A tool detection, marking, packaging, labeling and bundling integrated machine

Abstract

The application provides a cutter detection, marking, packaging and bundling integrated machine, which comprises a tray storage mechanism, a cutter detection mechanism, a cutter marking mechanism, a cutter packaging mechanism, a cutter bundling mechanism and an integrated controller for controlling the working of the mechanisms in sequence along the cutter transportation direction; a cutter transportation mechanism is arranged on the corresponding cutter transportation route, which is used for cutter feeding and discharging between the tray storage mechanism, the cutter detection mechanism, the cutter marking mechanism and the cutter packaging mechanism; the cutter detection mechanism is used for cutter detection; the cutter marking mechanism is used for cutter marking, and a positioning mechanism is arranged as a previous process of the cutter marking mechanism; the cutter packaging mechanism comprises a base feeding mechanism for providing a base, a transparent tube feeding mechanism for providing a transparent tube and a boxing mechanism; and the cutter bundling mechanism comprises a pushing mechanism, a material stacking position, a material bundling position and a bundling machine.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the technical field of knife production and packaging, and in particular to an integrated machine for knife inspection, engraving, packaging, labeling, and bundling. Background Technology

[0002] After the production of cutting tools such as milling cutters and flat cutters, they are often packaged in tool boxes for transportation and sale. Tool boxing involves inserting the tool into the base and then covering it with the outer shell. After boxing, the packaging box is placed on a labeling machine for labeling. After labeling, manual stacking and bundling are carried out. The tool packaging process involves tool inspection, tool engraving, tool boxing, and tool bundling.

[0003] Tool inspection is mainly necessary because tools have one or more cutting teeth. Depending on the workpiece being machined, the cutting edge angle and geometry of the tool are designed differently. Therefore, during the mass production of tools, it is necessary to inspect each tool to ensure that it has been ground to the preset cutting edge angle and geometry. At the same time, it is also necessary to inspect each tool's cutting edge width, cutting edge notch, tool diameter, and over-center length to ensure the quality of the tool.

[0004] The purpose of marking cutting tools is to better identify their specifications and models. Laser marking machines are usually used to mark corresponding labels on the tool handles. The labels include information such as the manufacturer, the total outer diameter of the tool, and the model. Since the tools are mainly used for cutting, their cutting edge and force direction are in the horizontal direction. Therefore, after production, the tools are usually inserted horizontally on the material tray. The marking is usually done manually after production.

[0005] For tool boxing, the main processes involve loading the base, inserting the tool, and covering the outer shell. Since there are many parts involved and the boxing steps are relatively simple, the process is usually carried out manually, or one or two steps are semi-automated.

[0006] Furthermore, existing testing equipment, laser engraving machines, and tooling packaging machines are all standalone units, and require manual operation, involving manual transfer and handling between each process. Such manual or semi-automatic assembly line operations are no longer sufficient to meet the demands of today's rapidly evolving automated and mechanized equipment industry. In addition, automated equipment offers significantly higher production speeds and yields compared to non-automated equipment. Summary of the Invention

[0007] The main technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an integrated machine for knife detection, engraving, packaging, labeling and bundling, which realizes a fully automated production line operation consisting of knife detection, engraving, packaging and bundling, thereby improving product production speed and product yield.

[0008] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention provides an integrated machine for detecting, engraving, packaging, labeling and bundling cutting tools, including a material tray storage mechanism, a cutting tool detection mechanism, a cutting tool engraving mechanism, a cutting tool packaging mechanism, a cutting tool bundling mechanism and an integrated controller for controlling the operation of each mechanism, arranged sequentially along the cutting tool transport direction.

[0009] A tool transport mechanism is provided on the corresponding tool transport route. The tool transport mechanism includes several picking robots and a first driving component for driving the picking robots. The picking robots are configured with the driving component so that when they grab a tool, the tool can be rotated to transport the tool horizontally or vertically. The picking robots are used for loading and unloading tools between the feeding tray storage mechanism, the tool detection mechanism, the tool marking mechanism, and the tool packaging mechanism.

[0010] The material tray storage mechanism includes a material tray equipped with cutting tools and a conveyor for transporting the material tray. The cutting tools are vertically inserted into the material tray with the blades facing upwards.

[0011] The tool detection mechanism includes a detection position for clamping and fixing the tool, a detection machine for detecting the tool, and a lifting device for driving the detection position to move up and down in the vertical direction.

[0012] The tool engraving mechanism includes a turntable mechanism, a laser engraving mechanism for tool engraving, and a positioning mechanism. The turntable mechanism includes a rotating disk and several stations evenly distributed along the circumference of the rotating disk. The stations are used to place tools with the blades lateral to the blade. The positioning mechanism is used to push the tools located at their corresponding stations radially along the rotating disk to a designated position. The positioning mechanism is set as the previous process of the tool engraving mechanism.

[0013] The tool packaging mechanism includes a base feeding mechanism that provides a base, a transparent tube feeding mechanism that provides a transparent tube, and a boxing mechanism; the boxing mechanism includes a turntable and a plurality of boxing positions arranged on the turntable, the plurality of boxing positions being equally spaced along the circumference of the turntable; the boxing positions are used to place the base for tool insertion and transparent tube insertion; the base feeding mechanism, the tool feeding mechanism, and the transparent tube feeding mechanism are arranged sequentially along the rotation direction of the turntable;

[0014] The boxing mechanism also includes an unloading mechanism located after the transparent tube feeding mechanism along the rotation of the turntable, and an outlet channel with a conveyor belt is provided at the unloading mechanism to connect to the tool binding mechanism.

[0015] The tool binding mechanism includes a pushing mechanism, a material stacking position, a material binding position, and a binding machine; the pushing mechanism includes a first pushing component and a second pushing component, the first pushing component is used to push the boxed tools from the discharge channel into the material stacking position, and the second pushing component is used to push the material in the material stacking position to the material binding position for binding by the binding machine; a discharge port is provided at the rear end of the material binding position.

[0016] In a preferred embodiment, the first driving component includes a transverse transmission module, an electric slide table, and a rotating seat mounted on the electric slide table; the material handling robot is mounted on the rotating seat, and the electric slide table is mounted on the transverse transmission module;

[0017] The rotating base enables the material handling robot to rotate 90° between the vertical and horizontal directions; the material handling robot includes two clamping blocks that can form a clamping force with each other and a material handling cylinder that drives the clamping blocks to have a clamping force.

[0018] At least one of the two clamping blocks is configured as a movable element and is driven by a pick-up cylinder to move closer to or further away from the other clamping block to clamp or release the tool.

[0019] In a preferred embodiment, a positioning member for placing a cutting tool and a first clamping member and a second clamping member forming clamps on both sides of the positioning member are provided at the detection position. The first clamping member is fixed relative to the positioning member, and the second clamping member is driven by a second driving member to have a movement toward or away from the first clamping member.

[0020] The first clamping member and the second clamping member are configured to clamp and fix the tool with rollers; the rollers of the first clamping member are configured to rotate circumferentially so that the tool clamped between the first clamping member and the second clamping member has circumferential rotation.

[0021] In a preferred embodiment, the testing machine is configured as a high-precision micrometer; the testing machine is positioned above the testing position; when the tool is clamped and fixed at the testing position, the cutting edge of the tool is placed within the measurement area of ​​the testing machine.

[0022] In a preferred embodiment, the laser engraving mechanism includes an engraving position, which can be used to perform laser engraving by lifting a tool from a corresponding station in the vertical direction, or to place the lifted tool to the corresponding station for transport.

[0023] The rotating disk has a material support block with a V-shaped or U-shaped groove at its work station for positioning the tool; the material support block has a number of clearance holes spaced radially along the rotating disk, and the marking position has a number of lifting blocks with V-shaped or U-shaped grooves corresponding to the clearance holes, and the clearance holes are vertically through for the lifting blocks to pass through.

[0024] In a preferred embodiment, the base loading mechanism includes a bulk material loading machine, a loading channel, and a pushing component; the bulk material loading machine is used to transport bases with the insert facing upwards to the loading channel; the pushing component is used to push the bases in the loading channel to the boxing position;

[0025] The transparent tube feeding mechanism includes a transparent tube storage compartment, a clamping component, and a driving clamping component, and has a third driving component for suction, transport, and loading of the tube;

[0026] The boxing position includes a fixing component and an elastic component. The fixing component and the elastic component are assembled to form an elastic latch for fixing the base and for transportation.

