CN213471048U - Automatic change equipment and double-end operation motion platform thereof - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses an automation device and a double-head operation motion platform thereof, wherein the double-head operation motion platform comprises a Y-axis motion platform, an X-axis motion device and a Z-axis motion device which are positioned above the Y-axis motion platform; wherein: the X-axis motion devices realize reciprocating motion in the X-axis direction, the number of the X-axis motion devices is two, and each of the two X-axis motion devices comprises an X-axis motor, an X-axis transmission device, an X-axis guide rail and an X-axis driving slide block; the two Z-axis motion devices are respectively connected with the two X-axis driving sliding blocks; the double-head operation motion platform also comprises a base and a bracket; the utility model discloses in, through setting up the two X axle and two Z axle construction of disconnect-type for overall structure can realize the double-end operation on a work piece, and a workman uses two hands to operate on same work piece in other words, effectively promotes the operating efficiency of single work piece from this.
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Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of automation equipment, concretely relates to automation equipment and double-end operation motion platform thereof.
Background
In the existing automation equipment, a processing operation platform of the existing automation equipment generally adopts a single X-axis/single Z-axis or a double X-axis/double Z-axis; correspondingly:
the single-X-axis/single-Z-axis automatic equipment is generally matched with a single Y-axis or a double Y-axis, for example, a single-head automatic screw machine adopts a single-head operation mode no matter the single Y-axis or the double Y-axis, and the mode is equivalent to that a worker operates with one hand, so that the efficiency is low;
the double-X-axis/double-Z-axis automatic equipment is generally provided with double Y-axes, although a double-head operation mode is adopted, one workpiece is only subjected to single-head operation, the mode is equivalent to that two workers respectively use one hand to operate on two workpieces, and the operation efficiency of the single workpieces is not improved.
In summary, how to improve the operation efficiency of a single workpiece is an urgent problem to be solved.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
In view of this, the utility model aims at providing an automation equipment and double-end operation motion platform thereof to effectively solve the problem that proposes among the above-mentioned background art, thereby reach the effect that promotes single work piece operating efficiency.
In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides a following technical scheme: a double-head operation motion platform comprises a Y-axis motion platform, an X-axis motion device and a Z-axis motion device, wherein the X-axis motion device and the Z-axis motion device are positioned above the Y-axis motion platform; wherein:
the Y-axis motion platform drives a workpiece to be processed to carry out operation transportation along the Y-axis direction;
the X-axis motion devices realize reciprocating motion in the X-axis direction, the number of the X-axis motion devices is two, the two X-axis motion devices comprise X-axis motors, X-axis transmission devices, X-axis guide rails and X-axis driving sliding blocks, the X-axis motors drive the X-axis transmission devices to rotate, and the X-axis driving sliding blocks are controlled to reciprocate along the X-axis guide rails;
the two Z-axis motion devices are respectively connected with the two X-axis driving sliding blocks and control working heads arranged on the Z-axis motion devices to reciprocate on the X axis along the Z axis;
the double-end operation motion platform still includes base and support, Y axle motion platform and support all set up on the base, two X axle guide rails all install in on the support.
The utility model discloses in, it is optional, the support is equipped with two altogether the support is along Y axle direction parallel arrangement, two X axle telecontrol equipment installs respectively in two on the support.
In the utility model, optionally, the double-head operation motion platform further includes a Y-axis motion device, and the Y-axis motion device is disposed on the base, and the Y-axis motion device includes a Y-axis motor, a Y-axis transmission device, a Y-axis guide rail and a Y-axis slider, and the Y-axis motor drives the Y-axis transmission device to rotate, so as to control the Y-axis slider to reciprocate along the Y-axis guide rail; one of the supports is connected with the Y-axis sliding block and moves synchronously with the Y-axis sliding block.
In the utility model, optionally, the double-head operation motion platform further includes a Y-axis motion device, and the Y-axis motion device is disposed on the base, the Y-axis motion device includes a Y-axis motor, a Y-axis transmission device, a Y-axis synchronous transmission device, a Y-axis guide rail and a Y-axis slider, wherein the Y-axis guide rail and the Y-axis slider are both provided with two and symmetrically distributed on two sides of the base, the Y-axis motor drives the Y-axis slider to synchronously reciprocate along the Y-axis guide rail through the Y-axis transmission device and the Y-axis synchronous transmission device in sequence; two sides of one of the supports are respectively connected with the two Y-axis sliding blocks and synchronously move along the Y-axis guide rail along with the Y-axis sliding blocks.
