Automatic assembly line detection system

By introducing visual detection devices, lifting and rotary fixture tools, sensing mechanisms and separation mechanisms into the assembly line detection system, the problem of inflow of unqualified products caused by the lack of visual detection in the prior art is solved, and efficient and accurate item detection and separation of unqualified products are achieved.

CN222678800UActive Publication Date: 2025-03-28GUANGDONG OPEN UNIV (GUANGDONG POLYTECHNIC VOCATIONAL COLLEGE)
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Application Number
CN202421349211.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-06-13
Publication Date
2025-03-28
Estimated Expiration
2034-06-13

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Technical Problem

The existing assembly line detection devices lack visual detection devices, which cannot effectively detect the horizontal clamping and appearance quality of the items, resulting in unqualified products flowing into subsequent workstations.

Method used

An automated assembly line detection system is designed, including a visual detection device, a lifting and rotary fixture tool, an induction mechanism, a separation mechanism and a non-qualified product collection box. The visual detection device performs multi-directional detection through the CMOS image acquisition module, and the lifting and rotary fixture tool realizes multi-angle clamping and detection. The sensing mechanism monitors the items to be detected in real time, and the separation mechanism separates the unqualified items in a timely manner.

Benefits of technology

Visual inspection and multi-angle inspection of items are realized, and the detection efficiency and effect are improved. By real-time monitoring and separation of unqualified items, unqualified products are avoided from flowing into subsequent workstations, ensuring the stability of product quality.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of automatic production, in particular to an automatic assembly line detection system. Comprising an assembly line main body, and further comprises a portal frame, a visual inspection device, a lifting rotary clamp tool, an induction mechanism, a separation mechanism, an unqualified product collection box and an operation panel. The automatic assembly line detection system provided by the utility model has the advantages and beneficial effects that the visual detection device and the lifting rotary clamp tool are arranged, so that not only can visual detection be carried out on articles be realized, but also multi-angle detection can be carried out on the articles, and the detection efficiency and the detection effect can be improved; the sensing mechanism is arranged, so that the to-be-detected article can be monitored in real time, and visual detection can be performed on the to-be-detected article in time; by arranging the separating mechanism and the unqualified product collecting box, unqualified products detected visually can be separated and recycled in time, so that the unqualified products and qualified products are effectively separated, and the unqualified products are prevented from flowing into subsequent stations.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of automated production, in particular to an automated assembly line detection system. Background Art

[0002] Assembly line refers to an industrial production method that allows a production unit to focus on a single production process segment to improve overall production efficiency and capacity. Currently, many factories are equipped with automated assembly lines, which greatly facilitates everyone's production.

[0003] The existing Chinese patent with application number CN202222665395.X discloses an assembly line detection device. By setting an assembly line main body, a mounting plate, a conveying device, a U-shaped frame, a disc, a clamp, a motor, and a rotating shaft, the type of clamp can be quickly changed according to the clamping method required for different items. An electric telescopic rod, a movable plate, a vertical hole groove, and a vertical guide rail are set to adjust the upper and lower positions of the U-shaped frame to meet the requirements of the upper and lower heights of the clamp. A pressure sensor, a pressure plate, a pressure block, a connecting block, and a spring are set to effectively test the height of the clamp after adjustment of the device to ensure that the items are clamped horizontally, improve the accuracy of clamping, and facilitate better processing and production of products. Its shortcoming is the lack of a visual detection device, that is, after the horizontal clamping of the items is achieved, no effective detection device is set to detect them. Therefore, it is impossible to effectively detect and separate unqualified items from qualified items, resulting in unqualified products flowing into subsequent workstations.

[0004] To this end, the utility model provides an automated assembly line detection system. Utility Model Content

[0005] Based on this, it is necessary to provide an automated assembly line detection system to address the above technical issues.

[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical solution of the utility model is as follows:

[0007] An automated assembly line inspection system includes an assembly line body, a gantry arranged on the assembly line body, a visual inspection device arranged on the gantry, a lifting and rotating fixture arranged at the lower end of the inner wall of the gantry, a sensing mechanism arranged on the side of the lifting and rotating fixture and used to sense objects to be inspected, a separation mechanism arranged on the assembly line body and used to separate unqualified objects, an unqualified product collection box symmetrically arranged with the separation mechanism and collecting unqualified objects, and an operation panel arranged on the outer wall of the gantry, wherein the visual inspection device, the lifting and rotating fixture, the sensing mechanism, and the separation mechanism are electrically connected to the operation panel, respectively.

[0008] Furthermore, the visual inspection device includes a transverse guide rail arranged along the length extension direction of the main crossbeam of the assembly line, a first motor arranged on the side of the transverse guide rail, a first telescopic rod connected to the output shaft end of the first motor, a mobile platform slidably connected to the transverse guide rail and connected to the side of the first telescopic rod away from the first motor, and a CMOS image acquisition module arranged on the mobile platform.

