide down the material dumping body, let the material transport container fall forward and pour materials, so that all materials slide along the material dumping body into the blanking funnel, thereby achieving the function of automatic material dumping, and then pass through the stop rod Blocking the sliding and falling of the material transport container can further achieve the effect of shaking the material transport container, thereby further achieving the effect of fully emptying the material, so as to have the effect of stable transportation and labor saving.

Other purposes, advantages and novel features of the present invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description and related drawings.

10: Lifting and unloading machine

11: Orbit

111: chain

112: Slide

113: Micro switch

12: Arc segment

13: Drive motor

14: Blanking funnel

141: Extension board

15: Material handling unit

16: processing machine

20: Lifting seat

21: Pour the main body

211: Guide piece

22: Link plate

23: Roller

24: Fork

241: Stop

25: accommodating space

26: Stop lever

261: Baffle

30: Shipping container

31: bottom plate

32: side panel

33: rear panel

34: front panel

35: Inlet

36: Lifting ears

37: Vehicle

371: Carrier Platform

372: Pole

373: Space for Insertion

374: Block

38: unmanned guided vehicle

[Figure 1] is a perspective view of the present invention.

[Figure 2] is a perspective exploded view of the present invention.

[Figure 3] is a perspective view of the lifting seat of the present invention.

[Figure 4] is a schematic diagram (1) of the use state of the present invention.

[Figure 5] is a schematic diagram (2) of the use state of the present invention.

[Figure 6] is a schematic diagram (3) of the use state of the present invention.

[Figure 7] is a schematic diagram of the ascending and resisting micro switch of the present invention.

[Figure 8] is a schematic diagram of the descending interference micro switch of the present invention.

[Figure 9] is a schematic diagram of the vehicle used in conjunction with the present invention.

[Figure 10] is a schematic diagram of the handling unit used in conjunction with the present invention.

[Figure 11] is a schematic diagram of the processing machine used in conjunction with the present invention.

In order to enable your reviewer to have a further understanding and understanding of the purpose, features and effects of the present invention, please cooperate with [Schematic Description] as detailed below:

First, please see from Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3, an RGV feeding system, which includes: a lifting and unloading machine 10, a lifting seat 20 and a material transport container 30, one lifting down The feeder 10 is provided with two rails 11 in parallel. The rail 11 extends upward from the bottom and is bent downward at the top with an arc-shaped section 12. Both rails 11 are provided with a chain 111 and a slide rail 112 opposite to each other, and the chain 111 is connected to a driving motor 13, and the lifting and unloading machine 10 is provided with a blanking hopper 14 with a tapered opening at the end of the arc section 12, and a lifting seat 20 is provided with a connecting plate 22 at both ends of a dumping body 21 The lifting seat 20 is fixed to the chain 111 by the connecting plate 22, and the lifting seat 20 is provided with a plurality of rollers 23 on the connecting plate 22, and the roller 23 is slidably installed on the sliding rail 112, so that the lifting seat 20 can follow the rail 11 slide 112 is vertically raised and lowered, and the arc-shaped section 12 is turned over. At least one fork 24 is protruded from the bottom of the dumping body 21. The fork 24 is vertically raised and lowered in a horizontal state, and the dumping body 21 is The inclined surface forms an angle with the fork 24, and the dumping body 21, the fork 24 and the connecting plate 22 form an accommodating space 25 at intervals, and the two connecting plates 22 are protruding from the accommodating space 25 There are two blocking rods 26, and the blocking rod 26 is locked with a baffle 261. The two baffles 261 cooperate with the material transport container 30 to adjust the relative distance. A material transport container 30 has a bottom plate 31, two side plates 32, and a rear plate. 33 and a front plate 34 are surrounded to form an inlet 35, the front plate 34 is inclined toward the outside of the material transport container 30, and the material transport container 30 is placed in the accommodating space 25 of the lift base 20 , And the bottom plate 31 is placed on the fork 24, and the end of the fork 24 is protruded with a stopper 241. When the container 30 is placed on the fork 24, the stopper 241 The bottom plate 31 of the container 30 forms a blocking effect, and the front plate 34 abuts against the dumping body 21, and the blocking rod 26 is located above the side plate 32 of the material transport container 30, and the material transport container 30 is adjacent to the side plate 32 A lifting lug 36 is fixed at the inlet 35, and the baffle 261 blocks the side plate 32 and the lifting lug 36 at the same time, thereby restricting the left and right displacement of the material conveying container 30, so that the lifting seat 20 can be transported when the lifting seat 20 is turned over. The material container 30 can slide down along the inclined surface of the material discharging body 21, and stop the sliding of the material conveying container 30 through the blocking of the stop rod 26, that is, the material inlet 35 can be controlled to swing and fall toward the material discharging hopper 14 material.

