Feeding device capable of accurately positioning

Through the feeding device combined with the vibration platform and the visual light source, combined with the visual camera and the robot, the problem of misaligned direction of the feeding device is solved and the accuracy and accuracy of the feeding is achieved.

CN223200890UActive Publication Date: 2025-08-08SUZHOU HAND IN HAND INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422542820.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-10-22
Publication Date
2025-08-08
Estimated Expiration
2034-10-22

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Technical Problem

The existing feeding devices are prone to disordered direction during feeding operations, which affects the accuracy of subsequent feeding.

Method used

The vibration platform is used for product screening, combined with the upper visual camera and the grabber robot for product positioning and handling, and used the upper visual light source to provide sufficient light source, and accurately positioned multiple times through the upper visual camera and the lower guide vision, and placed in the limit position with the card slot of the product cache disk to ensure the accurate delivery of the product.

Benefits of technology

The precise positioning of the feeding is achieved, the accuracy and efficiency of the feeding is improved, and the problem of misdirection in the feeding device is solved.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a feeding device capable of accurately positioning, which relates to the technical field of feeding devices and comprises a product bin, a manual feeding port is arranged in the product bin, and a bin vibrator is mounted at the bottom of the product bin. The vibrating platform is arranged on one side of the product bin, a discharging box is arranged below one side of the vibrating platform, and an NG material box is arranged below the other side of the vibrating platform; the upper visual light source is arranged above the vibration platform, an upper visual camera is arranged above the upper visual light source, a product cache disc is arranged on one side below the upper visual light source, a plurality of clamping grooves are formed in the product cache disc, and the upper visual camera is arranged above the upper visual light source; according to the scheme, the problem that in the prior art, when a feeding device conducts feeding operation, the direction is prone to being disordered, and consequently the subsequent feeding accuracy is affected is solved.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of feeding devices, in particular to a feeding device that can be accurately positioned. Background Art

[0002] A feeding device is a device that feeds conveying machinery and is a concept in the field of mechanical engineering. It covers a variety of types of equipment designed to ensure that materials are evenly, regularly, and continuously transported from the storage silo to the receiving device. These devices play a key role in the production process, ensuring continuity and efficiency.

[0003] For example, the Chinese authorized patent with publication number CN112693678B (feeding device): includes a base and a driving mechanism provided on the base, the feeding device also includes a first roller and a second roller rotatably provided on the base, the driving mechanism connects the first roller and the second roller to drive them to rotate, the first roller is used to connect to the body of the material belt to drive it to move, and the second roller is used to connect to the film of the material belt to separate it from the body; the driving mechanism includes a rotating driving member, a driving wheel, a first transmission wheel and a second transmission wheel, the driving wheel, the first transmission wheel and the first roller are coaxially connected, the second transmission wheel and the second roller are coaxially connected, the rotating driving member is connected to the driving wheel via a synchronous belt, and the first transmission wheel is connected to the second transmission wheel via a synchronous belt; the diameter of the first transmission wheel is larger than the diameter of the second transmission wheel; the base is provided with a receiving groove to receive the material belt, the base includes a first base body and a second base body, the receiving groove is formed on the first base body and the second base body, the feeding device drives the body to move by the first roller, and the second roller reels the film, thereby realizing automatic feeding.

[0004] However, the feeding device in the above-mentioned prior art is prone to direction confusion during the feeding operation, thereby affecting the subsequent feeding accuracy; therefore, it does not meet the existing needs. We have proposed a feeding device that can be accurately positioned. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a feeding device that can be accurately positioned, so as to solve the problem that the feeding device in the prior art proposed in the above background technology is prone to direction confusion during the feeding operation, thereby affecting the subsequent feeding accuracy.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: a feeding device capable of precise positioning, comprising a product silo, wherein a manual feeding port is provided inside the product silo, and a silo vibrator is installed at the bottom of the product silo;

[0007] Also includes:

[0008] A vibration platform is provided on one side of the product silo, a discharge box is provided below one side of the vibration platform, and an NG box is provided below the other side of the vibration platform;

[0009] An upper visual light source is arranged above the vibration platform, and an upper visual camera is arranged above the upper visual light source.

[0010] Preferably, a product cache tray is provided on one side below the upper visual light source, and a card slot is provided inside the product cache tray, and the card slots are provided in plurality.

[0011] Preferably, a grasping robot is provided on the other side below the upper visual light source, and a grasping claw is installed at the bottom of the grasping robot.

