Appearance detection equipment

By designing automated appearance detection equipment, using detection conveyor belts, robots and visual inspection components, the problem of low manual operation efficiency in the prior art is solved, and the automation of product inspection and NG classification and cutting are realized, which improves detection efficiency and reduces costs.

CN222753792UActive Publication Date: 2025-04-15SEAMAX MFG PTE LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202420614162.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-03-27
Publication Date
2025-04-15
Estimated Expiration
2034-03-27

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Technical Problem

In the prior art, the product testing process relies on manual operations, which are inefficient and cost-effective, and products that fail to pass the inspection need to be manually classified and processed, which is even less efficient.

Method used

An appearance detection device is designed, including a detection conveyor belt, a robot and a visual inspection component, which can automatically visually detect the product, completely automated without manual operation. The device uses a robot to clamp the product into the visual inspection component, uses a visual camera to perform detection, and automatically performs NG classification and unloading when the detection fails.

Benefits of technology

It realizes the automation of product testing, improves loading and inspection efficiency, reduces manual operation costs, and can automatically perform NG classification and discharge when the inspection fails, improving the overall inspection efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an appearance detection equipment, including detection conveyer belt, manipulator and visual inspection subassembly, the detection conveyer belt is provided with a plurality of loading tray, the manipulator is located the one side of detection conveyer belt, the visual inspection subassembly includes mounting rack, visual camera and traversing module, the installation frame is located above the detection conveying belt, the visual camera is installed on the upper side of the installation frame, the transverse moving module is installed on the lower side of the installation frame, the transverse moving end of the transverse moving module is connected with a bearing seat, and a detection cavity is formed in the bearing seat; according to the appearance detection equipment, visual detection can be automatically carried out on the products, full automation is achieved, manual operation is not needed, the feeding / discharging and detection efficiency is high, and NG classification discharging can be automatically carried out on the products after the products are detected to be unqualified.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of detection equipment, and more specifically to appearance detection equipment. Background Art

[0002] Products need to be inspected after processing. The existing inspection method usually involves manually placing products into visual inspection equipment, which has a slow loading / unloading efficiency. After the inspection is completed, workers need to check the visual inspection equipment to see if the products are qualified. If they are unqualified, they need to be classified and placed. The overall efficiency of the inspection process is low, and the labor cost is high. Utility Model Content

[0003] In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the utility model provides an appearance inspection device, which can automatically perform visual inspection on products. It is fully automated, does not require manual operation, has high loading / unloading and inspection efficiency, and can automatically classify and unload products as NG after the product inspection fails.

[0004] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0005] A appearance inspection device includes an inspection conveyor belt, a manipulator and a visual inspection component, wherein a plurality of loading trays are arranged on the inspection conveyor belt, the manipulator is located at one side of the inspection conveyor belt, and the visual inspection component includes a mounting frame, a visual camera and a transverse movement module, the mounting frame is located above the inspection conveyor belt, the visual camera is installed on the upper side of the mounting frame, the transverse movement module is installed on the lower side of the mounting frame, the transverse movement end of the transverse movement module is connected to a receiving seat, and a detection cavity is arranged on the receiving seat.

[0006] Furthermore, the gripping end of the manipulator is connected to a rotating gripping assembly, which includes a rotating motor and a rotating plate. The main shaft of the rotating motor is connected to the rotating plate. Both ends of the rotating plate are provided with a clamping cylinder, and the output end of the clamping cylinder is connected to a contouring clamping claw.

[0007] Furthermore, a plurality of blocks are arranged at intervals on the belt body of the detection conveyor belt, and a placement space is formed between two adjacent blocks, and the loading tray is placed in the placement space.

[0008] Furthermore, an NG conveyor belt is arranged on one side of the detection conveyor belt, and a plurality of NG material troughs are arranged above the NG conveyor belt.

[0009] Furthermore, a light source frame is provided below the visual camera, and an illumination light source is installed on the light source frame.

[0010] Furthermore, protective covers are arranged on the outside of the detection conveyor belt, the robot and the NG conveyor belt, and an observation window is arranged on the protective cover. The two ends of the detection conveyor belt extend out of the protective cover respectively, and the conveying end of the NG conveyor belt extends out of the protective cover.

