Badminton feather piece defect detecting and sorting equipment
By designing an automated badminton shuttlecock feather detection and sorting device, an automatic weighing system is implemented using a motor-driven turntable and a weighing sensor. Defective feathers are automatically sorted through a cylinder and gear system, solving the problem of low efficiency in manual weighing, improving sorting efficiency, and reducing labor intensity.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-04-10
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-13
AI Technical Summary
In the current technology, the weighing and sorting of badminton shuttlecock feathers mainly relies on manual labor, which is inefficient and requires a lot of labor intensity for workers.
A device comprising a support mechanism, an adjustment mechanism, a detection mechanism, and a sorting mechanism was designed. It uses a motor-driven turntable and a weighing sensor for automated weighing, and uses a cylinder and gear system to automatically sort out defective pieces.
It has enabled automated detection and sorting of feathers, improving efficiency and reducing labor intensity.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of badminton production, specifically a badminton shuttlecock feather defect detection and sorting device. Background Technology
[0002] Badminton is an indoor sport played over a net, using long-handled net rackets to hit a small ball made of feathers and cork. Badminton matches are played on a rectangular court separated by a net. Players use various serves, shots, and movements to hit the shuttlecock back and forth over the net, aiming to prevent it from landing within their own territory or to force an opponent to make a mistake. Perfect symmetry is achieved when the number of feathers on the shuttlecock is a square of 2, but 8 feathers are too light and make it difficult for the shuttlecock to spin, while 30 feathers are too many and too dense. 16 feathers achieve a balance, providing a moderate weight and a more stable flight during play. The weight of a Badminton World Federation (BWF) shuttlecock is between 4.74 grams and 5.50 grams.
[0003] Therefore, in the production process of badminton shuttlecocks, in order to ensure that the weight and stability of the produced shuttlecocks meet the standards, the weight of each feather needs to be controlled within a certain range. Thus, the feathers need to be weighed, inspected, and sorted. Currently, the weighing and sorting of feathers mainly relies on manual labor, which is not only inefficient but also physically demanding for workers. Utility Model Content
[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a badminton shuttlecock feather defect detection and sorting device to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution:
[0006] A badminton shuttlecock feather defect detection and sorting device, including
[0007] A support mechanism, comprising a support plate and support legs, wherein the support legs are fixed to the bottom of the support plate in a circular array;
[0008] An adjustment mechanism, comprising a motor and a turntable, wherein the motor is fixedly connected to the bottom center of the support plate, the output end of the motor is connected to the support plate via a bearing, and the turntable is fixedly connected to the output end of the motor;
[0009] The testing mechanism includes a sliding rod, a rotating shaft, a connecting plate, a bearing plate, a torsion spring, a mounting groove, a weighing sensor, and a base plate. Several sliding rods are arranged in a circular array and slidably connected inside the turntable. The rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the top of the sliding rods. Connecting plates are fixedly connected to both ends of the rotating shaft. A bearing plate is fixedly connected to the top of the connecting plate. The torsion spring is fixedly connected between the connecting plate and the sliding rods and sleeved on the outside of the rotating shaft. The base plate is fixedly connected to the bottom of the sliding rods. The mounting groove is located on one edge of the turntable. The weighing sensor is disposed inside the mounting groove and fixedly connected to the turntable.
[0010] The sorting mechanism includes a gear, a rack, a fixed plate, a sliding rod, a cylinder, and an ejector wedge. The gear is fixedly connected to the middle position of the outer side of the rotating shaft. Several sliding rods are provided, and each group of sliding rods is slidably connected to the inside of the turntable in a circular array. The fixed plate is fixedly connected to the top of the sliding rod. The rack is fixedly connected to the top of the fixed plate near the gear and is adapted to the gear. The cylinder is fixedly inserted into the inside of the support plate, and its output end corresponds to the sliding rod. The ejector wedge is fixedly connected to the top of the support plate and corresponds to the sliding rod.
[0011] As a further embodiment of this utility model: each of the bearing plates in each group has a receiving groove on its top, and each of the sliding rods in each group is movably connected to a second ball bearing.
[0012] As a further embodiment of this utility model: each group of base plates is symmetrically and fixedly connected with a guide rod at its top, each group of guide rods passes through the turntable and is slidably connected to the turntable, and the top of the guide rod abuts against the bearing plate.
[0013] As a further embodiment of this utility model: each of the four bottom corners of the base plate is movably connected with a first ball bearing, and the top of the weighing sensor and the top of the support plate are located in the same horizontal plane.
