Material sorting device and conveying system with same

Abstract

The utility model provides a material sorting device and a conveying system with the material sorting device, the material sorting device comprises a vertical turntable, a rotary power component and a protective track component, the disc surface of the vertical turntable is vertical relative to the horizontal plane, the periphery of the vertical turntable is provided with a plurality of first holes and a plurality of second holes, and the first holes are communicated with the second holes. The diameter of the first holes is smaller than that of the second holes, the multiple first holes and the multiple second holes are distributed in a staggered mode, the second holes pass through the circle center of the vertical rotating disc from the periphery of the vertical rotating disc and are communicated to the other second holes, and the protecting and holding rail component surrounds at least part of the periphery of the vertical rotating disc. The protecting and holding rail component is provided with a feeding port, a discharging port and a continuous groove corresponding to at least part of the periphery, the feeding port faces the upper portion of the vertical rotating disc and is communicated with the continuous groove, and the discharging port faces the lower portion of the vertical rotating disc and is communicated with the continuous groove. By means of the material sorting device, disordered materials can be sorted to be in the uniform direction through the vertical rotating disc.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to a material conveying device, in particular to a material sequencing device and a conveying system with the material sequencing device. Background Art

[0002] Small parts such as screws must be aligned before painting. However, it is difficult to use existing vibration plates to align the parts if there is no obvious difference in shape or weight between the two ends of the parts.

[0003] In addition, for non-magnetic parts, the magnetic track cannot be used directly. The sorted parts need to be placed on the magnetic fixture seat, and then the magnetic fixture seat is transported downstream along the conveyor track to complete the processing of the parts. However, in this case, the magnetic fixture seat must be manually recovered and brought back upstream for reloading, which is quite inconvenient. Utility Model Content

[0004] The utility model aims to solve various problems of existing material sequencing devices and conveying systems, and provides a material sequencing device and a conveying system with the material sequencing device.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose and other purposes, the utility model proposes a material sorting device, comprising: a vertical turntable, the disk surface of the vertical turntable is vertical relative to the horizontal plane, the circumference of the vertical turntable is provided with a plurality of first holes and a plurality of second holes, the aperture of the first hole is smaller than the second hole, the plurality of first holes and the plurality of second holes are staggered with each other, the second hole passes through the center of the vertical turntable from the circumference of the vertical turntable and is connected to another second hole; a rotating power component, which is powered to connect the vertical turntable to drive the vertical turntable to rotate; and a guard track component, which surrounds at least part of the circumference of the vertical turntable, the guard track component has a feed port, a discharge port and a continuous groove corresponding to at least part of the circumference, the feed port faces the top of the vertical turntable and is connected to the continuous groove, and the discharge port faces the bottom of the vertical turntable and is connected to the continuous groove.

[0006] Optionally, an intermittent blocking component is further included, which is arranged at the feed port and intermittently blocks the connectivity of the feed port.

[0007] Optionally, it further comprises a first material sensor, whose signal is connected to an intermittent blocking component, and the intermittent blocking component intermittently blocks the connectivity of the feed port according to the material falling condition sensed by the first material sensor.

[0008] To achieve the above and other purposes, the utility model further proposes a conveying system, including: the material sorting device as described above; and a conveying track, wherein both ends of the discharge port face the bottom of the vertical turntable and the conveying track respectively.

[0009] Optionally, a fixture seat is further included, the conveying track is a circulating track, and the fixture seat is adsorbed on the conveying track.

[0010] Optionally, it further includes a fixed seat surface and a first pushing mechanism, wherein the fixed seat surface is fixed to the conveying track, and the first pushing mechanism is arranged upstream of the fixed seat surface to push the fixture seat.

[0011] Optionally, a second material sensor is further included, and its signal is connected to the first pushing mechanism.

[0012] Optionally, the conveying track includes a main conveying path, a queue path, a guide member and a baffle. The main conveying path and the queue path are arranged in parallel. The guide member is arranged on the main conveying path and the queue path to guide the fixture seat from the main conveying path to the queue path. The baffle is arranged on the queue path to make the fixture seat stop on the queue path.

[0013] Optionally, a second pushing mechanism is further included, which is arranged on one side of the queue channel and is used to push the fixture seat from the queue channel to the main conveying channel.

