Visual following device for gluing

By designing a visual follow-up device for glue coating, adjusting the camera shooting angle using the rotating shaft and drive arm, and adjusting the working table height through the lifting mechanism, the problem that the camera cannot facilitate movement and shooting different positions in the prior art is solved, and a more flexible and convenient glue coating detection effect is achieved.

CN222817209UActive Publication Date: 2025-05-02CHENGDU CORET AUTOMOTIVE TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202421578431.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-05
Publication Date
2025-05-02
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-05

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Technical Problem

In the existing automotive glue-coating visual inspection system, the camera cannot be conveniently moved and shot different positions of the workpiece due to the glue gun, resulting in poor detection results.

Method used

A glue-coated visual follower device is designed. By setting a rotating shaft and a driving arm in the shooting assembly, the industrial camera can rotate and adjust the shooting angle around the rotating shaft, and adjust the working table height through the lifting mechanism to improve the flexibility and convenience of the device.

Benefits of technology

It effectively improves the flexibility of industrial cameras, enables them to take more angles, improves the effect of glue detection, and improves the convenience of use of the device through height adjustment.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a gluing visual following device which comprises a working table, a gluing machine frame is arranged at the upper end of the working table, a glue gun assembly is arranged in the middle of the gluing machine frame, and a shooting assembly is arranged on the inner side of the gluing machine frame and located on one side of the glue gun assembly. The shooting assembly comprises a special-shaped plate, a rotating shaft is fixed to the end, close to the glue gun assembly, of the special-shaped plate, an industrial camera is arranged at the end, close to the glue gun assembly, of the special-shaped plate, the upper end of the industrial camera is rotationally connected with the rotating shaft, a driving arm is fixedly connected to the top of the industrial camera, and a push-pull rod is transversely and slidably connected to the side face of the special-shaped plate. A push rod motor is arranged on the side face of the special-shaped plate and located above the push-pull rod. According to the visual following device for gluing, through the structural design of the shooting assembly, the industrial camera can rotate around the rotating shaft as the axis to adjust the shooting angle, so that the flexibility of the industrial camera is effectively improved, and the industrial camera can shoot more angles.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile parts gluing detection equipment, in particular to a gluing visual following device. Background Art

[0002] The commonly used method of automobile gluing inspection is to install the camera assembly on the glue gun through the mounting bracket, take pictures of the automobile gluing points during the gluing process, and then transmit them to the industrial computer for analysis and processing to give the results.

[0003] For example, a Chinese utility model patent (CN213749624U) discloses a visual inspection system for automotive gluing, which states: "Through a support rod, a mounting box, a motor, a ball screw, a ball nut, a roller and a movable frame, a camera can be conveniently made to follow the glue gun to perform shooting operations, thereby preventing part of the workpiece from being blocked by the glue gun during gluing and failing to clearly capture the glue points." It also states: "Currently, there are a variety of visual inspection systems for automotive gluing on the market, but these visual inspection systems generally have a technical problem in that the camera cannot be conveniently moved because it is set on the glue gun, and thus the camera cannot conveniently capture different positions of the workpiece."

[0004] In summary, it can be seen that the following technical problems exist in the prior art: currently, it is common in the market that the camera cannot be moved conveniently because it is set on the glue gun, so the camera cannot conveniently shoot different positions of the workpiece. For this reason, this application proposes a gluing visual tracking device to solve the technical problems mentioned in the above patents and provide a new technical solution. Utility Model Content

[0005] Based on this, it is necessary to provide a glue coating visual following device to address the above technical problems. Through the structural design of the shooting component, the industrial camera can rotate around the axis to adjust the shooting angle, thereby effectively improving the flexibility of the industrial camera and enabling the industrial camera to shoot more angles.

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0007] A gluing visual following device is used for gluing automobile parts.

