Double-sided watchcase orbiting appearance detection machine

By designing a double-sided watch case variable track appearance inspection machine, and utilizing a variable track mechanism and a CCD inspection machine, efficient double-sided inspection of watch cases is achieved. This solves the problems of low efficiency, large space occupation, and insufficient flexibility of existing inspection methods, thereby reducing costs and improving production efficiency.

CN119389782BActive Publication Date: 2025-11-04MEGA PRECISION TECH (DONGGUAN) LTD
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Application Number
CN202411772049.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-04
Publication Date
2025-11-04
Estimated Expiration
2044-12-04

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Technical Problem

Existing methods for inspecting watch case appearance suffer from efficiency bottlenecks, large space requirements, high maintenance costs, and insufficient flexibility, making it difficult to adapt to watch cases of varying shapes and sizes.

Method used

The double-sided watch case variable track appearance inspection machine is adopted. By setting two bases, a support rail and a fixed rail on the frame, the movement and position adjustment of the support rail are controlled by the variable track mechanism. Combined with the CCD inspection machine and the carrier opening and closing mechanism, a compact circular conveyor line is formed to realize the double-sided inspection of the watch case.

Benefits of technology

It reduces production space, lowers maintenance costs, improves production efficiency and flexibility of appearance inspection, and adapts to the inspection needs of watch cases of different shapes and sizes.

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Abstract

The present application belongs to the technical field of appearance detection machine, and specifically discloses a double-sided watchcase variable-rail type appearance detection machine, which comprises a rack, two bases arranged on the rack, two bearing rails arranged on each base at intervals, one of the bearing rails being slidingly arranged on the base, a variable-rail mechanism arranged in the base, two fixed rails connecting the two bases, a carrier slidingly connected to the fixed rails and the bearing rails on the same side and a conveying belt arranged beside the carrier, the two bearing rails on the same base being movably connected to the two fixed rails, a carrier opening and closing mechanism and a front-side CCD detection machine being arranged on the side of one of the fixed rails in sequence, and a rear-side CCD detection machine and another carrier opening and closing mechanism being arranged on the side of the other fixed rail in sequence. The positions of the two bearing rails are exchanged, the two conveying paths are connected into a ring-shaped one-way conveying line, the structure is more compact, the occupied production space is reduced, meanwhile, the double-sided appearance of the product is comprehensively detected, and the production efficiency and detection flexibility are improved.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of watchcase appearance detection machines, and particularly relates to a double-sided watchcase variable-rail appearance detection machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the watchcase manufacturing industry, appearance detection is an indispensable link to ensure product quality. The existing detection method usually relies on a long conveying line, and the watchcase is transported to two different detection positions on the conveying line, and detection is performed on the corresponding sides of the two positions respectively to cover the two corresponding sides of the watchcase. Although this detection method meets the demand of quality detection to a certain extent, it has significant efficiency bottlenecks and flexibility limitations. Specifically, the long conveying line not only occupies a large amount of production space, but also increases the time cost of the watchcase in the conveying process, thereby affecting the overall production efficiency. In addition, since detection needs to be performed at two different positions, the configuration and maintenance cost of the equipment is also relatively high. More importantly, for watchcases with different shapes and sizes, the existing detection method is often difficult to adapt, and lacks sufficient flexibility.

[0003] Therefore, the inventors are committed to designing an appearance detection machine to solve the above problems. SUMMARY

[0004] The purpose of the present application is to provide a double-sided watchcase variable-rail appearance detection machine, which adopts a more compact and efficient layout, reduces the occupied production space, reduces the maintenance cost, and improves the production efficiency and the flexibility of appearance detection.

[0005] In order to achieve the above purpose, a technical scheme adopted by the present application is as follows:

[0006] A double-sided watchcase variable-rail appearance detection machine, comprising a rack, two bases are arranged on the rack at intervals, two load rails are arranged on each base at intervals, one of the load rails is longitudinally slidably arranged on the base, a variable rail mechanism is arranged in the base for controlling the other load rail to move up and down to realize the position transposition of the two load rails on the same base, two fixed rails are arranged between the two bases at intervals to form two conveying paths, a plurality of carriers are slidably connected on the same side of the fixed rail and the two load rails, and a conveying belt for driving all carriers on the same side to transport together is arranged on the side of the carriers, and the two load rails on the same base are respectively movably connected with the two fixed rails, a carrier opening and closing mechanism and a front side CCD detection machine are arranged on the side of one of the fixed rails along the conveying direction in sequence, and a rear side CCD detection machine and another carrier opening and closing mechanism are arranged on the side of the other fixed rail along the conveying direction in sequence.

[0007] As an improvement of the double-sided watchcase orbiting appearance detection machine, the conveying directions of the two conveying belts are opposite, and two corresponding sides of each carrier are respectively fixed with toothed plates for engaging with the two conveying belts.

