An intelligent sorting and loading machine

Abstract

The present invention discloses an intelligent sorting and feeding machine, including a quantitative conveying device and a rotary feeding device; the quantitative conveying device includes a conveyor, an introduction tray and a feeding monitoring sensor; the rotary feeding device includes a base, a frame, an encoder, a conveying chain plate assembly, a material guide assembly, a feeding motor, a telescopic cylinder, a telescopic cylinder control assembly, a feeding monitoring sensor and a control device; the feeding motor is installed on the frame; the material guide assembly is fixedly connected to the bottom of the frame, the material guide assembly is hinged to the fixed base and an encoder is installed at the hinge, and the two ends of the telescopic cylinder are respectively connected to the base and the middle or upper part of the frame. The present invention conveys materials to the material guide assembly of the rotary feeding device through a conveyor, the conveying chain plate assembly rotates to raise the loading hopper, and the materials on the material guide assembly are sequentially buckled into the loading hopper one by one, and are sent out as the chain plate of the conveying chain plate assembly rotates and moves upward, thereby realizing the combing and sorting of materials of different diameters and sizes.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of combing and conveying equipment, and in particular to an intelligent sorting and feeding machine for strip materials used for combing and conveying materials such as wood. Background Art

[0002] At present, in the process of transporting, placing and stacking messy materials (such as wood raw materials, stones, crops, sweet potatoes, etc.), wood grabbers are used for loading and unloading, forklifts and loaders are used for loading and unloading, and then dump trucks are used for transportation. When unloading, the materials will be stacked together crosswise, becoming a messy state; it causes great inconvenience during secondary processing, and it is necessary to manually sort and stack them again, and then transport them to another factory area for processing. The method of stacking them neatly one by one manually has a low level of automation. The manual operation method is relatively primitive, with low production efficiency, which will waste a lot of time, manpower and material resources, increase labor costs, and restrict production speed. In addition, there are huge safety hazards in the transportation process, which is easy to injure the operator. Summary of the invention

[0003] The object of the present invention is to provide an intelligent sorting and loader, by using the intelligent sorting and loader, the production efficiency of material combing and conveying can be improved, the production cost can be reduced, and the operation can be safe.

[0004] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is: an intelligent sorting and feeding machine, characterized in that: it includes a quantitative conveying device and a rotary feeding device control device; the quantitative conveying device includes a conveyor, an introduction pallet installed at the outlet end of the conveyor and an induction system installed on the introduction pallet; the rotary feeding device includes a base, a frame, an encoder, a conveying chain plate assembly installed on the frame, a material guide assembly, a feeding motor that drives the conveying chain plate assembly to rotate, a feeding monitoring sensor, a telescopic cylinder and a telescopic cylinder control valve assembly; the conveying chain plate assembly includes a chain plate, and the chain plate includes a spacer Two chains are set up, and multiple loading hoppers are evenly arranged on the two chains. The loading hoppers are composed of a supporting fixed plate and a loading plate, and the two ends of the supporting fixed plate are fixedly connected to the two chains; the feeding motor and the feeding monitoring sensor are fixedly installed on the frame respectively; the material guiding assembly is fixedly connected to the bottom of the frame, the material guiding assembly is hinged to the fixed base and the encoder is installed at the hinge, and the two ends of the telescopic cylinder are respectively connected to the base and the middle or upper part of the frame; the conveyor, the photoelectric sensor, the feeding motor, the telescopic cylinder control valve assembly, and the limit feeding monitoring sensor are respectively connected to the control device.

[0005] Furthermore, a position sensor for detecting that the rack is reset to the origin is also installed on the base, and the position sensor is connected to the control device.

[0006] Furthermore, the material guide assembly includes an arc-shaped material guide plate, a material baffle plate and two fixed plates, the two fixed plates are respectively fixedly connected to the two sides of the bottom of the frame, the arc-shaped material guide plate and the material baffle plate are respectively fixedly connected to the two fixed plates, the two sides of the material baffle plate are fixed on the outer frame of the chain plate material rack and are parallel to the chain plate and one side is connected to the side edge of the arc-shaped material guide plate, and the arc surface of the arc-shaped material guide plate is close to the outlet edge of the inlet pallet.

