Automatic grading device and automatic grading method for boxed fresh flowers
By designing an automatic grader device including a detection roller frame, a clamping and flip mechanism and a visual inspection component, the problem of low efficiency of automatic grade of boxed flowers is solved, and efficient and automatic flower grade and quality management is achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202411964875.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-30
- Publication Date
- 2025-03-28
AI Technical Summary
The prior art is difficult to achieve efficient automatic grading of boxed flowers, resulting in low efficiency and high cost.
An automatic grading device including a detection roller frame, a clamping flip mechanism, a front visual detection component, a side visual detection component and a flower box end lifting mechanism is designed, and the automatic grading of flowers in the flower box is achieved through transmission, flip, photographing and detection steps.
Fully automatic grading of boxed flowers is realized, which improves flower collection efficiency and quality, reduces labor costs, and manages results data through manufacturing execution system (MES).
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of boxed flower detection, in particular to an automatic grading device and an automatic grading method for boxed flowers. Background Art
[0002] With the improvement of living standards, the demand for flowers has increased significantly, leading to higher expectations for the efficiency and speed of flower sorting systems. The traditional manual sorting method is time-consuming and labor-intensive, with high labor costs and low efficiency. After the implementation of the automated sorting production line, the production capacity has increased by about 2.5 times, the labor cost has been reduced by nearly 80%, and the product quality has become more stable and the grade division has become more refined.
[0003] As the market share of flowers increases, the scale of intensive, standardized and normalized flower production is further expanded, and it is more and more urgent to liberate labor and realize full automation. At present, the automatic sorting and grading of single flowers is not enough to handle the demand for flowers, so multiple flowers need to be packaged and sorted, so there is an urgent need to design such an automatic grading device. Summary of the invention
[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the deficiencies in the prior art and provide an automatic grading device for boxed flowers.
[0005] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve its technical problems is: an automatic grading device for boxed flowers, comprising a base, a frame located on the base and a cover shell covering the frame, the base is provided with a detection roller frame along its width direction, a plurality of cylinders are installed on the base below the detection roller frame, each of the cylinders is arranged in the gap between two rollers on the detection roller frame, and a clamping and flipping mechanism is arranged above the detection roller frame; a front visual detection component, a side visual detection component and a flower box end lifting mechanism are installed on the frame, the front visual detection component is arranged near the feeding end of the detection roller frame, the side visual detection component is arranged on both sides of the clamping and flipping mechanism, and the flower box end lifting mechanism is arranged above the clamping and flipping mechanism.
[0006] Furthermore, the clamping and flipping mechanism includes a lifting assembly, a rotating assembly and a carrying box assembly, the lifting assembly includes an electric cylinder, the rotating assembly has a rotating shaft and a servo motor installed at one end of the rotating shaft, the carrying box assembly includes a carrying box, the carrying box is installed on the rotating shaft, bearings are installed at both ends of the rotating shaft, the bearings are installed on bearing seats, the bearing seats are connected to the push rod of the electric cylinder, and the electric cylinder is installed on the base.
[0007] Furthermore, the carrying box is a box structure composed of an L-shaped folding plate and a vertical plate connected to form an opening at both ends and the bottom, the L-shaped folding plate is installed with a push cylinder and a slider, the push rod of the push cylinder is connected to the vertical plate, the vertical plate is connected to a guide rail connecting plate, the guide rail connecting plate is connected to the guide rail, and the slider is installed on the guide rail.
[0008] Furthermore, a planar rotating clamping cylinder is installed at the lower part of the L-shaped folding plate and the vertical plate, and the output end of the planar rotating clamping cylinder is connected to a clamping block. A vacuum sponge is arranged in the middle of the inner wall of the L-shaped folding plate and the vertical plate, and a suction block is arranged on the outer wall of the L-shaped folding plate and the vertical plate corresponding to the vacuum sponge.
[0009] Furthermore, the flower box end lifting mechanism includes a linear module, an electric cylinder and a suction cup, the slider of the linear module is connected to a bracket mounting plate, the bracket mounting plate is connected to an electric cylinder bracket, the electric cylinder is installed on the electric cylinder bracket, and the end of the push rod of the electric cylinder is connected to the suction cup.
