Adaptive material handling mechanism

Abstract

The present invention provides an adaptive material sorting mechanism, including a control device, a connecting device and a material sorting device, wherein the connecting device is used to connect the control device and the material sorting device to transmit the power generated by the control device; the material sorting device includes a material platform, an adaptive material sorting component and a push rod device; the material platform is used to carry materials; the adaptive material sorting component is connected to the push rod device to sort the materials on the material platform under the drive of the push rod device. The adaptive material sorting mechanism of the present invention can unfold and shape flexible irregular materials such as aquatic products into a shape suitable for packaging, facilitate the sorting of flexible irregular materials, effectively reduce the material sorting cost of flexible irregular materials, and can be applied to a fully automatic production line to realize fully automatic material sorting and packaging of flexible irregular materials.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to an adaptive material sorting mechanism and belongs to the field of automatic control. Background Art

[0002] As a part of the existing automated production line, the material sorting mechanism can be placed in the production line, connected with the upper and lower processes, and ensure the continuous operation of the automated production line. Specifically, the existing automated production line controls the servo motor to perfectly connect the packaging mechanism with the material sorting mechanism. The material sorting mechanism sorts the materials sent from the previous process, arranges them in order, and then sends the sorted materials to the packaging mechanism or other mechanisms for processing.

[0003] At present, the most common ones on the market are food packaging sorting lines, which are mainly used for sorting small solid and regularly shaped materials such as chocolate, biscuits, cakes, and candies. That is, the materials come out from the outlet of the production line and enter the sorting mechanism to be separated and sorted into material lines and arranged in sequence, and are continuously fed and packaged under the action of guided conveying.

[0004] In fact, as the living standards of the Chinese people gradually improve, aquatic products appear on the dining table more and more frequently. Due to geographical restrictions, fresh aquatic products are not available at any time in many areas; therefore, most aquatic products are frozen and packaged at the place of production and then transported to the demand areas, which has spawned a huge aquatic product packaging market.

[0005] However, most aquatic products are soft-bodied animals with irregular shapes. Therefore, in order to facilitate the packaging of soft-bodied materials such as aquatic products, they need to be arranged into a uniform shape, i.e., shaped, to achieve fully automatic packaging of soft-bodied materials such as aquatic products. In fact, since the existing material sorting mechanism cannot sort aquatic products well, the prior art usually uses manual methods to sort and shape aquatic products before entering the packaging process. Although this manual material sorting method can solve the problem of material sorting and shaping before automatic packaging of aquatic products to a certain extent, it requires a large number of operators, belongs to semi-automatic production, and is costly, and therefore seriously restricts the rapid development of the aquatic products industry.

[0006] In view of this, it is necessary to provide a material sorting and shaping mechanism for flexible materials to solve the above problems. Summary of the invention

[0007] The purpose of the present invention is to provide an adaptive material sorting mechanism to sort flexible irregular materials such as aquatic products into a uniform shape, connect to a packaging production line, and realize fully automated production of flexible irregular materials.

[0008] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose of the invention, the present invention provides an adaptive material sorting mechanism, including a control device, a connecting device and a material sorting device, wherein the connecting device is used to connect the control device and the material sorting device to transmit the power generated by the control device; the material sorting device includes a material platform, an adaptive material sorting component and a push rod device; the material platform is used to carry materials; the adaptive material sorting component is connected to the push rod device to sort the materials on the material platform under the drive of the push rod device.

[0009] As a further improvement of the present invention, the adaptive material handling component is a flexible adaptive material handling component made of flexible material.

[0010] As a further improvement of the present invention, the push rod device includes a base fixedly connected to the material platform, a cylinder located on one side of the base, and a push rod located below the base, and one end of the adaptive material sorting component away from the material platform is fixedly connected to the push rod.

