Non-destructive testing and screening device for hatching eggs before hatching

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of agricultural product detection, and particularly relates to a non-destructive testing and screening device for hatching eggs before hatching, which comprises a conveying mechanism for conveying hatching eggs to be detected; the light detection mechanism is fixedly arranged at the feeding end of the conveying mechanism, and the light detection mechanism is used for detecting the hatching eggs and obtaining information about whether the hatching egg detection result is qualified or not; the screening mechanism is electrically connected with the light detection mechanism, and the screening mechanism is used for receiving the detection result information of the light detection mechanism on the hatching eggs and screening the qualified hatching eggs and the unqualified hatching eggs according to the detection result information; and the qualified hatching egg collecting mechanism is arranged at the discharging end of the conveying mechanism, and the qualified hatching egg collecting mechanism is used for collecting the screened qualified hatching eggs, adjusting the postures of the qualified hatching eggs and loading the qualified hatching eggs with the postures adjusted into trays. According to the hatching egg screening device, the subjectivity of manual screening is avoided, the hatching egg screening accuracy is improved, the nondestructive testing and screening packaging efficiency of the hatching eggs is improved, and the production cost is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of agricultural product detection, and in particular relates to a non-destructive detection and screening device for breeding eggs before hatching. Background Art

[0002] Most poultry breeding companies use manual labor to collect, transport and screen eggs. This not only costs a lot of labor, but also relies solely on manual labor to test the quality of eggs. It is not only slow, inefficient, and costly, but also easily affected by the subjective factors of the testers, and the test results are difficult to guarantee. If vibration percussion or chemical testing methods are used for testing, it will take a lot of time and cause varying degrees of damage to the eggs.

[0003] Therefore, it is necessary to design a nondestructive detection and screening device for hatching eggs before hatching to solve the above problems. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a non-destructive detection and screening device for hatching eggs before hatching, so as to solve the above problems and achieve the purpose of improving the detection efficiency of hatching eggs.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following scheme: a non-destructive detection and screening device for hatching eggs, comprising:

[0006] A conveying mechanism, used for conveying the eggs to be tested;

[0007] An optical inspection mechanism is fixedly arranged at the feeding end of the conveying mechanism, and is used to inspect the breeding eggs and obtain information on whether the breeding eggs are qualified;

[0008] A screening mechanism is electrically connected to the optical inspection mechanism, and is used to receive the result information of the optical inspection mechanism on the breeding eggs, and screen qualified breeding eggs and unqualified breeding eggs according to the result information of the inspection;

[0009] The qualified egg collecting mechanism is arranged at the unloading end of the conveying mechanism, and is used for collecting the screened qualified eggs, adjusting the posture of the qualified eggs, and placing the qualified eggs with adjusted posture on a tray.

[0010] Preferably, the qualified breeding egg collection mechanism comprises a head and size adjustment device, the feeding end of the head and size adjustment device is arranged at the unloading end of the conveying mechanism, the unloading end of the head and size adjustment device is correspondingly provided with a breeding egg loading device, the breeding egg loading device is fixedly arranged above an egg tray conveyor belt, and the feeding end of the egg tray conveyor belt is provided with an egg tray machine.

[0011] Preferably, the breeding egg loading device comprises a breeding egg directional conveyor chain, the breeding egg directional conveyor chain and the egg tray conveyor belt are perpendicular to each other, the feeding end of the breeding egg directional conveyor chain is arranged at the unloading end of the size head adjustment device, an egg pusher is arranged on the side of the breeding egg directional conveyor chain close to the egg tray machine, the egg pusher and the breeding egg directional conveyor chain are located in the same horizontal plane, and a breeding egg loading and unloading mechanism is arranged below the side of the breeding egg directional conveyor chain away from the egg pusher.

[0012] Preferably, the egg stirrer is made of soft material.

[0013] Preferably, the conveying mechanism includes a rubber roller chain, the optical inspection mechanism is arranged on the rubber roller chain, one end of the rubber roller chain is a feeding end, the other end of the rubber roller chain is provided with a fulcrum roller chain, the end of the fulcrum roller chain away from the rubber roller chain is provided with a breeding egg conveyor belt, and the unloading end of the breeding egg conveyor belt is provided at the feeding end of the qualified breeding egg collection mechanism.

[0014] Preferably, the screening mechanism comprises a plurality of screening plates, which are arranged on the support shaft roller chain at equal intervals along the egg transport direction, a screening conveyor belt is arranged under each of the screening plates, and a screening and collecting platform for unqualified eggs is correspondingly arranged at the unloading end of the screening conveyor belt.

