CN213287697U

CN213287697U - Swing arm type sorting device

Info

Publication number: CN213287697U
Application number: CN202022064040.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李永凯
Original assignee: Siemens Logistics Automation Systems Beijing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Siemens Logistics Automation Systems Beijing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-09-18
Filing date: 2020-09-18
Publication date: 2021-05-28
Anticipated expiration: 2030-09-18

Abstract

The swing arm type sorting device comprises a support (10), a first speed reducing motor (20), a first rotating piece (30), a transmission mechanism (40), a second rotating piece (50) and a swing arm (60). The bracket has a mounting portion (11). The first reduction motor is provided on one side of the mounting portion in the first direction (D1). The reducer output shaft of the first reduction motor is parallel to the first direction. The first rotating piece is fixedly connected with a reducer output shaft of the first speed reducing motor and penetrates through the mounting portion. The transmission mechanism is arranged on the other side of the mounting portion along the first direction and connected with the first rotating piece. The second rotating part is rotatably arranged on the mounting part in a penetrating mode, and the rotating axis of the second rotating part is parallel to the first direction. The second rotating part is connected with the transmission mechanism. The first rotating part can drive the second rotating part to rotate through the transmission mechanism. The swing arm and the first speed reduction motor are arranged on the same side of the mounting portion in the first direction and connected with the second rotating member. The swing arm type sorting device is compact in structure.

Description

Swing arm type sorting device

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a swing arm formula sorting device, especially a compact structure's swing arm formula sorting device.

Background

The swing arm type sorting device is a sorting device commonly used in the logistics transportation process and can sort articles from an upstream conveying line to a plurality of downstream conveying lines. The existing swing arm type sorting device is large in size and high in requirement on installation space.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims at providing a swing arm formula sorting device, its compact structure.

The utility model provides a swing arm formula sorting device, it includes a support, a gear motor, a first rotation piece, a drive mechanism, a second rotation piece and a swing arm. The bracket has a mounting portion. The first speed reduction motor is arranged on one side of the mounting portion along a first direction. The reducer output shaft of the first reduction motor is parallel to the first direction. The first rotating piece is fixedly connected with a reducer output shaft of the first speed reducing motor and penetrates through the mounting portion. The transmission mechanism is arranged on the other side of the mounting portion along the first direction and connected with the first rotating piece. The second rotating part is rotatably arranged on the mounting part in a penetrating mode, and the rotating axis of the second rotating part is parallel to the first direction. The second rotating part is connected with the transmission mechanism. The first rotating part can drive the second rotating part to rotate through the transmission mechanism. The swing arm and the first speed reduction motor are arranged on the same side of the mounting portion in the first direction and connected with the second rotating member.

The swing arm and the first speed reducing motor of the swing arm type sorting device are arranged on the same side of the installation part, and transmission is achieved through the transmission mechanism located on the other side, so that the swing arm type sorting device is compact in structure and beneficial to saving space.

In another exemplary embodiment of the swing arm type sorting apparatus, the mounting portion has a flat plate shape perpendicular to the first direction.

In yet another exemplary embodiment of the swing arm type sorting apparatus, the transmission mechanism includes a rocker and a link. One end of the rocker is fixedly connected with the second rotating piece. Two ends of the connecting rod are respectively and rotatably connected with the first rotating piece and the rocker. The rocker can be driven to swing between a first rotating position and a second rotating position through the circular motion of the first rotating piece. This drive mechanism simple structure and stability are better, and the circular motion through first rotation piece drives the rocker swing in addition and does benefit to and improves control accuracy.

In a further exemplary embodiment of the swing arm sorting device, the drive mechanism further comprises two rod end joint bearings. The connecting rod is respectively rotatably connected with the first rotating piece and the rocker through two rod end joint bearings. The requirement on the precision of parts can be reduced by utilizing the offset adjustment function of the rod end joint bearing, so that the cost is reduced.

In yet another exemplary embodiment of the swing arm type sorting apparatus, the swing arm type sorting apparatus further includes two proximity switches capable of sensing the rocker in the first rotational position and the second rotational position, respectively. Thereby facilitating monitoring of the position of the rocker.

