Plate pushing device with visual inspection function

By integrating a vision inspection system and a servo motor-driven sheet material pushing device, the problem of insufficient detection of surface contaminants in traditional devices has been solved, enabling real-time detection and efficient pushing, improving production efficiency and mold life, while supporting high-precision detection and quality traceability in intelligent production lines.

CN223588196UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-25祥鑫(东莞)新能源科技有限公司
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Application Number
CN202423184228.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-24
Publication Date
2025-11-25
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-24

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Technical Problem

Traditional sheet metal feeding devices lack visual inspection capabilities, making it difficult to detect dirt or debris on the sheet metal surface in a timely manner. This affects the lifespan of stamping dies and the quality of finished products, and also results in low production efficiency.

Method used

An integrated vision inspection system, including a high-resolution industrial camera and LED fill light, combined with a servo motor-driven pushing mechanism and a weighing sensor, enables real-time inspection and quality monitoring of the sheet material surface.

Benefits of technology

It enables real-time screening of dirt or debris on the surface of sheet materials, improves production efficiency, extends mold life, enhances the level of intelligence, and supports high-precision detection and quality traceability in modern production lines.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a plate pushing device with a visual inspection function, and relates to the field of stamping machining.The pushing device comprises a base, a pushing mechanism installed on the base, a working carrier plate installed in front of the pushing mechanism, a clamping assembly installed on the working carrier plate and a visual inspection assembly installed on the base through an adjustable support, a guide rail is arranged on the base, correspondingly, the pushing mechanism comprises a sliding block and a driving assembly which is connected with the sliding block and drives the sliding block to linearly move along the guide rail, at least two connecting rods horizontally extend out of the sliding block, a rectangular working carrier plate which is horizontally arranged is installed at the front ends of the connecting rods, and the four corners of the working carrier plate are each provided with a pneumatic clamping assembly. According to the pushing device, the visual detection system is integrated in the pushing device, real-time photographing and detection on the surface of a plate can be achieved, attached dirt or sundries are effectively screened, and the influence and damage caused by the dirt or the sundries to a stamping die are avoided.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of stamping production, in particular to a plate pushing device with visual detection. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the existing stamping production process, the conveying and processing efficiency of the plate has an important influence on the production capacity of the entire production line. The traditional plate pushing device is usually used for mechanically pushing the plate to the designated processing position. These devices rely on simple mechanical structures and power systems, which can meet the basic conveying needs, but the detection function of the plate surface state is very limited. In stamping production, the plate surface may be contaminated or attached with dirt due to improper operation during transportation, storage or processing, which is difficult to be discovered in time in the use of existing devices, which may cause wear and damage to the stamping die, and even irreversible impact on the quality of the finished product.

[0003] In actual application, the failure to clean the plate surface dirt in time is an important defect of the traditional pushing device. This is mainly because the traditional device only has a single pushing function and does not integrate effective detection means. In order to check when the plate surface problem occurs, manual periodic sampling inspection or surface cleaning in a special process is usually required, which not only increases the production cost, but also reduces the production efficiency. More importantly, manual detection cannot guarantee comprehensive monitoring of all plates, which is prone to cause problem plates to enter the subsequent processing link. At the same time, due to the lack of accurate monitoring means, the risk of die damage of the production line also increases, which not only causes equipment downtime, but also may bring huge maintenance and die replacement cost.

[0004] The main reason for these deficiencies is that the design idea of the traditional pushing device is limited to the conveying function of the plate, without considering the real-time detection of the plate quality. Secondly, the existing device does not match the intelligent degree of modern production line, and lacks the support of advanced technologies such as visual detection. In addition, with the improvement of the precision of stamping die and processing requirements, the cleanliness of the plate surface directly affects the die life and the quality of the finished product, and the traditional pushing device is difficult to meet these increasingly high production standards.

[0005] Therefore, it is of great significance to develop a plate pushing device with visual detection function. CONTENT OF THE INVENTION

[0006] The purpose of the present application is to at least overcome one deficiency in the prior art, and provide a plate pushing device with visual detection. The pushing device integrates a visual detection system in the pushing device, which can realize real-time photographing and detection of the plate surface, effectively screen the attached dirt or debris, and avoid the impact and damage to the stamping die.

[0007] To achieve the above object, the application discloses a plate pushing device with visual detection, which comprises a base, a pushing mechanism installed on the base, a working load plate installed in front of the pushing mechanism, a material clamping assembly installed on the working load plate, and a visual detection assembly installed on the base through an adjustable support.

