Bamboo Automated Sorting Production Line

Abstract

The bamboo automated sorting production line provided by this invention includes a fine planer, a vision sorter, a roller conveyor, a material transfer mechanism, a material storage mechanism, a material retrieval mechanism, and a binding mechanism. The vision sorter is installed at the discharge port of the fine planer, and the roller conveyor is installed at the discharge port of the vision sorter. The roller conveyor transports the material to the material transfer mechanism, which moves the material into the material storage mechanism. The bamboo material processed by the fine planer enters the vision sorter, which determines the size and characteristics of the bamboo strips. Then, it enters the material transfer mechanism under the transport of the roller conveyor. The material transfer mechanism moves the bamboo strips with determined size and characteristics into the corresponding storage bins in the bamboo storage mechanism. The material retrieval mechanism moves the stacked bamboo strips in the storage bins to the binding mechanism, where they are bound. This application can realize the automated processing of fine planing, sorting, and binding of bamboo strips, with a high degree of automation, and is suitable for large-scale promotion and use.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of automated bamboo strip production, and particularly to an automated bamboo sorting production line. Background Technology

[0002] In recent years, with the widespread use of bamboo products in the building materials and consumer goods markets, bamboo product processing plants have increasingly demanded bamboo strip sorting and processing. The bamboo strip processing process includes bamboo strip planing, sorting, storage, material retrieval, and bundling. Currently, the above processing mainly relies on manual assistance, which is not only inefficient but also lacks precision, making it difficult to meet the modern bamboo product processing industry's demand for high efficiency and high quality. Summary of the Invention

[0003] (a) Technical problems to be solved

[0004] To address the aforementioned problems in the prior art, the present invention provides an automated bamboo sorting production line.

[0005] (II) Technical Solution

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the main technical solutions adopted by the present invention include:

[0007] The bamboo automated sorting production line includes a precision planer, a vision sorter, a roller conveyor, a material transfer mechanism, a material storage mechanism, a material picking mechanism, and a bundling mechanism;

[0008] The vision sorter is installed at the discharge port of the precision planer;

[0009] The roller conveyor is installed at the discharge port of the vision sorter, and the roller conveyor transports the material to the material transfer mechanism;

[0010] The material transfer mechanism moves the material into the storage mechanism;

[0011] The storage mechanism is equipped with multiple storage bins, each of which stores bamboo strips of a corresponding grade.

[0012] The material handling mechanism moves the material in the storage bin to the binding mechanism;

[0013] The strapping mechanism includes a strapping machine, a pushing component, and a leveling component;

[0014] The pushing component is provided in two sets, which are respectively located at the feed inlet and the discharge outlet of the strapping machine. The pushing component includes a frame, a guide rail, a first clamping clamp, a second clamping clamp, a fixing cylinder and a following cylinder.

[0015] One end of the frame is fixedly connected to the strapping machine, and the top of the frame is provided with the guide rail;

[0016] Both the first clamping fixture and the second clamping fixture are slidably mounted on the guide rail, with the first clamping fixture being closer to the strapping machine;

[0017] The fixed cylinder is fixedly mounted on the frame, and the piston rod of the fixed cylinder is connected to the first clamping fixture;

[0018] The follower cylinder is fixedly installed at the bottom of the second clamping fixture, and the piston rod of the follower cylinder is connected to the first clamping fixture;

[0019] The leveling component is connected to the pushing component on one side of the strapping machine's discharge port, and levels the beginning and end of the strapped material.

[0020] Preferably, the leveling assembly includes a first limiting plate, a second limiting plate, a leveling cylinder, and a leveling plate.

[0021] The first limiting plate and the second limiting plate are respectively disposed at the beginning and end of the push component frame, and the horizontal line at the top of the first limiting plate is lower than the horizontal line at the bottom of the strapping machine outlet.

[0022] The leveling cylinder is mounted on the second limiting plate, and the piston rod of the leveling cylinder is connected to the leveling plate.

[0023] Preferably, the conveying speed of the roller conveyor is greater than the feeding speed of the precision planer.

[0024] Preferably, the storage mechanism includes a hopper body and a lifting component;

[0025] The main body of the silo includes two sets of half-silo bodies arranged symmetrically from left to right. The gap between the two half-silo bodies is the material storage gap. Each half-silo body includes a connecting rod, a silo plate, and a telescopic component.

[0026] Both ends of the connecting rod are fixedly connected to the compartment plate;

[0027] Multiple sets of the telescopic components are provided and are arranged vertically at intervals on the side of the hopper plate near the connecting rod. The telescopic components divide the storage gap into multiple storage spaces.

[0028] The telescopic assembly includes a telescopic claw, a limiting rod, a positioning rod, and a spring;

[0029] The telescopic claw has a slotted hole.

[0030] At least two limiting rods are provided, installed in the strip hole, and fixed side by side on the compartment plate;

[0031] The positioning rod is located on one side above the telescopic claw and is connected to the telescopic claw via the spring. Under the action of the spring, the telescopic claw moves toward the storage gap.

