TWI846001B - Transport units, object transport devices and equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a transport unit, an object transport device and equipment; the transport unit is provided with: a carrier module, which is arranged on a lifting module and can be driven to selectively move to different height positions; a carrier, which can transport objects; the carrier is arranged on the carrier module and can be driven to translate relative to the carrier module; thereby, the disadvantage of the previous technology that it occupies too much floor space can be solved.

Description

Transport units, object transport devices and equipment

The present invention relates to a transport unit, an object transport device and equipment, and in particular to a transport unit, an object transport device and equipment capable of transporting objects at different heights.

Refer to Figure 1, which is a multi-device serial feeding device suitable for conveying objects, and is provided with a plurality of spaced devices 81, and a plurality of conveying mechanisms 82 that connect the devices 81 in series.

Each device 81 includes a work platform 810, a through unit 811 installed on the work platform 810, and a plurality of working units 812 installed on the work platform 810. The through unit 811 is used to directly transport the object from one side of the work platform 810 to the other side of the work platform 810. The working unit 812 is used to transport the object from one side of the work platform 810 to the other side of the work platform 810 after a preset processing operation. When transporting the object, each transport mechanism 82 can selectively transport the object to one of the through-unit 811 or the working unit 812 adjacent to the device 81, which increases the multi-functionality compared to the traditional single-track transport device and reduces the complexity and cost of the structure compared to the traditional multi-track feeding device.

However, when the serial feeding device is implemented, in addition to the fact that the working platform 810 of each device 81 occupies a larger area due to the need to accommodate the straight-through unit 811 and the working unit 812, the conveying mechanism 82 also needs to occupy an area equivalent to that of the device 81 because it needs to move horizontally to correspond to the straight-through unit 811 or the working unit 812. Therefore, there is still room for improvement in the problem of the serial feeding device occupying too much area.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a transport unit that can selectively transport objects and reduce the floor space occupied.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an object conveying device that can selectively convey objects and reduce the floor space occupied.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an object conveying device using the object conveying device.

According to the purpose of the present invention, the transport unit is provided with: a carrier module, which is arranged on a lifting module and can be driven to selectively move to different height positions; a carrier, which can transport objects; the carrier is arranged on the carrier module and can be driven to translate relative to the carrier module.

According to another purpose of the present invention, an object conveying device is provided with: two conveying units, each of which has a carrier and a carrier module; the carrier can be driven to selectively convey an object at different height positions; the carrier is arranged on the carrier module and can be driven to translate relative to the carrier module; and a channel unit connected between two adjacent conveying units and can be used to convey the object; the carrier of each conveying unit can convey the object to one of the height positions corresponding to the channel unit.

According to another purpose of the present invention, an object conveying device as described above is used, and the object conveying device is provided with: a working device, which is arranged between the two conveying units; the object can be selectively conveyed to the working device by the carrier without changing the height position to perform a preset operation, or the carrier is driven to move to the height corresponding to the channel unit and conveyed to the channel unit.

The transport unit, object transport device and equipment of the embodiment of the present invention can maintain multiple functions and solve the disadvantage of occupying too much floor space in the prior art because the carrier used to transport the object can be driven to translate relative to the carrier module, and the carrier module can be driven to selectively move to different height positions.

