Appearance texture sorting structure for plate-shaped materials

By designing a sorting structure based on the appearance and texture of sheet materials, and combining it with a sorting platform and conveying device, automated sorting was achieved. This solved the efficiency bottlenecks and safety issues of traditional manual sorting, improved sorting efficiency, and reduced material waste.

CN224101266UActive Publication Date: 2026-04-10SOUTH CHINA UNIV OF TECH
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CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
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Filing Date
2025-04-17
Publication Date
2026-04-10

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Technical Problem

Traditional manual sorting of sheet materials suffers from efficiency bottlenecks, subjective factors affecting quality judgment, and high risks during material handling.

Method used

A sorting structure for the appearance and texture of plate-shaped materials was designed. Combining a sorting platform and a transmission device, it utilizes laser positioning sensors, cameras and lighting devices, and a rotating device to achieve automated sorting. A pushing device pushes the material to the corresponding discharge port, eliminating parallax error and improving observation accuracy.

Benefits of technology

It enables safe, fast, and automated sorting based on appearance and texture, reduces material waste, improves sorting efficiency and safety, and has wide applicability.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an appearance texture sorting structure for plate-shaped materials. The appearance texture sorting structure comprises an equipment base, a supporting column, a sorting platform, a material conveying device and a camera shooting and lighting device. The supporting column is vertically installed on the equipment base, the sorting platform is installed on the top of the supporting column, an input port and three discharging ports are formed in the side face of the sorting platform and connected with the material conveying device, a camera shooting and lighting device is adopted for observing plate-shaped materials on the sorting platform, and an annular rotating layer is arranged on the sorting platform and used for bearing the plate-shaped materials. According to the utility model, safe, rapid and automatic appearance texture sorting can be realized, the structure is reliable, the debugging operation is easy, the sorting efficiency can be better improved, and the loss rate can be better reduced.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of plate appearance texture detection, especially to a plate material appearance texture sorting structure. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the field of precision manufacturing, the demand for plate materials such as glass substrates, metal alloy plates, and high polymer polymer plates is gradually increasing, and they are key basic materials for products such as building curtain walls, vehicle-mounted central control systems, and electronic touch panels. The surface quality directly determines the reliability of the terminal equipment. However, the traditional manual sorting mode has inherent problems, mainly in the following aspects: first, the detection method relying on human eye recognition has efficiency bottlenecks and is difficult to match the needs of modern industrial production; second, the quality determination process is easily affected by subjective factors such as the experience level and physiological state of the operator; third, manual sorting has a high risk of product damage and personnel injury during material transfer. To solve the above problems, the present design proposes a plate material appearance texture sorting structure that can safely, quickly, automatically, and low-consumption complete sorting through the combination of a sorting platform and a transmission device to improve factory sorting efficiency and reduce material loss. SUMMARY

[0003] The utility model aims at overcoming the shortcomings and deficiencies of the prior art and proposes a plate material appearance texture sorting structure that can realize safe, quick, and automatic appearance texture sorting. The structure is reliable, easy to debug and operate, and better improves the sorting efficiency and reduces the loss rate.

[0004] In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides a technical scheme for appearance texture sorting structure of plate material, which comprises an equipment base, a supporting column, a sorting platform, a material conveying device, a camera and lighting device, the supporting column is vertically installed on the equipment base, the sorting platform comprises a fixed layer, a ring rotating layer, a rotating device, a pushing device, a laser positioning sensor, a detection channel, an input port, a first discharge port, a second discharge port, a third discharge port, a limiting baffle, the fixed layer is horizontally installed on the top of the supporting column, the top surface forms a ring recessed area with the same central axis as the fixed layer, the ring rotating layer is horizontally installed in the ring recessed area and used for carrying plate material, an accommodation cavity is formed in the interior of the fixed layer, the accommodation cavity penetrates the bottom surface of the fixed layer and is communicated with the ring recessed area, the rotating device is installed in the accommodation cavity and is in gear engagement transmission with the ring rotating layer to realize driving the ring rotating layer to horizontally rotate, the input port, the first discharge port, the second discharge port and the third discharge port are uniformly distributed on the outer side surface of the fixed layer along the circumference of the fixed layer and are respectively connected with a material conveying device, and a laser positioning sensor is installed on the both sides of the end of each material conveying device, which is called a first laser positioning sensor and a second laser positioning sensor, the two laser positioning sensors are oppositely arranged to ensure that the laser is vertically emitted and received, the detection channel vertically penetrates the fixed layer and is close to the input port and is used for observing plate material by the camera and lighting device, the pushing device has three, which respectively correspond to the first discharge port, the second discharge port and the third discharge port, the three pushing devices are installed on the middle part of the top surface of the fixed layer and are towards the respective discharge ports and are used for pushing plate material on the ring rotating layer to the corresponding discharge port, and the limiting baffle is vertically installed on the fixed layer and is located between the input port and the last discharge port, i.e. the third discharge port, and is used for limiting plate material.

