Automatic arrangement device for strip-shaped materials

Abstract

An automatic arrangement device for strip-shaped materials comprises a direction adjusting assembly provided with a plurality of partition plates, and a blocking piece is arranged at the upper ends of every two adjacent partition plates; the partition plate is located below the tail end of the conveying belt. Wherein the spacing distance between the partition plates is larger than or equal to the width of a target strip-shaped object conveyed on the conveying belt and smaller than the length of the strip-shaped object. The defects in the existing strip-shaped physical material process are effectively overcome, the efficiency is greatly improved, manual direction adjustment and single-layer placement are replaced, a large number of strip-shaped materials can be continuously treated, the material arrangement time consumption is greatly shortened, meanwhile, the labor intensity is effectively reduced, manual high-intensity work is reduced, operation errors caused by fatigue are avoided, and the production efficiency is improved. Therefore, operators can concentrate on other key links, and the device has good application prospect and technical value in the field of related material treatment.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of production automation, and particularly to an automatic sorting device for strip-shaped materials. Background Art

[0002] Many instant foods on the market generally use strip-shaped packaging, which is a form of packaging that seals a fixed quantity of instant food in an independent, slender strip-shaped packaging material.

[0003] The strip-shaped packaging mainly has the following advantages: it is small in size and light in weight, easy to put in pockets and bags, and convenient for people to carry around when traveling, going to work, going to school, etc., and can enjoy instant food at any time. Each strip of packaged instant food has a fixed quantity, which can ensure the accurate dosage for each brewing, thus ensuring the stable taste and concentration of the drink and facilitating consumers to control the intake. For example, when brewing kudzu root powder, users can brew a drink with a suitable concentration according to the instructions on the package. In addition, strip-shaped packages can be arranged and stacked flexibly, occupy little space, and can be conveniently stored in cabinets, drawers, etc. Moreover, due to the independent packaging, after taking part of the product, the remaining product can still be well preserved and not be contaminated.

[0004] However, the sorting of existing strip-shaped materials (such as kudzu roots) has the following problems: processes such as unifying the direction and arranging them in a single layer, but this process can only be manually selected and placed at present, with low efficiency. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In view of the above problems, embodiments of the present invention are proposed to provide an automatic sorting device for strip-shaped materials that overcomes the above problems or at least partially solves the above problems.

[0006] To solve the above problems, embodiments of the present invention disclose an automatic sorting device for strip-shaped materials, including:

[0007] A direction adjustment component, which is provided with a plurality of partition plates; a blocking member, distributed at intervals of one of the partition plates and arranged at the upper end of the partition plate;

[0008] The partition plate is located below the end of the conveyor belt;

[0009] Wherein, the distance between the partition plates is greater than or equal to the width of the target strip-shaped material conveyed on the conveyor belt and less than the length of the strip-shaped material.

[0010] Optionally, one end of the partition plate is connected as a whole through a connecting member, and the lower end of the partition plate is an inclined surface, so that the partition plate is inclined towards the end connected to the connecting member.

[0011] Optionally, a bottom plate is provided at the lower end of the partition plate. The bottom plate is attached to the lower end of the partition plate, and the bottom plate is inclined in the direction towards the connecting member.

[0012] Optionally, a stacking adjustment assembly is further included; the stacking adjustment assembly is arranged on one side of the direction adjustment assembly;

[0013] The stacking adjustment assembly is provided with a plurality of convex ridges, and a groove having two inclined surfaces is formed between two adjacent convex ridges.

[0014] Optionally, the cross-sectional projection of the convex ridge is a triangular structure, and the depth of the groove is not greater than the minimum side length of a single strip.

[0015] Optionally, a weighing mechanism is further provided at the lower end of the stacking adjustment assembly.

[0016] Optionally, the surface of the partition plate is a smooth surface, and its edges and corners are rounded respectively.

[0017] Optionally, the stacking adjustment assembly is made of TPU material or silicone rubber, and the top of its convex ridge is rounded.

[0018] The present invention has the following advantages: Through the direction adjustment assembly, which is provided with a plurality of partition plates, and a blocking member is provided at the upper ends of two adjacent partition plates; the partition plates are located below the end of the conveyor belt; wherein, the distance between the partition plates is greater than or equal to the width of the target strip conveyed on the conveyor belt and less than the length of the strip. It effectively solves the defects in the existing process of handling strip-shaped materials, greatly improves the efficiency, replaces manual operation for direction adjustment and single-layer placement, can continuously process a large number of strips, greatly shortens the time for material sorting, effectively reduces the labor intensity, reduces manual high-intensity labor, avoids operation errors caused by fatigue, enables the operator to focus on other key links, and has good application prospects and technical value in the related material handling field. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the direction adjustment assembly in an automatic sorting device for strip-shaped materials of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 2 is Figure 1 a schematic structural diagram in combination with the bottom plate;

[0021] Figure 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the bottom of an automatic sorting device for strip-shaped materials of the present invention being inclined;

[0022] Figure 4 is Figure 3 a schematic structural diagram in combination with the bottom plate;

[0023] Figure 5It is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a stacking adjustment component of an automatic sorting device for strip materials according to the present invention;

[0024] Figure 6 It is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment in which the edge of the direction adjustment component in an automatic sorting device for strip materials according to the present invention is rounded. Detailed implementation manners

[0025] To make the above objects, features, and advantages of the present invention more obvious and understandable, the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific implementation manners.

