Adjustable vegetable seed counting device
By designing an adjustable vegetable seed counting device and utilizing a combination of a servo motor and a vacuum pump, the problem of misjudgment caused by seed overlap was solved, enabling precise control of the seed quantity and improving the scientific rigor and reproducibility of the experiment.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520615894.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-03
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-17
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-04-03
AI Technical Summary
Existing visual detection technologies are prone to misjudgment or omission when seeds overlap, leading to inaccurate seed counts and affecting the scientific validity and reproducibility of experiments.
An adjustable vegetable seed counting device was designed, which utilizes a servo motor-driven lifting component and a flipping mechanism, combined with a vacuum pump and a suction cup, to achieve precise counting and adjustment of the number of seeds.
This enabled accurate counting and adjustment of seed quantity, improving the scientific rigor and reproducibility of the experiment.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to a seed counting device, in particular to an adjustable vegetable seed counting device, belongs to the technical field of breeding device. BACKGROUND
[0002] Vegetable seeds are important media for plant reproduction and the basis of vegetable production. In the field of scientific research related to vegetable planting, such as cultivating new varieties and studying the influence of different planting conditions on vegetable growth, it is often necessary to strictly control the number of seeds as a variable to ensure the scientificity and repeatability of the experiment.
[0003] In the prior art, visual detection technology is often used to count seeds. Visual detection technology has the advantages of fast counting speed and high data accuracy.
[0004] When the seeds overlap, visual detection technology may misjudge or miss the count, resulting in inaccurate quantity statistics. This error directly affects the control of variables in the experiment, thereby reducing the scientificity and repeatability of the experimental results. Therefore, an adjustable vegetable seed counting device is proposed. SUMMARY
[0005] The adjustable vegetable seed counting device can accurately count the number of seeds and adjust the counting amount according to the required number of seeds.
[0006] The utility model discloses a kind of adjustable vegetable seed counting devices, including positioning plate, positioning plate is provided with lifting assembly, the lifting assembly includes servo motor, the servo motor is fixed on positioning plate, the output end of the servo motor is fixed with screw rod, screw rod is connected with slider on screw thread, the right side of the slider is fixed with fixed plate, slider and positioning plate between are provided with guide assembly.
[0007] The guide assembly includes a linear bearing, the linear bearing is fixed with the slider by a connecting column, the guide assembly further includes a guide rod, the guide rod is fixed with the positioning plate, and the guide rod is parallel to the screw rod, and the linear bearing is slidably connected to the guide rod.
[0008] The lifting assembly is provided with a turnover mechanism, the turnover mechanism includes a fixed plate, the fixed plate is rotatably connected with a rotating rod, the turnover mechanism further includes a connecting plate rotatably connected with the positioning plate by a rotating column, the connecting plate is provided with a guide slot, and the connecting plate is slidably connected with the rotating rod through the guide slot, the rotating rod is rotatably connected with a moving block, the moving block is provided with a rectangular slot, the connecting plate is fixed with a fixed rod, and the fixed rod is slidably connected with the moving block through the rectangular slot.
[0009] The upper end of the moving block is fixed with an L-shaped connecting rod, a roller is rotationally connected to the fixed rod, the fixed rod is rotationally connected with the moving block through cooperation of the roller and the rectangular groove, and the turnover mechanism further comprises a receiving tray.
[0010] An adsorption mechanism for adsorbing seeds is arranged on the L-shaped connecting rod, the adsorption mechanism comprises a mounting plate fixed with the upper end of the L-shaped connecting rod, a vacuum pump is mounted at the bottom of the mounting plate, a suction disc is mounted on the top surface of the mounting plate, the vacuum pump is in communication with the suction disc, suction holes corresponding to the size of the seeds are arranged on the suction disc, and a baffle is arranged on the suction disc.
[0011] A drawer is arranged on the positioning plate, the drawer comprises a shell fixed with the bottom of the positioning plate, a receiving shell is slidably connected to the shell, and a handle is fixed to the receiving shell.