In yet another exemplary embodiment of the swing arm type sorting apparatus, the swing arm includes an arm support, a driving wheel, a driven wheel, a belt, and a second reduction motor. The arm support is connected with the second rotating part and the length direction of the arm support is vertical to the first direction. The arm support has a first end portion, an intermediate connecting portion and a second end portion distributed along a length direction thereof. The second rotating piece is connected with the middle connecting part. The driving wheel is rotatably connected with the first end part, and the rotating axis is parallel to the first direction. The driven wheel is rotatably connected with the second end part, and the rotation axis is parallel to the first direction. The rotation axis of the driving wheel is closer to the rotation axis of the second rotating member than the rotation axis of the driven wheel. The belt is wound on the driving wheel and the driven wheel. The second gear motor is arranged at the first end part and can drive the driving wheel to rotate. Borrow this to improve letter sorting efficiency, set up action wheel and second gear motor in the first end that is close to the second and rotates the piece in addition and do benefit to the holistic balance of swing arm.

In a further exemplary embodiment of the swing arm sorting device, the axes of rotation of the driving wheel, the driven wheel and the second rotating member are coplanar. Thereby being beneficial to further improving the overall balance of the swing arm.

In yet another exemplary embodiment of the swing arm type sorting device, the swing arm further comprises two adjustment assemblies. Each adjusting component comprises an adjusting piece, an abutting bolt and two adjusting nuts. The adjusting piece is movably connected with the arm support along the length direction of the arm support and the opposite direction of the two adjusting nuts. The two ends of the driven wheel along the first direction are respectively and rotatably connected with the adjusting parts of the two adjusting components. The arm support is provided with two supporting parts. The leaning bolts of the two adjusting components penetrate through the two supporting parts along the length direction of the arm support respectively. The two adjusting nuts are in threaded connection and abut against the bolt and are respectively located on two sides of the supporting portion so as to abut against the bolt and be fixed on the supporting portion. The abutting bolt can abut against the adjusting piece to prevent the driven wheel from approaching the driving wheel. The adjusting assembly is simple in structure and good in stability.

In still another exemplary embodiment of the swing-arm type sorting apparatus, the swing-arm type sorting apparatus further includes a ball universal ball disposed at one side of the swing arm in the first direction and connected to the second end portion. Thereby contributing to the improvement of stability.

In yet another exemplary embodiment of the swing arm type sorting apparatus, the support further includes a sleeve fixedly mounted to the mounting portion. One end of the sleeve along the first direction is rotatably inserted in the swing arm, and the rotating axis is overlapped with the rotating axis of the second rotating part. The second rotating part penetrates through the sleeve along the first direction. One end of the second rotating piece, penetrating out of the sleeve, is fixedly connected with the swing arm and can abut against the end face of the sleeve along the first direction. By means of the supporting function of the sleeve, the integral stability of the device is improved.

In yet another exemplary embodiment of the swing arm type sorting apparatus, a motor output shaft of the first speed reduction motor is perpendicular to the first direction, and the first speed reduction motor and the swing arm are spaced apart in the first direction. Thereby making the overall structure more compact.

Drawings

The following drawings are only schematic illustrations and explanations of the present invention, and do not limit the scope of the present invention.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an exemplary embodiment of a swing arm type sorting apparatus.

Fig. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of the swing arm type sorting apparatus shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a bottom view of a partial structure of the swing arm type sorting apparatus shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a partial structural schematic view of the swing arm type sorting device shown in fig. 1.

Description of the reference symbols

10 support

11 mounting part

13 sleeve

20 first speed reduction motor

30 first rotating member

40 driving mechanism

42 rocker

43 connecting rod

44 rod end joint bearing

50 second rotating member

60 swing arm

61 arm support

611 first end

612 second end portion

613 intermediate connecting part

614 support part

62 driving wheel

63 driven wheel

64 leather belt

65 second reduction motor

66 adjustment assembly

661 regulating part

662 abutting bolt

663 adjusting nut

70 proximity switch

80 ball universal ball

D1 first direction

L length direction of arm support

A1 rotation axis of first rotating member

A2 axis of rotation of second rotating member

A3 connecting rod is relative to the rotation axis of the first rotating member

A4 connecting rod relative to rotation axis of rocker

Rotation axis of A5 driving wheel

Rotation axis of A6 driven wheel

Detailed Description

In order to clearly understand the technical features, objects, and effects of the present invention, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein the same reference numerals in the drawings denote the same or similar components.

"exemplary" means "serving as an example, instance, or illustration" herein, and any illustration, embodiment, or steps described as "exemplary" herein should not be construed as a preferred or advantageous alternative.

In this document, "first", "second", etc. do not mean their importance or order, etc., but merely mean that they are distinguished from each other so as to facilitate the description of the document.