[0011] As a further improvement of the present invention, the cylinder includes a cylinder barrel, air nozzles arranged at both ends of the cylinder barrel, and a piston rod accommodated in the cylinder barrel and capable of moving back and forth in the cylinder barrel. The push rod is arranged parallel to the piston rod, and the push rod device also includes a connecting piece fixedly connecting the push rod and the piston rod, so as to drive the push rod and the adaptive material sorting component to move toward / away from the material platform when the piston rod moves back and forth along the cylinder barrel.

[0012] As a further improvement of the present invention, the material platform includes a material sorting tray and a backing plate, the backing plate cooperates with the material sorting tray and forms evenly distributed shaping grooves on the material sorting tray, and the material is accommodated in the shaping grooves.

[0013] As a further improvement of the present invention, the push rod device also includes a cover plate arranged between the base and the material platform, the cover plate is fixedly connected to the base and is located above the shaping groove.

[0014] As a further improvement of the present invention, the connecting device includes a base plate, a first synchronous wheel and a second synchronous wheel installed on the base plate, and a synchronous belt connecting the first synchronous wheel and the second synchronous wheel. The material platform is coaxially installed on the second synchronous wheel to drive the material platform to rotate when the second synchronous wheel rotates.

[0015] As a further improvement of the present invention, the connecting device further comprises a synchronous belt tensioning frame arranged on the base plate, and the synchronous belt tensioning frame is arranged between the first synchronous wheel and the second synchronous wheel to tension the synchronous belt.

[0016] As a further improvement of the present invention, the control device includes an integrated drive control module and a solenoid valve, the solenoid valve is electrically connected to the integrated drive control module and the push rod device respectively, and the integrated drive control module controls the movement of the push rod device through the solenoid valve.

[0017] As a further improvement of the present invention, the integrated drive control module includes a motor and a drive controller, and the motor shaft of the motor passes through the connecting device to be directly / indirectly connected to the material sorting device.

[0018] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the adaptive material sorting mechanism of the present invention, by providing an adaptive material sorting component and a push rod device corresponding to the adaptive material sorting component, enables the adaptive material sorting mechanism of the present invention to unfold and shape flexible irregular materials such as aquatic products into a shape suitable for packaging, facilitates the sorting of flexible irregular materials, effectively reduces the material sorting cost of flexible irregular materials, and can be applied to a fully automatic production line to realize fully automatic material sorting and packaging of flexible irregular materials. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the adaptive material sorting mechanism of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the adaptive material sorting mechanism from another angle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clear, the present invention is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0022] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the present invention discloses an adaptive material sorting mechanism 100, comprising a control device 1, a connecting device 2 and a material sorting device 3. The control device 1 is used to control the normal operation of the adaptive material sorting mechanism 100; the connecting device 2 is used to carry and connect the control device 1 and the material sorting device 3, and transmit the power generated by the control device 1. The control device 1 is directly / indirectly connected to the material sorting device 3, so as to control the adaptive material sorting member 32 to shape the flexible irregular material into a uniform shape.

[0023] The control device 1 includes an integrated drive control module 11 and a solenoid valve (not shown). The integrated drive control module 11 is arranged on one side of the connecting device 2, and the integrated drive control module 11 includes a drive controller 111 and a motor 112; specifically, in the present invention, the drive controller 111 is electrically connected to the motor 112, and the motor 112 operates under the control of the drive controller 111. Preferably, in the present invention, the motor 112 is located above the drive controller 111, and the motor shaft (not shown) of the motor 112 passes through the connecting device 2 to be directly / indirectly connected to the material handling device 3.

[0024] One end of the solenoid valve is electrically connected to the integrated drive control module 11; the other end is electrically connected to the material sorting device 3. Specifically, in the present invention, the solenoid valve is electrically connected to the drive controller 111, and the solenoid valve can be driven by the drive controller 111 to further control the operation of the material sorting device 3.

[0025] The connecting device 2 includes a base plate 21 , a first synchronous wheel 22 and a second synchronous wheel 23 mounted on the base plate 21 , and a synchronous belt 24 connecting the first synchronous wheel 22 and the second synchronous wheel 23 .

