Cutting and dumping system

Abstract

The application discloses a cutting and pouring system, which comprises a pouring module, a feeding module, a cutting module and a lower empty bag module. The pouring module comprises a material groove assembly and a blowing assembly. The material groove assembly forms a containing space. The blowing assembly can fill the silicon material bag with gas. The cutting module comprises a cutter and a cutter displacement assembly. The lower empty bag module comprises a clamp and a clamp displacement assembly. The clamp can grab the silicon material bag in the containing space and move relative to the pouring module under the action of the clamp displacement assembly. When the blowing assembly makes the silicon material bag swell, the cutter can pierce the silicon material bag and make the silicon material bag form a cut. The material groove assembly can drive the silicon material bag to overturn so that the cut of the silicon material bag faces downward, and the material in the silicon material bag slides from the cut. The clamp can grab the silicon material bag and move the silicon material bag out of the containing space. Through the above arrangement, the conveying, cutting, pouring and recycling of the silicon material bag are systematically completed, the labor cost and the harm to the personnel are reduced, and the cutting and pouring efficiency is improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of silicon material processing, and particularly relates to a cutting and pouring system. BACKGROUND

[0002] Silicon material processing is a core link of the semiconductor industry, and the material used in silicon material processing is usually packaged and transported in a silicon material bag. Before processing the material, the silicon material bag needs to be manually carried to a pouring device. After the silicon material bag is cut, the material in the silicon material bag is poured out, and the silicon material bag after the material is poured out is manually recycled.

[0003] If the cutting and pouring is performed in the above manner, the processes of conveying the silicon material bag, cutting the silicon material bag, pouring the material in the silicon material bag, and recycling the silicon material bag after the material is poured out cannot be systematically completed, and manual intervention is required multiple times, such as carrying the silicon material bag to a designated pouring device, cutting the silicon material bag, and recycling the silicon material bag. On the one hand, the labor cost is high, and the cutting and pouring efficiency is low. On the other hand, the adverse environment caused by pouring harms the health of personnel. SUMMARY

[0004] To solve the problems in the prior art, the present application aims to provide a cutting and pouring system which can reduce labor cost and harm to personnel and improve cutting and pouring efficiency.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] The present application provides a cutting and pouring system, which comprises a pouring module, a feeding module, a cutting module, and an empty bag module. The pouring module comprises a trough assembly and a blowing assembly installed on the trough assembly. The trough assembly forms a containing space for accommodating a silicon material bag. At least part of the blowing assembly can extend into the silicon material bag located in the containing space and fill the silicon material bag with gas to inflate the silicon material bag. The blowing assembly can also be turned over with the trough assembly. The feeding module can convey the silicon material bag to the containing space. The cutting module comprises a cutter and a cutter displacement assembly. The cutter is connected to the cutter displacement assembly and can approach or move away from the pouring module under the action of the cutter displacement assembly. The empty bag module comprises a clamp and a clamp displacement assembly. The clamp is connected to the clamp displacement assembly. The clamp can grab the silicon material bag in the containing space and move relative to the pouring module under the action of the clamp displacement assembly. When the blowing assembly fills the silicon material bag with gas to inflate the silicon material bag, the cutter approaches the pouring module under the action of the cutter displacement assembly and pierces the silicon material bag. The cutter can also move away from the pouring module under the action of the cutter displacement assembly to form a cut on the silicon material bag. The trough assembly can turn over the silicon material bag so that the cut of the silicon material bag faces downward, causing the material in the silicon material bag to slide out of the cut. The clamp can grab the silicon material bag and move the silicon material bag out of the containing space under the action of the clamp displacement assembly.

[0007] Further, the pouring module further comprises a fixed frame assembly, which is connected with the trough assembly through a rotating shaft, so that the trough assembly can rotate relative to the fixed frame assembly along the circumference of the rotating shaft;

[0008] The trough assembly comprises a plurality of working positions. When the trough assembly is in a first working position, the silicon material bag is transferred to the accommodation space. When the trough assembly is in a second working position, the silicon material bag abuts against the side wall of the trough assembly. The second working position is different from the first working position by a first angle along the circumference of the rotating shaft, and the blowing assembly extends into the silicon material bag and fills the silicon material bag with gas. When the trough assembly is in a third working position, the cutter can cut the silicon material bag to form a cut. The third working position is different from the second working position by a second angle along the circumference of the rotating shaft. When the trough assembly is in a fourth working position, the cut of the silicon material bag faces downward.

[0009] Further, the pouring module further comprises a pushing rod assembly, which is installed on the trough assembly. The pushing rod assembly comprises a pushing rod and a pushing rod displacement mechanism connected with the pushing rod. The pushing rod displacement mechanism is fixed on the trough assembly. The pushing rod comprises a first rod and a second rod, which are parallel in the extension direction. The first rod and the second rod have an avoiding groove therebetween.

[0010] When the trough assembly is in the second working position, the first rod and the second rod can synchronously slide along the extension direction of the pushing rod displacement mechanism and open the cut of the silicon material bag.

