Lighter dry inspection machine

By using upper and lower gas detection sensors and automation components in the lighter dry inspection machine, the problems of low detection efficiency and high scrap rate in the prior art are solved, and the simultaneous air leakage detection at the bottom and above of the lighter are realized, which improves the detection efficiency and product pass rate.

CN120293419APending Publication Date: 2025-07-11NINGBO HUANLONG PRECISION MACHINERY CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202410027804.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-01-09
Publication Date
2025-07-11

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Technical Problem

The existing lighter detection devices have problems with low detection efficiency and high scrap rate, especially ignoring the air leakage at the bottom air inlet point, which leads to some lighters being scrapped due to air leakage at the bottom.

Method used

A lighter dry inspection machine is designed, using upper and lower gas detection sensors to detect air leakage at the bottom and above of the lighter, and the linear guide rail assembly and pneumatic clamping assembly realize simultaneous detection and clamping of multiple lighters, combining conveyor belts and control cabinets to achieve automated operation.

Benefits of technology

It improves the detection efficiency of the lighter, reduces the scrap rate, and realizes simultaneous air leakage detection at the bottom and above the lighter, reduces manual intervention, and improves production efficiency and product qualification rate.

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Abstract

The invention discloses a lighter dry inspection machine which comprises a machine frame, a conveying belt and more than one bottom shell, an upper table top is arranged on the machine frame, more than one lighter mounting groove is formed in each bottom shell, the bottom of each lighter mounting groove is hollowed out, the conveying belt is located on one side of the front end of the machine frame, and the conveying belt is located on the other side of the front end of the machine frame. The conveying belt is used for conveying a bottom shell provided with a lighter to an upper table top of the machine frame, a control cabinet is arranged on the machine frame, an up-down detection area and a discharging through hole are formed in the upper table top, a mounting frame communicated with the discharging through hole is arranged in the machine frame, and a finished product collecting box is placed on the mounting frame. A lower detection device and an upper detection device are arranged at the bottoms of the upper and lower detection areas, and the lower detection device comprises more than one lower gas detection sensor; the upper detection device comprises more than one upper gas detection sensor, and each upper gas detection sensor corresponds to one lower gas detection sensor. The detection efficiency is improved, and the rejection rate is reduced.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of detection devices for lighter processing, and specifically relates to a dry detector for lighters. Background Art

[0002] A lighter is a small fire-making device, mainly used for lighting fires, smoking, and also for cooking and other fire-making purposes. The main components of a lighter are a firing mechanism and a gas storage tank. When the firing mechanism operates, a spark bursts out and shoots towards the gas area to ignite the gas. The firing mechanism is the most active part in the evolution of lighters and is also the part with a relatively complex structure. According to the characteristics of the firing mechanism, lighters can be divided into 6 types: flint steel wheel lighters, piezoelectric ceramic lighters, magnetic induction lighters, battery lighters, solar lighters, and microcomputer lighters. As a fire-starting tool, lighters have been promoted and applied for a hundred years.

