Automatic sampling device for cotton bales carried by forklift

Abstract

The utility model relates to a forklift loaded cotton bale automatic sampling device which comprises a clamping and positioning assembly, a skin cutting and sucking assembly, a grabbing mechanical arm and a filling assembly, the clamping and positioning assembly is arranged on a forklift, and two supports are arranged on the periphery of the clamping and positioning assembly. The grabbing mechanical arm and the skin cutting and sucking assembly are arranged on one support, and the filling assembly is arranged on the other support. According to the automatic sampling device for the cotton bales carried by the forklift, the clamping and positioning assembly, the skin cutting and sucking assembly, the grabbing manipulator and the filling assembly are integrated on the forklift platform and are controlled and operated by the automatic control system, so that the sampling convenience and efficiency are greatly improved; supporting and positioning, epidermis layer cutting and sucking, deep grabbing and sampling, cotton bale epidermis layer backfilling, cotton sample barreling and sampling barrel packaging are completed through automatic control, automatic moving operation is achieved, the structure is compact, the operation process is simple, and therefore the sampling efficiency is improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to cotton bale automatic sampling technical field, concretely is a forklift carries cotton bale automatic sampling device. BACKGROUND

[0002] At present, cotton bale sampling ratio is larger, and manual sampling work has great labor intensity, consumes a large amount of manpower and working hours, and manual sampling also has the defect of insufficient randomness, so reform and innovation are urgently needed.Moreover, people's research on bread sampling automation equipment is less, and some are mainly some relatively simple mechanisms, such as a lint cotton bale sampling device (CN206648830U) has low automation degree and cannot meet fine sampling;Patent CN102778365A proposes a design idea of cotton sampling mechanical hand in cotton bale inspection, but lacks cotton bale automatic control system and knife edge identification, and has not formed a product.

[0003] Some existing cotton bale sampling equipment cannot be widely promoted due to reasons such as cost, too many accessory parts and poor practicability.Especially, it is not suitable for sampling of port import and export cotton bales.At present, the sampling work of import and export lint cotton bales is mainly completed by manual sampling. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0004] In view of the defects of the prior art, the utility model provides a forklift carries cotton bale automatic sampling device, which has the advantages of realizing automatic sampling, improving cotton bale sampling efficiency and solving the problems of low sampling efficiency and high labor intensity of the existing device.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: a forklift carries cotton bale automatic sampling device, which comprises a clamping and positioning assembly, a skin cutting and sucking assembly, a grabbing manipulator and a filling assembly, the clamping and positioning assembly is arranged on a forklift, two supports are arranged on the periphery of the clamping and positioning assembly, the grabbing manipulator and the skin cutting and sucking assembly are arranged on one of the supports, and the filling assembly is arranged on the other support.

[0006] A telescopic arm is installed at the top of one of the supports, a cross beam is movably installed at the top of the telescopic arm, a rotating frame is connected and arranged at one end of the cross beam close to the filling assembly, the skin cutting and sucking assembly and the grabbing manipulator are respectively installed at the two ends of the rotating frame, the rotating frame is an L-shaped rotating frame, and an included angle is formed between the skin cutting and sucking assembly and the grabbing manipulator; the other support is rotationally connected with the filling assembly.

[0007] Further, the clamping and positioning assembly comprises two drive cylinders and clamping plates, a limiting plate is installed and arranged on the clamping plate, and a cotton bale is clamped and positioned between the two clamping plates.

[0008] Further, the skin cutting and sucking assembly comprises a cutting motor, a feeding cylinder and a circular cutter, the cutting motor is arranged at one end of the rotating frame, and the output shaft of the cutting motor is rotationally connected with the circular cutter, the circular cutter has a cavity, and the feeding cylinder is arranged at the top end of the cavity, the piston rod of the feeding cylinder is provided with a sucking piston, the sucking piston is slidably connected with the inner wall of the cavity of the circular cutter, and the bottom end of the circular cutter is provided with cutter teeth around the circumference.

[0009] Further, the grabbing manipulator comprises a tightening driving cylinder, a cotton container and two claws, the claws are provided with sharp ends, and the opposite sides of the two claws are both provided with arc-shaped grooves, one end of the claw is connected with the cotton container through a connecting rod, the cotton container is arranged in the shell of the grabbing manipulator and is in the same plane as the claw, and the arc surface at one end of the cotton container and the arc-shaped grooves at one side of the two claws can form a cylindrical container for containing the sampling cotton.

