Efficient silkworm cocoon removing color sorter
By designing a silkworm cocoon rejection color sorter, the automatic screening and rejection of silkworm cocoons is achieved by using color sorting components and a conveyor, which solves the problem of low efficiency of manual screening and improves the accuracy and efficiency of silkworm cocoon sorting.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202511361545.X
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-09-23
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-18
AI Technical Summary
In existing technologies, the sorting of silkworm cocoons mainly relies on manual methods, which results in high labor intensity, low efficiency, and unstable accuracy.
A silkworm cocoon rejection color sorter was designed, comprising a color sorting component, a first conveyor, a second conveyor, and a discharge hopper. It achieves efficient screening and rejection of silkworm cocoons through automated identification and classification.
The automated screening and removal of silkworm cocoons has been achieved, improving processing efficiency and pass rate, and reducing the impact of human factors.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to a cocoon picking color sorter. BACKGROUND
[0002] The square cluster is a cluster specially used for cocoon production, and the surface is designed with a dense square structure to provide a support place for cocoon formation. When the silkworms spin silk to form cocoons on the square cluster, the cocoons will be firmly attached to the four walls of the square through silk spinning. During the cocoon formation process, cocoon types of different qualities may be produced, such as blood cocoons, double cocoon, defective cocoons or cocoon with yellow spots, and these different types need to be sorted in subsequent processing. At present, manual selection and screening are commonly used in the market, which not only has high labor intensity and low efficiency, but also has unstable sorting accuracy and large error. Therefore, we propose a high-efficiency cocoon picking color sorter. SUMMARY
[0003] The present application relates to a cocoon picking color sorter.
[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application provides the following technical scheme: a high-efficiency cocoon picking color sorter, comprising:
[0005] A machine frame is fixed with a color selection assembly for cocoon picking;
[0006] A first conveyor is arranged on the inner side of the machine frame at the upper end to convey along the long side of the color selection assembly, and the first conveyor has a square cluster for placing cocoon;
[0007] A discharge hopper is fixed to the middle part of the inner side of the machine frame, and the discharge hopper is uniformly distributed with at least two discharge hoppers along the long side of the color selection assembly to discharge the picked cocoon;
[0008] A second conveyor is arranged at the lower end of the inner side of the machine frame, and the second conveyor corresponds to the lower end of the discharge hopper to output the cocoon from the inner side of the machine frame.
[0009] Preferably, the first conveyor comprises a driving shaft, a conveyor belt and a motor, the driving shaft is rotatably installed at both ends of the inner side of the machine frame, the driving shaft is connected with the conveyor belt through transmission wheels at both ends, the motor is fixed to one end of the inner side of the machine frame through a support plate, and the output end of the motor is matched with the driving shaft through a belt and a driving wheel.
[0010] Preferably, the inner side of the machine frame is fixed with a mounting bracket, the mounting bracket is rotatably installed with a stop rod corresponding to the conveyor belt, and the mounting bracket is provided with a mounting bracket for driving the stop rod to rotate.
[0011] Preferably, a guide wheel is arranged on the inner side of the machine frame, and the guide wheel is in contact with the conveyor belt.
[0012] Preferably, the color selection assembly comprises a body, an electromagnetic valve, a reject cylinder arranged at the inner lower end of the body, and the electromagnetic valve is arranged in the body and connected with the reject cylinder through a pipeline, and the color selection camera is mounted at one end of the body to take pictures and identify the cocoon on the first conveyor.
[0013] Preferably, the reject cylinder is arranged in at least two groups along the long side of the body, and each group of the reject cylinder is arranged in an array.
[0014] Preferably, the second conveyor has a discharging shell at one end.
[0015] Preferably, the second conveyor and the discharge hopper are arranged in three places, and the second conveyor is a belt conveyor.
[0016] Preferably, the discharge hopper is conical, and the outer diameter of the upper end of the discharge hopper is larger than that of the lower end.
[0017] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present application are:
[0018] The present application sets the color selection assembly, the first conveyor, the second conveyor and the discharge hopper, avoids the traditional screening and rejection completely relying on manual experience, saves time and effort, and is affected by human factors, and the selection rate is low. The device can realize automatic selection and rejection, can screen and reject multiple categories at the same time during color selection, greatly improves the processing efficiency of cocoon in the square cluster, and has high pass rate, and increases the practicality of the device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0019] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the present application;
[0020] Figure 2 It is a discharge hopper distribution structure schematic diagram of the present application;
[0021] Figure 3 It is a first conveyor structure schematic diagram of the present application;
[0022] Figure 4 It is a motor and driving shaft cooperation transmission structure schematic diagram of the present application;
[0023] Figure 5 It is a color selection assembly structure schematic diagram of the present application;
[0024] Figure 6 It is a second conveyor structure schematic diagram of the present application;
[0025] Figure 7 It is a square cluster structure schematic diagram of the present application;
[0026] Figure 8 It is a different partition schematic diagram when sorting of the present application.
