阅读说明：本技术 多车型零件的上件系统以及控制方法 (Loading system for parts of multiple vehicle types and control method ) 是由 焦青青 覃鑫 陈乐� 于 2019-09-23 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明公开了一种多车型零件的上件系统以及控制方法,多车型零件的上件系统包括：多个精度料箱；运输装置,运输装置适于运输多个精度料箱；上件组装平台,上件组装平台包括上件口,运输装置可将精度料箱运输至上件口；多个抓取装置,一个抓取装置对应于一种车型的零件；第一识别装置,第一识别装置用于识别精度料箱所对应的车型信息；控制装置,控制装置与第一识别装置和抓取装置相连且根据第一识别装置的识别信息切换抓取装置。由此,通过精度料箱、运输装置、上件组装平台、抓取装置、第一识别装置和控制装置配合,可以提升零件的上件效率,也可以降低上件系统运送零件的成本,并且,上件系统的结构简单,方便维修。(The invention discloses a loading system and a control method of multi-vehicle type parts, wherein the loading system of the multi-vehicle type parts comprises the following steps: a plurality of precision bins; a transport device adapted to transport a plurality of precision bins; the upper assembling platform comprises an upper opening, and the conveying device can convey the precision material box to the upper opening; a plurality of gripping devices, one gripping device corresponding to a part of one vehicle type; the first recognition device is used for recognizing the vehicle type information corresponding to the precision bin; and the control device is connected with the first identification device and the grabbing device and switches the grabbing device according to the identification information of the first identification device. From this, through precision workbin, conveyer, loading assembly platform, grabbing device, first recognition device and controlling means cooperation, can promote the loading efficiency of part, also can reduce the cost that the part system transported the part to, the simple structure of loading system, convenient maintenance.)

1. A system of putting on of multi-vehicle type part, its characterized in that includes:

the precision workboxes are respectively used for storing parts of various vehicle types, wherein one precision workbox is used for storing one or more parts of the same vehicle type;

a transport device adapted to transport a plurality of the precision bins;

an upper assembly platform comprising an upper port to which the transport device can transport the precision bin;

the grabbing device is used for grabbing parts of various vehicle models, one grabbing device corresponds to one vehicle model part, and the grabbing device is arranged at a preset position of the upper part assembling platform;

the first identification device is used for identifying vehicle type information corresponding to the precision bin;

and the control device is connected with the first identification device and the grabbing device and switches the grabbing device according to the identification information of the first identification device.

2. A workpiece loading system according to claim 1, further comprising a positioning device, wherein the positioning device is arranged corresponding to the workpiece loading port, and the positioning device can position a plurality of precision material boxes.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the assembly platform is above a plane of the positioning device, the system further comprising:

the jacking device is used for jacking the precision workbin positioned on the positioning device to the upper assembly platform.

4. A workpiece feeding system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the workpiece feeding port comprises a plurality of workpiece feeding ports, the positioning devices comprise a plurality of positioning devices, the positioning devices are respectively and correspondingly arranged at the workpiece feeding ports, and the positioning devices can be used for positioning the precision bins in a one-to-one correspondence manner.

5. The loading system according to claim 1, further comprising a gripping driving device, wherein the gripping driving device is arranged on the loading platform, and the gripping driving device can drive the plurality of gripping devices to grip parts of various vehicle types in a one-to-one correspondence manner.

6. The loading system according to claim 5, further comprising a parking stand, a plurality of said gripping devices being disposed on said parking stand, said parking stand being movably disposed on said loading platform for steering said gripping devices of corresponding vehicle type parts in the direction of said gripping drive means, said gripping drive means being adapted to drive the plurality of gripping devices to grip parts of a plurality of vehicle types.

7. A loading system according to claim 5, further comprising a second identification device provided on the gripping device to identify whether the gripping device corresponds to the precision bin.

8. The workpiece feeding system according to claim 1, further comprising a welding device disposed below the workpiece feeding platform and configured to weld the workpiece placed at the predetermined position.