[0026] One of the core concepts of the embodiments of the present invention is that, when the strip-shaped object moves driven by the conveyor belt at the top of the partition, after hitting the blocking member, it falls onto the bottom plate at the bottom of the partition, and slides to a lower place under the action of gravity - so that the length direction of the strip-shaped object is consistent with the advancing direction of the material, realizing direction adjustment.

[0027] As Figures 1 to 4 shown, an embodiment of an automatic sorting device for strip materials provided by the present invention may specifically include: a direction adjustment component 10, which is provided with a plurality of partitions 11; a blocking member 12, distributed at intervals of one of the partitions 11 and arranged at the upper end of the partition 11; that is, a blocking member 12 is provided at the upper ends of two adjacent partitions 11; the partition 11 is located below the end of the conveyor belt; wherein, the interval distance of the partition 11 is greater than or equal to the width of the target strip-shaped object conveyed on the conveyor belt and less than the length of the strip-shaped object.

[0028] In this embodiment, when the strip-shaped object is conveyed by the conveyor belt at the top of the partition, since the interval distance of the partition 11 is greater than or equal to the width of the target strip-shaped object and less than its length, that is, the distance between the gaps 13 formed between two adjacent partitions 11 is less than the length of the strip-shaped object and slightly greater than the maximum width of the strip-shaped object, so that the strip-shaped object can be located in the above gaps. When the strip-shaped object hits the blocking member 12, under the action of gravity, it will fall to the bottom of the gap 13 between the partitions 11. In this process, the strip-shaped object will naturally adjust its posture so that its length direction tends to be consistent with the advancing direction of the material. Because during the collision and sliding process of the strip-shaped object, the longer length direction is more easily affected by gravity and space limitations and undergoes self-adjustment, thus solving the problem that it is difficult to accurately and uniformly orient the strip-shaped objects manually.

[0029] The above partition 11 can also effectively limit the stacking layers of the strip-shaped objects. Due to the specific design of the spacing distance of the partition 11, when the strip-shaped objects move and slide between the partitions 11, it is not easy to have the situation of multi-layer overlap. When the strip-shaped objects fall from the end of the conveyor belt to the bottom of the partition 11, the partition plays a role of separating and guiding, making the strip-shaped objects more inclined to be arranged in a single layer on the bottom plate, avoiding the drawback that it is difficult to ensure a single-layer setting during manual placement.

[0030] In an embodiment of the present application, as Figure 3 and Figure 4 shown, one end of the partition 11 is connected as a whole through a connecting member, and the lower end of the partition 11 is an inclined surface, so that one end of the partition 11 is inclined towards the connecting member. When the strip-shaped objects conveyed by the conveyor belt are blocked by the blocking member 12, they will fall into the gap 13 formed between the partitions 11, as Figure 3 shown, and one side between the partitions 11 is connected. Since the lower end of the partition 11 is an inclined surface, after the strip-shaped objects fall into the gap, under the action of gravity, one end of the strip-shaped objects automatically moves towards the connection position between the partitions 11, so that the strip-shaped objects can be automatically aligned after being automatically distributed by the above-mentioned direction adjustment assembly 10. The device has a simple structure and low cost, which is beneficial to saving production costs.

[0031] It should be noted that the inclination of the above partition 11 can be adjusted according to requirements. For example, during the production process, the inclination relative to the horizontal position is adjusted to 30° to 60°. Moreover, due to the different smoothness of the outer surfaces of the strip-shaped objects, they can be aligned by gravity through different angles. When the outer surface of the strip-shaped objects is relatively rough, the angle can be increased, and when it is relatively smooth, a smaller angle can be used. Specifically, for example, for instant food with a smooth outer package, a smaller angle, such as 15°, etc. can be used. Or a larger angle can also be used when the outer surface of the strip-shaped objects is relatively rough.

