Octagonal particle counting equipment

Abstract

The utility model discloses octagonal particle counting equipment, which is characterized in that a rack is adopted, a feeding bin is arranged on the rack, a conveying material belt is arranged on the rack, the conveying material belt is provided with a weighing section, a transition section and a counting section which are connected with one another, and the weighing section is positioned below the feeding bin; the flattening assembly is arranged on the transition section and is used for flattening the star anise; a weighing device of the counting assembly is arranged on the weighing section, a camera is located above the conveying material belt and right faces the counting section, and the camera and the weighing device are in communication connection with a controller. In the invention, the weighing section weighs the star anise in advance, the mass of the single star anise is relatively fixed, so that the quantity of the star anise can be roughly calculated through weighing, after the star anise is flatly placed, the star anise can be prevented from being overlapped during photographing, and the quantity of the star anise can be accurately obtained in combination with the quantity of the weighed star anise; therefore, the accuracy and efficiency of octagonal counting are high.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field, and in particular to an octagonal particle counting device. Background Technology

[0002] "Star anise" is the fruit of the star anise tree, named for the eight points on its fruit. It is also called star anise or aniseed and is a seasoning spice. Its petals are neat and generally have eight points. The petals are thick, the points are straight, and the stem curves upward.

[0003] With the improvement of living standards, some high-quality star anise has gradually appeared on the market. When packaging star anise, it is necessary to strictly control its quality and quantity to ensure stable quality control and enable consumers to purchase according to their needs. At present, the quantity control of bagged products is mainly achieved by weighing or manual counting. Even when using automatic weighing, the overlapping of star anise leads to inaccurate counting and low efficiency. Utility Model Content

[0004] The main purpose of this invention is to provide an octagonal particle counting device, which aims to improve the accuracy and efficiency of octagonal counting.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides an octagonal particle counting device, comprising:

[0006] frame;

[0007] The feeding hopper is installed on the frame;

[0008] A conveyor belt is installed on the frame and is provided with a weighing section, a transition section and a counting section connected to each other. The weighing section is located below the feeding hopper.

[0009] A flattening component, disposed in the transition section, is used to flatten the octagonal shape; and

[0010] The counting assembly includes a weighing device, a camera, and a controller mounted on the frame. The weighing device is located on the weighing section, and the camera is positioned above the conveyor belt and directly facing the counting section. The camera and the weighing device are communicatively connected to the controller.

[0011] In an alternative embodiment, the leveling assembly includes a leveling plate that is detachably connected to the frame and cooperates with the conveyor belt to form a leveling gap.

[0012] In an optional embodiment, the leveling assembly further includes a plurality of partition plates, which are spaced apart on the surface of the leveling plate facing the conveyor belt, and the partition plates divide the leveling gap to form a plurality of leveling flow channels.

[0013] In an optional embodiment, the leveling assembly further includes a vibration motor fixedly connected to the surface of the leveling plate on the side opposite to the conveyor belt.

[0014] In an optional embodiment, the surface of the conveyor belt is further provided with a limiting guide rail, which extends along the length of the conveyor belt and is flared towards the feeding bin.

[0015] In an optional embodiment, the feeding bin includes a bin body and a limiting plate. The bin body is fixedly connected to the frame and forms a material cavity and a feeding port. The limiting plate covers the feeding port and is slidably connected to the bin body.

[0016] In an optional embodiment, the hopper body is provided with a sliding groove, and the edges on both sides of the limiting plate are slidably engaged in the sliding groove.

[0017] In an alternative embodiment, the counting component further includes a display screen mounted on the rack and communicatively connected to the controller.

[0018] In an optional embodiment, the octagonal particle counting device further includes a collection box disposed below the conveyor belt.

[0019] In an alternative embodiment, the counting component further includes a light source mounted on the frame and arranged around the outside of the camera.

[0020] This utility model's technical solution employs a frame, with a feeding bin mounted on the frame and a conveyor belt mounted on the frame. The conveyor belt is equipped with a connected weighing section, a transition section, and a counting section. The weighing section is located below the feeding bin. A leveling component is located in the transition section to flatten the octagonal shape. The weighing device of the counting component is located in the weighing section. A camera is located above the conveyor belt and directly facing the counting section. The camera and the weighing device are communicatively connected to the controller.

[0021] The working principle of the star anise particle counting device of this application is as follows: The star anise to be counted is placed into the feeding hopper, which feeds the star anise onto the weighing section of the conveyor belt. The weighing section pre-weighs the star anise. After weighing, the star anise is conveyed to the transition section, where a leveling component flattens it, laying the star anise flat on the conveyor belt. The flattened star anise continues to be conveyed to the counting section, where a camera takes a picture of the star anise and transmits the image to the controller. In this application, the weighing section pre-weighs the star anise. Since the mass of a single star anise is relatively fixed, the quantity of star anise can be roughly calculated by weighing. By flattening the star anise, overlapping during photography can be avoided. Combined with the weighed quantity, the quantity of star anise can be obtained more accurately. Thus, the accuracy and efficiency of star anise counting are high. Attached Figure Description

[0022] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without creative effort.

