CN112722613A

CN112722613A - Household garbage classifier

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Publication number: CN112722613A
Application number: CN202011592681.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 莫卓亚; 陈文辉
Original assignee: Guangdong Gongye Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Gongye Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-12-29
Filing date: 2020-12-29
Publication date: 2021-04-30

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of household garbage treatment, and particularly relates to a household garbage sorting machine which comprises a case, a conveying mechanism, a bag breaking machine, a transfer mechanism, a conveying mechanism, an identification camera, a picking mechanical arm, a plurality of garbage cans and a control system, wherein the conveying mechanism is arranged on the case; a feeding port and a cleaning door are arranged on a side plate of the case; the recognition camera and the picking mechanical arm are arranged on the second support frame and are positioned above the conveying mechanism; the bag breaking machine is supported at the lower end in the case, the conveying mechanism is arranged in the case, the lower end of the conveying mechanism extends to the bottom end of the feeding port and extends to the upper side of the bag breaking machine, the transfer mechanism is arranged in the case, the lower end of the transfer mechanism extends to the bottom of the bag breaking machine, and the upper end of the transfer mechanism extends to the input end of the conveying mechanism; a plurality of trashcans are disposed along the conveyor mechanism. The empty sewage can be prevented from splashing to the electric parts of the picking mechanical arm and the camera, so that the electric parts are protected; and adopt and set up from top to bottom, reduce area.

Description

Household garbage classifier

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of household garbage classification, and particularly relates to a household garbage classifier.

Background

A lot of domestic garbage can be generated in the life of citizens; with the advocated garbage classification of the country, a lot of garbage classification devices appear in the market at present, so as to realize the classification treatment of the household garbage of citizens. The existing garbage classification equipment is used for dumping garbage on a sorting conveyor belt and sorting the garbage through a mechanical arm. The garbage classification equipment needs to be washed the sorting belt every day, however, in the process of washing the garbage classification equipment at present, dirty water and dirt can splash to a mechanical arm and a camera, and certain damage is caused by water entering an easy electric appliance part as early as possible.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a household garbage sorting machine, and aims to solve the problem that sewage is easy to splash to a mechanical arm provided with a camera in the washing process of the conventional garbage sorting equipment.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the household garbage sorting machine provided by the embodiment of the invention comprises a case, a conveying mechanism, a bag breaking machine, a transfer mechanism, a conveying mechanism, an identification camera, a picking manipulator, a plurality of garbage cans and a control system; a closed cavity is arranged in the case, a feeding port and a cleaning door are arranged on a side plate of the case, and a first support frame and a second support frame are arranged at the upper end and the lower end in the case; the conveying mechanism is arranged on the first support frame, and the recognition camera and the picking manipulator are arranged on the second support frame and are positioned above the conveying mechanism; the bag breaking machine is supported at the lower end in the case, the conveying mechanism is arranged in the case, the lower end of the conveying mechanism extends to the bottom end of the feeding port and extends to the upper side of the bag breaking machine, the transfer mechanism is arranged in the case, the lower end of the transfer mechanism extends to the bottom of the bag breaking machine, and the upper end of the transfer mechanism extends to the input end of the conveying mechanism; a plurality of said bins being disposed along said transport mechanism; the control system is used for reading and identifying the information of the identification camera and controlling the picking manipulator.

Further, the bag breaking machine comprises a material frame, a tooth row, a rotating shaft and a driving piece; the bottom of the material frame extends to form a supporting leg, a cavity with an upward opening is arranged in the material frame, and a blanking port is arranged at the bottom and is positioned above the screening machine; the rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the opening of the cavity, and a plurality of rows of bag tearing teeth are distributed on the periphery of the rotating shaft; the driving piece is connected the rotation axis for the drive the rotation axis is rotatory, the tooth row sets up the oral area of cavity, the pointed portion orientation of tooth row the rotation axis is used for with the rotation tear the bag tooth and tear the disposal bag.

