Feeding device and glass bead coating equipment

Abstract

The invention provides a feeding device and glass bead coating equipment. The feeding device comprises a conveying piece, a dragging assembly and a material receiving assembly. The conveying part is sequentially provided with a feeding position, a conveying position and a waiting position in the conveying direction of the conveying part, the multiple materials are stacked at the feeding position to form a material set, and the conveying part drives the material set to move to the waiting position from the feeding position through the conveying position. The dragging assembly is arranged close to the waiting position. The material receiving assembly is arranged below the dragging assembly. Wherein the dragging assembly is used for dragging the material group located at the waiting position to the material receiving assembly, and the material receiving assembly is used for transferring each material in the material group dragged by the dragging assembly to a preset position. In this way, the materials can be fed in a stacked mode, it can be guaranteed that the material sets are split and restored into the multiple materials after feeding is completed while the feeding efficiency is improved, the feasibility of follow-up operation is guaranteed, the time needed by material feeding is effectively shortened, and the feeding efficiency of the materials is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of microbial cultivation, and in particular to a feeding device and a glass bead coating device. Background Art

[0002] When cultivating microorganisms, multiple culture dishes need to be placed on a conveyor belt in sequence manually, and the conveyor belt transports the culture dishes to the equipment for opening and closing covers and adding microorganisms, and then the cover of each culture dish is opened and microorganisms are added to the culture dishes respectively. In this way, while providing nutrients to the microorganisms, the diversity of the microorganisms can also be ensured.

[0003] However, when placing culture dishes on the conveyor belt, only one culture dish can be placed at a time. If multiple culture dishes are stacked and placed on the conveyor belt as a whole, the equipment for opening and closing the lids and adding microorganisms cannot complete operations such as opening the lids and adding microorganisms to the stacked culture dishes. As a result, the efficiency of placing culture dishes is currently low, and the time period for microbial cultivation is long. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to at least partially solve the problems existing in the prior art, according to one aspect of the present invention, a feeding device is provided. The feeding device includes a conveying member, a dragging assembly and a material receiving assembly. The conveying member is provided with a loading position, a transmission position and a waiting position in sequence along its conveying direction. A plurality of materials are stacked at the loading position to form a material group. The conveying member drives the material group to move from the loading position to the transmission position to the waiting position. The dragging assembly is arranged close to the waiting position. The material receiving assembly is arranged below the dragging assembly. Among them, the dragging assembly is used to drag the material group located at the waiting position to the material receiving assembly, and the material receiving assembly is used to transfer each material in the material group dragged by the dragging assembly to a predetermined position.

[0005] In the feeding device of the present invention, multiple materials can be stacked into a material group at the feeding position of the conveyor, and the material group can be moved to the waiting position through the conveyor via the transmission position. The dragging component can smoothly drag the material group at the waiting position to the receiving component, and the receiving component can split and restore the material group into multiple materials, and preset the multiple materials to a predetermined position. In this way, the stacking of materials can be realized, and while improving the feeding efficiency, it can also ensure that the material group is split and restored into multiple materials after the feeding is completed, ensuring the feasibility of subsequent operations, effectively reducing the time required for material feeding, and improving the material feeding efficiency.

[0006] Exemplarily, the dragging assembly includes a first positioning member and a second positioning member, which are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the material group at the waiting position, and the first positioning member and the second positioning member can move in a direction away from or close to the material receiving assembly. The first positioning member and the second positioning member are used to cooperate to drive the material group at the waiting position to move in a direction close to the material receiving assembly, so as to drive the material group to move from the waiting position to the material receiving assembly.

[0007] Exemplarily, the first positioning member and the second positioning member are both rod-shaped, and the first positioning member and the second positioning member cooperate to act on a side of the material group in the waiting position away from the material receiving component.

