CN112572208A

CN112572208A - Charging and inflating mechanism of transport vehicle

Info

Publication number: CN112572208A
Application number: CN202011625431.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 梁明庄
Original assignee: Shenzhen Kung Fu Robot Co ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Kung Fu Robot Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-12-30
Filing date: 2020-12-30
Publication date: 2021-03-30

Abstract

The invention provides a charging and inflating mechanism for a transport vehicle, comprising a transport vehicle and a charging inflatable pile; the transport vehicle includes a casing, a driving part and a joint telescopically connected with the driving part are arranged on the casing, and conductive contacts and a compensation device are arranged on the joint. The air hole is connected with the air pipe; the charging and inflatable pile includes a shell, a docking device is arranged in the shell, and a charging contact and an inflatable hole are arranged in the docking device; The head is in contact with the charging contact to realize electrical conduction, and the inflatable hole is communicated with the air supply hole. By connecting the conductive contact with the charging contact, the electric conduction is realized to charge the transport vehicle, and the charging hole is connected with the air supply hole to inflate the transport vehicle, and the conductive contact and the air supply hole are both arranged on the connector, so that the charging of the transport vehicle can be realized synchronously. and inflating, the charging and inflating mechanism of the transporter has the advantage of being able to simultaneously realize charging and charging of the transporter.

Description

Charging and inflating mechanism of transport vehicle

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of charging devices, in particular to a charging and inflating mechanism for a transport vehicle.

Background

An automatic transport vehicle, also called an AGV (automated Guided vehicle), generally called an AGV cart, is a transport vehicle equipped with an electromagnetic or optical automatic navigation device, capable of traveling along a predetermined navigation path, and having safety protection and various transfer functions. In industrial applications, a vehicle without a driver may generally control its traveling path and behavior by a computer, or establish its traveling path by an electromagnetic rail, which is attached to a floor, and an unmanned vehicle may move and operate depending on information provided by the electromagnetic rail. Because the AGV has the functions of automatic transportation and automatic path identification, the labor cost can be greatly saved, the transportation efficiency is improved, and the AGV is widely applied. The AGV mainly uses a rechargeable storage battery as a power source, and the AGV trolley also needs to be supplemented with gas in the running process. And AGV's joint that charges among the prior art generally can only do the usefulness of charging, does not take the gas circuit connection function, can only realize through other joints when needing supplementary compressed air, operates inconveniently.

In view of the above, there is a need for a novel charging and inflating mechanism for transportation vehicles, which solves or at least alleviates the above technical drawbacks.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide a charging and inflating mechanism for a transport vehicle, and aims to solve the technical problems that the charging mechanism in the prior art is single in function and only can realize the charging function.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a charging and inflating mechanism for a transportation vehicle, comprising:

a transport vehicle and a charging inflatable pile;

the transport vehicle comprises a shell, a driving piece and a joint which is in telescopic connection with the driving piece are arranged on the shell, a conductive contact, an air pipe and an air supplementing hole are arranged on the joint, and the air supplementing hole is connected with the air pipe;

the charging inflatable pile comprises a shell, wherein a butt joint device is arranged in the shell, and a charging contact and an inflation hole are arranged in the butt joint device;

the connector can move to the butt joint device under the driving of the driving piece, so that the conductive contact is in contact with the charging contact to realize electric conduction, and the air inflation hole is communicated with the air inflation hole.

Optionally, the transportation vehicle further comprises a connecting block connected with the driving member, and a floating device connecting the connecting block and the joint so that the joint can move within a preset range relative to the connecting block.

Optionally, the floating device includes a plurality of connecting rods, and two ends of each connecting rod are respectively hinged to the connecting block and the joint, so that the joint can rotate in a preset range relative to the connecting block.

Optionally, be provided with first articulated recess on the joint, be provided with the articulated recess of second on the connecting block, the one end level of connecting rod set up in the first articulated recess, the other end level of connecting rod set up in the articulated recess of second, the one end of connecting rod pass through first articulated shaft with first articulated recess is articulated, the other end of connecting rod pass through the second articulated shaft with the articulated recess of second is articulated, so that the joint can for the connecting block is at preset within range internal rotation.

Optionally, the transport vehicle further comprises a buffer device, the buffer device comprises a connecting shaft and a spring sleeved on the connecting rod, the driving piece further comprises a baffle, the connecting shaft is connected with the connecting block and the baffle, one end of the spring is abutted to the connecting block, and the other end of the spring is abutted to the baffle.

