Part quality inspection and marking equipment

By designing automated parts quality inspection and marking equipment, automatic parts quality inspection, marking and sorting are realized, solving the problems of low efficiency and high risk of mixing materials in existing technologies, and reducing manufacturing costs.

CN223877746UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-06MI KE LANG JING MI ZHU SU SU ZHOU YOU XIAN GONG SI
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520817564.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-04-27
Publication Date
2026-02-06
Estimated Expiration
2035-04-27

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Technical Problem

In current plastic parts production, the quality inspection process is done manually, which is inefficient, prone to material mixing, and lacks error prevention capabilities, resulting in high manufacturing costs.

Method used

Design a parts quality inspection and marking equipment, including a quality inspection mechanism, a marking structure and a feeding mechanism. The equipment automatically completes the quality inspection, marking and sorting of parts through a PLC control cabinet, and realizes automated operation by using an inspection camera, a marking machine and an electric gripper.

Benefits of technology

It improved quality inspection efficiency, reduced manual labor intensity and labor costs, reduced the risk of material mixing, and significantly reduced manufacturing costs.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a part quality inspection and marking device, which is characterized in that a quality inspection mechanism, a marking structure and a blanking mechanism are arranged on a machine table, the quality inspection mechanism comprises a tool linear module arranged on the machine table, a tool arranged on a tool linear module sliding table, and a mounting frame which stretches across the tool linear module and is mounted on the machine table; the detection camera is arranged on the mounting frame and is positioned above the tool; the marking structure comprises a supporting arm, a hand-cranking linear module and a marking machine, the supporting arm is arranged on the portion, on one side of the discharging mechanism, of the machine table and is higher than the tool, the hand-cranking linear module is arranged on one side of the supporting arm, and the marking machine is arranged on a sliding table of the hand-cranking linear module and located above the tool linear module. The discharging mechanism is arranged on the other side, away from the marking machine, of the tool linear module. The device has the beneficial effects that quality inspection judgment is automatically carried out on parts, non-defective parts are marked, the non-defective parts and defective parts are stored in a split-flow mode, the production process is simplified, the mistake proofing capacity is improved, and the labor intensity and the number of workers are reduced.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of assembly processing equipment, and specifically relates to a part quality inspection and marking equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] In order to achieve the purpose of reducing the weight of the vehicle body, realizing energy saving and emission reduction, and reducing production finished products, more and more plastic parts are used on the vehicle body in the automobile manufacturing industry. As the automobile market is becoming saturated and the competition is fierce, the cost control requirement for plastic parts is also more stringent. The existing plastic part processing enterprises generally adopt injection molding production and manual assembly to produce and assemble parts. The assembled part products need to be manually inspected to determine whether the product quality has defects, and the good parts are manually sorted out. Then, the good parts are put into a carving equipment for laser marking. Since the inspection process is manual work, the work efficiency is low, and there is a risk of mixing good parts and defective parts when manually taking them. In addition, the mistake-proofing capability is insufficient, which leads to high manufacturing cost of parts.

[0003] The skilled in the art hopes to provide a device that can complete the inspection and marking of parts and automatically sort out good and defective parts based on the prior art, so as to reduce the manufacturing cost of parts and improve economic benefits. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0004] The utility model aims at providing a part quality inspection and marking equipment to solve the problems in the background art.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides a part quality inspection and marking equipment, which comprises a machine table. The machine table is connected with a PLC control cabinet. The machine table is provided with a quality inspection mechanism, a marking structure, and a discharging mechanism. The quality inspection mechanism comprises a tool straight line module arranged on the machine table, a tool arranged on the sliding table of the tool straight line module, a mounting bracket installed on the machine table across the tool straight line module, and a detection camera arranged on the mounting bracket above the tool. The marking structure comprises a support arm, a hand-operated straight line module, and a marking machine. The support arm is arranged on the machine table on the side of the tool straight line module away from the discharging mechanism and has a height higher than that of the tool. The hand-operated straight line module is arranged on the side of the support arm. The marking machine is arranged on the sliding table of the hand-operated straight line module and above the tool straight line module. The discharging mechanism is arranged on the other side of the tool straight line module away from the marking machine and is used to take out and sort out the parts after marking. The PLC control cabinet is connected to control the work of the quality inspection mechanism, the marking structure, and the discharging mechanism.