[0003] In recent years, China has become the world's largest lighter manufacturing base, with an annual output accounting for more than 2 / 3 of the world's total sales. Since the production process of lighters is relatively simple and the production cost is relatively low, there are many small lighter production plants in China. During the production process of lighters, it is necessary to detect air leakage at the upper and lower parts of the lighters. Therefore, there is, for example, a patent with the patent number: 202011188801.7 and the patent name "A Detection Device for Lighter Production and Its Use Method", which includes a bottom plate, a first conveyor belt, a second conveyor belt, a first cylinder, a gas leakage detection component, a fire detection component, and a blanking component. The first conveyor belt is fixedly connected to one side of the top of the bottom plate, and an installation box is fixedly connected to the top of the bottom plate and on one side of the first conveyor belt. The structure of the present invention is compact and the operation is simple and convenient. By cooperating the first conveyor belt with the second conveyor belt and the first cylinder, automatic feeding can be realized, which is beneficial to reducing labor costs. By the gas leakage detection component, air leakage of the produced lighters can be detected, which is beneficial to improving the safety of lighter storage. By the fire detection component, ignition detection of the lighters can be carried out, so as to select the lighters, thereby improving the qualified rate of lighters, which is beneficial to improving the user satisfaction. By the blanking component, the original manual blanking method can be replaced, which is beneficial to improving the production efficiency of lighters. However, this structure has the following problems: 1. During detection, a single probe is used for detection, resulting in low detection efficiency; 2. This structure mainly detects the air leakage condition of the upper part of the lighter, while ignoring the air leakage condition of the air inlet point at the bottom of the lighter, thus resulting in the situation that the final lighter is scrapped due to air leakage at the bottom because the air inlet point at the bottom of the lighter is not detected, ultimately reducing the qualified rate of the lighter. Therefore, there are still problems of low detection efficiency and high scrapping rate due to improper detection in the current detection of lighters. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide a lighter dry inspection machine to solve the problems of low inspection efficiency and high scrap rate caused by improper inspection in the existing lighter inspection as mentioned in the above background art.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solution: A lighter dry inspection machine includes a frame, a conveyor belt and more than one bottom shell. There is an upper table surface arranged on the frame. More than one lighter mounting groove arranged in a matrix is provided on each bottom shell. The bottom of each lighter mounting groove is hollowed out. The conveyor belt is located on one side of the front end of the frame, and the conveyor belt is used to convey the bottom shell with a lighter installed to the upper table surface of the frame. A control cabinet is arranged on the frame. An up-and-down inspection area and a blanking through hole are arranged on the upper table surface. An installation frame communicated with the blanking through hole is arranged inside the frame. A finished product collection box is placed on the installation frame. A lower detection device located on the frame and an upper detection device located on the upper table surface are arranged at the bottom of the up-and-down inspection area. The lower detection device is used to detect the air leakage at the bottom of the lighter in the conveyed bottom shell. The upper detection device is used to detect the air leakage above the lighter in the conveyed bottom shell. And the lower detection device includes more than one lower gas detection sensor; the upper detection device includes more than one upper gas detection sensor, and each upper gas detection sensor corresponds to a lower gas detection sensor.

[0006] Preferably, the lower detection device further includes a lower motor, a linear guide assembly two, a guide rail two, a lower slide plate and a lower positioning plate. The lower gas detection sensors are arranged at intervals above the lower positioning plate. The linear guide assembly two and the guide rail two are both fixed at the bottom of the upper table surface. The sliding end of the linear guide assembly two is connected to one end of the lower slide plate. A sliding block two is fixed to the bottom of the other end of the lower slide plate. The sliding block two is slidably connected to the guide rail two. The output shaft of the lower motor is connected with a ball screw one. A screw slide block one is fitted on the ball screw one. A connecting seat one is sleeved outside the screw slide block one. The bottom of the connecting seat one is fixedly connected to the lower positioning plate; the upper detection device further includes an upper motor, a linear guide assembly one, a guide rail one, an upper slide plate and an upper positioning plate. The upper gas detection sensors are arranged at intervals on the upper positioning plate. The linear guide assembly one and the guide rail one are both fixed on the upper table surface. The sliding end of the linear guide assembly one is connected to one end of the upper slide plate. A sliding block one is fixed to the bottom of the other end of the upper slide plate. The sliding block one is slidably connected to the guide rail one. The output shaft of the upper motor is connected with a ball screw two. A screw slide block two is fitted on the ball screw two. A connecting seat two is sleeved outside the screw slide block two to realize the up-and-down movement of the connecting seat two along with the screw slide block two. The bottom of the connecting seat one is fixedly connected to the upper positioning plate.

[0007] A flow regulating valve electrically connected to the control cabinet is separately connected to each of the lower gas detection sensors and the upper gas detection sensors.

[0008] Preferably, a mounting plate is provided on the upper and lower detection areas, and more than one grille is equidistantly arranged on the mounting plate, and the lower gas detection sensor passes through the corresponding grille.

[0009] Preferably, a pneumatic clamping assembly for grasping the lighter after detection and feeding it into the blanking through hole is provided on the upper table surface. The pneumatic clamping assembly includes a linear guide rail assembly three, a pneumatic claw seat, and a fixed seat. The sliding end of the linear guide rail assembly three is connected to the fixed seat. A vertical cylinder is fixed on the fixed seat, and the piston rod end of the vertical cylinder is connected to a clamping support. More than one of the pneumatic claw seats are spaced apart on the clamping support. Two pneumatic clamping seats are hinged on the pneumatic claw seat, and the two pneumatic clamping seats on each pneumatic claw seat are arranged oppositely to form a clamping opening for clamping the lighter.

