Semi-automatic extraction inspection equipment applied to eggs

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of eggs, and discloses semi-automatic extraction and inspection equipment applied to eggs. By arranging the egg support device, eggs to be detected can be contained, and the egg support device is provided with a plurality of through egg support holes, so that follow-up light rays can penetrate through the egg support device and irradiate the eggs. Through the cooperation of the marking device, the light sensation capturing device and the PLC, the light transmission degree of different eggs can be detected, then ink jet valves on corresponding ink jet nozzles are controlled to be opened, then ink jet marking is conducted on the eggs at the corresponding positions, and therefore when the egg supporting device moves to the outer side of the marking device again, the egg supporting device can conduct marking on the eggs at the corresponding positions. An operator can conveniently remove the eggs according to the marks, and the unqualified eggs can be conveniently identified with other eggs due to the ink jet marks, so that the problem that the eggs are not easily mixed in the transfer process is solved; and on the other hand, the product with the spraying mark can be used as a production trace to deepen the impression of customers on the product.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of eggs, and in particular to a semi-automatic extraction and inspection device for eggs. Background Art

[0002] Candling involves examining eggs in the dark using a candling light after a certain period of incubation to check the development of the embryo and remove unfertilized eggs or eggs with early dead embryos. Eggs with brighter light indicate infertile eggs or dead embryos, while eggs with darker light indicate live embryos. Candling is an essential step in the incubation process.

[0003] In the prior art, the detection equipment used in the process of candling eggs has the problem of high cost, is not suitable for low-cost breeding technology, and also has the problem of high equipment failure rate and difficulty in maintenance. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of the above problems, an embodiment of the present application provides a semi-automatic extraction and inspection device for eggs, which is low in cost, has a low equipment failure rate, and can accurately remove unqualified eggs when combined with manual operation.

[0005] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a semi-automatic extraction and inspection device for eggs is provided. The semi-automatic extraction and inspection device for eggs includes a conveying device, a marking device, and an egg tray device. The conveying device includes a support frame, a strip groove is provided on the top of the support frame, and two rotating rod assemblies are arranged in parallel on the two opposite inner walls of the strip groove. The rotating rod assemblies are connected to a driving assembly, and the rotating rod assemblies include multiple rotating rods with one end rotatably connected to the inner wall of the strip groove, and a gap is provided between two adjacent rotating rods. A lighting device is provided in the middle of the strip groove below the rotating rod assembly. The egg tray device includes an egg tray body, and a plurality of egg-holding holes in the shape of an inverted pyramid are provided on the top of the egg tray body. The egg-holding holes are arranged through the egg tray body. The marking device includes a mounting plate arranged above the lighting device, a plurality of inkjet nozzles are arranged at the bottom of the mounting plate, an inkjet valve is arranged at the inkjet nozzles, the plurality of inkjet nozzles are commonly connected to a storage barrel, a light sensing capture device is also arranged at the bottom of the mounting plate, and the light sensing capture device and the inkjet valve are commonly connected to a PLC control box.

[0006] In some embodiments, the mounting plate is connected to the support frame via a support rod.

[0007] In some embodiments, four ink cartridges are provided on the mounting plate, the plurality of inkjet nozzles are connected to the four ink cartridges respectively, and the storage cylinders are connected to the four ink cartridges respectively through negative pressure pumps and hoses.

[0008] In some embodiments, strip-shaped protrusions are respectively provided on both sides of the top of the egg tray body, and handles are provided on the strip-shaped protrusions. The interval between the two strip-shaped protrusions is consistent with the gap between the two rotating rods close to each other.

[0009] In some embodiments, a storage platform is provided on one side of the conveying device.

[0010] In some embodiments, a belt conveyor is provided on the side of the conveying device facing away from the storage platform, and a mechanical gripper component is provided between the conveying device and the belt conveyor.

