EP4153525A1 - Fahrerloses transportfahrzeug mit einer verbesserten wartungsfreundlichkeit - Google Patents
Fahrerloses transportfahrzeug mit einer verbesserten wartungsfreundlichkeitInfo
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- EP4153525A1 EP4153525A1 EP21731917.7A EP21731917A EP4153525A1 EP 4153525 A1 EP4153525 A1 EP 4153525A1 EP 21731917 A EP21731917 A EP 21731917A EP 4153525 A1 EP4153525 A1 EP 4153525A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
- B66F—HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
- B66F—HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD
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- B66F—HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a driverless, in particular automatically guided and preferably an autonomous, automatically guided transport vehicle for transporting payloads.
- Such vehicles are mostly used as so-called industrial trucks or material transport vehicles in production plants, for example to transport certain payloads in the warehouse or from the warehouse to the production line and thereby preferably to navigate autonomously.
- the load in such transport vehicles can consist of both the payload itself and a payload carrier that can be loaded separately with the payload - for example a frame, a roller coaster and the like.
- the transport vehicle should be able to drive under such a payload carrier, lift it independently, transport it to the destination and set it down again there. For this purpose it is equipped with an integrated lifting device.
- the invention is based on the object of proposing a generic transport vehicle with improved maintenance options, in particular for electrical and electronic components and systems.
- the invention provides that a removable interchangeable module is arranged in the chassis of the transport vehicle, in which a plurality of electrical and / or electronic components are combined. A large part of the electrical and electronic components and systems can be conveniently preassembled and then inserted into the transport vehicle.
- the complete interchangeable module can initially be quickly and effectively replaced by a compatible, intact interchangeable module, thereby significantly reducing downtimes.
- Troubleshooting, error analysis, programming and replacement of the defective component can take place at a later point in time in a dust-free environment at an optimally equipped workstation.
- the heavy and possibly soiled transport vehicle does not have to be transported and cleaned separately for this purpose, and no complex decontamination measures have to be carried out at the location of the transport vehicle.
- This module also offers the advantage for the production of the vehicles that it can be pre-assembled completely independently of the rest of the structure of the transport vehicle, for example with a specialized Fiersteller. Furthermore, differently equipped and / or programmed interchangeable modules can be provided for different task scenarios, which can be exchanged quickly.
- the invention also provides that the interchangeable module has a separate module housing in which the electrical and / or electronic components are accommodated.
- At least one electronic control unit can be contained in the interchangeable module for effective use and extended usability.
- the transport vehicle has a front vehicle section, a middle vehicle section and a rear vehicle section, the front vehicle section being supported by a front partition wall and the rear vehicle section are separated by a rear partition wall from the middle vehicle section and that the interchangeable module is arranged in the middle vehicle section.
- the preferred embodiment further proposes that in the front vehicle section at least one first Sensor arrangement for detecting the vehicle environment and at least two vehicle wheels, in particular support wheels are arranged.
- the preferred embodiment also proposes that at least one second sensor arrangement for detecting the vehicle surroundings and at least two drive wheels including associated travel drives are arranged in the rear section of the vehicle.
- the preferred embodiment of the invention further provides that a floating drive for actuating the lifting device is arranged in the middle from the vehicle section. It is particularly easy to access, and the interchangeable module can be quickly removed for even better accessibility.
- the lifting device is actuated via an eccentric drive.
- an eccentric drive As a result, it can be constructed in a particularly simple and robust manner, at the same time in a space-saving manner, and also requires significantly less control effort, for example in comparison to several separate, individually controllable lifting elements.
- the eccentric elements which are arranged in pairs on each side and coupled to one another, are accommodated in a space-saving manner within the box-shaped load carrier element.
- An embodiment provides for an effective and fast connection of electrical and electronic loads in the transport vehicle that electrical and / or electronic components from the front, middle and rear vehicle sections are connected to the interchangeable module via electrical lines.
- the interchangeable module can preferably have a few, particularly preferably a single, combined electrical interface, which is designed for the simultaneous connection of several electrical and / or electronic components outside the interchangeable module.
- the interchangeable module can have a combined electrical interface for connecting all consumers in the rear vehicle section and a further combined electrical interface for connecting all consumers in the front and middle vehicle sections.
- FIG. 1 greatly simplified representation of the transport vehicle in plan view (view a) and side views with retracted (b) and extended (c) lifting device.
- FIG. 2 views according to FIG. 1, but additionally with a payload carrier.
- FIG 3 shows an example of an embodiment of the transport vehicle with a payload in a payload carrier.
- Fig. 4 three-dimensional representation of the transport vehicle with one removed (a) and one inserted (b) interchangeable module.
- FIG. 5 shows a greatly simplified basic representation of the transport vehicle 1 in a top view.
- the driverless transport vehicle 1 is used in particular to transport payloads on smooth floors in production and assembly plants, for example to transport parts and components to and from the production line or in the parts warehouse.
- the transport vehicle 1 selects its route autonomously, based on integrated space monitoring sensors (see 18, 18 'in FIGS. 4, 5) and a control system not shown here.
- the transport vehicle 1 has a flat, compact chassis 8 in and on which all control and drive components are arranged.
- the transport vehicle 1 moves on a pair of support wheels 15 and a pair of drive wheels 14.