[0010] Further, the filling assembly comprises a holder, a sampling cylinder and a pressing head, the holder is connected to the top end of the support through a connecting rod, one end of the connecting rod is rotationally connected with the support, one end of the holder is slotted and clamped with the sampling cylinder, and the other end of the holder is connected with the pressing head through a driving assembly.

[0011] Further, the skin cutting and sucking assembly and the grabbing manipulator form a 90-degree angle and are in the same vertical plane.

[0012] Further, the automatic control system is composed of an industrial control computer, a PLC, a frequency converter, a circuit breaker, a contactor, an intermediate relay and the like, the system is integrated in the driver's cab of the forklift and is operated by the driver, the main functions of the automatic control program include automatically completing the skin layer cutting and sucking of the cotton bale, the deep layer grabbing of the cotton bale, the backfilling of the skin layer of the cotton bale and the cotton sample loading, and the system is provided with a manual priority function and an alarm function.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the technical scheme of the application has the following beneficial effects:

[0014] 1. The forklift cotton bale automatic sampling device is arranged on the forklift platform through the clamping and positioning assembly, and the skin cutting and sucking assembly, the grabbing manipulator and the filling assembly are arranged around the forklift platform, the above-mentioned assemblies are integrated on the forklift platform, and the automatic control system is used for control operation, so that the convenience and efficiency of sampling are greatly improved.

[0015] 2. The fork truck loaded cotton bale automatic sampling device, through the setting of the skin cutting and sucking assembly, the circular cutter and the sucking piston are arranged on the skin cutting and sucking assembly, the skin of the cotton bale is cut through the rotation cutting of the circular cutter, and then the skin of the cut cotton bale is sucked through the sucking piston driven by the feeding cylinder, so that the convenience of subsequent deep cotton sampling and sampling loading operation is optimized; after sampling is completed, the sucked skin cotton is backfilled to the cotton bale through the sucking piston, the whole mechanism is facilitated for rapid deep sampling and backfilling, the integrity of the cotton bale is maintained, the internal part of the cotton bale is prevented from being polluted and damaged, and the sampling accuracy is ensured.

[0016] 3. The fork truck loaded cotton bale automatic sampling device, through the setting of the sharp end of the gripper on the grabbing manipulator, the arc-shaped groove is arranged on the inner side of the gripper, and in the tightening state after grabbing is completed, the gripper and the cotton container form a cylindrical container through the arc-shaped groove, so that the sampling cotton is contained, and the sampling cotton is pressed to the standard sampling cylinder during subsequent sampling loading operation, the convenience and efficiency of the whole process operation are realized.

[0017] 4. The fork truck loaded cotton bale automatic sampling device, through automatic control, support positioning, skin layer cutting and sucking, deep layer grabbing sampling, cotton bale skin layer backfilling, cotton sample loading and sampling cylinder packaging are completed, automatic movement operation is realized, the structure is compact, the operation process is simple, and the sampling efficiency is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 It is a structure automatic grabbing effect schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 It is a structure automatic sampling loading schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 It is a structure clamping positioning assembly schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 5 It is a structure loading assembly schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 6 It is a structure sucking assembly schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 7 It is a structure grabbing assembly schematic diagram of the utility model.

[0025] In the figure: 1, support; 2, telescopic arm; 3, crossbeam; 4, rotating frame; 5, driving cylinder; 6, clamping plate; 7, cotton bale; 8, cutting motor; 9, feeding cylinder; 10, suction piston; 11, circular cutter; 12, tightening driving cylinder; 13, cotton container; 14, hand claw; 15, gripper; 16, sampling cylinder; 17, pressure head. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the protection scope of the utility model. EMBODIMENT

[0027] By Figures 1-7 A kind of forklift cotton bale automatic sampling device is given, including clamping positioning assembly, skin cutting suction assembly, grabbing manipulator and filling assembly, clamping positioning assembly is set on forklift, two supports 1 are peripherally arranged in clamping positioning assembly, grabbing manipulator, skin cutting suction assembly are set on one support 1, filling assembly is set on another support 1;

[0028] One support 1 top end is installed and set with telescopic arm 2, telescopic arm 2 top end is movably installed with crossbeam 3, one end of crossbeam 3 close to filling assembly is connected and set with rotating frame 4, the both ends of rotating frame 4 are installed and set skin cutting suction assembly and grabbing manipulator respectively, rotating frame 4 is L type rotating frame, and skin cutting suction assembly and grabbing manipulator form an angle between them;Another support 1 top end is rotatably connected with filling assembly.

