Thermocouple detection equipment capable of performing batch detection

By designing a thermocouple detection device including a conveyor, a detection rack and a visual detection camera, the guide rod and a cylinder are automatically adjusted to the thermocouple, and combined with an image processing algorithm to detect cracks in the protective sleeve, the problem of damage to the thermocouple during assembly and transportation is solved, and rapid and batch appearance detection is achieved.

CN223078207UActive Publication Date: 2025-07-08CHANGCHUN HUAZHOU TIANYI AVIATION TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202421812443.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-30
Publication Date
2025-07-08
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-30

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Technical Problem

The prior art cannot effectively detect cracks that may occur during assembly and transportation of thermocouple protective sleeves, resulting in the inability to perform rapid and centralized appearance inspection, and it is easy to cause damage due to impact in subsequent processing processes.

Method used

A thermocouple detection device including a conveyor, a detection frame, a visual detection camera and a guide mechanism is designed. The guide rod and the cylinder are used to cooperate with the visual detection camera to automatically adjust the thermocouple and detect cracks in the protective sleeve through an image processing algorithm. The cylinder drives the guide rod to move and eliminate unqualified products.

Benefits of technology

The rapid and batch appearance inspection of thermocouple protective sleeves is achieved, the detection efficiency is improved, the integrity of the protective sleeves is ensured, and damage is avoided during transportation.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses thermocouple detection equipment capable of batch detection, which relates to the technical field of thermocouple detection equipment and comprises a conveyor and a detection frame, a control computer is fixedly mounted on one side in the detection frame, side frames are fixedly mounted on two sides of the detection frame, and a plurality of visual detection cameras are fixedly mounted on opposite sides of the two side frames respectively. And the visual inspection camera is electrically connected with the control computer through a connecting line. A plurality of guide mechanisms are arranged at the top of the detection frame, each guide mechanism is composed of an L-shaped mounting plate, an air cylinder, a fixing seat, a guide rod, a C-shaped mounting rod, a limiting block and the like, the direction of a thermocouple conveyed by a conveyor can be automatically adjusted, the end of the thermocouple is arranged on the two guide rods, and a protective sleeve part of the thermocouple is inserted between the two guide rods in a penetrating mode. The visual detection cameras are matched to detect the appearance of the thermocouple protection sleeve, meanwhile, the air cylinders are matched to displace the corresponding guide rods, and therefore unqualified thermocouples are eliminated.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of thermocouple detection equipment, in particular to a thermocouple detection equipment capable of batch detection. Background Technique

[0002] Before leaving the factory, thermocouples need to be subjected to centralized product detection, generally including thermoelectric effect detection, appearance detection, cable detection, nitrogen filling detection, etc. When inspecting the appearance, not only is it necessary to check whether its outer surface is complete, whether the surface is flat and smooth, without damage such as cracks, notches, and deformations, but also the steel protective sleeve of the thermocouple needs to be inspected;

[0003] Since the protective sleeve plays a protective role for the thermocouple, its integrity is crucial for the long-term use of the thermocouple. Therefore, it is necessary to check the installation condition and the shape of the protective sleeve to prevent cracks in the protective sleeve from causing the inability to provide protection for internal components during later use. Generally, before assembling the existing thermocouple protective sleeve, a pressure test for leak detection or direct observation is used to detect whether there are cracks in the protective sleeve. However, during the overall assembly of the thermocouple later, both the protective sleeve and the assembled thermocouple will be transferred through a conveying device to the subsequent processing process. During this process, some thermocouples or protective sleeves will collide with each other during transportation and transfer, which may cause deformation or even cracks in the protective sleeves of some thermocouples. During this process and the detection process of the thermocouple finished product, due to the different sizes of the ends of the thermocouple and the protective sleeve, it is impossible to centrally provide a rapid appearance detection for the protective sleeve of the thermocouple. Content of the Utility Model

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a thermocouple detection equipment capable of batch detection, which can effectively solve the problems in the background technique.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the technical solution adopted by the utility model is as follows:

