Compatible product character and anti-mixing detection equipment

By designing compatible product character and anti-mix detection equipment, the problem of poor compatibility of existing equipment is solved, and multi-angle and multi-content detection of different products is realized, which improves the detection efficiency and effect.

CN222913526UActive Publication Date: 2025-05-27ZHUHAI HUAXING INTELLIGENT MFG TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202421455004.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-06-24
Publication Date
2025-05-27
Estimated Expiration
2034-06-24

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Technical Problem

The existing testing equipment has poor compatibility and cannot be compatible with different products and testing content at the same time, resulting in incomplete testing, low efficiency and unsatisfactory testing.

Method used

A compatible product character and anti-mix detection device is designed, including a feeding mechanism, a feeding mechanism, a surface character detection mechanism, an end-face character detection mechanism, a length anti-mix detection mechanism and an end-face anti-mix detection mechanism, which can conduct multi-angle and multi-content detection mechanism at the same time.

Benefits of technology

It realizes compatible inspection of nail, column and rod products, and can conduct multi-content and multi-angle inspection and analysis, improves detection efficiency and effect, and has strong versatility.

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Abstract

The utility model provides compatible product character and anti-mixing detection equipment. The compatible product character and anti-mixing detection equipment comprises a feeding mechanism; the rack is arranged adjacent to the feeding mechanism; the feeding mechanism is arranged on the rack and is in butt joint with the loading mechanism; the surface character detection mechanism is arranged on the rack and corresponds to the upper part of the feeding mechanism; the end face character detection mechanism is arranged on the rack and corresponds to the side of the feeding mechanism; the length anti-mixing detection mechanism is arranged on the rack and is correspondingly arranged above the feeding mechanism; the end face anti-mixing detection mechanism is arranged on the rack and located on the side of the feeding mechanism; the discharging mechanism is arranged on the other side of the machine frame in an adjacent mode. The equipment can perform compatible detection on various nail, column and rod products, can perform multi-content and multi-angle detection analysis, and is high in universality and high in detection efficiency.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of detection equipment, and particularly relates to a compatible product character and anti-mixing detection equipment. Background Art

[0002] At present, for the factory inspection of products such as bone nails and dental posts in the medical industry, there are mainly two types of inspections: flash testers and non-standard equipment inspections. However, the existing inspection equipment has poor compatibility and cannot be compatible with different products, inspection contents, and multiple angles at the same time. The inspection is not comprehensive, the efficiency is low, and the inspection effect is not ideal. Content of the Utility Model

[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a compatible product character and anti-mixing detection equipment, including:

[0004] A loading mechanism;

[0005] A frame, adjacent to the loading mechanism;

[0006] A feeding mechanism, arranged on the frame and connected to the loading mechanism;

[0007] A surface character detection mechanism, arranged on the frame above the feeding mechanism;

[0008] An end face character detection mechanism, arranged on the frame and corresponding to the side of the feeding mechanism;

[0009] A length anti-mixing detection mechanism, arranged on the frame and corresponding to the above of the feeding mechanism;

[0010] An end face anti-mixing detection mechanism, arranged on the frame and located on the side of the feeding mechanism;

[0011] An unloading mechanism, adjacent to the other side of the frame;

[0012] The loading mechanism is used to send the tray full of products onto the feeding mechanism, the feeding mechanism is used to receive the tray and convey it horizontally, the surface character detection mechanism and the end face character detection mechanism simultaneously take pictures and detect the characters on the surface and end face of the product, the length anti-mixing detection mechanism and the end face anti-mixing detection mechanism respectively take pictures and detect the length and shape of the product, and the unloading mechanism is used to receive the detected tray and unload it.

[0013] Further, the loading mechanism and the unloading mechanism are the same.