[0027] In a preferred embodiment, the transparent tube storage compartment includes a material cavity for horizontally placing transparent tubes and a pusher box disposed at the bottom of the material cavity; the transparent tubes are arranged in rows and columns in the material cavity, and a discharge port is opened on one side of the bottom of the material cavity for storing one transparent tube;

[0028] The pusher includes a first pusher and a second pusher that have thrust in the X and Y directions in the horizontal plane; the first pusher is correspondingly set at the discharge port and is used to push the transparent tube portion located at the discharge port away from the discharge port for clamping and picking up the material; the second pusher uses a whole row of transparent tubes as the pusher, and the push amount at one time is the width of one transparent tube, so as to feed one transparent tube at one time at the discharge port.

[0029] In a preferred embodiment, the unloading mechanism includes an unloading component and a fourth driving component for providing driving force to the unloading component; the unloading component has a push plate and a steering plate, and a discharge channel is provided at the turntable corresponding to the unloading mechanism and communicating with the boxing position; a transmission belt is provided on the discharge channel;

[0030] The turning plate is used to abut against the side of the box body of the boxed knife facing the center of the turntable; the turning plate is used to tilt the boxed knife from the vertical position to the horizontal position; the push plate is used to push the horizontally positioned boxed knife out of the boxing position to the conveyor belt for unloading and transportation.

[0031] In a preferred embodiment, the material stacking position is arranged such that a transparent tube is placed horizontally at a height lower than the discharge channel;

[0032] The material stacking position and the material bundling position are connected by a platform; the second pusher pushes the material from the material stacking position to the material bundling position within the platform;

[0033] An automatic labeling device is installed on the material discharge channel transport route.

[0034] In a preferred embodiment, the tool detection mechanism, tool engraving mechanism, tool packaging mechanism, and tool bundling mechanism are all equipped with fiber optic sensors to identify the storage status of corresponding materials in each mechanism and feed the information back to the integrated controller to control the start and stop of each mechanism.

[0035] Compared with the prior art, the technical solution of the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0036] 1. This invention provides an integrated machine for knife detection, engraving, packaging, labeling, and bundling. It combines a knife detection mechanism, a knife engraving mechanism, a knife packaging mechanism, and a knife bundling mechanism. Through the automated loading and unloading design of a robotic arm, it realizes fully automated production line operation from knife detection, engraving, packaging, labeling, and bundling, thereby improving product production speed and yield.

[0037] 2. The tool inspection mechanism provided by the present invention, by setting a first clamping member and a second holding member, realizes the clamping, positioning, vertical movement, and rotation of the tool to be inspected, thereby achieving 360° monitoring of the cutting edge during tool inspection.

[0038] Rotation detection allows for comprehensive, all-around inspection of the packaging blade area without blind spots, eliminating the need for manual placement, rotation, material handling, and unloading of the blades. This reduces processing costs for blade inspection, saves labor, and improves production efficiency and product quality.

[0039] 3. The tool inspection mechanism provided by this invention, through the design of a directional material handling robot, enables tools to meet the requirements of horizontal placement for engraving at the tool engraving mechanism and vertical placement for outer shell insertion and packaging at the tool packaging mechanism. This achieves automatic tool loading and placement without the need for manual repositioning, material handling, and unloading. It reduces the processing cost of laser engraving on tools, saves labor, and improves production efficiency and product processing quality.

[0040] 4. The knife packaging mechanism provided by this invention is an automatic knife packaging machine that integrates automatic base feeding, knife feeding and transparent tube feeding, realizing the fully automatic boxing process of knives, eliminating the need for manual reversing and insertion of knives or transparent tubes, material picking, unloading and other work; reducing the processing cost of knife packaging, saving labor, and improving production efficiency and product processing quality. Attached Figure Description

[0041] Figure 1 This is an overall view of the integrated machine for knife detection, engraving, packaging, labeling, and bundling in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0042] Figure 2 This is a top view of the integrated machine for knife detection, engraving, packaging, labeling, and bundling in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0043] Figure 3This is a diagram showing the positional distribution of various mechanisms on the all-in-one machine in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0044] Figure 4 This is an overall view of the tool detection mechanism in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0045] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the detection position structure of the tool detection mechanism in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0046] Figure 6 This is a partial enlarged view of the detection position of the tool detection mechanism in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0047] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the assembly of the detection position and lifting device of the tool detection mechanism in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0048] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the clamping component at the detection position of the tool detection mechanism in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0049] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the tool detection mechanism driving the clamping member to rotate in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0050] Figure 10 This is an overall view of the tool engraving mechanism in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0051] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the turntable mechanism and the positioning mechanism in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0052] Figure 12 This is a partial enlarged view of the positioning mechanism in the tool marking mechanism of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0053] Figure 13 This is a schematic diagram of the structural cooperation between the turntable mechanism and the engraving position in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0054] Figure 14 This is a schematic diagram showing the positions of the tool engraving mechanism and the tool packaging mechanism in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0055] Figure 15 This is an overall view of the knife packaging mechanism in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0056] Figure 16 This is a schematic diagram of the boxing mechanism in the knife packaging mechanism of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0057] Figure 17 This is a schematic diagram of the base feeding mechanism in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0058] Figure 18 This is a schematic diagram of the driving structure of the gripper in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0059] Figure 19 This is a schematic diagram of the transparent tube feeding mechanism in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0060] Figure 20 This is a diagram showing the positional relationship between the clamping component and the transparent tube storage compartment retrieval box in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0061] Figure 21 This is a schematic diagram of the transparent tube storage bin in the transparent tube feeding mechanism of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0062] Figure 22 This is an overall view of the tool binding mechanism in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0063] Figure 23 This is an overall view of the tool transport mechanism on the integrated machine in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0064] Figure 24 This is a structural diagram of the material handling robot arm used for engraving and boxing in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0065] Figure 25 This is a perspective view of a material-picking robotic arm used for engraving and boxing in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0066] Figure 26 This is a structural diagram of a material handling robot (with a movable component) in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0067] Figure 27 This is a structural diagram of the material handling robot (with two moving parts) in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0068] Figure 28 This is a structural diagram of the material handling robot used for detection in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0069] Figure 29 This is a perspective view of the material handling robot arm used for detection in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0070] Figure 30 This is a structural diagram of the unloading mechanism in the transparent tube feeding mechanism of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0071] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached drawings: 1. Material tray storage mechanism; 2. Tool transport mechanism; 21. Material handling robot; 22. Transverse transmission module; 23. Electric slide; 24. First clamping block; 25. Second clamping block; 26. Material handling cylinder; 27. V-groove; 28. Rotating seat; 29. ​​Moving part; 3. Tool detection mechanism; 30. Material unloading and transfer mechanism; 301. Material receiving tray; 31. Detection position; 311. First clamping component; 312. Second clamping component; 313. Positioning component; 314. Roller; 315. Drive motor; 316. Synchronous belt; 317. Groove; 32. Inspection machine; 33. Lifting device; 34. Telescopic cylinder; 35. Moving part; 36. Moving track; 37. Locking hole; 38. Rotating part; 39. Photoelectric sensor; 4. Tool engraving mechanism; 41. Turntable mechanism; 411. Turntable; 412. Station; 413. Material receiving block; 414. Clearance hole; 415. Through hole; 42. Laser engraving mechanism; 421. Engraving position; 422. Lifting cylinder; 423. Lifting block; 424. Lifting block; 425. Cylindrical laser engraving machine; 426. End face laser engraving machine; 43. Positioning mechanism; 4 31. First fiber optic sensor; 432. First telescopic pneumatic rod; 433. Pushing component; 5. Tool packaging mechanism; 51. Base feeding mechanism; 511. Full material feeding machine; 512. Feeding channel; 513. Pushing component; 514. Second telescopic pneumatic rod; 52. Transparent tube feeding mechanism; 521. Transparent tube storage compartment; 522. Discharge port; 523. First box pushing component; 524. Second box pushing component; 525. Clamping component; 526. Third driving component; 527. First linear module; 528. Second linear module; 529. Rotary table; 53. Boxing mechanism; 531. Turntable; 532. Boxing position; 533. Fixing component; 534. Elastic component; 535. Pre-tightening component; 54. Unloading mechanism; 541. Unloading component; 542. Push plate; 543. Turning plate; 544. Fourth driving component; 55. Second fiber optic sensor; 56. Discharge channel; 561. Transmission belt; 6. Automatic labeling device; 7. Tool binding mechanism; 71. Pushing mechanism; 72. Material stacking position; 73. Material binding position; 74. Binding machine; 75. First pushing component; 76. Second pushing component; 8. Tool; 9. Base; 10. Transparent tube. Detailed Implementation

