Material counting machine

Abstract

The utility model discloses a material counting machine, which comprises a storage hopper, a plurality of transverse first conveying grooves are formed in the top of the linear array disc on the right side, the right end of the linear array disc on the right side is connected with a gap bridge conveying plate, and a plurality of second conveying grooves are formed in the gap bridge conveying plate; the material receiving part is arranged below the right end of the gap bridge conveying plate, a plurality of inclined material channels are arranged on the material receiving part, the left ends of the inclined material channels correspond to the discharging ends of the second conveying grooves in a one-to-one up-and-down mode, a grain counting photoelectric sensor used for counting the grain number is arranged on one side of each inclined material channel, and a discharging port of each inclined material channel is connected with an overturning baffle. Each turnover baffle is connected with a first driving device for driving the turnover baffle to rotate so as to control the opening and closing of the discharge hole of the inclined material channel; and the collection hopper is arranged below the discharge hole of the inclined material channel. By the adoption of the technical scheme, automatic multi-channel synchronous grain counting and automatic discharging are achieved, compared with manual grain counting, the grain counting efficiency is greatly improved, and the production efficiency of materials can be improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of particle counting machines, and in particular to a particle counting machine for materials. Background Technology

[0002] Biscuits are smokeless tobacco products, typically made from tobacco, flavorings, sweeteners, and humectants, and have a long, slightly flattened structure. They are usually wrapped in non-woven fabric, which, along with the inner materials, is lightweight and easily absorbs vibrations. However, the materials exhibit poor flow and dispersion characteristics during vibration, making them difficult to separate individually. This makes accurate automatic counting difficult in automated packaging. Therefore, counting of biscuits is generally done manually, which is inefficient and affects production efficiency. Thus, designing a counting machine that can accurately count strip-shaped materials (such as biscuits or strip-shaped candies) to improve counting and production efficiency has become an urgent technical problem to solve. Utility Model Content

[0003] In order to overcome the existing technical defects, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a material counting machine to solve the above-mentioned technical problems.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by this utility model to solve the technical problem is as follows:

[0005] According to one aspect of this utility model, a material counting machine is designed, comprising:

[0006] Storage hopper, installed on the frame;

[0007] Linear array disks are provided in multiple horizontal arrangements on the frame. The linear array disks are used to receive the material output from the storage hopper and convey it to the right. The top of the right-side linear array disk is provided with several horizontal first conveying grooves, and the right end is connected to a bridge conveying plate. The bridge conveying plate is provided with several second conveying grooves that correspond one-to-one with the first conveying grooves and allow the material to be conveyed horizontally one by one.

[0008] A receiving component is located below the right end of the bridge conveyor plate. The receiving component is provided with several inclined material channels. The left ends of the several inclined material channels correspond one-to-one with the discharge ends of several second conveying troughs. Each inclined material channel is provided with a particle counting photoelectric sensor on one side for counting particles. Each inclined material channel is connected to a flipping baffle at its discharge port. Each flipping baffle is connected to a first driving device that drives it to rotate to control the opening and closing of the discharge port of the inclined material channel.

[0009] The material collection hopper is located below the discharge port of the inclined material channel and is used to receive and discharge materials from multiple inclined material channels.

[0010] The control device is electrically connected to the linear array disk, the number of photoelectric sensors, and the first drive device.

[0011] By employing the above technical solution, a multi-stage vibratory feeding structure can be formed by setting multiple linear array disks, enabling the material falling onto it to be conveyed in a flattened manner as much as possible. By setting a first transverse conveying trough on the linear array disk, the material can be conveyed in a transverse direction (the length direction of the material is transverse). By setting several second conveying troughs on the bridge conveyor plate that correspond one-to-one with the first conveying troughs and allow the material to be conveyed transversely, it can be ensured that the material is conveyed to the right one by one, facilitating subsequent counting of the material quantity. By setting a photoelectric sensor on one side of each inclined conveyor channel, the quantity of material entering each inclined conveyor channel can be counted. The counting system automatically counts particles in multiple channels. When a single photoelectric sensor counts a set number of particles entering the inclined feed channel, or when the sum of the counts by multiple photoelectric sensors reaches a set number, the flipping baffle below the discharge port of that inclined feed channel is driven to flip and open the discharge port. Alternatively, multiple flipping baffles below the discharge ports of multiple inclined feed channels are driven to flip and open multiple discharge ports, allowing the material to fall into the collection hopper. The material is then output from the discharge port of the collection hopper. This achieves automated multi-channel synchronous particle counting and automatic feeding, which greatly improves particle counting efficiency compared to manual counting and enhances material production efficiency.

