A size detection apparatus

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of size detection, in particular to a size detection equipment, which comprises a controller and a first size detection system; the first size detection system comprises a feeding mechanism, a positioning mechanism, a discharging mechanism and a size detection mechanism; the positioning mechanism comprises a first rotating assembly and at least three positioning assemblies; the controller is electrically connected with the first rotating assembly, and the controller is used for controlling the first rotating assembly to rotate at a preset angle as a rotating step; the controller controls the first rotating assembly to rotate at a preset angle as a rotating step, so that one positioning assembly is arranged in the working area of the feeding mechanism, the detection area of the size detection mechanism and the working area of the discharging mechanism respectively after the first rotating assembly drives the positioning assemblies to rotate, the feeding, size detection and discharging of workpieces are simultaneously realized, the size of the workpieces is rapidly detected, and the workpiece production efficiency is improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of size detection, in particular to a size detection device. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the prior art, the product to be detected has small size and multiple sizes to be detected. The existing detection methods are all completed by manual use of some measuring tools, resulting in low product detection efficiency and failure to achieve the required detection accuracy. Meanwhile, the measured result value fluctuates greatly, the measured result is unstable, resulting in that the qualified products are detected as unqualified products, and unnecessary production costs are increased.

[0003] Based on the shortcomings of the prior art, it is urgent to research a size detection device to solve the above problems. SUMMARY

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present application provides a size detection device. The feeding, size detection and discharging of the workpiece are simultaneously performed, so as to realize rapid detection of the size of the workpiece and improve the production efficiency of the workpiece.

[0005] The present application discloses a size detection device, comprising a controller and a first size detection system.

[0006] The first size detection system comprises a feeding mechanism, a positioning mechanism, a discharging mechanism and a size detection mechanism. The feeding mechanism, the size detection mechanism and the discharging mechanism are arranged around the positioning mechanism.

[0007] The positioning mechanism comprises a first rotating assembly and at least three positioning assemblies for positioning the workpiece.

[0008] The size detection mechanism is used for acquiring the size information of the workpiece on the positioning assembly in the detection area.

[0009] The controller is electrically connected with the first rotating assembly. The controller is used for controlling the first rotating assembly to rotate by a preset angle as a rotating step, so that after the positioning assembly is driven to rotate by the first rotating assembly, one positioning assembly is arranged in the working area of the feeding mechanism, the detection area of the size detection mechanism and the working area of the discharging mechanism, respectively.

[0010] Further, the size detection device further comprises a material distribution system.

[0011] The material distribution system comprises a first moving assembly, a first material collecting assembly and a second material collecting assembly. The first material collecting assembly is arranged above the second material collecting assembly. The first moving assembly is drivingly connected with the first material collecting assembly.

[0012] The controller is further configured to receive the size information and control the first moving assembly to drive the first material receiving assembly to reciprocate in a first direction based on the size information, so that the workpiece on the material feeding mechanism can enter a material feeding position of the first material receiving assembly or the second material receiving assembly.

[0013] Further, the material feeding mechanism is configured to place the workpiece on the positioning assembly, and the material feeding mechanism comprises a first driving assembly, a first connecting assembly and at least one material feeding assembly.

[0014] The at least one material feeding assembly is arranged on the first connecting assembly, the first driving assembly is drivingly connected with the first connecting assembly, and the first driving assembly is configured to drive the first connecting assembly to move, so that the at least one material feeding assembly reciprocates between a material taking position and a material feeding position.

[0015] Further, the number of the material feeding assemblies is two.

[0016] The two material feeding assemblies are arranged at two ends of the first connecting assembly respectively, and the material taking position and the material feeding position are arranged along the length direction of the first connecting assembly; when the first material feeding assembly rotates to the material taking position, the second material feeding assembly rotates to the material feeding position.

[0017] Further, the first size detection system further comprises a vibrating disc mechanism.

[0018] The vibrating disc mechanism has a workpiece vibrating outlet, and the workpiece vibrating outlet is in abutment with the material feeding mechanism.

[0019] Further, the material feeding mechanism further comprises a third driving assembly and a workpiece containing assembly, and the third driving assembly is drivingly connected with the workpiece containing assembly.

[0020] The workpiece containing assembly has a containing groove for containing the workpiece, and the third driving assembly is configured to drive the workpiece containing assembly to reciprocate in a second direction, so that the containing groove moves towards or away from the workpiece vibrating outlet; wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the direction of the workpiece vibrating outlet.

[0021] Further, the material feeding mechanism is configured to take down the workpiece placed on the positioning assembly and place the workpiece on the material distribution system; the material feeding mechanism comprises a second driving assembly, a second connecting assembly and at least one material feeding assembly.

[0022] The at least one blanking assembly is arranged on the second connecting assembly, the second driving assembly is drivingly connected with the second connecting assembly, and the second driving assembly is used to drive the second connecting assembly to move, so that the at least one blanking assembly reciprocates between the material receiving position and the blanking position.

[0023] Further, the first rotating assembly comprises a rotating disc and a cam divider.

