CN110976305A - Spliced modular sorting platform - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a spliced modular sorting platform which comprises a module mounting rack, wherein a sliding block and a sliding groove along the height direction of the module mounting rack are respectively arranged at two ends of each side wall of the module mounting rack, and the cross section shapes of the sliding block and the sliding groove are matched; a motor mounting disc is arranged in the module mounting frame, and the motor mounting disc is rotatably connected with the module mounting frame around the axis of the motor mounting disc; the upper surface of the motor mounting disc is provided with an accommodating groove; an electric roller which is axially and horizontally arranged is arranged in the accommodating groove; the bottom of the module mounting rack is provided with a swing gear with an axis vertically arranged, and the swing gear is fixedly connected with the motor mounting disc; the two ends of the electric roller are provided with roller shafts, and the surfaces of the motor mounting discs at the two ends of the accommodating groove are provided with mounting grooves; the roller shaft is arranged in the mounting groove and is in sliding connection with the mounting groove along the vertical direction. The invention has the advantages of convenient disassembly and assembly and convenient maintenance.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of sorting devices, in particular to a spliced modular sorting platform.
Background
In the logistics industry, it is often necessary to sort goods to different locations for processing by sorting devices. The prior sorting device can refer to a Chinese utility model patent document with an authorization notice number of CN206050710U, and discloses a steering wheel sorting module which comprises a plurality of conveying units, wherein each conveying unit comprises a longitudinal shaft which is vertically arranged on the sorting module; a balance wheel holder fixed to an upper end of the longitudinal shaft; a balance wheel rotatably mounted on the balance wheel bracket; the sorting module further comprises a frame plate, a rotating mechanism for driving all the balance wheels to rotate and a swinging mechanism for enabling all the balance wheels to swing around a longitudinal axis of the rotating mechanism, the longitudinal axis is arranged on the frame plate, each conveying unit further comprises a gear for rotating around the longitudinal axis, the gear is fixed relative to the longitudinal axis, the swinging mechanism comprises a gear driving shaft and a power device, the gear driving shaft penetrates through the frame plate, the gear driving shaft positioned below the frame plate is meshed with an output end of the power device, the gear driving shaft positioned above the frame plate is meshed with a gear of at least one conveying unit, and a rack slidably arranged on the frame plate is meshed with a gear of at least one conveying unit.
Current sorting device drives the directive wheel through electric cylinder and belt and rotates, drives the letter sorting wheel through motor and rack and swings to each conveying unit sets up on same support body, when equipment price trouble, inconvenient dismantlement and installation, and then cause the overhaul of the equipments inconvenient.
Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the defects in the prior art, the invention aims to provide a spliced modular sorting platform which is convenient to disassemble and assemble and convenient to overhaul.
The above object of the present invention is achieved by the following technical solutions:
a spliced modular sorting platform comprises a module mounting frame, wherein a sliding block and a sliding groove are arranged at two ends of each side wall of the module mounting frame respectively along the height direction of the module mounting frame, and the cross-sectional shapes of the sliding block and the sliding groove are matched; a motor mounting disc is arranged in the module mounting frame, and the motor mounting disc is rotatably connected with the module mounting frame around the axis of the motor mounting disc; the upper surface of the motor mounting disc is provided with an accommodating groove; an electric roller which is axially and horizontally arranged is arranged in the accommodating groove; the bottom of the module mounting rack is provided with a swing gear with an axis vertically arranged, and the swing gear is fixedly connected with the motor mounting disc; the two ends of the electric roller are provided with roller shafts, and the surfaces of the motor mounting discs at the two ends of the accommodating groove are provided with mounting grooves; the roller shaft is arranged in the mounting groove and is in sliding connection with the mounting groove along the vertical direction.
By adopting the technical scheme, the two ends of each side wall of the module mounting rack are respectively provided with the sliding block and the sliding groove along the height direction of the module mounting rack, so that different module mounting racks can be conveniently and quickly combined through the sliding blocks and the sliding grooves, the swing gear is rotationally driven through external drive, and the current transmission direction can be changed; and the motor mounting disc through holding tank both ends has seted up the mounting groove on the surface and has installed the location to motorized pulley to installation and dismantlement to motorized pulley are convenient, carry out the convenience and maintain concatenation formula modularization letter sorting platform.
The invention is further configured to: the bottom of the mounting groove is provided with an adjusting hole, a vertically arranged buffer spring is placed in the adjusting hole, and the upper end of the buffer spring is abutted to the roller shaft.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the impact load of setting up through buffer spring to motorized pulley top cushions to reduce the impact damage of upper portion impact load to motorized pulley.