The utility model discloses in, optional, two X axle telecontrol equipment along Z axle direction parallel mount in on the support, be equipped with the driven slider of X axle, two on the X axle guide rail the driven slider of X axle respectively with two Z axle telecontrol equipment is connected, and every all be connected with an X axle initiative slider and the driven slider of X axle on the Z axle telecontrol equipment.
The utility model discloses in, it is optional, one side of support is equipped with the cantilever, and two the one end of X axle guide rail all extends to the outside of cantilever.
The utility model discloses in, it is optional, Y axle motion platform is equipped with two altogether, and two Y axle motion platforms along X axle direction parallel arrangement in on the base.
The utility model discloses in, it is optional, double-end operation motion platform still include to the Y axle feed platform of Y axle motion platform feed, just Y axle feed platform is located one side of Y axle motion platform.
The automatic equipment comprises a working head and the double-head operation moving platform, wherein the working head is arranged on a Z-axis moving device of the double-head operation moving platform.
The utility model discloses in, it is optional, the working head is lock screw working head, the working head is glued to the point, the welding working head or gets the material working head.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model, following beneficial effect has:
(1) the utility model discloses in, through setting up the two X axle and two Z axle construction of disconnect-type for overall structure can realize the double-end operation on a work piece, and a workman uses two hands to operate on same work piece in other words, effectively promotes the operating efficiency of single work piece from this.
(2) Aiming at the double-X-axis structure, an X-axis driving slide block and an X-axis driven slide block are correspondingly arranged, wherein the X-axis driving slide block is used for driving the X-axis to move in the direction, and the X-axis driven slide block is used for assisting the X-axis to move in the direction, so that the stability of the reciprocating movement of the Z-axis movement device in the X-axis direction is effectively ensured.
(3) Aiming at the separated double-X-axis and double-Z-axis structures, the separated double-X-axis and double-Z-axis structures are correspondingly arranged on the two separable supports, and one support can carry out reciprocating movement in the Y-axis direction through the driving of the Y-axis movement device, so that the operation positions of the two working heads in the Y-axis direction during double-head operation are effectively adjusted, and the actual operation requirements are met.
(4) Two Y-axis sliding blocks are symmetrically arranged on the Y-axis moving device, and synchronous driving of the two Y-axis sliding blocks is achieved through the Y-axis synchronous transmission device, so that the Y-axis moving device can achieve synchronous driving of two sides of the movable support, and stability of the support when the support moves is improved.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a dual-head work motion platform including two supports;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a dual head work motion platform including a Y-axis transmission;
FIG. 3 is another schematic diagram of the double-headed work motion platform including a Y-axis transmission;
FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of the double-headed working motion platform including an X-axis driven slide block;
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a dual-head work motion platform including a boom;
FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a double-headed work platform including two Y-axis motion platforms;
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a dual head work motion platform including a Y-axis feed platform;
in the figure: the device comprises a 1-Y-axis motion platform, a 2-X-axis motion device, a 21-X-axis motor, a 22-X-axis transmission device, a 23-X-axis guide rail, a 24-X-axis driving slide block, a 25-X-axis driven slide block, a 3-Z-axis motion device, a 4-base, a 5-support, a 6-Y-axis motion device, a 61-Y-axis motor, a 62-Y-axis transmission device, a 63-Y-axis guide rail, a 64-Y-axis slide block, a 65-Y-axis synchronous transmission device, a 7-cantilever and an 8-Y-axis feeding platform.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
Example 1
For solving the problem that single work piece operating efficiency is not high the embodiment of the utility model provides a double-end operation motion platform has been provided, can effectively realize the double-end operation of single work piece based on this double-end operation motion platform to effectively reach the effect that promotes single work piece operating efficiency.
