Medicament bottle anti-jamming sorting device based on visual inspection and using method thereof

By using visual inspection and posture adjustment mechanisms to calibrate the posture and position of medicine bottles, the problems of bottle jamming and collision during transfer are solved, achieving high-precision sorting and convenient maintenance.

CN120900978AActive Publication Date: 2025-11-07NANTONG HANDI AUTOMATION EQUIP CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202511443108.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-10-10
Publication Date
2025-11-07
Estimated Expiration
2045-10-10

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Technical Problem

Existing medicine bottle sorting devices cannot adjust the posture and position of medicine bottles, which makes them prone to jamming and collisions during transfer, causing cosmetic damage.

Method used

A vision-based anti-jamming bottle sorting device for medicine bottles is adopted. The device uses a scanning camera to detect the position and posture of the medicine bottles, and uses a posture adjustment mechanism and a fixed-point material picking mechanism to perform posture calibration and position correction. It also uses an acoustic sensor to detect minute deformations, and combines a magnetic translation plate and an elastic metal sheet for precise adjustment and sorting.

Benefits of technology

It effectively avoids cosmetic damage caused by collisions between medicine bottles during transfer, improves sorting accuracy and maintenance efficiency of the sorting device, and facilitates maintenance operations.

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Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of medicament bottle conveying, in particular to a medicament bottle anti-jamming sorting device based on visual inspection and a using method thereof. Comprising a base, a conveying groove is formed in the top of the base, and a plurality of supporting frames are arranged at the top of the base at equal intervals; and a plurality of groups of scanning cameras are arranged at the bottom of each group of supporting frames. The corresponding elastic metal sheets are controlled to abut against the outer wall of the medicament bottle under the action of the multiple sets of extrusion springs, the position of the medicament bottle is calibrated through deformation of the elastic metal sheets, and meanwhile the multiple sets of sonic sensors arranged in an array are attached to the outer wall of the medicament bottle; according to the subpackaging device, tiny deformation generated by the medicament bottles is effectively detected through the sound wave signals, then the fixed-point material taking mechanism is controlled to independently sort out the deformed medicament bottles, the problem that the appearance is damaged due to mutual collision in the transferring process due to the fact that the positions of the medicament bottles are abnormal is solved, and the sorting precision of the subpackaging device is further improved.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The application belongs to the technical field of medicine bottle sorting, and particularly relates to a medicine bottle anti-jamming sorting device based on visual detection and a use method thereof. BACKGROUND

[0002] The medicine bottle is a container for placing medicine, and is circulated between various links through a conveying device in the pharmaceutical process. Therefore, the medicine bottle needs to be sorted to avoid deformed medicine bottles from circulating to subsequent sections.

[0003] Through retrieval, in the prior art, Chinese Patent Publication No. CN217888744U, published on November 25, 2022, discloses a quality inspection and sorting device for pharmaceutical packaging bottle production. The device can perform quality inspection and sorting of pharmaceutical packaging bottles during the conveying process, without the need for manual sorting, saving labor and improving work efficiency. The device includes a first bottom plate, two groups of first vertical plates, a first motor, a second bottom plate, two groups of second vertical plates, two groups of first rotating shafts, two groups of conveying rollers, a conveying belt, and a sorting device. The two groups of first vertical plates are respectively installed on the top front side and rear side of the first bottom plate. The two groups of conveying rollers are synchronously driven by the conveying belt. The second bottom plate is provided with the sorting device. The sorting device includes a fixed frame, a baffle, a hinge, and a guide plate. The fixed frame is installed on the second bottom plate. The baffle is fixedly installed on the top of the fixed frame. The first bottom plate is provided with a power mechanism. The guide plate is connected with a sliding constraint mechanism.

