High-efficiency sorting line and sorting method for bamboo products

By introducing high-efficiency sorting lines in bamboo product production and using machine vision and laser scanning technology to automatically identify and sort bamboo products, the problems of low efficiency and difficulty in standardizing traditional manual sorting have been solved, and efficient and accurate bamboo product sorting has been achieved.

CN120696104APending Publication Date: 2025-09-26ANHUI SHUCHENG HUAZHU IND
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Application Number
CN202510749471.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-06-06
Publication Date
2025-09-26

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Technical Problem

Traditional bamboo product sorting mainly relies on manual labor, which results in high workload, low efficiency and difficulty in standardizing screening standards.

Method used

A high-efficiency sorting line is used, including sorting conveyors, inspection components, high-definition visual cameras, laser size measuring instruments, PLC editing controllers and electric push rods. It uses machine vision technology to identify defects and color differences, uses laser scanning technology to measure dimensions, and uses PLC editing controllers to analyze data to automatically sort bamboo products.

Benefits of technology

It realizes efficient and automated sorting of bamboo products, improves sorting efficiency and quality, and reduces the influence of human subjective factors.

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Abstract

The invention provides a high-efficiency sorting line for bamboo products, and relates to the technical field of bamboo product production, the high-efficiency sorting line comprises a sorting conveyor, the bottom surface of the sorting conveyor is connected with two supporting leg frames, and the upper surface of the sorting conveyor is provided with a detection assembly. Through the arrangement of the detection assembly, the high-definition visual camera, the laser size measuring instrument, the PLC editing controller and the data display screen, the high-definition visual camera can identify surface flaws and color differences of the bamboo products based on the machine vision technology, and the laser size measuring instrument can determine the size specifications of the bamboo products through the laser scanning technology; the automatic bamboo product sorting device is simple in structure, can transmit data to the PLC editing controller for data analysis and processing, analyzes detection data according to a preset standard, quickly and accurately judges the grade of a bamboo product, and sends an instruction to the electric push rod to control opening and closing of the sorting plate, so that efficient and automatic sorting of the bamboo product is realized, and the sorting efficiency and quality of the bamboo product are effectively improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of bamboo product production, in particular to a high-efficiency sorting line and a sorting method for bamboo products. Background Art

[0002] Bamboo products refer to products made with bamboo as the processing raw material, mostly daily necessities, such as bamboo baskets, bamboo sieves, bamboo strainers, colanders, bamboo steamers, cooking brooms, bamboo dustpans, bamboo buckets, bamboo rakes, baskets, bamboo shoulder poles, bamboo chopsticks, bamboo brooms, bamboo hats, bamboo plaques, bamboo backpacks, bamboo mats, bamboo mats, bamboo beds, bamboo stools, bamboo chairs, bamboo lounge chairs, chopping boards, mats, coasters, curtains, etc. During the processing and production of bamboo products, the formed bamboo products need to be screened to achieve different grades of classification for the convenience of subsequent sales.

[0003] At present, traditional bamboo product sorting still relies mainly on manual screening. Manual screening is labor-intensive, inefficient, and involves subjective factors. It is difficult to unify the screening standards. To this end, we provide a high-efficiency sorting line for bamboo products to solve the above problems. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide a high-efficiency sorting line and a sorting method for bamboo products, so as to solve the problems raised in the background technology mentioned above and overcome the technical defects thereof.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is: a high-efficiency sorting line for bamboo products, comprising a sorting conveyor, the bottom surface of the sorting conveyor is connected to two support legs, the upper surface of the sorting conveyor is installed with a detection component, the right side of the sorting conveyor is connected to a dividing platform, the upper surface of the dividing platform is provided with an installation opening, the inner wall of the installation opening is movably hinged with a dividing plate through a pin, the bottom surface of the dividing plate and the right side of the support leg are both connected with a U-shaped mounting seat, the inner walls of the two U-shaped mounting seats are respectively hinged with an electric push rod through two pin shafts, and a collection and sorting box is provided on the right side of the sorting conveyor.

[0006] A high-efficiency sorting line and sorting method for bamboo products, comprising:

[0007] Step S1: After the device is fixed on the mounting plate through the leg bracket, the device is powered on;

[0008] Step S2: Edit the parameters in the detection component through the PLC editing controller;

[0009] Step S3: driving the sorting conveyor to stack the bamboo products onto the placement board and convey them in sequence;

[0010] Step S4: Identifying surface defects and color differences of bamboo products using a high-definition visual camera;

[0011] Step S5: Determine the size of the bamboo product using laser scanning technology with a laser size measuring instrument, and transmit the data to a PLC editing controller for analysis and processing;

[0012] Step S6: Displaying the data analyzed by the PLC editing controller through the data display screen and determining the grade of the bamboo product;

[0013] Step S7: The electric push rod drives the dividing plate to sort the products of different grades.