[0008] As an improvement of the double-sided watchcase orbiting appearance detection machine, the carrier opening and closing mechanism comprises a pushing source, and a pushing rod at the output end of the pushing source controls the opening and closing of the carrier by pressing the sliding frame on the side of the carrier.

[0009] As an improvement of the double-sided watchcase orbiting appearance detection machine, the carrier comprises a base, a bearing seat, and the sliding frame, two sliding grooves on the top limiting table of the bearing seat are respectively slidably and elastically connected with sliding blocks for pressing two adjacent inner walls of the product, the bearing seat is stacked on the base and forms a sliding socket on the side of the two, and the sliding frame is slidably and elastically arranged in the sliding socket and is movably connected with the two sliding blocks.

[0010] As an improvement of the double-sided watchcase orbiting appearance detection machine, the limiting columns at the bottom of the two sliding blocks respectively pass through the bearing seat and extend into the sliding frame, and two adjacent inner walls of the sliding frame are respectively provided with a limiting through slot for movably moving one of the limiting columns and a boss for movably pressing the other limiting column.

[0011] As an improvement of the double-sided watchcase orbiting appearance detection machine, a pressing plate with up-down movement function is arranged above the fixed rail where the front side CCD detection machine is located, and a perforated CCD detection machine is arranged beside the pressing plate.

[0012] As an improvement of the double-sided watchcase orbiting appearance detection machine, the two bearing rails on the same base are a lower bearing rail and an upper bearing rail, the upper bearing rail is longitudinally slidably connected with the base, and the orbiting mechanism is located below the lower bearing rail and controls the up-down movement of the lower bearing rail.

[0013] As an improvement of the double-sided watchcase orbiting appearance detection machine, the orbiting mechanism comprises a sliding plate, a guide plate and a fixed block, the sliding plate is longitudinally slidably arranged in the base and located below the upper bearing rail, the fixed plate is vertically arranged above the sliding plate, the lower bearing rail is fixed on the fixed plate, and the guide plate is located below the sliding plate and is used for guiding the up-down inclined movement of the lower bearing rail and the fixed plate.

[0014] As an improvement of the double-sided watchcase orbiting appearance detection machine, the support column of the fixed block passes through the sliding plate and is slidably connected with the guide plate, and the sliding direction of the sliding plate is opposite to the sliding direction of the upper bearing rail.

[0015] As an improvement of the double-sided watchcase variable-rail appearance detection machine, the feeding end of the rack is provided with a feeding manipulator and a feeding plate, the discharging end of the rack is provided with, in sequence and side by side along the discharging conveying direction of the product, a defective product discharging plate, a discharging manipulator, a good product discharging plate and an empty tray placing plate, and the suction end of the feeding manipulator and the discharging manipulator is provided with a clamping cylinder and a plurality of suction nozzles.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the double-sided watchcase variable-rail appearance detection machine has two bases connected by two fixed rails arranged at intervals to form two conveying paths, utilizes a variable-rail mechanism to control the up-and-down movement of one bearing rail, cooperates with the longitudinal sliding of the other bearing rail, exchanges the positions of the two bearing rails, connects the two conveying paths into a ring-shaped one-way conveying line, has a more compact structure, at the same time, is provided with a front-side CCD detection machine and a rear-side CCD detection machine on the sides of the two fixed rails, comprehensively detects the double-sided appearance of the watchcase product, utilizes an open-close mechanism of a carrier to open the carrier, facilitates feeding and discharging, adopts a more compact and efficient layout, reduces the occupied production space, reduces the maintenance cost, improves the production efficiency and the flexibility of appearance detection. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 is a top enlarged view of the double-sided watchcase variable-rail appearance detection machine of the application;

[0018] Figure 2 is a perspective view of the double-sided watchcase variable-rail appearance detection machine of the application;

[0019] Figure 3 is Figure 2 is an enlarged view of A in FIG. 4;

[0020] Figure 4 is a perspective enlarged view of the suction end of the feeding manipulator in the application;

[0021] Figure 5 is a perspective enlarged view of the variable-rail and conveying part in the double-sided watchcase variable-rail appearance detection machine of the application;

[0022] Figure 6 is a perspective view of a conveying belt and a carrier in the application;

[0023] Figure 7 is a top enlarged view of the carrier in the application;

[0024] Figure 8 is a perspective enlarged view of the left base and each component thereon in the application;

[0025] Figure 9 is a perspective enlarged view of the left upper bearing rail and two belts in the application;

[0026] Figure 10 is a perspective view of the lower supporting rail on the left, the rail-changing mechanism and the two belts in the present application;

[0027] Figure 11 is Figure 10 is an enlarged view of B in the present application;

[0028] Figure 12 is a perspective view of the base on the right and each component thereon in the present application;

[0029] Figure 13 is a perspective view of the carrier opening and closing mechanism and a single carrier in the present application;

[0030] Figure 14 is a perspective exploded view of the supporting plate, the fixing base and the sliding frame in the present application;

[0031] Figure 15 is a top view of a single carrier in the present application in the closed state;

[0032] Figure 16 is a sectional view of a single carrier in the present application in the open state.