[0011] The beneficial effects of this application are as follows: In this embodiment, an egg tray is provided to hold eggs to be inspected, and multiple egg-supporting holes are provided through the egg tray, allowing subsequent light to pass through the egg tray and illuminate the eggs. By coordinating a marking device, a light-sensing capture device, and a programmable logic controller (PLC), the light transmittance of different eggs can be detected, and the inkjet valves on the corresponding inkjet nozzles can be controlled to open and inkjet mark the eggs at the corresponding positions. When the egg tray moves outside the marking device again, the operator can conveniently remove the eggs based on the markings. The overall structure of the device is simple and inexpensive. Furthermore, the presence of the inkjet markings on these unqualified eggs makes them easily distinguishable from other eggs and less likely to be mixed during transportation. Furthermore, products with spray-on markings serve as a production trace, enhancing customers' impressions of the product.

[0012] The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the present application. In order to more clearly understand the technical means of the present application, it can be implemented in accordance with the contents of the specification. In order to make the above and other purposes, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the present application are listed below. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reading the detailed description of the preferred embodiment below. The accompanying drawings are for illustration purposes only and are not to be considered as limiting the present application. The same reference symbols are used throughout the drawings to represent the same components. In the drawings:

[0014] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the overall structure of a semi-automatic extraction and inspection device for eggs provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0015] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the mounting plate provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0016] The accompanying drawings in the specific implementation manner are as follows:

[0017] Semi-automatic extraction and inspection equipment 100 for eggs, conveying device 110, support frame 111, strip groove 112, rotating roller assembly 113, driving assembly 114, lighting device 115, marking device 120, mounting plate 121, ink cartridge 121a, negative pressure pump 121b, hose 121c, inkjet nozzle 122, inkjet valve 122a, storage barrel 123, light sensing capture device 124, support rod 125, egg tray device 130, egg tray body 131, egg tray hole 132, strip protrusion 133, PLC control box 140, storage table 150, belt conveyor 160. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] The following will describe in detail the embodiments of the technical solution of the present application in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments are only used to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present application and are therefore only used as examples and cannot be used to limit the scope of protection of the present application. Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by technicians in the technical field of the present application; the terms used herein are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present application; the terms "including" and "having" in the specification and claims of the present application and the above-mentioned description of the drawings and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions.

[0019] Specifically, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the semi-automatic extraction and inspection equipment for eggs provided in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 2This is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the mounting plate provided in an embodiment of the present application. The semi-automatic extraction and inspection equipment 100 for eggs includes a conveying device 110, a marking device 120, and an egg tray device 130. Specifically, the egg tray device 130 is used to load eggs to be inspected. The conveying device 110 can convey the egg tray device 130 so that it passes through the marking device 120, and the marking device 120 marks unqualified eggs. The conveying device 110 includes a support frame 111, which can be supported and set on the ground. A strip groove 112 is provided on the top of the support frame 111, and the strip groove 112 is used to install a rotating rod assembly 113 and a lighting device 115. Two rotating rod assemblies 113 are arranged in parallel on the two opposite inner walls of the strip groove 112. The rotating rod assemblies 113 are connected to a drive assembly 114. The drive assembly 114 can drive the rotating rod assemblies 113 to rotate, so that when the egg tray device 130 is placed above the rotating rod assembly 113, the rotation of the rotating rod assembly 113 can drive the egg tray device 130 to advance. The rotating rod assembly 113 includes a plurality of rotating rods rotatably connected to the inner wall of the strip groove 112 at one end. There is a gap between two rotating rods that are close to each other. There is a gap between the two rotating rods to prevent the rotating rods from blocking the light emitted by the lighting device 115. This allows each egg tray hole 132 to be illuminated by the lighting device 115, thereby ensuring accuracy during the detection process. The middle part of the strip groove 112, located below the rotating rod assembly 113, is provided with a lighting device 115. The lighting device 115 can be an LED light strip, etc. The egg tray device 130 includes an egg tray body 131, with a plurality of inverted pyramid-shaped egg-holding holes 132 disposed on the top of the egg tray body 131. The egg-holding holes 132 extend through the egg tray body 131. During use, eggs to be tested are placed in the egg-holding holes 132. It should be noted that to ensure the accuracy of the test results, the egg tray body 131 should be made of a material with poor light transmittance. The marking device 120 includes a mounting plate 121 disposed above the lighting device 115. The mounting plate 121 can be fixed to the support frame 111 via a rod. A plurality of inkjet nozzles 122 are disposed on the bottom of the mounting plate 121. The number of inkjet nozzles 122 should be consistent with the number of egg-holding holes 132 on the egg tray device 130, and the inkjet nozzles 122 correspond to the egg-holding holes 132 respectively. Inkjet nozzle 122 is equipped with an inkjet valve 122a. When inkjet valve 122a is opened, inkjet nozzle 122 sprays ink downward and marks an egg placed in the corresponding egg holder hole 132. Multiple inkjet nozzles 122 are connected to a reservoir 123, which stores the dye. Depending on actual use, the dye can be a self-volatile pigment or a permanent pigment.A light-sensing capture device 124 is also provided at the bottom of the mounting plate 121 . The light-sensing capture device 124 and the inkjet valve 122 a are connected to a PLC control box 140 . The light-sensing capture device 124 is used to identify the light status of each area and transmit electrical signals to the PLC control box 140 .