[0011] Further, the trough assembly comprises a material bin forming the accommodation space. The material bin has a plurality of panels. The pouring module further comprises a patting assembly arranged on one of the panels. The patting assembly can reciprocate relative to the panel at a certain frequency to touch the side surface or the bottom surface of the silicon material bag.

[0012] Further, the cutter displacement assembly comprises a driving mechanism, a horizontal displacement mechanism and a rotating mechanism. The horizontal displacement mechanism is connected with the driving mechanism and can move towards or away from the pouring module under the action of the driving mechanism. The rotating mechanism is connected at one end of the horizontal displacement mechanism close to the pouring module and has a rotating axis parallel to the up-down direction of the cutting pouring system. The cutter is installed on the rotating mechanism and can rotate around the rotating axis under the action of the rotating mechanism.

[0013] Further, the cutting module further comprises a visual detection assembly. The visual detection assembly comprises a detection bin and a camera. At least part of the camera is installed in the detection bin. The detection bin accommodates at least part of the horizontal displacement mechanism. The side wall of the detection bin is provided with a detection channel. The detection channel connects the space in the detection bin with the outside. When the cutter moves close to the detection bin under the action of the horizontal displacement mechanism, the rotating mechanism can drive the cutter to rotate so that the cutter enters the detection bin through the detection channel, and the camera detects the cutter.

[0014] Further, the cutter has a substantially arc shape.

[0015] Further, the cutting and pouring system further comprises a rack, the rack having a pouring opening penetrating the rack along the up-down direction of the cutting and pouring system, at least part of the pouring module being located in the pouring opening or above the pouring opening, the cutting module and the lower empty bag module being installed on the rack and arranged around the pouring opening.

[0016] Further, the rack comprises a hopper and a dustproof part, the hopper being installed below the pouring opening and inclined downwardly and obliquely, the dustproof part being arranged around the edge of the pouring opening, the height of the dustproof part being greater than the height of the pouring opening.

[0017] Further, the cutting and pouring system further comprises an empty bag detection module, the empty bag detection module being electrically connected with the lower empty bag module, the empty bag detection module being capable of generating a detection signal representing that the pouring of the material in the silicon material bag is completed, the clamp being capable of grabbing the silicon material bag in response to the detection signal and moving the silicon material bag out of the containing space under the action of the clamp displacement assembly.

[0018] The cutting and pouring system provided in the application transports the silicon material bag into the containing space through the feeding module, cuts the silicon material bag in the containing space to form a notch through the cutting module, causes the material in the silicon material bag to slide out of the notch through the pouring module, and moves the silicon material bag after pouring out of the containing space through the lower empty bag module, thereby systematically completing the delivery, cutting, pouring and recycling of the silicon material bag without manual intervention, reducing the labor cost and the harm of the adverse environment caused by pouring to the personnel, and improving the cutting and pouring efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the cutting and pouring system in the embodiment of the application;

[0020] Figure 2 FIG. 2 is a first schematic view of the pouring module in the embodiment of the application;

[0021] Figure 3 FIG. 3 is a second schematic view of the pouring module in the embodiment of the application; Figure 2 FIG. 4 is a partial enlarged view of A in FIG. 3;

[0022] Figure 4 FIG. 5 is a first schematic view of the cutting module in the embodiment of the application;

[0023] Figure 5 FIG. 6 is a second schematic view of the pouring module in the embodiment of the application;

[0024] Figure 6 FIG. 7 is a third schematic view of the pouring module in the embodiment of the application;

[0025] Figure 7 FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the beating assembly in the embodiment of the application;

[0026] Figure 8FIG. 2 is a second schematic view of the cutting module in the embodiment of the present application;

[0027] Figure 9 FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the cutter in the embodiment of the present application;

[0028] Figure 10 FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the lower empty bag module in the embodiment of the present application;

[0029] Figure 11 FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the rack in the embodiment of the present application.

[0030] Cutting and pouring system 100, rotation axis 101, pouring module 11, trough assembly 111, hopper 1111, panel 1111a, recess 1111b, blowing assembly 112, blowing needle 1121, needle hole 1122, containing space 113, fixing frame assembly 114, rotary motor 115, lever assembly 116, beating assembly 117, beating plate 1171, feeding module 12, cutting module 13, cutter 131, cutting edge 1311, outer cutting tip 1311a, inner cutting tip 1311b, outer cutting edge 1311c, inner cutting edge 1311d, locking hole 1312, cutter displacement assembly 132, driving mechanism 1321, horizontal displacement mechanism 1322, rotating mechanism 1323, visual detection assembly 133, detection bin 1331, detection channel 1331a, camera 1332, cleaning brush 1333, lower empty bag module 14, clamp 141, clamp displacement assembly 142, linear guide rail 1421, displacement unit 1422, rack 15, pouring opening 151, hopper 152, dustproof part 153, dust suction opening 1531, empty bag detection module 16. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] In order to enable persons skilled in the art to better understand the scheme of the present application, the technical scheme in the specific embodiment of the present application will be described clearly and completely below in combination with the drawings in the embodiment of the present application.