[0026] Specifically, the first synchronous wheel 22 is arranged at one end of the substrate 21, the integrated drive control module 11 is arranged on the side of the substrate 21 opposite to the first synchronous wheel 22, and the motor shaft of the motor 112 passes through the substrate 21 and is connected to the first synchronous wheel 22 to drive the first synchronous wheel 22 to rotate; the second synchronous wheel 23 is arranged on the substrate 21 at an interval with the first synchronous wheel 22, and further, the first synchronous wheel 22 and the second synchronous wheel 23 are connected by the synchronous belt 24.

[0027] In the present invention, a synchronous belt tensioning frame 25 is further provided between the first synchronous wheel 22 and the second synchronous wheel 23. The synchronous belt tensioning frame 25 is fixedly mounted on the base plate 21 to tension the synchronous belt 24. With such a configuration, when the synchronous belt 24 transmits power, it can be ensured that the synchronous belt 24 always remains in a tensioned state, thereby realizing efficient and stable transmission between the first synchronous wheel 22 and the second synchronous wheel 23.

[0028] The material sorting device 3 includes a material platform 31, an adaptive material sorting member 32 and a push rod device 33. The material platform 31 is used to carry materials, and the material platform 31 is coaxially installed on the second synchronous wheel 23 to rotate under the drive of the second synchronous wheel 23. Further, the material platform 31 includes a material sorting tray 311 and a support plate 312; the support plate 312 cooperates with the material sorting tray 311 and forms uniformly distributed shaping grooves 313 on the material sorting tray 311, and the materials are contained in the shaping grooves 313.

[0029] Specifically, the shaping groove 313 is used to receive the material from the previous process, and rotate the material to the position of the adaptive material sorting component 32 and the push rod device 33, and then cooperate with the adaptive material sorting component 32 and the push rod device 33 to shape the material; finally, it rotates under the drive of the motor 112 to send the shaped material to the next process.

[0030] In the present invention, the number and shape of the shaping grooves 313 are determined by the shape of the backing plate 313 , and the shape of the material after shaping is mainly determined by the shape of the side wall 3121 of the backing plate 312 in the shaping grooves 313 .

[0031] The adaptive material-sorting member 32 is a flexible adaptive material-sorting member made of a flexible material. When the adaptive material-sorting member 32 acts on the material, the adaptive material-sorting member 32 can conform to the natural deformation of the material and press the material against the backing plate 312, so that the material is unfolded and arranged along the backing plate 312 into a linear shape of the side wall 3121, and after the shaping is completed, the adaptive material-sorting member 32 can be restored to its original shape, so that the material is suitable for packaging. Preferably, in one embodiment of the present invention, the adaptive material-sorting member 32 is a flexible adaptive ring.

[0032] The push rod device 33 includes a base 331 fixedly connected to the material platform 31, a cylinder 332 located on one side of the base 331, and a push rod 333 located below the base 331. In the present invention, the base 331 is generally arranged in an "L" shape, and one end of the base 331 is fixed on the material platform 31, and the other end extends outward beyond the material platform 31; further, the base 331 remains fixed when the material platform 31 rotates.

[0033] The cylinder 332 is electrically connected to the solenoid valve to move under the control of the solenoid valve. Further, the cylinder 332 includes a cylinder barrel 334, an air nozzle 335 and a piston rod 336. The cylinder barrel 334 is arranged in parallel with the base 331; two air nozzles 335 are provided and are respectively arranged at both ends of the cylinder barrel 334 for air intake of the cylinder 332; the piston rod 336 is accommodated in the cylinder barrel 334 and can move back and forth in the cylinder barrel 334.

[0034] The push rod 333 is fixedly installed below the base 331, and the push rod 333 is arranged parallel to the piston rod 336. Specifically, the push rod device 33 also includes a connecting piece 337 fixedly connecting the push rod 333 and the piston rod 336. The push rod 333 is fixedly connected to one end of the adaptive material sorting component 32 away from the material platform 31; the other end is fixed on the connecting piece 337, so that when the piston rod 336 moves back and forth along the cylinder 334, the push rod 333 and the adaptive material sorting component 32 are driven to reciprocate toward / away from the material platform 31.