[0072] The technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0073] In the description of this invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper," "lower," "inner," "outer," "top / bottom," etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are used only for the convenience of describing the invention and for simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on the invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0074] In the description of this invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "equipped", "sleeved / connected", "connected", etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, "connection" can be a wall-mounted 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; it can be a connection within two components. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in this invention can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0075] refer to Figures 1-30 This embodiment provides a tool inspection, engraving, packaging, labeling, and bundling integrated machine, including a material tray storage mechanism 1, a tool inspection mechanism 3, a tool engraving mechanism 4, a tool packaging mechanism 5, a tool bundling mechanism 7, and an integrated controller for controlling the operation of each mechanism, arranged sequentially along the tool 8 transport direction. Each component is installed within the machine base, and a tool transport mechanism 2 is provided along the corresponding tool 8 transport route for loading and unloading tools 8 between the material tray storage mechanism 1, tool inspection mechanism 3, tool engraving mechanism 4, and tool packaging mechanism 5. The tool inspection mechanism 3 provided in this embodiment is mainly used for the inspection, laser engraving, packaging, bundling, and labeling of finished milling cutters. Wherein:

[0076] The material storage mechanism 1 provided in this embodiment includes a material storage tray equipped with a cutting tool 8 and a conveyor for transporting the material storage tray. The cutting tool 8 is vertically inserted into the material storage tray with the blade facing upward.

[0077] The tool transport mechanism 2 provided in this embodiment includes a plurality of material handling robots 21 and a first driving component for driving the material handling robots 21; the material handling robots 21 are configured with the driving component to rotate the tool 8 after grasping it so that the tool 8 can be transported horizontally or vertically. The material handling robots 21 are used for loading and unloading the tool 8 between the material tray storage mechanism 1, the tool detection mechanism 3, the tool engraving mechanism 4, and the tool packaging mechanism 5.

[0078] Specifically, when the finished milling cutter is stored on the material tray, the cutter body is vertically inserted into the tray with the cutting edge facing upwards. However, when laser engraving is performed on the cutter body, the cutter 8 needs to be laid horizontally to engrave the cutter body. After engraving, when the cutter 8 is boxed, it needs to be vertically inserted into the cutter box. The placement of the cutter 8 is different during engraving and boxing. In order to meet the turning requirements of the cutter 8, this embodiment uses a first driving component to turn the cutter 8. The first driving component includes an electric slide 23 and a rotating seat 28 mounted on the electric slide 23. The material handling robot 21 is mounted on the rotating seat 28. The lifting pneumatic rod is used to provide the driving force for the material handling robot 21 to pick up and place the cutter 8. The rotating seat 28 has a 90° turning angle between the vertical and horizontal directions, allowing the material handling robot 21 to switch the horizontal and vertical positions of the cutter 8 in the horizontal plane. It should be noted that the electric slide table 23 can be replaced by a lifting cylinder. The following is an example of the electric slide table 23.

[0079] The first driving component also includes a transverse transmission module 22, which provides positional changes for the loading and unloading mechanisms in the horizontal direction to transport the tool 8. The material handling robot 21 includes two clamping blocks that can form a clamping force with each other and a material handling cylinder 26 that drives the clamping blocks to have a clamping force; at least one of the two clamping blocks is configured as a movable part 29, and is driven by the material handling cylinder 26 to move closer to or away from the other clamping block to clamp or release the tool 8.

[0080] Furthermore, a V-shaped groove or a U-shaped groove is provided on the side wall of one of the gripping blocks relative to the gripping end of the other gripping block to facilitate the gripping of bars of different diameters. In the gripping state, the cutting tool 8 is placed in the V-shaped groove or U-shaped groove to ensure that the material handling robot 21 accurately and stably grips the cutting tool 8, and facilitates the stable rotation of the cutting tool 8.

[0081] In this embodiment, since the cutting tool 8 is vertically inserted into the storage tray with its fixed orientation vertically upward, the gripping robot 21, which handles material retrieval from the corresponding storage tray, needs to ensure that one side of the cutting tool 8 is fixed during vertical insertion to facilitate stable gripping. Regarding the clamping block configuration, the first clamping block 24 is a fixed component 533, relatively fixed to the material retrieval air rod, and the second clamping block 25 is a movable component 29. This further facilitates the gripping robot 21's retrieval of the cutting tool 8 from the storage tray and its insertion into the receiving tray 301. The thickness of the first clamping block 24 is required to be less than the distance between two adjacent insertion holes, and also less than the distance between two adjacent cutting tools 8 stored in the storage tray. This ensures accurate and stable gripping of the cutting tool 8 by the gripping robot 21, facilitating stable transport of the cutting tool 8.

[0082] The tool detection mechanism 3 provided in this embodiment includes a detection position 31 for clamping and fixing the tool 8, a detection machine 32 for detecting the tool 8, and a lifting device 33 for driving the detection position 31 to move vertically. The tool detection mechanism 3 is correspondingly arranged on one side of the material tray storage mechanism 1. The tool 8 is picked up from the material tray and sent to the detection position 31 by a material picking robot 21 located between the detection position 31 and the material tray. The material tray is provided with an insertion hole, and the tool 8 is vertically inserted into the material tray with the blade facing upward. This facilitates the feeding mechanism to pick up the tool 8 and send it to the detection machine 32 to detect the blade width, blade notch, tool diameter, and over-center length, etc.

[0083] Since the main part of the detection mechanism 32 is the cutting edge of the tool 8, the tool 8 is placed vertically during the loading and unloading process. The tool 8 does not involve the turning of the tool during the detection process. Therefore, the picking robot 21 located between the detection position 31 and the storage tray only involves the vertical up and down picking movement and the horizontal transport movement.

[0084] Since the tool detection mechanism 3 provided in this embodiment is involved in the process of packaging the entire tool 8, the packaging process involves the engraving and boxing of the tool 8. The engraving process involves engraving the blade. During the loading process, the tool 8 needs to be rotated vertically and horizontally. Therefore, during the process of transferring the tool 8 from the detection mechanism 32 to the engraving mechanism, the tool 8 needs to be rotated. Thus, in this embodiment, a material unloading and transfer mechanism 30 is provided in the area of ​​the tool detection mechanism 3 to facilitate the transfer and storage of the tool 8 and to facilitate the acquisition and rotation of the tool 8 by the corresponding material handling robot 21 in the engraving mechanism. Alternatively, a rotating seat 28 can be provided on the material handling robot 21 located between the detection position 31 and the tool engraving mechanism 4. After the vertically placed tool 8 is acquired at the corresponding detection position 31 and rotated, it can be transported horizontally to the tool engraving mechanism 4 for the engraving process.

[0085] The material handling mechanism 30 provided in this embodiment is movably equipped with a material receiving tray 301 and a tool tray, which are used to store good and defective products after inspection, respectively. The tool tray is used for collecting and classifying defective tools based on inspection results. The material receiving tray 301 and the tool tray are evenly spaced with insertion holes for inserting tools 8. Material handling operations can be performed by a single robotic arm 21, or two sets of robotic arms 21 can be installed synchronously on the first driving component. One set of robotic arms 21 loads the tools 8 to be inspected, and the other set unloads the inspected tools 8, thereby accelerating the workflow.

[0086] Specifically, the detection mechanism 32 provided in this embodiment includes a positioning member 313 for placing the tool 8 on the detection position 31, and a first clamping member 311 and a second clamping member 312 forming clamps on both sides of the positioning member 313. The first clamping member 311 is fixed relative to the positioning member 313, and the second clamping member 312 is driven by a second driving member to move closer to or away from the first clamping member 311. When the tool 8 is transported by the picking robot 21 to the position of the positioning member 313 and placed on the end face of the positioning member 313, the second driving member is activated to drive the second clamping member 312 to move closer to the first clamping member 311 to achieve clamping and positioning of the tool 8 placed on the positioning member 313, which facilitates subsequent detection work.

