Chassis assembly and automatic guided vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12043528-B2
Application number	US-202218555655-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 1, 2022
Priority date	Jul 16, 2021
Publication date	Jul 23, 2024
Grant date	Jul 23, 2024

Abstract

A chassis assembly includes: a chassis; a lifting connecting rod assembly arranged on the chassis; and a lifting power assembly, including a lifting bracket pivotally connected to one end of the lifting connecting rod assembly and a lifting drive mechanism arranged on the chassis and connected to the lifting bracket, wherein the lifting bracket includes a sleeve portion having a cylindrical hollow cavity; the lifting drive mechanism includes: a lead screw penetrating through the sleeve portion, a screw nut fixed to the sleeve portion and in thread fit with the lead screw, and a power output unit drivingly connected to the lead screw; and the power output unit is configured to cause the lead screw to rotate to drive the screw nut and the lifting bracket to rise or fall synchronously relative to the chassis. An automatic guided vehicle having the chassis assembly is included.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A chassis assembly, comprising:
a chassis;
a lifting connecting rod assembly arranged on the chassis; and
a lifting power assembly, comprising a lifting bracket pivotally connected to one end of the lifting connecting rod assembly and a lifting drive mechanism arranged on the chassis and connected to the lifting bracket,
wherein the lifting bracket comprises a sleeve portion having a cylindrical hollow cavity; the lifting drive mechanism comprises: a lead screw penetrating through the sleeve portion, a screw nut fixed to the sleeve portion and in thread fit with the lead screw, and a power output unit drivingly connected to the lead screw; and the power output unit is configured to cause the lead screw to rotate to drive the screw nut and the lifting bracket to rise or fall synchronously relative to the chassis.

2. The chassis assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the lifting connecting rod assembly comprises:
a first connecting rod set, comprising two first connecting rods pivotally connected by a first connecting rod shaft and rotatably connected to the chassis;
a second connecting rod set, comprising two second connecting rods pivotally connected by a second connecting rod shaft and rotatably connected to the chassis;
a support base having a first end pivotally connected to the first connecting rod set and a second end pivotally connected to the second connecting rod set; and
a push-pull rod having one end pivotally connected to the first connecting rod shaft and the other end pivotally connected to the second connecting rod shaft;
wherein the lifting bracket is rotatably connected to the first end of the support base and is configured to apply a force to the first end of the support base to cause the first end of the support base to move in a vertical direction and also to drive the second end of the support base to move in the vertical direction through the two first connecting rods, the push-pull rod and the two second connecting rods; a length of each second connecting rod is not less than that of each first connecting rod, and a total length of the two second connecting rods is greater than that of the two first connecting rods.

3. The chassis assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the lifting connecting rod assembly further comprises:
a first connecting rod shaft fixing base, fixedly arranged on the chassis and pivotally connected to the first connecting rod set through a first connecting shaft; and
a second connecting rod shaft fixing base, fixedly arranged on the chassis, located on a side of the first connecting rod shaft fixing base away from the lifting power assembly, and pivotally connected to the second connecting rod set through a second connecting shaft.

4. The chassis assembly according to claim 3 , wherein a distance between the first connecting rod shaft and the second connecting rod shaft is greater than a distance between the first connecting shaft and the second connecting shaft.

5. The chassis assembly according to claim 4 , wherein a difference between the distance between the first connecting rod shaft and the second connecting rod shaft and the distance between the first connecting shaft and the second connecting shaft is 1.8 mm to 3.8 mm.

6. The chassis assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the chassis is a split structure comprising a first chassis split portion and a second chassis split portion, the first chassis split portion is pivotally connected to the second chassis split portion through a chassis shaft; the first connecting rod shaft fixing base is fixedly arranged on the first chassis split portion, and the second connecting rod shaft fixing base is fixedly arranged on the second chassis split portion.

7. The chassis assembly according to claim 6 , further comprising:
two sets of driving wheel trains, fixedly arranged on the chassis and driven independently; and
a universal wheel set, floatably arranged below the chassis.

8. The chassis assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the driving wheel train comprises:
a first base, fixedly connected to the chassis;
a first motor, fixedly connected to the first base;
a hub reducer, connected to the first base and connected to a power output end of the first motor; and
a driving wheel, fixedly connected to the hub reducer.

9. The chassis assembly according to claim 7 , wherein axes of the driving wheels of the two sets of driving wheel trains are coincident and are parallel to the chassis shaft.

10. The chassis assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the universal wheel set comprises:
at least two universal wheels, having one part located below the first chassis split portion and the other part located below the second chassis split portion.

11. The chassis assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the first end of the support base is pivotally connected to the first connecting rod set through a third connecting rod shaft, and the lifting bracket is pivotally connected to the third connecting rod shaft, so as to realize a rotatable connection between the lifting bracket and the first end of the support base.

12. The chassis assembly according to claim 2 , wherein a difference between the length of each second connecting rod and the length of each first connecting rod is 2 mm to 4 mm.

13. The chassis assembly according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a rotating mechanism, connected to the lifting connecting rod assembly and configured to realize a slewing action of a material carried by the chassis assembly.

14. The chassis assembly according to claim 13 , wherein the rotating mechanism comprises:
a slewing bearing, rotatably arranged at a top of the support base;
a driving gear, engaged with gear teeth of the slewing bearing and mounted at the top of the support base; and
a third motor, drivingly connected to the driving gear and mounted below the support portion.

15. The chassis assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the lifting bracket further comprises:
two flank portions, fixedly connected to or integrally formed with the sleeve portion and located on two sides of the sleeve portion; and
two lifting lugs respectively fixedly connected to or integrally formed with the two flank portions and pivotally connected to one end of the lifting connecting rod assembly through the third connecting rod shaft.

16. The chassis assembly according to claim 15 , wherein the lifting power assembly further comprises:
a linear guide mechanism, arranged between the lifting bracket and the chassis and configured to guide the lifting bracket to rise or fall in a straight line.

17. The chassis assembly according to claim 16 , wherein the linear guide mechanism comprises:
two linear rails, respectively fixedly arranged on the two flank portions; and
two sets of linear sliders, both fixedly connected with the chassis and respectively in guiding fit with the two linear rails.

18. The chassis assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the power output unit comprises:
a second motor, fixedly connected to the chassis; and
a transmission gear train, arranged in the chassis;
wherein an input end of the transmission gear train is connected with a power output shaft of the second motor, and an output end of the transmission gear train is connected with the lead screw.

19. An automatic guided vehicle, comprising:
the chassis assembly according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Beijing Jingdong Qianshi Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Qiao Longlong
• Chen Ying

Classifications

• B66F7/0633

  Mechanical arrangements not covered by the following subgroups · CPC title

• B66F7/0608

  driven by screw or spindle · CPC title

• B66F9/063

  Automatically guided · CPC title

• B66F7/14

  screw operated · CPC title

• B60P3/00 Primary

  Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects (ambulances or other vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances A61G3/00; hearses A61G21/00; fire-fighting land vehicles A62C27/00; refuse-collecting vehicles B65F3/00, B65F7/00; snow-removing vehicles E01H; armoured or armed vehicles F41H7/00; self-propelled mine-clearing vehicles F41H11/16) · CPC title