Automatic continuous turnover device for mosaic ceramics

Abstract

The utility model discloses a mosaic ceramic automatic continuous turnover device which is provided with a main support, a feeding plate, a discharging plate, a photoelectric sensor and a push plate and further provided with a turning support, a turning belt, a transition section support, a transition section belt, a turnover support, a turnover motor, a turnover plate, a suction fan and a discharging support. During use, the mosaic ceramic on the feeding plate is detected by the photoelectric sensor, the mosaic ceramic with the smooth front face facing upwards is conveyed to the discharging plate through the lower belt, and the mosaic ceramic with the rough back face facing upwards enters the overturning plate through the turning belt and the transition section belt. The flip plate turns over the mosaic ceramic with the reverse side facing upwards to be placed on the rough surface belt with the smooth front side facing upwards, the mosaic ceramic is conveyed to the discharging plate through the rough surface belt, finally, all the mosaic ceramic enters the next procedure with the front side facing upwards, and the device has the advantages of being simple and compact in structure and convenient to use.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of mosaic ceramic processing technology, specifically to an automatic continuous flipping device for mosaic ceramics. Background Technology

[0002] Mosaic ceramic tiles are small in size and come in a variety of colors. By piecing together and arranging these small, multi-colored mosaic tiles, a wide variety of artistic patterns can be created. These mosaic ceramic tiles are made into artistic patterns and then applied to the exterior walls of buildings and the bottom of swimming pools using cement or ceramic adhesive. They are also used on the ground. With increasing market demand, this type of artistic pattern composed of mosaic ceramic tiles has become increasingly popular. Compared to traditional wall art paintings, mosaic ceramic art patterns have many advantages. They are not only aesthetically pleasing, but also possess the durability of ceramics due to their raw material, allowing them to be effectively preserved even after long-term exposure to sun and rain. Traditionally, installation is done manually, but with increasing market demand, the efficiency of traditional manual installation cannot meet current needs. With the application and development of automation technology, automated installation of mosaic ceramic tiles, such as robotic installation, is becoming a trend. However, due to the small size of mosaic tiles, vibrations and collisions during production can easily lead to random placement of the front and back sides on the production line. Generally, the smooth, colored side is defined as the front, and the rough side as the back. When laying mosaic tiles, the smooth side faces upwards, meaning the front is facing up. The smooth side is the colored side, and these colors are combined to form artistic patterns. The rough side is the back, which is bonded to the wall with cement or ceramic adhesive. In actual production, to better connect all the mosaic tiles together and fix their positions, they are usually first glued to a nylon mesh. Then, when laying these mosaic tiles, which are bonded together with the mesh, onto the wall, the mesh and the back of the mosaic tiles are connected to the wall with cement or ceramic adhesive. To prevent the back of the mosaic tiles from being laid on the mesh, all the back-facing mosaic tiles are usually manually flipped to face upwards before laying. Introducing mosaic tiles face down into the installation process can lead to errors, affecting the overall effect and quality of the mosaic artwork. The incorrectly placed tiles need to be removed from the mounting mesh, but since high-strength adhesive is typically used to bond the tiles to the mesh, removing them is tedious, time-consuming, and laborious. Furthermore, the tools used during removal can sometimes damage adjacent tiles, even affecting the overall quality of the mosaic pattern, requiring subsequent replacement. An effective solution is to pre-flip the face-up tiles so that all tiles proceeding to the next step are face-up.Therefore, it is necessary to design a device that can automatically and continuously flip mosaic tiles that are upside down to face up, allowing them to pass through normally. This would prevent upside-down mosaic tiles from entering the next step of the process. Designing a device with the above function would help improve the overall efficiency of mosaic tile installation and has practical significance. Utility Model Content

