Workpiece sorting equipment

By setting multiple partitions and feeders inside the machine casing, the integrated supply of various workpieces is realized, which solves the problems of slow speed, low efficiency and poor compactness of existing equipment, improves sorting speed and efficiency, and reduces space occupation.

CN223751650UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-02BOZHON PRECISION IND TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202520413785.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-11
Publication Date
2026-01-02
Estimated Expiration
2035-03-11

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Technical Problem

Existing sorting equipment requires the separate operation of multiple devices when supplying various workpieces, resulting in slow speed, low efficiency, poor compactness, and large space occupation.

Method used

The machine employs multiple partitions within the casing, with multiple feeders on each partition. Workpieces are fed into the feeders via a feeding box, and the feeders are controlled by a controller to supply a specified type and quantity of workpieces. The integrated feeders are arranged within the casing.

Benefits of technology

It improves the speed and efficiency of workpiece sorting, reduces the space occupied by the equipment, and enhances the compactness of the equipment.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of workpiece sorting, and discloses workpiece sorting equipment. The workpiece sorting equipment comprises a machine shell and a plurality of partition plates. The multiple partition plates are arranged in the machine shell at intervals, multiple sets of feeders are arranged on each partition plate at intervals, each set of feeder is used for supplying one kind of workpieces, discharging boxes for containing the workpieces are arranged at the positions, corresponding to discharging ports of the feeders, of the partition plates, and feeding boxes are arranged at the positions, corresponding to feeding ports of the feeders, of the machine shell. Therefore, when the workpiece sorting equipment is used, the specified feeders can be directly controlled to run according to requirements, workpieces of specified types and specified quantity can be obtained, each piece of equipment does not need to be independently operated, the sorting speed and efficiency are effectively improved, meanwhile, the multiple feeders are integrally arranged in the machine shell, and the sorting efficiency is improved. And the space in the shell is reasonably divided by utilizing the layout of the partition plates, so that the compactness among the structures is relatively high, and the space occupation of the whole equipment is reduced.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to workpiece sorting technical field especially relates to workpiece sorting equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] In traditional mechanical installation and dismounting process, screw is the most commonly used fastening part, according to the different mechanical structure, size, the corresponding size of screw is also different, a complete mechanical equipment needs to use various screws in assembly, therefore needs to utilize the special sorting equipment to quantitatively supply various screws.

[0003] In prior art, sorting equipment includes specific size vibration disc and feeding track, stores a kind of workpiece in vibration disc, the workpiece can be quantitatively sent out through feeding track, to realize the supply of a kind of workpiece.

[0004] But when needing to supply multiple workpieces, multiple workpiece sorting equipment need to be set, each device needs to be operated separately, leading to slow speed when sorting multiple workpieces, low efficiency, and poor compactness of each device, more space occupation. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] The utility model aims at providing workpiece sorting equipment, solve the problem of slow speed, low efficiency and poor compactness between each device in prior art when sorting multiple workpieces, and large space occupation.

[0006] To achieve this purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

[0007] Workpiece sorting equipment, comprising:

[0008] Housing;

[0009] Multiple partition plates are arranged in the housing, and multiple groups of feeders are arranged on each partition plate, each group of feeders is used to supply a kind of workpiece, the partition plate is provided with a discharge box containing workpieces corresponding to the discharge port of the feeder, and the housing is provided with a feeding box corresponding to the feeding port of the feeder.

[0010] Optionally, the workpiece sorting equipment further comprises:

[0011] A controller is in communication connection with all the feeders to control the operation or stop of any of the feeders.

[0012] Optionally, the workpiece sorting equipment further comprises:

[0013] A scanner is in communication connection with the controller and can scan a work order to determine the feeders that need to be operated.

[0014] Optionally, the workpiece sorting device further comprises:

[0015] A label printer is communicatively connected to the controller and capable of automatically printing a label of the workpiece when the feeder is stopped.

[0016] Optionally, the workpiece sorting device further comprises:

[0017] A control panel is communicatively connected to the feeders and capable of displaying a status of each of the feeders.

[0018] Optionally, the feeder comprises:

[0019] A mounting plate is arranged on the partition plate.