[0006] A thermocouple detection device capable of batch detection comprises a conveyor and a detection frame, wherein a control computer is fixedly installed on one side of the detection frame, side frames are fixedly installed on both sides of the detection frame, a plurality of visual detection cameras are fixedly installed on opposite sides of the two side frames, and the visual detection cameras are electrically connected to the control computer via connecting lines, a plurality of guide mechanisms are arranged on both sides of the top of the detection frame, the guide mechanisms comprise an L-shaped mounting plate, a cylinder is fixedly installed on one side of the L-shaped mounting plate, the cylinder is connected to an external pump station via an air pipe, a fixing seat is fixedly installed on the side of the L-shaped mounting plate opposite to the cylinder, an output end of the cylinder passes through the L-shaped mounting plate and the fixing seat and is provided with a guide rod, the guide rod is fixedly installed on the output end of the cylinder via a C-shaped mounting rod, and a limit block is movably installed on one side of the guide rod.

[0007] Preferably, two material unloading buffer rods are further provided on one side of the detection frame, one end of the two material unloading buffer rods are respectively fixedly mounted on the ground, and the other end of the two material unloading buffer rods are respectively extended to one side of two of the guide rods.

[0008] Preferably, the L-shaped mounting plate is fixedly installed on the detection frame, and two fixing blocks are fixedly installed on one side of the L-shaped mounting plate, and the width of one of the fixing blocks is greater than that of the other fixing block, and first slots are opened on both sides of the fixing seat, and the fixing seat is inserted and installed between the two fixing blocks through the first slots on both sides, and the first slots are inserted and installed on the corresponding fixing blocks. The fixing seat is inserted and installed between the two fixing blocks through the first slots on both sides, and the fixed block with a larger width is also inserted and installed in the first slot on one side of an adjacent fixing seat, which can improve the connection stability between multiple L-shaped mounting plates.

[0009] Preferably, second slots are provided on both sides of the guide rod, a guide groove is provided on the guide rod located above one of the second slots, a limiting groove is provided on one side of the guide groove, and an installation groove is provided on the guide rod located above another second slot.

[0010] Preferably, both sides of the C-shaped mounting rod are respectively inserted into the corresponding second slots and fixed by screws, and the center position of the side of the C-shaped mounting rod opposite to the guide rod is fixedly mounted on the output end of the corresponding cylinder. With the cooperation of the cylinder, the cylinder can pull the guide rod toward the side of the L-shaped mounting plate through the C-shaped mounting rod, thereby eliminating unqualified thermocouples.

[0011] Preferably, a side baffle is fixedly installed on one side of the limiting block. A vertical installation hole is formed in the side baffle. An installation screw is inserted and installed in the installation hole. The bottom of the installation screw passes through the installation hole and is threadedly connected to one side of the top of the C-shaped installation rod. A compression spring is sleeved on the installation screw located between the C-shaped installation rod and the limiting block. Due to the acting force of the compression spring, when the limiting groove does not limit the side baffle, the limiting block will automatically pop out. Thus, when the corresponding two guide rods discharge the unqualified thermocouples, it can prevent the subsequent thermocouples from sliding and falling.

[0012] Preferably, arc-shaped limiting blocks are respectively fixedly installed at the output ends of two of the side cylinders. The arc-shaped limiting blocks are inserted and installed on one side of the corresponding blanking buffer rods. With the cooperation of the two cylinders and the arc-shaped limiting blocks, it can limit the downward movement of the thermocouples sliding onto the multiple guide rods, which is convenient for detection by the vision detection camera.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0014] For the thermocouple detection device capable of batch detection of the utility model, a plurality of guiding mechanisms are arranged on the top of the detection frame. The guiding mechanism is composed of components such as an L-shaped mounting plate, a cylinder, a fixed seat, a guide rod, a C-shaped mounting rod, and a limiting block. It can automatically adjust the direction of the thermocouples conveyed by the conveyor, so that the end of the thermocouple is placed on two guide rods, and the protective sleeve part of the thermocouple is inserted between the two guide rods. Thus, it cooperates with multiple vision detection cameras to detect the appearance of the thermocouple protective sleeve. At the same time, it can cooperate with the cylinder to displace the corresponding guide rods, so as to exclude the unqualified thermocouples, effectively improving the detection efficiency of the thermocouple protective sleeve. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 is the schematic diagram of the main structure of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 is Figure 1 the enlarged view of part A in

[0017] Figure 3 is the schematic diagram of the guiding mechanism structure of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 4 is the schematic diagram of the split structure of the L-shaped mounting plate and the fixed seat of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 5 is the schematic diagram of the guide rod and the C-shaped mounting rod structure of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 6 is the schematic diagram of the split structure of the guide rod and the C-shaped mounting rod of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the split structure of the limit block of the utility model.