[0003] In view of the shortcomings of the existing technology, the present invention aims to provide an automatic continuous flipping device for mosaic ceramics.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0005] An automatic continuous tilting device for mosaic ceramics includes a main support, a base, a cylinder, a push plate, a sensor support, a photoelectric sensor, a feed plate, a main motor base, a main motor, a first coupling, a first main shaft, a lower belt, a tensioning support, a tensioning wheel, a discharge plate, a turning support, a turning roller, a turning belt, a turning main shaft, a second coupling, a turning machine base, a turning motor, a transition section support, a baffle, a transition section driven shaft, a transition section drive shaft, a third coupling, a transition section belt, a transition section machine base, a transition section motor, a tilting support, a tilting motor, a fourth coupling, a tilting shaft, a support bearing, a tilting plate, a discharge support, a discharge driven shaft, and a discharge drive shaft. The system comprises a rough-surface belt, a feeding tensioning shaft, a feeding motor, a suction fan, and a first driven shaft. The base is fixedly mounted on the main support. A cylinder is mounted on the base, and a push plate is mounted on the cylinder shaft. A sensor bracket is fixedly connected to the main support, and a photoelectric sensor is mounted on the sensor bracket. The feeding plate is fixedly connected to the front end of the main support. The main motor is mounted on a main motor mount and connected to the first main shaft via a first coupling. Both the first main shaft and the first driven shaft are mounted on the main support via bearing seats. A lower belt is mounted on both the first main shaft and the first driven shaft. Tensioning brackets are fixedly mounted on both sides of the main support, and tensioning wheels are mounted on the tensioning brackets. The discharge plate... Fixedly connected to the rear end of the main support, the turning support is located in front of the cylinder. The turning roller and turning main shaft are both mounted on the turning support via bearing seats. The turning belt is mounted on the turning roller and turning main shaft. The turning main shaft is connected to the turning motor via a second coupling. The turning motor is mounted on the turning machine base, which is fixedly connected to the turning support. The transition section support is located between the turning support and the tilting plate. Baffles are located on both sides of the transition section support. The transition section driven shaft and transition section drive shaft are respectively mounted on the transition section support via bearing seats. The transition section drive shaft is connected to the transition section motor via a third coupling. The transition section belt is mounted on the transition section driven shaft. The transition section motor is mounted on the transition section base, which is fixedly mounted on the transition section bracket. The tilting motor is mounted on the tilting bracket and connected to the tilting shaft via a fourth coupling. The tilting shaft is mounted on the support bearing and connected to the tilting plate. The suction fan is mounted in the middle of the tilting plate. The feeding bracket is located between the tilting plate and the discharge plate. The feeding driven shaft and the feeding drive shaft are mounted on both ends of the feeding bracket via bearing seats. The feeding drive shaft is connected to the feeding motor. The rough surface belt is mounted on the feeding drive shaft and the feeding motor. The feeding tensioning shaft is mounted on the feeding bracket via bearing seats and located below the rough surface belt.

[0006] Furthermore, the width of the feed plate and the discharge plate is between 25-35mm, and the length is between 60-80mm.

[0007] Furthermore, the number of the turning rollers is between 14 and 16.

[0008] Furthermore, the length of the baffle is between 60-80mm and the height is between 20-30mm.

[0009] Furthermore, the main motor, turning motor, transition section motor, and reversing motor are all servo stepper motors.

[0010] Furthermore, the length and width of the flip plate are both between 25-35mm.

[0011] This utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0012] This utility model discloses an automatic continuous flipping device for mosaic ceramics. In order to automatically and continuously flip mosaic ceramics with the reverse side facing up, during use, individual mosaic ceramics first slide into the feed plate one by one and enter the lower belt of the device. The photoelectric sensor detects whether the mosaic ceramic has a smooth surface. If the photoelectric sensor receives the reflective signal of the smooth surface, it determines that the mosaic ceramic is facing up, then the main motor is started to run, the cylinder does not move, and the lower belt is controlled by the main motor to run. The lower belt transports the mosaic ceramic located above downwards and to the discharge plate, and then slides into the next process through the discharge plate. When the mosaic ceramic piece below the photoelectric sensor has its rough, reversed side facing upwards, the photoelectric sensor cannot detect a reflective signal. At this point, the cylinder moves while the main motor remains stationary. The cylinder, via its shaft, drives a push plate to push the mosaic ceramic piece forward, which then enters a turning belt. This turning belt, driven by a turning motor, transports the reversed-side-up mosaic ceramic piece to a transition belt. The transition belt motor, driving the transition belt, then transports the reversed-side-up mosaic ceramic piece to above a tilting plate. A suction fan is located above the tilting plate; activating the suction fan draws the mosaic ceramic piece into the air. The device is mounted on a flipping plate, and a flipping motor drives a flipping shaft to rotate. The flipping shaft rotates the flipping plate, flipping the mosaic ceramics on the flipping plate onto a rough-surface conveyor belt. At this point, the flipped mosaic ceramics are face up on the rough-surface conveyor belt. The suction fan stops, and the face-up mosaic ceramics remain on the rough-surface conveyor belt. The feeding motor is then started to transport the mosaic ceramics on the rough-surface conveyor belt to a discharge plate, and from there to the next process. This achieves the automatic flipping function of the mosaic ceramics, ensuring that all mosaic ceramics passing through this device are face up before entering the next process. To prevent the flipped mosaic ceramics from sliding down uncontrollably, the upper surface of the rough-surface conveyor belt that contacts the back of the mosaic ceramics is made into an anti-slip rough surface, and the bottom of the mosaic ceramics is also rough. This makes it less likely for the mosaic ceramics on the rough-surface conveyor belt to slide. The tilt angle of the feeding bracket can also be adjusted appropriately to prevent the mosaic ceramics from sliding down. In summary, this device can flip mosaic ceramic tiles from face down to face up, ensuring that all mosaic ceramic tiles are face up before entering the next laying process, reducing the occurrence of incorrect laying, improving the laying efficiency of mosaic ceramic tiles, and featuring a simple and compact structure and easy use. Attached Figure Description