[0008] The gluing visual following device specifically comprises:

[0009] A workbench, wherein a gluing machine frame is disposed at the upper end of the workbench, a glue gun assembly is disposed in the middle of the gluing machine frame, and a shooting assembly is disposed on the inner side of the gluing machine frame and at a position on one side of the glue gun assembly;

[0010] The shooting assembly includes a special-shaped plate, a rotating shaft is fixed to one end of the special-shaped plate close to the glue gun assembly, an industrial camera is arranged at one end of the special-shaped plate close to the glue gun assembly, the upper end of the industrial camera is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft, the top of the industrial camera is fixedly connected to a driving arm, the side of the special-shaped plate is laterally slidably connected to a push-pull rod, a push rod motor is arranged on the side of the special-shaped plate and located on the upper part of the push-pull rod, one end of the push rod motor is fixedly connected to the special-shaped plate, the other end of the push rod motor is a telescopic end, the telescopic end of the push rod motor is fixedly connected to the push-pull rod, and the side of the push-pull rod close to the driving arm is movably connected to the driving arm;

[0011] The other side of the special-shaped plate is detachably and fixedly connected with a mounting plate, and the upper part of the mounting plate is connected to the glue coating machine frame.

[0012] As a preferred embodiment of the glue coating visual following device provided by the utility model, a guide groove is horizontally opened on the side of the special-shaped plate and at a position corresponding to the push-pull rod, and the push-pull rod is rotatably connected to a moving wheel on the side close to the special-shaped plate, and the moving wheel is located on the inner side of the guide groove. The moving wheel is rollingly connected to the guide groove, and the push-pull rod is slidingly connected to the special-shaped plate through the moving wheel.

[0013] As a preferred embodiment of the glue coating visual following device provided by the utility model, a movable groove is opened on the upper part of the driving arm, and a connecting pin is fixedly connected to the side of one end of the push-pull rod close to the driving arm. The connecting pin extends into the movable groove, and the push-pull rod is movably connected to the driving arm through the connecting pin.

[0014] As a preferred embodiment of the glue coating visual following device provided by the utility model, fixing bolts are arranged at the two end corner positions of the lower end of the mounting plate, and the fixing bolts penetrate the mounting plate and are threadedly connected with the special-shaped plate; a support plate is arranged at the lower part of the special-shaped plate close to one side of the mounting plate, and the lower part of the mounting plate is fitted with the upper end of the support plate, and both ends of the support plate are detachably fixed to the special-shaped plate by fixing screws.

[0015] As a preferred embodiment of the gluing visual following device provided by the utility model, a lifting mechanism is provided at the lower part of the workbench, and the lifting mechanism is used to adjust the height position of the workbench. The workbench includes a support frame, and the upper end of the support frame is fixedly connected to a table top, and the gluing machine frame is arranged on the upper part of the table top.

[0016] As a preferred embodiment of the gluing visual following device provided by the utility model, the lifting mechanism includes a base frame and a lifting frame, the lower part of the workbench is fixedly connected to the lifting frame, the base frame is located below the lifting frame, the base frame and the four end corners of the lifting frame are fixedly connected by telescopic rods, the middle part of the base frame is fixedly connected with a jacking mechanism, and the telescopic end of the jacking mechanism is fixedly connected to the middle part of the lifting frame.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0018] The gluing visual following device provided by the utility model enables the industrial camera to rotate around the rotating shaft as the axis to adjust the shooting angle through the structural design of the shooting component, thereby effectively improving the flexibility of the industrial camera and enabling the industrial camera to shoot at more angles.

[0019] The gluing visual following device provided by the utility model, through the structural design of the lifting mechanism, enables the device to adaptively adjust the height position of the workbench according to usage requirements, thereby effectively improving the convenience of use of the device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] In order to more clearly illustrate the scheme in the utility model, a brief introduction is given below to the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0021] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the gluing visual following device provided by the utility model;

[0022] Figure 2 This is a front view of the overall structure of the gluing visual following device provided by the utility model;

[0023] Figure 3 This is a structural front view of the shooting assembly of the glue coating visual following device provided by the utility model;

[0024] Figure 4 This is a structural rear view of the shooting assembly of the glue coating visual tracking device provided by the utility model;

[0025] Figure 5 This is a structural schematic diagram of a glue coating visual following device workbench and a glue coating machine frame provided by the utility model.