[0014] As a further embodiment of this utility model: both sides of the turntable are provided with guide grooves corresponding to the cylinder and the ejector block, respectively; both sets of guide grooves are symmetrically fixedly connected to the support plate with connecting rods; and each set of guide grooves is provided with a corresponding collection box below it.
[0015] As a further embodiment of this utility model: a right-angle plate is fixedly connected to the top of each group of fixing plates, and each group of right-angle plates is fixedly connected to each group of racks.
[0016] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are:
[0017] With the above-described structure, this invention utilizes the coordinated operation of a motor, a weighing sensor, a support plate, a rack, gears, and a cylinder. After placing the feathers to be tested on top of the support plate, the motor starts, driving the turntable, sliding rod, and base plate to rotate. When the base plate rotates to the position corresponding to the weighing sensor, the weighing sensor weighs the feathers on top of the support plate to check if their weight meets the standard range. When the feathers do not meet the standard, the cylinder extends, pushing the corresponding sliding rod, fixed plate, and rack upwards. This causes the rack to mesh with the corresponding gear, driving the gear, rotating shaft, connecting plate, and support plate to rotate, thus emptying the unqualified feathers from the receiving tank. This effectively eliminates manual weighing and sorting, improving the efficiency of feather detection and sorting, and reducing labor intensity. Attached Figure Description
[0018] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings, but this does not constitute any limitation on the present invention.
[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a badminton shuttlecock feather defect detection and sorting device.
[0020] Figure 2 A badminton shuttlecock feather defect detection and sorting device Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of part A.
[0021] Figure 3 A badminton shuttlecock feather defect detection and sorting device Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of part B.
[0022] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a badminton shuttlecock feather defect detection and sorting device from another perspective.
[0023] Figure 5 A badminton shuttlecock feather defect detection and sorting device Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the C section structure.
[0024] In the diagram: 1. Support mechanism; 101. Support plate; 102. Support leg; 2. Adjustment mechanism; 201. Motor; 202. Turntable; 3. Detection mechanism; 301. Slide rod; 302. Rotating shaft; 303. Connecting plate; 304. Bearing plate; 305. Receiving groove; 306. Guide rod; 307. Mounting groove; 308. Weighing sensor; 309. Base plate; 310. First ball bearing; 311. Torsion spring; 4. Sorting mechanism; 401. Gear; 402. Rack; 403. Fixing plate; 404. Right angle plate; 405. Slide rod; 406. Cylinder; 407. Second ball bearing; 408. Ejection wedge; 409. Guide groove; 410. Connecting rod; 411. Collection box. Detailed Implementation
[0025] The technical solution of this patent will be further described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments.
[0026] Please see Figure 1-5 A badminton shuttlecock feather defect detection and sorting device includes a support mechanism 1, which comprises a support plate 101 and support legs 102. The support legs 102 are fixed to the bottom of the support plate 101 in a circular array. Specifically, in this embodiment, the support plate 101 has a circular plate structure, but other plate structures of other shapes can also be selected in actual production and manufacturing. The support legs 102 can support the support plate 101. An adjustment mechanism 2 includes a motor 201 and a turntable 202. The motor 201 is fixedly connected to the bottom middle position of the support plate 101. The output end of the motor 201 is connected to the support plate 101 through a bearing. The turntable 202 is fixedly connected to the output end of the motor 201. Specifically, the motor 201 is a stepper motor, which can drive the turntable 202 to rotate when the motor 201 starts working.
[0027] The detection mechanism 3 includes a slide bar 301, a rotating shaft 302, a connecting plate 303, a bearing plate 304, a torsion spring 311, a mounting groove 307, a weighing sensor 308, and a base plate 309. Several slide bars 301 are provided, and each group of slide bars 301 is slidably connected in a circular array inside the turntable 202, so that each group of slide bars 301 can rotate synchronously with the turntable 202 when it rotates. The base plate 309 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the slide bar 301, and each of the four corners of the bottom of the base plate 309 is movably connected to a first ball bearing 310. The slide bar 301 can reduce the friction between the base plate 309 and the support plate 101 as the slide bar 301 moves, thereby reducing the wear of the base plate 309 on the support plate 101. The rotating shaft 302 is rotatably connected to the top of the slide rod 301. Both ends of the rotating shaft 302 are fixedly connected to the connecting plate 303. The top of the connecting plate 303 is fixedly connected to the bearing plate 304. Each bearing plate 304 has a receiving groove 305 on its top. The receiving groove 305 can be used to accommodate and limit the feather pieces to be weighed and tested.
