Intelligent mechanical arm for automatically sorting washing products

Abstract

The utility model discloses an intelligent mechanical arm for automatically sorting washing products, and relates to the technical field of washing product sorting. The device comprises a same-frequency conveying belt, two placing tables are fixedly installed on one side of the same-frequency conveying belt, a base is arranged on one side of the same-frequency conveying belt, an industrial control computer is fixedly installed on the side wall face of the base, a mechanical arm is arranged on the top of the base, and two installation rods distributed up and down are arranged at the tail end of the mechanical arm. And a plurality of clamping rods which are transversely distributed at equal intervals are arranged on the sides, away from each other, of the two mounting rods. The mechanical arm drives the linen to move to the position above the placement table where the linen is properly placed, at the moment, the driving assembly is controlled to drive the lower installation rod to move horizontally, the horizontally-moving installation rod drives the corresponding row of clamping rods to move horizontally, and the linen cannot move horizontally in cooperation with downward pressing clamping of the upper installation rod and the corresponding row of clamping rods. And the linen can only be flatly placed on the surface of the placing table below, so that the sorting and placing work of the linen is completed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of laundry sorting, in particular to an intelligent mechanical arm for automatic laundry sorting. Background Art

[0002] Hotel linens (bed sheets, quilt covers, etc.) are an indispensable part of the hotel's daily operations. Their cleanliness and hygiene directly affect the customer's stay experience and the hotel's brand image. Therefore, hotels usually choose to outsource the cleaning of linens to a professional laundry factory, which is a factory dedicated to cleaning and processing various clothing, linens and other items.

[0003] When the laundry plant finishes cleaning hotel linens of different specifications and models, the linens are usually dried and ironed, and then sent to a professional folding machine for folding. At this time, due to the different specifications and models of the folded linens, special staff need to be installed to manually sort them, ensuring that the linens can be orderly classified according to factors such as type, color, and purpose for subsequent use and management. However, manual sorting takes a long time, is inefficient, and is prone to sorting errors. For this reason, an intelligent robotic arm for automatic sorting of laundry products is proposed. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to solve the problem that in the process of cleaning hotel linens in the current laundry factory, the staff need to manually sort the folded linens, which is inefficient and prone to sorting errors. The utility model provides an intelligent mechanical arm for automatic sorting of laundry products.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model specifically adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] An intelligent robotic arm for automatic sorting of laundry products comprises a same-frequency conveyor belt, two placement tables are fixedly installed on one side of the same-frequency conveyor belt, a base is provided on one side of the same-frequency conveyor belt, an industrial control computer is fixedly installed on the side wall of the base, a robotic arm is provided on the top of the base, two installation rods distributed up and down are provided at the end of the robotic arm, a plurality of clamping rods distributed laterally equidistantly are provided on the sides of the two installation rods away from each other, a driving assembly is provided on the top of the lower installation rod, a transmission assembly for driving the upper installation rod to move up and down is provided on the top of the driving assembly, and the end of the robotic arm is rotationally connected to the transmission assembly.

[0007] Furthermore, the transmission assembly includes a groove rod 1, a groove rod 1 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the upper mounting rod, a servo motor 1 is fixedly installed inside the groove rod 1, a threaded rod 1 is fixedly connected to the output end of the servo motor 1, a movable block 1 is threadedly connected to the threaded rod 1, the movable block 1 is fixedly connected to the upper mounting rod, and the end of the robotic arm is rotatably connected to the groove rod 1.

[0008] Furthermore, the driving assembly includes groove rod two, groove rod two is fixedly installed at the bottom of groove rod one, servo motor two is fixedly installed inside groove rod two, threaded rod two is fixedly connected to the output end of servo motor two, movable block two is threadedly connected to threaded rod two, a connecting block is fixedly installed at the bottom of movable block two, a U-shaped frame is fixedly installed at one end of the connecting block away from movable block two, and the U-shaped frame is fixedly installed on the top of the lower mounting rod.

