Automatic dye liquor preparation equipment

Abstract

The utility model relates to automatic dye liquor preparation equipment which comprises a base, a bearing rotary disc, a powder frame, a conveying mechanism, a preparation titration mechanism and a transferring mechanism, the base is provided with a standby position, a titration position and a conveying position, and the bearing rotary disc is rotatably arranged on the base and provided with a plurality of first dye cup bases; wherein the two first dyeing cup bases are correspondingly located at a standby position and a titration position respectively, the powder frame is arranged on the base and provided with a plurality of toner materials, the conveying mechanism is arranged on the base and comprises a conveying belt which circularly rotates in the conveying direction, the conveying belt is provided with a plurality of second dyeing cup bases for bearing a plurality of dyeing cups, and the second dyeing cup bases are correspondingly located at the conveying position. The modulation titration mechanism is arranged on the base and is used for configuring the plurality of toner materials into a plurality of primary dye liquor, the transfer mechanism is provided with a clamping jaw, and the clamping jaw can be switched and moved between a standby position and a conveying position.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of dye liquor preparation, and in particular to an automatic dye liquor preparation device. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the process of fabric printing, dye liquor is printed on fabric to form various color prints, patterns or patterns. In order to achieve a specific and consistent color, the weight, concentration and proportion of the powder must be strictly controlled. However, powder is more difficult to transport and distribute than liquid raw materials, so manufacturers usually configure the powder into the required color of the dye liquor before transporting and subsequent processing. However, the types of powder are diverse and the colors are similar, and traditional manual dye liquor preparation often results in color matching errors or proportioning errors. Therefore, in recent years, in order to improve efficiency and yield, automatic equipment has been gradually introduced to prepare dye liquor.

[0003] However, most existing dye liquor preparation devices are semi-automatic, so manual assistance is still required to place empty dye cups into the dye liquor preparation device for dye liquor preparation, and to remove the dye cups containing dye liquor after preparation. This process is repeated to prepare dye liquor of various colors. This not only affects overall production efficiency due to the varying time of manual placement and removal, but also causes errors in manual placement and removal, resulting in repeated use of dye cups containing dye liquor. Therefore, how to design an automatic dye liquor preparation device that can effectively reduce human error and improve production efficiency is a problem to be solved.

[0004] Therefore, the present applicant has conducted in-depth research and combined with the use of theories to solve the above problems, which is the improvement goal of the present applicant. CONTENT OF THE INVENTION

[0005] The main purpose of the present application is to effectively reduce human error and improve production efficiency through an automatic process.

[0006] To achieve the above object, the present application provides an automatic dye solution preparation device, comprising a base, a bearing turntable, a powder rack, a conveying mechanism, a preparation titration mechanism and a transfer mechanism, the base has a standby position, a titration position and a conveying position, the bearing turntable is rotatably arranged on the base, the bearing turntable has a plurality of first dye cup seats, two of which correspond to the standby position and the titration position respectively, the powder rack is arranged on the base and located on one side of the bearing turntable, the powder rack is configured with a plurality of color powders, the conveying mechanism is arranged on the base and located on the other side of the bearing turntable, the conveying mechanism comprises a conveying belt which circulates around in a conveying direction, the conveying belt has a plurality of second dye cup seats which carry a plurality of dye cups, and the second dye cup seats correspond to the conveying position, the preparation titration mechanism is arranged on the base, and the preparation titration mechanism is used for configuring the plurality of color powders into a plurality of preliminary dye solutions, and the transfer mechanism has a gripper which can move between the standby position and the conveying position.

[0007] In an embodiment of the present application, the base further has a first monitoring position and a second monitoring position, and the two second dye cup seats correspond to the first monitoring position and the second monitoring position respectively.

[0008] In an embodiment of the present application, the conveying mechanism further comprises a first sensor and a second sensor, the first sensor and the second sensor are located on both sides of the conveying belt, and the conveying position is located between the first sensor and the second sensor.

