TWI741322B - Method and apparatus for flipping a component - Google Patents

Abstract

Method and apparatus for flipping a component includes a frame, an elevating unit, a sliding unit, a clamping unit and a flipping unit. The method for flipping a component is to place the component on a working surface of the frame, actuate the elevating unit to descend an elevating frame to a descended position. Then actuate the sliding unit and clamping unit respectively to push and clamp the component, use the elevating unit to ascend the component and then use the flipping unit to flip the component 180 degrees. After the component is flipped, subsequently descend the component toward the working surface by using the elevating unit, release the component from the clamping unit, and ascend the elevating unit to complete the flipping process.

Description

Turning device and turning method

The invention relates to a turning device, in particular to a turning device and a turning method that can turn an object 180 degrees.

The treadmill of a general treadmill (for example, the TW Certificate No. I617338 Patent Case) includes a base frame, a rotating shaft with a plurality of shafts arranged inside the base frame, a running belt arranged around the outside of the rotating shafts, and a running belt installed on the base frame. The underframe is used for supporting the running board of the running belt, and a supporting foot installed on the underframe.

This method of assembling the running platform is to first turn the bottom frame upside down, that is to say, the bottom of the bottom frame faces upwards, so as to facilitate the assembly of the internal components of the bottom frame (such as motors, lifting mechanisms... Etc.), and install the support foot on the chassis. After the running platform is assembled, the operator must turn the running platform 180 degrees again.

Generally, the underframe and the running platform are hung by a crane and turned over. During the hanging and turning process, the underframe and running platform may impact the human body or surrounding objects. Looseness may cause work safety accidents. Moreover, the turning of the underframe and running platform also requires manpower, which is quite laborious and dangerous.

Therefore, one of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a turning device that can automatically turn over mechanically.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a reversing method that can perform automatic reversal operations using successive steps.

Therefore, the turning device of the present invention includes a frame unit, a lifting unit, a pair of pushing units, a pair of clamping units, and a pair of turning drive units. The rack unit includes a working surface, the lifting unit is installed on the rack unit, and includes a lifting frame, and most of them are connected between the frame unit and the lifting frame and can drive the lifting frame relative to the working surface The moving units are respectively installed on two sides of the lifting frame, and each includes a moving piece, and a moving drive connected to the lifting frame and capable of driving the moving piece. The clamping units are respectively installed on the other two sides of the lifting frame, and each includes a clamping member and a clamping driving member capable of driving the clamping member to expand and contract along an axis. The turning driving units correspond to the clamping members respectively. The holding unit is installed on the lifting frame and can respectively drive the clamping parts to turn around the axis.

The turning method of the present invention includes the following steps: (A) preparing the turning device as described above, (B) placing an object on the working surface of the frame unit extending along a first axis, and the lifting frame of the lifting unit Located at the rising position above the working surface, (C) activating the lifting driving member of the lifting unit, and driving the lifting frame to approach the working surface and be located in a lowering position, (D) starting the moving drive of the moving units And drive the pushing pieces to move the object back and forth along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, (E) start the clamping driving part of the clamping unit, and drive the clamping parts along the The axis clamps the object, (F) activates the lifting drive of the lifting unit, and drives the lifting frame to move from the descending position to an ascending position away from the working surface, (G) activates the turning drive unit, and Drive the clamping parts to turn 180 degrees around the axis respectively, (H) start the lifting driving part of the lifting unit, and drive the lifting frame to move from the rising position to the lowering position, and make the object approach the working surface, (I) Start the clamping drive of the clamping unit, and drive the clamping members to release relative to the object along the axis, (J) start the lifting drive of the lifting unit, and drive the lifting frame from the lowered position Move towards this raised position.

The effect of the present invention is that by using the overall structure of the turning device and the continuous steps of the turning method, when the object is turned over, the purpose of safe and automatic operation can be achieved.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same numbers.

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. Before the present invention is described in detail, attention should be paid to the relative position terms used in the following description, such as "front", "rear", "left", and " "Right", "Top", and "Bottom" are based on the orientation shown in each figure and the normal use orientation.

