CN110697387A

CN110697387A - Handle steering device

Info

Publication number: CN110697387A
Application number: CN201910959583.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 邵波; 张冰; 黄朝阳
Original assignee: FOSHAN HEWANG PLASTIC PACKAGE Co Ltd
Current assignee: FOSHAN HEWANG PLASTIC PACKAGE Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-10-10
Filing date: 2019-10-10
Publication date: 2020-01-17

Abstract

The invention discloses a handle steering device, which comprises a production line, a driving mechanism, an identification mechanism and a steering mechanism, wherein the identification mechanism and the steering mechanism are sequentially arranged on the production line along the conveying direction; the identification mechanism comprises a camera and a support frame, and the camera is arranged above the production line through the support frame; the steering mechanism comprises a first portal, a support plate and a steering channel piece, the support plate is installed on two sides of the assembly line, the first portal is arranged on the assembly line in a crossing mode through the support plate, and the steering channel piece is arranged on the assembly line below the first portal; the driving mechanism is arranged on the first door frame, the output end of the driving mechanism penetrates through the first door frame to be connected with the top of the steering channel piece, and the driving mechanism is used for driving the steering channel piece to rotate; through the setting, the automatic identification and the steering of the bottle handle are realized, the production efficiency and the identification accuracy are greatly improved, and the personnel selection cost of an enterprise is greatly reduced.

Description

Handle steering device

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of plastic bottle production, in particular to a handle steering device.

Background

The plastic bottle is widely applied to daily life of people, and is a common edible oil bottle, a mineral water bottle, a soy sauce bottle and the like. In the prior plastic bottle production process, a bottle does not have a bottle handle during blow molding, the bottle handle needs to be installed through a bottle handle installation production line, and the bottle handle with wrong direction needs to be turned due to the fact that the bottle handle is not of a two-end symmetric structure, so that the bottle handle is correctly installed on the bottle. In the traditional production, the direction of the bottle handle is recognized by human eyes, and the bottle handle is manually turned, so that the mode has low efficiency and high labor cost, and is easy to cause human errors, thereby influencing the production quality.

It is seen that improvements and enhancements to the prior art are needed.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the defects of the prior art, the invention aims to provide a handle steering device, which aims to realize automatic identification of the direction of a bottle handle and steering the bottle handle with wrong direction, greatly improve the production efficiency and reduce the labor cost.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

a handle steering device comprises a production line, a driving mechanism, and an identification mechanism and a steering mechanism which are sequentially arranged on the production line along a conveying direction; the identification mechanism comprises a camera and a support frame, and the camera is arranged above the production line through the support frame; the steering mechanism comprises a first portal, a support plate and a steering channel piece, the support plate is installed on two sides of the assembly line, the first portal is arranged on the assembly line in a crossing mode through the support plate, and the steering channel piece is arranged on the assembly line below the first portal; the driving mechanism is installed on the first door frame, the output end of the driving mechanism penetrates through the first door frame to be connected with the top of the steering channel piece, and the driving mechanism is used for driving the steering channel piece to rotate.

The handle steering device further comprises a limiting mechanism, and the limiting mechanism comprises a limiting rod, a hanging rod and a second portal frame; the second door frame is arranged on the assembly line in a crossing manner, and a sliding groove is arranged at the transverse part of the second door frame; the upper end of the hanging rod is connected with the sliding chute through a sliding block, and the lower end of the hanging rod is connected with the limiting rod; the limiting rod is arranged in parallel with the conveying direction of the assembly line and extends to the steering channel part from the identification mechanism.

The handle turns to the device, wherein, recognition mechanism still includes the lens hood, and the lens hood is installed on the support frame and is set up between camera and assembly line, and its top is opened has the detection mouth, and the position of detection mouth corresponds with the camera.

The handle steering device, wherein the steering mechanism further comprises a positioning sensor and a positioning projection; the positioning sensor is arranged on the first door frame, and the positioning bulge is arranged on the top of the steering channel piece and corresponds to the positioning sensor.

The handle steering device is characterized in that the steering mechanism further comprises a stop block, and the stop block is arranged on the support plates on two sides of the steering channel piece.

The handlebar steering device further comprises a first position sensor and a second position sensor; the first position sensor is arranged on a production line at an input port of the identification mechanism; the second position sensor is mounted on the flow line at the input of the steering mechanism.

The handle steering device, wherein, the inner wall of light shield sets up to white.