[0008] Exemplarily, the material receiving assembly includes a supporting member, which includes a plurality of supporting bodies that move toward each other, and the plurality of supporting bodies have a first state in which they are close to each other and a second state in which they are far away from each other. In the first state, the first positioning member and the second positioning member cooperate to drag the material group in the waiting position onto the supporting member. In the second state, the supporting member cancels the supporting force on the material group on the supporting member, so that the material placed lower in the material group is moved to the predetermined position after being subjected to the force.

[0009] Exemplarily, the material receiving assembly also includes a clamping member, which is located above the supporting member. The clamping member includes a plurality of clamping bodies that move toward each other, and the plurality of clamping bodies have a third state of being close to each other and a fourth state of being far away from each other. In the third state, the clamping member is used to clamp the second material from bottom to top in the material group on the supporting member. In the fourth state, the clamping member cancels the clamping force on the material group on the supporting member. The clamping member is at least used to switch from the fourth state to the third state when the supporting member is in the second state.

[0010] Exemplarily, the loading device also includes a transfer member, which is located below the supporting member. Before the supporting member switches from the first state to the second state, the transfer member moves toward the supporting member and passes through the supporting member to abut against the bottom wall of the material at the bottom of the supporting member. After the supporting member switches to the second state, the transfer member drives the material at the bottom to be moved to a predetermined position.

[0011] Exemplarily, the loading device also includes a mounting frame for installing a towing assembly and a material receiving assembly, and the material receiving assembly also includes a positioning portion installed on the mounting frame, and the positioning portion is used to cooperate with the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion to limit the material group on the supporting member after the material group in the waiting position is dragged onto the supporting member.

[0012] Exemplarily, the loading device also includes a first support plate and a second support plate respectively arranged on both sides of the conveying member, the first support plate and the second support plate are arranged corresponding to the transmission position, and a support gap is formed between the first support plate and the second support plate and the material group on the transmission position respectively, and the support gap is used to limit the displacement of the material group along the first direction, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the plate surface of the first support plate.

[0013] Exemplarily, the loading device further includes a first positioning rod and a second positioning rod respectively arranged on both sides of the conveying member, and the first positioning rod and the second positioning rod are respectively arranged between the loading position and the transmission position.

[0014] Exemplarily, the loading device also includes a control member and a sensing member, the control member is electrically connected to the sensing member and the dragging component, respectively, the sensing member is arranged beside the waiting position, the sensing member is used to sense the position information of the material group on the waiting position, the control member is used to receive the position information and send a control instruction to the dragging component, and the dragging component drags the material group at the waiting position to the material receiving component based on the control instruction.

[0015] According to another aspect of the present invention, a glass bead coating device is provided, comprising a switch cover assembly, a coating assembly and the feeding device as described above, wherein the switch cover assembly and the coating assembly are sequentially arranged downstream of the feeding device.

[0016] The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the present invention. In order to more clearly understand the technical means of the present invention, it can be implemented according to the contents of the specification. In order to make the above and other purposes, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the present invention are listed below. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] The above and other purposes, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by describing the embodiments of the present invention in more detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the embodiments of the present invention and constitute a part of the specification. Together with the embodiments of the present invention, they are used to explain the present invention and do not constitute a limitation of the present invention. In the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals generally represent the same components or steps.

[0018] Figure 1 A perspective view of a feeding device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is shown;

[0019] Figure 2 A top view of a feeding device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is shown;

[0020] Figure 3 A perspective view of a dragging assembly and a splicing assembly according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is shown.

