Stainless steel pipe fitting automatic stereoscopic warehouse with optical detection module
By designing an automated three-dimensional warehouse for stainless steel pipe fittings equipped with optical inspection modules, and using components such as electrically controlled conveyor belts and optical recognition modules, the problems of poor stability and limited functionality of stainless steel pipe fittings have been solved. This has enabled automated operation and optical inspection, improving conveying efficiency and stability.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202511701103.5
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-11-19
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-20
AI Technical Summary
Stainless steel pipe fittings have poor stability during storage, require manual loading and unloading, have limited functionality, and cannot be tested.
An automated three-dimensional warehouse for stainless steel pipe fittings with an optical inspection module was designed. It adopts components such as an electrically controlled conveyor belt, a lifting mechanism, a lateral support arm, and an optical recognition module to realize automated operation and optical inspection, thereby improving stability and functionality.
The automated loading and unloading of stainless steel pipe fittings has been achieved, improving conveying efficiency and safety. Optical inspection is also performed during the feeding process, enhancing functionality and stability.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of stereoscopic warehousing, and particularly relates to a stainless steel pipe automatic stereoscopic warehouse with an optical detection module. BACKGROUND
[0002] Based on the prior art, it is found that stainless steel pipes are directly stacked on the ground storage rack or ordinary storage rack. Because the surface of the stainless steel is smooth, the stability of the stainless steel pipes on the ground or ordinary shelves is poor. Meanwhile, manual loading and unloading operations are required, which is time-consuming and laborious, and the safety is not high. Moreover, the detection cannot be performed during the loading and unloading operations, so that the functionality is very limited. SUMMARY
[0003] The present application solves the technical problem that the current stainless steel pipe has poor stability and needs manual loading and unloading operation and has single functionality.
[0004] The technical scheme adopted by the present application to solve the technical problem is a stainless steel pipe automatic stereoscopic warehouse with an optical detection module, comprising a main shelf, a plurality of fixed cross beams are fixedly arranged in the main shelf, fixed longitudinal beams are fixedly arranged at both ends of the fixed cross beams on both sides of the main shelf, an electric control conveying belt is arranged on the upper surface of the fixed cross beam, an electric control lifting conveying mechanism is movably arranged in the fixed longitudinal beam, and an electric control lateral support arm is hingedly arranged on the side surface of the fixed cross beam.
[0005] The upper surface of the fixed cross beam is provided with an embedded horizontal guide rail for mounting the electric control conveying belt.
[0006] The inner walls on both sides of the fixed longitudinal beam are symmetrically provided with embedded vertical guide rails matched with the electric control lifting conveying mechanism.
[0007] An electric control screw rod is arranged in the embedded vertical guide rail on one side of the fixed longitudinal beam, and a vertical guide rod is arranged in the embedded vertical guide rail on the other side of the fixed longitudinal beam.
[0008] The electric control lifting conveying mechanism comprises an internal lifting frame arranged on the inner side of the fixed longitudinal beam, an inner threaded adjusting block and a lateral guide block fixed on both sides of the internal lifting frame, a turnover locking frame movably arranged on the outer side of the internal lifting frame, a bottom side control support rod for controlling the turnover locking frame, and an electric control rotary optical recognition module arranged on the upper end of the turnover locking frame.
[0009] Lateral adjusting support rods are fixedly arranged on both sides of the fixed cross beam, and lateral extrusion frames are arranged on the extending ends of the lateral adjusting support rods.
[0010] The electric control lateral support arm comprises a turnover support arm hingedly arranged on the side surface of the fixed cross beam and a bottom side support rod for controlling the turnover support arm.
[0011] The upper end of the overturning support arm is elastically equipped with a magnetic control type overturning limiting claw.
[0012] An externally-hung magnetic control type sliding locking mechanism is equipped on the outer side of the electric control conveying belt.
[0013] The electric control rotating type optical identification module comprises a ring-shaped guide rail installed on the upper end of the overturning locking frame, an electric control adjusting ring movably installed in the ring-shaped guide rail, and an optical scanning probe installed on the inner arc surface of the electric control adjusting ring.