[0020] A feeder is arranged on the mounting plate.

[0021] A guide box is arranged on the mounting plate and in communication with the discharge port, and the guide box is in communication with the discharge box to guide the workpiece into the discharge box.

[0022] Optionally, an inner side wall of the guide box is inclined.

[0023] Optionally, a door panel is hingedly connected to a side of the cabinet, the discharge box is arranged close to the door panel, and a side of the discharge box facing the door panel has a material taking port.

[0024] Optionally, a material inlet is formed on a back of the cabinet corresponding to the position of the guide box, and a cover is hingedly connected to the material inlet to close the material inlet.

[0025] Optionally, the guide box extends obliquely towards the feeder.

[0026] The workpiece sorting device has the following advantages:

[0027] By setting multiple partition plates in the shell, and setting multiple groups of feeders on each partition plate, one workpiece is added to a group of feeders in the feeding box, each group of feeders can supply one workpiece, so that the supply structure of multiple commonly used workpieces is integrated in the shell, when the workpiece is selected according to the work order, only the corresponding feeder needs to be controlled to run, and the feeder can send the workpieces of the specified type and the specified quantity into the discharge box. Therefore, the workpiece sorting equipment can directly control the specified feeder to run according to the demand during use, so that the workpieces of the specified type and the specified quantity can be obtained, so that multiple groups of workpieces no longer need to be operated individually during sorting, thereby effectively improving the sorting speed and efficiency, and multiple feeders are integrated in the shell, and the space in the shell is reasonably divided by the layout of the partition plates, so that the multiple groups of feeders are more reasonably arranged in the shell, and the compactness between structures is higher, which is beneficial to reduce the space occupation of the whole equipment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0028] Figure 1 is a structure schematic view of the workpiece sorting equipment in the embodiment of the utility model;

[0029] Figure 2 is a structure schematic view of the workpiece sorting equipment in the embodiment of the utility model after the hidden door plate;

[0030] Figure 3 is a structure schematic view of multiple groups of feeders and the feeding box in the workpiece sorting equipment in the embodiment of the utility model;

[0031] Figure 4 is a structure schematic view of multiple groups of feeders on one partition plate in the workpiece sorting equipment in the embodiment of the utility model;

[0032] Figure 5 is a structure sectional view of the guide box in the workpiece sorting equipment in the embodiment of the utility model;

[0033] Figure 6 is a back structure schematic view of the workpiece sorting equipment in the embodiment of the utility model.

[0034] In the drawings:

[0035] 1, shell; 11, door plate; 12, cover; 13, control panel; 2, partition plate; 3, feeder; 31, mounting plate; 32, feeder; 33, guide box; 331, flow guide part; 332, output part; 4, discharge box; 5, feeding box. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] The utility model will be described in further detail below in combination with the drawings and embodiments. It can be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely used to explain the utility model and not to limit the utility model. In addition, it should be noted that only the parts related to the utility model are shown in the drawings for the convenience of description, not all the structures.

[0037] In the description of the utility model, unless explicitly defined and limited, the terms "connected", "connected", "fixed" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or it can be integrated; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship of two elements. For ordinary skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the utility model can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0038] In the utility model, unless explicitly defined and limited, the first feature "on" or "below" the second feature can include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, the first feature "on", "above" and "above" the second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is higher than that of the second feature. The first feature "below", "below" and "below" the second feature includes that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is less than that of the second feature.

[0039] In the description of the embodiment, the terms "up", "down", "left", "right" and other orientation or position relationship are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, only for the convenience of description and simplification of operation, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the utility model. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used to distinguish in description and have no special meaning.

[0040] The utility model embodiment provides workpiece sorting equipment.

[0041] Referring to Figures 1 to 3 The workpiece sorting equipment comprises a shell 1 and a plurality of partition plates 2. The plurality of partition plates 2 are arranged at intervals in the shell 1, and a plurality of groups of feeders 3 are arranged at intervals on each partition plate 2, each group of feeders 3 is used to feed one kind of workpiece, the partition plate 2 is provided with a discharge box 4 containing workpieces at the discharge port of the feeder 3, and the shell 1 is provided with a feeding box 5 corresponding to the feeding port of the feeder 3.