[0032] It should be noted that the terms “first”, “second”, and the like used in the specification and claims of the present application do not represent any order, quantity, or importance, but are only used to distinguish different components. The words “exemplary”, “for example”, and the like are used to represent an example, illustration, or explanation. Any embodiment or design scheme described as “exemplary” in the present application should not be interpreted as more preferred or more advantageous than other embodiments or design schemes. Rather, the word “exemplary” is intended to present the concept in a specific manner.

[0033] As Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, this application provides a cutting and unloading system 100, which includes an unloading module 11, a loading module 12, a cutting module 13, an empty bag unloading module 14, and a frame 15. To clearly illustrate the technical solution of this application, the following are also defined: Figure 1 The cutting and unloading system 100 shown is positioned vertically.

[0034] The material pouring module 11 is fixed to the frame 15 and includes a material trough assembly 111 and an air blowing assembly 112. The material trough assembly 111 forms a receiving space 113 for receiving a silicon material bag. The air blowing assembly 112 is mounted on the material trough assembly 111 and can be rotated with the material trough assembly 111. At least a portion of the air blowing assembly 112 can extend into the silicon material bag located in the receiving space 113 and fill the silicon material bag with gas to inflate the silicon material bag.

[0035] Since the silicon material bags have different shapes and some of them are double-layered, the air blowing component 112 can fill the silicon material bags with gas to make them expand, so as to avoid the silicon material bags from accumulating and interfering with the cutting module 13 during the cutting process, and ensure that the cutting module 13 can pierce the silicon material bags, thereby improving the stability of the cutting module 13 in cutting the silicon material bags.

[0036] In addition, after the air blowing component 112 inflates the silicon bag, the material inside the silicon bag can accumulate at the bottom of the silicon bag under the action of gravity, avoiding the material from being blocked by the folds of the silicon bag during the pouring process and unable to slide out from the cut of the silicon bag.

[0037] The loading module 12 is located on one side of the frame 15 and is capable of transporting silicon material bags to the receiving space 113. Exemplarily, the loading module 12 is configured as a robotic arm.

[0038] like Figure 4 As shown, the cutting module 13 is fixed to the frame 15. It includes a cutting tool 131 and a cutting tool displacement assembly 132. The cutting tool 131 is connected to the cutting tool displacement assembly 132 and can move closer to or further away from the unloading module 11 under the action of the cutting tool displacement assembly 132.

[0039] The lower empty bag module 14 is fixed to the frame 15. It includes a clamp 141 and a clamp displacement assembly 142. The clamp 141 is connected to the clamp displacement assembly 142. The clamp 141 can grab the silicon bag in the receiving space 113 and move relative to the pouring module 11 under the action of the clamp displacement assembly 142.

[0040] When the blowing assembly 112 inflates the silicon material bag to make the silicon material bag expand, the cutter 131 is close to the material pouring module 11 and pierces the silicon material bag under the action of the cutter displacement assembly 132. When the cutter 131 pierces and extends into the silicon material bag, the cutter displacement assembly 132 controls the cutter 131 to move away from the material pouring module 11, so that the silicon material bag forms a cut under the cutting of the cutter 131. Further, the trough assembly 111 turns over the silicon material bag to make the cut of the silicon material bag face downward, so that the material in the silicon material bag slides from the cut. The clamp 141 grabs the silicon material bag after pouring, and moves the silicon material bag out of the containing space 113 under the action of the clamp displacement assembly 142.

[0041] The cutting and pouring system 100 provided in the application can systematically complete the conveying, cutting, pouring and recycling of the silicon material bag without manual intervention, reduce the labor cost and the harm of the adverse environment caused by pouring to the personnel, and improve the cutting and pouring efficiency.

[0042] As shown in Figure 3 In some embodiments, the blowing assembly 112 includes a plurality of pairs of blowing needles 1121 extending perpendicularly to the up-down direction, and each pair of blowing needles 1121 is oppositely arranged on the two sides of the containing space 113. When the trough assembly 111 accommodates the silicon material bag, the plurality of pairs of blowing needles 1121 extend into the containing space 113 to pierce the silicon material bag and inflate the gas into the silicon material bag. During the process that the trough assembly 111 turns over the silicon material bag to make the cut of the silicon material bag face downward, the plurality of pairs of blowing needles 1121 pierce the silicon material bag to fix the silicon material bag, so as to avoid the silicon material bag from sliding and hindering the pouring during the turning over process.

[0043] Specifically, the blowing assembly 112 further includes a needle hole 1122 opened in the trough assembly 111, and the blowing needle 1121 has an extended state and a hidden state. When the blowing needle 1121 is in the extended state, the blowing needle 1121 extends out of the needle hole 1122 and enters the containing space 113 to pierce the silicon material bag and inflate the gas into the silicon material bag. When the blowing needle 1121 is in the hidden state, the blowing needle 1121 is hidden in the needle hole 1122 to avoid injuring the personnel.