[0005] Preferably, the rotating device comprises a motor, a first transmission gear and a second transmission gear, the motor is installed in the accommodation cavity, the output shaft is vertically upwards and is equipped with the first transmission gear, the first transmission gear is in gear engagement with the second transmission gear, the second transmission gear is fixed to the bottom of the ring rotating layer and is connected with the fixed layer through a bearing.

[0006] Preferably, the camera and lighting device comprises a downward-viewing camera and lighting device, an upward-viewing camera and lighting device, a first connecting rod and a second connecting rod; the first connecting rod is located below the sorting platform and is horizontally connected with the support column; the downward-viewing camera and lighting device is installed at the free end of the first connecting rod, and the shooting direction thereof is upward towards the detection channel; the second connecting rod comprises a first rod, a second rod and a third rod; the first rod is vertically installed at the edge of the fixed layer and is located between the second discharge port and the third discharge port; the second rod is horizontally installed at the top of the first rod, one end of the second rod is connected with the first rod, the other end of the second rod extends horizontally above the detection channel and is connected with one end of the third rod; the other end of the third rod is vertically downward, and the upward-viewing camera and lighting device is installed at the other end of the third rod; the upward-viewing camera and lighting device is located above the detection channel, and the shooting direction thereof is downward towards the detection channel.

[0007] Preferably, the pushing device comprises a base, an air chamber and a pushing head; the base is installed on the fixed layer; one end of the air chamber is connected with the base, and the other end of the air chamber is connected with the pushing head; the pushing head is driven to move by the air chamber.

[0008] Preferably, the fixed layer is in a circular shape.

[0009] Preferably, the surface of the material conveying device is horizontally installed with a conveying groove provided with a precision roller way, and the both sides are vertically provided with baffle plates.

[0010] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following advantages and beneficial effects:

[0011] The utility model can be used in the production process which needs to detect and sort plate-shaped materials, and connects the material conveying device and the sorting platform together, so that manual carrying and sorting are not needed, the safety of the production process is improved, and safe, fast, automatic and low-consumption appearance texture sorting is realized.

[0012] The utility model discloses a rotating device connecting annular rotating layer design, mechanical drive annular rotating layer rotation, mechanical rules are reasonable, rotation is accurate and saves energy consumption.

[0013] The utility model discloses a first connecting rod and second connecting rod, upward-viewing camera and lighting device, detection channel and downward-viewing camera and lighting device combination use, upward-viewing camera and lighting device and downward-viewing camera and lighting device respectively upward and downward towards detection channel, this design effectively eliminates parallax error, avoids equipment vibration conduction, improves the observation precision of the upper and lower surfaces of plate-shaped material.

[0014] The utility model discloses simple and reliable structure, easy to install and dismount, is applicable on the vast majority of plate-shaped material production line, and the adaptability is wide. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] Fig. 1 It is the whole structure schematic view of the utility model.

[0016] Fig. 2 It is the structure schematic view of sorting platform one.

[0017] Fig. 3 It is the structure schematic view of sorting platform two.

[0018] Fig. 4 It is the structure schematic view of sorting platform three. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] The utility model will be described further in detail below in combination with examples and drawings, but the implementation of the utility model is not limited to this.