[0013] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an automatic continuous flipping device for mosaic ceramics according to this utility model;

[0014] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an automatic continuous flipping device for mosaic ceramics in the equiaxial direction according to the present invention.

[0015] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an automatic continuous flipping device for mosaic ceramics according to this utility model in another equiaxial direction.

[0016] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an automatic continuous flipping device for mosaic ceramics, as shown in the top view.

[0017] In the diagram: 1. Main support; 2. Base; 3. Cylinder; 4. Push plate; 5. Sensor support; 6. Photoelectric sensor; 7. Feed plate; 8. Main motor base; 9. Main motor; 10. First coupling; 11. First main shaft; 12. Lower belt; 13. Tensioning support; 14. Tensioning wheel; 15. Discharge plate; 16. Turning support; 17. Turning roller; 18. Turning belt; 19. Turning main shaft; 20. Second coupling; 21. Turning machine base; 22. Turning motor; 23. Transition section support; 24. 25. Baffle; 26. Transition section driven shaft; 27. Transition section drive shaft; 28. Third coupling; 29. ​​Transition section belt; 30. Transition section base; 31. Transition section motor; 32. Tilting bracket; 33. Tilting motor; 34. Fourth coupling; 35. Tilting shaft; 36. Support bearing; 37. Tilting plate; 38. Feeding bracket; 39. Feeding driven shaft; 40. Rough surface belt; 41. Feeding tensioning shaft; 42. Feeding motor; 43. Suction fan; 44. First driven shaft. Detailed Implementation

[0018] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments, so as to provide a clearer understanding of the technical concept claimed by the present invention.

[0019] like Figures 1 to 4The present invention discloses an automatic continuous flipping device for mosaic ceramics, comprising a main support 1, a base 2, a cylinder 3, a push plate 4, a sensor support 5, a photoelectric sensor 6, a feed plate 7, a main motor base 8, a main motor 9, a first coupling 10, a first main shaft 11, a lower belt 12, a tensioning support 13, a tensioning wheel 14, a discharge plate 15, a turning support 16, a turning roller 17, a turning belt 18, a turning main shaft 19, a second coupling 20, a turning machine base 21, a turning motor 22, a transition section support 23, a baffle 24, a transition section driven shaft 25, a transition section drive shaft 26, a third coupling 27, a transition section belt 28, a transition section machine base 29, a transition section motor 30, a flipping support 31, a flipping motor 32, and a fourth coupling. The system comprises: a device 33, a tilting shaft 34, a support bearing 35, a tilting plate 36, a feeding bracket 37, a feeding driven shaft 38, a feeding drive shaft 39, a rough surface belt 40, a feeding tension shaft 41, a feeding motor 42, a suction fan 43, and a first driven shaft 44. The base 2 is fixedly mounted on the main support 1. The cylinder 3 is mounted on the base 2. The push plate 4 is mounted on the cylinder shaft of the cylinder 3. The sensor bracket 5 is fixedly connected to the main support 1. The photoelectric sensor 6 is mounted on the sensor bracket 5. The feeding plate 7 is fixedly connected to the front end of the main support 1. The main motor 9 is mounted on the main motor seat 8. The main motor 9 is connected to the first main shaft 11 via a first coupling 10. Both the first main shaft 11 and the first driven shaft 44 are mounted on the main support 1 via bearing seats. The lower belt... 12 is installed on the first main shaft 11 and the first driven shaft 44. Tensioning bracket 13 is fixedly installed on both sides of the main support 1. Tensioning wheel 14 is installed on tensioning bracket 13. Discharge plate 15 is fixedly connected to the rear end of the main support 1. Turning bracket 16 is located in front of cylinder 3. Turning roller 17 and turning main shaft 19 are both installed on turning bracket 16 through bearing seats. Turning belt 18 is installed on turning roller 17 and turning main shaft 19. Turning main shaft 19 is connected to turning motor 22 through second coupling 20. Turning motor 22 is installed on turning machine base 21. Turning machine base 21 is fixedly connected to turning bracket 16. Transition section bracket 23 is located between turning bracket 16 and tilting plate 36. Baffle 24 is located on transition section bracket 23. At positions 3, the driven shaft 25 and the driving shaft 26 of the transition section are respectively mounted on the transition section bracket 23 via bearing seats. The driving shaft 26 of the transition section is connected to the transition section motor 30 via a third coupling 27. The transition section belt 28 is mounted on the driven shaft 25 and the driving shaft 26 of the transition section. The transition section motor 30 is mounted on the transition section base 29, which is fixedly mounted on the transition section bracket 23. The tilting motor 32 is mounted on the tilting bracket 31 and connected to the tilting shaft 34 via a fourth coupling 33. The tilting shaft 34 is mounted on the support bearing 35 and connected to the tilting plate 36. The suction fan 43 is installed in the middle position of the tilting plate 36. The unloading bracket 37 is located between the tilting plate 36 and the discharge plate 15.The driven shaft 38 and the driven shaft 39 are mounted at both ends of the feeding bracket 37 via bearing seats. The driven shaft 39 is connected to the feeding motor 42. The rough-surface belt 40 is mounted on the driven shaft 39 and the feeding motor 42. The feeding tension shaft 41 is mounted on the feeding bracket 37 via a bearing seat and is located below the rough-surface belt 40.