[0006] Further, an auxiliary cylinder is arranged on the mounting bracket on the side of the detection camera. The cylinder body of the auxiliary cylinder is arranged on the mounting bracket in the vertical direction. The extension end of the auxiliary cylinder is arranged in the horizontal direction and is provided with a limiting claw.

[0007] Further, the tooling includes a top plate and a bottom plate, the top plate and the bottom plate are fixedly connected through a connecting rod, the top plate is provided with a part embedding groove, the part embedding groove is provided with a clamping jaw groove on both sides, and a probe sensor is installed on the bottom plate and abuts against the bottom of the part embedding groove through a through hole penetrating the top plate.

[0008] Further, the top plate is provided with a handle on both sides.

[0009] Further, the blanking mechanism includes a support arm, a first linear module, a second linear module and a third linear module, the first linear module is arranged on the support arm and the length direction is perpendicular to the length direction of the tooling linear module, the second linear module is arranged on the sliding table of the first linear module in the vertical direction, the third linear module is horizontally arranged on the sliding table of the second linear module, and the third linear module is parallel to the tooling linear module, and a material taking clamping jaw is arranged on the sliding table of the third linear module, which is used to take down the parts on the tooling and separate them.

[0010] Further, the material taking clamping jaw is an electric clamping jaw.

[0011] Further, the blanking mechanism further includes a conveying belt located below the second linear module and in the same length direction as the first linear module, and the good parts grabbed by the material taking clamping jaw are placed on the conveying belt.

[0012] Further, the output end side of the conveying belt is provided with a pushing mechanism for moving the parts out of the conveying belt.

[0013] Preferably, the pushing mechanism includes a conveying sensor and a pushing top rod, the pushing top rod includes two electric top rods arranged on one side of the conveying belt in the length direction of the conveying belt and higher than the conveying surface of the conveying belt, the two electric top rods are arranged in parallel, the telescopic ends are arranged towards the conveying belt, and a push plate is arranged on the telescopic ends of the two electric top rods for pushing the parts on the conveying belt off the conveying belt.

[0014] Preferably, the other side of the conveying belt opposite to the push plate is provided with a good part box, the top surface of the good part box is flush with the conveying surface of the conveying belt and closely arranged against the conveying belt.

[0015] Further, the blanking mechanism further includes a defective product recycling bin, the defective product recycling bin includes a recycling hopper, a connecting pipe and a recycling box, the recycling hopper is located on the top of the machine table on one side of the conveying belt, the bottom of the recycling hopper is communicated with the recycling box arranged inside the machine table through the connecting pipe penetrating the top surface of the machine table, the defective parts grabbed by the material taking clamping jaw are put into the recycling hopper, and the defective parts automatically slide along the connecting pipe to the recycling box.

[0016] Furthermore, the machine is equipped with a protective cover, which is equipped with a camera display screen and a touch screen connected to the PLC control cabinet; the machine is equipped with a two-hand start button; the top of the protective cover is equipped with an audible and visual alarm, which is operated by both hands simultaneously to start the device for parts quality inspection, marking, and sorting operations; the audible and visual alarm is used to issue an audible and visual alarm signal when the device malfunctions.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are: after the staff puts the parts into the tooling and starts the device, the quality inspection agency automatically completes the image acquisition of the parts for quality inspection and determines whether the parts are good or defective. Then, the good parts are marked, and the good and defective parts are separated and stored by the unloading mechanism. This simplifies the production process, improves the error prevention capability, reduces the labor intensity and number of personnel, significantly reduces labor costs, and makes the products more competitive. Attached Figure Description

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall design of this utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the overall rear view of this utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the overall quality inspection agency in this utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the tooling structure in this utility model;

[0022] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the overall marking structure in this utility model;

[0023] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the defective product recycling bin in this utility model;

[0024] Figure 7 This is a bottom view of the tooling linear module in this utility model;

[0025] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the overall feeding mechanism in this utility model;

[0026] Figure 9 This is a detailed schematic diagram of the feeding mechanism in this utility model;

[0027] Figure 10 This is a partial schematic diagram of the feeding mechanism in this utility model;

[0028] Figure 11 This is a top view of part of the structure of this utility model;

[0029] Figure 12 This is a side view of the feeding mechanism in this utility model.