[0032] The lifting component is disposed on the side surface of the bin plate away from the connecting rod, and is used to lift the lower storage space to the upper storage space;

[0033] The lifting assembly includes a lifting cylinder and a connecting block;

[0034] The lifting cylinder is fixed to the side surface of the chamber plate away from the connecting rod. The piston rod of the lifting cylinder is connected to the connecting block, and the telescopic component is also installed on the connecting block.

[0035] Preferably, the storage mechanism further includes an adjustment component, which includes a base plate, a slide rail, a moving plate, a cylinder seat, a fixed plate, an adjustment block, and an adjustment cylinder;

[0036] The slide rail is mounted on the base plate;

[0037] The movable plate is slidably mounted on the slide rail, and multiple adjusting rods are equally spaced on the movable plate. The end of the adjusting rod away from the movable plate is fixedly connected to one of the half-bins in the corresponding silo body.

[0038] The cylinder seat is mounted on one end of the base plate;

[0039] The adjusting cylinder is mounted on the cylinder seat, and the piston rod connected to the adjusting cylinder is connected to the moving plate;

[0040] A fixed plate is provided at one end of the movable plate near the cylinder seat. After the fixed plate is attached to the cylinder seat, the two half-chambers are also attached to each other.

[0041] The adjusting block is installed between the fixed plate and the cylinder seat.

[0042] Preferably, one set of the adjustment components and multiple sets of the hopper bodies connected together form an end storage mechanism. The two sets of end storage mechanisms are arranged opposite to each other for storing the two ends of the bundled bamboo strips respectively. The two sets of end storage mechanisms are connected by a synchronization component, which enables the synchronous movement of the moving plates of the adjustment components in the two sets of end storage mechanisms.

[0043] Preferably, the material handling mechanism includes a substrate, a flexible lifting assembly, a clamping assembly, and a flipping assembly;

[0044] The substrate is connected to the lifting end of the flexible lifting assembly;

[0045] The flipping assembly is mounted on the base plate, and the flipping assembly includes a flipping shaft, a bearing seat, a flipping connecting rod, and a flipping cylinder.

[0046] The flipping shaft is mounted on the bottom of the base plate via the bearing seat, and both ends of the flipping shaft are connected to the clamping assembly;

[0047] One end of the flipping link is fixedly connected to the flipping shaft, and the other end of the flipping link is rotatably connected to the piston rod of the flipping cylinder;

[0048] The tilting cylinder is mounted on top of the base plate;

[0049] The flexible lifting assembly includes a fixed plate, a lifting motor, a reducer, a synchronous shaft, a winch, a chain, and a limiting rod;

[0050] The lifting motor is connected to the synchronous shaft via a reducer. The synchronous shaft is mounted on the fixed plate via a bearing seat, and the winches are installed at both ends of the synchronous shaft.

[0051] A chain is wound around the winch;

[0052] The free end of the chain is connected to the limiting rod, the base plate is provided with a limiting hole corresponding to the limiting rod, and the beginning and end ends of the limiting rod are provided with limiting blocks to prevent it from disengaging from the limiting hole;

[0053] A guide rod is vertically arranged on the top of the substrate, and a conduit corresponding to the guide rod is provided on the fixing plate.

[0054] Preferably, the material handling mechanism further includes a gantry frame, and the substrate is mounted on top of the gantry frame via a lateral movement assembly, which enables the substrate to move laterally on top of the gantry frame.

[0055] Preferably, the material transfer mechanism includes a side-pushing assembly and a conveying and lifting assembly;

[0056] The side-push assembly includes a support rod, a receiving plate, a support plate, a limiting plate, a first cylinder, a connecting plate, and a limiting roller;

[0057] The receiving plate is located at the discharge port of the roller conveyor;

[0058] Multiple sets of support plates are provided, all of which are located on one side of the support rod, at the bottom of the receiving plate, and perpendicular to the support rod.

[0059] The limiting roller is installed on the connecting plate and is located above the receiving plate;

[0060] The connecting plate is connected to the piston rod of the first cylinder;

[0061] The limiting plate is installed at the end of the receiving plate away from the roller conveyor;

[0062] The conveying and lifting assembly includes a fixed platform, a conveyor line, and lifting components;

[0063] The conveyor line includes a track, sliding blocks, guide rods, longitudinal transfer cylinders, transverse transfer cylinders, and a material transfer seat;

[0064] The track is set above the fixed platform;

[0065] At least two sets of guide rods are provided, symmetrically arranged at the bottom of the track, and guide holes corresponding to the guide rods are provided on the fixed platform.

[0066] The longitudinal movement cylinder is installed at the bottom of the fixed platform, and the piston of the lifting cylinder passes through the fixed platform and is connected to the track;

[0067] The sliding block is slidably mounted on the guide rail;

[0068] The transfer seat is fixed on the sliding block. The transfer seat is provided with multiple push claws. Two of the push claws form a material trough for storing bamboo strips. The push claw in the material trough near the side push assembly is retractable. When the connecting plate pushes the bamboo strip into the material trough, the push claw near the side push assembly retracts downward.