[0014] The present application has the following beneficial effects: (1) The stainless steel pipe automatic three-dimensional warehouse with an optical detection module can replace manual automatic feeding and discharging operation through automatic operation, greatly improving conveying efficiency and operation safety. (2) The electric control rotating type optical identification module is arranged on the upper end of the overturning locking frame, so that optical detection can be performed synchronously during feeding, and the stainless steel pipe can be optically detected, thereby improving functionality. (3) The magnetic control type overturning limiting claw is elastically arranged on the upper end of the electric control lateral support arm, which can independently limit the stainless steel pipe and improve the stability of the stainless steel pipe. (4) The lateral adjusting support rods are arranged on both sides of the fixed cross beam, which can control the extrusion of the lateral extrusion frame, so that the stainless steel pipe on the electric control conveying belt can be guided to the upper end of the electric control lateral support arm, thereby improving guiding efficiency and stability. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0015] The present application will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings and examples.
[0016] Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the present application.
[0017] Figure 2 is a structural schematic diagram of the electric control lifting conveying mechanism in the present application.
[0018] Figure 3 is a structural schematic diagram of the electric control lateral support arm in the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0019] The present application will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings and examples.
[0020] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "connected", "connected" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.
[0021] Figure 1 、 Figure 2 and Figure 3 The stainless steel pipe automatic three-dimensional warehouse with optical detection module shown in the figure comprises a main rack 1, three fixed cross beams 2 are fixedly arranged inside the main rack 1, fixed longitudinal beams 3 are fixedly arranged at both sides of the main rack 1 and located at both ends of the fixed cross beams 2, an electric control conveying belt 4 is installed on the upper surface of the fixed cross beam 2, an electric control lifting conveying mechanism 5 is movably arranged inside the fixed longitudinal beam 3, and electric control lateral support arms 6 are hinged on the side surfaces of the fixed cross beam 2.
[0022] In order to cooperate with the lateral adjustment guide, an embedded horizontal guide rail 21 for installing the electric control conveying belt 4 is arranged on the upper surface of the fixed cross beam 2.
[0023] In order to cooperate with the lifting adjustment, embedded vertical guide rails 31 cooperating with the electric control lifting conveying mechanism 5 are symmetrically installed on the inner walls of the two sides of the fixed longitudinal beam 3.
[0024] In order to cooperate with the lifting and guide, an electric control screw 32 is installed inside the embedded vertical guide rail 31 on one side of the fixed longitudinal beam 3, and a vertical guide rod 33 is installed inside the embedded vertical guide rail 31 on the other side of the fixed longitudinal beam 3.
[0025] In order to cooperate with the lifting and overturning adjustment, the electric control lifting conveying mechanism 5 comprises an internal lifting frame 51 located inside the fixed longitudinal beam 3, an inner threaded adjusting block 52 and a lateral guide block 53 fixed on both sides of the internal lifting frame 51, an overturning locking frame 54 movably installed on the outer side of the internal lifting frame 51, a bottom side control support rod 55 for controlling the overturning locking frame 54, and an electric control rotating optical identification module 56 installed on the upper end of the overturning locking frame 54.
[0026] The lateral guide block 53 is slidably sleeved on the vertical guide rod 33, the electric control screw 32 rotates to drive the inner threaded adjusting block 42 to lift along the embedded vertical guide rail 31, then the bottom side control support rod 55 drives the overturning locking frame 54 to overturn through the telescopic belt, changes the angle, and when lifting, the angle of the overturning locking frame 54 is vertically arranged, and when the stainless steel pipe needs to be switched, the overturning locking frame 54 is horizontally arranged by control.
[0027] In order to guide the stainless steel pipe from the electric control conveying belt 4 to the electric control lateral support arm 6, the lateral adjusting support rod 7 is fixedly installed on both sides of the fixed beam 2, and the extending end of the lateral adjusting support rod 7 is provided with a lateral extrusion frame 8.
[0028] The lateral adjusting support rod 7 controls the lateral extrusion frame 8 through extension and retraction, so as to control the lateral extrusion frame 8 to guide the stainless steel pipe on the electric control conveying belt 4 to the electric control lateral support arm 6.
[0029] In order to cooperate with the angle flip adjustment, the electric control lateral support arm 6 includes a flip support arm 61 hinged on both sides of the fixed beam 2 and a bottom side support rod 62 for controlling the flip support arm 61.
[0030] The bottom side support rod 62 controls the flip support arm 61 to flip through extension and retraction, when the flip support arm 61 is flipped downward, it is convenient for the stainless steel pipe on the upper end of the electric control conveying belt 4 to be guided to the flip support arm 61, and when the flip support arm 61 is flipped upward, it is convenient for the stainless steel pipe to be guided to the electric control conveying belt 4.
