CN110325295A - Distributing equipment - Google Patents
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Provide a kind of distributing equipment for from horizontal movable surface distribution jewel.The equipment includes runner, which is arranged to rotate around the horizontal axis positioned at the surface.Runner includes one or more teeth around periphery setting.Motor is configured to rotate runner, and sensor is configured to identify that one in the tooth is located at predetermined position to point out that runner is in home position.Runner is arranged to limit gap between the surface and runner when runner is in home position.When runner is rotated away from home position, one in the tooth contacts with jewel, and jewel is pushed away the surface.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to the methods of the equipment of distribution jewel and distribution jewel.Particularly, although not exclusively, the present invention
It is related to the method and apparatus for distributing diamond.
Background technique
Rough diamond is the stone material from the Nature, only includes the diamond formed in long-term geological process.Synthesis is bored
Stone is the artificial stone manufactured by industrial process, such as HPHT (high pressure-temperature) and CVD (chemical vapor deposition).
Synthesizing diamond has extensive industrial application, but only accounts for the sub-fraction of jewelry industry at present, and will not attract
High value relevant to the rough diamond with Similar color and quality,.When being in non-polishing condition, synthesizing diamond can phase
To easily distinguishing with rough diamond, however, being once polished and being cut into jewel, to identify that a jewel is synthesis
Possibility according to being more difficult.
Advanced screening instrument, such as DiamondSureTMAnd DiamondViewTM, can be used for testing stone material is natural go back
It is synthesis.In general, the mode that this screening is related to the mode that is absorbed to light by single diamond or light is issued from single diamond
Measurement.It is often also required to screen a large amount of lesser diamonds, the stone material including being sometimes referred to as small (melee).Small (melee)
It is a transaction term, not clearly defined size range, but be typically considered to refer to less than about 0.2 carat in practice
The stone material of (20 points), and usually (but not necessarily) it is greater than about 0.01 or 0.02 carat.In some cases, as low as 0.001 gram
Even smaller stone material is drawn to be also referred to as small (melee).Due to their small size, small coccolith material is usually with parcel or small
It criticizes and sells.Since a parcel may include hundreds of coccolith materials, synthesizing diamond and non-diamond material can be mixed into naturally
Stone material.
According to its measured attribute, small can be classified automatically by various equipment known in the art.For example, WO2012/
146913 describe a kind of equipment, and wherein jewel is sent on rotatable disk by hopper (hopper), then by across
A pair vibrates wall and is directed, and the direction of travel path of the pair of oscillation wall approximately along jewel extends.Once being oriented
Its most stable of state, jewel is just by processing unit (such as the vacuum rods being mounted in swing arm) one by one from rotatable
Disk on the system that removes, and be transported to test, measure or be further processed.Then processing unit will be precious according to test result
Stone is assigned in suitable collecting box.
Others distribution and removing mechanism are known in the art, including air ejector, are stirred blade and are pushed away
Bar.However, many in these mechanisms has disadvantage.For example, stirring blade after every sub-distribution and push rod needing the time
Resetting, this effectively limits the separation degree between jewel or component, i.e. jewel or component must be further divided to permit
Perhaps the time for resetting is obtained.Which has limited the total throughouts of equipment.Air ejector is not require time to reset, but it
Inaccuracy, it is difficult to adjust, need may cause the baffle (baffles) that component blocks, and if otherwise spray simultaneously more
A component so needs broader component to separate long.Air ejector also needs compressed air to supply, this may be inconvenient
It and is inappropriate if equipment will operate except laboratory environment.Air ejector also tends to introduce electrostatic charging
(electrostatic charging) problem, when distributing lesser jewel (such as small), this can lead to the problem of practical.
Challenge when selecting or being designed for the distributor gear of screening installation (such as described above) is to ensure that from disk
Or it takes and removes the speed of jewel or other discreet components and will not become limiting factor in the handling capacity of equipment.When disk or band exist
In entire assorting room when continuous moving, this is even more important.