[0024] The rotating disc is provided with at least three first mounting holes, and one positioning assembly is arranged in one first mounting hole.

[0025] The positioning assembly is arranged on one side of the rotating disc, and the cam divider is arranged on the other side of the rotating disc, the cam divider is drivingly connected with the rotating disc, and the cam divider is used to drive the rotating disc to rotate by a preset angle; wherein the preset angle changes with the number of the positioning assemblies.

[0026] Further, the size detection mechanism comprises a first picture acquisition assembly, a second moving assembly and a light emitting assembly for emitting light source to the workpiece.

[0027] The first picture acquisition assembly and the light emitting assembly are both arranged on the second moving assembly, the first picture acquisition assembly is arranged opposite to the light emitting assembly, and the second moving assembly drives the first picture acquisition assembly to move towards or away from the workpiece.

[0028] Further, the size detection device further comprises a second size detection system, and the first size detection system and the second size detection system are arranged in parallel.

[0029] The material distribution system further comprises a third moving assembly and a third material receiving assembly, the third material receiving assembly is arranged above the second material receiving assembly, the third moving assembly is drivingly connected with the third material receiving assembly, and the third moving assembly is used to drive the third material receiving assembly to reciprocate in a first direction.

[0030] The working area of the blanking mechanism of the first size detection system is provided with the blanking position of the second material receiving assembly or the first material receiving assembly, and the working area of the blanking mechanism of the second size detection system is provided with the blanking position of the third material receiving assembly or the first material receiving assembly.

[0031] The embodiment of the present application has the following beneficial effects:

[0032] The application realizes the feeding, size detection and discharging of the workpiece simultaneously, and further realizes the rapid detection of the size of the workpiece and improves the workpiece production efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0033] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or prior art description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings according to these drawings without any creative effort.

[0034] Figure 1 Structure diagram of the size detection device described in the present embodiment;

[0035] Figure 2 Structure diagram of the feeding mechanism and the positioning assembly connected in the present embodiment;

[0036] Figure 3 Structure diagram of the vibrating disc mechanism in the present embodiment;

[0037] Figure 4 Partial enlarged view of the feeding system, the discharging mechanism and the positioning assembly connected in the present embodiment;

[0038] Figure 5 Structure diagram of the positioning mechanism in the present embodiment;

[0039] Figure 6 Structure diagram of the positioning mechanism and the size detection mechanism connected in the present embodiment;

[0040] Figure 7 Structure diagram of the feeding system in the present embodiment;

[0041] Figure 8 Cross-sectional view of the workpiece and the positioning assembly connected in the present embodiment;

[0042] Figure 9 Top view of the workpiece in the present embodiment;

[0043] Figure 10 Front view of the workpiece in the present embodiment.

[0044] In the drawings, the reference signs correspond to:

[0045] 1-first size detection system; 2-portioning system; 3-workpiece; 4-second size detection system; 11-feeding mechanism; 12-positioning mechanism; 13-discharging mechanism; 14-size detection mechanism; 15-vibrating disc mechanism; 21-first receiving assembly; 22-second receiving assembly; 23-third receiving assembly; 24-first moving assembly; 25-third moving assembly; 111-first driving assembly; 112-first connecting assembly; 113-feeding assembly; 114-third driving assembly; 115-workpiece containing assembly; 116-first limiting assembly; 117-second limiting assembly; 121-first rotating assembly; 122-positioning assembly; 131-second driving assembly; 132-second connecting assembly; 133-discharging assembly; 141-first picture acquisition assembly; 142-second moving assembly; 143-light-emitting assembly; 151-workpiece vibrating outlet; 1151-containing groove; 1211-rotating disc; 1212-cam divider; 1213-first mounting hole. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0046] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0047] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second" and the like in the specification and claims of the present application and the above-described drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and do not necessarily indicate a specific order or a chronological sequence. It should be understood that the data thus used can be interchanged under appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of the present application described herein can be implemented in other than the order illustrated or described herein. In addition, the terms "include" and "have" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, for example, a process, method, system, product or device that includes a series of steps or units does not necessarily have to include only those steps or units clearly listed, but can include other steps or units not clearly listed or inherent to the process, method, product or device.

[0048] The prior art has the following disadvantages: the product size to be detected in the prior art is small, and the detection size is large; the existing detection method is completed by manual use of some measuring tools, resulting in low product detection efficiency and unable to achieve the required detection accuracy; at the same time, the measurement result value fluctuates greatly, the measurement result is unstable, resulting in that the qualified products are detected as unqualified products, increasing unnecessary production cost.

[0049] In view of the defects of the prior art, the feeding mechanism, the discharging mechanism and the size detection mechanism are arranged at intervals around the positioning mechanism, and the controller is used to control the first rotating assembly to rotate at a preset angle as a rotating step, so that after the first rotating assembly drives the positioning assembly to rotate, one positioning assembly is arranged in the working area of the feeding mechanism, the detection area of the size detection mechanism and the working area of the discharging mechanism, the feeding, size detection and discharging of the workpiece are simultaneously performed, and the size of the workpiece is quickly detected, and the workpiece production efficiency is improved.

