A feedable emergency platform

Abstract

This invention discloses a feedable emergency platform, comprising: a support frame, on which at least one emergency device for temporarily storing sample bottles is mounted; the emergency device includes a bottle-placement support, which includes a horizontally arranged bottle-placement plate and a frame with open front and rear ends on the bottle-placement plate; a first sensor for sensing sample bottles is disposed within the bottle-placement support; and a feedable device is further provided on the support frame. The feedable emergency platform of this invention can provide sample bottles containing samples to the system while simultaneously fulfilling emergency functions, and it has the advantages of reasonable structure and diversified functions.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to an emergency feeding platform, belonging to the field of sample preparation equipment technology. Background Technology

[0002] The preparation process of coal or ore samples includes processing steps such as crushing and reduction. Numerous sample preparation devices exist. In the field of concentrate testing, the main process involves using a reduction mill to quantitatively or proportionally reduce the sample, then determining the moisture content of the reduced sample, and finally grinding it to prepare the final sample for packaging. Therefore, in the field of concentrate testing technology, the general procedure is to crush, reduce, and then grind the incoming sample to prepare the analytical sample.

[0003] With the increasing level of automation, for concentrate sample preparation and testing systems, each piece of equipment revolves around a robot, and the robot transports samples between these devices. A workbench is needed as a transfer platform. The applicant previously disclosed an emergency platform in application 2022101812330, which is mainly suitable for automatically receiving and flattening samples before transferring them to the next process for sample preparation via robot. However, different sample preparation stages require different functions of the emergency platform. Therefore, an emergency platform that can also serve as a transfer platform and feed materials and bottles has become a goal pursued by those skilled in the art. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to solve the problem that existing simple platforms have limited functions and cannot meet the requirements for automatic feeding.

[0005] Another objective of this invention is to solve the problem that existing simple platforms have limited functionality and cannot automatically dispense empty bottles.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention employs the following technical solution:

[0007] An emergency feeding platform is characterized in that it comprises: a support frame, on which at least one emergency device for temporarily storing sample bottles is provided, the emergency device including a bottle placement support, the bottle placement support including a horizontally arranged bottle placement plate and a frame with open front and rear ends on the bottle placement plate, a first sensor for sensing sample bottles is provided inside the bottle placement support; and a feeding device is further provided on the support frame.

[0008] In a preferred embodiment, the emergency device is located at the top of the support, and the feeding device is located below the emergency device.

[0009] As a preferred embodiment, the feeding device includes a chain conveyor mounted on a support via a chain conveyor frame. Several movable bottle-releasing plates are arranged on the chain of the chain conveyor, rotating with the chain. Each movable bottle-releasing plate can hold a sample bottle. A stepping drive device is located at the end of the chain conveyor frame, used to drive the chain to rotate one sample bottle at a time.

[0010] As a preferred embodiment, the feeding device further includes a coding device located at the tail of the chain.

[0011] As a preferred embodiment, the feeding device further includes a second sensor located at the corresponding position of the last movable bottle plate at the front of the chain conveyor.

[0012] As a preferred embodiment, the feeding device further includes a chain sensor for detecting that the stepper drive device drives the moving bottle plate to move one sample bottle position.

[0013] As a preferred embodiment, an empty bottle feeding device is further provided on the support, and the empty bottle feeding device is arranged in parallel with the feeding device; the empty bottle feeding device includes two belt conveyors arranged horizontally and parallel to each other on the support, and a belt conveyor frame for mounting the two belt conveyors is provided outside the belt conveyors, and an arc-shaped stop plate for stopping the sample bottles is provided at the front end of the belt conveyor frame; a motor for driving the belt conveyors to rotate is provided on the belt conveyor frame.

[0014] As a preferred embodiment, a bottle-stopping cylinder 1 is provided at the front of the belt conveyor frame to stop the sample bottles, and a third sensor for sensing the sample bottles is provided at the position where the sample bottles are stopped by the bottle-stopping cylinder 1; a bottle-stopping cylinder 2 is provided in front of the bottle-stopping cylinder 1 at a position separated from the bottle-stopping cylinder 1 by one sample bottle, and a code reading and writing device is provided between the bottle-stopping cylinder 1 and the bottle-stopping cylinder 2 as a preferred embodiment. The empty bottle feeding device consists of 3 units, which are arranged side by side and adjacent to the feeding device and stacked on one side of the support.