[0014] As a further solution of the present invention: the detection component includes a support frame, the bottom surface of the support frame is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the sorting conveyor, the inner top wall of the support frame is connected to a high-definition visual camera, and the left side of the support frame is connected to a laser size measuring instrument.

[0015] As a further solution of the present invention: the front of the sorting conveyor is connected to a PLC editing controller, and the high-definition visual camera and the laser size measuring instrument are both electrically connected to the PLC editing controller through wires.

[0016] As a further solution of the present invention: the front of the sorting conveyor is connected to a data display screen, and the data display screen is electrically connected to the PLC editing controller through a wire.

[0017] As a further solution of the present invention: the inner wall of the collecting and sorting box is connected to a partition plate, the front and back of the collecting and sorting box are connected to carrying handles, and the outer surface of each carrying handle is connected to an anti-slip sleeve.

[0018] As a further solution of the present invention: two arc-shaped support rods are connected to the right side of the leg frame, the top end of each arc-shaped support rod is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the material distribution platform, and the upper surface of the material distribution platform is connected to two material guide side plates.

[0019] As a further solution of the present invention: the left side of the leg support is connected to two support rods, and the top ends of the two support rods are commonly connected to a placement plate.

[0020] As a further solution of the present invention: the outer surface of each leg support is connected to two mounting plates, and the upper surface of each mounting plate is provided with a mounting hole.

[0021] As a further solution of the present invention: the high-definition visual camera is equipped with an IPC recognition unit, and the IPC recognition unit includes a point cloud capture unit, a point cloud recognition conversion unit and a point cloud judgment unit. The point cloud capture unit converts the image pixels captured by the high-definition visual camera into point cloud groups with chroma and shape. The point cloud recognition conversion unit identifies the chroma and shape within the point cloud group through built-in constraints and simulates the quality of bamboo products based on the chroma and shape. The point cloud judgment unit judges the quality of bamboo products based on the output data of the point cloud recognition conversion unit.

[0022] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: through the set detection components, high-definition visual camera, laser size measuring instrument, PLC editing controller and data display screen, the high-definition visual camera can identify surface defects and color differences of bamboo products based on machine vision technology, and the laser size measuring instrument can use laser scanning technology to determine the size specifications of bamboo products, and can transmit data to the PLC editing controller for data analysis and processing, analyze the detection data according to preset standards, quickly and accurately determine the grade of bamboo products, and send instructions to the electric push rod to control the opening and closing of the material dividing plate, thereby realizing efficient and automatic sorting of bamboo products and effectively improving the sorting efficiency and quality of bamboo products. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] The disclosure of the present invention is illustrated with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. In the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals are used to refer to the same components. Among them:

[0024] Figure 1 Schematically shows the overall three-dimensional structure of a high-efficiency sorting line for bamboo products according to one embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 2 Schematically shows a bottom view of a sorting conveyor proposed according to one embodiment of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 3 Schematically shows a top view of a sorting conveyor proposed according to one embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 4 Schematically shows a side sectional view of a support frame proposed according to one embodiment of the present invention;

[0028] Numbers in the figure: 1. Sorting conveyor; 2. Data display screen; 3. Detection component; 31. Support frame; 32. High-definition visual camera; 33. Laser size measuring instrument; 4. Material guide side plate; 5. PLC editing controller; 6. Material distribution table; 7. Arc support rod; 8. Electric push rod; 9. U-shaped mounting seat; 10. Collection and sorting box; 11. Carrying handle; 12. Anti-slip cover; 13. Partition plate; 14. Leg frame; 15. Support rod; 16. Placement plate; 17. Mounting plate; 171. Mounting hole; 18. Mounting port; 19. Material distribution plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] It is easy to understand that according to the technical solution of the present invention, without changing the essential spirit of the present invention, a person skilled in the art can propose a variety of interchangeable structural modes and implementation modes. Therefore, the following specific embodiments and drawings are only exemplary descriptions of the technical solution of the present invention and should not be regarded as the entire invention or as a limitation or restriction of the technical solution of the present invention.

[0030] According to one embodiment of the present invention, Figures 1 to 4 Shown.

[0031] A high-efficiency sorting line for bamboo products includes a sorting conveyor 1. The bottom surface of the sorting conveyor 1 is connected to two support legs 14. The upper surface of the sorting conveyor 1 is installed with a detection component 3. The right side of the sorting conveyor 1 is connected to a dividing platform 6. The upper surface of the dividing platform 6 is provided with a mounting opening 18. The inner wall of the mounting opening 18 is movably hinged with a dividing plate 19 through a pin. The bottom surface of the dividing plate 19 and the right side of the support leg 14 are both connected to a U-shaped mounting seat 9. The inner walls of the two U-shaped mounting seats 9 are respectively hinged with an electric push rod 8 through two pin shafts. A collecting and sorting box 10 is provided on the right side of the sorting conveyor 1.