[0069] A transverse cylinder is installed at one end of the track, and the piston of the transverse cylinder is connected to the transfer seat;

[0070] The lifting component is installed on the fixed platform. The lifting component includes a lifting cylinder and a lifting plate. The piston rod of the lifting cylinder is connected to the lifting plate.

[0071] (III) Beneficial Effects

[0072] The beneficial effects of this invention are as follows:

[0073] Bamboo processed by a precision planer enters a vision sorter. After the vision sorter determines the size and characteristics of the bamboo strips, they are conveyed by a roller conveyor into a transfer mechanism. The transfer mechanism moves the bamboo strips with determined size and characteristics into the corresponding storage bins in the bamboo storage mechanism. The picking mechanism moves the stacked bamboo strips in the storage bins to the binding mechanism, where they are bound. This application can realize the automated processing of precision planing, sorting, and binding of bamboo strips. It has a high degree of automation and is suitable for large-scale promotion and use. Attached Figure Description

[0074] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of an automated bamboo sorting production line;

[0075] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the strapping mechanism;

[0076] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the usage process of the strapping mechanism;

[0077] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the material storage mechanism;

[0078] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the semi-compartment structure;

[0079] Figure 6 To improve the structural diagram of the component;

[0080] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the structure of the adjustment component;

[0081] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of two sets of end storage mechanisms;

[0082] Figure 9 for Figure 8 Enlarged diagram of section A in the middle;

[0083] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the material handling mechanism;

[0084] Figure 11 This is a structural schematic diagram of the flexible lifting component;

[0085] Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram of the material transfer mechanism;

[0086] Figure 13 A schematic diagram of the conveying and lifting assembly;

[0087] Figure 14 This is a schematic diagram of the side thrust assembly.

[0088] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures

[0089] 1. Precision planer;

[0090] 2. Visual sorting device;

[0091] 3. Roller conveyor;

[0092] 4. Material transfer mechanism;

[0093] 41. Side push assembly; 411. Receiving plate; 412. Connecting plate; 413. First cylinder; 414. Limiting plate; 415. Limiting roller; 416. Support plate;

[0094] 42. Conveying and lifting components;

[0095] 421. Conveyor line; 4211. Lateral movement cylinder; 4212. Longitudinal movement cylinder; 4213. Guide rod; 4214. Sliding block; 4215. Track; 4216. Push claw;

[0096] 422. Lifting component;

[0097] 423. Fixed platform;

[0098] 5. Storage mechanism;

[0099] 51. Main body of the hopper; 511. Hopper body plate; 512. Connecting rod; 513. Telescopic assembly; 5131. Telescopic claw; 5132. Limiting rod; 5133. Spring; 5134. Positioning rod;

[0100] 52. Lifting assembly; 521. Lifting cylinder; 522. Connecting block;

[0101] 53. Adjustment assembly; 531. Base plate; 532. Slide rail; 533. Moving plate; 534. Adjustment linkage; 535. Cylinder seat; 536. Adjustment cylinder; 537. Fixed plate; 538. Adjustment block;

[0102] 54. Synchronization component;

[0103] 6. Material handling mechanism;

[0104] 61. Substrate;

[0105] 62. Flexible lifting assembly; 621. Fixed plate; 622. Lifting motor; 623. Reducer; 624. Synchronous shaft; 625. Winch; 626. Chain; 627. Limiting rod;

[0106] 63. Tilting assembly; 631. Tilting cylinder; 632. Tilting shaft; 633. Tilting linkage;

[0107] 64. Clamping assembly; 65. Gantry frame;

[0108] 7. Bundling mechanism;

[0109] 71. Strapping machine;

[0110] 72. Pushing component; 721. Frame; 722. Guide rail; 723. Fixing cylinder; 724. Following cylinder; 725. First clamping fixture; 726. Second clamping fixture;

[0111] 73. Leveling component; 731. First limiting plate; 732. Second limiting plate; 733. Leveling cylinder; 734. Leveling plate. Detailed Implementation

[0112] To better explain and facilitate understanding of the present invention, the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0113] Please refer to Figures 1 to 3 The present invention provides an automated bamboo sorting production line, including a fine planer 1, a vision sorter 2, a roller conveyor 3, a material transfer mechanism 4, a material storage mechanism 5, a material picking mechanism 6, and a binding mechanism 7.