Has the advantages that:

compared with the prior art, the invention provides the handle steering device, the camera and the steering channel piece are arranged, the camera is adopted to carry out image recognition on the bottle handle, and the steering channel piece rotates and aligns the direction of the bottle handle with the wrong direction, so that the automatic recognition and steering of the bottle handle are realized, the production efficiency and the recognition accuracy are greatly improved, and the labor cost of enterprises is greatly reduced.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a handlebar steering device according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion a of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion B of fig. 1.

Description of the main element symbols: 100-production line, 200-driving mechanism, 300-recognition mechanism, 310-camera, 320-support frame, 321-vertical rod, 322-horizontal rod, 323-slide seat, 324-connecting seat, 325-connecting block, 330-light shield, 400-steering mechanism, 410-first door frame, 420-support plate, 430-steering channel piece, 440-positioning sensor, 450-positioning projection, 460-stop block, 500-limiting mechanism, 510-limiting rod, 520-suspension rod, 530-second door frame, 531-sliding groove, 532-sliding block, 600-first position sensor, 700-second position sensor and 800-bearing arm.

Detailed Description

The present invention provides a handlebar steering device, which will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples, in order to make the objects, technical solutions and effects of the present invention clearer and clearer. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and do not limit the scope of the invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other suitable relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are not to be considered limiting of the invention. Furthermore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

Referring to fig. 1-2, the present invention provides a handle turning device, which comprises a production line 100, a driving mechanism 200, and an identification mechanism 300 and a turning mechanism 400 sequentially mounted on the production line along a conveying direction; the identification mechanism comprises a camera 310 and a support frame 320; the support frame comprises a vertical rod 321, a cross rod 322 and a sliding seat 323, the bottom end of the vertical rod is connected with one side of the production line, the cross rod is installed on the vertical rod through a connecting seat 324, and the sliding seat is detachably connected with the cross rod; the camera is arranged on the sliding seat and is arranged above the production line; the steering mechanism comprises a first portal frame 410, a support plate 420 and a steering channel piece 430, wherein the support plate is arranged on two sides of the assembly line, the first portal frame is arranged on the assembly line in a crossing mode through the support plate, and the steering channel piece is arranged on the assembly line below the first portal frame; the driving mechanism is installed on the first door frame, the output end of the driving mechanism penetrates through the first door frame to be connected with the top of the steering channel piece, and the driving mechanism is used for driving the steering channel piece to rotate.

The diversion passage member 430 may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape, a square shape, a disk shape, or the like, and the shape is not limited. Preferably, in this embodiment, the diversion passage member is provided in a shape of a disk, and a conveying passage is provided at a lower portion thereof; when the shape is set, the rotating and sweeping area of the steering channel part is small, so that production accidents caused by sweeping of the steering channel part out of the assembly line 100 during rotation can be avoided.

Preferably, the camera 310 is a CCD camera.

Preferably, the driving mechanism 200 is a servo motor.

In practical application, the bottle handles are conveyed one by one through a production line to pass below the camera, and the camera controls the driving mechanism to drive the steering channel piece to rotate according to an image recognition result; when the bottle handle enters the steering channel piece, if the image recognition result is that the direction is correct, the bottle handle directly passes through the steering channel piece, and if the image recognition result is that the direction is wrong, the steering channel piece rotates for half a circle to complete the steering of the bottle handle. Through the setting, adopt the camera to carry out image recognition and turn to the direction that passageway piece rotation a week can accomplish twice bottle handle and transfer, realize the automatic identification and the turning to bottle handle, improve production efficiency and discernment accuracy greatly, greatly reduced the personnel selection cost of enterprise.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the handle steering apparatus further includes a limiting mechanism 500 for limiting the position of the bottle handle, the limiting mechanism including a limiting rod 510, a boom 520, and a second frame 530; the vertical part spanned by the second door frame is connected with two sides of the assembly line, and the horizontal part of the second door frame is provided with a sliding groove 531; the upper end of the hanging rod is clamped with the sliding groove through a sliding block 532, and the lower end of the hanging rod is connected with the limiting rod; the stop lever is disposed parallel to the conveying direction of the assembly line 100 and extends from the identification mechanism 300 to the diversion passage member 430. Through the setting, the left position and the right position of the bottle handle are limited through the limiting rod, and the phenomenon that the camera 310 fails to recognize or cannot be conveyed to the steering channel piece due to the position deviation of the bottle handle is avoided.