Summary of the invention
According in a first aspect, being somebody's turn to do there is provided herein a kind of distributing equipment for from horizontal movable surface distribution jewel
Equipment includes: runner, which is arranged to around the horizontal axis rotation positioned at the surface and including around its periphery
One or more teeth of setting；Motor is configured as rotating runner；Sensor is configured as identifying when the tooth
In one be located at predetermined position to point out that the runner is in home position.The runner is arranged to be in playback when runner
Gap is limited between the surface and runner when position.Runner is arranged to when runner is rotated away from home position, described
One in tooth contacts with jewel, so that jewel is pushed away the surface.
The runner can be arranged to when runner is rotated away from home position and jewel is pushed away the surface, the tooth
In one contacted with horizontal movable surface.
Horizontal axis can be roughly parallel to the direction of travel on the surface.
Runner may include multiple teeth, and the multiple tooth is equiangularly disposed around rotor periphery.Home position can be determined
Justice is position of the uppermost tooth position when predetermined position.
Runner may include five equiangularly spaced teeth.
Each tooth may include front and rear, which, which prolongs than rear portion from the center of the runner, projects farther.
Runner may include closed-cell foam material.
Sensor may include light curtain (light curtain).
Distributing equipment can be configured to that runner is moved to home position after motor actuated.
Runner can be configured as when distributing jewel from horizontal movable surface, be driven in a first direction, and
And wherein when jewel to be directed to another region of horizontal movable surface, runner is configured as in a second opposite direction
It is driven.
According to second aspect, a kind of equipment for sorting jewel is provided comprising: one or more measurement positions,
Each measurement position includes at least one measuring device, and the measuring device is configured as one or more categories of measurement jewel
Property；Horizontal movable surface, for supporting jewel on it and jewel being transported to one or more of measurement positions；According to
One or more distributing equipments of above-mentioned first aspect, the distributing equipment are configured as the measured category according to the jewel
Property from horizontal movable surface distribute jewel.
The equipment may include controller, and the controller is configured to activate each in one or more of distributing equipments
A motor.
The equipment may include collecting box associated with each of one or more of distributing equipments.
The equipment may include the multiple distributing equipments for being arranged to array, so that the jewel in horizontal movable surface is continuously
Pass through the runner of the multiple distributing equipment.
According to the third aspect, a kind of method from mobile horizontal surface distribution jewel is provided.This method comprises: making to turn
Wheel is rotated around the horizontal axis positioned at the surface, and the runner includes the one or more around the setting of its periphery
Tooth, and horizontal axis is positioned to when runner is in home position, and there are gaps between runner and the surface.This method
Further include: identify when that one in the tooth is located at predetermined position to point out that runner is in home position, and in the point
Stop the rotation of runner.When jewel passes through runner, runner is further rotated, so that one in the tooth contacts with jewel
And jewel is pushed away into the surface.
Horizontal axis may be positioned such that one when jewel is further rotated by runner, runner, in the tooth is being incited somebody to action
It is contacted when jewel pushes away the surface with the horizontal surface of the movement.
According to fourth aspect, a kind of method for sorting jewel is provided, comprising: support in horizontal movable surface precious
Stone；Jewel is transported to one or more measurement positions with the surface；It is measured at one or more of measurement positions precious
One or more attributes of stone；Using one or more distributing equipments according to above-mentioned first aspect, according to the quilt of the jewel
The attribute of measurement distributes jewel from horizontal movable surface.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 shows the equipment for distributing jewel；
Fig. 2 a is the side view of the runner of Fig. 1 equipment；
Fig. 2 b is the enlarged drawing of a part of Fig. 2 a；
Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 shows the runner of Fig. 1 in use；
Fig. 5 shows the equipment of Fig. 1 in jewel screening installation；
Fig. 6 is the front view of the screening installation of Fig. 5；
Fig. 7 is the top view of the screening installation of Fig. 5；And
Fig. 8 shows the method for distribution jewel.
Specific embodiment
Now with reference to Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 description for the equipment from horizontal movable surface 103 distribution jewel (such as diamond)
100.Jewel to be allocated generally includes the jewel polished, and existing light also has fancy to cut (both brilliant
and fancy cut).It will be retouched with reference to Fig. 5 to 7 including one or more screening installations 101 for distributing the equipment 100 of jewel
It states.However, the use of distributing equipment 100 described herein is not limited to the screening installation 101.The distributing equipment 100 can be with
Be used together with other sorting devices, measuring device with identification equipment etc., the jewel continuously presented in such devices or its
He therefrom must be distributed or be removed discreet component.It will be described from the method for horizontal movable surface distribution jewel with reference to Fig. 8.