For the sake of simplicity, only the parts relevant to the present invention are schematically shown in the drawings, and they do not represent the actual structure as a product.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an exemplary embodiment of a swing arm type sorting apparatus, and fig. 2 is a partial sectional view of the swing arm type sorting apparatus shown in fig. 1. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the swing arm type sorting apparatus includes a support frame 10, a first reduction motor 20, a first rotating member 30, a transmission mechanism 40, a second rotating member 50, and a swing arm 60.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the bracket 10 has a mounting portion 11. In the present exemplary embodiment, the mounting portion 11 has a flat plate shape perpendicular to the first direction D1, but is not limited thereto. The first reduction motor 20 is provided on one side (upper side in fig. 1 and 2) of the mount portion 11 in one first direction D1. The reducer output shaft of the first reduction motor 20 is parallel to the first direction D1. As shown in fig. 2, the first rotating member 30 is fixedly connected to the reducer output shaft of the first reduction motor 20 and is inserted into the mounting portion 11. The first rotatable member 30 is rotatable about a rotation axis a1 with respect to the mounting portion 11 by the drive of the first reduction motor 20.

As shown in fig. 2, the transmission mechanism 40 is disposed on the other side (lower side in fig. 2) of the mounting portion 11 in the first direction D1 and is connected to the first rotating member 30. The second rotating member 50 is rotatably disposed through the mounting portion 11 and the rotation axis a2 is parallel to the first direction D1. The second rotating member 50 is connected to the transmission mechanism 40. The first rotating member 30 can rotate the second rotating member 50 through the transmission mechanism 40.

In the illustrated embodiment, the transmission mechanism 40 includes a rocker 42 and a link 43. One end of the rocker 42 is fixedly connected to the second rotating member 50. The link 43 has one end rotatably connected to the first rotating member 30 about the rotation axis A3 and the other end rotatably connected to the rocker 42 about the rotation axis a 4. The rocker 42 can be pivoted between a first and a second rotational position by a circular movement of the first rotary part 30, which operates according to the same principle as a crank-rocker mechanism. Fig. 3 is a bottom view of a portion of the swing arm type sorter shown in fig. 1, viewed in a direction opposite to the first direction D1. As shown in fig. 3, the rocker 42 shown in solid lines and the rocker 42 shown in dashed lines are located at the first rotational position and the second rotational position, respectively. The transmission mechanism in the exemplary embodiment has a simple structure and good stability, and the rocker 42 is driven to swing by the circular motion of the first rotating member 30, which is beneficial to improving the control precision. But is not limited thereto, and in other exemplary embodiments, the transmission mechanism may be provided in other transmission structures.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the swing arm 60 and the first reduction motor 20 are provided on the same side (upper side in fig. 1 and 2) of the mounting portion 11 in the first direction D1 and are connected to the second rotating member 50.

When the article taking device is used, the first speed reduction motor 20 drives the first rotating member 30 to rotate, the first rotating member 30 drives the second rotating member 50 to rotate through the transmission mechanism 40, and the second rotating member 50 drives the swing arm 60 to swing, so that the rotation angle of the swing arm 60 is changed, and the swing arm 60 can avoid articles or change the transportation direction of the articles.

The swing arm 60 and the first speed reduction motor 20 of the swing arm type sorting device are arranged on the same side of the mounting part 11, and transmission is realized through the transmission mechanism 40 on the other side, so that the structure is compact, and space saving is facilitated.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the illustrated embodiment, the actuator 40 also includes two rod end knuckle bearings 44. The connecting rod 43 is rotatably connected to the first rotating member 30 and the rocker 42 by two rod end joint bearings 44, respectively. The requirement on the precision of parts can be reduced by utilizing the offset adjustment function of the rod end joint bearing, so that the cost is reduced.

As shown in fig. 3, in the exemplary embodiment, the swing arm type sorting apparatus further includes two proximity switches 70 capable of sensing the rocker 42 in the first and second rotational positions, respectively. Thereby facilitating monitoring of the position of the rocker 42.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in the exemplary embodiment, the swing arm 60 includes an arm support 61, a driving wheel 62, a driven wheel 63, a belt 64 (not shown in fig. 2), and a second reduction motor 65. The arm frame 61 is connected to the second rotating member 50 and the length direction L thereof is perpendicular to the first direction D1. The arm 61 has a first end 611, an intermediate connection 613 and a second end 612 distributed along its length direction L. The second rotating member 50 is connected to the intermediate connecting portion 613. The drive wheel 62 is rotatably connected to the first end 611 and the axis of rotation a5 is parallel to the first direction D1. The driven wheel 63 is rotatably connected to the second end 612 and the axis of rotation a6 is parallel to the first direction D1. The rotational axis a5 of the drive pulley 62 is closer to the rotational axis a2 of the second rotating member 50 than the rotational axis a6 of the driven pulley 63. The belt 64 is wound around the driving pulley 62 and the driven pulley 63. The second reduction motor 65 is disposed at the first end portion 611 and is capable of driving the driving wheel 62 to rotate, thereby driving the belt 64 to move. In use, the swing arm 60 can abut against an article through the portion of the second end 612 to the intermediate connection 613 to change the transport direction of the article. When the swing arm 60 abuts the article to change the direction of transport of the article, the moving belt 64 can accelerate the article, thereby improving sorting efficiency. The arrangement of the driving pulley 62 and the second reduction motor 65 near the first end 611 of the second rotating member 50 facilitates the overall balance of the swing arm 60.