[0033] Illustration:

[0034] 1, base; 11, upper slide rail; 12, support plate; 121, lower slide rail; 13, guide plate; 131, guide hole; 14, fixed rail; 141, support frame; 2, upper bearing rail; 3, lower bearing rail; 31, fixed block; 311, guide column; 32, support column; 321, guide wheel; 4, carrier; 41, toothed plate; 42, rail changing mechanism; 43, base; 44, fixing seat; 441, sliding groove; 442, limiting groove; 443, through hole; 45, bearing plate; 451, sliding hole; 452, limiting table; 46, sliding frame; 461, limiting through groove; 462, boss; 463, inclined surface; 47, bearing seat; 48, sliding block; 481, sliding table; 482, notch; 483, limiting column; 484, spring; 49, side plate; 491, pushing spring; 5, sliding plate; 6, motor; 61, first belt; 611, first driving wheel; 612, first driven wheel; 613, first transition wheel; 62, second belt; 621, second driving wheel; 622, second driven wheel; 623, second transition wheel; 63, connecting shaft; 7, conveyor belt; 71, conveying motor; 711, driving gear; 72, driven gear; 8, rack; 81, feeding manipulator; 811, clamping cylinder; 812, suction nozzle; 82, feeding plate; 83, empty tray placing plate; 84, good product unloading plate; 841, defective product unloading plate; 842, unloading manipulator; 85, pressing plate; 86, perforation CCD detector; 861, front side CCD detector; 862, rear side CCD detector; 87, carrier opening and closing mechanism; 871, pushing cylinder; 872, push rod; 9, watch case. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The embodiments of the present application will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are provided for reference and illustration only and do not constitute a limitation on the scope of patent protection of the present application.

[0036] Reference Figures 1 to 16 A double-sided watch case rail changing appearance detection machine comprises a rack 8, two bases 1 are arranged on the rack 8, the two bases 1 are arranged at intervals (one base 1 is located on the left side and the other base 1 is located on the right side), two bearing rails are arranged at intervals on each base 1, one of the bearing rails is arranged to slide longitudinally on the base 1, a rail changing mechanism 42 is arranged in the base 1 to control the other bearing rail to move up and down to realize the position exchange of the two bearing rails on the same base 1, the two bases 1 are connected by two fixed rails 14, the two fixed rails 14 are arranged at intervals to form two conveying paths, the two bearing rails on the same base 1 are movably connected with the two fixed rails 14, a plurality of carriers 4 are movably connected with the fixed rail 14 and the two bearing rails on the same side, and a conveying belt 7 is arranged on the side of the carriers 4 to drive all the carriers 4 on the same side to convey together, and a front side CCD detector 861 and a rear side CCD detector 862 are arranged on the sides of the two fixed rails 14.

[0037] With reference to Figure 5 , a support frame 141 is arranged between the two bases 1, the left base 1, the support frame 141 and the right base 1 are sequentially arranged from left to right to form a row, and the two fixed rails 14 are arranged on the support frame 141 in a spaced manner, each fixed rail 14 is arranged along the transverse direction of the support frame 141, the two load rails on the same base 1 are specifically a lower load rail 3 and an upper load rail 2, the lower load rail 3 and the upper load rail 2 on the same base 1 are arranged in a spaced manner, and the lower load rail 3 and the upper load rail 2 are both arranged along the transverse direction of the base 1, the top of the base 1 and the two corresponding sides are hollowed out to form a U shape, two upper slide rails 11 are arranged on the base 1 in a spaced manner, the two upper slide rails 11 are specifically located at the top of the two side walls of the base 1 and are both arranged along the longitudinal direction of the base 1, the two ends of the upper load rail 2 are respectively connected with the two upper slide rails 11 through sliding blocks to realize the longitudinal sliding connection between the upper load rail 2 and the base 1, and two lower slide rails 121 are respectively connected with the base 1 through support plates 12, the two lower slide rails 121 and the two support plates 12 are both located in the base 1, the two lower slide rails 121 are located between the two upper slide rails 11 and are lower than the two upper slide rails 11, and the lower load rail 3 is located between the two upper slide rails 11.

