Intelligent soup feeding machine

Abstract

The utility model relates to an intelligent soup feeding machine which comprises a base, a mounting box arranged on the base, a mechanical arm arranged on the mounting box, a soup ladle arranged on the mechanical arm, a driving assembly arranged on the mounting box and a detection assembly arranged on the mechanical arm, and the driving assembly is used for driving the mechanical arm to move and driving the soup ladle to rotate; the detection assembly comprises a mounting base, a first sensor arranged on the mounting base, a second sensor arranged on the mounting base and a third sensor arranged on the mounting base, the bottom end of the first sensor is flush with the bottom end of the second sensor, and the bottom end of the third sensor is located above the bottom end of the first sensor; the distance between the bottom end of the third sensor and the bottom end of the first sensor is 1.5-2.5 cm; and a controller is arranged on the mounting seat, is used for controlling the driving assembly to work or not, and is electrically connected with the third sensor. The liquid feeding machine has the effect that the mechanical arm of the liquid feeding machine can stop above the liquid level in time, and automatic material taking and feeding are achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of extrusion casting technology, and in particular to an intelligent ladle feeding machine. Background Art

[0002] In extrusion casting, the casting equipment and the crucible furnace are separated, and the molten metal (aluminum alloy molten) needs to be injected from the crucible furnace into the casting equipment through the soup feeder. The specific steps are: the robot of the soup feeder moves, and the robot drives the spoon to move to the surface of the aluminum alloy molten soup, and then the spoon rotates to scoop a spoonful of aluminum alloy molten soup. When the robot drives the spoon to move to the surface of the aluminum alloy molten soup, there will be a sensor on the robot to sense the liquid surface. After the sensor senses the liquid surface, the sensor will send a signal and stop the robot from moving through the controller. At this time, the spoon is rotated to scoop a spoonful of aluminum alloy molten soup. When the sensor fails, the robot fails to stop moving in time, so that the robot extends into the molten soup and damages the robot, and contaminates the molten soup, which needs to be improved. Utility Model Content

[0003] In order to enable the robot arm of the soup feeding machine to stop above the liquid surface in time, the present application provides an intelligent soup feeding machine.

[0004] The present application provides an intelligent soup feeding machine, which adopts the following technical solution:

[0005] An intelligent soup dispenser comprises a base, an installation box arranged on the base, a manipulator arranged on the installation box, a soup spoon arranged on the manipulator, a driving assembly arranged on the installation box and a detection assembly arranged on the manipulator, wherein the driving assembly is used to drive the manipulator to move and drive the soup spoon to rotate; the detection assembly comprises a mounting seat, a first sensor arranged on the mounting seat, a second sensor arranged on the mounting seat and a third sensor arranged on the mounting seat, the bottom ends of the first sensor and the second sensor are flush with each other, the bottom end of the third sensor is located above the bottom end of the first sensor, and the distance between the bottom end of the third sensor and the bottom end of the first sensor is 1.5-2.5 cm; a controller is provided on the mounting seat, the controller is used to control whether the driving assembly works, and the controller is electrically connected to the third sensor.

[0006] By adopting the above technical solution, the driving component drives the manipulator to move so as to drive the soup spoon to move to the aluminum alloy melt. At this time, the driving component drives the soup spoon to rotate to take the material. When the soup spoon moves to the aluminum alloy melt, the first sensor serves as the main sensing element to sense whether the soup spoon has reached the specified position. If the first sensor is damaged, the second sensor can also sense the position of the soup spoon, which is a double insurance (the first sensor and the second sensor are for sensing purposes). If both the first sensor and the second sensor are damaged, the third sensor sends a signal to the controller when the manipulator is about to extend into the melt to stop the soup feeder (the third sensor is for protection purposes, and under normal circumstances the third sensor will not send an electrical signal to the controller).

[0007] Optionally, the driving assembly includes a first driving motor and a material picking assembly, the first driving motor is arranged in an installation box, and the first driving motor is used to drive the manipulator to move to drive the soup spoon to move; the material picking assembly includes a second driving motor and a transmission assembly, the soup spoon is rotatably connected to the manipulator, the second driving motor is arranged in the installation box, and the second driving motor is used to drive the transmission assembly to operate to drive the soup spoon to rotate.

[0008] By adopting the above technical solution, a first drive motor is set to drive the manipulator to move to drive the spoon to the aluminum alloy melt, and then the second drive motor is used to drive the transmission component to drive the spoon to rotate to take the material.

[0009] Optionally, two reduction gear boxes are provided on the mounting box, and the reduction gear boxes are respectively connected to the first drive motor and the second drive motor.