1: First transport unit

11: The first lifting module

111: First base

112: First lifting rail seat

113: First lifting drive assembly

114: First lifting drive

115: First lifting screw

116: First lifting linkage seat

12: First carrier module

121: The first seat

122: First shift component

123: First shift drive

125: First shifting wheel set

126: First shift belt

13: The first vehicle

131: First carrier rail

132: First carrier belt

133: First vehicle drive assembly

134: First vehicle blocking assembly

135: First load barrier drive

136: First carrier positioning axis

14: First feeding guide module

141: First feeding mounting frame

142: First feeding drive assembly

143: First feeding clamping wheel

144: First feeding rotor

145: First feeding stop assembly

146: First entry drive

147: First stop positioning axis

15: First discharging guide module

151: First discharging mounting frame

152: First discharging drive assembly

16: First chassis

161: First entrance side

162: First entrance

163: First exit side

164: First Exit

2: Second transport unit

21: Second lifting module

210: First auxiliary lifting assembly

211: Second base

212: Second lifting rail seat

213: Second lifting drive assembly

217: First auxiliary drive

218: First auxiliary screw

219: First auxiliary lifting linkage seat

22: Second carrier module

23: Second vehicle

24: Second feeding guide module

25: Second discharging guide module

26: Second case

261: Second entrance side

262: Second entrance

263: Second exit side

264: Second exit

27: First auxiliary carrier module

28: The first auxiliary vehicle

3: The third transport unit

31: The third lifting module

310: Second auxiliary lifting assembly

311: The third base

312: The third lifting rail seat

313: The third lifting drive assembly

32: The third carrier module

33: The third vehicle

34: The third feeding guide module

35: The third discharging guide module

36: The third chassis

361: Third entrance side

362: The third entrance

363: Third exit side

364: The third exit

37: Second auxiliary carrier module

38: Second auxiliary vehicle

4: First channel unit

40: First channel outer shell

41: First channel rail seat

42: First channel belt

43: First channel drive assembly

44: First channel blocking assembly

441: First pass blocking driver

442: First blocking positioning shaft

5: Second channel unit

90: Objects

91: Object transport device

92: First operating device

93: Second operating device

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a top view of a disclosed object conveying device; FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional view of an embodiment of the object conveying device of the present invention, illustrating that the embodiment is provided with an object conveying device and two operating devices; FIG. 3 is a three-dimensional view of the embodiment, in which a plurality of housings are omitted, and illustrating that the object conveying device is provided with a first conveying unit, a second conveying unit and a third conveying unit; FIG. 4 is an incomplete three-dimensional view of the embodiment, illustrating that the first conveying unit is provided with a first lifting module; FIG. 5 is an incomplete three-dimensional view of the embodiment, illustrating that a first carrier of the first conveying unit can be driven to move up and down; FIG. 6 is an incomplete three-dimensional view of the embodiment FIG. 7 is an incomplete side view of the embodiment, illustrating that a first carrier module is connected to a first lifting linkage seat of the first lifting module; FIG. 8 is a three-dimensional view of the embodiment, illustrating the structure of the first carrier; FIG. 9 is an incomplete side view of the embodiment, illustrating that the first carrier is provided with a first carrier blocking assembly; FIG. 10 is an incomplete side view of the embodiment, illustrating that a first carrier positioning shaft of the first carrier blocking assembly can be raised upward to a height position higher than a first carrier belt; FIG. 11 is an incomplete three-dimensional view of the embodiment, illustrating that the first conveying unit is provided with a first infeed guide module and a first outfeed guide module; FIG. FIG. 12 is a three-dimensional diagram of the embodiment, illustrating that the first feed guide module is provided with a first feed blocking assembly; FIG. 13 is a three-dimensional diagram of the embodiment, illustrating the structure of the first discharge guide module; FIG. 14 is an incomplete side view of the embodiment, illustrating the state of the first feed guide module clamping the object; FIG. 15 is a front view of the embodiment, in which the operating device is omitted; FIG. 16 is an incomplete three-dimensional diagram of the embodiment, illustrating that the second conveying unit is provided with a second lifting module; FIG. 17 is an incomplete three-dimensional diagram of the embodiment, illustrating that the second lifting module can drive a second carrier and a first auxiliary carrier to move up and down; FIG. 18 is an incomplete three-dimensional diagram of the embodiment, illustrating that the third conveying unit is provided with a third lifting module ; FIG. 19 is an incomplete three-dimensional diagram of the embodiment, illustrating that the third lifting module can drive a third carrier and a second auxiliary carrier to move up and down; FIG. 20 is an incomplete three-dimensional diagram of the embodiment, illustrating the structure of the first channel unit; FIG. 21 is an example of the object transporting method of the present invention for transporting objects, illustrating the process of the object being transported from a first entrance to the second transport unit; FIG. 22 is a view similar to FIG. 21, illustrating the process of the object being transported from the second transport unit to a third exit; FIG. 23 is a view similar to FIG. 21, illustrating the process of the object being transported from the first entrance to the second transport unit; and FIG. 24 is a view similar to FIG. 21, illustrating the process of the object being transported from the second transport unit to the third exit.