[0010] Furthermore, the front visual detection component includes a first camera, a lifting and fine-tuning component, a strip light source and a connecting frame, the connecting frame is connected to both ends of the strip light source and fixed on the frame, the lifting and fine-tuning component is connected to the longitudinal beam of the frame, the lifting and fine-tuning component includes a slide rail, a slide rail mounting plate, a slider and a locking knob, the slide rail mounting plate is fixed on the longitudinal beam, the slide rail is vertically mounted on the slide rail mounting plate, the slider is arranged on the slide rail, a locking knob is provided on one side of the slider, the slider is connected to the camera mounting plate, and the camera mounting plate is connected to the first camera.
[0011] Furthermore, the side vision detection component includes a center hole backlight, a light source bracket, a second camera, a horizontal fine-tuning component and a camera bracket. The structure of the horizontal fine-tuning component is the same as that of the lifting fine-tuning component. The slide rail mounting plate and the light source bracket of the horizontal fine-tuning component are both fixed on the crossbeam of the frame. The center hole backlight is installed on the light source bracket, and the second camera is installed on the slider of the horizontal fine-tuning component through the camera bracket.
[0012] Furthermore, the detection roller frame includes a frame, rollers and guardrails, the guardrails are installed on both sides of the frame, the rollers are composed of powered rollers located in the middle and discharge ends of the frame and the remaining unpowered rollers, and the frame is provided with photoelectric sensors corresponding to the feed point, the front visual detection component and the clamping and flipping mechanism; the cylinder includes a blocking cylinder and a lifting cylinder, the blocking cylinder is arranged at the edge of the front visual detection component and the edge of the clamping and flipping mechanism, and the lifting cylinder is arranged directly below the clamping and flipping mechanism.
[0013] Furthermore, an electric box is installed on the base, a bottom surface of the base is connected with rollers and adjustable foot cups, a power supply and an industrial computer are installed on the frame, and an operation screen is connected to the cover.
[0014] Also provided is an automatic grading method for the automatic grading device for boxed flowers of the above solution, comprising the following steps:
[0015] S1. Flowers placed in a flower box are transferred from the transfer rack of the previous station to the detection roller rack. After detection by the photoelectric sensor, a signal is sent to the central control machine. The detection roller rack drives the flower box to continue to be transferred to the front visual detection component. The blocking cylinder extends the push rod to block the flower box. The first camera of the front visual detection component takes a picture of the flower box to detect the length of the flowers. The blocking cylinder retracts the push rod. The industrial control computer controls the rotation of the middle power roller to drive the flower box to continue to be transferred along the detection roller rack.
[0016] S2, the detection roller rack drives the flower box to the clamping and flipping mechanism. After the photoelectric sensor detects it, it sends a signal to the central control machine. The blocking cylinder extends the push rod to block the flower box, and the lifting cylinder lifts the flower box. At the same time, the electric cylinder of the clamping and flipping mechanism drives the rotating shaft and the carrying box to descend, and the vertical plate of the carrying box moves away from the L-shaped folding plate. When the lower edge of the L-shaped folding plate and the vertical plate reaches the bottom surface of the flower box, the horizontal push cylinder pushes the vertical plate toward the flower box until it contacts the flower box. The plane rotating clamping cylinder rotates so that the clamping block extends under the flower box and then resets. The suction block sucks air to ensure that the vacuum sponge fits the flower box well. The electric cylinder drives the rotating shaft and the carrying box to rise to the side visual inspection component. The servo motor drives the rotating shaft and the carrying box to rotate 180°. At this time, the bottom surface of the flower box faces upward.
