Automatic ceramic tile sorting device and method

Abstract

The invention discloses an automatic ceramic tile sorting device and method. After the grade of the ceramic tile is identified, when the ceramic tile is conveyed to the output end of the first conveying mechanism, a first sensor module at the output end of the first conveying mechanism outputs a first detection signal, and a control module outputs a first control signal according to the first detection signal to control the first lifting mechanism; when the first lifting mechanism ascends, the ceramic tiles are conveyed to the fourth conveying mechanism and then conveyed to the brick discharging machine through the third conveying mechanism. The control module further controls the second lifting mechanism connected with the corresponding seventh conveying mechanism according to the grade of the ceramic tiles and a first detection signal output by a first sensor module arranged at the output end of the sixth conveying mechanism, so that the ceramic tiles are conveyed to the tile discharging machine from the corresponding fifth conveying mechanism. Therefore, even if the tiles have n grades, only one tile grade identification machine is needed to complete sorting and identification of multiple grades, so that the cost is reduced when the tiles are sorted.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of tile sorting, and in particular to an automatic tile sorting device and method. Background Art

[0002] After polishing, the tiles need to be sorted through a tile sorting system. During the sorting process, the tile sorting system first identifies the tiles to determine the grade of the tiles, and then sorts and places the tiles according to the identified grade.

[0003] At present, when tiles have n grades (n≥3), n-1 tile grade recognition machines are required in the tile sorting system to complete the recognition of n grades. Since tile grade recognition machines are expensive, when tiles have n grades, there is a problem of high tile sorting costs.

[0004] Therefore, the prior art still needs to be improved and developed. Summary of the invention

[0005] In view of the above-mentioned deficiencies of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic tile sorting device and method to solve the problem in the prior art that, due to the high price of tile grade identification machines, when tiles have n grades, there is a high tile sorting cost.

[0006] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve its technical problem is: to provide an automatic tile sorting device, including: a first transmission mechanism, a second transmission mechanism, a first lifting mechanism for driving the output end of the second transmission mechanism to rise or fall, a third transmission mechanism, a fourth transmission mechanism, a fifth transmission mechanism, a sixth transmission mechanism, a seventh transmission mechanism, a second lifting mechanism for driving the seventh transmission mechanism to rise or fall, a first sensor module, a tile grade recognition machine and a control module;

[0007] The first transmission mechanism is provided with a first sensor module at least at the output end for outputting a first detection signal when a tile is detected;

[0008] The input end of the second transmission mechanism is connected to the output end of the first transmission mechanism;

[0009] The lifting end of the first lifting mechanism is connected to the output end of the second transmission mechanism;

[0010] The output end of the third transmission mechanism is connected to the brick unloading machine, wherein, after the first lifting mechanism descends, the input end of the third transmission mechanism is connected to the output end of the second transmission mechanism;

[0011] The input end of the fourth transmission mechanism is located above the input end of the third transmission mechanism, wherein after the first lifting mechanism rises, the input end of the fourth transmission mechanism is connected to the output end of the second transmission mechanism;

[0012] The fifth transmission mechanism is provided in plurality, and the plurality of the fifth transmission mechanisms are arranged side by side. The output end of the fifth transmission mechanism is connected to the brick unloading machine, and each of the fifth transmission mechanisms is correspondingly provided with the sixth transmission mechanism, the seventh transmission mechanism and the second lifting mechanism;

[0013] The lifting end of the second lifting mechanism is connected to the seventh transmission mechanism. After the second lifting mechanism rises, the output end of the sixth transmission mechanism is connected to the input end of the seventh transmission mechanism. After the second lifting mechanism descends, the tiles on the seventh transmission mechanism overlap the fifth transmission mechanism, and the transmission direction of the seventh transmission mechanism is perpendicular to the transmission direction of the fifth transmission mechanism. The input end of the sixth transmission mechanism corresponding to the fifth transmission mechanism close to the third transmission mechanism is connected to the output end of the fourth transmission mechanism, and the input end of the sixth transmission mechanism is connected to the output end of the seventh transmission mechanism corresponding to the fifth transmission mechanism arranged adjacent to the previous transmission mechanism. The first sensor module is arranged at least at the output end of the sixth transmission mechanism.

[0014] The tile grade recognition machine is arranged on the transmission path of the first transmission mechanism, and is used to recognize the grade of the tiles on the first transmission mechanism when the first transmission mechanism transmits the tiles and output a tile grade signal;

[0015] The control module is connected to the tile grade identification machine, the first sensor module, the first lifting mechanism and the second lifting mechanism. The control module is used to receive the tile grade signal and the first detection signal, and output a first control signal to the first lifting mechanism and / or the second lifting mechanism according to the tile grade signal and the first detection signal, so as to transmit and sort the tiles according to the tile grade signal.

[0016] According to a further configuration of the present invention, the control module is also connected to the first transmission mechanism, the second transmission mechanism, the third transmission mechanism, the fourth transmission mechanism, the fifth transmission mechanism, the sixth transmission mechanism and the seventh transmission mechanism;

[0017] A plurality of the first sensor modules are sequentially arranged at intervals on the sorting channel formed by the first transmission mechanism, the second transmission mechanism and the third transmission mechanism;

[0018] A plurality of the first sensor modules are sequentially arranged at intervals on the sorting channel formed by each of the sixth conveying mechanism, the seventh conveying mechanism and the fifth conveying mechanism;

[0019] The first sensor module is also used to start timing when tiles are detected. When the first sensor module at the next adjacent position of the first sensor module that starts timing detects that the tiles output a first detection signal, the control module is also used to output a first stop timing signal to the first sensor module that starts timing according to the first detection signal, so that the first sensor module that starts timing stops timing, resets and outputs a first timing value to the control module. The control module is also used to determine the tile transmission status according to the first timing value, and then output a second control signal according to the tile transmission status to control the first transmission mechanism, the second transmission mechanism, the third transmission mechanism, the fourth transmission mechanism, the fifth transmission mechanism, the sixth transmission mechanism and the seventh transmission mechanism.

[0020] According to a further configuration of the present invention, a first centering mechanism is also provided on the first transmission mechanism;

[0021] The first centering mechanism is connected to the control module, and the first centering mechanism is arranged on one side of a first sensor module on the first transmission mechanism. The control module is also used to output a third control signal to the first centering mechanism when receiving a first detection signal output by the first sensor module on one side of which the first centering mechanism is arranged, so that the first centering mechanism can center the tiles on the first transmission mechanism.