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

Referring to Figures 2 and 3, an embodiment of the object conveying device of the present invention is suitable for conveying an object 90, and is provided with an object conveying device 91 for conveying the object 90, and two operating devices connected to the object conveying device 91 and used to process the product to be processed (not shown) carried by the object 90. In this embodiment, the object 90 is in the form of a plate, and the product to be processed carried is an electronic component, but in implementation, in other embodiments of the present invention, the type of the object 90 and the type of the product to be processed carried by the object 90 are not limited to this.

The object conveying device 91 is provided with three conveying units arranged at intervals along a direction X, and two channel units connected between the conveying units, and the operating devices are respectively arranged between the opposite sides of the conveying units. For the convenience of explanation, the conveying units are divided into a first conveying unit 1, a second conveying unit 2, and a third conveying unit 3, and the channel units are divided into a first channel unit 4 connected between the first conveying unit 1 and the second conveying unit 2, and a second channel unit 5 connected between the second conveying unit 2 and the third conveying unit 3. The operating device is divided into a first operating device 92 connected between the first transport unit 1 and the second transport unit 2 and spaced below the first channel unit 4, and a second operating device 93 connected between the second transport unit 2 and the third transport unit 3 and spaced below the second channel unit 5.

The first conveying unit 1 includes a first lifting module 11, a first carrier module 12 arranged on the first lifting module 11, a first carrier 13 arranged on the first carrier module 12 and can be horizontally displaced along a direction Y, a first feed guide module 14 and a first discharge guide module 15 arranged on the first lifting module 11 with left and right intervals, and a first casing 16 installed on the first lifting module 11 and covering the first carrier module 12, the first carrier 13, the first feed guide module 14 and the first discharge guide module 15. The first housing 16 has a first inlet side 161 and a first outlet side 163 opposite to each other. The first inlet side 161 has a first inlet 162 at the lower end thereof for the object 90 to pass through. The first outlet side 163 has two first outlets 164 spaced apart from each other for the object 90 to move out. One of the first outlets 164 is at the same height as the first inlet 162, and the other first outlet 164 is at a height higher than the first inlet 162.

Referring to Figures 4 and 5, the first lifting module 11 has an L-shaped first base 111 extending up and down, two first lifting rails 112 extending up and down and spaced apart from each other on the front side of the first base 111, and a first lifting drive assembly 113 disposed on the first base 111 and connected to the first carrier module 12. The first lifting drive assembly 113 can be used to drive the first carrier module 12 to move up and down relative to the first base 111.

In the first embodiment, the first lifting drive assembly 113 has a first lifting drive 114 fixed to the front side of the upper end of the first base 111, a first lifting screw 115 connected to the first lifting drive 114 and extending downward from the first lifting drive 114 and pivoted on the first base 111, and a first lifting linkage seat 116 that can be displaced up and down and straddles the first lifting rail 112 and is screwed with the first lifting screw 115 and connected to the first carrier module 12. The first lifting screw 115 can be driven by the first lifting drive 114 to rotate around its own axis relative to the first base 111, thereby driving the first lifting linkage seat 116 to drive the first carrier module 12 to move up and down relative to the first base 111 for positioning. Because there are many ways to drive the first carrier module 12 to move up and down relative to the first base 111, the first lifting module 11 is not limited to the above-mentioned implementation mode during implementation.

6 to 8, the first carrier module 12 has a first base 121 connected to the first lifting linkage base 116, and a first transfer assembly 122 disposed on the first base 121 and connected to the first carrier 13. The first transfer assembly 122 can be controlled to drive the first carrier 13 to be horizontally displaced and positioned relative to the first base 121 along the direction Y. In this embodiment, the first transfer assembly 122 has a first transfer driver 123 fixed below the first base 121, a transfer screw (not shown) installed in the first base 121 and screwed to the first carrier 13 and driven to drive the first carrier 13 to translate relative to the first base 121, and a first transfer wheel set 125 and a first transfer belt 126 connecting the first transfer driver 123 and the transfer screw. The first transfer wheel set 125 and the first transfer belt 126 cooperate to transmit the power of the first transfer driver 123 to drive the transfer screw. Since there are many types of displacement components used to drive the first carrier 13 to horizontally displace and position relative to the first base 121 along the direction Y, the implementation is not limited to the above-mentioned aspects.

