Infrared camera module, sorting mechanism and sorting device

Abstract

The present invention discloses an infrared camera module, a sorting mechanism and a sorting device, and relates to the field of sorting technology. The infrared camera module includes an infrared recognition module, a first switching drive, a first filter and a second filter. The infrared recognition module is used to identify the infrared light reflected by the material located at the viewing point position in the sorting mechanism. The first switching drive is connected to the first filter and the second filter, and can drive the first filter and the second filter to move, so that the first filter or the second filter corresponds to the infrared recognition module, thereby transmitting the infrared light of the corresponding band to the infrared recognition module through the corresponding filter. The infrared camera module, the sorting mechanism and the sorting device are all small in size, convenient for spatial layout, and low in cost.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of sorting technology, and in particular to an infrared camera module, a sorting mechanism and a sorting device. Background Art

[0002] The sorting device can distinguish different materials according to the difference in color. For materials of different materials, infrared light can be used as the light source to distinguish different materials according to the difference in infrared signals of materials of different materials. However, in order to increase the types of materials to be sorted, the existing sorting device generally increases the number of infrared modules. This method has high requirements on the internal space layout and structure of the sorting device, and even makes it difficult to layout. In addition, the required material cost is also high.

[0003] In view of this, it is particularly important to develop and design an infrared camera module, a sorting mechanism and a sorting device that can solve the above-mentioned technical problems. Summary of the invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide an infrared camera module, a sorting mechanism and a sorting device, which have the characteristics of small size, convenient space layout and low cost.

[0005] The present invention provides a technical solution:

[0006] In the first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an infrared camera module, which includes an infrared recognition module, a first switching drive, a first filter and a second filter; the infrared recognition module is used to identify the infrared light reflected by the material located at a viewing point position in a sorting mechanism, the first switching drive is connected to the first filter and the second filter, and can drive the first filter and the second filter to move, so that the first filter or the second filter corresponds to the infrared recognition module, thereby transmitting the infrared light of the corresponding band to the infrared recognition module through the corresponding filter.

[0007] In combination with the first aspect, in a first implementation method of the first aspect, the infrared camera module also includes an infrared lens, and the infrared lens is arranged on the incident path of the infrared recognition module so that the infrared light is incident on the infrared recognition module through the infrared lens.

[0008] In combination with the first aspect and its above-mentioned implementation method, in a second implementation method of the first aspect, the first switching drive component can drive the first filter and the second filter to move between the infrared lens and the infrared recognition module, so that the first filter or the second filter transmits the incident infrared light.

[0009] In combination with the first aspect and its above-mentioned implementation method, in a third implementation method of the first aspect, the first switching drive component can drive the first filter and the second filter to move to an end of the infrared lens away from the infrared recognition module, so that the first filter or the second filter transmits the incident infrared light.

[0010] In combination with the first aspect and the above implementation manner, in a fourth implementation manner of the first aspect, the infrared camera module further includes a second switching driver, a fourth filter and a fifth filter;

[0011] The second switching drive is connected to the fourth filter and the fifth filter, and can drive the fourth filter and the fifth filter to move, so that the fourth filter or the fifth filter moves to between the infrared lens and the infrared recognition module, thereby transmitting the incident infrared light through the fourth filter or the fifth filter to the infrared recognition module.

[0012] In combination with the first aspect and its above-mentioned implementation method, in the fifth implementation method of the first aspect, the first switching drive member is a linear motion drive structure, and can drive the first filter and the second filter to reciprocate along a straight line, so that the first filter or the second filter corresponds to the infrared recognition module.

[0013] In combination with the first aspect and its above-mentioned implementation method, in a sixth implementation method of the first aspect, the first switching drive member is a rotational motion drive structure, and can drive the first filter and the second filter to rotate, so that the first filter or the second filter corresponds to the infrared recognition module.

[0014] In combination with the first aspect and the above-mentioned implementation methods, in a seventh implementation method of the first aspect, the infrared camera module also includes a filter bracket, the first filter or the second filter is sequentially installed on the filter bracket, and the filter bracket is connected to the first switching drive component.

[0015] In the second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a sorting mechanism, which includes the infrared camera module. The infrared camera module includes an infrared recognition module, a first switching drive, a first filter and a second filter; the infrared recognition module is used to identify the infrared light reflected by the material located at the viewing point in the sorting mechanism, the first switching drive is connected to the first filter and the second filter, and can drive the first filter and the second filter to move, so that the first filter or the second filter corresponds to the infrared recognition module, thereby transmitting the infrared light of the corresponding band to the infrared recognition module through the corresponding filter.