[0014] Furthermore, the loading mechanism includes a loading rack, on the top of which there is a positioning rack for positioning stacked trays in rows. A material opening is formed on the positioning rack corresponding to the lower side of the tray. A lifting cylinder fixing plate is fixed on the loading rack. A first lifting cylinder is arranged below the lifting cylinder fixing plate. The output end at the top of the first lifting cylinder is fixed with a tray which passes through the material opening and is used for lifting the tray. An electric motor, guide wheels, a belt, a rotating shaft and belt pulleys are arranged on the loading rack. The rotating shaft is rotatably arranged at both ends of the loading rack. The belt pulleys are fixed at both ends of the rotating shaft. Two guide wheels are arranged on the loading rack at intervals. The electric motor is arranged on the loading rack. The belt is in transmission connection between the belt pulleys and the guide wheels. The electric motor is in transmission connection with the belt. The tray can be placed on the belt.

[0015] Furthermore, cylinder mounting plates are also fixed on both sides of the positioning rack. A first cylinder is fixed on the cylinder mounting plate. The output end of the first cylinder is fixedly connected with a cylinder connecting plate. A second cylinder is arranged at the bottom of the cylinder connecting plate. The output end of the second cylinder is fixed with an inserting plate which can be inserted and positioned below the tray.

[0016] Furthermore, the feeding mechanism includes a feeding rack, on which two adjacent feeding modules are arranged. The feeding module includes a first guide rail, a second lifting cylinder, a tray support and a third cylinder. The first guide rail is fixed on the inner side of the feeding rack. The second lifting cylinder is slidably arranged on the first guide rail. The tray support is fixed at the output end of the second lifting cylinder. The third cylinder is arranged at the lower part on one side of the tray support. The output end of the third cylinder is fixed with a blocking block.

[0017] Furthermore, it also includes a second guide rail, a third guide rail, a fourth cylinder, a clamping jaw cylinder and clamping jaws. The second guide rail is fixed on the machine frame. The third guide rail slides on the second guide rail. The fourth cylinder slides on the third guide rail. The clamping jaw cylinder is connected to the output end of the fourth cylinder. The clamping jaws are driven by the clamping jaw cylinder to clamp the tray.

[0018] Furthermore, the surface character detection mechanism includes a fourth guide rail, a fifth guide rail and a surface character photographing camera. The fourth guide rail is fixed on the machine frame. The fifth guide rail is vertically slidably connected to the fourth guide rail. The surface character photographing camera is arranged on the fifth guide rail and corresponds to the upper part of the tray.

[0019] Furthermore, the end face character detection mechanism includes a sixth guide rail and an end face character photographing camera. The sixth guide rail is fixed on the machine frame and is located outside the feeding rack. The end face character photographing camera is slidably arranged on the sixth guide rail for approaching or departing from the feeding mechanism.

[0020] Further, the length anti-mixing detection mechanism includes a seventh guide rail, an eighth guide rail, and a length anti-mixing photographing camera. The seventh guide rail is fixed on the top of the machine frame. The eighth guide rail is vertically and slidably arranged on the seventh guide rail. The length anti-mixing photographing camera is slidably arranged on the eighth guide rail and corresponds to the upper part of the tray.

[0021] Further, the end face anti-mixing detection mechanism includes a ninth guide rail and an end face anti-mixing photographing camera. The ninth guide rail is fixed on the machine frame and is located outside the feeding rack. The end face anti-mixing photographing camera is slidably arranged on the ninth guide rail for approaching or departing from the feeding rack.