The first carrier 13 has a first carrier rail 131 which can be horizontally displaced along the direction Y and is mounted on the first seat 121 and connected to the first transfer assembly 122, two first carrier belts 132 which extend left and right and are mounted on the first carrier rail 131 at intervals in front and back and can be used to carry the object 90, a first carrier driving assembly 133 which is mounted on the first carrier rail 131 and connected to the first carrier belt 132 and can be used to drive the first carrier belt 132, and a first carrier stopping assembly 134 which is mounted on the first carrier rail 131 and between the opposite sides of the first carrier belt 132. The first carrier belt 132 can be driven to transport the carried object 90 to the right.

In this embodiment, the first carrier drive assembly 133 has a motor, and a transmission wheel and a transmission belt connected between the motor and the first carrier belt 132. However, in practice, there are many types of the first carrier drive assembly 133 used to drive the first carrier belt 132, so the implementation is not limited to this.

Referring to Figures 9 and 10, the first carrier stop assembly 134 has a first carrier driver 135 fixed to the first carrier rail 131, and a first carrier positioning shaft 136 mounted on the upper end of the first carrier driver 135 and driven by the first carrier driver 135 to move up and down. The first carrier stop assembly 134 can be controlled to change between a downward state and a positioning state. When in the downward state, the first carrier positioning shaft 136 is lower than the height position of the first carrier belt 132. When in the positioning state, the first carrier positioning shaft 136 is higher than the height position of the first carrier belt 132, and can be used for the first carrier belt 132 to carry and transport the object 90 to the right and position it.

Referring to Figures 2, 4, and 5, the first lifting drive assembly 113 of the first lifting module 11 can drive the first carrier module 12 to drive the first carrier 13 to shift between a first upper conveying position at the same height as the first outlet 164 above and a first lower conveying position at the same height as the first entrance 162 below and the first outlet 164 below. When the first carrier 13 is located at the first upper conveying position, it can be used to output the object 90 carried to the corresponding first outlet 164. When the first carrier 13 is located at the first lower conveying position, it can be used to carry the object 90 input from the corresponding first entrance 162, and can be used to output the carried object 90 to the corresponding first outlet 164.

Referring to Figures 2, 3, and 11, the first material inlet guide module 14 and the first material outlet guide module 15 are respectively disposed on the first inlet side 161 and the first outlet side 163 of the first housing 16, and are respectively located on the inner side of the first inlet 162 and the inner side of the first outlet 164 of the first lower conveying position.

The first feed guide module 14 is provided with a first feed mounting frame 141 extending along the direction Y and fixed to the front side of the first base 111, two first feed drive assemblies 142 arranged on the first feed mounting frame 141 with front and rear intervals, and a first feed stop assembly 145 arranged on the first feed mounting frame 141 and controllably raised and lowered. Each first feed drive assembly 142 has two first feed clamping wheels 143 that are spaced up and down and can be driven, and a first feed drive 144 for driving one of the first feed clamping wheels 143 to pivot, and the first feed clamping wheels 143 can roll up and down to clamp the object 90 (as shown in FIG. 14), and transport the object 90 to the right onto the first carrier 13.

Referring to Figures 2, 3, and 12, the first feed stop assembly 145 has a first feed stop driver 146 fixed to the first feed mounting frame 141, and a first feed stop positioning shaft 147 mounted on the upper end of the first feed stop driver 146 and driven by the first feed stop driver 146 to move up and down. The first feed stop assembly 145 can be controlled to change between a descending state and a stopping state.

When in the descending state, as shown by the solid line of FIG. 12 , the first entry stopper locating shaft 147 does not protrude upward, but is lower than the height position at which the first entry clamping wheel 143 of the first entry drive assembly 142 clamps the object 90, so that the object 90 can be transported through the first entrance 162 and transported rightward to the first carrier 13 by the first entry drive assembly 142. When in the blocking state, as shown by the dotted line in FIG. 12, the first entry blocking positioning shaft 147 protrudes upward to a height higher than the first entry clamping wheel 143 of the first entry drive assembly 142 to clamp the object 90, and can be used to block the object 90 outside the first entrance 162, and cannot be transported to the right by the first entry drive assembly 142. Since there are many types of mechanisms that can be driven up and down to block objects, the entry blocking assembly is not limited to the above-mentioned implementation when implemented.