[0014] Optionally, a jig seat sensor is further included, and its signal is connected to the second pushing mechanism.

[0015] Thus, the material sorting device and the conveying system with the material sorting device of the utility model can sort the disordered materials into a uniform direction through the vertical turntable. Compared with the existing vibration plate sorting, the material sorting device of the utility model is more accurate and is conducive to using materials with no obvious shape difference or weight difference at both ends.

[0016] In order to further understand the features and technical contents of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings of the present invention. However, the description and drawings are only used to illustrate the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of rights of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a conveying system with a material sorting device according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 A cross-sectional schematic diagram of a material sorting device according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 3AIt is a schematic diagram of the first sorting state of the embodiment of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 3B A three-dimensional schematic diagram of a track protection component according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of a second sorting state of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 5 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram from another perspective;

[0023] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of a pushing fixture seat according to an embodiment of the utility model.

[0024] Reference numerals

[0025] 200 Conveyor System

[0026] 100 Material sorting device

[0027] 1 Vertical turntable

[0028] 11. First Hole

[0029] 12 Second hole

[0030] 2 Rotating power components

[0031] 3. Guarding track components

[0032] 31 Feed port

[0033] 32 Discharge port

[0034] 33 Continuous groove

[0035] 34 Aggregate hopper

[0036] 4 Intermittent blocking member

[0037] 5 Conveyor track

[0038] 51 Main conveyor

[0039] 52 Queuing Road

[0040] 53 Guide

[0041] 54 Baffle

[0042] 55 Power parts

[0043] 6 jig holder

[0044] 61 Fixture seat sensor

[0045] 7 Fixed seat surface

[0046] 71 Slope

[0047] 81 First Pushing Mechanism

[0048] 82 Second push mechanism

[0049] 91 Heating element

[0050] 92 Painted components

[0051] p Materials

[0052] S1 First Material Sensor

[0053] S2 Second material sensor DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0054] In order to fully understand the present utility model, the present utility model is described in detail through the following specific embodiments and in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art can understand the purpose, features and effects of the present utility model from the contents disclosed in this specification. It should be noted that the present utility model can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and the various details in this specification can also be modified and changed in various ways based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the utility model points of the present utility model. In addition, the drawings of the present utility model are only simple schematic illustrations and are not depicted according to actual dimensions. The following implementation methods will further explain the relevant technical contents of the present utility model in detail, but the disclosed contents are not intended to limit the claims of the present utility model. The description is as follows:

[0055] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the material sorting device 100 of the present invention comprises: a vertical turntable 1, a rotating power component 2 and a protective track component 3.

[0056] The surface of the vertical turntable 1 is vertical relative to the horizontal plane, that is, it follows the direction of gravity. The periphery of the vertical turntable 1 is provided with a plurality of first holes 11 and a plurality of second holes 12, the aperture of the first hole 11 is smaller than that of the second hole 12, the plurality of first holes 11 and the plurality of second holes 12 are staggered with each other, and the second hole 12 passes through the center of the vertical turntable 1 from the periphery of the vertical turntable and is connected to another second hole 12.

[0057] The rotating power component 2 is connected to the vertical turntable 1 to drive the vertical turntable 1 to rotate. The rotating power component 2 is, for example, a component such as a motor that can provide rotational kinetic energy.

[0058] The guard rail member 3 surrounds at least part of the periphery of the vertical turntable 1. Figures 1 to 3BAs shown, the guard track component 3 has a feed port 31, a discharge port 32, and a continuous groove 33 corresponding to at least part of the periphery, and may further have a collecting hopper 34. The feed port 31 faces the upper side of the vertical turntable 1 and is connected to the continuous groove 33, and only allows a single material p to pass through at the same time; the discharge port 32 faces the lower side of the vertical turntable 1 and is connected to the continuous groove 33. The collecting hopper 34 has a relatively large opening and a tapered shape leading to the feed port 31, so as to facilitate the delivery of multiple materials to the feed port 31 one by one. However, the collecting hopper 34 is an optional component and can also be separated from the guard track component 3.

[0059] Next, it will be described how the material sorting device 100 of the present invention performs sorting of the material p.

