Simulation and design of polydirectional conveying chain

 

 

ZHANG Zhiming1, CHEN Guojin2, CHEN Chang2

 

(1. Fangyuan Mechanical and Electrical Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Zhuji 311816, China;

 

2. School of Mechanical Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China)

 

 

Abstract: Aiming at the problems of noise, hard conveying of conveying chain in the three dimensional space, a new style of polydirectional conveying chain, which consisted of inner link, outer linker, sleeve, roller, pin, was designed. The chain elements were secured each other by inner link and outer link, so the links could not be moved between each other and the work noise was reduced. The transmission dynamics performance of the chain was researched and the force of each component and parts was analyzed on the mechanical system dynamics software ADAMS. The results could provide design reference for the chain. The results indicate that the new polydirectional conveying chain can realize any conveying route in the three dimensional space under complex operating conditions and the test results show that it has an excellent performance in the mechanical property.

 

Key words: polydirectional conveying chain; ADAMS; mechanical dynamics modeling; dynamics simulation