[0087] The first clamping member 311 and the second clamping member 312 are configured to clamp and fix the tool 8 with rollers 314; the first clamping member 311 is provided with double rollers 314 as power wheels, and the double rollers are driven to rotate in the same direction by a drive motor; the second clamping member 312 is provided with a driven roller 314, which cooperates with the double rollers 314 to clamp the tool, and the rotation of the double rollers 314 causes the tool 8 to rotate circumferentially.

[0088] Furthermore, the first clamping member 311 is provided with two radially tangent rollers 314, and the tool 8 is placed between the two rollers 314; the second clamping member 312 is provided with one roller 314 as a driven roller. When the second clamping member 312 is driven by the driving member to push towards the tool and approach the first clamping member 311, the two radially tangent rollers 314 provided on the first clamping member 311 and the roller 314 provided on the second clamping member 312 form a triangular clamping action that provides radial clamping and limiting of the tool 8.

[0089] In this embodiment, the positioning member 313 is disposed on the radial tangent extension line of the two radially tangent rollers 314; and a photoelectric sensor 39 is installed above the drive member, the light of the photoelectric sensor 39 being collinear with the radial tangent extension line; the photoelectric sensor 39 is used to identify the storage status of the tool 8 on the positioning member 313, so as to feed back to the integrated controller to control the movement of the second clamping member 312.

[0090] Specifically, the second driving component includes a telescopic cylinder 34 disposed on the detection position 31 and a moving component 35 driven by the telescopic cylinder 34; the second clamping component 312 is disposed on the moving component 35. In this embodiment, considering the design of the moving stroke and moving stability of the moving component 35 as well as the design of the spatial arrangement between various components, the moving component 35 is configured with a hollow frame structure. A clearance is formed in the hollow structure of the frame to allow for the installation of the first clamping component 311. In this way, a telescopic cylinder 34 can be disposed at one end of the frame and a second clamping component 312 can be disposed at the other end. The hollow structure has an operating space to allow for the first clamping component 311 and to allow the frame to move horizontally.

[0091] To ensure the stability of the travel of the moving part 35, based on the structure of the roller 314 on the first clamping member 311 and the support rod of the fixed roller 314, a groove 317 is provided on the detection position 31. This groove 317 is used to place the moving part 35. When the moving part 35 is assembled, the two frame sides of the moving part 35 are placed in the gap formed between the groove wall of the groove 317 and the first clamping member 311. The moving track 36 of the moving part 35 is formed by this gap. In order to further stabilize, the roller 314 on the first clamping member 311 is set higher than the frame so that the lower end face of the roller 314 and the upper end face of the frame form a vertical limit.

[0092] When clamping and positioning the tool 8, the movement of the moving part 35 drives the roller 314 of the second clamping part 312 to push towards the tool 8, and forms a clamp with the double roller 314 of the first clamping part 311. The moving part 35 can meet the clamping requirements of different sizes of the tool 8. The first clamping part and the second clamping part at this detection position can clamp tools with an outer diameter of 3mm-15mm, which has great versatility and does not require changing the clamping tools.

[0093] In this embodiment, the second clamping member 312 is disassembled and assembled onto the moving member 35 with a locking member. The locking member includes a locking hole 37 provided on the moving member 35 and a rotating member 38 perpendicular to the axial direction of the locking hole 37. The second clamping member 312 includes a plug-in portion for plugging into the locking hole 37, and the rotating member 38 is screwed into the locking hole 37 radially to lock it in the locking hole 37. The rotating member 38 acts as a bolt, and its side helically abuts against the support rod of the second clamping member 312, forming a locking force to fix the second clamping member 312 in the locking hole 37. Similarly, when the rotating member 38 is rotated radially out of the locking hole 37 to release the lock, the second clamping member 312 can adjust the height of the roller 314 on the second clamping member 312 by the insertion depth of the insertion part, so that the roller 314 on the second clamping member 312 has a height adjustment function, and can clamp the tool 8 in an appropriate position, ensuring that the cutting edge of the tool 8 is fully exposed to facilitate the inspection work of the inspection machine 32.

[0094] The detection machine 32 provided in this embodiment uses a high-precision micrometer. The detection machine 32 is positioned above the detection position 31. When the tool 8 is clamped and fixed at the detection position 31, the cutting edge of the tool 8 is placed within the measurement area of ​​the detection machine 32. The high-precision micrometer features a high-speed sampling rate of 16,000 samples per second, is equipped with a special monitoring CMOS, and has a maximum light curtain width of 120mm in its measurement area. It possesses an ultra-fast sampling speed, can reliably capture images, and automatically corrects measurement values ​​based on angle for accurate measurement.

[0095] During the blade inspection of the cutting tool 8, the circumferential orientation of the blade is to be detected. Therefore, in this embodiment, the roller 314 of the first clamping member 311 is configured to rotate circumferentially, so that the cutting tool 8 clamped between the first clamping member 311 and the second clamping member 312 can rotate circumferentially. When the blade of the cutting tool 8 is placed in the measurement area of ​​the inspection machine 32, the rotation of the cutting tool 8 realizes the 360° detection of the blade, making the inspection more accurate and comprehensive and more efficient.

[0096] Specifically, in terms of configuration, the first clamping member 311 includes two radially tangent rollers 314, and the second clamping member 312 includes a non-powered roller 314; a drive motor 315 is installed below the detection position 31, and the drive motor 315 is connected to the two radially tangent rollers 314 of the first clamping member 311 by a synchronous belt 316, for the two radially tangent rollers 314 to rotate circumferentially; the two radially tangent rollers 314 rotate synchronously and in the same direction, so that when the rollers 314 rotate, they can drive the tool 8 to rotate together.

[0097] In this embodiment, a miniature punch driven by a motor can be selected to be set on the detection position 31 to replace the positioning member 313, the first clamping member 311 and the second clamping member 312 described in this embodiment. At the same time, the miniature punch can also be used to detect the roundness of the blade of the tool 8.

[0098] In this embodiment, the design of the detection position 31 for vertical lifting is also involved. This is mainly to ensure that the entire length area where the cutting edge is processed can be detected by the detection machine 32. Therefore, the detection position 31 needs to be lifted up and down to adjust the height of the cutting edge detection area. The lifting device 33 can be a linear module to provide the vertical lifting function of the detection position 31.

[0099] The tool engraving mechanism 4 provided in this embodiment includes a turntable mechanism 41, a laser engraving mechanism 42 for tool 8 engraving, and a positioning mechanism 43.

[0100] Specifically, the turntable mechanism 41 includes a rotating disk 411 and a plurality of workstations 412 evenly distributed along the circumference of the rotating disk 411. Each workstation 412 is used to place a cutting tool 8 positioned laterally on the blade. The turntable mechanism 41 rotates between the workstations 412 by rotating the rotating disk 411, where a laser marking mechanism 42 and a positioning mechanism 43 for marking the cutting tool 8 are located. The rotating disk 411 includes a drive source for driving its rotation, which can be a motor.

[0101] In this embodiment, the workstation 412 on the rotating disk 411 includes a material-bearing block 413 with a V-shaped or U-shaped groove 317. The material-bearing block 413 is used for positioning the tool 8. The structure of the V-shaped or U-shaped groove 317 allows the tool 8 to be positioned within the groove 317 with a cylindrical blade, forming a V-shape or U-shape limit. The spacing of each workstation 412 is such that when the rotating disk 411 rotates, the positions of the workstations 412 move and alternate, ensuring that each workstation corresponds exactly to a different mechanism below it, thus ensuring that the mechanism's operation can be realized.

[0102] The different mechanisms are positioned such that, along the rotation direction of the rotating disk 411, the loading and unloading robot 21, the positioning mechanism 43, the laser engraving mechanism 42, and the unloading and unloading robot 21 are arranged sequentially, and each mechanism has a corresponding workstation 412 on the rotating disk 411. The positioning mechanism 43 is used to push the tool 8 located at its corresponding workstation 412 radially along the rotating disk 411 to a designated position, ensuring that each tool 8 can engrave at the same position during engraving, thus achieving consistency in engraving by the tool 8. Therefore, the positioning process of the positioning mechanism 43 is set before the engraving process.

