TWM564587U - Suspension transport device with rotating mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a suspension transport device having a rotating mechanism, comprising a track connecting member, a material carrying member and a rotating assembly, the track connecting member being connected to the track and movable along the track; the material carrying member for carrying at least one material, rotating The assembly is coupled between the rail connecting member and the material carrying member to rotate the material carrying member relative to the rail connecting member. Thereby, the angle of the material carrying member can be adjusted when the hanging transport device picks up or places the material, thereby obtaining higher degree of freedom in application, so as to facilitate the overall design flexibility of the airborne transport vehicle system. .

Description

Suspension transport device with rotating mechanism

The present invention relates to a suspension transport device, and more particularly to a suspension transport device having a rotating mechanism.

In order to meet the industrial requirements for production efficiency and quality stability, the demand for automation equipment is also increasing. Among them, in terms of material handling, compared with the previous manual handling, the use of automated equipment not only has the aforementioned advantages, but also avoids accidents caused by manual handling. In modern factories, almost all have been changed to automated materials. Replaced by the automated material handling system (AMHS).

The existing AMHS includes various forms such as an Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) and an Overhead Hoist Transfer (OHT). In view of the large operating cost of the plant, the OHT system that can effectively use space is often one of the preferred solutions, especially in places with higher space costs such as clean rooms, and a large number of OHT equipment. The main route of material handling.

The existing OHT system is often designed and designed at the same time as the design of all the rails to determine the direction of the trolley (suspension transport) on the OHT system, and decides to place materials or test. The location of each site. In design, in addition to considering the order of process or product inspection, it is also very complicated to consider the time interval between different rails to improve the smoothness of the overall system operation. However, in the existing OHT system, the trolley can only move along the track, at most It can adjust the angle within ±3 degrees to correct the angular deviation on the placement, and can't rotate at a large angle. Therefore, it has caused many restrictions on the design of the moving line of the track, making the whole system architecture less flexible. Degrees increase the difficulty of overall planning and design.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a suspension transport device with a rotating mechanism for the deficiencies of the prior art, so that the material carrying member of the suspension transport device can be rotated relative to the rail connecting member, thereby being able to be taken in the suspension transport device. When the material is taken or placed, the angle of the material carrying member is adjusted, thereby obtaining a higher degree of freedom in application, and the flexible design of the overall system can be facilitated.

In order to solve the above technical problem, one of the technical solutions adopted by the present invention is to provide a suspension transport device having a rotating mechanism, comprising a track connecting member, a material carrying member and a rotating component, the track connecting member Connected to a track and movable along the track; the material carrying member is configured to carry at least one material, and the rotating assembly is coupled between the track connecting member and the material carrying member to make the material The carrier member rotates relative to the rail connecting member.

Preferably, the amount of change in the angle of rotation of the material carrying member relative to the rail connecting member is greater than 30 degrees.

Preferably, the rotating component comprises an active component, a driving component and a driven component, the active component is disposed on the material carrying component; the driving component is connected to the active component, and the driving component drives The active component rotates; the driven component is disposed on the rail connecting member, and the driven component is rotated relative to the active component by the driving of the active component.

Preferably, the rotating component comprises an active component, a driving component and a driven component, the active component is disposed on the track connecting component; the driving component is connected to the active component, and the driving component drives The active component rotates; the driven component is disposed on the material carrying member, and the driven component is in the main The active component is rotated relative to the active component.

Preferably, the active component includes a worm, and the driven component includes a worm gear that intermeshes with the worm gear.

Preferably, the rail connecting member comprises a main body portion, the main body portion defines a mounting opening, the mounting opening is smaller than the worming, wherein the rotating component further comprises a fixing base and two pivoting seats a bottom of the fixing base is fixed on a top of the material carrying member, a top of the fixing base passes through the mounting opening and is fixed to a bottom of the worm wheel; two of the pivoting seats are fixed The two ends of the worm are respectively pivotally connected to the two pivot sockets.