[0038] With reference to Figure 5 , Figure 8 , Figure 9 , Figure 10 , Figure 11 and Figure 12On the same base 1, the track changing mechanism 42 is located below the lower bearing rail 3 and controls the up and down movement of the lower bearing rail 3, each track changing mechanism 42 comprises a sliding plate 5, a guide plate 13 and a fixed block 31, the upper bearing rail 2 and the sliding plate 5 are sequentially arranged on the base 1 from top to bottom, the sliding direction of the sliding plate 5 is opposite to the sliding direction of the upper bearing rail 2, the lower bearing rail 3 is located above the sliding plate 5 and is connected with the sliding plate 5 in the vertical direction, the guide plate 13 is arranged below the sliding plate 5 and is used for guiding the up and down oblique movement of the lower bearing rail 3, the lower bearing rail 3 is fixed on the fixed block 31, the support column 32 of the fixed block 31 passes through the sliding plate 5 and is connected with the guide plate 13 in the sliding direction, specifically, the guide plate 13 is vertically fixed in the base 1 and is located between the two lower slide rails 121, the guide plate 13 is provided with a guide hole 131 in the sliding direction of the sliding plate 5, the guide hole 131 is V-shaped, the middle section of the guide hole 131 is horizontally arranged, the two ends of the guide hole 131 extend outward along the same horizontal direction, the sliding plate 5 is arranged on the two lower slide rails 121 in the sliding direction, the guide plate 13 is located directly below the sliding plate 5, the end (i.e. lower end) of the support column 32 of the fixed block 31 is rotatably connected with a guide wheel 321, the guide wheel 321 is matched with the guide hole 131 and slides along the guide hole 131, the fixed block 31 is connected with the sliding plate 5 in the vertical direction through a guide column 311, the upper end of the guide column 311 is fixed on the fixed block 31, and the lower end of the guide column 311 passes through the sliding plate 5.

[0039] Referring to Figure 5 , Figure 8 , Figure 9 , Figure 10 , Figure 11 and Figure 12The base 1 is provided with belts, and the upper bearing rails 2 and the sliding plates 5 are driven to slide reversely by the upper and lower ends of the belts. In the embodiment, the number of the belts is preferably two, and the two belts are specifically a first belt 61 and a second belt 62. The first belt 61 and the second belt 62 are arranged at intervals and are driven to run in the same direction by the same driving source. The driving source is specifically a motor 6. The motor 6 is fixed on the base 1. The output end of the motor 6 is provided with a first driving wheel 611. One side of the base 1 is rotatably connected with a first driven wheel 612 and two groups of first transition wheels 613. The first belt 61 is sleeved on the first driving wheel 611, the two groups of first transition wheels 613 and the first driven wheel 612. The other side of the base 1 is rotatably connected with two second driven wheels 622, two second transition wheels 623 and a second driving wheel 621. The second belt 62 is sleeved on the two second driven wheels 622, the two second transition wheels 623 and the second driving wheel 621. The first driven wheel 612 and the second driving wheel 621 are coaxially connected through a connecting shaft 63. The first belt 61, the connecting shaft 63 and the second belt 62 jointly form a Greek letter shape. In the embodiment, in order to realize the opposite conveying directions of the two lower bearing rails 3 on the two bases 1 and form a one-way conveying line in a ring shape, the two bases 1 and the parts thereon are reversely arranged (for example Figure 4 and Figure 9 ), and the positions of the two rail changing mechanisms 42 in the two bases 1 are opposite.

[0040] Referring to Figure 5 , Figure 8 , Figure 9 , Figure 10 , Figure 11 and Figure 12, on the same base 1, the motor 6 drives the first driving wheel 611 to rotate, the first driving wheel 611 drives the first driven wheel 612 to rotate through the first belt 61, the first driven wheel 612 drives the second driving wheel 621 to rotate through the connecting shaft 63, the second driving wheel 621 drives the second driven wheel 622 to rotate through the second belt 62, so that the first belt 61 and the second belt 62 run synchronously and in the same direction (the upper ends of the two belts run in opposite directions); when the first belt 61 and the second belt 62 run synchronously and in the same direction, the upper bearing rail 2 is driven by the upper ends of the first belt 61 and the second belt 62 to slide to one side of the lower bearing rail 3 along the two upper slide rails 11, at the same time, the slide plate 5 is driven by the first belt 61 and the second belt 62 to slide to one side of the upper bearing rail 2 along the two lower slide rails 121, the strut 32 pulls the lower bearing rail 3 and the carrier 4 to translate, move obliquely downward, translate, move obliquely upward and translate in turn under the guidance of the guide hole 131, so that the lower bearing rail 3 avoids the upper bearing rail 2 and moves in two layers, thereby the positions of the lower bearing rail 3 and the upper bearing rail 2 are exchanged without changing the direction of the carrier 4 and the product, the slide plate 5 slides, the upper and lower oblique movement of the guide plate 13 guides the slide plate 5, the lower bearing rail 3 moves in layers under the upper bearing rail 2, the positions of the upper bearing rail 2 and the lower bearing rail 3 are exchanged, the whole structure is simple, the two conveying lines can be connected efficiently and stably, the positions of the bearing rails can be accurately exchanged, the production cost and the floor area are reduced.

