Vision inspection camera assembly for food

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vision inspection camera assembly for food, wherein the vision inspection camera assembly for food is fixedly installed on a frame of a food inspection table installed in a product production line of a food industry which produces at least one of livestock products, marine products, or fruits and vegetables as food, and obtains an image of food to be vision inspected while the food is introduced onto the food inspection table and placed on the corresponding food inspection table or is placed on and moved along the corresponding food inspection table, thereby executing a vision inspection program for measuring the quality of the corresponding food or inspecting the quality safety of the corresponding food.

Description

Food vision inspection camera assembly

[0001] The present invention relates to a vision inspection camera assembly, and more particularly, to a vision inspection camera assembly for food.

[0002] Vision Inspection is a technology that automatically inspects products using a vision inspection system that includes a vision inspection camera and a computer that runs a vision inspection program for measuring the quality of a product or inspecting the quality safety of the product.

[0003] Vision inspection systems such as the above are widely used for fast and accurate quality inspection in product production lines in various industries such as the automotive industry, electronics manufacturing, medical devices, and food and beverage industries.

[0004] Meanwhile, when building a vision inspection system in a product production line in various industrial fields as described above, there is a problem in that it is difficult to manufacture a vision inspection camera assembly in a customized manner on site because the structure and working environment of the product production line in the food industry, which produces various types of products such as livestock products (e.g., meat products such as beef or pork), aquatic products (e.g., fish or shellfish), and fruits and vegetables, are different from each other.

[0005] The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vision inspection camera assembly for food, which is fixedly installed on the frame of a food inspection stand installed in a product production line in the food industry that produces at least one of livestock products, marine products, and fruits and vegetables as food, and acquires an image of the food while the food to be vision inspected is placed on the food inspection stand and placed on the food inspection stand or while moving while placed on the food inspection stand, and transmits the image to a computer that executes a vision inspection program for measuring the quality of the food or inspecting the quality safety of the food.

[0006] In order to achieve the above object of the present invention, a vision inspection camera assembly for food according to the present invention is a vision inspection camera assembly for food that acquires an image of a food subject to vision inspection while the food is placed on a food inspection stand installed in a product production line in the food industry that produces at least one of livestock products, marine products, and fruits and vegetables as food and is placed on the food inspection stand or moves while placed on the food inspection stand, and transmits the image to a computer that executes a vision inspection program for measuring the quality of the food or for quality safety inspection of the food.

[0007] A camera support body in which a vision inspection camera is fixedly installed in an opening formed in the front of a circular, square, or hemispherical body, and a pair of supports are protruded and formed at a set interval from each other on the rear of the body, and each of the pair of supports has a rotation axis bolt hole perforated into which a rotation axis bolt is inserted and fastened; a plate-shaped support part fixedly installed on the frame of the food inspection stand; a guide part manufactured in the shape of a square pillar that is vertically coupled to the upper surface of the support part, and in which a rail groove for an elevation guide is formed in the center of both sides and elevation adjustment bolt holes are perforated and vertically arranged at a set interval in the front of both sides, into which an elevation adjustment bolt is inserted and fastened; And it is characterized by comprising: a rear open type including a front plate and side plates extending perpendicularly to both sides of the front plate, a rail bar protrudingly formed on the inner side of a pair of side plates to be inserted into the rail groove of the guide part and coupled to be elevated; a plurality of elevation adjustment bolt holes into which elevation adjustment bolts are inserted are perforated on the outer lower part of a pair of side plates; a connecting part protrudingly formed perpendicularly on the front upper part of the front plate to be coupled with the camera support; and a rotating shaft bolt hole in which a rotating shaft bolt is inserted is perforated on the front end of the connecting part.

[0008] In the food vision inspection camera assembly according to the present invention, the support part is characterized in that it forms an L-shaped cross-section on the bottom surface and further forms a clamp plate that is clamped to the frame of the food inspection stand.