[0022] The beneficial effects of the present utility model are as follows:

[0023] The staff pre-arranges the products on the tray at an angle with the surface characters facing upwards and places them on the positioning rack. Then, the feeding mechanism conveys one tray at a time to the feeding mechanism for positioning. The surface character detection mechanism and the end face character detection mechanism simultaneously take pictures and identify the surface characters and end face characters of the products. After the first NG discrimination, the unqualified products are picked out. The clamping jaw clamps the tray after character detection and places it on another tray holder. The length anti-mixing detection mechanism and the end face anti-mixing detection mechanism take pictures and identify the length and shape dimensions of the products. After the NG discrimination, the unqualified products are picked out. Finally, the trays are sequentially discharged from the discharging mechanism. This equipment can be compatible with the detection of various nail-like, column-like, and rod-like products, and can perform multi-content and multi-angle detection and analysis, with strong versatility and high detection efficiency. Description of the Drawings

[0024] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present utility model;

[0025] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the feeding mechanism of the present utility model Figure 1 ;

[0026] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present utility model after removing the feeding mechanism and the discharging mechanism Figure 1 ;

[0027] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present utility model after removing the feeding mechanism and the discharging mechanism Figure 2 . Detailed Embodiments

[0028] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly described in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art belong to the scope protected by the present application.

[0029] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the terms used herein are only for describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments of the present application. For the sake of description, the sizes of the various parts shown in the drawings are not drawn in actual proportional relationships. Technologies, methods, and devices known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, such technologies, methods, and devices should be regarded as part of the authorization specification. In all the examples shown and discussed here, any specific value should be construed as merely exemplary and not as a limitation. Therefore, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that like reference numerals and letters denote like items in the following drawings, and thus, once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further discussed in subsequent drawings.

[0030] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", etc. in the description and claims of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such data can be interchanged where appropriate so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first", "second", etc. are generally of the same category, and the number of objects is not limited. For example, the first object can be one or more. In addition, "and / or" in the description and claims means at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally indicates an "or" relationship between the associated objects before and after.

[0031] It should be noted that in the description of the present application, the orientation or positional relationships indicated by the orientation terms such as "front, rear, upper, lower, left, right", "lateral, vertical, perpendicular, horizontal", and "top, bottom" are generally based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description. Without contrary instructions, these orientation terms do not indicate and imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the protection scope of the present application; the orientation terms "inside, outside" refer to the inside and outside relative to the contour of each component itself.

[0032] It should be noted that in this application, the term "comprising", "including" or any other variant thereof is intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device comprising a series of elements not only includes those elements, but also includes other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. Without further limitation, an element defined by the statement "comprising an..." does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article or device comprising that element. In addition, it should be noted that the scope of the methods and devices in the embodiments of this application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, but may also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in the reverse order according to the functions involved. For example, the described methods may be performed in a different order than described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0033] As Figure 1 The present utility model provides a compatible product character and anti-mixing detection device, including: a feeding mechanism 1;

[0034] A frame 2, adjacent to the feeding mechanism 1;

[0035] A feeding mechanism 3, arranged on the frame 2 and connected to the feeding mechanism 1;

[0036] A surface character detection mechanism 4, arranged on the frame 2 above the feeding mechanism 3;

[0037] An end face character detection mechanism 5, arranged on the frame 2 and on the side of the feeding mechanism 3;

[0038] A length anti-mixing detection mechanism 6, arranged on the frame 2 and above the feeding mechanism 3;

[0039] An end face anti-mixing detection mechanism 7, arranged on the frame 2 and on the side of the feeding mechanism 3;

[0040] A discharging mechanism 8, adjacent to the other side of the frame 2, and the feeding mechanism 1 and the discharging mechanism 8 are the same;

[0041] Among them, the feeding mechanism 1 is used to send the tray 9 filled with products onto the feeding mechanism 3, the feeding mechanism 3 is used to receive the tray 9 and convey it horizontally, the surface character detection mechanism 4 and the end face character detection mechanism 5 simultaneously take pictures and detect the characters on the surface and end face of the product, the length anti-mixing detection mechanism 6 and the end face anti-mixing detection mechanism 7 respectively take pictures and detect the length and shape of the product, and the discharging mechanism 8 is used to receive the detected tray 9 and discharge it.

