WO2024092298A1 - Ensemble, dispositif de transport, dispositif d'installation et procédé - Google Patents

Ensemble, dispositif de transport, dispositif d'installation et procédé Download PDF

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WO2024092298A1
WO2024092298A1 PCT/AT2023/060360 AT2023060360W WO2024092298A1 WO 2024092298 A1 WO2024092298 A1 WO 2024092298A1 AT 2023060360 W AT2023060360 W AT 2023060360W WO 2024092298 A1 WO2024092298 A1 WO 2024092298A1
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Norbert KAHR
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • 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
    • B65G41/00—Supporting frames or bases for conveyors as a whole, e.g. transportable conveyor frames
    • B65G41/007—Means for moving conveyor frames and control arrangements therefor
    • B65G41/008—Means for moving conveyor frames and control arrangements therefor frames mounted on wheels or caterpillar
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • 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
    • B65G65/00—Loading or unloading
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D65/00—Designing, manufacturing, e.g. assembling, facilitating disassembly, or structurally modifying motor vehicles or trailers, not otherwise provided for
    • B62D65/02—Joining sub-units or components to, or positioning sub-units or components with respect to, body shell or other sub-units or components
    • B62D65/18—Transportation, conveyor or haulage systems specially adapted for motor vehicle or trailer assembly lines

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  • the invention relates to an arrangement, a transport device, an assembly device and a method according to the preambles of the independent patent claims.
  • Different assembly lines are known from the prior art. For example, it is known from the prior art that workpiece carriers are transported within an assembly line between the assembly devices using a transfer system or via automatic transport robots with permanently attached roller conveyor technology or similar permanently attached workpiece carrier holders. These assembly lines have limitations in terms of flexibility, scalability, accessibility and cost-effectiveness. For example, assembly lines with work stations and workpiece carriers for workpieces are known from the prior art. Such assembly lines consist of a workpiece carrier transfer system that transports the workpiece carriers.
  • Mobile robots are also known from the state of the art as a conveyor system, which comprise a conveyor belt that is configured to pick up an object from the mobile robot and/or deliver the object to the mobile robot.
  • Such conveyor systems are configured to transport the object as the mobile robot moves within the operating environment.
  • the disadvantage of these conventional conveyor systems is that the transport device is firmly connected to the transport robot. The transport device cannot be used without a robot and cannot be operated manually.
  • the object of the invention is to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art.
  • the object of the invention is to create an arrangement, in particular an assembly line, a transport device, an assembly device and a method, wherein the transport devices can be used flexibly and independently.
  • the invention is therefore based, among other things, on the object of creating an arrangement, a transport device, an assembly device and a method which enables efficient and economical operation of the arrangement both with low and high production quantities.
  • Vanilla Automation Consulting GmbH The object of the invention is achieved in particular by the features of the independent patent claims.
  • the invention relates to an arrangement, in particular an assembly line or part of an assembly line, preferably for transporting and/or processing a workpiece and/or a workpiece carrier, wherein the arrangement comprises at least one, in particular mobile, transport device, at least one, in particular stationary, assembly device and optionally a transport robot.
  • the transport device can be changed in its position relative to the assembly device.
  • the transport device is designed in such a way that the transport device can be moved and/or moved by the transport robot and/or an operator.
  • the transport device can be moved and/or moved by the transport robot and/or an operator from one assembly device to another assembly device.
  • the transport device in particular the transport device conveyor device, can be moved decoupled from a transport robot that may move the transport device and/or a hand pallet truck.
  • the transport device comprises a transport device conveyor device, in particular a roller conveyor.
  • the assembly device comprises an assembly device conveyor device, in particular a roller conveyor.
  • the transport device conveyor device and the assembly device conveyor device are set up and/or designed to receive and/or transport a workpiece and/or a workpiece carrier.
  • the transport device conveyor device and/or the assembly device conveyor device can be designed as a workpiece receiving device and/or as a workpiece carrier receiving device.
  • the transport device conveyor device and/or the assembly device conveyor device can comprise a workpiece receiving device and/or a workpiece carrier receiving device.
  • the transport device conveyor device and/or the assembly device conveyor device can be designed and/or configured to convey, transport and/or move a workpiece.
  • the transport device conveyor device can be arranged on the top side of the transport device.
  • the assembly device preferably comprises a transfer station.
  • the assembly device conveyor device can be arranged on the top side of the assembly device, in particular the transfer station.
  • the transport device conveyor device and the assembly device conveyor device can be arranged at the same height to one another, so that it is possible to transport the workpiece from the transport device to the assembly device if necessary.
  • the transport device can receive workpieces via the transport device conveyor device, in particular the roller conveyor of the transport device.
  • the assembly device can receive workpieces via the assembly device conveyor device, in particular the roller conveyor of the assembly device.
  • a workpiece can be understood as at least one workpiece and/or at least one workpiece carrier.