Preferably, the rail connecting member further includes a bearing disposed in the mounting opening, and a top of the fixing base is mounted in the mounting opening through the bearing.

Preferably, the rail connecting member further includes two spacers, and the two spacers are respectively disposed on a top surface and a bottom surface of the main body portion and adjacent to the mounting opening, so that the worm wheel and the main body portion A gap is created between them and a gap is created between the material carrying member and the body portion.

Preferably, the top surface of the main body portion is further recessed with two positioning slots, and the two pivot sockets are respectively fixed in the two positioning slots.

One of the beneficial effects of the present invention is that the suspension transport device provided with the rotating mechanism provided by the present invention can be connected by the technical solution of "the rotating component is connected between the rail connecting member and the material carrying member" So that the material carrying member can be rotated relative to the rail connecting member, so that the angle of the material carrying member can be adjusted when the hanging transport device picks up or places the material, thereby achieving higher freedom in application. degree.

In order to further understand the features and technical contents of this creation, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings of the present invention. However, the drawings are provided for reference and description only, and are not intended to limit the creation.

D‧‧‧suspension transport device

1‧‧‧Track connecting members

11‧‧‧ Main body

12‧‧‧Installation port

13‧‧‧ Bearing

14‧‧‧shims

15‧‧‧ positioning slot

2‧‧‧Material bearing members

3‧‧‧Rotating components

31‧‧‧ Fixed base

32‧‧‧ worm gear

33‧‧‧ worm

34‧‧‧ pivoting seat

35‧‧‧Drive unit

M‧‧‧Materials

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present embodiment.

2 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a rotating state of the present embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing another rotation state of the present embodiment.

The following is a description of an embodiment of the "suspension transport device with a rotating mechanism" disclosed in the present disclosure by a specific embodiment, and those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of the present invention from the contents disclosed in the present specification. The present invention can be implemented or applied in various other specific embodiments. The details of the present specification can also be variously modified and changed without departing from the concept of the present invention. In addition, the drawings of the present creation are only for the purpose of simple illustration, and are not stated in advance according to the actual size. The following embodiments will further explain the related technical content of the present invention, but the disclosure is not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention.

It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements or signals, these elements or signals are not limited by these terms. These terms are primarily used to distinguish one element from another, or one signal and another. In addition, the term "or" as used herein may include a combination of any one or more of the associated listed items, depending on the actual situation.

[First Embodiment]

1 and FIG. 2, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present embodiment; FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the present embodiment. As can be seen from the above figures, the first embodiment of the present invention provides a suspension transport device D having a rotating mechanism, comprising a track connecting member 1, a material carrying member 2 and a rotating assembly 3, and the rotating assembly 3 is connected to the track connecting member 1 Between the material carrying member 2 and the material carrying member 2 Rotation with respect to the rail connecting member 1 wherein the angle of change of the angle of rotation of the material carrying member 2 with respect to the rail connecting member 1 is greater than 30 degrees. In the present embodiment, the material carrying member 2 can be rotated 360 degrees with respect to the rail connecting member 1. .

More specifically, the track connecting member 1 is coupled to a track (not shown) and is movable along the track to enable the suspension transport D to be suspended along the track. On the other hand, the material carrying member 2 is used to carry at least one material M. In practical application, the material carrying member 2 can directly grab the material M through the hoist, or can carry the material M indirectly by carrying a carrying container for placing the material, and the creation does not specifically implement the manner of the material. limited. In this embodiment, the two corresponding ends of the material carrying member 2 respectively carry a plurality of materials M, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the material carrying member 2 can also carry the material M only directly below or only on one side. . Since the material carrying member 2 of the present invention can be rotated 360 degrees with respect to the rail connecting member 1, the position and angle of the site where the material M is designed or placed can be configured in the configuration. Have a higher degree of flexibility.