[0012] To better address the aforementioned technical deficiencies, this utility model also offers a superior technical solution:

[0013] In some embodiments, a material collection baffle is movably inserted into the material collection hopper. The material collection baffle is connected to a second driving device that drives its movement and is electrically connected to the control device. The second driving device is used to drive the material collection baffle to be inserted into the material collection hopper and removed from the material collection hopper to control whether material is discharged.

[0014] In some embodiments, a brush roller rotatably connected to a support frame is disposed above the linear array disk for spreading the stacked material thinly. The brush roller is connected to a brush roller drive device that drives its rotation. Thus, the rotation of the brush roller can spread and flatten the stacked material, facilitating uniform material conveying.

[0015] In some embodiments, a conveyor line is longitudinally arranged below the bridge conveyor plate to longitudinally output the fallen material. This allows the fallen material to be output from the counting machine for subsequent collection.

[0016] In some embodiments, the linear array disk includes a primary linear array disk, a secondary linear array disk, and a tertiary linear array disk. Both the secondary and tertiary linear array disks are provided with a plurality of first conveying grooves, the longitudinal cross-section of which is V-shaped, U-shaped, or semi-circular.

[0017] In some embodiments, brush rollers are provided above both the secondary and tertiary linear array disks, which can achieve a better spreading and flattening effect on the material.

[0018] In some embodiments, the bridge conveyor plate includes a connecting part and a plurality of longitudinally spaced strips disposed on the right side of the connecting part. Each strip has a second conveying groove. The longitudinal cross-section of the second conveying groove is V-shaped, U-shaped, or semi-circular. The longitudinal width of the upper end of the second conveying groove is at least 1 / 3 of the material width and at most 2 / 3 greater than the material width.

[0019] In some embodiments, one side of the slat is provided with a notch that allows material falling onto it in a longitudinal direction to tilt and fall off.

[0020] In some embodiments, the receiving component is provided with eight or sixteen inclined material channels, and the outlet of each of the eight inclined material channels corresponds vertically to the inlet of one of the collecting hoppers. Attached Figure Description

[0021] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a material counting machine according to one embodiment of this utility model;

[0022] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Enlarged structural diagram of position A in the middle;

[0023] Figure 3 This is a cross-sectional structural diagram of a material counting machine;

[0024] Figure label:

[0025] 1. Storage hopper; a. First conveying trough; 21. Primary linear array disk; 22. Secondary linear array disk; 23. Tertiary linear array disk; 3. Receiving component; 31. Inclined material channel; 311. Tilting channel; 312. Vertical channel; 32. Tilting baffle; 33. First drive device; 4. Collection hopper; 41. Collection baffle; 42. Second drive device; 5. Frame; 6. Overpass conveyor plate; 60. Second conveying trough; 61. Connecting part; 62. Slat; 63. Notch; 7. Support frame; 8. Brush roller; 81. Brush roller drive device; 9. Conveyor line. Detailed Implementation

[0026] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this utility model clearer, the present utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments and accompanying drawings. It should be understood that these descriptions are merely exemplary and not intended to limit the scope of this utility model. Furthermore, descriptions of well-known structures and technologies are omitted in the following description to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the concept of this utility model.

[0027] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the directional descriptions, such as up, down, front, back, left, right, etc., indicate the directional or positional relationship based on the directional or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model.

[0028] In the description of this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly defined, terms such as setting, installing, connecting, and fixing should be interpreted broadly, and those skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model in conjunction with the specific content of the technical solution.