[0026] The markings in the figure are as follows:

[0027] 1. Workbench; 2. Glue coating rack; 3. Glue gun assembly; 4. Shooting assembly; 5. Lifting mechanism; 6. Special-shaped plate; 7. Rotating shaft; 8. Industrial camera; 9. Driving arm; 10. Push-pull rod; 11. Guide groove; 12. Moving wheel; 13. Push rod motor; 14. Connecting pin; 15. Movable groove; 16. Mounting plate; 17. Fixing bolt; 18. Support plate; 19. Fixing screw; 20. Support frame; 21. Table; 22. Base frame; 23. Lifting frame; 24. Telescopic rod; 25. Lifting mechanism. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solution of the utility model, the following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work should fall within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0029] As described in the background art, currently in the market, there is a common problem that the camera cannot be conveniently moved because it is installed on the glue gun, so the camera cannot conveniently shoot different positions of the workpiece.

[0030] In order to solve this technical problem, the utility model provides a gluing visual following device, which is applied to gluing of automobile parts.

[0031] Specifically, please refer to Figure 1 - Figure 3 , the gluing visual following device specifically includes:

[0032] A workbench 1, a glue coating frame 2 is arranged at the upper end of the workbench 1, a glue gun assembly 3 is arranged in the middle of the glue coating frame 2, and a shooting assembly 4 is arranged on the inner side of the glue coating frame 2 and at a position on one side of the glue gun assembly 3;

[0033] The shooting assembly 4 includes a special-shaped plate 6, a rotating shaft 7 is fixed to one end of the special-shaped plate 6 close to the glue gun assembly 3, an industrial camera 8 is arranged at one end of the special-shaped plate 6 close to the glue gun assembly 3, the upper end of the industrial camera 8 is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft 7, the top of the industrial camera 8 is fixedly connected to a driving arm 9, the side of the special-shaped plate 6 is laterally slidably connected to a push-pull rod 10, a push rod motor 13 is arranged on the side of the special-shaped plate 6 and located on the upper part of the push-pull rod 10, one end of the push rod motor 13 is fixedly connected to the special-shaped plate 6, the other end of the push rod motor 13 is a telescopic end, the telescopic end of the push rod motor 13 is fixedly connected to the push-pull rod 10, and the side of the push-pull rod 10 close to the driving arm 9 is movably connected to the driving arm 9;

[0034] The other side of the special-shaped plate 6 is detachably fixedly connected with a mounting plate 16 , and the upper part of the mounting plate 16 is connected to the glue coating machine frame 2 .

[0035] The gluing visual following device provided by the utility model, through the structural design of the shooting component 4, enables the industrial camera 8 to rotate around the rotating shaft 7 as the axis to adjust the shooting angle, thereby effectively improving the flexibility of the industrial camera 8 and enabling the industrial camera 8 to shoot at more angles.

[0036] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solution of the utility model, the technical solution in the embodiment of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0037] Embodiment 1:

[0038] Please refer to Figure 1 - Figure 4 , a glue coating visual following device, comprising:

[0039] A workbench 1, a glue coating frame 2 is arranged at the upper end of the workbench 1, a glue gun assembly 3 is arranged in the middle of the glue coating frame 2, and a shooting assembly 4 is arranged on the inner side of the glue coating frame 2 and at a position on one side of the glue gun assembly 3;