[0032] A high-efficiency sorting line and sorting method for bamboo products, comprising:

[0033] Step S1: After the device is mounted and fixed on the mounting plate 17 via the leg support 14, the device is powered on;

[0034] Step S2: Editing the parameters in the detection component 3 through the PLC editing controller 5;

[0035] Step S3: driving the sorting conveyor 1 to stack the bamboo products onto the placement plate 16 and convey them sequentially;

[0036] Step S4: Identify surface defects and color differences of the bamboo product using the high-definition visual camera 32;

[0037] Step S5: Determine the size of the bamboo product using laser scanning technology through the laser size measuring instrument 33, and transmit the data to the PLC editing controller 5 for analysis and processing;

[0038] Step S6: Display the data analyzed by the PLC editing controller 5 through the data display screen 2 and determine the grade of the bamboo product;

[0039] Step S7: The electric push rod 8 drives the dividing plate 19 to sort the products of different grades.

[0040] In this embodiment, the detection component 3 includes a support frame 31, the bottom surface of the support frame 31 is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the sorting conveyor 1, the inner top wall of the support frame 31 is connected to a high-definition visual camera 32, and the left side of the support frame 31 is connected to a laser size measuring instrument 33. The detection component 3 can be used to detect the appearance and size of bamboo products, which is convenient for sorting operations of bamboo products. The front of the sorting conveyor 1 is connected to a PLC editing controller 5, and the high-definition visual camera 32 and the laser size measuring instrument 33 are electrically connected to the PLC editing controller 5 through wires, which can conveniently control this sorting equipment and facilitate sorting operations of bamboo products. The front of the sorting conveyor 1 is connected to a data display screen 2, and the data display screen 2 is electrically connected to the PLC editing controller 5 through wires, which can display the detection data, facilitate observation of the detection data of bamboo products, and increase the sorting effect of bamboo products.

[0041] In this embodiment, the inner wall of the collecting and sorting box 10 is connected with a partition plate 13, and the front and back of the collecting and sorting box 10 are connected with a carrying handle 11. The outer surface of each carrying handle 11 is connected with an anti-slip sleeve 12, which can conveniently move the collecting and sorting box 10 and facilitate the transfer of bamboo products after sorting. The right side of the leg frame 14 is connected to two arc-shaped support rods 7, and the top of each arc-shaped support rod 7 is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the material distribution platform 6. The upper surface of the material distribution platform 6 is connected to two material guide side rods. The board 4 can guide the conveyed bamboo products and facilitate the stable sorting of bamboo products. The left side of the leg frame 14 is connected to two support rods 15. The top ends of the two support rods 15 are commonly connected to a placement board 16, which can store bamboo products and facilitate the placement and sorting of bamboo products. The outer surface of each leg frame 14 is connected to two mounting plates 17. The upper surface of each mounting plate 17 is provided with a mounting hole 171, which can be used to install and fix the sorting conveyor 1, thereby facilitating the stable use of this sorting device.

[0042] In this embodiment, the high-definition visual camera 32 is equipped with an IPC recognition unit, which includes a point cloud capture unit, a point cloud recognition conversion unit and a point cloud judgment unit. The point cloud capture unit converts the image pixels captured by the high-definition visual camera 32 into a point cloud group with chroma and shape. The point cloud recognition conversion unit identifies the chroma and shape within the point cloud group through built-in constraints and simulates the quality of bamboo products based on the chroma and shape. Specifically, the point cloud itself can store a large amount of information, including the spatial position point information of the outline and the RGB data information of the chroma, and the point cloud recognition conversion unit uses the stored RGB chroma recognition library data and the coordinate system of the outline as the standard for recognition. Therefore, the point cloud recognition conversion unit can simulate the shape outline and color data of the bamboo product and output the analysis result based on this. The point cloud judgment unit judges the quality of the bamboo product based on the output data of the point cloud recognition conversion unit.

[0043] Working principle: When in use, first install and fix it through the mounting plate 17 and the support leg frame 14, then power on the sorting equipment, click the PLC editing controller 5 to edit the data parameters of the detection component 3, and control the sorting conveyor 1 to work, stack the bamboo products on the placement plate 16, and then place the bamboo products on the sorting conveyor 1 in turn for transportation. During the transportation process, the high-definition visual camera 32 is used to work based on machine vision technology to identify surface defects and color differences of bamboo products, and the laser size measuring instrument 33 uses laser scanning technology to determine the size specifications of bamboo products, and transmits the detection data to the PLC editing controller 5 for data analysis and processing. At the same time, the detection data is displayed on the data display screen 2, and the detection data is analyzed according to the preset standards to quickly and accurately determine the grade of bamboo products. Instructions are sent to the electric push rod 8 to control the precise opening and closing of the dividing plate 19. The first-level product falls through the mounting port 18 and falls into the interior of the collection and sorting box 10. The second-level product dividing platform 6 falls, and by realizing efficient and automatic sorting and collection of bamboo products, efficient and high-quality sorting of bamboo products is achieved.