[0009] Furthermore, a trapezoidal groove is provided on the side away from each other of the two mounting rods, a trapezoidal block is fixedly installed on the side of each clamping rod close to the adjacent mounting rod, each trapezoidal block is movably installed inside the adjacent trapezoidal groove, a strip hole is provided on the inner bottom surface of each trapezoidal groove, a screw rod is fixedly installed on the side of each trapezoidal block away from the adjacent clamping rod, each screw rod passes through the adjacent strip hole, and a nut is threadedly connected to each screw rod.

[0010] Furthermore, each of the clamping rods is provided with a trapezoidal groove No. 2 at one end away from the adjacent mounting rod, a trapezoidal rod is movably installed inside each trapezoidal groove No. 2, and each clamping rod is provided with a threaded hole on the side away from the adjacent mounting rod, each threaded hole is connected to the adjacent trapezoidal groove No. 2, and a bolt is threadedly connected inside each threaded hole.

[0011] Furthermore, the inner hollow area of ​​each of the trapezoidal grooves 2 penetrates the side of the corresponding clamping rod away from the bolt, and each trapezoidal rod is adapted to the inner hollow area of ​​the corresponding trapezoidal groove 2.

[0012] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:

[0013] 1. The utility model uses a same-frequency conveyor belt to successively convey the linens folded into a rectangular structure to the operating range of the robot arm, and at the same time uses RFI F chip, specially designed RFID reading equipment for ironing machine is used to identify and sort the linen specifications, and the identification results are transmitted to the industrial control computer. The industrial control computer performs positioning calculation, accurately calculates the storage position of the sorted linen, and transmits the storage position of the linen to the robotic arm to complete the sorting action. The specific operation process uses the robotic arm to drive the lower mounting rod to fit with the surface of the same-frequency conveyor belt. When the same-frequency conveyor belt conveys the linen to the middle of the two rows of clamping rods, the transmission component is controlled to drive the upper mounting rod to move downward, and the downward-moving mounting rod drives the corresponding row of clamping rods to move downward to clamp the linen, and then the robotic arm drives the linen to move above the suitable placement table. At this time, the drive component is controlled to drive the lower mounting rod to move horizontally, and the horizontally moving mounting rod drives the corresponding row of clamping rods to move horizontally, and cooperates with the downward clamping of the upper mounting rod and the corresponding row of clamping rods. Therefore, the linen cannot move horizontally and can only be placed flat on the surface of the lower placement table, thereby completing the sorting and placement of the linen. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0015] Figure 2 It is an exploded schematic diagram of the transmission assembly and the drive assembly of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 3 This utility model Figure 2 The enlarged view of point A in the middle;

[0017] Figure 4 This utility model Figure 2 The enlarged view of point B in the middle;

[0018] Figure 5 This utility model Figure 2 Enlarged view of point C in the middle;

[0019] Figure numerals: 1. Conveyor belt with the same frequency; 2. Placement table; 3. Base; 4. Robot arm; 5. Mounting rod; 6. Clamp rod; 7. Transmission assembly; 71. Grooved rod one; 72. Servo motor one; 73. Threaded rod one; 74. Movable block one; 8. Drive assembly; 81. Grooved rod two; 82. Servo motor two; 83. Threaded rod two; 84. Movable block two; 85. Connecting block; 86. U-shaped frame; 9. Trapezoidal groove one; 10. Trapezoidal block; 11. Strip hole; 12. Screw rod; 13. Nut; 14. Trapezoidal groove two; 15. Trapezoidal rod; 16. Threaded hole; 17. Bolt; 18. Industrial computer. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the embodiments of the utility model clearer, the technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Generally, the components of the embodiments of the utility model described and shown in the drawings here can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.