Referring to Figures 2, 3, and 13, the first discharging guide module 15 has a first discharging mounting frame 151 fixed to the first base 111, and two first discharging drive assemblies 152 installed on the first discharging mounting frame 151 at intervals in front and back. The structural design of the first discharging drive assembly 152 is the same as that of the first feeding drive assembly 142, and will not be described in detail. The first discharging drive assembly 152 can be driven to receive the object 90 transported to the right from the first carrier 13, and horizontally clamp the object 90 to the right through the corresponding first outlet 164.

Referring to Figures 2, 15, and 16, the structural design of the second transport unit 2 is roughly the same as that of the first transport unit 1, including a second lifting module 21, a second carrier module 22 mounted on the second lifting module 21, a second carrier 23 mounted on the second carrier module 22, a second feed guide module 24 and a second discharge guide module 25 spaced apart on the left and right sides of the second lifting module 21, and a second housing 26 mounted on the second lifting module 21 and covering the second carrier module 22, the second carrier 23, the second feed guide module 24, and the second discharge guide module 25.

The second lifting module 21 has a second base 211, two second lifting rails 212 extending up and down and arranged at left and right intervals on the front side of the second base 211, and a second lifting drive assembly 213 arranged on the second base 211 and connected to the second carrier module 22. The second housing 26 has a second inlet side 261 and a second outlet side 263. The second inlet side 261 is provided with two second inlets 262 spaced up and down, and the second outlet side 263 is provided with two second outlets 264 spaced up and down. The height position of the second inlet 262 is the same as the height position of the second outlet 264. The second material inlet guide module 24 is located inside the second inlet 262 below, and the second material outlet guide module 25 is located inside the second outlet 264 below.

Referring to FIGS. 2, 16, and 17, the second lifting drive assembly 213 of the second lifting module 21 can drive the second carrier module 22 to drive the second carrier 23 to shift between a second upper conveying position at the same height as the second entrance 262 above and the second exit 264 above, and a second lower conveying position at the same height as the second entrance 262 below and the second exit 264 below. When the second carrier 23 is located at the second upper conveying position, it can be used to receive the object 90 input from the corresponding second entrance 262, and can output the object 90 to the corresponding second exit 264. When the second carrier 23 is located at the second lower conveying position, it can be used to carry the object 90 input from the corresponding second entrance 262, and can be used to output the carried object 90 to the corresponding second exit 264. Since the module structure design described above is roughly the same as the first transport unit 1 (as shown in FIG. 4 ), it will not be described in detail.

The second transport unit 2 is different from the first transport unit 1 in that the second lifting module 21 is further provided with a first auxiliary lifting assembly 210, the second transport unit 2 is further provided with a first auxiliary carrier module 27 mounted on the first auxiliary lifting assembly 210, and a first auxiliary carrier 28 mounted on the first auxiliary carrier module 27.

The first auxiliary lifting assembly 210 can be used to drive the first auxiliary carrier module 27 to move up and down relative to the second base 211, and has a first auxiliary lifting driver 217 fixed to the front side of the second base 211, a first auxiliary lifting screw 218 connected to the first auxiliary lifting driver 217 and extending upward from the first auxiliary lifting driver 217 and pivoted to the second base 211, and a first auxiliary lifting linkage seat 219 that can be displaced up and down and straddles the second lifting rail seat and is screwed with the first auxiliary lifting screw 218 and connected to the first auxiliary carrier module 27. The structure and operation of the first auxiliary lifting assembly 210 are roughly the same as those of the first lifting drive assembly 113 (as shown in Figure 4), and will not be repeated.

The structural design of the first auxiliary carrier module 27 is roughly the same as that of the first carrier module 12, but because the first auxiliary carrier module 27 does not require horizontal displacement positioning along the direction Y, the first auxiliary carrier module 27 in this embodiment lacks the structure corresponding to the first transfer assembly 122 compared to the first carrier module 12. The structural design and operation method of the first auxiliary carrier 28 are roughly the same as those of the first carrier 13 (as shown in Figure 8).