[0022] In the figure: 1. conveyor; 2. detection frame; 3. control computer; 4. side frame; 5. visual inspection camera; 6. guide mechanism; 7. L-shaped mounting plate; 8. cylinder; 9. fixed seat; 10. guide rod; 11. C-shaped mounting rod; 12. limit block; 13. unloading buffer rod; 14. fixed block; 15. first slot; 16. arc limit block; 17. second slot; 18. guide slot; 19. limit slot; 20. mounting slot; 21. side guard; 22. mounting hole; 23. mounting screw; 24. compression spring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] In order to make the technical means, creative features, objectives and effects achieved by the present invention easy to understand, the present invention is further described below in conjunction with specific implementation methods.

[0024] like Figures 1 - 7 As shown, the utility model provides a thermocouple detection device capable of batch detection, comprising a conveyor 1 and a detection frame 2, a control computer 3 is fixedly installed on one side of the detection frame 2, side frames 4 are fixedly installed on both sides of the detection frame 2, a plurality of visual detection cameras 5 are fixedly installed on opposite sides of the two side frames 4, and the visual detection cameras 5 are electrically connected to the control computer 3 through connecting lines, a plurality of guide mechanisms 6 are arranged on both sides of the top of the detection frame 2, the guide mechanism 6 comprises an L-shaped mounting plate 7, a cylinder 8 is fixedly installed on one side of the L-shaped mounting plate 7, the cylinder 8 is connected to an external pump station through an air pipe, a fixing seat 9 is fixedly installed on the side of the L-shaped mounting plate 7 opposite to the cylinder 8, the output end of the cylinder 8 passes through the L-shaped mounting plate 7 and the fixing seat 9 and is provided with a guide rod 10, the guide rod 10 is fixedly installed on the output end of the cylinder 8 through a C-shaped mounting rod 11, and a limit block 12 is movably installed on one side of the guide rod 10.

[0025] like Figure 1 As shown, two material discharge buffer rods 13 are also provided on one side of the detection frame 2, one end of the two material discharge buffer rods 13 are respectively fixedly installed on the ground, and the other ends of the two material discharge buffer rods 13 are respectively extended to one side of two guide rods 10;

[0026] like Figure 1 , Figures 3 - 4As shown, the L-shaped mounting plate 7 is fixedly mounted on the detection frame 2, two fixing blocks 14 are fixedly mounted on one side of the L-shaped mounting plate 7, and one of the fixing blocks 14 is wider than the other fixing block 14, first slots 15 are provided on both sides of the fixing seat 9, the fixing seat 9 is inserted and installed between the two fixing blocks 14 through the first slots 15 on both sides, and the first slots 15 are inserted and installed on the corresponding fixing blocks 14, the fixing seat 9 is inserted and installed between the two fixing blocks 14 through the first slots 15 on both sides, and the fixing block 14 with a larger width is also inserted and installed in the first slots 15 on one side of the adjacent fixing seat 9, which can improve the connection stability between multiple L-shaped mounting plates 7;

