Assembly station and process for evaporator and condenser on climatic conditioning cabinet
12358086 ยท 2025-07-15
Assignee
Inventors
Cpc classification
B23P21/004
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
International classification
B23P19/00
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Abstract
An assembly station and process for evaporator and condenser on a climatic conditioning cabinet includes a manipulator and a connection assembly. The connection assembly includes a pipe clamping element, a hexagon nut tightening unit and a compression element for sponge. The pipe clamping element includes a thirty-ninth air cylinder, a fortieth air cylinder at a telescopic end of the thirty-ninth air cylinder, a second upper clamping block on a cylinder body of the fortieth air cylinder and a second lower clamping block at a telescopic end of the fortieth air cylinder which may clamp pipes of the evaporator and the condenser. The hexagon nut tightening unit includes a forty-fourth air cylinder and a second screw gun at a telescopic end of the forty-fourth air cylinder, and the second screw gun may tighten a nut on a connection between the evaporator and the condenser.
Claims
1. An assembly station for evaporator and condenser on a climatic conditioning cabinet, comprising an operation frame body, a manipulator, an assembly line, an assembly part for evaporator, and a connection assembly for a pipe head of the evaporator and a pipe head of the condenser, wherein the manipulator, the assembly line, the assembly part for evaporator, and the connection assembly for the pipe head of the evaporator and the pipe head of the condenser are provided on the operation frame body, wherein the manipulator comprises a mechanical arm on the operation frame body, a gripper for evaporator and a component for assembling condenser, the gripper for evaporator and the component for assembling condenser are provided on the mechanical arm, and the assembly line is configured to convey the climatic conditioning cabinet, wherein the connection assembly for the pipe head of the evaporator and the pipe head of the condenser comprises a pipe clamping element of the evaporator and the condenser, a hexagon nut tightening unit and a compression element for sponge, wherein the pipe clamping element of the evaporator and the condenser comprises a thirty-ninth air cylinder, a fortieth air cylinder, a second upper clamping block and a second lower clamping block, the thirty-ninth air cylinder is disposed on the operation frame body and extends toward the assembly line, the fortieth air cylinder extends vertically downwards and is disposed at a telescopic end of the thirty-ninth air cylinder, the second upper clamping block is disposed on a cylinder body of the fortieth air cylinder, the second lower clamping block is disposed at a telescopic end of the fortieth air cylinder, and the second upper clamping block and the second lower clamping block are configured to clamp a pipe of the evaporator and a pipe of the condenser, wherein the hexagon nut tightening unit comprises a forty-fourth air cylinder on the operation frame body and a second screw gun at a telescopic end of the forty-fourth air cylinder, an extension or retraction direction of the telescopic end of the forty-fourth air cylinder is configured to be consistent with an extension or retraction direction of the telescopic end of the thirty-ninth air cylinder, and the second screw gun is configured to tighten a nut on a connection between the pipe head of the evaporator and the pipe head of the condenser, and wherein the compression element for sponge is configured to compress a sponge against the connection between the pipe head of the evaporator and the pipe head of the condenser.
2. The assembly station for evaporator and condenser on the climatic conditioning cabinet according to claim 1, further comprising a vertical guide part, wherein the vertical guide part comprises a fifth linear guide rail, a thirtieth air cylinder, a positioning plate, a thirty-first air cylinder, a thirty-second air cylinder, an upper guide plate and a lower guide plate, and wherein the fifth linear guide rail is disposed on the operation frame body, the thirtieth air cylinder is disposed on a slider of the fifth linear guide rail, the positioning plate is vertically disposed at a telescopic end of the thirtieth air cylinder, the thirty-first air cylinder and the thirty-second air cylinder are symmetrically at the telescopic end of the thirtieth air cylinder, the upper guide plate and the lower guide plate are disposed at a telescopic end of the thirty-first air cylinder and a telescopic end of the thirty-second air cylinder, respectively, and the upper guide plate and the lower guide plate are configured to be movable close to or away from each other and to be in contact with an upper side and a lower side of the evaporator, respectively.
3. The assembly station for evaporator and condenser on the climatic conditioning cabinet according to claim 2, further comprising a lateral guide part, wherein the lateral guide part comprises a thirty-third air cylinder, a thirty-fourth air cylinder, a sixth linear guide rail and a lateral guide plate, and wherein the thirty-third air cylinder is vertically disposed on the operation frame body, the thirty-fourth air cylinder is horizontally disposed at a telescopic end of the thirty-third air cylinder, the sixth linear guide rail is vertically disposed at a telescopic end of the thirty-fourth air cylinder, the lateral guide plate is disposed at a slider of the sixth linear guide rail, and the lateral guide plate is configured to be in contact with a side wall of the evaporator.