In the illustrated embodiment, the rotational axes of the driving pulley 62, the driven pulley 63, and the second rotating member 50 are coplanar. Thereby contributing to further improving the overall balance of the swing arm 60.

Fig. 4 is a partial structural schematic view of the swing arm type sorting device shown in fig. 1. As shown in fig. 4, in the illustrated embodiment, the swing arm 60 further includes two adjustment assemblies 66. Each adjustment assembly 66 includes an adjustment member 661, an abutment bolt 662 and two adjustment nuts 663. The adjusting member 661 is movably connected to the arm support 61 in a direction opposite to the length direction L of the arm support 61 and to its two adjusting nuts 663. Both ends of the driven pulley 63 in the first direction D1 are rotatably connected with the adjusting members 661 of the two adjusting assemblies 66, respectively. The arm support 61 has two supports 614. The abutting bolts 662 of the two adjusting assemblies 66 are respectively arranged through the two supporting portions 614 along the length direction L of the arm support 61. Two adjustment nuts 663 of each adjustment assembly 66 are threadedly coupled against the bolt 662 and are located on both sides of the support portion 614, respectively, to secure the abutment bolts 662 to the support portion 614. By turning the adjustment nut 663, the fixing position of the abutment bolt 662 relative to the support portion 614 can be adjusted. The abutment bolt 662 can abut against the adjuster 661 to prevent the driven pulley 63 from approaching the driving pulley 62, thereby tensioning the belt 64. The adjusting assembly 66 is simple in structure and good in stability.

As shown in fig. 2, in the exemplary embodiment, the swing arm type sorting apparatus further includes a ball-and-socket ball 80 disposed at one side of the swing arm 60 along the first direction D1 and connected to the second end 612. When the swing arm 60 is used, the swing arm is abutted against a conveyor belt for conveying articles through the ball universal balls 80, and the ball universal balls 80 roll on the conveyor belt along with the swinging of the swing arm 60 or the movement of the conveyor belt. Thereby contributing to the improvement of stability.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in the exemplary embodiment, the bracket 10 further includes a sleeve 13 fixedly mounted to the mounting portion 11. One end (upper end in fig. 2) of the sleeve 13 in the first direction D1 is rotatably inserted in the swing arm 60, and the rotational axis overlaps with the rotational axis a2 of the second rotating member 50. The second rotating member 50 is inserted through the sleeve 13 along the first direction D1. One end (upper end in fig. 2) of the second rotating member 50, which penetrates through the sleeve 13, is fixedly connected to the swing arm 60 and can abut against the end surface of the sleeve 13 downward in the first direction D1. By virtue of the supporting function of the sleeve 13, the stability of the whole device is improved.

As shown in fig. 2, in the exemplary embodiment, the motor output shaft of the first gear motor 20 is perpendicular to the first direction D1, and the first gear motor 20 is spaced apart from the swing arm 60 in the first direction D1. I.e., does not hit the first reduction motor 20 regardless of the rotation of the swing arm 60. Thereby making the overall structure more compact.

It should be understood that although the present description has been described in terms of various embodiments, not every embodiment includes only a single embodiment, and such description is for clarity purposes only, and those skilled in the art will recognize that the embodiments described herein may be combined as suitable to form other embodiments, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art.