[0009] In the food vision inspection camera assembly according to the present invention, the connecting portion of the camera support and the lifting unit is connected by a rotation axis bolt inserted through each rotation axis bolt hole, and when the camera support rotates up and down based on the rotation axis bolt, the shooting angle of the vision inspection camera fixedly installed on the camera support is adjusted to an angle suitable for shooting food placed on the food inspection stand.

[0010] In the food vision inspection camera assembly according to the present invention, the guide part and the elevation part are connected by an elevation adjustment bolt inserted through each elevation adjustment bolt hole, and when the elevation adjustment bolt is connected at a position where the rail bar of the elevation part is raised along the rail groove of the guide part, the photographing position of the vision inspection camera fixedly installed on the camera support is adjusted to a height suitable for photographing food placed on the food inspection stand.

[0011] In the food vision inspection camera assembly according to the present invention, a pair of reinforcing plates spaced apart from each other at a set interval are connected between the rear surface of the guide portion and the upper surface of the support portion to maintain the bonding force between the guide portion and the support portion.

[0012] According to the present invention, since the support can be fixedly installed on the frame of a food inspection stand installed in a product production line in the food industry that produces at least one of livestock products, marine products, and fruits and vegetables as food, by rotating the camera support and adjusting the elevation position of the elevation while the support is fixedly installed, the vision inspection camera assembly can be easily installed in a field-customized manner required in the product production line in the food industry.

[0013] Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a food vision inspection camera assembly according to the present invention.

[0014] Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of Figure 1.

[0015] Figure 3 is an embodiment explaining the lifting operation of the lifting unit.

[0016] Fig. 4 is an embodiment illustrating the rotation operation of the camera support.

[0017] Figure 5 is an example showing a state in which a support part having an L-shaped cross-section formed on the bottom surface is clamped to the frame of a food inspection stand.

[0018] Figure 6 is an embodiment illustrating the photographing operation of a food vision inspection camera assembly according to the present invention.

[0019] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the attached drawings.

[0020] The food vision inspection camera assembly according to the present invention described below is not limited to the following embodiments, and has the technical spirit thereof to the extent that anyone having ordinary knowledge in the relevant technical field can modify and implement it without departing from the gist of the technology claimed in the claims.

[0021] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 6, a food vision inspection camera assembly (100) according to the present invention is configured to include a camera support (110), a support (120), a guide (130), an elevating portion (140), and a reinforcing plate (150).

[0022] The vision inspection camera assembly (100) for food according to the present invention acquires an image of a food subject to vision inspection while it is placed on a food inspection stand (200) installed in a product production line in the food industry that produces at least one of livestock products, marine products, and fruits and vegetables as food, or while it is placed on and moves on the food inspection stand (200), and transmits the image to a computer that executes a vision inspection program for measuring the quality of the food or for quality safety inspection of the food.

[0023] The above camera support (110) has a vision inspection camera (111) fixedly installed in an opening formed on the front of a circular, square, or hemispherical body, and a pair of supports (112) spaced apart from each other at a set interval are protruded and formed on the rear of the body.

[0024] For reference, Fig. 1 illustrates a camera support (110) manufactured with a circular body.

[0025] The above camera support (110) has a rotation axis bolt hole (112b) drilled into each of the pair of supports (112) into which a rotation axis bolt (112a) is inserted and fastened.

[0026] The above support member (120) is fixedly installed on the frame (210) of the food inspection stand (200), and is preferably bolted to the frame (210).

[0027] The food inspection stand (200) on which the above-mentioned support member (120) is fixedly installed is installed in a product production line in the food industry that produces at least one of livestock products, marine products, and fruits and vegetables as food, and can be installed in either a fixed type in which the food to be inspected is placed on it and does not move (e.g., a table-top inspection stand in which the food is placed on the inspection stand and does not move and is removed from the inspection stand after the photographing is completed) or a mobile type in which the food to be inspected is placed on it and moves (e.g., a conveyor inspection stand in which the photographing is completed at a specific moving point while the food is placed on a conveyor belt and moves).