[0012] A feeding cylinder is arranged on the positioning plate, the feeding cylinder comprises a connecting frame fixed with the positioning plate, a cylinder body is fixed to the connecting frame, and the inner diameter of the cylinder body is greater than the outer diameter of the suction disc.
[0013] The adjustable vegetable seed counting device has the following beneficial effects:
[0014] 1. The adjustable vegetable seed counting device can adsorb the seeds on the top of the suction disc by starting the vacuum pump and cooperating with the suction disc, thereby adsorbing a fixed number of seeds. The servo motor is started, the sliding block drives the fixed plate and the rotating rod to descend, when the rotating rod moves to the arc-shaped part of the guide groove, the rotating rod pushes the connecting plate through the arc-shaped part of the guide groove, so that the connecting plate rotates slightly, and the rotating rod moves to the vertical part below the guide groove. In the above process, the fixed rod slides in the rectangular groove, and the moving block rotates around the fixed rod under the driving of the rotating rod, so that the upper end of the moving block rotates by one hundred and eighty degrees. At this time, the L-shaped connecting rod, the mounting plate, the vacuum pump and the suction disc all rotate by one hundred and eighty degrees. The seeds not adsorbed on the suction disc will fall into the shell. At this time, the vacuum pump is closed, and the receiving tray is used to receive the seeds falling from the suction disc. The suction holes on the suction disc are shielded by the baffle, and the number of seeds adsorbed by the suction disc each time can be adjusted. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0015] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the utility model;
[0016] Figure 2 It is a feeding cylinder and adsorption mechanism structure schematic view of the utility model;
[0017] Figure 3 It is a turnover mechanism structure schematic view of the utility model;
[0018] Figure 4 It is the connecting plate and the guide groove structure schematic view of the utility model;
[0019] Figure 5 It is the fixed plate and the rotating rod structure schematic view of the utility model;
[0020] Figure 6 It is the material receiving cylinder structure schematic view of the utility model.
[0021] Mark explanation
[0022] 1, positioning plate;
[0023] 2, turnover mechanism; 201, fixed plate; 202, rotating rod; 203, connecting plate; 204, guide groove; 205, moving block; 206, rectangular groove; 207, fixed rod; 2071, gyro wheel; 208, L type connecting rod; 209, material receiving disc;
[0024] 3, adsorption mechanism; 301, mounting plate; 302, vacuum pump; 303, suction cup; 304, baffle;
[0025] 4, lifting assembly; 401, servo motor; 402, screw; 403, sliding block; 404, guide rod; 405, linear bearing;
[0026] 5, drawer; 501, shell; 502, material receiving shell; 503, handle;
[0027] 6, feeding cylinder; 601, cylinder body; 602, connecting frame. Specific embodiments
[0028] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the protection scope of the present application.
[0029] Please refer to Figures 1-6 The utility model discloses a kind of adjustable vegetable seed grain counting device, including positioning plate 1, positioning plate 1 is provided with lifting assembly 4, lifting assembly 4 includes servo motor 401, servo motor 401 is fixed on positioning plate 1, the output end of servo motor 401 is fixed with screw rod 402, screw rod 402 is threadedly connected with sliding block 403, the right side of sliding block 403 is fixed with fixed plate 201, sliding block 403 is provided with guide assembly between positioning plate 1, the start of servo motor 401 will drive screw rod 402 rotation, the rotation of screw rod 402 will drive sliding block 403 to lift.
[0030] Please refer to Figure 1 , the guide assembly includes a linear bearing 405, the linear bearing 405 is fixed with the sliding block 403 through a connecting column, the guide assembly further includes a guide rod 404, the guide rod 404 is fixed with the positioning plate 1, and the guide rod 404 is parallel to the lead screw 402, the linear bearing 405 is slidably connected on the guide rod 404, and the sliding block 403 drives the linear bearing 405 to move on the guide rod 404 while lifting.