[0011] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0012] The utility model is provided with a detection conveyor belt, a manipulator, an NG conveyor belt and a visual inspection component. By placing a plurality of products into a loading tray and then into the detection conveyor belt, the products can be conveyed through the detection conveyor belt. Subsequently, the products are clamped and moved to the visual inspection component by the manipulator, and the products are visually inspected by the visual camera of the visual inspection component. The utility model is fully automated, does not require manual operation, has high loading efficiency and inspection efficiency, and can automatically classify and unload products into NG form after the products fail the inspection. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work, among which:

[0014] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of an appearance inspection device Figure 1 ;

[0015] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of an appearance inspection device Figure 2 ;

[0016] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the structure of an appearance inspection device Figure 3 ;

[0017] Figure 4 for Figure 3 Enlarged view of point A in the middle.

[0018] The markings in the figure are: 1. Protective cover; 2. Observation window; 3. Detection conveyor belt; 4. NG conveyor belt; 5. Block; 6. Loading tray; 7. Robot; 8. Mounting frame; 9. Visual camera; 10. Light source; 11. Rotating grasping assembly; 1101. Rotating motor; 1102. Rotating plate; 1103. Gripper cylinder; 1104. Contour gripper; 12. NG trough; 13. Transverse shift module; 14. Receiver. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that directional words, such as the terms "center", "lateral (X)", "longitudinal (Y)", "vertical (Z)", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", etc., indicating directions and positional relationships are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of narrating 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 cannot be understood as limiting the specific protection scope of the present invention.

[0020] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features. Therefore, the definition of "first" and "second" features can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the utility model, the meaning of "several" and "a number" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0021] A appearance inspection device includes an inspection conveyor belt 3, a manipulator 7 and a visual inspection component, wherein a plurality of loading trays 6 are arranged on the inspection conveyor belt 3, and the manipulator 7 is located on one side of the inspection conveyor belt 3. The visual inspection component includes a mounting frame 8, a visual camera 9 and a transverse movement module 13, wherein the mounting frame 8 is located above the inspection conveyor belt 3, the visual camera 9 is installed on the upper side of the mounting frame 8, and the transverse movement module 13 is installed on the lower side of the mounting frame 8. The transverse movement end of the transverse movement module 13 is connected to a receiving seat 14, and a detection cavity is arranged on the receiving seat 14.

[0022] Preferably, in this embodiment, the gripping end of the manipulator 7 is connected to a rotating gripping assembly 11, and the rotating gripping assembly 11 includes a rotating motor 1101 and a rotating plate 1102. The main shaft of the rotating motor 1101 is connected to the rotating plate 1102. Both ends of the rotating plate 1102 are provided with a clamping cylinder 1103, and the output end of the clamping cylinder 1103 is connected to a contouring clamping claw 1104;

[0023] Specifically, by setting up a rotating motor 1101, a rotating plate 1102 and two gripper cylinders 1103, the manipulator 7 can grab two products at a time, and can put the two products into the detection cavity on the receiving seat 14 for detection one after another, thereby reducing the number of times the manipulator 7 grabs back and forth, improving the grabbing and moving efficiency of the manipulator 7, and saving energy.

[0024] Preferably in this embodiment, a plurality of blocks 5 are arranged at intervals on the belt body of the detection conveyor belt 3, and a placement space is formed between two adjacent blocks 5, and the loading tray 6 is placed in the placement space; by setting a plurality of blocks 5, the placement of the loading tray 6 is accurately positioned, thereby ensuring that the subsequent robot 7 can accurately grab the products on the loading tray 6.

[0025] Preferably, in this embodiment, an NG conveyor belt 4 is provided on one side of the detection conveyor belt 3, and a plurality of NG material troughs 12 are provided above the NG conveyor belt 4;

[0026] Specifically, by setting up the NG conveyor belt 4, when the visual camera 9 detects that the product is unqualified, the robot 7 will put the product into the NG conveyor belt 4 for NG unloading.

[0027] Preferably, in this embodiment, a light source frame is provided below the visual camera 9, and an illumination light source 10 is installed on the light source frame, so that the visual camera 9 can clearly capture the visual information of the product.

[0028] Preferably, in this embodiment, a protective cover 1 is provided on the outer side of the detection conveyor belt 3, the manipulator 7 and the NG conveyor belt 4, and an observation window 2 is provided on the protective cover 1. The two ends of the detection conveyor belt 3 extend out of the protective cover 1 respectively, and the conveying end of the NG conveyor belt 4 extends out of the protective cover 1.