[0042] Specifically, as Figure 2The feeding mechanism 1 includes a feeding frame 10, a positioning frame 11 is provided on the top of the feeding frame 10, and the positioning frame 11 can position the stacked material trays 9 in a row, and the positioning frame 11 is provided with a material port 12 corresponding to the lower side of the material tray 9. A lifting cylinder fixing plate 13 is fixed on the feeding frame 10, and a first lifting cylinder 14 is provided at the lower part of the lifting cylinder fixing plate 13. A support plate 15 is fixed to the output end of the top of the first lifting cylinder 14, and the support plate 15 passes through the material port 12 and is used to lift the material tray 9. The feeding frame 10 is provided with a motor 16, a guide wheel 17, and a belt 18, rotating shaft 19 and pulley 10A, the rotating shaft 19 is rotatably set on both ends of the loading rack 10, the pulley 10A is fixed on both ends of the rotating shaft 19, two guide wheels 17 are set, and are set on the loading rack 10 at intervals, the motor 16 is set on the loading rack 10, the belt 18 is connected between the pulley 10A and the guide wheel 17, the motor 16 is connected to the belt 18, the material tray 9 can be placed on the belt 18, the staff puts the product on the material tray 9 in advance with the characters facing upward, and the material tray 9 is stacked on the positioning rack 11. Cylinder mounting plates 10B are also fixed on both sides of the positioning frame 11, and a first cylinder 10C is fixed on the cylinder mounting plate 10B. The output end of the first cylinder 10C is fixedly connected to the cylinder connecting plate 10D, and a second cylinder 10E is provided at the bottom of the cylinder connecting plate 10D. A plug plate 10F is fixed to the output end of the second cylinder 10E, and the plug plate 10F can be inserted and positioned under the material tray 9. After the first lifting cylinder 14 is pushed up and the support plate 15 catches the lowest material tray 9, the first cylinder 10C and the second cylinder 10E pull out the plug plate 10F, and after moving the plug plate 10F up, insert it under the second to last material tray 9, and then the first lifting cylinder 14 moves the material tray 9 downward and places it on the belt 18, and the motor 16 drives the belt 18 to move, and transports the material tray 9 to the feeding mechanism 3.

[0043] like Figure 3 The feeding mechanism 3 includes a feeding rack 30, on which two groups of adjacent feeding modules are arranged, and the feeding module includes a first guide rail 31, a second lifting cylinder 32, a disc support 33 and a third cylinder 34. The first guide rail 31 is fixed on the inner side of the feeding rack 30, the second lifting cylinder 32 is slidably arranged on the first guide rail 31, the disc support 33 is fixed on the output end of the second lifting cylinder 32, the third cylinder 34 is arranged at the lower part of one side of the disc support 33, and a blocking block 35 is fixed at the output end of the third cylinder 34. The transmission design of the belt 18 on the feeding mechanism 3 is consistent with that of the loading mechanism 1. After the feeding mechanism 3 receives the material tray 9, the second lifting cylinder 32 pushes the disc support 33 to lift the material tray 9, and the third cylinder 34 pulls the blocking block 35 to clamp the material tray 9 for detection.

[0044] like Figure 3, this embodiment further includes a second guide rail G, a third guide rail H, a fourth cylinder I, a gripper cylinder K, and a gripper J. The second guide rail G is fixed on the frame 2. The third guide rail H slides on the second guide rail G. The fourth cylinder I slides on the third guide rail H. The gripper cylinder K is connected to the output end of the fourth cylinder I. The gripper J is driven by the gripper cylinder K to grip the tray 9. After the character detection of the tray 9, the tray 9 is moved, gripped by the gripper J, and transferred to the adjacent tray holder 33 for positioning.

