Full-automatic image scanning equipment

By utilizing the multi-angle rotation and adaptive light reflection technology of fully automated image scanning equipment, the problems of light occlusion and positioning errors in the 3D scanning of complex parts have been solved, achieving efficient and accurate 3D data acquisition and improving the quality of part digitization.

CN121397154APending Publication Date: 2026-01-23NANTONG INST OF TECH
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Application Number
CN202511519379.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-10-23
Publication Date
2026-01-23

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Technical Problem

Existing image scanning equipment struggles to accurately capture the geometric contours of complex parts, resulting in data gaps or misaligned stitching. Furthermore, the need for secondary clamping leads to positioning errors, affecting the integrity and accuracy of the 3D model.

Method used

The system employs a fully automated image scanning device. The outer ring rotating motor drives the support plate to rotate at multiple angles. Combined with the multi-view acquisition of the scanning device components, the system utilizes a reflective cover and reflective mirror to reflect light. The transparent support plate works in conjunction with the bottom surface for data acquisition, avoiding light obstruction and positioning errors.

Benefits of technology

It achieves high integrity, high precision, and high efficiency in the acquisition of three-dimensional data for complex parts, eliminates positioning errors, and improves the practicality and economy of digitalization.

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Abstract

The invention discloses full-automatic image scanning equipment, and relates to the field of three-dimensional scanning devices.The full-automatic image scanning equipment comprises a scanning part and a bearing part, the scanning part comprises a support part and a scanning equipment assembly, a mounting plate is arranged on the support part, and the scanning equipment assembly is mounted on the mounting plate; the bearing part comprises a bearing base and a bearing ring structure, the bearing base is arranged below the support part, and the bearing ring structure is installed on the bearing base through a vertical plate; the bearing ring structure comprises an outer ring structure, an outer cover structure and a bearing plate structure, the bearing plate is driven to rotate at multiple angles through an outer ring rotating motor and a first motor, and limitation of a single-time clamping visual angle is avoided; the bearing plate structure and the reflective outer cover reflect light to the deep groove and the high inclined plane, so that the problems of light shielding and insufficient light are solved; the transparent bearing plate is matched with the reflective mirror face to allow bottom face data to be collected from the lower portion, secondary clamping is avoided, and positioning errors are eliminated.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of three-dimensional scanning devices, in particular to a full-automatic image scanning device. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the field of manufacturing and product digitization, reverse engineering of parts has also become increasingly important and is widely used in part replication, defect analysis and other scenarios. Usually, optical scanning equipment is used to establish a three-dimensional model.

[0003] However, in practical applications, for complex structural parts, such as workpieces with fine decorative patterns on the surface, deep grooves / blind holes, distributed high inclined surfaces or chamfers, and functional structural features on the bottom surface, the existing image scanning technology still has some defects. First, the part surface pattern may be difficult for the scanning device to accurately capture the geometric profile due to texture reflection, pattern interference or insufficient color difference with the background; second, the deep grooves, high inclined surfaces and other areas are difficult to completely cover in a single clamping due to light obstruction or scanning angle limitations, often resulting in data voids or misalignment; third, when there are key structural features on the bottom surface of the part, the scanned part needs to be removed from the tooling and flipped for repositioning and clamping before being scanned again.

[0004] These problems not only consume time and effort, but also cause the registration accuracy of the two scanning data to decrease due to the second positioning error, ultimately affecting the integrity, accuracy of the three-dimensional model and the reliability of subsequent applications. SUMMARY

[0005] The present application aims to provide a full-automatic image scanning device to solve the problems of being unable to complete inspection in time, being unable to separate inspection of people and luggage, and being unable to separate inspection of strangers and crowds during inspection.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application provides the following technical scheme: a full-automatic image scanning device, comprising a scanning part and a supporting part, the scanning part comprising a support part and a scanning device assembly, the support part being provided with a mounting plate, and the scanning device assembly being mounted on the mounting plate; The supporting part comprises a supporting base and a supporting ring structure, the supporting base being arranged below the support part, and the supporting ring structure being mounted on the supporting base through a vertical plate; The supporting ring structure comprises an outer ring structure, an outer cover structure and a supporting plate structure; The outer ring structure is fixedly mounted on the supporting base through an outer ring support, and the outer ring structure comprises an outer ring and a rotating motor, and the motor is used to drive the outer ring to rotate; The cover structure is installed on the supporting base through a cover support, the cover structure comprises a reflective cover and an aperture, and the cover is arranged outside the aperture; The supporting plate structure comprises a transparent supporting plate and a mirror surface, the supporting plate is connected to the motor one, and the mirror surface is arranged in a sliding groove in the supporting plate; The opposite side of the rotating motor is provided with a pushing structure, the pushing structure comprises a pushing needle and an electric push rod, and the electric push rod can drive the pushing needle to move forward and backward and drive the mirror surface to move.