[0041] With reference to Figure 6 And Figure 7 Two corresponding sides of each of the carriers 4 are fixed with toothed plates 41 for engaging with two conveying belts 7, the conveying directions of the two conveying belts 7 are opposite and both are arranged along the transverse direction of the support frame 141, a conveying motor 71 is fixed in the left base 1, a driving gear 711 is rotatably connected to the left base 1, the driving gear 711 is located at the output end of the conveying motor 71, a driven gear 72 is rotatably connected to the right base 1, four idlers are arranged on each base 1, the driving gear 711 drives the corresponding driven gear 72 and each idler to rotate synchronously through the conveying belt 7, thereby driving a plurality of carriers 4 on one side to transport; a conveying motor 71 is also fixed in the right base 1, the positions of the two conveying motors 71 in the two bases 1 are opposite, the conveying motor 71 on the right base 1 drives the driving gear 711 on the right base 1 to rotate, thereby driving the driven gear 72 on the left base 1 to rotate through the conveying belt 7 and the idlers, and driving a plurality of carriers 4 on the other side to transport.

[0042] With reference to Figure 13, the front of the fixed rail 14 feed side and the rear of the fixed rail 14 discharge side are respectively provided with a carrier opening and closing mechanism 87, which includes a push source, specifically a push cylinder 871, the push rod 872 of the output end of the push cylinder 871 controls the opening and closing of the carrier 4 by movably pressing the slide frame 46 on the side of the carrier 4.

[0043] Referring to Figures 13 to 16 , the carrier 4 includes a base 43, a plurality of bearing seats 47 and a plurality of slide frames 46, each bearing seat 47 is movably connected with the slide frame 46 through two sliding blocks 48, the base 43 is long strip-shaped, the number of bearing seats 47 is multiple and is arranged in a row on the base 43 to form a plurality of sliding sockets, each sliding socket is provided with a slide frame 46, the number of push rods 872 is the same as the number of slide frames 46, all push rods 872 are driven by the same push cylinder 871 to movably press all slide frames 46 one by one, each bearing seat 47 is arranged on the base 43 in a stacked manner and forms a sliding socket on the side thereof, the sliding socket movably and elastically connects a slide frame 46.

[0044] Referring to Figures 13 to 16 , the top of the bearing seat 47 is provided with a limiting table 452, two sliding grooves on the limiting table 452 movably and elastically connect two sliding blocks 48 for pressing two adjacent inner walls of the product, the limiting columns 483 at the bottom of the two sliding blocks 48 respectively pass through the bearing seat 47 and extend into the slide frame 46, two adjacent inner walls of the slide frame 46 are respectively provided with a limiting through groove 461 for movably moving one of the limiting columns 483 and a boss 462 for movably pressing the other limiting column 483, the bearing seat 47 includes a fixed seat 44 and a bearing plate 45, the bearing plate 45 and the fixed seat 44 are sequentially arranged on the base 43 in a stacked manner from top to bottom, wherein the top center of the bearing plate 45 is protruded to form the limiting table 452, the periphery of the limiting table 452 forms a step for placing the watch case 9, the watch case 9 can be sleeved on the limiting table 452, the top of the bearing plate 45 is provided with two sliding holes 451, the top of the fixed seat 44 is provided with two limiting grooves 442 opposite to the two sliding holes 451, the two sliding holes 451 and the two limiting grooves 442 cooperatively form two sliding grooves, each sliding groove is T-shaped, the bottom of each limiting groove 442 is provided with a through hole 443 for the corresponding limiting column 483 to pass through, the bottom of the fixed seat 44 is provided with a sliding groove 441, the side of the fixed seat 44 is fixed with a long strip-shaped side plate 49, the base 43 and the side plate 49 respectively close the bottom and the end of the sliding groove 441 to form the sliding socket.

[0045] Referring to Figures 13 to 16The two sliders 48 are substantially identical in structure. Specifically, the lower end of each slider 48 is provided with a long strip-shaped sliding table 481 on each side, the outer edges of the two sliders 48 are provided with notches 482 for abutting and pressing against two adjacent inner walls of the product, and two limiting columns 483 are vertically arranged at the bottom of the slider 48. The slider 48, the two sliding tables 481 and the limiting columns 483 are integrally formed. In this embodiment, the two sliders 48 are slidingly clamped between the bearing plate 45 and the fixed seat 44. The upper end of each slider 48 is located in the corresponding sliding hole 451, the sliding tables 481 on the two sides of each slider 48 are located in the corresponding limiting groove 442, the limiting column 483 passes through the corresponding through hole 443 and extends into the sliding frame 46, and the two sliders 48 are elastically connected to the bearing plate 45 through the two springs 484, respectively.