[0009] In an embodiment of the present application, the first sensor is configured corresponding to the first monitoring position and is used for monitoring whether the dye cup carried by the second dye cup seat located at the first monitoring position is empty.

[0010] In an embodiment of the present application, the second sensor is configured corresponding to the second monitoring position and is used for monitoring whether the second dye cup seat located at the second monitoring position carries a dye cup.

[0011] In an embodiment of the present application, the transfer mechanism comprises a first linear actuator and a second linear actuator, the second linear actuator is arranged on the first linear actuator, and the gripper is arranged on the second linear actuator.

[0012] In an embodiment of the present application, the first linear actuator has a first actuation direction, the second linear actuator has a second actuation direction, the first actuation direction is parallel to the online direction between the standby position and the conveying position, and the second actuation direction is perpendicular to the first actuation direction.

[0013] In an embodiment of the present application, the preparation titration mechanism comprises a titration turntable, a three-axis material taking module and a plurality of dye solution bottles, the titration turntable is rotatably arranged on the base and carries each dye solution bottle, the three-axis material taking module can move to the powder rack to extract the plurality of color powders and configure the plurality of color powders into the plurality of preliminary dye solutions in the plurality of dye solution bottles.

[0014] In one embodiment of the present application, the dye solution bottles on the titration turntable correspond to the positions above the titration positions, and the dye solution bottles above the titration positions are used to titrate the dye cups at the titration positions with the plurality of preliminary dye solutions to form the final dye solution.

[0015] In one embodiment of the present application, the three-axis material taking module includes an X-axis track, a Y-axis track, a Z-axis track, and a material taking head. The Y-axis track is arranged on the X-axis track, the Z-axis track is arranged on the Y-axis track, and the material taking head is arranged on the Z-axis track.

[0016] The automatic dye solution preparation device of the present application can sequentially transport the empty dye cups on the second dye cup seats to the conveying position or transport the dye cups containing the final dye solution away from the conveying position through the conveying belt of the conveying mechanism circulating around the conveying direction, and can grasp the dye cups at the conveying position and containing the final dye solution to the standby position or grasp the dye cups at the standby position and containing the final dye solution to the conveying position through the gripper of the transfer mechanism, so as to effectively reduce the human operation errors and improve the production efficiency through the automatic process. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a top view of the present application.

[0018] Figure 2 It is a front view of the present application.

[0019] Figure 3 It is a partial top view of the present application.

[0020] Figure 4 It is a partial front view of the present application.

[0021] Figure 5 It is a partial side view of the present application.

[0022] Figure 6 It is a use state diagram (I) of the present application.

[0023] Figure 7 It is a use state diagram (II) of the present application.

[0024] Figure 8 It is a use state diagram (III) of the present application.

[0025] Figure 9 It is a use state diagram (IV) of the present application.

[0026] Figure 10 It is a use state diagram (V) of the present application.

[0027] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0028] 10: base;

[0029] 101: standby position;

[0030] 102: titration position;

[0031] 103: delivery position;

[0032] 104: relay position;

[0033] 105: first monitoring position;

[0034] 106: second monitoring position;

[0035] 20: bearing turntable;

[0036] 21: first dye cup seat;

[0037] 30: powder rack;

[0038] 31: powder tank;

[0039] 40: delivery mechanism;

[0040] 41: delivery belt;

[0041] 411: second dye cup seat;

[0042] 42: first sensor;

[0043] 43: second sensor;

[0044] 50: modulated titration mechanism;

[0045] 51: titration turntable;

[0046] 52: three-axis material taking module;

[0047] 521: X-axis track;

[0048] 522: Y-axis track;

[0049] 523: Z-axis track;

[0050] 524: material taking head;

[0051] 53: dye liquor bottle;

[0052] 60: transfer mechanism;

[0053] 61: first linear actuator;

[0054] 611: first actuation direction;

[0055] 62: second linear actuator;

[0056] 621: second actuation direction;

[0057] 63: clamping jaw;