4. The assembly station for evaporator and condenser on the climatic conditioning cabinet according to claim 3, further comprising a guide unit for condenser, wherein the guide unit for condenser comprises a stationary guide plate on the operation frame body, a thirty-sixth air cylinder, a thirty-seventh air cylinder and a thirty-eighth air cylinder, and the thirty-sixth air cylinder, the thirty-seventh air cylinder and the thirty-eighth air cylinder are provided on the stationary guide plate, and wherein the stationary guide plate is configured with a guide notch shaped like an opening, the thirty-sixth air cylinder and the thirty-seventh air cylinder are located on two sides of the guide notch, respectively, the thirty-eighth air cylinder is located on one end of the guide notch, and a telescopic end of the thirty-sixth air cylinder, a telescopic end of the thirty-seventh air cylinder and a telescopic end of the thirty-eighth air cylinder each is provided with a guide plate for condenser.
5. The assembly station for evaporator and condenser on the climatic conditioning cabinet according to claim 1, further comprising a secondary positioning part for evaporator, wherein the secondary positioning part for evaporator comprises a first positioning support plate on the operation frame body, a first positioning frame, a fourth air cylinder and a fifth air cylinder, the first positioning frame, the fourth air cylinder and the fifth air cylinder are provided on the first positioning support plate, the first positioning frame is configured to receive the evaporator, and the fourth air cylinder and the fifth air cylinder are configured to abut against one side and one end of the evaporator, respectively.
6. The assembly station for evaporator and condenser on the climatic conditioning cabinet according to claim 5, further comprising a secondary positioning part for condenser, wherein the secondary positioning part for condenser comprises a second positioning support plate on the operation frame body, a second positioning frame, a sixth air cylinder and a seventh air cylinder, the second positioning frame, the sixth air cylinder and the seventh air cylinder are provided on the second positioning support plate, the second positioning frame is configured to receive the condenser, and the sixth air cylinder and the seventh air cylinder are configured to abut against one side and one end of the condenser, respectively.
7. The assembly station for evaporator and condenser on the climatic conditioning cabinet according to claim 1, further comprising a rack for evaporator and a rack for condenser, wherein the rack for evaporator and the rack for condenser are disposed on the operation frame body.
8. The assembly station for evaporator and condenser on the climatic conditioning cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the assembly part for evaporator comprises a twenty-fourth air cylinder vertically disposed on the operation frame body, a twenty-fifth air cylinder horizontally disposed at a telescopic end of the twenty-fourth air cylinder, a twenty-sixth air cylinder horizontally disposed at a telescopic end of the twenty-fifth air cylinder, a third clamping jaw at a telescopic end of the twenty-sixth air cylinder, and the third clamping jaw is configured to grip the evaporator.
9. The assembly station for evaporator and condenser on the climatic conditioning cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the component for assembling condenser comprises a third air cylinder on the mechanical arm and a second clamping jaw at a telescopic end of the third air cylinder, and the second clamping jaw is configured to assemble the condenser.
10. An assembly process for evaporator and condenser on a climatic conditioning cabinet, comprising the following steps: after conveying the climatic conditioning cabinet to an assembly station by an assembly line, providing square nuts by a vibration feeding part for square nut and mounting the square nuts on the climatic conditioning cabinet by a fifth clamping jaw, then clamping the evaporator and conveying the evaporator to a secondary positioning part for evaporator by a first clamping jaw for secondary positioning, after that, clamping the evaporator and conveying the evaporator to an assembly part for evaporator by the first clamping jaw, and then horizontally pushing the evaporator into the climatic conditioning cabinet by the assembly part for evaporator, wherein the evaporator is guided by a plurality of evaporator auxiliary assembly parts during the pushing the evaporator, providing pipe clamps by a vibration feeding part for pipe clamp, driving bolts into the climatic conditioning cabinet by a first screw gun, so that a pipe of the evaporator is positioned by the pipe clamps, then clamping the condenser and conveying the condenser to a secondary positioning part for condenser by a second clamping jaw for secondary positioning, and after that, clamping and pushing the condenser into the climatic conditioning cabinet by the second clamping jaw, wherein the condenser is guided by a guide unit for condenser during the pushing the condenser, and clamping a pipe of the condenser and the pipe of the evaporator by a pipe clamping element of the evaporator and the condenser, mounting hexagon nuts to a connection between the pipe of the evaporator and the pipe of the condenser by a second screw gun, and then compressing a sponge against the connection between the pipe of the evaporator and the pipe of the condenser by a compression element for sponge.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
(17) The present application will be further described in detail below in conjunction with accompanying drawings 1 to 16.