  • the transport device is designed and/or constructed for a connection to the transport robot, in particular a reversible and/or positive connection, so that the transport device can be moved by the transport robot, if appropriate.
  • the transport device is designed such that the transport device can be connected to the transport robot, in particular reversibly and/or positively, preferably for movement of the transport device by the transport robot.
  • the transport device is designed such that the transport device can be connected to the transport robot, in particular reversibly and/or positively, so that the transport device can be moved and/or displaced by the transport robot.
  • the transport robot is designed for a reversible and/or positive connection to the transport device.
  • the transport robot is designed to move the transport device, in particular the transport device and a workpiece lying on the transport device.
  • the transport device comprises a pulling device which is designed for reversible and/or positive connection to a coupling device of the transport robot.
  • the assembly device comprises an electrical energy source, in particular a power source and/or a battery.
  • the transport device is designed and/or constructed without an energy source, in particular without a power source and/or without a battery.
  • the transport device and the assembly device are set up for electrical connection to one another, so that electrical energy, in particular electricity, can optionally be transferred from the assembly device to the transport device when the transport device is electrically connected to the assembly device.
  • the transport device is designed and/or constructed in such a way that the transport device, in particular the transport device conveyor device, is and/or can be supplied with electrical energy, in particular electricity, preferably exclusively from, in particular the electrical energy source, the assembly device, in particular when the transport device is electrically connected to the assembly device.
  • the transport device in particular the transport device conveyor device, is and/or can be supplied with electrical energy, in particular electricity, preferably exclusively from, in particular the electrical energy source, the assembly device.
  • the transport device can be electrically connected to, in particular the transfer station, the assembly devices, and/or can be supplied with electrical energy.
  • the assembly device is designed and/or constructed such that the assembly device, in particular the transfer station of the assembly device, the transport device, in particular the transport device conveyor device, is and/or can be supplied with electrical energy, in particular electricity, by the assembly device.
  • the transport device and the assembly device are designed and/or configured to be electrically connected to one another so that electrical energy, in particular electricity, can be transmitted if necessary.
  • an energy source-free, battery-free, power source-free and/or power storage-free transport device can be understood to mean a transport device which has no energy source, no battery, no power source, no power storage or the like.
  • the transport device can be supplied with energy, in particular exclusively, via the assembly device, the structure of the transport devices is simple compared to conventional designs known from the prior art and is therefore extremely economical, since the transport device has no energy source, no battery, no power source and/or no power storage.
  • the power supply of the transport device, in particular the transport device conveyor preferably exclusively, takes place via the assembly device.
  • the transport devices can also be located without a transport robot, in particular separated and/or decoupled from the transport robot, at the assembly device for loading or unloading, preferably at the transfer station. This means that the transport robot can be available for other tasks during this time, which is particularly economical for smaller production quantities or when a production line is ramping up.
  • the transport robot can be connected to another transport device during the loading or unloading process and can move this other transport device if necessary.
  • the arrangement is designed as an assembly line or part of an assembly line.
  • the invention relates to an assembly arrangement, in particular an assembly line, wherein the assembly arrangement optionally comprises a plurality of arrangements according to the invention, in particular a plurality of transport devices according to the invention, a plurality of assembly devices according to the invention and at least one transport robot.
  • workpieces can be transported between the individual assembly devices on mobile transport devices.
  • the transport device can comprise externally driven transport device conveyor devices, in particular roller conveyors.
  • the mobile transport devices can be moved between the individual assembly devices by a transport robot or by an operator.
  • the transport device in particular the transport device conveyor device, can be supplied, activated and/or driven exclusively via an external electrical energy source, such as in particular the power source of the assembly device.
  • the transport device preferably the transport device conveyor device, can be supplied, activated and/or driven exclusively by the electrical energy source, preferably the power source, of the assembly device, with energy, in particular during loading and unloading.
  • the transport device conveyor device is and/or can be supplied with electrical energy exclusively from the electrical energy source of the assembly device.
  • the transport device is designed in such a way that the transport device is de-energized when it is moved.
  • the transport device conveyor device and/or the assembly device conveyor device is set up to transport workpiece carriers and/or workpieces with a weight in a range of 50 kg up to and including 300 kg, in particular with a weight of 150 kg.
  • the transport device conveyor device and/or the assembly device conveyor device is set up to transport motors, electric motors, electric drives, drive axles, batteries, fuel cells, gears, converters and/or parts thereof.
  • the transport device has a length of between 80 cm and 120 cm inclusive, in particular 100 cm.
  • the transport device has a width of between 80 cm and 120 cm inclusive, in particular 100 cm.
  • the transport device has a height of between 50 cm and 120 cm inclusive, in particular 100 cm.
  • the transport robot is designed to move a weight in a range of 50 kg up to and including 600 kg, in particular with a weight of 300 kg.
  • a transport device can also be understood as a transport unit.
  • an assembly device can also be understood as an assembly unit.