[0022] According to a further configuration of the present invention, the first centering mechanism is arranged on the first transmission mechanism at a side of the first sensor module close to an input end of the first transmission mechanism.

[0023] According to a further configuration of the present invention, a second centering mechanism is also provided on the third transmission mechanism;

[0024] The second centering mechanism is connected to the control module, and the second centering mechanism is arranged on one side of a first sensor module on the third transmission mechanism. The control module is also used to output a fourth control signal to the second centering mechanism when receiving a first detection signal output by the first sensor module on one side of which is provided with a second centering mechanism, so that the second centering mechanism can center the tiles on the third transmission mechanism.

[0025] According to a further configuration of the present invention, the second centering mechanism is arranged on the third transmission mechanism at a side of the first sensor module close to an output end of the third transmission mechanism.

[0026] According to a further configuration of the present invention, a third centering mechanism is also provided on the fifth transmission mechanism;

[0027] The third centering mechanism is connected to the control module and is arranged on one side of a first sensor module on the fifth transmission mechanism. The control module is also used to output a fifth control signal to the third centering mechanism when receiving a first detection signal transmitted by the first sensor module on one side of which is provided with the third centering mechanism, so that the third centering mechanism can center the tiles on the fifth transmission mechanism.

[0028] According to a further configuration of the present invention, the third centering mechanism is arranged on the fifth transmission mechanism at a side of the first sensor module close to an output end of the fifth transmission mechanism.

[0029] According to a further configuration of the present invention, the first sensor module is a photoelectric sensor.

[0030] The present invention also provides a method for using the automatic tile sorting device as described above, the method comprising:

[0031] receiving a tile grade signal of the transmitted tile identified by the tile grade identification machine, wherein the transmitted tile is input from an input end of the first transmission mechanism;

[0032] receiving a first detection signal, wherein when the tile passes through a first sensor module, the first sensor module is used to output a first detection signal;

[0033] A first control signal is output to the first lifting mechanism and / or the second lifting mechanism according to the tile grade signal and the first detection signal, so as to transport and sort the tiles according to the tile grade signal.

[0034] The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0035] The present invention discloses a tile sorting device and method, wherein when sorting tiles, the grade of the tiles is identified by a tile grade recognition machine, after the tile grade is identified, when the tiles are transmitted to the output end of the first transmission mechanism, the first sensor module arranged at the output end of the first transmission mechanism outputs a first detection signal, the control module outputs a first control signal to control the first lifting mechanism according to the first detection signal, when the first lifting mechanism descends, the tiles are transmitted to the tile unloading machine via the third transmission mechanism, when the first lifting mechanism rises, after the tiles are transmitted to the fourth transmission mechanism, the control module further controls the second lifting mechanism connected to the corresponding seventh transmission mechanism according to the tile grade and the first detection signal output by the first sensor module arranged at the output end of the sixth transmission mechanism, so that the tiles are transmitted from the corresponding fifth transmission mechanism to the tile unloading machine. It can be seen that even if the tiles have n grades, only one tile grade recognition machine is needed to complete the sorting and identification of multiple grades, so that the cost is reduced when sorting tiles. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0036] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary personnel in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0037] Figure 1 It is a structural diagram of the automatic tile sorting device of the present invention.

[0038] The marks in the accompanying drawings are: 10, the first sensor module; 11, the first transmission mechanism; 12, the second transmission mechanism; 13, the third transmission mechanism; 14, the fourth transmission mechanism; 15, the sixth transmission mechanism; 16, the seventh transmission mechanism; 17, the fifth transmission mechanism; 18, the first centering mechanism; 19, the second centering mechanism; 20, the third centering mechanism. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] In order to have a clearer understanding of the technical features, purposes and effects of the present invention, the specific embodiments of the present invention are now described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, it should be understood that the directions or positional relationships indicated by "front", "back", "up", "down", "left", "right", "longitudinal", "horizontal", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "head", "tail", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, are constructed and operated in a specific direction, and are only for the convenience of describing the present technical solution, rather than indicating that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation to the present invention.

[0040] like Figure 1 As shown, the automatic tile sorting device provided by the present invention may include a first conveying mechanism 11, a second conveying mechanism 12, a first lifting mechanism for driving the output end of the second conveying mechanism 12 to rise or fall, a third conveying mechanism 13, a fourth conveying mechanism 14, a fifth conveying mechanism 17, a sixth conveying mechanism 15, a seventh conveying mechanism 16, a second lifting mechanism for driving the seventh conveying mechanism 16 to rise or fall, a first sensor module 10, a tile grade identification machine and a control module.

[0041] The first transmission mechanism 11 is provided with a first sensor module 10 at least at the output end for outputting a first detection signal when a tile is detected; the input end of the second transmission mechanism 12 is connected to the output end of the first transmission mechanism 11; the lifting end of the first lifting mechanism is connected to the output end of the second transmission mechanism 12; the output end of the third transmission mechanism 13 is connected to the tile unloading machine, wherein, after the first lifting mechanism descends, the input end of the third transmission mechanism 13 is connected to the output end of the second transmission mechanism 12; the input end of the fourth transmission mechanism 14 is located above the input end of the third transmission mechanism 13, wherein, After the first lifting mechanism rises, the input end of the fourth transmission mechanism 14 is connected to the output end of the second transmission mechanism 12; there are a plurality of fifth transmission mechanisms 17, which are arranged side by side, and the output end of the fifth transmission mechanism 17 is connected to the unloading brick machine, and each fifth transmission mechanism 17 is correspondingly provided with a sixth transmission mechanism 15, a seventh transmission mechanism 16 and the second lifting mechanism; the lifting end of the second lifting mechanism is connected to the seventh transmission mechanism 16, and after the second lifting mechanism rises, the output end of the sixth transmission mechanism 15 is connected to the input end of the seventh transmission mechanism, and in the second lifting mechanism After the mechanism is lowered, the tiles on the seventh transmission mechanism 16 are overlapped on the fifth transmission mechanism 17, and the transmission direction of the seventh transmission mechanism 16 is perpendicular to the transmission direction of the fifth transmission mechanism 17, wherein the input end of the sixth transmission mechanism 15 corresponding to the fifth transmission mechanism 17 close to the third transmission mechanism 13 is connected to the output end of the fourth transmission mechanism 14, and the input end of the sixth transmission mechanism 15 is connected to the output end of the seventh transmission mechanism 16 corresponding to the fifth transmission mechanism 17 arranged adjacent to the previous one, and the sixth transmission mechanism 15 is provided with a first sensor module 10 at least at the output end; the tile grade recognition machine is arranged on the transmission path of the first transmission mechanism 11, and the tile grade recognition machine is used to identify the grade of the tiles on the first transmission mechanism 11 when the first transmission mechanism 11 transmits the tiles and outputs the tile grade signal; the control module is connected to the tile grade recognition machine, the first sensor module 10, the first lifting mechanism and the second lifting mechanism, and the control module is used to receive the tile grade signal and the first detection signal, and output the first control signal to the first lifting mechanism and / or the second lifting mechanism according to the tile grade signal and the first detection signal, so as to transmit and sort the tiles according to the tile grade signal.