[0029] In this embodiment, the clamping positioning assembly is assembled on the forklift platform, the periphery is provided with a surface cutting and sucking assembly, a grabbing manipulator and a filling assembly through the support 1, the cutting and sucking assembly and the grabbing manipulator are installed on the L-shaped rotating frame 4 at 90 degrees, one end of the cutting motor 8 is connected with the circular cutter 11, the feeding cylinder 9 and the sucking piston 10 are assembled in the circular cutter 11, so that the cutting motor 8 drives the circular cutter 11 to rotate and cut the surface layer, the sucking piston 10 sucks and moves to suck the surface layer, which is convenient for subsequent sampling operation; the 90-degree deflection rotating frame 4 is connected with the hand claw 14 through the tightening driving cylinder 12 through the connecting rod, the hand claw 14 has a sharp end and a side surface with a groove, the hand claw 14 is deflected by the tightening driving cylinder 12, the hand claw 14 grabs the cotton sample, and a circular container for containing the sampled cotton is formed between the hand claw 14 and the cotton container 13, the rotating frame 4 returns to rotate 90 degrees, which is convenient for subsequent sampling operation; the hand claw 14 on the filling assembly is deflected 40 degrees between the clamping device 15, one end of the clamping device 15 is installed with the driving assembly to push the pressure head 17 to move, the pressure head 17 pushes the sampled cotton into the sampling cylinder 16, and the sampling is completed, the filling assembly is rotated 40 degrees to seal and unload, so that the automation and convenience of the whole device are realized, and the sampling efficiency is improved.

[0030] It can be understood that the clamping positioning assembly, the surface cutting and sucking assembly, the grabbing manipulator and the filling assembly are integrated on the forklift platform, and the automatic control system is integrated in the forklift cab, the forklift is quickly loaded and clamped and positioned by the clamping positioning assembly through the automatic program control, the sampling standardization process is realized through the control of cutting and sucking the surface layer and deep layer sampling, and the sampling efficiency of the cotton bale 7 is improved.

[0031] It should be noted that the clamping positioning assembly is assembled on the forklift platform, so that the forklift platform is convenient for driving the clamping plate 6 to quickly clamp and position the cotton bale 7 when the forklift platform carries the cotton bale 7.

[0032] Specifically, please refer to Figure 2 , Figure 6 and Figure 7, in order to realize fast sampling, the skin cutting suction assembly includes cutting motor 8, feed cylinder 9 and circular cutter 11, cutting motor 8 is installed and arranged at one end of rotating frame 4, and one end of the output shaft of cutting motor 8 is rotatably connected with circular cutter 11, circular cutter 11 has a cavity, and feed cylinder 9 is installed and arranged at the top end of the cavity, the piston rod of feed cylinder 9 is installed and arranged with suction piston 10, suction piston 10 is slidably connected with the inner wall of the cavity of circular cutter 11, and the bottom end of circular cutter 11 is provided with cutter teeth around the circumference; the grabbing manipulator includes tightening drive cylinder 12, cotton container 13 and two pawls 14, the pawls 14 are provided with sharp ends, and the opposite sides of the two pawls 14 are both provided with arc-shaped grooves, one end of the pawls 14 is connected with cotton container 13 through a connecting rod, cotton container 13 is connected and arranged in the shell of the grabbing manipulator and is in the same plane with the pawls 14, the arc surface at one end of cotton container 13 and the arc-shaped grooves on one side of the two pawls 14 can form a cylindrical container for accommodating the sampling cotton, the skin cutting suction assembly and the grabbing manipulator form a 90-degree angle and are in the same vertical plane.