Optionally, a guide cover is further arranged in the housing, the guide cover expands from the periphery of the docking device to the periphery, and a guide wheel is arranged on the side edge of one surface, facing the docking device, of the joint, so that the guide wheel can slide along the guide cover, and the joint is further ensured to be matched with the docking device.

Optionally, a bayonet is arranged on the joint, and a locking member is arranged on the docking device; or a locking part is arranged on the joint, a bayonet is arranged on the butt joint device, and the locking part is matched with the bayonet to fix the joint.

Optionally, a positioning hole is formed in the joint, and a positioning pin is arranged on the butt joint device; or the joint is provided with a positioning pin, the butt joint device is provided with a positioning hole, and the positioning hole is matched with the positioning pin to realize the positioning of the butt joint device and the joint.

Optionally, an inductor is further disposed on the docking device, and the inductor is configured to confirm whether the docking of the joint and the docking device is completed; the controller is further arranged on the charging and inflating pile, the inductor is in signal connection with the controller, so that after the joint is in butt joint with the butt joint device, the inductor sends a signal to the controller, and the controller controls the charging and inflating pile to be opened so as to start charging and inflating.

Optionally, the driving part includes a rotating motor, a conveyor belt, a guide rail and a sliding block, the rotating motor is in transmission connection with the conveyor belt, the conveyor belt is connected with the bottom of the sliding block, the sliding block is slidably mounted on the guide rail, and the sliding block is further connected with the joint to drive the joint to be close to or far away from the docking device.

In the technical scheme of the invention, the charging and inflating mechanism of the transport vehicle comprises the transport vehicle and a charging and inflating pile; the transport vehicle comprises a shell, a driving piece and a joint which is telescopically connected with the driving piece are arranged on the shell, a conductive contact and an air supplementing hole are arranged on the joint, and the air supplementing hole is connected with an air pipe; the charging inflatable pile comprises a shell, wherein a butt joint device is arranged in the shell, and a charging contact and an inflation hole are arranged in the butt joint device; the connector can move to the butt joint device under the driving of the driving piece, so that the conductive contact is in contact with the charging contact to realize electric conduction, and the inflation hole is communicated with the air supply hole. In the scheme, the charging and inflating pile is used for providing a charging power supply and an inflating air source, the conductive contact and the charging contact are connected to realize electric conduction to charge the transport vehicle, the inflating hole and the inflating hole are communicated to inflate the transport vehicle, and the conductive contact and the inflating hole are arranged on the connector, so that the transport vehicle can be synchronously charged and inflated. In addition, the driving piece and the charging connector are arranged on the transport vehicle, and only the butt joint device is arranged on the charging and inflating pile, so that the size of the charging and inflating pile is reduced. The transport vehicle can be an automatic transport vehicle, such as an AGV (automatic guided vehicle), and can realize the automatic charging and inflating functions of the AGV.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the structures shown in the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a charging and inflating mechanism of a transportation vehicle according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic partial perspective view of a charging and inflating mechanism of a transportation vehicle according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a docking device and a guiding cover according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a docking device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a driving member, a joint, a floating device, a buffering device and a baffle according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a portion of a transportation cart according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of another part of a transportation cart according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a joint according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The reference numbers illustrate:

2. a transport vehicle; 3. charging the inflatable pile; 31. a housing; 32. a guide housing; 4. a drive member; 41. a rotating electric machine; 42. a conveyor belt; 43. a guide rail; 44. a slider; 5. a joint; 51. a conductive contact; 52. air hole supplement; 53. an air tube; 54. a first hinge groove; 55. a guide wheel; 56. a bayonet; 57. positioning holes; 6. a docking device; 61. a charging contact; 62. an inflation hole; 63. a locking member; 64. positioning pins; 65. an inductor; 7. a floating device; 71. a connecting rod; 8. connecting blocks; 82. a second hinge groove; 9. a buffer device; 10. and a baffle plate.

The implementation, functional features and advantages of the present invention will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without any inventive step based on the embodiments of the present invention, are within the scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that all the directional indicators (such as the upper and lower … …) in the embodiment of the present invention are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement, etc. of the components in a specific posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly.

In addition, the descriptions related to "first", "second", etc. in the present invention are only for descriptive purposes and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature.