  • a transport robot can be understood as any robot that is set up and/or designed to move the transport device and, if applicable, a workpiece arranged thereon.
  • an assembly device can also be understood as an assembly module or an assembly station that is set up and/or designed to process the workpiece or the workpiece carrier.
  • a floor can be understood as the floor and/or subsurface on which the transport device and/or assembly devices stand.
  • an electrical connection can be understood as an electrical coupling and/or an inductive electrical connection.
  • the transport device comprises at least one driving device, in particular rollers or wheels, or feet.
  • the transport device comprises a braking device, in particular a dead man's brake.
  • the braking device is designed to block the at least one driving device, in particular the rotation of the rollers or wheels, so that the mobility, mobility and/or movability of the transport device is prevented if appropriate.
  • the transport device can have at least one driving device, in particular rollers or wheels, by means of which the transport device can be moved and/or moved on the floor. If necessary, it is provided that the driving devices, in particular the rollers or wheels, are supported during the movement of the Vanilla Automation Consulting GmbH transport device rolls on the floor. The transport device and a workpiece lying on it can be moved by an operator without a hand pallet truck using the driving devices.
  • the transport device can have at least one base, in particular four bases, with which the transport device is supported and/or stands on the floor.
  • the transport devices in particular the transport device which comprises at least one base, are designed in such a way that the transport device can be lifted by a transport robot and/or a hand pallet truck for movement.
  • the transport device in particular its bases or its driving devices, are removed from the floor by being lifted by the transport robot and/or a hand pallet truck and are therefore in particular not in contact with the floor.
  • the transport device, which has bases can be lifted by a transport robot and can subsequently be moved and/or moved.
  • a transport device, which has feet can be lifted by an operator, in particular a conventional hand pallet truck, and subsequently moved and/or moved.
  • the transport device in particular the transport device which comprises driving devices
  • the transport robots can have and/or comprise a coupling device, in particular an extendable one, in particular a hook device and/or a bolt, for mechanical coupling with the transport device.
  • the transport robots can be controlled and regulated by a control device.
  • the braking device can be brought from a driving position to a braking position, in particular by actuating an operating device, in particular by actuating an unlocking device of the operating device, preferably by a Bowden cable, of the transport device.
  • the braking device can be brought from the braking position to the driving position, in particular by actuating the operating device.
  • the operating device can comprise an unlocking device, in particular for bringing the braking device into the driving position, preferably for unlocking the dead man's brake.
  • the operating device can be designed as a handle. Vanilla Automation Consulting GmbH If necessary, it is provided that the braking device in the driving position releases the driving device, in particular the rotation of the rollers or wheels, so that the transport device is movable, mobile and/or displaceable. If necessary, it is provided that the braking device in the braking position blocks and/or fixes the driving device, in particular the rotation of the rollers or wheels, so that the mobility, mobility and/or displaceability of the transport device is prevented.
  • the braking device is designed in such a way that the braking device is or can be brought from a driving position to a braking position and from a braking position to a driving position, in particular by actuating an operating device of the transport device. If necessary, it is provided that the braking device can have two positions, in particular the driving position and the braking position. In particular, it is provided that the braking device is designed in such a way that the braking device in the driving position releases the driving device, in particular the rotation of the rollers or wheels. If appropriate, it is provided that the transport device is movable, mobile and/or displaceable when the braking device is in the driving position.
  • the braking device is designed such that the braking device blocks and/or fixes the driving device, in particular the rotation of the rollers or wheels, in the braking position. If appropriate, it is provided that the mobility and/or displaceability of the transport device is prevented when the braking device is in the braking position. If appropriate, it is provided that the transport device, in particular the braking device, comprises a locking device. If appropriate, it is provided that the locking device can be brought from a release position into a locking position. Vanilla Automation Consulting GmbH In particular, the locking device is designed such that the locking device is or can be brought from a release position to a locking position and/or from a locking position to the release position.
  • the locking device can have two positions, in particular the release position and the locking position. If appropriate, it is provided that the locking device is designed such that the braking device is held and/or secured in the braking position, in particular the unlocking of the dead man's brake is blocked and/or prevented when the locking device is in the locking position. In particular, it is provided that the locking device holds and/or secures the braking device in the braking position in the locking position, in particular the unlocking of the dead man's brake is blocked and/or prevented. If appropriate, it is provided that the braking device cannot be brought into the driving position by actuating the operating device, in particular the unlocking device, when the locking device is in the locking position.
  • the operator in practice actuates the operating device, in particular the unlocking device, whereby the braking device is or will be brought into the driving position, in particular the dead man's brake can be released and/or ventilated so that the transport device can be moved and/or displaced.
  • the actuation of the operating device, in particular the unlocking device can optionally be transmitted to the braking device via a Bowden cable so that the braking device is brought from the braking position into the driving position.
  • the locking device is or will be brought into the locking position as soon as the transport device is electrically connected to the assembly device, whereby movement and/or displacement of the transport device, in particular to the assembly device, is prevented.