[0045] As Figure 4 , the surface character detection mechanism 4 includes a fourth guide rail 40, a fifth guide rail 41, and a surface character photographing camera 42. The fourth guide rail 40 is fixed on the frame 2. The fifth guide rail 41 is vertically slidably connected to the fourth guide rail 40. The surface character photographing camera 42 is provided on the fifth guide rail 41 and corresponds to the upper part of the tray 9. The end face character detection mechanism 5 includes a sixth guide rail 50 and an end face character photographing camera 51. The sixth guide rail 50 is fixed on the frame 2 and is located outside the feeding rack 30. The end face character photographing camera 51 is slidably arranged on the sixth guide rail 50 for approaching or departing from the feeding mechanism 3. The surface character photographing camera 42 and the end face character photographing camera 51 respectively take pictures and identify the characters on the surface and end face of the product, and then perform NG judgment to pick out unqualified products. As for the surface character photographing camera 42 and the end face character photographing camera 51, they are prior arts, and the principles and structures are not described in this embodiment.

[0046] Similarly, the length anti-mixing detection mechanism 6 includes a seventh guide rail 60, an eighth guide rail 61, and a length anti-mixing photographing camera 62. The seventh guide rail 60 is fixed on the top of the frame 2. The eighth guide rail 61 is vertically and slidably arranged on the seventh guide rail 60. The length anti-mixing photographing camera 62 is slidably arranged on the eighth guide rail 61 and corresponds to the upper part of the tray 9. The end face anti-mixing detection mechanism 7 includes a ninth guide rail 70 and an end face anti-mixing photographing camera 71. The length anti-mixing photographing camera 62 and the end face anti-mixing photographing camera 71 are also prior arts and are not described. The ninth guide rail 70 is fixed on the frame 2 and is located outside the feeding rack 30. The end face anti-mixing photographing camera 71 is slidably arranged on the ninth guide rail 70 for approaching or departing from the feeding rack 30.

[0047] The staff pre-arrange the products on the tray 9 at an angle with the surface characters facing up and place them on the positioning frame 11. Then, the feeding mechanism 1 conveys one tray 9 at a time to the feeding mechanism 3 for positioning. The surface character detection mechanism 4 and the end face character detection mechanism 5 simultaneously take pictures and identify the surface characters and end face characters of the products. After the first NG judgment, the unqualified products are picked out. The clamp J clamps the tray 9 after character detection and places it on another tray holder 33. The length anti-mixing detection mechanism 6 and the end face anti-mixing detection mechanism 7 take pictures and identify the length and shape dimensions of the products. After the NG judgment, the unqualified products are picked out. Finally, the tray 9 is sequentially unloaded from the unloading mechanism 8. This equipment can be compatible with the detection of various nail-shaped, column-shaped, and rod-shaped products, and can perform multi-content and multi-angle detection and analysis, with strong versatility and high detection efficiency.

[0048] The embodiments of the present application have been described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Without conflict, the embodiments and the features in the embodiments in the present application can be combined with each other. The present application is not limited to the above specific implementation manners. The above specific implementation manners are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Under the inspiration of the present application, those of ordinary skill in the art can also make many forms without departing from the purpose of the present application and the scope protected by the claims, and all belong to the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A compatible product character and anti-mixing material detection device, characterized in that: include: Feeding mechanism; The frame is arranged adjacent to the feeding mechanism; The feeding mechanism is arranged on the frame and connected to the loading mechanism; A surface character detection mechanism is arranged on the frame corresponding to above the feeding mechanism; An end face character detection mechanism is arranged on the frame and corresponds to the side of the feeding mechanism; A length anti-mixing detection mechanism is arranged on the frame and corresponds to the top of the feeding mechanism; An end surface anti-mixing material detection mechanism is arranged on the frame and located on the side of the feeding mechanism; The unloading mechanism is arranged adjacent to the other side of the frame; The loading mechanism is used to feed the tray filled with products onto the feeding mechanism, the feeding mechanism is used to receive the tray and transport it horizontally, the surface character detection mechanism and the end face character detection mechanism simultaneously take pictures and detect the characters on the surface and end face of the product, the length anti-mixing detection mechanism and the end face anti-mixing detection mechanism take pictures and detect the length and shape of the product respectively, and the unloading mechanism is used to receive the inspected tray and unload the product.

