Intelligent tobacco shred sample storing and taking device

Abstract

The utility model relates to an intelligent tobacco shred sample storing and taking device which comprises a goods shelf and a mechanical arm, a full box storage area and an empty box storage area are defined on the goods shelf, a plurality of material box bearing platforms are arranged in the full box storage area and the empty box storage area at intervals, and detection pieces capable of detecting existence of material boxes and tobacco shred samples are installed on the material box bearing platforms. The mechanical arm is arranged beside the goods shelf, the moving range of an arm claw of the mechanical arm covers the goods shelf, and the detection piece is in signal connection with a control system of the mechanical arm. According to the intelligent storing and taking device for the tobacco shred samples, the mechanical arm is controlled to move through a program; the empty material boxes stored on the material box supporting platform on the empty box storage area of the goods shelf are found out, the empty material boxes are grabbed and taken down through the arm claw, and the full material boxes storing tobacco shred samples are grabbed and placed on the material box supporting platform of the full box storage area of the goods shelf through the arm claw, so that the material boxes can be efficiently and orderly loaded and unloaded from the goods shelf without using a visual module, and the labor intensity is reduced. And the cost is low.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of tobacco processing, in particular to an intelligent storage and access device for shredded tobacco samples. Background Art

[0002] In order to timely evaluate the quality of tobacco production and adjust the parameters of tobacco production process, it is necessary to obtain tobacco samples in each step of the tobacco production process. Therefore, the storage and retrieval of tobacco samples is an important step in tobacco processing. At present, the storage and retrieval of tobacco samples can be divided into two categories: manual storage and retrieval and automatic storage and retrieval based on machine vision.

[0003] When performing manual storage and retrieval, the samplers will store the obtained tobacco samples in a material box and place them on the shelf. The testers will then take the material box containing the tobacco samples from the shelf and enter the testing room for testing. After the test is completed, the empty material box will be placed back on the shelf by the testers for the samplers to resample. However, since the samplers need to spend more than 15 minutes each time to take samples, it is easy to exceed the test time limit and there is a risk of missed tests. If the sampling is to be completed within the test time limit and to avoid missed tests, more samplers need to be assigned to take samples, which has a high labor cost. At the same time, when the samplers place the material boxes containing tobacco samples, they are also prone to randomly placing them due to carelessness, which leads to the risk of missed tests for tobacco samples.

[0004] When using automatic storage and retrieval based on machine vision, although the robot can be equipped with a vision module to automatically identify empty spaces on shelves and the empty and full status of material boxes, thereby achieving accurate and orderly retrieval of material boxes and avoiding detection omissions caused by human factors, the system is complex and costly after the robot is equipped with a vision module. Utility Model Content

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides a highly efficient, orderly and low-cost intelligent storage and retrieval device for tobacco samples.

[0006] The utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0007] The utility model provides an intelligent storage and retrieval device for tobacco samples, comprising a shelf and a mechanical arm, wherein a full box storage area and an empty box storage area are demarcated on the shelf, a plurality of material box supporting platforms are arranged at intervals in the full box storage area and the empty box storage area, a detection component capable of detecting the existence of material boxes and tobacco samples is installed on the material box supporting platform, the mechanical arm is arranged beside the shelf, and the movable range of the arm claw of the mechanical arm covers the shelf, and the detection component is connected with the control system signal of the mechanical arm.

[0008] Preferably, the detection member capable of detecting the presence of the material box is a weight sensor, which is disposed at the top center of the material box supporting platform, and the weight sensor is connected to the control system signal of the robotic arm.

[0009] Preferably, the detection element capable of detecting the presence of tobacco samples is an optical switch, the light source emitter on the optical switch is arranged on one side of the material box support platform, the light detector on the optical switch is arranged on the other side of the material box support platform and is connected to the control system signal of the robotic arm, and the emitted light of the light source emitter can be directly projected into the light detector.

[0010] Preferably, it also includes an AGV trolley conveyor line, the starting end of the AGV trolley conveyor line is located in the material box storage area where the tobacco samples are stored, and the tail end is located within the movable range of the arm claw of the robotic arm, and the tail end of the AGV trolley conveyor line is provided with an in-place sensor, which is connected to the control system signal of the robotic arm.

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

[0012] When the tobacco sample intelligent storage and retrieval device of the utility model is in use, it can control the movement of the robot arm through a program, and based on the information fed back to the robot arm by the detection part, find the empty material box stored on the material box supporting platform in the empty box storage area of ​​the shelf and grab the empty material box by the arm claw and take it down, and grab the full material box storing tobacco samples by the arm claw and place it on the material box supporting platform in the full box storage area of ​​the shelf, thereby realizing the loading and unloading of material boxes on the shelf in an efficient and orderly manner, and does not need to use a visual module, so the cost is low. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the intelligent storage and retrieval device for tobacco samples in an embodiment of the utility model.

[0014] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the position of the optical switch on the intelligent storage and access device for tobacco samples in an embodiment of the utility model.

[0015] The reference numerals are described as follows:

[0016] 1. Shelves

[0017] 2. Robotic Arm

[0018] 3. Material box support platform

[0019] 4. Material box

[0020] 5. Optical switch

[0021] 6. AGV trolley conveyor line DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The following is a further detailed description of the specific implementations of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. These implementations are only used to illustrate the present invention, but not to limit the present invention.

[0023] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside" and the like indicate positions or positional relationships based on the positions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and 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. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0024] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installation", "connection" and "connection" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0025] In addition, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, “plurality” means two or more.