1 to 3, an embodiment of the turning device of the present invention is suitable for turning an object. The object in this embodiment is a running platform 100. With reference to FIG. 5, the running platform 100 has a top 110, a A bottom 120 opposite to the top 110, a running belt 130 corresponding to the top 110, and a supporting foot 140 corresponding to the bottom 120.

The turning device includes a frame unit 10, a lifting unit 20, a pair of pushing units 30, a pair of clamping units 40, a pair of turning drive units 50, a supporting unit 60 installed on the frame unit 10, and a The rolling unit 70 is attached to the supporting unit 60.

The frame unit 10 includes a frame 11 and a plurality of rollers 12 arranged on the frame 11 along a first X-spaced axis. The top edges of the rollers 12 together form a working surface 13.

The lifting unit 20 is installed on the frame unit 10 and includes a lifting frame 21, and most of them are connected between the frame 11 and the lifting frame 21 and can drive the lifting frame 21 to approach or approach the working surface 13 The lift drive 22 away from it. The lifting frame 21 has two first side frames 211 extending along the first axis X, and two extending along a second axis Y perpendicular to the first axis X and connected to the first side frames 211 The second side frames 212 between the two, with reference to FIG. 4, each of the second side frames 212 has a shaft hole 213 arranged along an axis L parallel to the first axis X.

The pushing units 30 are respectively installed in the middle of the first side frames 211 of the lifting frame 21, and each includes a pushing piece 31 and a pushing driving piece 32 connected to the lifting frame 21 and capable of driving the pushing piece 31 , Two guide seats 33 fixed to the lifting frame 21, and two guide rods 34 slidably passing through the guide seats 33 and connected to the pushing member 31. Pressure cylinders are used for these pushing driving members 32.

With reference to FIG. 4, the clamping units 40 are respectively installed on the second side frame 212 of the lifting frame 21, and each includes a clamping member 41 and a clamping member that can drive the clamping member 41 to expand and contract along the axis L The driving member 42, a connecting plate 43 for the axis of the clamping member 41, a sliding seat 44 connected to the connecting plate 43, a sliding rail group 45 arranged between the sliding seat 44 and the lifting frame 21, And a shaft tube 46 connected to the connecting plate 43 and slidable along the shaft holes 213, each of the clamping members 41 has an extension tube 411 arranged along the axis L, and an extension tube 411 connected to the extension tube 411 For the clamping portion 412, the extension tube 411 is pivotally arranged on the connecting plate 43, the clamping driving parts 42 adopt pressure cylinders, and the shaft tube 46 is driven by the clamping driving parts 42.

The turning drive units 50 respectively correspond to the clamping units 40 and are installed on the lifting frame 21 to drive the clamping members 41 to turn around the axis L respectively. Each of the turning drive units 50 has a turning drive member 51 installed on the sliding seat 44, and a transmission member 52 provided between the turning drive member 51 and the corresponding clamping member 41. The turning drive member 51 is a rotary cylinder, and has a piston rod 511 provided with a tooth row, and a gear 512 that meshes with the tooth row and is driven by the piston rod 511. The gear 512 has an output shaft 513. The transmission members 52 each have a driving wheel 521 linked by the output shaft 513, a driven wheel 522 connected to the extension tube 411, and a linking member 523 arranged around the driving wheel 521 and the driven wheel 522 ( Chain).

The supporting unit 60 is installed on the frame 11, and has a jacking drive 61 installed on the frame 11, and a support frame 62 driven by the jacking drive 61, the jacking drive 61 adopts pressure Cylinder. The supporting frame 62 has a plurality of supporting rods 621 arranged at intervals between the rollers 12, and the jacking driving member 61 can drive the supporting frame 62 along a direction perpendicular to the first axis X and the second axis Y The third axis Z rises and falls.

The rolling unit 70 has two rolling driving members 71 mounted on the support frame 62, and most of the universal ball groups 72 that are driven by the rolling driving member 71 to rise and fall along the third axis Z.