[0021] Among them, the components represented by the reference numerals in the figures are:

[0022] 1. Conveying member; 11. Loading position; 12. Transmission position; 13. Waiting position; 2. Material group; 3. Drag assembly; 31. First positioning member; 32. Second positioning member; 33. First driving member; 34. Second driving member; 35. Third driving member; 36. Fourth driving member; 4. Material receiving assembly; 41. Supporting member; 411. First supporting body; 412. Second supporting body; 42. Clamping member; 421. First clamping body; 422. Second clamping body; 43. Transfer member; 44. Positioning part; 5. Mounting frame; 6. First support plate; 7. Second support plate; 8. First positioning rod; 81. Fifth driving member; 9. Second positioning rod; 91. Sixth driving member; 10. Sensor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the present invention more obvious, the exemplary embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments of the present invention, and it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiments described herein. Based on the embodiments of the present invention described in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work should fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0024] In the following description, a large amount of details are provided so that the present invention can be thoroughly understood. However, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the following description only illustrates a preferred embodiment of the present invention by way of example, and the present invention can be implemented without one or more such details. In addition, in order to avoid confusion with the present invention, some technical features well known in the art are not described in detail.

[0025] In order to fully understand the embodiments of the present invention, detailed structures will be presented in the following description. Obviously, the implementation of the embodiments of the present invention is not limited to the specific details familiar to those skilled in the art. The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, but in addition to these detailed descriptions, the present invention may also have other embodiments.

[0026] In one embodiment of the present invention, a feeding device is provided, which can effectively reduce the time required for material feeding and improve the material feeding efficiency. A feeding device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0027] like Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, the feeding device includes a conveying member 1, a dragging assembly 3 and a receiving assembly 4. The conveying member 1 is provided with a loading position 11, a transmission position 12 and a waiting position 13 in sequence along its conveying direction. A plurality of materials are stacked at the loading position 11 to form a material group 2. The conveying member 1 drives the material group 2 to move from the loading position 11 to the waiting position 13 via the transmission position 12. The dragging assembly 3 is arranged close to the waiting position 13. The receiving assembly 4 is arranged below the dragging assembly 3. The dragging assembly 3 is used to drag the material group 2 located at the waiting position 13 to the receiving assembly 4, and the receiving assembly 4 is used to transfer each material in the material group 2 dragged by the dragging assembly 3 to a predetermined position.

[0028] The conveying member 1 can be specifically a conveyor belt, which is provided with a loading position 11, a transmission position 12 and a waiting position 13 in sequence along its conveying direction. The operator can stack multiple materials to form a material group 2 and place it on the loading position 11 of the conveyor belt.

[0029] When the material group 2 moves from the loading position 11 to the waiting position 13 driven by the conveying member 1, at least part of the dragging component 3 can move toward the direction close to the material group 2 and act on the material group 2, thereby dragging the material group 2 to the receiving component 4, and then the receiving component 4 can be used to disperse the material group 2 and move each material to the predetermined position in turn.

[0030] The predetermined position can be determined according to actual use. Specifically, a conveyor belt can be provided on the side of the material receiving assembly 4, and the material receiving assembly 4 can disperse the material group 2 located thereon and transfer each material to the conveyor belt in turn, and then the conveyor belt transports the material to the predetermined position.

[0031] In the feeding device of the present invention, multiple materials can be stacked into a material group 2 at the feeding position 11 of the conveying member 1, and the material group 2 can be moved to the waiting position 13 through the conveying member 1 via the transmission position 12. The dragging component 3 can smoothly drag the material group 2 located at the waiting position 13 to the material receiving component 4, and the material receiving component 4 can split and restore the material group 2 into multiple materials, and preset the multiple materials to a predetermined position. In this way, the stacked feeding of materials can be realized, and while improving the feeding efficiency, it can also ensure that the material group 2 is split and restored into multiple materials after the feeding is completed, ensuring the feasibility of subsequent operations, effectively reducing the time required for material feeding, and improving the material feeding efficiency.

[0032] In some embodiments, Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, the dragging assembly 3 includes a first positioning member 31 and a second positioning member 32, and the first positioning member 31 and the second positioning member 32 are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the material group 2 of the waiting position 13, and the first positioning member 31 and the second positioning member 32 can move in a direction away from or close to the material receiving assembly 4. The first positioning member 31 and the second positioning member 32 are used to cooperate to drive the material group 2 of the waiting position 13 to move in a direction close to the material receiving assembly 4, so as to drive the material group 2 to move from the waiting position 13 to the material receiving assembly 4.