Distributing equipment 100 includes runner 106, and runner 106 is arranged to around the water for being located at horizontal 103 top of movable surface
Flat axis A rotation.Horizontal axis A is roughly parallel to the direction of travel on surface 103.Runner 106 is being approximately perpendicular to surface 103
In the plane of direction of travel.Runner 106 includes one or more tooth 104a, 104b...... around the setting of its periphery.Equipment
100 further include motor 116, which rotates at making runner 106.Sensor 112 be configured to identification tooth 104a,
One in 104b...... is located at predetermined position, to point out that runner 106 is in home position.Runner 106 is arranged to work as and turn
When wheel 106 is in home position, a gap is limited between surface 103 and runner 106, and tooth 104a,
One in 104b...... contacts as runner 106 is pivoted away from home position with jewel, so that jewel is pushed away surface
103。
In the example shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 4, the tool of runner 106 there are five tooth 104a, the 104b faced out, 104c, 104d,
104e, they are spaced apart around the excircle of runner 106.Here in unshowned other embodiments, it can be set less
Or more tooth.For example, two, three, four, or more tooth can be provided.Tooth 104a, 104b...... can enclose
It is angularly equally spaced around runner 106, shown in example as shown in Figures 1 to 4, wherein tooth 104a, 104b......, which is surrounded, turns
The periphery of wheel 106 is arranged with 72 ° of interval.Alternatively, the angular separation between tooth can change.
Herein, term " tooth " can refer to any element outstanding, such as blade, fin, arm etc..
Exemplary runner 106 shown in this is made of high density closed cell foam (closed cell foam).Here not
In the other embodiments shown, other kinds of foam or plastic material can be used.Foam in the embodiment has
The smallest " gas hole (blow holes) " (hole i.e. in foam surface).This prevents very small stone material (such as small
(melee)) it is embedded in or is otherwise attach in the assignment procedure foam runner 106.
Runner 106 is elastic.When runner 106 is activated, with the rotation of runner 106, the tooth 104a of runner 106,
The horizontal movable surface 103 of at least part of 104b...... is inswept screening installation, in the horizontal movable surface 103
(for example, screening installation 101 as described herein) by sequence is presented in jewel.At least part of tooth 104a, 104b...... are logical
It crosses and contacts and deform with surface 103.With the rotation of runner 106 and tooth 104a, 104b...... leave surface 103, the material of tooth
Material restores its shape that playbacks.In other words, tooth 104a, 104b...... will not be as example thin gasket blade (shim blade)
Like that from surface 103 " bullet " from." bullet (flicking) " will increase the speed for the jewel being assigned, this be it is undesirable,
Because jewel may advance too far and miss the distributor box 105 of screening installation 101, or may bump against case 105 and flick.
Make at least part of tooth 104a, 104b...... by contacting with horizontal movable surface 103 in activating
And deform arrangement ensure it is very close to each other between surface 103 and tooth 104a, 104b.......This makes even very small jewel
Reliably it can also be distributed or be removed from surface 103.
In this example, the shape of each tooth 104a, 104b...... are configured so that during assigning process only tooth
A part of 104a, 104b...... are contacted with the rotatable surface 103 of screening installation 101.This had both reduced on runner 106
Abrasion loss decreases the abrasion loss on surface 103.Limit the contact area between tooth 104a, 104b...... and surface 103
It is also desirable to drive the motor 116 of runner 106 that can work less to make great efforts.This prevent stopping for motor 116
Turn and warming up problems.
Therefore, the front (leading portion) 104 of each toothLThan tail portion (trailing portion) 104TExtend
It obtains further from the center of runner 106.In other words, as best seen from, tooth 104a, 104b...... are about longitudinal axis in Fig. 2 b
Line B is asymmetric.The front 104 of each tooth 104a, 104b......LNormal direction of travel towards runner 106, that is, work as runner
106 from movable surface 103 remove jewel when direction of rotation, in this example, be clockwise.In this example,
Institute 104a, 104b...... with teeth is essentially identical.In this example, each tooth 104a, 104b...... are with about 5.5mm's
Approximate overall width (approximate overall width).It should be appreciated that tooth 104a, 104b...... described herein
Shape be not limiting, it can be envisaged that other shapes and design.