[0009] Furthermore, the lifting and rotating clamp tooling includes a bracket, a mounting seat, a lifting structure, a rotating structure and a two-finger manipulator, the bracket is fixedly mounted on the lower end of the inner wall of the gantry, the lifting structure is arranged on the bracket, the mounting seat is arranged on the lifting structure, the rotating structure is arranged on the mounting seat, and the two-finger manipulator is arranged on the rotating structure.

[0010] Furthermore, the lifting structure includes a second motor and a second telescopic rod connected to the output shaft end of the second motor, and the mounting seat is connected to a side of the second telescopic rod away from the second motor.

[0011] Furthermore, it also includes a guide structure, which is a guide rod, and the guide rod is arranged on the assembly line body, and the mounting seat passes through the guide rod.

[0012] Furthermore, the rotating structure includes a third motor, a rotating shaft connected to the output shaft end of the third motor, and a disc seat connected to a side of the rotating shaft away from the third motor, and the two-finger manipulator is arranged on the disc seat.

[0013] Furthermore, the sensing mechanism includes a first photoelectric sensor and a second photoelectric sensor which are symmetrically arranged.

[0014] Furthermore, the separation mechanism includes a placement table arranged on the assembly line body, a fourth motor arranged on the placement table, a fourth telescopic rod connected to the output shaft end of the fourth motor, and a push block connected to the side of the fourth telescopic rod away from the fourth motor, and the push block is a four-sided pyramid structure with a small top surface at the front end and a large bottom surface at the rear end.

[0015] Furthermore, the operation panel is an industrial control all-in-one machine.

[0016] Furthermore, a conveying device is fixedly installed in the middle of the upper surface of the assembly line body.

[0017] The advantages and beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: the automated assembly line inspection system provided by the utility model, by providing a visual inspection device and a lifting and rotating fixture tooling, can not only realize visual inspection of objects, but also perform multi-angle inspection of objects, so as to improve the inspection efficiency and inspection effect; by providing a sensing mechanism, it can monitor the objects to be inspected in real time, so as to perform visual inspection on them in time; by providing a separation mechanism and a defective product collection box, it can separate and recycle objects that fail visual inspection in time, so as to effectively separate defective objects from qualified objects, and prevent defective products from flowing into subsequent workstations. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the automated assembly line detection system in an embodiment of the utility model.

[0019] Figure 2 It is an enlarged view of point A in the embodiment of the present utility model.

[0020] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the rotating structure in the embodiment of the utility model.

[0021] Figure numerals: assembly line body 1, gantry 2, transverse guide rail 3, first motor 4, first telescopic rod 5, moving platform 6, CMOS image acquisition module 7, conveying device 8, first photoelectric sensor 9, second photoelectric sensor 10, second motor 11, second telescopic rod 12, mounting seat 13, guide rod 14, third motor 15, rotating shaft 16, disc seat 17, two-finger manipulator 18, defective product collection box 19, placement table 20, fourth motor 21, fourth telescopic rod 22, push block 23, industrial control all-in-one machine 24. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the utility model more clear, the utility model is further described in detail below through specific implementation methods combined with the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the utility model and are not used to limit the utility model.

[0023] Reference Figure 1-3The automated assembly line inspection system includes an assembly line body 1, a gantry 2 arranged on the assembly line body 1, a visual inspection device arranged on the gantry 2, a lifting and rotating fixture tooling arranged at the lower end of the inner side wall of the gantry 2, a sensing mechanism arranged on the side of the lifting and rotating fixture tooling and used to sense the items to be inspected, a separation mechanism arranged on the assembly line body 1 and used to separate unqualified items, an unqualified product collection box 19 symmetrically arranged with the separation mechanism and collecting unqualified items, and an operation panel arranged on the outer side wall of the gantry 2, wherein the visual inspection device, the lifting and rotating fixture tooling, the sensing mechanism, and the separation mechanism are electrically connected to the operation panel respectively.

[0024] In this embodiment, the visual inspection device includes a transverse guide rail 3 arranged along the length extension direction of the crossbeam of the assembly line main body 1, a first motor 4 arranged on the side of the transverse guide rail 3, a first telescopic rod 5 connected to the output shaft end of the first motor 4, a mobile platform 6 slidably connected to the transverse guide rail 3 and connected to the side of the first telescopic rod 5 away from the first motor 4, and a CMOS image acquisition module 7 arranged on the mobile platform 6.