[0007] Preferably, the support part comprises a vertical column, a horizontal rail and a vertical rail, the horizontal rail is arranged at the top of the vertical column, and the vertical rail is installed on the horizontal rail.

[0008] Preferably, the scanning device assembly comprises a visual camera and a laser scanner.

[0009] Preferably, the supporting base comprises a backlight plate and a clamping frame, the backlight plate is located directly below the supporting ring structure, the clamping frame is fixedly installed at the end of the backlight plate, and the clamping frame is used for installing the vertical plate.

[0010] Preferably, the outer ring is connected by two groups of circular ring pieces arranged side by side, the rotating motor is fixedly installed on the outer ring support, and the outer ring is connected to the output shaft of the rotating motor.

[0011] Preferably, the reflective cover is fixedly installed on the cover support, the aperture is installed on the supporting ring, and the supporting ring is fixedly connected with the reflective cover of the cover.

[0012] Preferably, the supporting plate and the output shaft of the motor one are fixedly connected through a connecting rod, and the motor one is fixedly installed on the outer ring structure.

[0013] Preferably, the side surface of the mirror surface is connected with a light shield plate, the edge of the mirror surface is provided with a magnetic attraction frame, a gap is arranged between the mirror surface of the mirror surface and the sliding groove, and the thickness of the magnetic attraction frame from top to bottom is greater than the opening width of the front end of the sliding groove. The top surface of the light shield plate is close to the top surface of the sliding groove, a limiting table is arranged at the connection between the light shield plate and the mirror surface, and the thickness of the limiting table from top to bottom is greater than the opening width of the rear end of the sliding groove.

[0014] Preferably, the end of the pushing needle is provided with a magnetic head, and the electric push rod is fixedly installed on the outer ring.

[0015] Preferably, the outer ring and the supporting plate are concentrically arranged, the output shaft of the rotating motor and the output shaft of the motor one are vertically arranged, and the output shaft of the rotating motor, the pushing needle and the output shaft of the electric push rod are coaxially arranged.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the present application has the beneficial effects that: The present application rotates the motor through the outer ring and drives the support plate to rotate at multiple angles, cooperates with the multi-view collection of the scanning equipment assembly, avoids the single clamping view angle limitation; the support plate structure and the reflective cover reflect the light to the deep groove and the high inclined surface, solves the light shielding and light deficiency problems; the transparent support plate cooperates with the mirror surface to allow the bottom surface data to be collected from below, avoids the secondary clamping, eliminates the positioning error, the full-automatic image scanning equipment realizes the high integrity, high precision and high efficiency three-dimensional data collection for the three-dimensional scanning of the complex parts through the multi-angle rotation, adaptive light reflection and bottom surface scanning without disassembly, provides reliable technical support for the reverse engineering, defect analysis and other scenes, and significantly improves the practicability and economy of the complex part digitization. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 The present application is a structural diagram.

[0018] Figure 2 The present application is a top view.

[0019] Figure 3 The present application is a front view, Figure 2 Figure 4 The present application is an internal structure diagram.

[0020] Figure 5 The present application is a top view of the support ring structure; Figure 6 The present application is a sectional structure diagram at A-A inside; Figure 5 The present application is an enlarged view at B. Figure 7 Figure 6 In the figure: 1 - support part; 11 - column; 112 - horizontal rail; 113 - vertical rail; 2 - scanning equipment assembly; 3 - support base; 31 - backlight plate; 32 - clamping frame; 4 - support ring structure; 41 - outer ring structure; 411 - outer ring; 412 - rotating motor; 42 - cover structure; 421 - reflective cover; 42 - light ring; 423 - support ring; 43 - support plate structure; 431 - support plate; 432 - mirror surface; 433 - motor one; 434 - light shield plate; 435 - magnetic attraction frame; 44 - outer ring support; 45 - cover support; 46 - pushing structure; 461 - pushing needle; 462 - electric push rod; 463 - magnetic attraction head; 47 - sliding groove; 5 - vertical plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The present application is a sectional structure diagram at A-A inside;

[0022] ​​With reference to the drawings of the embodiments of the present application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments of the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work fall within the scope of the present application.