Referring to fig. 1, in some embodiments, the identification mechanism 300 further includes a light shield 330, which is connected to the vertical rod 321 through a connection block 325 and disposed between the camera 310 and the production line 100, and has a detection port at a top thereof, and a position of the detection port corresponds to the camera. Through the arrangement, the light shield is adopted to reduce the influence of external light on image recognition, and the recognition accuracy is greatly improved.

Preferably, an LED lamp is disposed on the camera 310 for illumination, so as to ensure that the acquired image is clear and easy to identify.

Preferably, the inner wall of the light shield 330 is white, and the white inner wall has the property of reflecting light, so as to improve the brightness in the light shield and facilitate the image recognition of the camera 310.

Referring to fig. 3, in some embodiments, the steering mechanism 400 further includes a positioning sensor 440 and a positioning boss 450; the positioning sensor is arranged on the first door frame 410, and the positioning bulge is arranged on the top of the steering channel piece 430 and corresponds to the position of the positioning sensor; through the arrangement, the positioning sensor is adopted to assist in controlling the driving mechanism 200 to work, the rotation angle is prevented from being too large or too small, and the positioning of the steering channel piece is realized.

Preferably, in this embodiment, the positioning sensor 440 is preferably an infrared sensor, and the positioning recognition is performed by using a stroke difference between the infrared ray reflected by the positioning protrusion 450 and the infrared ray reflected by the diversion passage member 430.

In some embodiments, the steering mechanism 400 further includes stops 460 disposed on the support plates 420 on both sides of the steering channel member 430; preferably, the stopper is formed in a circular arc shape to prevent the stopper from colliding with the diverting passage member 430 when it rotates.

In some embodiments, a first position sensor 600 and a second position sensor 700 are also included; the first position sensor is mounted on the assembly line 100 at the input of the recognition mechanism 300 through the support arm 800; the second position sensor is mounted on the flow line at the input of the steering mechanism 400 by a support arm. Through the arrangement, when the first position sensor or the second position sensor detects that the bottle handle is conveyed to the recognition mechanism or the steering mechanism, the recognition mechanism or the steering mechanism works, so that the working accuracy is improved; meanwhile, the camera 310 can be prevented from being in an image recognition state all the time under the condition that the bottle handle is not used for conveying, and the camera can be in a standby state when the bottle handle is not used for conveying, so that the working load of the camera is greatly reduced, and the service life of the camera is prolonged.

Preferably, the first position sensor 600 and the second position sensor 700 are infrared sensors.

It should be understood that equivalents and modifications of the technical solution and inventive concept thereof may occur to those skilled in the art, and all such modifications and alterations should fall within the protective scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A handle steering device is characterized by comprising a production line, a driving mechanism, and a recognition mechanism and a steering mechanism which are sequentially arranged on the production line along the conveying direction; the identification mechanism comprises a camera and a support frame, and the camera is arranged above the production line through the support frame; the steering mechanism comprises a first portal, a support plate and a steering channel piece, the support plate is installed on two sides of the assembly line, the first portal is arranged on the assembly line in a crossing mode through the support plate, and the steering channel piece is arranged on the assembly line below the first portal; the driving mechanism is installed on the first door frame, the output end of the driving mechanism penetrates through the first door frame to be connected with the top of the steering channel piece, and the driving mechanism is used for driving the steering channel piece to rotate.

2. The handle steering apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a limit mechanism, the limit mechanism including a limit lever, a boom, and a second mast; the second door frame is arranged on the assembly line in a crossing manner, and a sliding groove is arranged at the transverse part of the second door frame; the upper end of the hanging rod is connected with the sliding chute through a sliding block, and the lower end of the hanging rod is connected with the limiting rod; the limiting rod is arranged in parallel with the conveying direction of the assembly line and extends to the steering channel part from the identification mechanism.

3. The handle turning device according to claim 1, wherein the recognition mechanism further comprises a light shield installed on the support frame and disposed between the camera and the production line, and a detection port is opened at a top thereof and corresponds to the camera.

4. The handle steering device according to claim 1, wherein the steering mechanism further comprises a positioning sensor and a positioning boss; the positioning sensor is arranged on the first door frame, and the positioning bulge is arranged on the top of the steering channel piece and corresponds to the positioning sensor.

5. The handle steering arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the steering mechanism further comprises stops provided on the support plates on both sides of the steering channel member.

6. The handle steering arrangement of claim 1, further comprising a first position sensor and a second position sensor; the first position sensor is arranged on a production line at an input port of the identification mechanism; the second position sensor is mounted on the flow line at the input of the steering mechanism.

7. The handle turning device according to claim 3, wherein an inner wall of the light shield is provided in white.