[0010] By adopting the above technical solution, a reduction box is provided to reduce the rotation speed of the first drive motor and the second drive motor, so that the motor rotation speed is appropriate.

[0011] Optionally, the manipulator includes a first connecting rod, a second connecting rod, a first arm body, a second arm body and a soup taking rod, the two ends of the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod are respectively connected to the first arm body and the second arm body, the ends of the first arm body and the second arm body away from the first connecting rod are connected to the soup taking rod, the output shafts of the two reduction gear boxes are respectively connected to the ends of the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod, and the connected ends are the ends of the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod connected to the first arm body.

[0012] By adopting the above technical solution, when the first driving motor rotates, the second connecting rod rotates along its end as the rotating axis to drive the second arm body to move. At this time, the first connecting rod and the first arm body are driven, so that the soup taking rod at the bottom is driven to move the soup spoon to the aluminum alloy melt.

[0013] Optionally, the transmission assembly includes a first gear, a second gear, a third gear, a fourth gear, a first tooth chain and a second tooth chain, the first gear is coaxially fixed with the output shaft of a reduction gear box connected to the output shaft of the second drive motor, the second gear and the third gear are located at the end of the first arm body away from the first gear, and the second gear and the third gear are located on both sides of the first arm body, the third gear is located in the soup taking rod, the second gear and the third gear are coaxially fixed, the fourth gear is located at the end of the soup taking rod away from the third gear, the fourth gear is coaxially fixed with the soup spoon, the first tooth chain is meshed with the first gear and the second gear, and the second tooth chain is meshed with the third gear and the fourth gear.

[0014] By adopting the above technical solution, when it is necessary to take materials, the second drive motor drives the first gear to rotate, thereby driving the first tooth chain to move to drive the second gear to rotate, the second gear and the third gear are coaxially fixed, so that the third gear rotates at the same time as the second gear rotates, to drive the second tooth chain to move and drive the fourth gear to rotate, and finally the soup spoon rotates to take materials.

[0015] Optionally, the controller is electrically connected to the second drive motor; and the first sensor and the second sensor are both electrically connected to the controller.

[0016] By adopting the above technical solution, the controller can receive signals from the first sensor and the second sensor to understand the position of the manipulator (soup taking rod) and stop the manipulator from moving when the soup taking rod is close to the liquid surface, thereby operating the second drive motor after receiving the signal so that the transmission assembly drives the soup spoon to rotate to take the material, and the second drive motor stops operating after the material is taken.

[0017] Optionally, heat dissipation holes are provided on the side walls of the installation box.

[0018] By adopting the above technical solution, heat dissipation holes are provided to dissipate heat from the motor, thereby improving the heat dissipation performance.

[0019] Optionally, the installation box is provided with a door body, and the door body closes the installation box.

[0020] By adopting the above technical solution, a door is provided to isolate the motor in the installation box, thereby preventing the motor from being affected by external factors such as high temperature and dust.

[0021] In summary, the present application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:

[0022] 1. The driving component drives the manipulator to move so as to drive the spoon to move to the aluminum alloy melt. At this time, the driving component drives the spoon to rotate to take the material. When the spoon moves to the aluminum alloy melt, the first sensor, as the main sensing element, senses whether the spoon has reached the specified position. If the first sensor is damaged, the second sensor can also sense the position of the spoon, which is a double insurance (the first sensor and the second sensor are for sensing purposes). If both the first sensor and the second sensor are damaged, the third sensor sends a signal to the controller when the manipulator is about to extend into the melt to stop the soup feeder (the third sensor is for protection purposes, and under normal circumstances, the third sensor will not send an electrical signal to the controller);

[0023] 2. When it is necessary to take the material, the second driving motor drives the first gear to rotate, thereby driving the first toothed chain to move and drive the second gear to rotate. The second gear and the third gear are coaxially fixed, so that the third gear rotates at the same time as the second gear rotates, so as to drive the second toothed chain to move and drive the fourth gear to rotate, and finally the soup spoon rotates to take the material;

[0024] 3. Set up heat dissipation holes to dissipate heat from the power supply and improve heat dissipation performance. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the intelligent soup feeding machine according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0026] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the structure of the first drive motor and the second drive motor in the embodiment.

[0027] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the structure of the transmission assembly of the embodiment.

[0028] Figure 4 It is a schematic structural diagram of the installation box of the embodiment.