(18) The present application discloses an assembly station and process for evaporator and condenser on a climatic conditioning cabinet.
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(21) The operation frame body is mounted in a workshop and may bear all components for assembling the evaporator and condenser of an air conditioner and achieve the modular connection with upstream and downstream assembly stations. The manipulator 2 may transfer the evaporator and the condenser, the material rack 3 may temporarily store the evaporator and the condenser, the secondary positioning assembly 4 may secondarily positioning the evaporator and the condenser, and the assembly line 5 may transport and suspend the transport of the climatic conditioning cabinet. The feeding assembly 6 may provide pipe clamps, square nuts, bolts and hexagon nuts, where the pipe clamps, the square nuts and the bolts are used for assisting in assembling the evaporator, while the hexagon nuts are used for achieving connection between pipe joints of the evaporator and condenser. The assembly unit for evaporator may be configured to assemble the pipe clamps, the square nuts and the bolts and assist in assembling the evaporator, and the guide unit for evaporator 8 may guide the evaporator when the evaporator is assembled. The guide unit for condenser 9 may guide the condenser when the condenser is assembled, and the connection assembly for pipe heads of the evaporator and condenser 10 may achieve a connection between the pipe heads of the evaporator and the condenser.
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(23) The gripper for evaporator includes a first air cylinder 22, a second air cylinder 23 and a first clamping jaw 24. The first air cylinder 22 is fixedly connected to the first mounting plate, the second air cylinder 23 is fixedly connected to a telescopic end of the first air cylinder 22, and the first air cylinder 22 is perpendicular to the second air cylinder 23. The first clamping jaw 24 is fixedly connected to a telescopic end of the second air cylinder 23. In the present application, the evaporator is horizontally inserted in the climatic conditioning cabinet. When the evaporator is gripped, the mechanical arm moves to a corresponding position, the telescopic end of the first air cylinder 22 moves, so that the first clamping jaw 24 extends out in one direction, while the telescopic end of the second air cylinder 23 moves, so that the first clamping jaw 24 extends out in another direction perpendicular to the one direction, such that the evaporator is gripped by the first clamping jaw 24.
(24) The component for assembling condenser includes a third air cylinder 25 and a second clamping jaw 26. The third air cylinder 25 is fixedly connected to the first mounting plate, and the second clamping jaw 26 is fixedly connected to a telescopic end of the third air cylinder 25. In the present application, the condenser is vertically inserted in the climatic conditioning cabinet. When the condenser is gripped, the mechanical arm moves to a corresponding position, the telescopic end of the third air cylinder 25 moves, so that the second clamping jaw 26 extends out, such that the condenser is gripped by the second clamping jaw 26.
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(29) Both the eighth air cylinder 47 and the tenth air cylinder 49 are fixedly connected to the second positioning support plate by a support frame, and telescopic ends of the eighth air cylinder 47 and the tenth air cylinder 49 are upward. The ninth air cylinder 48 is fixedly connected to the telescopic end of the eighth air cylinder 47, the eleventh air cylinder 410 is fixedly connected to the telescopic end of the tenth air cylinder 49. Telescopic ends of both the ninth air cylinder 48 and the eleventh air cylinder 410 extend horizontally toward the second positioning frame 44, and each of the both is provided with a positioning block.
(30) After the condenser is placed on the second positioning frame 44 by the second clamping jaw 26, the telescopic ends of the sixth air cylinder 45 and the seventh air cylinder 46 extend out, thereby positioning the condenser. The telescopic ends of the eighth air cylinder 47 and the tenth air cylinder 49 retract, while the telescopic ends of the ninth air cylinder 48 and the eleventh air cylinder 410 extend out, which may limit the pipe head of the condenser, thereby positioning the pipe head of the condenser.