[0103] Two laser engraving mechanisms 42 are configured, including a cylindrical laser engraving machine 425 and an end-face laser engraving machine 426, which are used for engraving the handle and bottom of the tool 8, respectively. The laser engraving mechanism 42 is set at at least one of the workstations 412 corresponding to the rotating disk 411. Of course, depending on production needs, one or two additional laser engraving mechanisms 42 can be added to meet the engraving requirements for different markings on the tool 8. Similarly, the laser engraving mechanism 42 set at the same workstation 412 can include both the cylindrical laser engraving machine 425 and the end-face laser engraving machine 426, or one of them can be selected, or the cylindrical laser engraving machine 425 and the end-face laser engraving machine 426 can be set separately at different workstations 412.

[0104] The cylindrical laser engraving machine 425 is used for laser engraving on the circumferential surface of the tool 8, and the end-face laser engraving machine 426 is used for laser engraving on the end face of the tool 8. Both laser engraving mechanisms 42 are equipped with an autofocus mechanism, which can achieve automatic focusing on the product individually.

[0105] The positioning mechanism 43 provided in this embodiment includes a first telescopic air rod 432 and a pusher 433 driven by the first telescopic air rod 432 to extend and retract horizontally. The pusher 433 is used to push the tool 8 to a designated position. When the material handling robot 21 grabs the tool 8 placed vertically on the detection position 31 or the material receiving plate 301 and rotates it to the horizontal position, the horizontal tool 8 is placed in the V-shaped or U-shaped groove 317 on the material receiving block 413. Since the material handling robot 21 will have slight motion errors when picking up, turning, transporting and lowering the material, there will be different positional deviations when the tool 8 is placed in the V-shaped or U-shaped groove 317 on the material receiving block 413. Therefore, this embodiment designs a positioning mechanism 43 to push the pusher 433 radially along the rotating disk 411 to a designated position. Through this pushing action, the position of each tool 8 in the V-shaped or U-shaped groove 317 on the material receiving block 413 becomes consistent. This ensures the consistency and aesthetics of the marking position during engraving. Since the tool 8 is placed in the V-shaped or U-shaped groove 317, the tool 8 can move steadily radially along the rotating disk 411 when the pusher 433 pushes the end of the tool 8.

[0106] The positioning mechanism 43 also includes a first fiber optic sensor 431, which is a reflective fiber optic sensor (configured with a fiber optic amplifier) ​​used to identify the storage status of the tool 8 on the workstation 412 and feed it back to the integrated controller to control the start and stop of the positioning mechanism 43. The first fiber optic sensor 431 is disposed at the front end of the pusher 433 and at the lower end of the pusher 433. The pusher 433 has a telescopic range in the direction toward the rotating disk 411 under the drive of the first telescopic air rod 432. The first fiber optic sensor 431 is fixed to the lower side of the outer edge of the rotating disk 411 by a fixed bracket. The material support block 413 disposed on the rotating disk 411 extends out of the edge of the rotating disk 411, and a through hole 415 is provided in the extended part of the material support block 413. When the material support block 413 rotates to the positioning mechanism 43 with the rotating disk 411, the through hole 415 is exactly opposite to the first fiber optic sensor 431. The through hole 415 allows the optical fiber of the first fiber optic sensor 431 to pass through, so as to realize the identification of the tool 8 placed on the material support block 413.

[0107] The laser engraving mechanism 42 provided in this embodiment is used for engraving with the tool 8. An engraving position 421 is provided at the location of the laser engraving mechanism 42, located at the lower end of the rotating disk 411. When one of the stations 412 on the rotating disk 411 rotates to the location of the laser engraving mechanism 42, the station 412 and the engraving position 421 are vertically aligned. At this time, the engraving position 421 can vertically lift the tool 8 for laser engraving or place the lifted tool 8 onto the corresponding station 412 for transport. The main function of the engraving position 421 is to lift the tool 8 away from the material support block 413 before engraving, further limiting the tool 8 to avoid the influence of the rotating disk 411 rotation on the tool 8 during engraving, and further limiting and correcting the position of the tool 8 to ensure the consistency of the engraving.

[0108] Specifically, the engraving position 421 includes a lifting cylinder 422 and a lifting block 423 driven by the lifting cylinder 422 to rise and fall. The lifting block 423 is provided with several supporting blocks 424 having V-shaped or U-shaped grooves 317 corresponding to the clearance hole 414. The supporting blocks 424, due to the lifting action of the lifting block 423, have the function of lifting the tool 8. Correspondingly, the material receiving block 413 is provided with clearance holes 414 to facilitate lifting the tool 8. The material receiving block 413 is provided with several clearance holes 414 at radial intervals along the rotating disk 411. The clearance holes 414 are vertically penetrating for the engraving. Similarly, the lifting block 423 is provided with several lifting blocks 424 with V-shaped or U-shaped grooves 317 corresponding to the clearance hole 414. The lifting blocks 424 are used to lift the tool 8 through the clearance hole 414 so that it is separated from the material support block 413, avoiding the difference between different material support blocks 413. That is, the tool 8 that needs to be laser engraved is positioned through an engraving position 421, ensuring that the position of each tool 8 at the laser engraving station 412 is consistent with the cylindrical laser engraving machine 425 and the end face laser engraving machine 426, thereby improving the consistency of product engraving.

[0109] Preferably, a buffer pad is provided in the groove 317 of the supporting block 424 with V-shaped or U-shaped groove 317 to avoid rigid collision with the rod.

[0110] Furthermore, after the tool is engraved at the tool engraving mechanism 4, the tool 8 is picked up by the material handling robot 21 and transported to the tool packaging mechanism 5. Since the tool 8 needs to be placed vertically for insertion during packaging, the material handling robot 21 between the tool engraving mechanism 4 and the tool packaging mechanism 5 includes a rotating seat 28, which can perform the function of turning the tool 8 during transportation. Due to the setting of the V-shaped groove 27 or U-shaped groove 317 and the clearance hole 414 on the material receiving block 413 on the rotating disk 411 station 412, the material handling robot 21 between the tool engraving mechanism 4 and the tool packaging mechanism 5 is designed to include two clamping blocks that can form a clamping force with each other. Both clamping blocks are set as movable parts 29. The material handling cylinder 26 drives the two clamping blocks to move closer or further away from each other with the structure of the movable parts 29 to form a clamping force and clamp or release the tool 8.

[0111] The limiting of the cutting tool 8 on the rotating disk 411 is achieved by the V-shaped groove 27 or the U-shaped groove 317. Therefore, the gripping of the material handling robot 21 needs to be considered so that the clearance holes 414 on both sides of the V-shaped groove 27 or the U-shaped groove 317 can clamp the cutting tool 8 on both sides to achieve precise gripping of the cutting tool 8. In terms of the clamping block setting, the gripping end of the clamping block can move up and down and left and right within the gap set in the clearance hole 414, so that the clamping component can clamp and acquire the cutting tool 8. Furthermore, V-shaped grooves or U-shaped grooves are opened on the opposite side walls at the gripping end to facilitate the gripping of bars of different diameter specifications. In the clamping state, the cutting tool 8 is placed in the V-shaped groove or U-shaped groove to ensure accurate and stable gripping of the cutting tool 8 by the material handling robot 21, which facilitates the stable rotation of the cutting tool 8.

[0112] The knife packaging mechanism 5 provided in this embodiment includes a base feeding mechanism 51, a transparent tube feeding mechanism 52, and a boxing mechanism 53.

[0113] The boxing mechanism 53 includes a turntable 531 and a plurality of boxing positions 532 disposed on the turntable 531. The plurality of boxing positions 532 are equally spaced along the circumference of the turntable 531. The boxing positions 532 are used to place the base 9 for inserting the tool 8 and the transparent tube 10. The turntable 531 is configured to rotate circumferentially to switch between the boxing positions 532 of the base feeding mechanism 51, the picking robot 21 and the transparent tube feeding mechanism 52. The base feeding mechanism 51, the picking robot 21 and the transparent tube feeding mechanism 52 are arranged sequentially along the direction of rotation of the turntable 531.