2. A compatible product character and anti-mixing material detection device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The loading mechanism is consistent with the unloading mechanism.

3. A compatible product character and anti-mixing material detection device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding mechanism includes a feeding rack, a positioning rack is provided on the top of the feeding rack, and the positioning rack can position rows of stacked material trays, the positioning rack has a material opening corresponding to the lower side of the material tray, a lifting cylinder fixing plate is fixed on the feeding rack, a first lifting cylinder is provided at the lower part of the lifting cylinder fixing plate, a support plate is fixed at the top output end of the first lifting cylinder, the support plate passes through the material opening and is used to lift the material tray, the feeding rack is provided with a motor, a guide wheel, a belt, a rotating shaft and a pulley, the rotating shaft is rotatably arranged on both ends of the feeding rack, the pulley is fixed on both ends of the rotating shaft, two guide wheels are provided, and are arranged at intervals on the feeding rack, the motor is arranged on the feeding rack, the belt transmission is connected between the pulley and the guide wheel, the motor is connected to the belt transmission, and the material tray can be placed on the belt.

4. A compatible product character and anti-mixing material detection device according to claim 3, characterized in that: Cylinder mounting plates are also fixed on both sides of the positioning frame, a first cylinder is fixed on the cylinder mounting plates, an output end of the first cylinder is fixedly connected to the cylinder connecting plate, a second cylinder is provided at the bottom of the cylinder connecting plate, an insert plate is fixed on the output end of the second cylinder, and the insert plate can be inserted and positioned under the material tray.

5. A compatible product character and anti-mixing material detection device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The feeding mechanism includes a feeding rack, on which are disposed two groups of adjacent feeding modules, the feeding module including a first guide rail, a second lifting cylinder, a disc support and a third cylinder, the first guide rail being fixed on the inner side of the feeding rack, the second lifting cylinder being slidably disposed on the first guide rail, the disc support being fixed on the output end of the second lifting cylinder, the third cylinder being disposed at the lower part of one side of the disc support, and a blocking block being fixed at the output end of the third cylinder.

6. A compatible product character and anti-mixing material detection device according to claim 5, characterized in that: It also includes a second guide rail, a third guide rail, a fourth cylinder, a clamping cylinder and a clamping claw. The second guide rail is fixed on the frame, the third guide rail slides on the second guide rail, the fourth cylinder slides on the third guide rail, the clamping claw cylinder is connected to the output end of the fourth cylinder, and the clamping claw is driven by the clamping claw cylinder to clamp the material tray.

7. A compatible product character and anti-mixing material detection device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The surface character detection mechanism includes a fourth guide rail, a fifth guide rail and a surface character camera. The fourth guide rail is fixed on the frame, the fifth guide rail is vertically slidably connected to the fourth guide rail, and the surface character camera is arranged on the fifth guide rail and corresponds to the top of the material tray.

8. A compatible product character and anti-mixing material detection device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The end face character detection mechanism includes a sixth guide rail and an end face character camera. The sixth guide rail is fixed on the frame and located outside the feeding frame. The end face character camera is slidably arranged on the sixth guide rail for approaching or moving away from the feeding mechanism.

9. A compatible product character and anti-mixing material detection device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The length anti-mixing material detection mechanism includes a seventh guide rail, an eighth guide rail and a length anti-mixing material camera. The seventh guide rail is fixed on the top of the frame, the eighth guide rail is vertically and slidably arranged on the seventh guide rail, and the length anti-mixing material camera is slidably arranged on the eighth guide rail and above the corresponding material tray.

10. A compatible product character and anti-mixing material detection device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The end face anti-mixing material detection mechanism includes a ninth guide rail and an end face anti-mixing material camera. The ninth guide rail is fixed on the frame and located outside the feeding rack. The end face anti-mixing material camera is slidably arranged on the ninth guide rail for approaching or moving away from the feeding rack.