The first auxiliary lifting assembly 210 can drive the first auxiliary carrier module 27 to drive the first auxiliary carrier 28 to move between a second upper transport position at the same height as the second entrance 262 and the second exit 264, and a first retreat position higher than the second entrance 262 and the second exit 264. When the first auxiliary carrier 28 is at the second upper transport position, it can be used to carry the object 90 input from the corresponding second entrance 262, and can output the carried object 90 in the direction of the corresponding second exit 264. When the first auxiliary carrier 28 is at the first retreat position, it can move the second carrier 23 to the second upper transport position to transport the object 90.

Referring to Figures 2, 15, and 18, the structure of the third transport unit 3 is substantially the same as that of the second transport unit 2 (as shown in Figure 16), including a third lifting module 31, a third carrier module 32 and a second auxiliary carrier module 37 mounted on the third lifting module 31, a third carrier 33 mounted on the third carrier module 32, a second auxiliary carrier 38 mounted on the second auxiliary carrier module 37, a third feed guide module 34 and a third discharge guide module 35 spaced apart on the left and right sides of the third lifting module 31, and a third housing 36 mounted on the third lifting module 31 and covering the third carrier module 32, the third carrier 33, the third feed guide module 34, and the third discharge guide module 35.

The third lifting module 31 has a third base 311, two third lifting rails 312 extending up and down and arranged at the front side of the third base 311, a third lifting drive assembly 313 arranged on the third base 311 and connected to the third carrier module 32, and a second auxiliary lifting assembly 310 arranged at the lower end of the third base 311 and connected to the second auxiliary carrier module 37.

The third housing 36 has a third inlet side 361 and a third outlet side 363. The third inlet side 361 is provided with two third inlets 362 spaced apart from each other. The third outlet side 363 is provided with a third outlet 364 at the same height as the third inlet 362 below. The third inlet guide module 34 is located inside the third inlet 362 below. The third outlet guide module 35 is located inside the third outlet 364 below.

Referring to Figures 2, 18, and 19, the third lifting drive assembly 313 of the third lifting module 31 can drive the third carrier module 32 to drive the third carrier 33 to move between a third upper conveying position at the same height as the third entrance 362 above and a third lower conveying position at the same height as the third entrance 362 below and the third exit 364 below. When the third carrier 33 is located at the third upper conveying position, it can be used to receive the object 90 input from the corresponding third entrance 362. When the third carrier 33 is located at the third lower conveying position, it can be used to carry the object 90 input from the corresponding third entrance 362, and can be used to output the carried object 90 to the corresponding third exit 364.

The structural design of the second auxiliary carrier module 37 is roughly the same as that of the first carrier module 12 (as shown in FIG6 ). The structural design and operation mode of the second auxiliary carrier 38 are roughly the same as those of the first carrier 13 (as shown in FIG8 ).

The second auxiliary lifting assembly 310 can drive the second auxiliary carrier module 37 to drive the second auxiliary carrier 38 to change between a third lower transport position at the same height as the third entrance 362 and the third exit 364 below, and a second retreat position lower than the third entrance 362 and the third exit 364 below. When the second auxiliary carrier 38 is at the third lower transport position, it can be used to carry the object 90 input from the corresponding third entrance 362, and can output the carried object 90 in the direction of the corresponding third exit 364. When the second auxiliary carrier 38 is at the second retreat position, it can move the third carrier 33 to the third lower transport position to transport the object 90.

Since the structural design and functions of the modules and components of the third transport unit 3 are roughly the same as those of the second transport unit 2, they will not be described in detail.

Referring to Figures 2, 15, and 20, the first channel unit 4 is extended left and right and connected between the first housing 16 and the second housing 26, and is connected left and right between the first outlet 164 and the second inlet 262 above, and can be used to carry and transport the object 90 between the first transport unit 1 and the second transport unit 2.

The first channel unit 4 includes a first channel rail 41 connected between the housings, two first channel belts 42 extending left and right and installed on the first channel rail 41 at intervals in front and back and used to carry the object 90, a first channel driving assembly 43 installed on the first channel rail 41 and connected to the first channel belt 42, a first channel blocking assembly 44 installed on the first channel rail 41 and between the opposite sides of the first channel belt 42, and a first channel housing 40 installed on the first channel rail 41 and covering the first channel belt 42, the first channel driving assembly 43 and the first channel blocking assembly 44.

The first channel drive assembly 43 can be used to drive the first channel belt 42 to operate, and cooperate with the object 90 carried to the right. The structure and functional design of the first channel drive assembly 43 used to drive the first channel belt 42 to operate are roughly the same as the first carrier drive assembly 133, and will not be repeated.