[0114] Specifically, the boxing position 532 includes a fixing member 533 and an elastic member 534. The fixing member 533 and the elastic member 534 are assembled to form an elastic latch, which is horizontally positioned for fixing and transporting the base 9. The boxing position 532 is the starting position at the corresponding base feeding mechanism 51. The base 9 is placed in the elastic latch to start transport. Then, the turntable 531 rotates to the position of the cutter 8 feeding mechanism for the cutter 8 to be inserted and fixed on the base 9. After that, it is further transported to the transparent tube feeding mechanism 52 for the transparent tube 10 to be inserted. The main function of the elastic latch is to fix the base 9. The insertion between the base 9 and the cutter 8 is limited by the internal locking mechanism of the base 9. The base 9 limits and transports the cutter 8, and at the same time inserts it into the transparent tube 10 to form a complete box package.

[0115] The boxing position 532 is also equipped with an elastic floating device at its bottom along the vertical direction. This elastic floating device is close to the turntable 531. This vertically positioned elastic floating device is very close to the bottom plate of the turntable. When the tool 8 is clamped by the picking robot 21 and inserted into the base 9, the elastic floating device is pressed against the bottom plate of the turntable 531. This limiting action ensures that the tool is fully inserted into the base 9. When the picking robot 21 removes the tool, the elastic floating device floats up under the action of spring force and separates from the bottom plate of the turntable 531. At this time, the turntable 531 can rotate to the next work station.

[0116] To accommodate the locking of different bases 9 with different tool sizes 8, in this embodiment, the elastic member 534 includes a pre-tightening member 535 for adjusting the elastic locking force of the locking slot. The pre-tightening member 535 and the elastic member 534 are elastically connected by a spring, so that the elastic member 534 has elastic force to complete the elastic locking slot formed with the fixing member 533. The pre-tightening member 535 changes the pre-tightening force of the elastic member 534 by adjusting the distance between itself and the elastic member 534, thereby adjusting the pre-tightening force of the elastic member 534 to meet the size adjustment of the elastic locking slot for bases 9 of different sizes.

[0117] The corresponding base loading mechanism 51, the picking robot 21, and the transparent tube loading mechanism 52 are all capable of picking up and loading materials from the corresponding base 9, the cutter 8, and the transparent tube 10. In order to ensure smooth cooperation between the various processes, the turntable 531 is set with a loading waiting position when switching between the various mechanisms. Specifically, the boxing positions 532 set on the turntable 531 are set in groups of three and switch between two adjacent mechanisms. One group of boxing positions 532 located in the middle forms a loading waiting position. That is, a boxing position 532 is also set between the boxing positions 532 of two adjacent mechanisms as a loading waiting position, which ensures timely material loading and ensures that each mechanism has enough time to complete its corresponding work.

[0118] Similarly, in order to form a complete automated production line between the various mechanisms and to ensure the completion of the previous process at the boxing position 532 corresponding to each mechanism, the boxing mechanism 53 is equipped with a second fiber optic sensor 55 at the positions corresponding to the base feeding mechanism 51, the transparent tube feeding mechanism 52, and the cutter 8 feeding mechanism, respectively. The second fiber optic sensor 55 is used to identify the storage status of the materials on the corresponding mechanism and feed it back to the integrated controller to control each mechanism to complete the corresponding work.

[0119] The base loading mechanism 51 provided in this embodiment includes a material loading machine 511, a loading channel 512, and a pushing component 513; the material loading machine 511 is used to transport the base 9 with the socket facing upward to the loading channel 512; the pushing component 513 is used to push the base 9 in the loading channel 512 to the boxing position 532.

[0120] Specifically, the material feeder 511 is a vibratory feeder. The material feeder 511 is installed on at least one side of the feeding channel 512. In this embodiment, vibratory feeders are installed on both sides of the feeding channel 512 as an example. This allows for the simultaneous placement of two different models of bases 9, and also enables seamless replacement of different models of bases 9 during operation. Furthermore, an opening that can be controlled to open and close is provided at the position of the vibratory feeder outlet 522 in the feeding channel 512. The opening on one side corresponding to the required base 9 size is opened to connect the base 9 on that side of the vibratory feeder. When a base 9 of another size needs to be replaced, simply close the opening on that side and open the opening on the opposite side to connect and replace the base 9 of a different size.

[0121] In this embodiment, the pusher 513 is placed inside the feeding channel 512. The pusher 513 is driven by a second telescopic air rod 514 to exert a radial pushing force towards the turntable 531 within the feeding channel 512. The pusher forms a pushing channel through the feeding channel 512. When the feeding channel 512 is aligned with the elastic latch on one of the boxing positions 532 of the turntable 531, the second telescopic air rod 514 is driven to push the base 9 located in the feeding channel 512 toward the elastic latch and further push it into the elastic latch for limiting, so as to facilitate the next step of transportation.

[0122] Furthermore, a second fiber optic sensor 55 is installed above the second telescopic air rod 514 to identify the material status within the feeding channel 512 and feed it back to the integrated controller to control the pusher 513 to complete the corresponding work. By contrasting with the second optical sensor installed on the corresponding base feeding mechanism 51 on the cartoning mechanism 53, a dual detection of the material feeding onto the base 9 is achieved. The two fiber optic sensors correspondingly detect the status of the base 9 on the feeding channel 512 and the cartoning position 532, feeding back to the integrated controller to ensure the material feeding onto the base 9.

[0123] The transparent tube feeding mechanism 52 provided in this embodiment includes a transparent tube storage compartment 521, a clamping component 525 and a driving clamping component 525. The driving clamping component 525 has a third driving component 526 for suction, transport and loading of boxes. The clamping component 525 is a pneumatic clamp. The transparent tube storage compartment 521 includes a material cavity for horizontally placing transparent tubes 10 and a pusher box component disposed at the bottom of the material cavity; the transparent tubes 10 are arranged in rows and columns in the material cavity, and a discharge port 522 is opened on one side of the bottom of the material cavity for storing one transparent tube 10; the pusher box component includes a first pusher box component 523 and a second pusher box component 524 having pushing force in the X-axis and Y-axis directions in the horizontal plane; the first pusher box component 523 is correspondingly disposed at the discharge port 522 and is used to push the transparent tube 10 located at the discharge port 522 away from the discharge port 522 for the clamping component 525 to pick up the material, and the second pusher box component 524 pushes with a whole row of transparent tubes 10, and the pushing amount at one time is the width of one transparent tube 10, so as to feed one transparent tube 10 at the discharge port 522 in one operation.

[0124] Specifically, the third driving component 526 includes a first linear module 527 and a second linear module 528. The second linear module 528 is mounted on the first linear module 527 via a rotary table 529, and the clamping component 525 is mounted on the second linear module 528. The first linear module 527 has a vertical lifting motion, and the second linear module 528 is driven by the rotary table to have a vertical or horizontal telescopic motion, which is used for the clamping component 525 to pick up the horizontally placed transparent tube 10 and turn it so that the transparent tube 10 is placed vertically for transportation and insertion.

[0125] The transparent tube feeding mechanism 52 obtains the process position of the transparent tube 10. When the third driving member 526 drives the clamping member 525 to turn toward the discharge port 522 of the transparent tube storage chamber 521, the first box pusher 523 pushes out a transparent tube 10 in the direction toward the clamping member 525. The clamping member 525 picks up the transparent tube 10 with a pneumatic chuck, and then the second driving member drives the clamping member 525 to turn and move to the boxing position 532 with the box to be inserted to perform the transparent tube 10 insertion process.

[0126] At the transparent tube storage compartment 521, after the transparent tube 10 at the discharge port 522 is retrieved, the first pusher 523 retracts and resets, waiting for the next transparent tube 10 to fill the gap and perform the pushing process. The replacement of the transparent tube 10 is achieved by the second pusher 524 pushing the entire row of transparent tubes 10 laterally, so that the outermost transparent tube 10 is pushed into the discharge port 522 to fill the gap, ready for box retrieval and use.

[0127] In this embodiment, the first pusher component 523 and the second pusher component 524 can be implemented using telescopic pneumatic rods and push blocks to realize the structure and the motion process. In this embodiment, the motion power source, including but not limited to pneumatic rods, such as driving components, can be replaced by a motor. Any mechanical component that can realize telescopic, translational, lifting, and other movements can be used as the motion power source for the relevant components in this embodiment.

[0128] The boxing mechanism 53 provided in this embodiment also includes a discharge mechanism 54 disposed after the transparent tube feeding mechanism 52 along the rotation of the turntable 531. The discharge mechanism 54 includes a discharge component 541 and a fourth driving component 544. The discharge component 541 is driven by the fourth driving component 544 to push the boxed cutter 8 out of the boxing position 532 for discharge.