[0035] Furthermore, the push rod device 33 also includes a cover plate 338 disposed between the base 331 and the push rod 333, and when the adaptive material sorting member 32 is working, the cover plate 338 is located above the adaptive material sorting member 32. In the embodiment of the present invention, the cover plate 338 is installed on the base 331 by adjusting bolts 339. In this arrangement, the installation height of the cover plate 338 can be adjusted by adjusting the relative position of the adjusting bolts 339 and the base 331.

[0036] Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the cover plate 338 is positioned and installed above the shaping groove 313. In fact, when the adaptive material sorting component 32 is shaping the material, especially the flexible irregular material, the material is unfolded along the support plate 312 under the pressure of the adaptive material sorting component 32. However, when the material is wet, the material is easily squeezed out of the shaping groove 313 along the gap between the adaptive material sorting component 32 and the support plate 312. The provision of the cover plate 338 effectively prevents the occurrence of such a phenomenon, making the adaptive material sorting mechanism 100 of the present invention more practical.

[0037] The following description will take soft shrimp (non-live shrimp) as an example to explain in detail the use of the adaptive material sorting mechanism 100 of the present invention. Since soft shrimps in nature are mostly "C" shaped, and the curvature of the "C" shape is inconsistent, in order to facilitate the packaging of soft shrimps, they are usually sorted into a "I" shape.

[0038] In this embodiment, the adaptive material sorting mechanism 100 is docked with the incoming material mechanism and the feeding mechanism respectively, the incoming material mechanism is used to transfer the material (soft shrimp) to the material sorting device 3, and the feeding mechanism is used to transfer the material (soft shrimp) after sorting and shaping in the material sorting device 3 to the next process for processing. Specifically, in this embodiment, the support plate 312 is roughly arranged in a "Y" shape, and the support plate 312 cooperates with the material sorting plate 311 to form three shaping grooves 313 for accommodating soft shrimps, and the side wall 3121 of the support plate 312 in the shaping groove 313 is arranged in a "one" shape.

[0039] Furthermore, the adaptive material handling member 32 is a flexible adaptive ring made of flexible material with a smaller top. This arrangement allows the adaptive material handling member 32 to easily enter the "C"-shaped interior from the "C"-shaped opening of the soft shrimp to unfold the soft shrimp into an "I" shape.

[0040] Specifically, when the adaptive material sorting mechanism 100 of the present invention is used to sort and shape soft shrimp, the incoming material mechanism first places the soft shrimp in the shaping groove 313 at the corresponding position, and the "C"-shaped opening of the soft shrimp faces the incoming material mechanism.

[0041] After the soft shrimp is placed, the drive controller 111 is turned on to control the motor 112 to run, and further drive the material platform 31 to rotate. When the shaping groove 313 containing the soft shrimp rotates to a position perpendicular to the adaptive material handling component 32 and the push rod device 33, on the one hand, the drive controller 111 controls the motor 112 to stop rotating; on the other hand, the drive controller 111 controls the cylinder 332 to move through the solenoid valve, so that the piston rod 323 drives the push rod 333 to move horizontally in the direction of the soft shrimp, and the adaptive material handling component 32 is driven by the push rod 333 to press horizontally toward the soft shrimp under the cover plate 338, and the top of the adaptive material handling component 32 extends from one side of the "C"-shaped opening of the soft shrimp, and unfolds it along the shape of the soft shrimp. At the same time, the other side of the soft shrimp is pressed on the back plate 312. Under the joint action of the adaptive material handling component 32 and the side wall 3121, the soft shrimp is unfolded into a "one" shape.