[0060] The rotating power component 2 outputs a rotating power with a fixed rotating direction, and according to the set rotating direction, determines the initial position of the vertical turntable 1. The initial position requires that the falling material p first contacts the first hole 11, and then contacts the second hole 12 if possible.

[0061] When the vertical dial 1 is Figure 2 Go to the location along the way in a clockwise direction Figure 3A , the material p contacts the first hole 11. The aperture of the first hole 11 is a size that can accommodate the small end of the material p but cannot accommodate the large end. Therefore, if the material p is facing downward with the small end when passing through the feed port 31, the small end is inserted into the first hole 11, and the rest of the material p is exposed and clamped by the main body of the supporting track member 3. As the vertical turntable 1 rotates, the material p slides along the continuous groove 33 of the supporting track member 3 all the way to the top of the discharge port 32, and finally passes through the discharge port 32 in compliance with gravity, and falls downward with the small end facing upward.

[0062] On the other hand, if the material p is facing downward when passing through the feed port 31, the first hole 11 that the material p first contacts cannot accommodate the large end, and the depth of the continuous groove 33 is designed so that if the material p is not partially inserted into the vertical turntable 1, it cannot enter the continuous groove 33, and the material p cannot be driven by the vertical turntable 1. In this case, the material p with the large end facing downward must wait for the vertical turntable 1 to continue rotating until the rotation of the vertical turntable 1 is completed. Figure 4 Position shown.

[0063] like Figure 4 As shown, the large end of the material p contacts the second hole 12. The aperture of the second hole 12 is sufficient for the material p to pass through, so the material p vertically passes through the vertical turntable 1 and falls vertically downward into the discharge port 32, falling downward in a mode with the small end facing upward.

[0064] In summary, the material sorting device 100 of the present invention can sort the disordered materials p into a uniform orientation via the vertical turntable 1. Compared with the existing vibration disk sorting, the material sorting device 100 of the present invention is more accurate and is conducive to using materials with no obvious shape or weight differences at both ends.

[0065] Furthermore, in this embodiment, although four first holes 11 and four second holes 12 are equiangularly staggered in the illustration, the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the number of first holes 11 and second holes 12 is not limited to four, but may be two or eight or other numbers, as long as the second holes 12 are also provided in the direction of 180 degrees, the material p can pass naturally by gravity. In addition, the distribution of the first holes 11 and the second holes 12 is not limited to equiangular distribution.

[0066] Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the material sorting device 100 further includes an intermittent blocking member 4, which is disposed at the feed port 31. The intermittent blocking member 4 is used to intermittently block the connectivity of the feed port 31. The intermittent blocking member 4 is, for example, an electric cylinder or a pneumatic cylinder, and the intermittent blocking member 4 can block the feed port 31 by the member itself when it is pushed forward. Alternatively, when the intermittent blocking member 4 is pushed forward, the material p is pressed against the inner wall surface of the feed port 31, so that the feed port 31 is temporarily blocked by the material p; when the intermittent blocking member 4 retreats, the material p that was originally pressed falls downward and contacts the vertical turntable 1. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and in other embodiments, the intermittent blocking member 4 may be a feeding mechanism that can quickly switch between an open or closed state, and intermittently feeds the feed port 31.

[0067] The intermittent blocking member 4 is designed to match the rotational travel of the vertical turntable 1 / rotating power member 2. Therefore, the material sorting device 100 may further include a first material sensor S1 (see Figure 2 ), the signal is connected to the rotating power component 2. The first material sensor S1 is used to sense the existence and falling status of the material p in the feed port 31. The first material sensor S1 is, for example, a mechanical sensor (triggered by mechanical touch) or an optical sensor. In this embodiment, it is an infrared sensor, which determines the existence and falling status of the material p in the feed port 31 based on the reflection or blocking signal of the infrared. The intermittent blocking component 4 intermittently blocks the connectivity of the feed port according to the falling status of the material sensed by the first material sensor S1.

[0068] However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and in other embodiments, the rotating power component 2 may output a corresponding rotation stroke according to the material drop condition sensed by the first material sensor S1, so that each material p first contacts the first hole 11. In other embodiments, the rotating power component 2 may also simply rotate intermittently at a constant speed or in a timing manner, and the material is unloaded through the cooperation of the intermittent blocking component 4.

