US20120048685A1 - Conveyor - Google Patents
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- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G25/00—Conveyors comprising a cyclically-moving, e.g. reciprocating, carrier or impeller which is disengaged from the load during the return part of its movement
- B65G25/02—Conveyors comprising a cyclically-moving, e.g. reciprocating, carrier or impeller which is disengaged from the load during the return part of its movement the carrier or impeller having different forward and return paths of movement, e.g. walking beam conveyors
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
- B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
- B25J9/00—Programme-controlled manipulators
- B25J9/10—Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by positioning means for manipulator elements
- B25J9/106—Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by positioning means for manipulator elements with articulated links
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Description
- 1. Technical Field
- The present disclosure generally relates to conveyor technologies, and particularly to a conveyor employing a linkage bar mechanism.
- 2. Description of Related Art
- A commonly used conveyor in a machining process includes a carrier to load and unload an article, a first driving mechanism to move the carrier in a first direction, and a second driving mechanism to move the carrier in a second direction. The first and second driving mechanisms employ a threaded-rod transmission or a gear-rack transmission, and an actuator to supply power. However, the conveyor has larger dimensions in both directions, thus requiring considerable space for operation.
- Therefore, there is room for improvement within the art.
- The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present disclosure. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
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FIG. 1 is an assembled, isometric view of one embodiment of a conveyor including a side cover plate. -
FIG. 2 is an exploded, isometric view of the conveyor ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is similar to the conveyor ofFIG. 1 , but shown without the side cover plate. - Referring to
FIG. 1 , one embodiment of aconveyor 100 includes asupport base 10, alinear driving mechanism 20 mounted on thesupport base 10, acarrier 30 to load and unload articles, and alinkage bar mechanism 40 pivotally connecting thecarrier 30 and thelinear driving mechanism 20. - Referring also to
FIGS. 2 and 3 , thesupport base 10 includes abottom plate 11, asupport plate 12 substantially perpendicular to thebottom plate 11, two substantiallyparallel guide rails 13 secured onto a side surface of thesupport plate 12, and aside cover plate 14 positioned opposite to thesupport plate 12. In this illustrated embodiment, thesupport plate 12 and thebottom plate 11 are integrally formed and L-shaped. Eachslide rail 13 extends linearly, and can be secured to thesupport plate 12 via a plurality of fasteners (not shown). - The
linear driving mechanism 20 includes twoactuators 21, two threadedrods 22, afirst support member 23 and asecond support member 24 respectively rotatably supporting opposite ends of the threadedrods 22, twoclutches 25 respectively connecting thecorresponding actuators 21 and threadedrods 22, twoslide members 26 respectively rotatably mounted around the threadedrods 22, and two threadedmembers 27 respectively engaging the two threadedrods 22 and secured to the twoslide members 26. - Each
first support member 23 defines twoshaft holes 231 in which the corresponding ends of the two threadedrods 22 are respectively received. Eachsecond support member 24 is substantially U-shaped and includes a connectingwall 241 and two support walls 124 extending from opposite sides of the connectingwall 241. The connectingwall 241 is fixed to thesupport plate 12 of thesupport base 10 by one or more fasteners (not shown). Eachsupport wall 242 defines twoshaft holes 243 through which the twoclutches 25 pass to connect the corresponding threadedrods 22 andactuators 21. - Each
slide member 26 includes amain body 261 and two pairs of connectingmembers 262 respectively connected to themain body 261 and the twoslide rails 13. Themain body 261 includes afirst side surface 2611, asecond side surface 2612 opposite to thefirst side surface 2611, and a connectingportion 2613 positioned on an end of themain body 261. Thesecond side surface 2612 defines two substantiallyparallel grooves 2614 to respectively receive the two threadedrods 22. The connectingportion 2613 is pivotally connected to thelinkage bar mechanism 40. Each pair of connectingmembers 262 is secured to thefirst side surface 2611 of themain body 261. Each connectingmember 262 defines aslide groove 2621 in which thecorresponding slide rails 13 are slidably received. Each threadedrod 27 includes amain body 271 and aflange 272 formed on themain body 271. Themain body 271 defines a threaded hole (not labeled) in which the corresponding threadedrod 22 engages. Theflange 272 is fixed to one side surface of theslide member 26. - The
carrier 30 defines threepivot holes 31 to mount thelinkage bar mechanism 40. Thelinkage bar mechanism 40 includes abar assembly 41 and a plurality ofbearings 42. Thebar assembly 41 includes afirst bar 411, asecond bar 412, and athird bar 413. Thefirst bar 411 includes abar portion 4111 and two connectingportions 4112 positioned on opposite ends of thebar portion 411. Each connectingportion 4112 is substantially cylindrical, and defines abearing hole 4113 in which thecorresponding bearing 42 is mounted. - The connecting
portions 4112 of thefirst bar 411 are respectively pivotally connected to thecorresponding slide member 26 and thecarrier 30 via thebearings 42 received in thebearing holes 4113. - The second and
third bars first bar 411, and connect to theslide member 26 and thecarrier 30 in the same manner. Thefirst bar 411, thethird bar 413, theslide member 26 carrying thefirst bar 411, and thecarrier 30 cooperatively form a parallel four-bar mechanism. Thefirst bar 411, thesecond bar 412, theslide member 26 carrying thesecond bar 412, and thecarrier 30 cooperatively form a trapezoid four-bar mechanism. - In use, when the two
actuators 21 are activated to respectively rotate the two threadedrods 22, the threadedmembers 27 engaging the threadedrods 22 are moved along the axis thereof with theslide members 26 being moved together, thus driving thebar assembly 41. Thecarrier 30 is moved thereby, in horizontal and/or longitudinal directions. As described in detail, when the twoactuators 21 are rotated at the same speed, the first, second, andthird bars carrier 30 is moved in the horizontal direction or the longitudinal direction. When the twoactuators 21 are rotated at different speeds, the first andthird bars second bar 412 have different movements in the horizontal direction or the longitudinal direction, thus thesecond bar 412 moves toward or away from the first andthird bars carrier 30 is moved in the horizontal and longitudinal directions, and the articles can be elevated in the longitudinal direction. - During the movement, the
carrier 30 is moved with a translation movement and can be maintained in a predetermined posture. In addition, theconveyor 100 can be an elongated strip structure, and thus can be operated in a narrow space. - It is believed that the present embodiments and their advantages will be understood from the foregoing description, and it will be apparent that various changes may be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the embodiments or sacrificing all of its material advantages.
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