[0021] Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention to be protected, but merely represents selected embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0022] It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters represent similar items in the following drawings, so once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further defined and explained in the subsequent drawings. In addition, the terms "first", "second", etc. are only used to distinguish the description and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0023] In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "inside", "outside", "upper", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, or are the orientations or positional relationships in which the utility model product is usually placed when in use. They are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0024] like Figures 1 to 5 As shown, an intelligent robot arm for automatic sorting of laundry products comprises a same-frequency conveyor belt 1, two placing tables 2 are fixedly installed on one side of the same-frequency conveyor belt 1, a base 3 is arranged on one side of the same-frequency conveyor belt 1, an industrial control computer 18 is fixedly installed on the side wall of the base 3, a robot arm 4 is arranged on the top of the base 3, and two mounting rods 5 distributed up and down are arranged at the end of the robot arm 4, and a plurality of clamping rods 6 distributed laterally equidistantly are arranged on the side of the two mounting rods 5 away from each other, a driving assembly 8 is arranged on the top of the lower mounting rod 5 (the driving assembly 8 in the present technical solution is mainly used to drive the corresponding mounting rod 5 to reciprocate horizontally), and a transmission assembly 7 for driving the upper mounting rod 5 to move up and down is arranged on the top of the driving assembly 8, and the end of the robot arm 4 is rotationally connected with the transmission assembly 7. It should be noted that the linens folded into a rectangular structure are successively conveyed to the operating range of the robot arm 4 by the same-frequency conveyor belt 1, and at the same time, the RFI is used to F chip, an RFID reading device specially designed for the ironing machine is used to identify and sort the linens by specifications, and the identification results are transmitted to the industrial control computer 18. The industrial control computer 18 performs positioning calculations, accurately calculates the storage position of the sorted linens, and transmits the storage position of the linens to the mechanical arm 4 to complete the execution of the sorting action. The specific operation process uses the mechanical arm 4 to drive the mounting rod 5 located below to fit with the surface of the same-frequency conveyor belt 1. When the same-frequency conveyor belt 1 conveys the linens to the middle of the two rows of clamping rods 6, the transmission component 7 is controlled to drive the mounting rod 5 located above to move downward, and the downward-moving mounting rod 5 drives the corresponding row of clamping rods 6 to move downward to clamp the linens, and then the mechanical arm 4 drives the linens to move above the appropriately placed placement table 2. At this time, the driving component 8 is controlled to drive the mounting rod 5 located below to move horizontally, and the horizontally moving mounting rod 5 drives the corresponding row of clamping rods 6 to move horizontally, and cooperates with the downward pressure clamping of the mounting rod 5 located above and the corresponding row of clamping rods 6, so the linens cannot move horizontally and can only be placed flat on the surface of the placement table 2 below, thereby completing the sorting and placement of the linens.

[0025] like Figures 1 to 3 As shown, the transmission assembly 7 includes a groove rod 71, a groove rod 71 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the upper mounting rod 5, a servo motor 72 is fixedly installed inside the groove rod 71, a threaded rod 73 is fixedly connected to the output end of the servo motor 72, a movable block 74 is threadedly connected to the threaded rod 73, the movable block 74 is fixedly connected to the upper mounting rod 5, and the end of the robot 4 is rotatably connected to the groove rod 71. It should be noted that the start of the servo motor 72 can drive the threaded rod 73 to rotate reciprocatingly, the reciprocating rotation of the threaded rod 73 can drive the movable block 74 to move up and down, and the up and down movement of the movable block 74 can drive the corresponding mounting rod 5 to move synchronously.

[0026] like Figures 1 to 4 As shown, the driving assembly 8 includes a groove rod 81, a groove rod 81 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the groove rod 71, a servo motor 82 is fixedly installed inside the groove rod 81, a threaded rod 83 is fixedly connected to the output end of the servo motor 82, a movable block 84 is threadedly connected to the threaded rod 83, a connecting block 85 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the movable block 84, a U-shaped frame 86 is fixedly installed at one end of the connecting block 85 away from the movable block 84, and the U-shaped frame 86 is fixedly installed at the top of the lower mounting rod 5. It should be noted that the start of the servo motor 82 can drive the threaded rod 83 to move back and forth, the reciprocating movement of the threaded rod 83 can drive the movable block 84 to move horizontally, and the horizontal reciprocating movement of the movable block 84 can drive the connecting block 85, the U-shaped frame 86 and the corresponding mounting rod 5 to move synchronously.