[0023] Please refer to Figures 1 to 7 The present application provides a technical solution: a full-automatic image scanning device, comprising a scanning part and a supporting part, the scanning part comprising a support part 1 and a scanning device assembly 2, the support part 1 being provided with a mounting plate, and the scanning device assembly 2 being mounted on the mounting plate; The supporting part comprises a supporting base 3 and a supporting ring structure 4, the supporting base 3 being arranged below the support part 1, and the supporting ring structure 4 being mounted on the supporting base 3 through a vertical plate 5; The supporting ring structure 4 comprises an outer ring structure 41, an outer cover structure 42 and a supporting plate structure 43; The outer ring structure 41 is fixedly mounted on the supporting base 3 through an outer ring support 44, and the outer ring structure 41 comprises an outer ring 411 and a rotating motor 412, and the motor 412 is used to drive the outer ring to rotate; The outer cover structure 42 is mounted on the supporting base 3 through an outer cover support 45, and the outer cover structure 42 comprises a reflecting outer cover 4 and an aperture 4, and the outer cover 4 is arranged outside the aperture 4; The supporting plate structure 43 comprises a transparent supporting plate 431 and a reflecting mirror surface 432, the supporting plate 431 is connected to a motor 433, and the reflecting mirror surface 432 is arranged in a sliding groove 47 in the supporting plate 431; A pushing structure 46 is arranged on the opposite side of the rotating motor 412, the pushing structure 46 comprises a pushing needle 461 and an electric push rod 462, and the electric push rod 462 can drive the pushing needle to move forward and backward to drive the reflecting mirror surface 432 to move.

[0024] In the embodiment, the support part 1 comprises a vertical column 11, a horizontal rail 12 and a vertical rail 13, the horizontal rail 12 is arranged on the top of the vertical column 11, and the vertical rail 13 is mounted on the horizontal rail 12.

[0025] The position of the scanning device assembly 2 is adjusted through the horizontal rail 12 and the vertical rail 13 to adapt to parts of different sizes and shapes. The rigid connection of the vertical column 11 and the rail ensures that the device does not shake during the scanning process.

[0026] In the embodiment, the scanning device assembly 2 comprises a visual camera and a laser scanner.

[0027] Visual camera is an industrial-grade CCD camera; Visual camera captures part surface texture and color information, and laser scanner obtains high-precision three-dimensional point cloud; The visual image and the laser point cloud are registered by software to solve the problem of missing single modal data.

[0028] In this embodiment, the supporting base 3 comprises a backlight plate 31 and a clamping frame 32, the backlight plate 31 is located directly below the supporting ring structure 4, the clamping frame 32 is fixedly installed at the end of the backlight plate 31, and the clamping frame 32 is used to install the vertical plate 5.

[0029] The backlight plate 31 is an LED light homogenizing plate, and the brightness is adjustable. The backlight plate 31 provides uniform background light to reduce the shadow on the surface of the part. The clamping frame 32 installs the vertical plate 5 to support the supporting ring structure 4.

[0030] In this embodiment, the outer ring 411 is connected by two groups of circular ring pieces arranged side by side, the rotating motor 412 is fixedly installed on the outer ring support 44, and the outer ring 411 is connected to the output shaft of the rotating motor 412.

[0031] The outer ring support 44 is fixed to the vertical plate 5, and when the rotating motor 412 operates, the supporting plate 431 can rotate around its own center along the axial direction of the rotating motor 412, that is, the scanning of more surfaces of the scanned object can be completed by rotation.

[0032] In this embodiment, the light-reflecting cover 4 is fixedly installed on the cover support 45, the light ring 4 is installed on the supporting ring 423, and the supporting ring 423 is fixedly connected with the light-reflecting cover 4 of the cover.

[0033] The cover support 45 is fixed to the vertical plate 5; The light-reflecting cover 4 is an aluminum alloy polished plate with a reflectivity greater than 80%, and is fixed to the cover support 45; The light ring 4 is provided with a built-in light source, the light-reflecting cover 4 reflects the light of the light ring 4 to the surface of the part, and the light irradiation of the deep groove / blind hole area is enhanced.

[0034] In this embodiment, the supporting plate 431 and the output shaft of the motor one 433 are fixedly connected through a connecting rod, and the motor one 433 is fixedly installed on the outer ring structure 411.

[0035] In this embodiment, the side surface of the light-reflecting mirror surface 432 is connected with a light shielding plate 434, the edge of the light-reflecting mirror surface 432 is provided with a magnetic attraction frame 435, a gap is arranged between the mirror surface of the light-reflecting mirror surface 432 and the sliding groove 47, and the thickness of the magnetic attraction frame 435 from top to bottom is greater than the width of the front end opening of the sliding groove 47; The top surface of the light shielding plate 434 is close to the top surface of the sliding groove 47, and a limiting table is arranged at the connection between the light shielding plate 434 and the mirror surface 432, and the thickness of the limiting table is greater than the width of the rear end opening of the sliding groove 47.