[0114] The vision sorter 2 is installed at the discharge port of the precision planer 1;

[0115] The roller conveyor 3 is installed at the discharge port of the vision sorter 2, and the roller conveyor 3 transports the material to the transfer mechanism 4;

[0116] The material transfer mechanism 4 moves the material into the storage mechanism 5;

[0117] The storage mechanism 5 is equipped with multiple storage bins, each of which stores bamboo strips of a corresponding grade;

[0118] Material handling mechanism 6 moves the material in the storage bin to the binding mechanism 7;

[0119] The strapping mechanism 7 includes a strapping machine 71, a pushing component 72, and a leveling component 73;

[0120] The push assembly 72 is provided in two sets, which are respectively set at the feed inlet and the discharge outlet of the strapping machine 71. The push assembly 72 includes a frame 721, a guide rail 722, a first clamping clamp 725, a second clamping clamp 726, a fixed cylinder 723, and a following cylinder 724.

[0121] One end of the frame 721 is fixedly connected to the strapping machine 71, and a guide rail 722 is provided on the top of the frame 721;

[0122] The first clamping clamp 725 and the second clamping clamp 726 are both slidably mounted on the guide rail 722, and the first clamping clamp 725 is closer to the strapping machine 71;

[0123] The fixed cylinder 723 is fixedly mounted on the frame 721, and the piston rod of the fixed cylinder 723 is connected to the first clamping fixture 725;

[0124] The follower cylinder 724 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the second clamping fixture 726, and the piston rod of the follower cylinder 724 is connected to the first clamping fixture 725;

[0125] The leveling component 73 is connected to the pushing component 72 on one side of the outlet of the strapping machine 71 to level the ends of the strapped material.

[0126] In use, the bamboo material processed by the precision planer 1 enters the vision sorter 2. After the vision sorter 2 determines the size and characteristics of the bamboo strips, they are conveyed by the roller conveyor 3 and enter the transfer mechanism 4. The transfer mechanism 4 moves the bamboo strips with determined size and characteristics into the corresponding storage bins in the bamboo storage mechanism 5. The material picking mechanism 6 moves the stacked bamboo strips in the storage bins to the binding mechanism 7, where they are bound. This application can realize the automated processing of precision planing, sorting and binding of bamboo strips. It has a high degree of automation and is suitable for large-scale promotion and use.

[0127] The operation of the strapping mechanism 7 is as follows:

[0128] The first clamping clamp 725 and the second clamping clamp 726 in the pushing assembly 72 on the feed port side of the strapping machine 71 clamp and fix the stacked bamboo strips. Driven by the fixing cylinder 723, the head end of the stacked bamboo strip clamped in the first clamping clamp 725 and the second clamping clamp 726 enters the strapping machine 71 for binding. After the bamboo strip head is bound, the first clamping clamp 725 is released, and the piston rod of the following cylinder 724 retracts, sending the middle part of the stacked bamboo strip into the strapping machine 71 for binding. The head of the stacked bamboo strip enters the pushing assembly 72 on the discharge port side of the strapping machine 71, and the second clamping clamp 726 of the pushing assembly 72 at the discharge port of the strapping machine 71 clamps the head of the stacked bamboo strip. After the middle part of the bamboo strip is bound, the second clamping clamp 726 of the pushing assembly 72 at the feed port of the strapping machine 71 is released, and the pushing assembly 72 at the discharge port of the strapping machine 71 retracts. The cylinder 724 extends its piston rod outward, moving the second clamping clamp 726 away from the binding machine 71, thus feeding the tail end of the stacked bamboo strips into the binding machine 71 for binding. After the tail end of the bamboo strips is bound, the first clamping clamp 725 of the pushing component 72 at the outlet of the binding machine 71 clamps the stacked bamboo strips, and the piston rod of the fixing cylinder 723 retracts, moving the first clamping clamp 725 and the second clamping clamp 726 simultaneously away from the binding machine 71 until they enter the range of the leveling component 73. Then, the first clamping clamp 725 and the second clamping clamp 726 simultaneously release, and the bamboo strips automatically fall below the top of the first limiting plate 731 of the leveling component 73. The leveling component 73 is used to level the beginning and end ends of the stacked bamboo strips. This application ensures that a stack of sorted bamboo strips can be kept clamped when bound by the binding machine 71, ensuring the binding effect.

[0129] In this embodiment, the leveling component 73 includes a first limiting plate 731, a second limiting plate 732, a leveling cylinder 733, and a leveling plate 734.

[0130] The first limiting plate 731 and the second limiting plate 732 are respectively set at the beginning and end of the frame 721 of the pushing component 72, and the horizontal line where the top of the first limiting plate 731 is located is lower than the horizontal line where the bottom of the outlet of the strapping machine 71 is located.

[0131] The leveling cylinder 733 is mounted on the second limiting plate 732, and the piston rod of the leveling cylinder 733 is connected to the leveling plate 734.

[0132] The stacked bamboo strips, which enter between the first limiting plate 731 and the second limiting plate 732, are leveled at both ends as the leveling cylinder 733 drives the leveling plate 734 to move.

[0133] In this embodiment, the conveying speed of the roller conveyor 3 is greater than the feeding speed of the precision planer 1, which is used to peel the closely connected bamboo strips back and forth to avoid misjudgment by the visual sorter 2.

