Bulb feeding device capable of correcting placing angle based on visual inspection

By using visual inspection and a rotating mechanism to automatically adjust the placement angle of the bulb pins, the problem of uncertain angles when feeding automotive signal bulb pins is solved, thus improving processing efficiency.

CN223751865UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-02FOSHAN FUKESI AUTOMATION EQUIP CO LTD
View PDF 0 Cites 0 Cited by

Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520430295.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-12
Publication Date
2026-01-02
Estimated Expiration
2035-03-12

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

In existing technologies, the pins of automotive signal bulbs are placed at uncertain angles during loading, resulting in low efficiency in subsequent trimming and requiring manual intervention.

Method used

A vision-based bulb feeding device is used, which includes a vibratory feeding component, a turntable, a clamping station, a camera, and an angle alignment component. The device automatically adjusts the placement angle of the bulb pins through vision detection and a rotation mechanism.

Benefits of technology

It enables automated adjustment of the bulb pin angle, reducing manual intervention and improving processing efficiency.

✦ Generated by Eureka AI based on patent content.

Smart Images

  • Figure CN223751865U_ABST
    Figure CN223751865U_ABST
Patent Text Reader

Abstract

The utility model discloses a bulb feeding device capable of correcting the placing angle based on visual inspection, and belongs to the technical field of automobile part machining. The clamping station is arranged on the rotary disc, and the vibration feeding assembly, the camera and the angle straightening assembly are sequentially arranged along the circumference of the rotary disc so that the clamping station can be driven by the rotary disc to sequentially pass through the vibration feeding assembly, the camera and the angle straightening assembly. The camera is used for shooting the pin of the bulb on the clamping station so as to detect the angle difference between the pin of the bulb and the rated position of the pin; the angle straightening assembly comprises a straightening clamping hand and a rotating mechanism, an output rotating shaft of the rotating mechanism is connected with the straightening clamping hand, and the straightening clamping hand is used for clamping the bulb located on the clamping station and is driven by the rotating mechanism to drive a pin of the bulb to rotate. According to the bulb feeding device capable of correcting the placing angle based on visual inspection, the problem that the efficiency is not high due to the fact that manual participation is needed for correcting the placing angle of an existing bulb pin is solved.
Need to check novelty before this filing date? Find Prior Art

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile parts processing, especially relates to a bulb loading device based on vision detection correction angle of placement. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the development of automobile, the production of automobile signal bulb greatly increases, and the automobile signal bulb usually has a circular bulb cover, after production, in order to adapt to the subsequent installation, the pin of the automobile signal bulb needs to be trimmed. At present, the pin of the automobile signal bulb is usually trimmed by automatic equipment, but when the automobile signal bulb is loaded, the placement angle of the pin of the automobile signal bulb is uncertain because it is loaded by a vibrating disc, in order to ensure that the pin can be accurately trimmed by the subsequent station, the placement angle of the pin of the automobile signal bulb needs to be manually adjusted, and the efficiency is low because it is manually adjusted. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0003] In order to overcome the defects in the prior art, the utility model provides a bulb loading device based on vision detection correction angle of placement to solve the above problems.

[0004] The utility model solves the technical scheme that the utility model adopts: a bulb loading device based on vision detection correction angle of placement, including vibration loading assembly, carousel, clamping station, camera and angle adjustment assembly,

[0005] The clamping station is arranged on the carousel, the vibration loading assembly, the camera and the angle adjustment assembly are sequentially arranged along the circumference of the carousel so that the clamping station sequentially passes through the vibration loading assembly, the camera and the angle adjustment assembly under the drive of the carousel, the vibration loading assembly is used for conveying the bulb to the clamping station, the camera is used for shooting the pin of the bulb on the clamping station to detect the angle difference between the pin of the bulb and the rated position of the pin.

[0006] The angle adjustment assembly includes an adjustment clamp and a rotating mechanism, the output shaft of the rotating mechanism is connected with the adjustment clamp, the adjustment clamp is used for clamping the bulb on the clamping station and driving the pin of the bulb to rotate under the drive of the rotating mechanism.

[0007] Preferably, the clamping station includes a clamping seat, the clamping seat is provided with a groove with an opening direction upwards, and the groove is used for placing the bulb.