Please observe the actual use situation as shown in Figures 3, 4, 5, and 6, the lifting seat 20 is fixed to the chain 111 of the lifting feeder 10 with the connecting plates 22 on both sides, and the The chain 111 is installed on the track 11 and is driven by the drive motor 13 is linked with the belt, and the connecting plate 22 is slidably installed at the slide rail 112 with the roller 23, so that the lifting seat 20 can move along the track 11 and the arc section 12, when the material transport container 30 is moved by When the accommodating space 25 of the lifting seat 20 is placed, the material transport container 30 is placed on the fork 24 with the bottom plate 31, and the front plate 34 of the material transport container 30 abuts the material dumping body 21, and at the same time, The baffle plate 261 abuts against the side plate 32 and the lifting lug 36, so that when the lifting seat 20 is driven by the chain 111 to rise, the material container 30 can be raised steadily, and the lifting seat 20 rises to the arc section 12 At this time, the lifting seat 20 is tilted and turned toward the blanking hopper 14 along the arc section 12, and when turned, the material transport container 30 slides down along the dump body 21 with the front plate 34, so that the The material conveying container 30 is flushed forward to pour materials, so that all materials slide into the blanking hopper 14 along the material discharging body 21, and the material discharging body 21 is symmetrically provided with two guide pieces 211, and the two guide pieces 211 are blocked by On the outside of the material inlet 35 of the material transport container 30, the sliding direction of the material of the material transport container 30 during pouring is restricted by the guide piece 211, thereby achieving the function of automatic pouring, and then blocking the transport through the stop rod 26 The sliding and falling of the material container 30 can further achieve the effect of shaking the material transport container 30, and the lifting seat 20 moves along the arc section 12 of the lifting unloader 10 and forms an inverted angle of 60 to 180 degrees. The material stroke, so as to further achieve the effect of fully emptying the material, and when the material is poured, the chain 111 pulls the lifting seat 20 back in the reverse direction, so that the lifting seat 20 follows the arc of the lifting feeder 10 The shape section 12 returns to the unturned state, and at the same time the material transport container 30 is also slid along the material dumping body 21 and placed on the fork 24, so as to achieve the function of lifting and dumping materials in a cycle, and then cooperate with the seventh 8. As shown in Figure 8, the upper edge and the lower edge of the rail 11 are equipped with a micro-movement opening. When the container 30 touches the micro switch 113, the position is judged. When the container 30 touches the upper edge of the track 11, the micro switch 113 can judge that the container 30 is about to enter. The arc-shaped section 12 can control the stopping or deceleration of the material transport container 30 to make the pouring process more stable. When the material transport container 30 descends and touches the micro switch 113 at the lower edge, the micro switch 113 If it is judged that it is about to return to the original position, the material transport container 30 can also be controlled to stop or decelerate, so that the material transport container 30 can be returned to the original position smoothly, thereby improving its practicality.

Please cooperate with the observation shown in Fig. 9 that the material transport container 30 can be placed on a carrier 37 with the bottom plate 31. The carrier 37 is in the shape of a square table and forms a carrying platform 371 and four vertical poles 372. The above-mentioned vertical poles 372 is separately connected to the four-end corners of the carrying platform 371, and the carrying platform 371 is hollowed upward to form at least one insertion space 373, and the carrying platform 371 is further fixed with a plurality of blocking members 374 so that the blocking members 374 can resist Leaning on the periphery of the container 30, an unmanned transport vehicle 38 is provided under the carrier 37. The unmanned transport vehicle 38 can be raised to form the suspended transport of the carrier 37 and lowered to form the abutment placement of the pole 372. In actual use, the carrier 37 can stand on the ground through the pole 372, and the material transport container 30 is placed above the carrier 37, so that the periphery of the material transport container 30 is blocked by the blocking member 374 , Let the processing material be directly put into the material transport container 30 from the material inlet 35, and when the material is loaded, the system controls the unmanned transport vehicle 38 to move through the bottom of the carrier 37, and raise the top of the carrier 37 and the vertical pole 372 is in a suspended state, the unmanned guided vehicle 38 can be used to simultaneously carry the carrier 37 and the transport container 30, and the jacking height of the unmanned guided vehicle 38 is just enough for the fork 24 to pass through 37 of the vehicle By inserting the space 373, the lifting and unloading machine 10 can control the lifting and unloading machine 10 to raise the material transport container 30 to an appropriate height and perform a tilting and dumping action, and finally put the material transport container 30 back to the original place by the unmanned transport vehicle 38 The loading operation enables the carrier 37 to carry the transport container 30 and cooperates with the height of the fork 24 to achieve the purpose of unmanned automatic transport, so as to have the effects of stable transport and labor saving.

Please cooperate with the observations shown in Figures 10 and 11. The elevating and unloading machine 10 is provided with a material conveying unit 15 elevated below the blanking hopper 14, so that the material conveying unit 15 can carry out subsequent transportation, or the blanking hopper 14 is provided with a processing machine 16 that feeds materials from above, so as to directly pour the processing machine 16 so that the transportation container 30 pours the transportation unit 15 or the processing machine 16, and similarly, the transportation Both sides of the unit 15 or the processing machine 16 are provided with the lifting and unloading machine 10, and the two lifting and unloading machines 10 share the same blanking hopper 14, so as to improve the material transportation efficiency. As shown in FIG. 11, the blanking hopper 14 is provided with an extension plate 141 along the inclined plane direction, and the extension plate 141 is used to prevent materials from falling to the ground from between the blanking body 21 and the blanking hopper 14.