[0030] In the diagram: 1. Machine base; 2. Quality inspection mechanism; 21. Tooling linear module; 22. Tooling; 221. Part slot; 222. Claw slot; 223. Top plate; 224. Bottom plate; 225. Handle; 23. Inspection camera; 24. Mounting bracket; 25. Auxiliary cylinder; 26. Limiting claw; 3. Marking structure; 31. Marking machine; 32. Support arm; 33. Hand-cranked linear module; 4. Unloading mechanism; 1. First linear module; 42. Second linear module; 43. Third linear module; 44. Picking claw; 45. Conveyor belt; 46. Pushing mechanism; 461. Pushing rod; 462. Push plate; 47. Good product bin; 48. Defective product recycling bin; 481. Recycling hopper; 482. Connecting pipe; 483. Recycling box; 5. Protective cover box; 6. Camera display screen; 7. Touch screen; 8. Audible and visual alarm. Detailed Implementation

[0031] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0032] Example 1

[0033] like Figures 1 to 12 As shown, a parts quality inspection and marking device includes a machine base 1 connected to a PLC control cabinet. The machine base 1 is equipped with a quality inspection mechanism 2, a marking structure 3, and a feeding mechanism 4. The quality inspection mechanism 2 includes a tooling linear module 21 mounted on the machine base 1, a tooling 22 mounted on the slide of the tooling linear module 21, a mounting frame 24 spanning the tooling linear module 21 and mounted on the machine base 1, and an inspection camera 24 mounted on the mounting frame 24 and located above the tooling 22. The marking structure 3 includes a marking machine 31 and a support arm 32. The hand-cranked linear module 33 and the support arm 32 are set on the machine base 1 on the side of the tooling linear module 21 away from the unloading mechanism 4 and are higher than the tooling. The hand-cranked linear module 33 is set on one side of the support arm 32. The marking machine 31 is set on the slide of the hand-cranked linear module 33 and is located above the tooling linear module 21. The unloading mechanism 4 is set on the other side of the tooling linear module 21 away from the marking machine 31. It is used to take out and distribute the parts that have completed the marking operation. The PLC control cabinet is connected to control the operation of the quality inspection mechanism 2, the marking structure 3, and the unloading mechanism 4.

[0034] The mounting frame 24 on the side of the detection camera 24 is provided with an auxiliary cylinder 25, the cylinder body of the auxiliary cylinder 25 is arranged on the mounting frame 24 in the vertical direction, the telescopic end of the auxiliary cylinder 25 is arranged in the horizontal direction and below and is provided with a limiting claw 26, after the worker manually puts the parts to be detected, the limiting claw 26 is pressed tightly to the parts under the driving of the telescopic end of the auxiliary cylinder 25, and the preparation work for the video detection of the detection camera 24 is completed.

[0035] The PLC control cabinet is connected and automatically controls the quality inspection mechanism 2, the marking structure 3 and the blanking mechanism 4, simplifies the production process, improves the mistake-proofing capability, reduces the labor intensity and the number of personnel, and significantly reduces the labor cost.

[0036] The tooling 22 is provided with a part embedding groove 221, the part embedding groove 221 is provided with a claw groove 222 on both sides, and the probe sensor is arranged at the bottom of the part embedding groove 221. The part embedding groove 221 can help the worker to quickly and accurately place the parts, and the claw groove 222 can facilitate the blanking mechanism 4 to grasp the parts.

[0037] The tooling 22 includes a top plate 223 and a bottom plate 224, the top plate 223 and the bottom plate 224 are fixedly connected through a connecting rod, the part embedding groove 221 is arranged on the top plate 223, the claw groove 222 is located on both sides of the part embedding groove 221, and the probe sensor is installed on the bottom plate 224 and arranged at the bottom of the part embedding groove 221 through a through hole penetrating the top plate 223.

[0038] Grips 225 are arranged on both sides of the top plate 223, which facilitates the worker to grasp when replacing the tooling.