Using the above-mentioned turning device, the running platform 100 can be turned over, and the turning method of the running platform 100 includes the following steps:

Step 1: Prepare the turning device shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, which includes the frame unit 10, the lifting unit 20, the pushing units 30, the clamping units 40, the turning driving units 50, The supporting unit 60 and the rolling unit 70.

Step 2: As shown in Figures 3 and 5, the running platform 100 is placed on the working surface 13 of the frame unit 10, the bottom 120 and supporting feet 140 of the running platform 100 face upwards, and the top 110 abuts against the working surface 13, and supported by the rollers 12. At this time, the rolling driving members 71 of the rolling unit 70 drive the universal ball groups 72 to move down, and the top edge of the universal ball groups 72 is lower than the working surface 13. The lifting frame 21 of the lifting unit 20 is located in a rising position above the working surface 13 (see FIG. 3).

Step 3: As shown in Fig. 5, the lifting driving member 22 of the lifting unit 20 is activated, and the lifting frame 21 is driven to approach and locate in a lowered position relative to the working surface 13, and the clamping parts 41 of the clamping units 40 correspond to At the bottom 120 of the running platform 100. Then, the lifting driving member 61 of the supporting unit 60 drives the supporting frame 62 and the rolling unit 70 to rise, and the supporting frame 62 slightly lifts the running platform 100.

Step 4: In accordance with FIG. 2, start the pushing driving parts 32 of the pushing units 30, and drive the pushing parts 31 to push the running platform 100 back and forth along the second axis Y, and the running platform 100 is located at the correct position And parallel to the first axis X. Then, the lifting driving member 61 of the supporting unit 60 drives the supporting frame 62 and the rolling unit 70 to descend.

Step 5: In accordance with the imaginary line in FIG. 6, the clamping driving member 42 of the clamping unit 40 is activated, and the clamping members 41 are driven to clamp the running platform 100 along the axis L.

Step 6: Referring to FIG. 3, the lifting driving member 22 of the lifting unit 20 is activated, and the lifting frame 21 and the running platform 100 are driven to move from the descending position to an ascending position away from the working surface 13.

Step 7: Referring again to FIG. 7, the turning driving unit 50 is activated, and the clamping members 41 are driven to turn 180 degrees around the axis L respectively. That is, with reference to FIG. 4, when the turning driving member 51 is activated, the linear displacement of the piston rod 511 will drive the gear 512 to rotate, and drive the driving wheel 521, the driven wheel 522, and the clamping member 41 to rotate. The piece 41 in turn drives the running platform 100 to turn over 180 degrees with the axis L as the center of rotation. The bottom 120 and the supporting feet 140 of the running platform 100 face the working surface 13 and the top 110 faces upward.

Step 8: Refer to Figure 7 again, start the rolling driving member 71 to drive the universal ball groups 72 to rise along the third axis Z, and then slide a positioning plate 200 onto the universal ball groups 72, and continue The jacking driving member 61 is activated to drive the support frame 62 to move upward. At this time, there is a distance between the positioning plate 200 and the working surface 13.

Step 9: Referring again to Figure 8, the lifting drive 22 of the lifting unit 20 is activated, and the lifting frame 21 and the overturned running platform 100 are driven to move from the raised position to the lowered position, and the running platform 100 is placed on the positioning plate 200.

Step 10: Referring again to FIG. 8, the clamping driving members 42 of the clamping units 40 are activated, and the clamping members 41 are driven to release relative to the running platform 100 along the axis L.

Step 11: Start the lifting drive 22 of the lifting unit 20, and drive the lifting frame 21 to move from the lowered position to the raised position (similar to the state of FIG. 3).

The above-mentioned continuous steps can be used to complete the turning operation of the assembled running platform 100.