[0033] The dragging assembly 3 may include a first driving member 33 and a second driving member 34 respectively arranged corresponding to the first positioning member 31 and the second positioning member 32. The first driving member 33 may be connected to the first positioning member 31 via a third driving member 35, and the second driving member 34 may be connected to the second positioning member 32 via a fourth driving member 36.

[0034] like Figure 2 As shown, the first driving member 33 can drive the third driving member 35 and the first positioning member 31 to move away from or close to the material receiving component 4, and the third driving member 35 can drive the first positioning member 31 to move away from or close to the conveying member 1. Similarly, the second driving member 34 can drive the fourth driving member 36 and the second positioning member 32 to move away from or close to the material receiving component 4, and the fourth driving member 36 can drive the second positioning member 32 to move away from or close to the conveying member 1. Among them, the first driving member 33, the second driving member 34, the third driving member 35 and the fourth driving member 36 can be specifically cylinders or other devices that can drive the first positioning member 31 and the second positioning member 32 to move, etc., and this application does not make specific limitations on this.

[0035] The first positioning member 31 and the second positioning member 32 can be moved to the side of the material group 2 on the waiting position 13 away from the material receiving component 4 under the drive of the first driving member 33 and the second driving member 34 respectively, and then the third driving member 35 and the fourth driving member 36 can respectively drive the first positioning member 31 and the second positioning member 32 to move toward the conveying member 1 to respectively abut against the side walls of the material group 2. At this time, the first positioning member 31 and the second positioning member 32 can be moved toward the direction close to the material receiving component 4 under the drive of the first driving member 33 and the second driving member 34 respectively until the material group 2 is dragged to the material receiving component 4.

[0036] In the above embodiment, the position of the material group 2 can be accurately controlled through the cooperation of the first positioning member 31 and the second positioning member 32, ensuring that the material group 2 can accurately move to the material receiving assembly 4, effectively ensuring the reliability of the feeding device. In addition, manual intervention can be reduced, effectively improving the automation level and feeding efficiency of the feeding device.

[0037] In some embodiments, Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the first positioning member 31 and the second positioning member 32 are both rod-shaped, and the first positioning member 31 and the second positioning member 32 cooperate with the side of the material group 2 at the waiting position 13 away from the material receiving component 4.

[0038] The lengths of the first positioning member 31 and the second positioning member 32 can correspond to the height of the material group 2. In this way, when the material group 2 is dragged using the first positioning member 31 and the second positioning member 32, the first positioning member 31 and the second positioning member 32 can respectively form an abutment effect with each material in the material group 2, thereby ensuring stability during the dragging process and avoiding the material group 2 from overturning.

[0039] In the above embodiment, the rod-shaped first positioning member 31 and the second positioning member 32 have a simple structure and are easy to manufacture and maintain. While ensuring the dragging effect of the dragging component 3, the manufacturing cost of the dragging component 3 is greatly reduced.

[0040] In some embodiments, Figure 3 As shown, the material receiving assembly 4 includes a supporting member 41, and the supporting member 41 includes a plurality of supporting bodies moving toward each other, and the plurality of supporting bodies have a first state of being close to each other and a second state of being far away from each other. In the first state, the first positioning member 31 and the second positioning member 32 cooperate to drag the material group 2 at the waiting position 13 onto the supporting member 41. In the second state, the supporting member 41 cancels the supporting force on the material group 2 on the supporting member 41, so that the material placed at the bottom of the material group 2 is moved to the predetermined position after being subjected to the force.

