TWI612006B - Slab automatic storage system and operation method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A flat steel embryo automatic storage and release system and an operation method thereof, wherein the flat steel embryo automatic storage and release system comprises a one-day vehicle, a positioning unit, a clamped block number detector, a storage unit and a control unit. By using the clamp block number detector to judge the number of clamps of the flat steel embryo, it is possible to automatically and systematically transport the flat steel embryo.

Description

Flat steel embryo automatic storage and release system and operation method thereof

The invention relates to a flat steel embryo automatic storage and release system and an operation method thereof, in particular to a flat steel embryo automatic storage and release system and a method for operating the same.

The structure of the crane is usually installed above the factory building and has a predetermined height from the ground. The crane is used to suspend the work, and the heavy object is moved and moved by the crane to move the work object from one place to another. One place, in turn, provides larger materials for construction. Because it saves manpower, it is suitable for operations in large-scale workshops or places with large objects.

In the production process of the general steelmaking plant, after the steel embryo produces the flat steel embryo from the continuous casting machine, the flat steel embryo will be temporarily detached from the production line due to the inspection requirements, air cooling demand, equipment failure and other factors, and the flat steel embryo storage temporarily exists. In the district, when certain conditions or temporary needs are required, the above-mentioned crane will be lifted to the upper line and proceed to the next station.

However, the flat steel embryo is lifted by manual operation of the crane, and the position of the flat steel embryo is grasped and judged by manual visual inspection. Therefore, the lifting position information of the flat steel embryo cannot be recorded, resulting in The information cannot be kept intact and consistent, resulting in downstream problems. The product cannot be traced back to the upstream steel embryo, so that the production information of the steel mill in the production process cannot be effectively mastered.

Therefore, it is necessary to provide an improved flat steel embryo automatic storage system and an operation method thereof to solve the problems of the above-mentioned conventional techniques.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a flat steel embryo automatic storage and release system, which can accurately record the storage position of the flat steel embryo by using the X-axis locator and the Y-axis locator to match and locate the storage position of the flat steel embryo. The steel embryo in the process of production of the steel mill can be effectively grasped.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an operation method for a flat steel embryo automatic storage and release system, which can automatically and systematically hoist and transport a flat steel embryo by judging the number of clamping blocks of the flat steel embryo.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a flat steel embryo automatic storage and release system for clamping at least one flat steel embryo and placing the flat steel embryo in a storage area, the flat steel embryo automatic storage system comprising a one-day car, a positioning unit, a clamp block number detector, a storage unit and a control unit; the crane has a vehicle body and a clamp assembly, the clamp assembly is connected to the vehicle body for clamping the flat a steel embryo; the positioning unit has an X-axis locator and a Y-axis locator for detecting an X-axis coordinate of the body of the crane on an X-axis, the Y-axis positioning The device is configured to detect a position of the body of the crane on a Y-axis to generate a Y-axis coordinate; the clamp-number detector is disposed on the clamp assembly of the crane to detect the clamp assembly The number of the flat steel embryos generates a current clamping block number; the storage unit is electrically connected to the positioning unit and the clamping block number detector for receiving the X-axis coordinate, the Y-axis coordinate and the current clamping block The control unit is electrically connected to the storage unit for controlling the moving position of the crane, and is based on The X-axis coordinate, the Y-axis coordinate, and the current number of clamping blocks transport the flat steel blank to a target location of the storage area.

In an embodiment of the invention, the clamp block detector has a cross bar, a through hole, a first sensing component, a second sensing component and a moving component, and the crossbar is disposed on the clamp component. The through hole is formed on the cross bar, the first sensing member is disposed in the through hole, and the second sensing member is disposed in the through hole and located above the first sensing member, the movement The piece is disposed in the through hole for being pushed by the flat steel to contact the first sensing member or the second sensing member.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the flat steel embryo automatic storage system further has a Y-axis rail, and the vehicle body is disposed on the Y-axis rail for moving the vehicle body along the X-axis, wherein the X-axis The positioner is disposed on the vehicle body.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the flat steel embryo automatic storage system further has an X-axis rail, and the Y-axis rail is spanned on the X-axis rail for moving the vehicle body along the Y-axis, wherein The Y-axis positioner is disposed on the Y-axis track.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for operating a flat steel embryo automatic storage and release system for gripping at least one flat steel embryo and placing it in a storage area, the operation method comprising a clamping positioning step and a clamp a block number judging step and a storing step; the gripping and positioning step is: taking a flat steel embryo by using a fixture component of the one-day vehicle, and detecting the position of the crane on an X-axis through an X-axis positioner Generating an X-axis coordinate and detecting a position of the crane on a Y-axis through a Y-axis locator to generate a Y-axis coordinate; the clamping block number determining step is to detect by using a clamp block number detector The clamp assembly determines the number of the current clamps by taking the number of the flat steel blanks; the storing step is to transport the flat steel embryos to the storage according to the X-axis coordinates, the Y-axis coordinates, and the current clamping block number. A target location for the zone.