[0031] In order to cooperate with the elastic limiting, the magnetic control flip limiting claw 9 is elastically installed on the upper end of the flip support arm 61.
[0032] The magnetic control flip limiting claw 9 includes a flip limiting claw hinged on both sides of the flip support arm 61, a side-hung electromagnet fixed on the side wall of the flip support arm 61 and a control spring controlled by the side-hung electromagnet, the side-hung electromagnet starts to control the control spring to shrink, drives the flip limiting claw to flip on both sides of the flip support arm 61, and through the upward flip of the flip limiting claw, the limiting mechanism in staggered arrangement is formed on both sides of the flip support arm 61.
[0033] In order to cooperate with the switching of the stainless steel pipe located in the electric control lifting conveying mechanism 5 to the electric control conveying belt 4, the outer-hung magnetic control sliding locking mechanism 10 is installed on the outer side of the electric control conveying belt 4.
[0034] The outer-hung magnetic control sliding locking mechanism 10 includes an external guide rail installed on the outer side of the electric control conveying belt 4, a first arc-shaped sliding block slidingly installed on the upper end of the external guide rail, a second arc-shaped sliding block, an electromagnet fixed in the middle of the external guide rail, ferromagnetic springs installed on both sides of the electromagnet and arc-shaped clamping arms fixed on the upper end of the first arc-shaped sliding block and the second arc-shaped sliding block.
[0035] When the bottom side control support rod 55 controls the turnover locking frame 54 to turn over, the stainless steel pipe is turned over and moved to the electric control conveying belt 4, and then the outer hanging type magnetic control sliding locking mechanism 10 outside is horizontally sleeved on the stainless steel pipe, and then the electromagnet is started to control the iron spring to shrink, drive the first and second arc-shaped sliding blocks and the upper end arc-shaped clamping arm to slide to the middle part of the external guide rail, so as to lock the stainless steel pipe, and then the electric control conveying belt 4 is used to move the stainless steel pipe to the specified electric control lateral support arm 6 position.
[0036] In order to cooperate with optical detection, the electric control rotating optical identification module 56 includes a ring-shaped guide rail 561 installed on the upper end of the turnover locking frame 54, an electric control adjusting ring 562 movably installed in the inside of the ring-shaped guide rail 561, and an optical scanning probe 563 installed on the arc-shaped surface of the inside of the electric control adjusting ring 562.
[0037] People insert the stainless steel pipe into the electric control adjusting ring 562 and the inside of the turnover locking frame 54, fix and limit the stainless steel pipe in the inside of the electric control adjusting ring 562 and the electric control adjusting ring 562 through the electromagnetic locking block in the inside of the turnover locking frame 54, and then the electric control adjusting ring 562 rotates along the inside of the ring-shaped guide rail 561 to control the optical scanning probe 563 to move in a circle along the periphery of the stainless steel pipe, so as to perform optical identification on the periphery of the stainless steel pipe and judge the structure outside the stainless steel pipe.
[0038] The electric control adjusting ring 562 includes a movable plug-in inside the ring-shaped guide rail 561, which is driven and controlled by the side-hung motor installed outside the ring-shaped guide rail 561.
[0039] The operation core of the device is "three-dimensional automatic conveying + synchronous optical detection + multi-structure limiting and fixing", which realizes unmanned storage operation of the stainless steel pipe through the cooperation of various electric control components. The specific operation principle and process are as follows: I. Core operation principle The device is designed around "automation, high precision and stable positioning", and the key principle is realized by relying on three systems: 1. Three-dimensional conveying system: vertical + horizontal cooperative transfer Vertical conveying: relying on the embedded vertical guide rail 31 in the fixed longitudinal beam 3, the inside lifting frame 51 of the electric control lifting conveying mechanism 5 is meshed and transmitted with the electric control screw 32 through the two side inner thread adjusting blocks 52, realizing vertical lifting; The side guide block 53 slides along the vertical guide rod 33 to ensure stable lifting and is responsible for the transfer of pipes at different heights.
[0040] Transverse conveying: The electrically controlled conveying belt 4 on the fixed crossbeam 2 slides along the embedded transverse guide rail 21, responsible for the horizontal conveying of the pipe fittings in the same layer height; in cooperation with the lateral adjusting support rod 7 to push the lateral extrusion frame 8, the pipe fittings can be guided from the electrically controlled conveying belt 4 to the electrically controlled lateral support arm 6, completing the transverse position switching.