[0010] Preferably, the linear guide rail assembly two includes a linear guide rail group two and a motor two for driving the linear guide rail group two to work. The linear guide rail assembly one includes a linear guide rail group one and a motor one for driving the linear guide rail group one to work. The linear guide rail assembly three includes a linear guide rail group three and a motor three for driving the linear guide rail group one to work.

[0011] Preferably, the linear guide rail assembly one, the guide rail one, the linear guide rail assembly two, the linear guide rail assembly three, and the guide rail two are all fixed to the upper table surface through an I-shaped connecting frame.

[0012] Preferably, a conveying assembly for conveying the bottom shell to the side of the upper and lower detection areas is further provided on the upper table surface. The conveying assembly includes a magnetic coupling rodless cylinder and a left clamping plate (283). The left clamping plate is fixed on the upper table surface. A right clamping plate that cooperates with the left clamping plate is connected to the magnetic coupling rodless cylinder. Two position detection sensors for detecting the arrival of the bottom shell are provided on the upper table surface.

[0013] Preferably, each bottom shell is provided with five rows of holes for installing lighters correspondingly, and ten lighter installation grooves are equidistantly arranged in each row.

[0014] Preferably, in order to improve safety, a fence is provided above the frame, and a display control panel electrically connected to the control cabinet is provided on one side of the front end of the fence; a side door panel is hinged on both the left and right sides of the fence, and a rear plate is provided at intervals on both sides behind the fence. One of the rear plates is symmetrically arranged with the display control panel in the front and back, and a front plate located on the other side of the front end of the fence is provided in front of the other rear plate. The bottoms of the two rear plates are connected to the upper table surface, the bottom of the side door panel is in contact with the upper table surface, and there is a gap between the display control panel and the front plate and the upper table surface. On the other side of the front end of the frame, a waste product conveying channel is also provided, and a double-piston push cylinder is provided on the frame. A push plate for pushing the lighters on the upper table surface into the waste product conveying channel is connected to the piston rod of the double-piston push cylinder.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: The present invention realizes simultaneous air leakage detection of the bottom and the top of the lighter, further reducing the rejection rate. At the same time, during the detection process, the air supply and the air exhaust are detected simultaneously, and multiple lighters are detected at one time, further improving the detection efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 Structural schematic diagram of a lighter dry detector in Embodiment 1 Figure 1 ;

[0017] Figure 2 Structural schematic diagram of a lighter dry detector in Embodiment 1 Figure 2 ;

[0018] Figure 3 Structural schematic diagram of a lighter dry detector in Embodiment 1 without installing the fence and the components on the fence;

[0019] Figure 4 Structural schematic diagram of a lighter dry detector in Embodiment 1 when the bottom case is not placed on the upper table surface;

[0020] Figure 5 Structural schematic diagram of the upper detection device in Embodiment 1 when the lead screw slider II is separated from other components;

[0021] Figure 6 Structural schematic diagram of the upper detection device in Embodiment 1;

[0022] Figure 7 Structural schematic diagram of the upper detection device in Embodiment 1 when installed on the 7-shaped connecting frame Figure 1 ;

[0023] Figure 8 Structural schematic diagram of the upper detection device in Embodiment 1 when installed on the 7-shaped connecting frame Figure 2 ;

[0024] Figure 9 Structural schematic of the pneumatic clamping assembly in Embodiment 1 Figure 1 ;

[0025] Figure 10 Structural schematic of the pneumatic clamping assembly in Embodiment 1 Figure 2 ;

[0026] Figure 11 Top view of the bottom shell in Embodiment 1;

[0027] Figure 12 Structural schematic diagram of the mounting plate in Embodiment 1.

[0028] In the figure: frame 1, upper tabletop 10-1, conveyor belt 2, bottom shell 3, lighter installation groove 301, hollow 302, control cabinet 4, upper and lower detection area 5, blanking through hole 6, mounting bracket 7, finished product collection box 8, lower detection device 9, lower gas detection sensor 901, lower motor 902, linear guide assembly two 903, guide rail two 904, lower slide plate 905, lower positioning plate 906, sliding block two 907, ball screw one 908, screw slider two 910, connecting seat one 911, upper detection device 10, upper gas detection sensor 101, upper motor 102, linear guide assembly one 103, upper slide plate 104, guide rail one 105, upper positioning plate 106, screw slider one 107, sliding block one 108, connecting seat two 109, ball screw two 110, flow regulating valve 11, mounting plate 12, grille 13, pneumatic clamping assembly 14, linear guide assembly three 15, sliding end three 15-1, air gripper seat 16, fixed seat 17, vertical cylinder 18, clamping support 19, pneumatic clamping seat 20, linear guide group two 21, motor two 22, linear guide group one 23, motor one 24, linear guide group three 25, motor three 26, 7-shaped connecting frame 27, conveying assembly 28, positioning detection sensor 281, magnetic coupling rodless cylinder 282, left clamping plate 283, right clamping plate 284, fence 29, display control screen 30, side door panel 31, rear plate 32, front plate 33, scrap conveying channel 34, double piston push cylinder 35, push plate 36, air source 37, lighter 38. Detailed implementation manners