[0027] In the figure: 1, rack; 2, color selection assembly; 21, machine body; 22, electromagnetic valve; 23, color selection camera; 24, rejection air cylinder; 3, first conveyor; 31, drive shaft; 32, conveying belt; 33, stop lever; 34, drive air cylinder; 35, mounting bracket; 36, motor; 37, guide wheel; 4, second conveyor; 5, discharge hopper; 6, square cluster; 7, discharging shell. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0028] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.
[0029] Please refer to Figures 1-8 The present application provides a technical solution: an efficient cocoon rejection color sorter, comprising:
[0030] The rack 1 is fixed with the color selection assembly 2 for cocoon rejection on the rack 1;
[0031] The first conveyor 3 is arranged on the inner side of the rack 1 at the upper end to convey along the long side of the color selection assembly 2, and the first conveyor 3 has square clusters 6 for placing cocoon;
[0032] The square clusters 6 are conveniently conveyed to a plurality of corresponding rejection air cylinders 24, so as to push and reject the cocoon inside the square cluster 6 after shooting and identification;
[0033] The discharge hopper 5 is fixed to the inner side of the middle part of the rack 1, and the discharge hopper 5 is uniformly distributed with at least two along the long side of the color selection assembly 2 to discharge the rejected cocoon;
[0034] The different kinds of cocoon are conveniently rejected and dropped into different discharge hoppers 5 under the action of gravity, and then conveyed to the outside of the rack 1 through the discharge hopper;
[0035] The second conveyor 4 is arranged at the lower end of the inner side of the rack 1, and the second conveyor 4 corresponds to the lower end of the discharge hopper 5 to output the cocoon from the inner side of the rack 1;
[0036] The classified cocoon is conveniently conveyed.
[0037] Preferably, the first conveyor 3 comprises a driving shaft 31, a conveying belt 32 and a motor 36, the driving shaft 31 is rotatably installed at both ends of the inner side of the frame 1, and the conveying belt 32 is connected to the driving shaft 31 through transmission wheels at both ends of the driving shaft 31, and the motor 36 is fixed to one end of the inner side of the frame 1 through a support plate, and the output end of the motor 36 is matched with the driving shaft 31 through a belt and a driving wheel.
[0038] The motor is convenient to drive the conveying belt 32 to move, so as to move the square cluster 6 on the conveying belt 32 to the lower side of different rejection air cylinders 24.
[0039] Preferably, the inner side of the frame 1 is fixed with a mounting bracket 35, the mounting bracket 35 is rotatably installed with a blocking rod 33 corresponding to the conveying belt 32, and the mounting bracket 35 is provided with a driving mechanism for driving the blocking rod 33 to rotate;
[0040] After the square cluster 6 moves to the lower side of the corresponding rejection air cylinder 24, the movement of the square cluster 6 is limited, so that the rejection air cylinder 24 can act to remove the cocoon inside the square cluster 6.
[0041] Preferably, the inner side of the frame 1 is provided with a guide wheel 37, and the guide wheel 37 is in contact with the conveying belt 32;
[0042] The guide wheel 37 is convenient to guide and tension the conveying belt 32.
[0043] Preferably, the color selection assembly 2 comprises a machine body 21 and an electromagnetic valve 22, the machine body 21 is provided with a rejection air cylinder 24 at the lower end of the inner side, the electromagnetic valve 22 is arranged in the inner side of the machine body 21 to be connected with the rejection air cylinder 24 through a pipeline, and a color selection camera 23 is installed at one end of the machine body 21 to identify the cocoon on the first conveyor 3.
[0044] Preferably, the rejection air cylinder 24 is arranged in at least two groups along the long side of the machine body 21, and each group of rejection air cylinders 24 is arranged in an array.
[0045] The rejection air cylinder 24 is convenient to simultaneously screen and remove the cocoon inside the square cluster 6.
[0046] Preferably, one end of the second conveyor 4 is provided with a discharging shell 7, which is convenient for directional discharging and avoids random movement of the cocoon.