[0134] refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 In this embodiment, the storage mechanism 5 includes a hopper body 51 and a lifting component 52;

[0135] The main body of the silo 51 includes two sets of half-silo bodies arranged symmetrically on the left and right. The gap between the two half-silo bodies is the material storage gap. The half-silo body includes a connecting rod 512, a silo plate 511, and a telescopic component 513.

[0136] Both ends of the connecting rod 512 are fixedly connected to the compartment plate 511;

[0137] Multiple sets of telescopic components 513 are provided and are spaced vertically on the side of the silo plate 511 near the connecting rod 512. The telescopic components 513 divide the storage gap into multiple storage spaces.

[0138] The telescopic assembly 513 includes a telescopic claw 5131, a limiting rod 5132, a positioning rod 5134, and a spring 5133;

[0139] The telescopic claw 5131 has a slotted hole.

[0140] At least two limit rods 5132 are provided, installed in the strip hole and fixed side by side on the compartment plate 511. To reduce friction, rollers can be provided on the limit rods 5132.

[0141] The positioning rod 5134 is located on one side above the telescopic claw 5131 and is connected to the telescopic claw 5131 by a spring 5133. Under the action of the spring 5133, the telescopic claw 5131 moves towards the storage gap.

[0142] The lifting component 52 is disposed on the side surface of the silo plate 511 away from the connecting rod 512, and is used to lift the lower storage space to the upper storage space;

[0143] In use, the telescopic component 513 divides the storage gap into multiple storage spaces. When the telescopic component 513 retracts, the binding bamboo strips can directly enter the lower storage space from the storage gap. When the lower storage space is full, the lifting mechanism can directly lift the binding bamboo strips in the lower storage space to the upper storage space without affecting the subsequent storage of binding bamboo strips. The binding bamboo strips located in the upper storage space are easy to be directly taken out by the material retrieval mechanism 6.

[0144] refer to Figure 6 In this embodiment, the lifting component 52 includes a lifting cylinder 521 and a connecting block 522;

[0145] The lifting cylinder 521 is fixed on the side surface of the compartment plate 511 away from the connecting rod 512. The piston rod of the lifting cylinder 521 is connected to the connecting block 522, and the connecting block 522 is also equipped with a telescopic component 513.

[0146] In use, the connecting block 522 is lifted upward by the lifting cylinder 521. The binding bamboo strips in the lower storage space are lifted by the telescopic component 513 and thus enter the upper storage space. The telescopic component 513 on the connecting block 522 can lift the binding bamboo strips upward without affecting the subsequent entry of binding bamboo strips into the storage space.

[0147] refer to Figure 7 In this embodiment, the material storage mechanism 5 also includes an adjustment component 53, which includes a base plate 531, a slide rail 532, a moving plate 533, a cylinder seat 535, a fixed plate 537, an adjustment block 538, and an adjustment cylinder 536.

[0148] The slide rail 532 is mounted on the base plate 531;

[0149] The movable plate 533 is slidably mounted on the slide rail 532. Multiple adjusting rods 534 are equally spaced on the movable plate 533. The end of the adjusting rod 534 away from the movable plate 533 is fixedly connected to one half of the corresponding hopper body 51.

[0150] Cylinder seat 535 is mounted on one end of base plate 531;

[0151] The adjusting cylinder 536 is mounted on the cylinder seat 535, and the piston rod connected to the adjusting cylinder 536 is connected to the moving plate 533.

[0152] A fixed plate 537 is provided at one end of the movable plate 533 near the cylinder seat 535. After the fixed plate 537 is attached to the cylinder seat 535, the two half-chambers are also attached to each other.

[0153] Adjustment block 538 is installed between fixed plate 537 and cylinder seat 535;

[0154] In use, the adjusting cylinder 536 drives the moving plate 533 to move on the slide rail 532, and the adjusting rod 534 drives the other half-compartment plate 511, thereby adjusting the distance between the two half-compartments to meet the storage needs of bamboo strips of different widths. The width of the adjusting block 538 is the same as the distance between the two half-compartments. By placing adjusting blocks 538 of different sizes, the storage space can be directly adjusted.

[0155] refer to Figure 8 and Figure 9 In this embodiment, a set of adjustment components 53 and multiple sets of connected hopper bodies 51 form an end storage mechanism. The two sets of end storage mechanisms are arranged opposite to each other to store the two ends of the bundled bamboo strips respectively. The two sets of end storage mechanisms are connected by a synchronization component 54, which realizes the synchronous movement of the moving plate 533 of the adjustment component 53 in the two sets of end storage mechanisms.

[0156] refer to Figure 10 and Figure 11 In this embodiment, the material handling mechanism 6 includes a substrate 61, a flexible lifting assembly 62, a clamping assembly 64, and a flipping assembly 63;

[0157] The substrate 61 is connected to the lifting end of the flexible lifting assembly 62;

[0158] The flipping assembly 63 is mounted on the base plate 61. The flipping assembly 63 includes a flipping shaft 632, a bearing seat, a flipping connecting rod 633, and a flipping cylinder 631.