[0028] A torsion spring 311 is fixedly connected between the connecting plate 303 and the slide rod 301, and is sleeved on the outside of the rotating shaft 302. Specifically, the bearing plate 304 is horizontal when it is not deformed. Guide rods 306 are symmetrically fixedly connected to the top of each set of base plates 309. Each set of guide rods 306 passes through the turntable 202 and is slidably connected to the turntable 202. The top of the guide rod 306 abuts against the bearing plate 304, and the guide rod 306 provides support and limit for the bearing plate 304. A mounting groove 307 is opened on one side of the edge of the turntable 202. A load cell 308 is located inside the mounting groove 307 and is fixedly connected to the turntable 202. The top of the load cell 308 is on the same horizontal plane as the top of the support plate 101. When the base plate 309 moves to the top of the load cell 308, the load cell 308 can weigh the feathers placed on the top of the corresponding bearing plate 304.
[0029] The sorting mechanism 4 includes a gear 401, a rack 402, a fixed plate 403, a sliding rod 405, a cylinder 406, and an ejection wedge 408. The gear 401 is fixedly connected to the middle position of the outer side of the rotating shaft 302, so that the gear 401 can rotate synchronously with the rotating shaft 302 and the support plate 304. Several sliding rods 405 are provided, and each group of sliding rods 405 is slidably connected to the inside of the turntable 202 in a circular array. The fixed plate 403 is fixedly connected to the top of the sliding rods 405. The rack 402 is fixedly connected to the top of the fixed plate 403 on the side near the gear 401 and is adapted to the gear 401. When the rack 402 moves upward, it can drive the gear 401 to rotate, thereby realizing the flipping of the support plate 304, so as to empty the feathers inside the receiving groove 305. Each set of fixing plates 403 has a right angle plate 404 fixedly connected to its top. Each set of right angle plates 404 is fixedly connected to each set of racks 402. The right angle plate 404 can further connect and fix the fixing plate 403 and the rack 402 to improve the connection stability between the fixing plate 403 and the rack 402.
[0030] Cylinder 406 is fixed inside the support plate 101, and its output end corresponds to sliding rod 405. When cylinder 406 is activated, it can push sliding rod 405, fixed plate 403, and rack 402 upward to facilitate the sorting out of defective feathers. Ejector wedge 408 is fixedly connected to the top of support plate 101. When sliding rod 405 rotates relative to turntable 202 to ejector wedge 408, ejector wedge 408 can push sliding rod 405 upward, causing rack 402 to drive gear 401 and bearing plate 304 to rotate, facilitating the dumping of qualified feathers from receiving groove 305. Each set of sliding rods 405 has a second ball bearing 407 movably connected to its bottom. The second ball bearing 407 reduces wear between sliding rod 405, support plate 101, and ejector wedge 408. Both sides of the turntable 202 are provided with guide grooves 409 corresponding to the cylinder 406 and the ejection ramp 408, respectively. The guide grooves 409 can guide and accommodate the feathers that are tilted out from the support plate 304. The two sets of guide grooves 409 are symmetrically fixedly connected to the support plate 101 with connecting rods 410. The two sets of guide grooves 409 are provided with corresponding collection boxes 411 below them. When the feathers fall from the guide grooves 409, the collection boxes 411 can collect and hold the feathers.
[0031] In this embodiment, the weighing sensor 308 is existing technology and will not be described in detail here.
[0032] In use, the feathers are placed inside the receiving slot 305, and then the motor 201 is started. The motor 201 drives the turntable 202 to rotate, which in turn drives the sliding rods 301 and the base plate 309 to rotate. When the base plate 309 rotates to the top of the weighing sensor 308, the weighing sensor 308 starts working to perform weighing. When the weight of the feathers inside the receiving slot 305 does not reach the standard weight range, the cylinder 406 extends, thereby pushing the corresponding sliding rod 405. The fixed plate 403 and rack 402 move upward, so that the rack 402 meshes with the corresponding gear 401, and drives the gear 401, rotating shaft 302, connecting plate 303 and bearing plate 304 to rotate, thereby pouring the unqualified feathers in the receiving groove 305 into the corresponding guide groove 409, and then into the corresponding collection box 411 for collection, thereby achieving the sorting out of unqualified feathers. Then the cylinder 406 retracts, the torsion spring 311 returns to its deformation, thereby driving the connecting plate 303 and receiving groove 305 to rotate and reset.