9. A control method of a loading system of parts of multiple vehicle types is characterized by comprising the following steps:

acquiring a part loading sequence;

the conveying device conveys a plurality of precision material boxes to the workpiece loading port according to the workpiece loading sequence;

and selecting one of the plurality of grabbing devices corresponding to the currently required precision work bin according to the work feeding sequence information, and driving the current grabbing devices to grab the parts of the corresponding vehicle model and place the parts at a preset position by the grabbing driving device.

10. The control method of the parts feeding system for parts of multiple vehicle types according to claim 9,

welding the parts placed at the preset positions;

and conveying the welded parts to the next station for welding or welding the upper parts.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of loading, in particular to a loading system and a control method for parts of multiple vehicle types.

Background

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. Therefore, the invention provides a part loading system which can improve the part loading efficiency of parts and can reduce the cost for transporting the parts by the part loading system.

The invention further provides a control method of the loading system of the parts of the multiple vehicle types.

The part loading system of the multi-vehicle type part comprises: the precision workboxes are respectively used for storing parts of various vehicle types, wherein one precision workbox is used for storing one or more parts of the same vehicle type; a transport device adapted to transport a plurality of the precision bins; an upper assembly platform comprising an upper port to which the transport device can transport the precision bin; the grabbing device is used for grabbing parts of various vehicle models, one grabbing device corresponds to one vehicle model part, and the grabbing device is arranged at a preset position of the upper part assembling platform; the first identification device is used for identifying vehicle type information corresponding to the precision bin; and the control device is connected with the first identification device and the grabbing device and switches the grabbing device according to the identification information of the first identification device.

According to the loading system for the parts of the multiple vehicle types, the precision material box, the conveying device, the loading assembly platform, the grabbing device, the first recognition device and the control device are matched, the loading efficiency of the parts can be improved, the cost for transporting the parts by the loading system can be reduced, and the loading system is simple in structure and convenient to maintain.

In some examples of the invention, the workpiece loading system further comprises a positioning device, the positioning device is arranged corresponding to the workpiece loading port, and the positioning device can position a plurality of precision material boxes.

In some examples of the invention, the upper assembly platform is higher than a plane of the positioning device, and the upper system further includes: the jacking device is used for jacking the precision workbin positioned on the positioning device to the upper assembly platform.

In some examples of the present invention, the workpiece feeding port includes a plurality of workpiece feeding ports, the positioning device includes a plurality of workpiece feeding ports, the positioning devices are respectively and correspondingly disposed at the plurality of workpiece feeding ports, and the plurality of positioning devices can be used for positioning the plurality of precision bins in a one-to-one correspondence manner.

In some examples of the invention, the loading system further includes a gripping driving device, the gripping driving device is disposed on the loading platform, and the gripping driving device can drive a plurality of gripping devices to grip parts of a plurality of vehicle types in a one-to-one correspondence manner.

In some examples of the present invention, the loading system further comprises a parking stand, a plurality of the gripping devices are arranged on the parking stand, the parking stand is movably arranged on the loading platform to turn the gripping device corresponding to the vehicle type part to the direction of the gripping driving device, and the gripping driving device is suitable for driving the plurality of gripping devices to grip the parts of various vehicle types.

In some examples of the invention, the workpiece loading system further comprises a second identification device, and the second identification device is arranged on the gripping device to identify whether the gripping device corresponds to the precision bin.

In some examples of the present invention, the upper assembly system further includes a welding device disposed below the upper assembly platform and used for welding the parts placed at the predetermined positions.

The control method of the loading system of the parts of the multiple vehicle types comprises the following steps: acquiring a part loading sequence; the conveying device conveys a plurality of precision material boxes to the workpiece loading port according to the workpiece loading sequence; and selecting one of the plurality of grabbing devices corresponding to the currently required precision work bin according to the work feeding sequence information, and driving the current grabbing devices to grab the parts of the corresponding vehicle model and place the parts at a preset position by the grabbing driving device.