[0015] Preferably, the unqualified breeding egg screening and collecting platform includes a cracked breeding egg collecting platform, a dirty breeding egg collecting platform, an abnormal egg shape index breeding egg collecting platform, an overweight / underweight breeding egg collecting platform, and an unfertilized breeding egg collecting platform, and the cracked breeding egg collecting platform, the dirty breeding egg collecting platform, the abnormal egg shape index breeding egg collecting platform, the overweight / underweight breeding egg collecting platform, and the unfertilized breeding egg collecting platform are respectively arranged at the unloading end of the screening conveyor belt corresponding to them.

[0016] Preferably, the optical inspection mechanism includes an optical inspection camera, an optical inspection lamp, and an image processor; the optical inspection camera is arranged on a fixed frame fixed to the conveying mechanism, the optical inspection camera is located above the conveying mechanism, the optical inspection lamp is arranged below the conveying mechanism, the optical inspection camera and the optical inspection lamp correspond to each other up and down, and the image processor is arranged on the fixed frame and electrically connected to the optical inspection camera.

[0017] Preferably, a light-shielding curtain is provided at the imaging end of the optical inspection camera.

[0018] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages and technical effects:

[0019] The present invention detects the breeding eggs through the optical inspection mechanism, avoids the subjectivity of manual screening, improves the accuracy of breeding egg screening, and uses the qualified breeding egg collection mechanism to replace manual loading of breeding eggs with machinery, thereby improving the efficiency of non-destructive testing and screening and packaging of breeding eggs and reducing production costs. The mechanized operation of non-destructive testing, screening and packaging of breeding eggs is realized, and the accuracy of testing and screening of breeding eggs is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] 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 are briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative labor:

[0021] Figure 1 It is an overall schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the optical inspection mechanism;

[0023] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the screening mechanism;

[0024] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of a qualified breeding egg collection organization.

[0025] Among them, 1. optical inspection mechanism; 11. optical inspection camera; 12. optical inspection lamp; 13. image processor; 14. blackout curtain; 2. conveying mechanism; 21. rubber roller chain; 22. support shaft roller chain; 23. egg conveyor belt; 3. screening mechanism; 31. screening plate; 32. screening conveyor belt; 331. cracked egg collection platform; 332. dirty egg collection platform; 333. egg shape index abnormal egg collection platform; 334. overweight / underweight egg collection platform; 335. unfertilized egg collection platform; 4. qualified egg collection mechanism; 41. head adjustment device; 42. egg loading device; 421. egg picker; 422. egg loading and unloading mechanism; 423. egg directional transmission chain; 43. egg tray machine; 44. egg tray conveyor belt. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0027] In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0028] Reference Figures 1 to 4 As shown, the present invention provides a non-destructive detection and screening device for hatching eggs, comprising:

[0029] A conveying mechanism 2, used for conveying the eggs to be tested;

[0030] The optical inspection mechanism 1 is fixedly arranged at the feeding end of the conveying mechanism 2, and is used to inspect the breeding eggs and obtain information on whether the breeding eggs are qualified;

[0031] The screening mechanism 3 is electrically connected to the optical inspection mechanism 1, and is used to receive the result information of the optical inspection mechanism 1 on the breeding eggs, and screen the qualified breeding eggs and the unqualified breeding eggs according to the result information of the inspection;

[0032] The qualified egg collecting mechanism 4 is arranged at the unloading end of the conveying mechanism 2. The qualified egg collecting mechanism 4 is used to collect the screened qualified eggs, adjust the posture of the qualified eggs, and place the qualified eggs with adjusted posture on a tray.

[0033] To further optimize the solution, the qualified breeding egg collection mechanism 4 includes a head and size adjustment device 41, the feeding end of the head and size adjustment device 41 is arranged at the unloading end of the conveying mechanism 2, and the unloading end of the head and size adjustment device 41 is correspondingly provided with a breeding egg loading device 42, the breeding egg loading device 42 is fixedly arranged above an egg tray conveyor belt 44, and the feeding end of the egg tray conveyor belt 44 is provided with an egg tray machine 43.

[0034] A further optimized solution is provided, in which the egg loading device 42 comprises a directional conveyor chain 423 for eggs, the directional conveyor chain 423 for eggs and the egg tray conveyor belt 44 are perpendicular to each other, the loading end of the directional conveyor chain 423 for eggs is arranged at the unloading end of the size head adjustment device 41, an egg remover 421 is arranged on the side of the directional conveyor chain 423 for eggs close to the egg tray machine 43, the egg remover 421 and the directional conveyor chain 423 for eggs are located on the same horizontal plane, and an egg loading and unloading mechanism 422 is arranged below the side of the directional conveyor chain 423 for eggs away from the egg remover 421.