[0007] Furthermore, the conveying chain plate assembly also includes a first transmission shaft assembly and a second transmission shaft assembly; the first transmission shaft assembly and the second transmission shaft assembly are respectively installed on the frame through bearing seats, and the first transmission shaft assembly and the second transmission shaft assembly are both composed of a transmission shaft and a sprocket installed on the transmission shaft; the two chains are mounted on the sprockets of the first transmission shaft assembly and the second transmission shaft assembly.

[0008] Furthermore, the included angle between the supporting fixing plate and the loading plate is 70°-90°.

[0009] Furthermore, the width of the material blocking plate is greater than the distance between two or more chain plates.

[0010] Furthermore, the telescopic cylinder is a pneumatic cylinder or an oil cylinder.

[0011] Furthermore, the conveyor includes a machine frame, a conveyor belt and a conveyor motor for driving the conveyor belt to rotate. The conveyor belt is installed on the machine frame through rollers, and a plurality of rollers capable of supporting the upper belt surface of the conveyor belt are evenly installed on the machine frame.

[0012] The beneficial effect of the present invention is that: by adopting the above structure, the miscellaneous materials of different lengths, diameters and other materials are transported to the material guide assembly at the lower end of the frame through the conveyor, and the motor on the frame drives the conveying chain plate assembly to rotate, and the materials at the material guide assembly are sequentially buckled into the supporting plate one by one, and are sent out as the chain plate rotates upward.

[0013] During the conveying process, the material conveying amount can be monitored by the feeding monitoring sensor at the outlet of the conveyor; the feeding situation can be monitored by the feeding monitoring sensor on the rotating feeding device frame. When there is material in front, the feeding monitoring sensor cannot detect the material. The angle between the rotating frame and the horizontal plane can be controlled by adjusting the length of the telescopic cylinder, so that the larger diameter material that cannot be delivered by the stack can be delivered smoothly. In this way, large and small materials can be loaded in sequence and sorted.

[0014] This equipment can be used for conveying other long, regular or irregular materials. The intelligent sorting and loading machine has flexible rotation, the conveying height and angle can be adjusted automatically and freely, the quantitative conveying is stable and smooth, and the whole process is intelligent and fully automated. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional assembly schematic diagram of the intelligent sorting and loading machine of the present invention;

[0016] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of conveying materials after the rack turns at an angle;

[0017] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the rack after it is rotated to a horizontal angle;

[0018] Figure 4 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the frame rotating and resetting to the origin;

[0019] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the conveyor of the intelligent sorting and loading machine of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 6 for Figure 5 Schematic diagram of structural decomposition;

[0021] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of a rotary loading device of the intelligent sorting and loading machine of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 8 for Figure 7 Schematic diagram of structural decomposition;

[0023] Fig. 9 It is a three-dimensional assembly schematic diagram of the fixed base device of the intelligent sorting and loading machine of the present invention;

[0024] Fig.10 It is a schematic diagram of the feeding and conveying of the intelligent sorting and feeding machine of the present invention.

[0025] Fig.11 It is a schematic diagram of the transportation of messy materials in a local position of the intelligent sorting and loader of the present invention.

[0026] Fig.12 It is a schematic diagram of the transportation of messy materials on the intelligent sorting and loading machine of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0028] like Figure 1-4 As shown, an intelligent sorting and loading machine of the present invention includes a quantitative conveying device, a rotary loading device 20 and a control device 32.

[0029] The quantitative conveying device includes a conveyor 10, an inlet pallet 12 and two feeding monitoring sensors 11. The inlet pallet 12 is fixedly installed at the outlet end of the conveyor 10, and the two feeding monitoring sensors 11 are installed on the inlet pallet 12 one after the other, and can monitor the material conveying status on the inlet pallet 12 and the status of the material entering the rotary feeding device 20 respectively.

[0030] like Figure 5 , 6 As shown, the conveyor 10 includes a machine frame 15, a conveyor belt 16 and a conveyor motor 14 for driving the conveyor belt 16 to rotate. The conveyor belt 16 is installed on the machine frame 15 through a front roller 13 and a rear roller 18. The conveyor motor 14 is fixedly installed on the machine frame 15 and connected to one end of the front roller 13 through a transmission chain assembly. A plurality of rollers 17 that can support the upper belt surface of the conveyor belt are also evenly installed on the machine frame 15. The conveyor belt 16 circulates under the drive of the motor 14, and can transport trees or other materials on the conveyor belt to the introduction pallet 12.