[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure from one perspective of an embodiment of the octagonal particle counting device of this utility model;

[0024] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the octagonal particle counting device from another perspective;

[0025] Figure 3 China Figure 2 A magnified view of a portion of point A in the middle.

[0026] Explanation of icon numbers:

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[0028] The realization of the purpose, functional features and advantages of this utility model will be further explained in conjunction with the embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. Detailed Implementation

[0029] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0030] It should be noted that all directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in this utility model embodiment are only used to explain the relative positional relationship and movement of each component in a certain specific posture (as shown in the figure). If the specific posture changes, the directional indicator will also change accordingly.

[0031] Furthermore, the use of terms such as "first" and "second" in this utility model is 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 as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. Additionally, the technical solutions of the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but only on the basis of being achievable by those skilled in the art. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or impossible to implement, such a combination of technical solutions should be considered non-existent and not within the scope of protection claimed by this utility model.

[0032] Reference Figures 1 to 3 This utility model proposes an octagonal particle counting device 100.

[0033] In this embodiment of the utility model, the star anise particle counting device 100 includes a frame 10; a feeding bin 20 installed on the frame 10; a conveyor belt 30 installed on the frame 10, which is provided with a weighing section 31, a transition section 32 and a counting section 33 connected to each other, the weighing section 31 being located below the feeding bin 20; a leveling component 40 disposed on the transition section 32 for leveling the star anise; and a counting component 50 including a weighing device (not shown), a camera 51 and a controller (not shown) installed on the frame 10, the weighing device being disposed on the weighing section 31, the camera 51 being located above the conveyor belt 30 and facing the counting section 33, and the camera 51 and the weighing device being communicatively connected to the controller.

[0034] Specifically, the frame 10 is formed by splicing metal profiles, and the feeding bin 20 includes a bin body 21 and a limiting plate 22. The bin body 21 is a sheet metal shell structure, fixed to one side of the frame 10 by welding and screws. The bin body 21 forms a material cavity 21a and a feeding port 21b. The material cavity 21a is used to accommodate the octagons to be counted, and the octagons flow out from the feeding port 21b. In this application, the feeding bin 20 also includes a limiting plate covering the feeding port 21b. This limiting plate is slidably connected to the bin body 21 to limit the size of the feeding port 21b, thereby controlling the discharge.

[0035] The hopper body 21 is provided with a sliding slot 21c, and the edges on both sides of the limiting plate 22 can be slidably engaged in the sliding slot 21c. By providing the sliding slot 21c, on the one hand, the connection structure of the limiting plate is relatively simple. On the other hand, the size of the feeding port 21b can be adjusted by sliding the limiting plate, and the operation of controlling the octagonal discharge speed is relatively convenient.

[0036] The conveyor belt 30 includes a conveyor motor (not shown), multiple conveyor rollers (not shown), and a conveyor belt (not shown). The multiple conveyor rollers are rotatably connected to the frame 10, the conveyor motor is fixed to the frame 10 and connected to the multiple conveyor rollers via a sprocket structure, and the conveyor belt is fitted over the outside of the multiple conveyor rollers. The conveyor belt 30 is provided with a weighing section 31, a transition section 32, and a counting section 33 connected together. The weighing section 31 is located below the feeding hopper 20. The weighing section 31, transition section 32, and counting section 33 can be understood as three areas sequentially spaced on the conveyor belt 30. A weighing device is installed on the weighing section 31, which can weigh the octagon on the weighing section 31 in real time to initially obtain the mass of the octagon to be photographed. This solution is a relatively mature technology and will not be elaborated further here.

[0037] A leveling component 40 is disposed in the transition section 32 to level the octagons. Specifically, the leveling component 40 includes a leveling plate 41, which is detachably connected to the frame 10 by screws or magnets. The leveling plate 41 and the conveyor belt 30 cooperate to form a leveling gap 41a. The width of the leveling gap 41a is slightly larger than the height of the leveled octagons, so that the octagons are in a single leveled state when passing through the gap, thus allowing for a more accurate calculation of the number of octagons after taking a picture.

[0038] Camera 51 is positioned above conveyor belt 30 and directly facing counting section 33. This camera 51 is a charge-coupled device (CCD) industrial machine, connected to the controller via a terminal connection cable. The controller analyzes and processes the octagonal images captured by camera 51 to calculate the number of octagons in the image. Using a CCD camera to capture images and processing the information within them is a relatively mature technology and will not be described in detail here.