[0040] Specifically, the shooting assembly 4 includes a special-shaped plate 6, a rotating shaft 7 is fixed to one end of the special-shaped plate 6 close to the glue gun assembly 3, an industrial camera 8 is arranged at one end of the special-shaped plate 6 close to the glue gun assembly 3, the upper end of the industrial camera 8 is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft 7, the top of the industrial camera 8 is fixedly connected to a driving arm 9, and the side of the special-shaped plate 6 is laterally slidably connected to a push-pull rod 10, wherein, in order to guide and limit the movement of the push-pull rod 10, a guide groove 11 is laterally opened on the side of the special-shaped plate 6 and at a position corresponding to the push-pull rod 10, a side of the push-pull rod 10 close to the special-shaped plate 6 is rotatably connected to a moving wheel 12, the moving wheel 12 is located on the inner side of the guide groove 11, the moving wheel 12 is rollingly connected to the guide groove 11, and the push-pull rod 10 is moved by the moving wheel 12 is slidably connected with the special-shaped plate 6, a push rod motor 13 is arranged on the side of the special-shaped plate 6 and located on the upper part of the push-pull rod 10, one end of the push rod motor 13 is fixedly connected with the special-shaped plate 6, and the other end of the push rod motor 13 is a telescopic end, the telescopic end of the push rod motor 13 is fixedly connected with the push-pull rod 10, and the side of the push-pull rod 10 close to the driving arm 9 is movably connected with the driving arm 9; wherein, in order to facilitate the push-pull rod 10 to drive the driving arm 9 to make the industrial camera 8 rotate around the rotating shaft 7 as the axis, a movable groove 15 is opened on the upper part of the driving arm 9, and a connecting pin 14 is fixedly connected to the side of one end of the push-pull rod 10 close to the driving arm 9, and the connecting pin 14 extends into the movable groove 15, and the push-pull rod 10 is movably connected with the driving arm 9 through the connecting pin 14.

[0041] It can be seen that the push rod motor 13 can be started to drive the push-pull rod 10 to move laterally. Through the movable connection between the connecting pin 14 and the movable groove 15, when the push-pull rod 10 moves laterally, it can push or pull the driving arm 9 to rotate around the rotating shaft 7, so that the industrial camera 8 rotates in the opposite direction, thereby achieving the effect of adjusting the shooting angle.

[0042] Furthermore, the other side of the special-shaped plate 6 is detachably fixedly connected with a mounting plate 16, and the upper part of the mounting plate 16 is connected to the glue coating machine frame 2. In order to facilitate the disassembly and separation of the special-shaped plate 6, fixing bolts 17 are provided at the two end corners of the lower end of the mounting plate 16, and the fixing bolts 17 penetrate the mounting plate 16 and are threadedly connected to the special-shaped plate 6; a support plate 18 is provided at the lower part of the special-shaped plate 6 near the mounting plate 16, and the lower part of the mounting plate 16 is in contact with the upper end of the support plate 18. The position of the mounting plate 16 is limited by the support plate 18, so that the mounting plate 16 can be positioned and placed, and the installation of the fixing bolts 17 is also convenient. Both ends of the support plate 18 are detachably fixedly connected to the special-shaped plate 6 by fixing screws 19.

[0043] Embodiment 2:

[0044] The glue coating visual following device provided in Example 1 is further optimized, specifically, as follows: Figure 1 and Figure 5 As shown, a lifting mechanism 5 is provided at the lower part of the workbench 1, and the lifting mechanism 5 is used to adjust the height position of the workbench 1. The workbench 1 includes a support frame 20, and the upper end of the support frame 20 is fixedly connected to a table top 21, and the glue coating frame 2 is arranged on the upper part of the table top 21.

[0045] Specifically, the lifting mechanism 5 includes a base frame 22 and a lifting frame 23. The lower part of the workbench 1 is fixedly connected to the lifting frame 23. The base frame 22 is located below the lifting frame 23. The four end corners of the base frame 22 and the lifting frame 23 are fixedly connected by telescopic rods 24. A lifting mechanism 25 is fixedly connected to the middle of the base frame 22, and the telescopic end of the lifting mechanism 25 is fixedly connected to the middle of the lifting frame 23.