Further, the transfer mechanism comprises a bulk material screening machine and a lifting machine, the bulk material screening machine is arranged at the bottom of the case, and one end of the bulk material screening machine extends to the bottom of the bag breaking machine; the other end of bulk cargo sieve separator is located to the lifting machine, the upper end of lifting machine extends to transport mechanism's input.

Further, the bulk cargo screening machine comprises two mounting plates, a rotating shaft, a screening wheel, a motor assembly, a screen plate and a waste water tank; the two mounting plates are oppositely arranged, and supporting legs supported in the case are arranged at two ends of the two mounting plates; the rotating shafts are rotatably connected between the two mounting plates; a plurality of screening wheels are arranged on each rotating shaft, and blanking gaps are arranged between the screening wheels on the adjacent rotating shafts; the motor assembly is connected with the rotating shafts and is used for driving the rotating shafts to rotate in the same direction; the screen plate is connected to the bottom end of the mounting plate and used for receiving garbage rolled off by the screening wheel; the waste water tank is arranged at the bottom of the mesh plate and used for receiving garbage and sewage.

Furthermore, the screening wheels are of polygonal structures, and the screening wheels are arranged in the same direction.

Further, the hoisting machine comprises a first belt conveyor, a plurality of turning plates and a supporting cylinder; the first belt conveyor is arranged in the case from top to bottom; a plurality of turning plates are uniformly and rotatably connected to the belt of the first belt conveyor; the bottom of each turning plate is pivoted with the supporting cylinder, the other end of each supporting cylinder is pivoted with a connecting seat, and the connecting seat is connected with a belt of the first belt conveyor; the support cylinder pushes the turning plate to turn downwards.

Furthermore, the free end of the turning plate is provided with a limiting bending part which is bent upwards.

Further, the conveying mechanism comprises a second belt conveyor, a plurality of supporting plates and a plurality of supporting blocks; the second belt conveyor is obliquely arranged in the case up and down, a plurality of support plates are uniformly arranged on the second belt conveyor, one end of each support plate is rotatably connected with a belt of the second belt conveyor, and the support blocks are arranged on the belts of the second belt conveyor and used for supporting the corresponding support plates to enable the support plates facing one side of the feed opening to be horizontal.

Furthermore, the free end of the supporting plate is also provided with a limiting part bent upwards for limiting the garbage bag.

Further, the picking manipulator comprises two groups of first linear modules, second linear modules, third linear modules and a mechanical clamp; the two groups of first linear modules are arranged on the second supporting frame, the second linear module is connected with the moving seats of the two first linear modules, the third linear module is vertically arranged on the moving seat of the second linear module, and the mechanical clamp is arranged at the lifting end of the third linear module; the first linear module drives the mechanical clamp to reciprocate along the conveying mechanism, the second linear module drives the mechanical clamp to transversely move, and the third linear module drives the mechanical clamp to vertically move.

One or more technical solutions in the household garbage classifier provided by the embodiment of the present invention at least have the following technical effects:

1. on can directly drop into quick-witted incasement conveying mechanism with the rubbish of packing from the dog-house, conveying mechanism upwards promotes rubbish, and make rubbish fall to broken bag built-in, broken bag machine tears the disposal bag again, make rubbish scatter to fall on the transfer mechanism, by transfer mechanism with rubbish upwards promote and fall on transport mechanism one by one, when rubbish is carried on transport mechanism, the type of discernment camera discernment rubbish, there is the manipulator of picking up to pick up rubbish, and in the corresponding garbage bin of placing, realize waste classification. According to the household garbage classifier, the picking mechanical arm and the camera are distributed at the upper end of the interior of the case, so that when the interior of the case is cleaned, empty sewage can be prevented from splashing on the electricity of the picking mechanical arm and the camera, and the effect of protecting the electricity is achieved; and adopt and set up from top to bottom, can make full use of space, reduce area.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art descriptions will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without inventive exercise.