[0042] In this embodiment, when sorting tiles, the grade of the tiles is identified by a tile grade identification machine. After the tile grade is identified, when the tiles are transmitted to the output end of the first transmission mechanism 11, the first sensor module 10 arranged at the output end of the first transmission mechanism 11 outputs a first detection signal, and the control module outputs a first control signal to control the first lifting mechanism according to the first detection signal. When the first lifting mechanism descends, the tiles are transmitted to the tile unloading machine via the third transmission mechanism 13. When the first lifting mechanism rises, after the tiles are transmitted to the fourth transmission mechanism 14, the control module further controls the second lifting mechanism connected to the corresponding seventh transmission mechanism 16 according to the tile grade and the first detection signal output by the first sensor module 10 arranged at the output end of the sixth transmission mechanism 15, so that the tiles are transmitted from the corresponding fifth transmission mechanism 17 to the tile unloading machine.

[0043] Specifically, the first transmission mechanism 11, the second transmission mechanism 12 and the third transmission mechanism 13 are placed in a straight line, and the output end of the third transmission mechanism 13 is connected to a brick unloader. A plurality of fifth transmission mechanisms 17 are placed side by side and parallel to the third transmission mechanism 13, and the output end of each fifth transmission mechanism is connected to a brick unloader.

[0044] When sorting tiles, the tiles enter from the input end of the first conveying mechanism 11. The tile sorting channel formed by the first conveying mechanism 11, the second conveying mechanism 12 and the third conveying mechanism 13 is a straight channel. Therefore, the sorting speed is the fastest. The sorting speed of the tile sorting channel formed by the fifth conveying mechanism 17 decreases successively (when the tiles are transmitted from the fourth conveying mechanism 14 to the fifth conveying mechanism 17, the more the sixth conveying mechanism 15 passes through, the slower the sorting speed); therefore, when sorting tiles, the sorting channel that tiles of the same grade have to take is related to the quantity of tiles of that grade. If the quantity of tiles of that grade is the largest, then the tiles of that grade are transmitted from the third conveying mechanism 13 to the corresponding tile unloading machine. If the quantity of tiles of that grade is the smallest, then the tiles of that grade are transmitted from the last fifth conveying mechanism 17 to the corresponding tile unloading machine.

[0045] In a specific embodiment, the tiles to be sorted include the first grade (best), the second grade (quality lower than the first grade), the third grade (quality lower than the second grade), the fourth grade (quality lower than the third grade), and the fifth grade (quality lower than the fourth grade). When sorting the five grades of tiles, four fifth conveying mechanisms 17 are provided.

[0046] During sorting, the tiles are input from the input end of the first conveying mechanism 11. When the quality of the input tiles is the first grade, the tile grade recognition machine recognizes the tiles and outputs a grade detection signal (the grade detection signal corresponding to the first grade). When the tiles pass through the first sensor module 10 at the output end of the first conveying mechanism 11, the first sensor module 10 outputs a first detection signal. At this time, the control module controls the first lifting mechanism to be in a lowered state, and the output end of the second conveying mechanism 12 is connected to the input end of the third conveying mechanism 13. The tiles are then transmitted to the unloading machine via the third conveying mechanism 13 to complete the sorting.

[0047] When the quality of the input tile is the second grade, the tile grade recognition machine recognizes the tile and outputs a grade detection signal (a grade detection signal corresponding to the second grade). When the tile passes through the first sensor module 10 at the output end of the first transmission mechanism 11, the first sensor module 10 at the output end of the first transmission mechanism 11 outputs a first detection signal to the control module. At this time, the control module controls the first lifting mechanism to be in the raised state. The output end of the second transmission mechanism 12 is connected to the input end of the fourth transmission mechanism 14. The tile is transmitted to the sixth transmission mechanism 15 connected to the fourth transmission mechanism 14 through the fourth transmission mechanism 14. When the tile passes through the first sensor module 10 at the output end of the sixth transmission mechanism 15, the first sensor module 10 at the output end of the sixth transmission mechanism 15 outputs a first detection signal to the control module. At this time, the control module controls the second lifting mechanism corresponding to the sixth transmission mechanism 15 to descend, driving the seventh transmission mechanism 16 to descend, so that the tile overlaps the fifth transmission mechanism 17 corresponding to the sixth transmission mechanism 15, and drives the tile to be transmitted to the unloading machine corresponding to the fifth transmission mechanism 17 through the fifth transmission mechanism 17 to complete the sorting.