[0044] The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the contents of the above description. Those skilled in the art can make various deformations and modifications to the above embodiments without departing from the technical idea of ​​the present invention, and these deformations and modifications should all fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A high-efficiency sorting line for bamboo products, characterized in that: The invention comprises a sorting conveyor (1), wherein the bottom surface of the sorting conveyor (1) is connected to two support legs (14), the upper surface of the sorting conveyor (1) is installed with a detection component (3), the right side of the sorting conveyor (1) is connected to a material distribution platform (6), the upper surface of the material distribution platform (6) is provided with a mounting opening (18), the inner wall of the mounting opening (18) is hinged with a material distribution plate (19) through a pin, the bottom surface of the material distribution plate (19) and the right side of the support legs (14) are both connected to a U-shaped mounting seat (9), the inner walls of the two U-shaped mounting seats (9) are hinged with an electric push rod (8) through two pin shafts, and a collecting and sorting box (10) is provided on the right side of the sorting conveyor (1).

2. A high-efficiency sorting line for bamboo products according to claim 1, characterized in that: The detection assembly (3) comprises a support frame (31), the bottom surface of the support frame (31) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the sorting conveyor (1), the inner top wall of the support frame (31) is connected to a high-definition visual camera (32), and the left side of the support frame (31) is connected to a laser size measuring instrument (33).

3. A high-efficiency sorting line for bamboo products according to claim 2, characterized in that: The front of the sorting conveyor (1) is connected to a PLC editing controller (5), and the high-definition visual camera (32) and the laser size measuring instrument (33) are both electrically connected to the PLC editing controller (5) through wires.

4. A high-efficiency sorting line for bamboo products according to claim 3, characterized in that: The front of the sorting conveyor (1) is connected to a data display screen (2), and the data display screen (2) is electrically connected to a PLC editing controller (5) via a wire.

5. A high-efficiency sorting line for bamboo products according to claim 4, characterized in that: The inner wall of the collecting and sorting box (10) is connected to a partition plate (13), the front and back of the collecting and sorting box (10) are both connected to carrying handles (11), and the outer surface of each carrying handle (11) is connected to an anti-slip sleeve (12).

6. A high-efficiency sorting line for bamboo products according to claim 5, characterized in that: The right side of the leg frame (14) is connected to two arc-shaped support rods (7), the top end of each arc-shaped support rod (7) is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the material distribution platform (6), and the upper surface of the material distribution platform (6) is connected to two material guide side plates (4).

7. A high-efficiency sorting line for bamboo products according to claim 6, characterized in that: The left side of the leg support (14) is connected to two support rods (15), and the top ends of the two support rods (15) are commonly connected to a placement plate (16).

8. The high-efficiency sorting line for bamboo products according to claim 7, characterized in that: The outer surface of each leg support (14) is connected to two mounting plates (17), and the upper surface of each mounting plate (17) is provided with a mounting hole (171).

9. The high-efficiency sorting line for bamboo products according to claim 8, characterized in that: The high-definition visual camera (32) is equipped with an IPC recognition unit, which includes a point cloud acquisition unit, a point cloud recognition conversion unit, and a point cloud judgment unit. The point cloud acquisition unit converts the image pixels acquired by the high-definition visual camera (32) into a point cloud group with chroma and shape. The point cloud recognition conversion unit recognizes the chroma and shape within the point cloud group through built-in constraint conditions and simulates the quality of bamboo products based on the chroma and shape. The point cloud judgment unit judges the quality of bamboo products based on output data of the point cloud recognition conversion unit.

10. A high-efficiency sorting line and sorting method for bamboo products according to claim 9, characterized in that: include Step S1: After the device is mounted and fixed on the mounting plate (17) through the leg support (14), the device is powered on; Step S2: Editing the internal parameters of the detection component (3) through the PLC editing controller (5); Step S3: driving the sorting conveyor (1) to stack the bamboo products onto the placement plate (16) and convey them sequentially; Step S4: Identifying surface defects and color differences of bamboo products through a high-definition visual camera (32); Step S5: Determine the size of the bamboo product using laser scanning technology using a laser size measuring instrument (33), and transmit the data to the PLC editing controller (5) for analysis and processing; Step S6: Displaying the data analyzed by the PLC editing controller (5) through the data display screen (2) and judging the grade of the bamboo product; Step S7: The electric push rod (8) drives the dividing plate (19) to sort the products of different grades.