[0015] The code reading and writing device includes a code writing device and a code reading device.

[0016] The emergency feeding platform described in this invention, employing the aforementioned technical solution, incorporates an emergency device on the frame and adds a feeding device. It can supply sample vials containing samples to the sample preparation system via a stepping chain conveyor and a movable feeding plate mounted on the chain that moves with the chain, thus achieving the feeding function. The emergency device is used when a malfunction occurs at a point in the system. The robot removes the sample vial from the malfunctioning area and places it on the emergency device. Once the first sensor on the emergency device detects the sample vial, it notifies manual intervention. After manual intervention, the sample vial is placed back in this location, awaiting robot retrieval.

[0017] Furthermore, by setting up a coding device and a coding reader, coding and reading of sample bottles can be realized, and the accuracy of the stepping distance can be detected by a chain sensor.

[0018] Furthermore, the emergency feeding platform of this invention includes an empty bottle feeding device. Specifically, this device is a double-belt conveyor with multiple layers, fully utilizing the space of the emergency feeding platform and providing the system with ample empty bottles. By setting up a bottle-blocking cylinder one, the first sample bottle is blocked while a third sensor detects it. When a second bottle-blocking cylinder blocks the sample bottle, a code-writing device writes and reads the code on the empty bottle. Finally, a stop plate on the belt conveyor frame stops the sample bottle in its designated position, awaiting robot removal. Therefore, the empty bottle feeding device can achieve bottle feeding and automatic code writing and reading functions.

[0019] In summary, the emergency feeding platform described in this invention can realize emergency storage of sample bottles, as well as automatic feeding and automatic supply of empty bottles. It has the advantages of reasonable structural layout and multi-functionality. Attached Figure Description

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a material-feeding emergency platform according to the present invention;

[0021] Figure 2 This is a perspective view of an emergency device for a feedable emergency platform as described in this invention;

[0022] Figure 3 This is a perspective view of the feeding device of the emergency feeding platform described in this invention;

[0023] Figure 4 This is a perspective view of the empty bottle feeding device of the emergency feeding platform described in this invention.

[0024] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached drawings: 1. Empty bottle feeding device; 11. Motor; 12. Belt conveyor; 13. Third sensor; 14. Bottle blocking cylinder one; 15. Bottle blocking cylinder two; 16. Code reading / writing device; 17. Belt conveyor frame; 17. Stop plate; 171; Feeding device; 2. Chain conveyor; 20. Stepper drive device; 21. Chain; 22. Moving bottle release plate; 23. Second sensor; 24. Chain sensor; 25. Code reading device; 26. Code writing device; 27. Chain conveyor frame; 28; Emergency device; 3. First sensor; 31. Bottle release bracket; 32. Bottle release plate; 321. Frame; 322; Support; 4. Detailed Implementation

[0025] The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, but these preferred embodiments should not be used to limit the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0026] It should be noted that, in this invention, "front" refers to the side facing the robot, and "rear" refers to the side away from the robot. The direction of movement of the sample bottle or empty bottle is forward, and the opposite direction is backward. The terms "front" and "rear" are used to clearly illustrate the structure and are not intended to limit it.

[0027] See Figure 1 , 2 The figure illustrates a feeding emergency platform according to the present invention, comprising: a support 4, on which at least one emergency device 3 for temporarily storing sample bottles is mounted, preferably located at the top and front of the support 4, i.e., close to the robot, for easy robot handling. The emergency device 3 includes a bottle placement bracket 32, which includes a horizontally arranged bottle placement plate 321 and a frame 322 with open front and rear ends on the bottle placement plate 321 for easy robot bottle retrieval; a first sensor 31 for sensing sample bottles is provided within the bottle placement bracket 32; a feeding device 2 is further provided on the support 4, located below the emergency device 3. The first sensor 31 transmits the sample bottle information to the control system, so that the control system can notify personnel for handling.