In some examples of the invention, the part placed at the predetermined location is welded; and conveying the welded parts to the next station for welding or welding the upper parts.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a parts-on-part system according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a precision bin according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a precision bin with parts stored in the precision bin of the part loading system according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4 is an assembly schematic of a precision bin and a transport device of a workpiece loading system according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a transport device of the part loading system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a positioning device of the workpiece loading system according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a jacking device of a top system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the cooperation of a jacking device of the workpiece loading system and a precision work bin according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a gripping device of the part loading system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a part being grasped by the grasping device of the part feeding system according to the embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a parking stand of the workpiece loading system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a schematic illustration of the parking stand of the workpiece loading system assembled with a plurality of gripping devices, according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of a component mounting platform of the component mounting system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of a tack weld fixture assembly of the part loading system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 15 is a flowchart of a control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

the upper system 10;

a precision work bin 1; a transportation device 2;

an upper assembly platform 3; an upper mouth 31;

a gripping device 4; a positioning device 5; a jacking device 6; a gripping drive device 7;

a parking stand 8; a fixed mounting portion 81;

and positioning the welding clamp assembly 9.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are therefore not to be considered limiting of the invention. Furthermore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

A multi-vehicle type part loading system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 15.

As shown in fig. 1 to 15, a parts-on-system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a plurality of precision bins 1, a transport device 2, an upper assembly platform 3, a plurality of gripping devices 4, a first identification device and a control device. The precision workboxes 1 are respectively used for storing parts of various vehicle types, wherein one precision workbox 1 is used for storing one or more parts of the same vehicle type. The transport device 2 is adapted to transport each precision magazine 1, the upper assembly platform 3 comprises an upper opening 31, and the transport device 2 can transport the precision magazine 1 to the upper opening 31. A plurality of grasping apparatuses 4 are used to grasp parts of a plurality of vehicle types, wherein one grasping apparatus 4 corresponds to a part of one vehicle type, and the grasping apparatus 4 is provided at a predetermined position of the upper assembling platform 3. The first recognition device is used for recognizing the vehicle type information corresponding to the precision bin 1. The control device is connected with the first recognition device and the grabbing device 4, and the control device switches the grabbing device 4 to grab the parts according to the recognition information of the first recognition device, and it can also be understood that the control device is electrically connected with the grabbing devices 4, and the control device can control the grabbing devices 4 to act, that is, the control device can control the grabbing devices 4 to grab the parts in the precision bin 1.

The precision workbox 1 can be used for containing one or more parts of the same vehicle type, and each vehicle type corresponds to one precision workbox 1. In the vehicle assembly process, when the loading system 10 is used for loading, a plurality of parts are firstly placed on the precision work bin 1, then the transportation device 2 conveys the precision work bin 1 to the loading opening 31, the first recognition device recognizes the vehicle type information corresponding to the precision work bin 1, then the control device controls the grabbing device 4 to grab the parts in the precision work bin 1 to the positioning welding clamp assembly 9 for splicing, and the parts are spliced and assembled at the positioning welding clamp assembly 9. The whole transportation of part is all automatic the completion, a plurality of parts of a motorcycle type are transported together through precision workbin 1, in the unit interval, can improve the conveying efficiency of part, can reduce the number of times that precision workbin 1 transported the part, thereby can promote the efficiency of putting on a workpiece of part, and then can reduce the cost that system 10 transported the part of putting on a workpiece, and, the simple structure of system 10 of putting on a workpiece of this application, can reduce the manufacturing degree of difficulty of system 10 of putting on a workpiece, also can be in order to make things convenient for system 10 of putting on a workpiece to maintain.

Therefore, the precision work bin 1, the conveying device 2, the loading assembly platform 3 and the grabbing device 4 are matched, the loading efficiency of parts can be improved, the cost for transporting the parts by the loading system 10 can be reduced, and the loading system 10 is simple in structure and convenient to maintain.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the plurality of precision bins 1 may store a plurality of parts in one-to-one correspondence, or it may be understood that the plurality of precision bins 1 are parts of a plurality of vehicle types, and one precision bin 1 stores parts of one vehicle type, so that the parts of different vehicle types can be stored in different precision bins 1, and the parts of different vehicle types can be separated, thereby preventing the parts of different vehicle types from being mixed together.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 6, the upper system 10 may further include: and the positioning device 5, the positioning device 5 can be arranged corresponding to the upper piece opening 31, and the positioning device 5 can position each of the plurality of precision material boxes 1. Wherein, after the conveyer 2 transports precision workbin 1 to workpiece opening 31, positioner 5 fixes a position precision workbin 1, can fix a position precision workbin 1 in workpiece opening 31 department to can avoid precision workbin 1 to shift out workpiece opening 31, and then can guarantee going on smoothly of workpiece operation.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the control device switches the grabbing devices 4 according to the identification information of the first identification device, wherein each part of the vehicle type corresponds to one grabbing device 4, and after receiving the vehicle type signal sent by the first identification device through the control device, the control device transfers the required grabbing devices 4 to the precision bin 1, so that the grabbing devices 4 grab the parts in the precision bin 1.