[0031] Please refer to Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 , the lifting assembly 4 is provided with a turnover mechanism 2, the turnover mechanism 2 includes a fixed plate 201, the fixed plate 201 is rotatably connected with a rotating rod 202, the turnover mechanism 2 further includes a connecting plate 203 rotatably connected with the positioning plate 1 through a rotating column, the connecting plate 203 is provided with a guide groove 204, and the connecting plate 203 is slidably connected with the rotating rod 202 through the guide groove 204, the rotating rod 202 is rotatably connected with a moving block 205, the moving block 205 is provided with a rectangular groove 206, and the connecting plate 203 is fixedly connected with a fixed rod 207, and the fixed rod 207 is slidably connected with the moving block 205 through the rectangular groove 206.
[0032] The upper end of the moving block 205 is fixedly connected with an L-shaped connecting rod 208, and the fixed rod 207 is rotatably connected with a roller 2071, and the fixed rod 207 is rotatably connected with the moving block 205 through cooperation of the roller 2071 and the rectangular groove 206, and the turnover mechanism 2 further includes a receiving disc 209, which is arranged to collect the counted seeds.
[0033] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the L-shaped connecting rod 208 is provided with a suction mechanism 3 for adsorbing seeds, the suction mechanism 3 includes a mounting plate 301, the mounting plate 301 is fixed with the upper end of the L-shaped connecting rod 208, a vacuum pump 302 is installed at the bottom of the mounting plate 301, a suction disc 303 is installed on the top surface of the mounting plate 301, the vacuum pump 302 is in communication with the suction disc 303, the suction disc 303 is provided with suction holes corresponding to the size of the seeds, the suction disc 303 is provided with baffles 304, the baffles 304 are arranged in plurality, the suction holes of the suction disc 303 are shielded by the baffles 304, so as to adjust the number of seeds adsorbed by the suction disc 303 each time.
[0034] Please refer to Figure 1 , the positioning plate 1 is provided with a drawer 5, the drawer 5 includes a housing 501 fixed with the bottom of the positioning plate 1, a receiving shell 502 is slidably connected on the housing 501, a handle 503 is fixed on the receiving shell 502, the falling seeds can be collected through the receiving shell 502, and the handle 503 is arranged to facilitate pulling the receiving shell 502.
[0035] Please pay attention to Figure 1 and Figure 2 The positioning plate 1 is provided with a feeding cylinder 6, the feeding cylinder 6 comprises a connecting frame 602 fixed with the positioning plate 1, a cylinder body 601 is fixed on the connecting frame 602, the inner diameter of the cylinder body 601 is larger than the outer diameter of the suction disc 303, and the cylinder body 601 is arranged to facilitate feeding.
[0036] Working principle: first, the number of suction holes of the suction disc 303 is adjusted according to needs, the suction holes of the suction disc 303 are shielded by the baffle 304, and the required number of suction holes is left, then seeds are added into the cylinder body 601, the seeds on the top of the suction disc 303 are adsorbed by starting the vacuum pump 302 in cooperation with the suction disc 303, and then a fixed number of seeds are adsorbed and fixed.
[0037] Then the servo motor 401 is started, the sliding block 403 drives the fixed plate 201 and the rotating rod 202 to descend, the moving block 205 and the L-shaped connecting rod 208 drive the mounting plate 301, the vacuum pump 302 and the suction disc 303 to descend, until the suction disc 303 moves to the lower side of the cylinder body 601, when the rotating rod 202 moves to the arc-shaped part of the guide groove 204, the rotating rod 202 pushes the connecting plate 203 through the arc-shaped part of the guide groove 204, so that the connecting plate 203 rotates slightly, until the rotating rod 202 moves to the vertical part below the guide groove 204, in the above process, the fixed rod 207 slides in the rectangular groove 206, and the moving block 205 rotates about the fixed rod 207 under the drive of the rotating rod 202, so that the upper end of the moving block 205 rotates one hundred and eighty degrees, at this time, the L-shaped connecting rod 208 and the mounting plate 301, the vacuum pump 302 and the suction disc 303 all rotate one hundred and eighty degrees, the seeds on the suction disc 303 which are not adsorbed will fall into the shell 501, at this time, the vacuum pump 302 is closed, and the seed tray 209 is used to receive the seeds falling from the suction disc 303.