[0029] Explanation of the accompanying drawings: 1. base; 2. installation box; 3. manipulator; 31. first connecting rod; 32. second connecting rod; 33. first arm body; 34. second arm body; 35. soup taking rod; 4. soup spoon; 5. driving assembly; 51. first driving motor; 52. material taking assembly; 521. second driving motor; 522. transmission assembly; 5221. first gear; 5222. second gear; 5223. third gear; 5224. fourth gear; 5225. first tooth chain; 5226. second tooth chain; 6. detection assembly; 61. mounting base; 62. first sensor; 63. second sensor; 64. third sensor; 7. reduction gear box; 8. heat dissipation hole; 9. door body. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The following is combined with Figure 1-4 This application is described in further detail.

[0031] The present application embodiment discloses an intelligent soup feeding machine. Figure 1 The intelligent soup feeding machine includes a base 1, an installation box 2 installed on the base 1, a manipulator 3 installed on the installation box 2, a soup spoon 4 installed on the manipulator 3, a driving component 5 installed on the installation box 2 and a detection component 6 installed on the manipulator 3, wherein the driving component 5 is used for driving the manipulator 3 to move and driving the soup spoon 4 to rotate.

[0032] Reference Figure 1 The detection component 6 includes a mounting base 61, a first sensor 62 fixed on the mounting base 61, a second sensor 63 fixed on the mounting base 61 and a third sensor 64 fixed on the mounting base 61. The bottom ends of the first sensor 62 and the second sensor 63 are flush with each other, the bottom end of the third sensor 64 is located above the bottom end of the first sensor 62, and the distance between the bottom end of the third sensor 64 and the bottom end of the first sensor 62 is 1.5-2.5 cm. In the embodiment of the present application, the distance is 2 cm.

[0033] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 A controller (not shown in the figure) is installed on the mounting seat 61. The controller is used to control whether the driving assembly 5 works. The controller is electrically connected to the third sensor 64. The driving assembly 5 includes a first driving motor 51 and a material taking assembly 52. ​​The first driving motor 51 is fixed in the mounting box 2. The first driving motor 51 is used to drive the manipulator 3 to move so as to drive the soup spoon 4 to move. The material taking assembly 52 includes a second driving motor 521 and a transmission assembly 522. The soup spoon 4 is rotatably connected to the manipulator 3. The second driving motor 521 is fixed in the mounting box 2. The second driving motor 521 is used to drive the transmission assembly 522 to operate so as to drive the soup spoon 4 to rotate.

[0034] Reference Figure 2 Two reduction boxes 7 are installed on the mounting box 2, and the reduction boxes 7 are connected to the first driving motor 51 and the second driving motor 521 respectively.

[0035] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 3 ( Figure 3 The soup taking rod 35 is not shown), the manipulator 3 includes a first connecting rod 31, a second connecting rod 32, a first arm 33, a second arm 34 and a soup taking rod 35, both ends of the first connecting rod 31 and the second connecting rod 32 are respectively connected to the first arm 33 and the second arm 34, the ends of the first arm 33 and the second arm 34 away from the first connecting rod 31 are connected to the soup taking rod 35, the output shafts of the two reduction gear boxes 7 are respectively connected to the ends of the first connecting rod 31 and the second connecting rod 32, and the connected ends are the ends where the first connecting rod 31 and the second connecting rod 32 are connected to the first arm 33.

[0036] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 3 The transmission assembly 522 includes a first gear 5221, a second gear 5222, a third gear 5223, a fourth gear 5224, a first toothed chain 5225 and a second toothed chain 5226. The first gear 5221 is coaxially fixed to the output shaft of the reduction box 7 connected to the output shaft of the second driving motor 521. The second gear 5222 and the third gear 5223 are located at the end of the first arm 33 away from the first gear 5221, and the second gear 5222 and the third gear 5223 are located on both sides of the first arm 33. The third gear 5223 is located in the soup taking rod 35. The second gear 5222 and the third gear 5223 are coaxially fixed. The fourth gear 5224 is located at the end of the soup taking rod 35 away from the third gear 5223. The fourth gear 5224 is coaxially fixed to the soup spoon 4. The first toothed chain 5225 is meshed with the first gear 5221 and the second gear 5222. The second toothed chain 5226 is meshed with the third gear 5223 and the fourth gear 5224.

[0037] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 The controller is electrically connected to the first drive motor 51 and the second drive motor 521 , and the first sensor 62 and the second sensor 63 are electrically connected to the controller.

[0038] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 4 The side wall of the installation box 2 is provided with heat dissipation holes 8. The installation box 2 is provided with a door body 9, and the door body 9 closes the installation box 2.