Moreover, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention may be combined with each other, but it is necessary to be able to be realized by a person skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, the combination of the technical solutions should be considered to be absent, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1-8, the present invention provides a charging and inflating mechanism for a transportation vehicle, comprising:

a transport vehicle 2 and a charging inflatable pile 3;

the transport vehicle 2 comprises a shell, a driving piece 4 and a joint 5 which is telescopically connected with the driving piece 4 are arranged on the shell, a conductive contact 51 and an air supplementing hole 52 are arranged on the joint 5, and the air supplementing hole 52 is connected with an air pipe 53;

the charging inflatable pile 3 comprises a shell 31, wherein a butt joint device 6 is arranged in the shell 31, and a charging contact 61 and an inflation hole 62 are arranged in the butt joint device 6;

the connector 5 can move to the docking device 6 under the driving of the driving piece 4, so that the conductive contact 51 is in contact with the charging contact 61 to realize electric conduction, and the gas charging hole 62 is communicated with the gas supplementing hole 52.

In the above embodiment, the charging and inflating pile 3 is used for providing a charging power supply and an inflating air source, the electric conduction is realized by connecting the conductive contact 51 with the charging contact 61 to charge the transport vehicle 2, the inflation hole 62 and the inflation hole 52 are communicated to inflate the transport vehicle 2, and the conductive contact 51 and the inflation hole 52 are both arranged on the joint 5, so that the charging and the inflation of the transport vehicle 2 can be synchronously realized, and the embodiment has the advantage that the charging and the inflation of the transport vehicle 2 can be simultaneously realized. Moreover, this embodiment reduces the volume of the charging inflatable pile 3 by providing the driving member 4 and the charging connector 5 on the transportation vehicle 2 and providing only the docking device 6 on the charging inflatable pile 3. This transport vechicle 2 can be automatic transport vehicle, like the AGV dolly, can realize the automatic function of charging and aerifing of dolly.

Further, referring to fig. 5 to 7, the carriage 2 further includes a connection block 8 and a floating device 7, the connection block 8 is connected with the driving member 4, and the floating device 7 connects the connection block 8 and the joint 5 so that the joint 5 can move within a predetermined range with respect to the connection block 8. In the prior art, generally, the transportation vehicle 2 must be kept still during charging for compact contact charging or plug-in charging, otherwise poor contact or damage can be caused. This embodiment is through floating installation 7 attach fitting 5 and driving piece 4 for transport vechicle 2 also can remove in the charging process, realizes working simultaneously and charges, and can bear certain impact of external world.

As a specific implementation manner of the above-mentioned embodiment, referring to fig. 5-7 again, the floating device 7 includes a plurality of connecting rods 71, and both ends of each connecting rod 71 are respectively hinged to the connecting block 8 and the joint 5, so that the joint 5 can rotate within a preset range relative to the connecting block 8. When the carriage 2 moves, the link 71 rotates with the carriage 2 about the hinge point while the joint 5 remains stationary, thus ensuring that the charging and inflation are not affected. The number of links 71 is not particularly limited, and those skilled in the art will appreciate that any number of links 71 that can implement the present invention is within the scope of the present invention. As a more specific implementation, the number of the links 71 may be four, and the four links 71 are arranged in a quadrangle in parallel with each other. When the joint 5 is not matched with the butt joint device 6, the four connecting rods 71 are square or rectangular, when the joint 5 is matched with the butt joint device 6, if the positions of the two are not completely aligned, the position of the joint relative to the connecting block can move, and the four connecting rods 71 can be changed into a parallelogram; or when the carriage 2 moves, the four links 71 may become a parallelogram as the links 71 rotate about the hinge points.

As a further specific implementation manner of the above embodiment, referring to fig. 7, a first hinge groove 54 is provided on the joint 5, a second hinge groove 82 is provided on the connection block 8, one end of the link 71 is horizontally disposed in the first hinge groove 54, the other end of the link 71 is horizontally disposed in the second hinge groove 82, one end of the link 71 is hinged to the first hinge groove 54 through a first hinge shaft, and the other end of the link 71 is hinged to the second hinge groove 82 through a second hinge shaft, so that the joint 5 can rotate within a preset range relative to the connection block 8. The two ends of the connecting rod 71 are horizontally arranged in the first hinge groove 54 and the second hinge groove 82 respectively, the side walls of the first hinge groove 54 and the second hinge groove 82 can limit the connecting rod 71, and the connecting rod 71 is prevented from moving in the vertical direction, so that the connecting rod 71 can only rotate around a hinge shaft.