Specifically, regarding the double-head operation motion platform proposed in the embodiment of the present invention, the main structure thereof includes a Y-axis motion platform 1, and an X-axis motion device 2 and a Z-axis motion device 3 located above the Y-axis motion platform 1; wherein:
the Y-axis motion platform 1 drives a workpiece to be processed to carry out operation transportation along the Y-axis direction;
in the present embodiment, the motion platform 1 may be, for example, a crawler or belt motion platform with respect to the Y-axis. Specifically, the work piece that drives the operation of treating processing can carry out the operation transportation of Y axle direction through track or belt.
The X-axis movement devices 2 realize reciprocating movement in the X-axis direction, the X-axis movement devices 2 are provided with two X-axis movement devices 2, each of the two X-axis movement devices 2 comprises an X-axis motor 21, an X-axis transmission device 22, an X-axis guide rail 23 and an X-axis driving slide block 24, the X-axis motor 21 drives the X-axis transmission device 22 to rotate, and the X-axis driving slide block 24 is controlled to reciprocate along the X-axis guide rail 23;
in the present embodiment, the X-axis moving device 2 can be selected as a lead screw driving device, specifically, in the lead screw driving device, the X-axis guide rail 23 should be a lead screw, the X-axis driving slider 24 should be a sliding sleeve sleeved on the lead screw, and the sliding sleeve is connected with the lead screw in a screwing manner. When the X-axis motor 21 drives the lead screw to rotate through the X-axis transmission device 22, the rotation drive can be converted into the movement drive through the matching of the lead screw and the sliding sleeve, and the reciprocating movement of the X-axis driving slide block 24 on the X-axis guide rail 23 is realized.
The two Z-axis motion devices 3 are respectively connected with the two X-axis driving sliding blocks 24 and control working heads arranged on the Z-axis motion devices 3 to reciprocate on the X axis along the Z axis;
in the present embodiment, as an example, the Z-axis moving device 3 may be selected to have the same structure as the X-axis moving device 2; and can also be selected as a Z-axis driving structure such as an air cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder and the like.
The double-end operation motion platform further comprises a base 4 and a support 5, the Y-axis motion platform 1 and the support 5 are both arranged on the base 4, and the two X-axis guide rails 23 are both arranged on the support 5.
With respect to the above-described main structure, the following detailed description is provided in the present embodiment for detailed explanation.
First embodiment
In the present embodiment, please refer to fig. 4, two X-axis moving devices 2 are installed on a bracket 5 in parallel along the Z-axis direction, an X-axis driven slider 25 is disposed on an X-axis guide rail 23, the two X-axis driven sliders 25 are respectively connected to the two Z-axis moving devices 3, and each Z-axis moving device 3 is connected to an X-axis driving slider 24 and an X-axis driven slider 25.
Specifically, the main structure described above shows that: the Z-axis motion device 3 connected with the X-axis active slide block 24 can be driven to synchronously move based on the movement of the X-axis active slide block; in the present embodiment, the X-axis follower slider 25 is further provided to assist the movement of the Z-axis motion device 3, thereby stabilizing the movement of the Z-axis motion device 3.
Second embodiment
In the present embodiment, referring to fig. 1 to 3, two supports 5 are provided, the two supports 5 are arranged in parallel along the Y-axis direction, and the two X-axis moving devices 2 are respectively mounted on the two supports 5.
In addition, in the present embodiment, a Y-axis moving device 6 that drives one of the supports 5 to move is further included, and the Y-axis moving device 6 is provided on the base 4, and with respect to the Y-axis moving device 6:
the method comprises the following steps: referring to fig. 2, the Y-axis moving device 6 includes a Y-axis motor 61, a Y-axis transmission device 62, a Y-axis guide 63, and a Y-axis slider 64, wherein the Y-axis motor 61 drives the Y-axis transmission device 62 to rotate, and controls the Y-axis slider 64 to reciprocate along the Y-axis guide 63; one of the holders 5 is connected to the Y-axis slider 64 and moves synchronously with the Y-axis slider 64.