In an embodiment of the present invention, in the clamping block number determining step, when the flat steel body pushes against a moving member of the clamping block number detector to move the moving member to contact the first sensing member That is, it is determined that the current number of clamping blocks is one.

In an embodiment of the present invention, in the clamping block number determining step, when the flat steel plate pushes against a moving member of the clamping block number detector, the moving member contacts the first sensing member and When the second sensing member is used, it is determined that the current number of clamping blocks is two.

In an embodiment of the present invention, before the clamping and positioning step, a storage partitioning step is further included, the storage area is divided into a plurality of storage locations, and each storage location corresponds to a storage location coordinate and a storage limit height. .

As described above, by using the design of the clamp block number detector, the number of clamp blocks of the flat steel blank can be determined, and the clamp assembly can automatically pick up one or two flat steel embryos, thereby enabling automatic Systematic lifting and conveying of the flat steel embryo, and through the X-axis locator and the Y-axis locator matching positioning of the flat steel embryo, the storage position of the flat steel embryo can be completely recorded, The steel embryo in the process of production of the steel mill can be effectively grasped.

100‧‧‧ flat steel embryo automatic storage system

101‧‧‧ flat steel embryo

102‧‧‧Storage area

2‧‧‧天车

21‧‧‧ body

22‧‧‧Clamp assembly

221‧‧‧ fixture

222‧‧‧ fixture

3‧‧‧ Positioning unit

31‧‧‧X-axis positioner

32‧‧‧Y-axis positioner

4‧‧‧Catch block number detector

41‧‧‧crossbar

42‧‧‧through hole

43‧‧‧First sensor

44‧‧‧Second sensing parts

45‧‧‧Mobile parts

5‧‧‧ storage unit

6‧‧‧Control unit

7‧‧‧Y-axis orbit

8‧‧‧X-axis orbit

S201‧‧‧Storage area division steps

S202‧‧‧Snap positioning step

S203‧‧‧Clamping block number judgment step

S204‧‧‧Storage step

1 is a schematic view of a preferred embodiment of a flat steel embryo automatic storage and release system according to the present invention; and FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a clamp assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the flat steel embryo automatic storage and release system according to the present invention; 3 is a schematic view of an internal component of a preferred embodiment of a flat steel embryo automatic storage and release system according to the present invention; and FIGS. 4 and 5 are a preferred embodiment of a flat steel embryo automatic storage and release system according to the present invention; Clamping block A schematic diagram of detecting a block and a block of flat steel embryos by a number detector; and Fig. 6 is a flow chart showing a preferred embodiment of the method for operating the flat steel embryo automatic storage system according to the present invention.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more <RTIgt; Furthermore, the directional terms mentioned in the present invention, such as upper, lower, top, bottom, front, rear, left, right, inner, outer, side, surrounding, central, horizontal, horizontal, vertical, longitudinal, axial, Radial, uppermost or lowermost, etc., only refer to the direction of the additional schema. Therefore, the directional terminology used is for the purpose of illustration and understanding of the invention.

Referring to Figures 1, 2 and 3, a preferred embodiment of the flat steel embryo automatic storage and release system of the present invention is used for gripping at least one flat steel blank 101 (see Figures 4 and 5) and The flat steel blank 101 is placed in a reservoir 102. The flat steel embryo automatic storage system 100 comprises a one-day car 2, a positioning unit 3, a clamping block number detector 4, a storage unit 5, a control unit 6, a Y-axis track 7 and an X-axis track. 8. The detailed construction, assembly relationship, and operation principle of each element will be described in detail below.

Referring to Figures 1, 2 and 3, the crane 2 has a body 21 and a clamp assembly 22, and the clamp assembly 22 is coupled to the body 21 for gripping the flat steel 101; For example, the clamp assembly 22 has a clamp 221 and a clamp 222 for respectively gripping opposite sides of the flat steel blank 101, thereby lifting the flat steel blank 101 for movement. Specifically, the vehicle body 21 is disposed on the Y-axis rail 7 for moving the vehicle body 21 along an X-axis, wherein the X-axis positioner 31 is disposed at On the vehicle body 21, in addition, the Y-axis rail 7 is spanned on the X-axis rail 8 for moving the vehicle body 21 along the Y-axis, wherein the Y-axis positioner 32 is disposed on the Y-axis rail 7 on.

With reference to the first, second and third figures, the positioning unit 3 has an X-axis positioner 31 and a Y-axis positioner 32 for detecting the body 21 of the crane 2 . An X-axis coordinate is generated at the position of the X-axis. In addition, the Y-axis positioner 32 is configured to detect the position of the body 21 of the crane 2 on the Y-axis to generate a Y-axis coordinate.

