An assembly line

Abstract

The embodiment of the present invention relates to the field of pipeline technology, and particularly relates to a pipeline, including: a loading device for placing a material tray containing a material seat; a weighing meter for weighing the material seat containing the material; a first driving device for lifting the material seat from the material tray and moving it onto the weighing meter; a barcode reader for reading the chip information on the material seat when the material seat is lifted; a printer for printing a label containing the material information of the material with the chip information and the weight information measured by the weighing meter; a label receiving module for moving the label onto the material seat; a conveyor belt; a second driving device for lifting the material seat placed on the weighing meter and moving it to the label receiving module, and after the label receiving module moves the label onto the material seat, moving the material seat onto the conveyor belt for conveyance by the conveyor belt. Through the above pipeline, automatic weighing and labeling of materials are realized, without manual participation, which is very convenient.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The embodiments of the present invention relate to the technical field of assembly lines, and in particular, to an assembly line. Background Art

[0002] In the jewelry industry, before jewelry is put into a jewelry store for sale, it is necessary to weigh the jewelry and attach a label containing the jewelry information and the weight information of the jewelry. For the existing jewelry weighing, it is necessary to manually place each piece of jewelry on a weighing scale, then enter the weight information into a computer or write it on paper, and then print the jewelry information and the weight information measured by the weighing scale onto the surface of the label through a printer.

[0003] However, in the process of implementing the present invention, the inventors of the present invention found that: the operation of manually weighing and attaching labels to jewelry is time-consuming and laborious and prone to errors. Therefore, it is necessary to design an assembly line for automatically weighing and attaching labels to jewelry. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of the above problems, the embodiments of the present invention provide an assembly line, which overcomes or at least partially solves the above problems.

[0005] According to one aspect of the embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an assembly line, including: a first rack, including a bracket and an operating table fixed on the bracket, and a first through hole is provided on the operating table; a feeding device, disposed in the first through hole, for placing a material tray containing a material seat; a weighing scale, disposed on the operating table, for weighing the material seat containing the material; a first driving device, disposed on the operating table and beside the feeding device, and the first driving device is used to lift the material seat from the material tray and move it onto the weighing scale; a barcode reader, disposed on the operating table and beside the feeding device, and the barcode reader is used to read the chip information on the material seat when the first driving device lifts the material seat; a printer, disposed on the operating table and connected to the barcode reader and the weighing scale, and the printer is used to print a label containing the material information of the material in the chip information read by the barcode reader and the weight information measured by the weighing scale; a label receiving module, disposed beside the printer, for moving the label onto the material seat; a conveyor belt, disposed on the operating table and beside the label receiving module; a second driving device, disposed beside the label receiving module, for lifting the material seat placed on the weighing scale and moving it to the label receiving module, and after the label receiving module moves the label onto the material seat, moving the material seat onto the conveyor belt for conveying by the conveyor belt.

[0006] In an alternative manner, the production line further includes a rope-tying module; the rope-tying module includes a second frame and a rope-tying module body disposed on the second frame. One end of the conveyor belt away from the label-attaching module extends to the second frame. The rope-tying module body is configured to receive the material seat with the label placed thereon and tie the label to the material on the material seat with a rope.

[0007] In an alternative manner, the production line further includes a packaging module, which is configured to receive the material with the label attached thereto and package the material with the label attached thereto.

[0008] In an alternative manner, the production line further includes a material collection production line. A second through hole is provided on the second frame. The material collection production line is disposed below the second through hole. The rope-tying module body is located above the second through hole. The packaging module is located on a side of the material collection production line away from the rope-tying module body. After the rope-tying module body ties the label to the material, the material falls from the second through hole to the material collection production line and is transported by the material collection production line to the packaging module.

[0009] In an alternative manner, the conveyor belt includes a first conveyor belt and a second conveyor belt; the first conveyor belt is a power conveyor belt, and the second conveyor belt is a non-powered conveyor belt; the second conveyor belt is disposed beside the first conveyor belt. One end of the first conveyor belt away from the second conveyor belt is close to the label-attaching module, and one end of the second conveyor belt away from the first conveyor belt is close to the rope-tying module.

