WO2015002624A1 - Telescopic gantry system - Google Patents
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- WO2015002624A1 WO2015002624A1 PCT/TR2014/000219 TR2014000219W WO2015002624A1 WO 2015002624 A1 WO2015002624 A1 WO 2015002624A1 TR 2014000219 W TR2014000219 W TR 2014000219W WO 2015002624 A1 WO2015002624 A1 WO 2015002624A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
- B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
- B25J18/00—Arms
- B25J18/02—Arms extensible
- B25J18/025—Arms extensible telescopic
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- the invention relates to a telescopic structure with ball screw to be used in gantry systems.
- the invention particularly relates to a telescopic structure which provides longer movement distance and higher speed in smaller areas and also high position sensitivity thanks to the ball screw structure thereof in robotic gantry systems.
- the structures operating particularly in vertical axis are moved by various drive and transmission mechanisms.
- a motor is utilized as drive system
- circular movement of the motor is transformed to a linear movement by a rack-pinion mechanism or ball screw mechanism, thus movement in different axes is provided.
- rack-pinion mechanism or ball screw mechanism there is a particular movement distance of this structure and the carrier body moves along this movement distance in the vertical axis.
- Insufficiencies in the present systems can be listed as follows:
- - Movement speed is limited to maximum speed of the drive system and/or maximum speed allowed by the ball screw and/or maximum linear speed allowed by the ball screw.
- carrier body When top of the vertical movement is reached, carrier body lifts up and reaches a point much above all the gantry structure, which creates problem in the factory it operates. It is because upper part of the carrier body may hit the ceiling or the structures such as beam or which passing therethrough. This problem is frequently encountered, thus generally the gantry and the mechanism (e.g. workpiece, positioner) on which the gantry operates are placed in a hole dug in the ground. This, in turn, creates a very serious investment cost.
- the mechanism e.g. workpiece, positioner
- This module consists of base frame profile, dust seal grooves, mounting lug grooves, switch mounting grooves, module upper cover grooves, bearing rail channel, stable bearing component, moving bearing component, middle hub, module rail, carrier car, mounting apparatus, carrier table (i.e. flange), mounting grooves, dust seal, circulation plastic, circulation pulley, rail fitting groove, module ball screw, round nut, module mounting lug, and module cover cap.
- the object of the invention in order to eliminate the present disadvantages, is to develop a telescopic structure which provides longer movement distance and higher speed in smaller areas and also high position sensitivity thanks to the ball screw structure thereof in robotic gantry systems.
- Telescopic gantry system according to the invention has important advantages when compared to the present technique. These advantages are specified below.
- Movement distance is increased with the length of the second ball screw which is used.
- Movement speed is limited to the total speed allowed by the two ball screws, thus two times more speed can be reached when compared to the present system.
- the carrier body moving in the vertical axis When the carrier body moving in the vertical axis reaches the top of the movement, it remains lower as much as the half of the movement distance thereof when compared to the gantries in the present technique. Thus, it can properly operate in factories having lower ceiling. For instance, while a gantry having a movement distance of 2 meters in vertical axis lifts up to 5 meters from the ground in top of the vertical movement thereof, in the telescopic gantry system according to the invention this height is approximately 4 meters.
- a structure which provides longer movement distance and higher speed and also high position sensitivity in smaller areas in robotic gantry systems comprises a drive unit; an outer ball screw connected to the drive unit by means of a connector; an outer body where outer ball screw turned by means of the drive unit and the connector is connected with the outer ball screw bearings; at least one outer step guide used for providing the linear movement between the outer body and the carrier portion; and an outer ball screw nut connected to the carrier portion is developed, wherein said structure has a telescopic feature, and this telescopic structure comprises an inner body placed inside the outer body; an inner ball screw connected to the inner portion of the outer body and moved by the outer ball screw; at least one inner step guide connected to the outer body from one side and to the inner body from the other side for providing the linear movement between the inner body and the
- Figure 1 is the general perspective view of the telescopic structure according to the invention used in gantry system.
- Figure 2 is the side view of the telescopic structure according to the invention used in gantry system in upper position.
- Figure 3 is the side view of the telescopic structure according to the invention used in gantry system in middle position.
- Figure 4 is the side view of the telescopic structure according to the invention used in gantry system in lower position.
- Figure 5 is the upper perspective view of the telescopic structure according to the invention.