Specifically, the Y-axis moving device 6 may be selected to have the same structure as the X-axis moving device 2, so that the moving driving in the Y-axis direction can be effectively completed, and the purpose of driving one of the supports 5 to move synchronously in the driving process is as follows: the relative distance between the two brackets 5 is adjusted, so that the relative positions of the two Z-axis moving devices 3 in the Y-axis direction are adjusted, and the whole double-head operation moving platform can be effectively suitable for different operation requirements; for example, the length and the positioning of the workpieces to be processed are different.
The second is as follows: referring to fig. 3, compared to the structure shown in fig. 2, in the structure, two Y-axis guide rails 63 are symmetrically disposed, Y-axis sliders 64 are disposed on the two Y-axis guide rails 63, one ends of the two Y-axis guide rails 63 are connected through a Y-axis synchronous transmission device 65, and the Y-axis synchronous transmission device 65 is connected with a Y-axis motor 61 through a Y-axis transmission device 62, so that a structural form that one Y-axis motor 61 synchronously drives the two Y-axis guide rails 63 can be effectively formed, and the two Y-axis sliders 64 are connected to two sides of one of the supports 5, respectively, so as to achieve synchronous driving of the two sides of the support 5, thereby ensuring stability of the support 5 when moving along the Y-axis direction.
In the structure shown in fig. 3, with respect to the Y-axis synchronous transmission 65, a gear transmission may be selected; can also be selected as a belt or chain transmission device; when in actual use, the corresponding selection is carried out according to specific requirements.
Third embodiment
In the present embodiment, please refer to fig. 5, a cantilever 7 is disposed on one side of the bracket 5, and one end of each of the two X-axis guide rails 23 extends to the outer side of the cantilever 7.
Specifically, in the present embodiment, with respect to the arrangement of the cantilever 7, the movable range of the Z-axis moving device 3 in the X-axis direction can be effectively increased, and thus the corresponding actual operation requirement can be satisfied. For example, feeding on one side of the Y-axis motion stage 1; for another example, the discharge is made to one side of the Y-axis moving stage 1.
Specifically, for convenience of illustration, the structure shown in fig. 5 is illustrated based on the first embodiment, but the second embodiment is not shown in the drawings, on which the cantilever 7 is added.
Fourth embodiment
In this embodiment, please refer to fig. 6, two Y-axis motion platforms 1 are provided, and the two Y-axis motion platforms 1 are disposed on the base 4 in parallel along the X-axis direction.
Therefore, the integral double-head operation motion platform can realize synchronous transportation or intermittent transportation of two workpieces which drive operation to be processed.
In addition, one of the two Y-axis motion platforms 1 may be a feeding transport platform, and the other may be a discharging transport platform.
Specifically, for convenience of illustration, the structure shown in fig. 6 is illustrated based on the first embodiment, and two Y-axis motion stages 1 are provided in the second embodiment, which are not shown in the drawings.
Fifth embodiment
In this embodiment, please refer to fig. 7, the dual-head operation platform further includes a Y-axis feeding platform 8 for feeding the Y-axis motion platform 1, and the Y-axis feeding platform 8 is located at one side of the Y-axis motion platform 1.
Specifically, for convenience of illustration, the structure shown in fig. 7 is illustrated based on the first embodiment, and the Y-axis feeding stage 8 is not shown in the drawings for the second embodiment.
Example 2
Based on the dual-head operation moving platform disclosed in the above embodiment 1, in this embodiment, an automation device (not shown in the drawings) is also disclosed, and the automation device includes a working head and the dual-head operation moving platform as disclosed in embodiment 1, wherein the working head is disposed on the Z-axis moving device 3 of the dual-head operation moving platform. In the specific use of the automated equipment disclosed in the present embodiment, the automated work is performed according to the principle disclosed in embodiment 1 with respect to the use of the double-headed work moving platform.
In addition, the working head related to the present embodiment may be selected from a screw locking working head, a dispensing working head, a welding working head, or a material taking working head.
