Middleware counting device based on intelligent production scheduling of automobile wire harnesses
By using a combination of belt conveyors, stepper motors, and AI cameras in automotive wire harness processing, automatic identification and counting of qualified wire harnesses is achieved, solving the counting uncertainty caused by manual statistics and improving the reliability and accuracy of counting.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423037388.0
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-10
- Publication Date
- 2025-10-28
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-10
AI Technical Summary
During the automotive wiring harness processing, the counting uncertainty and error caused by operators counting the number of times the crimping die is pressed cannot guarantee the reliability of good product output.
A combination of a belt conveyor, a stepper motor, an AI camera, and a counting sensor is used. The AI camera identifies the terminals and controls the stepper motor to move the stage, allowing the wire harness to accurately reach the counting sensor for automatic counting.
The reliability and accuracy of counting good automotive wiring harnesses are achieved, human statistical errors are reduced, and counting accuracy is improved.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of intelligent production scheduling technology for automotive wiring harnesses, and specifically discloses an intermediate component counting device based on intelligent production scheduling for automotive wiring harnesses. Background Technology
[0002] Currently, in the automotive wiring harness processing, terminals need to be crimped onto the wiring harness using a crimping die. The number of crimping operations is counted by tracking the number of crimping operations. However, if re-crimping occurs, the number of crimping operations will change. Operators need to subtract the number of defective products from the number of crimping operations to calculate the actual output of good products. Relying solely on operators to count the number of crimping operations each time can lead to errors and other uncertainties during the recording process, thus compromising the reliability of the statistical values. Utility Model Content
[0003] In view of the above-mentioned defects or deficiencies in the prior art, this application aims to provide an intermediate component counting device based on intelligent scheduling of automotive wiring harnesses, including a belt conveyor, a stepper motor fixedly installed on the outer side of one side of the belt conveyor and drivenly connected to the belt conveyor, a conveyor belt mounted on the belt conveyor, and a controller fixedly installed on the outer side of the other side of the belt conveyor and electrically connected to the stepper motor. An L-shaped plate and a T-shaped plate are fixedly installed on the top of the belt conveyor. A platform with equal spacing is fixedly installed on the outer side of the conveyor belt. A lifting mechanism is installed inside the L-shaped plate. A first mounting plate is mounted on the outer side of the lifting mechanism. An AI camera electrically connected to the controller is fixedly mounted inside the first mounting plate. A second mounting plate is mounted on the inner side of the T-shaped plate. A counting sensor electrically connected to the controller is fixedly mounted inside the second mounting plate.
[0004] Preferably, the top of the platform is provided with a placement slot.
[0005] Preferably, the lifting mechanism includes a fixed rod that is fixedly fitted inside the L-shaped plate and movably fitted inside the first mounting plate, and a lead screw that is rotatably connected inside the L-shaped plate and threaded inside the first mounting plate. The outer side of the top end of the fixed rod extending outside the first mounting plate is fixedly fitted with a fixed plate that is rotatably connected to the outer side of the top end of the lead screw. The outer side of the top end of the lead screw extending outside the fixed plate is fixedly fitted with a first handle.
[0006] Preferably, the interior of the T-shaped plate is provided with a guide groove that is compatible with the second mounting plate.
[0007] Preferably, a screw post is provided on one side of the second mounting plate, located inside the guide groove, and a second handle is threaded onto the outer side of the end of the screw post extending outside the T-shaped plate. Beneficial effects
[0008] 1. This intermediate component counting device based on intelligent scheduling of automotive wiring harnesses uses placement slots to center the automotive wiring harnesses on a platform. Simultaneously, an AI camera identifies the terminals on the wiring harnesses, ensuring that each harness is crimped with a terminal. After successful terminal identification, a controller drives a stepper motor to transport the wiring harness to below a counting sensor. The counting sensor then counts the wiring harnesses. This structure automatically identifies and counts the crimped wiring harnesses, providing a more reliable and less error-prone result compared to manual counting of crimped wires.