[0017] S3, the slider on the linear module of the lifting mechanism at the end of the flower box drives the electric cylinder and the suction cup to move to one end of the flower box, the electric cylinder extends the push rod to drive the suction cup to absorb the flower box and then retracts the push rod, at this time, one end of the flower box is lifted out, the second camera of the side vision detection assembly near the end shoots one end of the flower, the electric cylinder extends the push rod to reset the flower box, the push rod of the electric cylinder retracts after the vacuum is broken by the suction cup; the slider drives the electric cylinder and the suction cup to move to one end of the flower box, the electric cylinder extends the push rod to drive the suction cup to absorb the flower box and then retracts the push rod, at this time, the other end of the flower box is lifted out, the second camera of the side vision detection assembly near the end shoots the other end of the flower, the electric cylinder extends the push rod to reset the flower box, the push rod of the electric cylinder retracts after the vacuum is broken by the suction cup;
[0018] S4, the servo motor drives the rotating shaft and the carrying box to rotate 180°, the bottom surface of the flower box faces downward, the electric cylinder drives the rotating shaft and the carrying box to descend until the bottom surface of the flower box contacts the lifting cylinder, the plane rotating clamping cylinder rotates to make the clamping block leave the bottom surface of the flower box, at the same time, the horizontal push cylinder pushes the vertical plate away from the flower box, the electric cylinder drives the rotating shaft and the carrying box to rise, the lifting cylinder and the blocking cylinder reset, the flower box returns to the detection roller frame, the photoelectric sensor sends a signal to the central control machine after detection, the power roller of the detection roller frame rolls, and drives the flower box to continue to be transmitted until the discharge end of the detection roller frame.
[0019] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the present invention transmits boxed flowers to the front visual inspection component through the inspection roller rack, shoots from above to detect the length of the flowers, and after the inspection is completed, the inspection roller rack continues to transmit the boxed flowers to the clamping and flipping mechanism, the clamping and flipping mechanism lifts the flower box to the side visual inspection component and then rotates 180 degrees, the flower box end lifting mechanism absorbs one end of the flower box, the side visual inspection component at the end performs inspection, the flower box end lifting mechanism puts down the flower box and moves it to the other end of the flower box for absorption, the flower box end lifting mechanism at the other end performs inspection, after the inspection is completed, the flower box end lifting mechanism is reset, the clamping and flipping mechanism flips 180 degrees, and then the flower box is placed on the inspection roller rack, the boxed flowers are transmitted from the inspection roller rack, and the inspection results are uploaded to the manufacturing execution system (MES); the problem of fully automatic grading of boxed flowers replacing manual grading inspection is solved, and the efficiency and quality of flower collection are improved; and the grading result data can be found in the information management system of MES, which is convenient for traceability. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0020] The present invention is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments.
[0021] Figure 1 The flower box is a flower box of boxed flowers to be detected by the automatic grading device of boxed flowers of the present invention.
[0022] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the automatic grading device for boxed flowers of the present invention.
[0023] Figure 3 The invention is a schematic structural diagram of the automatic grading device for boxed flowers without a cover.
[0024] Figure 4 The present invention is a schematic diagram of the structure of a clamping and flipping mechanism in an automatic grading device for boxed flowers.
[0025] Figure 5 yes Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the structure of the middle load-bearing box assembly.
[0026] Figure 6 yes Figure 5Schematic diagram of the enlarged structure at point A in the middle.
[0027] Figure 7 yes Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the structure in another direction.
[0028] Figure 8 The invention discloses a structural schematic diagram of a lifting mechanism for the end of a flower box in an automatic grading device for boxed flowers.
[0029] Fig. 9 It is a structural schematic diagram of a front visual detection component in the automatic grading device for boxed flowers of the present invention.
[0030] Fig.10 yes Fig. 9 Schematic diagram of the structure of the lifting and fine-tuning component.
[0031] Fig.11 It is a structural schematic diagram of the side vision detection component in the automatic grading device for boxed flowers of the present invention.
[0032] Fig.12 yes Fig.11 Schematic diagram of the structure in another direction.
[0033] Fig.13 It is a structural schematic diagram of a detection roller frame in the automatic grading device for boxed flowers of the present invention.