It is advantageous due to minimizing the contact between tooth 104a, 104b...... and horizontal movable surface 103, because
This runner may be disposed so that not contact surface 103 when distributing jewel tooth 104a, 104b......, or only just contact
The surface.In this case it is advantageous to which the horizontal axis A of runner 106 is arranged so that tooth 104a, 104b...... exist
As close to surface 103 during distribution, without contacting or only doing the smallest contact with 103 reality of surface.The smallest contact can
It can mean that contact as few as possible, and tooth be insufficient to allow to deform.
In the example shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 4, runner 106 is connected to hub (hub) 111, and hub 111 includes output shaft 114.Example
Such as, runner 106 may be glued to wheel hub 111.Wheel hub 111 is connected to motor, and the motor is, for example, stepper motor 116.Stepping
Motor 116 can be configured to runner every revolution and need its 1000 step of traveling.Stepper motor 116 be configured to by wheel hub 111 around
Its axis A drives runner 106, that is, rotates runner 106 around its axis A.Axis A and horizontal movable surface 103 are in same plane
On, jewel is transported in the horizontal movable surface 103.
Fig. 5 to Fig. 7 shows jewel screening installation 101 comprising the array of above-mentioned distributing equipment 100 is configured as
The attribute being measured according to jewel is allocated them from horizontal movable surface 103.Screening installation 101 includes: one
Or multiple measurement positions 110a, 110b, each measurement position include at least one measuring device, the measuring device is configured to survey
Measure one or more attributes of jewel；Horizontal movable surface 103, for supporting jewel on it and jewel being transported to one
Or multiple measurement positions 110a, 110b.
In this example, horizontal movable surface includes capped rotatable disk 103, is configured as from hopper
102 receive a collection of jewel.Jewel be supported on about 30mm/sec rotation disk 103 substantially flat upper surface on, and
And blender (agitator) 113 is transferred to by disk 103.Blender 113 includes a pair of opposite parallel vertical wall, they are formed
One substantially semicircular channel (being not shown here), jewel are directed in the channel by disk 103.The wall is oscillation
, this makes the jewel on the surface of the disk for being present in rotation 103 be pushed into its most stable of state, i.e. their lowest potential energy
Position, usually top surface (table face) are downward.
After orientation, jewel is transmitted through a series of point including cams 107,108 on the horizontal surface of disk 103
From equipment.Cam 107,108 is tilted to the direction of travel of horizontal surface 103, so that jewel is pushed away towards the perimeter of disk 103
Dynamic, which moves more quickly than than the central area of disk 103.Which increase the intervals between stone material.
After releasing, jewel passes through position sensor 109, such as laser curtain, is configured as whenever a jewel passes through
It is out-of-date to send signal to controller 117.The jewel is from the position sensor 109 by by the angle with disk 103 at this moment
Position associated, and the position of each jewel by knowing the Angle Position of disk 103 so as to being tracked.
With the rotation of disk 103, isolated jewel then one at a time by one or more measurement position 110a,
110b, and the measured value (measurements) of jewel attribute is by the survey from one or more measurement positions 110a, 110b
Amount device is transferred to controller 117.According to their measurement attribute, then each jewel is assigned mechanism 100 and is assigned to properly
Collecting box 105 in, the distributor gear 100 from the surface of rotatable disk 103 remove jewel.It should be appreciated that Fig. 5 to Fig. 7
Example shown in screening installation 101 include multiple distributing equipments 100 so that each collecting box 105 have own pass
Join distributing equipment 100.Therefore, the quantity of distributing equipment 100 can be adjusted according to the quantity of required collecting box 105.At this
In example, four distributing equipments are provided, therefore there are four runners 106 and associated hub 111, motor 116 and sensor
112, each motor 116 is connected to controller 117 and is activated by controller 117.
Due to a specific jewel by the time of position sensor 109 and the rotation speed of disk 103 be it is known, because
This controller 117 can accurately predict when the specific jewel will be by one or more measurement position 110a, 110b.