[0038] The basic principle and main features of the utility model and the advantages of the utility model are shown and described above. Those skilled in the art should understand that the utility model is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and the above-mentioned embodiments and descriptions in the specification are only to illustrate the principle of the utility model, and various changes and improvements can be made to the utility model without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, and these changes and improvements all fall within the scope of the utility model claimed. The scope of protection of the utility model is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. An adjustable vegetable seed counting device comprising a positioning plate (1), characterized in that: The positioning plate (1) is provided with a lifting assembly (4), and the lifting assembly (4) is provided with a turnover mechanism (2); The turnover mechanism (2) comprises a fixed plate (201), and a rotating rod (202) is rotatably connected to the fixed plate (201); The turnover mechanism (2) further comprises a connecting plate (203) rotatably connected to the positioning plate (1) through a rotating column, a guide groove (204) is formed in the connecting plate (203), the connecting plate (203) is slidably connected with the rotating rod (202) through the guide groove (204), a moving block (205) is rotatably connected to the rotating rod (202), a rectangular groove (206) is formed in the moving block (205), a fixed rod (207) is fixed to the connecting plate (203), and the fixed rod (207) is slidably connected with the moving block (205) through the rectangular groove (206); An L-shaped connecting rod (208) is fixed to the upper end of the moving block (205), and an adsorption mechanism (3) for adsorbing seeds is arranged on the L-shaped connecting rod (208).
2. The adjustable vegetable seed counting device according to claim 1, wherein: The lifting assembly (4) comprises a servo motor (401), the servo motor (401) is fixed to the positioning plate (1), a lead screw (402) is fixed to the output end of the servo motor (401), a sliding block (403) is threadedly connected to the lead screw (402), the right side of the sliding block (403) is fixed to the fixed plate (201), and a guide assembly is arranged between the sliding block (403) and the positioning plate (1).
3. An adjustable vegetable seed counting device according to claim 2, wherein: The guide assembly comprises a linear bearing (405), the linear bearing (405) is fixed to the sliding block (403) through a connecting column, the guide assembly further comprises a guide rod (404), the guide rod (404) is fixed to the positioning plate (1), the guide rod (404) is parallel to the lead screw (402), and the linear bearing (405) is slidably connected to the guide rod (404).
4. The adjustable vegetable seed counting device of claim 1, wherein: A drawer (5) is arranged on the positioning plate (1), the drawer (5) comprises a housing (501) fixed to the bottom of the positioning plate (1), a material receiving shell (502) is slidably connected to the housing (501), and a handle (503) is fixed to the material receiving shell (502).
5. The adjustable vegetable seed counting device of claim 1, wherein: The adsorption mechanism (3) comprises a mounting plate (301), the mounting plate (301) is fixed to the upper end of the L-shaped connecting rod (208), a vacuum pump (302) is mounted to the bottom of the mounting plate (301), a suction disc (303) is mounted to the top surface of the mounting plate (301), the vacuum pump (302) is in communication with the suction disc (303), the suction disc (303) is provided with suction holes corresponding in size to the seeds, and the suction disc (303) is provided with a baffle (304).
6. An adjustable vegetable seed counting device according to claim 5, wherein: A feeding cylinder (6) is arranged on the positioning plate (1), the feeding cylinder (6) comprises a connecting frame (602) fixed to the positioning plate (1), a cylinder body (601) is fixed to the connecting frame (602), and the inner diameter of the cylinder body (601) is greater than the outer diameter of the suction disc (303).
7. The adjustable vegetable seed counting device of claim 1, wherein: The fixed rod (207) is rotationally connected with a roller (2071), and the fixed rod (207) is rotationally connected with the moving block (205) through cooperation of the roller (2071) and the rectangular groove (206), and the turnover mechanism (2) further comprises a receiving disc (209).