[0046] Referring to Figures 13 to 16 The sliding frame 46 is in a frame type, and the sliding frame 46 is elastically connected to the side plate 49 through a plurality of pushing springs 491. The sliding frame 46 and all the pushing springs 491 are located in the sliding socket. The limiting through groove 461 is arranged along the sliding direction of the sliding frame 46. The boss 462 is located on the adjacent inner wall of the sliding frame 46 where the limiting through groove 461 is located. The boss 462 and the inner wall of the sliding frame 46 are connected through the inclined surface 463.

[0047] Referring to Figures 1 to 4 The front side CCD detection machine 861 is arranged above the fixed rail 14 in front (i.e., the front fixed rail 14). A pressing plate 85 with an up-down moving function is arranged beside the front side CCD detection machine 861. A perforating CCD detection machine 86 is arranged beside the pressing plate 85. The front carrier opening and closing mechanism 87, the perforating CCD detection machine 86 and the front side CCD detection machine 861 are arranged beside the front fixed rail 14 in sequence along the conveying direction of the front fixed rail 14. The rear side CCD detection machine 862 and the rear carrier opening and closing mechanism 87 are arranged beside the rear fixed rail 14 in sequence along the conveying direction of the rear fixed rail 14. The feeding end of the rack 8 is provided with a feeding mechanical arm 81 and a feeding plate 82. The discharging end of the rack 8 is provided, in sequence and side by side along the discharging conveying direction of the product, with a defective product discharging plate 841, a discharging mechanical arm 842, a good product discharging plate 84 and an empty tray placing plate 83. In this embodiment, the defective product discharging plate 841, the good product discharging plate 84 and the empty tray placing plate 83 all have an up-down moving function and can be adjusted in height according to the number of the placed trays. The suction end of the feeding mechanical arm 81 and the discharging mechanical arm 842 is provided with a plurality of clamping air cylinders 811 and a plurality of suction nozzles 812.

[0048] Referring to Figures 1 to 16 The working principle of the double-sided watch case variable-rail appearance detection machine is as follows

[0049] A plurality of trays loaded with watch cases 9 are stacked and placed on the feeding plate 82, and the height of the feeding plate 82 is adjusted by moving downward.

[0050] The pushing cylinder 871 at the right end of the front fixed rail 14 pushes the plurality of sliding frames 46 on the side of the corresponding carrier 4 through the plurality of push rods 872, the sliding frames 46 slide in the sliding sockets, the pushing springs 491 are compressed, until the limiting column 483 of one of the sliding blocks 48 is located in the limiting through slot 461 and presses against the side wall of the limiting through slot 461, and the limiting column 483 of the other sliding block 48 climbs up the boss 462 along the inclined surface 463, at this time, the two sliding blocks 48 synchronously slide in the respective sliding grooves to the center of the bearing plate 45, the two springs 484 are compressed, and the carrier 4 is opened;

[0051] The plurality of clamping cylinders 811 of the feeding manipulator 81 clamp a row of watch cases 9 in the topmost tray on the feeding plate 82 and place them on the opened carrier 4;

[0052] The front pushing cylinder 871 pulls back the plurality of push rods 872 (external force is withdrawn), the sliding frames 46 are reset under the action of the plurality of pushing springs 491, one of the sliding blocks 48 slides outward under the action of the corresponding spring 484, so that the limiting column 483 exits from the limiting through slot 461; the other sliding block 48 slides outward under the action of the corresponding spring 484, so that the limiting column 483 retreats from the boss 462 to the original position, at this time, the carrier is closed, because the inner hole of the watch case 9 is slightly larger than the size of the limiting table 452, the watch case 9 will adjust the position under the pushing of the two sliding blocks 48, the two notches 482 of the two sliding blocks 48 press against the two adjacent inner walls of the watch case 9 respectively, the other two adjacent inner walls of the watch case 9 press against the two adjacent outer walls of the limiting table 452 on the top of the bearing plate 45, the carrier 4 fixes the watch case 9 from the inside of the watch case 9, and the carrier 4 is closed;

[0053] The front conveying motor 71 controls the rotation of the driving gear 711 at the output end, and then drives the front conveying belt 7 to run through the belt transmission, and the front conveying belt 7 drives the plurality of carriers 4 carrying products on the front side to move from right to left together;

[0054] When the carrier 4 carrying a plurality of watch cases 9 moves to the position directly below the pressing plate 85, the pressing plate 85 descends (the pressing plate 85 can be driven to ascend and descend by a lifting cylinder), and presses the plurality of watch cases 9 carried on the corresponding carrier 4, the through-hole CCD detection machine 86 detects the water guide hole on the front side of the watch case 9, detects whether the water guide hole penetrates the front side wall of the watch case 9, after the detection is completed, the pressing plate 85 moves upward to reset, and the carrier 4 further moves left;

[0055] When the carrier 4 to be detected moves to the front side of the CCD detection machine 861, the front side of the CCD detection machine 861 detects whether the direction of the water guide hole on the front side of the watch case 9 is processed correctly, after the detection is completed, the carrier 4 further moves left;