[0041] like Figure 3 As shown, the supporting member 41 may include a first supporting body 411 and a second supporting body 412 that move toward each other, and the first supporting body 411 and the second supporting body 412 may approach each other to form a first state, in which the first positioning member 31 and the second positioning member 32 cooperate to drag the material group 2 located at the waiting position 13 to the supporting surface formed by the first supporting body 411 and the second supporting body 412. The first supporting body 411 and the second supporting body 412 may move away from each other to form a second state, in which the first supporting body 411 and the second supporting body 412 may cancel the supporting force on the material group 2, so that each material in the material group 2 can be sequentially transferred from bottom to top to a predetermined position.

[0042] In the above embodiment, the supporting member 41 can be flexibly switched between the first state and the second state, so that the supporting force can be applied to and removed from the material group 2, reducing manual intervention and effectively improving the automation level of the feeding device, as well as the convenience and practicality of use.

[0043] In some embodiments, Figure 3As shown, the material receiving assembly 4 also includes a clamping member 42, which is located above the supporting member 41. The clamping member 42 includes a plurality of clamping bodies that move toward each other, and the plurality of clamping bodies have a third state in which they are close to each other and a fourth state in which they are far away from each other. In the third state, the clamping member 42 is used to clamp the second material from bottom to top in the material group 2 on the supporting member 41. In the fourth state, the clamping member 42 cancels the clamping force on the material group 2 on the supporting member 41. The clamping member 42 is at least used to switch from the fourth state to the third state when the supporting member 41 is in the second state.

[0044] like Figure 3 As shown, the clamping member 42 may include a first clamping body 421 and a second clamping body 422 moving toward each other, the first clamping body 421 and the second clamping body 422 may approach each other and apply a clamping force to the material group 2 to form a third state, and the first clamping body 421 and the second clamping body 422 may move away from each other and cancel the clamping force applied to the material group 2 to form a fourth state.

[0045] When the supporting member 41 is in the first state, the first positioning member 31 and the second positioning member 32 can cooperate to drag the material group 2 in the waiting position 13 onto the supporting member 41. At this time, the clamping member 42 can be in the third state to limit the displacement of the second material and above materials from bottom to top in the material group 2, and then the supporting member 41 can be switched from the first state to the second state, so that the material at the bottom of the material group 2 can be transferred to the predetermined position. After the transfer is completed, the supporting member 41 can be switched from the second state to the first state, and the clamping member 42 can be switched from the third state to the fourth state. At this time, the remaining materials in the material group 2 can fall onto the supporting member 41 under the action of gravity, and the loading device can repeat the above operation to transfer each material in the material group 2 to the predetermined position in turn.

[0046] In the above embodiment, the clamping member 42 can be flexibly switched between the third state and the fourth state, and then with the cooperation of the supporting member 41, each material in the material group 2 can be moved to a predetermined position in turn, which effectively improves the convenience and efficiency of loading by the loading device and greatly improves the practicality of the loading device.

[0047] In some embodiments, Figure 3 As shown, the loading device also includes a transfer member 43, which is located below the supporting member 41. Before the supporting member 41 switches from the first state to the second state, the transfer member 43 moves toward the supporting member 41 and passes through the supporting member 41 to abut against the bottom wall of the material at the bottom of the supporting member 41. After the supporting member 41 switches to the second state, the transfer member 43 drives the material at the bottom to be moved to a predetermined position.

[0048] The transfer member 43 may specifically be a suction cup, which absorbs materials to avoid damage to the surface of the materials, and is particularly suitable for fragile objects or objects whose surfaces need to remain intact.

[0049] When the supporting member 41 is in the first state, the transferring member 43 can pass through the gap between the first supporting body 411 and the second supporting body 412 and abut against the bottom wall of the material located at the bottom of the material group 2, so as to form a stable connection between the transferring member 43 and the material, and then when the supporting member 41 is in the second state, the transferring member 43 can drive the material to move in a direction away from the material group 2 and transfer it to a predetermined position.

[0050] In the above embodiment, the transfer member 43 can quickly transfer each material in the material group 2 to a predetermined position, thereby replacing manual operations, reducing labor costs, and further improving the automation level of the loading device as well as the speed and efficiency of loading.

