TWM609188U - Reciprocating conveyance device - Google Patents

Abstract

A reciprocating conveying device is installed on a main body and used for conveying a plurality of plates. The reciprocating conveying device includes a rear rack area, a front rack area and a hook arm. The rear material rack area is set in the main body and adjacent to a refueling area. The rear material rack area has an outer conveying frame and an inner conveying frame arranged inside the outer conveying frame. The outer conveying frame moves up and down under control, and the inner conveying frame is positioned in multiple positions. Sheet. The front rack area has a front conveying frame, which is arranged on the main body and located between the rear rack area and a processing station. The front conveying frame positions a plurality of plates, and the front conveying frame is controlled to move up and down. The hook arm is arranged on the main body to move the inner conveying frame back and forth under control, or move the plate back and forth under control.

Description

Reciprocating conveyor

This creation is about a reciprocating conveying device for conveying a plurality of plates, which can be installed to produce a narrow working space, so that a plurality of devices can be arranged side by side.

The existing plate pressing (or hot pressing) forming equipment can process a plurality of plates with the same conditions in batches during each processing process. For example, the laminating machine 90 shown in FIG. 1 has a plurality of plate processing stations stacked upward to receive multiple plates on the conveying platform 91 at the same height, so the total amount of plates processed in batches can be increased. .

However, even if the efficiency of batch processing of the laminator is increased, its overall efficiency cannot be effectively improved. The reason is that the refueling operation of moving the plates into or out of the conveying platform still needs to be carried out manually, and a conveying platform The working space is usually for one or two people. In order to solve similar problems, a horizontal conveying path can be created by adjusting the conveying platform to correspond to a plurality of stations. However, this arrangement also enlarges the space of the overall equipment, which is not conducive to arranging a plurality of equipment side by side.

This creation provides a reciprocating conveying device installed on a main body and used for conveying a plurality of plates. The reciprocating conveying device includes: a rear rack area, a front rack area, and a hook arm. The rear material rack area is set in the main body and adjacent to a refueling area. The rear material rack area has an outer conveying frame and an inner conveying frame arranged inside the outer conveying frame. The outer conveying frame moves up and down under control, and the inner conveying frame is positioned in multiple positions. Sheet. The front rack area has a front conveying frame, which is arranged on the main body and located between the rear rack area and a processing station. The front conveying frame positions a plurality of plates, and the front conveying frame is controlled to move up and down. The hooking arm is arranged on the main body, and the inner conveying frame is controlled to move back and forth, or the plates are controlled to move back and forth.

Such a reciprocating conveying device can be arranged between a processing station and a refueling area to move a plurality of plates up and down or back and forth to form a relatively narrow working space, enabling a plurality of equipment to be arranged side by side for processing.

Furthermore, the main body is provided with a track, and the material hooking arm moves back and forth on the track. In addition, the inner conveying frame has a plurality of material tables for positioning the plates, and the material tables are arranged on two sides away from the inner conveying frame, and the interval between the material tables on the two sides forms the moving area of the hook arm. Plural material tables are equipped with roller racks, which are beneficial to conveying plates.

In addition, the number of the plurality of material tables of the front conveying frame is not greater than the number of the plurality of material tables of the inner conveying frame, and the hook arm is controlled to move the inner conveying frame or the plates back and forth above the front conveying frame, This setting can speed up the manual refueling process.

This creation provides a reciprocating conveying device, which is arranged between the refueling area and the plate processing station to transfer a plurality of plates from the refueling area to the processing station. In one of the implementation aspects, the processing station is a laminating machine for floor panels, which can press multiple panels at the same time or in batches. However, the application field of this creation is not limited to this. The processing station can be Any kind of equipment for feeding or processing multiple plates or sheets, the processing station can also be an equipment that provides multiple plates or sheets side by side after being actuated, and the reciprocating conveying device can correspond to this processing station, To feed or unload a plurality of plates or sheets.

The following description takes the relative position of the processing station and the refueling area as the front-to-rear direction. In other words, the feeding operation is to transport the plate from the refueling area to the front processing station, and the blanking operation is to remove the finished plate from the processing station. The processing station is transported to the rear refueling area to meet the common understanding of those skilled in the art.