[0048] When the quality of the input tiles is the third grade, the difference from transmitting the tiles when the quality of the tiles is the second grade is that when the quality of the tiles is the third grade, when the tiles are transmitted to the output end of the sixth transmission mechanism 15 connected to the fourth transmission mechanism 14, the first sensor module 10 at the output end of the sixth transmission mechanism 15 outputs a first detection signal to the control module. At this time, the control module controls the second lifting mechanism corresponding to the sixth transmission mechanism 15 to rise, so that the tiles are transmitted to the next adjacent sixth transmission mechanism 15 through the seventh transmission mechanism 16 corresponding to the sixth transmission mechanism 15. When the tiles pass through the first sensor module 10 at the output end of the next adjacent sixth transmission mechanism 15, the first sensor module 10 at the output end of the next adjacent sixth transmission mechanism 15 outputs a first control signal to the control module. At this time, the control module controls the second lifting mechanism corresponding to the next adjacent sixth transmission mechanism 15 to descend, driving the seventh transmission mechanism 16 to descend, so that the tiles are overlapped with the fifth transmission mechanism 17 corresponding to the sixth transmission mechanism 15, and the tiles are driven by the fifth transmission mechanism 17 to be transmitted to the unloading machine corresponding to the fifth transmission mechanism 17 to complete the sorting. The sorting of tiles with the fourth quality grade and the fifth quality grade can refer to the sorting process of the second quality grade and the third quality grade mentioned above, which will not be repeated here.

[0049] It can be seen from this that even if tiles have n grades, only one tile grade recognition machine is needed to complete the sorting and recognition of multiple grades, thereby reducing the cost of tile sorting.

[0050] In this embodiment, the first transmission mechanism 11, the second transmission mechanism 12, the third transmission mechanism 13, the fourth transmission mechanism 14, the fifth transmission mechanism 17, the sixth transmission mechanism 15 and the seventh transmission mechanism 16 can be any transmission mechanism that can achieve the above functions, for example, a belt transmission mechanism, and no further limitations are made here.

[0051] In this embodiment, the first lifting mechanism and the second lifting mechanism may be any lifting mechanism that can achieve the above functions, for example, a cylinder lifting mechanism, which is not limited here.

[0052] In this embodiment, the first centering mechanism 18 can be any centering mechanism that can achieve the above functions, for example, a cylinder-type centering mechanism.

[0053] In some embodiments, the control module is further connected to the first transmission mechanism 11 , the second transmission mechanism 12 , the third transmission mechanism 13 , the fourth transmission mechanism 14 , the fifth transmission mechanism 17 , the sixth transmission mechanism 15 and the seventh transmission mechanism 16 .

[0054] Among them, a plurality of first sensor modules 10 are arranged in sequence on the sorting channel formed by the first conveying mechanism 11, the second conveying mechanism 12 and the third conveying mechanism 13; a plurality of first sensor modules 10 are arranged in sequence on the sorting channel formed by each sixth conveying mechanism 15, the seventh conveying mechanism 16 and the fifth conveying mechanism 17; the first sensor module 10 is also used to perform timing when a tile is detected. When the first sensor module 10 at the next adjacent position of the first sensor module 10 that starts timing detects that the tile outputs a first detection signal, the control module is also used to output a first stop timing signal to the first sensor module 10 that starts timing according to the first detection signal, so that the first sensor module 10 that starts timing stops timing, resets and outputs a first timing value to the control module. The control module is also used to determine the tile transmission status according to the first timing value, and then output a second control signal according to the tile transmission status to control the first conveying mechanism 11, the second conveying mechanism 12, the third conveying mechanism 13, the fourth conveying mechanism 14, the fifth conveying mechanism 17, the sixth conveying mechanism 15 and the seventh conveying mechanism 16.

[0055] Specifically, Figure 1 As shown, a plurality of first sensor modules 10 may be arranged at equal intervals on the first transmission mechanism 11, wherein one of the plurality of first sensor modules 10 on the first transmission mechanism 11 is arranged close to the input end of the first transmission mechanism 11, and one of the plurality of first sensor modules 10 on the first transmission mechanism 11 is arranged close to the output end of the first transmission mechanism 11.

[0056] like Figure 1 As shown, a plurality of first sensor modules 10 may be arranged at equal intervals on the third transmission mechanism 13, wherein one of the plurality of first sensor modules 10 on the third transmission mechanism 13 is arranged close to the connecting end between the second transmission mechanism 12 and the third transmission mechanism 13, and one of the plurality of first sensor modules 10 on the third transmission mechanism 13 is arranged close to the output end of the third transmission mechanism 13.

[0057] like Figure 1 As shown, the fourth transmission mechanism 14 may be provided with, but not limited to, a first sensor module 10, which is provided at one end where the fourth transmission mechanism 14 and the sixth transmission mechanism 15 are connected. The sixth transmission mechanism 15 may be provided with, but not limited to, a first sensor module 10, which is provided at the output end of the sixth transmission mechanism 15. The fifth transmission mechanism 17 may be provided with a plurality of first sensor modules 10 at equal intervals, wherein one of the plurality of first sensor modules 10 on the fifth transmission mechanism 17 is provided close to the output end of the fifth transmission mechanism 17.

[0058] In this embodiment, when the transmission speeds of the first transmission mechanism 11, the second transmission mechanism 12, the third transmission mechanism 13, the fourth transmission mechanism 14, the fifth transmission mechanism 17, the sixth transmission mechanism 15 and the seventh transmission mechanism 16 are known, the time value range required for transmitting tiles between each two adjacent first sensor modules 10 is determined according to the spacing between the set first sensor modules 10 and stored in advance in the control module. During sorting, when a tile passes through a first sensor module 10, the first sensor module 10 outputs a first detection signal to the control module. At the same time, the first sensor module 10 starts timing. When the first sensor module at the next adjacent position of the timing first sensor module 10 detects the tile, it outputs a first detection signal to the control module. The control module further outputs a first timing stop signal to the timing first sensor module 10 according to the first detection signal. The first sensor module 10 stops timing, resets and outputs the timing value to the control module. The control module determines the tile transmission status according to the time value required for transmitting tiles between two adjacent first sensor modules 10 stored in advance. When the control module receives When the timing value obtained is not within the time value range required for transmitting tiles between two adjacent first sensor modules 10 stored in advance, it is considered that brick blockage or brick collision occurs during tile transmission. When brick blockage or brick collision occurs, the control module outputs a second timing stop signal to all first sensor modules 10 on the transmission mechanism that stops transmission, and all first sensor modules 10 on the transmission mechanism that stops transmission stop timing and do not reset. After the brick blockage or brick collision problem is solved, the transmission mechanism that stops transmission is restarted, and the control module outputs a second start timing signal to all first sensor modules 10 on the transmission mechanism that stops transmission, and the first sensor module 10 that receives the second start timing signal starts timing again.