  • the unlocking of the braking device Vanilla Automation Consulting GmbH in particular the venting of the dead man's lock, preferably automatically, while the electrical connection is blocked.
  • the braking device may therefore not be able to be brought from the braking position into the driving position while the transport device is electrically connected to the assembly device.
  • the locking device is in the locking position when the transport device is electrically connected and/or electrically coupled to the assembly device.
  • the transport device has an adapter device, preferably an adapter plate, in particular on its underside. If appropriate, it is provided that the adapter device is designed in such a way that the transport device can be lifted by the transport robot and/or a hand pallet truck.
  • the transport device can be and/or be connectable to the lifting device, in particular the transport robot and/or the hand pallet truck, reversibly and/or positively.
  • the transport device comprises a pulling device.
  • the pulling device is designed in such a way that the pulling device can be coupled and/or connected to a transport robot, in particular a coupling device of the transport robot, in a reversible and/or positively locking manner.
  • the pulling device is designed in such a way that the locking device can be or is brought from the locking position into the release position when the pulling device is actuated, in particular when the pulling device is connected to a transport robot, in particular the coupling device of the Vanilla Automation Consulting GmbH transport robot, preferably reversibly and/or positively coupled and/or connected.
  • the pulling device is designed as a trailer device.
  • the locking device can be moved from the locking position to the release position and the braking device from the braking position to the driving position, so that the transport device can be moved by the transport robot if necessary.
  • the pulling device can be moved from a first position to a second position by actuation, in particular by a preferably mechanical, positive and/or reversible connection to a transport robot.
  • the pulling device can be designed in such a way that the pulling device moves the locking device from the locking position to the release position and the braking device from the braking position to the driving position when the pulling device is brought into the second position by the connection to the coupling device, so that the transport device can be moved by the transport robot if necessary.
  • the transport device comprises two, in particular two-pole, contact devices. If appropriate, it is provided that the contact-receiving devices are arranged opposite one another on the transport device, in particular on two opposite side surfaces of the transport device.
  • the assembly device in particular a transfer station of the assembly device, comprises a contact-making device, in particular a two-pole one.
  • a contact-making device in particular a two-pole one.
  • the contact-receiving devices and/or the contact-establishing device are designed for the electrical connection and/or electrical coupling of the transport device to the assembly device.
  • the contact-receiving devices and/or the contact-establishing device is or are designed to establish an electrical connection and/or electrical coupling, preferably an electrical connection with 24 volts direct current, of the transport device to the assembly device.
  • electrical energy can be transmitted through the electrical connection and/or electrical coupling, in particular from the assembly device to the transport device.
  • the transport device conveying device has a first conveying direction when the contact-establishing device is connected to the contact-receiving device and the contact-establishing device has a first polarity, so that a workpiece arranged on the conveying surface of the transport device can be moved in the first conveying direction.
  • the assembly device in particular the contact-making device, comprises or has two contact elements, wherein the contact elements are designed to establish an electrical connection with the transport device, in particular the contact-receiving devices.
  • the contact elements can be polarizable and/or polarized depending on the desired conveying direction.
  • the positive and negative poles of the contact-making device, in particular the contact elements can be switched depending on the desired transporting direction.
  • the transport device conveyor device in particular the rollers of the roller conveyor, is or are moved in a first direction when the contact-making device is connected to the contact-receiving device and the contact-making device, in particular the contact elements, has or have a first polarity.
  • Vanilla Automation Consulting GmbH it is provided that the transport device conveyor moves a workpiece in a first conveying direction when the contact-making device is connected to the contact-receiving device and the contact-making device, in particular the contact elements, has or have a first polarity.
  • the transport device conveyor has a second conveying direction, in particular a conveying direction opposite to the first conveying direction, when the contact-making device is connected to the same contact-receiving device and the contact-making device has a second polarity, in particular opposite to the first polarity, so that a workpiece arranged on the conveying surface of the transport device can be moved in the second conveying direction.
  • the transport device conveyor in particular the rollers of the roller conveyor, is or are moved in the second direction when the contact-making device, in particular the contact elements, has or have a second polarity.
  • the transport device conveyor moves a workpiece in the second conveying direction when the contact-making device is connected to the same contact-receiving device and the contact-making device, in particular the contact elements, has or have a second polarity.
  • a workpiece can be moved with the transport device conveying device in the first conveying direction if the contact elements have a first polarity.
  • a workpiece can be moved with the transport device conveying device in the second conveying direction, in particular opposite to the first, if the contact elements have a second polarity, in particular opposite to the first polarity.
  • polarity can be understood as the assignment and/or arrangement of the two poles, in particular the positive pole and the negative pole.
  • the positive pole in the first position and/or the first polarity, can be assigned to the first contact element of the two contact elements and the negative pole can be assigned to the second contact element of the two contact elements.