[0031] like Figure 7 , 8 As shown, the rotary feeding device 20 includes a base 30, a frame 25, an encoder 21, a conveying chain assembly installed on the frame 25, a material guide assembly 23, a feeding motor 26 for driving the conveying chain assembly 22 to rotate, a feeding monitoring sensor 28, a telescopic cylinder 34 and a telescopic cylinder control assembly 31.

[0032] The material guide assembly 23 includes an arc-shaped material guide plate 231, a material baffle plate 232 and two fixed plates 233. The two fixed plates 233 are respectively fixedly connected to the two sides of the bottom of the frame 25. The arc-shaped material guide plate 231 and the material baffle plate 232 are respectively fixedly connected to the two fixed plates 233. The two sides of the material baffle plate 232 are fixed on the outer frame of the chain plate material rack and are parallel to the chain plate, and one side is connected to the side of the arc-shaped material guide plate 231. The arc surface of the arc-shaped material guide plate is close to the outlet edge of the inlet tray 12.

[0033] The conveying chain plate assembly 22 includes a chain plate, a first transmission shaft assembly 24 and a second transmission shaft assembly 27. The first transmission shaft assembly 24 and the second transmission shaft assembly 27 are respectively mounted on the frame 25 through bearing seats, and the chain plate is sleeved on the first transmission shaft assembly 24 and the second transmission shaft assembly 27. Specifically, the first transmission shaft assembly 24 and the second transmission shaft assembly 27 are both composed of a transmission shaft and a sprocket mounted on the transmission shaft, and the transmission shaft is mounted on the frame 25 through a bearing seat. The chain plate includes two chains arranged at intervals, and a plurality of loading hoppers are evenly arranged on the two chains. The loading hopper is composed of a supporting fixed plate and a loading plate, and the two ends of the supporting fixed plate are fixedly connected to the two chains. The two chains are sleeved on the sprockets of the first transmission shaft assembly 24 and the second transmission shaft assembly 27. The angle between the supporting fixed plate and the loading plate is 70°-90°; the material can be introduced into the loading hopper through the arc-shaped guide plate 231.

[0034] The feeding motor 26 is fixedly mounted on the frame 25 , and a driving sprocket is mounted on the output shaft and is connected to the sprocket of the second transmission shaft assembly 27 through a transmission chain.

[0035] Specifically, the guide assembly 23 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the frame 25, and the guide assembly 23 is hinged to the fixed base 30. After the hinge, the arc-shaped guide plate 231 is close to the material outlet edge of the introduction support plate 12. In this way, by setting the arc-shaped guide plate 231, no matter which position the frame 25 swings to, the arc-shaped guide plate can always be close to the material outlet edge of the introduction support plate 12, so that the trees can smoothly transition into the bearing space. The encoder 21 is installed at the hinge to monitor the rotation angle of the frame 25.

[0036] The telescopic cylinder 34 is a multi-section telescopic cylinder, which can be an air cylinder or an oil cylinder. The control device 32 controls the telescopic cylinder control valve assembly 31 to supply air or oil so that the multi-section telescopic cylinder can be extended and retracted. Specifically, the cylinder body of the telescopic cylinder 34 is hinged to the base 30; the piston rod end of the telescopic cylinder 34 is hinged to the middle of the frame 25. Through the extension and retraction of the telescopic rod of the telescopic cylinder 34, the encoder 21 monitors the rotation angle, and the setting angle of the frame 25 can be adjusted, that is, the conveying angle (0°-90°) can be modified by adjusting the angle of the frame 25.

[0037] A feeding monitoring sensor 28 is installed at a position near the outlet end of the frame 25 to monitor the feeding situation. A position sensor 33 is also installed on the base to detect that the frame has reset to the origin, and the position sensor 33 is connected to the control device 32.

[0038] The conveying motor 14, the feeding monitoring sensor 11, the feeding motor 26, the telescopic cylinder control component 31, the feeding monitoring sensor 28, and the in-position sensor 33 are respectively connected to the control device 32. Specifically, the telescopic cylinder control component 31 is a solenoid valve component for controlling air intake and air outlet.

[0039] Furthermore, the width of the material blocking plate 232 is greater than the distance between two or more chain plates. Fig.10 As shown, in this embodiment, the width is selected to be greater than the spacing L between three chain plates for illustration, that is, the restricted width of the material blocking plate 232 includes two spaces for carrying materials, which can avoid material leakage during the transmission process.