Fig. 1 is a structural diagram of a household garbage sorting machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an internal structure diagram of the household garbage sorting machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a structural diagram of the bag breaking machine of the household garbage sorting machine provided by the embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a structural diagram of the conveying mechanism of the household garbage sorting machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a front view of the conveying mechanism of the household garbage sorter according to the embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 6 is a structural diagram of the bulk cargo screening machine of the household garbage sorting machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a structural diagram of the elevator of the household garbage sorting machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a structural diagram of the picking manipulator of the household garbage sorter according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary and intended to be illustrative of the embodiments of the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the invention.

In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "length", "width", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience in describing the embodiments of the present invention and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the embodiments of the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "fixed," and the like are to be construed broadly, e.g., as being fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrated; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. Specific meanings of the above terms in the embodiments of the present invention can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to specific situations.

In one embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 1 and 2, a household garbage sorting machine includes a cabinet 100, a conveying mechanism 200, a bag breaking machine 300, a transfer mechanism 400, a transfer mechanism 500, an identification camera 600, a pick-up robot 700, a plurality of garbage cans 800, and a control system. A closed cavity is arranged in the case 100, and a feeding port 101 and a cleaning door 102 are arranged on a side plate of the case 100. A first support frame 110 and a second support frame 120 are arranged at the upper end in the case 100; the transfer mechanism 500 is disposed on the first support frame 110, and the recognition camera 600 and the picking robot 700 are disposed on the second support frame 120 and above the transfer mechanism 400; the bag breaking machine 300 is supported at the lower end inside the case 100, the conveying mechanism 200 is arranged in the case 100, the lower end of the conveying mechanism 200 extends to the bottom end of the feeding port 101 and extends to the upper part of the bag breaking machine 300, the transfer mechanism 400 is arranged in the case 100, the lower end of the transfer mechanism 400 extends to the bottom of the bag breaking machine 300, and the upper end of the transfer mechanism 500 extends to the input end of the conveying mechanism 500; a plurality of the trash cans 800 are disposed along the transfer mechanism 500; the control system is used to read and recognize information of the recognition camera 600 and control the pick-up robot 700.

The waste classification machine of this embodiment, on the citizen can directly drop into conveying mechanism 200 of quick-witted case 100 in with the rubbish of packing from dog-house 101, conveying mechanism 200 upwards promotes rubbish, and make rubbish fall into bag-breaking machine 300 in, bag-breaking machine 300 tears the disposal bag again, make rubbish scatter and fall on transfer mechanism 200, upwards promote rubbish and fall to transport mechanism 500 one by transfer mechanism 400, when rubbish is carried on transport mechanism 500, the type of discernment camera discernment rubbish, there is picking up manipulator 700 to pick up rubbish, and in the corresponding garbage bin 800 of placing, realize waste classification. According to the household garbage classifier, the picking mechanical arm 700 and the recognition camera 600 are distributed at the upper end of the interior of the case 100, so that when the interior of the case 100 is cleaned, empty sewage can be prevented from splashing on the electricity of the picking mechanical arm 700 and the recognition camera 600, and the effect of protecting the electricity is achieved; and adopt and set up from top to bottom, can make full use of space, reduce area.