Therefore, the present invention utilizes the overall structure of the turning device and the turning method. After the assembly of the running platform 100 is completed, a 180-degree turning can be performed, and the purpose of a safe and fast turning operation can be achieved. That is to say, by using the cooperation of the frame unit 10, the supporting unit 60 and the rolling unit 70, the running platform 100 can be smoothly delivered to the working surface 13, and then the pushing units 30 and the clamping units are used. With the cooperation of 40, the running platform 100 can be accurately clamped without the help of manpower. The lifting unit 20 and the turning drive units 50 can be used to achieve automatic turning. In this way, the risk of human body or surrounding objects being impacted by manual handling and turning of the running platform 100 can be avoided, and the occurrence of industrial safety accidents can be reduced. In addition, the operation of the turning operation of the running platform 100 is also quite labor-saving, and the productivity can be improved.

In summary, the overall structure of the turning device of the present invention is simple, and the manufacturing and assembly are easy. The steps of the turning method are simple, and the turning operation of the running platform 100 can be easily performed, which can indeed achieve the purpose of the invention.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention. When the scope of implementation of the present invention cannot be limited by this, all simple equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the content of the patent specification still belong to This invention patent covers the scope.

100: running platform 110: top 120: bottom 130: running belt 140: Support feet 10: Rack unit 11: rack 12: roller 13: working surface 20: Lifting unit 21: Lifting frame 211: The first side frame 212: second side frame 213: Shaft hole 22: Lifting drive 30: Push unit 31: Moving parts 32: Push drive 33: Guide seat 34: guide rod 40: Clamping unit 41: Clipping parts 411: Extension tube 412: Clamping part 42: Clamping drive parts 43: connecting plate 44: Slide 45: Slide rail group 46: Shaft pipe fittings 50: Flip drive unit 51: Flip drive 511: Piston rod 512: Gear 513: output shaft 52: Transmission parts 521: Driving Wheel 522: Passive Wheel 523: Linkage 60: Support unit 61: jacking drive 62: support frame 621: Support Rod 70: rolling unit 71: Rolling drive 72: Universal ball set X: first axis Y: second axis Z: third axis

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a three-dimensional assembly view of an embodiment of the turnover device of the present invention; Figure 2 is a top view combined view of the embodiment; Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view along the line Ⅲ-Ⅲ in Figure 2; Fig. 4 is an incomplete partial enlarged schematic diagram of Fig. 3; Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the operation of this embodiment, illustrating that a lifting drive member drives a lifting frame to move down; Fig. 6 is an incomplete partial enlarged schematic diagram of Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is another schematic diagram of the operation of the embodiment, illustrating that the lifting drive member drives the lifting frame and an object to rise and then flip; and FIG. 8 is another schematic diagram of the operation of the embodiment, illustrating that the lifting drive member drives the lifting frame and the turned object to move down.

100: running platform

120: bottom

140: Support feet

10: Rack unit

11: rack

12: roller

20: Lifting unit

21: Lifting frame

22: Lifting drive

30: Push unit

31: Moving parts

32: Push drive

33: Guide seat

34: guide rod

40: Clamping unit

41: Clipping parts

44: Slide

50: Flip drive unit

51: Flip drive

60: Support unit

70: rolling unit

72: Universal ball set

X: first axis

Y: second axis

Z: third axis

Claims (6)