[0050] Embodiment 1

[0051] Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figures 1-10 , the embodiment provides a size detection device, which comprises a controller and a first size detection system 1; the first size detection system 1 comprises a feeding mechanism 11, a positioning mechanism 12, a discharging mechanism 13 and a size detection mechanism 14; the feeding mechanism 11, the size detection mechanism 14 and the discharging mechanism 13 are arranged around the positioning mechanism 12; the positioning mechanism 12 comprises a first rotating assembly 121 and at least three positioning assemblies 122 for positioning the workpiece 3; the size detection mechanism 14 is used to acquire the size information of the workpiece 3 on the positioning assembly 122 in the detection area; the controller is electrically connected with the first rotating assembly 121, and the controller is used to control the first rotating assembly 121 to rotate at a preset angle as a rotating step, so that after the first rotating assembly 121 drives the positioning assembly 122 to rotate, one positioning assembly 122 is arranged in the working area of the feeding mechanism 11, the detection area of the size detection mechanism 14 and the working area of the discharging mechanism 13.

[0052] It should be noted that: in the embodiment, the feeding mechanism 11, the discharging mechanism 13 and the size detection mechanism 14 are arranged at intervals around the positioning mechanism 12, and the controller is used to control the first rotating assembly 121 to rotate at a preset angle as a rotating step, so that after the first rotating assembly 121 drives the positioning assembly 122 to rotate, one positioning assembly 122 is arranged in the working area of the feeding mechanism 11, the detection area of the size detection mechanism 14 and the working area of the discharging mechanism 13, the feeding, size detection and discharging of the workpiece 3 are simultaneously performed, and the size of the workpiece 3 is quickly detected, and the workpiece 3 production efficiency is improved.

[0053] It should also be noted that: referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 9 and the accompanying drawings, Figure 10 , the workpiece 3 to be detected has a size marked on the accompanying drawings, Figure 10 It can be seen that if the size of the workpiece 3 is measured manually, some measuring tools need to be used, the efficiency is slow, and the measurement result value fluctuates greatly; in the embodiment, the size of the workpiece 3 is detected by the size detection device, the detection efficiency is improved, and the accuracy of the measurement result is improved.

[0054] In some possible embodiments, the size detection device further comprises a material distribution system 2; the material distribution system 2 comprises a first moving assembly 24, a first material receiving assembly 21, and a second material receiving assembly 22; the first material receiving assembly 21 is arranged above the second material receiving assembly 22, and the first moving assembly 24 is drivingly connected with the first material receiving assembly 21; the controller is further configured to receive the size information and control the first moving assembly 24 to drive the first material receiving assembly 21 to reciprocate along a first direction, so that the workpiece 3 on the material discharging mechanism 13 can enter a discharging position of the first material receiving assembly 21 or the second material receiving assembly 22.

[0055] It should be noted that, according to the acquired size information, the controller can control the first moving assembly 24 to drive the first material receiving assembly 21 to reciprocate along the first direction, so that the workpiece 3 on the material discharging mechanism 13 can enter the discharging position corresponding to the first material receiving assembly 21 or the second material receiving assembly 22, thereby realizing automatic distinguishing and collecting of the workpiece 3 with a standard size and the workpiece 3 with a non-standard size, improving the quality of the workpiece 3, and further improving the production efficiency of the workpiece 3.

[0056] Specifically, the controller is electrically connected with the first moving assembly 24, and the controller can control the first moving assembly 24 to move according to the size information; the first material receiving assembly 21 is fixedly connected with the first moving assembly 24, and the first material receiving assembly 21 can drive the first moving assembly 24 to reciprocate along the first direction.

[0057] Further, the first moving assembly 24 is fixed on the second material receiving assembly 22, the first moving assembly 24 is a cylinder, and the first material receiving assembly 21 is fixed on the extending end of the cylinder at a certain inclination angle, so that the first material receiving assembly 21 can reciprocate along the first direction under the driving of the first moving assembly 24, thereby realizing falling of the workpiece 3 into the first material receiving assembly 21 or the second material receiving assembly 22; that is, the workpiece 3 on the material discharging mechanism 13 can enter the discharging position corresponding to the first material receiving assembly 21 or the second material receiving assembly 22, thereby realizing automatic distinguishing and collecting of the workpiece 3 with a standard size and the workpiece 3 with a non-standard size, improving the quality of the workpiece 3, and further improving the production efficiency of the workpiece.

[0058] In some possible embodiments, the feeding mechanism 11 is configured to place the workpiece 3 on the positioning assembly 122; the feeding mechanism 11 comprises a first driving assembly 111, a first connecting assembly 112, and at least one feeding assembly 113; the at least one feeding assembly 113 is arranged on the first connecting assembly 112, the first driving assembly 111 is drivingly connected with the first connecting assembly 112, and the first driving assembly 111 is configured to drive the first connecting assembly 112 to move, so that the at least one feeding assembly 113 reciprocates between a material taking position and a material feeding position.