[0069] The present invention further proposes a conveying system 200, comprising: the aforementioned material sorting device 100 and a conveying track 5. The material sorting device 100 can stably arrange the materials p in a fixed sequence, and then the materials p can be sent downstream through the conveying track 5 for other processes, such as heating through the heating component 91 and painting through the painting component 92.

[0070] Furthermore, in this embodiment, in order to arrange the materials p vertically better, the conveying system 200 also includes a jig seat 6, on which a plurality of insertion holes are provided, and the materials sorted by the material sorting device 100 are inserted into the jig seat 6 one by one.

[0071] The conveying track 5 is preferably a circulating track, and the jig seat 6 is adsorbed on the conveying track 5. When the material p on the jig seat 6 completes the process and falls down along the conveying track 5 to leave the jig seat 6, the jig seat 6 is circulated back to the upstream of the conveying track 5. There are many ways to adsorb the jig seat 6 on the conveying track 5. The common way is magnetic attraction, that is, at least one of the jig seat 6 and the conveying track 5 has magnetic force, and the other has ferromagnetism, but it is not limited to this.

[0072] Furthermore, in this embodiment, if Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 6 As shown, the conveying system 200 also includes a fixed seat surface 7 and a first pushing mechanism 81. The fixed seat surface 7 is fixed to the conveying track 5 and is not driven by the conveying track 5. The material sorting device 100 can also be arranged on the fixed seat surface 7. The first pushing mechanism 81 is arranged upstream of the fixed seat surface 7 to push the fixture seat 6 to move along the conveying direction.

[0073] Specifically, the first pushing mechanism 81 is a mechanism such as a cylinder or an electric cylinder that can provide reciprocating power. When the jig seat 6 circulates to the upstream of the conveying track 5, the jig seat 6 enters the fixed seat surface 7 and is no longer driven by the conveying track 5. The jig seat 6 receives the material from the material sorting device 100 on the fixed seat surface 7. Figure 2 and Figure 3AAs shown, each time a material is dropped, the first pushing mechanism 81 pushes the fixture seat 6 forward so that each insertion hole of the fixture seat 6 is filled with material pieces p. After the fixture seat 6 is loaded, the first pushing mechanism 81 pushes the fixture seat 6 to leave the fixed seat surface 7 and enter the conveying track 5. The main function of the fixed seat surface 7 is that when the fixture seat 6 receives the material, the conveying track 5 does not need to stop or accommodate the material dropping speed of the material sorting device 100, but can continue to operate. In this embodiment, the fixed seat surface 7 is provided with a slope 71 to allow the fixture seat 6 to enter the conveying track 5 gently.

[0074] like Figure 3A As shown, in order to enable the material sorting device 100 to unload materials accurately, the conveying system 200 may further include a second material sensor S2, the signal of which is connected to the first pushing mechanism 81. The position of the second material sensor S2 is not limited to that shown in the figure, and can be set at other positions. The second material sensor S2 is, for example, a mechanical sensor set in each socket of the fixture holder 6, or an optical sensor set in each socket of the fixture holder 6. It can also be a combination of an optical camera lens and a reading circuit, which judges the loading status of the fixture holder 6 based on the captured image. The first pushing mechanism 81 decides whether to push the fixture holder 6 and how far to push it based on the detection result of the second material sensor S2.

[0075] However, the present invention is not limited to this. In other embodiments, objects such as stoppers can be used to temporarily prevent the jig seat 6 from being driven by the conveying track 5, and then the material sorting device 100 is moved to allow the material sorting device 100 to unload materials from each socket of the jig seat 6; after the jig seat 6 is loaded, the stoppers are removed so that the jig seat 6 continues to be driven by the conveying track 5.

[0076] Furthermore, in this embodiment, if Figure 1 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, the conveying track 5 includes a main conveying track 51, a queue track 52, a guide 53, a baffle 54 and a power member 55. The main conveying track 51 and the queue track 52 are arranged in parallel, and the main conveying track 51 is the track for mainly conveying materials p and processing materials p. The power member 55 is a component such as a motor that provides track reciprocating circulation transportation. The guide member 53 is arranged on the main conveying track 51 and the queue track 52, preferably on the back side, to guide the fixture seat 6 that has been emptied of materials p from the main conveying track 51 to the queue track 52. The baffle 54 is arranged on the queue track 52 and adjacent to the material sorting device 100, so that the fixture seat 6 stops on the queue track 52. That is to say, when a fixture seat 6 is receiving unloading, another empty fixture seat 6 has stopped on one side waiting for replacement, so the transportation speed can be accelerated.