[0051] In some embodiments, Figure 3 As shown, the loading device also includes a mounting frame 5 for mounting the dragging component 3 and the material receiving component 4. The material receiving component 4 also includes a positioning portion 44 installed on the mounting frame 5. The positioning portion 44 is used to cooperate with the first positioning member 31 and the second positioning member 32 to limit the material group 2 on the supporting member 41 after the material group 2 at the waiting position 13 is dragged onto the supporting member 41.

[0052] The dragging assembly 3 and the material receiving assembly 4 can be arranged on the mounting frame in sequence along the vertical direction, and the positioning portion 44 can be arranged on the mounting frame 5 and away from the side of the loading position 11.

[0053] like Figure 3 As shown, the positioning portion 44 can be rod-shaped, and the number of the positioning portions 44 can be two. The two rod-shaped positioning portions 44 can be respectively arranged on the opposite sides of the material group 2. In this way, the two positioning portions 44 can be enclosed with the first positioning member 31 and the second positioning member 32 to form a limiting cavity. When the material group 2 is located on the supporting member 41, the limiting cavity can limit the inclination of the material group 2 to avoid the material group 2 located on the supporting member 41 from tipping over.

[0054] Through the cooperation between the positioning portion 44 and the first positioning member 31 and the second positioning member 32 , the accurate position of the material group 2 on the supporting member 41 can be ensured, thereby ensuring that the clamping member 42 can clamp the material group 2 stably and firmly.

[0055] In the above embodiment, the positioning portion 44 cooperates with the first positioning member 31 and the second positioning member 32 to prevent the material group 2 from being displaced or tilted when being dragged from the waiting position 13 to the supporting member 41, thereby effectively ensuring the stability of the material group 2. The positioning portion 44 can also limit the specific position of the material group 2 on the supporting member 41, thereby ensuring the stable clamping of the clamping member 42, further improving the safety and reliability of the feeding device.

[0056] In some embodiments, Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the loading device also includes a first support plate 6 and a second support plate 7 respectively arranged on both sides of the conveying member 1, the first support plate 6 and the second support plate 7 are arranged corresponding to the transmission position 12, and a support gap is formed between the first support plate 6 and the second support plate 7 and the material group 2 on the transmission position 12, respectively, and the support gap is used to limit the displacement of the material group 2 along the first direction, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the plate surface of the first support plate 6.

[0057] In the above embodiment, when the material group 2 moves from the loading position 11 of the conveying member 1 to the waiting position 13, the material group 2 may shake or tilt, and the first support plate 6 and the second support plate 7 arranged at the corresponding transmission position 12 can ensure the smooth passage of the material group 2 while limiting the displacement of the material group 2 along the first direction, thereby preventing the material group 2 from tipping over or tilting during the movement, thereby ensuring the stability of the movement of the material group 2 and further improving the reliability and safety of the loading device.

[0058] In some embodiments, Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the loading device further includes a first positioning rod 8 and a second positioning rod 9 respectively arranged on both sides of the conveying member 1 , and the first positioning rod 8 and the second positioning rod 9 are respectively arranged between the loading position 11 and the transmission position 12 .

[0059] The first positioning rod 8 and the second positioning rod 9 may be connected to a fifth driving member 81 and a sixth driving member 91, respectively, and the fifth driving member 81 and the sixth driving member 91 may respectively drive the first positioning rod 8 and the second positioning rod 9 to move toward or away from the conveying member 1. The fifth driving member 81 and the sixth driving member 91 may specifically be cylinders or other devices capable of driving the first positioning rod 8 and the second positioning rod 9 to move, and the present application does not make specific limitations on this.