[0042] Specifically, the cabinet 1 is cuboid, enclosed by a plurality of plate structures, and the inside of the cabinet 1 can be divided into a selection area and a control area. The control area can be provided with a PLC module and the like as a control structure. A plurality of partition plates 2 are arranged in the selection area along the height direction of the cabinet 1. The partition plates 2 can separate the selection area into a plurality of spaces that are not connected to each other. The number of partition plates 2 can be determined according to the size of the actual cabinet 1, and the positions of the partition plates 2 in the cabinet 1 can also be adjusted to adjust the spacing between adjacent two partition plates 2. The connection between the partition plate 2 and the cabinet 1 can be bolted or clamped.

[0043] The workpiece can be a screw or the like with a small size. In this embodiment, taking the sorting of 32 commonly used screws as an example, each type of screw corresponds to a group of feeders 3. Eight partition plates 2 are provided, and the eight partition plates 2 are divided into two columns, four partition plates 2 in each column. Four groups of feeders 3 are arranged on the upper side of each partition plate 2 along the length direction of the cabinet 1. Each group of feeders 3 is correspondingly provided with a discharge box 4 and a feeding box 5. The feeding box 5 can send one type of workpiece into the feeder 3, and each feeder 3 can store one type of workpiece. A plurality of feeders 3 can be communicatively connected with the control structure. The control structure can control the operation and stop of the feeder 3. When the feeder 3 is running, it can quantitatively output one type of workpiece into the discharge box 4 according to the feeding demand.

[0044] By providing a plurality of partition plates 2 in the cabinet 1, and providing a plurality of groups of feeders 3 on each partition plate 2, one type of workpiece is added to a group of feeders 3 through the feeding box 5. Each group of feeders 3 can supply one type of workpiece, so that the supply structure of a plurality of commonly used workpieces is integrated in the cabinet 1. When a workpiece needs to be selected according to a work order, only the corresponding feeder 3 needs to be controlled to operate, and the feeder 3 can send the workpiece of the specified type and quantity into the discharge box 4. Therefore, when the workpiece sorting device is used, the specified feeder 3 can be directly controlled to operate according to the demand, so that the workpiece of the specified type and quantity can be obtained. In this way, when a plurality of workpieces are sorted, each device does not need to be operated individually, thereby effectively improving the sorting speed and efficiency. Meanwhile, a plurality of feeders 3 are integrated in the cabinet 1, and the space in the cabinet 1 is reasonably divided by the layout of the partition plates 2, so that the plurality of groups of feeders 3 are more reasonably arranged in the cabinet 1, and the compactness between structures is higher, which is conducive to reducing the space occupation of the overall device.

[0045] Optionally, the workpiece sorting device further comprises a controller. The controller is communicatively connected with all the feeders 3 to control any feeder 3 to operate or stop.

[0046] Specifically, the controller adopts a PLC module and cooperates with other control modules to form a communication connection with all the feeders 3 to control the running and stopping of the feeders 3 and to count the workpieces supplied during the running of the feeders 3. The controller is also provided with a wireless control module to meet the demand of remote operation. A radio frequency card reader is also arranged on the controller to facilitate the reading of the identity card of the operator to determine the operation authority of the operator.

[0047] Optionally, the workpiece sorting device further comprises a scanner. The scanner is in communication connection with the controller and can scan a work order to determine the feeders 3 to be run.

[0048] Specifically, the scanner can scan and read the corresponding two-dimensional code to read the work order so as to transmit the required workpiece types and corresponding quantities in the work order to the controller, and the controller can control the corresponding feeders 3 to run, so that during the workpiece sorting process, the operator only needs to scan the work order by the scanner to complete the sorting of all workpieces at one time.

[0049] Optionally, the workpiece sorting device further comprises a label printer. The label printer is in communication connection with the controller and can automatically print the labels of the workpieces when the running of the feeders 3 is completed.

[0050] Specifically, the controller can obtain the types and quantities of the workpiece sorting from the running of the feeders 3 and transmit the data to the label printer. After the running of the feeders 3 is stopped, the label printer automatically prints a label for each type of workpiece to mark the types and quantities of the sorted workpieces on the label for easy inspection. The specific structure and operation principle of the label printer can refer to the prior art, and the present application will not be described here.