[0027] like Figure 1 , Figure 3 , Figures 5 - 7 As shown, second slots 17 are provided on both sides of the guide rod 10, a guide slot 18 is provided on the guide rod 10 located above one of the second slots 17, a limiting slot 19 is provided on one side of the guide slot 18, and a mounting slot 20 is provided on the guide rod 10 located above the other second slot 17. Both sides of the C-shaped mounting rod 11 are respectively inserted and installed in the corresponding second slots 17 and fixed by screws, and the center position of the side of the C-shaped mounting rod 11 away from the guide rod 10 is fixedly installed on the output end side of the corresponding cylinder 8. With the cooperation of the cylinder 8, the cylinder 8 can pull the guide rod 10 to the side of the L-shaped mounting plate 7 through the C-shaped mounting rod 11, thereby Unqualified thermocouples are excluded. A side rib 21 is fixedly installed on one side of the limit block 12. A vertical mounting hole 22 is opened in the side rib 21. A mounting screw 23 is inserted and installed in the mounting hole 22. The bottom of the mounting screw 23 passes through the mounting hole 22 and is threadedly connected to the top side of the C-shaped mounting rod 11. The mounting screw 23 between the C-shaped mounting rod 11 and the limit block 12 is sleeved with a compression spring 24. The limit block 12 can automatically eject the limit block 12 when the limit groove 19 does not limit the side rib 21 with the help of the force of the compression spring 24, so that when the corresponding two guide rods 10 discharge the unqualified thermocouples, the subsequent thermocouples are prevented from sliding and falling.

[0028] like Figure 2 As shown, the output ends of the cylinders 8 at two side positions are respectively fixedly installed with arc-shaped limit blocks 16, and the arc-shaped limit blocks 16 are inserted and installed on one side of the corresponding unloading buffer rod 13. With the help of the cooperation between two of the cylinders 8 and the arc-shaped limit blocks 16, the thermocouples sliding onto the multiple guide rods 10 can be limited in downward movement, which is convenient for detection by the visual inspection camera 5.

[0029] It should be noted that the present utility model is a thermocouple detection device capable of batch detection. When performing an appearance inspection on the assembled thermocouple protective sleeve, the thermocouple can be conveyed towards the detection frame 2 through the conveyor 1. Since the thermocouple on the conveyor 1 is restricted by the width of the conveyor 1, the placement direction of the thermocouple moves along with the conveying direction of the conveyor 1. When the thermocouple is conveyed through the conveyor 1 to between multiple guide rods 10 on both sides of the top of the detection frame 2, due to the relatively large size of the end of the thermocouple, the end of the thermocouple will slide on the tops of the two guide rods 10, while the protective sleeve part of the thermocouple will freely droop by gravity and be located between the two guide rods 10. Then, the thermocouple slides to one side between the multiple guide rods 10, and the first thermocouple is limited by the two arc-shaped limit blocks 16. Subsequently, subsequent thermocouples slide between the multiple guide rods 10 in the same manner as described above. Then, the control computer 3 synchronously detects the appearance of the protective sleeves of multiple thermocouples through multiple vision detection cameras 5, and preprocesses the collected images, including denoising, enhancing contrast, adjusting gray levels, etc. Then, an image processing algorithm such as a crack extraction method based on morphology is used to analyze the preprocessed images to extract the characteristics of the cracks. When it is detected that the outer sheath of one of the thermocouples is deformed or cracked, the control computer 3 controls the corresponding two cylinders 8 to start. Then, the output ends of the two cylinders 8 respectively pull the corresponding C-shaped mounting rods 11 to one side, thereby causing the C-shaped mounting rods 11 to drive the guide rods 10 on one side to move. When the current guide rod 10 moves, the limit groove 19 on one side thereof disengages from the side stop 21 of the mounting hole 22 on one side of the adjacent guide rod 10. As a result, the mounting hole 22 on one side of the adjacent guide rod 10 is jacked up by the action of the compression spring 24. Then, after the two guide rods 10 move in opposite directions, the distance between the two guide rods 10 is greater than the diameter of the end of the thermocouple, so that the current unqualified thermocouple can be excluded, and the limit block 12 can limit the adjacent thermocouple to prevent it from sliding between the two moved guide rods 10 and falling. Subsequently, the two cylinders 8 synchronously drive the two guide rods 10 to move relatively, thereby causing the guide rods 10 to reset. Moreover, the guide groove 18 on one side of the guide rod 10 squeezes the side stop 21 of the limit block 12 on one side of the adjacent guide rod 10 downward, and finally causes the side stop 21 to move downward and penetrate into the limit groove 19, so that the limit block 12 can be received. Then, the subsequent thermocouples slide to one side. Finally, by starting two of the cylinders 8 through the control computer 3, the output ends of the two cylinders 8 respectively control the corresponding arc-shaped limit blocks 16 to move to one side, thereby causing the multiple detected thermocouples to slide and discharge through the two blanking buffer rods 13. Subsequent detections can be quantitatively conveyed in the same manner as described above.