[0034] In the picture: 100, flower box;
[0035] 1. Base; 2. Frame; 3. Cover;
[0036] 4. Detection roller frame; 41. Frame; 42. Roller; 421. Power roller; 422. Unpowered roller; 43. Guardrail; 44. Photoelectric sensor;
[0037] 5. Cylinder; 51. Blocking cylinder; 52. Lifting cylinder;
[0038] 6. Clamping and flipping mechanism; 61. Electric cylinder; 62. Rotating shaft; 63. Servo motor; 64. Carrying box; 641. L-shaped folding plate; 642. Vertical plate; 643. Push cylinder; 644. Slider; 645. Guide rail connecting plate; 646. Guide rail; 647. Plane rotating clamping cylinder; 648. Clamping block; 649. Vacuum sponge; 6410. Air suction block; 65. Bearing seat;
[0039] 7. Front visual inspection component; 71. First camera; 72. Lifting and fine-tuning component; 721. Slide rail; 722. Slide rail mounting plate; 723. Slider; 724. Locking knob; 73. Strip light source; 74. Connecting frame;
[0040] 75. Camera mounting plate;
[0041] 8. Side vision detection component; 81. Center hole backlight source; 82. Light source bracket; 83. Second camera;
[0042] 84. Horizontal fine-tuning assembly; 85. Camera bracket;
[0043] 9. Flower box end lifting mechanism; 91. Linear module; 92. Electric cylinder; 93. Suction cup; 94. Bracket mounting plate; 95. Electric cylinder bracket;
[0044] 10. Electric box; 11. Rollers; 12. Adjustable feet; 13. Power supply; 14. Industrial computer; 15. Operation screen. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0045] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. These drawings are simplified schematic diagrams, which only illustrate the basic structure of the present invention in a schematic manner, and therefore only show the components related to the present invention.
[0046] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate positions or positional relationships based on the positions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention. In addition, features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, "multiple" means two or more.
[0047] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.
[0048] At the previous station, the flowers are placed Figure 1 In the flower box 100 shown, the upper end of the flower box 100 is open, and after the flowers therein are sorted, graded and inspected, the box cover will be closed at the next station.
[0049] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, an automatic grading device for boxed flowers comprises a base 1, a frame 2 located on the base 1, and a cover 3 covering the frame 2. A detection roller frame 4 is arranged on the base 1 along its width direction. A plurality of cylinders 5 are installed on the base 1 below the detection roller frame 4. Each cylinder 5 is arranged in the gap between two rollers on the detection roller frame 4. A clamping and flipping mechanism 6 is arranged above the detection roller frame 4. A front visual detection component 7, a side visual detection component 8, and a flower box end lifting mechanism 9 are installed on the frame 1. The front visual detection component 7 is arranged near the feeding end of the detection roller frame 4. The side visual detection component 8 is arranged on both sides of the clamping and flipping mechanism 6. The flower box end lifting mechanism 9 is arranged above the clamping and flipping mechanism 6. An electric box 10 is installed on the base 1. A roller 11 and an adjustable foot cup 12 are connected to the bottom surface of the base 1. A power supply 13 and an industrial computer 14 are installed on the frame 2. An operation screen 15 is connected to the cover 3.
[0050] like Figure 4 As shown, the clamping and flipping mechanism 6 includes a lifting assembly, a rotating assembly and a carrying box assembly. The lifting assembly includes an electric cylinder 61. The rotating assembly has a rotating shaft 62 and a servo motor 63 installed at one end of the rotating shaft 62. The carrying box assembly includes a carrying box 64. The carrying box 64 is installed on the rotating shaft 62. Bearings are installed at both ends of the rotating shaft 62. The bearings are installed on bearing seats 65. The bearing seats 65 are connected to the push rod of the electric cylinder 61. The electric cylinder 61 is installed on the base 1.
[0051] like Figure 5 As shown, the carrying box 64 is a box structure which is connected by an L-shaped folding plate 641 and a vertical plate 642 to form an opening at both ends and the bottom. A horizontal push cylinder 643 and a slider 644 are installed on the L-shaped folding plate 641. The push rod of the horizontal push cylinder 643 is connected to the vertical plate 642. Figure 6 As shown, the vertical plate 642 is connected to the guide rail connecting plate 645, the guide rail connecting plate 645 is connected to the guide rail 646, and the slider 644 is installed on the guide rail 646. Figure 7 As shown, a plane rotating clamping cylinder 647 is installed at the lower part of the L-shaped folding plate 641 and the vertical plate 642, and the output end of the plane rotating clamping cylinder 647 is connected to a clamping block 648, a vacuum sponge 649 is arranged in the middle of the inner wall of the L-shaped folding plate 641 and the vertical plate 642, and a suction block 6410 is arranged on the outer wall of the L-shaped folding plate 641 and the vertical plate 642 corresponding to the vacuum sponge 649.
[0052] like Figure 8 As shown, the flower box end lifting mechanism 9 includes a linear module 91, an electric cylinder 92 and a suction cup 93. The slider of the linear module 91 is connected to a bracket mounting plate 94, the bracket mounting plate 94 is connected to an electric cylinder bracket 95, the electric cylinder 92 is mounted on the electric cylinder bracket 95, and the end of the push rod of the electric cylinder 92 is connected to the suction cup 93.