[0016] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a sorting device, which includes the sorting mechanism described above. The sorting mechanism includes the infrared camera module described above. The infrared camera module includes an infrared recognition module, a first switching drive, a first filter, and a second filter; the infrared recognition module is used to identify the infrared light reflected by the material located at the viewing point position in the sorting mechanism, and the first switching drive is connected to the first filter and the second filter, and can drive the first filter and the second filter to move, so that the first filter or the second filter corresponds to the infrared recognition module, thereby transmitting the infrared light of the corresponding band to the infrared recognition module through the corresponding filter.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the infrared camera module provided by the embodiment of the present invention has the following beneficial effects over the prior art:

[0018] The infrared camera module includes an infrared recognition module, a first switching driver, a first filter and a second filter. The infrared recognition module is used to identify the infrared light reflected by the material at the viewing point in the sorting mechanism, and the first switching driver is connected to the first filter and the second filter, which can drive the first filter and the second filter to move to change the positions of the first filter and the second filter, so that the first filter or the second filter corresponds to the infrared recognition module. In this way, the infrared light reflected by the material identified by the infrared recognition module is the infrared light of the corresponding band after the corresponding filter is transmitted. Thus, by switching the filter, one infrared recognition module can recognize infrared light of multiple different bands. It is small in size and cost-effective, and is easy to be set in the sorting mechanism.

[0019] The beneficial effects of the sorting mechanism and the sorting device provided by the embodiments of the present invention relative to the prior art are the same as the beneficial effects of the above-mentioned infrared camera module relative to the prior art, and will not be repeated here.

[0020] In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, preferred embodiments are given below and described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the accompanying drawings required for use in the embodiments are briefly introduced below. It should be understood that the following drawings only illustrate certain embodiments of the present invention and should not be regarded as limiting the scope. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other related drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0022] Figure 1 A schematic structural diagram of an infrared camera module provided in an embodiment of the present invention applied to a sorting device.

[0023] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of an infrared camera module provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of an infrared camera module provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0025] Icon: 1000-sorting device; 100-sorting mechanism; 10-infrared camera module; 11-infrared recognition module; 12-first switching drive member; 13-filter bracket; 15-infrared lens; 16-first filter; 17-second filter; 18-third filter. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Generally, the components of the embodiments of the present invention described and shown in the drawings here can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.

[0027] It should be noted that similar numbers and letters represent similar items in the following drawings, so once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further defined and explained in subsequent drawings. The orientation or position relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer", "left", "right", etc. is based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, or the orientation or position relationship usually placed when the invention product is used, or the orientation or position relationship commonly understood by those skilled in the art. It is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present invention. The terms "first", "second", etc. are only used to distinguish the description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance. The terms "include", "comprise" or any other variant thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such a process, method, article or device. Without more constraints, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a..." does not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or apparatus comprising the element.

[0028] It should also be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "disposed", "connected" and the like should be understood in a broad sense. For example, "connected" can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0029] The specific implementation modes of the present invention are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0030] Example:

[0031] See also Figure 1 , Figure 1 A schematic structural diagram of an infrared camera module 10 provided in an embodiment of the present invention applied to a sorting device 1000.

[0032] The embodiment of the present invention provides an infrared camera module 10, which has the characteristics of small size, convenient spatial layout, and low cost. The infrared camera module 10 can be applied to the sorting mechanism 100 of the sorting device 1000, and of course, the infrared camera module 10 can also be used independently. When the infrared camera module 10 is applied to the sorting device 1000, the infrared camera module 10 is arranged in the sorting mechanism 100, so as to identify the infrared light reflected by the material at the viewing point position in the sorting mechanism 100 through the infrared camera module 10, so that the sorting mechanism 100 can determine whether to reject the corresponding material. Since the sorting device 1000 adopts the infrared camera module 10 provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the sorting device 1000 also has the characteristics of small size, convenient spatial layout, and low cost.

[0033] The following will specifically introduce the structure, working principle and beneficial effects of the infrared camera module 10 provided by the embodiment of the present invention.