[0033] When the weight of the feathers inside the receiving tank 305 does not reach the standard weight range, the motor 201 continues to operate, thereby driving the turntable 202 to rotate, thus adjusting the next set of base plates 309 to the top of the weighing sensor 308, so as to weigh the feathers inside the next set of receiving tanks 305. Then, the feathers are weighed in a continuous manner in this way. When the sliding rod 405 rotates with the turntable 202 to the position of the ejector wedge 408, the ejector wedge 408 can lift the corresponding sliding rod 405, thereby driving the fixed plate 403. The rack 402 moves upward, thereby meshing with the corresponding gear 401, which in turn drives the gear 401, the rotating shaft 302, the connecting plate 303, and the bearing plate 304 to rotate. This causes the qualified feathers in the receiving trough 305 to be poured into the corresponding guide trough 409, and then fall into the corresponding collection box 411 for collection. This achieves the function of collecting qualified feathers. During the weighing process of the weighing sensor 308, the operator only needs to put the feathers to be tested into the empty receiving trough 305.
[0034] The above-described embodiments are preferred embodiments of the present utility model and are only used to facilitate the illustration of the present utility model. They are not intended to limit the present utility model in any way. Any person skilled in the art who makes partial modifications or alterations to the technical content disclosed in the present utility model without departing from the scope of the technical features of the present utility model shall still fall within the scope of the technical features of the present utility model.
Claims
1. A shuttlecock feather piece defect detection and sorting apparatus, characterized by, The utility model provides a kind of support mechanism (1), the support mechanism (1) includes support plate (101) and support leg (102), the support leg (102) is fixed in the bottom of support plate (101) Annular array; Adjusting mechanism (2), the adjusting mechanism (2) includes motor (201) and rotating disc (202), the motor (201) is fixedly connected at the bottom of support plate (101) Middle position, the output of the motor (201) is connected with the support plate (101) by bearing, the rotating disc (202) is fixedly connected to the output of the motor (201); Detection mechanism (3), the detection mechanism (3) includes slide rod (301), rotating shaft (302), connecting plate (303), bearing plate (304), torsional spring (311), installation groove (307), load cell (308) and bottom plate (309), the slide rod (301) is equipped with several, each group of slide rod (301) is slidingly connected in the inside of rotating disc (202) Annular array, the rotating shaft (302) is rotatably connected to the top of slide rod (301), both ends of the rotating shaft (302) are fixedly connected with connecting plate (303), the top of connecting plate (303) is fixedly connected with bearing plate (304), the torsional spring (311) is fixedly connected between connecting plate (303) and slide rod (301), and is sleeved on the outside of rotating shaft (302), the bottom plate (309) is fixedly connected to the bottom of slide rod (301), the installation groove (307) is opened in the edge side of rotating disc (202), the load cell (308) is arranged in the inside of installation groove (307), and is fixedly connected with rotating disc (202); Sorting mechanism (4), the sorting mechanism (4) includes gear (401), rack (402), fixed plate (403), sliding rod (405), air cylinder (406) and ejecting inclined block (408), the gear (401) is fixedly connected at the outside middle position of rotating shaft (302), the sliding rod (405) is equipped with several, each group of sliding rod (405) is slidingly connected in the inside of rotating disc (202) Annular array, the fixed plate (403) is fixedly connected to the top of sliding rod (405), the rack (402) is fixedly connected to the top of fixed plate (403) Close to the side of gear (401), and is matched with gear (401), the air cylinder (406) is fixed in the inside of support plate (101), and the output is corresponding with sliding rod (405), the ejecting inclined block (408) is fixedly connected to the top of support plate (101), and is corresponding with sliding rod (405). The top of each group of bearing plate (304) is equipped with accommodating groove (305), and the bottom of each group of sliding rod (405) is movably connected with second ball (407).
2. A shuttlecock feather piece defect detection and sorting apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, 3. A shuttlecock feather piece defect detection and sorting apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, The top of each group of bottom plates (309) is symmetrically and fixedly connected with a guide rod (306), each group of guide rods (306) penetrates through the rotating disc (202) and is in sliding connection with the rotating disc (202), and the top of the guide rod (306) abuts against the bearing plate (304).
4. A shuttlecock feather piece defect detection and sorting apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bottom of each group of bottom plates (309) is movably connected with a first ball (310) at four corners, and the top of the load cell (308) is located in the same horizontal plane as the top of the support plate (101).
5. A shuttlecock feather piece defect detection and sorting apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, Both sides of the rotating disc (202) are provided with a flow guide groove (409) corresponding to the air cylinder (406) and the ejection inclined block (408) respectively, two groups of flow guide grooves (409) and the support plate (101) are symmetrically and fixedly connected with a connecting rod (410), and the lower portion of each group of flow guide grooves (409) is provided with a corresponding collection box (411).
6. A shuttlecock feather piece defect detection and sorting apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, The top of each group of fixed plates (403) is fixedly connected with a right-angle plate (404), and each group of right-angle plates (404) is fixedly connected with each group of racks (402).