[0008] Optionally, the clamping station further includes a pressing block, and the pressing block is arranged on the upper side of the groove.

[0009] Specifically, the clamping station further comprises a jacking mechanism and a swing arm, the middle part of the swing arm is hinged to the clamping seat, the jacking mechanism is arranged on the lower side of the swing arm and the output end of the jacking mechanism faces the lower end of the swing arm, the upper end of the swing arm is provided with the pressing block, and the output end of the jacking mechanism drives the pressing block to move away from or close to the groove through the swing arm when lifting.

[0010] It is worth noting that the vibration feeding assembly comprises a vibration hopper, a conveying guide rail and a feeding clamp hand, the conveying guide rail is arranged between the vibration hopper and the feeding clamp hand, the input end of the conveying guide rail is connected with the output end of the vibration hopper, and the output end of the conveying guide rail extends in the direction of the feeding clamp hand.

[0011] Preferably, the vibration feeding assembly further comprises a translation mechanism and a lifting mechanism, the translation mechanism is arranged on one side of the turntable, the translation guide rail of the translation mechanism extends in the direction of the turntable, the lifting mechanism is in sliding connection with the translation guide rail, and the feeding clamp hand is in sliding connection with the lifting guide rail of the lifting mechanism.

[0012] The beneficial effects of the utility model lie in that in the bulb feeding device based on visual detection and correction of placing angle, after the clamping station is driven by the turntable to rotate to the position where the vibration feeding assembly is located, the bulb is conveyed from the vibration feeding assembly to the clamping station; the turntable continues to rotate, the clamping station with the bulb is rotated to the shooting range of the camera, the camera shoots the bulb and uploads the photo to the upper computer for visual detection and analysis, and the angle difference between the pin of the current bulb and the rated position of the pin is obtained by comparing the pin with the rated position of the pin in the template in the database; the turntable continues to rotate, the clamping station with the bulb is rotated to the position where the angle correction assembly is located, the correction clamp hand clamps the bulb, the rotating mechanism rotates the corresponding stroke according to the angle difference, thereby the bulb is rotated by the correction clamp hand, and the placing angle of the pin of the bulb is rotated to the rated position of the pin; in this way, when the pin is accurately trimmed in the subsequent station, the position of the pin needing to be trimmed can be directly determined, thereby the processing efficiency is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic view of the bulb feeding device based on visual detection and correction of placing angle in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0014] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic view of the translation mechanism and the lifting mechanism in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0015] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic view of the clamping station in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 4 Figure 1 is a structural schematic view of the angle alignment assembly according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0017] In the figure: 1 is a vibration feeding assembly; 11 is a vibration hopper; 12 is a conveying guide rail; 13 is a feeding clamp; 14 is a translation mechanism; 141 is a translation guide rail; 142 is a translation air cylinder; 15 is a lifting mechanism; 151 is a lifting guide rail; 152 is a lifting air cylinder; 2 is a rotary table; 3 is a clamping station; 31 is a clamping seat; 311 is a groove; 32 is a jacking mechanism; 33 is a swing arm; 34 is a pressing block; 4 is a camera; 5 is an angle alignment assembly; 51 is an alignment clamp; 52 is a rotating mechanism. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] The specific embodiments of the present application will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the description of these embodiments is used to help understand the present application, but does not constitute a limitation on the present application. In addition, the technical features involved in each embodiment of the present application described below can be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

[0019] As shown in Figures 1-4 A lamp bulb feeding device for correcting the placement angle based on visual detection, comprising a vibration feeding assembly 1, a rotary table 2, a clamping station 3, a camera 4 and an angle alignment assembly 5;

[0020] The clamping station 3 is arranged on the rotary table 2, and the vibration feeding assembly 1, the camera 4 and the angle alignment assembly 5 are arranged in sequence along the circumference of the rotary table 2 so that the clamping station 3 is driven by the rotary table 2 to pass through the vibration feeding assembly 1, the camera 4 and the angle alignment assembly 5 in sequence, the vibration feeding assembly 1 is used to convey the lamp bulb to the clamping station 3, and the camera 4 is used to shoot the pins of the lamp bulb on the clamping station 3 to detect the angle difference between the pins of the lamp bulb and the rated position of the pins.