[0034] See also Figure 2 and Figure 3 , Figure 2 A schematic structural diagram of an infrared camera module 10 provided in an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of an infrared camera module 10 provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0035] The infrared camera module 10 includes an infrared recognition module 11, a first switching driver 12, a first filter 16 and a second filter 17. The infrared recognition module 11 is used to recognize the infrared light reflected by the material at the viewing point in the sorting mechanism 100, and the first switching driver 12 is connected to the first filter 16 and the second filter 17, and the first switching driver 12 can drive the first filter 16 and the second filter 17 to move, so as to change the position of the first filter 16 and the second filter 17, so that the first filter 16 or the second filter 17 corresponds to the infrared recognition module 11. In this way, the infrared light reflected by the material recognized by the infrared recognition module 11 is the infrared light of the corresponding band after the corresponding filter is transmitted. Thus, by switching the filter, one infrared recognition module 11 can recognize infrared light of multiple different bands, and its volume is small, which is convenient to be set in the sorting mechanism 100, and the cost is low.

[0036] The common existing infrared sorting method is to obtain more infrared signal values ​​of materials in different bands to sort the materials. Generally, this method continues to increase infrared cameras, which has high requirements on spatial layout and structure, and may even be difficult to layout. In addition, the required material cost is also high.

[0037] It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the infrared camera module 10 also includes a third filter 18, and the first filter 16, the second filter 17 and the third filter 18 are arranged in sequence to move under the drive of the first switching drive member 12, so that different filters correspond to the infrared recognition module 11, so as to transmit infrared light of different bands to the infrared recognition module 11 through different filters, so as to facilitate recognition by the infrared recognition module 11.

[0038] In addition, the infrared camera module 10 may further include a filter bracket 13, and the first filter 16 or the second filter 17 is sequentially mounted on the filter bracket 13, the filter bracket 13 is connected to the first switching drive member 12, thereby connecting the filter and the first switching drive member 12, and the third filter 18 is also mounted on the filter bracket 13, such as Figure 2 and Figure 3 Of course, in other embodiments, when the types of materials to be sorted increase, the number of filters may also be increased, such as 4 or 5, etc., which is not limited in this embodiment.

[0039] In addition, in the present embodiment, the first switching drive member 12 is a linear motion drive structure, and the first switching drive member 12 can drive the first filter 16, the second filter 17 and the third filter 18 to reciprocate along a straight line, so that the first filter 16, the second filter 17 or the third filter 18 corresponds to the infrared recognition module 11 to complete the action of switching the filters. Its structure is simple and its volume is small.

[0040] In other embodiments, the first switching drive member 12 may also be a rotational motion drive structure, and the first switching drive member 12 can drive the first filter 16, the second filter 17 and the third filter 18 to rotate, so that the first filter 16, the second filter 17 or the third filter 18 corresponds to the infrared recognition module 11, thereby realizing the action of switching the filter, which has less vibration during operation and a simple structure.

[0041] Furthermore, the infrared camera module 10 may also include an infrared lens 15, which is arranged on the incident path of the infrared recognition module 11, so that the infrared light is incident on the infrared recognition module 11 through the infrared lens 15, thereby improving the stability of the infrared camera module 10 in recognizing infrared light.

[0042] Moreover, in this embodiment, the first switching drive member 12 can drive the first filter 16 and the second filter 17 to move between the infrared lens 15 and the infrared recognition module 11, so that the infrared light passes through the infrared lens 15 and the first filter 16 or the second filter 17 in sequence before entering the infrared light.

[0043] In other embodiments, the first filter 16 and the second filter 17 may also be roughly located at the end of the infrared lens 15 away from the infrared recognition module 11, and the first switching drive 12 can drive the first filter 16 and the second filter 17 to move to the end of the infrared lens 15 away from the infrared recognition module 11, so that the infrared light is transmitted through the first filter 16 or the second filter 17 in turn, and then incident on the infrared recognition module 11 after the infrared lens 15.

[0044] In addition, in other embodiments, the infrared camera module 10 may also include a second switching drive, a fourth filter and a fifth filter, the second switching drive is connected to the fourth filter and the fifth filter, and the fourth filter and the fifth filter are approximately located at one end of the infrared lens 15 away from the infrared recognition module 11, and the second switching drive can drive the fourth filter and the fifth filter to move so that the fourth filter or the fifth filter moves between the infrared lens 15 and the infrared recognition module 11, thereby transmitting the incident infrared light to the infrared recognition module 11 through the fourth filter or the fifth filter, so that the purpose of increasing the type of materials recognized by the infrared camera module 10 can be achieved by switching the first filter 16, the second filter 17, the third filter 18, the fourth filter and the fifth filter.