[0058] A: Dye cup;

[0059] F: Final dye solution. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0060] In the description of the present application, it needs to be understood that the terms "front side", "rear side", "left side", "right side", "front end", "rear end", "end", "longitudinal", "lateral", "vertical", "top", "bottom", and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or components referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0061] As used herein, terms such as "first", "second", "third", "fourth", and "fifth" describe various components, elements, regions, levels, or portions, which should not be limited by these terms. These terms can only be used to distinguish one element, component, region, level, or portion from another. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the terms "first", "second", "third", "fourth", and "fifth" used herein do not imply order or sequence.

[0062] As used herein and unless otherwise defined, the terms "substantially" and "approximately" are used to describe and account for small variations. When used in connection with an event or circumstance, the terms can include the exact occurrence of the event or circumstance, as well as the occurrence of the event or circumstance to a close approximation. For example, when used in connection with a numerical value, the terms can include a range of variation less than or equal to ±10% of the numerical value, such as less than or equal to ±5%, less than or equal to ±4%, less than or equal to ±3%, less than or equal to ±2%, less than or equal to ±1%, less than or equal to ±0.5%, less than or equal to ±0.1%, or less than or equal to ±0.05%.

[0063] The detailed description and technical content of the present application will be described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, however the accompanying drawings are only used for illustration purposes, and are not used to limit the present application.

[0064] The present application provides an automatic dye solution preparation device, please refer to Figures 1 to 5 as shown, which includes a base 10, a bearing turntable 20, a powder shelf 30, a conveying mechanism 40, a preparation titration mechanism 50, and a transfer mechanism 60.

[0065] In this embodiment, the base 10 is a rectangular frame, but the application is not limited thereto. The base 10 can have various shapes according to different requirements. The base 10 has a standby position 101, at least one titration position 102, and a delivery position 103. In this embodiment, the standby position 101 and the titration position 102 are on the same circular arc with the same center, but the application is not limited thereto.

[0066] The carrier turntable 20 is rotatably arranged on the base 10. Specifically, the carrier turntable 20 is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft of a motor (not shown), so that the rotating shaft can be driven to rotate by the motor to drive the carrier turntable 20 to rotate. The carrier turntable 20 has a plurality of first dye cup seats 21 for carrying a plurality of dye cups A. Two of the first dye cup seats 21 are respectively located at the standby position 101 and the titration position 102. In this embodiment, the number of first dye cup seats 21 is eight, and there is a first dye cup seat 21 at the relay position 104 between the first dye cup seat 21 at the standby position 101 and the first dye cup seat 21 at the titration position 102, but the application is not limited thereto. For example, the number of first dye cup seats 21 can also be two or more. Accordingly, when the carrier turntable 20 in this embodiment rotates, the first dye cup seat 21 at the standby position 101 can be moved to the relay position 104, the first dye cup seat 21 at the relay position 104 can be moved to the titration position 102, and the first dye cup seat 21 at the titration position 102 can be moved away from the titration position 102.

[0067] The powder rack 30 is arranged on the base 10, and the powder rack 30 is located on one side of the carrier turntable 20. The powder rack 30 is configured with a plurality of color powders (not labeled in the figure) of different colors. Specifically, each color powder is stored in a plurality of powder tanks 31, and the plurality of powder tanks 31 are arranged in a matrix on the powder rack 30.

[0068] The delivery mechanism 40 is arranged on the base 10, and the delivery mechanism 40 is located on the other side of the carrier turntable 20. In this embodiment, the powder rack 30 and the delivery mechanism 40 are located on opposite sides of the carrier turntable 20, but the application is not limited thereto. The delivery mechanism 40 includes a delivery belt 41 that can circulate around the delivery direction. The delivery belt 41 has a plurality of second dye cup seats 411 for carrying a plurality of empty dye cups A. One of the second dye cup seats 411 is located at the delivery position 103. In this way, the delivery belt 41 sequentially transports each empty dye cup A along the delivery direction to the delivery position 103 for work, and then transports the worked dye cup A away from the delivery position 103. In this embodiment, the second dye cup seat 411 at the delivery position 103 is substantially at the middle position of the delivery belt 41, but the application is not limited thereto.