[0059] Here, it should be noted that the time value range required for transmitting tiles between two adjacent first sensor modules 10 is related to the distance between the two first sensor modules 10. For example, when the distance between the two first sensor modules 10 is small, the time value range required for transmitting tiles between the two first sensor modules 10 is small; when the distance between the two first sensor modules 10 is large, the time value range required for transmitting tiles between the two first sensor modules 10 is large.

[0060] In this embodiment, when determining the time value range required for a tile (defined as a teaching tile) to output between two adjacent first sensor modules 10, a level of teaching bricks can be placed at the input end of the first transmission mechanism 11. After the tile level recognition machine identifies the level, the tile level signal is transmitted to the control module and stored. When passing through the first first sensor module 10, the first first sensor module 10 starts to record the start brick moving time of the tile signal of the level. When the first sensor module 10 adjacent to the first first sensor module 10 detects a tile, the first first sensor module 10 stops timing, resets and sets the timing. The value is transmitted to the control module for storage, that is, the brick moving time of the teaching brick of this level between the first first sensor module 10 and the adjacent first sensor module 10 is obtained, and a time value range is determined according to the obtained brick moving time combined with the actual situation. The determination of the brick moving time between the other two adjacent first sensor modules 10 can refer to the determination process of the time value range of the teaching brick moving between the first first sensor module 10 and the adjacent first sensor module 10. Similarly, when the levels are different, the process of determining the time value range of the teaching brick moving between adjacent first sensor modules 10 is the same as the above process, which will not be repeated here. After the time value range between every two adjacent first sensor modules 10 of teaching bricks of different levels is determined, the tile sorting work can be carried out.

[0061] In this embodiment, when the first sensor module 10 is set, a first sensor module 10 is set near the output end of each transmission mechanism (the first transmission mechanism 11, the second transmission mechanism 12, the third transmission mechanism 13, the fourth transmission mechanism 14, and the fifth transmission mechanism 17), so that when tiles are blocked or hit, the problem of blocking or hitting can be solved by the control module.

[0062] For example, when a brick jam or brick collision problem occurs on the third conveying mechanism 13, the control module can be used to control the first conveying mechanism 11 and the second conveying mechanism 12 to stop transmission, and the third conveying mechanism 13 can continue transmission. When the tiles that are blocked or collided are transferred to the brick unloading machine corresponding to the third conveying mechanism 13 for unloading, the control module can be used to re-control the first conveying mechanism 11 and the second conveying mechanism 12 to start and transport the tiles again. At this time, since the tiles that are blocked or collided have been unloaded, the brick jam or brick collision problem has been solved when the first conveying mechanism 11 and the second conveying mechanism 12 are started again.

[0063] For another example, when brick jam or brick collision occurs on the fifth conveying mechanism 17, the control module can be used to control the first conveying mechanism 11, the second conveying mechanism 12, the fourth conveying mechanism 14, the sixth conveying mechanism 15 corresponding to the fifth conveying mechanism 17 where brick jam or brick collision occurs, and the seventh conveying mechanism 16 to stop transmission, and the fifth conveying mechanism 17 where brick jam or brick collision occurs continues to transmit. After the tiles that are blocked or collided are transferred to the brick unloader corresponding to the fifth conveying mechanism 17 for unloading, the control module can be used to re-control the first conveying mechanism 11, the second conveying mechanism 12, the fourth conveying mechanism 14, the sixth conveying mechanism 15 corresponding to the fifth conveying mechanism 17 where brick jam or brick collision occurs, and the seventh conveying mechanism 16 to transmit again. At this time, since the tiles that are blocked or collided have been unloaded, the blockage or brick collision problem has been solved when the first conveying mechanism 11, the second conveying mechanism 12, the fourth conveying mechanism 14, the sixth conveying mechanism 15 corresponding to the fifth conveying mechanism 17 where brick jam or brick collision occurs, and the seventh conveying mechanism 16 are started again.

[0064] In some embodiments, Figure 1 As shown, a first centering mechanism 18 is also provided on the first transmission mechanism; the first centering mechanism 18 is connected to the control module, and the first centering mechanism 18 is provided on one side of a first sensor module 10 on the first transmission mechanism 11. The control module is also used to output a third control signal to the first centering mechanism 18 when receiving a first detection signal output by the first sensor module 10 having the first centering mechanism 18 provided on one side, so that the first centering mechanism 18 can center the tiles on the first transmission mechanism 11.

[0065] Specifically, the first centering mechanism 18 can be set on one side of any first sensor module 10 on the first conveying mechanism 11, wherein when the first centering mechanism 18 is set, the relationship with the first sensor module 10 needs to be considered, that is, when the tile is transmitted, the first centering mechanism 18 and the first sensor module 10 are located between the head and the tail of the tile, so that the control module can control the first centering mechanism 18 to center the tile.

[0066] In this embodiment, the provision of the first centering mechanism 18 avoids the problem of transmission efficiency being affected by problems in the placement of tiles, thereby improving the transmission efficiency.

[0067] In a specific embodiment, the first centering mechanism 18 is disposed on the first transmission mechanism 11 at a side of the first sensor module 10 close to an input end of the first transmission mechanism 11 .

[0068] Specifically, the first centering mechanism 18 is arranged between the input end of the first transmission mechanism 11 and the first sensor module 10 near the input end of the first transmission mechanism 11. That is to say, when the ceramic tile is input from the first transmission mechanism 11, it first passes through the first centering mechanism 18 and then passes through the first sensor module 10 near the input end of the first transmission mechanism 11. When the first sensor module 10 near the input end of the first transmission mechanism 11 and the first centering mechanism 18 are arranged, the relationship between the two needs to be considered, that is, when the head of the ceramic tile is detected by the first sensor module 10 near the input end of the first transmission mechanism, part of the ceramic tile is still in the first centering mechanism 18, so that the control module can control the first centering mechanism 18 to center the ceramic tile.

[0069] In this embodiment, the first centering mechanism 18 is disposed at the input end of the first transmission mechanism 11, so that any placement problems of the tiles during input can be corrected, further improving the transmission efficiency.