[0040] The feeding monitoring sensor 11, the loading monitoring sensor 28 and the in-place sensor 33 in the present invention are all photoelectric sensors. A detection block 331 is also installed on the material guide component 23 to cooperate with the in-place sensor 33. Figure 2 , 3 As shown, after the rack rotates a certain angle, the detection block 331 is in a position where it is not detected; Figure 4 As shown, the rack is in a state of returning to the origin, and the detection block 331 can be detected by the in-position sensor 33, thereby determining that the rack has been returned to the origin.

[0041] The working process of the present invention is: start the quantitative conveying device and the rotary feeding device 20, and the disorderly and different diameter strip materials (trees) are transported by the conveyor 10, and enter the loading hopper of the rotary feeding device 20 one by one through the introduction support plate 12 and the material guide assembly 23. The chain plate assembly is driven by the feeding motor to rotate, and the material in the loading hopper is sent out, which can be transported to the next processing equipment for processing.

[0042] The specific working process is: the control device 32 can monitor the material conveying status on the introduced pallet 12 and the material status entering the rotating feeding device 20 respectively through the two feeding monitoring sensors 11 near the outlet end of the conveyor. If both feeding monitoring sensors 11 detect the presence of material and the duration reaches the set time, the conveying of a certain amount of material is completed, and the conveyor 10 is shut down and no longer conveys material. When the two feeding monitoring sensors 11 on the conveyor 10 do not detect material, it indicates that there is no material in or on the material guide component, and the conveyor 10 is started; in this way, the quantitative conveying of materials is ensured.

[0043] If the second feeding monitoring sensor 11 detects that there is material, the conveying chain plate assembly 22 quantitatively feeds the material. If no material is detected, the feeding motor 26 is turned off, and the conveying chain plate assembly stops conveying; the feeding motor 26 is turned on again when there is material.

[0044] In addition, in the initial state, the frame 25 is at a certain angle. During the feeding process, when encountering materials with a diameter that is too large, the materials cannot enter the loading hopper and will automatically slide down during the rising process. Materials with a smaller diameter that can enter the loading hopper are smoothly delivered.

[0045] When the two feeding monitoring sensors 11 on the conveyor detect the presence of materials, and the loading monitoring sensor 28 on the frame 25 cannot detect materials within the set time, the information is fed back to the control device 32. The control device 32 simultaneously collects the position information of the position sensor 33 and the encoder 21, and determines the angular position of the rotating frame 25. The control device 32 determines the displacement according to the feedback information, and sends a command to the telescopic cylinder control valve assembly 31. Then, by adjusting the length of the telescopic cylinder 34, the angle of the frame 25 of the rotating loading device 20 is adjusted to modify the conveying angle, so that the frame 25 tilts downward to form a larger loading space, and the materials that cannot be put up due to the large diameter can be re-sorted through the chain plate, and the large diameter materials can be re-conveyed. The function of intelligent sorting of quantitative, stable and uniform conveying of materials of different diameters is achieved.

[0046] When the two feeding monitoring sensors 11 on the conveyor do not detect materials, and the loading monitoring sensor 28 on the frame 25 cannot detect materials within the set time, the information is fed back to the control device 32, and it is determined to be a state without materials. The control device 32 collects the position information of the in-place sensor 33 and the encoder 21 at the same time, and determines the angular position of the rotating frame 25. The control device 32 adjusts the length of the telescopic cylinder 34 to reset the rotating loading device 20 to the vertical origin state (detected by the in-place sensor 33), and stops the conveying motor 14 of the conveyor to stop the conveying operation. After the reset is completed, the conveying motor 14 starts the normal material conveying work.

[0047] The intelligent sorting and feeding machine of the present invention can realize the sorting and size sorting of materials. Specifically, in production applications, multiple different sorting and delivery channels can be set to receive materials delivered when the frame 25 is at different angles. In this way, the messy materials can be sorted through the feeding process of the conveying chain plate assembly, and sorted in accordance with different sorting and delivery channels when delivered; the production efficiency is high.