Therefore, controller 117 can by the measured value of one or more attributes of the received specific jewel with it is rotatable
Disk 103 on the specific jewel position it is associated.Controller 117 can be determined based on the measured value received one it is specific
Jewel for example whether being rough diamond, rhinestone or non-diamond.When specific jewel reaches near collecting box 105 appropriate
Position when, motor 116 appropriate is actuated into its distribution runner 106 associated with the collecting box 105 by controller 117, with
By jewel from the surface distribution of rotating disk 103 into correct collecting box 105.
In use, motor 116 is activated by the controller 117 of screening installation 101, and is used for the drive when needing batch operation
Turn wheel 106 passes through a section.In other words, runner 106 is driven by motor 116, so that its rotation passes through two adjacent teeths
The distance between center of 104a, 104b.......
The initial position of runner 106 is important, because runner 106 must come out movable surface 103 regardless of timing.
To realize this point, when each sorting operation starts, it is necessary to the position of runner 106 be set (playback) by motor 116
To predetermined position.This point may be implemented there are many method, but in this illustration, sensor 112 is installed in runner 106
Top.Sensor 112 may include such as laser curtain, microswitch or hall effect sensor.Uppermost tooth 104a,
104b...... is used as playback label, and 106 phase of runner is by relative to the uppermost tooth detected by sensor 112
It playbacks the position of 104a, 104b.......During initial home operation (that is, at the beginning of each sorting operation), runner
106 direction of rotation can be first, normal direction of rotation (for example, clockwise).
Alternatively, the direction of rotation of runner 106 can be opposite second (in other words, instead during initial home operation
To that is, counterclockwise) in carry out.Reversed playback ensures to sort any jewel stayed on disk 103 after operation previous will not
It is mistakenly assigned in collecting box 105.By the playback in opposite direction, any jewel on disk 103 is all by towards disk 103
Center sweep back, and be recycled by feeding mechanism discussed above (feed mechanisms).
Using five tooth runners 106, for each distribution circulation, motor 116 can drive from home position
200 steps (that is, complete 1000 step of circle of each of runner 106).In this example, runner 106 is just when occurring distribution circulation
It is parked, and runner 106 is driven by motor 116 until sensor 112 is triggered by next tooth 104a, 104b.......It changes
Sentence is talked about, and after 117 driven motor 116 of controller of screening installation 101, sensor 112 is configured to detecting tooth
Signal is sent when one in 104a, 104b...... to stop motor 116.Then, runner 106 is very quick by motor 116
Slow down and stop in ground.It is understood that any one of tooth 104a, 104b...... may be used to the runner 106 that playbacks,
Once i.e. any one of tooth 104a, 104b...... is in extreme higher position, adjacent with sensor 112 and by sensor 112
It detects, runner 106 is just parked.
For the distribution for realizing jewel with the minimum interval between jewel, the thickness of runner 106 (is about in this example
8mm) all it is important with completion distribution circulation the time it takes.In this example, be driven such that can be for runner 106
Single distribution movement is completed in 100ms.Single distribution movement is understood to mean that distribution and runner 106 to single jewel are revolved
Turn the distance between the center of two adjacent teeths 104a, 104b.......In this period, what jewel was just traveling over can
Mobile disk 103 usually will mobile about 3mm.Therefore, distributing equipment 100 can be the case where not stopping moveable disk 103
Lower distribution jewel.This considerably increases the handling capacities of screening installation 101.
As shown in figure 3, runner 106 is supported on the level of moveable disk 103 in this way in its home position
Surface between nethermost tooth 104a, 104b...... and disk 103 of runner 106 in the passage zone of jewel to limit
Spatial joint clearance (clear gap).In the case where not needing to distribute jewel in the position, which allows within the scope of certain size
Jewel be fed into the lower section of runner 106 and pass through runner 106.If jewel needs to distribute, as shown in the example of Fig. 4, runner
106 complete distribution movement by driving clockwise, wherein runner 106 tooth 104a, 104b...... contact with jewel and incite somebody to action
Jewel pushes away disk 103 and enters distributor box 105, which is decided to be the outer edge in disk 103 and is located at 103 outside of disk
The lower section of edge, as shown in Figure 4.As previously mentioned, a part of tooth 104a, 104b...... can become and with the contact of disk 103
Shape.