[0033] In the embodiment, the output shaft of cutting motor 8 is connected with circular cutter 11, feed cylinder 9 and suction piston 10 are assembled in circular cutter 11, the surface layer cutting and suction assembly is moved to the working position by adjusting telescopic arm 2, circular cutter 11 is driven to rotate by cutting motor 8, the cutter teeth at the bottom of circular cutter 11 rotate to cut the surface layer of bale 7, the suction piston 10 is driven to move upward by feed cylinder 9 to form a vacuum, and the cut surface layer is sucked into circular cutter 11 along with the upward movement of suction piston 10, thereby completing the cutting and suction of the surface layer; the arc-shaped grooves are arranged on one side of the two pawls 14, and the pawls 14 and cotton container 13 form a cylindrical container to accommodate the sampling cotton in the tightened state after grabbing, thereby facilitating the subsequent sampling operation; the surface layer cutting and suction assembly and the grabbing manipulator are assembled on rotating frame 4 at a 90-degree angle and are in the same vertical plane, the grabbing manipulator is deflected to the sampling position and reset by rotating rotating frame 4 by 90 degrees, thereby realizing fast cutting and suction of the surface layer and deep sampling, and greatly improving the convenience and efficiency of the entire device.

[0034] It should be noted that the height of telescopic arm 2 is adjusted to facilitate the movement of the skin cutting and suction assembly and the grabbing manipulator to the sampling position and the sampling waiting position, and the skin cutting and suction assembly and the grabbing manipulator are installed on rotating frame 4 at a 90-degree angle, which not only facilitates fast cutting and suction of the surface layer and deep sampling, but also enables the cut surface layer to be quickly backfilled to bale 7 after sampling and resetting, thereby reducing the pollution of the inside of bale 7 and ensuring the accuracy of multiple sampling and the integrity of bale 7.

[0035] Specifically, please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 5In order to realize the fast sampling and capping after sampling, the filling assembly comprises a gripper 15, a sampling cylinder 16 and a pressure head 17, the gripper 15 is connected to the top end of the support 1 through a connecting rod, one end of the connecting rod is rotatably connected to the support 1, one end of the gripper 15 is slotted and clamped with the sampling cylinder 16, and the other end of the gripper 15 is connected to the pressure head 17 through a driving assembly.

[0036] In the embodiment, the gripper 15 is rotatably connected to the support 1 through a connecting rod, one end of the gripper 15 is slotted and clamped with the sampling cylinder 16, and the other end of the gripper 15 is assembled with the pressure head 17 through a driving assembly, so that after the sampling is reset, the sampling mechanical hand is moved to the waiting position by adjusting the telescopic arm 2, the gripper 15 is deflected by 40 degrees through the connecting rod, at this time the sampling cotton in the hand claw 14 is between the grippers 15, the cotton sample is pressed into the sampling cylinder 16 by the pressure head 17 driven by the driving assembly, the filling assembly is quickly reset, so as to cap and unload the sampling cylinder 16, realize the fast sampling, capping and unloading, reduce the exposure time of the sample in the external environment, improve the sampling efficiency, and ensure the sampling accuracy.

[0037] It should be noted that the capacity of the sampling cylinder 16 is greater than 300 kg, and it can be reused or used once by paper.

[0038] The working principle of the above embodiment is as follows:

[0039] The cotton bale 7 is carried by the forklift, the clamping plate 6 is driven to move by the driving cylinder 5 to realize the clamping and positioning of the cotton bale 7, the height of the telescopic arm 2 is adjusted to the working position, the circular cutter 11 is driven to rotate by starting the cutting motor 8, the cutter teeth at the bottom end of the circular cutter 11 rotate to cut the surface layer of the cotton bale 7, the feeding cylinder 9 drives the suction piston 10 to move upward to generate vacuum, the suction piston 10 sucks the cut surface layer into the circular cutter 11, the rotary frame 4 is rotated by 90 degrees, the skin cutting and sucking assembly is parallel to the cross beam 3, the sampling mechanical hand is deflected to the working position, the hand claw 14 is deflected and tightened by the tightening driving cylinder 12, the hand claw 14 grabs the deep layer cotton in the cotton bale 7, after the grabbing is completed, the arc surface of the cotton container 13 and the arc slot of the hand claw 14 form a cylindrical container to accommodate and temporarily store the sampling cotton, the rotary frame 4 is reset by 90 degrees, the skin cutting and sucking assembly is reset to the working position, the suction piston 10 is driven by the feeding cylinder 9 to push downward, the sucked surface layer cotton is backfilled into the cotton bale 7, the height of the cross beam 3 is adjusted to the waiting position, the filling assembly is deflected, the sampling cotton grabbed by the hand claw 14 is between the grippers 15, the pressure head 17 is driven by the driving assembly at one end of the gripper 15 to press the sampling cotton into the sampling cylinder 16, the filling assembly is reset by 40 degrees, and finally the capping and unloading are completed. The above operations are all completed under the automatic program control system, which not only improves the simplicity of the whole sampling process, but also improves the sampling efficiency.