[0008] As an optional technical solution, at least one weighing sensor for detecting mass change is installed between the working load plate and the connecting rod, which can be used to sense whether the plate is in place and record and store the mass data of individual plates, facilitating subsequent product quality traceability control.

[0009] As an optional technical solution, the adjustable support is composed of multiple hinged connecting rods, which can realize multi-angle adjustment of the visual detection assembly to meet the needs of orientation control of plate detection.

[0010] As an optional technical solution, the working load plate is provided with sliding blocks for guiding on four sides.

[0011] Compared with the prior art, the application has at least one of the following beneficial effects:

[0012] Improve production efficiency and quality control ability: By integrating the visual detection system, the surface state of the plate can be monitored in real time, and the attached dirt or debris can be effectively screened out to avoid problem plates entering the subsequent processing link, thereby improving production efficiency and reducing the generation of unqualified products.

[0013] Prolong the service life of the mold: By real-time detection and cleaning of the surface debris of the plate, the wear and damage of the stamping die caused by the surface dirt of the plate are reduced, thereby prolonging the service life of the mold and reducing the maintenance cost of the production line.

[0014] Enhance the level of intelligence and flexibility: The device adopts adjustable support and visual detection system, which can realize multi-angle adjustment and accurate detection, meet the needs of modern production line for intelligence, flexibility and high precision.

[0015] Realize product quality traceability: By setting the weighing sensor, the mass data of the plate is recorded, which is convenient for subsequent traceability and control of product quality problems, further improving the production management level and customer satisfaction.

[0016] The above-listed benefits are not exhaustive of all advantages. Other potential benefits and detailed technical implementations will be further disclosed in the embodiments or other description sections of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Aspects of the present disclosure will become more fully understood from the detailed description and embodiments provided hereinafter and the accompanying drawings. The drawings shown in the accompanying drawings are sometimes shown in exaggerated or distorted form to illustrate the features of the present disclosure and should not be considered to be limiting of its scope. In the drawings:

[0018] Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] Figure 2 is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present disclosure from another perspective. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The present disclosure will be described with respect to the drawings in which some embodiments of the present disclosure are shown. It is to be understood that the present disclosure can assume various forms of presentation and is not limited to the embodiments described below; in fact, the embodiments described below are intended to make the disclosure of the present disclosure more complete and to fully inform those skilled in the art of the scope of protection of the present disclosure. It should also be understood that the embodiments disclosed herein can be combined in various ways to provide more additional embodiments.

[0021] It should be understood that in all the drawings, the same reference numerals represent the same elements. In the drawings, the size of some features can be distorted for the sake of clarity.

[0022] It should be understood that the language used in the specification is only used to describe specific embodiments and is not intended to limit the present disclosure. Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in the specification have meanings commonly understood by those skilled in the art. For the sake of brevity and / or clarity, techniques, methods, and apparatus known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art can not be discussed in detail, but should be considered as part of the description of the application.

[0023] The singular forms "a", "said" and "the" used in the specification are intended to include plural forms unless clearly specified to the contrary. The language "comprise", "comprises" and "comprising" used in the specification means the presence of the stated feature but does not exclude the presence of one or more other features. The language "and / or" used in the specification includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. EMBODIMENTS

[0024] Referring to the drawings Figure 1 and 2A preferred embodiment of a plate pushing device with visual detection is as follows:

[0025] The plate pushing device is composed of a base 1, a pushing mechanism 2, a working carrier plate 3, a clamping assembly 6, and a visual detection assembly 4. The design aims to improve the conveying efficiency and quality control capability in the plate processing process. The base 1 is the basic support structure of the entire device, which is made of high-strength steel and coated with a corrosion-resistant coating to ensure stability and prevent performance degradation due to environmental factors during long-term operation. The base 1 is provided with guide rails made of wear-resistant alloy steel and precisely machined to ensure the accuracy and smoothness of the slider movement.

[0026] The pushing mechanism 2 includes a slider that cooperates with the guide rail and a driving assembly that drives the slider to move. The slider is made of aluminum alloy, which has high strength and lightweight characteristics, can withstand the mechanical load when pushing the plate, and can reduce the movement resistance. The driving assembly is a combination of a servo motor and a ball screw. The servo motor provides precise power control, and the ball screw converts rotary motion into linear motion of the slider, thereby achieving precise pushing of the plate position. The horizontal extension of the slider is equipped with two connecting rods made of aluminum alloy composite material, which has good rigidity and lightweight characteristics to ensure stable support of the working carrier plate 3.