[0059] It should be noted that: the working area of the feeding mechanism 11 includes a material taking working area and a feeding working area, a workpiece vibration outlet 151 is arranged in the material taking working area, and a positioning assembly 122 is arranged in the feeding working area; meanwhile, the material taking working area includes a material taking position, when the feeding assembly 113 of the feeding mechanism 11 is located at the material taking position of the material taking working area, the feeding assembly 113 can take the workpiece 3; when the feeding assembly 113 of the feeding mechanism 11 is located at the feeding position of the feeding working area, the feeding assembly 113 can place the workpiece 3 located on the feeding assembly 113 on the positioning assembly 122.

[0060] The working area of the discharging mechanism 13 includes a material collecting working area and a discharging working area, a positioning assembly 122 is arranged in the material collecting working area, and a first material collecting assembly 21 or a second material collecting assembly 22 is arranged in the discharging working area; when the discharging assembly 133 of the discharging mechanism 13 is located at the material collecting position of the material collecting working area, the discharging assembly 133 can grasp the workpiece 3 placed on the positioning assembly 122; when the discharging assembly 133 of the discharging mechanism 13 is located at the discharging position of the discharging working area, the discharging assembly 133 can place the workpiece 3 located thereon into the material distribution system 2.

[0061] Specifically, the feeding mechanism 11 further includes a supporting assembly, a fourth driving assembly and a position adjusting assembly; the supporting assembly is provided with oppositely arranged first and second supporting plates, and a through hole is formed in the first supporting plate; one end of the fourth driving assembly passes through the through hole and is detachably connected with the first driving assembly, and the fourth driving assembly can drive the first driving assembly to rotate; the second end of the fourth driving assembly is detachably connected with the position adjusting assembly, the position adjusting assembly is arranged on the second supporting plate, and the position adjusting assembly can move along the first direction and the second direction; the first driving assembly 111 can move along the third direction; wherein the third direction is arranged perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction.

[0062] Further, the first driving assembly 111 is a gas cylinder, the feeding assembly 113 is a clamping jaw, the fourth driving assembly can drive the first driving assembly 111 to rotate, the fixed end of the gas cylinder is connected with the rotating end of the fourth driving assembly, the extending end of the gas cylinder is fixedly connected with the first connecting assembly 112, and at least one feeding assembly 113 is fixedly arranged on the first connecting assembly 112; at least one feeding assembly 113 rotates along with the rotation of the first connecting assembly 112, so as to realize the material taking and feeding operations of at least one feeding assembly 113.

[0063] Specifically, the first connecting assembly 112 includes a connecting plate, and at least one feeding assembly 113 is detachably arranged on the connecting plate, and the extending end of the gas cylinder is fixedly connected with the connecting plate.

[0064] In some possible embodiments, the number of the feeding assemblies 113 is two; the two feeding assemblies 113 are respectively arranged at two ends of the first connecting assembly 112, and the taking position and the feeding position are arranged along the length direction of the first connecting assembly 112; when the first feeding assembly 113 rotates to the taking position, the second feeding assembly 113 rotates to the feeding position.

[0065] Specifically, the connecting position of the extending end of the air cylinder and the connecting plate is the first mounting point, and the two feeding assemblies 113 are symmetrically arranged on the connecting plate with the first mounting point as the symmetric center, which enables one of the two feeding assemblies 113 to perform the feeding process and the other to perform the taking process, that is, the feeding process and the taking process are simultaneously performed, which further improves the production efficiency of the workpieces 3 on the basis of the simultaneous feeding, size detection and discharging of the workpieces 3.

[0066] Specifically, the feeding mechanism 11 further comprises a first limiting assembly 116 and a second limiting assembly 117, both of which are arranged on the first supporting plate; when the first driving assembly 111 rotates to the first limit position, the first limiting assembly 116 abuts against the first driving assembly 111 to limit the first driving assembly 111 from continuing to rotate in the original rotating direction; when the first driving assembly 111 rotates to the second limit position, the second limiting assembly 117 abuts against the first driving assembly 111, and now the first driving assembly 111 continues to rotate in the original rotating direction; when the first driving assembly 111 rotates to the first limit position or the second limit position, the two feeding assemblies 113 rotate to the taking position and the feeding position respectively, which enables the feeding mechanism 11 to simultaneously perform the taking and feeding, further shortens the time for taking and feeding of the feeding mechanism 11, and further improves the production efficiency of the workpieces.

[0067] Further, the first supporting plate is provided with at least two first adjusting holes and at least two second adjusting holes; the first limiting assembly 116 is detachably arranged in one first adjusting hole, and the first limiting assembly 116 is detachably connected with different first adjusting holes to change the position of the first limiting assembly 116; the second limiting assembly 117 is detachably arranged in one second adjusting hole, and the second limiting assembly 117 is detachably connected with different second adjusting holes to change the position of the second limiting assembly 117; in this embodiment, the positions of the first limiting assembly 116 and the second limiting assembly 117 can be adjusted according to actual conditions, which enables the feeding mechanism 11 to match the positioning assembly 122 with different preset angles as the rotating step, and further improves the adaptability of the feeding mechanism 11 and the use precision of the size detection equipment.

