Full-automatic wheel hub three-dimensional scanning system for intelligent production lines of automotive wheel hub

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11796295-B2
Application number	US-202217829666-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 1, 2022
Priority date	Jul 29, 2021
Publication date	Oct 24, 2023
Grant date	Oct 24, 2023

Abstract

Provided a full-automatic wheel hub 3D scanning system for intelligent production line of automotive wheel hubs, comprising: a base plate is provided with an X-directional displacement control device and a Y-directional displacement control device; a roller-table assembly is arranged on the base plate and comprises a roller table, wherein the roller table is provided with an opposite-type photoelectric sensors and a wheel hub centring positioning device for centring positioning a wheel hub; a 3D scanning device, comprising a mounting bracket, wherein the bottom of the mounting bracket is controlled by the Y-directional displacement control device; a 3D scanner is mounted on the mounting bracket; a wheel hub scanning platform is arranged at an end of the roller-table assembly and is controlled by the X-directional displacement control device; and a robot is arranged on a first side of the wheel hub scanning platform, for conveying the wheel hubs after 3D scanning.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A full-automatic wheel hub 3D scanning system for intelligent production line of automotive wheel hubs, comprising:
a base plate is provided with an X-directional displacement control device and a Y-directional displacement control device;
a roller-table assembly is arranged on the base plate and comprises a roller table, wherein the roller table is provided with opposite-type photoelectric sensors and a wheel hub centering positioning device for centering positioning a wheel hub;
a 3D scanning device, comprising a mounting bracket, wherein the bottom of the mounting bracket is controlled by the Y-directional displacement control device; a 3D scanner is mounted on the mounting bracket;
a wheel hub scanning platform is arranged at an end of the roller-table assembly and is controlled by the X-directional displacement control device; and
a robot is arranged on a first side of the wheel hub scanning platform, for conveying the wheel hub after 3D scanning.

2. The full-automatic wheel hub 3D scanning system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the 3D scanner is connected with a steering gear, and the steering gear is used for adjusting the elevation angle of the 3D scanner.

3. The full-automatic wheel hub 3D scanning system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mounting bracket is also provided with a lifting mechanism, and the lifting mechanism is used for controlling a lifting of the 3D scanner.

4. The full-automatic wheel hub 3D scanning system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the wheel hub scanning platform comprises a lifting platform, a turntable is arranged on the lifting platform, a wheel clamping device and a sensor for detecting the presence of the wheel hub on the platform are arranged in the center of the turntable.

5. The full-automatic wheel hub 3D scanning system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the wheel hub clamping device comprises an air cylinder, a supporting block, a mounting plate, an inner brace claw assembly and a first connecting rod; the supporting block is mounted on the mounting plate, the mounting plate is connected with a piston rod of the air cylinder, a mounting seat is arranged on the mounting plate and is used for being connected with a first end of the first connecting rod, and a second end of the first connecting rod is connected with the inner brace claw assembly, and the inner brace claw assembly further is connected with a mounting seat on the air cylinder.

6. The full-automatic wheel hub 3D scanning system as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the inner brace claw assembly comprises a second linkage, a mounting block, a ball head and a hemispherical head; wherein the second linkage is mounted in a rod groove of the mounting block, the ball head is mounted in a ball groove of the mounting block, and the ball head is connected with the hemispherical head by threads.

7. The full-automatic wheel hub 3D scanning system as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the middle of the turntable is provided with a square slot for mounting the air cylinder of the wheel hub clamping device, the air cylinder is mounted in the square slot in an embedded manner; a circular inner slot is mounted in the square slot, a spoke weighing sensor is provided in the circular inner slot, the air cylinder is connected with the spoke weighing sensor.

8. The full-automatic wheel hub 3D scanning system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the wheel hub centering positioning device is mounted below rollers of the roller table and comprises an air cylinder, a crank sliding block mechanism and a bracket with V-shaped wheels; the air cylinder driving the bracket through the crank sliding block mechanism; the bracket passing through a gap of the rollers of the roller table.

Assignees

• Univ Qingdao Technology
• Univ Of Sharjah

Inventors

• Li Changhe
• Liu Dewei
• Zhou Zongming
• Ding Wenfeng
• Zhang Yanbin
• Said Zafar
• Wang Xiaoming
• Yang Min
• Liu Bo
• Cui Xin
• Liu Mingzheng
• Gao Teng

Classifications

• G01B5/0004 Primary

  Supports (G01B5/025 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G01B11/2408

  for measuring roundness · CPC title

• G01B5/0025

  Measuring of vehicle parts (G01B5/003 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G01B11/24 Primary

  for measuring contours or curvatures · CPC title

• B25J9/1664

  characterised by motion, path, trajectory planning · CPC title