Referring to Figures 1, 2 and 3, the gripping block number detector 4 is disposed on the clamp assembly 22 of the crane 2 for detecting the number of the flat steel blanks 101 captured by the clamp assembly 22. The number of the clamps is the number of the current clamps. The clamped block detector 4 has a crossbar 41, a through hole 42, a first sensing member 43, a second sensing member 44, and a moving member 45. The crossbar 41 is disposed between the clamp 221 and the clamp 222 of the clamp assembly 22, and the through hole 42 is formed on the crossbar 41. The first sensing component 43 is disposed in the through hole 42. The measuring member 44 is disposed in the through hole 42 and located above the first sensing member 43. The moving member 45 is disposed in the through hole 42 for being pushed by the flat steel blank 101 to contact the first feeling. The measuring member 43 or the second sensing member 44.

With reference to the first, second and third figures, the storage unit 5 is electrically connected to the positioning unit 3 and the clamped block number detector 4, and the storage unit 5 is configured to receive the X sent by the X-axis positioner. The axis coordinate, the Y-axis coordinate sent by the Y-axis positioner, and the current clamping block number sent by the clamped block number detector.

With reference to the first, second and third figures, the control unit 6 is electrically connected to the storage unit 5, and the control unit 6 is configured to control the moving position of the crane 2, and according to the X-axis coordinate and the Y-axis coordinate and The number of clamping blocks currently conveys the flat steel blank 101 to a target location of the reservoir 102.

According to the above structure, after the flat steel blank 101 is produced, the control unit 6 controls the movement of the vehicle body 21 above the flat steel blank 101 through the Y-axis rail 7 and the X-axis rail 8, and then uses the clamp assembly. The clamp 221 and the clamp 222 of 22 grip the flat steel blank 101, wherein the clamp assembly 22 can determine whether one or two of the flat steel blanks 101 are lifted according to the thickness of the flat steel blank 101. As shown in FIG. 4, when the clamp 221 and the clamp 222 pick up one flat steel blank 101, the flat steel blank 101 pushes against the moving member 45 of the clamped block number detector 4 to move the movable member. When the first sensing member 43 is determined, it is determined that the current clamping block number is one block; as shown in FIG. 5, when the clamp 221 and the clamp 222 sandwich two flat steel blanks 101, the flat steel blank 101 When the moving member 45 of the clamped block number detector 4 is moved to make the moving member 45 contact the first sensing member 43 and the second sensing member 44, it is determined that the current clamping block number is 2 Piece. Next, the hoisted flat steel 101 is conveyed to the storage coordinates of the storage area 102, and the storage coordinates are transmitted back to the storage unit 5 to record the storage position of the flat steel 101.

With the above design, by using the design of the clamp block number detector 4, the number of clamping blocks of the flat steel blank can be determined, and the clamp assembly 22 can automatically clamp one or two flat steel blanks 101. Further, the automatic and systematic lifting and conveying of the flat steel embryo can be performed, and the matching position of the storage position of the flat steel blank 101 can be completely recorded through the X-axis positioner 31 and the Y-axis positioner 32, and the flat can be completely recorded. The storage position of the steel blank 101 enables the material of the steel mill to be effectively grasped during the production process.

Referring to FIG. 6 and in conjunction with FIGS. 1 and 3, a preferred embodiment of the method of operation of the present invention is operated by the above-described flat steel embryo automatic storage and retrieval system 100 for gripping at least one flat steel. The embryo is placed in a storage area, and the operation method includes a storage area dividing step S201, a gripping and positioning step S202, a clamping block number determining step S203, and a storing step S204. The operation steps and operational principles of the various elements will be described in detail below.

Referring to FIG. 6 and in conjunction with FIGS. 1 and 3, in the storage division step S201, the storage area 102 is divided into a plurality of storage locations, and each storage location corresponds to a storage location coordinate and a storage limit. height.

Referring to FIG. 6 and in conjunction with FIGS. 1 and 3, in the gripping positioning step S202, the flat steel blank 101 is gripped by a clamp assembly 22 of the one-day vehicle 2 (see FIGS. 4 and 5). And detecting an X-axis coordinate of the crane 2 at an X-axis position through an X-axis positioner 31, and detecting a position of the crane 2 on a Y-axis through a Y-axis positioner 32 to generate a Y-axis coordinates.

Referring to FIG. 6 and in conjunction with FIGS. 1 and 3, in the clamping block number determining step S203, the clip assembly 22 is used to detect the clip assembly 22 to grip the flat steel blank 101. Judging by the number of pieces produces a current number of clamps. For example, when the flat steel blank 101 is pushed against a moving member 45 of the clamped block number detector 4 to make the moving member contact the first sensing member 43, it is determined that the current clamping block number is 1 block; when the flat steel blank 101 is pushed against the moving member 45 of the clamped block number detector 4, so that the moving member 45 contacts the first sensing member 43 and the second sensing member 44, it is judged The number of clamps for this current is 2 blocks.