Please refer to Figures 2 to 5, which illustrate the configuration of each work area of the floor panel pressing equipment, including processing stations, reciprocating conveying devices and refueling areas 60 arranged in sequence from the front to the rear. In this embodiment, the processing station is a pressing machine 50 for pressing a plurality of plates to have a specific pattern or cutting pattern. The pressing machine 50 has a plurality of processing positions 51, so that the plurality of plates are arranged at intervals, and at the same time Carry out processing operations. The refueling area 60 is a manual operation, which uses batches of unprocessed plates to be installed on the reciprocating conveying device, or to remove or replace the processed plates from the reciprocating conveying device. However, the refueling area 60 can also be designed to perform the above automatically Refueling operations. The reciprocating conveying device is installed on the main body 10 and includes a rear rack area 30 adjacent to the feeding and refueling area 60, a front rack area 40 located between the rear rack area 30 and the press 50, and a hook arm 20.

The rear rack area 30 has an outer conveying frame 35 and an inner conveying frame 31. The outer conveying frame 35 is located at the rear end of the main body 10 and positioned on the lifting mechanism 36. The outer conveying frame 35 is driven by the lifting mechanism 36 to move up and down, and the inner conveying frame 31 penetrates A guide rail is positioned inside the outer conveying frame 35. Therefore, the outer conveying frame 35 can drive the inner conveying frame 31 to move up and down, and the inner conveying frame 31 can move back and forth along the guide rail. The inner conveying frame 31 has a plurality of material tables (not shown in the figure) stacked and arranged for positioning a plurality of plates.

The front rack area 40 has a front conveying frame 41, the front conveying frame 41 is located at the front end of the main body 10 and positioned on the lifting mechanism 46, and the front conveying frame 41 is driven by the lifting mechanism 46 to move up and down. The front conveying frame 41 also has a plurality of material tables for positioning a plurality of plates. Under the premise of convenient operation, the upper and lower intervals of the plural feeders in the rear rack area 30 and the plural feeders in the front rack area 40 are the same. According to this, the rear rack area 30 or/and the front rack can be moved up and down. In the shelf area 40, some of the plurality of plates are positioned at the same height or at the same interval.

The hook arm 20 can be positioned on the rail 21 provided on the top of the main body 10 and move toward the front and rear direction. In other words, the hook arm 20 can move between the rear rack area 30 and the front rack area 40. However, the hook arm 20 can also be positioned on other platforms and reciprocate between the rear rack area 30 and the front rack area 40 of the main body 10. For example, the hook arm 20 may be a robotic arm that moves in a three-dimensional direction.

The hooking arm 20 has a positioning member (such as a push-pull rod) to correspond to the position of the inner conveying frame 31. When the outer conveying frame 35 drives the inner conveying frame 31 to rise and is located in the moving area of the hooking arm 20, the hooking arm 20 can drive The inner conveying frame 31 moves in the front-rear direction, so that the inner conveying frame 31 faces or moves away from the laminator 50. The positioning member of the hooking arm 20 can also be designed to directly move the plurality of plates of the inner transport frame 31, the plurality of plates of the front transport frame 41, or the plurality of plates of the processing position 51 of the pressing machine 50, so that the plurality of plates can be Move back and forth between the rear rack area 30, the front rack area 40 or the press 50.

It is worth mentioning that a plurality of plates can be fixed to the inner conveying frame 31 before one of the conveying operations. According to this, the hook arm 20 can move the inner conveying frame 31 at the same time by moving the plurality of plates, and convey the inner conveying frame 31 at the same time. The above-mentioned fixed state is released before the operation, so that the hook arm 20 moves only a plurality of plates. In addition, the inner conveying frame 31 can also be moved back and forth through an independent actuating device (for example, the pneumatic rod 34 shown in FIG. 4).

With the rear rack area 30 and the front rack area 40 controlling a plurality of plates to move up and down, and a hooking arm 20 to control a plurality of plates to move back and forth, a narrower working space for reciprocating transportation can be generated, which is beneficial for moving multiple equipment along They are arranged side by side in the left and right directions, reducing work space.

Please refer to Figures 3 and 4 for details. In this embodiment, the plurality of material tables of the inner conveying frame 31 have two side roller racks 331, 332, and the material table also has a support 32 to fix the side roller racks 331, 332 to the inner conveyor respectively. The frame 31 is inside and located on the left and right sides. Therefore, the side roller racks 331, 332 are arranged at intervals. The two side roller racks 331, 332 of the same height position a plate. The moving area of the hook arm 20 is between the left and right side roller racks 331, 332. . The front conveying frame 41 has two side support frames 421 and 422, and the arrangement method is similar to that of the side roller frames 331 and 332. Accordingly, the side roller racks 331, 332 can easily move a plurality of plates back and forth, and the hook arm 20 can also directly operate and move a plurality of plates between the side roller racks 331, 332, or a plurality of plates between the side support frames 421, 422. , Or a plurality of plates arranged at intervals in the pressing machine 50.

