An article separation device

Abstract

The application discloses an article separating device, which comprises a mounting frame, a guide tube fixed on the mounting frame and vertically arranged, the guide tube having deformability and resilience, the guide tube comprising a feeding port and an output port arranged at two ends and a guide channel formed in the guide tube and only allowing one article to pass through, and a clamping mechanism comprising a first driving assembly and a pair of clamping components arranged on two sides of the guide tube, the first driving assembly being used for driving the two clamping components to approach or move away from the guide tube so that the guide tube is deformed or restored to the original shape, and thus the article located at the lowermost position in the guide tube is fixed or moved relative to the guide tube. The application has the beneficial effect that the accurate separation of multiple articles can be realized in sequence.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of article separation equipment, in particular to an article separation device. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the field of modern industrial production and logistics, sorting articles is a challenging task. First, the speed and accuracy of manual sorting cannot meet the growing demand for large-scale processing, and long-term repetitive labor not only increases the physical burden of workers, but also can have long-term effects on their health. SUMMARY

[0003] The purpose of the present application is to provide an article separation device that can accurately separate multiple articles one by one, and has a simple structure and is easy to operate.

[0004] The present application is achieved by the following technical solutions.

[0005] An article separation device, comprising:

[0006] a mounting frame;

[0007] a guide tube fixed to the mounting frame and arranged vertically, having deformability and resilience, the guide tube comprising a feeding port and an output port at both ends, and a guide channel formed inside the guide tube for passage of only one article;

[0008] a clamping mechanism comprising a first drive assembly and a pair of clamping components arranged on both sides of the guide tube, the first drive assembly being used to drive the two clamping components to approach or move away from the guide tube to cause the guide tube to deform or restore its original shape, so that the article at the bottom of the guide tube is fixed or moved relative to the guide tube.

[0009] As a further improvement of the present application, it further comprises a separation mechanism, the separation mechanism comprising a first receiving cylinder below the output port for receiving the article, the first receiving cylinder having a supporting surface for supporting the bottom of the article, the supporting surface being slightly smaller in vertical distance from the output port than the height of the article.

[0010] As a further improvement of the present application, the separation mechanism comprises two oppositely arranged second drive assemblies, the first receiving cylinder comprises a separable first part and a second part, and the two second drive assemblies are respectively used to drive the first part and the second part to approach or move away from each other to make the first part and the second part abut to form the first receiving cylinder, or the first part and the second part are separated to form a falling gap.

[0011] As a further improvement of the present application, a conveying mechanism is further included, which comprises at least one sliding rail, a second supporting receiving cylinder slidingly connected to the sliding rail, and at least one third driving assembly for driving the second receiving cylinder to slide along the extending direction of the sliding rail, and the moving track of the third receiving cylinder passes through the directly below of the first receiving cylinder.

[0012] As a further improvement of the present application, the second receiving cylinder comprises a separable third part and a fourth part, and the third driving assembly is provided with two, which are respectively used for driving the third part and the fourth part to slide along the extending direction of the sliding rail.

[0013] As a further improvement of the present application, the third driving assembly comprises a housing slidingly connected to the sliding rail, a motor positioned in the housing, and a gear driven by the motor, one end of the housing is connected to the second receiving cylinder, and the sliding rail is provided with a clamping tooth meshing with the gear, and the clamping tooth is provided along the extending direction of the sliding direction.

[0014] As a further improvement of the present application, the inner wall of the guide pipe is provided with anti-skid lines.

[0015] As a further improvement of the present application, the second driving assembly is provided with a telescopic air cylinder. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] The preferred embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with the help of the accompanying drawings, so as to help understand the purposes and advantages of the present application, in which:

[0017] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic view of the article separating device of the present application;

[0018] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic view of the separating mechanism;

[0019] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic view of the first receiving cylinder;

[0020] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic view of the conveying mechanism. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The present application will be further described in detail below according to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0022] The orientation terms mentioned or possibly mentioned in the present specification, such as up, down, left, right, front, back, front side, back side, top, bottom, etc., are defined with respect to the configuration shown in the drawings, and the terms "inner" and "outer" refer to the direction towards or away from the geometric center of a particular component, which are relative concepts, and thus can change accordingly depending on the different positions, different use states. Therefore, these or other orientation terms should not be interpreted as restrictive terms.