[0026] See also Figure 1 The present embodiment provides an intelligent storage and retrieval device for tobacco samples, including a shelf 1 and a robotic arm 2. The shelf 1 is demarcated with a full box storage area and an empty box storage area. A plurality of material box supporting platforms 3 are arranged at intervals in the full box storage area and the empty box storage area. A detection component capable of detecting the existence of a material box 4 and a tobacco sample is installed on the material box supporting platform 3. The robotic arm 2 is arranged next to the shelf 1, and the movable range of the arm claw of the robotic arm 2 covers the shelf 1. The detection component is connected to the control system signal of the robotic arm 2.

[0027] When in use, the tobacco sample intelligent storage and retrieval device of this embodiment can control the movement of the robot arm 2 through a pre-set program, and based on the information fed back to the robot arm 2 by the detection part, find the empty material box stored on the material box supporting platform 3 in the empty box storage area of ​​shelf 1 and grab the empty material box by the arm claw, and grab the full material box storing tobacco samples by the arm claw and place it on the material box supporting platform 3 in the full box storage area of ​​shelf 1, thereby realizing the efficient and orderly loading and unloading of the material box 4 on the shelf 1, and no visual module is needed, so the cost is low.

[0028] Preferably, the detection member capable of detecting the presence of the material box 4 is a weight sensor, which is arranged at the top center of the material box supporting platform 3, and the weight sensor is connected to the control system signal of the robot arm 2. When the material box 4 is placed on the material box supporting platform 3, the material box 4 will exert a downward pressure on the weight sensor, at which time the control system of the robot arm 2 can receive the signal from the weight sensor, and the controller of the control system can determine that there is a material box 4 on the material box supporting platform 3.

[0029] Preferably, see Figure 1 and Figure 2 The detection component capable of detecting the presence of tobacco samples is an optical switch 5. The light source emitter on the optical switch 5 is arranged on one side of the material box supporting platform 3. The light detector on the optical switch 5 is arranged on the other side of the material box supporting platform 3 and is connected to the control system signal of the robot arm 2. The light emitted by the light source emitter can be directly projected into the light detector.

[0030] When there is no tobacco sample in the material box 4 placed on the material box supporting platform 3, since the material box 4 itself is transparent, the light emitted by the light source emitter on the optical switch can be projected into the light detector. At this time, the control system of the robot arm 2 receives the signal of the light detector and determines that there is no tobacco sample; and when there is a tobacco sample in the material box 4 placed on the material box supporting platform 3, the light emitted by the light source emitter is blocked by the tobacco sample and cannot be projected into the light detector. At this time, the control system of the robot arm 2 receives the signal of the light detector and determines that there is a tobacco sample.

[0031] Preferably, see Figure 1 The tobacco sample intelligent storage and retrieval device of this embodiment also includes an AGV trolley conveyor line 6. The starting end of the AGV trolley conveyor line 6 is located in the material box storage area where the tobacco samples are stored, and the tail end is located within the arm claw activity range of the robot 2. The tail end of the AGV trolley conveyor line 6 is provided with an in-position sensor, and the in-position sensor is connected to the control system signal of the robot 2.

[0032] The setting of the AGV trolley conveyor line 6 can automatically realize the transportation of tobacco samples to the shelf 1. After the AGV trolley reaches the tail end of the AGV trolley conveyor line 6, the control system of the robot arm 2 can detect it through the in-place sensor. Thereafter, the full box containing the tobacco samples can be moved from the AGV trolley to the shelf 1 through the robot arm 2, and the empty box can be transferred from the shelf 1 to the AGV trolley, thereby reducing the transportation time of the tobacco samples and avoiding the risk of missed detection due to exceeding the detection time limit.

[0033] Obviously, the intelligent storage and retrieval device for tobacco samples of this embodiment can effectively overcome the problems of high labor cost and risk of omission in manual storage and retrieval of material boxes, and provides an effective solution for the storage and retrieval of tobacco samples. At a relatively low cost, it can determine whether there is a material box on the shelf and the empty or full status of the material box, greatly improving the interactive efficiency of sampling and detection.

[0034] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this technical field, several improvements and substitutions can be made without departing from the technical principle of the present invention. These improvements and substitutions should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A tobacco sample intelligent storage and access device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a shelf (1) and a mechanical arm (2), wherein a full box storage area and an empty box storage area are defined on the shelf (1), a plurality of material box supporting platforms (3) are arranged at intervals in the full box storage area and the empty box storage area, and a detection component capable of detecting the existence of a material box (4) and a tobacco sample is installed on the material box supporting platform (3), the mechanical arm (2) is arranged beside the shelf (1), and the movable range of the arm claw of the mechanical arm (2) covers the shelf (1), and the detection component is connected to the control system signal of the mechanical arm (2).

2. The intelligent storage and access device for tobacco samples according to claim 1, characterized in that: The detection member capable of detecting the presence of the material box (4) is a weight sensor, which is arranged at the top center position of the material box supporting platform (3), and the weight sensor is connected to the control system signal of the mechanical arm (2).

3. The intelligent storage and access device for tobacco samples according to claim 1, characterized in that: The detection component capable of detecting the presence of a tobacco sample is an optical switch (5), wherein the light source emitter on the optical switch (5) is arranged on one side of the material box supporting platform (3), and the light detector on the optical switch (5) is arranged on the other side of the material box supporting platform (3) and is connected to the control system signal of the robot arm (2), and the light emitted by the light source emitter can be incident in a straight line into the light detector.

4. The intelligent storage and access device for tobacco samples according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes an AGV trolley conveyor line (6), the starting end of the AGV trolley conveyor line (6) is located in a material box storage area storing tobacco samples, and the tail end is located within the range of motion of the arm claw of the mechanical arm (2), and the tail end of the AGV trolley conveyor line (6) is provided with an in-position sensor, and the in-position sensor is connected to the control system signal of the mechanical arm (2).

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