[0010] In an alternative manner, a baffle, a contact sensor, a controller, and an alarm device are provided at one end of the second conveyor belt away from the first conveyor belt; the contact sensor is disposed beside the baffle. The controller is respectively connected to the contact sensor and the alarm device. When the material seat abuts against the contact sensor beside the baffle, the controller controls the alarm device to give an alarm.

[0011] In an alternative manner, the production line further includes a third through hole, a material tray recycling device, and a material transfer module disposed on the operation table; the third through hole is arranged in parallel with the first through hole; the material tray recycling device is disposed in the third through hole; the material transfer module is disposed beside the first through hole and the third through hole and is configured to move the material tray to the material tray recycling device after the first driving device lifts all the material seats in the material tray.

[0012] In an alternative manner, the production line further includes a trolley for loading the material tray of the material tray recycling device.

[0013] In an alternative manner, the first driving device includes a first lifting unit and a first moving unit; both the first lifting unit and the first moving unit are arranged beside the loading device. The first lifting unit is used to lift the material seat from the material tray, and the first moving unit is used to move the material seat lifted by the first lifting unit onto the weighing scale.

[0014] In an alternative manner, the second driving device includes a second lifting unit and a second moving unit; both the second lifting unit and the second moving unit are arranged beside the weighing scale. The second lifting unit is used to lift the material seat placed on the weighing scale, and the second moving unit is used to move the material seat lifted by the second lifting unit onto the conveyor belt.

[0015] The beneficial effects of the embodiments of the present invention are as follows: The assembly line includes a first rack, which includes a bracket and an operating table fixed to the bracket. A first through hole is provided on the operating table; a feeding device is arranged in the first through hole and is used for placing a material tray containing a material seat; a weighing scale is arranged on the operating table and is used for weighing the material seat containing materials; a first driving device is arranged on the operating table and is located beside the feeding device. The first driving device is used for lifting the material seat from the material tray and moving it onto the weighing scale; a barcode reader is arranged on the operating table and is located beside the feeding device. The barcode reader is used for reading the chip information on the material seat when the first driving device lifts the material seat; a printer is arranged on the operating table and is connected to the barcode reader and the weighing scale. The printer is used for printing a label containing the material information of the material within the chip information read by the barcode reader and the weight information measured by the weighing scale; a label receiving module is arranged beside the printer and is used for moving the label onto the material seat; a conveyor belt is arranged on the operating table and is located beside the label receiving module; a second driving device is arranged beside the label receiving module and is used for lifting the material seat placed on the weighing scale and moving it to the label receiving module. After the label receiving module moves the label onto the material seat, the material seat is moved onto the conveyor belt and is conveyed by the conveyor belt. Through the above assembly line, the first driving device moves the material seat containing materials onto the weighing scale for weighing, and then the printer prints a label containing the material information of the material within the chip information read by the barcode reader and the weight information measured by the weighing scale. The second driving device lifts the material seat placed on the weighing scale and moves it to the label receiving module. After the label receiving module moves the label onto the material seat, the material seat is moved onto the conveyor belt, so that automatic weighing and labeling of materials can be realized, which is very convenient. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the assembly line provided by the embodiments of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the material transplanting module provided by the embodiments of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the label receiving module provided by the embodiments of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the second conveyor belt provided by the embodiments of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0020] For the convenience of understanding the present invention, the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that when an element is expressed as "fixed to" another element, it can be directly on the other element, or there can be one or more intermediate elements therebetween. When an element is expressed as "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element, or there can be one or more intermediate elements therebetween. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "left", "right", "inner", "outer" and similar expressions used in this specification are for illustrative purposes only.

[0021] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used in this specification have the same meaning as commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which this invention belongs. The terms used in the specification of the present invention are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. The term "and / or" used in this specification includes any and all combinations of one or more of the related listed items.