[0029] refer to Figures 1 to 3 As shown, the present invention provides a material counting machine that can be used to count long, slightly flattened cigarettes, long strips of candy, or other long strip-shaped items. Of course, it can also be used to count round, square, or oval cigarettes, candy, or other materials. The material counting machine includes: a storage hopper 1, a linear array plate, a receiving component 3, a collecting hopper 4, and a control device.

[0030] The storage hopper 1 has a feed inlet at the top and a discharge outlet at the bottom, used for receiving and discharging materials.

[0031] Multiple linear array disks are provided and electrically connected to the control device. These linear array disks are horizontally arranged and installed on the frame 5. The linear array disks receive material output from the storage hopper 1 and convey it to the right. The top of the right-side linear array disk is provided with several horizontal first conveying grooves a, and the right end is connected to a bridge conveying plate 6. The bridge conveying plate 6 is provided with several second conveying grooves 60 that correspond one-to-one with the first conveying grooves a and allow material to be horizontally arranged and conveyed. Further, the linear array disks include a primary linear array disk 21, a secondary linear array disk 22, and a tertiary linear array disk 23. The left end of the primary linear array disk 21 is located below the discharge port of the storage hopper 1 and is used to receive material output from that discharge port. The left end of the secondary linear array disk 22 is located below the right end of the primary linear array disk 21 and is used to receive material output from the primary linear array disk 21. The left end of the tertiary linear array disk 23 is located below the right end of the secondary linear array disk 22 and is used to receive material output from the secondary linear array disk 22. The secondary linear array disk 22 and the tertiary linear array disk 23... Each of the three-stage linear array disks 23 is provided with several longitudinally arranged first conveying troughs a. The longitudinal cross-section of the first conveying trough a is V-shaped, U-shaped, or semi-circular. In this embodiment, the longitudinal cross-section of the first conveying trough a is preferably V-shaped. The right end of the three-stage linear array disk 23 is welded to, fixed to, or snapped with the bridge conveying plate 6. There may be one or more bridge conveying plates 6. The bridge conveying plate 6 includes a connecting part 61 and a plurality of longitudinally spaced strips 62 located on the right side of the connecting part 61. The connecting part 61 is welded to or fixed to the three-stage linear array disk 23. Each strip 62 has a second conveying trough 60. The longitudinal cross-section of the second conveying trough 60 is V-shaped, U-shaped, or semi-circular. In this embodiment, the longitudinal cross-section of the second conveying trough 60 is preferably V-shaped. The longitudinal width of the upper end of the second conveying trough 60 is: minimum is 1 / 3 of the material width, maximum is 2 / 3 larger than the material width. In this embodiment, the longitudinal width of the upper end of the second conveying trough 60 is preferably the same as the width of the material.

[0032] The left, middle or right side of the strip 62 is provided with a notch 63 that allows materials falling onto it in a longitudinal state to tilt and fall off. In this embodiment, the notch 63 is preferably provided on the rear side of the left end of the strip 62.

[0033] A brush roller 8, rotatably connected to a support frame 7, is positioned above the linear array disk and is used to spread the stacked material thinly. The support frame 7 is fixed to the frame 5. The brush roller 8 is connected to a brush roller drive device 81 that drives its rotation. The brush roller drive device 81 is electrically connected to a control device. The brush roller drive device 81 is a motor, with its drive shaft directly connected to one end of the brush roller 8. Alternatively, the drive shaft of the motor is connected to a drive gear, which meshes with a driven gear connected to one end of the brush roller 8. Or, the drive wheel connected to the drive shaft of the motor is connected to a driven wheel connected to one end of the brush roller 8 via a transmission component, which is a chain, belt, or synchronous belt. The drive wheel and driven wheel are sprockets, pulleys, or synchronous pulleys. Furthermore, brush rollers 8, rotatable with the support frame 7, are positioned above both the secondary linear array disk 22 and the tertiary linear array disk 23. Each of the two brush rollers 8 is connected to a brush roller drive device 81.