[0020] Specifically, the width of the feed plate 7 and the discharge plate 15 is between 25-35mm, and the length is between 60-80mm. The number of turning rollers 17 is between 14 and 16. The length of the baffle 24 is between 60-80mm, and the height is between 20-30mm. The main motor 9, the turning motor 22, the transition section motor 30, and the flipping motor 32 are all servo stepper motors. The length and width of the flipping plate 36 are both between 25-35mm.

[0021] The working principle of this utility model is as follows: In order to automatically and continuously flip the mosaic ceramics with the reverse side facing up, during use, each mosaic ceramic first slides into the feed plate in sequence and enters the lower belt 12 in the device. The photoelectric sensor 6 detects whether the mosaic ceramic has a smooth surface. When the photoelectric sensor 6 receives the reflective signal of the smooth surface, it determines that the mosaic ceramic is facing up, so the main motor 9 is started to run, the cylinder 3 does not move, and the lower belt 12 is controlled by the main motor 9 to run. The lower belt 12 conveys the mosaic ceramics located above downwards and conveys them to the discharge plate 15, and then slides into the next process through the discharge plate 15. When the mosaic ceramic located below the photoelectric sensor 6 has its rough, reversed side facing upwards, the photoelectric sensor 6 cannot detect a reflective signal. At this point, it is determined that the mosaic ceramic is facing upwards, so the cylinder 3 moves while the main motor 9 remains stationary. The cylinder 3 drives the push plate 4 via its cylinder shaft to push the mosaic ceramic forward, onto the turning belt 18. The turning belt 18 is driven by the turning motor 22, which transports the reversed mosaic ceramic to the transition belt 28. The transition motor 30 drives the transition belt 28 to transport the reversed mosaic ceramic above the flip plate 36. A suction fan 43 is installed above the flip plate 36. Activating the suction fan 43 draws the mosaic ceramic... The mosaic ceramics are placed on the flipping plate 36, and then the flipping motor 32 drives the flipping shaft 34 to rotate. The flipping shaft 34 drives the flipping plate 36 to rotate, flipping the mosaic ceramics on the flipping plate 36 onto the rough surface belt 40. At this time, the mosaic ceramics after being flipped are facing up on the rough surface belt 40. The suction fan 43 stops running, and the mosaic ceramics facing up remain on the rough surface belt 40. The feeding motor 42 is started to transport the mosaic ceramics on the rough surface belt 40 to the discharge plate 15, and then transport them to the next process through the discharge plate 15. This realizes the automatic flipping function of the mosaic ceramics facing up, and finally makes all the mosaic ceramics that have passed through this device face up into the next process. To prevent the mosaic tiles from sliding uncontrollably and rapidly after being flipped, the device features a rough surface on the upper surface of the belt 40 that contacts the reverse side of the mosaic tile. The bottom of the mosaic tile is also roughened. This prevents the mosaic tiles on the rough belt 40 from slipping. The tilt angle of the feeding bracket 37 can also be adjusted to further prevent the mosaic tiles from sliding down. In short, this device can flip mosaic tiles from reverse side to front side, ensuring all tiles are front-facing before proceeding to the next laying step. This reduces errors, improves laying efficiency, and features a simple, compact structure and ease of use.