[0068] Specifically, the number of the first adjusting holes is multiple, and the multiple first adjusting holes are uniformly distributed along the first direction and the second direction, so that the first limiting assembly 116 can adjust the installation position according to the required first limit position of the first driving assembly 111; the number of the second adjusting holes is multiple, and the multiple first adjusting holes are uniformly distributed along the first direction and the second direction, so that the first limiting assembly 116 can adjust the installation position according to the required second limit position of the first driving assembly 111; wherein the first limit position and the second limit position of the first driving assembly 111 are adjusted according to the position of the positioning assembly 122 after rotating by a preset angle as a step, so that the blanking assembly 113 can perform the feeding operation on one positioning assembly 122 when the first driving assembly 111 is in the first limit position or the second limit position. This makes it possible in the embodiment to not only adjust the position of the feeding assembly 113 by adjusting the first driving assembly 111, the fourth driving assembly and the position adjusting assembly, but also to adapt the positioning assembly 122 with different preset angles as the rotating step by adjusting the positions of the first limiting assembly 116 and the second limiting assembly 117, so as to gradually improve the precision of the feeding mechanism 11, make it better adapt to the positioning mechanism 12 with higher precision, improve the overall use precision of the size detection equipment, and further improve the precision of the workpiece size detection.

[0069] Specifically, the first limiting assembly 116 and the second limiting assembly 117 are both oil buffers, which can realize the buffering of the first driving assembly 111.

[0070] In other possible embodiments, the first support plate is provided with a first adjusting groove and a second adjusting groove, the arrangement direction of the first adjusting groove is the same as that of the second adjusting groove, and the arrangement direction of the first adjusting groove is arranged along the first direction or the second direction; the first limiting assembly 116 is arranged in the first adjusting groove and detachably connected with the first adjusting groove, and the first limiting assembly 116 is adjusted in the first adjusting groove; the second limiting assembly 117 is arranged in the second adjusting groove and detachably connected with the second adjusting groove, and the second limiting assembly 117 is adjusted in the second adjusting groove; the positioning assembly 122 with different preset angles as the rotating step is adapted by adjusting the positions of the first limiting assembly 116 in the first adjusting groove and the second limiting assembly 117 in the second adjusting groove, so as to gradually improve the precision of the feeding mechanism 11, make it better adapt to the positioning mechanism 12 with higher precision, improve the overall use precision of the size detection equipment, and further improve the precision of the workpiece size detection.

[0071] In other possible embodiments, the number of the feeding assemblies 113 is set according to actual conditions, which can ensure that the feeding assemblies 113 can adapt to different positioning mechanisms 12, and the actual number of the feeding assemblies 113 is not limited here.

[0072] Specifically, due to the different number of feeding assemblies 113, the shapes of the connecting plates are also different, and the connection positions of the feeding assemblies 113 and the connecting plates are set according to actual conditions, which are not limited here.

[0073] In some possible embodiments, the number of feeding assemblies 113 is three, the connection position of the extension end of the cylinder and the connecting plate is the first mounting point, the distances of the three feeding assemblies 113 from the first mounting point are equal, and the three feeding assemblies 113 can all perform feeding or taking operations, which further improves the efficiency of workpiece 3 detection.

[0074] In some possible embodiments, the number of feeding assemblies 113 is four, the connection position of the extension end of the cylinder and the connecting plate is the first mounting point, the distances of the four feeding assemblies 113 from the first mounting point are equal, and the four feeding assemblies 113 can all perform feeding or taking operations, which further improves the efficiency of workpiece 3 detection.

[0075] In some possible embodiments, the first size detection system 1 further comprises a vibrating disc mechanism 15; the vibrating disc mechanism 15 has a workpiece vibrating outlet 151 which is in butt joint with the feeding mechanism 11.

[0076] In some possible embodiments, the feeding mechanism 11 further comprises a third driving assembly 114 and a workpiece containing assembly 115, the third driving assembly 114 is in driving connection with the workpiece containing assembly 115; the workpiece containing assembly 115 has a containing groove 1151 for containing the workpiece 3, and the third driving assembly 114 is used to drive the workpiece containing assembly 115 to reciprocate along a second direction, so as to move the containing groove 1151 towards or away from the workpiece vibrating outlet 151; wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the direction of the workpiece vibrating outlet 151.

[0077] In some possible embodiments, the unloading mechanism 13 is used to take down the workpiece 3 placed on the positioning assembly 122 and place the workpiece 3 on the distribution system 2; the unloading mechanism 13 comprises a second driving assembly 131, a second connecting assembly 132 and at least one unloading assembly 133; the at least one unloading assembly 133 is arranged on the second connecting assembly 132, the second driving assembly 131 is in driving connection with the second connecting assembly 132, and the second driving assembly 131 is used to drive the second connecting assembly 132 to move, so as to make the at least one unloading assembly 133 reciprocate between a material collecting position and an unloading position.