[0004] However, the device still has the following defects: The existing sorting device cannot adjust the posture and position of the medicine bottles during the sorting process, which can cause the medicine bottles to be jammed during the transfer process between different links, and the medicine bottles can collide with each other, thereby damaging the appearance of the medicine bottles. SUMMARY

[0005] To solve the above problems, the application provides a medicine bottle anti-jamming sorting device based on visual detection, which includes a base, and a plurality of groups of support frames are arranged at equal intervals on the top of the base. The bottom of each group of support frames is provided with a plurality of groups of scanning cameras. The bottom of each group of support frames is provided with a driving mechanism. The output end of the driving mechanism is drivingly connected with a posture adjusting mechanism and a fixed-point material taking mechanism. The posture adjusting mechanism includes a plurality of groups of calibration frames capable of being independently controlled to rotate. Two groups of mounting plates are symmetrically arranged on the inner walls on both sides of the bottom of each group of calibration frames. A plurality of groups of return springs are respectively arranged on the opposite side walls of the corresponding two groups of mounting plates. Corresponding two groups of mounting plates are respectively provided with a group of push electromagnetic blocks on the opposite side walls; the same side of a plurality of groups of reset springs is provided with a magnetic translation plate away from the corresponding group of mounting plates; a side wall of each group of magnetic translation plates is provided with a group of elastic metal sheets for wrapping calibrated medicine bottles; a side wall of each group of elastic metal sheets is provided with a plurality of groups of acoustic sensors for detecting small deformations of medicine bottles in a rectangular array.

[0006] Further, the top of the base is provided with a conveying groove; the conveying groove is provided with a conveying belt; the cross section of each group of support frames is semicircular; the top of a plurality of groups of support frames is provided with a connecting column; the top of the base is symmetrically and equidistantly provided with a plurality of groups of guard plate mechanisms at the edges; the bottom of the base is provided with a receiving groove; the inner walls of the receiving groove are symmetrically and equidistantly provided with a plurality of groups of adjustable support mechanisms; the top inner wall of the receiving groove is provided with a plurality of groups of support motors; the output end of each group of support motors is drivingly connected with a corresponding group of adjustable support mechanisms.

[0007] Further, the guard plate mechanism comprises a guard plate; the cross section of the guard plate is fan-shaped; the outer wall of the guard plate is provided with a handle; the outer wall of the guard plate is equidistantly provided with a plurality of groups of first sliding grooves; the handle is dampingly connected in the plurality of groups of first sliding grooves; the bottom outer wall of the guard plate is provided with a pad.

[0008] Further, a plurality of groups of connecting magnetic columns are movably penetrated in the side wall of the guard plate away from the pad; a plurality of groups of connecting magnetic columns are drivingly connected with the handle; the end of each group of connecting magnetic columns away from the guard plate is movably penetrated in the connecting column and magnetically connected with the connecting column; the inner wall of the guard plate is provided with a support step.

[0009] Further, the posture adjusting mechanism further comprises a first mounting plate; the bottom of the first mounting plate is equidistantly provided with a plurality of groups of gyration motors; the output end of each group of gyration motors is drivingly connected with a corresponding group of calibration frames; the cross section of each group of calibration frames is U-shaped.

[0010] Further, each group of reset springs is provided with a group of dampers; the two ends of each group of dampers are respectively connected with a corresponding group of mounting plates and magnetic translation plates; a plurality of groups of extrusion springs are arranged in a rectangular array on the side wall of each group of magnetic translation plates away from a corresponding group of push electromagnetic blocks; the other end of each group of extrusion springs is connected with a corresponding group of elastic metal sheets.

[0011] Further, the fixed-point taking mechanism comprises a second mounting plate; the bottom of the second mounting plate is provided with a first rotating shaft; the outer wall of the first rotating shaft is equidistantly sleeved with a plurality of groups of sleeving rings; a plurality of groups of taking blocks are drivingly connected with the outer walls of a plurality of groups of sleeving rings.

[0012] Further, a plurality of groups of material taking grooves are arranged at equal intervals on the side wall of the material taking block away from the first rotating shaft; two groups of second electric push rods are symmetrically arranged on the inner walls on both sides of each group of the material taking grooves; and a group of material taking plates are transmissionally connected to the output ends of each group of the second electric push rods.

[0013] Further, the adjustable supporting mechanism comprises a second rotating shaft; a supporting frame is arranged at one end of the second rotating shaft; the cross section of the supporting frame is V-shaped; a ball wheel and a supporting block are arranged at the two ends of the supporting frame away from the second rotating shaft; and a supporting column is rotationally connected to the end of the supporting block away from the supporting frame.