[0056] When the carrier 4 on the left side of the lower bearing rail 3 is moved to the upper bearing rail 2 on the left base 1, the upper bearing rail 2 on the right base 1 is empty (i.e., no carrier 4 on the upper bearing rail 2 on the right base 1), the motor 6 on the left base 1 drives the first belt 61 and the second belt 62 on the left base 1 to move synchronously, and the empty lower bearing rail 3 on the left base 1 is pulled to move in sequence, i.e., to move in a downward and oblique direction, to move in a horizontal direction, to move in an upward and oblique direction, and to move in a horizontal direction, so that the position of the lower bearing rail 3 on the left base 1 is exchanged with the position of the upper bearing rail 2 on the left base 1 without changing the direction of the carrier 4 on the upper bearing rail 2 on the left base 1, and the upper bearing rail 2 on the left base 1 is connected to the fixed rail 14 at the rear end, and the carrier 4 on the upper bearing rail 2 on the left base 1 is engaged with the conveyor belt 7 at the rear end, while the empty lower bearing rail 3 on the left base 1 is connected to the fixed rail 14 at the front end;

[0057] The conveyor motor 71 at the rear end drives the driving gear 711 at the output end to rotate, and then drives the conveyor belt 7 at the rear end to move through the belt drive, and the plurality of carriers 4 at the rear end are moved together from left to right by the conveyor belt 7 at the rear end;

[0058] When the watch case 9 on the front side is detected and the carrier 4 is moved to the rear side CCD detection machine 862, the rear side CCD detection machine 862 detects whether the direction of the water guide hole on the rear side of the watch case 9 is processed incorrectly, at this time, the detection of the watch case 9 is completed, and the carrier 4 is further moved to the right;

[0059] When the detected watch case 9 is moved to the rear carrier opening and closing mechanism 87 with the carrier 4, the pushing cylinder 871 at the rear end pushes a plurality of pushing rods 872, and presses a plurality of sliding frames 46 corresponding to the carrier 4, so as to open the carrier 4 for detecting the appearance of the watch case 9;

[0060] The unloading manipulator 842 clamps the detected row of watch cases 9 through the clamping cylinder 811, and then puts the row of watch cases 9 into the defective product tray of the defective product unloading plate 841 and the good product tray of the good product unloading plate 84 according to the detection results, so as to make the carrier 4 empty;

[0061] The empty carriers 4 continue to move right until the empty carriers 4 at the right end of the rear fixed track 14 are moved to the upper carrying tracks 2 on the right base 1, the upper carrying tracks 2 on the right base 1 drive the empty carriers 4 carried thereby to slide forward along the two upper sliding tracks 11, the motor 6 on the right base 1 drives the right first belt 61 and the right second belt 62 to operate synchronously, pulling the empty lower carrying tracks 3 on the right to translate, move obliquely downward, translate, move obliquely upward and translate in turn, thereby changing the positions of the lower carrying tracks 3 and the upper carrying tracks 2 without changing the directions of the empty carriers 4 on the upper carrying tracks 2, so that the upper carrying tracks 2 carrying the empty carriers 4 are butted against the front fixed track 14, and the empty carriers 4 on the upper carrying tracks 2 are engaged with the front conveying belt 7, and the empty lower carrying tracks 3 are butted against the rear fixed track 14;

[0062] The carriers 4 on the front conveying path move left along with the front conveying belt 7, the empty carriers 4 on the right upper carrying tracks 2 are moved to the front fixed track 14 along with the front conveying belt 7, the front carrier opening and closing mechanism 87 opens the carriers 4, and the loading manipulator 81 sucks a row of watch cases 9 from the top tray of the loading plate 82 and places the row of watch cases 9 on each empty carrier 4 carried by the front fixed track 14.

[0063] The carriers 4 carrying products move to the left base 1 after detection on the front conveying path, and then the two carrying tracks on the left base 1 change positions repeatedly to transfer the carriers 4 carrying products at the left end of the front conveying path to the left end of the rear conveying path, and then the two carrying tracks on the right base 1 change positions repeatedly to transfer the empty carriers 4 at the right end of the rear conveying path to the right end of the front conveying path, so as to continuously circulate to connect the two conveying paths into a one-way conveying line in a ring shape (see Figure 5 , Figure 5 The different states of all the carriers 4 are superimposed, i.e., there are actually two empty positions for the carriers 4 on the entire conveying line);

[0064] When the watch cases 9 in the single tray on the loading plate 82 are all detected, the multiple suction nozzles 812 of the loading manipulator 81 suck the empty tray on the loading plate 82 and place the empty tray on the empty tray placing plate 83 to stack multiple empty trays.

[0065] When the empty trays on the defective product unloading plate 841 and the good product unloading plate 84 are used up, the multiple suction nozzles 812 of the unloading manipulator 842 suck the empty tray on the empty tray placing plate 83 and stack the empty tray on the defective product unloading plate 841 and the good product unloading plate 84.