[0035] According to a further optimization scheme, the egg pusher 421 is made of soft material.

[0036] The egg tray machine 43 adopts a top-down loading method, and the egg tray conveyor belt 44 passes through the bottom of the egg tray machine 43 and its width is consistent with that of the egg tray. The head adjustment device 41 uses the physical characteristics of the eggs to automatically adjust the head when the eggs rotate. The egg tray machine 43 moves the slider on the side so that the egg trays fall from the top one by one onto the egg tray conveyor belt 44, and the egg conveyor belt 23 conveys the eggs to the head adjustment device 41; at this time, the head adjustment device 41 uses the physical characteristics of the eggs to automatically adjust the head while rotating, and then the eggs are conveyed to the egg directional conveying chain 423; when the egg mover 421 senses the eggs passing by, it works and moves the eggs to the egg loading and unloading mechanism 422; then the egg loading and unloading mechanism 422 unloads the eggs into the egg tray that has passed below, and finally completes the tray packaging work of the eggs.

[0037] A further optimized solution is that the conveying mechanism 2 includes a rubber roller chain 21, the optical inspection mechanism 1 is arranged on the rubber roller chain 21, one end of the rubber roller chain 21 is a feeding end, the other end of the rubber roller chain 21 is provided with a fulcrum roller chain 22, and the end of the fulcrum roller chain 22 away from the rubber roller chain 21 is provided with a breeding egg conveyor belt 23, and the unloading end of the breeding egg conveyor belt 23 is arranged at the feeding end of the qualified breeding egg collection mechanism 4.

[0038] According to a further optimization scheme, the screening mechanism 3 comprises a plurality of screening plates 31, which are arranged at equal intervals on the support roller chain 22 along the egg transport direction, a screening conveyor belt 32 is arranged under each screening plate 31, and a screening and collecting platform for unqualified eggs is arranged at a corresponding unloading end of the screening conveyor belt 32.

[0039] To further optimize the solution, the unqualified breeding egg screening and collection platforms include a cracked breeding egg collection platform 331, a dirty breeding egg collection platform 332, a breeding egg collection platform 333 with abnormal egg shape index, a heavy / light breeding egg collection platform 334, and an unfertilized breeding egg collection platform 335. The cracked breeding egg collection platform 331, the dirty breeding egg collection platform 332, the breeding egg collection platform 333 with abnormal egg shape index, a heavy / light breeding egg collection platform 334, and an unfertilized breeding egg collection platform 335 are respectively arranged at the unloading end of the screening conveyor belt 32 corresponding thereto.

[0040] According to a further optimization scheme, the optical inspection mechanism 1 includes an optical inspection camera 11, an optical inspection lamp 12, and an image processor 13. The optical inspection camera 11 is arranged on a fixed frame fixed to the conveying mechanism 2. The optical inspection camera 11 is located above the conveying mechanism 2. The optical inspection lamp 12 is arranged below the conveying mechanism 2. The optical inspection camera 11 and the optical inspection lamp 12 correspond to each other up and down. The image processor 13 is arranged on the fixed frame and is electrically connected to the optical inspection camera 11.

[0041] The optical inspection lamp 12 is located below the rubber roller chain 21 to illuminate the passing breeding eggs; the optical inspection camera 11 is set above the corresponding optical inspection lamp 12, and collects images of the irradiated breeding eggs and transmits the data to the image processor 13, and uses the expert database to identify and screen them. Unqualified breeding eggs will control the rotation of the screening plate 31 on the corresponding support shaft roller chain 22 to make the unqualified breeding eggs fall onto the screening conveyor belt 32, and breeding eggs with cracks, dirt, abnormal egg shape index, overweight / underweight and unfertilized problems will be screened out, while qualified breeding eggs will be conveyed to the qualified breeding egg collection mechanism 4.

[0042] As a further optimization solution, a light-shielding curtain 14 is provided at the imaging end of the optical inspection camera 11 .