[0039] The working principle of the star anise particle counting device 100 of this application is as follows: The star anise to be counted is placed into the feeding bin 20, and the feeding bin 20 feeds the star anise to the weighing section 31 of the conveyor belt 30. The weighing section 31 pre-weighs the star anise. The weighed star anise is then conveyed to the transition section 32, where the flattening component 40 flattens it, making the star anise spread out on the conveyor belt 30. The flattened star anise continues to be conveyed to the counting section 33, where the camera 51 takes a picture of the star anise and transmits the picture to the controller. In this application, the weighing section 31 pre-weighs the star anise. Since the mass of a single star anise is relatively fixed, the number of star anise can be roughly calculated by weighing. By flattening the star anise, overlapping during the picture taking can be avoided. Combined with the weighed quantity, the number of star anise can be obtained more accurately. Thus, the accuracy and efficiency of star anise counting are high.

[0040] Please see again Figure 1 The leveling assembly 40 also includes multiple partition plates 42, which are welded to the surface of the leveling plate 41 facing the conveyor belt 30. The partition plates 42 divide the leveling gap 41a into multiple leveling flow channels 42a, the width of which is slightly larger than the maximum external dimensions of the octagon. The multiple partition plates 42 ensure that the octagons are neatly arranged as they flow towards the counting section 33, resulting in more accurate photographic counting.

[0041] Furthermore, the leveling assembly 40 also includes a vibration motor 43, which is fixedly connected to the surface of the leveling plate 41 on the side opposite to the conveyor belt 30. The vibration generated by the vibration motor 43 in this application can prevent the octagonal particles from getting stuck in the leveling flow channel 42a or blocking the opening of the leveling flow channel 42a during the transition section 32, thus making the octagonal particle counting device 100 operate more smoothly.

[0042] Please see again Figure 1 In this embodiment, the surface of the conveyor belt 30 is also provided with a limiting guide rail 34. The limiting guide rail 34 extends along the length of the conveyor belt 30 and is set in a flared shape facing the feeding bin 20. That is, the limiting guide rail 34 is set in a figure-eight shape. By setting the limiting guide rail 34, the eight corners can be prevented from flowing out of the conveyor belt 30, and all the eight corners are flattened by the flattening component 40.

[0043] In this embodiment, the counting component 50 also includes a display screen 52, which is mounted on the frame 10 and communicates with the controller via an electronic connection cable. The display screen 52 is used to display the working status of the octagonal particle counting device 100 and the number of octagons counted, so as to facilitate further operation by the user.

[0044] In this application, the star anise particle counting device 100 also includes a collection box 60, which is disposed below the conveyor belt 30 and is used to collect the star anise after counting.

[0045] Furthermore, the counting assembly 50 also includes a light source 53, which is mounted on the frame 10 and arranged around the outside of the camera 51. By setting the light source 53, the image captured by the camera 51 can be clearer, and thus the octagonal particle counting device 100 can count more accurately.

[0046] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and does not limit the patent scope of the present utility model. All equivalent structural transformations made under the inventive concept of the present utility model using the contents of the present utility model specification and drawings, or direct / indirect applications in other related technical fields, are included within the patent protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. An octagonal particle counting device, characterized in that, include: frame; The feeding hopper is installed on the frame; A conveyor belt is installed on the frame and is provided with a weighing section, a transition section and a counting section connected to each other. The weighing section is located below the feeding hopper. A flattening component is provided in the transition section to flatten and place the octagon; as well as The counting assembly includes a weighing device, a camera, and a controller mounted on the frame. The weighing device is located on the weighing section, and the camera is positioned above the conveyor belt and directly facing the counting section. The camera and the weighing device are communicatively connected to the controller.

2. The octagonal particle counting device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The leveling component includes a leveling plate, which is detachably connected to the frame and cooperates with the conveyor belt to form a leveling gap.

3. The octagonal particle counting device as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The leveling assembly also includes multiple partition plates, which are spaced apart on the surface of the leveling plate facing the conveyor belt, and the partition plates divide the leveling gap to form multiple leveling flow channels.

4. The octagonal particle counting device as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The leveling assembly also includes a vibration motor, which is fixedly connected to the surface of the leveling plate on the side opposite to the conveyor belt.

5. The octagonal particle counting device as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The surface of the conveyor belt is also provided with a limiting guide rail, which extends along the length of the conveyor belt and is flared outward toward the feeding bin.

6. The octagonal particle counting device as described in any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that, The feeding bin includes a bin body and a limiting plate. The bin body is fixedly connected to the frame and forms a material cavity and a feeding port. The limiting plate covers the feeding port and is slidably connected to the bin body.

7. The octagonal particle counting device as described in claim 6, characterized in that, The hopper body is provided with a sliding slot, and the edges on both sides of the limiting plate are slidably engaged in the sliding slot.

8. The octagonal particle counting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that, The counting component also includes a display screen, which is mounted on the rack and communicatively connected to the controller.

9. The octagonal particle counting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that, The octagonal particle counting device also includes a collection box, which is located below the conveyor belt.

10. The octagonal particle counting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that, The counting component also includes a light source, which is mounted on the frame and surrounds the outside of the camera.

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