[0051] Optionally, the workpiece sorting device further comprises a control panel 13. The control panel 13 is in communication connection with the feeders 3 and can display the state of each feeder 3.

[0052] Specifically, the control panel 13 is a panel for manual operation by the operator, which can display the state of each feeder 3, such as the running state, the stopping state or the lack of material state, and an alarm structure, such as a loudspeaker or an alarm light, can be configured in the control panel 13 to correspond to the three running states of the feeders 3, so as to facilitate the operator to timely troubleshoot the fault.

[0053] Referring to Figure 3 and Figure 4 Optionally, the feeder 3 comprises a mounting plate 31, a feeder 32 and a guide box 33. The mounting plate 31 is arranged on the partition plate 2; the feeder 32 is arranged on the mounting plate 31; and the guide box 33 is arranged on the mounting plate 31 and is in corresponding communication with the discharge port, and the guide box 33 is in communication with the discharge box 4 to guide the workpieces into the discharge box 4.

[0054] Specifically, a plurality of fixing seats are distributed on the partition plate 2 at intervals, the fixing seats can be bolted or clamped to the partition plate 2 so as to be disassembled, a mounting plate 31 is fixed between the fixing seats, a waist-shaped hole extends in the vertical direction on the fixing seat, a screw is arranged in the waist-shaped hole and is screwed to the mounting plate 31, so as to adjust the distance between the mounting plate 31 and the partition plate 2.

[0055] The feeder 32 is fixed on the top wall of the mounting plate 31, the guide box 33 is inserted on the front side of the mounting plate 31, the upper side of the guide box 33 corresponds to the discharge port of the feeder 32, and the lower side of the guide box 33 communicates with the discharge box 4. The feeder 32 is provided with an inlet on the top wall, which corresponds to and communicates with the outlet of the feeding box 5. The feeder 32 is provided with a storage structure and a conveying structure in the inside, which can store workpieces and send the workpieces to the discharge port one by one. The specific structure of the feeder 32 can refer to the prior art, and will not be described in detail here.

[0056] When the feeder 3 is started, the feeder 32 starts to run, and the workpieces stored in the inside are sent to the discharge port and into the guide box 33 one by one, the guide box 33 guides the workpieces into the discharge box 4, and the workpieces can be counted during the transmission process, and the remaining amount of the stored workpieces can also be monitored.

[0057] Referring to Figure 5 Optionally, the inner side wall of the guide box 33 is inclined.

[0058] Specifically, the guide box 33 includes a flow guiding part 331 and an output part 332, which are in an integrated structure, the inner diameter of the flow guiding part 331 decreases from top to bottom, so that the inner side wall of the flow guiding part 331 is inclined, the output part 332 is located on the lower side of the flow guiding part 331, and the output part 332 is a vertically extending cylinder, which is inserted into the mounting plate 31 and corresponds to and communicates with the top wall of the discharge box 4. The workpieces output from the discharge port of the feeder 32 will first enter the flow guiding part 331, be guided by the inclined inner side wall of the flow guiding part 331 and slide into the output part 332, and then enter the discharge box 4, thereby reducing the possibility of damage caused by the workpieces directly falling from the discharge port into the discharge box 4.

[0059] Optionally, the side of the cabinet 1 is hinged with a door plate 11 (refer to Figure 1 The discharge box 4 is arranged close to the door plate 11, and the side of the discharge box 4 facing the door plate 11 has a material taking port.

[0060] Specifically, a plurality of door plates 11 are hinged on the front side of the cabinet 1, the plurality of door plates 11 are sequentially distributed along the length direction of the cabinet 1, the discharge box 4 is fixed on the partition plate 2 by screw connection or clamping or the like, the top wall of the discharge box 4 has an opening to communicate with the guide box 33, and the front side of the discharge box 4 is open to serve as a material taking opening, so that the operator can put a container for holding workpieces into the discharge box 4.

[0061] The front side of the cabinet 1 can be closed by the hinged door plates 11, so that the material taking opening can be closed, and the plurality of door plates 11 can be arranged, so that when the workpieces are taken, only the corresponding door plate 11 needs to be opened to expose the corresponding material taking opening, and the whole front side of the cabinet 1 does not need to be opened, thereby improving the operation efficiency.