[0014] A use method of a medicine bottle anti-stuck bottle sorting device based on visual detection, the use method comprising: transferring a plurality of groups of medicine bottles at a certain link to the top of a conveying belt; a plurality of groups of scanning cameras detecting the positions and postures of the plurality of groups of medicine bottles in real time; controlling a driving mechanism to drive a posture adjusting mechanism to move to a corresponding position; controlling a plurality of groups of push electromagnetic blocks to generate magnetic force to push a magnetic translation plate and drive an elastic metal sheet to wrap the outer wall of the medicine bottle; the elastic metal sheet is deformed to correct the position of the medicine bottle, and an array of acoustic sensors accurately detects the slight deformation on the appearance of the medicine bottle; controlling a plurality of groups of calibration frames to rotate individually to keep the directions of the plurality of groups of medicine bottles consistent; controlling the conveying belt to continue to transfer the plurality of groups of medicine bottles to the next work station; completing the sorting work of the sorting device.

[0015] The beneficial effects of the present application are: 1. By controlling the posture adjusting mechanism to move to a corresponding position, and then controlling a plurality of groups of push electromagnetic blocks to generate magnetic force, the corresponding magnetic translation plate is pushed under the magnetic connection, so that the corresponding elastic metal sheet is in contact with the outer wall of the medicine bottle under the action of a plurality of groups of pressing springs, and the position of the medicine bottle is calibrated through the deformation of the elastic metal sheet, and a plurality of groups of arrayed acoustic sensors are attached to the outer wall of the medicine bottle, the slight deformation of the medicine bottle is effectively detected through the acoustic signal, and then the deformed medicine bottle is sorted out by the point picking mechanism, which not only avoids the appearance damage caused by the abnormal position of the medicine bottle colliding with each other during the transfer process, but also improves the sorting precision of the split charging device.

[0016] 2、The several groups of scanning cameras can not only cooperate with the posture adjusting mechanism to complete the adjustment of the posture and position of the medicine bottle, but also can detect the appearance abnormalities of the medicine bottle, and can control the material taking block to rotate to the front of the second mounting plate after the adjustment of the posture and position of the medicine bottle is completed, so that the several groups of medicine bottles can pass through the corresponding material taking groove respectively, and then the corresponding second electric push rod drives the corresponding material taking plate to clamp and place the medicine bottles with appearance abnormalities separately, so that the sorting process of the sorting device is more efficient.

[0017] 3、The sorting device is provided with several groups of protection plate mechanisms on the top of the two sides symmetrically and equidistantly, which are used for protecting the structure on the sorting device. When the sorting device needs to be maintained, first determine the fault area, then slide the handle on the corresponding group of protection plates, so that the corresponding several groups of connecting magnetic columns are retracted into the corresponding protection plates, then rotate the protection plate so that the pad plate abuts against the corresponding side wall of the base, then the maintenance personnel can adjust the body position through the support steps to maintain the fault part, which improves the maintenance efficiency and convenience of the sorting device.

[0018] 4、By controlling several groups of supporting motors to drive the supporting frame to rotate, since the supporting frame is V-shaped and the opening is downward, the ball wheels and supporting columns at both ends of the supporting frame can contact the ground and lift the sorting device separately. When the several groups of ball wheels abut against the ground and lift the sorting device, the sorting device can be moved. When the supporting columns abut against the ground and lift the sorting device, the sorting device can be kept in a horizontal state by individually controlling the rotation angle of the several groups of supporting frames, which improves the use effect of the sorting device.

[0019] Other features and advantages of the present application will be set forth in the following description, and in part will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the description, or can be learned by practice of the present application. The objects and other advantages of the present application can be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the description, claims and drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0020] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present application, and those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings according to these drawings without any creative labor.