To sum up, the utility model discloses a two embodiments provide an automation equipment and double-end operation motion platform thereof, wherein double-end operation motion platform mainly comprises two X axle telecontrol equipment 2 and two Z axle telecontrol equipment 3 of disconnect-type, can effectively realize the double-end operation to single work piece from this to reach the effect that promotes single work piece operating efficiency. Wherein, to two Z axle telecontrol equipment 3, the correspondence has still set up the supplementary structure of removing of double-end operation in-process to guarantee two Z axle telecontrol equipment 3 stability at the removal in-process. In addition, for the double-X-axis movement device 2, a Y-axis movement device 6 for driving one of the X-axis movement devices 2 to move along the Y axis is correspondingly arranged, so that the operation position during double-head operation can be effectively adjusted, and the operation requirements under different conditions are met.
Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.
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1. The utility model provides a double-end operation motion platform which characterized in that: the double-head operation motion platform comprises a Y-axis motion platform, an X-axis motion device and a Z-axis motion device, wherein the X-axis motion device and the Z-axis motion device are positioned above the Y-axis motion platform; wherein:
the Y-axis motion platform drives a workpiece to be processed to carry out operation transportation along the Y-axis direction;
the X-axis motion devices realize reciprocating motion in the X-axis direction, the number of the X-axis motion devices is two, the two X-axis motion devices comprise X-axis motors, X-axis transmission devices, X-axis guide rails and X-axis driving sliding blocks, the X-axis motors drive the X-axis transmission devices to rotate, and the X-axis driving sliding blocks are controlled to reciprocate along the X-axis guide rails;
the two Z-axis motion devices are respectively connected with the two X-axis driving sliding blocks and control working heads arranged on the Z-axis motion devices to reciprocate on the X axis along the Z axis;
the double-end operation motion platform still includes base and support, Y axle motion platform and support all set up on the base, two X axle guide rails all install in on the support.
2. The dual head work motion platform of claim 1, wherein: the X-axis moving device comprises two supports, wherein the two supports are arranged in parallel along the Y-axis direction, and the two X-axis moving devices are respectively arranged on the two supports.
3. The dual head work motion platform of claim 2, wherein: the double-head operation motion platform further comprises a Y-axis motion device, the Y-axis motion device is arranged on the base and comprises a Y-axis motor, a Y-axis transmission device, a Y-axis guide rail and a Y-axis sliding block, the Y-axis motor drives the Y-axis transmission device to rotate and controls the Y-axis sliding block to reciprocate along the Y-axis guide rail; one of the supports is connected with the Y-axis sliding block and moves synchronously with the Y-axis sliding block.
4. The double-headed working motion platform according to claim 2, further comprising a Y-axis motion device, wherein the Y-axis motion device is arranged on the base, the Y-axis motion device comprises a Y-axis motor, a Y-axis transmission device, a Y-axis synchronous transmission device, a Y-axis guide rail and a Y-axis slider, wherein the two Y-axis guide rails and the two Y-axis sliders are symmetrically distributed on two sides of the base, and the Y-axis motor drives the Y-axis slider to synchronously reciprocate along the Y-axis guide rail through the Y-axis transmission device and the Y-axis synchronous transmission device in sequence; two sides of one of the supports are respectively connected with the two Y-axis sliding blocks and synchronously move along the Y-axis guide rail along with the Y-axis sliding blocks.
5. The double-ended work motion platform according to claim 1, wherein two X-axis motion devices are mounted on the support in parallel along the Z-axis direction, an X-axis driven slider is disposed on the X-axis guide rail, the two X-axis driven sliders are respectively connected to the two Z-axis motion devices, and an X-axis driving slider and an X-axis driven slider are connected to each Z-axis motion device.
6. The dual head work motion platform of claim 1, wherein the bracket is cantilevered on one side and one end of both of the X-axis rails extends outside of the cantilever.
7. The dual head work motion platform of claim 1, wherein there are two Y axis motion platforms and two Y axis motion platforms are disposed in parallel on the base along the X axis direction.
8. The dual head work motion platform of claim 1, further comprising a Y-axis feed platform to feed the Y-axis motion platform, and wherein the Y-axis feed platform is located on one side of the Y-axis motion platform.
9. An automated apparatus, characterized by: the automation device comprises a working head and the double-head working motion platform as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, the working head is arranged on a Z-axis motion device of the double-head working motion platform.
10. The automation device of claim 9, wherein the work head is a lock screw work head, a dispensing work head, a welding work head, or a take out work head.
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