[0043] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "longitudinal", "lateral", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside" and "outside" etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships, are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0044] The embodiments described above are only descriptions of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Without departing from the design spirit of the present invention, various modifications and improvements made to the technical solutions of the present invention by ordinary technicians in this field should fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A non-destructive detection and screening device for hatching eggs before hatching, characterized in that: include A conveying mechanism (2), used for conveying the breeding eggs to be tested; An optical inspection mechanism (1) is fixedly arranged at the feeding end of the conveying mechanism (2), and the optical inspection mechanism (1) is used to inspect the breeding eggs and obtain information on whether the breeding eggs are qualified; A screening mechanism (3) is electrically connected to the optical inspection mechanism (1), and is used to receive the result information of the optical inspection mechanism (1) on the breeding eggs, and to screen qualified breeding eggs and unqualified breeding eggs according to the result information of the inspection; The qualified egg collecting mechanism (4) is arranged at the unloading end of the conveying mechanism (2), and is used to collect the screened qualified eggs, adjust the posture of the qualified eggs, and place the qualified eggs with adjusted posture on a tray.

2. The device for nondestructive detection and screening of pre-hatched eggs according to claim 1, characterized in that: The qualified egg collection mechanism (4) comprises a head and size adjustment device (41), the feeding end of the head and size adjustment device (41) is arranged at the feeding end of the conveying mechanism (2), the feeding end of the head and size adjustment device (41) is correspondingly provided with a seed egg tray loading device (42), the seed egg tray loading device (42) is fixedly arranged above an egg tray conveyor belt (44), and the feeding end of the egg tray conveyor belt (44) is provided with an egg tray machine (43).

3. The device for nondestructive detection and screening of pre-hatched eggs according to claim 2, characterized in that: The egg loading device (42) comprises an egg directional conveying chain (423), the egg directional conveying chain (423) and the egg tray conveyor belt (44) are perpendicular to each other, the loading end of the egg directional conveying chain (423) is arranged at the unloading end of the size head adjustment device (41), an egg remover (421) is arranged on the side of the egg directional conveying chain (423) close to the egg tray machine (43), the egg remover (421) and the egg directional conveying chain (423) are located on the same horizontal plane, and an egg loading and unloading mechanism (422) is arranged below the side of the egg directional conveying chain (423) away from the egg remover (421).

4. The device for nondestructive detection and screening of pre-hatched eggs according to claim 3, characterized in that: The egg stirrer (421) is made of soft material.

5. The device for nondestructive detection and screening of pre-hatched eggs according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying mechanism (2) comprises a rubber roller chain (21), the optical inspection mechanism (1) is arranged on the rubber roller chain (21), one end of the rubber roller chain (21) is a feeding end, the other end of the rubber roller chain (21) is provided with a fulcrum roller chain (22), the end of the fulcrum roller chain (22) away from the rubber roller chain (21) is provided with a breeding egg conveyor belt (23), and the unloading end of the breeding egg conveyor belt (23) is arranged at the feeding end of the qualified breeding egg collection mechanism (4).

6. The device for nondestructive detection and screening of pre-hatched eggs according to claim 5, characterized in that: The screening mechanism (3) comprises a plurality of screening plates (31), wherein the plurality of screening plates (31) are arranged on the support shaft roller chain (22) at equal intervals along the direction of egg transportation, a screening conveyor belt (32) is arranged below each screening plate (31), and a screening and collecting platform for unqualified eggs is correspondingly arranged at the unloading end of the screening conveyor belt (32).

7. The device for nondestructive detection and screening of pre-hatched eggs according to claim 6, characterized in that: The unqualified breeding egg screening and collection platform comprises a cracked breeding egg collection platform (331), a dirty breeding egg collection platform (332), an egg shape index abnormal breeding egg collection platform (333), an overweight / underweight breeding egg collection platform (334), and an unfertilized breeding egg collection platform (335). The cracked breeding egg collection platform (331), the dirty breeding egg collection platform (332), the egg shape index abnormal breeding egg collection platform (333), the overweight / underweight breeding egg collection platform (334), and the unfertilized breeding egg collection platform (335) are respectively arranged at the unloading end of the screening conveyor belt (32) corresponding thereto.

8. The device for nondestructive detection and screening of pre-hatched eggs according to claim 1, characterized in that: The optical inspection mechanism (1) comprises an optical inspection camera (11), an optical inspection lamp (12), and an image processor (13); the optical inspection camera (11) is arranged on a fixed frame fixed to the conveying mechanism (2); the optical inspection camera (11) is located above the conveying mechanism (2); the optical inspection lamp (12) is arranged below the conveying mechanism (2); the optical inspection camera (11) and the optical inspection lamp (12) correspond to each other in upper and lower positions; and the image processor (13) is arranged on the fixed frame and is electrically connected to the optical inspection camera (11).

9. The device for nondestructive detection and screening of pre-hatched eggs according to claim 8, characterized in that: The imaging end of the optical inspection camera (11) is provided with a light-shielding curtain (14).

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