Further, referring to fig. 6-7, the transportation vehicle 2 further includes a buffering device 9, the buffering device 9 includes a connecting shaft and a spring sleeved on the connecting shaft, the driving member 4 further includes a baffle 10, the connecting shaft is connected with the connecting block 8 and the baffle 10, one end of the spring abuts against the connecting block 8, and the other end of the spring abuts against the baffle 10. Because the transport vechicle 2 generally moves on ground, the aforesaid sets up floating installation 7 and makes the connecting axle can wind the pin joint and rotate and make transport vechicle 2 also can charge under having the condition of rocking at the during operation. The buffer device 9 is provided to alleviate the shock caused when the carriage 2 is impacted in the axial direction of the spring.

Further, referring to fig. 3, and fig. 6-8, a guiding cover 32 is further disposed in the housing, the guiding cover 32 expands from the periphery of the docking unit 6 to the periphery, and a side edge of a surface of the joint 5 facing the docking unit 6 is provided with a guiding wheel 55, so that the guiding wheel 55 can slide along the guiding cover 32, thereby ensuring that the joint 5 is matched with the docking unit 6. Since the joint 5 and the docking unit 6 are not correctly docked, which is usually a horizontal position shift, but not a vertical position shift, the guide wheels 55 can be specifically disposed on the left and right sides of the docking unit 6, and two guide wheels 55 are disposed on each side at intervals. When the joint 5 deviates from the position of the docking unit 6, the joint 5 can be gradually moved to the position of the docking unit 6 by the guide wheel 55 moving along the guide cover 32, so that the accurate docking fit is realized. This embodiment also has an important advantage in cooperation with the floating device 7 as described above, that is, it has a high tolerance capability, and can be compatible with a position difference of ± 20mm and an angle difference of ± 5 °, that is, when the docking device 6 and the joint 5 are not aligned, because the floating device 7 and the guide wheel 55 of the guide hood 32 can realize automatic calibration of the docking device 6 and the joint 5, and automatic accurate docking can be realized without precise positioning of the viewing angle and robot action, and the manufacturing cost is reduced.

Further, referring to fig. 4 and 8, the connector 5 is provided with a bayonet 56, and the docking device 6 is provided with a locking member 63; or a locking member 63 is arranged on the joint 5, a bayonet 56 is arranged on the butting device 6, and the locking member 63 is matched with the bayonet 56 to fix the joint 5. The locking member 63 can be a snap structure, and the locking member 63 can extend into the bayonet 56 to realize clamping so as to fix the connector 5 and prevent the connector 5 from moving during charging, so that the effect of charging and inflating while working can be realized by matching with the floating device 7.

Further, referring to fig. 4 and 8 again, the joint 5 is provided with a positioning hole 57, and the docking device 6 is provided with a positioning pin 64; or the joint 5 is provided with a positioning pin 64, the docking device 6 is provided with a positioning hole 57, and the positioning hole 57 is matched with the positioning pin 64 to realize the positioning of the docking device 6 and the joint 5. The positioning pin 64 and the positioning hole 57 are matched to play a positioning role, so that the conductive contact 51 and the charging contact 61 can be ensured, and the gas supplementing hole 52 and the gas charging hole 62 can be accurately butted; the limiting and fixing functions are also achieved, when the butt joint is completed, the butt joint 5 can only be pulled out from the axial direction of the positioning hole 57, and the butt joint 5 cannot be loosened due to movement in other directions.

Further, referring to fig. 4, the docking device 6 is further provided with an inductor 65, and the inductor 65 is used for confirming whether the docking between the connector 5 and the docking device 6 is completed; the controller is further arranged on the charging and inflating pile 3, the sensor 65 is in signal connection with the controller, so that after the joint 5 is in butt joint with the butt joint device 6, the sensor 65 sends a signal to the controller, and the controller controls the charging and inflating pile 3 to be opened so as to start charging and inflating. The sensor 65 is arranged to provide an opening standard for charging and inflating, the charging and inflating function can be opened only after the butt joint device 6 is in butt joint with the joint 5, and the charging and inflating function is closed when the butt joint device 6 is separated from the joint 5 or is in incomplete contact, so that electric arcs and electric leakage and air leakage caused by poor contact are prevented.