[0036] The transparent supporting plate 431 is made of optical glass, and the mirror surface 432 is a silver-coated glass mirror, and the sliding groove 47 is slidably inserted into the supporting plate 431; The motor 433 is fixed on the outer ring 411, and the output shaft is connected to the supporting plate 431 through a connecting rod to drive the rotation of the supporting plate 431; The light shielding plate 434 is connected to the side surface of the mirror surface 432, and a magnetic frame 435 is arranged at the edge thereof; The gap between the mirror surface 432 and the sliding groove 47 is 0.1-0.2mm, and the thickness of the magnetic frame 435 is greater than the width of the front end opening of the sliding groove, so as to prevent the mirror surface from being excessively inserted into the sliding groove 47.

[0037] The transparent supporting plate 431 cooperates with the light shielding plate 432 to avoid the problem of blurring caused by the transparency of the supporting plate 431 when the scanning device assembly 2 is scanned from above.

[0038] The motor 433 drives the rotation of the supporting plate 431, so that the supporting plate 431 can rotate around its own center along the axial direction of the output shaft of the motor 433, that is, the scanning of more surfaces of the scanned object can be completed by rotation.

[0039] In the embodiment, the end of the pushing needle 461 is provided with a magnetic head, and the electric push rod 462 is fixedly installed on the outer ring 411.

[0040] The pushing needle 461 moves the mirror surface 432 in the sliding groove 47 through magnetic force, so as to realize the switching of the mirror surface 432 and the light shielding plate 434.

[0041] In the embodiment, the outer ring 411 and the supporting plate 431 are concentrically arranged, the output shaft of the rotating motor 412 and the output shaft of the motor 433 are vertically arranged, and the output shaft of the rotating motor 412, the pushing needle 461 and the output shaft of the electric push rod 462 are coaxially arranged.

[0042] The communication between the outer ring 411 and the supporting plate 431 can drive the concentric rotation of the supporting plate 431 when the outer ring 411 rotates; The vertical arrangement of the output shaft of the rotating motor 412 and the output shaft of the motor 433 can realize the linkage rotation between each other, so as to realize the arbitrary rotation of the supporting plate 431, meet the needs of scanning more surfaces, and especially scan some deep grooves and high inclined surfaces; The output shaft of the rotating motor 412, the push pin 461 and the output shaft of the electric push rod 462 are coaxially arranged, so that the two are prevented from rotating synchronously when the rotating motor 412 operates.

[0043] Working principle: the part is placed on the supporting plate 431, the bottom surface is in contact with the transparent supporting plate and is fixed by adhesion, the surface pattern / groove is towards the scanning device assembly 2, the bracket part 1 adjusts the position of the scanning device assembly 2 through the horizontal rail 12 and the vertical rail 13, so that the visual camera and the laser scanner are aligned with the key area of the part; the rotating motor 412 drives the outer ring 411 to rotate at a uniform speed of 15 rpm, and the part rotates synchronously; at the same time, the supporting plate 431 is driven to perform a compound motion by cooperating with the operation of the motor one 433, the visual camera captures the surface texture and color, and the laser scanner obtains the three-dimensional point cloud. When the bottom surface of the part needs to be scanned, the supporting plate 431 is first reset to the horizontal state, then the push pin 461 is driven by the electric push rod 462 to push the mirror surface 432, the mirror surface 432 replaces the light shield 434, and then the mirror surface 432 is tilted to 45° by rotating the supporting plate 431 by the motor one 433, at this time, the bottom surface of the part reflected by the mirror surface 432 is collected by the scanning device assembly 2 above, and the image scanning of the bottom surface structure is completed by cooperating with the scanning of the structured light.

[0044] Finally, the point cloud and the image scanned at multiple angles are automatically matched by software to generate a complete three-dimensional model.

[0045] Based on the above, the outer ring rotating motor and the motor one drive the supporting plate to rotate at multiple angles, and cooperate with the multi-view collection of the scanning device assembly to avoid the limitation of the single clamping view angle; The supporting plate structure and the light reflection of the light cover to the deep groove and the high inclined surface solve the problems of light shielding and insufficient light; The transparent supporting plate cooperates with the mirror surface to allow the bottom surface data to be collected from below, avoid secondary clamping and eliminate positioning errors; The outer ring arranged at the same time can cooperate with the action of the motor one to make the scanned object on the supporting plate rotate in any direction, and can also cooperate with the action of the mirror surface to create conditions for the bottom surface detection of the detected object.