[0023] The present embodiment provides an article separating device for sequentially separating a plurality of elliptical articles, referring to Figures 1-4 , comprising a mounting frame 1, a guide tube 2, and a clamping mechanism 3, the guide tube 2 is fixed on the mounting frame 1 and vertically arranged, the guide tube 2 has deformability and resilience, the guide tube 2 includes a feeding port 21 and an output port 22 arranged at both ends, and a guide channel formed inside the guide tube 2 for passing only one article, the article can enter the guide tube 2 through the feeding port 21 and slide out of the output port 22 through the guide channel, the clamping mechanism 3 includes a first driving assembly 32 and a pair of clamping components 31 arranged on both sides of the guide tube 2, the first driving assembly 32 is arranged on the mounting frame 1, and the first driving assembly 32 is used to drive the two clamping components 31 to approach or move away from the guide tube 2 to cause the guide tube 2 to deform or restore its original shape, so that the article located at the lowermost position of the guide tube 2 is fixed or moved relative to the guide tube 2, and the guide tube 2 and the mounting frame 1 can be connected by a connecting piece, but it needs to be noted that the connecting piece should not touch the clamping components 31.

[0024] In the present embodiment, the guide tube 2 has a guide channel formed inside for passing only one article, so that the plurality of articles entering the guide tube 2 can pass through the guide channel in a predetermined trajectory and order and be transmitted out of the output port 22, avoiding mutual influence and interference between the plurality of articles. Moreover, since the guide tube 2 has deformability and resilience, when the two clamping components 31 controlled by the first driving assembly 32 contact and approach each other, the outer surface of the guide tube 2 is subjected to the clamping force exerted by the clamping components 31 on the guide tube 2, causing the guide tube 2 to deform, resulting in the inner wall of the guide tube 2 contacting the surface of the article and having a large static friction force therebetween, so that the article will not fall out of the guide tube 2, and when the two clamping components 31 move away from each other, the clamping force exerted by the clamping components 31 on the guide tube 2 gradually disappears, and the guide tube 2 gradually restores its original shape under the action of its own elasticity, during which the article located at the lowermost position of the guide tube 2 slowly slides downward under the action of its own gravity until it is removed from the output port 22, thereby achieving the sequential and accurate separation of the plurality of articles instead of manual operation.

[0025] In the embodiment, the inner wall of the guide pipe 2 is provided with anti-skid lines, the anti-skid lines can increase the roughness of the inner wall of the guide pipe 2, and increase the friction when the article contacts the guide pipe 2, so that the article can be stably fixed in the guide pipe 2 when the guide pipe 2 deforms inward.

[0026] In the embodiment, the separating mechanism 4 further includes a first receiving cylinder 41 located below the output port 22 and used for receiving the article, the first receiving cylinder 41 has a supporting surface 413 used for supporting the bottom of the article, and the distance between the supporting surface and the output port 22 in the vertical direction is slightly less than the height of the article, that is, when the article falls into the first receiving cylinder 41, the article in the first receiving cylinder 41 can contact the article in the guide pipe 2 to limit the article in the guide pipe 2, so that the two articles at the bottom of the guide pipe 2 are not continuously separated from the output port 22 when the two clamping components 31 move away from each other, and the clamping mechanism 3 can accurately control the article in the guide pipe 2.

[0027] In the embodiment, the separating mechanism 4 includes two oppositely arranged second driving assemblies 42, the first receiving cylinder 41 includes a separable first part 411 and a second part 412, and the two second driving assemblies 42 are respectively used for driving the first part 411 and the second part 412 to move close to or away from each other to make the first part 411 and the second part 412 combine to form the first receiving cylinder 41, or the first part 411 and the second part 412 separate to form a falling gap, so that the movement of the first part 411 and the second part 412 can be controlled by the two second driving assemblies 42, the article can be controlled to be received by the first receiving cylinder 41 and to fall to a target area by the first receiving cylinder 41, and the operation is quick and convenient.

[0028] In the embodiment, the first driving assembly 32 and the second driving assembly 42 can be telescopic air cylinders, specifically, the telescopic ends of the air cylinders in the first driving assembly 32 are connected with the clamping components 31, and the telescopic air cylinders in the two second driving assemblies are respectively connected with the first part 411 and the second part 412.