[0028] See Figure 3The feeding device 2 includes: a chain conveyor 20, a chain conveyor frame 28, a stepper drive device 21, and movable bottle placement plates 23. The chain conveyor 20 is mounted on a support 4 via the chain conveyor frame 28. Several movable bottle placement plates 23 are located on the chain 22 of the chain conveyor 20. The movable bottle placement plates 23 rotate with the chain 22, and each movable bottle placement plate 23 can hold one sample bottle. The stepper drive device 21 is located at the end of the chain conveyor frame 28 and can be a stepper motor, used to drive the chain 22 to rotate one sample bottle at a time. By manually placing the sample bottle containing the sample onto the movable bottle placement plate 23 at the end of the chain conveyor 20, the stepper drive device 21 can drive the chain 22 to rotate, causing the sample bottle on the movable bottle placement plate 23 to move forward step by step. When it moves to the end position, the robot can remove the sample bottle.

[0029] Furthermore, the feeding device 2 also includes a writing device 27 located at the tail of the chain 22 for writing incoming material information, and a reading device 26 located at the front of the chain 22 for reading the sample information before the robot takes the sample, so that the robot can transfer the sample to different equipment for processing according to the different samples.

[0030] Furthermore, the feeding device 2 also includes a second sensor 24, which is located at the corresponding position of the last movable bottle plate 23 at the front of the chain 22. When the second sensor 24 senses a sample bottle, it can transmit a signal to the control system, which will then control the robot to pick up the sample bottle.

[0031] Furthermore, in order to detect whether the stepping drive device 21 drives the movable bottle plate 23 to move the correct distance each time, the feeding device 2 also includes a chain sensor 25 for detecting whether the stepping drive device 21 drives the movable bottle plate 23 to move one sample bottle position. The chain sensor 25 can detect the chain 22 between two adjacent movable bottle plates 23. After each step movement, if the chain sensor 25 detects the chain 22, it means that the movement distance is accurate.

[0032] In use, the operator places the sample bottle containing the material onto the movable bottle plate 23 at the rear. The coding device 27 codes the sample bottles. The sample bottles are placed one by one and coded one by one. The chain 22 moves forward under the drive of the stepper drive device 21, moving the position of one sample bottle at a time, which is achieved by the chain sensor 25. The code reading device 26 reads the code of the sample bottle. After reading the information, the robot arm takes away the sample bottle. If the reading of the information fails, but the second sensor 24 detects the sample bottle, it means that the information is incorrect. The robot takes away the sample bottle and places it on the emergency device 3, waiting for manual handling.

[0033] See Figure 1 , Figure 4To enhance the functionality of the emergency feeding platform described in this invention, an empty bottle feeding device 1 is further provided on the support 4. In this embodiment, there are three empty bottle feeding devices 1, arranged side-by-side and stacked with the feeding device 2 on one side of the support 4. Each empty bottle feeding device 1 includes two horizontally parallel belt conveyors 12 arranged on the support 4. A belt conveyor frame 17 is provided outside the belt conveyors 12 for mounting the two belt conveyors 12. An arc-shaped stop plate 171 for stopping sample bottles is provided at the front end of the belt conveyor frame 17. A motor 11 for driving the belt conveyors 12 to rotate is provided on the belt conveyor frame 17. In use, the empty bottle is manually placed at the tail of the two belt conveyors 12, and the two belt conveyors 12 are driven by the motor 11 to transport the bottle to the front end, where it is stopped by the stop plate 171. The robot can then remove the empty bottle from the front end.

[0034] In order to read and write the information of the empty bottles before the robot takes them away, a bottle-stopping cylinder 14 is provided at the front of the belt conveyor frame 17 to stop the sample bottles. A third sensor 13 is provided at the position of the sample bottle stopped by the bottle-stopping cylinder 14. A bottle-stopping cylinder 25 is provided in front of the bottle-stopping cylinder 14 and at a distance of one sample bottle. A code reading and writing device 16 is provided between the bottle-stopping cylinder 14 and the bottle-stopping cylinder 2. The code reading and writing device 16 includes a code writing device and a code reading device. In use, a sample bottle is manually placed onto the belt conveyor 12, which moves forward under the drive of the motor 11. Bottle-blocking cylinder 14 blocks the sample bottle. After the third sensor 13 detects the sample bottle, bottle-blocking cylinder 14 retracts. The sample bottle moves forward one position and is then blocked by bottle-blocking cylinder 2 15. Bottle-blocking cylinder 14 extends to block the sample bottle behind it. The code writing device 16 writes codes onto the sample bottle stuck between bottle-blocking cylinder 14 and bottle-blocking cylinder 2 15, such as writing the sample bottle's identity information and time information. After writing the code, bottle-blocking cylinder 2 15 retracts, and the coded sample bottle continues to move forward until it is blocked by the stop plate 171. Then, the code reading device 16 reads the code. After reading the code, it waits for the robot to pick it up; if reading the code fails, it also waits for the robot to pick it up and discard it; the above actions are repeated.