[0047] Preferably, the second conveyor 4 and the discharge hopper 5 are arranged in three places, and the second conveyor 4 is a belt conveyor.
[0048] Preferably, the discharge hopper 5 is conical, and the outer diameter of the upper end of the discharge hopper 5 is larger than that of the lower end, which is convenient for better guiding the cocoon falling from the first conveyor 3 to the second conveyor 4 for discharging.
[0049] The working principle and use process of the present application: open the first conveyor 3 to transport, place the square cluster 6 on the two conveyors 32, the motor 36 drives the shaft 31 to drive the conveyor 32 to move, so that the square cluster 6 is transported to the color selection assembly 2 below through the conveyor 32, as shown in Figure 8 The inside cocoon in the square cluster 6 is identified by the electromagnetic valve 22, enters the 1 area, the inductive photoelectric identification inside the 1 area makes the drive cylinder 34 act to drive the blocking rod 33 to rotate, and the square cluster 6 is blocked and fixed by the blocking rod 33. At this time, the reject cylinder 24 in the 1 area acts to push out and reject the cocoon inside the square cluster 6, the cocoon is discharged to the outside of the rack 1 through the discharge hopper 5 and the second conveyor 4, that is, one rejection is completed, the drive cylinder 34 in the 1 area resets, the square cluster 6 moves from the 1 area to the 2 area, and the cocoon inside the square cluster 6 in the 2 area is rejected in the same way. After the above steps are completed for three times, the cocoon inside the square cluster 6 is finally emptied, and the square cluster 6 is transported to the tail of the rack 1 by the first conveyor 3 and discharged.
[0050] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, replacements and variations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirits of the present application, and the scope of the present application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A high-efficiency silkworm cocoon rejection and color sorting machine, characterized in that, include: A frame (1) is fixed with a color sorting component (2) for removing silkworm cocoons. The first conveyor (3) is located on the upper inner side of the frame (1) to transport along the long side of the color sorting component (2), and the first conveyor (3) has a grid cluster (6) for placing silkworm cocoons. The discharge hopper (5) is fixed in the middle of the inner side of the frame (1), and at least two discharge hoppers (5) are evenly distributed along the long side of the color sorting component (2) to discharge the rejected silkworm cocoons; The second conveyor (4) is located at the lower end of the inner side of the frame (1), and the second conveyor (4) corresponds to the lower end of the discharge hopper (5) to output the silkworm cocoons from the inner side of the frame (1).
2. The efficient silkworm cocoon sorting and color-sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first conveyor (3) includes a drive shaft (31), a conveyor belt (32) and a motor (36). The drive shaft (31) is rotatably mounted on both ends of the inner side of the frame (1), and the two ends of the drive shaft (31) are connected to the conveyor belt (32) through transmission wheels. The motor (36) is fixed to one end of the inner side of the frame (1) by a support plate, and the output end of the motor (36) is connected to the drive shaft (31) through a belt and a drive wheel.
3. The high-efficiency silkworm cocoon sorting machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The inner edge of the frame (1) is fixed with a mounting bracket (35), and a stop bar (33) corresponding to the conveyor belt (32) is rotatably mounted on the mounting bracket (35). A mounting bracket (35) for driving the stop bar (33) to rotate is provided on one side of the mounting bracket (35).
4. The high-efficiency silkworm cocoon rejection and color sorting machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The inner side of the frame (1) is provided with guide wheels (37), and the guide wheels (37) are in contact with the conveyor belt (32).
5. The high-efficiency silkworm cocoon rejection and color sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The color sorting component (2) includes a body (21) and a solenoid valve (22). A rejection cylinder (24) is provided at the lower inner side of the body (21). The solenoid valve (22) is located inside the body (21) and is connected to the rejection cylinder (24) through a pipe. The color sorting camera (23) is installed at one end of the body (21) to perform image recognition on the cocoons on the first conveyor (3).
6. The efficient silkworm cocoon rejection and color sorting machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: At least two sets of the rejection cylinders (24) are provided along the long side of the machine body (21), and each set of rejection cylinders (24) has multiple cylinders arranged in an array.
7. The efficient silkworm cocoon sorting and color sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second conveyor (4) has a discharge housing (7) at one end.
8. The high-efficiency silkworm cocoon sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second conveyor (4) and the discharge hopper (5) are both provided in three places, and the second conveyor (4) is a belt conveyor.
9. A high-efficiency silkworm cocoon sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The discharge hopper (5) is conical, and the outer diameter of the upper end of the discharge hopper (5) is greater than the outer diameter of the lower end.
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