[0029] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0030] Embodiment 1

[0031] Please refer to Figures 1-12 As shown, a lighter dry inspection machine provided in this embodiment includes a frame 1, a conveyor belt 2, and more than one bottom case 3. A upper table surface 10-1 is provided on the frame 1. More than one lighter installation groove 301 arranged in a matrix is provided on each bottom case 3. The bottom of each lighter installation groove 301 is provided with a hollow 302. The conveyor belt 2 is located on one side of the front end of the frame 1, and the conveyor belt 2 is used to convey the bottom case 3 installed with a lighter to the upper table surface 10-1 of the frame 1. A control cabinet 4 is provided on the frame 1. An up-and-down detection area 5 and a blanking through hole 6 are provided on the upper table surface 10-1. An installation frame 7 communicated with the blanking through hole 6 is provided in the frame 1. A finished product collection box 8 is placed on the installation frame 7. A lower detection device 9 located on the frame 1 and an upper detection device 10 located on the upper table surface 10-1 are provided at the bottom of the up-and-down detection area 5. The lower detection device 9 is used to detect the air leakage condition at the bottom of the lighter in the conveyed bottom case 3. The upper detection device 10 is used to detect the air leakage condition above the lighter in the conveyed bottom case 3. And the lower detection device 9 includes more than one lower gas detection sensor 901; the upper detection device 10 includes more than one upper gas detection sensor 101, and each upper gas detection sensor 101 corresponds to a lower gas detection sensor 901.

[0032] Preferably, the lower detection device 9 further includes a lower motor 902, a second linear guide rail assembly 903, a second guide rail 904, a lower sliding plate 905, and a lower positioning plate 906. The lower gas detection sensors 901 are spaced above the lower positioning plate 906. The second linear guide rail assembly 903 and the second guide rail 904 are both fixed to the bottom of the upper table surface 10-1. The sliding end two 21-1 of the second linear guide rail assembly 903 is connected to one end of the lower sliding plate 905. A second sliding block 907 is fixed to the bottom of the other end of the lower sliding plate 905. The second sliding block 907 is slidably connected to the second guide rail 904. The output shaft of the lower motor 902 is connected to a first ball screw 908. The first ball screw 908 passes through the lower sliding plate 905 downward and is engaged with a first screw slide 107. A first connecting seat 911 is sleeved outside the first screw slide 107. The bottom of the first connecting seat 911 is fixedly connected to the lower positioning plate 906. During operation, the lower motor 902 operates to drive the first ball screw 908 to rotate, thereby driving the first screw slide 107 to move up and down, synchronously driving the first connecting seat 911 and the lower positioning plate 906 to move up and down, and finally driving all the lower gas detection sensors 901 to move up and down to detect gas leakage at the bottoms of a row of lighters 38 on the bottom case 3 in the upper and lower detection area 5. At the same time, the second linear guide rail assembly 903 enables the lower positioning plate 906 to move back and forth so that it can detect different positions of a row of lighters 38 on the bottom case 3. Moreover, in this embodiment, there are 20 lower gas detection sensors 901, forming a row, which can simultaneously detect gas leakage at the bottoms of 20 lighters 38 at one time;