[0129] Specifically, the unloading component 541 includes a push plate 542 and a turning plate 543. A discharge channel 56 is provided on the turntable 531 at the unloading mechanism 54, which is connected to the boxing position 532. A transmission belt 561 is provided on the discharge channel 56. The turning plate 543 is used to abut against the side of the box body of the boxed cutter 8 facing the center of the turntable 531. The turning plate 543 is used to tilt the boxed cutter 8 from the vertical position to the horizontal position. The push plate 542 is used to push the horizontally positioned boxed cutter 8 out of the boxing position 532 and onto the conveyor belt for unloading and transportation.

[0130] The fourth driving component 544 includes a rotating component that provides rotation for the steering plate 543 and a telescopic motor that provides extension and retraction for the push plate 542 to push the boxed cutter 8. A V-shaped inlet is provided at one end of the discharge channel 56 relative to the turntable 531 for introducing the boxed cutter 8 so that it can be transported by the conveyor belt.

[0131] The tool binding mechanism 7 provided in this embodiment includes a pushing mechanism 71, a material stacking position 72, a material binding position 73, and a binding machine 74. The pushing mechanism 71 includes a first pushing component 75 and a second pushing component 76. The first pushing component 75 is used to push the boxed tool 8 from the discharge channel 56 into the material stacking position 72. The second pushing component 76 is used to push the material in the material stacking position 72 to the material binding position 73 for binding by the binding machine 74. A discharge port is provided at the rear end of the material binding position 73.

[0132] The material stacking position 72 is configured such that the height of a horizontally placed transparent tube 10 is lower than that of the discharge channel 56; the upper and lower layers of transparent tubes 10 are stacked at the material stacking position 72 with this height difference; the material stacking position 72 and the material binding position 73 are connected by a platform; the second pusher 76 pushes the material from the material stacking position 72 to the material binding position 73 within the platform.

[0133] In this embodiment, an automatic labeling device 6 can be optionally installed on the transport route of the discharge channel 56 for the labeling process of the transparent tube 10.

[0134] In this embodiment, the workflow of a tool 8 detection, engraving, packaging, labeling, and strapping integrated machine is as follows:

[0135] First, the storage tray with the assembled cutting tools 8 is transported by the conveyor to a position accessible to the picking robot 21. The picking robot 21 is then started, and the transverse transmission module 22 drives the picking robot 21 to move above the storage tray. Then, the lifting pneumatic rod drives the picking robot 21 to move down to one of the cutting tools 8 on the tray. The picking cylinder 26 is then started to drive the clamping block to clamp the cutting tool 8. Finally, the electric slide 23 drives the picking robot 21 to rise and complete the acquisition of the cutting tool 8 from the tray.

[0136] After the tool 8 is acquired, the transverse transmission module 22 drives the picking robot 21 to move above the detection position 31 corresponding to the tool detection mechanism 3. The lifting pneumatic rod drives the picking robot 21 to move down and place the tool 8 onto the positioning member 313. When the photoelectric sensor 39 identifies the tool 8 on the positioning member 313, it feeds back to the integrated controller to control the first clamping member 311 and the second clamping member 312 to clamp and fix the tool 8. The roller 314 of the first clamping member 311 rotates at the same time as the tool 8 rotates.

[0137] Within the inspection area of ​​the inspection machine 32, the inspection position 31 is raised and lowered by the lifting device 33 to complete the all-round inspection of the cutting edge of the tool 8. After inspection, the tool 8 is picked up by the material picking robot 21 and transported to the material receiving tray 301 on the unloading and transfer mechanism 30 for storage, so that it can wait for the material picking robot 21 to pick up the tool 8 and transport it to the tool engraving mechanism 4; or after inspection, the tool 8 is directly picked up by the material picking robot 21 and transported to the tool engraving mechanism 4 for tool engraving.

[0138] When acquiring the engraving of the tool 8, the rotating seat 28 on the picking robot 21 is activated to rotate the picking robot 21 90° from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction, rotating the tool 8, which was initially placed vertically at the detection position 31, to a horizontal position. The transverse transmission module 22 drives the picking robot 21 to move to the corresponding station 412 on the rotating disk 411. The electric slide 23 drives the picking robot 21 to lower the horizontally placed tool 8 to the material support block 413 at the corresponding station 412 on the rotating disk 411. The rotating disk 411 is then driven to rotate the material support block 413, which carries the tool 8, to the position of the positioning mechanism 43.

[0139] When the first fiber optic sensor 431 senses that the cutting tool 8 is stored on the material support block 413 and identifies that the position of the outward end of the cutting tool 8 has shifted, it controls the telescopic cylinder 34 to drive the pusher 433 to push the cutting tool 8 to the designated position. After the cutting tool 8 is positioned, it controls the rotating disk 411 to rotate the positioned cutting tool 8 to the position of the laser engraving mechanism 42.

[0140] At position 42 of the laser marking mechanism, the lifting cylinder 422 drives the lifting block 423 to rise, and the lifting block 424 passes through the clearance hole 414 to lift the tool 8 so that it is separated from the material support block 413. Then, the cylindrical laser marking machine 425 and the end face laser marking machine 426 are started to perform laser marking on the bar respectively. After the laser marking is completed, the lifting cylinder 422 drives the lowering lifting block 423 to lower the tool 8 through the clearance hole 414 so that it is placed on the material support block 413.

[0141] After laser engraving is completed, the rotating disk 411 rotates to the position where the tool 8 can be transported to the corresponding material handling robot 21 at the unloading position. The material handling robot 21 is started and driven by the transverse transmission module 22 to move above the rotating disk 411. Then, the lifting pneumatic rod drives the material handling robot 21 to move down to the corresponding workstation 412 on the rotating disk 411. The material handling cylinder 26 is started to drive the clamping component to clamp the tool 8 on the workstation 412. Then, the electric slide 23 drives the material handling robot 21 to rise to complete the acquisition of the tool 8 on the workstation 412.

[0142] After the tool 8 is acquired, the rotating seat 28 is activated to rotate the picking robot 21 90° from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction, rotating the horizontally placed tool 8 to a vertical position. The horizontal transmission module 22 drives the picking robot 21 to move to the tool packaging mechanism 5 to perform the boxing process of the tool 8.

[0143] At the tool packaging mechanism 5, the base 9 is first fed into the feeding channel 512 by the material feeder 511. After the second fiber optic sensor 55 detects that the base 9 has been stored in the feeding channel 512, it controls the drive pusher 513 to push the base 9 to the corresponding boxing position 532 on the turntable 531, and the base 9 is locked in the elastic slot. The turntable 531 then transports the base 9 to the tool 8 feeding mechanism.

[0144] At the tool engraving mechanism 4, the material handling robot 21 picks up the engraved tool 8 and transports it to the corresponding boxing position 532 on the turntable 531. The second fiber optic sensor 55 located at the corresponding position detects that the boxing position 532 is where the base 9 is placed. The material handling robot 21 is controlled to move down and insert the tool 8 into the base 9. Then, the turntable 531 transports the tool to the material feeding point of the transparent tube 10.

[0145] At the transparent tube feeding mechanism 52, after the gripper 525 retrieves the transparent tube 10 from the transparent tube storage bin 521, it moves to the corresponding boxing position 532 on the turntable 531. After the second fiber optic sensor 55 located at the corresponding position detects that the base 9 and the inserting tool 8 are placed at the boxing position 532, the gripper 525 is controlled to move down to insert the transparent tube 10 into the base 9. Then, the turntable 531 transports it to the unloading mechanism 54, and the unloading is completed at the unloading mechanism 54. Finally, the tube is transported to the tool binding mechanism 7 through the discharge channel 56.

[0146] When the boxed cutting tool 8 is transported to the discharge channel 56 at the position corresponding to the first pusher 75, the first pusher 75 is controlled to push the cutting tool 8 located in the discharge channel 56 to the material stacking position 72 for stacking. After the upper and lower layers of cutting tools 8 are stacked at the material stacking position 72, if it is not possible to stack another cutting tool 8, the second pusher 76 pushes the cutting tool 8 on the material stacking position 72 to the material binding position 73 for binding by the binding machine 74. After completion, the material is manually unloaded from the discharge port.