[0039] The implementation principle of an intelligent soup feeding machine in an embodiment of the present application is as follows: when it is necessary to pick up materials, the first drive motor 51 drives the manipulator 3 to move, and when the soup spoon 4 approaches the surface of the aluminum alloy melt, the first sensor 62 and the second sensor 63 detect that the manipulator 3 is close to the liquid surface, thereby sending a signal to the controller. After receiving the signal, the controller controls the first drive motor 51 to stop operating, thereby stopping the manipulator 3 (when the first sensor 62 and the second sensor 63 fail, the third sensor 64 acts as a safety to prevent the manipulator 3 from extending into the melt), and at the same time controls the second drive motor 521 to operate to drive the material picking component 52 to operate, thereby finally driving the soup spoon 4 to rotate 180° to pick up materials, and then the second drive motor 521 stops operating, and the first drive motor 51 drives the manipulator 3 to move upward to complete the material picking in preparation for subsequent feeding.

[0040] The above are all preferred embodiments of the present application, and the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Therefore, any equivalent changes made according to the structure, shape, and principle of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An intelligent soup feeding machine, characterized in that: The invention comprises a base (1), a mounting box (2) arranged on the base (1), a manipulator (3) arranged on the mounting box (2), a soup spoon (4) arranged on the manipulator (3), a driving component (5) arranged on the mounting box (2), and a detection component (6) arranged on the manipulator (3), wherein the driving component (5) is used to drive the manipulator (3) to move and drive the soup spoon (4) to rotate; the detection component (6) comprises a mounting seat (61), a first sensor (62) arranged on the mounting seat (61), and a second sensor (62) arranged on the mounting seat (61). The invention relates to a device for driving a motor (5) comprising a first sensor (62) and a second sensor (63), wherein the bottom ends of the first sensor (62) and the second sensor (63) are flush with each other, the bottom end of the third sensor (64) is located above the bottom end of the first sensor (62), and the distance between the bottom end of the third sensor (64) and the bottom end of the first sensor (62) is 1.5-2.5 cm; and a controller is provided on the mounting base (61), wherein the controller is used to control whether the driving component (5) is working, and the controller is electrically connected to the third sensor (64).

2. The intelligent soup feeding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving assembly (5) comprises a first driving motor (51) and a material taking assembly (52); the first driving motor (51) is arranged in the installation box (2); the first driving motor (51) is used to drive the manipulator (3) to move so as to drive the soup spoon (4) to move; the material taking assembly (52) comprises a second driving motor (521) and a transmission assembly (522); the soup spoon (4) is rotatably connected to the manipulator (3); the second driving motor (521) is arranged in the installation box (2); the second driving motor (521) is used to drive the transmission assembly (522) to operate so as to drive the soup spoon (4) to rotate.

3. The intelligent soup feeding machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The installation box (2) is provided with two reduction boxes (7), and the reduction boxes (7) are respectively connected to the first drive motor (51) and the second drive motor (521).

4. The intelligent soup feeding machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The manipulator (3) comprises a first connecting rod (31), a second connecting rod (32), a first arm (33), a second arm (34) and a soup taking rod (35); both ends of the first connecting rod (31) and the second connecting rod (32) are respectively connected to the first arm (33) and the second arm (34); one end of the first arm (33) and the second arm (34) away from the first connecting rod (31) is connected to the soup taking rod (35); the output shafts of the two reduction gear boxes (7) are respectively connected to the ends of the first connecting rod (31) and the second connecting rod (32), and the connected ends are the ends where the first connecting rod (31) and the second connecting rod (32) are connected to the first arm (33).

5. The intelligent soup feeding machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The transmission assembly (522) comprises a first gear (5221), a second gear (5222), a third gear (5223), a fourth gear (5224), a first toothed chain (5225) and a second toothed chain (5226); the first gear (5221) and an output shaft of a reduction gear box (7) connected to an output shaft of the second drive motor (521) are coaxially fixed; the second gear (5222) and the third gear (5223) are located at an end of the first arm (33) away from the first gear (5221); and the second gear (5222) and the third gear (5223) are Located on both sides of the first arm (33), the third gear (5223) is located in the soup taking rod (35), the second gear (5222) and the third gear (5223) are coaxially fixed, the fourth gear (5224) is located at the end of the soup taking rod (35) away from the third gear (5223), the fourth gear (5224) is coaxially fixed with the soup spoon (4), the first tooth chain (5225) is meshed with the first gear (5221) and the second gear (5222), and the second tooth chain (5226) is meshed with the third gear (5223) and the fourth gear (5224).

6. The intelligent soup feeding machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The controller is electrically connected to the second drive motor (521); and the first sensor (62) and the second sensor (63) are both electrically connected to the controller.

7. The intelligent soup feeding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The side wall of the installation box (2) is provided with heat dissipation holes (8).

8. The intelligent soup feeding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The installation box (2) is provided with a door body (9), and the door body (9) closes the installation box (2).

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