[0030] The foregoing has shown and described the basic principles, main features and advantages of the present utility model. Those skilled in the art should understand that the present utility model is not limited by the above embodiments, and what is described in the above embodiments and the specification is only to illustrate the principle of the present utility model. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present utility model, the present utility model will have various changes and improvements, and all these changes and improvements fall within the scope of the present utility model claimed. The scope of protection claimed by the present utility model is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A thermocouple detection device capable of batch detection, characterized in that: The invention comprises a conveyor (1) and a detection frame (2), wherein a control computer (3) is fixedly installed on one side of the detection frame (2), and side frames (4) are fixedly installed on both sides of the detection frame (2), and a plurality of visual inspection cameras (5) are fixedly installed on opposite sides of the two side frames (4), and the visual inspection cameras (5) are electrically connected to the control computer (3) via a connecting line, and a plurality of guide mechanisms (6) are arranged on both sides of the top of the detection frame (2), and the guide mechanisms (6) include L-shaped mounting plates (7). A cylinder (8) is fixedly mounted on one side of the L-shaped mounting plate (7), and the cylinder (8) is connected to an external pump station via an air pipe. A fixing seat (9) is fixedly mounted on the side of the L-shaped mounting plate (7) opposite to the cylinder (8). The output end of the cylinder (8) passes through the L-shaped mounting plate (7) and the fixing seat (9) and is provided with a guide rod (10). The guide rod (10) is fixedly mounted on the output end of the cylinder (8) via a C-shaped mounting rod (11), and a limit block (12) is movably mounted on one side of the guide rod (10).

2. The thermocouple detection device capable of batch detection according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two material discharge buffer rods (13) are also provided on one side of the detection frame (2), one end of the two material discharge buffer rods (13) are respectively fixedly mounted on the ground, and the other ends of the two material discharge buffer rods (13) respectively extend to one side of two of the guide rods (10).

3. A thermocouple detection device capable of batch detection according to claim 1, characterized in that: The L-shaped mounting plate (7) is fixedly mounted on the detection frame (2); two fixing blocks (14) are fixedly mounted on one side of the L-shaped mounting plate (7); one of the fixing blocks (14) is wider than the other fixing block (14); first slots (15) are provided on both sides of the fixing seat (9); the fixing seat (9) is inserted and mounted between the two fixing blocks (14) through the first slots (15) on both sides; and the first slots (15) are inserted and mounted on the corresponding fixing blocks (14).

4. A thermocouple detection device capable of batch detection according to claim 3, characterized in that: The guide rod (10) is provided with a second slot (17) on both sides, the guide rod (10) located above one of the second slots (17) is provided with a guide groove (18), a limiting groove (19) is provided on one side of the guide groove (18), and the guide rod (10) located above the other second slot (17) is provided with a mounting groove (20).

5. A thermocouple detection device capable of batch detection according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two sides of the C-shaped mounting rod (11) are respectively inserted into the corresponding second slots (17) and fixed by screws, and the center position of the side of the C-shaped mounting rod (11) facing away from the guide rod (10) is fixedly mounted on the output end side of the corresponding cylinder (8).

6. The thermocouple detection device capable of batch detection according to claim 5, characterized in that: A side guard (21) is fixedly mounted on one side of the limit block (12), a vertical mounting hole (22) is formed in the side guard (21), a mounting screw (23) is inserted into the mounting hole (22), the bottom of the mounting screw (23) passes through the mounting hole (22) and is threadedly connected to one side of the top of the C-shaped mounting rod (11), and the mounting screw (23) located between the C-shaped mounting rod (11) and the limit block (12) is sleeved with a compression spring (24).

7. The thermocouple detection device capable of batch detection according to claim 2, wherein: The output ends of the cylinders (8) at two side positions are respectively fixedly installed with arc-shaped limit blocks (16), and the arc-shaped limit blocks (16) are inserted and installed on one side of the corresponding blanking buffer rods (13).