[0035] When a malfunction occurs at any point in the system, the robot removes the sample bottle at the malfunctioning point and places it on the bottle placement bracket 32. After the first sensor 31 detects the sample bottle, it is manually handled. After manual handling, the sample bottle is placed back in this location, awaiting removal by the robot.

[0036] The above description is illustrative only and not restrictive of the present invention. The present invention aims to provide a feeding emergency platform. Many modifications, variations or equivalents can be made without departing from the spirit and scope defined by the claims, such as increasing the number of layers of the empty bottle feeding device, but all of these will fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A feedable emergency platform, characterized in that: It includes: A support (4) is provided with at least one emergency device (3) for temporarily storing sample bottles. The emergency device (3) is located at the top of the support (4) and at the front of the support (4). The emergency device (3) includes a bottle placement bracket (32), which includes a horizontally arranged bottle placement plate (321) and a frame (322) with open front and rear ends on the bottle placement plate (321). A first sensor (31) for sensing sample bottles is provided inside the bottle placement bracket (32). A feeding device (2) is further provided on the support (4). The feeding device (2) includes... A chain conveyor (20) is mounted on a support (4) via a chain conveyor frame (28). Several movable bottle plates (23) are provided on the chain (22) of the chain conveyor (20) and rotate with the chain (22). A sample bottle is placed on each movable bottle plate (23). The feeding device (2) also includes a coding device (27) located at the rear of the chain (22), a coding device (26) located at the front of the chain (22), and a second sensor (24) located at the front of the chain conveyor (20) and corresponding to the position of the last movable bottle plate (23).

2. The emergency feeding platform according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding device (2) is located below the emergency device (3).

3. The emergency feeding platform according to claim 2, characterized in that: A stepper drive (21) is located at the end of the chain conveyor frame (28) for driving the chain (22) to rotate one sample bottle at a time.

4. The emergency feeding platform according to claim 3, characterized in that: The feeding device (2) also includes a chain sensor (25) for detecting that the stepping drive device (21) drives the moving bottle plate (23) to move a sample bottle position.

5. The feedable emergency platform according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that: An empty bottle feeding device (1) is further provided on the support (4), and the empty bottle feeding device (1) is arranged in parallel with the feeding device (2); The empty bottle feeding device (1) includes two horizontally parallel belt conveyors (12) arranged on the support (4). A belt conveyor frame (17) for mounting the two belt conveyors (12) is provided outside the belt conveyor (12). An arc-shaped stop plate (171) for stopping the sample bottles is provided at the front end of the belt conveyor frame (17). A motor (11) for driving the belt conveyor (12) to rotate is provided on the belt conveyor frame (17).

6. The emergency feeding platform according to claim 5, characterized in that: A bottle-stopping cylinder 1 (14) for stopping sample bottles is provided at the front of the belt conveyor frame (17). A third sensor (13) for sensing sample bottles is provided at the position of the sample bottle stopped by the bottle-stopping cylinder 1 (14). A bottle-stopping cylinder 2 (15) is provided in front of the bottle-stopping cylinder 1 (14) at a position separated from the bottle-stopping cylinder 1 (14) by one sample bottle. A code reading device (16) is provided between the bottle-stopping cylinder 1 (14) and the bottle-stopping cylinder 2 (15).

7. The emergency feeding platform according to claim 6, characterized in that: There are 3 empty bottle feeding devices (1), which are arranged side by side with the feeding device (2) and stacked on one side of the support (4).

8. The emergency feeding platform according to claim 6, characterized in that: The code reading and writing device (16) includes a code writing device and a code reading device.

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