[0060] When the material group 2 moves from the loading position 11 to the transmission position 12, the first positioning rod 8 and the second positioning rod 9 can be driven by the fifth driving member 81 and the sixth driving member 91 respectively to move toward the direction close to the conveying member 1. In this way, while ensuring that the material group 2 can pass smoothly, it can also abut against the side wall of the material group 2, thereby ensuring that each material in the material group 2 can be neatly stacked in the vertical direction.

[0061] In the above embodiment, the first positioning rod 8 and the second positioning rod 9 can fine-tune the position of the material in the material group 2 to avoid the stacked materials from tilting, thereby greatly improving the stability of the material group 2 during the conveying process.

[0062] In some embodiments, Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the loading device also includes a control component and a sensor component 10. The control component is electrically connected to the sensor component 10 and the dragging component 3 respectively. The sensor component 10 is arranged beside the waiting position 13. The sensor component 10 is used to sense the position information of the material group 2 on the waiting position 13. The control component is used to receive the position information and send a control instruction to the dragging component 3. The dragging component 3 drags the material group 2 at the waiting position 13 to the material receiving component 4 based on the control instruction.

[0063] The control component can specifically be a processor chip and its peripheral circuits such as a single-chip microcomputer, a microprocessor, a programmable logic controller (PLC), a digital signal processor (DSP), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a programmable logic array (PLA), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), etc., and this application does not make any specific limitations on this.

[0064] The sensing element 10 may specifically be a proximity sensor or an infrared sensor, etc., and the present application does not make any specific limitation thereto. Any device that can sense the position information of the material group 2 on the waiting position 13 may be used.

[0065] In the above embodiment, when the material group 2 moves to the waiting position 13, the sensing member 10 can sense the position information of the material group 2, and the control member sends a control instruction to the dragging component 3, thereby realizing the automatic control of the loading process of the loading device and reducing manual intervention. Moreover, the efficiency of material loading can be significantly improved through the automated loading process, ensuring the smoothness of the loading of the loading device.

[0066] According to another aspect of the present invention, a glass bead coating device is provided, comprising a switch cover assembly, a coating assembly and the above-mentioned feeding device, wherein the switch cover assembly and the coating assembly are sequentially arranged downstream of the feeding device. The coating assembly is used to inoculate the strain by moving the glass beads with the strain on the culture medium during bacterial culture. The trajectory of the glass beads moving on the culture medium can be understood as coating.

[0067] When the glass bead coating device is used to add rolling beads into the culture dish, the loading device can be used to store and transport the culture dish to the switch cover assembly, and the switch cover assembly can open the cover of the culture dish so that the coating assembly can add rolling beads into the culture dish.

[0068] The glass bead coating device of the present invention includes the above-mentioned feeding device. Since the above-mentioned feeding device has the above-mentioned beneficial effects, the glass bead coating device including the above-mentioned feeding device must also have the above-mentioned beneficial effects.

[0069] Although example embodiments have been described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the above example embodiments are merely exemplary and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention thereto. Various changes and modifications may be made therein by one of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention. All such changes and modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention as required by the appended claims.

[0070] For ease of description, the term "connection" may be used here to describe the relationship between one or more elements or features shown in the figures and other elements or features. It should be understood that "connection" may include direct connection or indirect connection via other elements or features, and this article is intended to include all of these situations.

[0071] It should be noted that the terms used herein are only for describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular form is also intended to include the plural form. In addition, it should be understood that when the terms "comprise" and / or "include" are used in this specification, it indicates the presence of features, steps, operations, parts, components and / or combinations thereof.

[0072] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present application and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the numbers used in this way can be interchanged where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the present application described herein can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein.