[0053] like Fig. 9 As shown, the front visual detection component 7 includes a first camera 71, a lifting and fine-tuning component 72, a strip light source 73 and a connecting frame 74. The connecting frame 74 is connected to both ends of the strip light source 73 and fixed on the frame 2. The lifting and fine-tuning component 72 is connected to the longitudinal beam of the frame 2. Fig.10 As shown, the lifting and fine-tuning assembly 72 includes a slide rail 721, a slide rail mounting plate 722, a slider 723 and a locking knob 724. The slide rail mounting plate 722 is fixed on the longitudinal beam, the slide rail 721 is vertically mounted on the slide rail mounting plate 722, the slider 723 is arranged on the slide rail 721, and a locking knob 724 is provided on one side of the slider 723. The slider 723 is connected to the camera mounting plate 75, and the camera mounting plate 75 is connected to the first camera 71.
[0054] like Fig.10 and Fig.11 As shown, the side vision detection component 8 includes a center hole backlight source 81, a light source bracket 82, a second camera 83, a horizontal fine-tuning component 84 and a camera bracket 85. The horizontal fine-tuning component 84 has the same structure as the lifting fine-tuning component 72. The slide rail mounting plate and the light source bracket 82 of the horizontal fine-tuning component 84 are both fixed on the crossbeam of the frame 2. The center hole backlight source 81 is installed on the light source bracket 82, and the second camera 83 is installed on the slider of the horizontal fine-tuning component 84 through the camera bracket 85.
[0055] like Fig.12 As shown, the detection roller frame 4 includes a frame 41, a roller 42 and a guardrail 43. The guardrail 43 is installed on both sides of the frame 41. The roller 42 is composed of a power roller 421 located in the middle and the discharge end of the frame 41 and the remaining unpowered rollers 422. The frame 41 is provided with photoelectric sensors 44 corresponding to the feeding position, the front visual detection component 7 and the clamping and flipping mechanism 6. Among them, the cylinder 5 includes a blocking cylinder 51 and a lifting cylinder 52. The blocking cylinder 51 is provided at the edge of the front visual detection component 7 and the edge of the clamping and flipping mechanism 6, and the lifting cylinder 52 is provided directly below the clamping and flipping mechanism 6.
[0056] The automatic grading device for boxed flowers of the present embodiment has a simple structure and a reasonable design. Considering the structure of the flower box 100, the flower box 100 is flipped 180° by the clamping flipping mechanism 6 without taking the flowers out of the flower box 100 for inspection, so that the flower box 100 is reversely buckled in the carrying box 64, and the two ends of the flower box 100 are lifted in sequence by the flower box end lifting mechanism 9 respectively, so that the side visual detection components 8 on both sides can take pictures of the two ends of the flowers in sequence, and the grading detection of the flowers is completed. The whole process does not require manual intervention, and the detection is fast and efficient.