[0039] The blanking mechanism 4 includes a supporting arm, a first linear module 41, a second linear module 42 and a third linear module 43. The first linear module 41 is arranged on the supporting arm and the length direction thereof is perpendicular to the length direction of the tooling linear module 21. The second linear module 42 is arranged on the slide table of the first linear module 41 in the vertical direction. The third linear module 43 is horizontally arranged on the slide table of the second linear module 42 and is parallel to the tooling linear module 21. A material taking claw 44 is arranged on the slide table of the third linear module 43, which is used to take down the parts on the tooling 22 and separate the parts.

[0040] The material taking claw 44 is an electric claw.

[0041] The blanking mechanism 4 further includes a conveying belt 45 below the second linear module 42, and the good parts grasped by the material taking claw 44 are placed on the conveying belt 45.

[0042] A material pushing mechanism 46 is arranged on one side of the output end of the conveying belt 45, which is used to move the parts out of the conveying belt 45.

[0043] The pushing mechanism 46 comprises a conveying sensor and a pushing top rod 461, the pushing top rod 461 comprises two electric top rods arranged on one side of the conveying belt 45 along the length direction of the conveying belt 45 and higher than the conveying surface of the conveying belt 45, the two electric top rods are arranged in parallel, the telescopic ends are arranged towards the conveying belt 45, and a pushing plate 462 is arranged on the telescopic ends of the two electric top rods, used for pushing the parts on the conveying belt 45 off the conveying belt 45.

[0044] The conveying sensor is electrically connected with the PLC control cabinet, when a certain number of parts are continuously placed on the conveying belt 45, the PLC control cabinet controls the pushing top rod 461 to work, and the parts are pushed off the conveying belt 45.

[0045] The other side of the conveying belt 45 opposite to the pushing plate 462 is provided with a good product box 47, the top surface of the good product box 47 is flush with the conveying surface of the conveying belt 45 and is arranged close to the conveying belt 45, and the pushing top rod 461 pushes the parts on the conveying belt 45 onto the good product box 47.

[0046] The discharging mechanism 4 further comprises a defective product recycling bin 48, the defective product recycling bin 48 comprises a recycling hopper 481, a connecting pipe 482 and a recycling box 483; the recycling hopper 481 is located on the top of the machine table 1 on one side of the conveying belt 45, the bottom of the recycling hopper 481 is connected with the recycling box 483 arranged in the interior of the machine table 1 through the connecting pipe 482 penetrating the top surface of the machine table 1, the defective parts grabbed by the taking clamp 44 are put into the recycling hopper 481, and the defective parts automatically slide along the connecting pipe 482 to the recycling box 483.

[0047] The machine table 1 is provided with a protective cover box 5, the protective cover box 5 is provided with a camera display screen 6 and a touch screen 7 connected with the PLC control cabinet.

[0048] The machine table 1 is provided with a double-hand starting button, the double-hand starting button is used for starting the device to perform part quality inspection, marking and shunting operation, and is used for preventing mistakes, thereby improving the use safety of the device.

[0049] The protective cover box 5 is provided with an audible and visual alarm 8 on the top, used for emitting an audible and visual alarm signal when the device fails.

[0050] Working process: the worker puts the part to be detected into the part embedding groove 221 on the tool 22, starts the device, the extension end of the auxiliary cylinder 25 drives the limiting clamping jaw 26 to press the part downward, the probe sensor cooperates with the limiting clamping jaw 26 to complete the quality detection of the lower surface of the part, and the preparation work of the video detection of the detection camera 24 is done, the extension end of the auxiliary cylinder 25 drives the limiting clamping jaw 26 to reset, the detection camera 24 takes a photo of the upper surface of the part and displays it on the camera display screen 6, the qualified part, the sliding table of the tool linear module 21 drives the tool 22 to move to the direction of the internal marking structure 3 of the utility model, after moving to the position below the marking machine 31, the laser marking is completed by the marking machine 31, then the taking material clamping jaw 44 of the discharging mechanism 4 grabs the part and places it on the conveying belt 45 to be conveyed to the good product hopper 47, the part is ejected from the conveying belt 45 to the good product hopper 47 by the pushing mechanism 46, the unqualified part, after moving to the position below the marking machine 31, the marking machine 31 does not act, the taking material clamping jaw 44 of the discharging mechanism 4 grabs the part and puts it into the recycling hopper 481, the part automatically slides along the connecting pipe 482 to the recycling box 483.