[0033] Similarly, since the upper detection device 10 above also includes an upper motor 102, a first linear guide rail assembly 103, a first guide rail 105, an upper slide plate 104, and an upper positioning plate 106, the upper gas detection sensors 101 are spaced apart on the upper positioning plate 106. The first linear guide rail assembly 103 and the first guide rail 105 are both fixed on the upper table surface 10-1. The sliding end 23-1 of the first linear guide rail assembly 103 is connected to one end of the upper slide plate 104. The bottom of the other end of the upper slide plate 104 is fixed with a first sliding block 108. The first sliding block 108 is slidably connected to the first guide rail 105. The output shaft of the upper motor 102 is connected to a second ball screw 110. The second ball screw 110 passes through the upper slide plate 104 and is engaged with a second screw slider 910. A second connecting seat 109 is sleeved outside the second screw slider 910 to enable the second connecting seat 109 to move up and down with the second screw slider 910. The bottom of the first connecting seat 911 is fixedly connected to the upper positioning plate 106. When the upper motor 102 works, it drives the second ball screw 110 to rotate, thereby driving the first screw slider 107 to move up and down, synchronously driving the second connecting seat 109 and the upper positioning plate 106 to move up and down, and finally driving all the upper gas detection sensors 101 to move up and down to perform gas leakage detection above a row of lighters 38 on the bottom case 3 in the upper and lower detection area 5. At the same time, the first linear guide rail assembly 103 enables the upper positioning plate 106 to move back and forth so that it can detect a row of lighters 38 at different positions on the bottom case 3. Moreover, in this embodiment, there are 20 upper gas detection sensors 101 in total, forming a row, so that 20 lighters 38 can be simultaneously detected for air leakage at the upper part at one time.

[0034] Meanwhile, in this embodiment, as Figures 5-6 For the convenience of viewing, the sliding end 23-1 is separated from the corresponding upper slide plate 104. During actual assembly, the upper slide plate 104 is connected to the sliding end 23-1. And the sliding end 21-1 is separated from the lower slide plate 905. During actual assembly, the sliding end 21-1 is connected to the lower slide plate 905.

[0035] Preferably, a flow regulating valve 11 electrically connected to the control cabinet 4 is separately connected to each of the lower gas detection sensors 901 and the upper gas detection sensors 101. In this embodiment, each gas detection sensor is connected to a flow regulating valve 11 for corresponding single flow control, and the suction device is controlled uniformly later.

[0036] Preferably, a mounting plate 12 is provided in the upper and lower detection area 5. One or more gratings 13 are equidistantly arranged on the mounting plate 12. The lower gas detection sensors 901 pass through the corresponding gratings 13. In this embodiment, by adding the gratings 13, it is convenient for the lower gas detection sensors 901 to be inserted to detect the bottom of the upper lighters 38 for air leakage.

[0037] Preferably, a pneumatic clamping assembly 14 for grasping the lighter 38 after detection and feeding it into the blanking through-hole 6 is provided on the upper table surface 10-1. The pneumatic clamping assembly 14 includes a third linear guide rail assembly 15, a gripper seat 16, and a fixed seat 17. The sliding end three 15-1 of the third linear guide rail assembly 15 (for the convenience of viewing the figure, the sliding end three 15-1 in the figure is separated from the fixed seat 17. In actual situations, the fixed seat 17 is connected to the sliding end three 15-1) is connected to the fixed seat 17. A vertical cylinder 18 is fixed on the fixed seat 17. The piston rod end of the vertical cylinder 18 is connected to a clamping support 19. More than one gripper seat 16 is arranged at intervals on the clamping support 19. Two pneumatic clamping seats 20 are hinged on the gripper seat 16. The two pneumatic clamping seats 20 on each gripper seat 16 are arranged opposite to each other to form a clamping opening for grasping the lighter 38. In this embodiment, there are 20 gripper seats 16 in total. Therefore, 20 lighters 38 can be grasped at one time. After grasping 20 qualified lighters 38 at one time, then drive the third linear guide rail assembly 15 to move back and forth, and then transport it above the blanking through-hole 6. Then drive the vertical cylinder 18 to work and move downwards to put 20 lighters 38 into the blanking through-hole 6 and place them in the finished product collection box 8. A ventilation interface is connected to the side of the gripper seat 16. The ventilation interface is connected to a gas source 37 (the gas source 37 is fixed in the frame 1) to realize the operation of the clamping opening to grasp or release the lighter 38.

[0038] Preferably, the second linear guide rail assembly 903 includes a second linear guide rail group 21 and a motor two 22 for driving the second linear guide rail group 21 to work. The first linear guide rail assembly 103 includes a first linear guide rail group 23 and a motor one 24 for driving the first linear guide rail group 23 to work. The third linear guide rail assembly 15 includes a third linear guide rail group 25 and a motor three 26 for driving the first linear guide rail group 23 to work. In this structure, through the operation of the corresponding motors, the corresponding linear guide rail groups are driven to achieve linear motion.