The invention is further configured to: and the bottom of the adjusting hole is provided with an adjusting screw in threaded connection with the peripheral wall of the adjusting hole, and the upper end of the adjusting screw is abutted against the lower end of the buffer spring.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, through rotating the adjusting thread, and then can be to buffer spring compression degree under quiescent condition, and then adjust buffer spring's buffering effect.
The invention is further configured to: the upper portion of module mounting bracket is provided with the protective cover board, the protective cover board set up the transmission notch that runs through protective cover board, the motorized pulley that is used for holding on the surface.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, protective cover protects motorized pulley department to reduce external foreign matter and enter into motorized pulley department, and then cause the influence to motorized pulley's transmission.
The invention is further configured to: the upper surface of the module mounting rack is provided with a positioning groove for positioning the electric roller; the protective cover plate is connected with the motor mounting disc through bolts.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, install the location through the constant head tank to the protective cover plate to protective cover plate and motor mounting disc adopt bolted connection, thereby conveniently install and dismantle protective cover plate, and then conveniently overhaul motorized pulley.
The invention is further configured to: and mounting chamfers are arranged at the edge positions of the two ends of the electric roller.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the border position department through at the motorized pulley both ends is provided with the installation chamfer, and then makes things convenient for transmission notch and motorized pulley to align, and then conveniently installs fixedly to protective cover plate.
The invention is further configured to: the groove walls on the two sides of the transmission groove opening are inclined downwards from the middle part of the transmission groove opening to the two sides.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the cell wall of transmission notch both sides is downward by transmission notch middle part to both sides slope to can make protective cover plate and motorized pulley's global laminating more, make the gap between transmission notch and the motorized pulley littleer, be difficult for getting into debris from upper portion.
The invention is further configured to: and a position detection sensor is fixed on the module mounting frame, and a probe of the position detection sensor is vertically upward.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, be fixed with the vertical upward position detection sensor of probe on the module mounting bracket, and then when using concatenation formula module piece letter sorting platform to transmit the object, detect the position of transmitting the object through position detection sensor to the position of accurate object is judged.
The invention is further configured to: the lateral wall of the module mounting frame is provided with metal contacts.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the lateral wall of module mounting bracket is provided with the metal contact, can independently supply power to current module through the metal contact, and the modularization degree is high.
In conclusion, the beneficial technical effects of the invention are as follows:
1. the two ends of each side wall of the module mounting frame are respectively provided with a sliding block and a sliding groove along the height direction of the module mounting frame, so that different module mounting frames can be conveniently and quickly combined through the sliding blocks and the sliding grooves, the swing gear is rotationally driven through external drive, the current transmission direction can be changed, the spliced modular sorting platform directly drives and transmits objects through the rotation of the electric roller, and the spliced modular sorting platform is free of a middle transmission mechanism, simple in structure and convenient to maintain; the mounting grooves are formed in the surfaces of the motor mounting discs at the two ends of the holding groove to mount and position the electric roller, so that the electric roller is convenient to mount and dismount, and the spliced modular sorting platform is convenient to maintain;
2. an adjusting hole is formed in the bottom of the mounting groove, a vertically arranged buffer spring is placed in the adjusting hole, the upper end of the buffer spring is abutted to the roller shaft, an adjusting screw in threaded connection with the peripheral wall of the adjusting hole is arranged at the bottom of the adjusting hole, and the upper end of the adjusting screw is abutted to the lower end of the buffer spring, so that the compression amount of the buffer spring is adjusted by rotating the adjusting screw, and the electric roller is buffered and protected when the upper part of the electric roller receives impact load in the vertical direction by using the buffer spring;
3. the upper portion through the module mounting bracket sets up the protective cover who has the transmission notch to the cell wall of transmission notch both sides is by transmission notch middle part to both sides slope downwards, thereby can make protective cover and motorized pulley's global laminating more, makes the gap between transmission notch and the motorized pulley littleer, is difficult for getting into debris from upper portion.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a modular sorting platform of the ganged type;
FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a module mount;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the installation of a motorized pulley;
FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of the module mount;
fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of the protective cover plate.
In the figure, 1, a module mounting frame; 11. a slider; 12. a chute; 13. a metal contact; 14. positioning a groove; 2. a motor mounting plate; 21. accommodating grooves; 22. mounting grooves; 23. an adjustment hole; 24. a buffer spring; 25. an adjusting screw; 3. a swing gear; 4. an electric roller; 41. a drum shaft; 42. mounting a chamfer; 5. a protective cover plate; 51. a transmission slot; 6. a position detection sensor.