- Figure 6 is the side view of the telescopic structure according to the invention.
- Figure 7 is the upper view of the telescopic structure according to the invention.
- Figure 8 is the side view of the telescopic structure according to the invention.
- Figure 9 is perspective view of the telescopic structure according to the invention from a different angle.
- Figure 10 is the side view of the telescopic structure according to the invention.
- Figure 11 is the A-A cross-sectional view shown in figure 10.
- Figure 12a is the side view of the telescopic structure according to the invention in rear position.
- Figure 12b is the side view of the telescopic structure according to the invention in any intermediate position.
- Figure 12c is the side view of the telescopic structure according to the invention in any intermediate position.
- Figure 12d is the side view of the telescopic structure according to the invention in forward position.
- the invention particularly relates to a telescopic structure (A) which provides longer movement distance and higher speed in smaller areas and also high position sensitivity thanks to the ball screw structure thereof in robotic gantry systems.
- the entire telescopic structure (A) is moved by a drive unit (1).
- Drive unit (1) is physically fixed to an outer body (12), wherein said drive unit (1) is also connected to an outer ball screw (7) by means of a connector (16).
- the outer ball screw (7) turned by means of the drive unit (1) and connector (16) is connected to the outer body (12) with outer ball screw bearings (8, 9).
- Outer ball screw nut (10), however, is connected to the carrier portion (13).
- at least one outer step guide (14) is used.
- One side of the outer step guide (14) is connected to the outer body (12) while the other side thereof to the carrier portion (13).
- the outer ball screw (7) turned by means of the drive unit (1) provides linear movement of the outer body (12) on the carrier portion (13) with the aid of at least one outer step guide (14).
- An inner ball screw (3) is connected to the inner portion of the outer body (12) with the aid of inner ball screw bearings (4, 5).
- Inner ball screw nut (6) is connected to the inner body (11).
- at least one inner step guide (15) is used.
- One side of the inner step guide (15) is connected to the outer body (12) while the other side thereof to the inner body (11).
- a movement transmission mechanism (2) is used (B detail).
- Inner ball screw (3) and outer ball screw (7) are reverse gears (one is left gear, the other is right gear).
- inner ball screw (3) is also driven, namely rotated, by outer ball screw (7) thanks to the movement transmission mechanism (2).
- the outer body (12) proceeds linearly on the carrier portion (13) thanks to the rotation of the outer ball screw (7) and with the aid of at least one outer step guide (14). Therefore, as soon as the drive unit (1) starts to operate, both the outer body (12) along with the all the elements thereon proceeds linearly on the carrier portion (13) and the inner body (11) proceeds linearly inside the outer body (12) thanks to the rotation of the inner ball screw (3) and with the aid of the inner step guide (15).
- two ball screws (3, 7) are driven by a single drive unit (1) and a two-step overlapping movement is provided.
- a three-step movement is made with an additional step to be added on the inner body (11) and thus movement distance can be increased.
- movement transmission mechanism (2) providing movement transmission between the ball screws (3, 7) can determine the gear directions of the ball screws (3, 7). If the movement transmission mechanism (2) between the ball screws turns the ball screws (3, 7) reversely to one another (for instance, a gear mechanism), the gear directions of the ball screws (3, 7) should be identical to one another. If the movement transmission mechanism (2) between the ball screws turns the ball screws (3, 7) in the same direction to one another (for instance, smoothly connected timing belt pulley mechanism), the gear directions of the ball screws (3, 7) should be reverse to one another (i.e. while one is the right gear, the other is the left gear).
- relative movement speeds between the two steps can be provided at desired rates by selecting the pitches of the ball screws (3, 7) at desired values.
- a cycle rate between the rotations of the ball screws (3, 7) with the movement transmission element (2) between the ball screws can be provided (for instance, the diameters of the pulleys and the gears connected to two ball screws can be provided at different values).
- the outer body (12) is provided as a four-piece (i.e. quadripartite) structure.
- quadripartite i.e. quadripartite
- both the inner body (11) and the outer body (12) are made into a closed structure like a box provides a substantial rigidity.
- inner step guides (15) are placed at the both sides of the inner body (11).
- inner step guides (15) on both sides of the inner body (11) increase the rigidity of the structure as well as provide a smooth linear movement.
- Inner step linear guides (15) can increase the rigidity by being used in many more surfaces and numbers.
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