[0044] In the implementation manner of the application, the blowing assembly 112 further includes a needle insertion air cylinder (not shown in the figure), which is installed on the trough assembly 111 and connected with the blowing needle 1121. The needle insertion air cylinder can drive the blowing needle 1121 to extend or hide, and make the gas fill into the silicon material bag through the air hole in the blowing needle 1121 when the blowing needle 1121 extends.

[0045] As shown in Figure 2As shown, in some embodiments, the pouring module 11 further comprises a fixed frame assembly 114, the fixed frame assembly 114 is connected with the trough assembly 111 through a rotation shaft, so that the trough assembly 111 can rotate relative to the fixed frame assembly 114 along the circumferential direction of the rotation shaft, realizing the overturning and pouring.

[0046] Specifically, the trough assembly 111 comprises several working positions, when the trough assembly 111 is in the first working position, the silicon material bag can be transferred to the containing space 113 under the action of the feeding module 12. When the silicon material bag is transferred to the containing space 113, the trough assembly 111 rotates by a first angle around the rotation shaft, so that the trough assembly 111 is in the second working position.

[0047] It should be noted that when the silicon material bag is transferred to the containing space 113, in order to improve safety, there is a certain gap between the silicon material bag and the side wall of the trough assembly 111. In the process of the trough assembly 111 changing from the first working position to the second working position, the silicon material bag slides and adheres to the side wall of the trough assembly 111.

[0048] When the trough assembly 111 is in the second working position, the silicon material bag abuts against the side wall of the trough assembly 111, the air injection needle 1121 pierces the silicon material bag and fills the silicon material bag with gas, so that the silicon material bag expands. When the silicon material bag expands, the trough assembly 111 rotates by a second angle around the circumferential direction of the rotation shaft, so that the trough assembly 111 is in the third working position, the material in the silicon material bag filled with gas accumulates below the silicon material bag, and the material fills the silicon material bag flat, so that the upper surface of the material in the silicon material bag is substantially perpendicular to the up-down direction, improving the efficiency of the subsequent pouring process.

[0049] The above-mentioned side wall is the side wall parallel to the extension direction of the air injection needle 1121 and parallel to the up-down direction when the trough assembly 111 is in the first working position, that is, the side wall at the bottom surface of the trough assembly 111 when the trough assembly 111 is in the first working position.

[0050] As Figure 5 As shown, when the trough assembly 111 is in the third working position, the silicon material bag can be cut, at this time, the upper surface of the material in the silicon material bag is below the cutter 131 cutting the silicon material bag, facilitating the cutter 131 cutting the silicon material bag. When the cutter 131 completes the cutting of the silicon material bag, the trough assembly 111 rotates around the circumferential direction of the rotation shaft, so that the trough assembly 111 is in the fourth working position.

[0051] In some embodiments, the pouring module 11 further comprises a poking rod assembly 116, which is mounted to the trough assembly 111. The poking rod assembly 116 comprises a poking rod 1161 and a poking rod displacement mechanism 1162 connected to the poking rod 1161. The poking rod displacement mechanism 1162 is fixed to the trough assembly 111 and can drive the poking rod 1161 to move towards or away from the containing space 113.

[0052] Specifically, the poking rod 1161 comprises a first rod 1161a and a second rod 1161b, which are parallel to each other. When the trough assembly 111 is in the second working position, the first rod 1161a and the second rod 1161b can synchronously slide along the extension direction of the poking rod displacement mechanism 1162. The first rod 1161a can extend into the cut of the silicon material bag, and the second rod 1161b can push the bag opening cut by the cutter 131 to flip the bag opening relative to the bag body and open the cut of the silicon material bag, so as to avoid the bag opening from hindering the material from falling during pouring and improve the pouring efficiency.

[0053] Further, the first rod 1161a and the second rod 1161b have an avoiding groove 1161c therebetween, which can allow the cutter 131 to cut the silicon material bag in the containing space 113. During the cutting process of the cutter 131, the side end face of the second rod 1161b towards the bag opening abuts against the bag opening, so as to avoid the bag opening from being pulled off from the containing space 113 by the cutter 131 during the cutting process.

[0054] In some embodiments, the first rod 1161a is a cylindrical thin rod.

[0055] In some other embodiments, the first rod 1161a has a sawtooth structure 1161d (see FIG. 13B) on the side towards the cut of the silicon material bag. The sawtooth structure 1161d has a large contact area with the silicon material bag, which facilitates the first rod 1161a to extend into the cut of the silicon material bag. Figure 6

[0056] In some embodiments, the poking rod assembly 116 further comprises a poking rod driving motor 1163, which is mounted to the trough assembly 111. The poking rod driving motor 1163 can drive the poking rod 1161 to slide on the poking rod displacement mechanism 1162 along the extension direction of the poking rod displacement mechanism 1162. Exemplarily, the poking rod displacement mechanism 1162 is a guide rail.