Once sensor 112 detects that any one of tooth 104a, 104b......, runner 106 will be stopped by motor 116
Only.It should be appreciated that it is not that detected arrive of uppermost tooth 104a, 104b...... refers to that sensor 112, which may be disposed so that,
The end of single distribution movement out.For example, sensor 112 can be arranged in the rotation position of any runner 106 of runner 106
Any one of place's detection tooth 104a, 104b.In addition, sensor 112 can be configured as the spy in detection tooth 104a, 104b
Fixed one position.
Alternatively, stepper motor 116 can quickly by the step of driving predetermined quantity so that tooth 104a,
104b...... is approached when distributing jewel but not exclusively in the detecting distance of sensor 112.Last several steps can be slower
Ground is carried out to allow sensor 112 that tooth 104a, 104b...... is more accurately detected.Once sensor 112 detects tooth
104a, 104b......, runner 106 are just stopped.
It is described from the method for horizontal movable surface distribution jewel with reference to Fig. 8.This method comprises: with motor make runner around
Horizontal axis positioned at the surface rotates, and the runner includes one or more teeth around the setting of its periphery, and
Horizontal axis is located such that there are gaps between runner and the surface when runner is in home position；Use sensing
Device identifies when that one in the tooth is located at predetermined position to point out that the runner is in home position；Stop in home position
The rotation of runner；When jewel passes through runner, runner is further rotated, so that one in the tooth contacts with jewel and will be precious
Stone pushes away the surface.
Method using above-mentioned screening installation 101 sorting jewel includes: to support jewel in horizontal movable surface 103,
Jewel is transported to one or more measurement positions 110a, 110b with surface 103, one or more measurement position 110a,
One or more attributes of jewel are measured at 110b, and use one or more distributing equipments 100 from horizontal movable surface 103
Jewel is distributed according to the attribute that the jewel is measured.
In the case that at least part for wishing tooth 104a, 104b...... is deformed by surface 103, horizontal axis A can
To be located so that one when jewel is further rotated by runner 106, runner 106, in the tooth pushes away by jewel
It is contacted when surface 103 with mobile horizontal surface 103.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that can be carry out various modifications to above embodiment without departing from model of the invention
It encloses.For example, the thickness and shape of runner 106 can be adapted with for different applications, or for distribute it is significantly larger or
Smaller jewel.
In another embodiment, distributing equipment 100 may be disposed so that runner 106 can be selectively operated
To reversely rotate, i.e., with commonly used in from the surface distribution jewel of disk 103 and making it into the contrary of collecting box 105
It is rotated on direction.The inside for making the direction of rotation of runner 106 that jewel can reversely be made to be led to rotatable disk 103, rather than
It pushed away from the edge of disk 103.This is not in the case where the jewel for reaching distribution position is separated sufficiently, or in jewel attribute
Measurement failure and may be desirable in the case where needing to re-measure.
Claims (26)
1. a kind of distributing equipment, the distributing equipment is used to distribute jewel from horizontal movable surface, and the distributing equipment includes:
Runner, the runner are arranged about the horizontal axis rotation positioned at the surface, and including turning around described
One or more teeth of the periphery setting of wheel；
Motor, the motor is for rotating the runner；And
Sensor, the sensor is configurable for identifying when that one in the tooth is located at predetermined position, to point out to turn
Wheel is in home position；
Wherein, the runner is arranged between limiting between the surface and the runner when the runner is in home position
Gap；
And wherein, the runner be arranged to when runner is rotated away from home position in the tooth one connects with jewel
Touching, pushes away the surface for jewel.
2. distributing equipment according to claim 1, wherein the runner be arranged to when the runner be rotated away from it is described
Home position and when the jewel is pushed away the surface, one in the tooth contacts with the horizontal movable surface.
3. distributing equipment according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the horizontal axis is roughly parallel to the row on the surface
Into direction.
4. distributing equipment according to any one of claim 1 to 3, wherein the runner includes multiple teeth, and the tooth encloses
It is equiangularly disposed around rotor periphery.