  • the negative pole in the second position and/or the second polarity, can be assigned to the first contact element of the two contact elements and the positive pole can be assigned to the second contact element of the two contact elements.
  • the transport device conveyor device comprises a conveyor surface. If appropriate, it is provided that a conveyor surface is formed by the transport device conveyor device.
  • a conveyor surface is formed by the assembly device conveyor device. If appropriate, it is provided that the transport device conveyor device and/or the assembly device conveyor device has or have a conveyor surface. If appropriate, it is provided that the transport device conveyor device has, in particular, two limiting devices arranged parallel to one another. In particular, the conveying surface of the transport device, which preferably receives the workpiece, can be limited by the limiting devices on two, in particular parallel and/or opposite, sides of the conveying surface, wherein the sides are optionally parallel to the, in particular first and/or second, conveying direction. Optionally, it is provided that the transport device conveying device comprises in particular two stop devices arranged parallel to one another.
  • the conveying surface of the transport device which preferably receives the workpiece, can be limited by the stop devices on two, in particular parallel and/or opposite, sides of the conveying surface, wherein the sides are in particular transverse and/or normal to the, in particular first and/or second, conveying direction.
  • the conveying surface can have four sides. Two of the four sides can be limited by the limiting devices and the other two sides can be limited by the stop devices.
  • the limiting device and/or the stop device can be designed in such a way that they hold and/or secure a workpiece arranged on the conveying surface of the transport device. If appropriate, it is provided that the stop device or the stop devices can be brought from a securing position to a release position.
  • the stop device is designed in such a way that the stop device can be brought from a securing position to a release position. If appropriate, it is provided that the stop device or the stop devices can have two positions, in particular the securing position and the release position. If appropriate, it is provided that the stop device limits the conveying surface of the transport device in the securing position, so that a workpiece arranged on the conveying surface of the transport device is held or secured if appropriate.
  • the stop device releases the conveying surface of the transport device on one side of the conveying surface in the release position, so that a workpiece arranged on the conveying surface can be conveyed by the transport device, in particular into an area outside the conveying surface of the transport device, by actuating the transport device conveying device.
  • the limiting devices and/or the stopping devices in the securing position are designed in such a way that a workpiece arranged on the conveying surface of the transport device remains within the conveying surface even when the transport device conveyor device is actuated and can optionally not be conveyed to an area outside the conveying surface of the transport device.
  • the stopping device in particular facing the assembly device, is in the release position when the transport device is electrically coupled to the assembly device.
  • a securing device is or will be brought into the release position by the electrical connection of the transport device to the assembly device.
  • the transport device comprises at least one sensor device.
  • the sensor device is designed to determine the position of the transport device, in particular the position of the transport device in relation to the assembly device.
  • the transport device comprises an emergency stop device.
  • the emergency stop device is designed to interrupt the electrical connection and/or electrical coupling between the transport device and the assembly device.
  • the transport device comprises a lighting device, in particular an operating light, which lights up when there is an electrical connection and/or electrical coupling of the transport device to the assembly device.
  • the lighting device lights up while the transport device is electrically connected to the assembly device. This makes it possible to inform an operator that the movement of the transport device is blocked by the braking device and, if appropriate, the locking device.
  • the transport device, the transport device conveyor device, the locking device, the stopping device, the emergency stop device and/or the lighting device must be supplied with electrical energy in order to function and thus may only be functional if the transport device is electrically connected to the assembly device.
  • the braking device in particular the dead man's brake, can be actuated without power and in particular can be moved without power from the driving position to the braking position and from the braking position to the driving position.
  • the invention relates to a transport device according to the invention.
  • the transport device comprises a transport device conveyor device, in particular a roller conveyor.
  • the transport device conveyor device is set up to convey at least one workpiece and/or at least one workpiece carrier.
  • the transport device is designed without an energy source, without a current source and/or without a battery.
  • the transport device, in particular the transport device conveyor device can optionally only be supplied with electrical energy by an external electrical energy source, current source and/or battery, in particular the electrical energy source of the assembly device according to the invention.
  • the transport device comprises two, in particular opposite, preferably two-pole, contact-receiving devices.
  • the contact-receiving devices are designed to establish an electrical connection and/or electrical coupling with, in particular the contact-making device, the assembly device according to the invention, in particular the arrangement according to the invention, whereby the transport device, in particular the transport device conveyor device, is supplied with and/or can be supplied with electrical energy, in particular electricity.
  • an activation, in particular a movement, of the transport device conveyor device can thus only be possible if the transport device is electrically connected to the assembly device.
  • Vanilla Automation Consulting GmbH the invention relates to an assembly device according to the invention.
  • the assembly device comprises an assembly device conveyor device, in particular a roller conveyor.
  • the assembly device conveyor device is set up to convey at least one workpiece and/or at least one workpiece carrier.
  • the assembly device comprises a contact-making device, in particular a two-pole one.
  • the contact-making device is designed to establish an electrical connection and/or electrical coupling with, in particular the contact-receiving devices, of the transport device according to the invention of the arrangement according to the invention.