[0057] As shown in FIG. 13A, the pouring module 11 further comprises a cutter 131, which is mounted to the trough assembly 111 and can cut the silicon material bag in the containing space 113. Figure 6 FIG. 14 shows a schematic view of the pouring module 11 when the trough assembly 111 is in the fourth working position. When the trough assembly 111 is in the fourth working position, the cut of the silicon material bag faces downward, and the material in the silicon material bag can fall from the cut of the silicon material bag under the action of gravity.

[0058] ​In the embodiments of the present application, the pouring module 11 further comprises a rotary motor 115, which is installed on the fixed frame assembly 114, and the output shaft of the rotary motor 115 penetrates through the fixed frame assembly 114 and is fixedly connected with the trough assembly 111. The trough assembly 111 is capable of rotating along the circumferential direction of the rotary shaft under the action of the rotary motor 115, so as to switch the trough assembly 111 between the first working position, the second working position, the third working position and the fourth working position.

[0059] As shown in Figure 7 some embodiments, the trough assembly 111 comprises a hopper 1111 forming the accommodating space 113, and the hopper 1111 has a plurality of panels 1111a. The pouring module 11 further comprises a beating assembly 117, which is arranged on one of the plurality of panels 1111a. The beating assembly 117 is capable of reciprocating relative to the panel 1111a at a certain frequency to touch the side or bottom of the silicon material bag, so as to separate the material adhered to the inner wall of the silicon material bag from the inner wall of the silicon material bag and make the material slide from the cutout of the silicon material bag under the action of gravity, without manually pouring out the material adhered to the inner wall of the silicon material bag by hand, thereby further improving the pouring efficiency.

[0060] Specifically, the panel 1111a on which the beating assembly 117 is arranged has a through hole penetrating through itself, and at least part of the beating assembly 117 penetrates through the through hole and extends into the accommodating space 113.

[0061] In some embodiments, the beating assembly 117 comprises a beating cylinder (not shown in the figure) and a beating plate 1171. The beating plate 1171 penetrates through the through hole on the panel 1111a and is capable of reciprocating relative to the accommodating space 113 under the action of the beating cylinder to beat the silicon material bag in the accommodating space 113.

[0062] In some possible embodiments, the trough assembly 111 comprises a hopper 1111 forming the accommodating space 113, and the hopper 1111 has a plurality of panels 1111a. The plurality of panels 1111a comprises two opposite panels 1111a, and each of the two panels 1111a forms a “U”-shaped groove 1111b (see Figure 2 ).

[0063] As shown in Figure 8As shown, in some embodiments, the cutter displacement assembly 132 comprises a driving mechanism 1321, a horizontal displacement mechanism 1322 connected with the driving mechanism 1321 and capable of moving towards or away from the pouring module 11 under the action of the driving mechanism 1321, and a rotating mechanism 1323 connected at one end of the horizontal displacement mechanism 1322 close to the pouring module 11, the rotating mechanism 1323 having a rotation axis 101 parallel to the up-down direction, and the cutter 131 being installed on the rotating mechanism 1323 and capable of rotating around the rotation axis 101 under the action of the rotating mechanism 1323.

[0064] It should be noted that the horizontal displacement mechanism 1322 has an initial position and a cutting position, the horizontal displacement mechanism 1322 moving to the position closest to the pouring module 11 along the first direction F1 being the cutting position, and the horizontal displacement mechanism 1322 moving to the position farthest away from the pouring module 11 along the second direction F2 being the initial position, the horizontal displacement mechanism 1322 returning to the initial position after each cutting of the cutter 131 is completed.

[0065] As shown, Figure 8 specifically, when the chute assembly 111 is in the second working position, the horizontal displacement mechanism 1322 moves towards the pouring module 11 along the first direction F1 under the action of the driving mechanism 1321. The rotating mechanism 1323 and the cutter 131 installed thereon move towards the pouring module 11 together with the horizontal displacement mechanism 1322, and when the horizontal displacement mechanism 1322 reaches the cutting position, the horizontal displacement mechanism 1322 stops moving, the rotating mechanism 1323 drives the cutter 131 to rotate around the rotation axis 101 and pierce the silicon material bag in the containing space 113. When the cutter 131 pierces the silicon material bag, the horizontal displacement mechanism 1322 moves away from the pouring module 11 along the second direction F2 under the action of the driving mechanism 1321, and drives the cutter 131 to cut the silicon material bag.

[0066] As shown, Figure 9 in some embodiments, the cutter 131 is substantially arc-shaped, on the one hand, the arc-shaped cutter 131 is more convenient to pierce the silicon material bag, and on the other hand, the arc-shaped cutter 131 can avoid excessive deformation of the silicon material bag caused by excessive pulling of the silicon material bag, thereby avoiding the problem of incomplete pouring of the material.

[0067] Specifically, the cutter 131 has a cutting edge 1311 for cutting the silicon material bag, the cutting edge 1311 comprising an outer blade tip 1311a and an inner blade tip 1311b for piercing the silicon material bag, and the cutting edge 1311 further comprising an inner blade edge 1311d and an outer blade edge 1311c for tearing the silicon material bag.