In some embodiments of the invention, the upper assembly platform 3 is higher than the plane of the positioning device 5, it being understood that the upper assembly platform 3 is higher than the positioning device 5, so that the positioning device 5 can better position the precision magazine 1. As shown in fig. 7 and 8, the upper system 10 may further include: jacking device 6, jacking device 6 can adopt the motor to provide drive power, and jacking device 6 can be used for jacking the precision workbin 1 that is located on positioner 5 to the assembly platform 3 department of going up to can make things convenient for grabbing device 4 to snatch the part in the precision workbin 1.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the number of the feeding ports 31 may be multiple, the number of the positioning devices 5 may be multiple, the multiple positioning devices 5 are respectively and correspondingly disposed at the multiple feeding ports 31, and the multiple positioning devices 5 may be positioned in a one-to-one correspondence with the multiple precision bins 1, that is, one positioning device 5 is disposed at one feeding port 31, and one positioning device 5 is configured to position one precision bin 1, so that the multiple precision bins 1 can be disposed at different feeding ports 31, and the multiple precision bins 1 can be prevented from interfering with each other, thereby ensuring the working reliability of each precision bin 1.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 9 and 10, the upper system 10 may further include: snatch drive arrangement 7, snatch drive arrangement 7 and set up on going up assembly platform 3, snatch drive arrangement 7 and can drive the part that a plurality of grabbing device 4 one-to-one snatched multiple motorcycle type, and wherein, snatch drive arrangement 7 and can provide drive power for grabbing device 4, can make grabbing device 4 snatch the part automatically to can save the work step of artifical piece of going up, and then can save operating personnel physical power.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 11 and 12, the upper system 10 may further include: parking support 8, a plurality of grabbing device 4 all can set up on parking support 8, and parking support 8 sets up on upper assembling platform 3 movably, and parking support 8 can turn to grabbing drive arrangement 7 place direction with grabbing device 4 that corresponds the motorcycle type part, and grabbing drive arrangement 7 is suitable for the part that a plurality of grabbing device 4 of drive snatched multiple motorcycle type. The parking support 8 is driven by a motor, four fixing installation parts 81 on the parking support 8 can rotate freely, the grabbing devices 4 can be connected to the fixing installation parts 81 through bolts, each vehicle type corresponds to one grabbing device 4, after the control device receives vehicle type information corresponding to the precision material box 1 fed back by the first recognition device, the control device rotates the needed grabbing devices 4 to the grabbing driving device 7, the grabbing driving device 7 is made to be matched with the grabbing devices 4, and then the grabbing driving device 7 can drive the grabbing devices 4 to grab parts in the precision material box 1.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the upper system 10 may further include: and the second recognition device can be arranged on the grabbing device 4, can recognize whether the grabbing device 4 corresponds to the precision material box 1 or not, can also recognize whether the grabbing device 4 corresponds to a part of a vehicle type or not, and when the grabbing device 4 is recognized not to correspond to the precision material box 1, the loading system 10 gives an alarm to remind an operator of checking the loading system 10.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the upper system 10 may further include: the welding device 9 (namely the positioning welding fixture assembly 9) is arranged below the upper assembling platform 3, and the welding device 9 can be used for welding parts placed at preset positions, so that the working purpose of assembling a plurality of parts together can be realized.

The operation of the workpiece loading system 10 of the present application will be described in detail with reference to fig. 1.