[0027] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 5 As shown, a trapezoidal groove 9 is provided on the side away from each other of the two mounting rods 5, a trapezoidal block 10 is fixedly installed on the side of each clamping rod 6 close to the adjacent mounting rod 5, each trapezoidal block 10 is movably installed inside the adjacent trapezoidal groove 9, a strip hole 11 is provided on the inner bottom surface of each trapezoidal groove 9, a screw rod 12 is fixedly installed on the side of each trapezoidal block 10 away from the adjacent clamping rod 6, each screw rod 12 passes through the adjacent strip hole 11, and a nut 13 is threadedly connected to each screw rod 12. It should be noted that the distance between each adjacent clamping rod 6 can be adjusted by moving each trapezoidal block 10 to the position corresponding to the trapezoidal groove 9. When the trapezoidal block 10 is moved to the appropriate position, the corresponding nut 13 can be rotated to fix it in the current position. By adjusting the distance between each adjacent clamping rod 6, on the one hand, different folding linen sizes can be adapted, and on the other hand, different specifications and models of same-frequency conveyor belts 1 can be adapted.

[0028] like Figure 1 , Figure 2As shown, each clamping rod 6 is provided with a trapezoidal groove 14 at one end away from the adjacent mounting rod 5, and a trapezoidal rod 15 is movably installed inside each trapezoidal groove 14. Each clamping rod 6 is provided with a threaded hole 16 on the side away from the adjacent mounting rod 5, and each threaded hole 16 is connected to the adjacent trapezoidal groove 14. A bolt 17 is threadedly connected to the inside of each threaded hole 16. It should be noted that by pulling each trapezoidal rod 15 out from the corresponding trapezoidal groove 14 and then rotating the bolt 17, the current position of the trapezoidal rod 15 can be fixed. The main function is to increase the length of the clamping rod 6, which can be suitable for different sizes of folded linens.

[0029] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 As shown, the inner hollow area of ​​each trapezoidal groove 14 passes through the side of the corresponding clamping rod 6 away from the bolt 17, and each trapezoidal rod 15 is adapted to the inner hollow area of ​​the corresponding trapezoidal groove 14. It should be noted that the side of each trapezoidal rod 15 away from the bolt 17 corresponds to the side of each clamping rod 6 away from the bolt 17, which can mainly ensure the stability of linen clamping.

[0030] In summary:

[0031] The linens folded into a rectangular structure are successively transported to the operating range of the robot arm 4 by the same frequency conveyor belt 1. F chip, an RFID reading device specially designed for the ironing machine is used to identify and sort the linens by specifications, and the identification results are transmitted to the industrial control computer 18. The industrial control computer 18 performs positioning calculations, accurately calculates the storage position of the sorted linens, and transmits the storage position of the linens to the mechanical arm 4 to complete the execution of the sorting action. The specific operation process uses the mechanical arm 4 to drive the mounting rod 5 located below to fit with the surface of the same-frequency conveyor belt 1. When the same-frequency conveyor belt 1 conveys the linens to the middle of the two rows of clamping rods 6, the transmission component 7 is controlled to drive the mounting rod 5 located above to move downward, and the downward-moving mounting rod 5 drives the corresponding row of clamping rods 6 to move downward to clamp the linens, and then the mechanical arm 4 drives the linens to move above the appropriately placed placement table 2. At this time, the driving component 8 is controlled to drive the mounting rod 5 located below to move horizontally, and the horizontally moving mounting rod 5 drives the corresponding row of clamping rods 6 to move horizontally, and cooperates with the downward pressure clamping of the mounting rod 5 located above and the corresponding row of clamping rods 6, so the linens cannot move horizontally and can only be placed flat on the surface of the placement table 2 below, thereby completing the sorting and placement of the linens.