[0068] When the cutter 131 rotates around the rotation axis 101 under the action of the rotating mechanism 1323, the outer cutting edge 1311a pierces the silicon material bag. When the cutter 131 moves away from the pouring module 11 in the second direction F2, the inner cutting edge 1311d and the outer cutting edge 1311c tear the silicon material bag. When the inner cutting edge 1311b contacts the silicon material bag, the inner cutting edge 1311b pierces the silicon material bag, avoiding that the cutter 131 tears the silicon material bag to cause excessive deformation of the silicon material bag.

[0069] The cutter 131 is provided with a plurality of locking holes 1312. If a locking structure cooperating with the locking hole 1312 is inserted into the locking hole 1312, the cutter 131 is locked, and the cutter 131 cannot rotate around the rotation axis 101 under the action of the rotating mechanism 1323, thereby improving the safety of the cutting and pouring system 100.

[0070] Through the above arrangement, the stability of the cutting module 13 in cutting the silicon material bag is improved, and excessive deformation of the silicon material bag during cutting is avoided.

[0071] As shown in Figure 8 In some embodiments, the cutting module 13 further comprises a visual detection assembly 133, and the visual detection assembly 133 comprises a detection bin 1331 and a camera 1332. At least part of the camera 1332 is mounted in the detection bin 1331, and the detection bin 1331 accommodates at least part of the horizontal movement mechanism 1322. The side wall of the detection bin 1331 is provided with a detection channel 1331a, and the detection channel 1331a communicates the space in the detection bin 1331 with the outside. When the cutter 131 moves to be close to the detection bin 1331 under the action of the horizontal movement mechanism 1322, the rotating mechanism 1323 can drive the cutter 131 to rotate, so that the cutter 131 enters the detection bin 1331 through the detection channel 1331a, and the camera 1332 detects whether the cutter 131 meets the use standard. The use standard includes but is not limited to the sharpness of the cutter 131 and the durability of the cutter 131.

[0072] Exemplarily, the cutter 131 needs to be detected every 200 times of cutting. After completing the 200th cutting, the horizontal movement mechanism 1322 returns to the initial position, the rotating mechanism 1323 drives the cutter 131 to rotate into the detection bin 1331, and the camera 1332 detects the cutter 131 to identify whether the cutter 131 meets the use standard.

[0073] Specifically, the visual detection assembly 133 further comprises an illumination light source (not shown in the figure), and the illumination light source is mounted in the detection bin 1331. The illumination light source can provide illumination, thereby improving the detection accuracy of the camera 1332 on the cutter 131.

[0074] As shown in Figure 8As shown, in some possible embodiments, the visual detection assembly 133 further includes a pair of cleaning brushes 1333 arranged oppositely, the cleaning brushes 1333 being installed on the side wall of the detection bin 1331 where the detection channel 1331a is formed, one cleaning brush 1333 being located above the detection channel 1331a and the other cleaning brush 1333 being located below the detection channel 1331a. When the cutter 131 passes through the detection channel 1331a to enter the detection bin 1331, the cleaning brushes 1333 can sweep the upper and lower end surfaces of the cutter 131 to remove the material residues adhered to the cutter 131 due to cutting of the silicon material bag, thereby further improving the detection accuracy of the camera 1332 on the cutter 131.

[0075] Through the above arrangement, the cutter 131 is periodically detected to determine whether the cutter 131 meets the use standard, so as to avoid the problem that the cutter 131 cannot cut open the silicon material bag due to being lower than the use standard, and improve the cutting and pouring efficiency of the cutting and pouring system 100.

[0076] In some embodiments, the empty bag module 14 further includes a driving motor (not shown in the figure), the driving motor being electrically connected with the clamp displacement assembly 142 and the clamp 141 to drive the clamp displacement assembly 142 and the clamp 141 to work.

[0077] As shown, Figure 10 The clamp displacement assembly 142 includes a linear guide rail 1421 and a displacement unit 1422, the linear guide rail 1421 being fixed relative to the pouring module 11, and the extension direction of the linear guide rail 1421 being perpendicular to the up-down direction. The displacement unit 1422 is movable along the extension direction of the linear guide rail 1421 on the linear guide rail 1421, and is extendable in the third direction F3 or retractable in the fourth direction F4. The clamp 141 is connected to the displacement unit 1422 and is movable relative to the displacement unit 1422 along the up-down direction.

[0078] When the trough assembly 111 drives the silicon material bag to overturn, so that the material in the silicon material bag is poured completely, the displacement unit 1422 is moved along the extension direction of the linear guide rail 1421 to be close to the containing space 113 and is extended in the third direction F3, and the clamp 141 is moved relative to the displacement unit 1422 to be close to the silicon material bag and clamps the silicon material bag in the containing space 113. When the clamp 141 clamps the silicon material bag in the containing space 113, the displacement unit 1422 is retracted in the fourth direction F4 and is moved along the linear guide rail 1421 to a preset empty bag position, and the clamp 141 puts the clamped silicon material bag into a recycling box for recycling the silicon material bag.