Further, referring to fig. 3, the bag breaker 300 includes a frame 301, a row of teeth 302, a rotating shaft 303, and a driving member (not shown). The bottom of material frame 301 extends there is the supporting legs, establish in the material frame 301 and locate the cavity that the opening is up, the bottom is provided with blanking mouth 304, blanking mouth 304 is located the top of sieve separator 400. The rotating shaft 303 is rotatably connected to the mouth of the cavity, and a plurality of rows of bag tearing teeth 305 are distributed on the periphery of the rotating shaft 303. The driving member is connected with the rotating shaft 303 and used for driving the rotating shaft 303 to rotate, the tooth row 302 is arranged at the opening of the cavity, and the tip of the tooth row 302 faces the rotating shaft 303 and is used for tearing the garbage bag with the rotating bag tearing teeth 305. In this embodiment, carry rubbish to the material frame 301 through conveying mechanism 200 in, it is rotatory through driving piece drive rotation axis 303, and then drive and tear a bag tooth 305 and a tooth row 302 relative motion, consequently can make and tear a bag tooth 305 and a tooth row 302 pull down relatively, reach and tear the disposal bag, then rubbish in the disposal bag drops on screening mechanism 400 through blanking hole 304. Specifically, the driving member is a speed reduction motor.

Further, referring to fig. 2 and 6, the transfer mechanism 400 includes a bulk material screening machine 410 and a hoist 420. The bulk material screening machine 410 is arranged at the bottom of the case 100, and one end of the bulk material screening machine extends to the bottom of the bag breaking machine 300; the other end of the hoister 420 is arranged at the bulk material screening machine 410, and the upper end of the hoister 420 extends to the input end of the conveying mechanism 500. In this embodiment, the garbage bag is shredded by the bag breaker 300, so that the garbage is scattered on the bulk material screening machine 410, the garbage is scattered by the bulk material screening machine 410 and then is conveyed to the elevator 420, and the garbage is lifted upwards by the elevator 420.

Further, referring to fig. 6, the bulk screening machine 410 includes two mounting plates 411, a rotating shaft 412, a screening wheel 413, a motor assembly (not shown), a screen 414, and a waste water tank 415. The two mounting plates 411 are arranged oppositely, and two ends of the two mounting plates 411 are provided with supporting legs supported in the case 100. The rotating shafts 412 are rotatably connected between the two mounting plates 411; each rotating shaft 412 is provided with a plurality of screening wheels 413, and a blanking gap is formed between every two adjacent screening wheels 413 on the rotating shaft 412. The motor assembly is connected with each rotating shaft 412 and is used for driving each rotating shaft 412 to rotate in the same direction; the screen plate 414 is connected to the bottom end of the mounting plate 411 and is used for receiving garbage rolled by the screening wheel 413; the waste water tank 415 is arranged at the bottom of the mesh plate 414 and is used for receiving garbage and sewage. In this embodiment, pull out rubbish in the disposal bag through bag-breaking machine 300 and drop to screening wheel 413, rotatory through motor element drive pivot 412, screening wheel 413 then promotes the rubbish conveying, and at the in-process of conveying, tiny rubbish and water in the rubbish drop to otter board 414 in the direct clearance that forms of screening wheel 413, and sewage is then through the mesh on otter board 414 driping wastewater disposal basin 415 in and collect. And the bigger rubbish is progressively pushed to the lifting machine 420 through the screening wheel 413, and in the pushing process, the rubbish can be dispersed, so that the rubbish can be conveyed to the lifting machine 420 one by one, and the subsequent recognition camera 600 recognition and picking mechanical arm 700 picking rubbish are convenient.

Further, referring to fig. 6, the screening wheels 413 have a polygonal, preferably triangular, configuration, and the screening wheels 413 are oriented in the same direction. In this embodiment, when the garbage falls between the screening wheels 413 on the adjacent rotating shafts 412, in the rotating process of the screening wheels 413, the sharp corners of the screening wheels 413 can stir the garbage to be conveyed forwards, so that the garbage is gradually dispersed, small garbage can directly fall onto the screen plate 414, and garbage with a large volume can be gradually pushed, so that the large garbage can be dispersedly pushed onto the lifter 420.