[0042] Then, the drive controller 111 controls the cylinder 332 to move through the solenoid valve, so that the piston rod 323 retracts and drives the push rod 333 back to its original position. During this process, the adaptive material sorting component 32 returns to its original state. At the same time, the drive controller 111 controls the motor 112 to rotate again, driving the material platform 31 to rotate, and the shaped soft shrimp is transferred to the next process through the feeding mechanism, while the unshaped soft shrimp is rotated again to a position perpendicular to the adaptive material sorting component 32 and the push rod device 33, and the above shaping action is repeated.

[0043] It should be noted that, in the present invention, the position information of the shaping groove 313 in the material platform 31 can be calculated by the driving controller 111 according to the rotation speed of the material platform 31. In the specification of the present invention, only soft shrimp is used as the shaping object for description. In actual use, the material can be other soft aquatic products or soft irregular products, and the linear shape of the side wall 3121 of the shaping groove 313 can be set to different shapes according to requirements.

[0044] In summary, the adaptive material sorting mechanism 100 of the present invention is equipped with an adaptive material sorting component 32 and a push rod device 33 corresponding to the adaptive material sorting component 32, so that the adaptive material sorting mechanism 100 of the present invention can unfold and shape flexible irregular materials such as aquatic products into a shape suitable for packaging, facilitate the sorting of flexible irregular materials, effectively reduce the material sorting cost of flexible irregular materials, and can be applied to fully automatic production lines to achieve fully automatic material sorting and packaging of flexible irregular materials.

[0045] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solution of the present invention may be modified or replaced by equivalents without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims

1. An adaptive material handling mechanism, comprising a control device, a connecting device and a material handling device, wherein the connecting device is used to connect the control device and the material handling device to transmit the power generated by the control device; characterized in that: The material sorting device comprises a material platform, an adaptive material sorting component and a push rod device; the material platform is used to carry materials; the adaptive material sorting component is connected to the push rod device to sort the materials on the material platform under the drive of the push rod device; The self-adaptive material handling component is a flexible self-adaptive material handling component made of flexible material; The push rod device includes a base fixedly connected to the material platform, a cylinder located at one side of the base, and a push rod located below the base, and one end of the adaptive material sorting component away from the material platform is fixedly connected to the push rod.

2. The adaptive material sorting mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The air cylinder includes a cylinder barrel, air nozzles arranged at both ends of the cylinder barrel, and a piston rod accommodated in the cylinder barrel and capable of moving back and forth in the cylinder barrel. The push rod is arranged in parallel with the piston rod. The push rod device also includes a connecting piece that fixes the push rod and the piston rod, so as to drive the push rod and the adaptive material sorting component to move toward / away from the material platform when the piston rod moves back and forth along the cylinder barrel.

3. The adaptive material sorting mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material platform comprises a material sorting tray and a backing plate. The backing plate cooperates with the material sorting tray and forms evenly distributed shaping grooves on the material sorting tray. The material is accommodated in the shaping grooves.

4. The adaptive material sorting mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: The push rod device also includes a cover plate arranged between the base and the material platform, the cover plate is fixedly connected to the base and is located above the shaping groove.

5. The adaptive material sorting mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The connecting device includes a base plate, a first synchronous wheel and a second synchronous wheel installed on the base plate, and a synchronous belt connecting the first synchronous wheel and the second synchronous wheel. The material platform is coaxially installed on the second synchronous wheel to drive the material platform to rotate when the second synchronous wheel rotates.

6. The adaptive material sorting mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that: The connecting device further comprises a synchronous belt tensioning frame arranged on the base plate, and the synchronous belt tensioning frame is arranged between the first synchronous wheel and the second synchronous wheel to tension the synchronous belt.

7. The adaptive material sorting mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control device comprises an integrated drive control module and a solenoid valve, wherein the solenoid valve is electrically connected to the integrated drive control module and the push rod device respectively, and the integrated drive control module controls the movement of the push rod device through the solenoid valve.

8. The adaptive material sorting mechanism according to claim 7, characterized in that: The integrated drive control module includes a motor and a drive controller. The motor shaft of the motor passes through the connecting device to be directly / indirectly connected to the material sorting device.

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