A Go automated production system and production method

Abstract

The present invention discloses an automated production system and method for Go, and belongs to the technical field of Go manufacturing; the production system comprises an electric melting furnace and a material basin connected to the electric melting furnace, wherein an electric heating device is arranged in the electric melting furnace, and further comprises an up-and-down motion mechanism, a plunger rod, a turntable and a control system, wherein a material nozzle is arranged on the material basin, and an output end of the up-and-down motion mechanism is connected to the plunger rod, and the plunger rod is arranged directly above the material nozzle, and a turntable is arranged below the material nozzle, and the turntable is driven by a stepper motor; the present invention controls the plunger rod to extrude materials through the up-and-down motion mechanism, and controls the entire production system through the control system, so that the degree of automation is high, the production efficiency is improved, the size of Go pieces can be adjusted, and different production needs can be better met.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention discloses a Go automated production system and a production method, belonging to the technical field of Go manufacturing. Background Art

[0002] As we all know, Go originated in China. It is a strategic two-player chess game. It is also considered the most complex board game in the world. It occupies an important position in the world's chess and card games, especially loved by Southeast Asian countries. From ancient times to the present, Go has been constantly changing and innovating. In ancient times, there may be more adjustments to the rules of Go and the shapes of Go pieces. In modern times, with the advancement of science and technology and the improvement of productivity, people have the ability to improve and innovate the raw materials and preparation processes of chess pieces to meet modern people's requirements for the texture, practicality, aesthetics and commemorative nature of Go pieces.

[0003] The Chinese utility model patent application number CN201420153907.7 discloses a go forming machine, which uses a mechanical method to make go pieces, and the go pieces are uniform in size, with high production efficiency, uniform melting of materials, and low defective rate; it overcomes the problems of traditional go piece manufacturing still using manual methods, high labor intensity of operators, poor working environment, and low production efficiency. However, it controls the discharging and forming of go pieces through a disc cam, with low transmission accuracy, single go piece production specifications, inability to adjust the size of go pieces, and low automation, which makes the use value of the go forming machine low; and the entire device has a complex structure, and the material is discharged through a lifting device and a chain plate assembly, etc., which occupies a large space, has high requirements for the use site, and has too high production, use and maintenance costs. Summary of the invention

[0004] 1. Technical issues to be resolved

[0005] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve the problems of low transmission accuracy, inability to adjust the size of go pieces, low degree of automation and complex device structure of the existing go forming machine.

[0006] (II) Technical solution

[0007] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides a Go automated production system, including an electric melting furnace and a material basin connected to the electric melting furnace, wherein an electric heating device, such as a heating electrode or an electric heating rod, is arranged in the electric melting furnace; it also includes an up and down movement mechanism, a plunger rod, a turntable and a control system, wherein a material nozzle is arranged on the material basin, and the material nozzle is arranged at the bottom of the material basin, and the output end of the up and down movement mechanism is connected to the plunger rod to drive it to move up and down, and the plunger rod is arranged directly above the material nozzle, and the plunger rod cooperates with the material nozzle to extrude material, and a turntable is arranged below the material nozzle, and the material nozzle is aligned with the edge of the turntable, and the turntable is driven by a stepper motor; the control system includes a temperature sensor, an interaction module, an extrusion height control module, a total control module, a statistics module and a display module, the input end of the total control module is connected to a power supply, and the temperature sensor, the interaction module and the extrusion height control module are respectively connected to the total control module Electrical connection, the output end of the general control module is electrically connected to the input end of the electric heating device, the up and down movement mechanism, the stepper motor, the statistical module and the display module; the temperature sensor is used to detect the temperature of the molten raw material, the interactive module is used for human-computer interaction, such as input control and execution commands, such as controlling the start and stop of the entire mechanism; the extrusion height control module is used to control the extrusion height of the nozzle, and after inputting the height value, it controls the distance between the lower end of the plunger rod and the upper end of the nozzle before the plunger rod starts working to control the extrusion height of the nozzle, thereby obtaining go pieces of different sizes. The general control module is used to coordinate the control of various parts of the control system, and the statistical module is used to count the total startup time, the number of go pieces produced, the production capacity or production speed (in seconds / piece and pair / day) of the entire production system since it was put into use, and the most recent startup time and production capacity. The display module is used to display the above various system data and system buttons.

[0008] Furthermore, the control system also includes an alarm module, a temperature control module and a current control module. The temperature control module is used to set the upper limit and lower limit of the temperature, and the current control module is used to set the upper limit and lower limit of the output current. The alarm module, temperature control module and current control module are respectively electrically connected to the main control module. When the corresponding values ​​exceed the set values, an alarm message is issued to facilitate timely processing. The set values ​​of the temperature control module and the current control module are also displayed on the display module through the main control module, and the display module is displayed through a display screen.