[0040] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it is to be understood that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present application, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A fork truck mounted cotton bale automatic sampling device, characterized by: Including clamping positioning assembly, skin cutting suction assembly, grabbing manipulator and filling assembly, the clamping positioning assembly is arranged on the forklift, the clamping positioning assembly is provided with two supports (1) periphery, the grabbing manipulator and skin cutting suction assembly are arranged on one support (1), and the filling assembly is arranged on another support (1); One end of the telescopic arm (2) is movably connected with the cross beam (3), and the cross beam (3) is connected with the rotating frame (4) near one end of the filling assembly; the rotating frame (4) is L-shaped, and the skin cutting suction assembly and the grabbing manipulator are arranged at two ends of the rotating frame (4) respectively, and an angle is formed between the skin cutting suction assembly and the grabbing manipulator; the other support (1) is rotatably connected with the filling assembly.

2. The automatic sampling device for cotton bales on a forklift truck according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping positioning assembly comprises two drive cylinders (5) and clamping plates (6), and a limiting plate is arranged on the clamping plate (6); the cotton bale (7) is clamped and positioned between the two clamping plates (6).

3. The automatic sampling device for cotton bales on a forklift truck according to claim 1, characterized in that: The skin cutting suction assembly comprises a cutting motor (8), a feeding cylinder (9) and a circular cutter (11); the cutting motor (8) is arranged at one end of the rotating frame (4), and the output shaft of the cutting motor (8) is rotatably connected with the circular cutter (11); the circular cutter (11) has a cavity, and the feeding cylinder (9) is arranged at the top of the cavity; the piston rod of the feeding cylinder (9) is rotatably connected with the suction piston (10); the suction piston (10) is slidably connected with the inner wall of the cavity of the circular cutter (11); and the bottom of the circular cutter (11) is provided with cutter teeth.

4. The automatic sampling device for cotton bales on a forklift truck according to claim 1, characterized in that: The grabbing manipulator comprises a tightening drive cylinder (12), a cotton container (13) and two claws (14); the claws (14) are provided with sharp ends, and the opposite sides of the two claws (14) are provided with arc grooves; one end of the claw (14) is connected with the cotton container (13) through a connecting rod; the cotton container (13) is arranged in the shell of the grabbing manipulator and is in the same plane with the claw (14); the arc surface of one end of the cotton container (13) and the arc grooves of the two claws (14) form a cylindrical container for containing sample cotton.

5. The automatic sampling device for cotton bales on a forklift truck according to claim 1, characterized in that: The filling assembly comprises a holder (15), a sampling cylinder (16) and a pressure head (17); the holder (15) is connected with the top of the support (1) through a connecting rod; one end of the connecting rod is rotatably connected with the support (1); one end of the holder (15) is clamped with the sampling cylinder (16); and the other end of the holder (15) is connected with the pressure head (17) through a driving assembly.

6. The automatic sampling device for bale cotton on forklift truck according to claim 1, characterized in that: The skin cutting suction assembly and the grabbing manipulator form an angle of 90 degrees and are in the same vertical plane.

7. The automatic sampling device for bale of cotton on forklift truck according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that: It also comprises an automatic control system which is composed of an industrial control computer, a PLC, a frequency converter, a circuit breaker, a contactor and an intermediate relay, is integrated in a forklift cab and is operated by a driver; main functions of the automatic control program include automatic completion of cutting and sucking of a cotton bale skin layer, grabbing of a cotton bale deep layer, backfilling of a cotton bale skin layer and cotton sample loading into a cylinder and is provided with manual priority and alarm functions.

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