Please refer to Figures 2 to 5 and Figure 21 (S16) for details. In this embodiment, the space above the front conveying frame 41 can at least accommodate the forwardly extending inner conveying frame 31. Accordingly, the hooking arm 20 can control the inner The conveying frame 31 moves back and forth above the front conveying frame 41 to facilitate the movement of the plate of the inner conveying frame 31 or the plate of the pressing machine 50. In addition, the number of the plurality of pallets of the front conveying frame 41 is the same as the number of the plurality of pallets of the inner conveying frame 31, which facilitates batch operation of plural plates.

Further, in order to speed up the manual refueling process in the refueling zone 60, the number of material platforms of the front conveying frame 41 is smaller than the number of material platforms of the inner conveying frame 31. As shown in the schematic side view of Figure 5, 12 plates can be moved in the rear rack area 30, the front rack area 40, and the processing position 51 of the laminator 50 according to each operation process. The specific process is detailed As shown in Fig. 6 to Fig. 31 described later. Corresponding to the above configuration, the highest position of the outer conveying frame 35 controlled and positioned, the highest position of the front conveying frame 41 controlled and positioned, and the highest processing position of the laminator 50 are approximately at the same height, and the rear rack area 30 The bottom plate 39 of the outer conveying frame 35 is slightly lower than the bottom plate 49 of the front conveying frame 41 of the front rack area 40.

Please refer to Figures 6~31 at the same time, which illustrate the continuous operation process using the above-mentioned floor board pressing equipment. In this embodiment, the inner conveying frame 31 has 13 material platforms, and the front conveying frame 41 has 12 material platforms. The pressing machine 50 has 12 processing positions 51, A1~A12 represent the first batch of plates, B1~B12 represent the second batch of plates, C1~C12 represent the third batch of plates, D1 represents the fourth batch of plates, A'1~ A'12 represents the first batch of processed plates, and B'1~B'12 represents the second batch of processed plates.

In step S01, the pressing machine 50 is not feeding, the front conveying frame 41 is empty, the inner conveying frame 31 is placed with 12 plates A1 to A12, and the topmost material table is an empty material table, and the hooking arm 20 is located at the start position.

In step S02, the outer conveying frame 35 moves upward to the moving area of the hook arm 20, and the height of the material table of the sheet material A12 corresponds to the highest processing position 51 of the press 50.

In step S03, the hook arm 20 moves forward, and pushes the plates A1 to A12 and the inner conveying frame 31 forward. In step S04, the hook arm 20 continues to move forward to feed the plates A1 to A12 to all the processing positions 51 of the press 50.

In step S05, the hook arm 20 pulls the inner conveying frame 31 back and retreats to the outer conveying frame 35. At this time, the laminating machine 50 performs the laminating work of the plates A1 to A12.

In step S06, the outer conveying frame 35 moves downward so that the height of the lowest material table of the inner conveying frame 31 corresponds to the working space of the refueling zone 60.

In steps S07~S09, the plate B1 of the refueling zone 60 is moved to the lowest pallet of the inner conveying frame 31, and the material is sequentially fed to the next highest pallet. The inner conveying frame 31 finally places 12 plates B1 to B12 , And the topmost material table is the empty material table.

When the operation of the laminator 50 is stopped, step S10 is performed to move the front conveying frame 41 upwards so that the height of the sheet A12 in the laminator 50 corresponds to the position of the highest material table of the front conveying frame 41, and the hook arm 20 is moved to Move forward.

In step S11, the hooking arm 20 continues to move forward. In step S12, the hook arm 20 pulls the finished plates A'1 to A'12 at the processing position 51 back, and moves them into the front conveying frame 41.

In step S13, the front conveying frame 41 is moved downward, and the plates A'1 to A'12 are temporarily stored in the front rack area 40. Then, the hook arm 20 is returned to the initial position. At this time, the plates A'1 to A'12 can be cooled in the front rack area 40.

In steps S14~S16, as in steps S2~S4, the outer conveying frame 35 and the inner conveying frame 31 are sequentially moved, and the plates B1 to B12 are moved to the processing position 51 of the pressing machine 50, and then the pressing machine 50 performs the plate processing. B1~B12 pressure cooperation industry.

In step S17, as in step S5, the hook arm 20 pulls the inner conveying frame 31 back into the outer conveying frame 35.

In step S18, the front conveying frame 41 is moved upward, and the outer conveying frame 35 is moved downward, so that the height of the highest material platform in the inner conveying frame 31 is the same as the height of the highest material platform in the front conveying frame 41.

In step S19, the hook arm 20 pulls the plates A'1 to A'12 of the front conveying frame 41 back to the inner conveying frame 31. At this time, the lowest material table in the inner conveying frame 31 is an empty material table.