[0041] 2. Optical detection system: synchronous scanning without dead angle The electrically controlled rotating optical identification module 56 is installed on the upper end of the turnover locking frame 54, the annular guide rail 561 is the movement track, the electrically controlled adjusting ring 562 can rotate along the annular guide rail 561, driving the optical scanning probe 563 on the inner side to move around the circumference of the stainless steel pipe fitting.
[0042] During detection, the electromagnetic locking block in the turnover locking frame 54 fixes the pipe fitting, and the optical scanning probe 563 synchronously scans the surface of the pipe fitting to judge its structural integrity, realizing the integration of "conveying-detection".
[0043] 3. Stable positioning system: multi-node anti-slip Support arm limiting: On the turnover support arm 61 of the electrically controlled lateral support arm 6, the magnetic control type turnover limiting claw 9 controls the spring contraction through the side-hung electromagnet, driving the turnover limiting claw to turn upward, forming a staggered limiting on both sides of the pipe fitting to prevent the pipe fitting from slipping.
[0044] Conveying locking: The outer-hung magnetic control type sliding locking mechanism 10 on the electrically controlled conveying belt 4 controls the iron spring contraction through the electromagnet, driving the first and second arc-shaped sliding blocks and the arc-shaped clamping arm to move closer to the middle, locking the pipe fitting in conveying to avoid deviation.
[0045] II. Complete operation process The equipment operation is divided into three stages: "warehousing-storage-delivery", and each stage is coherent and automatic: Stage 1: Pipe fitting warehousing operation Receiving and detection The internal lifting frame 51 of the electrically controlled lifting conveying mechanism 5 descends to the warehousing opening height along the embedded longitudinal guide rail 31, and the bottom side control support rod 55 is extended to push the turnover locking frame 54 to turn to the transverse (horizontal) state, and the stainless steel pipe fitting to be warehoused is placed into the turnover locking frame 54.
[0046] The electromagnetic locking block in the turnover locking frame 54 is started to fix the pipe fitting; at the same time, the electrically controlled rotating optical identification module 56 works, the electrically controlled adjusting ring 562 rotates along the annular guide rail 561, and the optical scanning probe 563 scans around the pipe fitting, completing the surface detection (if there is no defect, it will enter the next step, if there is a defect, it will alarm).
[0047] Longitudinal transfer to the target layer height The bottom side control support rod 55 is shortened, and the turnover locking frame 54 is turned over to the longitudinal (vertical) state; the electric control screw rod 32 is rotated, and the inner lifting frame 51 is driven by the inner threaded adjusting block 52 to ascend / descend along the embedded longitudinal guide rail 31 until it is flush with the target layer height of the fixed cross beam 2.
[0048] Lateral conveying and positioning The turnover locking frame 54 is turned over to the horizontal direction again, and the pipe is placed on the electric control conveying belt 4; the outer hanging magnetic control sliding locking mechanism 10 is started, the arc-shaped clamping arm locks the pipe, and the electric control conveying belt 4 moves along the embedded horizontal guide rail 21 to the electric control lateral support arm 6.
[0049] The lateral adjusting support rod 7 is elongated, and the lateral extrusion frame 8 pushes the pipe to the turnover support arm 61; the bottom side support rod 62 adjusts the turnover support arm 61 to a horizontal angle, the side hanging electromagnet of the magnetic control turnover limiting claw 9 is started, the turnover limiting claw is turned over upward, and the pipe is limited, and the warehousing is completed.
[0050] Stage 2: Pipe storage operation The pipe is stably placed on the turnover support arm 61, the magnetic control turnover limiting claw 9 remains in the limiting state, and the sliding caused by the smooth surface of the pipe is prevented; the electric control conveying belt 4 and the electric control lifting conveying mechanism 5 are in standby state and can respond to the next warehousing or delivery instruction at any time.
[0051] Stage 3: Pipe delivery operation Unlocking and returning The side hanging electromagnet of the magnetic control turnover limiting claw 9 is started, the control spring is elongated, the turnover limiting claw is turned over downward, and the limiting is released; the bottom side support rod 62 adjusts the angle of the turnover support arm 61, and the pipe is pushed back to the electric control conveying belt 4.
[0052] The outer hanging magnetic control sliding locking mechanism 10 locks the pipe, and the electric control conveying belt 4 conveys the pipe to the electric control lifting conveying mechanism 5 along the embedded horizontal guide rail 21.