[0032] In an embodiment of the present application, a bottom plate 14 is provided at the lower end of the partition 11. The bottom plate 14 is attached to the lower end of the partition 11, and the bottom plate 14 is inclined towards the extraction connecting member. For example, the above-mentioned connecting member can be a connecting plate or can be integrally provided with the partition 11. Through the above bottom plate 14, when the strip-shaped objects fall onto the bottom plate 14 at the bottom end of the partition 11, due to the inclination angle of the above bottom plate 14, the strip-shaped objects are arranged in a single layer and the ends are aligned under the action of gravity, which is convenient for subsequent packaging of the products without manual alignment operation, thereby greatly improving the production efficiency.

[0033] In an embodiment of the present application, as Figure 5As shown in the figure, it further includes a stacking adjustment component 20; the stacking adjustment component 20 is arranged on one side of the direction adjustment component 10 and is used to automatically adjust the stacked strip-shaped objects; the stacking adjustment component 20 is provided with a plurality of convex ridges 21, and a groove 22 with two ramp surfaces is formed between two adjacent convex ridges 21. The strip-shaped objects with adjusted directions enter the concave-convex spaced ridges, and the strip-shaped objects stacked on the upper part slide down to both sides under the action of gravity - to avoid stacking of strip-shaped objects.

[0034] It should be noted that the stacking adjustment component 20 can also be placed under the direction adjustment component 10 to replace the bottom plate 14.

[0035] In an embodiment of the present application, the cross-section of the convex ridge 21 is triangular, and the depth of the groove 22 is not greater than the minimum side length of a single strip-shaped object. Driven by the conveyor belt at the top of the partition, the strip-shaped objects move, collide with the blocking member, and then fall onto the bottom plate at the bottom of the partition 101, and slide down to a lower place under the action of gravity - to make the length direction of the strip-shaped objects consistent with the advancing direction of the material, realizing direction adjustment; the strip-shaped objects with adjusted directions enter the concave-convex spaced ridges (grooves 22), and the strip-shaped objects stacked on the upper part slide down to both sides under the action of gravity - to avoid stacking of strip-shaped objects; through the weighing mechanism further provided at the lower end of the above-mentioned stacking adjustment component 20, the stacked long materials are weighed, and when the preset weight is reached, it can be linked with a buzzer and / or an indicator light for prompting. For example, through the output interface of the weighing device, when the weight reaches the preset value, an alarm signal is output, and the LED light or buzzer is linked to make a sound to prompt the user that the stacked strip-shaped objects are already sufficient for packaging.

[0036] In an embodiment of the present application, the surface of the partition 11 is a smooth surface, and its edges and corners are respectively rounded. As Figure 6 shown, its edges are rounded edges and the ridges are rounded, which can prevent the positions of the edges and corners from being relatively sharp, so that when the long strip-shaped products fall from the conveyor belt, they touch the relatively sharp edges and corners, which is likely to cause problems such as damage to the product packaging.

[0037] In an embodiment of the present application, the stacking adjustment component 20 is made of TPU material or silicone rubber, and the top of its convex ridge 21 is rounded. Since TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) has excellent resilience, good hydrolysis resistance and high UV stability, and can also provide a smooth surface; the rounded convex ridge 21 prevents the long strip-shaped products from being damaged when they hit the sharp edges when falling, and in addition, the smooth surface can make the products slide into the groove 22.

[0038] As an example, in the above-mentioned direction adjustment component 10, there are a plurality of partition plates 11 and a plurality of blocking members 12. A conveyor belt is provided at the top of the partition plate 11; the distance between adjacent partition plates 11 is less than the length of the "strip-shaped object" and slightly greater than the maximum width of the strip-shaped object; the blocking member 12 is provided on the upper end surface of the partition plate 11, and only one blocking member 12 is provided on two adjacent partition plates 11; an inclined bottom plate 14 is provided at the bottom of the partition plate; the above-mentioned stacking adjustment component 20 is provided with a plurality of triangular convex ribs 21 with concave and convex intervals, and the height of the convex ribs 21 with concave and convex intervals (i.e., the depth of the groove 22) is not greater than the minimum side length of a single "strip-shaped object"; a weighing device is provided below the convex rib 21; when the strip-shaped object moves driven by the conveyor belt at the top of the partition plate 11 and collides with the blocking member 12, it falls onto the bottom plate 14 at the bottom of the partition plate 11 and slides to a lower place under the action of gravity - so that the length direction of the strip-shaped object is consistent with the advancing direction of the material, realizing direction adjustment; the strip-shaped object with adjusted direction enters the concave and convex interval ribs, and the strip-shaped object stacked above slides to both sides along the inclined wave surface of the groove 22 under the action of gravity - avoiding the stacking of strip-shaped objects.