In summary, the present invention has indeed achieved a breakthrough structural design, and has an improved content of the invention. At the same time, it can achieve industrial applicability and progress. Moreover, the present invention has not been seen in any publications, and it is also novel. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the Patent Law, Yan filed an application for an invention patent in accordance with the law, and I implore the Jun Bureau review committee to grant a legal patent right. I really pray.

Only the above is only one of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and should not be used to limit the scope of implementation of the present invention; that is, where the application is based on the present invention Please make equal changes and modifications in the scope of the patent, which should still fall within the scope of the patent for the present invention.

10: Lifting and unloading machine

11: Orbit

111: chain

112: Slide

13: Drive motor

20: Lifting seat

21: Pour the main body

211: Guide piece

22: Link plate

23: Roller

24: Fork

241: Stop

25: accommodating space

26: Stop lever

261: Baffle

30: Shipping container

31: bottom plate

32: side panel

33: rear panel

34: front panel

35: Inlet

36: Lifting ears

Claims (8)

An RGV feeding system, which includes: an elevating feeder, the lifting feeder is provided with two rails in parallel, and the rail extends upward from the bottom and is curved downward at the top with an arc-shaped section, both of the rails are There is a chain directly opposite, and the chain is connected with a drive motor, and the elevating and unloading machine is provided with a blanking hopper with a tapering opening at the end of the arc section; a lifting seat, the lifting seat is at both ends of a dumping body All are provided with a connecting plate, and the lifting seat is fixed on the chain by the connecting plate, so that the lifting seat can be vertically raised and lowered along the track, and the arc section is turned over, and the bottom of the pouring body is convex At least one fork is provided, the fork is vertically raised and lowered in a horizontal state, and an accommodating space is formed between the dumping body, the fork and the connecting plate, and two connecting plates are protruding from the accommodating space. The stop rod, the stop rod is locked with a baffle, and the two baffles cooperate with the transport container to adjust the relative distance; and a transport container with a bottom plate, two side plates, a back plate and a front plate It is surrounded to form an inlet, the material transport container can be placed on a carrier with the bottom plate, the carrier is in the shape of a square table and forms a carrying platform and four vertical poles, and the above-mentioned poles are separately connected to the carrying platform At least one insertion space is formed on the four-end corners of the carrier platform, and the carrier platform is hollowed out upwards, and the carrier platform is fixed with a plurality of blocking members so that the blocking members abut against the periphery of the material transport container under the carrier Equipped with an unmanned guided vehicle, which can raise The suspended transportation and lowering of the carrier form a high position to form the ground of the vertical rod, and the material transport container is placed in the accommodating space of the lifting seat, and the bottom plate is placed on the fork, and the front plate A lifting lug is fixed on the side plate adjacent to the material inlet of the material transport container, and the baffle blocks the side plate and the lifting lug at the same time, thereby restricting the left and right displacement of the material transport container , And the stop rod is located above the side plate of the material transport container, so that the material transport container can slide down the dumping body when the lift seat is turned over, and stop the sliding of the material transport container through the blocking of the stop rod, that is, The material inlet can be controlled to swing and pour materials toward the blanking funnel. The RGV feeding system according to claim 1, wherein the two rails of the lifting unloader are provided with a sliding rail opposite to each other, and the lifting seat is provided with a plurality of rollers on the connecting plate, and the rollers are slidably arranged on the connecting plate. The slide rail, the upper edge and the lower edge of the rail are equipped with a micro switch, and the position of the material transport container is judged when it interferes with the micro switch. The RGV feeding system according to claim 1, wherein the pouring body is symmetrically provided with two guide pieces, and the two guide pieces are blocked on the outside of the inlet of the conveying container, and the guide piece restricts the conveying container to The sliding direction of the material when dumping. The RGV feeding system as described in claim 1, wherein the elevating and unloading machine is provided with a conveying unit elevated below the blanking hopper for subsequent transportation of the conveying unit, or the blanking hopper is provided with a top The processing machine that feeds the material, thereby directly pouring the processing machine. The RGV feeding system according to claim 4, wherein the lifting and unloading machine is provided on both sides of the conveying unit or the processing machine, and the two lifting and unloading machines share the same blanking hopper. The RGV feeding system according to claim 1, wherein the end of the fork is protruded with a stopper, and when the container is placed on the fork, the stopper is allowed to block the bottom plate of the container effect. The RGV feeding system according to claim 1, wherein the blanking hopper is provided with an extension plate along the inclined plane direction, and the extension plate is used to prevent materials from falling between the blanking body and the blanking hopper. The RGV feeding system according to claim 1, wherein the front plate of the material transport container is inclined to form an angle with the fork, and the lift seat moves along the arc section of the lift unloader And formed a 60-degree to 180-degree pouring stroke.

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