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The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
A spliced modular sorting platform, referring to fig. 1 and 2, comprises a module mounting rack 1, wherein a sliding block 11 and a sliding groove 12 are respectively arranged at two ends of each side wall of the module mounting rack 1 along the height direction of the module mounting rack 1, and the cross section shapes of the sliding block 11 and the sliding groove 12 are matched; the lateral wall of module mounting bracket 1 between slider 11 and spout 12 is provided with metal contact 13, and metal contact 13 inserts the power, and then the electrical components of each module mounting bracket 1 can be independent work. Through the setting of slider 11 and spout 12, can splice different module mounting bracket 1, and then make up into the transmission platform that corresponds the size.
Referring to fig. 1 and 3, a motor mounting plate 2 is arranged in the module mounting frame 1, and the motor mounting plate 2 is rotatably connected with the module mounting frame 1 around the axis of the motor mounting plate 2. The bottom of module mounting bracket 1 is provided with the swing gear 3 of the vertical setting of axis, and swing gear 3 and motor mounting disc 2 fixed connection, and then rotate swing gear 3 through external drive, can drive motor mounting disc 2 and rotate around its axis.
Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the upper surface of the motor mounting plate 2 is provided with a receiving groove 21; the accommodating groove 21 is internally provided with an electric roller 4 which is horizontally arranged in the axial direction. The both ends of motorized pulley 4 are provided with drum shaft 41, and the motor mounting disc 2 at the both ends of holding tank 21 has seted up mounting groove 22 on the surface. The drum shaft 41 is placed in the installation groove 22 and is slidably coupled to the installation groove 22 in a vertical direction. When the split modular sorting platform is installed, the drum shafts 41 at both ends of the motorized pulley 4 are placed in the installation groove 22, and the motorized pulley 4 is received in the receiving groove 21. The object placed on the upper part of the module mounting frame 1 is directly driven by the rotation of the motorized pulley 4. The motorized pulley 4 is installed and positioned through the matching of the roller shaft 41 and the installation groove 22, so that the motorized pulley 4 can be conveniently and quickly installed and detached.
Referring to fig. 3 and 4, an adjusting hole 23 is formed at the bottom of the mounting groove 22, a vertically arranged buffer spring 24 is placed in the adjusting hole 23, and the upper end of the buffer spring 24 abuts against the drum shaft 41. The bottom of the adjusting hole 23 is provided with an adjusting screw 25 in threaded connection with the peripheral wall of the adjusting hole 23, and the upper end of the adjusting screw 25 is abutted against the lower end of the buffer spring 24. When the motorized pulley 4 receives an impact load from the upper vertical direction, the buffer spring 24 can buffer and absorb the impact load of the upper portion, thereby reducing the impact damage of the motorized pulley 4. By rotating the adjusting screw 25, the degree of compression of the buffer spring 24 in the standing state can be adjusted, and the buffering effect of the buffer spring 24 can be adjusted.
Referring to fig. 1 and 5, a protective cover plate 5 is arranged on the upper part of the module mounting rack 1, and a positioning groove 14 for positioning the protective cover plate 5 is formed on the upper surface of the module mounting rack 1; the protective cover plate 5 is connected with the motor mounting disc 2 through bolts. The protective cover 5 is provided on its surface with a transmission slot 51 which penetrates the protective cover 5. When the spliced modular sorting deck is used, the protective cover 5 is placed into the positioning slot 14, and the circumferential surface of the motorized pulley 4 leaks out of the transmission slot 51. Protect 4 positions of motorized pulley through protective cover 5, and then the foreign matter in the external world enters into 4 positions of motorized pulley, and then influences 4's of motorized pulley rotation transmission.
The electric roller 4 is provided with mounting chamfers 42 at the edge positions of both ends. The groove walls on both sides of the transfer slot 51 are inclined downward from the middle of the transfer slot 51 to both sides. By the provision of the mounting chamfer 42, it is convenient for the worker to align the mounting of the transport slot 51 with the motorized pulley 4. The slope of the slot wall of transmission notch 51 both sides sets up, can be under the condition of guarantee motorized pulley 4 exposure area, and the area of seting up of minimize transmission notch 51 simultaneously, makes motorized pulley 4 inseparabler with the laminating of protective cover 5, and the clearance between transmission notch 51 and the motorized pulley 4 is more tiny.