[0062] Reference Figure 6 Optionally, an inlet opening is arranged on the back of the cabinet 1 corresponding to the feeding box 5, and a cover 12 is hinged on the inlet opening to close the inlet opening.

[0063] Specifically, one side of the cover 12 is hinged on the inlet opening by a hinge, and the other side can be provided with an electromagnetic lock, and an information code such as a two-dimensional code can be arranged below the cover 12, and the information code can be used to determine which workpiece should be added to the feeder 3 corresponding to the inlet opening, after the code is scanned and confirmed, the electromagnetic lock of the cover 12 is released, and the cover 12 is automatically opened. It should be understood that other locking structures can also be used to replace the electromagnetic lock, and the utility model does not limit this.

[0064] By arranging the cover 12 on the inlet opening, it is ensured that the workpieces are not added incorrectly when the feeder 3 is added, thereby reducing the possibility of operation errors.

[0065] Optionally, the feeding box 5 extends obliquely towards the feeder 3.

[0066] Specifically, the feeding box 5 is in a strip shape, and extends obliquely from the back of the cabinet 1 to the front, and the front side of the feeding box 5 is close to the inlet opening of the feeder 3, so that the added material can gradually slide into the inlet opening of the feeder 3 along the feeding box 5, thereby reducing the possibility of damage of the workpieces due to collision during feeding.

[0067] Obviously, the above embodiments of the utility model are only examples for clearly illustrating the utility model, and are not a limitation on the embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary skilled persons in the art, various obvious changes, re-adjustments and replacements can be made without departing from the protection scope of the utility model. Here, it is unnecessary and impossible to enumerate all the embodiments. Any modification, equivalent replacement and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the utility model shall be included in the protection scope of the utility model claim.

Claims

1. Workpiece sorting apparatus, characterised in that, The utility model relates to a workpiece sorting equipment, which comprises: a cabinet (1); a plurality of partition plates (2) are arranged in the cabinet (1) at intervals, a plurality of groups of feeders (3) are arranged on each partition plate (2) at intervals, each group of feeders (3) is used for feeding a kind of workpiece, the partition plate (2) is provided with a discharge box (4) containing workpiece at the discharge port of the feeder (3), and the cabinet (1) is provided with a feeding box (5) corresponding to the feeding port of the feeder (3).

2. The workpiece sorting apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The workpiece sorting equipment further comprises: a controller, which is in communication connection with all the feeders (3) to control any one of the feeders (3) to run or stop.

3. The workpiece sorting apparatus of claim 2, wherein, The workpiece sorting equipment further comprises: a scanner, which is in communication connection with the controller and can scan a work order to determine the feeder (3) to be run.

4. The workpiece sorting apparatus of claim 2, wherein, The workpiece sorting equipment further comprises: a label printer, which is in communication connection with the controller and can automatically print a label of the workpiece when the running of the feeder (3) is completed.

5. The workpiece sorting apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The workpiece sorting equipment further comprises: a control panel (13), which is in communication connection with the feeder (3) and can display the state of each feeder (3).

6. The workpiece sorting apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The feeder (3) comprises: a mounting plate (31) arranged on the partition plate (2); a feeder (32) arranged on the mounting plate (31); a guide box (33) arranged on the mounting plate (31) and in communication with the discharge port, the guide box (33) is in communication with the discharge box (4) to guide the workpiece into the discharge box (4).

7. The workpiece sorting apparatus of claim 6, wherein, The inner side wall of the guide box (33) is inclined.

8. The workpiece sorting apparatus of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein, A door panel (11) is hinged to the side of the cabinet (1), the discharge box (4) is arranged close to the door panel (11), and the discharge box (4) has a discharge port on the side facing the door panel (11).

9. The workpiece sorting apparatus of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein, An inlet port is formed on the back of the cabinet (1) corresponding to the feeding box (5), and a cover (12) is hinged to the inlet port to close the inlet port.

10. The workpiece sorting apparatus of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein, The feeding box (5) extends obliquely towards the feeder (3).