The first channel blocking assembly 44 is mounted on the right end of the first channel rail 41, and has a first channel blocking driver 441 fixed to the first channel rail 41, and a first channel blocking positioning shaft 442 mounted on the upper end of the first channel blocking driver 441 and driven by the first channel blocking driver 441 to move up and down, and the first channel blocking positioning shaft 442 can be driven to protrude upward relative to the first channel rail 41 to the height position of the first channel belt 42, thereby being used to block the object 90 transported to the right by the first channel belt 42. The structure and functional design of the first channel blocking assembly 44 are roughly the same as those of the first carrier blocking assembly 134 (as shown in Figures 9 and 10), so it will not be described in detail.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the structural design of the second channel unit 5 is the same as that of the first channel unit 4 , and can be used to transport the object 90 between the second transport unit 2 and the third transport unit 3 , so it will not be described in detail.

The object conveying method of the object conveying device of the present invention for conveying the object 90 is described as follows:

The object 90 is inputted through the first entrance 162 of the first transport unit 1 and then inputted onto the first carrier 13 of the first transport unit 1.

After the object 90 is input into the first carrier 13, the height position of the first carrier 13 may be kept unchanged, and the first carrier 13 may be driven to directly output the object 90 toward the first outlet 164 at the same height position, or the first lifting module 11 may be controlled to move the first carrier 13 to another height position, and then the first carrier 13 may output the object 90 toward the first outlet 164 at the current height position.

When the first carrier 13 outputs the object 90 without changing the height position, the object 90 is transported into the first operation device 92 for a preset processing operation, such as die bonding, glue dispensing, pressing, visual inspection, etc., but not limited to the above-mentioned operation types.

When the first carrier 13 is transferred to another height position before outputting the object 90, the object 90 is transported to the corresponding second entrance 262 of the second transport unit 2 through the first channel unit 4 connecting the first transport unit 1 and the second transport unit 2. Then, the object 90 transported to the second transport unit 2 is input on the second carrier 23 of the second transport unit 2. Then, the second carrier 23 is selected to output the object 90 toward one of the second exits 264 of the second transport unit 2 without changing the height position, or the second lifting module 21 is selected to control the second carrier 23 to transfer the second carrier 23 to another height position, and then the second carrier 23 outputs the object 90 toward another second exit 264 at the height position.

When the second carrier 23 is transferred to another height position before outputting the object 90, the object 90 is transported into the second operation device 93 for a preset processing operation, such as die bonding, glue dispensing, pressing, visual inspection, etc., but not limited to the above operation types. When the second carrier 23 outputs the object 90 without changing the height position, the object 90 is transported to the corresponding third entrance 362 of the third transport unit 3 through the second channel unit 5 connecting the second transport unit 2 and the third transport unit 3.

Next, the object 90 transported to the third transport unit 3 is input onto the third carrier 33 of the third transport unit 3. Then, the third lifting module 31 is controlled to drive the third carrier 33 to move to another height position, and then the third carrier 33 outputs the object 90 toward the third outlet 364 at the corresponding height position.

Referring to Figures 21 and 22, an example is given to illustrate: after the object 90 is input into the first carrier 13 of the first transport unit 1, the height position of the first carrier 13 is not changed, and the first carrier 13 is driven to directly output the object 90 toward the first outlet 164 at the same height position. After the object 90 is output from the first outlet 164, it is transported into the first operation device 92 for a preset processing operation, and then input into the second carrier 23 of the second transport unit 2. The object 90 is moved to another height position by the second carrier 23, and then output by the second carrier 23 toward another second outlet 264 at the same height position, and is transported to the third carrier 33 in the third transport unit 3 through the second channel unit 5. Finally, the object 90 is moved to another height position by the third carrier 33 and then output from the third transport unit 3 through the third outlet 364.

Referring to Figures 23 and 24, another example is given to illustrate: after the object 90 is input into the first carrier 13 of the first transport unit 1, the height position of the first carrier 13 is changed so that the first carrier 13 outputs the object 90 toward the first outlet 164 at the height position. The object 90 is transported to the second carrier 23 in the second transport unit 2 through the first channel unit 4, and then the height position of the second carrier 23 is changed. When the second carrier 23 is moved to another height position before outputting the object 90, the object 90 is transported into the second operation device 93 for a preset processing operation. Finally, the object 90 is input into the third carrier 33 of the third transport unit 3, and the height position of the third carrier 33 is not changed, so that the object 90 is directly output from the third transport unit 3 through the third outlet 364.