[0009] Furthermore, the up-and-down movement mechanism includes a ball screw assembly and a servo motor, the ball screw assembly is driven by the servo motor in forward and reverse directions, the servo motor is electrically connected to the main control module, the ball screw structure is more adaptable to the heat energy transmitted from the material basin through the plunger rod, and the screw and nut structure can effectively reduce heat transfer. Cylinders, electric telescopic rods or hydraulic cylinders can also be used.

[0010] Furthermore, two rows of electric heating rods are arranged on the material basin, respectively arranged at the upper and lower parts of the material basin. The electric heating rods are electrically connected to the main control module. The electric heating rods arranged at the upper and lower parts of the material basin are used to keep the raw materials in the material basin warm and further heat them to prevent cooling.

[0011] Furthermore, the temperature sensor adopts a thermocouple, whose input end is placed in the material basin, and the measured discharge temperature data is the most accurate. It can also be placed at the discharge end of the electric melting furnace, and its output end is electrically connected to the main control module.

[0012] The present invention also provides a Go automated production method, which utilizes the above-mentioned Go automated production system for production, and comprises the following steps:

[0013] Step 1: Add the finished and fully mixed raw materials into the electric melting furnace;

[0014] Step 2: Setting the drip height through the extrusion height control module, specifically, controlling the up and down movement stroke of the up and down movement mechanism through the extrusion height control module, thereby controlling the extrusion distance between the lower end of the plunger rod and the upper end of the nozzle, so as to obtain the desired extrusion height;

[0015] Step 3: The main control module controls the electric heating device to heat and melt;

[0016] Step 4: After the temperature sensor detects that the molten raw material is heated to 850°C to 880°C, the general control module controls the up and down motion mechanism, the stepper motor and the statistical module to start working, and the up and down motion mechanism drives the plunger rod to move up and down to cooperate with the nozzle to extrude the material;

[0017] Step 5: After the stepper motor is started, it will rotate after a delay of 1.5 seconds. The molten raw material will drip into the turntable through the nozzle to form. When the nozzle dripping is completed, the turntable will rotate with the stepper motor to discharge the material.

[0018] (III) Beneficial effects

[0019] The above technical scheme of the present invention has the following advantages: the present invention drives the plunger rod and the nozzle to extrude and form materials through the up and down movement mechanism. The up and down movement mechanism is electrically connected and controlled by the main control module, and the transmission accuracy is high. The extrusion height control module can control the drip height, thereby controlling the size of the Go pieces produced. The Go pieces have various production specifications and can be flexibly adjusted in size. The control system controls the discharge temperature, extrusion height, start and stop of the electric heating device and the statistics of production data, thereby improving the degree of automation, production efficiency and the use value of the Go automated production system. The entire production system drives the plunger rod to extrude materials through the up and down movement mechanism, and discharges materials through a turntable, which fully simplifies and reduces the structure, occupies a small space, reduces the requirements for the use site, and has low production, use and maintenance costs.

[0020] In addition to the technical problems solved by the present invention, the technical features of the technical solutions constituted by the present invention, and the advantages brought about by the technical features of these technical solutions described above, other technical features of the present invention and the advantages brought about by these technical features will be further explained in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0022] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the production system of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the nozzle of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the control relationship of the present invention.

[0025] In the figure: 1-electric melting furnace, 2-material basin, 3-stepping motor, 4-up and down movement mechanism, 5-plunger rod, 6-turntable, 7-servo motor, 8-electric heating rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0027] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected" and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0028] In addition, in the description of the invention, unless otherwise specified, the terms "multiple", "multiple roots", "multiple groups" are used to mean two or more than two, and "several", "several roots", "several groups" are used to mean one or more than one. In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inside", "outside", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, which is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention. In addition, the terms "first", "second", and "third" are used only for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0029] like Figure 1-Figure 3 As shown: a Go automated production system, including an electric melting furnace 1 and a material basin 2 connected to the electric melting furnace 1, wherein the electric melting furnace 1 is provided with an electric heating device (not shown in the attached figure); it also includes an up-and-down motion mechanism 4, a plunger rod 5, a turntable 6 and a control system, wherein the material basin 2 is provided with a material nozzle, the output end of the up-and-down motion mechanism 4 is connected to the plunger rod 5, the plunger rod 5 is arranged directly above the material nozzle, a turntable 6 is arranged below the material nozzle, and the turntable 6 is driven by a stepper motor 3; the control system includes a temperature sensor, an interaction module, an extrusion height control module, a total control module, a statistics module and a display module, wherein the input end of the total control module is connected to a power supply, the temperature sensor, the interaction module and the extrusion height control module are electrically connected to the total control module respectively, and the output end of the total control module is electrically connected to the input end of the electric heating device, the up-and-down motion mechanism 4, the stepper motor 3, the statistics module and the display module. The control system also includes an alarm module, a temperature control module and a current control module, wherein the alarm module, the temperature control module and the current control module are electrically connected to the total control module respectively.