[0028] For reference, FIGS. 5 and 6 illustrate a food inspection stand (200) installed as the above-described mobile conveyor inspection stand and a frame (210) formed on the side of the food inspection stand (200).

[0029] As shown in Fig. 5, the above support member (120) may further form a clamp plate (121) that forms an L-shaped cross-section on the bottom surface and is clamped to the frame (210) of the food inspection stand (200).

[0030] It is preferable that the above guide part (130) be manufactured in the shape of a square pillar that is vertically connected to the upper surface of the support part (120).

[0031] The above guide part (130) has a rail groove (131) for a lifting guide formed in the central portion of both sides, and lifting adjustment bolt holes (132b) into which lifting adjustment bolts (132a) are inserted and fastened are vertically arranged and perforated at set intervals in the front portion of both sides.

[0032] It is preferable that the above-mentioned elevator (140) be manufactured as a rear-open type including a front plate and side plates extending perpendicularly to both sides of the front plate.

[0033] The above-mentioned lifting member (140) has a rail bar (141) protrudingly formed on the inner side of each pair of side plates to be inserted into the rail groove (131) of the guide member (130) and coupled to lift.

[0034] The above-mentioned lifting member (140) has a plurality of lifting adjustment bolt holes (142) perforated in the outer lower part of each pair of side plates, into which the lifting adjustment bolts (132a) are inserted.

[0035] The above-mentioned lifting member (140) has a connecting member (143) formed at a right angle protruding from the front upper portion of the front plate to be connected to the camera support member (110).

[0036] The above-mentioned lifting member (140) has a rotary shaft bolt hole (143a) drilled in the tip of the connecting member (143) into which the rotary shaft bolt (112a) is inserted.

[0037] The above reinforcing plates (150) are a pair spaced apart from each other at a set interval, connecting the rear surface of the guide portion (130) and the upper surface of the support portion (120) to maintain the bonding force between the guide portion (130) and the support portion (120).

[0038] The food vision inspection camera assembly (100) according to the present invention configured as described above operates as follows.

[0039] FIG. 6 is an example illustrating the photographing operation of the food vision inspection camera assembly (100) according to the present invention.

[0040] As shown in Fig. 6, the support member (120) is fixedly installed on the frame (210) of a food inspection stand (200) installed in a product production line in the food industry that produces at least one of livestock products, marine products, and fruits and vegetables as food.

[0041] As described above, in a state where the support part (120) is fixedly installed on the frame (210) of the food inspection stand (200), the guide part (130) and the lifting part (140) are connected by the lifting adjustment bolt (132a) inserted through each of the lifting adjustment bolt holes (132b, 142) as shown in FIG. 3.

[0042] At this time, when the rail bar (141) of the lifting unit (140) is lifted along the rail groove (131) of the guide unit (130) and the lifting adjustment bolt (132a) is engaged, the photographing position of the vision inspection camera (111) fixedly installed on the camera support (110) is adjusted to a height suitable for photographing food placed on the food inspection stand (200).

[0043] Meanwhile, as described above, when the shooting position of the vision inspection camera (111) is adjusted to a height suitable for shooting food placed on the food inspection stand (200), the connecting portion (143) of the camera support (110) and the lifting member (140) are rotatably connected by a rotational axis bolt (112a) inserted through each rotational axis bolt hole (112b, 143a).

[0044] In this way, when the camera support (110) and the connecting part (143) of the lifting member (140) are rotatably connected, as shown in FIG. 4, when the camera support (110) rotates up and down based on the rotation axis bolt (112a), the shooting angle of the vision inspection camera (111) fixedly installed on the camera support (110) is adjusted to an angle suitable for shooting food placed on the food inspection stand (200).

[0045] As described above, while the shooting position (or shooting height) and shooting angle of the vision inspection camera (111) are adjusted, the food to be vision inspected is placed on a food inspection stand (200) installed in a product production line in the food industry that produces at least one of livestock products, marine products, and fruits and vegetables as food, and while the food to be vision inspected is placed on the food inspection stand (200) (for example, while the food to be vision inspected is placed in a stationary state) or while the food is placed on the food inspection stand (200) and moves, the vision inspection camera (111) acquires an image of the food and transmits it to a computer that executes a vision inspection program for measuring the quality of the food or for quality safety inspection of the food.