[0009] 2. The intermediate component counting device based on intelligent scheduling of automotive wiring harnesses can release the limit on the second mounting plate by loosening the second handle, allowing the second mounting plate to move along the guide groove, thereby adjusting the height of the counting sensor to ensure that the automotive wiring harness can be accurately detected when it is moved below the counting sensor. Attached Figure Description
[0010] Other features, objects and advantages of the present application will become more apparent upon reading the detailed description of non-limiting embodiments made with reference to the following drawings:
[0011] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;
[0012] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the lifting mechanism of this utility model;
[0013] Figure 3 This is a partial schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model.
[0014] In the diagram: 1. Belt conveyor; 2. Stepper motor; 3. Conveyor belt; 4. Controller; 5. L-shaped plate; 6. T-shaped plate; 7. Platform; 8. Lifting mechanism; 81. Fixed rod; 82. Lead screw; 83. Fixed plate; 84. First handle; 9. First mounting plate; 10. AI camera; 11. Second mounting plate; 12. Counting sensor; 13. Placement slot; 14. Guide slot; 15. Screw post; 16. Second handle. Detailed Implementation
[0015] The present application will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Furthermore, it should be noted that, for ease of description, only the parts relevant to the invention are shown in the accompanying drawings.
[0016] The accompanying drawings in this utility model embodiment: different types of cross-sectional lines in the drawings are not labeled according to national standards, nor do they specify the material requirements of the components. They are used to distinguish the cross-sectional views of the components in the drawings.
[0017] Please see Figure 1-3 A counting device for intermediate components based on intelligent scheduling of automotive wiring harnesses includes a belt conveyor 1, a stepper motor 2 fixedly installed on one side of the belt conveyor 1 and connected to it via transmission, a conveyor belt 3 mounted on the belt conveyor 1, and a controller 4 fixedly installed on the other side of the belt conveyor 1 and electrically connected to the stepper motor 2. An L-shaped plate 5 and a T-shaped plate 6 are fixedly installed on the top of the belt conveyor 1. Equally spaced platforms 7 are fixedly installed on the outer side of the conveyor belt 3. Driven by the stepper motor 2, the platforms 7 on the conveyor belt 3 can move at equal intervals. A lifting mechanism 8 is installed inside the L-shaped plate 5, and a first [unclear - possibly a component or device] is mounted on the outer side of the lifting mechanism 8. Mounting plate 9, the first mounting plate 9 has an AI camera 10 that is electrically connected to the controller 4 fixedly mounted inside it. The T-shaped plate 6 has a second mounting plate 11 mounted inside it. The second mounting plate 11 has a counting sensor 12 that is electrically connected to the controller 4 fixedly mounted inside it. The distance between the AI camera 10 and the counting sensor 12 is equal to the distance between the platform 7. This structure allows the platform 7 to be moved in a single movement under the drive of the stepper motor 2, so that the car wiring harness placed inside the platform 7 can be accurately moved from below the AI camera 10 to below the counting sensor 12, so that the car wiring harness can be detected and counted by the counting sensor 12.
[0018] The top of the platform 7 is provided with a placement groove 13, which can limit and guide the automotive wiring harness so that the automotive wiring harness can be centrally distributed inside the platform 7. This ensures that the end of the automotive wiring harness with the crimped terminal can be moved from below the AI camera 10 to below the counting sensor 12 during the movement of the platform 7, so that the automotive wiring harness can be detected by the AI camera 10 and the counting sensor 12.
[0019] The lifting mechanism 8 includes a fixed rod 81 fixedly fitted inside the L-shaped plate 5 and movably fitted inside the first mounting plate 9, and a lead screw 82 rotatably connected inside the L-shaped plate 5 and threaded inside the first mounting plate 9. The top outer side of the fixed rod 81 extending out of the first mounting plate 9 is fixedly fitted with a fixed plate 83 rotatably connected to the top outer side of the lead screw 82. The top outer side of the lead screw 82 extending out of the fixed plate 83 is fixedly fitted with a first handle 84. The first handle 84 can rotate the lead screw 82 and drive the first mounting plate 9 to move along the axial direction of the fixed rod 81, thereby adjusting the height of the AI camera 10 so that the AI camera 10 can detect and identify the terminals on the automotive wiring harness, ensuring that each automotive wiring harness placed inside the placement slot 13 is crimped with a terminal.
[0020] The T-shaped plate 6 has a guide groove 14 inside that is adapted to the second mounting plate 11. The guide groove 14 can limit the second mounting plate 11, so that the counting sensor 12 will not deflect during the up and down movement of the second mounting plate 11.