[0021] Figure 1 The structure schematic diagram of the sorting device according to the embodiment of the present application is shown; Figure 2 The bottom structure schematic diagram of the sorting device according to the embodiment of the present application is shown; Figure 3 Fig. 2 shows a structural schematic diagram of the sorting device according to an embodiment of the present application when maintained; Figure 4 Fig. 3 shows a structural schematic diagram of the guard plate mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application; Figure 5 Fig. 4 shows a structural schematic diagram of the driving mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application; Figure 6 Fig. 5 shows a sectional schematic diagram of the driving mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application; Figure 7 Fig. 6 shows a structural schematic diagram of the posture adjusting mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application; Figure 8 Fig. 7 shows an enlarged schematic diagram of A of the posture adjusting mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application; Figure 7 Figure 9 Fig. 8 shows a structural schematic diagram of the fixed-point taking mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application; Figure 10 Fig. 9 shows a structural schematic diagram of the adjustable support mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0022] In the figure: 1, base; 2, conveying groove; 3, conveying belt; 4, support frame; 5, connecting cross column; 6, guard plate mechanism; 7, driving mechanism; 8, posture adjusting mechanism; 9, fixed-point taking mechanism; 10, scanning camera; 11, storage groove; 12, adjustable support mechanism; 13, support motor; 601, guard plate; 602, handle; 603, first sliding groove; 604, pad; 605, connecting magnetic column; 606, support step; 701, driving column; 702, first electric push rod; 703, mounting seat; 704, second sliding groove; 705, screw rod; 706, sliding block; 707, driving motor; 801, first mounting plate; 802, revolving motor; 803, calibration frame; 804, mounting plate; 805, return spring; 806, damper; 807, pushing electromagnetic block; 808, magnetic translation plate; 809, extrusion spring; 810, elastic metal sheet; 811, acoustic wave sensor; 901, second mounting plate; 902, first rotating shaft; 903, sleeving ring; 904, taking block; 905, taking groove; 906, second electric push rod; 907, taking plate; 1201, second rotating shaft; 1202, support frame; 1203, ball wheel; 1204, support block; 1205, support column. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] ​To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0024] This invention provides a vision-based anti-jamming bottle sorting device for medicine bottles, including a base 1, exemplarily, such as... Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the base 1 has a conveying groove 2 at its top; a conveyor belt 3 is installed inside the conveying groove 2; several sets of support frames 4 are evenly spaced at the top of the base 1; the cross-section of each set of support frames 4 is semi-circular; a connecting crossbar 5 is installed at the top of the several sets of support frames 4; several sets of protective plate mechanisms 6 are symmetrically and evenly spaced at the two sides of the top of the base 1; a driving mechanism 7 is installed at the bottom of the several sets of support frames 4; a posture adjustment mechanism 8 and a fixed-point material picking mechanism 9 are connected to the output end of the driving mechanism 7; several sets of scanning cameras 10 are installed at the bottom of each set of support frames 4; a storage groove 11 is opened at the bottom of the base 1; several sets of adjustable support mechanisms 12 are symmetrically and evenly rotatably connected to the inner walls on both sides of the storage groove 11; several sets of support motors 13 are installed on the top inner wall of the storage groove 11; the output end of each set of support motors 13 is connected to a corresponding set of adjustable support mechanisms 12.

[0025] During the sorting process of medicine bottles, the medicine bottles are arranged at equal intervals on the conveyor belt 3. The scanning cameras 10 set at the bottom of several sets of support frames 4 can detect the position and posture of the medicine bottles. When the position of the medicine bottle is off or the posture is abnormal, the drive mechanism 7 will be controlled to drive the posture adjustment mechanism 8 to move to the corresponding position, calibrate the position and posture of the corresponding medicine bottle, and detect the slight deformation of the medicine bottle. Then, the fixed-point picking mechanism 9 will be controlled to pick up and place the medicine bottles with abnormal appearance separately.

[0026] For example, such as Figure 4As shown in the figure, the protection plate mechanism 6 comprises a protection plate 601; the cross section of the protection plate 601 is a fan ring; a handle 602 is arranged on the outer wall of the protection plate 601; a plurality of groups of first sliding grooves 603 are arranged on the outer wall of the protection plate 601 at equal intervals; the handle 602 is connected in the plurality of groups of first sliding grooves 603 in a damping sliding manner; a pad 604 is arranged on the bottom outer wall of the protection plate 601; a plurality of groups of connecting magnetic columns 605 are movably penetrated on the side wall of the protection plate 601 away from the pad 604; the plurality of groups of connecting magnetic columns 605 are in transmission connection with the handle 602; one end of each group of connecting magnetic columns 605 away from the protection plate 601 is movably penetrated into the connecting horizontal column 5 and is in magnetic connection with the connecting horizontal column 5; a support step 606 is arranged on the inner wall of the protection plate 601.