[0159] The flip shaft 632 is mounted on the bottom of the base plate 61 via a bearing seat, and clamping components 64 are connected to both ends of the flip shaft 632.

[0160] One end of the flipping link 633 is fixedly connected to the flipping shaft 632, and the other end of the flipping link 633 is rotatably connected to the piston rod of the flipping cylinder 631;

[0161] The tilting cylinder 631 is mounted on top of the base plate 61;

[0162] The flexible lifting assembly 62 includes a fixed plate 621, a lifting motor 622, a reducer 623, a synchronous shaft 624, a winch 625, a chain 626, and a limiting rod 627.

[0163] The lifting motor 622 is connected to the synchronous shaft 624 through the reducer 623. The synchronous shaft 624 is mounted on the fixed plate 621 through the bearing seat, and winches 625 are installed at both ends of the synchronous shaft 624.

[0164] A chain 626 is wound on the winch 625;

[0165] The free end of the chain 626 is connected to the limiting rod 627. The base plate 61 is provided with a limiting hole corresponding to the limiting rod 627, and the beginning and end ends of the limiting rod 627 are provided with limiting blocks to prevent it from disengaging from the limiting hole.

[0166] A guide rod is vertically arranged on the top of the substrate 61, and a guide tube corresponding to the guide rod is provided on the fixing plate 621.

[0167] The material handling mechanism 6 also includes a gantry 65, and the substrate 61 is mounted on the top of the gantry 65 by a transverse component, which enables the substrate 61 to move laterally on the top of the gantry 65.

[0168] After the clamping assembly 64 clamps the stacked bamboo strips in the storage bin, the piston rod of the flipping cylinder 631 retracts. Under the action of the flipping connecting rod 633, the flipping shaft 632 deflects, flipping the stacked bamboo strips on the clamping mechanism, thus facilitating their subsequent entry into the binding mechanism 7 for binding. The lifting motor 622 drives the synchronous shaft 624 to rotate through the reducer 623, realizing the winding and unwinding control of the chain 626 on the winch 625. When the chain 626 is unwound, the base plate 61 is lowered along with the chain 626 and falls on the stacked bamboo strips, achieving flexible descent. It can pick up bamboo strips stacked at different heights, which is convenient, quick and easy to use, and low in cost, making it suitable for large-scale promotion and use.

[0169] refer to Figures 12-14 In this embodiment, the material transfer mechanism 4 includes a side-pushing component 41 and a conveying and lifting component 42;

[0170] The side push assembly 41 includes a support rod, a receiving plate 411, a support plate 416, a limiting plate 414, a first cylinder 413, a connecting plate 412, and a limiting roller 415.

[0171] The receiving plate 411 is installed at the discharge port of the roller conveyor;

[0172] Multiple sets of support plates 416 are provided, all located on one side of the support rod, at the bottom of the receiving plate 411, and perpendicular to the support rod;

[0173] The limiting roller 415 is mounted on the connecting plate 412 and is located above the receiving plate 411;

[0174] The connecting plate 412 is connected to the piston rod of the first cylinder 413;

[0175] The limiting plate 414 is installed at the end of the receiving plate 411 away from the roller conveyor;

[0176] The conveying and lifting assembly 42 includes a fixed platform 423, a conveyor line 421, and a lifting component 422;

[0177] The conveyor line 421 includes a track 4215, a sliding block 4214, a guide rod 4213, a longitudinal transfer cylinder 4212, a transverse transfer cylinder 4211, and a material transfer seat;

[0178] Track 4215 is positioned above fixed platform 423;

[0179] At least two sets of guide rods 4213 are provided, symmetrically arranged at the bottom of the track 4215, and guide holes corresponding to the guide rods 4213 are provided on the fixed platform 423.

[0180] The longitudinal movement cylinder 4212 is installed at the bottom of the fixed platform 423, and the piston of the lifting cylinder passes through the fixed platform 423 and the connecting rail 4215.

[0181] The sliding block 4214 is slidably mounted on the guide rail;

[0182] The transfer seat is fixed on the sliding block 4214. The transfer seat is provided with multiple push claws 4216. Two push claws 4216 form a material trough for storing bamboo strips. The push claw 4216 on the side of the material trough near the side push component 41 is retractable. When the connecting plate 412 pushes the bamboo strip into the material trough, the push claw 4216 on the side of the side push component 41 retracts downward.

[0183] The transverse cylinder 4211 is installed at one end of the track 4215, and the piston of the transverse cylinder 4211 is connected to the transfer seat;

[0184] The lifting component 422 is installed on the fixed platform 423. The lifting component 422 includes a lifting cylinder and a lifting plate. The piston rod of the lifting cylinder is connected to the lifting plate.