[0070] In some embodiments, Figure 1 As shown, a second centering mechanism 19 is also provided on the third transmission mechanism 13; the second centering mechanism 19 is connected to the control module, and the second centering mechanism 19 is provided on one side of a first sensor module 10 on the third transmission mechanism 13. The control module is also used to output a fourth control signal to the second centering mechanism 19 when receiving a first detection signal output by the first sensor module 10 having the second centering mechanism 19 provided on one side, so that the second centering mechanism 19 can center the tiles on the third transmission mechanism 13.

[0071] The second centering mechanism 19 can be arranged on one side of the first sensor module 10 on the third conveying mechanism 13. When the tiles are conveyed from the third conveying mechanism 13 to the brick unloading machine, the tiles need to be docked from the first conveying mechanism 11 to the second conveying mechanism 12 and then further to the third conveying mechanism 13. There is a problem that the position of the tiles is offset during the docking process. When the brick unloading machine unloads the tiles, the efficiency of unloading the tiles may be reduced due to the position offset. Therefore, a second centering mechanism 19 is arranged on the third conveying mechanism 13 to solve this problem.

[0072] Specifically, the second centering mechanism 19 can be set on one side of any first sensor module 10 on the third transmission mechanism 13, wherein when the second centering mechanism 19 is set, the relationship with the first sensor module 10 also needs to be considered, that is, when the tile is transmitted, the second centering mechanism 19 and the first sensor module 10 are located between the head and the tail of the tile, so that the control module can control the second centering mechanism 19 to center the tile.

[0073] In this embodiment, the provision of the second centering mechanism 19 avoids the problem of the tile placement being affected due to problems in the process of docking to the third transmission mechanism 13, thereby improving the tile loading efficiency.

[0074] In a specific embodiment, the second centering mechanism 19 is disposed on the third transmission mechanism 13 at a side of the first sensor module 10 close to the output end of the third transmission mechanism 13 .

[0075] Specifically, the second centering mechanism 19 is arranged between the output end of the third transmission mechanism 13 and the first sensor module 10 close to the output end of the third transmission mechanism 13. That is to say, when the tiles are output from the third transmission mechanism 13 to the tile unloading machine, they first pass through the first sensor module 10 close to the output end of the third transmission mechanism 13, and then are output to the tile unloading machine through the output end of the third transmission mechanism 13.

[0076] In this embodiment, since the second centering mechanism 19 is arranged near the output end of the third transmission mechanism 13, the tiles will be centered once before being put down, and there is no problem of the placement position being offset again after the tiles are centered due to the second centering mechanism 19 being arranged near the input end of the third transmission mechanism 13.

[0077] In this embodiment, the second centering mechanism 19 can be any centering mechanism that can achieve the above functions, for example, a cylinder-type centering mechanism, which is not further limited herein.

[0078] In some embodiments, a third centering mechanism 20 is also provided on the fifth transmission mechanism 17; the third centering mechanism 20 is connected to the control module, and the third centering mechanism 20 is provided on one side of the first sensor module 10 on the fifth transmission mechanism 17. The control module is also used to output a fifth control signal to the third centering mechanism 20 when receiving a first detection signal transmitted by the first sensor module 10 having the third centering mechanism 20 provided on one side, so that the third centering mechanism 20 can center the tiles on the fifth transmission mechanism 17.

[0079] Similarly, when the tiles are transported from the fifth conveying mechanism 17 to the tile unloading machine, there is a problem of the tile placement position being offset due to the docking process. When the tile unloading machine unloads the tiles, the position offset may lead to a decrease in the tile unloading efficiency. Therefore, a third centering mechanism 20 is provided on the fifth conveying mechanism 17 to solve the problem of the tile unloading efficiency being affected by the placement position offset during the docking process to the fifth conveying mechanism 17.

[0080] Specifically, the third centering mechanism 20 can be set on one side of any first sensor module 10 on the fifth transmission mechanism 17. The specific setting can refer to the specific requirements of setting the second centering mechanism 19 on one side of any first sensor module 10 on the third transmission mechanism 13 mentioned above, which will not be repeated here.

[0081] In this embodiment, the provision of the third centering mechanism 20 avoids the problem of the tile placement being affected by the tile loading efficiency due to the tile placement problem caused by the docking process with the fifth transmission mechanism 17, thereby improving the tile loading efficiency.

[0082] In a specific embodiment, the third centering mechanism 20 is disposed on the fifth transmission mechanism 17 at a side of the first sensor module 10 close to the output end of the fifth transmission mechanism 17 .

[0083] Specifically, the third centering mechanism 20 is arranged between the output end of the fifth conveying mechanism 17 and the first sensor module 10 close to the output end of the fifth conveying mechanism 17. That is to say, when the tiles are output from the fifth conveying mechanism 17 to the tile unloading machine, they first pass through the first sensor module 10 close to the output end of the fifth conveying mechanism 17, and then are output to the tile unloading machine through the output end of the fifth conveying mechanism 17.

[0084] In this embodiment, since the third centering mechanism 20 is arranged near the output end of the fifth transmission mechanism 17, the tiles will be centered once before being put down, and there is no problem of the placement position being offset again after the tiles are centered because the third centering mechanism 20 is arranged near the input end of the fifth transmission mechanism 17.

[0085] In this embodiment, the third centering mechanism 20 can be any centering mechanism that can achieve the above functions, for example, a cylinder-type centering mechanism, which is not limited herein.

[0086] In some embodiments, the first sensor module 10 may be a photoelectric sensor.

[0087] In some embodiments, the control module is a programmable logic controller (PLC).