[0048] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the present invention may have various modifications and variations. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An intelligent sorting and loading machine, characterized in that: It comprises a quantitative conveying device, a rotary feeding device (20) and a control device (32); The quantitative conveying device comprises a conveyor (10), an introduction support plate (12) installed at the outlet end of the conveyor (10), and a feeding monitoring sensor (11) installed on the introduction support plate (12); The rotary feeding device (20) comprises a base (30), a frame (25), an encoder (21), a conveying chain plate assembly (22) mounted on the frame (25), a material guide assembly (23), a feeding motor (26) for driving the conveying chain plate assembly to rotate, a feeding monitoring sensor (28), a telescopic cylinder (34) and a telescopic cylinder control valve assembly (31); the conveying chain plate assembly (22) comprises a chain plate, the chain plate comprises two chains arranged at intervals, and a plurality of loading hoppers are evenly arranged on the two chains. The loading hopper is composed of a supporting fixed plate and a loading plate, and the two ends of the supporting fixed plate are fixedly connected to two chains; a feeding motor (26) and a feeding monitoring sensor (28) are respectively fixedly installed on a frame (25); a material guide assembly (23) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the frame (25); the material guide assembly (23) is hinged to a fixed base (30) and the encoder (21) is installed at the hinge; and two ends of a telescopic cylinder (34) are respectively connected to the base (30) and the middle or upper part of the frame (25); The conveyor (10), the feeding monitoring sensor (11), the feeding motor (26), the telescopic cylinder control valve assembly (31), and the in-position sensor (33) are respectively connected to the control device (32); When working, the quantitative conveying device and the rotary feeding device (20) are started, and the disorderly and different diameter strip materials are conveyed by the conveyor (10), and enter the loading hopper of the rotary feeding device (20) one by one through the guide plate (12) and the material guide assembly (23). The feeding motor drives the conveying chain plate assembly to rotate, and the materials in the loading hopper are delivered; When the two feeding monitoring sensors (11) on the conveyor detect the presence of material, and the loading monitoring sensor (28) on the frame (25) cannot detect the material within the set time, the information is fed back to the control device (32). The control device (32) simultaneously collects the position information of the position sensor (33) and the encoder (21), and determines the angular position of the rotating frame (25). The control device (32) determines the displacement according to the feedback information, and sends a command to the telescopic cylinder control valve assembly (31). Then, by adjusting the length of the telescopic cylinder (34), the angle of the frame (25) of the rotating loading device (20) is adjusted to modify the conveying angle, so that the frame (25) tilts downward to form a loading space, and the material that cannot be loaded due to excessive diameter is re-sorted through the chain plate, and the material with large diameter is re-conveyed.

2. The intelligent sorting and loading machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The base is also provided with an in-position sensor (33) for detecting whether the frame has been reset to the origin, and the in-position sensor (33) is connected to the control device (32).

3. The intelligent sorting and loading machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The material guide assembly (23) comprises an arc-shaped material guide plate (231), a material baffle plate (232) and two fixed plates (233); the two fixed plates (233) are respectively fixedly connected to the two sides of the bottom of the frame (25); the arc-shaped material guide plate (231) and the material baffle plate (232) are respectively fixedly connected to the two fixed plates (233); the two sides of the material baffle plate (232) are fixed to the outer frame of the chain plate material rack and are parallel to the chain plate, and one side is connected to the side of the arc-shaped material guide plate (231); the arc surface of the arc-shaped material guide plate is close to the outlet edge of the introduction support plate (12).

4. The intelligent sorting and loading machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The conveying chain plate assembly also includes a first transmission shaft assembly (24) and a second transmission shaft assembly (27); the first transmission shaft assembly (24) and the second transmission shaft assembly (27) are respectively mounted on the frame (25) through bearing seats, and the first transmission shaft assembly (24) and the second transmission shaft assembly (27) are both composed of a transmission shaft and a sprocket mounted on the transmission shaft; and two chains are sleeved on the sprockets of the first transmission shaft assembly (24) and the second transmission shaft assembly (27).

5. The intelligent sorting and loading machine according to claim 4 is characterized in that: The included angle between the supporting fixing plate and the material carrying plate is 70°-90°.

6. The intelligent sorting and loading machine according to claim 3 is characterized in that: The width of the material blocking plate (232) is at least greater than the distance between the two material loading hoppers.

7. The intelligent sorting and loading machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The telescopic cylinder (34) is a gas cylinder or an oil cylinder.

8. The intelligent sorting and loading machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The conveyor (10) comprises a machine frame (15), a conveyor belt (16) and a conveyor motor (14) for driving the conveyor belt (16) to rotate; the conveyor belt (16) is mounted on the machine frame (15) via rollers; and a plurality of rollers (17) capable of supporting the upper belt surface of the conveyor belt are evenly mounted on the machine frame (15).

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