The transport unit, object transport device and equipment of the embodiment of the present invention can maintain multiple functions and solve the disadvantage of occupying too much floor space in the prior art because the carrier used to transport the object can be driven to translate relative to the carrier module, and the carrier module can be driven to selectively move to different height positions.

However, the above is only an example of the implementation of the present invention, and it cannot be used to limit the scope of the implementation of the present invention. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the content of the patent specification are still within the scope of the patent of the present invention.

1: First transport unit

11: The first lifting module

111: First base

112: First lifting rail seat

113: First lifting drive assembly

114: First lifting drive

115: First lifting screw

116: First lifting linkage seat

12: First carrier module

13: The first vehicle

14: First feeding guide module

15: First discharging guide module

4: First channel unit

Claims (9)

A transport unit is provided with: a carrier module, which is arranged on a lifting module and can be driven to selectively move to different height positions; a carrier, which is provided with a carrier rail and two carrier belts respectively arranged on both sides of the carrier rail and can carry objects, and the carrier belts can transport the objects along a first direction; the carrier is arranged on the carrier module and can be driven to translate relative to the carrier module along a second direction. The transport unit as described in claim 1, wherein the lifting module is provided with two lifting rails and a lifting drive assembly on a base; the lifting drive assembly can drive the carrier module to move up and down relative to the base; the lifting drive assembly is provided with a lifting drive, a lifting screw connected to the lifting drive, and a lifting linkage seat screwed to the lifting screw and connected to the carrier module. The transport unit as described in claim 2, wherein the carrier module is provided with a base body connected to the lifting linkage base, and a shifting assembly provided on the base body and connected to the carrier; the shifting assembly can be controlled to drive the carrier to move horizontally relative to the base body. The transport unit as described in claim 3, wherein the transfer assembly is provided with a transfer drive fixed under the base, a transfer screw mounted on the base and driven to drive the carrier to translate relative to the base, and a transfer wheel set and a transfer belt connecting the transfer drive and the transfer screw, wherein the transfer wheel set and the transfer belt cooperate to transmit the power of the transfer drive to drive the transfer screw. The conveying unit as described in claim 1, wherein the conveying unit is further provided with an inlet side for inputting the object and an outlet side for outputting the object; the conveying unit is further provided with an inlet guide module located on the inlet side and an outlet guide module located on the outlet side; the inlet guide module is provided with an inlet blocking assembly that can be raised and lowered to control and block the input of the object. A transport unit as described in claim 1, wherein the carrier is provided with a carrier stopping assembly disposed between the carrier belts and can be driven to rise relative to the carrier rail to stop the object from moving. An object conveying device comprises: a first conveying unit, comprising a first carrier and a first carrier module; the first carrier can convey objects along a first direction; the first carrier module can be driven to selectively move to different height positions; the first carrier is arranged on the first carrier module and can be driven to translate relative to the first carrier module along a second direction; a second conveying unit, comprising a second carrier and a second carrier module; the second carrier module The tool can receive the object; the second carrier module can be driven to selectively move to different height positions; the second carrier is arranged on the second carrier module and can be driven to translate relative to the second carrier module along the second direction; and a channel unit is connected between the first conveying unit and the second conveying unit and can convey the object along the first direction; the first carrier and the second carrier can move to one of the height positions corresponding to the channel unit. The object conveying device as described in claim 7, wherein the channel unit is provided with a channel rail, two channel belts respectively arranged on both sides of the channel rail and used to carry the object, and a channel blocking assembly arranged between the channel belts and can be driven to rise relative to the channel rail to block the movement of the object. An object conveying device, using the object conveying device as described in any one of claim items 7 to 8, the object conveying device is provided with: A working device, arranged between the first conveying unit and the second conveying unit; the object can be selectively conveyed to the working device by the first carrier without changing the height position to perform a preset operation, or the first carrier is driven to move to a height corresponding to the channel unit and conveyed to the channel unit.

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