[0147] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the design concept of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any non-substantial modifications made to the present invention by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technology disclosed in the present invention using this concept shall be deemed as an infringement of the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A tool inspection, engraving, packaging, labeling, and strapping integrated machine, characterized in that: It includes a material tray storage mechanism, a tool detection mechanism, a tool marking mechanism, a tool packaging mechanism, a tool bundling mechanism, and an integrated controller that controls the operation of each mechanism, arranged sequentially along the tool transport direction; A tool transport mechanism is provided on the corresponding tool transport route. The tool transport mechanism includes several picking robots and a first driving component for driving the picking robots. The picking robots are configured with the driving component so that when they grab a tool, the tool can be rotated to transport the tool horizontally or vertically. The picking robots are used for loading and unloading tools between the feeding tray storage mechanism, the tool detection mechanism, the tool marking mechanism, and the tool packaging mechanism. The material tray storage mechanism includes a material tray equipped with a cutting tool and a conveyor for transporting the material tray. The cutting tool is vertically inserted into the material tray with the blade facing upward. The tool inspection mechanism is used to inspect the cutting edge of a tool. The tool is placed vertically during the loading and unloading process. The tool inspection mechanism includes a detection position for clamping and fixing the tool, an inspection machine for inspecting the tool, and a lifting device for driving the detection position to move up and down in the vertical direction. A positioning member for placing a cutting tool is provided at the detection position, and a first clamping member and a second clamping member are formed on both sides of the positioning member to clamp and fix the cutting tool, and the cutting tool is clamped and fixed to the positioning member; The first and second clamping members are configured to clamp and fix the tool with rollers. The rollers can be driven by a drive motor to rotate and drive the tool to rotate circumferentially. When the cutting edge of the tool is placed in the measurement area of ​​the detection machine, the rollers drive the tool to rotate to achieve 360° detection of the cutting edge. The tool engraving mechanism includes a turntable mechanism, a laser engraving mechanism for tool engraving, and a positioning mechanism. The turntable mechanism includes a rotating disk and several stations evenly distributed along the circumference of the rotating disk. The stations are used to place tools with the blades lateral to the blade. The positioning mechanism is used to push the tools located at their corresponding stations radially along the rotating disk to a designated position. The positioning mechanism is set as the previous process of the tool engraving mechanism. The tool packaging mechanism includes a base feeding mechanism that provides a base, a transparent tube feeding mechanism that provides a transparent tube, and a boxing mechanism; the boxing mechanism includes a turntable and a plurality of boxing positions arranged on the turntable, the plurality of boxing positions being equally spaced along the circumference of the turntable; the boxing positions are used to place the base for tool insertion and transparent tube insertion; the base feeding mechanism, the tool feeding mechanism, and the transparent tube feeding mechanism are arranged sequentially along the rotation direction of the turntable; The boxing mechanism also includes an unloading mechanism located after the transparent tube feeding mechanism along the rotation of the turntable, and an outlet channel with a conveyor belt is provided at the unloading mechanism to connect to the tool binding mechanism. The tool binding mechanism includes a pushing mechanism, a material stacking position, a material binding position, and a binding machine; the pushing mechanism includes a first pushing component and a second pushing component, the first pushing component is used to push the boxed tools from the discharge channel into the material stacking position, and the second pushing component is used to push the material in the material stacking position to the material binding position for binding by the binding machine; a discharge port is provided at the rear end of the material binding position.

2. The integrated machine for knife inspection, engraving, packaging, labeling, and strapping according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first driving component includes a transverse transmission module, an electric slide table, and a rotating seat mounted on the electric slide table; the material handling robot is mounted on the rotating seat, and the electric slide table is mounted on the transverse transmission module; The rotating base enables the material handling robot to rotate 90° between the vertical and horizontal directions; the material handling robot includes two clamping blocks that can form a clamping force with each other and a material handling cylinder that drives the clamping blocks to have a clamping force. At least one of the two clamping blocks is configured as a movable element and is driven by a pick-up cylinder to move closer to or further away from the other clamping block to clamp or release the tool.

3. The integrated machine for knife inspection, engraving, packaging, labeling, and strapping according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first clamping member is fixed relative to the positioning member, and the second clamping member is driven by the second driving member to have the movement of moving toward or away from the first clamping member; The first clamping member is equipped with two rollers as power wheels, which are driven by a drive motor to rotate in the same direction in parallel; the second clamping member is equipped with a driven roller, which cooperates with the two rollers to clamp the tool, and the rotation of the two rollers causes the tool to rotate circumferentially.

4. The integrated machine for knife inspection, engraving, packaging, labeling, and strapping according to claim 3, characterized in that: The testing machine is configured as a high-precision micrometer; the testing machine is positioned above the testing position; when the tool is clamped and fixed at the testing position, the cutting edge of the tool is placed within the measurement area of ​​the testing machine.

5. The integrated machine for knife inspection, engraving, packaging, labeling, and strapping according to claim 1, characterized in that: The laser engraving mechanism includes an engraving position, which can be used to perform laser engraving by lifting a tool from the corresponding station in the vertical direction, or to place the lifted tool to the corresponding station for transportation. The rotating disk has a material support block with a V-shaped or U-shaped groove at its work station for positioning the tool; the material support block has a number of clearance holes spaced radially along the rotating disk, and the marking position has a number of lifting blocks with V-shaped or U-shaped grooves corresponding to the clearance holes, and the clearance holes are vertically through for the lifting blocks to pass through.

6. The integrated machine for knife inspection, engraving, packaging, labeling, and strapping according to claim 1, characterized in that: The base loading mechanism includes a full-load loading machine, a loading channel, and a pushing component; the full-load loading machine is used to transport bases with the inlet facing upwards to the loading channel; the pushing component is used to push the bases in the loading channel to the boxing position; The transparent tube feeding mechanism includes a transparent tube storage compartment, a clamping component, and a driving clamping component, and has a third driving component for suction, transport, and loading of the tube; An elastic floating device is provided at the bottom of the boxing position along the vertical direction, and the elastic floating device is close to the turntable; the boxing position includes a fixing member and an elastic member, the fixing member and the elastic member are assembled to form an elastic bayonet for fixing the base and transporting; the elastic bayonet is horizontally arranged.

7. The integrated machine for knife inspection, engraving, packaging, labeling, and strapping according to claim 6, characterized in that: The transparent tube storage compartment includes a material cavity for horizontally placing transparent tubes and a push box component disposed at the bottom of the material cavity; Transparent tubes are arranged in rows and columns inside the material chamber, and an outlet is opened on one side of the bottom of the material chamber for storing one transparent tube; The push box assembly includes a first push box assembly and a second push box assembly that have thrust in the X-axis and Y-axis directions in the horizontal plane. The first pusher is positioned at the outlet and is used to push the transparent tube portion at the outlet away from the outlet for clamping and picking up the material. The second pusher uses a whole row of transparent tubes as the pusher, and the push amount is the width of one transparent tube, which is used for one feeding operation of one transparent tube at the outlet.

8. The integrated machine for knife inspection, engraving, packaging, labeling, and strapping according to claim 1, characterized in that: The unloading mechanism includes an unloading component and a fourth driving component for providing driving force to the unloading component; the unloading component has a push plate and a steering plate, and a discharge channel is provided at the turntable corresponding to the unloading mechanism and communicating with the boxing position; a transmission belt is provided on the discharge channel; The turning plate is used to abut against the side of the box body of the boxed knife facing the center of the turntable; the turning plate is used to tilt the boxed knife from the vertical position to the horizontal position; the push plate is used to push the horizontally positioned boxed knife out of the boxing position to the conveyor belt for unloading and transportation.

9. The integrated machine for knife inspection, engraving, packaging, labeling, and strapping according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material stacking position is configured such that a transparent tube is placed horizontally at a height lower than the discharge channel; The material stacking position and the material bundling position are connected by a platform; the second pusher pushes the material from the material stacking position to the material bundling position within the platform; An automatic labeling device is installed on the material discharge channel transport route.

10. The integrated machine for knife inspection, engraving, packaging, labeling, and strapping according to claim 1, characterized in that: The tool detection mechanism, tool engraving mechanism, tool packaging mechanism, and tool bundling mechanism are all equipped with fiber optic sensors to identify the storage status of corresponding materials in each mechanism and feed the information back to the integrated controller to control the start and stop of each mechanism.

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