[0185] In use, driven by the first cylinder 413, the bamboo strips are pushed flat and fed out. At the same time, with the cooperation of the limiting roller 415 and the support plate 416, the bamboo strips are kept facing the same direction with the green side and the yellow side facing the same direction. Each time the first cylinder 413 moves, it pushes the bamboo strips that have already been fed out by a fixed stroke, keeping the bamboo strips in a neat and orderly state and pushing them to the side step by step to achieve automatic and orderly discharge. The bamboo strips enter the conveyor line 421, which transports the bamboo strips one by one to the bottom of the corresponding storage bin. The lifting component 422 pushes the bamboo strips into the corresponding storage bin.

[0186] The working principle of this invention is as follows:

[0187] The bamboo material processed by the precision planer 1 enters the vision sorter 2. After the vision sorter 2 determines the size and characteristics of the bamboo strips, they are conveyed by the roller conveyor 3 and enter the transfer mechanism 4. The transfer mechanism 4 moves the bamboo strips with determined size and characteristics into the corresponding storage bins in the bamboo storage mechanism 5. The picking mechanism 6 moves the stacked bamboo strips in the storage bins to the binding mechanism 7, where they are bound. This application can realize the automated processing of precision planing, sorting and binding of bamboo strips. It has a high degree of automation and is suitable for large-scale promotion and use.

[0188] The above are merely embodiments of the present invention and do not limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent modifications made based on the content of the present invention's specification and drawings, or direct or indirect applications in related technical fields, are similarly included within the patent protection scope of the present invention.

[0189] Furthermore, it should be understood that although this specification describes embodiments, not every embodiment contains only one independent technical solution. This narrative style is merely for clarity. Those skilled in the art should consider the specification as a whole, and the technical solutions in each embodiment can also be appropriately combined to form other embodiments that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. An automated bamboo sorting production line, characterized in that, This includes a precision planer, a vision sorter, a roller conveyor, a material transfer mechanism, a material storage mechanism, a material picking mechanism, and a strapping mechanism; The vision sorter is installed at the discharge port of the precision planer; The roller conveyor is installed at the discharge port of the vision sorter, and the roller conveyor transports the material to the material transfer mechanism; The material transfer mechanism moves the material into the storage mechanism; The storage mechanism is equipped with multiple storage bins, each of which stores bamboo strips of a corresponding grade. The material handling mechanism moves the material in the storage bin to the binding mechanism; The strapping mechanism includes a strapping machine, a pushing component, and a leveling component; The pushing component is provided in two sets, which are respectively located at the feed inlet and the discharge outlet of the strapping machine. The pushing component includes a frame, a guide rail, a first clamping clamp, a second clamping clamp, a fixing cylinder and a following cylinder. One end of the frame is fixedly connected to the strapping machine, and the top of the frame is provided with the guide rail; Both the first clamping fixture and the second clamping fixture are slidably mounted on the guide rail, with the first clamping fixture being closer to the strapping machine; The fixed cylinder is fixedly mounted on the frame, and the piston rod of the fixed cylinder is connected to the first clamping fixture; The follower cylinder is fixedly installed at the bottom of the second clamping fixture, and the piston rod of the follower cylinder is connected to the first clamping fixture; Driven by the fixed cylinder, the head end of the stacked bamboo strips clamped in the first clamping fixture and the second clamping fixture enters the binding machine for binding. The leveling component is connected to the pushing component on one side of the strapping machine's discharge port to level the beginning and end of the strapped material. The storage mechanism includes a silo body and a lifting component; The main body of the silo includes two sets of half-silo bodies arranged symmetrically from left to right. The gap between the two half-silo bodies is the material storage gap. Each half-silo body includes a connecting rod, a silo plate, and a telescopic component. Both ends of the connecting rod are fixedly connected to the compartment plate; Multiple sets of the telescopic components are provided and are arranged vertically at intervals on the side of the hopper plate near the connecting rod. The telescopic components divide the storage gap into multiple storage spaces. The telescopic assembly includes a telescopic claw, a limiting rod, a positioning rod, and a spring; The telescopic claw has a slotted hole. At least two limiting rods are provided, installed in the strip hole, and fixed side by side on the compartment plate; The positioning rod is located on one side above the telescopic claw and is connected to the telescopic claw via the spring. Under the action of the spring, the telescopic claw moves toward the storage gap. The lifting component is disposed on the side surface of the bin plate away from the connecting rod, and is used to lift the lower storage space to the upper storage space; The lifting assembly includes a lifting cylinder and a connecting block; The lifting cylinder is fixed to the side surface of the chamber plate away from the connecting rod. The piston rod of the lifting cylinder is connected to the connecting block, and the telescopic component is also installed on the connecting block. The storage mechanism also includes an adjustment component, which includes a base plate, a slide rail, a moving plate, a cylinder seat, a fixed plate, an adjustment block, and an adjustment cylinder. The slide rail is mounted on the base plate; The movable plate is slidably mounted on the slide rail, and multiple adjusting rods are equally spaced on the movable plate. The end of the adjusting rod away from the movable plate is fixedly connected to one of the half-bins in the corresponding silo body. The cylinder seat is mounted on one end of the base plate; The adjusting cylinder is mounted on the cylinder seat, and the piston rod connected to the adjusting cylinder is connected to the moving plate; A fixed plate is provided at one end of the movable plate near the cylinder seat. After the fixed plate is attached to the cylinder seat, the two half-chambers are also attached to each other. The adjusting block is installed between the fixed plate and the cylinder seat; A set of the adjustment components and the connected multiple sets of the hopper bodies constitute an end storage mechanism. The two sets of end storage mechanisms are arranged opposite to each other for storing the two ends of the bundled bamboo strips respectively. The two sets of end storage mechanisms are connected by a synchronization component, which realizes the synchronous movement of the moving plates of the adjustment components in the two sets of end storage mechanisms. The material handling mechanism includes a substrate, a flexible lifting assembly, a clamping assembly, and a flipping assembly; The substrate is connected to the lifting end of the flexible lifting assembly; The flipping assembly is mounted on the base plate, and the flipping assembly includes a flipping shaft, a bearing seat, a flipping connecting rod, and a flipping cylinder. The flipping shaft is mounted on the bottom of the base plate via the bearing seat, and both ends of the flipping shaft are connected to the clamping assembly; One end of the flipping link is fixedly connected to the flipping shaft, and the other end of the flipping link is rotatably connected to the piston rod of the flipping cylinder; The tilting cylinder is mounted on top of the base plate; The flexible lifting assembly includes a fixed plate, a lifting motor, a reducer, a synchronous shaft, a winch, a chain, and a limiting rod; The lifting motor is connected to the synchronous shaft via a reducer. The synchronous shaft is mounted on the fixed plate via a bearing seat, and the winches are installed at both ends of the synchronous shaft. A chain is wound around the winch; The free end of the chain is connected to the limiting rod, the base plate is provided with a limiting hole corresponding to the limiting rod, and the beginning and end ends of the limiting rod are provided with limiting blocks to prevent it from disengaging from the limiting hole; A guide rod is vertically arranged on the top of the substrate, and a conduit corresponding to the guide rod is provided on the fixing plate.