[0053] Longitudinal transfer to the delivery port The inner lifting frame 51 of the electric control lifting conveying mechanism 5 is raised to be flush with the electric control conveying belt 4, the turnover locking frame 54 is turned over to the horizontal direction to receive the pipe, and after the electromagnetic locking block fixes the pipe, the turnover locking frame 54 is turned over to the longitudinal state.
[0054] The electric control screw rod 32 is reversely rotated, the inner lifting frame 51 is lowered along the embedded longitudinal guide rail 31 to the delivery port height, the bottom side control support rod 55 pushes the turnover locking frame 54 to turn over, the pipe is taken out, and the delivery is completed.
[0055] With the above ideal embodiments according to the present application as the inspiration, through the above description, relevant staff can make various changes and modifications without deviating from the technical idea of the present application. The technical scope of the present application is not limited to the content of the specification, and must be determined according to the scope of the claims.
Claims
1. A stainless steel pipe automatic three-dimensional warehouse with an optical detection module, comprising a main rack (1), characterized in that: The main shelf (1) is internally fixedly provided with a plurality of fixed cross beams (2), both sides of the main shelf (1) are fixedly provided with fixed longitudinal beams (3) at both ends of the fixed cross beams (2), the upper surface of the fixed cross beam (2) is provided with an electric control conveying belt (4), the fixed longitudinal beam (3) is movably provided with an electric control lifting conveying mechanism (5), and the two side surfaces of the fixed cross beam (2) are hingedly provided with electric control lateral support arms (6).
2. The automated 3D warehouse of stainless steel pipe fittings with optical detection module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper surface of the fixed cross beam (2) is provided with an embedded horizontal guide rail (21) for mounting the electric control conveying belt (4).
3. The automated 3D warehouse of stainless steel pipe fittings with optical detection module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner walls of the two sides of the fixed longitudinal beam (3) are symmetrically provided with embedded vertical guide rails (31) matched with the electric control lifting conveying mechanism (5).
4. The automated 3D warehouse of stainless steel pipe fittings with optical detection module according to claim 3, characterized in that: The embedded vertical guide rail (31) on one side of the fixed longitudinal beam (3) is internally provided with an electric control screw rod (32), and the embedded vertical guide rail (31) on the other side of the fixed longitudinal beam (3) is internally provided with a vertical guide rod (33).
5. The automated 3D warehouse of stainless steel pipe fittings with optical detection module according to claim 3, characterized in that: The electric control lifting conveying mechanism (5) comprises an internal lifting frame (51) located on the inner side of the fixed longitudinal beam (3), an inner threaded adjusting block (52) and a lateral guide block (53) fixed on both sides of the internal lifting frame (51), a turnover locking frame (54) movably mounted on the outer side of the internal lifting frame (51), a bottom side control support rod (55) for controlling the turnover locking frame (54), and an electric control rotating optical identification module (56) mounted on the upper end of the turnover locking frame (54).
6. The automated 3D warehouse of stainless steel pipe fittings with optical detection module according to claim 2, characterized in that: The fixed cross beam (2) is fixedly provided with a lateral adjusting support rod (7) on both sides, and the extending end of the lateral adjusting support rod (7) is provided with a lateral extrusion frame (8).
7. The automated 3D warehouse of stainless steel pipe fittings with optical detection module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The electric control lateral support arm (6) comprises a turnover support arm (61) hingedly connected to the two side surfaces of the fixed cross beam (2) and a bottom side support rod (62) for controlling the turnover support arm (61).
8. The automated 3D warehouse of stainless steel pipe fittings with optical detection module according to claim 7, characterized in that: The upper end of the turnover support arm (61) is elastically provided with a magnetic control turnover limiting claw (9).
9. The automated 3D warehouse of stainless steel pipe fittings with optical detection module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer side of the electric control conveying belt (4) is provided with an externally mounted magnetic control sliding locking mechanism (10).
10. The automated 3D warehouse of stainless steel pipe fittings with optical detection module according to claim 5, characterized in that: The electric control rotating optical identification module (56) comprises an annular guide rail (561) mounted on the upper end of the turnover locking frame (54), an electric control adjusting ring (562) movably mounted in the annular guide rail (561), and an optical scanning probe (563) mounted on the inner arc surface of the electric control adjusting ring (562).