[0022] Please refer to Figure 1, the assembly line 100 includes a first frame 101, a loading device 102, a weighing scale 105, a first driving device 106, a barcode reader 107, a printer 108, a label attaching module 109, a conveyor belt 110, and a second driving device 111. The first frame 101 includes a bracket 1011 and an operating table 1012 fixed on the bracket 1011, and a first through hole (not labeled) is provided on the operating table. The loading device 102 is arranged in the first through hole (not labeled) and is used for placing a material tray 104 containing a material seat 103. The weighing scale 105 is arranged on the operating table 1012 and is used for weighing the material seat 103 containing materials (not shown in the figure). The first driving device 106 is arranged on the operating table 1012 and is located beside the loading device 102. The first driving device 106 is used for lifting the material seat 103 from the material tray 104 and moving it onto the weighing scale 105. The barcode reader 107 is arranged on the operating table 1012 and is located beside the loading device 102. The barcode reader 107 is used for reading the information of a chip (not shown in the figure) on the material seat 103 when the first driving device 106 lifts the material seat 103. The printer 108 is arranged on the operating table 1012 and is connected to the barcode reader 107 and the weighing scale 105. The printer 108 is used for printing a label (not shown in the figure) containing the material information of the material within the chip information read by the barcode reader 107 and the weight information measured by the weighing scale. The label attaching module 109 is arranged beside the printer 108 and is used for moving the label onto the material seat 103. The conveyor belt 110 is arranged on the operating table 1012 and is located beside the label attaching module 109. The second driving device 111 is arranged beside the label attaching module 109 and is used for lifting the material seat 103 placed on the weighing scale 105 and moving it to the label attaching module 109. After the label attaching module 109 moves the label onto the material seat 103, the material seat 103 is moved onto the conveyor belt 110 and is conveyed by the conveyor belt 110. Through the above-mentioned assembly line 100, the first driving device 106 moves the material seat 103 containing materials onto the weighing scale 105 for weighing, and then the printer 108 prints a label containing the material information of the material within the chip information read by the barcode reader 107 and the weight information measured by the weighing scale 105. The second driving device 111 lifts the material seat 103 placed on the weighing scale 105 and moves it to the label attaching module 109. After the label attaching module 109 moves the label onto the material seat 103, the material seat 103 is moved onto the conveyor belt 110, so that automatic weighing and labeling of materials can be realized, which is very convenient.

[0023] For the above-mentioned first rack 101, the first rack 101 includes a bracket 1011, an operating table 1012, a first through hole (not labeled), and a third through hole (not labeled). The operating table 1012 is fixed on the bracket 1011, and the first through hole and the third through hole are provided on the operating table 1012. The first through hole and the third through hole are arranged in parallel. The first through hole is used to arrange the loading device 102, and the third through hole is provided with a material tray recycling device 112.

[0024] Further, the assembly line 100 further includes a material transfer module 113, and the material transfer module 113 is arranged beside the first through hole and the third through hole. The material transfer module 113 is configured to move the material tray 104 to the material tray recycling device 112 after the first driving device 106 lifts all the material seats 103 in the material tray 104. In some embodiments, the assembly line 100 further includes a trolley 114, which is used to load the material tray 104 at the material tray recycling device 112 and move the material tray 104 to the loading device 102 when loading the material seats 103 into the material tray 104.