[0046] As can be seen from the above, according to the present invention, the support (120) can be fixedly installed on the frame (210) of the food inspection stand (200) installed in a product production line in the food industry that produces at least one of livestock products, marine products, and fruits and vegetables as food, so that by rotating the camera support (110) and adjusting the elevation position of the elevation unit (140) while the support (120) is fixedly installed, the vision inspection camera assembly (100) can be easily installed in a field-customized manner required in the product production line in the food industry.

Claims

1. A food vision inspection camera assembly (100) that acquires an image of a food subject to vision inspection while it is placed on a food inspection stand (200) installed in a product production line in the food industry that produces at least one of livestock products, marine products, and fruits and vegetables as food, or while it is placed on and moved over the food inspection stand (200), and transmits the image to a computer that executes a vision inspection program for quality measurement of the food or quality safety inspection of the food. A camera support body (110) in which a vision inspection camera (111) is fixedly installed in an opening formed in the front of a circular, square or hemispherical body, a pair of supports (112) spaced apart from each other at a set interval are protrudingly formed on the rear of the body, and a rotation axis bolt hole (112b) into which a rotation axis bolt (112a) is inserted and fastened is perforated in each of the pair of supports (112); A plate-shaped support member (120) fixedly installed on the frame (210) of the above food inspection stand (200); A guide part (130) manufactured in the shape of a square pillar that is vertically connected to the upper surface of the support part (120), in which a rail groove (131) for a lifting guide is formed in the center of both sides, and lifting control bolt holes (132b) into which lifting control bolts (132a) are inserted and fastened are vertically arranged at a set interval and perforated; and An elevator unit (140) manufactured in a rear open type including a front plate and side plates extending perpendicularly to both sides of the front plate, wherein a rail bar (141) is formed protrudingly on the inner side of each pair of side plates to be inserted into a rail groove (131) of the guide portion (130) and coupled to be elevated, a plurality of elevator control bolt holes (142) into which the elevator control bolts (132a) are inserted are perforated on the outer lower portions of each pair of side plates, a connecting portion (143) for engaging with the camera support (110) is formed protruding perpendicularly on the front upper portion of the front plate, and a rotary shaft bolt hole (143a) into which the rotary shaft bolt (112a) is inserted is perforated on the tip end of the connecting portion (143); A food vision inspection camera assembly comprising:

2. A food vision inspection camera assembly, characterized in that in the first paragraph, the support member (120) forms an L-shaped cross-section on the bottom surface and further forms a clamp plate (121) that is clamped to the frame (210) of the food inspection stand (200).

3. In the first paragraph, the connecting part (143) of the camera support (110) and the lifting member (140) is connected by a rotational axis bolt (112a) inserted through each rotational axis bolt hole (112b, 143a), and when the camera support (110) rotates up and down based on the rotational axis bolt (112a), the shooting angle of the vision inspection camera (111) fixedly installed on the camera support (110) is adjusted to an angle suitable for shooting food placed on the food inspection stand (200). A food vision inspection camera assembly.

4. In the first paragraph, the guide part (130) and the elevating part (140) are joined by an elevating adjustment bolt (132a) inserted through each of the elevating adjustment bolt holes (132b, 142), and when the elevating adjustment bolt (132a) is joined at a position where the rail bar (141) of the elevating part (140) rises along the rail groove (131) of the guide part (130), the photographing position of the vision inspection camera (111) fixedly installed on the camera support (110) is adjusted to a height suitable for photographing food placed on the food inspection stand (200). A food vision inspection camera assembly.

5. A food vision inspection camera assembly characterized in that, in the first paragraph, a pair of reinforcing plates (150) spaced apart from each other at a set interval are connected between the rear surface of the guide portion (130) and the upper surface of the support portion (120) to maintain the bonding force between the guide portion (130) and the support portion (120).

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