- the drive wheels 14 can be driven independently of one another and can thus be used both for propulsion and for steering the transport vehicle 1.
- the transport vehicle 1 has two load carrier elements 9, 9 ‘, which form part of a lifting device 25.
- the load carrier elements 9, 9 ' are designed to be stretched in the longitudinal direction or parallel to the direction of travel F and laterally flank the chassis 8 in the upper area.
- Each load carrier element 9, 9 ' is designed as a box-shaped hollow body in the embodiment shown.
- the load carrier elements 9, 9 ' can be raised in the vertical lifting direction H from a retracted parking position (view b) by a lifting amount 16 into an extended transport position.
- Load carrier elements 9, 9 ' can be cross-connected via one or more struts, straps or plates, not shown here, in order to increase the rigidity and / or to create a larger flat loading surface.
- the transport vehicle 1 is designed for the preferred transport of payloads in a separate payload carrier 6.
- the payload carrier 6 can be constructed in different ways - as a frame as shown, as a trolley or roller coaster and the like.
- the payload carrier 6 is constructed in such a way that the transport vehicle 1 with load carrier elements 9, 9 'can move into the parking position under the payload carrier 6.
- the payload carrier 6 has two cross members 7, 7 ‘running transversely to the direction of travel, on which the load carrier elements are supported when the payload carrier 6 is lifted and transported. In the embodiment shown, the traverses 7, 7 'are connected via two external longitudinal beams 17, 17'.
- the transport vehicle 1 drives under the payload carrier 6 and activates the lifting device 25.
- the load carrier elements 9, 9 'are raised in the lifting direction H lie on the cross members 7, 7' and lift the payload carrier 6 from the ground away. The payload carrier 6 can then be transported to the destination and placed there on the ground in the reverse order.
- the figure shows an example of a usage scenario for the transport vehicle 1 and essentially corresponds to the situation shown in FIG. 2b.
- One embodiment of the transport vehicle 1 is located under the payload carrier 6, which is designed as a roller coaster.
- the payload carrier 6 is loaded with a payload 22, which consists of a lattice box filled with sacks.
- FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of the transport vehicle 1 according to the invention.
- an easily exchangeable, exchangeable module 2 is arranged therein.
- Most of the electronic components 23 which are required for regulating and controlling the transport vehicle 1 are arranged therein.
- an electronic control unit 4 and other elements of the vehicle control system are centrally accommodated therein.
- the interchangeable module 2 has its own module housing 3, which is inserted into a seat provided for this purpose in the chassis 8 and therein a few fastening elements, such as, for example, not explicitly shown here Screws, bayonet locks, tension clamps or other comparatively easy and quickly releasable fastening elements is fixed.
- a few fastening elements such as, for example, not explicitly shown here Screws, bayonet locks, tension clamps or other comparatively easy and quickly releasable fastening elements is fixed.
- the transport vehicle 1 according to the invention is structurally and functionally divided in the longitudinal direction or along the direction of travel F into three vehicle sections which are separated from one another by a front partition 13 and a rear partition 13 '.
- a first sensor arrangement is located in the front vehicle section 10
- the interchangeable module 2 is arranged in the middle vehicle section 11. In addition to the interchangeable module, there is a lifting drive in the middle vehicle section 10
- a second sensor arrangement 18 ′ for detecting the vehicle environment, as well as the two drive wheels 14, 14 ′ together with their associated electric travel drives 20.
- the interchangeable module 2 extends in the transverse direction essentially over the entire interior width of the middle vehicle section 11.
- the interchangeable module 2 in the embodiment shown has a combined electrical interface 5, 5 'on the front and rear.
- the front electrical interface 5 is used to connect electrical and electronic components from the front 10 and middle 11 vehicle sections, whereas the rear electrical interface 5 'is provided for connecting electrical and electronic components from the rear vehicle section 12.
- the rear electrical interface 5 ' is provided for connecting electrical and electronic components from the rear vehicle section 12.
- the two sensor arrangements 18, 18 ' are shown here merely by way of example and symbolically as a placeholder, representing a real combination of several individual sensors arranged at different points.
- Fig. 6 shows an embodiment of the module housing 3.
- the module housing 3 is made of sheet metal. It is essentially constructed in the shape of a trough and has a U-shaped bent sheet metal profile, which forms the bottom and the side walls of the module housing 3 and is stiffened and stabilized on the front and back by transverse sheets.
- the module housing 3 can be provided with all appropriate fastening interfaces such as holes, punchings, sheet metal nuts, rails and the like.
- FIG 7 shows a partial side view of some elements of the lifting device 25 of the transport vehicle 1 in the raised transport position (view a) and in the lowered parking position (view b).
- the lifting device 25 On each side of the transport vehicle 1, the lifting device 25 has two eccentric elements 26, 26 ′ of the same size, which act on the same load carrier element 9.
- the two eccentric elements 26, 20 ' are coupled to one another via a belt drive so that when the lifting drive 19 is activated they forcibly rotate simultaneously in the same direction and thereby raise or lower the load carrier element 9.
- each eccentric element 26, 26' is equipped radially on the outside with a roller bearing element with which it picks up on the load carrier element 9 with little noise and friction.
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