[0078] Specifically, the feeding mechanism 11 and the unloading mechanism 13 have the same structure, so the specific structure of the unloading mechanism 13 will not be described.

[0079] In some possible embodiments, the first rotating assembly 121 includes a turntable 1211 and a cam divider 1212; the turntable 1211 is provided with at least three first mounting holes 1213, and a positioning assembly 122 is disposed in one of the first mounting holes 1213; the positioning assembly 122 is disposed on one side of the turntable 1211, and the cam divider 1212 is disposed on the other side of the turntable 1211. The cam divider 1212 is drivenly connected to the turntable 1211, and the cam divider 1212 is used to drive the turntable 1211 to rotate by a preset angle; wherein, the preset angle varies with the number of positioning assemblies 122.

[0080] Specifically, there are three positioning components 122, and the cam divider that rotates 120° each time is selected based on the three positioning components 122.

[0081] Specifically, there are multiple first mounting holes 1213, which are evenly spaced on the turntable 1211. By placing the positioning component 122 in different positions of the first mounting holes 1213, the angle between the feeding mechanism 11, the unloading mechanism 13, and the size detection mechanism 14 can be changed. This allows for the reasonable arrangement of the feeding mechanism 11, the unloading mechanism 13, and the size detection mechanism 14 according to the actual layout space of the factory, thereby saving layout space and adapting to different layout spaces. In other words, by simply changing the installation position of the positioning component 122, the overall equipment can be reasonably arranged, thereby improving the adaptability of the overall equipment.

[0082] like Figure 8 As shown, the positioning component 122 includes a connector and a positioning component. The first end of the connector is fixed on the turntable 1211, and the second end of the connector is provided with a positioning component. The connector and the positioning component are detachably connected. The workpiece 3 is sleeved on the positioning component, and one end of the workpiece 3 abuts against the connector, so as to achieve accurate positioning of the workpiece 3 and avoid tilting and reducing the size detection accuracy of the workpiece 3.

[0083] In some possible embodiments, the size detection mechanism 14 includes a first image acquisition component 141, a second moving component 142, and a light-emitting component 143 for emitting a light source to the workpiece 3; the first image acquisition component 141 and the light-emitting component 143 are both disposed on the second moving component 142, the first image acquisition component 141 and the light-emitting component 143 are disposed opposite to each other, and the second moving component 142 drives the first image acquisition component 141 to move toward or away from the workpiece 3.

[0084] Specifically, the light-emitting assembly 143 is arranged on one side of the workpiece 3 to be detected, the first picture acquisition assembly 141 is arranged on the other side of the workpiece 3 to be detected, and the light-emitting assembly 143 and the first picture acquisition assembly 141 are oppositely arranged, so that the light-emitting assembly 143 sufficiently illuminates the workpiece 3 to be detected, avoids the influence of external light sources on the workpiece 3 to be detected, and causes the deviation of the detected size of the workpiece 3, thereby causing the workpiece 3 determined to be qualified in size to be a workpiece 3 unqualified in size. It can be seen that the embodiment can further improve the detection accuracy of the workpiece 3 and improve the detection efficiency by arranging the light-emitting assembly 143.

[0085] Further, the size detection mechanism 14 further comprises a second picture acquisition assembly, the second picture acquisition assembly is arranged on the second moving assembly 142, and the second moving assembly 142 can drive the second picture acquisition assembly 141 to move towards or away from the workpiece 3; the second picture acquisition assembly is arranged above the positioning assembly 122, the position of the second picture acquisition assembly is adjusted by the second moving assembly 142, so that the second picture acquisition assembly can be moved to the top of the workpiece 3 to be detected, thereby obtaining the detected size information of the workpiece 3 from above. The controller obtains the detected size information obtained by the first picture acquisition assembly 141 and the second picture acquisition assembly, and determines the detected size of the workpiece 3 according to the detected size information. By arranging the first picture acquisition assembly 141 and the second picture acquisition assembly at different positions to obtain the detected size information of the workpiece 3, the size detection accuracy of the workpiece 3 can be further improved.

[0086] Specifically, the first picture acquisition assembly 141 and the second picture acquisition assembly are cameras.

[0087] In some possible embodiments, the size detection device further comprises a second size detection system 4, and the first size detection system 1 and the second size detection system 4 are arranged in parallel; the material distribution system 2 further comprises a third moving assembly 25 and a third material collection assembly 23, the third material collection assembly 23 is arranged above the second material collection assembly 22, the third moving assembly 25 is drivingly connected with the third material collection assembly 23, and the third moving assembly 25 is used to drive the third material collection assembly 23 to reciprocate along the first direction; the working area of the discharging mechanism 13 of the first size detection system 1 is provided with a discharging position of the second material collection assembly 22 or the first material collection assembly 21; the working area of the discharging mechanism of the second size detection system 4 is provided with a discharging position of the third material collection assembly 23 or the first material collection assembly 21.