[0022] For those skilled in the art, various other corresponding changes and modifications can be made based on the technical solutions and concepts described above, and all such changes and modifications should fall within the protection scope of the claims of this utility model.

Claims

1. An automatic continuous flipping device for mosaic ceramics, characterized in that: Includes main support (1), base (2), cylinder (3), push plate (4), sensor support (5), photoelectric sensor (6), feed plate (7), main motor base (8), main motor (9), first coupling (10), first main shaft (11), lower belt (12), tensioning support (13), tensioning wheel (14), discharge plate (15), turning support (16), turning roller (17), turning belt (18), turning main shaft (19), second coupling (20), turning machine base (21), turning motor (22), transition section support (23), baffle (24), transition section driven shaft (25), transition section drive shaft (26), third coupling (27), transition section belt (28), transition section... Section base (29), transition section motor (30), tilting bracket (31), tilting motor (32), fourth coupling (33), tilting shaft (34), support bearing (35), tilting plate (36), feeding bracket (37), feeding driven shaft (38), feeding drive shaft (39), rough surface belt (40), feeding tensioning shaft (41), feeding motor (42), suction fan (43) and first driven shaft (44), the base (2) is fixedly installed on the main bracket (1), the cylinder (3) is installed on the base (2), the push plate (4) is installed on the cylinder shaft of the cylinder (3), the sensor bracket (5) is fixedly connected to the main bracket (1), the photoelectric sensor (6) is installed on the sensor bracket (5), feeding Plate (7) is fixedly connected to the front end of the main support (1). The main motor (9) is mounted on the main motor base (8). The main motor (9) is connected to the first main shaft (11) through the first coupling (10). The first main shaft (11) and the first driven shaft (44) are both mounted on the main support (1) through bearing seats. The lower belt (12) is mounted on the first main shaft (11) and the first driven shaft (44). The tensioning bracket (13) is fixedly mounted on both sides of the main support (1). The tensioning wheel (14) is mounted on the tensioning bracket (13). The discharge plate (15) is fixedly connected to the rear end of the main support (1). The turning bracket (16) is located in front of the cylinder (3). The turning roller (17) and the turning main shaft (19) are both mounted through bearing seats. On the turning bracket (16), the turning belt (18) is installed on the turning roller (17) and the turning main shaft (19). The turning main shaft (19) is connected to the turning motor (22) through the second coupling (20). The turning motor (22) is installed on the turning machine base (21). The turning machine base (21) is fixedly connected to the turning bracket (16). The transition section bracket (23) is located between the turning bracket (16) and the tilting plate (36). The baffle (24) is located on both sides of the transition section bracket (23). The transition section driven shaft (25) and the transition section driving shaft (26) are respectively installed on the transition section bracket (23) through bearing seats. The transition section driving shaft (26) is connected to the transition section motor (30) through the third coupling (27).The transition section belt (28) is installed on the transition section driven shaft (25) and the transition section drive shaft (26). The transition section motor (30) is installed on the transition section base (29), which is fixedly installed on the transition section bracket (23). The tilting motor (32) is installed on the tilting bracket (31) and connected to the tilting shaft (34) via the fourth coupling (33). The tilting shaft (34) is installed on the support bearing (35) and connected to the tilting plate (36). The suction fan (43) is installed on the tilting plate (36). The material feeding bracket (37) is located in the middle position between the tilting plate (36) and the discharge plate (15). The feeding driven shaft (38) and the feeding drive shaft (39) are mounted on both ends of the material feeding bracket (37) through bearing seats. The feeding drive shaft (39) is connected to the feeding motor (42). The rough surface belt (40) is mounted on the feeding drive shaft (39) and the feeding motor (42). The feeding tensioning shaft (41) is mounted on the material feeding bracket (37) through bearing seats and is located below the rough surface belt (40).

2. The automatic continuous flipping device for mosaic ceramics as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The width of the feed plate (7) and the discharge plate (15) is between 25-35mm, and the length is between 60-80mm.

3. The automatic continuous flipping device for mosaic ceramics as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The number of each turning roller (17) is between 14 and 16.

4. The automatic continuous flipping device for mosaic ceramics as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The baffle (24) has a length of 60-80mm and a height of 20-30mm.

5. The automatic continuous flipping device for mosaic ceramics as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The main motor (9), turning motor (22), transition section motor (30) and reversing motor (32) are all servo stepper motors.

6. The automatic continuous flipping device for mosaic ceramics as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The length and width of the flip plate (36) are both between 25-35mm.

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