[0079] As shown, Figure 11As shown, in some embodiments, the frame 15 has a discharge port 151 extending through itself in the vertical direction of the cutting and discharging system 100. The discharge port 151 is perpendicular to the vertical direction, and at least a portion of the discharging module 11 is located inside or above the discharge port 151. When the material trough assembly 111 is flipped, the material sliding down from the silicon bag can pass directly through the discharge port 151. The cutting module 13 and the lower empty bag module 14 are mounted on the frame 15 and arranged around the discharge port 151.

[0080] like Figure 11 As shown, in some possible embodiments, the frame 15 also includes a hopper 152 and a dustproof part 153. The hopper 152 is installed below the discharge port 151 and is inclined downwards. The dustproof part 153 is arranged around the edge of the discharge port 151, and the height of the dustproof part 153 is greater than the height of the discharge port 151.

[0081] Specifically, the hopper 152 includes several sidewalls, at least some of which extend obliquely downwards, and the extension directions of at least some of the sidewalls intersect, forming a discharge port (not shown) for material to slide out of the hopper 152. When the material slides down, some of the material contacts the sidewall and slides down along the extension direction of the sidewall to the discharge port, improving the convenience of collecting the material.

[0082] The upper edge of the dustproof part 153 is higher than the lower edge of the material trough assembly 111, and the dustproof part 153 is provided with a number of dust suction ports 1531. The dust suction ports 1531 can be connected to external dust collection equipment to discharge the dust generated when the material slides out of the cutting and unloading system 100 through the dust suction ports 1531, so as to avoid the dust spreading outside the cutting and unloading system 100 during cutting and unloading, resulting in a harsh production environment.

[0083] In some embodiments, the cutting and unloading system 100 further includes an empty bag detection module 16 (see [link]). Figure 1 The empty bag detection module 16 is electrically connected to the lower empty bag module 14. The empty bag detection module 16 can generate a detection signal indicating that the material in the silicon bag has been completely poured out. The clamp 141 can grab the silicon bag in response to the detection signal and move the silicon bag out of the receiving space 113 under the action of the clamp displacement component 142.

[0084] For example, the empty bag detection module 16 can be a photoelectric sensor. The empty bag detection module 16 is installed on the material tank assembly 111. Since the silicon material bag is transparent, the empty bag detection module 16 can detect whether there is material in the silicon material bag. If there is no material in the silicon material bag, the empty bag detection module 16 can generate a detection signal indicating that the material in the silicon material bag has been completely poured out.

[0085] The empty bag detection module 16 can also be a pair of weighing sensors, one weighing sensor is installed on the feeding module 12, and the other weighing sensor is located below the discharge port. The weighing sensors can obtain the weight of the silicon material bag conveyed by the feeding module 12 and the weight of the material poured out of the silicon material bag. If the two are consistent, the empty bag detection module 16 can generate a detection signal representing that the material in the silicon material bag is completely poured out.

[0086] Through the above arrangement, the empty bag detection module 16 detects whether the material in the silicon material bag is left, so as to avoid that the empty bag module 14 recycles the silicon material bag with incomplete pouring of the material.

[0087] It should be noted that the cutting and pouring system 100 provided by the present application can include multiple sets of pouring modules 11 and multiple sets of cutting modules 13. The number of pouring modules 11 is the same as the number of cutting modules 13, and the multiple sets of pouring modules 11 and the multiple sets of cutting modules 13 can be installed on the same rack 15, thereby improving the integration of the cutting and pouring system 100 as a whole and the efficiency of cutting and pouring.

[0088] It should be understood that, for those skilled in the art, improvements or changes can be made according to the above description, and all such improvements and changes shall fall within the scope of protection of the claims attached hereto.

Claims

1. A cut-and-turn system, characterized by The system comprises: a pouring module (11) comprising a pouring tank assembly (111) and a blowing assembly (112) mounted on the pouring tank assembly (111), the pouring tank assembly (111) forms a receiving space (113) for accommodating a silicon material bag, at least part of the blowing assembly (112) can extend into the silicon material bag in the receiving space (113) and fill the silicon material bag with gas to inflate the silicon material bag, the blowing assembly (112) can also be turned with the pouring tank assembly (111); a feeding module (12) capable of transporting the silicon material bag to the receiving space (113); a cutting module (13) comprising a cutter (131) and a cutter displacement assembly (132), the cutter (131) is connected to the cutter displacement assembly (132) and can be moved towards or away from the pouring module (11) under the action of the cutter displacement assembly (132); a lower empty bag module (14) comprising a clamp (141) and a clamp displacement assembly (142), the clamp (141) is connected to the clamp displacement assembly (142), the clamp (141) can grab the silicon material bag in the receiving space (113) and move relative to the pouring module (11) under the action of the clamp displacement assembly (142); wherein, when the blowing assembly (112) fills the silicon material bag with gas to inflate the silicon material bag, the cutter (131) moves towards the pouring module (11) and pierces the silicon material bag under the action of the cutter displacement assembly (132), the cutter (131) can also move away from the pouring module (11) to form a cut on the silicon material bag under the action of the cutter displacement assembly (132), the pouring tank assembly (111) can turn the silicon material bag to make the cut of the silicon material bag face downward, so that the material in the silicon material bag slides from the cut, and the clamp (141) can grab the silicon material bag and move the silicon material bag out of the receiving space (113) under the action of the clamp displacement assembly (142).

