Rotary Goods Alignment Control for Variable Spacing Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing goods alignment supply equipment faces inefficiencies due to variations in spacing between goods, leading to reduced capacity and potential overflow when aligning and transferring containers to a conveyor.
Innovation Solution
Integrating a rotary alignment apparatus with a visual sensor and transfer robot, controlled by a unified controller, to synchronize rotational alignment and transfer operations, adjusting rotation speed based on alignment recognition to optimize the supply process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the rotary alignment apparatus and picking robot operate separately, then the control system is simpler, but the supply efficiency decreases when goods spacing varies
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the control of the rotary alignment apparatus and picking robot into a single integrated control unit that receives recognition information from the visual sensor. This unified control approach allows the system to adjust the rotation speed of the rotary alignment apparatus based on real-time detection of goods spacing, thereby maintaining high supply efficiency while managing control complexity through centralized coordination.
2Quantity of substance
If goods are placed with almost no gap, then the goods loading area is utilized efficiently, but the transfer operation cannot be completed in time causing overflow
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the visual sensor continuously detects the position and spacing of goods on the rotary alignment apparatus, and this recognition information is fed back to the integrated control unit. Based on this feedback, the control unit adjusts the rotation speed of the rotary alignment apparatus in real-time, ensuring that the picking robot can reliably transfer goods without overflow, even when goods are placed with minimal gaps.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the interval between picking operations widens, then the picking robot can handle variable spacing, but the supply efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dynamic adjustment of the rotation speed of the rotary alignment apparatus based on real-time recognition information from the visual sensor. The integrated control unit modifies the rotation speed dynamically according to the detected spacing between goods, allowing the system to adapt to variable spacing conditions while maintaining optimal supply efficiency through continuous speed adjustment rather than fixed interval picking.
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AI summary
It is a purpose of the present invention to provide goods alignment supply equipment that can improve the feeding capacity of goods from a rotary alignment apparatus to a conveyor device, comprising: a rotary alignment apparatus that aligns goods while rotating; a visual sensor that recognize the goods that have been aligned using the rotary alignment apparatus; a transfer robot that transfers the goods recognized by the visual sensor to a conveyor; and a controller that controls rotational alignment operation of the goods by the rotary alignment apparatus and transfer operation of the goods by the transfer robot in an integrated manner, obtaining recognition information for the goods from the visual sensor.