[0034] The receiving component 3 is located below the right end of the bridge conveyor plate 6 and is fixedly connected to the frame 5. The receiving component 3 is provided with several inclined material channels 31, the left ends of which correspond vertically to the discharge ends of several second conveying troughs 60. These inclined material channels 31 are used to receive the material output from the second conveying troughs 60. The number of inclined material channels 31 can be two, four, eight, ten, thirteen, sixteen, or nineteen, etc. In this embodiment, sixteen inclined material channels 31 are preferred. Each inclined material channel 31 has a particle counting photoelectric sensor installed above or to the right of it for counting particles. These photoelectric sensors are electrically connected to the control device. The discharge end of each inclined material channel 31... A tilting baffle 32 is rotatably connected to the material inlet. The inclined material channel 31 includes a tilting channel 311 and a vertical channel 312. The tilting baffle 32 is rotatably connected to the lower end of the vertical channel 312. Each tilting baffle 32 is connected to a first driving device 33 that drives it to rotate to control the opening and closing of the outlet of the inclined material channel 31. The first driving device 33 is electrically connected to the control device. The first driving device 33 is a cylinder, an electric cylinder, or an electric push rod, etc. In this embodiment, the first driving device 33 is preferably an electric cylinder. The driving end of the electric cylinder is connected to a cylinder floating head. The cylinder floating head is connected to a driving rod. The right end of the driving rod is hinged to the tilting baffle 32.

[0035] The collecting hopper 4 has a feed inlet at the upper end and a discharge outlet at the lower end. The collecting hopper 4 is located below the discharge end of the inclined material channel 31 and is used to receive and discharge the material output from multiple inclined material channels 31. Furthermore, there is one, two or more collecting hoppers 4. The number of collecting hoppers 4 is set according to the number of inclined material channels 31. The feed inlet at the upper end of each collecting hopper 4 corresponds vertically to the discharge outlets of eight or fewer inclined material channels 31.

[0036] Each hopper 4 is movably fitted with a material collection baffle 41 at its upper part. When the material collection baffle 41 is inserted into the hopper 4, it divides the interior into upper and lower chambers to block material from falling. When the material collection baffle 41 is pulled out of the hopper 4, the material that has fallen onto the material collection baffle 41 will fall off. The material collection baffle 41 is connected to a second drive device 42 that drives its movement and is electrically connected to the control device. The second drive device 42 may be a cylinder, an electric cylinder, or an electric push rod, etc. In this embodiment, the second drive device 42 is preferably an electrically controlled cylinder. The second drive device 42 is used to drive the material collection baffle 41 to be inserted into the hopper 4 and removed from the hopper 4 to control whether material falls.

[0037] Below the bridge conveyor plate 6, there is a longitudinally arranged conveyor line 9 that outputs the falling material longitudinally. Below the discharge end of the conveyor line 9, there is an inclined guide plate, and below the discharge end of the inclined guide plate, there is a collection box.

[0038] The control device is an automation control host such as a PLC controller or industrial computer, used to control the start and stop actions of each drive component.

[0039] The principle of the material counting machine: When a long strip is added to the storage hopper 1, after the equipment is started, the long strip is output from the discharge port of the storage hopper 1 into the first-stage linear array disk 21, and then conveyed to the second-stage linear array disk 22 and the third-stage linear array disk 23. When the long strip passes through the second-stage linear array disk 22 and the third-stage linear array disk 23, the brush roller drive device 81 drives the brush roller 8 to rotate, which can spread and flatten the stacked material on both sides. When the long strip is conveyed to the right end of the third-stage linear array disk 23, it is mostly placed in a horizontal state and conveyed to the right in the first conveying trough a. Then the long strip is conveyed to the bridge conveying plate 6 and the second conveying trough 60. Since the longitudinal width of the second conveying trough 60 can only accommodate the width of one long strip, when two stacked materials are conveyed to the second conveying trough 60, the long strip above will automatically fall off. This allows the long strip to be conveyed horizontally one by one. When the long strip is output from the second conveying trough 60 into the inclined material channel 31, The number of materials entering each inclined material channel 31 can be counted by a photoelectric sensor installed on one side of each inclined material channel 31. When the number of materials entering the inclined material channel 31 counted by a photoelectric sensor reaches a set number, the flip baffle 32 below the outlet of the inclined material channel 31 is driven to flip and open the outlet. Alternatively, when the sum of the materials counted by multiple photoelectric sensors reaches a set number, multiple flip baffles 32 below the outlets of multiple inclined material channels 31 are driven to flip and open multiple outlets, allowing the material to fall into the collection hopper 4 and onto the collection baffle 41. Then, the flip baffle 32 is driven to flip and close the outlet of the inclined material channel 31. Then, the second drive device 42 drives the collection baffle 41 to move away from the collection hopper 4, allowing the long strip of material to fall from the collection baffle 41 and be output from the outlet of the collection hopper 4. After that, the second drive device 42 drives the collection baffle 41 to insert into the collection hopper 4 to block the falling material.