[0027] A plurality of groups of protection plate mechanisms 6 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the top of the sorting device at equal intervals, for protecting the structure on the sorting device; when the sorting device needs to be maintained, the fault area is first determined, then the handle 602 on the corresponding group of protection plates 601 is slid to make the corresponding plurality of groups of connecting magnetic columns 605 shrink into the corresponding protection plates 601, then the protection plate 601 is rotated to make the pad 604 abut against the corresponding side wall of the base 1, then the maintainer can adjust the body position through the support step 606 to maintain the fault part, thereby improving the maintenance efficiency and convenience of the sorting device.

[0028] As shown in the figure, Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown in the figure, the driving mechanism 7 comprises a driving column 701; a first electric push rod 702 is arranged on the bottom of the driving column 701; an installation seat 703 is in transmission connection with the output end of the first electric push rod 702; the posture adjusting mechanism 8 and the fixed-point material taking mechanism 9 are arranged on the opposite two side walls of the installation seat 703; a second sliding groove 704 is arranged on the bottom of the driving column 701; a lead screw 705 is arranged in the second sliding groove 704; the two ends of the lead screw 705 are rotatably connected to the inner walls of the two sides of the second sliding groove 704; a sliding block 706 is in sliding connection in the second sliding groove 704; the sliding block 706 is in screw connection with the lead screw 705; the sliding block 706 is in transmission connection with the first electric push rod 702; a driving motor 707 is arranged on one side wall of the driving column 701; the output end of the driving motor 707 is in transmission connection with the lead screw 705.

[0029] During the sorting process of medicine bottles, the drive motor 707 drives the lead screw 705 to rotate. With the threaded connection between the lead screw 705 and the slider 706, the slider 706 can drive the attitude adjustment mechanism 8 and the fixed-point material picking mechanism 9 to move horizontally through the first electric push rod 702 and the mounting base 703. Then, by controlling the extension and retraction of the first electric push rod 702, the attitude adjustment mechanism 8 and the fixed-point material picking mechanism 9 can be driven to move vertically, thereby realizing the corresponding operation of the attitude adjustment mechanism 8 and the fixed-point material picking mechanism 9 on the medicine bottles.

[0030] For example, such as Figure 7 and Figure 8 As shown, the attitude adjustment mechanism 8 includes a first mounting plate 801; several sets of rotary motors 802 are equally spaced at the bottom of the first mounting plate 801; a set of calibration frames 803 is drivenly connected to the output end of each set of rotary motors 802; the cross-section of each set of calibration frames 803 is U-shaped; two sets of mounting plates 804 are symmetrically arranged on the inner walls of the bottom two sides of each set of calibration frames 803; several sets of return springs 805 are respectively arranged on the opposite side wall of the two sets of mounting plates 804; a magnetic translation plate 808 is provided at the end of the several sets of return springs 805 on the same side away from the corresponding set of mounting plates 804; a set of resistance is provided inside each set of return springs 805. Dampers 806; each set of dampers 806 has its two ends connected to a corresponding set of mounting plates 804 and magnetic translation plates 808 respectively; each of the two sets of mounting plates 804 has a set of pushing electromagnetic blocks 807 on one side wall opposite to the corresponding set of pushing electromagnetic blocks 807; each set of magnetic translation plates 808 has a number of compression springs 809 arranged in a rectangular array on one side wall away from the corresponding set of pushing electromagnetic blocks 807; each set of compression springs 809 on the same side has a set of elastic metal sheets 810 at one end away from the corresponding set of magnetic translation plates 808; each set of elastic metal sheets 810 has a number of acoustic wave sensors 811 arranged in a rectangular array on one side wall away from the corresponding set of magnetic translation plates 808.

