Simple automatic detection device for ceramic ball finished products

By designing a simple automatic inspection device for finished ceramic balls, and utilizing gravity dropping and vibration screening technologies, the problem of low efficiency and difficulty in detecting internal defects in manual inspection of ceramic balls was solved, realizing automated inspection and sorting, and improving product quality and efficiency.

CN224308897UActive Publication Date: 2026-06-02JIANGXI BODING NEW MATERIAL TECH CO LTD

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
JIANGXI BODING NEW MATERIAL TECH CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-05-30
Publication Date
2026-06-02

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Technical Problem

The current production of ceramic balls suffers from labor-intensive manual inspection, which is inefficient and makes it difficult to detect internal defects, resulting in inconsistent product quality.

Method used

Design a simple automatic detection device for finished ceramic balls, including a transfer car, a ball unloading platform, forward and reverse belt conveyors, a temporary storage bin, and a vibrating belt screen. The device achieves automatic detection and sorting of ceramic balls through gravity dropping and vibration screening.

Benefits of technology

It enables the automatic detection of defective ceramic balls and the sorting of good ceramic balls, reducing the labor intensity of workers and improving detection efficiency and product quality consistency.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a kind of simple automatic detection ceramic ball finished product device, comprising: transfer car, the right end of the front end of transfer car is provided with return line, unloading platform is installed in the right end of return line, the bottom of unloading platform is installed with unloading inclined belt, the bottom of the other end of unloading inclined belt is installed with bridge belt, the bottom of the bottom of bridge belt bottom end front end is installed with positive and negative belt conveyor, temporary storage bin is installed in the bottom of positive and negative belt conveyor, discharge belt is installed in the front end of temporary storage bin, the bottom of the right end of discharge belt is installed with vibration belt screen, vibration belt screen right end is installed with transfer drop-off bin ascending belt.This kind of simple automatic detection ceramic ball finished product device, by being provided with temporary storage bin and vibration belt screen and other structures, can play the role of detecting defective ball ceramic ball and sorting ceramic ball.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of ceramic ball production technology, and more specifically, relates to a simple automatic device for detecting finished ceramic balls. Background Technology

[0002] Ceramic balls are a type of high-performance mechanical parts. Compared with metal balls of the same diameter, ceramic balls have many advantages, such as light weight, high rigidity, high hardness, low coefficient of friction, low coefficient of thermal expansion, high temperature resistance, rust resistance, and corrosion resistance. Therefore, they have become core components of high-end bearings, valves, measuring instruments, etc., and are widely used in aerospace, chemical, metallurgical, medical, food, oilfield, precision electronics and many other fields. Due to the special service environment of high-speed bearings, valves and other components, the requirements for the surface quality of ceramic balls are extremely stringent. Cracks and oxide pores on the surface of the ball can have a serious negative impact on its safety and lifespan. Therefore, surface defect detection technology for ceramic balls is one of the key technologies in this industry.

[0003] The powder metallurgy process and the grinding and polishing process of ceramic balls are complex and involve many uncertainties, resulting in a wide variety of defects on the surface of ceramic balls. In addition, due to the large volume of ceramic balls used, manufacturers produce a large number of ceramic balls daily. To ensure product output and quality, manual inspection is currently the main method, which is labor-intensive and inefficient. Furthermore, when there are internal defects in the ceramic balls, they are often difficult to detect manually, leading to inconsistent product quality. Therefore, it is necessary to design a device that can perform preliminary inspection of ceramic balls to reduce the labor intensity of workers and ensure good product quality.

[0004] This invention can detect and sort defective ceramic balls. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The present invention aims to solve the technical problems mentioned in the background art and provide a simple automatic detection device for finished ceramic balls, so as to detect and sort defective ceramic balls.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a simple automatic detection device for finished ceramic balls, comprising: a shuttle car, a return line is provided at the right end of the front end of the shuttle car, a ball unloading platform is installed at the right end of the return line, a ball unloading inclined belt is installed at the bottom of the ball unloading platform, a bridge belt is installed at the bottom end of the other end of the ball unloading inclined belt, a forward and reverse belt conveyor is installed at the bottom end of the bottom end of the bridge belt, a temporary storage bin is installed at the bottom end of the forward and reverse belt conveyor, a discharge belt is installed at the front end of the temporary storage bin, a vibrating belt screen is installed at the bottom end of the right end of the discharge belt, and a transfer drop bin rising belt is installed at the right end of the vibrating belt screen.

[0007] A further preferred embodiment: the forward and reverse belt conveyors have a vertical drop of 2.5-3.5 meters from the bottom of the temporary storage bin.