[0029] Specifically, the protective cover 1 is provided to protect the detection conveyor belt 3, the robot 7 and the NG conveyor belt 4, and to prevent the visual detection process from being disturbed by the outside world.

[0030] Working process and principle:

[0031] When testing the products, several products are placed on the loading tray 6, and then the loading tray 6 is placed in the placement space at the starting end of the detection conveyor belt 3. Then the detection conveyor belt 3 transports the loading tray 6 to one side of the manipulator 7 and stops. Then the manipulator 7 drives the rotating grabbing assembly 11 to grab the products on the loading tray 6. When grabbing, one is first grabbed by the gripper cylinder 1103 on one side, and then the rotary motor 1101 is rotated to make the two gripper cylinders 1103 exchange positions, and then the gripper cylinder 1103 that has not been gripped grabs another one, and then the manipulator 7 moves on the moving belt. The movable jaw cylinder 1103 moves to the receiving seat 14, and firstly puts the product clamped by one of the jaw cylinders 1103 into the detection chamber, and then the transverse movement module 13 drives the receiving seat 14 to move to the bottom of the visual camera 9, and the visual camera 9 performs visual inspection on the product. After the inspection is completed, the transverse movement module 13 moves back to its original position, and then the jaw cylinder 1103 clamps the inspected product, and then the rotating motor 1101 is used to rotate the other jaw cylinder 1103 to the receiving seat 14, and then the product on the jaw cylinder 1103 is put into the detection chamber for inspection again;

[0032] When both products have completed the inspection, if both products are qualified, the robot 7 will put both products back into the loading tray 6 and re-grip two other new products for inspection. If it is detected that one of the products is unqualified, the robot 7 will put the unqualified product into the NG conveyor belt 4 for NG unloading, and the qualified products will be put back into the loading tray 6.

[0033] The utility model is provided with a detection conveyor belt 3, a manipulator 7, an NG conveyor belt 4 and a visual inspection component. By placing a plurality of products into a loading tray 6 and then into the detection conveyor belt 3, the products can be conveyed through the detection conveyor belt 3. Subsequently, the products are clamped and moved to the visual inspection component by the manipulator 7. The products are visually inspected by the visual camera 9 of the visual inspection component. This is fully automated, does not require manual operation, has high loading efficiency and inspection efficiency, and can automatically classify and unload products for NG after the product inspection fails.

[0034] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. All technical solutions under the concept of the present invention belong to the protection scope of the present invention. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this technical field, some improvements and modifications without departing from the principle of the present invention should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An appearance inspection device, characterized in that: It includes a detection conveyor belt, a manipulator and a visual detection component. The detection conveyor belt is provided with a plurality of loading trays. The manipulator is located at one side of the detection conveyor belt. The visual detection component includes a mounting frame, a visual camera and a transverse movement module. The mounting frame is located above the detection conveyor belt. The visual camera is installed on the upper side of the mounting frame. The transverse movement module is installed on the lower side of the mounting frame. The transverse movement end of the transverse movement module is connected with a receiving seat. The receiving seat is provided with a detection cavity.

2. The appearance inspection device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The gripping end of the manipulator is connected with a rotating gripping assembly, which includes a rotating motor and a rotating plate. The main shaft of the rotating motor is connected with the rotating plate. Both ends of the rotating plate are provided with a clamping cylinder, and the output end of the clamping cylinder is connected with a contouring clamping claw.

3. The appearance inspection device according to claim 2, characterized in that: A plurality of stoppers are arranged at intervals on the belt body of the detection conveyor belt, and a placement space is formed between two adjacent stoppers, and the loading tray is placed in the placement space.

4. The appearance inspection device according to claim 3, characterized in that: An NG conveyor belt is arranged on one side of the detection conveyor belt, and a plurality of NG material troughs are arranged above the NG conveyor belt.

5. The appearance inspection device according to claim 4, characterized in that: A light source frame is arranged below the visual camera, and an illumination light source is installed on the light source frame.

6. The appearance inspection device according to claim 5, characterized in that: A protective cover is arranged on the outside of the detection conveyor belt, the robot and the NG conveyor belt, and an observation window is arranged on the protective cover. The two ends of the detection conveyor belt extend out of the protective cover respectively, and the conveying end of the NG conveyor belt extends out of the protective cover.