2. The cutting and pouring system according to claim 1, wherein the pouring module (11) further comprises a fixed frame assembly (114) connected to the pouring tank assembly (111) through a rotating shaft, so that the pouring tank assembly (111) can rotate relative to the fixed frame assembly (114) along the circumference of the rotating shaft. The trough assembly (111) includes several working positions, when the trough assembly (111) is in a first working position, the silicon material bag is transferred to the accommodating space (113); when the trough assembly (111) is in a second working position, the silicon material bag abuts against the side wall of the trough assembly (111), the second working position is different from the first working position by a first angle in the circumferential direction of the rotating shaft, and the blowing assembly (112) extends into the silicon material bag and fills the silicon material bag with gas; when the trough assembly (111) is in a third working position, the cutter (131) can cut the silicon material bag to form a cut, the third working position is different from the second working position by a second angle in the circumferential direction of the rotating shaft; when the trough assembly (111) is in a fourth working position, the cut of the silicon material bag faces downward.

3. The cutting and pouring system according to claim 2, characterized in that, The pouring module (11) further includes a poking rod assembly (116) installed on the trough assembly (111), the poking rod assembly (116) includes a poking rod (1161) and a poking rod displacement mechanism (1162) connected with the poking rod (1161), and the poking rod displacement mechanism (1162) is fixed on the trough assembly (111); the poking rod (1161) includes a first rod (1161a) and a second rod (1161b) parallel in the extending direction, and the first rod (1161a) and the second rod (1161b) have an avoiding groove (1161c) therebetween; When the trough assembly (111) is in the second working position, the first rod (1161a) and the second rod (1161b) can synchronously slide along the extending direction of the poking rod displacement mechanism (1162) and open the cut of the silicon material bag.

4. The cutting and pouring system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The trough assembly (111) includes a trough (1111) forming the accommodating space (113), the trough (1111) has a plurality of panels (1111a), and the pouring module (11) further includes a patting assembly arranged on one of the panels (1111a), the patting assembly can reciprocate relative to the panel (1111a) at a certain frequency to touch the side surface or the bottom surface of the silicon material bag.

5. The cutting and pouring system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cutter displacement assembly (132) comprises a driving mechanism (1321), a horizontal displacement mechanism (1322) and a rotating mechanism (1323), the horizontal displacement mechanism (1322) is connected with the driving mechanism (1321) and can move towards or away from the pouring module (11) under the action of the driving mechanism (1321), the rotating mechanism (1323) is connected at one end of the horizontal displacement mechanism (1322) close to the pouring module (11) and has a rotating axis (101) parallel to the up-down direction of the cutting and pouring system (100), and the cutter (131) is installed on the rotating mechanism (1323) and can rotate around the rotating axis (101) under the action of the rotating mechanism (1323).

6. The cutting and pouring system according to claim 5, characterized in that, The cutting module (13) further comprises a visual detection assembly (133), the visual detection assembly (133) comprises a detection bin (1331) and a camera (1332), at least part of the camera (1332) is installed in the detection bin (1331), the detection bin (1331) accommodates at least part of the horizontal displacement mechanism (1322), and a detection channel (1331a) is formed in the side wall of the detection bin (1331) and connects the space in the detection bin (1331) with the outside; When the cutter (131) moves close to the detection bin (1331) under the action of the horizontal displacement mechanism (1322), the rotating mechanism (1323) can drive the cutter (131) to rotate, so that the cutter (131) enters the detection bin (1331) through the detection channel (1331a) and the camera (1332) detects the cutter (131).

7. The cutting and pouring system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cutter (131) is substantially arc-shaped.

8. The cutting and pouring system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cutting and pouring system (100) further comprises a rack (15), the rack (15) has a pouring port (151) penetrating itself along the up-down direction of the cutting and pouring system (100), at least part of the pouring module (11) is located in the pouring port (151) or above the pouring port (151), and the cutting module (13) and the lower empty bag module (14) are installed on the rack (15) and arranged around the pouring port (151).

9. The cutting and pouring system according to claim 8, characterized in that, The rack (15) comprises a hopper (152) and a dustproof part (153), the hopper (152) is installed below the pouring port (151) and is inclined to the obliquely downward direction, the dustproof part (153) is arranged around the edge of the pouring port (151), and the height of the dustproof part (153) is greater than the height of the pouring port (151).

10. The cutting and pouring system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cutting and pouring system (100) further comprises an empty bag detection module (16), which is electrically connected with the lower empty bag module (14), the empty bag detection module (16) can generate a detection signal representing that the material in the silicon material bag is poured completely, the clamp (141) can grab the silicon material bag in response to the detection signal, and move the silicon material bag out of the containing space (113) under the action of the clamp displacement assembly (142).

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