[0031] In the sorting process of the medicine bottles, the position and appearance of the medicine bottles on the conveying belt 3 are preliminarily detected by the scanning cameras 10, then the posture adjusting mechanism 8 is driven by the control driving mechanism 7 to move to the corresponding position, then the push electromagnetic blocks 807 are energized, the push electromagnetic blocks 807 generate magnetic force under the action of the magnetic connection, the corresponding magnetic translation plates 808 are pushed under the action of the magnetic force, the corresponding elastic metal sheets 810 are in contact with the outer wall of the medicine bottles under the action of the extrusion springs 809, and the position of the medicine bottles is calibrated through the deformation of the elastic metal sheets 810, meanwhile, the arrayed acoustic wave sensors 811 are attached to the outer wall of the medicine bottles, the small deformation of the medicine bottles is effectively detected through the acoustic wave signal, then the deformed medicine bottles are sorted out by the control of the point picking mechanism 9, and the intact medicine bottles flow into the next section, which not only avoids the appearance damage caused by the abnormal position of the medicine bottles in the transfer process, but also improves the sorting precision of the split charging device.

[0032] As shown in Figure 9 The point picking mechanism 9 includes a second mounting plate 901, a first rotating shaft 902 is arranged at the bottom of the second mounting plate 901, a plurality of sets of sleeve rings 903 are arranged on the outer wall of the first rotating shaft 902 at equal intervals, a plurality of sets of picking blocks 904 are connected to the outer wall of the sleeve rings 903, a plurality of sets of picking grooves 905 are arranged on the side wall of the picking blocks 904 away from the first rotating shaft 902 at equal intervals, two sets of second electric push rods 906 are symmetrically arranged on the inner wall of the picking grooves 905, and a set of picking plates 907 is connected to the output end of the second electric push rod 906.

[0033] In the sorting process of the medicine bottles, the posture and position of the medicine bottles can be adjusted by the posture adjusting mechanism 8 and the scanning cameras 10, the appearance abnormalities of the medicine bottles can be detected, and after the adjustment of the posture and position of the medicine bottles is completed, the picking blocks 904 are controlled to rotate to the position below the second mounting plate 901, so that a plurality of sets of medicine bottles can pass through a corresponding set of picking grooves 905, then the corresponding second electric push rods 906 drive the corresponding picking plates 907 to clamp and place the medicine bottles with appearance abnormalities, so that the sorting process of the sorting device is more efficient.

[0034] As shown in Figure 10As shown, the adjustable support mechanism 12 comprises a second rotating shaft 1201, one end of the second rotating shaft 1201 is provided with a support frame 1202, the cross section of the support frame 1202 is V-shaped, the two ends of the support frame 1202 away from the second rotating shaft 1201 are respectively provided with a ball wheel 1203 and a support block 1204, the end of the support block 1204 away from the support frame 1202 is rotatably connected with a support column 1205, the cross section of the support column 1205 is a regular hexagon.

[0035] In use, the sorting device is lifted by the ball wheels 1203 and the support columns 1205 at the two ends of the support frame 1202, and the sorting device is moved by the ball wheels 1203, and the sorting device is kept horizontal by the support columns 1205.

[0036] The posture adjusting mechanism 8 is controlled to move to the corresponding position, and then a plurality of push electromagnetic blocks 807 are energized, the push electromagnetic blocks 807 generate magnetism after being energized, the corresponding magnetic translation plates 808 are pushed under the magnetic connection, the corresponding elastic metal sheets 810 are in contact with the outer wall of the medicine bottle under the action of a plurality of extrusion springs 809, and the position of the medicine bottle is calibrated through the deformation of the elastic metal sheet 810, and a plurality of arrayed acoustic sensors 811 are attached to the outer wall of the medicine bottle, the micro deformation of the medicine bottle is effectively detected through the acoustic signal, and then the point picking mechanism 9 is controlled to separate the deformed medicine bottle, which not only avoids the appearance damage caused by the abnormal position of the medicine bottle in the transfer process, but also improves the sorting precision of the split charging device.

[0037] In the sorting process of the medicine bottle, a plurality of scanning cameras 10 can not only cooperate with the posture adjusting mechanism 8 to adjust the posture and position of the medicine bottle, but also can detect the appearance abnormalities of the medicine bottle, and can control the picking block 904 to rotate to the lower side of the second mounting plate 901 after the adjustment of the posture and position of the medicine bottle, so that a plurality of medicine bottles can pass through the corresponding picking groove 905, and then the corresponding second electric push rod 906 drives the corresponding picking plate 907 to clamp the appearance abnormal medicine bottle and place it separately, so that the sorting process of the sorting device is more efficient.