[0069] A modulation titration mechanism 50 is disposed on the base 10. The modulation titration mechanism 50 is configured to configure the plurality of toner materials into a plurality of preliminary dyes (not labeled in the figure). Specifically, the modulation titration mechanism 50 includes at least one titration turntable 51, a three-axis material taking module 52, and a plurality of dye bottles 53. The titration turntable 51 is rotatably disposed on the base 10, and the titration turntable 51 carries each dye bottle 53. The three-axis material taking module 52 is capable of moving to the powder shelf 30 to extract the plurality of toner materials in the plurality of toner material cans 31, and moving to the titration turntable 51 to configure the plurality of toner materials into a plurality of preliminary dyes of different colors in the plurality of dye bottles 53. Specifically, the three-axis material taking module 52 includes an X-axis track 521, a Y-axis track 522, a Z-axis track 523, and a material taking head 524. The Y-axis track 522 is disposed on the X-axis track 521, the Z-axis track 523 is disposed on the Y-axis track 522, and the material taking head 524 is disposed on the Z-axis track 523, whereby the X-axis track 521 is capable of moving the Y-axis track 522, the Z-axis track 523, and the material taking head 524 simultaneously, the Y-axis track 522 is capable of moving the Z-axis track 523 and the material taking head 524 simultaneously, and the Z-axis track 523 is capable of moving the material taking head 524, so that the material taking head 524 is capable of moving in a three-dimensional space to clamp the toner material cans 31 to the titration turntable 51 to configure preliminary dyes. One of the dye bottles 53 on the titration turntable 51 corresponds to being located above the titration position 102, and the dye bottle 53 located above the titration position 102 is configured to titrate the plurality of preliminary dyes into the final dye F in the dye cup A located at the titration position 102.

[0070] The transfer mechanism 60 includes a first linear actuator 61, a second linear actuator 62, and a gripper 63. The second linear actuator 62 is disposed on the first linear actuator 61, and the gripper 63 is disposed on the second linear actuator 62. Therefore, the first linear actuator 61 can simultaneously drive the second linear actuator 62 and the gripper 63 to move, and the second linear actuator 62 can drive the gripper 63 to move. Specifically, the first linear actuator 61 has a first actuation direction 611, and the second linear actuator 62 has a second actuation direction 621. The first actuation direction 611 is parallel to the connection direction between the standby position 101 and the transport position 103, so that the first linear actuator 61 can simultaneously drive the second linear actuator 62 and the gripper 63 to switch between the standby position 101 and the transport position 103. The second actuation direction 621 is perpendicular to the first actuation direction 611. Specifically, the second actuation direction 621 is parallel to the vertical direction of the base 10, enabling the second linear actuator 62 to move the gripper 63 vertically in the standby position 101 or the conveying position 103. In this embodiment, both the first linear actuator 61 and the second linear actuator 62 are pneumatic cylinders, but this application is not limited to this; the first linear actuator 61 and the second linear actuator 62 can also be an XY positioning slide (X-Y table) or a robotic arm with two or more axes.

[0071] Furthermore, the automated dye liquor preparation equipment of this application can determine the status of the second dye cup holder 411 located at the conveying position 103 through program software calculations or sensor monitoring, and then execute the next automated action, as detailed below:

[0072] Please see Figure 6 As shown, when the dye cup A carried by the second dye cup holder 411 at the conveying position 103 is an empty bottle, the transfer mechanism 60 drives the gripper 63 to transfer the empty dye cup A from the conveying position 103 to the standby position 101. Please refer to the following... Figure 7 As shown, the carrier turntable 20 then rotates the empty dye cup A from the standby position 101 to the titration position 102 so that the titration mechanism 50 can titrate the plurality of preliminary dye solutions into the final dye solution F.