A turning device includes: a frame unit, including a working surface; a lifting unit, installed on the frame unit, and including a lifting frame, and most of them are connected between the frame unit and the lifting frame and can be driven The lifting frame is closer to or away from the working surface. The lifting frame has two shaft holes arranged along an axis; a pair of pushing units are respectively installed on two sides of the lifting frame, and each includes a pushing A pair of clamping units are respectively installed on the other two sides of the lifting frame, and each includes a clamping part and a driving part that can drive the clamping part. A clamping drive member that expands and contracts along the axis, and two shaft tube members respectively corresponding to the clamping members and slidable along the shaft holes, the shaft tube members being driven by the clamping driving members; and a pair of flips The driving units respectively correspond to the clamping units and are installed on the lifting frame, and can respectively drive the clamping parts to turn around the axis. Each of the turning drive units has a sliding slide that can slide relative to the lifting frame. Base, a turning drive member installed on the sliding seat, a connecting plate connected between the turning drive member and the shaft tube, and a transmission member arranged between the turning drive member and the corresponding clamping member , The clamping members each have an extension tube with a shaft set on the connecting plates, and a clamping portion connected to the extension tube, each of the turning drive members has an output shaft, and each of the transmission members has an The driving wheel linked with the output shaft, a connected to the extension tube A passive wheel, and a linkage member arranged around the active wheel and the passive wheel. The turning device according to claim 1, wherein the frame unit has a frame, and a plurality of the frames are arranged on the rollers along a first axial spacing axis parallel to the axis, and the top edges of the rollers Together to form the working surface, the turning device further includes a supporting unit installed on the rack, and a rolling unit installed on the supporting unit. The supporting unit has a jacking drive installed on the rack, and a The support frame driven by the jacking drive member has a plurality of support rods arranged at intervals between the rollers, and the jacking drive member can drive the support frame along a third axis perpendicular to the first axis. The rolling unit has at least one rolling driving member installed on the support frame, and a plurality of universal ball sets that can be moved up and down along the third axis driven by the rolling driving member. The overturning device according to claim 1, wherein the pushing driving parts of the pushing units adopt pressure cylinders, and each of the pushing units further includes two guide seats fixed to the lifting frame, and two guide seats slidably passing through the Wait for the guide seat and connect to the guide rod of the pushing piece. A turning method includes the following steps: (A) preparing the turning device as claimed in claim 1; (B) placing an object on the working surface of the frame unit extending along a first axis, and the lifting frame of the lifting unit is located A rising position above the working surface; (C) activating the lifting drive of the lifting unit, and driving the lifting frame to approach the working surface and be located in a lowering position; (D) Activating the pushing driving parts of the pushing units, and driving the pushing parts to move the object back and forth along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis; (E) Start the clamping drive of the clamping unit And drive the clamping members to clamp the object along the axis; (F) start the lifting driving member of the lifting unit, and drive the lifting frame to move from the lowered position to a raised position away from the working surface (G) Start the turning drive unit, and respectively drive the clamping parts to turn 180 degrees around the axis; (H) Start the lifting drive of the lifting unit, and drive the lifting frame to move from the up position to the down position , And make the object approach the working surface; (I) start the clamping driving member of the clamping unit, and drive the clamping members to release relative to the object along the axis, the step (E) and the step (I) ) When the clamping drive parts are activated, the shaft tubes slide along the shaft holes respectively. When the turning drive unit is activated in this step (G), the output shafts of the turning drive parts link the driving wheels and pass through the The interlocking parts link the driven wheels with the extension tubes and the clamping parts to turn over; and (J) activate the lifting driving part of the lifting unit, and drive the lifting frame to move from the descending position to the ascending position. The overturning method according to claim 4, wherein the rack unit prepared in the step (A) has a rack, and most of them are along a second axis parallel to the axis. An axially spaced shaft is arranged on the frame and the roller, and the top edges of the rollers together constitute the working surface. The turning device also includes a supporting unit installed on the frame and a rolling unit installed on the supporting unit , The support unit has a jacking driving member installed on the frame, and a support frame driven by the jacking driving member, the support frame has a plurality of support rods spaced apart between the rollers, the jacking The drive member can drive the support frame to rise and fall along a third axis perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis. The rolling unit has at least one rolling drive element mounted on the support frame, and most of the support frame is supported by the The rolling drive member drives the universal ball group that can rise and fall along the third axis. Before the lifting frame of this step (C) is lowered, the lifting drive of the support unit drives the support frame to rise upward, and causes the lifting frame to rise upward. The object is located above the working surface, and can move relative to the working surface through the universal ball sets. The overturning method according to claim 5, further comprising a step (G-1) between the step (G) and the step (H). The rolling drive in the step (G-1) first drives the The universal ball group rises along the third axis, and then a positioning plate is placed on the universal ball groups, and the jacking driving member is continuously activated to drive the support frame to move upward.

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