[0027] The working carrier plate 3 installed at the front end of the connecting rod is rectangular in shape. The main material of the carrier plate is aluminum alloy, and its surface has been treated by anodic oxidation to improve its wear resistance and corrosion resistance. The working carrier plate 3 is equipped with four pneumatic clamping assemblies 6 at its corners. These clamping assemblies 6 are composed of air cylinders, clamping jaws, and elastic pads. The clamping jaws are made of hard alloy to ensure sufficient clamping force during clamping, and the elastic pads are made of high-temperature-resistant silicone to effectively protect the surface of the plate from damage.

[0028] A load cell is installed between the working carrier plate 3 and the connecting rod to detect the mass of the plate in real time. The load cell is designed with strain gauge, and its sensitive element is high-precision aluminum alloy. It senses the weight of the plate through resistance changes and transmits signals to the control system. The device can record the mass data of each plate in real time, realizing traceability and quality monitoring of the plate processing process.

[0029] The visual detection assembly 4 is mounted on the base 1 by an adjustable support composed of multiple hinged connecting rods made of stainless steel and treated by electroplating to ensure good mechanical strength and corrosion resistance during adjustment. The visual detection assembly 4 includes a high-resolution industrial camera and an LED fill light. The camera can take high-definition photos of the board surface, while the fill light provides uniform lighting conditions to ensure clear imaging in complex light environments. The assembly can adjust its angle and position through the support to adapt to the detection needs of different boards.

[0030] The working steps of the device are as follows:

[0031] First, the board is conveyed to the working load plate 3 by external equipment, and the pneumatic clamping assembly 6 automatically clamps the board under the instruction of the control system. Then, the weighing sensor detects the mass of the board and uploads the weight data to the control system for recording and analysis. Next, the visual detection assembly 4 starts, and the industrial camera takes photos of the board surface. The image data is transmitted to the image processing module through a high-speed interface. The image processing module analyzes whether there are dirt or debris on the board surface based on the preset algorithm and feeds back the result to the control system.

[0032] If the detection result shows that the surface state of the board is abnormal, the system will issue an alarm signal and stop the action of the pushing mechanism 2, and prompt manual intervention through the operation interface. If the detection result is normal, the pushing mechanism 2 starts, and the servo motor drives the slider to move along the guide rail, accurately conveying the board to the next processing position.

[0033] In addition, the working load plate 3 is provided with guide slides on four sides to limit the position deviation of the board during conveying. The slide is made of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) material, which effectively reduces the resistance during board conveying due to its low friction coefficient and self-lubricating properties.

[0034] In summary, the device combines precise mechanical structure and intelligent detection function to realize the integrated operation of board pushing and quality detection, effectively improving the automation level of the processing process and product quality, and providing efficient and reliable technical support for the stamping production line. In addition, it should be understood that the parts or contents not disclosed in detail in the embodiments, such as how to realize the detection of the surface state through the visual detection assembly 4, belong to the common knowledge or existing technology of those skilled in the art, and do not need to be described.

[0035] While exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure have been described, it is to be understood that the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are provided by way of illustration only. Therefore, various changes and modifications can be suggested to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Thus, all changes and modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims. The present disclosure is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A sheet material pushing device with visual detection, characterized in that: The pusher device comprises a base, a pushing mechanism installed on the base, a work load plate installed in front of the pushing mechanism, a material clamping assembly installed on the work load plate, and a visual detection assembly installed on the base through an adjustable support, wherein the base is provided with a guide rail, and the pushing mechanism comprises a slider and a driving assembly for driving the slider to move linearly along the guide rail, the slider is provided with at least two connecting rods extending horizontally, the front end of each connecting rod is provided with a horizontally arranged rectangular work load plate, and each corner of the work load plate is provided with a pneumatic material clamping assembly.

2. A board pushing apparatus with visual detection as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: At least one weighing sensor for detecting mass change is installed between the work load plate and the connecting rod, the weighing sensor can be used to sense whether the plate is in place and record and store the mass data of the individual plate, thereby facilitating subsequent product quality traceability control.

3. A board pushing apparatus with visual detection as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The adjustable support is composed of multiple hinged connecting rods, which can realize multi-angle adjustment of the visual detection assembly to meet the needs of orientation control of the plate detection.

4. The board pushing apparatus with visual detection as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The work load plate is provided with sliders for guiding on four edges.