A position detection sensor 6 is fixed on the ampere module mounting frame 1, and a probe of the position detection sensor 6 is vertically upward. Position detection sensor 6 adopts photoelectric sensor, and then when the object transmits the upper portion of current module mounting bracket 1, and then can be to detecting the transmission object to the convenience is when transmitting the object, judges the position of object.
The implementation principle of the embodiment is as follows:
and selecting a proper number of spliced modular sorting platforms according to the use occasions. Through the setting of slider 11 and spout 12, can splice different module mounting bracket 1, and then make up into the transmission platform that corresponds the size. Through metal contact 13 on the lateral wall of module mounting bracket 1, the electrical original paper on each module mounting bracket 1 is switched on, and swing gear 3 at the bottom of each module mounting bracket 1 is driven alone through external drive, so as to independently control the transmission direction of each splicing type modularization sorting platform. The object above the motorized pulley 4 is directly driven and conveyed by the rotation of the motorized pulley 4. The position of the object to be transmitted is detected by the position detection sensors 6 provided on the respective module mounting frames 1, and the transmission position of the object can be determined. When the motorized pulley 4 receives an impact load in the vertical direction, the buffer spring 24 can satisfactorily absorb the impact, thereby reducing the impact damage to the motorized pulley 4. When the maintenance is carried out, the module mounting frame 1 of the fault module is only required to slide in the vertical direction, and then the spliced modular sorting platform with the fault is taken away from the working position. Open protective cover 5, take out motorized pulley 4 from holding 21 groove, and then can convenient and fast overhaul motorized pulley 4 and other components and parts.
The embodiments of the present invention are preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments, so: all equivalent changes made according to the structure, shape and principle of the invention are covered by the protection scope of the invention.
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1. A concatenation formula modularization letter sorting platform, includes module mounting bracket (1), its characterized in that: the two ends of each side wall of the module mounting rack (1) are respectively provided with a sliding block (11) and a sliding groove (12) along the height direction of the module mounting rack (1), and the cross-sectional shapes of the sliding block (11) and the sliding groove (12) are matched; a motor mounting plate (2) is arranged in the module mounting frame (1), and the motor mounting plate (2) is rotatably connected with the module mounting frame (1) around the axis of the motor mounting plate; the upper surface of the motor mounting disc (2) is provided with an accommodating groove (21); an electric roller (4) which is axially and horizontally arranged is arranged in the accommodating groove (21); the bottom of the module mounting rack (1) is provided with a swing gear (3) with an axis vertically arranged, and the swing gear (3) is fixedly connected with the motor mounting disc (2); drum shafts (41) are arranged at two ends of the electric drum (4), and mounting grooves (22) are formed in the surfaces of the motor mounting discs (2) at two ends of the accommodating groove (21); the roller shaft (41) is arranged in the mounting groove (22) and is in sliding connection with the mounting groove (22) along the vertical direction.
2. The tiled, modular sortation platform of claim 1, wherein: the bottom of the mounting groove (22) is provided with an adjusting hole (23), a vertically arranged buffer spring (24) is placed in the adjusting hole (23), and the upper end of the buffer spring (24) is abutted to the roller shaft (41).
3. The tiled, modular sortation platform of claim 2, wherein: the bottom of the adjusting hole (23) is provided with an adjusting screw (25) in threaded connection with the peripheral wall of the adjusting hole (23), and the upper end of the adjusting screw (25) is abutted against the lower end of the buffer spring (24).
4. The tiled, modular sortation platform of claim 1, wherein: the upper portion of module mounting bracket (1) is provided with protective cover board (5), protective cover board (5) set up on the surface run through protective cover board (5), be used for the transmission notch (51) of the motorized pulley (4) that hold.
5. The tiled, modular sortation platform of claim 4, wherein: a positioning groove (14) for placing and positioning the electric roller (4) is formed in the upper surface of the module mounting frame (1); the protective cover plate (5) is connected with the motor mounting disc (2) through bolts.
6. The tiled, modular sortation platform of claim 5, wherein: and mounting chamfers (42) are arranged at the edge positions of two ends of the electric roller (4).
7. The tiled, modular sortation platform of claim 5, wherein: the groove walls on the two sides of the transmission notch (51) are inclined downwards from the middle part of the transmission notch (51) to the two sides.
8. The tiled, modular sortation platform of claim 1, wherein: a position detection sensor (6) is fixed on the module mounting frame (1), and a probe of the position detection sensor (6) vertically faces upwards.
9. The tiled, modular sortation platform of claim 1, wherein: the side wall of the module mounting frame (1) is provided with metal contacts (13).
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