Electric energy meter sorting device

Abstract

The utility model discloses an electric energy meter sorting device which is used for sorting electric energy meters and comprises a sorting conveying line, the electric energy meters are conveyed on the sorting conveying line, and the sorting conveying line comprises the following stations; the feeding station is used for feeding the electric energy meters to be sorted; the identification station is provided with a multi-station rotating disc, the multi-station rotating disc is provided with slot positions, and the slot positions are in butt joint with the feeding station in sequence to receive the electric energy meters and are used for identifying that the passing electric energy meters belong to qualified products / unqualified products and transferring the passing electric energy meters to subsequent stations; the transfer station is used for respectively transferring qualified / unqualified electric energy meters; the output station is used for respectively outputting the sorted electric energy meters; according to the utility model, the electric energy meters are conveyed in a whole-course conveying manner instead of a manipulator to carry and transfer the electric energy meters, so that the redundancy of mechanical actions is reduced, the transfer efficiency is improved, and the sorting efficiency of the electric energy meters is further improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of sorting devices, in particular to an electric energy meter sorting device. Background Art

[0002] During the verification process of electric energy meters, after the electric energy meters undergo verification processes such as power frequency withstand voltage test, appearance verification, basic error test, timing error inspection, start and creep test, etc., unqualified or faulty electric energy meters need to be sorted out at the verification terminal.

[0003] Currently, most of the position transfers of electric energy meters during the sorting process are achieved by the robotic arm grabbing. The robotic arm moves along a specified path and can only transfer a single electric energy meter at a time, resulting in redundant mechanical actions and low efficiency in transferring electric energy meters, thereby leading to the problem of low sorting efficiency. Summary of the Utility Model

[0004] The main purpose of the utility model is to provide an electric energy meter sorting device, aiming to solve the existing technical problems.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the utility model provides an electric energy meter sorting device for sorting electric energy meters, including a sorting conveyor line. The electric energy meters are conveyed on the sorting conveyor line, and the sorting conveyor line includes the following workstations;

[0006] A loading workstation for loading the electric energy meters to be sorted.

[0007] An identification workstation for identifying whether the passing electric energy meters are qualified products / unqualified products and transferring them to subsequent workstations. A multi-station turntable is provided at the identification workstation, and the multi-station turntable has slots, and the slots are sequentially docked with the loading workstation to receive the electric energy meters.

[0008] A transfer workstation for separately transferring the qualified / unqualified electric energy meters.

[0009] An output workstation for separately outputting the sorted electric energy meters.<�

[0010] Furthermore, a front pusher block is provided at the end of the loading workstation, and the front pusher block moves in a "mouth" shape along the loading direction of the loading workstation.

[0011] Furthermore, the front pusher block has an opening for accommodating the electric energy meter, and the opening direction of the front pusher block faces the identification workstation.

[0012] Furthermore, a multi-station turntable is provided at the identification workstation, and the multi-station turntable has slots, and the slots are sequentially docked with the loading workstation to receive the electric energy meters.

[0013] Further, a strip-shaped opening is provided in the slot, and a rear dialing block is provided at the bottom of the multi-station turntable. The rear dialing block can pass through the strip-shaped opening at the adjacent transfer station and move in a "mouth" shape towards the transfer station.

[0014] Further, an opening for accommodating the electric energy meter is provided on the rear dialing block, and the opening direction of the rear dialing block faces the transfer station.

[0015] Further, a conveying mechanism is provided at the transfer station, and the conveying mechanism is movably arranged perpendicular to the conveying direction.

[0016] Further, two parallel output mechanisms are provided at the output station, which are respectively used for outputting the sorted qualified / unqualified electric energy meters

[0017] Further, two opposing calibration plates are provided at the front end of the loading station. Rollers are embedded on the surfaces of the calibration plates, and the two calibration plates move towards each other to contact the electric energy meter to correct the posture.

[0018] Further, a detection mechanism for detecting whether the electric energy meter is a qualified product is provided at the identification station.

[0019] The beneficial effects of the present utility model are embodied in:

[0020] In the present utility model, the electric energy meter is transferred by means of full-process conveying, replacing the mechanical hand to carry and transfer the electric energy meter, reducing the redundancy of mechanical actions, improving the transfer efficiency, and further improving the sorting efficiency of the electric energy meter. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the present utility model;

[0022] Figure 2 is a schematic connection structure diagram at the front dialing block of the present utility model;

[0023] Figure 3 is a schematic structure diagram of the front dialing block of the present utility model;

[0024] Figure 4 is a schematic connection structure diagram at the rear dialing block of the present utility model.

[0025] Description of the reference numerals:

[0026] 100, loading station; 101, front dialing block; 102, calibration plate; 103, roller; 200, identification station; 201, multi-station turntable; 202, slot; 203, strip-shaped opening; 204, rear dialing block; 205, detection mechanism; 300, transfer station; 301, conveying mechanism; 400, output station. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0027] The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. Without conflict, the embodiments in this application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts belong to the scope protected by the present invention.