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(38) The third linear guide rail 75 is fixedly connected to the second mounting plate by a support frame, and an end of a body of the third linear guide rail 75 close to the assembly line 5 is fixedly connected with a first lower clamping block 751. A slider of the third linear guide rail 75 is fixedly connected with the twenty-third air cylinder 76, and a telescopic end of the twenty-third air cylinder 76 extends downward and is fixedly connected with a first upper clamping block 761. When the slider of the third linear guide rail 75 slides, the position of the twenty-third air cylinder 76 may be adjusted. When the evaporator is installed on the climatic conditioning cabinet, the telescopic end of the twenty-third air cylinder 76 moves downwards, such that the shell of the evaporator and the shell of the climatic conditioning cabinet may be clamped with the first lower clamping block 751 and the first upper clamping block 761. The fourth linear guide rail 77 is fixedly connected to the second mounting plate by a support frame in horizontal direction, and a slider of the fourth linear guide rail 77 is fixedly connected with a guide head. The slider of the fourth linear guide rail 77 may guide the pipe head of the evaporator when extending out.
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(44) The guide portion includes a thirty-sixth air cylinder 95, a thirty-seventh air cylinder 96 and a thirty-eighth air cylinder 97 that are fixedly connected to the slide guide plate 94, the thirty-sixth air cylinder 95 and the thirty-seventh air cylinder 96 are located on two sides of the guide notch, respectively, the thirty-eighth air cylinder 97 is located on one end of the guide notch, and telescopic ends of the thirty-sixth air cylinder 95, the thirty-seventh air cylinder 96 and the thirty-eighth air cylinder 97 are fixedly connected with the guide plates for condenser, respectively.
(45) When the condenser is vertically installed by the second clamping jaw 26, a telescopic end of the thirty-fifth air cylinder 92 moves downwards, such that the sliders of the two seventh linear guide rails 93 move downwards, so as to drive the slide guide plate 94 to move close to the climatic conditioning cabinet. Then, the thirty-sixth air cylinder 95, the thirty-seventh air cylinder 96 and the thirty-eighth air cylinder 97 drive the plurality of guide plates for condenser to extend out, such that the guide plates for condenser abut against the condenser, thereby guiding the condenser to ensure the assembly accuracy of the condenser.
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(47) The pipe clamping element of the evaporator and condenser includes a thirty-ninth air cylinder 101, a fortieth air cylinder 102, a second upper clamping block 103 and a second lower clamping block 104. The thirty-ninth air cylinder 101 is fixedly connected to the support frame body in horizontal direction, and the fortieth air cylinder 102 extends vertically downwards and is fixedly connected to a telescopic end of the thirty-ninth air cylinder 101. The second upper clamping block 103 is fixedly connected to a cylinder body of the fortieth air cylinder 102, and the second lower clamping block 104 is fixedly connected to a telescopic end of the fortieth air cylinder 102. When the telescopic end of the thirty-ninth air cylinder 101 extends out, the fortieth air cylinder 102 may extend out. When the telescopic end of the fortieth air cylinder 102 retracts, the second upper clamping block 103 and the second lower clamping block 104 may move close to each other, so as to clamp the pipes of the evaporator and the condenser, to facilitate tightening the hexagon nuts and sticking the sponge.
(48) The hexagon nut tightening unit includes a forty-first air cylinder 105, a forty-second air cylinder 106, a forty-third air cylinder 107, a forty-fourth air cylinder 108 and a second screw gun 109. The forty-first air cylinder 105 extends vertically upwards and is fixedly connected to the operation frame body, the forty-second air cylinder 106 is fixedly connected to a telescopic end of the forty-first air cylinder 105 in horizontal direction by a support frame, and the forty-second air cylinder 106 extends toward the assembly line 5. The forty-third air cylinder 107 is fixedly connected to a telescopic end of the forty-second air cylinder 106 in horizontal direction, and the forty-third air cylinder 107 and the forty-second air cylinder 106 are perpendicular to each other. The forty-fourth air cylinder 108 is fixedly connected to a telescopic end of the forty-third air cylinder 107 and extends toward the assembly line 5. The extension or retraction direction of a telescopic end of the forty-fourth air cylinder 108 is consistent with the extension or retraction direction of the telescopic end of the thirty-ninth air cylinder 101. The second screw gun 109 is fixedly connected to the telescopic end of the forty-fourth air cylinder 108 by the support frame. When the telescopic ends of the forty-first air cylinder 105, the forty-second air cylinder 106, the forty-third air cylinder 107 and the forty-fourth air cylinder 108 extend out or retract, the position of the second screw gun 109 may be correspondingly adjusted, so as to tighten the hexagon nuts.