[0088] When a programmable logic controller is used, several memory units can be set in the programmable logic controller. The number of memory units is related to the number of first sensor modules 10. A memory unit is set between every two adjacent first sensor modules 10 after the tile grade recognition machine. The level of the tiles between the corresponding two first sensor modules 10 is memorized and transmitted through the memory unit. In order to further understand the working process of the memory unit, the working process of the two memory units corresponding to the first sensor module 10 at the first position, the first sensor module 10 at the second position and the first sensor module 10 at the third position is explained. The first position, the second position and the third position refer to the positions corresponding to three first sensor modules 10 arranged in sequence (arranged from the first sensor module 10 that first detects the tile when the tile is input). For ease of understanding, specific labels and numbers are used for explanation. It is assumed that six tiles can be transmitted between the first position and the second position (tile No. 1, tile No. 2, tile No. 3, tile No. 4, tile No. 5 and tile No. 6, tile No. 1, tile No. 2, tile No. 3, tile No. 4, tile No. 5 and tile No. 6 are input from the first transmission mechanism 11 in sequence). After tile No. 1 is input, the tile grade recognition machine recognizes the tile grade signal of tile No. 1 and stores it in the memory unit. After tile No. 2 is input, the tile grade recognition machine recognizes the tile grade signal of tile No. 2. After tile No. 3 is input, the tile grade recognition machine recognizes the tile grade signal of tile No. 3 After tile No. 4 is input, the tile grade recognition machine recognizes the tile grade signal of tile No. 4. After tile No. 5 is input, the tile grade recognition machine recognizes the tile grade signal of tile No. 5. After tile No. 6 is input, the tile grade recognition machine recognizes the tile grade signal of tile No. 6. After tile No. 6 is input and recognized, tile No. 1 will be detected by the first sensor module 10 at the second position. When the first sensor module 10 at the second position detects tile No. 1, the memory units corresponding to the first position and the second position transfer the tile grade signals of the six tiles (tile No. 1, tile No. 2, tile No. 3, tile No. 4, tile No. 5 and tile No. 6) to the next memory unit (the memory unit corresponding to the second position and the third position). At the same time, the memory units corresponding to the first position and the second position are reset to prepare to start memorizing the tile grade signals of the six tiles in the next cycle. When tile grade signals are transferred between other adjacent memory units, the tile grade signal transfer process of the memory units between the first position and the second position and the memory units between the second position and the third position can be referred to, which will not be repeated here.

[0089] Furthermore, in order to ensure the accuracy of the brick-moving process, it can be determined based on the brick-moving time range. For example, when the brick-moving time of tile No. 1 from the first position to the second position is within the determined brick-moving time range, when the first sensor module 10 at the second position detects tile No. 1, it can be considered that the first sensor module 10 at the second position detects that the tile is tile No. 1. Similarly, when the brick-moving time of tile No. 2 from the first position to the second position is within the determined brick-moving time range, when the first sensor module 10 at the second position detects tile No. 2, it can be considered that the first sensor module 10 at the second position detects that the tile is tile No. 2 again. The process of determining that the first sensor detection module at the second position detects tile No. 3, tile No. 4, tile No. 5 and tile No. 6 is the same as the process of the first sensor module 10 at the second position detecting tile No. 1 and tile No. 2, and will not be repeated here.

[0090] In some embodiments, the present invention further provides a method for using the automatic tile sorting device as described above, the method comprising the steps of:

[0091] S100, receiving a tile grade signal of a transmitted tile identified by a tile grade identification machine, wherein the transmitted tile is input from an input end of a first transmission mechanism;

[0092] S101, receiving a first detection signal, wherein when the tile passes through the first sensor module, the first sensor module is used to output a first detection signal;

[0093] S102, outputting a first control signal to the first lifting mechanism and / or the second lifting mechanism according to the tile grade signal and the first detection signal, so as to transport and sort the tiles according to the tile grade signal.

[0094] Specifically, when sorting tiles, the tiles are input from the input end of the first conveying mechanism. When the conveyed tiles pass through the tile grade identification machine, the tile grade identification machine identifies the grade of the tiles and outputs the tile grade signal to the control module. Thereafter, the tiles continue to be transmitted. When the tiles are transmitted to the first sensor module at the output end of the first conveying mechanism, the first sensor module outputs a first detection signal to the control module. The control module outputs a first control signal to control the first lifting mechanism according to the first detection signal. When the first lifting mechanism descends, the tiles are transmitted to the tile unloading machine via the third conveying mechanism. When the first lifting mechanism rises, after the tiles are transmitted to the fourth conveying mechanism, the control module further controls the second lifting mechanism connected to the corresponding seventh conveying mechanism according to the tile grade and the first detection signal output by the first sensor module set at the output end of the sixth conveying mechanism, so that the tiles are transmitted from the corresponding fifth conveying mechanism to the tile unloading machine.

[0095] It can be seen from this that even if tiles have n grades, only one tile grade recognition machine is needed to complete the sorting and recognition of multiple grades, thereby reducing the cost of tile sorting.

[0096] Here, it should be noted that the description of the above embodiment of the automatic tile sorting method is similar to the description of the above embodiment of the automatic tile sorting device, and has similar beneficial effects as the above automatic tile sorting device. For technical details not disclosed in the embodiment of the automatic tile sorting method, please refer to the description of the embodiment of the automatic tile sorting device of the present invention for understanding.

[0097] In summary, the present invention provides a device and method for automatically sorting tiles, which have the following beneficial effects:

[0098] When sorting the tiles, the grade of the tiles is identified by the tile grade recognition machine. After the tile grade is identified, when the tiles are transmitted to the output end of the first transmission mechanism 11, the first sensor module 10 arranged at the output end of the first transmission mechanism 11 outputs a first detection signal, and the control module outputs a first control signal to control the first lifting mechanism according to the first detection signal. When the first lifting mechanism descends, the tiles are transmitted to the unloading machine through the third transmission mechanism 13. When the first lifting mechanism rises, after the tiles are transmitted to the fourth transmission mechanism 14, the control module further controls the second lifting mechanism connected to the corresponding seventh transmission mechanism 16 according to the tile grade and the first detection signal output by the first sensor module 10 arranged at the output end of the sixth transmission mechanism 15, so that the tiles are transmitted from the corresponding fifth transmission mechanism 17 to the unloading machine. It can be seen that even if the tiles have n grades, only one tile grade recognition machine is needed to complete the sorting and identification of multiple grades, so that the cost of tile sorting is reduced.