Referring to FIG. 6 and in conjunction with FIGS. 1 and 3, in the storing step S204, the flat steel blank 101 is transported to the storage area according to the X-axis coordinate, the Y-axis coordinate, and the current clamping block number. A target location of 102.

As described above, by using the design of the clamp block number detector 4, the number of clamp blocks of the flat steel blank can be determined, so that the clamp assembly 22 can automatically pick up one or two flat steel blanks 101, thereby enabling The flat steel embryo is automatically and systematically hoisted and conveyed, and the flat position of the flat steel embryo 101 is matched by the X-axis positioner 31 and the Y-axis positioner 32, and the flat steel embryo can be completely recorded. The storage position of 101 enables the steel mill in the steel mill to be effectively mastered during the production process.

The present invention has been disclosed in its preferred embodiments, and is not intended to limit the invention, and the present invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of protection is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application.

100‧‧‧ flat steel embryo automatic storage system

102‧‧‧Storage area

2‧‧‧天车

21‧‧‧ body

22‧‧‧Clamp assembly

3‧‧‧ Positioning unit

31‧‧‧X-axis positioner

32‧‧‧Y-axis positioner

7‧‧‧Y-axis orbit

8‧‧‧X-axis orbit

Claims (6)

A flat steel embryo automatic storage and release system for clamping at least one flat steel embryo and placing the flat steel embryo in a storage area, the flat steel embryo automatic storage and release system comprises: one day car, having: a vehicle body And a clamp assembly connecting the vehicle body for gripping the flat steel embryo; a positioning unit having: an X-axis positioner for detecting the position of the body of the crane on an X-axis An X-axis coordinate; and a Y-axis locator for detecting a position of the body of the crane on a Y-axis to generate a Y-axis coordinate; and a clamp-number detector for setting the crane a clamp assembly for detecting the number of the flat steel blanks by the clamp assembly to generate a current clamp number; a storage unit electrically connecting the positioning unit and the clamp block number detector for Receiving the X-axis coordinate, the Y-axis coordinate and the current clamping block number; and a control unit electrically connected to the storage unit for controlling the moving position of the crane, and according to the X-axis coordinate, the Y-axis coordinate and the current The number of clamping blocks transports the flat steel embryo to a target position of the storage area; wherein the clamping block number detector has: a horizontal a rod disposed on the clamp assembly; a through hole formed on the crossbar; a first sensing member disposed in the through hole; a second sensing member disposed in the through hole and located at the a top of the sensing member; and a moving member disposed in the through hole for being pushed by the flat steel to contact the first sensing member or the second sensing member. The flat steel embryo automatic storage and release system according to claim 1, further comprising a Y-axis rail, wherein the vehicle body is disposed on the Y-axis rail for moving the vehicle body along the X-axis, wherein the The X-axis positioner is disposed on the vehicle body. The flat steel embryo automatic storage and release system according to claim 1, further comprising an X-axis rail, wherein the Y-axis rail is spanned on the X-axis rail for moving the vehicle body along the Y-axis, Wherein the Y-axis locator is disposed on the Y-axis track. An operation method for a flat steel embryo automatic storage and release system for operating an automatic steel flat storage system according to claim 1 for picking up at least one flat steel embryo and placing it in a storage area, The operation method comprises: a clamping positioning step of grasping the flat steel embryo by using a clamp component of the one-day vehicle, and detecting an position of the crane on an X-axis through an X-axis positioner to generate an X-axis coordinate, and Detecting the position of the crane on a Y-axis through a Y-axis locator to generate a Y-axis coordinate; a step of judging the number of clamps, detecting the clamp assembly by using a clamp block detector The number of steel embryos is determined to produce a current number of clamping blocks; and a storage step, the flat steel embryos are transported to a target position of the storage area according to the X-axis coordinates, the Y-axis coordinates and the current clamping block number; In the step of judging the number of clamping blocks, when the moving member of the flat steel is pushed against the moving member of the clamping block detector to contact the first sensing member and the second sensing member, It is determined that the current number of clamping blocks is two. The operation method of claim 4, wherein in the clamping block number determining step, when the flat steel embryo pushes against a moving piece movement of the clamping block number detector When the moving member is brought into contact with the first sensing member, it is determined that the current number of clamping blocks is one. The operation method of claim 4, wherein before the clamping and positioning step, a storage division step is further included, the storage area is divided into a plurality of storage locations, and each storage location corresponds to a storage location coordinate and A storage limit limits the height.