[0046] Through the above structural design, the lifting frame 23 is pushed to move up and down by starting the jacking mechanism 25, and the movement of the lifting frame 23 can drive the support frame 20 and the table top 21 to adjust the height position, thereby realizing the height position adjustment of the workbench 1; during the lifting process of the lifting frame 23, the movement of the lifting frame 23 can be guided by the telescopic rods 24 between the base frame 22 and the four end corners of the lifting frame 23 to avoid the deviation of the lifting frame 23 when it is lifted.

Claims

1. A glue coating visual following device, characterized in that: include: A workbench (1), wherein a glue coating frame (2) is arranged at the upper end of the workbench (1), a glue gun assembly (3) is arranged in the middle of the glue coating frame (2), and a shooting assembly (4) is arranged on the inner side of the glue coating frame (2) and at a position on one side of the glue gun assembly (3); The shooting assembly (4) comprises a special-shaped plate (6), a rotating shaft (7) is fixed at one end of the special-shaped plate (6) close to the glue gun assembly (3), an industrial camera (8) is arranged at one end of the special-shaped plate (6) close to the glue gun assembly (3), the upper end of the industrial camera (8) is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft (7), the top of the industrial camera (8) is fixedly connected to a driving arm (9), the side of the special-shaped plate (6) is laterally slidably connected to a push-pull rod (10), a push rod motor (13) is arranged on the side of the special-shaped plate (6) and located on the upper part of the push-pull rod (10), one end of the push rod motor (13) is fixedly connected to the special-shaped plate (6), the other end of the push rod motor (13) is a telescopic end, the telescopic end of the push rod motor (13) is fixedly connected to the push-pull rod (10), and the side of the push-pull rod (10) close to the driving arm (9) is movably connected to the driving arm (9); The other side of the special-shaped plate (6) is detachably fixedly connected to a mounting plate (16), and the upper part of the mounting plate (16) is connected to the glue coating machine frame (2).

2. The gluing visual following device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A guide groove (11) is transversely provided on the side of the special-shaped plate (6) at a position corresponding to the push-pull rod (10); a moving wheel (12) is rotatably connected to the side of the push-pull rod (10) close to the special-shaped plate (6); the moving wheel (12) is located inside the guide groove (11); the moving wheel (12) is rollingly connected to the guide groove (11); and the push-pull rod (10) is slidingly connected to the special-shaped plate (6) via the moving wheel (12).

3. The gluing visual following device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A movable groove (15) is provided on the upper part of the driving arm (9); a connecting pin (14) is fixedly connected to the side surface of one end of the push-pull rod (10) close to the driving arm (9); the connecting pin (14) extends into the movable groove (15); and the push-pull rod (10) is movably connected to the driving arm (9) via the connecting pin (14).

4. The gluing visual following device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two end corner positions of the lower end of the mounting plate (16) are provided with fixing bolts (17), and the fixing bolts (17) penetrate the mounting plate (16) and are threadedly connected to the special-shaped plate (6); a support plate (18) is provided at the lower part of the special-shaped plate (6) close to the mounting plate (16), the lower part of the mounting plate (16) is in contact with the upper end of the support plate (18), and both ends of the support plate (18) are detachably fixedly connected to the special-shaped plate (6) by fixing screws (19).

5. The gluing visual following device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A lifting mechanism (5) is provided at the bottom of the workbench (1), and the lifting mechanism (5) is used to adjust the height position of the workbench (1). The workbench (1) comprises a support frame (20), and the upper end of the support frame (20) is fixedly connected to a table top (21), and the glue coating machine frame (2) is arranged on the upper part of the table top (21).

6. The gluing visual following device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The lifting mechanism (5) comprises a base frame (22) and a lifting frame (23); the lower part of the workbench (1) is fixedly connected to the lifting frame (23); the base frame (22) is located below the lifting frame (23); the base frame (22) and the lifting frame (23) are fixedly connected at four end corners via telescopic rods (24); a lifting mechanism (25) is fixedly connected to the middle part of the base frame (22); and the telescopic end of the lifting mechanism (25) is fixedly connected to the middle part of the lifting frame (23).