5. distributing equipment according to claim 4, wherein the home position is defined as when uppermost tooth position is in institute
State position when predetermined position.
6. distributing equipment according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the runner includes five equiangularly spaced
Tooth.
7. distributing equipment according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein each tooth includes front and rear, before described
Portion, which prolongs than the rear portion from the center of the runner, to be projected farther.
8. distributing equipment according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the runner includes closed-cell foam material.
9. distributing equipment according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the sensor includes light curtain.
10. distributing equipment according to any one of the preceding claims, the distributing equipment is configured as described in the actuating
The runner is moved to the home position after motor.
11. distributing equipment according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the runner is configured to from the level
Movable surface is driven when distributing jewel along first direction, and wherein, the runner is configured to by jewel guiding horizontal
By along opposite second direction driving when another region of movable surface.
12. a kind of equipment for sorting jewel, comprising:
One or more measurement positions, each measurement position include at least one measuring device, which is configured to measure
One or more attributes of jewel；
Horizontal movable surface, the horizontal movable surface is for supporting jewel on it and being transported to jewel one
Or multiple measurement positions；
One or more distributing equipment according to any one of claim 1 to 11, the distributing equipment are configured as root
The jewel is distributed from the horizontal movable surface according to the measured attribute of the jewel.
13. the equipment according to claim 12 for sorting jewel, including controller, the controller are configured to activate
The motor of each distributing equipment in one or more of distributing equipments.
14. the equipment according to claim 12 or 13 for sorting jewel, including set with one or more of distribution
The associated collecting box of each distributing equipment in standby.
15. the equipment described in any one of 2 to 14 for sorting jewel according to claim 1, including being arranged to the more of array
A distributing equipment, so that the runner of jewel in horizontal movable surface continually by the multiple distributing equipment.
16. a kind of method from mobile horizontal surface distribution jewel, comprising:
It surrounds runner with motor to rotate positioned at the horizontal axis of the surface, which includes being arranged around its periphery
One or more teeth, and horizontal axis is located so that when runner is in home position, in the runner and the surface
Between there are gaps；
Identify when that one in the tooth is located at predetermined position to point out that runner is in the home position with sensor；
Stop the rotation of the runner in the home position；
When jewel passes through runner, runner is further rotated, so that one in the tooth contacts with jewel and pushes away jewel
The surface.
17. the method for distribution jewel according to claim 16, wherein the horizontal axis is located so that when the treasured
When stone is further rotated by the runner, the runner, one in the tooth is when releasing the surface for jewel and institute
State mobile horizontal surface contact.
18. the method for distribution jewel according to claim 16 or 17, wherein the horizontal axis is roughly parallel to described
The direction of travel on surface.
19. the method for jewel is distributed described in any one of 6 to 18 according to claim 1, wherein the runner includes surrounding institute
State multiple teeth that the periphery of runner is angularly arranged.
20. the method for distributing jewel described in any one of 6 to 19 according to claim 1, wherein each tooth has front with after
Portion, the front, which is prolonged than the rear portion from the center of the runner, to be projected farther.
21. the method for distributing jewel described in any one of 6 to 20 according to claim 1 is included in after the actuating motor
The runner is moved to the home position.
22. the method for jewel is distributed described in any one of 6 to 21 according to claim 1, comprising: when removable from the level
When surface distribution jewel, the runner is driven along first direction, and work as and guide jewel to the horizontal movable surface
The runner is driven along opposite second direction when another region.
23. a kind of method for sorting jewel, comprising:
Jewel is supported in horizontal movable surface；
Jewel is transported to one or more measurement positions with the surface；
One or more attributes of jewel are measured at one or more of measurement positions；
With one or more distributing equipments according to any one of claim 1 to 11, according to the measured category of jewel
Property, jewel is distributed from horizontal movable surface.
24. the method for sorting jewel according to claim 23, including with the one or more of distribution of controller actuating
The motor of each distributing equipment in equipment.
25. the method that jewel is sorted according to claim 23 or 24, including by collecting box and one or more of points
It is associated with each distributing equipment in equipment.
26. the method that jewel is sorted according to any one of claim 23-25, including multiple distributing equipments are arranged to
Array, so that the runner of jewel in horizontal movable surface continually by the multiple distributing equipment.
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