[0012] Preferably, a rotating rod is provided on one side below the grasping robot, and the grasping robot is rotatably connected to the rotating rod, and a lower guiding vision is provided below the grasping clamp.

[0013] Preferably, a fixing block is provided above the upper visual light source, and three fixing blocks are provided.

[0014] Preferably, a support frame is provided inside the fixing block, and the support frame extends to the bottom of one side of the product silo.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0016] 1. The utility model manually pours a whole package of products into the feeding port and enters the product hopper. The hopper vibrates according to system requirements to add materials to the vibration platform. The vibration platform vibrates and screens the products in the front, back, left, right, gathering and dispersing directions. The upper vision camera takes pictures to detect and locate the products on the vibration platform. The upper vision judges the front and back of the product and the grabbing coordinate angle, and judges the product size and deformation. The grasping robot grabs the product from the vibration platform according to the judgment result given by the upper vision camera and the product position coordinates. The grasping robot transports the products with NG size and out-of-tolerance deformation to the NG material box. The grasping robot grabs the OK products determined by the upper vision camera and transports them to the top of the lower guide vision. The lower guide vision performs a second precise positioning of the products on the handling robot's grippers. The grasping robot makes a second precise adjustment to the assembly coordinate position according to the photo data taken by the lower guide vision and assembles the products precisely, ensuring the accuracy of feeding and solving the problem that the feeding device in the prior art is prone to direction confusion during feeding operation, thereby affecting the subsequent feeding accuracy.

[0017] 2. By setting up a product cache tray, a number of card slots are set inside it for limiting the placement of products, which is convenient for caching the products. An upper visual light source is also set to provide sufficient light source for the upper visual camera when it works, ensuring its reading accuracy. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the feeding device of the present utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a side structural diagram of the feeding device of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 3 This is an enlarged schematic diagram of the structure of the grabbing robot of the present utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 This is an enlarged schematic diagram of the structure of the product cache disk A of the present invention;

[0022] In the figure: 1. Product silo; 2. Manual feeding port; 3. Silo vibrator; 4. Vibration platform; 5. Upper visual light source; 6. Upper visual camera; 7. Grabbing robot; 8. Grabbing gripper; 9. Lower guide vision; 10. Product buffer tray; 11. NG material box; 12. Discharge box; 13. Support frame; 14. Fixed block; 15. Rotating rod; 16. Slot. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments.

[0024] See also Figure 1-4 The present invention provides an embodiment of a feeding device capable of precise positioning, comprising a product silo 1, an artificial feeding port 2 being provided inside the product silo 1, and a silo vibrator 3 being installed at the bottom of the product silo 1;

[0025] Also includes:

[0026] A vibration platform 4 is provided on one side of the product silo 1 , a discharge box 12 is provided below one side of the vibration platform 4 , and an NG box 11 is provided below the other side of the vibration platform 4 ;

[0027] The upper visual light source 5 is arranged above the vibration platform 4. An upper visual camera 6 is arranged above the upper visual light source 5. When in use, the whole package of products is manually poured into the feeding port into the product silo 1. The silo vibrates according to the system requirements to add materials to the vibration platform 4. The vibration platform 4 vibrates and screens the products in the front, back, left, right, gathering and dispersion. The upper visual camera 6 takes pictures, detects and locates the products on the vibration platform 4. The upper vision judges the front and back of the product and the grabbing coordinate angle, and judges the product size and deformation. The grabbing robot 7 grabs the product from the vibration platform 4 according to the judgment result given by the upper visual camera 6 and the product position coordinate. The grabbing robot 7 transports the products with NG size and deformation that exceed the tolerance to the NG material box 11. The grabbing robot 7 puts the upper The OK product determined by the visual camera 6 is grabbed and transported to the top of the lower guiding vision 9, and the lower guiding vision 9 performs a second precise positioning of the product on the gripper of the transport robot. The grabbing robot 7 performs a second precise adjustment of the assembly coordinate position according to the photo data of the lower guiding vision 9 and assembles the product precisely, ensuring the accuracy of feeding and solving the problem that the feeding device in the prior art is prone to direction confusion during feeding operations, thereby affecting the subsequent feeding accuracy. In addition, a product cache tray 10 is provided with several card slots 16 inside for limiting the placement of products, which facilitates the placement of cached products, and an upper visual light source 5 is provided to provide sufficient light source for the upper visual camera 6 when it is working, ensuring its reading accuracy.