[0008] A further preferred embodiment: the temporary storage bin consists of several bins of equal size.

[0009] A further preferred embodiment: Each compartment of the temporary storage bin is provided with a discharge port at its bottom end, and a solenoid valve switch is arranged on the discharge port.

[0010] A further preferred embodiment: The front and rear ends of the forward and reverse belt conveyor are connected to connecting blocks. The left and right surfaces of the connecting blocks are provided with connecting holes. The connecting hole at the top of the front connecting block is a threaded hole, and a threaded rod is installed on the threaded hole. Guide rods are installed on the connecting holes at the bottom of the front connecting block and the rear connecting block. Support blocks are installed at both ends of the threaded rod and the guide rod. Support frames are fixedly connected to the support blocks. A motor is fixedly connected to the right end of the threaded rod, and the motor is fixedly installed on the support frame.

[0011] A further preferred embodiment: The vibrating belt screen includes: a vibrating belt, supports, load-bearing springs, a vibrating motor, and a mounting plate. A vibrating belt is provided at the bottom right end of the discharge belt, and a mounting plate is installed on the outside of the vibrating belt. Supports are fixedly connected to the front and rear sides of the center of the mounting plate, and load-bearing springs are fixedly connected to the bottom of the supports. A vibrating motor is installed at the center of the bottom end of the mounting plate.

[0012] A further preferred embodiment: the vibrating belt of the vibrating belt screen has a high front end and a low rear end, and the vibrating belt drive is a counterclockwise drive. Beneficial effects

[0013] 1. By setting up a temporary storage bin, the defective ceramic balls can be detected. There is a vertical drop of 2.5-3.5 meters between the forward and reverse conveyor belts and the bottom of the temporary storage bin. The ceramic balls are dropped from a height. During the drop, the gravitational potential energy is converted into kinetic energy. The accumulated kinetic energy will shatter some defective ceramic balls.

[0014] 2. By setting up a vibrating belt screen, the ceramic balls are sorted. Under the vibration of the vibrating motor, qualified products roll down to the rising belt of the transfer drop chamber under the action of gravity. Unqualified products, after falling from the temporary storage chamber, have been broken into irregular products and will be seriously pulled out in the opposite direction by the belt, thus sorting out the good ceramic balls.

[0015] 3. In summary, this simple automatic ceramic ball finished product detection device, by setting up a temporary storage bin and a vibrating belt screen, can detect and sort defective ceramic balls. Attached Figure Description

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model.

[0017] Figure 2 For the present utility model Figure 1 Enlarged structural diagram at point A in the middle.

[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the forward and reverse belt conveyor structure of this utility model.

[0019] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the vibrating belt screen structure of this utility model.

[0020] Figure 1-4 In the middle section: 1. Kiln; 2. Shuttle car; 3. Return line; 4. Unloading platform; 5. Unloading inclined belt; 6. Overpass belt; 7. Temporary storage bin; 8. Forward and reverse belt conveyors; 9. Discharge belt; 10. Vibrating belt screen; 11. Transfer drop bin rising belt; 701. Discharge port; 801. Connecting block; 802. Support frame; 803. Guide rod; 804. Threaded rod; 805. Motor; 806. Support block; 1001. Vibrating belt; 1002. Support; 1003. Load-bearing spring; 1004. Vibrating motor; 1005. Mounting plate. Detailed Implementation

[0021] The following will refer to the appendix in the embodiments of this utility model. Figures 1-4 The technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model will be clearly and completely described.

[0022] Please see Figure 1-4 In this embodiment of the present invention, a simple automatic detection device for finished ceramic balls includes: a shuttle car 2, a return line 3 is provided at the right end of the front end of the shuttle car 2, a ball unloading platform 4 is installed at the right end of the return line 3, a ball unloading inclined belt 5 is installed at the bottom of the ball unloading platform 4, a bridge belt 6 is installed at the bottom end of the other end of the ball unloading inclined belt 5, a forward and reverse belt conveyor 8 is installed at the bottom end of the front end of the bottom end of the bridge belt 6, a temporary storage bin 7 is installed at the bottom end of the forward and reverse belt conveyor 8, a discharge belt 9 is installed at the front end of the temporary storage bin 7, a vibrating belt screen 10 is installed at the bottom end of the right end of the discharge belt 9, and a transfer drop bin rising belt 11 is installed at the right end of the vibrating belt screen 10.

[0023] The shuttle car 2 can transport products from the kiln 1 to the ball unloading platform 4 of the return line 3. The shuttle car 2 is existing technology and is widely used in product transportation during the product production process. The drawing only shows a schematic diagram of the shuttle car and the return line 3, and does not show their actual appearance.