[0029] In the embodiment, the conveying mechanism 5 includes at least one sliding rail 51, a second receiving cylinder 52 slidingly connected to the sliding rail 51, and at least one third driving assembly 53 used for driving the second receiving cylinder 52 to slide along the extension direction of the sliding rail 51, the sliding rail 51 is positioned on the mounting frame 1, and the moving track of the second receiving cylinder 52 passes through the directly below of the first receiving cylinder 41, the article falling from the first receiving cylinder 41 can be received by the second receiving cylinder 52, and the operator can drive the second receiving cylinder 52 to move to different positions by the third driving assembly 53, and the flexibility is high.

[0030] In the embodiment, the second receiving cylinder 52 comprises a separable third part 521 and a fourth part 522, and the third driving assembly 53 is provided in two, and the two third driving assemblies 53 are respectively used to drive the third part 521 and the fourth part 522 to slide along the extension direction of the slide rail 51. On the one hand, when the third part 521 and the fourth part 522 move in the same direction, the position of the second receiving cylinder 52 can be changed. On the other hand, when the third part 521 and the fourth part 522 move in opposite directions, the third part 521 and the fourth part 522 are separated, that is, the article can fall from the gap between the third part 521 and the fourth part 522, and the demand of more use scenarios is met.

[0031] In the embodiment, the third driving assembly 53 comprises a housing in sliding connection with the slide rail 51, a motor positioned in the housing, and a gear driven by the motor. The slide rail 51 is provided with a clamping tooth 54 in meshing connection with the gear. The clamping tooth 54 is provided in extension along the sliding direction. That is, when the motor works, the rotating clamping tooth 54 drives the housing to move along the extension direction of the slide rail 51, so as to drive the second receiving cylinder 52 to move.

[0032] Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, and not to limit them; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that: it can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or make equivalent replacement for part of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. An item separation device, characterized in that, include: Mounting bracket (1); The guide tube (2) fixed on the mounting bracket (1) and vertically arranged has deformability and resilience. The guide tube (2) includes an inlet (21) and an outlet (22) at both ends, as well as a guide channel formed inside the guide tube (2) that allows only one item to pass through. The clamping mechanism (3) includes a first drive assembly (32) and a pair of clamping parts (31) respectively disposed on both sides of the guide tube (2). The first drive assembly (32) is used to drive the two clamping parts (31) to move closer to or further away from the guide tube (2) so that the guide tube (2) deforms or returns to its original shape, so that the item located at the bottom of the guide tube (2) is fixed or moved relative to the guide tube (2). It also includes a separation mechanism (4), which includes a first receiving tube (41) located below the output port (22) for receiving the item. The first receiving tube (41) has a supporting surface (413) for supporting the bottom of the item. The vertical distance between the supporting surface (413) and the output port (22) is slightly less than the height of the item. The separation mechanism (4) includes two opposing second driving components (42). The first receiving tube (41) includes a separable first part (411) and a second part (412). The two second driving components (42) are respectively used to drive the first part (411) and the second part (412) to move closer or further away from each other so that the first part (411) and the second part (412) abut and fit together to form the first receiving tube (411), or the first part (411) and the second part (412) separate to form a drop gap. It also includes a conveying mechanism (5), which includes at least one slide rail (51), a second receiving cylinder (52) slidably connected to the slide rail (51), and at least one third drive assembly (53) for driving the second receiving cylinder (52) to slide along the extension direction of the slide rail (51). The slide rail (51) is positioned on the mounting bracket (1), and the movement trajectory of the second receiving cylinder (52) passes directly below the first receiving cylinder (41). The second receiving cylinder (52) includes a separable third part and a fourth part. There are two third drive assemblies (53), and the two third drive assemblies (53) are respectively used to drive the third part and the fourth part to slide along the extension direction of the slide rail (51).

2. The article separation device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The third drive assembly (53) includes a housing slidably connected to the slide rail (51), a motor positioned inside the housing, and a gear driven by the motor. One end of the housing is connected to the second receiving cylinder (52). The slide rail (51) is provided with a locking tooth (54) that meshes with the gear. The locking tooth (54) extends along the sliding direction.

3. The article separation device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The inner wall of the guide tube (2) is provided with anti-slip texture.

4. The article separation device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The second drive component (42) is configured as a telescopic cylinder.

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