[0020] In the embodiment of the present application, the specific working process is as follows: first, the eggs are placed in the egg tray device 130, and eggs are placed in each egg tray hole 132. The egg tray device 130 is placed on the driving assembly 114, and the rotating rod assembly 113 rotates on both sides of the bottom of the egg tray device 130 to drive the egg tray device 130 to the top of the lighting device 115. At this time, the light of the lighting device is blocked, and the light sensing capture device 124 captures the light change and transmits the information to the PLC control box 140. The PLC control box 140 sends an instruction to control the driving assembly 114 to stop rotating. At this time, the light is blocked. The light sensing and capturing device 124 further collects light information from above the egg tray device 130. Since eggs have different light transmittance, the brightness of the eggs will be different after the light from the lighting device passes through the eggs. The light sensing and capturing device 124 transmits the information to the PLC control box 140. After calculation, the PLC control box 140 controls the corresponding inkjet valve 122a to open and inkjet mark the unqualified eggs. Then the drive device is turned on again to take away the marked egg tray device. After the egg tray device 130 leaves the marking device 120, the operator manually removes the marked eggs and removes them.

[0021] In summary, in the embodiment of the present application, an egg tray 130 is provided to hold eggs to be inspected. The egg tray 130 is provided with a plurality of egg-holding holes 132 extending therethrough, allowing subsequent light to pass through the egg tray 130 and illuminate the eggs. By coordinating the marking device 120, the light-sensing capture device 124, and the PLC, the light transmittance of different eggs can be detected, and the inkjet valve 122a on the corresponding inkjet nozzle 122 is controlled to open, thereby inkjet-marking the eggs at the corresponding positions. When the egg tray 130 is moved outside the marking device 120 again, the operator can conveniently remove the eggs based on the markings. Furthermore, these unqualified eggs, due to the inkjet markings, can be easily distinguished from other eggs and prevented from mixing during transportation. Furthermore, products with spray-marked markings can serve as a production trace, enhancing customers' impressions of the product.

[0022] In some embodiments, the mounting plate 121 is connected to the support frame 111 via a support rod 125. In the embodiment of the present application, the mounting plate 121 can be stably fixed above the support frame 111 through the above arrangement, thereby ensuring the stability of the entire device during operation.

[0023] In some embodiments, four ink cartridges 121a are mounted on the mounting plate 121. Multiple ink nozzles 122 are connected to each of the four ink cartridges 121a. The ink reservoir 123 is connected to each of the four ink cartridges 121a via a negative pressure pump 121b and a hose 121c. In this embodiment, the four ink cartridges 121a function as a secondary ink reservoir, further ensuring stable ink supply to each ink nozzle 122 and preventing ink shortages due to the nozzles 122 being too far from the ink reservoir 123.