  • the invention can relate to a transport robot, wherein the transport robot is designed such that the transport robot can be reversibly and/or positively connected to the transport device according to the invention.
  • the transport robot comprises a lifting device for raising the transport device and/or a coupling device for connecting to the pulling device of the transport device for the reversible and/or positive connection.
  • the transport robot is designed to move the transport device.
  • the assembly device according to the invention, the transport device according to the invention and/or the arrangement according to the invention and their features can be found in the description and/or the claims.
  • the Vanilla Automation Consulting GmbH assembly device, the transport device and/or the transport robot can have the features individually or in combination.
  • the invention relates to a method for loading and/or unloading a workpiece onto an inventive transport device of the inventive arrangement.
  • the method comprises the following steps: moving the inventive transport device to an inventive assembly device of the inventive arrangement, in particular by means of a transport robot or by an operator, preferably by means of a hand pallet truck. If necessary, determining the position of the transport device, in particular the position of the transport device to the assembly device, with the sensor device. If necessary, checking whether the position of the transport device is in a previously defined transfer position area. Establishing the electrical connection and/or electrical coupling between the transport device and the assembly device when the transport device is in the defined transfer position area.
  • the transport device conveyor device of the transport device Activating, in particular moving, the transport device conveyor device of the transport device so that, if necessary, a workpiece is conveyed from the transport device to the assembly device or, if necessary, a workpiece is conveyed from the assembly device to the transport device.
  • the steps of the procedure follow one another as described above.
  • Vanilla Automation Consulting GmbH it is provided that the method is automated, in particular controlled and/or regulated by a control device of the arrangement according to the invention.
  • the transport device is repositioned if the position of the transport device is outside the predefined transfer position range.
  • the transfer position range can be an area which deviates by a maximum of 3 cm from a predefined transfer position, in particular the position of the contact-making device.
  • the stop device of the transport device which is closer to the assembly device or borders on the assembly device is brought, in particular automatically, from the securing position to the release position when the transport device is electrically connected and/or electrically coupled to the assembly device.
  • the braking device is brought, in particular automatically, from the driving position to the braking position when the transport device is electrically connected and/or electrically coupled to the assembly device.
  • the locking device is moved, in particular automatically, from the release position to the locking position when the transport device is electrically coupled to the assembly device.
  • the invention can relate to an assembly arrangement, in particular an assembly line, which is constructed from several assembly devices, with mobile transport devices transporting workpiece carriers, wherein the mobile transport devices are equipped with an externally driven roller conveyor.
  • Vanilla Automation Consulting GmbH it can be provided that in the assembly arrangement the mobile transport devices with externally driven roller conveyors can be and/or are transported between the assembly devices of the assembly arrangement by a transport robot. If necessary, it can be provided that in the assembly arrangement the mobile transport devices with externally driven roller conveyors are not permanently, in particular separably, connected to a transport robot, in particular the one transporting the transport device.
  • the mobile transport devices with externally driven roller conveyors can be and/or be transported manually by an operator between the assembly devices of the assembly line. If necessary, it can be provided that in the assembly arrangement the mobile transport devices used to transfer the workpiece carriers do not dock mechanically, in particular exclusively electronically, at the transfer stations of the assembly device of the assembly arrangement. If necessary, it can be provided that in the assembly arrangement the mobile transport devices are supplied with energy for loading and unloading the workpiece carrier from outside via electrical contacting units, in particular the contact receiving device and/or the contact establishing device, in the transfer stations of the individual assembly devices. Further features according to the invention can be derived from the claims, the description of the embodiments and the figures.
  • Fig.1 shows a schematic layout or a schematic floor plan of a first embodiment of an arrangement according to the invention, in particular of an assembly line according to the invention
  • Fig.2 shows a schematic graphic representation of a front view of a first embodiment of a transport device according to the invention with rollers
  • Fig.3a and 3b show a schematic graphic representation of the first embodiment of the transport device according to the invention with rollers in a side and floor plan
  • Fig.4 shows a schematic graphic representation of a front view of a second embodiment of the transport device according to the invention with feet
  • Fig.5a and 5b show schematic graphic representations of the second embodiment of the transport device according to the invention with feet in a side and floor plan
  • Fig.6a and 6b show schematic graphic representations of the second embodiment of the transport device according to the invention with feet in a side and floor plan.
  • Figure 1 shows a layout or floor plan of an arrangement 1 according to the invention, which is made up of several assembly devices 2 and is connected by mobile transport devices 4 that transport workpieces 3, in particular workpiece carriers.
  • the arrangement 1 comprises mobile transport devices 4, assembly devices 2 and transport robots 5.
  • the transport devices 4 are designed such that the transport device 4 can be connected to the transport robot 5 for movement of the transport device 4 by the transport robot 5.
  • the transport device 4 comprises a transport device conveyor device 13, in particular a roller conveyor.