[0057] The automatic grading method of the automatic grading device for boxed flowers in this embodiment comprises the following steps:
[0058] S1, the flowers placed in the flower box 100 are transferred from the transfer rack of the previous station to the detection roller rack 4, the photoelectric sensor 44 sends a signal to the central control computer 14 after detection, the detection roller rack 4 drives the flower box 100 to continue to be transferred to the front visual detection component 7, the blocking cylinder 51 extends the push rod to block the flower box 100, the first camera 71 of the front visual detection component 7 takes a picture of the flower box 100 to detect the length of the flowers, the blocking cylinder 51 retracts the push rod, and the industrial control computer 14 controls the middle power roller 421 to rotate, driving the flower box 100 to continue to be transferred along the detection roller rack 4;
[0059] S2, the detection roller frame 4 drives the flower box 100 to be transmitted to the clamping and flipping mechanism 6, and the photoelectric sensor 44 sends a signal to the central control machine 14 after detection, and the blocking cylinder 51 extends the push rod to block the flower box 100, and the lifting cylinder 52 lifts the flower box 100; at the same time, the electric cylinder 61 of the clamping and flipping mechanism 6 drives the rotating shaft 62 and the carrying box 64 to descend, and the vertical plate 642 of the carrying box 64 moves away from the L-shaped folding plate 641. When the lower edges of the L-shaped folding plate 641 and the vertical plate 642 reach the bottom surface of the flower box 100, the horizontal push cylinder 52 is lifted. The cylinder 643 pushes the vertical plate 642 to move toward the flower box 100 until it contacts the flower box 100, the plane rotating clamping cylinder 647 rotates to make the clamping block 648 extend under the flower box 100 and then reset, the air suction block 6410 sucks air to ensure that the vacuum sponge 649 fits well with the flower box 100, the electric cylinder 61 drives the rotating shaft 62 and the carrying box 64 to rise to the side visual inspection component 8, and the servo motor 63 drives the rotating shaft 62 and the carrying box 64 to rotate 180°, at this time, the bottom surface of the flower box 100 faces upward;
[0060] S3, the slider on the linear module 91 of the flower box end lifting mechanism 9 drives the electric cylinder 92 and the suction cup 93 to move to one end of the flower box 100, the electric cylinder 92 extends a push rod to drive the suction cup 93 to absorb the flower box 100 and then retracts the push rod. At this time, one end of the flower box 100 is lifted out, and the second camera 83 of the side visual detection component 8 near the end shoots one end of the flower, the electric cylinder 92 extends a push rod to reset the flower box 100, and the suction cup 93 breaks the vacuum, and the push rod of the electric cylinder 92 retracts; the slider drives the electric cylinder 92 and the suction cup 93 to move to one end of the flower box 100, the electric cylinder 92 extends a push rod to drive the suction cup 93 to absorb the flower box 100 and then retracts the push rod. At this time, the other end of the flower box 100 is lifted out, and the second camera 83 of the side visual detection component 8 near the end shoots the other end of the flower, the electric cylinder 92 extends a push rod to reset the flower box 100, and the suction cup 93 breaks the vacuum, and the push rod of the electric cylinder 92 retracts;
[0061] S4, the servo motor 63 drives the rotating shaft 62 and the carrying box 64 to rotate 180°, the bottom surface of the flower box 100 faces downward, the electric cylinder 61 drives the rotating shaft 62 and the carrying box 64 to descend, until the bottom surface of the flower box 100 contacts the lifting cylinder 52, the plane rotating clamping cylinder 647 rotates to make the clamping block 648 leave the bottom surface of the flower box 100, at the same time, the horizontal push cylinder 643 pushes the vertical plate 642 away from the flower box 100, the electric cylinder 61 drives the rotating shaft 62 and the carrying box 64 to rise, the lifting cylinder 52 and the blocking cylinder 51 reset, the flower box 100 returns to the detection roller frame 4, the photoelectric sensor 44 sends a signal to the central control machine 14 after detection, the power roller 421 of the detection roller frame 4 rolls, and drives the flower box 100 to continue to be transmitted until the discharge end of the detection roller frame 4.
[0062] The above description only describes the specific implementation mode of the present invention. Various examples do not limit the essential content of the present invention. After reading the description, ordinary technicians in the relevant technical field can modify or deform the specific implementation modes described above without departing from the essence and scope of the invention.
Claims
1. An automatic grading device for boxed flowers, comprising a base (1), a frame (2) located on the base (1), and a cover (3) covering the frame (2), characterized in that: A detection roller frame (4) is arranged on the base (1) along its width direction; a plurality of cylinders (5) are installed on the base (1) below the detection roller frame (4); each of the cylinders (5) is arranged in a gap between two rollers (42) on the detection roller frame (4); a clamping and flipping mechanism (6) is arranged above the detection roller frame (4); a front visual detection component (7), a side visual detection component (8) and a flower box end lifting mechanism (9) are installed on the frame (2); the front visual detection component (7) is arranged near the feeding end of the detection roller frame (4); the side visual detection component (8) is arranged on both sides of the clamping and flipping mechanism (6); and the flower box end lifting mechanism (9) is arranged above the clamping and flipping mechanism (6).