[0024] In some embodiments, the egg tray body 131 is provided with a strip-shaped protrusion 133 on either side of its top, with a handle positioned on each protrusion 133. The spacing between the two protrusions 133 corresponds to the gap between two adjacent rotating rollers. In this embodiment, the egg-holding hole 132 is positioned between the two protrusions 133, and the spacing between the two protrusions 133 corresponds to the gap between two adjacent rotating rollers. This ensures that light from the lighting device 115 is not blocked by the rotating rollers and fully illuminates the egg-holding hole 132. The provision of the handle facilitates the operator's handling of the egg tray device 130.

[0025] In some embodiments, a storage platform 150 is provided on one side of the conveying device 110. In the embodiment of the present application, by providing the storage platform 150, it is convenient for the operator to sort out unqualified eggs and place them on the storage platform 150 for temporary storage.

[0026] In some embodiments, a belt conveyor 160 is provided on the side of the conveyor device 110 facing away from the storage platform 150, and a mechanical gripper is provided between the conveyor device 110 and the belt conveyor 160. In this embodiment of the present application, when an operator removes unqualified eggs from the egg tray device 130, the mechanical gripper can grab the egg tray device 130 and move it to the belt conveyor 160 for transfer.

[0027] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than to limit them. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some or all of the technical features therein. These modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and they should all be included in the scope of the claims and specification of the present application. In particular, as long as there is no structural conflict, the various technical features mentioned in the various embodiments can be combined in any way. The present application is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed herein, but includes all technical solutions that fall within the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A semi-automatic extraction and inspection device for eggs, characterized in that: It includes a conveying device, a marking device and an egg tray device; The conveying device includes a support frame, a strip groove is formed on the top of the support frame, two rotating rod assemblies are arranged in parallel on two opposite inner walls of the strip groove, and the rotating rod assemblies are connected to a driving assembly. The rotating rod assembly includes a plurality of rotating rods rotatably connected to the inner wall of the strip groove at one end, and a gap is formed between two adjacent rotating rods. An illumination device is provided in the middle of the strip groove below the rotating rod assembly. The egg tray device comprises an egg tray body, wherein a plurality of egg-holding holes in the shape of inverted pyramids are provided on the top of the egg tray body, and the egg-holding holes are provided through the egg tray body; Marking device: includes a mounting plate arranged above the lighting device, a plurality of inkjet nozzles are arranged at the bottom of the mounting plate, an inkjet valve is arranged at the inkjet nozzle, the plurality of inkjet nozzles are commonly connected to a storage barrel, a light-sensing capture device is also arranged at the bottom of the mounting plate, and the light-sensing capture device and the inkjet valve are commonly connected to a PLC control box.

2. The semi-automatic extraction and inspection equipment for eggs according to claim 1, characterized in that: The erection plate is connected to the support frame through a support rod.

3. The semi-automatic extraction and inspection equipment for eggs according to claim 1, characterized in that: Four ink cartridges are arranged on the mounting plate, the plurality of inkjet nozzles are connected to the four ink cartridges respectively, and the material storage cylinders are connected to the four ink cartridges respectively through negative pressure pumps and hoses.

4. The semi-automatic extraction and inspection equipment for eggs according to claim 1, characterized in that: Both sides of the top of the egg tray body are respectively provided with strip-shaped protrusions, and handles are provided on the strip-shaped protrusions. The interval between the two strip-shaped protrusions is consistent with the gap between the two rotating rods close to each other.

5. The semi-automatic extraction and inspection equipment for eggs according to claim 1, characterized in that: A storage platform is provided on one side of the conveying device.

6. The semi-automatic extraction and inspection equipment for eggs according to claim 5, characterized in that: A belt conveyor is provided on the side of the conveying device away from the storage platform, and a mechanical gripper component is provided between the conveying device and the belt conveyor.

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