  • the assembly device 2 comprises an assembly device conveyor device 24, in particular a roller conveyor.
  • the transport device conveyor device 13 and the assembly device conveyor device 24 are set up to receive and/or transport a workpiece 3.
  • the assembly device 2 comprises an electrical energy source, in particular a power source and/or a battery.
  • the transport device 4 is designed without an energy source, in particular without a power source and/or without a battery.
  • the transport device 4, in particular the transport device conveyor device 13, is and/or can be supplied with power exclusively from, in particular the electrical energy source, of the assembly device 2.
  • the inventor notes that the transport devices 4 according to this embodiment can be designed as a transport carriage with driving devices 11 or as a transport frame with feet 17 and can be transported from one assembly device 2 to the next assembly device 2 either by a, in particular automatic, transport robot 5 or manually by an operator 6. Further features of the transport devices 4 and the assembly devices 2 can be seen in Figures 2, 3a, 3b, 4, 5a, 5b and/or 6, among others.
  • the transport devices 4 are not firmly connected to the transport robot 5.
  • Transport device conveyor devices 13, in particular externally driven roller conveyors, are integrated on the transport devices 4 for receiving workpieces 3.
  • the transport device conveyor devices 13 can be moved exclusively by Vanilla Automation Consulting GmbH an external power supply in the transfer station 7 can be supplied with energy during loading and unloading.
  • the workpieces 3 can, among other things, be loaded into the transport device 4 in the transfer position 7 in an assembly device 2 and unloaded at the transfer position 7 of another assembly device 2.
  • the inventor states that a great advantage of the arrangement 1 is that the transport robot 5 does not have to wait in the transfer position 7 during the loading and unloading process and can process other transport or conveying orders during this time, since the transport robot 5 is not permanently connected to the transport device 4.
  • a further advantage of the arrangement 1 is that the independent automatic transport robots 5, which are not permanently connected to the transport devices 4, can be used for other projects and tasks.
  • the method for loading and/or unloading a workpiece 3 can be carried out with the arrangement 1 according to the figure.
  • the transport device 4 is moved to an assembly device 2, in particular by means of the transport robot 5 or by an operator 6, preferably by means of a hand pallet truck 8.
  • the position of the transport device 4, in particular the position of the transport device 4 to the assembly device 2 is then determined using the sensor device.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic graphic representation of a front view of a first embodiment of a transport device 4 according to the invention with rollers and an assembly device 2.
  • Figures 3a and 3b show a schematic graphic representation of the first embodiment of the transport device 4 according to the invention with rollers in a side and floor plan.
  • the features of the embodiment according to Fig. 2, 3a or 3b can preferably correspond to the features of the embodiment according to Figure 1.
  • the transport device 4 comprises driving devices 11, in particular wheels.
  • the transport device 4 also comprises a braking device 18, in particular a dead man's brake, wherein the braking device 18 is designed to block the driving devices 11, in particular the rotation of the wheels, so that the mobility of the transport device 4 is prevented.
  • the braking device 18 can be moved from a driving position to a braking position by actuating an unlocking device 15 of the operating device 10 by means of a Bowden cable 9 of the transport device 4.
  • the braking device 18 In the driving position, the braking device 18 releases the transport device 11, in particular the rotation of the wheels, so that the transport device 4 can be moved.
  • the braking device 18 blocks the driving device 11 in the braking position, in particular the rotation of the rollers or wheels, so that the mobility of the transport device 4 is prevented.
  • the transport device 4 comprises a locking device 19 which can be brought from a release position into a locking position.
  • the locking device 19 is designed such that the braking device 18 is held and/or secured in the braking position, in particular the release of the dead man's brake is blocked by the release device 15 when the locking device 19 is in the locking position.
  • the locking device 19 is in the locking position when the transport device 4 is electrically connected to the assembly device 2.
  • the transport device 4 comprises two, in particular two-pole, contact devices 14.
  • the contact devices 14 are arranged opposite one another on the transport device 4.
  • the assembly device 2, in particular a transfer station 7 of the assembly device 2 comprises a contact-making device 12, in particular a two-pole one.
  • the contact-receiving devices 14 and the contact-making device 12 are designed for electrically connecting the transport device 4 to the assembly device 2.
  • the contact-making device comprises two contact elements, wherein the contact elements are designed to establish an electrical connection with the transport device.
  • the contact elements can be polarized depending on the desired conveying direction.
  • the transport device conveyor device 13 has a first conveying direction when the contact-making device 12 is connected to the contact-receiving device 14 and has a first polarity, so that a workpiece 3 is moved in the first conveying direction.
  • the transport device conveyor device 13 has a second conveying direction, namely opposite to the first conveying direction, when the contact-making device 12 is connected to the same contact-receiving device 14 and has a second polarity, namely opposite to the first polarity, so that a workpiece 3 is moved in the second conveying direction.
  • the transport device conveyor device 13 comprises a conveying surface.