[0039] In this application, there is no need to manually adjust the direction of the strip-shaped objects one by one and perform single-layer placement operations, which greatly saves labor costs and time costs. The device can continuously sort a large number of strip-shaped objects, significantly improving the working efficiency of material sorting. Compared with manual operation, it can process more strip-shaped objects in a shorter time and is suitable for large-scale production or material processing scenarios. The automatic sorting device for strip-shaped materials of this application has a simple structure, low cost, and is easy to implement; compared with the errors and inconsistencies that may occur in manual selection and placement, the device can stably sort the strip-shaped objects according to the set requirements, improving the quality and consistency of material sorting, which is beneficial to the smooth progress of subsequent processing, packaging or other processing procedures for the strip-shaped objects.

[0040] Those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiments of the present invention can be provided as a method, an apparatus, or a computer program product. Therefore, the embodiments of the present invention can take the form of a complete hardware embodiment, a complete software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Moreover, the embodiments of the present invention can be in any combination of one or more computer-readable media. The computer-readable media can be a computer-readable signal medium or a computer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable storage medium can be, for example, but not limited to, an electrical, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any combination of the above. More specific examples (a non-exhaustive list) of the computer-readable storage medium include: an electrical connection with one or more wires, a portable computer disk, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPOM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the above. In this document, the computer-readable storage medium can be any tangible medium that contains or stores a program, which can be used by or in conjunction with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device.

[0041] The computer-readable signal medium can include a data signal propagated in a baseband or as part of a carrier wave, which carries the computer-readable program code. Such a propagated data signal can take various forms, including - but not limited to - an electromagnetic signal, an optical signal, or any suitable combination of the above. The computer-readable signal medium can also be any computer-readable medium other than the computer-readable storage medium, which can send, propagate, or transmit a program for use by or in conjunction with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device.

[0042] Computer program code for performing the operations of the present invention may be written in one or more programming languages or combinations thereof. The above-mentioned programming languages include object-oriented high-level programming languages such as Java, Smalltalk, C++, Python, and also include conventional procedural programming languages such as the "C" language or similar programming languages, and also include machine-oriented programming languages such as assembly language or similar low-level programming languages (symbolic languages). The program code may be executed entirely on the user's computer, partially on the user's computer, executed as a stand-alone software package, partially on the user's computer and partially on a remote computer, or entirely on a remote computer or server. In the case of a remote computer, the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer through any type of network, including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), or it may be connected to an external computer (for example, by using an Internet service provider to connect through the Internet). Each embodiment in this specification is described in a progressive manner. Each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments. For the same or similar parts among the embodiments, reference may be made to each other.

[0043] Although the preferred embodiments of the embodiments of the present invention have been described, those skilled in the art can make additional changes and modifications once they learn the basic creative concepts. Therefore, the appended claims are intended to be construed to include the preferred embodiments and all changes and modifications falling within the scope of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0044] Finally, it should also be noted that in this article, relational terms such as first and second are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the term "comprising", "including" or any other variant thereof is intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or terminal device comprising a series of elements not only includes those elements, but also includes other elements not expressly listed, or further includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or terminal device. Without further limitation, an element defined by the statement "comprising one..." does not exclude the existence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article or terminal device comprising the said element.

[0045] The above has introduced in detail an automatic sorting device for strip-shaped materials provided by the present invention. Specific examples are used in this article to elaborate on the principle and implementation manner of the present invention. The description of the above embodiments is only used to help understand the method and its core idea of the present invention; at the same time, for those of ordinary skill in the art, according to the idea of the present invention, there will be changes in the specific implementation manner and application scope. In summary, the content of this specification should not be construed as a limitation to the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic sorting device for strip materials, characterized in that Comprising: A direction adjustment component, which is provided with multiple partition plates; A blocking member, which is distributed at intervals of one of the partition plates and is arranged at the upper end of the partition plate; The partition plate is located below the end of the conveyor belt; Wherein, the distance between the partition plates is greater than or equal to the width of the target strip-shaped object conveyed on the conveyor belt and less than the length of the strip-shaped object.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein One end of the partition plate is connected into one body through a connecting member, and the lower end of the partition plate is an inclined surface, so that the partition plate is inclined towards the end connected to the connecting member.

3. The device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, A bottom plate is provided at the lower end of the partition plate, the bottom plate is attached to the lower end of the partition plate, and the bottom plate is inclined towards the direction of the connecting member.

4. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that It further comprises a stacking adjustment component; the stacking adjustment component is arranged on one side of the direction adjustment component; The stacking adjustment component is provided with multiple convex ribs, and a groove with two inclined surfaces is formed between two adjacent convex ribs.

5. The device according to claim 4, characterized in that The sectional projection of the convex rib is a triangular structure, and the depth of the groove is not greater than the minimum side length of a single strip-shaped object.

6. The device according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that A weighing mechanism is further arranged at the lower end of the stacking adjustment component.

7. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The surface of the partition plate is a smooth surface, and its edges and corners are respectively rounded corners.

8. The device according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that, The stacking adjustment component is made of TPU material or silicone rubber, and the top of its convex rib is a rounded corner.

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