[0024] In operation, the product is automatically transported to the return line 3 via the shuttle car 2 at the end of the kiln 1. Then, it automatically moves to the unloading platform 4 at the end of the return line 3. The operator then controls the machine to unload the product into the unloading platform 4. The product is then transported to the bridge belt 6 via the unloading inclined belt 5 at the bottom of the unloading platform 4. The product is then transported to the forward and reverse belt conveyor via the bridge belt 6. The forward and reverse belt conveyor stores the product in the temporary storage bin 7. The temporary storage bin 7 has a discharge port 701 at the bottom. The product can be controlled by controlling the solenoid valve to fall from the temporary storage bin 7 into the discharge belt 9. The product is then transported to the vibrating belt screen 10 to complete the product sorting. Finally, the good products are transported to the next production process via the transfer drop bin rising belt 11.

[0025] In this embodiment of the utility model, the forward and reverse belt conveyors 8 have a vertical drop of 2.5-3.5 meters from the bottom of the temporary storage bin 7, which achieves the effect of detecting defective ceramic balls. The ceramic balls are dropped from a height, and during the drop process, the gravitational potential energy is converted into kinetic energy. The accumulated kinetic energy shatters some defective ceramic balls.

[0026] In this embodiment of the utility model, the temporary storage bin 7 is composed of several compartments of equal size; each compartment of the temporary storage bin 7 has a discharge port 701 at the bottom of its front end, and a solenoid valve switch is arranged on the discharge port 701 to achieve the effect of controlling the discharge. The solenoid valve switch is existing technology, so its structure is not shown in the figure, but that does not mean that it does not exist.

[0027] In this embodiment of the invention, connecting blocks 801 are connected to both the front and rear ends of the forward and reverse belt conveyor 8. Connecting holes are formed on the left and right surfaces of the connecting blocks 801. The connecting hole at the top of the front connecting block 801 is a threaded hole, on which a threaded rod 804 is installed. Guide rods 803 are installed on the bottom of the front connecting block 801 and the connecting holes of the rear connecting block 801. Support blocks 806 are installed at both the left and right ends of the threaded rod 804 and the guide rod 803. A support frame 802 is fixedly connected to the support blocks 806. The right end of the threaded rod 804 is fixed... A motor 805 is connected and fixedly mounted on a support frame 802; this allows products to be fed into different compartments of the temporary storage chamber 7. In use, the motor 805 drives the threaded rod 804 to rotate, which causes the connecting block 801 to move, thereby enabling the forward and reverse belt conveyor 8 to move left and right. The forward and reverse belt conveyor 8 is an existing device that can realize the forward and reverse rotation of the belt. The forward and reverse belt conveyor 8, which can rotate the belt in both directions and move left and right, enables the forward and reverse belt conveyor 8 to feed products into different compartments of the temporary storage chamber 7.

[0028] In this embodiment of the utility model, the vibrating belt screen 10 includes: a vibrating belt 1001, a support 1002, a load-bearing spring 1003, a vibrating motor 1004, and a mounting plate 1005. The vibrating belt 1001 is provided at the bottom right end of the discharge belt 9. The mounting plate 1005 is installed on the outer side of the vibrating belt 1001. The support 1002 is fixedly connected to the front and rear sides of the center of the mounting plate 1005. The load-bearing spring 1003 is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the support 1002. The center of the bottom end of the mounting plate 1005 is... The vibrating belt 1001 of the vibrating screen 10 is equipped with a vibrating motor 1004 and a vibrating belt 1001 with a high front end and a low rear end. The vibrating belt 1001 is driven counterclockwise to achieve the effect of sorting ceramic balls. During operation, under the vibration of the vibrating motor 1004, qualified products roll down to the rising belt 11 of the transfer drop chamber under the action of gravity. Unqualified products, after falling from the temporary storage chamber 7, have been broken into irregular products and will be seriously pushed out of the belt in the opposite direction, thus sorting out good ceramic balls.