[0088] Specifically, the first and third material receiving assemblies 21 and 23 are used to receive the workpieces 3 with qualified sizes, and the second material receiving assembly 22 is used to receive the workpieces 3 with unqualified sizes; or the first and third material receiving assemblies 21 and 23 are used to receive the workpieces 3 with unqualified sizes, and the second material receiving assembly 22 is used to receive the workpieces 3 with qualified sizes; the specific arrangement is set according to actual conditions, which is not limited herein.

[0089] Specifically, the first and second size detection systems 1 and 4 have the same structure, and the first and second size detection systems 1 and 4 are arranged in parallel to realize simultaneous size detection of multiple workpieces 3 by two groups of size detection systems, thereby further improving the production efficiency of the workpieces 3 on the basis of simultaneous feeding, size detection and discharging of the workpieces 3.

[0090] In some other possible embodiments, the size detection device further comprises at least one third size detection system having the same structure as the first size detection system 1, the first, second and at least one third size detection systems are connected in parallel, and the distribution system 2 is provided with a material receiving assembly and a moving assembly corresponding to the at least one third size detection system; by connecting the first, second and at least one third size detection systems in parallel, the number of simultaneously size-detected workpieces 3 is further increased, thereby further improving the production efficiency of the workpieces 3.

[0091] Specifically, the size detection device further comprises a third size detection system, the first, second and third size detection systems are connected in parallel, the distribution system 2 further comprises a fourth moving assembly and a fourth material receiving assembly, the fourth material receiving assembly is arranged above the second material receiving assembly 22, the fourth moving assembly is drivingly connected with the fourth material receiving assembly, and the fourth moving assembly is used to drive the fourth material receiving assembly to reciprocate along the first direction; the working area of the discharging mechanism of the third size detection system is provided with a discharging position of the fourth material receiving assembly or the second material receiving assembly 22; and the fourth material receiving assembly does not interfere with the first, second and third material receiving assemblies 21, 22 and 23 when reciprocating along the first direction.

[0092] It should be noted that the arrangement positions of the fourth moving assembly and the fourth material receiving assembly are set according to actual conditions, as long as they can receive materials of the third size detection system and do not interfere with the first, second and third material receiving assemblies 21, 22 and 23, and the specific arrangement positions are not limited herein.

[0093] The working process of the size detection device is as follows: the workpiece 3 is conveyed into the containing groove 1151 by the vibrating disc mechanism 15, the workpiece 3 placed in the containing groove 1151 is taken by the feeding mechanism 11, and the workpiece 3 is placed on the positioning assembly 122; the positioning assembly 122 is driven to rotate by the first rotating assembly 121, and the positioning assembly 122 is rotated to the detection area corresponding to the size detection mechanism 14, the size detection mechanism 14 detects the size of the workpiece 3, after the size detection is completed, the positioning assembly 122 is continuously driven to rotate by the first rotating assembly 121, and the positioning assembly 122 is rotated to the working area of the discharging mechanism 13, the workpiece 3 on the positioning assembly 122 is discharged and fed by the discharging mechanism 13, and the workpiece 3 on the discharging mechanism 13 falls into the first collecting assembly 21 or the second collecting assembly 22, and the detection of the workpiece 3 is completed; wherein, the above operation process takes the first size detection system 1 as an example, the size detection process of the second size detection system 4 is the same as above, and thus is not described in detail.

[0094] Although the present application has been described by preferred embodiments, the present application is not limited to the embodiments described herein, and various changes and variations are included without departing from the scope of the present application.

[0095] In this paper, the front, back, up, down and other orientation words are defined by the position of the parts in the drawing and the position of the parts relative to each other in the drawing, only to express the clarity and convenience of the technical scheme. It should be understood that the use of the orientation words should not limit the scope of the application claimed.

[0096] In the case of no conflict, the above embodiments and features in the embodiments can be combined with each other.