[0025] In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 2, the material transfer module 113 includes a first guide rail 1131, a first slider 1132, a second guide rail 1133, a second slider 1134, a vertical plate 1135, a flexible member 1136, a first driving unit (not shown in the figure), and a second driving unit (not shown in the figure). The first guide rail 1131 is disposed on the operation table 1012. The first slider 1132 is disposed on the first guide rail 1131 and can slide along the first guide rail 1131. The second guide rail 1133 is fixed to the first slider 1132 and is disposed parallel to the first guide rail 1131. The second slider 1134 is disposed on the second guide rail 1133 and can slide along the second guide rail 1133. The vertical plate 1135 is vertically fixed to the second slider 1134. When the second slider 1134 slides along the second guide rail 1133, the vertical plate 1135 moves along with the second slider 1134. The flexible member 1136 is fixed to a surface of the vertical plate 1135 facing the second slider 1134. It should be noted that the number of the second slider 1134, the vertical plate 1135, and the flexible member 1136 is two and they are disposed oppositely. The first driving unit is connected to the first slider 1132 and is configured to drive the first slider 1132 to slide along the first guide rail 1131. The second driving unit is connected to the second slider 1134 and is configured to drive the second slider 1134 to slide along the second guide rail 1133. When the second driving unit drives the two second sliders 1134 and drives the two vertical plates 1135 to slide in opposite directions, the flexible member 1136 clamps the material tray 104. When it is necessary to move the material tray 104 at the loading device 102 to the material tray recycling device 112, the first driving device drives the first slider 1132 and moves the material tray 104 clamped by the vertical plate 1135. It is worth noting that in some embodiments, both the first driving unit and the second driving unit are cylinders.

[0026] For the above weighing scale 105, in some embodiments, the weighing scale 105 is a high-precision weighing device.

[0027] For the above first driving device 106, the first driving device 106 includes a first lifting unit (not shown in the figure) and a first moving unit (not shown in the figure). Both the first lifting unit and the first moving unit are disposed beside the loading device. The first lifting unit is configured to lift the material seat 103 from the material tray 104, and the first moving unit is configured to move the material seat 104 lifted by the first lifting unit onto the weighing scale 105. It is worth noting that in some embodiments, both the first lifting unit and the first moving unit are cylinders.

[0028] For the above-mentioned label attaching module 109, please refer to Figure 3 , the label attaching module 109 includes a base 1091, a third driving device, a support rod 1092, a vacuum generator 1093, and a suction cup 1094. The support rod 1092 is vertically disposed on the base 1091. One end of the vacuum generator 1093 is fixed on the support rod 1092, and a suction cup 1094 is fixed to the other end of the vacuum generator 1093. The third driving device is disposed within the base 1091. The vacuum generator 1093 is used to control the suction cup 1094 to suck the label printed by the printer 108. The third driving device is used to move the label to the material seat 103 when the vacuum generator 1093 controls the suction cup 1094 to suck the label.

[0029] Further, the production line 100 further includes a rope tying module 115. The rope tying module 115 includes a second frame 1151, a rope tying module body 1152 disposed on the second frame 1151, a switch 1153 disposed beside the rope tying module body 1152, and a second through hole 1154 disposed beside the switch 1153. One end of the conveyor belt 110 away from the label attaching module 109 extends to the second frame 1151. The rope tying module body 1152 is used to receive the material seat 103 with the label thereon and tie the label and the material on the material seat 103 with a rope.

[0030] Further, the production line 100 further includes a packaging module (not shown in the figure), and the packaging module is used to receive the material with the label attached thereto and package the material with the label attached thereto.

[0031] Further, the production line 100 further includes a material collecting production line (not shown in the figure). A second through hole 1154 is provided on the second frame 1151. The material collecting production line is disposed below the second through hole 1154. The rope tying module body 1152 is located above the second through hole 1154. The packaging module is located on one side of the material collecting production line away from the rope tying module body 1152. After the rope tying module body 1152 ties the label to the material, the material falls from the second through hole 1154 to the material collecting production line and is transported by the material collecting production line to the packaging module.

[0032] For the above conveyor belt 110, the conveyor belt 110 includes a first conveyor belt 1101 and a second conveyor belt 1102. The first conveyor belt 1101 is a power conveyor belt, and the second conveyor belt 1102 is a non-powered conveyor belt. The second conveyor belt 1102 is disposed beside the first conveyor belt 1101. One end of the first conveyor belt 1101 away from the second conveyor belt 1102 is close to the label attaching module, and one end of the second conveyor belt 1102 away from the first conveyor belt 1101 is close to the rope tying module. Please refer to Figure 4 , a baffle 1102a, a contact sensor 1102b, a controller (not shown in the figure), and an alarm device (not shown in the figure) are provided at one end of the second conveyor belt 1102 away from the first conveyor belt 1101. Please refer to Figure 4 . The contact sensor 1102b is disposed beside the baffle 1102a. The controller is respectively connected to the contact sensor 1102b and the alarm device. When the material seat 103 abuts against the contact sensor 1102b beside the baffle 1102a, the controller controls the alarm device to give an alarm.