  • the transport device conveyor device 13 has two limiting devices arranged parallel to one another, whereby the conveying surface of the transport device 4 is limited on two opposite sides, which are in particular parallel to the conveying direction. Furthermore, the transport device conveyor device 13 comprises two stop devices 21 arranged parallel to one another, whereby the conveying surface of the transport device 4 is limited on two opposite sides, which are in particular transverse to the conveying direction.
  • the transport device 4 comprises an emergency stop device 23, which is designed to interrupt the electrical connection between the transport device 4 and the assembly device 2.
  • the transport device 4 also comprises a lighting device 22, in particular an operating light, which lights up when the transport device 4 is electrically connected to the assembly device 2.
  • the schematically illustrated first embodiment of the transport device 4 according to the invention can transport a workpiece 3 between the individual assembly devices 2 of the arrangement 1 according to Figure 1.
  • the transport device 4 shown is designed as a transport carriage with driving devices 11, which are designed as rollers.
  • the transport device 4 can be moved with transport robots 5 or manually by an operator 6.
  • the operator 6 uses the operating device 10, which is designed as a handle, to transport the transport carriage.
  • the transport device 4 is electrically contacted and connected in the transfer station 7 by a contact making device 12.
  • the position tolerances that occur during automatic or manual positioning of the transport device 4 can be compensated by the transport device conveyor device 13, in particular the externally driven roller conveyor, and the transfer station 7.
  • the transport device 4 according to this embodiment has a braking device 18, which is released during manual transport by actuating a release device 15 on the operating device 10.
  • the Vanilla Automation Consulting GmbH braking device 18 is designed as a dead man's brake according to this embodiment. When the transport device 4 is automatically transported by a transport robot 5 without a lifting unit, the braking device 18 is released by the coupling device 20 of the transport robot 5.
  • FIG. 4 shows a schematic graphic representation of a front view of a second embodiment of a transport device 4 according to the invention with feet 17 and an assembly device 2.
  • Figures 5a and 5b show a schematic graphic representation of the second embodiment of the transport device 4 according to the invention with feet 17 in a side view and a plan view.
  • the features of the embodiment according to Figures 4, 5a or 5b can preferably correspond to the features of the embodiments according to Figures 1, 2, 3a or 3b.
  • the schematically illustrated second embodiment of the transport device 4 according to the invention can transport a workpiece 3 between the individual assembly devices 2 of the arrangement 1.
  • Vanilla Automation Consulting GmbH The transport device 4 shown is designed as a transport frame with feet 17.
  • the transport device 4 can be transported with transport robots 5 or manually by an operator 6 using a conventional hand pallet truck 8.
  • the transport device 4, in particular the contact receiving devices 14 of the transport device 4 are electrically contacted in the transfer station 7 by a contact making device 12.
  • FIGS. 6a and 6b show schematic graphic representations of the second embodiment of the transport device 4 according to the invention with feet 17 and a hand pallet truck 8 in side and plan view.
  • the features of the embodiment according to Figures 6a and 6b can preferably correspond to the features of the embodiments according to Figures 1, 2, 3a, 3b, 4, 5a or 5b.
  • the schematically shown third embodiment of the transport device 4 according to the invention is designed as a transport frame with feet 17.
  • Figure 6 shows an operator 6 who can transport the transport device 4 by means of a conventional hand pallet truck 8.
  • the invention is not limited to the embodiments shown, but encompasses any arrangement 1, any transport device 4, any Vanilla Automation Consulting GmbH Assembly device 2 and any method according to the following patent claims.

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L'invention concerne un ensemble (1), un dispositif de transport (4), un dispositif d'installation (2) et un procédé. L'ensemble (1) comprend un dispositif de transport (4) et un dispositif d'installation (2), et le dispositif de transport (4) est conçu de sorte que le dispositif de transport (4) comprenne un dispositif de convoyeur de dispositif de transport (13), en particulier un convoyeur à rouleaux, le dispositif d'installation (2) comprenant un dispositif de convoyeur de dispositif d'installation (24), en particulier un convoyeur à rouleaux, et le dispositif de convoyeur de dispositif de transport (13) et le dispositif de convoyeur de dispositif d'installation (24) étant conçus pour recevoir et/ou convoyer une pièce (3). Le dispositif d'installation (2) comprend une source de puissance électrique, en particulier une source de courant et/ou une batterie, et le dispositif de transport (4) est conçu pour être exempt de source de puissance , en particulier d'une source de courant et/ou d'une batterie. Le dispositif de transport (4) et le dispositif d'installation (2) sont conçus pour être connectés électriquement l'un à l'autre, et le dispositif de transport (4), en particulier le dispositif de convoyeur de dispositif de transport (13), est alimenté et/ou peut être alimenté en courant au moyen du dispositif d'installation (2), de préférence uniquement au moyen du dispositif d'installation, en particulier de la source de puissance électrique de celui-ci.
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