Further, referring to fig. 7, the lift 420 includes a first belt conveyor 421, a multi-piece flap 422, and a support cylinder 423. The first belt conveyor 421 is disposed in the chassis 100 up and down; a plurality of turning plates 422 are uniformly connected to the belt of the first belt conveyor 421 in a rotating manner; the bottom of each turning plate 422 is pivoted with the supporting cylinder 423, the other end of the supporting cylinder 423 is pivoted with the connecting seat 424, and the connecting seat 424 is connected with the belt of the first belt conveyor 421; the support cylinder 423 pushes the turning plate 422 to turn downward. In this embodiment, the garbage scattered by the bulk material sieving machine 410 is conveyed to the turning plate 422, the garbage is lifted upwards by the first belt conveyor 421, and when the garbage is lifted to the topmost part, the supporting cylinder 423 pulls the corresponding turning plate 422 to turn downwards, so that the garbage falls onto the conveying mechanism 500.

Further, the free end of the turning plate 422 is provided with a limiting bending part 425 which is bent upwards and used for limiting garbage and preventing the garbage from falling off in the conveying process.

Further, referring to fig. 4 and 5, the conveying mechanism 200 includes a second belt conveyor 201, a plurality of support plates 202, and a plurality of support blocks 203. The second belt conveyor 201 is obliquely arranged in the chassis 100 from top to bottom, a plurality of support plates 202 are uniformly arranged on the second belt conveyor 201, one end of each support plate 202 is rotatably connected with a belt of the second belt conveyor 201, and the support blocks 203 are arranged on the belts of the second belt conveyor 201 and used for supporting the corresponding support plates 202, so that the support plates 202 facing one side of the feed opening 101 are horizontal. In this embodiment, when the supporting plate 202 is driven by the second belt conveyor 201 to circulate, the supporting plate 202 is turned over to be horizontal when the supporting plate 202 reaches the bottom end of the feeding port 101, so that the garbage bag can be supported and pushed upwards. When the supporting plate 202 turns over to the top end, the supporting plate 202 turns over downwards, so that the garbage bag falls into the bag breaking machine 300, and the supporting plate is in a vertical state, thereby reducing the gap between the second belt conveyor 201 and the bag breaking machine 300, and further reducing the overall size.

Further, the free end of the supporting plate 202 is also provided with a limiting part 204 bent upwards for limiting the garbage bag.

Further, referring to fig. 8, the pick robot 700 includes two sets of a first linear module 701, a second linear module 702, a third linear module 703, and a mechanical clamp 704. The two groups of first linear modules 701 are arranged on the second support frame 120, the second linear module 702 is connected with the moving seats of the two first linear modules 701, the third linear module 703 is vertically arranged on the moving seat of the second linear module 702, and the mechanical clamp 704 is arranged at the lifting end of the third linear module 703; the first linear module 701 drives the mechanical clamp 704 to reciprocate along the conveying mechanism 500, the second linear module 702 drives the mechanical clamp 704 to move transversely, and the third linear module 703 drives the mechanical clamp 704 to move up and down.

The above description is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the invention, and any modifications, equivalents and improvements made within the spirit and principle of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A household garbage classifier is characterized by comprising a case, a conveying mechanism, a bag breaking machine, a transfer mechanism, a conveying mechanism, an identification camera, a picking mechanical arm, a plurality of garbage cans and a control system; a closed cavity is arranged in the case, a feeding port and a cleaning door are arranged on a side plate of the case, and a first support frame and a second support frame are arranged at the upper end and the lower end in the case; the conveying mechanism is arranged on the first support frame, and the recognition camera and the picking manipulator are arranged on the second support frame and are positioned above the conveying mechanism; the bag breaking machine is supported at the lower end in the case, the conveying mechanism is arranged in the case, the lower end of the conveying mechanism extends to the bottom end of the feeding port and extends to the upper side of the bag breaking machine, the transfer mechanism is arranged in the case, the lower end of the transfer mechanism extends to the bottom of the bag breaking machine, and the upper end of the transfer mechanism extends to the input end of the conveying mechanism; a plurality of said bins being disposed along said transport mechanism; the control system is used for reading and identifying the information of the identification camera and controlling the picking manipulator.