[0073] Please see Figure 8 As shown, when the second dye cup holder 411 at the conveying position 103 is not carrying any dye cup A, the carrier turntable 20 rotates the dye cup A containing the final dye solution F to the standby position 101. Please refer to the following... Figure 9 As shown, the transfer mechanism 60 then drives the gripper 63 to transfer the dye cup A containing the final dye solution F from the standby position 101 to the conveying position 103.

[0074] Please see Figure 10As shown, when the dye cup A carried by the second dye cup seat 411 located at the conveying position 103 is filled with the final dye solution F, the conveying belt 41 is advanced along the conveying direction until another second dye cup seat 411 with an empty bottle is located at the conveying position 103. It should be noted that at this time, the operator can take away the dye cup A located at one side of the conveying belt 41 and filled with the final dye solution F, and place the empty bottle dye cup A at the empty position on the same side of the conveying belt 41 (i.e. adjacent to the dye cup A filled with the final dye solution F just taken away).

[0075] Therefore, the automatic dye solution preparation device of the present application can automatically determine the next action after learning the state of the second dye cup seat 411 located at the conveying position 103, thereby avoiding the carrying turntable 20 from rotating the dye cup A filled with the final dye solution F from the standby position 101 to the titration position 102, avoiding the empty bottle dye cup A located at the conveying position 103 from being continuously transported by the conveying belt 41, reducing the production efficiency, and avoiding the gripper 63 of the transfer mechanism 60 from increasing the cycle time when not clamping the dye cup A. In other words, the automatic dye solution preparation device of the present application can effectively reduce the human operation errors and greatly improve the production efficiency through the automatic program.

[0076] Further description, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, the base 10 further has a first monitoring position 105 and a second monitoring position 106, and the conveying mechanism 40 further includes a first sensor 42 and a second sensor 43. Two second dye cup seats 411 on the conveying belt 41 correspond to the first monitoring position 105 and the second monitoring position 106, respectively. The first sensor 42 and the second sensor 43 are located on both sides of the conveying belt 41, so that the conveying position 103 is located between the first sensor 42 and the second sensor 43. The first sensor 42 is configured to correspond to the first monitoring position 105, and is used to monitor whether the dye cup A carried by the second dye cup seat 411 located at the first monitoring position 105 is empty. If the first sensor 42 monitors that the second dye cup seat 411 located at the first monitoring position 105 does not carry the dye cup A or the dye cup A carried by the second dye cup seat 411 is not empty, an alarm is issued to notify the operator to handle, thereby ensuring that the dye cup A conveyed by the conveying belt 41 from the first monitoring position 105 to the conveying position 103 is empty. The second sensor 43 is configured to correspond to the second monitoring position 106, and is used to monitor whether the second dye cup seat 411 located at the second monitoring position 106 carries the dye cup A. If the second sensor 43 monitors that the second dye cup seat 411 located at the second monitoring position 106 still carries the dye cup A, an alarm is issued to notify the operator to handle, thereby ensuring that the conveying belt 41 will not convey the dye cup A filled with the final dye solution F to the front end.

[0077] In the embodiment, the first sensor 42 and the second sensor 43 can be infrared sensors or proximity switches, and the present application is not limited thereto. In the embodiment, the titration positions 102 and the number of the titration turntables 51 are both two, and each titration turntable 51 is located at the opposite side of the carrier turntable 20, so that the two dye cups A on the first dye cup seats 21 on the carrier turntable 20 can be titrated and adjusted at the same time, thereby improving the production efficiency, but the present application is not limited thereto.

[0078] The automatic dye solution preparation device of the present application can sequentially transport the empty dye cups A on the second dye cup seats 411 to the transport position 103 or transport the dye cups A containing the final dye solution F away from the transport position 103 by the transport belt 41 of the transport mechanism 40 circulating and rotating along the transport direction, and can grasp the empty dye cups A at the transport position 103 to the standby position 101 or grasp the dye cups A containing the final dye solution F at the standby position 101 to the transport position 103 by the gripper 63 of the transfer mechanism 60, so as to effectively reduce the human operation errors and improve the production efficiency by the automatic process.