[0020] As Figs. 1 to 4As shown, the embodiment discloses a kind of appearance texture sorting structure of plate material, including equipment base 1, support column 2, sorting platform, material conveying device 27 and camera and lighting device;The support column 2 is vertically installed on equipment base 1, the sorting platform includes fixed layer 3, annular rotating layer 4, rotating device 5, pushing device 6, laser positioning sensor, detection channel 8, input 9, first discharge port 10, second discharge port 11, third discharge port 12, limit baffle 19, the fixed layer 3 is circular shape, and is horizontally installed on the top of support column 2, its top surface forms a annular recess area with the same central axis of fixed layer 3, the annular rotating layer 4 is horizontally installed in the annular recess area, for carrying plate material, the inside of fixed layer 3 is formed with a receiving cavity, the receiving cavity penetrates the bottom surface of fixed layer 3, and is communicated with annular recess area, the rotating device 5 is installed in the receiving cavity, and is engaged with annular rotating layer 4 by gear transmission, to realize the horizontal rotation of annular rotating layer 4;Input 9, first discharge port 10, second discharge port 11 and third discharge port 12 are evenly distributed on the outside of fixed layer 3 along the circumferential direction of fixed layer 3, and each is connected with a material conveying device 27, and the end of each material conveying device 27 is installed with a laser positioning sensor on both sides, called first laser positioning sensor 7 and second laser positioning sensor 20, the two laser positioning sensors are opposite to each other, to ensure that laser is vertically emitted and received, the detection channel 8 vertically penetrates fixed layer 3, and is close to input 9, for camera and lighting device to observe plate material;The pushing device 6 has three, corresponding to first discharge port 10, second discharge port 11 and third discharge port 12, the three pushing devices 6 are installed on the top surface of fixed layer 3 in the middle, and are towards respective discharge port, for pushing plate material on annular rotating layer 4 to corresponding discharge port, the limit baffle 19 is vertically installed on fixed layer 3, and is located between input 9 and last discharge port, i.e. third discharge port 12, for limiting plate material.

[0021] Specifically, the rotating device 5 includes motor 13, first transmission gear 14 and second transmission gear 15, the motor 13 is installed in receiving cavity, its output shaft is vertically upwards, and first transmission gear 14 is assembled, the first transmission gear 14 is engaged with second transmission gear 15, the second transmission gear 15 is fixed to the bottom of annular rotating layer 4, and is connected with fixed layer 3 by bearing.

[0022] Specifically, the camera and lighting device comprises a downward angle camera and lighting device 21, an upward angle camera and lighting device 23, a first connecting rod 22 and a second connecting rod; the first connecting rod 22 is located below the sorting platform and is horizontally connected with the support column 2; the downward angle camera and lighting device 21 is installed at the free end of the first connecting rod 22, and its shooting direction is upward toward the detection channel 8; the second connecting rod comprises a first rod 24, a second rod 25 and a third rod 26; the first rod 24 is vertically installed at the edge of the fixed layer 3 and is located between the second discharge port 11 and the third discharge port 12; the second rod 25 is horizontally installed at the top of the first rod 24, one end of which is connected with the first rod 24, and the other end extends horizontally above the detection channel 8 and is connected with one end of the third rod 26; the other end of the third rod 26 is vertically downward and is installed with the upward angle camera and lighting device 23; the upward angle camera and lighting device 23 is located above the detection channel 8, and its shooting direction is downward toward the detection channel 8.

[0023] Specifically, the pushing device 6 comprises a base 16, an air chamber 17 and a pushing head 18; the base 16 is installed on the fixed layer 3; one end of the air chamber 17 is connected with the base 16, and the other end is connected with the pushing head 18; the pushing head 18 is driven to act by the air chamber 17.

[0024] Specifically, the surface of the material conveying device 27 is horizontally installed with a conveying groove with a precision roller way, and the baffle is vertically arranged on both sides.

[0025] In use, the material conveying device 27 connected with the production line inputs the plate-shaped material; the first laser positioning sensor 7 and the second laser positioning sensor 20 at the input port 9 transmit a start signal to transmit the plate-shaped material into the area corresponding to the detection channel 8 in the annular rotating layer 4; then the downward angle camera and lighting device 21 and the upward angle camera and lighting device 23 automatically shoot images; the rotating device 5 is controlled by the rotating angle control operation motor 13, which rotates the second transmission gear 15 by the first transmission gear 14, so as to rotate the annular rotating layer 4 to sort the plate-shaped material into the corresponding discharge port, i.e. the first discharge port 10, the second discharge port 11 and the third discharge port 12; then the air chamber 17 of the pushing device 6 is inflated, and the pushing head 18 is operated to push the plate-shaped material to the corresponding discharge port, i.e. the first discharge port 10, the second discharge port 11 and the third discharge port 12; the first discharge port 10, the second discharge port 11 and the third discharge port 12 use the first laser positioning sensor 7 and the second laser positioning sensor 20 to transmit a stop signal to indicate that the plate-shaped material has entered the downstream processing or recycling process.