[0039] Preferably, the first linear guide rail assembly 103, the first guide rail 105, the second linear guide rail assembly 903, the third linear guide rail assembly 15, and the second guide rail 904 are all fixed on the upper table surface 10-1 through a 7-shaped connecting frame 27.

[0040] Preferably, a conveying component 28 for conveying the bottom shell 3 to the side of the up-and-down detection area 5 is further provided on the upper table surface 10-1. The conveying component 28 includes a magnetic coupling rodless cylinder 282 and a left clamping plate 283. The left clamping plate 283 is fixed on the upper table surface 10-1. A right clamping plate 284 that cooperates with the left clamping plate 283 is connected to the magnetic coupling rodless cylinder 282. Two positioning detection sensors 281 for detecting the arrival of the bottom shell 3 are provided on the upper table surface 10-1. The magnetic coupling rodless cylinder 282 is electrically connected to the control cabinet 4. The left side of the left clamping plate 283 is used to position the left side of the bottom shell 3. During operation, by driving the magnetic coupling rodless cylinder 282 to work, the magnetic coupling rodless cylinder 282 drives the right clamping plate 284 to move to a position close to the left clamping plate 283. Then, as the conveyor belt 2 transports the bottom shell 3 to the position of the right clamping plate 284, it is ensured that the right clamping plate 284 is inserted into the bottom shell 3 containing the lighter 38, and the right clamping plate 284 is placed inside the lighter 38. Then, as the magnetic coupling rodless cylinder 282 works, the bottom shell 3 is moved from the left to the right close to the up-and-down detection area 5. Then, as the magnetic coupling rodless cylinder 282 continues to move the next bottom shell 3 from the left to the right, the front bottom shell 3 is pushed to move onto the up-and-down detection area 5, realizing the conveying operation of the bottom shell 3. At the same time, the two positioning detection sensors 281 are used to position the left and right sides of the bottom shell 3, improving the later positioning effect.

[0041] Preferably, five rows of holes for installing the lighter 38 are provided on each bottom shell 3, and ten lighter installation slots 301 are equidistantly arranged in each row. In this embodiment, a total of 50 lighter installation slots 301 are provided on each bottom shell 3, which can hold 50 lighters 38.

[0042] Preferably, in order to improve safety, a fence 29 is provided above the frame 1, and a display control panel 30 electrically connected to the control cabinet 4 is provided on one side of the front end of the fence 29; a side door panel 31 is hinged on both the left and right sides of the fence 29, and a rear plate 32 is spaced on both sides behind the fence 29. One of the rear plates 32 is arranged symmetrically with the display control panel 30 in the front and back. In front of the other rear plate 32, there is a front plate 33 located on the other side of the front end of the fence 29. The bottoms of the two rear plates 32 are connected to the upper table surface 10-1, and the bottom of the side door panel 31 is in contact with the upper table surface 10-1. There is a gap between the display control panel 30 and the front plate 33 and the upper table surface 10-1. On the other side of the front end of the frame 1, there is also a waste product conveying channel 34. A double-piston pushing cylinder 35 is provided on the frame 1. A push plate 36 that pushes the lighter 38 on the upper table surface 10-1 into the waste product conveying channel 34 is connected to the piston rod of the double-piston pushing cylinder 35. During operation, when the device detects that the product has air leakage, the operator places it on the upper table surface 10-1. Then, when a certain number is placed, by driving the double-piston pushing cylinder 35 to work, the push plate 36 is driven to push all the lighters 38 into the waste product conveying channel 34. Later, a storage box can be placed in front of the waste product conveying channel 34 for storage. Then, later, the device needs to wait for the gas detection sensor to return to the measurable value, and the device automatically continues the next cycle of operation and detection.

[0043] The specific working principle of the present invention is as follows:

[0044] During operation, first place a lighter 38 in each lighter installation groove 301 in the bottom case 3, and ensure that the bottom of the lighter 38 is located at the hollow 302. Then, convey it to the left side of the upper table surface 10-1 through the conveyor belt 2. After that, when it is conveyed to the position of the upper and lower detection area 5 by the conveying component 28, at this time, the lower detection device 9 and the upper detection device 10 that drive up and down work synchronously to simultaneously detect the bottom and the upper part of the lighters 38 in a row on the bottom case 3 for air leakage. After the detection is completed, it is conveyed to the blanking position. At this time, drive the pneumatic clamping component 14 to clamp a row of lighters at the same time and put them into the blanking through hole 6, and then collect them using the finished product collection box 8. At the same time, during the detection process, once a leaking product is found, the leaking product can be taken by hand and placed in sequence on the right side of the upper table surface 10-1. After a row is full, drive the double-piston push cylinder 35 to work, and the push plate 36 works to push a row of scrapped lighters 38 into the scrap conveying channel 34. Therefore, through the setting of the present invention, the bottom and the upper part of the lighter are simultaneously detected for air leakage, which improves the work efficiency and further reduces the scrap rate. At the same time, during the detection process, the upper air and the lower air are detected simultaneously, and multiple are detected at one time, which further improves the detection efficiency. In addition, it should be noted that one bottom case of the present invention can hold 50 lighters 38, and the hollow 302 structure can adapt to the detection of different products, realizing the automatic displacement of the products on the conveyor belt 2 when they reach the position, and performing upper and lower inspections. At the same time, in the actual operation process, the position can be fine-tuned according to the detection position, and the number of products detected in each cycle is 20; only by setting the hollow can the lower leakage be detected, and at the same time, the structure of the upper table surface 10-1 is set to form the ventilation required for the detection site to realize air circulation; the upper and lower cooperation constitutes 40 sensing gases, and 20 are detected simultaneously up and down each time, improving the detection efficiency; in addition, the equipment has a single detection corresponding to a single flow regulating valve 11, and a unified air suction device in the later stage realizes unique regulation; in addition, in order to improve safety and avoid affecting the detection of surrounding products, the equipment needs to wait for the sensor to return to the measurable value, and the equipment automatically continues the next cycle of operation for detection. Through the setting of the present invention, the final output of the whole machine reaches 90,000 / 10 hours (±5% error rate).

Claims

1. A lighter dry inspection machine, comprising a frame (1), a conveyor belt (2), and more than one bottom shell (3). A upper table surface (10-1) is provided on the frame (1). More than one lighter mounting groove (301) arranged in a matrix is provided on each bottom shell (3). The bottom of each lighter mounting groove (301) is provided with a hollow (302). The conveyor belt (2) is located on one side of the front end of the frame (1), and the conveyor belt (2) is used to convey the bottom shell (3) installed with a lighter to the upper table surface (10-1) of the frame (1). It is characterized in that: A control cabinet (4) is provided on the frame (1). An up-and-down detection area (5) and a blanking through-hole (6) are provided on the upper table surface (10-1). An installation frame (7) communicated with the blanking through-hole (6) is provided inside the frame (1). A finished product collection box (8) is placed on the installation frame (7). A lower detection device (9) located on the frame (1) and an upper detection device (10) located on the upper table surface (10-1) are provided at the bottom of the up-and-down detection area (5). The lower detection device (9) is used to detect the air leakage at the bottom of the lighter in the bottom shell (3) conveyed. The upper detection device (10) is used to detect the air leakage above the lighter in the bottom shell (3) conveyed. And the lower detection device (9) includes more than one lower gas detection sensor (901); the upper detection device (10) includes more than one upper gas detection sensor (101), and each upper gas detection sensor (101) corresponds to one lower gas detection sensor (901).

2. The lighter dry inspection machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The described lower detection device (9) further includes a lower motor (902), a second linear guide rail assembly (903), a second guide rail (904), a lower slide plate (905), and a lower positioning plate (906). The lower gas detection sensor (901) is spaced above the lower positioning plate (906). The second linear guide rail assembly (903) and the second guide rail (904) are both fixed to the bottom of the upper table surface (10-1). The sliding end of the second linear guide rail assembly (903) is connected to one end of the lower slide plate (905). A second sliding block (907) is fixed to the bottom of the other end of the lower slide plate (905). The second sliding block (907) is slidably connected to the second guide rail (904). The output shaft of the lower motor (902) is connected to a first ball screw (908). A first screw slide block (107) is engaged with the first ball screw (908). A first connecting seat (911) is sleeved outside the first screw slide block (107). The bottom of the first connecting seat (911) is fixedly connected to the lower positioning plate (906). The upper detection device (10) further includes an upper motor (102), a first linear guide rail assembly (103), a first guide rail (105), an upper slide plate (104), and an upper positioning plate (106). The upper gas detection sensor (101) is spaced on the upper positioning plate (106). The first linear guide rail assembly (103) and the first guide rail (105) are both fixed to the upper table surface (10-1). The sliding end of the first linear guide rail assembly (103) is connected to one end of the upper slide plate (104). A first sliding block (108) is fixed to the bottom of the other end of the upper slide plate (104). The first sliding block (108) is slidably connected to the first guide rail (105). The output shaft of the upper motor (102) is connected to a second ball screw (110). A second screw slide block (910) is engaged with the second ball screw (110). A first connecting seat (911) is sleeved outside the second screw slide block (910) to enable the first connecting seat (911) to move up and down with the second screw slide block (910). The bottom of the first connecting seat (911) is fixedly connected to the upper positioning plate (106).