[0045] The working principle of the infrared camera module 10 provided in the embodiment of the present invention is:

[0046] The infrared camera module 10 includes an infrared recognition module 11, a first switching drive 12, a first filter 16 and a second filter 17. The infrared recognition module 11 is used to recognize the infrared light reflected by the material at the viewing point in the sorting mechanism 100, and the first switching drive 12 is connected to the first filter 16 and the second filter 17, which can drive the first filter 16 and the second filter 17 to move, so as to change the position of the first filter 16 and the second filter 17, so that the first filter 16 or the second filter 17 corresponds to the infrared recognition module 11. In this way, the infrared light reflected by the material recognized by the infrared recognition module 11 is the infrared light of the corresponding band after the corresponding filter is transmitted. Thus, by switching the filter, one infrared recognition module 11 can recognize infrared light of multiple different bands, and its volume is small, and the cost is low, so it is easy to be set in the sorting mechanism 100.

[0047] In summary:

[0048] The embodiment of the present invention provides an infrared camera module 10, which has the characteristics of small size, convenient space layout, and low cost.

[0049] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the features in the above embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict, and the present invention can also have various changes and variations. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention. In addition, the embodiments should be regarded as exemplary and non-restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the attached claims rather than the above description, and it is intended to include all changes within the meaning and scope of the equivalent elements of the claims. Any figure mark in the claims should not be regarded as limiting the claims involved.

Claims

1. An infrared camera module, characterized in that: It comprises an infrared recognition module (11), a first switching drive component (12), a first optical filter (16) and a second optical filter (17); The infrared recognition module (11) is used to recognize infrared light reflected by a material located at a viewing point in the sorting mechanism (100); the first switching drive member (12) is connected to the first optical filter (16) and the second optical filter (17), and is capable of driving the first optical filter (16) and the second optical filter (17) to move, so that the first optical filter (16) or the second optical filter (17) corresponds to the infrared recognition module (11), thereby transmitting the infrared light of a corresponding wavelength band to the infrared recognition module (11) through the corresponding optical filter; The infrared camera module (10) further comprises an infrared lens (15), wherein the infrared lens (15) is arranged on an incident path of the infrared recognition module (11), so that the infrared light is incident on the infrared recognition module (11) through the infrared lens (15); The infrared camera module (10) further comprises a second switching drive component, a fourth filter and a fifth filter; The second switching drive is connected to the fourth filter and the fifth filter, and is capable of driving the fourth filter and the fifth filter to move, so that the fourth filter or the fifth filter moves to between the infrared lens (15) and the infrared recognition module (11), thereby transmitting the incident infrared light through the fourth filter or the fifth filter to the infrared recognition module (11); The first switching drive member (12) is capable of driving the first optical filter (16) and the second optical filter (17) to move between the infrared lens (15) and the infrared recognition module (11), so that the first optical filter (16) or the second optical filter (17) transmits the incident infrared light.

2. The infrared camera module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first switching drive member (12) is capable of driving the first optical filter (16) and the second optical filter (17) to move to an end of the infrared lens (15) away from the infrared recognition module (11), so that the first optical filter (16) or the second optical filter (17) transmits the incident infrared light.

3. The infrared camera module according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The first switching drive member (12) is a linear motion drive structure and is capable of driving the first optical filter (16) and the second optical filter (17) to reciprocate along a straight line, so that the first optical filter (16) or the second optical filter (17) corresponds to the infrared recognition module (11).

4. The infrared camera module according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The first switching drive member (12) is a rotational motion drive structure and is capable of driving the first optical filter (16) and the second optical filter (17) to rotate, so that the first optical filter (16) or the second optical filter (17) corresponds to the infrared recognition module (11).

5. The infrared camera module according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The infrared camera module (10) further comprises a filter bracket (13), the first filter (16) or the second filter (17) being mounted on the filter bracket (13) in sequence, and the filter bracket (13) being connected to the first switching drive member (12).

6. A sorting mechanism, characterized in that: Comprising the infrared camera module as described in any one of claims 1-5.

7. A sorting device, characterized in that: Comprising the sorting mechanism as described in claim 6.

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