[0021] The second mounting plate 11 has a screw post 15 located inside the guide groove 14 on one side. The screw post 15 extends out of the T-shaped plate 6 and is threaded with a second handle 16. By loosening the second handle 16, the limitation on the second mounting plate 11 can be released, so that the second mounting plate 11 can be pushed up and down while the height of the counting sensor 12 can be adjusted.
[0022] When the device is working, the operator places the crimped automotive wiring harness into the inner side of the placement slot 13, with the portion of the automotive wiring harness crimped with terminals positioned below the AI camera 10. The AI camera 10 captures images of the automotive wiring harness while simultaneously performing AI recognition on the terminals. When the AI camera 10 detects that the automotive wiring harness has crimped terminals, the controller 4 starts the stepper motor 2. The stepper motor 2 drives the platform 7 on the conveyor belt 3 to move. As the platform 7 moves, it moves the automotive wiring harness from below the AI camera 10 to below the counting sensor 12. At this point, the AI camera 10 does not recognize that there is a wiring harness placed inside the platform 7. The controller 4 shuts down the stepper motor 2, and the counting sensor 12 detects and counts the automotive wiring harness. The second automotive wiring harness is placed inside the placement slot 13 in the same manner. The above steps are used to detect and count the second automotive wiring harness. Any content not described in detail in this description is prior art known to those skilled in the art.
[0023] It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features described in this application can be combined with each other. This application will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.
[0024] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of this application and an explanation of the technical principles employed. Those skilled in the art should understand that the scope of the utility model involved in this application is not limited to the technical solutions formed by specific combinations of the above-described technical features, but should also cover other technical solutions formed by arbitrary combinations of the above-described technical features or their equivalents without departing from the inventive concept. For example, technical solutions formed by substituting the above features with (but not limited to) technical features with similar functions disclosed in this application.
Claims
1. A component counting device based on intelligent scheduling of automotive wiring harnesses, comprising a belt conveyor (1), a stepper motor (2) fixedly installed on one side of the belt conveyor (1) and drivenly connected to the belt conveyor (1), a conveyor belt (3) mounted on the belt conveyor (1), and a controller (4) fixedly installed on the other side of the belt conveyor (1) and electrically connected to the stepper motor (2), characterized in that: The top of the belt conveyor (1) is fixedly installed with an L-shaped plate (5) and a T-shaped plate (6). The outer side of the conveyor belt (3) is fixedly installed with a platform (7) that is evenly distributed. The L-shaped plate (5) is installed with a lifting mechanism (8). The outer side of the lifting mechanism (8) is fitted with a first mounting plate (9). The inner side of the first mounting plate (9) is fixedly fitted with an AI camera (10) that is electrically connected to the controller (4). The inner side of the T-shaped plate (6) is fitted with a second mounting plate (11). The inner side of the second mounting plate (11) is fixedly fitted with a counting sensor (12) that is electrically connected to the controller (4).
2. The intermediate component counting device based on intelligent scheduling of automotive wiring harnesses according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top of the platform (7) is provided with a placement slot (13).
3. The intermediate component counting device based on intelligent scheduling of automotive wiring harnesses according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting mechanism (8) includes a fixed rod (81) fixedly fitted inside the L-shaped plate (5) and movably fitted inside the first mounting plate (9) and a lead screw (82) rotatably connected inside the L-shaped plate (5) and threadedly fitted inside the first mounting plate (9). The fixed rod (81) extends out of the outside of the first mounting plate (9) and is fixedly fitted with a fixed plate (83) rotatably connected to the outside of the top of the lead screw (82). The lead screw (82) extends out of the outside of the fixed plate (83) and is fixedly fitted with a first handle (84).
4. The intermediate component counting device based on intelligent scheduling of automotive wiring harnesses according to claim 1, characterized in that: The T-shaped plate (6) has a guide groove (14) inside that is adapted to the second mounting plate (11).
5. The intermediate component counting device based on intelligent scheduling of automotive wiring harnesses according to claim 4, characterized in that: The second mounting plate (11) has a screw post (15) located inside the guide groove (14) on one side, and the screw post (15) extends out of the T-shaped plate (6) and has a second handle (16) threaded on the outer side of one end.