[0066] The double-sided watchcase variable-rail appearance detection machine, two bases 1 are connected through two interval arranged fixed rails 14 to form two conveying paths, a bearing rail is controlled to move up and down by a variable-rail mechanism 42, and the position of the two bearing rails is exchanged by cooperating with the longitudinal sliding of the other bearing rail, so that the two conveying paths are connected into a ring-shaped one-way conveying line, the structure is more compact, meanwhile, a front side CCD detection machine 861 and a rear side CCD detection machine 862 are respectively arranged on the sides of the two fixed rails 14, the double-sided appearance of the watchcase 9 product is comprehensively detected, the whole detection machine adopts a more compact and efficient layout, the occupied production space is reduced, the maintenance cost is reduced, and the production efficiency and the appearance detection flexibility are improved.

[0067] The above disclosed is only the preferred embodiment of the present application, which cannot limit the protection scope of the present application, therefore, equivalent changes made in the patent application scope of the present application still belong to the scope covered by the present application.

Claims

1. A double-sided watchcase orbiting appearance detection machine, comprising a frame, two bases are arranged on the frame in a spaced manner, characterized in that, Each base has two spaced-apart support rails, one of which slides longitudinally on the base. The base has a track-changing mechanism for controlling the up-and-down movement of the other support rail to achieve position swapping of the two support rails on the same base. The two bases are connected by two spaced-apart fixed rails to form two conveying paths. Multiple vehicles are slidably connected to the fixed rails and the two support rails on the same side, and a conveyor belt for driving all vehicles on the same side together is provided on the side. The two support rails on the same base are respectively movably connected to the two fixed rails. A vehicle opening and closing mechanism and a front CCD inspection machine are sequentially provided on the side of one fixed rail along its conveying direction. A rear CCD inspection machine and another vehicle opening and closing mechanism are sequentially provided on the side of the other fixed rail along its conveying direction.

2. The double-sided watch case orbiting appearance inspection machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The two conveyor belts have opposite conveying directions, and each of the carriers has toothed plates fixed on two corresponding sides for engaging with the two conveyor belts.

3. The dual-sided watchcase orbital appearance inspection machine of claim 1, wherein, The vehicle opening and closing mechanism includes a push source, and the push rod at the output end of the push source controls the opening and closing of the vehicle by movably pressing against the sliding frame on the side of the vehicle.

4. The dual-sided watchcase orbital appearance inspection machine of claim 3, wherein, The carrier includes a base, a support seat, and the sliding frame. Two sliding grooves on the top limiting platform of the support seat are respectively slidably and elastically connected to sliders for pressing against two adjacent inner walls of the product. The support seat is stacked on the base and forms a sliding socket on the side of both. The sliding frame is slidably and elastically disposed in the sliding socket and is movably connected to the two sliders.

5. The dual-sided watchcase orbital appearance inspection machine of claim 4, wherein, The limiting posts at the bottom of the two sliders pass through the bearing seat and extend into the sliding frame. The two adjacent inner walls of the sliding frame are respectively provided with a limiting through groove for one of the limiting posts to move into and a boss for the other limiting post to press against.

6. The dual-sided watchcase orbital appearance inspection machine of claim 1, wherein, Above the fixed rail where the front CCD inspection machine is located is a pressure plate with up-and-down movement function, and a perforated CCD inspection machine is located on the side of the pressure plate.

7. The dual-sided watchcase orbital appearance inspection machine of claim 1, wherein, The two support rails on the same base are specifically a lower support rail and an upper support rail. The upper support rail is longitudinally slidably connected to the base. The rail-changing mechanism is located below the lower support rail and controls the lower support rail to move up and down.

8. The dual-sided watchcase orbital appearance inspection machine of claim 7, wherein, The track-changing mechanism includes a slide plate, a guide plate, and a fixing block. The slide plate is longitudinally slidably disposed within the base and located below the upper support rail. The fixing block is vertically guided and disposed above the slide plate. The lower support rail is fixed to the fixing block. The guide plate is located below the slide plate and is used to guide the lower support rail and the fixing block to move up and down obliquely together.

9. The double-sided casing variable track appearance inspection machine according to claim 8, characterized in that, The support column of the fixed block passes through the slide plate and is slidably connected to the guide plate. The sliding direction of the slide plate is opposite to the sliding direction of the upper support rail.

10. The double-sided casing variable track appearance inspection machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The feed end of the frame is equipped with a feeding robot and a feeding plate. The discharge end of the frame is provided with a defective product unloading plate, a unloading robot, a good product unloading plate and an empty tray placement plate arranged in parallel along the product discharge conveying direction. The suction ends of the feeding robot and the unloading robot are equipped with clamping cylinders and multiple suction nozzles.

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