[0025] Among them, the visual inspection device is composed of a transverse guide rail 3, a first motor 4, a first telescopic rod 5, a moving platform 6 and a CMOS image acquisition module 7. The first motor 4 is used to drive the moving platform 6 and the CMOS image acquisition module 7 thereon to move along the length direction of the transverse guide rail 3 through the first telescopic rod 5, thereby adjusting the position of the CMOS image acquisition module 7 so as to perform multi-directional inspection of the object; in addition, the CMOS image acquisition module 7 uses the CMOS image sensor to present the appearance of the object to be inspected through the industrial control all-in-one computer 24, which can effectively improve the inspection effect.

[0026] In this embodiment, the lifting and rotating fixture tooling includes a bracket, a mounting seat 13, a lifting structure, a rotating structure and a two-finger manipulator 18, the bracket is fixedly installed at the lower end of the inner wall of the gantry 2, the lifting structure is arranged on the bracket, the mounting seat 13 is arranged on the lifting structure, the rotating structure is arranged on the mounting seat 13, and the two-finger manipulator 18 is arranged on the rotating structure; the lifting structure includes a second motor 11 and a second telescopic rod 12 connected to the output shaft end of the second motor 11, and the mounting seat 13 is connected to the side of the second telescopic rod 12 away from the second motor 11; it also includes a guide structure, the guide structure is a guide rod 14, the guide rod 14 is arranged on the assembly line body 1, and the mounting seat 13 is arranged through the guide rod 14; the rotating structure includes a third motor 15, a rotating shaft 16 connected to the output shaft end of the third motor 15, and a disc seat 17 connected to the side of the rotating shaft 16 away from the third motor 15, and the two-finger manipulator 18 is arranged on the disc seat 17.

[0027] Among them, the second motor 11 is used to drive the mounting seat 13 and the rotating structure and the two-finger manipulator 18 arranged on the mounting seat 13 to move up and down through the second telescopic rod 12, so as to realize the adjustment of the clamping height of the two-finger manipulator 18; by setting the guide rod 14, the mounting seat 13 can slide relative to the guide rod 14 to ensure the stability of the overall structure of the device; the third motor 15 is used to drive the disc seat 17 and the two-finger manipulator 18 thereon to perform forward and reverse rotation through the rotating shaft 16, so as to realize multi-angle detection of objects; in addition, the two-finger manipulator 18 involved in the utility model is a prior art, and its models include but are not limited to the two-finger manipulator 18 of the SCHUNK PEH series, which can be adjusted according to actual needs and are no longer limited here.

[0028] In this embodiment, the sensing mechanism includes a first photoelectric sensor 9 and a second photoelectric sensor 10 which are symmetrically arranged. By providing the first photoelectric sensor 9 and the second photoelectric sensor 10, the object to be detected can be monitored in real time so as to perform visual detection on it in time.

[0029] In this embodiment, the separation mechanism includes a placement table 20 arranged on the assembly line body 1, a fourth motor 21 arranged on the placement table 20, a fourth telescopic rod 22 connected to the output shaft end of the fourth motor 21, and a push block 23 connected to the side of the fourth telescopic rod 22 away from the fourth motor 21, and the push block 23 is a four-sided pyramid structure with a small top surface at the front end and a large bottom surface at the rear end.

[0030] Among them, when unqualified items are detected visually, the fourth motor 21 can be used to drive the push block 23 to extend and move through the fourth telescopic rod 22, so as to push the unqualified items that have been detected and placed on the conveying device 8 into the unqualified product collection box 19, so that the unqualified items that are visually detected can be separated and recovered in time, so as to effectively separate the unqualified items from the qualified items, and prevent the unqualified products from flowing into the subsequent workstations.

[0031] In this embodiment, the operation panel is an industrial control integrated machine 24 .

[0032] In this embodiment, a conveying device 8 is fixedly installed in the middle of the upper surface of the assembly line body 1, and the conveying device 8 can be a conveyor belt.

[0033] Furthermore, along the traveling direction of the conveying device 8, the sensing mechanism, the lifting and rotating clamping tooling and the separation mechanism are installed in sequence. At the same time, a visual inspection device is installed above the lifting and rotating clamping tooling.