[0079] In summary, the foregoing content of the present application is to enable those skilled in the art to clearly understand the technical content of the present application and to implement it, and is not intended to limit the patent protection scope of the present application. In addition, the present application can of course have other unlisted embodiments, and those skilled in the art should be able to evolve various corresponding changes and modifications according to the present application without departing from the spirit and essence of the present application, but these corresponding changes and modifications should all belong to the protection scope of the patent applied for by the present application.

Claims

1. An automated dye liquor preparation apparatus, characterized by, The system comprises: a base having a standby position, a titration position and a delivery position; a carrier turntable rotatably disposed on the base, the carrier turntable having a plurality of first dye cup seats, wherein two of the first dye cup seats correspond to the standby position and the titration position respectively; a toner rack disposed on the base and located at one side of the carrier turntable, the toner rack being configured with a plurality of toner materials; a delivery mechanism disposed on the base and located at the other side of the carrier turntable, the delivery mechanism comprising a delivery belt circulating around in a delivery direction, the delivery belt having a plurality of second dye cup seats carrying a plurality of dye cups, wherein the second dye cup seats correspond to the delivery position; a modulated titration mechanism disposed on the base, the modulated titration mechanism being used to configure the plurality of toner materials as a plurality of preliminary dye solutions; and a transfer mechanism having a gripper capable of moving between the standby position and the delivery position.

2. The automated dye liquor preparation apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The base further has a first monitoring position and a second monitoring position, wherein two of the second dye cup seats correspond to the first monitoring position and the second monitoring position respectively.

3. The automated dye liquor preparation apparatus of claim 2, wherein, The delivery mechanism further comprises a first sensor and a second sensor, the first sensor and the second sensor being located at both sides of the delivery belt, and the delivery position being located between the first sensor and the second sensor.

4. The automated dye liquor preparation apparatus of claim 3, wherein, The first sensor is configured to correspond to the first monitoring position and is used to monitor whether the dye cup carried by the second dye cup seat located at the first monitoring position is empty.

5. The automated dye liquor preparation apparatus of claim 3, wherein, The second sensor is configured to correspond to the second monitoring position and is used to monitor whether the second dye cup seat located at the second monitoring position carries the dye cup.

6. The automated dye liquor preparation apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The transfer mechanism comprises a first linear actuator and a second linear actuator, the second linear actuator being disposed on the first linear actuator, and the gripper being disposed on the second linear actuator.

7. The automated dye liquor preparation apparatus of claim 6, wherein, The first linear actuator has a first actuation direction, and the second linear actuator has a second actuation direction, the first actuation direction being parallel to the online direction between the standby position and the delivery position, and the second actuation direction being perpendicular to the first actuation direction.

8. The automated dye liquor preparation apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The modulated titration mechanism comprises a titration turntable, a three-axis material taking module and a plurality of dye solution bottles, the titration turntable being rotatably disposed on the base and carrying each of the dye solution bottles, and the three-axis material taking module being capable of moving to the toner rack to extract the plurality of toner materials and configure the plurality of toner materials as the plurality of preliminary dye solutions in the plurality of dye solution bottles.

9. The automated dye liquor preparation apparatus of claim 8, wherein, The dye solution bottles on the titration turntable correspond to above the titration position, and the dye solution bottles above the titration position are used to titrate the dye cups located at the titration position with the plurality of preliminary dye solutions to form final dye solutions.

10. The automated dye liquor preparation apparatus of claim 8, wherein, The three-axis material taking module comprises an X-axis track, a Y-axis track, a Z-axis track and a material taking head, the Y-axis track being disposed on the X-axis track, the Z-axis track being disposed on the Y-axis track, and the material taking head being disposed on the Z-axis track.

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