[0028] Please refer to Figure 1 , the present invention provides an electric energy meter sorting device, including:

[0029] A feeding station 100 for feeding the electric energy meters to be sorted;

[0030] An identification station 200 for identifying whether the passing electric energy meters are qualified products / non-qualified products;

[0031] A transfer station 300 for separately transferring the qualified / non-qualified electric energy meters;

[0032] An output station 400 for separately outputting the sorted electric energy meters.

[0033] The present invention transfers the electric energy meters in a full-process transmission manner, replacing the mechanical arm to transfer the electric energy meters, reducing the redundancy of mechanical actions, improving the transfer efficiency, and further improving the sorting efficiency of the electric energy meters.

[0034] In one embodiment, please refer to Figure 2 , at the end of the feeding station 100, there is a front dial block 101, and the front dial block 101 moves in a "mouth" shape along the feeding direction of the feeding station 100.

[0035] In this embodiment, when the electric energy meter stops at the end of the feeding station 100 during transmission, the front dial block 101 is used to抵住 the end of the electric energy meter, and then the front dial block 101 is driven to move towards the identification station 200 to push the electric energy meter towards the identification station 200. By using the pushing method to replace the transmission of the conveyor belt, the stability of the electric energy meter during the transition between stations is improved, and at the same time, a stable posture is maintained, avoiding problems that affect the transmission due to changes in the posture during the transition process.

[0036] Specifically, the horizontal movement of the front dial block 101 can be realized by a linear guide rail, and the lifting movement can be realized by a cylinder. Among them, the front dial block 101 is installed on a base, the base is connected to the linear guide rail, and the cylinder is installed on the base.

[0037] In one embodiment, please refer to Figure 3, the front dialing block 101 has an opening for accommodating the electric energy meter, and the opening direction of the front dialing block 101 faces the identification station 200.

[0038] In this embodiment, when the front dialing block 101 contacts the electric energy meter, the end of the electric energy meter is located in the opening formed on the front dialing block 101, which can play a certain limiting function on the electric energy meter and avoid the problem that the attitude change of the electric energy meter during the transition between stations affects the transmission.

[0039] In one embodiment, please refer to Figure 1 , at the identification station 200, there is a multi-station turntable 201, and the multi-station turntable 201 has slots 202, and the slots 202 are sequentially docked with the feeding station 100 to receive the electric energy meter.

[0040] In this embodiment, the setting of the multi-station turntable 201 can sequentially receive the electric energy meters continuously conveyed by the feeding station 100, reduce the waiting time of the stations, improve the mechanical movement efficiency, and thus improve the overall sorting efficiency of the device.

[0041] Through the setting of the slots 202, a suitable placement space can be provided for the electric energy meter, and the problem that the electric energy meter is randomly moved due to the movement of the multi-station turntable 201 and affects the subsequent retransmission can be avoided.

[0042] In one embodiment, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 4 , a strip-shaped opening 203 is formed on the slot 202, and a rear dialing block 204 is provided at the bottom of the multi-station turntable 201. The rear dialing block 204 can pass through the strip-shaped opening 203 on the adjacent transfer station 300 and move in a "mouth" shape towards the transfer station 300.

[0043] In this embodiment, when the electric energy meter stops at the identification station 200 and is conveyed close to the transfer station 300, the rear dialing block 204 abuts against the end of the electric energy meter, and then the rear dialing block 204 is driven to move towards the transfer station 300 to push the electric energy meter towards the transfer station 300. By means of pushing, the transmission of the conveyor belt is replaced, the stability of the electric energy meter during the transition between stations is improved, and at the same time, a stable attitude is maintained, and the problem that the attitude change during the transition process affects the transmission is avoided.

[0044] Specifically, the rear dialing block 204 has the same structure as the front dialing block 101. The horizontal movement of the rear dialing block 204 can be realized by a linear guide rail, and the lifting movement can be realized by a cylinder. Among them, the rear dialing block 204 is installed on a base, the base is connected to the linear guide rail, and the cylinder is installed on the base.

[0045] In one embodiment, the rear dialing block 204 has an opening for accommodating the electric energy meter, and the opening direction of the rear dialing block 204 faces the transfer station 300.

[0046] In this embodiment, when the rear lever 204 contacts the energy meter, the end of the energy meter is located within the opening on the rear lever 204, which can limit the energy meter to a certain extent and prevent the energy meter from changing its posture during the transition between workstations, thus avoiding the problem of transmission.

[0047] In one embodiment, please refer to Figure 1 A conveying mechanism 301 is provided at the transfer station 300, and the conveying mechanism 301 is movable along a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction.