[0021] As shown in Figure 4 The angle alignment assembly 5 comprises an alignment clamp 51 and a rotating mechanism 52, the output shaft of the rotating mechanism 52 is connected with the alignment clamp 51, the alignment clamp 51 is used to clamp the lamp bulb on the clamping station 3, and the pins of the lamp bulb are driven to rotate under the driving of the rotating mechanism 52.

[0022] In the bulb loading device for correcting the placing angle based on visual detection, after the rotating disc 2 drives the clamping station 3 to rotate to the position where the vibration loading assembly 1 is located, the bulb is conveyed from the vibration loading assembly 1 to the clamping station 3; the rotating disc 2 continues to rotate, so that the clamping station 3 with the bulb is rotated to the shooting range of the camera 4, the camera 4 shoots the bulb, and the photo is uploaded to the host computer for visual detection analysis, and compared with the rated position of the pin in the template in the database, so as to obtain the angle difference between the pin of the current bulb and the rated position of the pin; the rotating disc 2 continues to rotate, so that the clamping station 3 with the bulb is rotated to the position where the angle correction assembly 5 is located, the correction clamp 51 clamps the bulb, and the rotating mechanism 52 rotates the corresponding stroke according to the angle difference, so that the bulb is rotated by the correction clamp 51, so that the placing angle of the pin of the bulb is rotated to the rated position of the pin; in this way, when the pin is accurately trimmed in the subsequent station, the position of the pin to be trimmed can be directly determined, thereby improving the processing efficiency.

[0023] It is worth noting that, as shown in Figure 3 , the clamping station 3 comprises a clamping seat 31, the clamping seat 31 is provided with a groove 311 with an upward opening direction, and the groove 311 is used for placing the bulb. The groove 311 is a V-shaped structure, which is beneficial to placing the bulb, and after the bulb is placed in the groove 311, it can also be rotated by external force, such as under the drive of the rotating mechanism 52. In this embodiment, the rotating mechanism 52 is preferably a motor.

[0024] Preferably, as shown in Figure 3 , the clamping station 3 further comprises a pressing block 34, the pressing block 34 is arranged on the upper side of the groove 311, so that when the bulb is located in the groove 311, the bulb is limited in the groove 311 by the pressing block 34, and during the rotation of the rotating disc 2, the bulb will not be separated from the groove 311.

[0025] Optionally, as shown in Figure 3 , the clamping station 3 further comprises a lifting mechanism 32 and a swing arm 33, the middle part of the swing arm 33 is hinged to the clamping seat 31, the lifting mechanism 32 is arranged on the lower side of the swing arm 33, and the output end of the lifting mechanism 32 faces the lower end of the swing arm 33, the upper end of the swing arm 33 is provided with the pressing block 34, and the output end of the lifting mechanism 32 drives the pressing block 34 to move away from or close to the groove 311 when lifting.

[0026] In the embodiment, the side wall of the clamping seat 31 is provided with a hinged lug, the middle part of the swing arm 33 is hinged with the hinged lug, so that when the output end of the jacking mechanism 32 drives the lower end of the swing arm 33 to swing, the upper end of the swing arm 33 is driven to swing, thereby driving the pressing block 34 to act, which is a flip or a cover closing action, after the cover closing action, the pressing block 34 can be covered on the notch of the groove 311, thereby limiting the bulb in the groove 311. Preferably, the jacking mechanism 32 is a pneumatic cylinder.

[0027] Specifically, as shown in Figure 1 and 2 , the vibration feeding assembly 1 comprises a vibration hopper 11, a conveying guide rail 12 and a feeding clamp 13, the conveying guide rail 12 is arranged between the vibration hopper 11 and the feeding clamp 13, wherein the input end of the conveying guide rail 12 is connected with the output end of the vibration hopper 11, and the output end of the conveying guide rail 12 extends to the direction of the feeding clamp 13. Through the vibration hopper 11, the bulbs can be input one by one to the conveying guide rail 12, and then at the output end of the conveying guide rail 12, the bulbs can be input to the clamping station 3 on the turntable 2 by the feeding clamp 13 clamping the bulbs.