[0046] As known from the technical knowledge, the present application can be realized by other embodiments without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. Therefore, the above disclosed embodiments are merely illustrative in all aspects and are not the only ones. All changes within the scope of the present application or within the scope equivalent to the present application are included in the present application.

Claims

1. A fully automatic image scanning apparatus, characterized by: It includes a scanning part and a supporting part, the scanning part includes a bracket part (1) and a scanning device assembly (2), the bracket part (1) is provided with a mounting plate, and the scanning device assembly (2) is mounted on the mounting plate; The supporting part includes a supporting base (3) and a supporting ring structure (4), the supporting base (3) is arranged below the bracket part (1), and the supporting ring structure (4) is mounted on the supporting base (3) through a vertical plate (5); The supporting ring structure (4) includes an outer ring structure (41), an outer cover structure (42) and a supporting plate structure (43); The outer ring structure (41) is fixedly mounted on the supporting base (3) through an outer ring support (44), the outer ring structure (41) includes an outer ring (411) and a rotating motor (412), and the motor (412) is used for driving the outer ring to rotate; The outer cover structure (42) is mounted on the supporting base (3) through an outer cover support (45), the outer cover structure (42) includes a reflective outer cover (421) and an aperture (422), and the outer cover (421) is arranged outside the aperture (422); The supporting plate structure (43) includes a transparent supporting plate (431) and a mirror surface (432), the supporting plate (431) is connected to a motor one (433), and the mirror surface (432) is arranged in a sliding groove (47) in the supporting plate (431); The opposite side of the rotating motor (412) is provided with a pushing structure (46), the pushing structure (46) includes a pushing needle (461) and an electric push rod (462), and the electric push rod (462) can drive the pushing needle to move forward and backward and drive the mirror surface (432) to move.

2. A fully automatic image scanning apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bracket part (1) includes a vertical column (11), a horizontal rail (12) and a vertical rail (13), the horizontal rail (12) is arranged at the top of the vertical column (11), and the vertical rail (13) is mounted on the horizontal rail (12).

3. A fully automatic image scanning apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that: The scanning device assembly (2) includes a visual camera, a structured light and a laser scanner.

4. The fully automatic image scanning apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by: The supporting base (3) includes a backlight plate (31) and a clamping frame (32), the backlight plate (31) is located directly below the supporting ring structure (4), the clamping frame (32) is fixedly mounted at the end of the backlight plate (31), and the clamping frame (32) is used for mounting the vertical plate (5).

5. The fully automated image scanning device of claim 1, wherein: The outer ring (411) is connected by two groups of circular ring pieces arranged side by side, the rotating motor (412) is fixedly mounted on the outer ring support (44), and the outer ring (411) is connected to the output shaft of the rotating motor (412).

6. A fully automatic image scanning apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that: The reflective outer cover (421) is fixedly mounted on the outer cover support (45), the aperture (422) is mounted on a supporting ring (423), and the supporting ring (423) is fixedly connected with the outer cover reflective outer cover (421).

7. A fully automatic image scanning apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that: The supporting plate (431) and the output shaft of the motor one (433) are fixedly connected through a connecting rod, and the motor one (433) is fixedly mounted on the outer ring structure (411).

8. The fully automated image scanning device of claim 1, wherein: The side of the reflector (432) is connected with a light shield (434), the edge of the reflector (432) is provided with a magnetic attraction frame (435), the gap is arranged between the mirror surface of the reflector (432) and the sliding groove (47), the upper and lower thickness of the magnetic attraction frame (435) is greater than the front end opening width of the sliding groove (47); The top surface of the light shield (434) is close to the top surface of the sliding groove (47), the connecting part of the light shield (434) and the reflector (432) is provided with a limiting table, and the upper and lower thickness of the limiting table is greater than the rear end opening width of the sliding groove (47).

9. The fully automated image scanning device of claim 1, wherein: The end of the push needle (461) is provided with a magnetic head, and the electric push rod (462) is fixedly installed on the outer ring (411).

10. The fully automated image scanning device of claim 1, wherein: The outer ring (411) and the supporting plate (431) are concentrically arranged, the output shaft of the rotating motor (412) and the output shaft of the motor (433) are vertically arranged, and the output shaft of the rotating motor (412), the push needle (461) and the output shaft of the electric push rod (462) are coaxially arranged.