[0034] Working principle: First, after the assembly line body 1 is used to assemble the products on the conveying device 8, the items are transported to the bottom of the gantry 2 via the conveying device 8. When the first photoelectric sensor 9 and the second photoelectric sensor 10 detect the items to be detected, the conveying device 8 stops conveying. At this time, the second motor 11 is used to drive the mounting seat 13 and the rotating structure and the two-finger manipulator 18 arranged on the mounting seat 13 to move up and down through the second telescopic rod 12, so as to adjust the clamping height of the two-finger manipulator 18, and then the two-finger manipulator 18 is used to clamp the items to be detected. When it is necessary to perform multi-angle detection on the items to be detected, the third motor 15 can be used to drive the disc seat 17 and the two-finger manipulator 18 thereon to rotate forward and reverse through the rotating shaft 16, so as to realize multi-angle detection of the items. It should be noted that when multi-angle detection is required, the second motor 11 can be used to drive the second telescopic rod 12 The mounting seat 13 and the rotating structure and the two-finger manipulator 18 arranged on the mounting seat 13 are driven to move upward so as to increase the distance between the object to be inspected and the conveying device 8, so as to facilitate the flipping of the object to be inspected; when the inspection is completed, the second motor 11 is used again to drive the mounting seat 13 and the rotating structure and the two-finger manipulator 18 arranged on the mounting seat 13 to move downward through the second telescopic rod 12 until the object is placed on the conveying device 8, and then the two-finger manipulator 18 is used to release the clamping of the object. When unqualified objects are visually detected, the fourth motor 21 can be used to drive the push block 23 to extend and move through the fourth telescopic rod 22, so as to push the unqualified objects placed on the conveying device 8 after inspection into the unqualified product collection box 19, so that the unqualified objects that are visually detected can be separated and recovered in time, so as to effectively separate the unqualified objects from the qualified objects and prevent the unqualified products from flowing into the subsequent workstations.

[0035] Obviously, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above-mentioned various steps of the present invention can be performed in a manner different from the present invention, and the simulation method and experimental equipment include but are not limited to the above description. The above-mentioned various steps of the present invention can be performed in a different order than here in some cases, and the steps shown or described above can be performed separately. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software.

[0036] The above contents are further detailed descriptions of the present invention in combination with specific implementation methods, and it cannot be determined that the specific implementation of the present invention is limited to these descriptions. For ordinary technicians in the technical field to which the present invention belongs, several simple deductions or substitutions can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention, which should be regarded as falling within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automated assembly line detection system, comprising an assembly line body, characterized in that: It also includes a gantry arranged on the main body of the assembly line, a visual inspection device arranged on the gantry, a lifting and rotating fixture tooling arranged at the lower end of the inner side wall of the gantry, a sensing mechanism arranged on the side of the lifting and rotating fixture tooling and used to sense the items to be inspected, a separation mechanism arranged on the main body of the assembly line and used to separate unqualified items, an unqualified product collection box symmetrically arranged with the separation mechanism and collecting unqualified items, and an operation panel arranged on the outer side wall of the gantry, and the visual inspection device, the lifting and rotating fixture tooling, the sensing mechanism, and the separation mechanism are electrically connected to the operation panel respectively.

2. The automated assembly line detection system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The visual inspection device includes a transverse guide rail arranged along the length extension direction of the main crossbeam of the assembly line, a first motor arranged on the side of the transverse guide rail, a first telescopic rod connected to the output shaft end of the first motor, a moving platform slidably connected to the transverse guide rail and connected to the side of the first telescopic rod away from the first motor, and a CMOS image acquisition module arranged on the moving platform.

3. The automated assembly line detection system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting and rotating clamp tooling includes a bracket, a mounting seat, a lifting structure, a rotating structure and a two-finger manipulator. The bracket is fixedly mounted on the lower end of the inner wall of the gantry, the lifting structure is arranged on the bracket, the mounting seat is arranged on the lifting structure, the rotating structure is arranged on the mounting seat, and the two-finger manipulator is arranged on the rotating structure.

4. The automated assembly line detection system according to claim 3, characterized in that: The lifting structure comprises a second motor and a second telescopic rod connected to an output shaft end of the second motor, and the mounting seat is connected to a side of the second telescopic rod away from the second motor.

5. The automated assembly line detection system according to claim 4, characterized in that: It also includes a guide structure, which is a guide rod. The guide rod is arranged on the assembly line body, and the mounting seat passes through the guide rod.

6. The automated assembly line detection system according to claim 3, characterized in that: The rotating structure comprises a third motor, a rotating shaft connected to the output shaft end of the third motor, and a disc seat connected to a side of the rotating shaft away from the third motor, and the two-finger manipulator is arranged on the disc seat.

7. The automated assembly line detection system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sensing mechanism comprises a first photoelectric sensor and a second photoelectric sensor which are symmetrically arranged.

8. The automated assembly line detection system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The separation mechanism includes a placement table arranged on the assembly line body, a fourth motor arranged on the placement table, a fourth telescopic rod connected to the output shaft end of the fourth motor, and a push block connected to the side of the fourth telescopic rod away from the fourth motor, and the push block is a four-sided pyramid structure with a small top surface at the front end and a large bottom surface at the rear end.

9. The automated assembly line detection system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The operation panel is an industrial control all-in-one machine.

10. The automated assembly line detection system according to claim 1, characterized in that: A conveying device is also fixedly installed in the middle of the upper surface of the assembly line body.

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