[0040] The above descriptions are merely some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, various modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the inventive concept of this utility model, and these all fall within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A material piece counter, characterized by, The utility model relates to a kind of material conveying device, including: Storage hopper, mounted on rack; Linear array disc, be provided with multiple and transversely arranged and mounted on the rack, the linear array disc is used to receive the material output by the storage hopper and transports to right, the top of right side linear array disc is provided with a plurality of transverse first conveying grooves, right end is connected with bridge conveying plate, the bridge conveying plate is provided with a plurality of second conveying grooves corresponding with the first conveying groove one by one and can make material one by one transversely arranged and convey; Material receiving part, be below right end of the bridge conveying plate, the material receiving part is provided with a plurality of inclined channels, the left end of a plurality of the inclined channels and the discharge end of a plurality of second conveying grooves correspond one by one, each the inclined channel is provided with a number of grain optical sensors for counting grain number on one side, the discharge port of each inclined channel is connected with turnover baffle, each the turnover baffle is connected with first driving device for driving it to rotate to control the opening and closing of the discharge port of inclined channel; Material collecting hopper, be below the discharge port of inclined channel, for receiving the material output by a plurality of inclined channels and output; Control device, electrically connected with the linear array disc, number of grain optical sensors and first driving device.

2. A material piece counter according to claim 1, characterized in that The material collecting hopper is movably inserted with material collecting baffle, the material collecting baffle is connected with second driving device for driving it to move and electrically connected with the control device, and the second driving device is used to drive material collecting baffle to insert into material collecting hopper and move away from material collecting hopper to control whether to drop material.

3. A material piece counting machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that The top of the linear array disc is provided with brush roller rotatably connected with support frame and used to spread the stacked material, and the brush roller is connected with brush roller driving device for driving it to rotate.

4. A material piece counter according to claim 1, wherein The lower side of the bridge conveying plate is longitudinally provided with conveying line for longitudinally outputting dropped material.

5. A material piece counter according to claim 3, wherein The linear array disc includes primary linear array disc, secondary linear array disc and tertiary linear array disc, the secondary linear array disc and the tertiary linear array disc are provided with a plurality of first conveying grooves, and the longitudinal section of the first conveying groove is V-shaped or U-shaped or semicircular.

6. A material piece counter according to claim 5, wherein The top of the secondary linear array disc and the tertiary linear array disc is provided with brush roller.

7. A material piece counter according to claim 1, wherein The bridge conveying plate includes connecting portion and a plurality of longitudinally spaced slats arranged on the right side of the connecting portion, each of the slats has second conveying groove, the longitudinal section of the second conveying groove is V-shaped or U-shaped or semicircular, and the longitudinal width of the upper end of the second conveying groove is 1 / 3 of the width of the material at the minimum and 2 / 3 larger than the width of the material at the maximum.

8. A material piece counter according to claim 7, characterized in that The side of the slat is provided with notch for making material in longitudinal state drop onto it to be inclined and dropped.

9. A material piece counter according to claim 1, wherein The material receiving part is provided with eight inclined channels or sixteen inclined channels, and the discharge port of each eight inclined channels corresponds to the inlet of one material collecting hopper.

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