[0077] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the conveying system 200 further includes a second pushing mechanism 82 disposed on one side of the queue path 52. The second pushing mechanism 82 is a mechanism such as a cylinder or an electric cylinder that can provide reciprocating power, and is used to push the fixture holder 6 from the queue path 52 to the main conveying path 51.

[0078] In order to detect the status of the main conveying channel 51, preferably, the conveying system 200 also includes a jig seat sensor 61, and the signal is connected to the second pushing mechanism 82. The position of the jig seat sensor 61 is not limited to that shown in the figure, and can be set at other positions. The jig seat sensor 61 is, for example, a mechanical sensor arranged on the fixed seat surface 7 / main conveying channel 51, which is triggered by mechanical contact; or an optical sensor arranged on the fixed seat surface 7 / main conveying channel 51. It can also be a combination of an optical camera lens and a reading circuit, which judges the status of the fixed seat surface 7 / main conveying channel 51 based on the captured image. The second pushing mechanism 82 decides whether to push the jig seat 6 to the fixed seat surface 7 / main conveying channel 51 based on the detection result of the jig seat sensor 61.

[0079] The present invention has been disclosed in the above with preferred embodiments, but those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiments are only used to describe the present invention and should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that all changes and substitutions equivalent to the embodiments should be set as being included in the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be based on the content scope defined in the claims.

Claims

1. A material sorting device, characterized in that: The material sorting device comprises: A vertical turntable, wherein the disk surface of the vertical turntable is vertical relative to the horizontal plane, a plurality of first holes and a plurality of second holes are opened on the periphery of the vertical turntable, the aperture of the first hole is smaller than that of the second hole, the plurality of first holes and the plurality of second holes are staggered with each other, and the second hole passes through the center of the vertical turntable from the periphery of the vertical turntable and is connected to another second hole; A rotating power component, which is powered to connect the vertical turntable to drive the vertical turntable to rotate; and A guard rail component surrounds at least a portion of the circumference of the vertical turntable, and the guard rail component has a feed port, a discharge port and a continuous groove corresponding to at least a portion of the circumference, the feed port faces upward of the vertical turntable and is connected to the continuous groove, and the discharge port faces downward of the vertical turntable and is connected to the continuous groove.

2. The material sorting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes an intermittent blocking component, which is arranged at the feed port and intermittently blocks the communication state of the feed port.

3. The material sorting device according to claim 2, characterized in that: It also includes a first material sensor, whose signal is connected to an intermittent blocking component. The intermittent blocking component intermittently blocks the connectivity of the feed port according to the material falling condition sensed by the first material sensor.

4. A conveying system, characterized in that: The delivery system comprises: The material sorting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3; and The conveying track, the two ends of the discharge port are respectively facing the bottom of the vertical turntable and the conveying track.

5. The conveying system according to claim 4, characterized in that: It also includes a fixture seat, the conveying track is a circulating track, and the fixture seat is adsorbed on the conveying track.

6. The conveying system according to claim 5, characterized in that: It also includes a fixed seat surface and a first pushing mechanism, wherein the fixed seat surface is fixed to the conveying track, and the first pushing mechanism is arranged upstream of the fixed seat surface to push the fixture seat.

7. The conveying system according to claim 6, characterized in that It also includes a second material sensor, whose signal is connected to the first pushing mechanism.

8. The conveying system according to claim 5, characterized in that The conveying track includes a main conveying path, a queue path, a guide member and a baffle. The main conveying path and the queue path are arranged in parallel. The guide member is arranged on the main conveying path and the queue path to guide the fixture seat from the main conveying path to the queue path. The baffle is arranged on the queue path to make the fixture seat stop on the queue path.

9. The conveying system according to claim 8, characterized in that It also includes a second pushing mechanism, which is arranged on one side of the queue path and is used to push the fixture seat from the queue path to the main conveying path.

10. The conveying system according to claim 9, characterized in that It also includes a jig seat sensor, whose signal is connected to the second pushing mechanism.

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