[0028] See also Figures 1-4 A product cache tray 10 is provided on one side below the upper visual light source 5. A card slot 16 is provided inside the product cache tray 10, and there are several card slots 16 for limiting the placement of products, which is convenient for caching the products.

[0029] See also Figures 1-4 A grasping robot 7 is provided on the other side below the upper visual light source 5 , and a grasping claw 8 is installed at the bottom of the grasping robot 7 .

[0030] See also Figures 1-4 A rotating rod 15 is provided on one side below the grasping robot 7 , and the grasping robot 7 is rotatably connected to the rotating rod 15 .

[0031] See also Figures 1-4 A lower guiding vision 9 is provided below the grabbing claw 8 .

[0032] See also Figures 1-4 A fixing block 14 is provided above the upper visual light source 5 , and three fixing blocks 14 are provided. A support frame 13 is provided inside the fixing block 14 , and the support frame 13 extends to the bottom of one side of the product silo 1 .

[0033] Working principle: When in use, manually pour the whole package of products into the feeding port and enter the product silo 1. The silo vibrates according to the system requirements and adds materials to the vibration platform 4. The vibration platform 4 vibrates and screens the products in the front, back, left, right, gathering and dispersion directions. The upper visual camera 6 takes pictures of the products on the vibration platform 4 for detection and positioning. The upper vision judges the front and back of the product and the grabbing coordinate angle, and judges the product size and deformation. The grabbing robot 7 grabs the product from the vibration platform 4 according to the judgment result given by the upper visual camera 6 and the product position coordinates. The grabbing robot 7 transports the products with NG size and deformation out of tolerance to the NG material box 11. The grabbing robot 7 grabs the OK products determined by the upper visual camera 6 and transports them to Above the lower guiding vision 9, the lower guiding vision 9 performs a second precise positioning of the product on the gripper of the handling robot, and the grasping robot 7 performs a second precise adjustment of the assembly coordinate position according to the photographic data of the lower guiding vision 9 and precisely assembles the product, ensuring the accuracy of feeding, solving the problem that the feeding device in the prior art is prone to direction confusion during feeding operations, thereby affecting the subsequent feeding accuracy, and also providing a product cache tray 10 with several card slots 16 inside for limited placement of products, facilitating the placement of cached products, and providing an upper visual light source 5 to provide sufficient light source for the upper visual camera 6 when it is working, ensuring its reading accuracy.

[0034] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above and that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered in all respects as illustrative and non-restrictive, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims, not the foregoing description, and all variations within the meaning and range of equivalents of the claims are intended to be encompassed within the present invention. Any reference sign in a claim should not be construed as limiting the claim to which it relates.

Claims

1. A feeding device capable of precise positioning, comprising a product silo (1), wherein a manual feeding port (2) is provided inside the product silo (1), and a silo vibrator (3) is installed at the bottom of the product silo (1); Its characteristics are: Also includes: A vibration platform (4) is provided on one side of the product silo (1), a discharge box (12) is provided below one side of the vibration platform (4), and an NG box (11) is provided below the other side of the vibration platform (4); An upper visual light source (5) is arranged above the vibration platform (4), and an upper visual camera (6) is arranged above the upper visual light source (5).

2. A feeding device capable of precise positioning according to claim 1, characterized in that: A product cache tray (10) is provided on one side below the upper visual light source (5), and a card slot (16) is provided inside the product cache tray (10), and a plurality of card slots (16) are provided.

3. The feeding device capable of precise positioning according to claim 1, characterized in that: A grabbing robot (7) is provided on the other side below the upper visual light source (5), and a grabbing claw (8) is installed at the bottom of the grabbing robot (7).

4. The feeding device capable of precise positioning according to claim 3, characterized in that: A rotating rod (15) is provided on one side below the grasping robot (7), and the grasping robot (7) is rotatably connected to the rotating rod (15).

5. The feeding device capable of precise positioning according to claim 3, characterized in that: A lower guiding vision (9) is provided below the grabbing clamp (8).

6. The feeding device capable of precise positioning according to claim 1, characterized in that: A fixing block (14) is provided above the upper visual light source (5), and three fixing blocks (14) are provided.

7. The feeding device capable of precise positioning according to claim 6, characterized in that: A support frame (13) is provided inside the fixing block (14), and the support frame (13) extends to the bottom of one side of the product silo (1).

Citation Information

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  • feeding device

    CN112693678B