The rotating assembly 3 of the present invention will be further described below with reference to Figs. 1 and 2 as well. In the present embodiment, the rotating assembly 3 includes a fixed base 31, a worm wheel 32, a worm 33, two pivoting seats 34, and a driving unit 35. Specifically, the rail connecting member 1 of the present embodiment includes a main body portion 11 and a mounting opening 12 formed in the main body portion 11. The bottom of the fixing base 31 is fixed to the top of the material carrying member 2, and the top of the fixing base 31 is Pass through the mounting opening 12.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the worm wheel 32 and the worm 33 are disposed on the top surface of the main body portion 11, and the worm wheel 32 and the worm 33 are in mesh with each other. The diameter of the worm wheel 32 is larger than the mounting opening 12, and the top of the fixed base 31 passes through the mounting opening 12 and is fixed to the bottom of the worm wheel 32 so that the fixed base 31 can rotate together with the worm wheel 32. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the track connecting member 1 further includes a bearing 13 in which the bearing 13 is disposed, and the top of the fixed base 31 is mounted in the mounting opening 12 through the bearing 13, thereby reducing the fixing The base 31 is frictionally rubbed with the main body portion 11 when rotated. Moreover, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the track connecting member 1 is further included Two spacers 14 are provided, and two spacers 14 are respectively disposed on the top surface and the bottom surface of the main body portion 11 and adjacent to the mounting opening 12. More specifically, one of the spacers 14 is disposed between the worm wheel 32 and the main body portion 11 to create a gap between the worm wheel 32 and the main body portion 11, so that not only the area of contact friction can be reduced, but only the spacer is required. 14 After the abrasion, the gasket 14 can be replaced, and the worm wheel 32 with higher cost is not required to be replaced frequently, thereby reducing the maintenance cost of the equipment; on the other hand, the gasket 14 is disposed between the material carrying member 2 and the main body portion 11 to make the material A gap is formed between the carrier member 2 and the main body portion 11, and similarly, the contact friction area is reduced.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , in the embodiment, two pivoting seats 34 are fixed on the top surface of the main body portion 11 , and two ends of the worm 33 are pivotally connected to the two pivoting seats 34 respectively. It is integrated with the main body portion 11 of the rail connecting member 1. The drive unit 35 is coupled to the worm 33 and is capable of pivoting, and indirectly meshes the worm gear 32 relative to the worm 33 by mutual engagement between the worm 33 and the worm gear 32. Since the worm 33 is integrated with the main body portion 11 of the rail connecting member 1, and the worm wheel 32 is integrated with the material carrying member 2 through the fixed base 31, when the worm wheel 32 is rotated relative to the worm 33, the material carrying member 2 is It will rotate relative to the track connecting member 1. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the top surface of the main body portion 11 is further recessed with two positioning slots 15 , and the two pivot sockets 34 are respectively fixed in the two positioning slots 15 and are fixed to the main body portion 11 . Top surface. Through the foregoing arrangement, it can be ensured that the installation position and the angle of the pivoting seat 34 are not deviated, so as to avoid the rotation of the worm 33 pivotally connected to the pivoting seat 34 due to the tolerance.

In short, the worm 33 in this embodiment is an active component in the transmission system, and the worm gear 32 is a driven component in the transmission system. The driving unit 35 drives the active component to rotate, and the driven component drives the driven component to rotate. In the present embodiment, the active member is disposed on the track connecting member 1, and the driven member is disposed on the material carrying member 2, and when the driven member is rotated relative to the active member by the driving of the active member, the material carrying member 2 is also opposed to The rail connecting member 1 rotates. However, this creation is not limited to this. In practical applications, the position of the active part and the driven part can also be set. The alignment is such that the active member is disposed on the material carrying member 2, and the driven member is disposed on the rail connecting member 1, and thus, the effect of rotating the material carrying member 2 relative to the rail connecting member 1 can be achieved.