2. The household waste sorting machine according to claim 1, wherein: the bag breaking machine comprises a material frame, a tooth row, a rotating shaft and a driving piece; the bottom of the material frame extends to form a supporting leg, a cavity with an upward opening is arranged in the material frame, and a blanking port is arranged at the bottom and is positioned above the screening machine; the rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the opening of the cavity, and a plurality of rows of bag tearing teeth are distributed on the periphery of the rotating shaft; the driving piece is connected the rotation axis for the drive the rotation axis is rotatory, the tooth row sets up the oral area of cavity, the pointed portion orientation of tooth row the rotation axis is used for with the rotation tear the bag tooth and tear the disposal bag.

3. The household waste sorting machine according to claim 1, wherein: the transfer mechanism comprises a bulk material screening machine and a lifting machine, the bulk material screening machine is arranged at the bottom of the case, and one end of the bulk material screening machine extends to the bottom of the bag breaking machine; the other end of bulk cargo sieve separator is located to the lifting machine, the upper end of lifting machine extends to transport mechanism's input.

4. The household waste sorting machine according to claim 3, wherein: the bulk cargo screening machine comprises two mounting plates, a rotating shaft, a screening wheel, a motor assembly, a screen plate and a waste water tank; the two mounting plates are oppositely arranged, and supporting legs supported in the case are arranged at two ends of the two mounting plates; the rotating shafts are rotatably connected between the two mounting plates; a plurality of screening wheels are arranged on each rotating shaft, and blanking gaps are arranged between the screening wheels on the adjacent rotating shafts; the motor assembly is connected with the rotating shafts and is used for driving the rotating shafts to rotate in the same direction; the screen plate is connected to the bottom end of the mounting plate and used for receiving garbage rolled off by the screening wheel; the waste water tank is arranged at the bottom of the mesh plate and used for receiving garbage and sewage.

5. The household waste sorting machine according to claim 4, wherein: the screening wheels are of polygonal structures, and the screening wheels are arranged in the same direction.

6. The household garbage sorting machine according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein: the lifting machine comprises a first belt conveyor, a plurality of turning plates and a supporting cylinder; the first belt conveyor is arranged in the case from top to bottom; a plurality of turning plates are uniformly and rotatably connected to the belt of the first belt conveyor; the bottom of each turning plate is pivoted with the supporting cylinder, the other end of each supporting cylinder is pivoted with a connecting seat, and the connecting seat is connected with a belt of the first belt conveyor; the support cylinder pushes the turning plate to turn downwards.

7. The household waste sorting machine according to claim 6, wherein: the free end of the turning plate is provided with a limiting bending part which is bent upwards.

8. The household waste sorting machine according to claim 1, wherein: the conveying mechanism comprises a second belt conveyor, a plurality of supporting plates and a plurality of supporting blocks; the second belt conveyor is obliquely arranged in the case up and down, a plurality of support plates are uniformly arranged on the second belt conveyor, one end of each support plate is rotatably connected with a belt of the second belt conveyor, and the support blocks are arranged on the belts of the second belt conveyor and used for supporting the corresponding support plates to enable the support plates facing one side of the feed opening to be horizontal.

9. The household waste sorting machine according to claim 8, wherein: the free end of the supporting plate is also provided with a limiting part bent upwards for limiting the garbage bag.

10. The household waste sorting machine according to claim 1, wherein: the picking manipulator comprises two groups of first linear modules, second linear modules, third linear modules and a mechanical clamp; the two groups of first linear modules are arranged on the second supporting frame, the second linear module is connected with the moving seats of the two first linear modules, the third linear module is vertically arranged on the moving seat of the second linear module, and the mechanical clamp is arranged at the lifting end of the third linear module; the first linear module drives the mechanical clamp to reciprocate along the conveying mechanism, the second linear module drives the mechanical clamp to transversely move, and the third linear module drives the mechanical clamp to vertically move.