In step S20, the hook arm 20 moves backward to the starting position.

In step S21, the outer conveying frame 35 moves downward so that the height corresponding to the lowest material table in the inner conveying frame 31 corresponds to the working space of the refueling zone 60.

In step S22, the plate C1 of the refueling zone 60 is moved to the lowest material platform of the inner conveying frame 31.

In step S23, the outer conveying frame 35 is moved downwards, so that the plate A'1 whose inner conveying frame 31 is the next highest corresponds to the work space of the refueling zone 60.

In step S24, the plate A'1 of the inner conveying frame 31 is taken out, and the plate C2 is inserted into the material table at the same position.

In step S25, the inner conveying frame 31 continues to descend, and the plates A'2 to A'11 are replaced with plates C2 to C12.

In step S26, the sheet A'12 is moved out of the inner conveying frame 31, and the topmost material table is maintained as an empty material table. Complete a job cycle.

If the operation is to continue, after step S26, return to the operation flow of step S10, and transport the plates B'1 to B'12, and then proceed to steps S10 to S26 in sequence until the end of the operation.

The above-mentioned reciprocating conveying device can feed the next batch of materials through the rear rack area 30. Therefore, during the pressing of the plates A1 to A12 by the pressing machine 50, the operator uses the inner conveying frame 31 to make the plates B1 to B1 to A12. The feeding time of B12 (steps S05~S09). The plates are temporarily stored through the front rack area 40. Therefore, the feeding time of the plates B1~B12 (steps S13~17) is the cooling time of the plates A'1~A'12. Therefore, the operator does not need a long time. After waiting time, you can replace plates A'1~A'11 with plates C2~C12. In addition, the difference in the number of pallets between the front conveying frame 41 and the inner conveying frame 31 can generate empty pallets in the inner conveying frame 31, making the refueling process smoother and speeding up the operation process.

10: main body 20: Hook arm 21: Orbit 30: Rear rack area 31: Inner conveyor frame 32: Support 331,332: Side roller rack 34: Air pressure lever 35: Outer conveyor frame 36: Lifting mechanism 39: bottom plate 40: Front rack area 41: Front conveyor frame 421,422: Side support frame 46: Lifting mechanism 49: bottom plate 50, 90: pressing machine 51: Processing position 60: Refueling area 91: Conveying platform S01~S26: steps A1~A12, A’1~A’12, B1~B12, B’1~B’12, C1~C12, D1: Plate

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the configuration of a conventional pressing machine and a conveying platform.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the layout of each work area of the floor panel pressing equipment.

Fig. 3 is another schematic diagram of the configuration of each work area of the equipment of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a partial configuration of each work area of the equipment of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a schematic side view of each working area of the equipment of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 to Fig. 31 are schematic diagrams of the continuous operation process using the equipment of Fig. 2.

10: main body

20: Hook arm

21: Orbit

30: Rear rack area

31: Inner conveyor frame

35: Outer conveyor frame

36: Lifting mechanism

39: bottom plate

40: Front rack area

41: Front conveyor frame

46: Lifting mechanism

49: bottom plate

50: pressing machine

51: Processing position

60: Refueling area

Claims (9)

A reciprocating conveying device is installed on a main body and used for conveying a plurality of plates. The reciprocating conveying device includes: A rear rack area is arranged on the main body and adjacent to a refueling area. The rear rack area has an outer conveying frame, an inner conveying frame is arranged inside the outer conveying frame, and the outer conveying frame is controlled to move up and down, The inner conveying frame positions the plates; A front conveying frame is arranged on the main body and located between the rear rack area and a processing station, the front conveying frame positions the plates, and the front conveying frame moves up and down under control; and A hooking arm is controlled to move the inner conveying frame back and forth, or controlled to move the plates back and forth. The reciprocating conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the hook arm is arranged on the main body. The reciprocating conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the main body is provided with a track, and the hook arm moves back and forth on the track. The reciprocating conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the inner conveying frame has a plurality of material tables to position the plates. The reciprocating conveying device according to claim 4, wherein the material tables are arranged on two sides away from the inner conveying frame. The reciprocating conveying device according to claim 4, wherein the material tables have a roller frame. The reciprocating conveying device according to claim 4, wherein the moving area of the hook arm is located between the material tables. The reciprocating conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the number of the plurality of material platforms of the front conveying frame is not greater than the number of the plurality of material platforms of the inner conveying frame. The reciprocating conveying device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the hooking arm is controlled to move the inner conveying frame or the plates back and forth above the front conveying frame.

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