[0032] The above shows and describes the basic principle, main features and advantages of the utility model. Those skilled in the art should understand that the utility model is not limited by the above embodiments. The above embodiments and the specification only describe the principles of the utility model. The utility model may be subject to various changes and improvements without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model. These changes and improvements fall within the scope of the utility model to be protected. The scope of protection claimed by the utility model is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An intelligent robot arm for automatic sorting of laundry products, characterized in that: The invention comprises a same-frequency conveyor belt (1), two placing platforms (2) are fixedly installed on one side of the same-frequency conveyor belt (1), a base (3) is arranged on one side of the same-frequency conveyor belt (1), an industrial control computer (18) is fixedly installed on the side wall of the base (3), a mechanical arm (4) is arranged on the top of the base (3), two mounting rods (5) distributed up and down are arranged at the end of the mechanical arm (4), a plurality of clamping rods (6) distributed laterally and equidistantly are arranged on the side of the two mounting rods (5) away from each other, a driving assembly (8) is arranged on the top of the lower mounting rod (5), a transmission assembly (7) for driving the upper mounting rod (5) to move up and down is arranged on the top of the driving assembly (8), and the end of the mechanical arm (4) is rotatably connected to the transmission assembly (7).

2. The intelligent robot arm for automatic sorting of laundry products according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transmission assembly (7) comprises a groove rod (71), the groove rod (71) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the upper mounting rod (5), a servo motor (72) is fixedly installed inside the groove rod (71), the output end of the servo motor (72) is fixedly connected to a threaded rod (73), a movable block (74) is threadedly connected to the threaded rod (73), the movable block (74) is fixedly connected to the upper mounting rod (5), and the end of the mechanical arm (4) is rotatably connected to the groove rod (71).

3. The intelligent robot arm for automatic sorting of laundry products according to claim 2, characterized in that: The driving assembly (8) comprises a groove rod (81) 2, the groove rod (81) 2 is fixedly mounted at the bottom of the groove rod (71), a servo motor (82) 2 is fixedly mounted inside the groove rod (81), a threaded rod (83) 2 is fixedly connected to the output end of the servo motor (82), a movable block (84) 2 is threadedly connected to the threaded rod (83), a connecting block (85) 2 is fixedly mounted at the bottom of the movable block (84), a U-shaped frame (86) is fixedly mounted at one end of the connecting block (85) away from the movable block (84), and the U-shaped frame (86) is fixedly mounted on the top of the lower mounting rod (5).

4. The intelligent robot arm for automatic sorting of laundry products according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two mounting rods (5) are provided with a trapezoidal groove (9) on the side away from each other, and each clamping rod (6) is fixedly provided with a trapezoidal block (10) on the side close to the adjacent mounting rod (5). Each trapezoidal block (10) is movably installed inside the adjacent trapezoidal groove (9). The inner bottom surface of each trapezoidal groove (9) is provided with a strip hole (11). Each trapezoidal block (10) is fixedly provided with a screw rod (12) on the side away from the adjacent clamping rod (6). Each screw rod (12) passes through the adjacent strip hole (11), and each screw rod (12) is threadedly connected with a nut (13).

5. The intelligent robot arm for automatic sorting of laundry products according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each of the clamping rods (6) is provided with a trapezoidal groove No. 2 (14) at one end away from the adjacent mounting rod (5), a trapezoidal rod (15) is movably installed inside each trapezoidal groove No. 2 (14), and each of the clamping rods (6) is provided with a threaded hole (16) on the side away from the adjacent mounting rod (5), each threaded hole (16) is connected to the adjacent trapezoidal groove No. 2 (14), and a bolt (17) is threadedly connected inside each threaded hole (16).

6. The intelligent robot arm for automatic sorting of laundry products according to claim 5, characterized in that: The inner hollow area of ​​each trapezoidal groove (14) passes through the side of the corresponding clamping rod (6) away from the bolt (17), and each trapezoidal rod (15) is adapted to the inner hollow area of ​​the corresponding trapezoidal groove (14).

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