3. The lighter dry inspection machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: A flow regulating valve (11) electrically connected to the control cabinet (4) is separately connected to each of the lower gas detection sensors (901) and the upper gas detection sensors (101).

4. A lighter dry inspection machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: An installation plate (12) is provided on the upper and lower detection area (5). One or more gratings (13) are equidistantly arranged on the installation plate (12). The lower gas detection sensors (901) pass through the corresponding gratings (13).

5. The lighter dry inspection machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: On the upper table surface (10-1), a pneumatic clamping assembly (14) is provided for grasping the lighter after detection and feeding it into the blanking through hole (6). The pneumatic clamping assembly (14) includes a linear guide rail assembly three (15), a claw seat (16), and a fixed seat (17). The sliding end of the linear guide rail assembly three (15) is connected to the fixed seat (17). A vertical cylinder (18) is fixed on the fixed seat (17). The piston rod end of the vertical cylinder (18) is connected to a clamping support (19). One or more claw seats (16) are arranged at intervals on the clamping support (19). Two pneumatic clamping seats (20) are hinged on the claw seat (16). The two pneumatic clamping seats (20) on each claw seat (16) are arranged oppositely to form a clamping mouth for grasping the lighter.

6. The lighter dry inspection machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The linear guide rail assembly two (903) includes a linear guide rail group two (21) and a motor two (22) for driving the linear guide rail group two (21) to work. The linear guide rail assembly one (103) includes a linear guide rail group one (23) and a motor one (24) for driving the linear guide rail group one (23) to work. The linear guide rail assembly three (15) includes a linear guide rail group three (25) and a motor three (26) for driving the linear guide rail group one (23) to work.

7. A lighter dry inspection machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The linear guide rail assembly one (103), the guide rail one (105), the linear guide rail assembly two (903), the linear guide rail assembly three (15), and the guide rail two (904) are all fixed on the upper table surface (10-1) through a 7-shaped connecting frame (27).

8. A lighter dry inspection machine according to claim 7, characterized in that: On the upper table surface (10-1), a conveying assembly (28) is further provided for conveying the bottom shell (3) to the side of the up and down detection area (5). The conveying assembly (28) includes a magnetic coupling rodless cylinder (282) and a left clamping plate (283). The left clamping plate (283) is fixed on the upper table surface (10-1). A right clamping plate (284) that cooperates with the left clamping plate (283) is connected to the magnetic coupling rodless cylinder (282). Two positioning detection sensors (281) for detecting the arrival of the bottom shell (3) are arranged on the upper table surface (10-1).

9. The lighter dry inspection machine according to claim 8, wherein: Each bottom shell (3) is provided with five rows of holes corresponding to the installation of lighters, and ten lighter installation slots (301) are arranged equidistantly in each row.

10. A lighter dry inspection machine according to claim 9, characterized in that: A fence (29) is provided above the frame (1), and a display control panel (30) electrically connected to the control cabinet (4) is provided on one side of the front end of the fence (29); a side door panel (31) is hinged on each of the left and right sides of the fence (29), and a rear plate (32) is spaced on each of the two sides behind the fence (29). One of the rear plates (32) is symmetrically arranged with the display control panel (30) front and back. A front plate (33) located on the other side of the front end of the fence (29) is provided in front of the other rear plate (32). The bottoms of the two rear plates (32) are connected to the upper table surface (10-1), the bottom of the side door panel (31) is in contact with the upper table surface (10-1), and there is a spacing between the display control panel (30) and the front plate (33) and the upper table surface (10-1). A waste product conveying channel (34) is further provided on the other side of the front end of the frame (1). A double-piston push cylinder (35) is provided on the frame (1), and a push plate (36) that pushes the lighter on the upper table surface (10-1) into the waste product conveying channel (34) is connected to the piston rod of the double-piston push cylinder (35).

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