[0033] For the above second driving device 111, the second driving device 111 includes a second lifting unit (not shown in the figure) and a second moving unit (not shown in the figure). Both the second lifting unit and the second moving unit are disposed beside the weighing scale 105. The second lifting unit is used to lift the material seat 103 placed on the weighing scale 105, and the second moving unit is used to move the material seat 103 lifted by the second lifting unit onto the first conveyor belt 1101. It should be noted that in some embodiments, both the second lifting unit and the second moving unit are cylinders.

[0034] In an embodiment of the present invention, the pipeline 100 includes a first rack 101, a loading device 102, a weighing scale 105, a first driving device 106, a barcode reader 107, a printer 108, a label attaching module 109, a conveyor belt 110, and a second driving device 111. The first rack 101 includes a bracket 1011 and an operating table 1012 fixed on the bracket 1011, and a first through hole is provided on the operating table. The loading device 102 is disposed in the first through hole and is used for placing a material tray 104 containing a material seat 103. The weighing scale 105 is disposed on the operating table 1012 and is used for weighing the material seat 103 containing materials. The first driving device 106 is disposed on the operating table 1012 and is located beside the loading device 102. The first driving device 106 is used for lifting the material seat 103 from the material tray 104 and moving it onto the weighing scale 105. The barcode reader 107 is disposed on the operating table 1012 and is located beside the loading device 102. The barcode reader 107 is used for reading the chip information on the material seat 103 when the first driving device 106 lifts the material seat 103. The printer 108 is disposed on the operating table 1012 and is connected to the barcode reader 107 and the weighing scale 105. The printer 108 is used for printing a label containing the material information of the material within the chip information read by the barcode reader 107 and the weight information measured by the weighing scale. The label attaching module 109 is disposed beside the printer 108 and is used for moving the label onto the material seat 103. The conveyor belt 110 is disposed on the operating table 1012 and is located beside the label attaching module 109. The second driving device 111 is disposed beside the label attaching module 109 and is used for lifting the material seat 103 placed on the weighing scale 105 and moving it to the label attaching module 109. After the label attaching module 109 moves the label onto the material seat 103, the material seat 103 is moved onto the conveyor belt 110 for conveyance by the conveyor belt 110. Through the above pipeline 100, the first driving device 106 moves the material seat 103 containing materials onto the weighing scale 105 for weighing, and then the printer 108 prints a label containing the material information of the material within the chip information read by the barcode reader 107 and the weight information measured by the weighing scale 105. The second driving device 111 lifts the material seat 103 placed on the weighing scale 105 and moves it to the label attaching module 109. After the label attaching module 109 moves the label onto the material seat 103, the material seat 103 is moved onto the conveyor belt 110, so that automatic weighing and labeling of materials can be realized, which is very convenient.