[0048] In this embodiment, the qualified / unqualified energy meters are conveyed to the output station 400 by the conveying mechanism 301, which facilitates subsequent recycling and improves sorting efficiency.

[0049] Specifically, the conveying mechanism 301 can be a linear conveying device, such as a conveyor or a linear guide rail, and the conveying mechanism 301 is mounted on a moving guide rail, conveying qualified / unqualified energy meters through reciprocating motion.

[0050] In one embodiment, please refer to Figure 1 At output station 400, there are two parallel output mechanisms, used to output the energy meters of the sorted qualified and unqualified products respectively.

[0051] In one embodiment, the front end of the loading station 100 is provided with two opposing posture correction plates 102. Rollers 103 are embedded on the surface of the posture correction plates 102. The two posture correction plates 102 move towards each other and contact the power meter to correct the posture.

[0052] In this embodiment, the energy meter being transferred in the previous process has an incorrect posture. By driving two posture correction plates 102 to move towards each other and contact the energy meter as it passes by, the energy meter is forced to correct its posture, thus reducing the risk of problems occurring during subsequent transfer and sorting.

[0053] Specifically, the posture adjustment board 102 can be driven by a cylinder.

[0054] In one embodiment, the identification station 200 is provided with a testing mechanism 205 for detecting whether the electricity meter is a qualified product.

[0055] In this embodiment, the detection mechanism 205 collects images of the electricity meter, performs image analysis using existing technology, determines whether the electricity meter is qualified or not, and synchronizes the information with subsequent workstations.

[0056] Specifically, testing agency 205 can use equipment such as industrial cameras.

[0057] It should be noted that if the embodiments of this utility model involve directional indicators such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc., the directional indicators are only used to explain the relative positional relationship and movement of the components in a specific posture as shown in the attached figure. If the specific posture changes, the directional indicators will also change accordingly.

[0058] Furthermore, if the embodiments of this utility model involve descriptions such as "first" or "second," these descriptions are for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, a feature defined with "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of those features. Additionally, the meaning of "and / or" throughout the text includes three parallel solutions; for example, "A and / or B" includes solution A, solution B, or a solution where both A and B are satisfied. Furthermore, "multiple" refers to two or more. Moreover, the technical solutions of the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but this must be based on the ability of those skilled in the art to implement them. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or impossible to implement, such a combination of technical solutions should be considered non-existent.

[0059] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present utility model should be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. An electricity meter sorting device for sorting electricity meters, characterized in that: It includes a sorting conveyor line on which the electric energy meters are conveyed. The sorting conveyor line includes the following workstations; A loading station (100) for loading the electric energy meters to be sorted; An identification station (200) for identifying whether the passing electric energy meters are qualified products / non-qualified products and transferring them to the subsequent workstations. There is a multi-station turntable (201) at the identification station (200), and there are slots (202) on the multi-station turntable (201), and the slots (202) are sequentially docked with the loading station (100) to receive the electric energy meters; A transfer station (300) for separately transferring the qualified / unqualified electric energy meters; An output station (400) for separately outputting the sorted electric energy meters.

2. The electricity meter sorting device as described in claim 1, characterized in that: There is a front pusher block (101) at the end of the loading station (100), and the front pusher block (101) moves in a "mouth" shape along the loading direction of the loading station (100).

3. The electricity meter sorting device as described in claim 2, characterized in that: There is an opening on the front pusher block (101) for accommodating the electric energy meter, and the opening direction of the front pusher block (101) faces the identification station (200).

4. The electricity meter sorting device as described in claim 1, characterized in that: There is a strip-shaped opening (203) on the slot (202). There is a rear pusher block (204) at the bottom of the multi-station turntable (201), and the rear pusher block (204) can pass through the strip-shaped opening (203) adjacent to the transfer station (300) and move in a "mouth" shape towards the transfer station (300).

5. The electricity meter sorting device as described in claim 4, characterized in that: There is an opening on the rear pusher block (204) for accommodating the electric energy meter, and the opening direction of the rear pusher block (204) faces the transfer station (300).

6. The electricity meter sorting device as described in claim 1, characterized in that: There is a conveying mechanism (301) at the transfer station (300), and the conveying mechanism (301) is movably arranged perpendicular to the conveying direction.

7. The electricity meter sorting device as described in claim 1, characterized in that: There are two parallel output mechanisms at the output station (400) for separately outputting the sorted qualified / non-qualified electric energy meters.

8. The electricity meter sorting device as described in claim 1, characterized in that: There are two opposing posture correction plates (102) at the front end of the loading station (100). The surface of the posture correction plates (102) is embedded with rollers (103), and the two posture correction plates (102) move towards each other to contact the electric energy meter to correct the posture.

9. The electricity meter sorting device as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The identification station (200) is provided with a detection mechanism (205) for detecting whether the electric energy meter is a qualified product.

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