2. The bamboo automated sorting production line according to claim 1, characterized in that, The leveling assembly includes a first limiting plate, a second limiting plate, a leveling cylinder, and a leveling plate. The first limiting plate and the second limiting plate are respectively disposed at the beginning and end of the push component frame, and the horizontal line at the top of the first limiting plate is lower than the horizontal line at the bottom of the strapping machine outlet. The leveling cylinder is mounted on the second limiting plate, and the piston rod of the leveling cylinder is connected to the leveling plate.

3. The automated bamboo sorting production line according to claim 1, characterized in that, The conveying speed of the roller conveyor is greater than the feeding speed of the planer.

4. The bamboo automated sorting production line according to claim 1, characterized in that, The material handling mechanism also includes a gantry frame, and the substrate is mounted on top of the gantry frame via a lateral movement assembly, which enables the substrate to move laterally on top of the gantry frame.

5. The automated bamboo sorting production line according to claim 1, characterized in that, The material transfer mechanism includes a side-pushing component and a conveying and lifting component; The side-push assembly includes a support rod, a receiving plate, a support plate, a limiting plate, a first cylinder, a connecting plate, and a limiting roller; The receiving plate is located at the discharge port of the roller conveyor; Multiple sets of support plates are provided, all of which are located on one side of the support rod, at the bottom of the receiving plate, and perpendicular to the support rod. The limiting roller is installed on the connecting plate and is located above the receiving plate; The connecting plate is connected to the piston rod of the first cylinder; The limiting plate is installed at the end of the receiving plate away from the roller conveyor; The conveying and lifting assembly includes a fixed platform, a conveyor line, and lifting components; The conveyor line includes a track, sliding blocks, guide rods, longitudinal transfer cylinders, transverse transfer cylinders, and a material transfer seat; The track is set above the fixed platform; At least two sets of guide rods are provided, symmetrically arranged at the bottom of the track, and guide holes corresponding to the guide rods are provided on the fixed platform. The longitudinal movement cylinder is installed at the bottom of the fixed platform, and the piston of the lifting cylinder passes through the fixed platform and is connected to the track; The sliding block is slidably mounted on the guide rail; The transfer seat is fixed on the sliding block. The transfer seat is provided with multiple push claws. Two of the push claws form a material trough for storing bamboo strips. The push claw in the material trough near the side push assembly is retractable. When the connecting plate pushes the bamboo strip into the material trough, the push claw near the side push assembly retracts downward. A transverse cylinder is installed at one end of the track, and the piston of the transverse cylinder is connected to the transfer seat; The lifting component is installed on the fixed platform. The lifting component includes a lifting cylinder and a lifting plate. The piston rod of the lifting cylinder is connected to the lifting plate.

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