[0038] The top of the sorting device is symmetrically provided with a plurality of groups of protection plate mechanisms 6 at equal intervals on both sides, which are used for protecting the structure on the sorting device, when the sorting device needs to be maintained, first determine the fault area, then slide the handle 602 on the corresponding group of protection plates 601, so that the corresponding group of connecting magnetic columns 605 is retracted into the corresponding protection plate 601, then rotate the protection plate 601 so that the pad plate 604 abuts against the corresponding side wall of the base 1, then the maintenance personnel can adjust the body position through the supporting steps 606 to maintain the fault part, which improves the maintenance efficiency and convenience of the sorting device.

[0039] By controlling a plurality of groups of supporting motors 13 to drive the supporting frame 1202 to rotate, since the supporting frame 1202 is V-shaped and the opening faces downward, the ball wheels 1203 and the supporting columns 1205 at both ends of the supporting frame 1202 can independently contact the ground and lift the sorting device, when a plurality of groups of ball wheels 1203 abut against the ground and lift the sorting device, the sorting device can be moved, when the supporting columns 1205 abut against the ground and lift the sorting device, the sorting device can be kept in a horizontal state by independently controlling the rotation angles of a plurality of groups of supporting frames 1202, which improves the use effect of the sorting device.

[0040] On the basis of the above-mentioned medicine bottle anti-blocking sorting device based on visual detection, the embodiment of the present application also proposes a use method for the medicine bottle anti-blocking sorting device based on visual detection, for example, the use method comprises: A plurality of groups of medicine bottles at a certain link are transferred to the top of the conveying belt; A plurality of groups of scanning cameras detect the positions and postures of the plurality of groups of medicine bottles in real time; The driving mechanism drives the posture adjusting mechanism to move to the corresponding position; A plurality of groups of push electromagnetic blocks are powered to generate magnetic force to push the magnetic translation plate and drive the elastic metal sheet to wrap around the outer wall of the medicine bottle; The elastic metal sheet is deformed and corrects the position of the medicine bottle, and the arrayed acoustic wave sensor accurately detects the slight deformation on the appearance of the medicine bottle; A plurality of groups of calibration frames are independently rotated to keep the directions of the plurality of groups of medicine bottles consistent; The conveying belt drives the plurality of groups of medicine bottles to continue to be transferred to the next work station; The sorting work of the sorting device is completed.

[0041] Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood that modifications can be made to the foregoing embodiments, or additional implementations can be implemented, without departing from the spirit and scope of the inventive subject matter. Accordingly, the present application is not limited to the implementations described herein, but is intended to be defined by the claims set forth below, and equivalents thereof.

Claims

1. A vision detection based jammed vial sorting device for vials, comprising a base, characterized by: The top of the base is provided with a plurality of groups of support frames at equal intervals; the bottom of each group of support frames is provided with a plurality of groups of scanning cameras; the bottom of a plurality of groups of support frames is provided with a driving mechanism; the output end of the driving mechanism is drivingly connected with a posture adjusting mechanism and a fixed-point material taking mechanism; The posture adjusting mechanism comprises a plurality of groups of calibration frames capable of being individually controlled to rotate; the bottom of each group of calibration frames is symmetrically provided with two groups of mounting plates on the inner walls of the two sides; the opposite side walls of the corresponding two groups of mounting plates are respectively provided with a plurality of groups of return springs; The opposite side walls of the corresponding two groups of mounting plates are respectively provided with a group of push electromagnetic blocks; the ends of the plurality of groups of return springs away from the corresponding group of mounting plates are respectively provided with a magnetic translation plate; one side wall of each group of magnetic translation plates is provided with a group of elastic metal sheets for wrapping calibration medicine bottles; a plurality of groups of acoustic sensors for detecting the slight deformation of the medicine bottles are arranged in a rectangular array on one side wall of each group of elastic metal sheets.