[0097] The above disclosure is only one preferred embodiment of the present application, and of course cannot limit the scope of the present application, so the equivalent changes made according to the claims of the present application still fall within the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A size detection apparatus characterized by comprising: The controller and the first size detection system (1) are included. The first size detection system (1) comprises a feeding mechanism (11), a positioning mechanism (12), a discharging mechanism (13) and a size detection mechanism (14); the feeding mechanism (11), the size detection mechanism (14) and the discharging mechanism (13) are arranged around the positioning mechanism (12); The positioning mechanism (12) comprises a first rotating assembly (121) and three positioning assemblies (122) for positioning the workpiece (3); The positioning assembly (122) comprises a connecting piece and a positioning piece, a first end of the connecting piece is fixed on a rotating disc (1211) of the first rotating assembly (121), a second end of the connecting piece is provided with the positioning piece, and the connecting piece and the positioning piece are detachably connected; the workpiece (3) is sleeved on the positioning piece, and one end of the workpiece (3) abuts against the connecting piece; The size detection mechanism (14) is used for acquiring size information of the workpiece (3) on the positioning assembly (122) in a detection area; The controller is electrically connected with the first rotating assembly (121), and is used for controlling the first rotating assembly (121) to rotate at a preset angle as a rotating step, so that after the first rotating assembly (121) drives the positioning assembly (122) to rotate, one positioning assembly (122) is arranged in a working area of the feeding mechanism (11), a detection area of the size detection mechanism (14) and a working area of the discharging mechanism (13) respectively; wherein the preset angle is 120°. The controller is also used for receiving the size information, and controlling the first moving assembly (24) to drive the first material collecting assembly (21) to reciprocate along a first direction based on the size information, so that the workpiece (3) on the discharging mechanism (13) can enter a discharging position of the first material collecting assembly (21) or the second material collecting assembly (22). The feeding mechanism (11) is used for placing the workpiece (3) on the positioning assembly (122), and the feeding mechanism (11) comprises a first driving assembly (111), a first connecting assembly (112) and at least one feeding assembly (113); 2. The size detecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein The at least one feeding assembly (113) is arranged on the first connecting assembly (112), the first driving assembly (111) is drivingly connected with the first connecting assembly (112), and the first driving assembly (111) is used for driving the first connecting assembly (112) to move, so that the at least one feeding assembly (113) reciprocates between a material taking position and a feeding position. The number of the feeding assemblies (113) is two.

3. The size detecting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein ​ Two said feeding assemblies (113) are respectively arranged at two ends of the first connecting assembly (112), and the taking position and the feeding position are arranged along the length direction of the first connecting assembly (112); when the first feeding assembly (113) rotates to the taking position, the second feeding assembly (113) rotates to the feeding position.

4. The size detecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein The first size detection system (1) further comprises a vibrating disc mechanism (15); The vibrating disc mechanism (15) has a workpiece vibrating outlet (151) which is in butt joint with the feeding mechanism (11).

5. The size detecting apparatus according to claim 4, wherein The feeding mechanism (11) further comprises a third driving assembly (114) and a workpiece containing assembly (115), and the third driving assembly (114) is in driving connection with the workpiece containing assembly (115); The workpiece containing assembly (115) has a containing groove (1151) for containing the workpiece (3), and the third driving assembly (114) is used for driving the workpiece containing assembly (115) to reciprocate in a second direction, so that the containing groove (1151) moves towards or away from the workpiece vibrating outlet (151); wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the direction of the workpiece vibrating outlet (151).

6. The size detecting apparatus according to claim 5, wherein The unloading mechanism (13) is used for taking down the workpiece (3) placed on the positioning assembly (122) and placing the workpiece (3) on the distribution system (2); the unloading mechanism (13) comprises a second driving assembly (131), a second connecting assembly (132) and at least one unloading assembly (133); The at least one unloading assembly (133) is arranged on the second connecting assembly (132), the second driving assembly (131) is in driving connection with the second connecting assembly (132), and the second driving assembly (131) is used for driving the second connecting assembly (132) to move, so that the at least one unloading assembly (133) reciprocates between the material collecting position and the unloading position.

7. The size detecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein The first rotating assembly (121) comprises a rotating disc (1211) and a cam divider (1212); The rotating disc (1211) is provided with at least three first mounting holes (1213), and one positioning assembly (122) is arranged in one first mounting hole (1213); The positioning assembly (122) is arranged on one side of the rotating disc (1211), and the cam divider (1212) is arranged on the other side of the rotating disc (1211), the cam divider (1212) is in driving connection with the rotating disc (1211), and the cam divider (1212) is used for driving the rotating disc (1211) to rotate by a preset angle; wherein the preset angle changes with the number of the positioning assemblies (122).

8. The size detection apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by The size detection mechanism (14) comprises a first picture acquisition assembly (141), a second moving assembly (142) and a light emitting assembly (143) for emitting light source to the workpiece (3); The first picture acquisition assembly (141) and the light-emitting assembly (143) are arranged on the second moving assembly (142), the first picture acquisition assembly (141) is arranged opposite to the light-emitting assembly (143), and the second moving assembly (142) drives the first picture acquisition assembly (141) to move towards or away from the workpiece (3).

9. The size detecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein A second size detection system (4) is further included, and the first size detection system (1) and the second size detection system (4) are arranged in parallel. The material distribution system (2) further comprises a third moving assembly (25) and a third material collecting assembly (23), the third material collecting assembly (23) is arranged above the second material collecting assembly (22), the third moving assembly (25) is drivingly connected with the third material collecting assembly (23), and the third moving assembly (25) is used for driving the third material collecting assembly (23) to reciprocate along a first direction. A discharging position of the second material collecting assembly (22) or the first material collecting assembly (21) is arranged in a working area of a discharging mechanism (13) of the first size detection system (1); and a discharging position of the third material collecting assembly (23) or the first material collecting assembly (21) is arranged in a working area of a discharging mechanism of the second size detection system (4).

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