[0051] Although the embodiments of the utility model have been shown and described, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, replacements and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirits of the utility model, the scope of the utility model is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A part quality inspection and marking device, comprising a machine table, the machine table being connected with a PLC control cabinet, characterized in that: The machine table is provided with a quality inspection mechanism, a marking structure and a discharging mechanism. The quality inspection mechanism comprises a tool straight line module arranged on the machine table, a tool arranged on the sliding table of the tool straight line module, a mounting frame horizontally arranged on the machine table and crossing the tool straight line module, and a detection camera arranged on the mounting frame and above the tool. The marking structure comprises a supporting arm, a hand-operated straight line module and a marking machine. The supporting arm is arranged on the machine table at the side of the tool straight line module away from the discharging mechanism and is higher than the tool. The hand-operated straight line module is arranged at the side of the supporting arm. The marking machine is arranged on the sliding table of the hand-operated straight line module and above the tool straight line module. The discharging mechanism is arranged at the other side of the tool straight line module away from the marking machine and is used for taking out and distributing the parts after marking. A PLC control cabinet is connected to control the quality inspection mechanism, the marking structure and the discharging mechanism.

2. The part inspection and marking apparatus of claim 1, wherein: An auxiliary cylinder is arranged on the mounting frame at the side of the detection camera. The cylinder body of the auxiliary cylinder is arranged on the mounting frame in the vertical direction. The extension end of the auxiliary cylinder is arranged in the horizontal direction and is provided with a limiting claw.

3. The part inspection and marking apparatus of claim 1, wherein: The tool comprises a top plate and a bottom plate. The top plate and the bottom plate are fixedly connected through a connecting rod. A part embedding groove is arranged on the top plate. Clamping groove is arranged on both sides of the part embedding groove. A probe sensor is arranged on the bottom plate and abuts against the bottom of the part embedding groove through a through hole penetrating the top plate.

4. The part inspection and marking apparatus of claim 1, wherein: The discharging mechanism comprises a supporting arm, a first straight line module, a second straight line module and a third straight line module. The first straight line module is arranged on the supporting arm and is perpendicular to the length direction of the tool straight line module. The second straight line module is arranged on the sliding table of the first straight line module in the vertical direction. The third straight line module is horizontally arranged on the sliding table of the second straight line module and is parallel to the tool straight line module. A sliding table is arranged on the third straight line module and is provided with a material taking claw.

5. The part inspection and marking apparatus of claim 4, wherein: The material taking claw is an electric claw. The discharging mechanism further comprises a conveying belt arranged below the second straight line module and parallel to the length direction of the first straight line module. The good parts grabbed by the material taking claw are placed on the conveying belt.

6. The part inspection and marking apparatus of claim 5, wherein: A pushing mechanism is arranged on one side of the output end of the conveying belt and is used for moving the parts out of the conveying belt.

7. The part inspection and marking apparatus of claim 6, wherein: The pushing mechanism comprises a conveying sensor and a pushing top rod. The pushing top rod comprises two electric top rods arranged on one side of the conveying belt and higher than the conveying surface of the conveying belt. The two electric top rods are arranged in parallel. The extension ends of the two electric top rods are arranged towards the conveying belt. A pushing plate is arranged on the extension end of the two electric top rods.

8. The part inspection and marking apparatus of claim 7, wherein: A good part box is arranged on the other side of the conveying belt opposite to the pushing plate. The top surface of the good part box is flush with the conveying surface of the conveying belt and is arranged close to the conveying belt.

9. The part inspection and marking apparatus of claim 1, wherein: The machine table is further provided with a protective cover box. A camera display screen and a touch screen connected to the PLC control cabinet are arranged on the protective cover box. A double-hand starting button is arranged on the machine table. An audible and visual alarm is arranged on the top of the protective cover box.

10. The part inspection and marking apparatus of any of claims 1 to 9, wherein: ​