[0030] The up-and-down motion mechanism 4 includes a ball screw assembly and a servo motor 7. The ball screw assembly is driven forward and reversely by the servo motor 7. The servo motor 7 is electrically connected to the main control module. Two rows of electric heating rods 8 are provided on the material basin 2, which are respectively arranged at the upper and lower parts of the material basin 2. The electric heating rods 8 are electrically connected to the main control module. The temperature sensor adopts a thermocouple, whose input end is placed in the material basin 2, and whose output end is electrically connected to the main control module.

[0031] The method for producing go pieces by the above-mentioned go automated production system comprises the following steps:

[0032] Step 1: Add product raw materials into the electric melting furnace 1;

[0033] Step 2: Setting the drip height through the extrusion height control module;

[0034] Step 3: The main control module controls the electric heating device to heat and melt;

[0035] Step 4: After the temperature sensor detects that the molten raw material is heated to 850°C to 880°C, the general control module controls the up-and-down motion mechanism 4, the stepper motor 3 and the statistical module to start working, and the up-and-down motion mechanism 4 drives the plunger rod 5 to move up and down;

[0036] Step 5: After the stepper motor 3 is started, it rotates after a delay of 1.5 seconds, and the molten raw material drips into the turntable 6 through the nozzle to be formed, and the turntable 6 rotates with the stepper motor 3 to discharge the material.

[0037] The specific implementation modes of the present invention are described in detail above, but the present invention is not limited to the above implementation modes, and various changes can be made within the knowledge scope of ordinary technicians in this field without departing from the purpose of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automated production system for Go, comprising an electric melting furnace (1) and a material basin (2) connected to the electric melting furnace (1), wherein an electric heating device is provided in the electric melting furnace (1), characterized in that: The material basin (2) further comprises an up-and-down movement mechanism (4), a plunger rod (5), a turntable (6) and a control system. The material basin (2) is provided with a material nozzle. The output end of the up-and-down movement mechanism (4) is connected to the plunger rod (5). The plunger rod (5) is arranged directly above the material nozzle. A turntable (6) is arranged below the material nozzle. The turntable (6) is driven by a stepper motor (3). The control system comprises a temperature sensor, an interaction module, an extrusion height control module, a main control module, a statistics module and a display module. The input end of the main control module is connected to a power supply. The temperature sensor, the interaction module and the extrusion height control module are respectively electrically connected to the main control module. The output end of the main control module is electrically connected to the input ends of the electric heating device, the up-and-down movement mechanism (4), the stepper motor (3), the statistics module and the display module.

2. The automated Go production system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control system further comprises an alarm module, a temperature control module and a current control module, and the alarm module, the temperature control module and the current control module are electrically connected to the main control module respectively.

3. The automated Go production system according to claim 2, characterized in that: The up-and-down motion mechanism (4) comprises a ball screw assembly and a servo motor (7); the ball screw assembly is driven in forward and reverse rotation by the servo motor (7); and the servo motor (7) is electrically connected to the overall control module.

4. The automated Go production system according to claim 3, characterized in that: The material basin (2) is provided with two rows of electric heating rods (8), which are respectively arranged at the upper part and the lower part of the material basin (2); the electric heating rods (8) are electrically connected to the main control module.

5. The automated Go production system according to claim 4, characterized in that: The temperature sensor is a thermocouple, the input end of which is placed in the material basin (2), and the output end of which is electrically connected to the main control module.

6. A Go automated production method, characterized in that: The method of using the Go automated production system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 for production comprises the following steps: Step 1: Add product raw materials into the electric melting furnace (1); Step 2: Setting the drip height through the extrusion height control module; Step 3: The main control module controls the electric heating device to heat and melt; Step 4: After the temperature sensor detects that the molten raw material is heated to 850° C. to 880° C., the general control module controls the up-and-down motion mechanism (4), the stepper motor (3) and the statistical module to start working, and the up-and-down motion mechanism (4) drives the plunger rod (5) to move up and down; Step 5: After the stepper motor (3) is started, it rotates after a delay of 1.5 seconds, and the molten raw material drips into the turntable (6) through the nozzle to be formed, and the turntable (6) rotates with the stepper motor (3) to discharge the material.

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