2. The automatic grading device for boxed flowers according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping and flipping mechanism (6) comprises a lifting component, a rotating component and a bearing box component, wherein the lifting component comprises an electric cylinder (61), the rotating component comprises a rotating shaft (62) and a servo motor (63) mounted at one end of the rotating shaft (62), the bearing box component comprises a bearing box (64), the bearing box (64) is mounted on the rotating shaft (62), bearings are mounted at both ends of the rotating shaft (62), the bearings are mounted on a bearing seat (65), the bearing seat (65) is connected to a push rod of the electric cylinder (61), and the electric cylinder (61) is mounted on a base (1).
3. The automatic grading device for boxed flowers according to claim 2, characterized in that: The carrying box (64) is a box structure formed by connecting an L-shaped folding plate (641) and a vertical plate (642) to form an opening at both ends and the bottom. The L-shaped folding plate (641) is installed with a horizontal push cylinder (643) and a slider (644). The push rod of the horizontal push cylinder (643) is connected to the vertical plate (642). The vertical plate (642) is connected to a guide rail connecting plate (645). The guide rail connecting plate (645) is connected to a guide rail (646). The slider (644) is installed on the guide rail (646).
4. The automatic grading device for boxed flowers according to claim 3, characterized in that: A plane rotating clamping cylinder (647) is installed at the lower part of the L-shaped folding plate (641) and the vertical plate (642), and the output end of the plane rotating clamping cylinder (647) is connected to a clamping block (648). A vacuum sponge (649) is arranged in the middle of the inner wall of the L-shaped folding plate (641) and the vertical plate (642), and a suction block (6410) is arranged on the outer wall of the L-shaped folding plate (641) and the vertical plate (642) corresponding to the vacuum sponge (649).
5. The automatic grading device for boxed flowers according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flower box end lifting mechanism (9) comprises a linear module (91), an electric cylinder (92) and a suction cup (93); the slider of the linear module (91) is connected to a bracket mounting plate (94); the bracket mounting plate (94) is connected to an electric cylinder bracket (95); the electric cylinder (92) is mounted on the electric cylinder bracket (95); and the end of the push rod of the electric cylinder (92) is connected to the suction cup (93).
6. The automatic grading device for boxed flowers according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front visual detection component (7) comprises a first camera (71), a lifting and fine-tuning component (72), a strip light source (73) and a connecting frame (74); the connecting frame (74) is connected to both ends of the strip light source (73) and fixed on the frame (2); the lifting and fine-tuning component (72) is connected to the longitudinal beam of the frame (2); the lifting and fine-tuning component (72) comprises a slide rail (721), a slide rail mounting plate (722), a slider (723) and a locking knob (724); the slide rail mounting plate (722) is fixed on the longitudinal beam; the slide rail (721) is vertically mounted on the slide rail mounting plate (722); the slider (723) is arranged on the slide rail (721); a locking knob (724) is arranged on one side of the slider (723); the slider (723) is connected to a camera mounting plate (75); and the camera mounting plate (75) is connected to the first camera (71).
7. The automatic grading device for boxed flowers according to claim 6, characterized in that: The side vision detection component (8) comprises a center hole backlight source (81), a light source bracket (82), a second camera (83), a horizontal fine-tuning component (84) and a camera bracket (85); the horizontal fine-tuning component (84) has the same structure as the lifting fine-tuning component (72); the slide rail mounting plate and the light source bracket (82) of the horizontal fine-tuning component (84) are both fixed on the crossbeam of the frame (2); the center hole backlight source (81) is mounted on the light source bracket (82); and the second camera (83) is mounted on a slider of the horizontal fine-tuning component (84) via the camera bracket.
8. The automatic grading device for boxed flowers according to claim 1, characterized in that: The detection roller frame (4) comprises a frame (41), a roller (42) and a guardrail (43), wherein the guardrail (43) is installed on both sides of the frame (41), and the roller (42) is composed of a powered roller (421) located in the middle and at the discharge end of the frame (41) and the remaining unpowered rollers (422). Photoelectric sensors (44) are arranged on the frame (41) at the corresponding feeding position, the front visual detection component (7) and the clamping and turning mechanism (6); the cylinder (5) comprises a blocking cylinder (51) and a lifting cylinder (52), wherein the blocking cylinder (51) is arranged at the edge of the front visual detection component (7) and the edge of the clamping and turning mechanism (6), and the lifting cylinder (52) is arranged directly below the clamping and turning mechanism (6).