Further, the driving member 4 comprises a rotating motor 41, a transmission belt 42, a guide rail 43 and a sliding block 44, wherein the rotating motor 41 is in transmission connection with the transmission belt 42, the transmission belt 42 is connected with the bottom of the sliding block 44, the sliding block 44 is slidably mounted on the guide rail 43, and the sliding block 44 is also connected with the joint 5 to drive the joint 5 to approach or depart from the docking device 6. The belt 42 is driven by the rotating motor 41 to move, the belt drives the slide block 44 connected with the belt to move, and the slide block 44 is slidably mounted on the guide rail 43 to reduce the resistance during the movement. In particular, the sliding block 44 can be connected to the connecting block 8 by means of the damping device 9, and the connecting block 8 is connected to the joint 5 by means of the floating device 7.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications and equivalents of the technical spirit of the present invention, which are made by the contents of the present specification and the accompanying drawings, or directly/indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A charging and inflating mechanism for a transport vehicle, characterized in that, comprising:

Transport vehicles and charging inflatable piles;

The transport vehicle includes a casing, on which a driving member and a joint telescopically connected with the driving member are arranged, and a conductive contact, an air pipe and an air supply hole are arranged on the joint, and the air supply hole is connected with the air supply hole. tracheal connection;

The charging inflatable pile includes a shell, and a docking device is arranged in the shell, and a charging contact and an inflation hole are arranged in the docking device;

The connector can be moved to the docking device under the driving of the driving member, so that the conductive contacts are in contact with the charging contacts to achieve electrical conduction, and the air-filled holes communicate with the air-supplementary holes.

2 . The charging and inflating mechanism for a transport vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the transport vehicle further comprises a connecting block and a floating device, the connecting block is connected with the driving member, and the floating device is connected with the connection. 3 . block and the joint so that the joint can move relative to the connecting block within a preset range.

3 . The charging and inflating mechanism for a transport vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the floating device comprises a plurality of connecting rods, and two ends of each connecting rod are respectively hinged to the connecting block and the joint, 3 . So that the joint can be rotated relative to the connecting block within a preset range.

4. The charging and inflating mechanism for a transport vehicle according to claim 3, wherein a first hinge groove is provided on the joint, a second hinge groove is provided on the connecting block, and one end of the connecting rod is provided with a first hinge groove. Horizontally arranged in the first hinge groove, the other end of the connecting rod is horizontally arranged in the second hinge groove, and one end of the connecting rod is connected to the first hinge groove through the first hinge shaft The other end of the connecting rod is hinged with the second hinge groove through a second hinge shaft, so that the joint can rotate relative to the connecting block within a preset range.

5 . The charging and inflating mechanism for a transport vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the transport vehicle further comprises a buffer device, and the buffer device comprises a connecting shaft and a spring sleeved on the connecting shaft, and the driving member further comprises: 6 . It includes a baffle, the connecting shaft connects the connecting block and the baffle, one end of the spring abuts the connecting block, and the other end of the spring abuts the baffle.

6. The charging and inflating mechanism for a transport vehicle according to any one of claims 1-5, wherein a guide cover is further provided in the casing, and the guide cover expands from the periphery of the docking device to the surrounding area, The side of the side of the joint facing the docking device is provided with a guide wheel, so that the guide wheel can slide along the guide cover, thereby ensuring that the joint is matched with the docking device.

7. The charging and inflating mechanism for a transport vehicle according to any one of claims 1-5, wherein a bayonet is provided on the joint, and a locking member is arranged on the docking device; A locking piece is provided, a bayonet is provided on the docking device, and the locking piece cooperates with the bayonet to fix the joint.

8 . The charging and inflating mechanism for a transport vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a positioning hole is provided on the joint, and a positioning pin is arranged on the docking device; or a positioning hole is arranged on the joint. 9 . There is a positioning pin, a positioning hole is provided on the docking device, and the positioning hole cooperates with the positioning pin to realize the positioning of the docking device and the joint.

9 . The charging and inflating mechanism for a transport vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a sensor is further provided on the docking device, and the sensor is used to confirm the connection between the connector and the docking device. 10 . Whether the docking is completed; the charging inflatable pile is also provided with a controller, and the sensor is signal-connected to the controller, so that after the connector is docked with the docking device, the sensor sends a signal to the and the controller, the controller controls the charging and inflating pile to be turned on to start charging and inflating.

10. The charging and inflating mechanism for a transport vehicle according to any one of claims 1-5, wherein the driving member comprises a rotary motor, a conveyor belt, a guide rail and a sliding block, and the rotary motor is drive-connected to the conveyor belt , the conveyor belt is connected with the bottom of the sliding block, the sliding block is slidably mounted on the guide rail, and the sliding block is also connected with the joint to drive the joint to approach or move away from the docking device.