(49) Based on the same concept, the present application further provides an assembly process for evaporator and condenser on a climatic conditioning cabinet.
(50) The assembly process for evaporator and condenser on the climatic conditioning cabinet includes the following steps:
(51) After the climatic conditioning cabinet is conveyed to a station by an assembly line 5, square nuts are provided by a vibration feeding part for square nut, and the square nuts are mounted on the climatic conditioning cabinet by a fifth clamping jaw 718. Then, a first clamping jaw 24 on a mechanical arm clamps an evaporator to a secondary positioning part for evaporator for secondary positioning, and then clamps the evaporator and conveys it to an assembly part for evaporator, which then pushes the evaporator horizontally into the climatic conditioning cabinet, where the evaporator is guided by a plurality of auxiliary assembly parts for evaporator in the pushing process.
(52) Then, pipe clamps are provided by a vibration feeding part for pipe clamp, then, bolts are driven into the climatic conditioning cabinet by a first screw gun 714, so that a pipe of the evaporator is positioned by the pipe clamps. Then, a second clamping jaw 26 on the mechanical arm clamps a condenser and conveys it to a secondary positioning part for condenser for secondary positioning and then clamps and pushes the condenser into the climatic conditioning cabinet, where the condenser is guided by a guide unit for condenser 9 in the pushing process.
(53) Then, pipes of the condenser and the evaporator are clamped by a pipe clamping element of the evaporator and condenser, hexagon nuts are mounted to the connection between the pipe heads of the evaporator and the condenser by a second screw gun 109, and then, sponge is compressed against the connection between the pipe heads of the evaporator and the condenser by a compression element for sponge.
(54) The above descriptions are all preferred embodiments of the present application, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, all equivalent variations made according to the structure, shape and principle of the present application shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.
LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS
(55) 2 manipulator 22 first air cylinder 23 second air cylinder 24 first clamping jaw 25 third air cylinder 26 second clamping jaw 3 material rack 4 secondary positioning assembly 41 first positioning frame 42 fourth air cylinder 43 fifth air cylinder 44 second positioning frame 45 sixth air cylinder 46 seventh air cylinder 47 eighth air cylinder 48 ninth air cylinder 49 tenth air cylinder 410 eleventh air cylinder 5 assembly line 6 feeding assembly 61 vibration disk for pipe clamp 62 twelfth air cylinder 63 thirteenth air cylinder 64 vibration disk for square nut 65 fourteenth air cylinder 66 vibration disk for bolt 67 fifteenth air cylinder 68 sixteenth air cylinder 69 vibration disk for hexagon bolt 610 seventeenth air cylinder 611 eighteenth air cylinder 612 nineteenth air cylinder 613 twentieth air cylinder 7 assembly unit for evaporator 71 first linear guide rail 72 twenty-first air cylinder 73 second linear guide rail 74 twenty-second air cylinder 75 third linear guide rail 751 first lower clamping block 76 twenty-third air cylinder 761 first upper clamping block 77 fourth linear guide rail 78 twenty-fourth air cylinder 79 twenty-fifth air cylinder 710 twenty-sixth air cylinder 711 third clamping jaw 712 auxiliary frame 713 twenty-seventh air cylinder 714 first screw gun 715 twenty-eighth air cylinder 716 fourth clamping jaw 717 twenty-ninth air cylinder 718 fifth clamping jaw 8 guide unit for evaporator 81 fifth linear guide rail 82 thirtieth air cylinder 83 positioning plate 84 thirty-first air cylinder 85 thirty-second air cylinder 86 upper guide plate 87 lower guide plate 88 thirty-third air cylinder 89 thirty-fourth air cylinder 810 sixth linear guide rail 811 lateral guide plate 9 guide unit for condenser 91 slide guide rack 92 thirty-fifth air cylinder 93 seventh linear guide rail 94 slide guide plate 95 thirty-sixth air cylinder 96 thirty-seventh air cylinder 97 thirty-eighth air cylinder 10 connection assembly for pipe heads of the evaporator and condenser 101 thirty-ninth air cylinder 102 fortieth air cylinder 103 second upper clamping block 104 second lower clamping block 105 forty-first air cylinder 106 forty-second air cylinder 107 forty-third air cylinder 108 forty-fourth air cylinder 109 second screw gun 1010 forty-fifth air cylinder 1011 triangular plate 1012 forty-sixth air cylinder.