The above list of details is only for the practical examples of the present invention, and they are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all equivalent embodiments or modifications, such as combinations, divisions or repetitions of the features, which do not depart from the technical spirit of the present invention, should be included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. Swing arm formula sorting device, its characterized in that includes:

a bracket (10) having a mounting portion (11);

a first reduction motor (20) provided on one side of the mount section (11) in a first direction (D1), a reduction gear output shaft of the first reduction motor (20) being parallel to the first direction (D1);

a first rotating member (30) fixedly connected with a reducer output shaft of the first reduction motor (20) and arranged on the mounting part (11) in a penetrating way;

a transmission mechanism (40) which is arranged on the other side of the mounting part (11) along the first direction (D1) and is connected with the first rotating piece (30);

the second rotating piece (50) is rotatably arranged in the mounting part (11) in a penetrating mode, the rotating axis of the second rotating piece (50) is parallel to the first direction (D1), the second rotating piece (50) is connected with the transmission mechanism (40), and the first rotating piece (30) can drive the second rotating piece (50) to rotate through the transmission mechanism (40); and

and the swing arm (60) and the first speed reduction motor (20) are arranged on the same side of the mounting part (11) along the first direction (D1) and are connected with the second rotating part (50).

2. The swing arm type sorting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mounting portion (11) has a flat plate shape perpendicular to the first direction (D1).

3. The swing arm type sorting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission mechanism (40) comprises:

a rocker (42) having one end fixedly connected to the second rotating member (50); and

a connecting rod (43) with two ends respectively rotatably connected with the first rotating member (30) and the rocker (42); the rocker (42) can be pivoted between a first and a second rotational position by a circular movement of the first rotary part (30).

4. The swing arm type sorting apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the transmission mechanism (40) further comprises two rod end joint bearings (44); the connecting rod (43) is rotatably connected with the first rotating piece (30) and the rocker (42) through two rod end joint bearings (44).

5. The swing arm type sorting apparatus of claim 3, further comprising two proximity switches (70) capable of sensing the rocker (42) in the first and second rotational positions, respectively.

6. The swing arm type sorting device according to claim 1, wherein the swing arm (60) comprises:

an arm (61) connected to the second rotating member (50) and having a length direction (L) perpendicular to the first direction (D1); the arm support (61) has a first end (611), an intermediate connection (613) and a second end (612) distributed along its length direction (L); the second rotating member (50) is connected to the intermediate connecting portion (613);

-a driving wheel (62) rotatably connected to said first end (611) and having an axis of rotation parallel to said first direction (D1);

a driven pulley (63) rotatably connected to said second end portion (612) and having an axis of rotation parallel to said first direction (D1), said driving pulley (62) having an axis of rotation closer to the axis of rotation of said second rotating member (50) than the axis of rotation of said driven pulley (63);

a belt (64) wound around the driving pulley (62) and the driven pulley (63); and

and the second speed reducing motor (65) is arranged at the first end part (611) and can drive the driving wheel (62) to rotate.

7. The swing arm type sorting apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the rotation axes of the driving wheel (62), the driven wheel (63) and the second rotating member (50) are coplanar.

8. The swing arm type sorting apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the swing arm (60) further comprises two adjusting assemblies (66), each adjusting assembly (66) comprising:

an adjusting member (661) movably connected to the arm (61) in the length direction (L) of the arm (61) and in the opposite direction thereto; the two ends of the driven wheel (63) along the first direction (D1) are respectively rotatably connected with the adjusting parts (661) of the two adjusting assemblies (66);

the arm support (61) is provided with two supporting parts (614), and the abutting bolts (662) of the two adjusting assemblies (66) are respectively arranged on the two supporting parts (614) in a penetrating manner along the length direction (L) of the arm support (61); and

two adjusting nuts (663) threadedly coupled to the abutment bolt (662) and respectively located at both sides of the support portion (614) to fix the abutment bolt (662) to the support portion (614); the abutment bolt (662) is capable of abutting against the adjuster (661) to prevent the driven wheel (63) from approaching the driving wheel (62).

9. The swing arm type sorting apparatus of claim 6, further comprising a ball and socket ball (80) disposed at one side of the swing arm (60) in the first direction (D1) and connected to the second end (612).

10. The swing arm type sorting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the frame (10) further comprises a sleeve (13) fixedly mounted to the mounting portion (11); one end of the sleeve (13) in the first direction (D1) is rotatably inserted into the swing arm (60), and the rotation axis overlaps with the rotation axis of the second rotating member (50); the second rotating member (50) is arranged through the sleeve (13) along the first direction (D1); one end of the second rotating piece (50) penetrating through the sleeve (13) is fixedly connected with the swing arm (60) and can abut against the end face of the sleeve (13) along the first direction (D1).

11. The swing arm type sorting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the motor output shaft of the first speed reduction motor (20) is perpendicular to the first direction (D1), and the first speed reduction motor (20) and the swing arm (60) are spaced apart in the first direction (D1).