[0029] Working Principle: During operation, the product is automatically transported from the shuttle car 2 at the end of the kiln 1 to the return line 3, and then automatically moved to the unloading platform 4 at the end of the return line 3. The operator then unloads the product onto the unloading platform 4. The product is then transported to the bridge belt 6 via the unloading inclined conveyor belt 5 at the bottom of the unloading platform 4. The bridge belt 6 then transports the product to the reversible conveyor belt, which stores the product in the temporary storage bin 7. The motor 805 drives the threaded rod 804 to rotate, causing the connecting block 801 to move, thus enabling the reversible conveyor belt 8 to move left and right. The reversible conveyor belt 8 is an existing device capable of both forward and reverse rotation of the belt. The ability to rotate the belt in both directions and move left and right allows the reversible conveyor belt 8 to deliver the product into the temporary storage bin 7. The storage bins are divided into sections. The vertical drop between the forward and reverse belt conveyors 8 and the bottom of the temporary storage bin 7 is 2.5-3.5 meters. Ceramic balls are dropped from the height, and during the drop, gravitational potential energy is converted into kinetic energy. The accumulated kinetic energy shatters some defective balls. The bottom of the temporary storage bin 7 has a discharge port 701. The solenoid valve can be controlled to control the product to fall from the temporary storage bin 7 into the discharge belt 9, and then transport it to the vibrating belt screen 10. Under the vibration of the vibrating motor 1004, qualified products roll down to the intermediate drop bin rising belt 11 under the action of gravity. Unqualified products, after falling from the temporary storage bin 7, have been shattered into irregular products and will be pulled out in the opposite direction by the belt, thus separating the good ceramic balls and completing the product sorting. Finally, the good products are transported to the next production process through the intermediate drop bin rising belt 11.

[0030] In addition, various belts in this device are equipped with power output devices to drive the belts. Baffles are provided on the unloading inclined belt 5 and the transfer drop chamber rising belt 11 to enable them to drive the ceramic balls to rise. Appropriate support devices should also be provided according to the terrain to fix the position of the components of this device. It also includes devices such as tension pulleys to ensure the stable operation of the belts. Since the installation and use of belts is already very widespread, the methods of installing belts, driving belts, and ensuring the stable operation of belts have long been common knowledge. Although the belt driving device and support device are not shown in the attached drawings, it does not mean that they do not exist. They are simply not shown because they can be set according to different terrains and the setting method is common knowledge and not the point of invention of this patent.

Claims

1. A simple automatic detection device for ceramic ball finished products, comprising: The shuttle bus (2) is characterized in that: a return line (3) is provided at the right end of the front end of the shuttle bus (2), a ball unloading platform (4) is installed at the right end of the return line (3), a ball unloading inclined belt (5) is installed at the bottom of the ball unloading platform (4), a bridge belt (6) is installed at the bottom end of the other end of the ball unloading inclined belt (5), a forward and reverse belt conveyor (8) is installed at the bottom end of the front end of the bridge belt (6), a temporary storage bin (7) is installed at the bottom end of the forward and reverse belt conveyor (8), a discharge belt (9) is installed at the front end of the temporary storage bin (7), a vibrating belt screen (10) is installed at the bottom end of the right end of the discharge belt (9), and a transfer drop bin rising belt (11) is installed at the right end of the vibrating belt screen (10).

2. The device for simple and automatic detection of finished ceramic balls according to claim 1, characterized in that: The vertical drop between the forward and reverse belt conveyors (8) and the bottom of the temporary storage bin (7) is 2.5-3.5 meters.

3. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The temporary storage warehouse (7) consists of several compartments of equal size.

4. The device for simple and automatic detection of finished ceramic balls according to claim 3, characterized in that: Each of the temporary storage compartments (7) has a discharge port (701) at the bottom of its front end, and a solenoid valve switch is arranged on the discharge port (701).

5. The device for simple and automatic detection of finished ceramic balls according to claim 1, characterized in that: The forward and reverse belt conveyor (8) is connected to connecting blocks (801) at both ends. Connecting holes are opened through the left and right surfaces of the connecting blocks (801). The connecting hole at the top of the front connecting block (801) is a threaded hole. A threaded rod (804) is installed on the threaded hole. Guide rods (803) are installed on the connecting holes at the bottom of the front connecting block (801) and the rear connecting block (801). Support blocks (806) are installed at both ends of the threaded rod (804) and the guide rod (803). A support frame (802) is fixedly connected to the support block (806). A motor (805) is fixedly connected to the right end of the threaded rod (804). The motor (805) is fixedly installed on the support frame (802).

6. The device for simple and automatic detection of finished ceramic balls according to claim 1, characterized in that: The vibrating belt screen (10) includes: a vibrating belt (1001), a support (1002), a load-bearing spring (1003), a vibrating motor (1004), and a mounting plate (1005). The vibrating belt (1001) is provided at the bottom right end of the discharge belt (9). The mounting plate (1005) is installed on the outside of the vibrating belt (1001). The support (1002) is fixedly connected to the front and rear sides of the center of the mounting plate (1005). The load-bearing spring (1003) is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the support (1002). The vibrating motor (1004) is installed at the center of the bottom end of the mounting plate (1005).

7. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The vibrating belt (1001) of the vibrating belt screen (10) has a high front end and a low rear end, and the vibrating belt (1001) is driven in a counterclockwise direction.