[0099] It can be understood that the above embodiments only express the preferred implementation modes of the present invention, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be understood as limiting the patent scope of the present invention. It should be pointed out that, for ordinary technicians in this field, the above technical features can be freely combined without departing from the concept of the present invention, and several deformations and improvements can be made, which all belong to the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, all equivalent changes and modifications made to the scope of the claims of the present invention should belong to the coverage of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A tile automatic sorting device, characterized in that: include: A first transmission mechanism, a second transmission mechanism, a first lifting mechanism for driving the output end of the second transmission mechanism to rise or fall, a third transmission mechanism, a fourth transmission mechanism, a fifth transmission mechanism, a sixth transmission mechanism, a seventh transmission mechanism, a second lifting mechanism for driving the seventh transmission mechanism to rise or fall, a first sensor module, a tile grade recognition machine, and a control module; The first transmission mechanism is provided with a first sensor module at least at the output end for outputting a first detection signal when a tile is detected; The input end of the second transmission mechanism is connected to the output end of the first transmission mechanism; The lifting end of the first lifting mechanism is connected to the output end of the second transmission mechanism; The output end of the third transmission mechanism is connected to the brick unloading machine, wherein after the first lifting mechanism descends, the input end of the third transmission mechanism is connected to the output end of the second transmission mechanism; The input end of the fourth transmission mechanism is located above the input end of the third transmission mechanism, wherein after the first lifting mechanism rises, the input end of the fourth transmission mechanism is connected to the output end of the second transmission mechanism; The fifth transmission mechanism is provided in plurality, and the plurality of the fifth transmission mechanisms are arranged side by side. The output end of the fifth transmission mechanism is connected to the brick unloading machine, and each of the fifth transmission mechanisms is correspondingly provided with the sixth transmission mechanism, the seventh transmission mechanism and the second lifting mechanism; The lifting end of the second lifting mechanism is connected to the seventh transmission mechanism. After the second lifting mechanism rises, the output end of the sixth transmission mechanism is connected to the input end of the seventh transmission mechanism. After the second lifting mechanism descends, the tiles on the seventh transmission mechanism overlap the fifth transmission mechanism, and the transmission direction of the seventh transmission mechanism is perpendicular to the transmission direction of the fifth transmission mechanism. The input end of the sixth transmission mechanism corresponding to the fifth transmission mechanism close to the third transmission mechanism is connected to the output end of the fourth transmission mechanism, and the input end of the sixth transmission mechanism is connected to the output end of the seventh transmission mechanism corresponding to the fifth transmission mechanism arranged adjacent to the previous transmission mechanism. The first sensor module is arranged at least at the output end of the sixth transmission mechanism. The tile grade recognition machine is arranged on the transmission path of the first transmission mechanism, and is used to recognize the grade of the tiles on the first transmission mechanism when the first transmission mechanism transmits the tiles and output a tile grade signal; The control module is connected to the tile grade identification machine, the first sensor module, the first lifting mechanism and the second lifting mechanism. The control module is used to receive the tile grade signal and the first detection signal, and output a first control signal to the first lifting mechanism and / or the second lifting mechanism according to the tile grade signal and the first detection signal, so as to transmit and sort the tiles according to the tile grade signal.

2. The automatic tile sorting device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The control module is also connected to the first transmission mechanism, the second transmission mechanism, the third transmission mechanism, the fourth transmission mechanism, the fifth transmission mechanism, the sixth transmission mechanism and the seventh transmission mechanism; A plurality of the first sensor modules are sequentially arranged at intervals on the sorting channel formed by the first transmission mechanism, the second transmission mechanism and the third transmission mechanism; A plurality of the first sensor modules are sequentially arranged at intervals on the sorting channel formed by each of the sixth conveying mechanism, the seventh conveying mechanism and the fifth conveying mechanism; The first sensor module is also used to start timing when tiles are detected. When the first sensor module at the next adjacent position of the first sensor module that starts timing detects that the tiles output a first detection signal, the control module is also used to output a first stop timing signal to the first sensor module that starts timing according to the first detection signal, so that the first sensor module that starts timing stops timing, resets and outputs a first timing value to the control module. The control module is also used to determine the tile transmission status according to the first timing value, and then output a second control signal according to the tile transmission status to control the first transmission mechanism, the second transmission mechanism, the third transmission mechanism, the fourth transmission mechanism, the fifth transmission mechanism, the sixth transmission mechanism and the seventh transmission mechanism.

3. The automatic tile sorting device according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The first transmission mechanism is also provided with a first centering mechanism; The first centering mechanism is connected to the control module, and the first centering mechanism is arranged on one side of a first sensor module on the first transmission mechanism. The control module is also used to output a third control signal to the first centering mechanism when receiving a first detection signal output by the first sensor module on one side of which the first centering mechanism is arranged, so that the first centering mechanism can center the tiles on the first transmission mechanism.

4. The automatic tile sorting device according to claim 3 is characterized in that: The first centering mechanism is disposed on the first transmission mechanism at a side of the first sensor module close to an input end of the first transmission mechanism.

5. The automatic tile sorting device according to any one of claim 2, characterized in that: The third transmission mechanism is also provided with a second centering mechanism; The second centering mechanism is connected to the control module, and the second centering mechanism is arranged on one side of a first sensor module on the third transmission mechanism. The control module is also used to output a fourth control signal to the second centering mechanism when receiving a first detection signal output by the first sensor module on one side of which is provided with a second centering mechanism, so that the second centering mechanism can center the tiles on the third transmission mechanism.

6. The automatic tile sorting device according to claim 5 is characterized in that: The second centering mechanism is disposed on the third transmission mechanism at a side of the first sensor module close to an output end of the third transmission mechanism.

7. The automatic tile sorting device according to any one of claim 2, characterized in that: The fifth transmission mechanism is also provided with a third centering mechanism; The third centering mechanism is connected to the control module and is arranged on one side of a first sensor module on the fifth transmission mechanism. The control module is also used to output a fifth control signal to the third centering mechanism when receiving a first detection signal transmitted by the first sensor module on one side of which is provided with the third centering mechanism, so that the third centering mechanism can center the tiles on the fifth transmission mechanism.

8. The automatic tile sorting device according to claim 7 is characterized in that: The third centering mechanism is disposed on the fifth transmission mechanism at one side of the first sensor module close to the output end of the fifth transmission mechanism.

9. The automatic tile sorting device according to any one of claims 2 to 8, characterized in that: The first sensor module is a photoelectric sensor.

10. A method for using the automatic tile sorting device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: The method comprises: receiving a tile grade signal of the transmitted tile identified by the tile grade identification machine, wherein the transmitted tile is input from an input end of the first transmission mechanism; receiving a first detection signal, wherein when the tile passes through a first sensor module, the first sensor module is used to output a first detection signal; A first control signal is output to the first lifting mechanism and / or the second lifting mechanism according to the tile grade signal and the first detection signal, so as to transport and sort the tiles according to the tile grade signal.

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