2. The stuck vial sorting device based on visual detection of claim 1, wherein: The top of the base is provided with a conveying groove; the conveying groove is provided with a conveying belt; the cross section of each group of support frames is semicircular; the top of a plurality of groups of support frames is provided with a connecting cross column; the top of the base is symmetrically provided with a plurality of groups of protection plate mechanisms at equal intervals at the edges of the two sides; the bottom of the base is provided with a receiving groove; a plurality of groups of adjustable support mechanisms are symmetrically and equally spaced and rotatably connected to the inner walls of the two sides of the receiving groove; a plurality of groups of support motors are arranged on the top inner wall of the receiving groove; the output end of each group of support motors is drivingly connected with a corresponding group of adjustable support mechanisms.

3. The stuck vial sorting device based on visual detection of claim 2, wherein: The protection plate mechanism comprises a protection plate; the cross section of the protection plate is a fan ring; the outer wall of the protection plate is provided with a handle; a plurality of groups of first sliding grooves are equally spaced and arranged on the outer wall of the protection plate; the handle is dampingly and slidingly connected in the plurality of groups of first sliding grooves; the bottom outer wall of the protection plate is provided with a pad.

4. The stuck vial sorting device based on visual detection of claim 3, wherein: A plurality of groups of connecting magnetic columns are movably and penetratingly arranged on the side wall of the protection plate away from the pad; the plurality of groups of connecting magnetic columns are drivingly connected with the handle; the ends of each group of connecting magnetic columns away from the protection plate are movably and penetratingly arranged in the connecting cross column and are magnetically connected with the connecting cross column; the inner wall of the protection plate is provided with a support step.

5. The stuck vial sorting device based on visual detection of claim 1, wherein: The posture adjusting mechanism further comprises a first mounting plate; the bottom of the first mounting plate is equally spaced and provided with a plurality of groups of rotary motors; the output end of each group of rotary motors is drivingly connected with a corresponding group of calibration frames; the cross section of each group of calibration frames is U-shaped.

6. The stuck vial sorting device based on visual detection of claim 5, wherein: Each group of return springs is provided with a group of dampers; the two ends of each group of dampers are respectively connected to a corresponding group of mounting plates and magnetic translation plates; a plurality of groups of extrusion springs are arranged in a rectangular array on the side wall of each group of magnetic translation plates away from a corresponding group of push electromagnetic blocks; the other end of each group of extrusion springs is connected to a corresponding group of elastic metal sheets.

7. The stuck vial sorting device based on visual detection of claim 1, wherein: The fixed-point material taking mechanism comprises a second mounting plate; the bottom of the second mounting plate is provided with a first rotating shaft; a plurality of groups of sleeve rings are equally spaced and sleeved on the outer wall of the first rotating shaft; a plurality of groups of material taking blocks are drivingly connected to the outer walls of the sleeve rings.

8. The stuck vial sorting device based on visual detection of claim 7, wherein: The side wall away from the first rotating shaft of the material taking block is provided with a plurality of groups of material taking grooves at equal intervals; two groups of second electric push rods are symmetrically arranged on the inner walls of the two sides of each group of the material taking grooves; and a group of material taking plates are transmissionally connected to the output ends of each group of the second electric push rods.

9. The stuck vial sorting device based on visual detection of claim 2, wherein: The adjustable support mechanism comprises a second rotating shaft; one end of the second rotating shaft is provided with a support frame; the cross section of the support frame is V-shaped; ball wheels and support blocks are respectively arranged at the two ends of the support frame away from the second rotating shaft; and a support column is rotationally connected to the end of the support block away from the support frame.

10. A method of using a visual detection based anti-jam pill bottle sorting device according to any one of claims 1-9, characterized by: The use method comprises: a plurality of groups of medicine bottles at a certain link are transferred to the top of the conveying belt; a plurality of groups of scanning cameras detect the positions and postures of the plurality of groups of medicine bottles in real time; a driving mechanism drives a posture adjusting mechanism to move to a corresponding position; a plurality of groups of push electromagnetic blocks are controlled to generate magnetic force to push the magnetic translation plates and drive the elastic metal sheets to wrap the outer walls of the medicine bottles; the elastic metal sheets are deformed to correct the positions of the medicine bottles, and arrayed acoustic wave sensors accurately detect slight deformation on the appearance of the medicine bottles; a plurality of groups of calibration frames are controlled to rotate individually to keep the directions of the plurality of groups of medicine bottles consistent; the conveying belt drives the plurality of groups of medicine bottles to continue to be transferred to the next work station; the sorting work of the sorting device is completed.

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