[0035] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than limiting it; under the idea of the present invention, the technical features in the above embodiments or different embodiments can also be combined, and the steps can be implemented in any order, and there are many other variations in different aspects of the present invention as described above. For the sake of brevity, they are not provided in detail; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements for some of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the various embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. An assembly line, characterized in that, Comprising: A first rack, including a bracket and an operating table fixed to the bracket, and a first through hole is provided on the operating table; A loading device, arranged in the first through hole, for placing a material tray containing a material seat; A weighing scale, arranged on the operating table, for weighing the material seat containing the material; A first driving device, arranged on the operating table and beside the loading device, the first driving device is used to lift the material seat from the material tray and move it onto the weighing scale; A barcode reader, arranged on the operating table and beside the loading device, the barcode reader is used to read the chip information on the material seat when the first driving device lifts the material seat; A printer, arranged on the operating table and connected to the barcode reader and the weighing scale, the printer is used to print a label containing the material information of the material with the chip information read by the barcode reader and the weight information measured by the weighing scale; A label receiving module, arranged beside the printer, for moving the label onto the material seat; A conveyor belt, arranged on the operating table and beside the label receiving module; A second driving device, arranged beside the label receiving module, for lifting the material seat placed on the weighing scale and moving it to the label receiving module, and after the label receiving module moves the label onto the material seat, moving the material seat onto the conveyor belt for conveyance by the conveyor belt; The production line further includes a third through hole, a material tray recycling device and a material transplanting module arranged on the operating table; the third through hole is arranged parallel to the first through hole; the material tray recycling device is arranged in the third through hole; the material transplanting module is arranged beside the first through hole and the third through hole, and is used to move the material tray to the material tray recycling device after the first driving device lifts all the material seats in the material tray; The material transplanting module includes a first guide rail, a first slider, a second guide rail, a second slider, a vertical plate, a flexible member, a first driving unit and a second driving unit; the first guide rail is arranged on the operating table; the first slider is arranged on the first guide rail and can slide along the first guide rail; the second guide rail is fixed to the first slider and is arranged parallel to the first guide rail beside it, the second slider is arranged on the second guide rail and can slide along the second guide rail; the vertical plate is vertically fixed to the second slider, and when the second slider slides along the second guide rail, the vertical plate moves with the second slider; the flexible member is fixed to one surface of the vertical plate facing the second slider.

2. The pipeline according to claim 1, wherein It further includes a rope tying module; The rope tying module includes a second rack and a rope tying module body arranged on the second rack, one end of the conveyor belt away from the label receiving module extends to the second rack, and the rope tying module body is used to receive the material seat with the label and tie a knot with a rope between the label and the material on the material seat.

3. The pipeline according to claim 2, wherein, It further includes a packaging module for receiving the material with the label attached thereto and packaging the material with the label attached thereto.

4. The pipeline according to claim 3, characterized in that, It further includes a material receiving assembly line. A second through hole is provided on the second rack. The material receiving assembly line is disposed below the second through hole. The main body of the rope-tying module is located above the second through hole. The packaging module is located on a side of the material receiving assembly line away from the main body of the rope-tying module. After the rope-tying module body ties the label to the material, the material falls from the second through hole to the material receiving assembly line and is transported by the material receiving assembly line to the packaging module.

5. The pipeline according to claim 2, wherein The conveyor belt includes a first conveyor belt and a second conveyor belt; The first conveyor belt is a power conveyor belt, and the second conveyor belt is a non-powered conveyor belt; The second conveyor belt is disposed beside the first conveyor belt. One end of the first conveyor belt away from the second conveyor belt is close to the label receiving module, and one end of the second conveyor belt away from the first conveyor belt is close to the rope-tying module.

6. The pipeline according to claim 5, wherein A baffle, a contact sensor, a controller, and an alarm device are provided at one end of the second conveyor belt away from the first conveyor belt; The contact sensor is disposed beside the baffle. The controller is respectively connected to the contact sensor and the alarm device. When the material seat abuts against the contact sensor beside the baffle, the controller controls the alarm device to give an alarm.

7. The pipeline according to claim 1, characterized in that, It further includes a trolley for loading the material tray of the material tray recovery device.

8. The pipeline according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first driving device includes a first lifting unit and a first moving unit; Both the first lifting unit and the first moving unit are disposed beside the feeding device. The first lifting unit is used to lift the material seat from the material tray, and the first moving unit is used to move the material seat lifted by the first lifting unit onto the weighing scale.

9. The pipeline according to claim 1, wherein The second driving device includes a second lifting unit and a second moving unit; Both the second lifting unit and the second moving unit are disposed beside the weighing scale. The second lifting unit is used to lift the material seat placed on the weighing scale, and the second moving unit is used to move the material seat lifted by the second lifting unit onto the conveyor belt.

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