[0026] The above merely provides the specific implementation of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited to this. Any person skilled in the art can easily think of the changes or replacements within the technical range disclosed by the present application, which should be covered in the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An appearance texture sorting structure of a sheet material, characterized by, The application relates to a device for sorting plate-shaped materials, which comprises a device base (1), a supporting column (2), a sorting platform, a material conveying device (27) and a camera and lighting device; the supporting column (2) is vertically installed on the device base (1); the sorting platform comprises a fixed layer (3), a ring-shaped rotating layer (4), a rotating device (5), a pushing device (6), a laser positioning sensor, a detection channel (8), an input port (9), a first discharge port (10), a second discharge port (11), a third discharge port (12) and a limiting baffle (19); the fixed layer (3) is horizontally installed on the top of the supporting column (2), the top surface of the fixed layer (3) forms a ring-shaped recessed area with a same central axis as the fixed layer (3); the ring-shaped rotating layer (4) is horizontally installed in the ring-shaped recessed area and used for bearing plate-shaped materials; an accommodating cavity is formed in the inside of the fixed layer (3) and penetrates through the bottom surface of the fixed layer (3) and communicates with the ring-shaped recessed area; the rotating device (5) is installed in the accommodating cavity and is in gear engagement transmission with the ring-shaped rotating layer (4) to realize horizontal rotation of the ring-shaped rotating layer (4); the input port (9), the first discharge port (10), the second discharge port (11) and the third discharge port (12) are uniformly distributed on the outer side surface of the fixed layer (3) along the circumference of the fixed layer (3) and are respectively connected with a material conveying device (27); the tail ends of each material conveying device (27) are respectively provided with a first laser positioning sensor (7) and a second laser positioning sensor (20); the two laser positioning sensors are oppositely arranged to ensure that laser is vertically emitted and received; the detection channel (8) vertically penetrates through the fixed layer (3) and is close to the input port (9) and used for observing the plate-shaped materials by the camera and lighting device; the pushing device (6) has three sets of pushing devices corresponding to the first discharge port (10), the second discharge port (11) and the third discharge port (12); the three sets of pushing devices (6) are installed on the middle part of the top surface of the fixed layer (3) and face the respective discharge ports and are used for pushing the plate-shaped materials on the ring-shaped rotating layer (4) to the respective discharge ports; and the limiting baffle (19) is vertically installed on the fixed layer (3) and located between the input port (9) and the last discharge port, i.e. the third discharge port (12), and is used for limiting the plate-shaped materials.

2. An appearance texture sorting structure of a sheet material according to claim 1, wherein, The rotating device (5) comprises a motor (13), a first transmission gear (14) and a second transmission gear (15); the motor (13) is installed in the accommodating cavity, the output shaft of the motor (13) is vertically upward and is provided with the first transmission gear (14); the first transmission gear (14) is in gear engagement with the second transmission gear (15); the second transmission gear (15) is fixed to the bottom of the ring-shaped rotating layer (4) and is connected with the fixed layer (3) through a bearing.

3. An appearance texture sorting structure of a sheet material according to claim 1, wherein, The camera and lighting device comprises a downward-viewing camera and lighting device (21), an upward-viewing camera and lighting device (23), a first connecting rod (22) and a second connecting rod; the first connecting rod (22) is located below the sorting platform and is horizontally connected with the support column (2); the downward-viewing camera and lighting device (21) is installed at the free end of the first connecting rod (22), and its shooting direction is upward toward the detection channel (8); the second connecting rod comprises a first rod member (24), a second rod member (25) and a third rod member (26); the first rod member (24) is vertically installed at the edge of the fixed layer (3) and is located between the second discharge port (11) and the third discharge port (12); the second rod member (25) is horizontally installed at the top of the first rod member (24), one end of which is connected with the first rod member (24) and the other end of which extends horizontally above the detection channel (8) and is connected with one end of the third rod member (26); the other end of the third rod member (26) is vertically downward and is installed with the upward-viewing camera and lighting device (23); the upward-viewing camera and lighting device (23) is located above the detection channel (8), and its shooting direction is downward toward the detection channel (8).

4. An appearance texture sorting structure of a sheet material according to claim 1, wherein, The pushing device (6) comprises a base (16), an air chamber (17) and a pushing head (18); the base (16) is installed on the fixed layer (3); one end of the air chamber (17) is connected with the base (16) and the other end of the air chamber (17) is connected with the pushing head (18); the pushing head (18) is driven to act by the air chamber (17).

5. An appearance texture sorting structure of a sheet material according to claim 1, wherein, The fixed layer (3) is in a circular shape.

6. An appearance texture sorting structure of a sheet material according to claim 1, wherein, The surface of the material conveying device (27) is horizontally installed with a conveying groove provided with a precision roller way, and the baffle is vertically arranged on both sides.