[Advantageous Effects of Embodiments]

One of the beneficial effects of the present invention is that the suspension transport device D provided with the rotating mechanism provided by the present invention can be connected by the technical solution that the rotating component 3 is connected between the rail connecting member 1 and the material carrying member 2 The material carrying member 2 can be rotated relative to the rail connecting member 1 so that the angle of the material carrying member 2 can be adjusted when the suspension transport device D picks up or places the material M, thereby obtaining a higher degree of freedom in application. When designing the track orientation or designing the placement position and angle of the site where the material M is placed, it is possible to have a higher degree of flexibility in its configuration.

Furthermore, since the angle of change of the angle of rotation of the material carrying member 2 of the present invention with respect to the rail connecting member 1 can be greater than 30 degrees, and even 360 degrees of full angular rotation can be achieved, therefore, the moving wire gauge of the rail can be made. Drawings get greater design flexibility. It is particularly worth mentioning that, in a preferred implementation of the present invention, when the two corresponding ends of the material carrying member 2 can respectively carry a plurality of materials M, the suspension transport device D can be moved to a site where the material M is placed. First, the material M is carried to one end of the material carrying member 2, and then the material carrying member 2 is rotated 180 degrees with respect to the rail connecting member 1 by the rotating assembly 3, so that the material M can be carried into the other end of the material carrying member 2 It has considerable flexibility in taking material M.

Further, since the preferred embodiment of the present invention is driven by the mutual engagement between the worm 33 and the worm wheel 32, the self-locking effect is provided, and not only the rotation can be precisely controlled, but also the stability is good.

The above disclosure is only a preferred and feasible embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the patent application of the present invention. Therefore, any equivalent technical changes made by using the present specification and the content of the schema are included in the application for this creation. Within the scope of the patent.

Claims (10)

A suspension transport device having a rotating mechanism, comprising: a track connecting member coupled to a track and movable along the track; a material carrying member for carrying at least one material; and a rotating assembly It is coupled between the rail connecting member and the material carrying member to rotate the material carrying member relative to the rail connecting member. The suspension transport device of claim 1, wherein an angle of change in the angle of rotation of the material carrying member relative to the rail connecting member is greater than 30 degrees. The suspension transport device of claim 1, wherein the rotating assembly comprises: an active component disposed on the material carrying member; a driving unit coupled to the active component, the driving unit driving The active component rotates; and a driven component is disposed on the rail connecting member, and the driven component is rotated relative to the active component by the driving of the active component. The suspension transport apparatus of claim 3, wherein the active component comprises a worm, the driven component comprising a worm gear, the worm meshing with the worm gear. The suspension transport device of claim 1, wherein the rotating assembly comprises: an active component disposed on the rail connecting member; a driving unit coupled to the active component, the driving unit driving The active component rotates; and a driven component is disposed on the material carrying member, and the driven component is rotated relative to the active component by the active component. The suspension transport device of claim 5, wherein the active component comprises a worm, the driven component comprising a worm gear, the worm meshing with the worm gear. The suspension transport device of claim 6, wherein the rail connecting member comprises a main body portion, the main body portion defines a mounting opening, the mounting opening is smaller than the worm wheel, wherein the rotating component further comprises a fixing base, a bottom of the fixing base is fixed on a top of the material carrying member, a top of the fixing base passes through the mounting opening and is fixed to a bottom of the worm wheel; The socket is fixed to the top surface of the main body portion, and two ends of the worm are respectively pivotally connected to the two pivot sockets. The suspension transport device of claim 7, wherein the rail connecting member further comprises a bearing disposed in the mounting opening, the top of the fixing base being mounted in the mounting opening by the bearing . The suspension transport device of claim 7, wherein the rail connecting member further comprises two spacers, and the two spacers are respectively disposed on a top surface and a bottom surface of the main body portion and adjacent to the mounting opening, A gap is formed between the worm wheel and the main body portion, and a gap is formed between the material carrying member and the main body portion. The suspension transport device of claim 7, wherein the top surface of the main body portion is further recessed with two positioning slots, and the two pivot sockets are respectively fixed in the two positioning slots.