[0028] It is worth noting that, as shown in Figure 1 and 2 , the vibration feeding assembly 1 further comprises a translation mechanism 14 and a lifting mechanism 15, the translation mechanism 14 is arranged on one side of the turntable 2, and the translation guide rail 141 of the translation mechanism 14 extends to the direction of the turntable 2, the lifting mechanism 15 is slidingly connected with the translation guide rail 141, and the feeding clamp 13 is slidingly connected with the lifting guide rail 151 of the lifting mechanism 15.

[0029] In the embodiment, the translation mechanism 14 further comprises a translation pneumatic cylinder 142, the telescopic shaft of the translation pneumatic cylinder 142 is connected with the lifting mechanism 15 to drive the lifting mechanism 15 to move along the translation guide rail 141, and the lifting mechanism 15 further comprises a lifting pneumatic cylinder 152, the telescopic shaft of the lifting pneumatic cylinder 152 is connected with the feeding clamp 13 to drive the feeding clamp 13 to move along the lifting guide rail 151. In this way, through translation and lifting, the feeding clamp 13 can be driven to move between the output end of the conveying guide rail 12 and the clamping station 3 on the turntable 2, thereby achieving the purpose of conveying the bulbs at the output end of the conveying guide rail 12 to the clamping station 3.

[0030] The embodiments of the present application are described in detail in combination with the drawings, but the present application is not limited to the described embodiments. For those skilled in the art, various changes, modifications, replacements and variations of the embodiments can be made without departing from the principles and spirits of the present application, and still fall within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A light bulb feeding device based on visual detection to correct placement angle, characterized in that: The vibration feeding assembly, the turntable, the clamping station, the camera and the angle alignment assembly are included. The clamping station is arranged on the turntable, and the vibration feeding assembly, the camera and the angle alignment assembly are sequentially arranged along the circumference of the turntable so that the clamping station sequentially passes through the vibration feeding assembly, the camera and the angle alignment assembly under the driving of the turntable, the vibration feeding assembly is used for conveying the bulb to the clamping station, the camera is used for shooting the pin of the bulb on the clamping station to detect the angle difference between the pin of the bulb and the rated position of the pin. The angle alignment assembly includes an alignment clamp and a rotating mechanism, the output rotating shaft of the rotating mechanism is connected with the alignment clamp, the alignment clamp is used for clamping the bulb on the clamping station and driving the pin of the bulb to rotate under the driving of the rotating mechanism.

2. The bulb loading device for correcting the placement angle based on visual detection according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping station includes a clamping seat, the clamping seat is provided with a groove with an upward opening direction, and the groove is used for placing the bulb.

3. The bulb loading device for correcting the placement angle based on visual detection according to claim 2, characterized in that: The clamping station further includes a pressing block, and the pressing block is arranged on the upper side of the groove.

4. The bulb loading device for correcting the placement angle based on visual detection according to claim 3, characterized in that: The clamping station further includes a jacking mechanism and a swing arm, the swing arm is hingedly connected with the clamping seat at the middle part, the jacking mechanism is arranged on the lower side of the swing arm, and the output end of the jacking mechanism faces the lower end of the swing arm, the upper end of the swing arm is provided with the pressing block, and the output end of the jacking mechanism drives the pressing block to move away from or close to the groove through the swing arm during lifting.

5. The bulb loading device for correcting the placement angle based on visual detection according to claim 1, characterized in that: The vibration feeding assembly includes a vibration hopper, a conveying guide rail and a feeding clamp, the conveying guide rail is arranged between the vibration hopper and the feeding clamp, the input end of the conveying guide rail is connected with the output end of the vibration hopper, and the output end of the conveying guide rail extends towards the feeding clamp.

6. The bulb loading device for correcting the placement angle based on visual detection according to claim 5, characterized in that: The vibration feeding assembly further includes a translation mechanism and a lifting mechanism, the translation mechanism is arranged on one side of the turntable, the translation guide rail of the translation mechanism extends towards the turntable, the lifting mechanism is slidably connected with the translation guide rail, and the feeding clamp is slidably connected with the lifting guide rail of the lifting mechanism.