9. The automatic grading device for boxed flowers according to claim 1, characterized in that: An electric box (10) is installed on the base (1), a roller (11) and an adjustable foot cup (12) are connected to the bottom surface of the base (1), a power supply (13) and an industrial computer (14) are installed on the frame (2), and an operating screen (15) is connected to the cover (3).
10. An automatic grading method for an automatic grading device for boxed flowers according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: The steps include: S1, the flowers placed in the flower box (100) are transferred from the transfer rack of the previous station to the detection roller rack (4), the photoelectric sensor (44) detects and sends a signal to the central control machine (14), the detection roller rack (4) drives the flower box (100) to continue to be transferred to the front visual detection component (7), the blocking cylinder (51) extends a push rod to block the flower box (100), the first camera (71) of the front visual detection component (7) takes a picture of the flower box (100) to detect the length of the flowers, the blocking cylinder (51) retracts the push rod, and the industrial control machine (14) controls the middle power roller (421) to rotate, driving the flower box (100) to continue to be transferred along the detection roller rack (4); S2, the detection roller frame (4) drives the flower box (100) to be transmitted to the clamping and flipping mechanism (6), the photoelectric sensor (44) sends a signal to the central control machine (14) after detection, the blocking cylinder (51) extends the push rod to block the flower box (100), and the lifting cylinder (52) lifts the flower box (100); at the same time, the electric cylinder (61) of the clamping and flipping mechanism (6) drives the rotating shaft (62) and the carrying box (64) to descend, and the vertical plate (642) of the carrying box (64) is away from the L-shaped folding plate (641). When the lower edges of the L-shaped folding plate (641) and the vertical plate (642) reach the bottom surface of the flower box (100), the horizontal The push cylinder (643) pushes the vertical plate (642) toward the flower box (100) until it contacts the flower box (100), the plane rotating clamping cylinder (647) rotates so that the clamping block (648) extends below the flower box (100) and then resets, the air suction block (6410) sucks air to ensure that the vacuum sponge (649) fits well with the flower box (100), the electric cylinder (61) drives the rotating shaft (62) and the carrying box (64) to rise to the side visual inspection component (8), and the servo motor (63) drives the rotating shaft (62) and the carrying box (64) to rotate 180 degrees, at which time, the bottom surface of the flower box (100) faces upward; S3, the slider on the linear module (91) of the flower box end lifting mechanism (9) drives the electric cylinder (92) and the suction cup (93) to move to one end of the flower box (100), the electric cylinder (92) extends a push rod to drive the suction cup (93) to suck the flower box (100) and then retracts the push rod. At this time, one end of the flower box (100) is lifted out, and the second camera (83) of the side visual detection assembly (8) near the end takes a picture of one end of the flower. The electric cylinder (92) extends a push rod to reset the flower box (100), and the suction cup (93) breaks the vacuum. The push rod of the electric cylinder (92) retracts; the slider drives the electric cylinder (92) and the suction cup (93) to move to one end of the flower box (100); the electric cylinder (92) extends the push rod to drive the suction cup (93) to suck the flower box (100) and then retracts the push rod; at this time, the other end of the flower box (100) is lifted out, and the second camera (83) of the side visual detection assembly (8) near the end takes a picture of the other end of the flower; the electric cylinder (92) extends the push rod to reset the flower box (100); the suction cup (93) breaks the vacuum and then the push rod of the electric cylinder (92) retracts; S4, the servo motor (63) drives the rotating shaft (62) and the carrying box (64) to rotate 180 degrees, the bottom surface of the flower box (100) faces downward, and the electric cylinder (61) drives the rotating shaft (62) and the carrying box (64) to descend until the bottom surface of the flower box (100) contacts the lifting cylinder (52), and the plane rotating clamping cylinder (647) rotates to make the clamping block (648) leave the bottom surface of the flower box (100). At the same time, the horizontal push cylinder (643) pushes the vertical plate (647) to move upward. 42) moves away from the flower box (100), the electric cylinder (61) drives the rotating shaft (62) and the carrying box (64) to rise, the lifting cylinder (52) and the blocking cylinder (51) are reset, the flower box (100) returns to the detection roller frame (1), the photoelectric sensor (44) sends a signal to the central control machine (14) after detection, the power roller (421) of the detection roller frame (4) rolls, and drives the flower box (100) to continue to be transmitted until the discharge end of the detection roller frame (4).