[0073] The present invention has been described by the above embodiments, but it should be understood that the above embodiments are only for the purpose of example and description, and are not intended to limit the present invention to the scope of the described embodiments. In addition, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and more variations and modifications can be made according to the teachings of the present invention, and these variations and modifications all fall within the scope of the protection claimed by the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A feeding device, characterized in that: include: A conveying member, wherein the conveying member is provided with a loading position, a transmission position and a waiting position in sequence along its conveying direction, a plurality of materials are stacked at the loading position to form a material group, and the conveying member drives the material group to move from the loading position to the transmission position to the waiting position; A drag component, wherein the drag component is arranged close to the waiting position; as well as A material receiving assembly, the material receiving assembly being arranged below the dragging assembly; The dragging component is used to drag the material group located at the waiting position to the material receiving component, and the material receiving component is used to move each material in the material group dragged by the dragging component to a predetermined position.

2. The feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The dragging assembly includes a first positioning member and a second positioning member, and the first positioning member and the second positioning member are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the material group of the waiting position, and the first positioning member and the second positioning member can move in a direction away from or close to the material receiving assembly, and the first positioning member and the second positioning member are used to cooperate to drive the material group of the waiting position to move in a direction close to the material receiving assembly, so as to drive the material group to move from the waiting position to the material receiving assembly.

3. The feeding device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first positioning member and the second positioning member are both rod-shaped, and the first positioning member and the second positioning member cooperate to act on a side of the material group at the waiting position away from the material receiving component.

4. The feeding device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The material receiving assembly includes a supporting member, which includes a plurality of supporting bodies that move toward each other, and the plurality of supporting bodies have a first state of being close to each other and a second state of being far away from each other. In the first state, the first positioning member and the second positioning member cooperate to drag the material group in the waiting position onto the supporting member. In the second state, the supporting member cancels the supporting force on the material group on the supporting member, so that the material placed at the bottom of the material group is moved to a predetermined position after being subjected to force.

5. The feeding device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The material receiving assembly also includes a clamping member, which is located above the supporting member. The clamping member includes a plurality of clamping bodies that move toward each other, and the plurality of clamping bodies have a third state of being close to each other and a fourth state of being far away from each other. In the third state, the clamping member is used to clamp the second material from bottom to top in the material group on the supporting member. In the fourth state, the clamping member cancels the clamping force on the material group on the supporting member. The clamping member is at least used to switch from the fourth state to the third state when the supporting member is in the second state.

6. The feeding device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The loading device also includes a transfer member, which is located below the supporting member. Before the supporting member switches from the first state to the second state, the transfer member moves toward the supporting member and passes through the supporting member to abut against the bottom wall of the material located at the bottom of the supporting member. After the supporting member switches to the second state, the transfer member drives the material at the bottom to be moved to the predetermined position.

7. The feeding device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The feeding device also includes a mounting frame for mounting the dragging assembly and the material receiving assembly, and the material receiving assembly also includes a positioning portion installed on the mounting frame, and the positioning portion is used to cooperate with the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion to limit the material group on the supporting member after the material group in the waiting position is dragged onto the supporting member.

8. The feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The loading device also includes a first support plate and a second support plate respectively arranged on both sides of the conveying member, the first support plate and the second support plate are arranged corresponding to the transmission position, and a support gap is formed between the first support plate and the second support plate and the material group on the transmission position respectively, and the support gap is used to limit the displacement of the material group along a first direction, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the plate surface of the first support plate.

9. The feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The loading device further includes a first positioning rod and a second positioning rod respectively arranged on both sides of the conveying member, and the first positioning rod and the second positioning rod are respectively arranged between the loading position and the transmission position.

10. The feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding device also includes a control component and a sensing component, wherein the control component is electrically connected to the sensing component and the dragging component respectively, and the sensing component is arranged beside the waiting position, and the sensing component is used to sense the position information of the material group on the waiting position, and the control component is used to receive the position information and send a control instruction to the dragging component, and the dragging component drags the material group at the waiting position to the material receiving component based on the control instruction.

11. A glass bead coating device, characterized in that: It comprises a switch cover assembly, a coating assembly and a feeding device as described in any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the switch cover assembly and the coating assembly are sequentially arranged downstream of the feeding device.

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