Each vehicle type can correspond to one precision work bin 1 and the grabbing device 4, and different vehicle types can be freely switched between the precision work bin 1 and the grabbing device 4, so that flexible switching is realized. The specific working process of the upper system 10 is as follows:

firstly, an operator carries out scheduling on the precision material box 1 according to production plan information, and the transportation device 2 sends the precision material box 1 to the position of the appointed feeding port 31 according to a planned path, so that the part conveying process is completed. The vehicle type switching is realized through a precision material box 1, each vehicle type corresponds to one precision material box 1, and after an operator arranges the precision material boxes 1, the transportation device 2 can take the precision material boxes 1 of the required vehicle types from a fixed place every time. Precision workbin 1 adopts the centralized storage form to once can deposit a plurality of parts of the same motorcycle type in the precision workbin 1, can reduce the operating personnel quantity and the transportation number of times of putting things on, thereby can improve the production beat, also can reduce cost, and conveyer 2 reuse, a conveyer 2 can drive the motion of the precision workbin 1 of different motorcycle types.

Then after the precision work bin 1 moves to the workpiece loading port 31, the in-place clamping mechanism on the positioning device 5 fixes the position of the precision work bin 1, the first recognition device transmits a vehicle type signal to the control device, then the jacking device 6 lifts the precision work bin 1 to a set height, and after the precision work bin 1 is jacked in place, the grabbing driving device 7 on the upper assembly platform 3 drives the grabbing device 4 to grab parts from the precision work bin 1. The vehicle type switching is realized through a second recognition device on the grabbing device 4, each vehicle type corresponds to one grabbing device 4, after the parking support 8 receives vehicle type information of the control device, the needed grabbing devices 4 are rotated to the side of the robot (the grabbing driving device 7), the robot switches the grabbing devices 4 from the parking support 8, and after the grabbing devices 4 are switched to the appointed vehicle type, parts are grabbed in the precision work bin 1. And, if the second recognition means recognizes that the grasping apparatus 4 does not match the vehicle type, an alarm is issued to remind the operator to check whether the loading system 10 is malfunctioning. The gripping drive 7 and the parking stand 8 are both located on the upper assembly platform 3. Thereby saving the space occupied by the upper system 10 to the maximum extent. Finally, the grabbing device 4 puts the part on the positioning welding fixture assembly 9, and the whole part loading process is completed.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the whole loading system 10 can be used for loading three large pieces of front floor, rear floor and cabin of a vehicle, loading switching of at least 4 completely different vehicle types can be realized by the loading system 10, switching of the vehicle type of the whole lower vehicle body line can be realized by switching of the position of the positioning welding fixture assembly 9 through the storage space connected with the reciprocating rod, welding the lower vehicle body spliced by the robot located below the loading assembly platform 3, and after welding, conveying the lower vehicle body to the next station through the reciprocating rod, and continuing the following cycle.

And, this system of loading 10 is gone up and is compared with artifical piece of loading, because whole use automatic operation form, a storehouse position of loading mouth 31 can be used for different conveyer 2 to stop, can improve the efficiency of loading, reduces the space demand, for the transportation of machine fortune line, a plurality of parts can be stored to single precision workbin 1, and the precision workbin 1 of all motorcycle types can centralized management, concentrates the piece of loading to can save the cost, reduce the part and carry the number of times, convenient maintenance and manual operation.

As shown in fig. 15, the control method of the parts feeding system 10 for parts of multiple vehicle types according to the embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: the part loading sequence is obtained, the conveying device 2 conveys the precision workbins 1 to the loading port 31 according to the part loading sequence, the control device selects one of the grabbing devices 4 corresponding to the currently required precision workbin 1 according to the part loading sequence information, then the grabbing driving device 7 drives the current grabbing device 4 to grab the part of the corresponding vehicle type, the grabbing devices 4 place the grabbed part at a preset position, loading work is achieved, loading efficiency of the part can be improved, and cost of the loading system 10 for conveying the part can be reduced.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the welding device 9 performs welding on the parts placed at the predetermined positions, and then conveys the welded parts to the next station for welding or upper part welding.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.