CN114803033A

CN114803033A - Automatic book collecting and editing equipment

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Publication number: CN114803033A
Application number: CN202210562247.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘国峰; 李芝芝; 叶祖银
Original assignee: Shenzhen Seaever Intelligent Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Seaever Intelligent Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2022-05-23
Filing date: 2022-05-23
Publication date: 2022-07-29

Abstract

The invention discloses automatic book collecting and editing equipment. The method comprises the following steps: the equipment main body is provided with a shelving area, an identification area, a book searching number label pasting area, an asset bar code pasting and stamping area, an RFID label pasting area and an RFID reading and writing area along a collecting and editing line; the method comprises the steps that books are put on a shelf and begin to be compiled, the books are conveyed to an identification area for information collection, then conveyed to a book number searching label pasting area for book number searching label pasting operation, then conveyed to an asset bar code pasting and stamping area for asset bar code pasting operation and stamping operation, then conveyed to an RFID label pasting area for RFID label pasting operation, and finally conveyed to an RFID reading and writing area for reading and writing, and then compiling is completed. The invention automatically adopts and compiles the books through the designed adopting and compiling equipment, and has the advantages of high adopting and compiling efficiency, low error rate, simplicity and quickness.

Description

Automatic book collecting and editing equipment

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of book collection and editing, in particular to automatic book collection and editing equipment.

Background

With the increasing of the building scale of the library, more and more libraries are collected, the book interview and cataloging links of the library at the early stage always adopt a manual mode, the current labor cost is continuously improved, the library is used as a non-production enterprise, and the labor cost is always a heavy part of the load of the library; and the manual mode still has the inefficiency, and the error rate is high problem.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide automatic book collecting and editing equipment, which aims to solve the problems of low efficiency and high error rate existing in the manual mode adopted in the existing book collecting and editing work.

In order to solve the technical problems, the invention aims to realize the following technical scheme: provided is an automatic book gathering and editing device, comprising:

the equipment main body is provided with a shelving area, an identification area, a book searching number label pasting area, an asset bar code pasting and stamping area, an RFID label pasting area and an RFID reading and writing area along a collecting and editing line;

the upper frame mechanism is arranged on the equipment main body and used for lifting the books to the upper frame area;

the first operating mechanism is arranged on the equipment main body and used for dragging the books from the shelving area to the identification area for information acquisition, conveying the books to the book number label pasting area for book number label pasting after the information acquisition, and conveying the books to the asset bar code pasting and stamping area after the book number label pasting is finished;

the device comprises a first operating mechanism, a turnover mechanism and a turnover mechanism, wherein the first operating mechanism is arranged on the device main body, the first operating mechanism is used for performing asset bar code pasting on the back cover of a book entering the asset bar code pasting and stamping area, the turnover mechanism is used for turning the book so that the front cover of the book faces upwards, the turnover mechanism is used for turning the front cover of the book, stamping and asset bar code pasting are performed on the first page of the book through the first operating mechanism, and the book is conveyed to the RFID label pasting area after the stamping and the asset bar code pasting are completed;

the book turning mechanism is used for turning over books entering the RFID label pasting area, and the third operating mechanism is used for pasting RFID labels on the turned-over books and flowing into the RFID reading and writing area to read and write after the books are pasted, so that the picking and the editing are completed.

Further, the first operating mechanism comprises a first mechanical arm, a first sucking disc hand and a first camera, wherein the first sucking disc hand and the first camera are arranged on the first mechanical arm;

the first mechanical arm drags the book from the shelving area to the identification area through a first sucker hand, the first camera is used for collecting information of the back cover of the book in the identification area, and the book is dragged from the identification area to the book searching number label pasting area through the first sucker hand after the collection is finished.

Further, the automatic book collecting and editing equipment further comprises: and the book returning groove is arranged on the equipment main body, is connected with the identification area and is used for recovering books which are not identified in the identification area and have book back covers.

Further, the automatic book collecting and editing equipment further comprises: the first printer and the second camera are arranged on the side edge of the book searching number label pasting area;

the first operating mechanism is used for pushing the book to a pasting position of the first printer so as to paste the book spine label of the book, the second camera is used for measuring the thickness of the book spine, and the book is pasted to the asset bar code pasting and stamping area after pasting and measuring are completed.

Further, the automatic book collecting and editing equipment further comprises: the second printer is arranged on the side edge of the asset bar code pasting and stamping area and used for printing the asset bar code;

the second operating mechanism comprises a second mechanical arm, a second sucker hand and a third camera, wherein the second sucker hand and the third camera are arranged on the second mechanical arm;

when the books enter the asset bar code pasting and stamping area, the second mechanical arm detects the positions of the book back covers through the third camera, and the asset bar codes are clamped by the second sucker hand from the second printer and pasted on the book back covers.

Furthermore, the turnover mechanism is positioned at the side edge of the asset bar code pasting and stamping area and comprises a motor and a clamping part connected with a motor rotating shaft;

when the books enter the asset bar code pasting and stamping area, the books can be clamped into the clamping port of the clamping part, and after the operation of pasting the asset bar code on the book cover is completed, the clamping part is driven by the motor to overturn and is linked with the book to overturn, so that the book cover faces upwards.

Furthermore, the turnover mechanism comprises a first driving piece, a turnover plate connected to the first driving piece and a plurality of suckers arranged on the turnover plate;

the first driving piece drives the turnover plate to rotate so that the suckers on the turnover plate are abutted against and tightly sucked on the book covers, and then the turnover plate is driven to rotate reversely and drive the book covers to be opened.

Further, the automatic book collecting and editing equipment further comprises: the third printer is arranged on the side edge of the asset bar code pasting and stamping area and used for printing a seal;

the second arm passes through the position of the first page of book of third camera detection, and via the second sucking disc hand is followed the asset bar code is got and is pasted on the first page of book to the second printer clamp, and follows the seal is got and is printed on the first page of book to the third printer clamp.

Furthermore, the page turning mechanism is positioned on the side edge of the RFID label pasting area and comprises a second driving piece, a hollow plate connected to the first driving piece and an inclined plate arranged at the end part of the hollow plate;

and after the book enters the RFID label pasting area, the hollowed-out plate is pushed by the first driving piece to move towards the book opening direction of the book, and the book is unfolded by the inclined plate.

Further, the automatic book collecting and editing equipment further comprises: the fourth printer is arranged on the side edge of the RFID label pasting area and is used for printing the RFID label;

the third operating mechanism comprises a third mechanical arm and a clamp hand arranged on the third mechanical arm;

and the third mechanical arm clamps the RFID label from the fourth printer through a clamp hand and pastes the RFID label at the position, close to the spine, in the book from the hollowed-out position of the hollowed-out plate.

The embodiment of the invention discloses automatic book collecting and editing equipment. The method comprises the following steps: the equipment main body is provided with a shelving area, an identification area, a book number label pasting area, an asset bar code pasting and stamping area, an RFID label pasting area and an RFID reading and writing area along a collecting and editing line; books are put on shelves and initially collected and compiled in a shelf area, the books are firstly conveyed to an identification area for information collection, then conveyed to a book number label pasting area for book number label pasting operation, then conveyed to an asset bar code pasting and stamping area for asset bar code pasting operation and stamping operation, then conveyed to an RFID label pasting area for RFID label pasting operation, and finally conveyed to an RFID reading and writing area for reading and writing to complete collection and compilation. The embodiment of the invention automatically adopts and compiles the books through the designed adopting and compiling equipment, and has the advantages of high adopting and compiling efficiency, low error rate, simplicity and quickness.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments are briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are 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 creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a distribution of a picking and editing route of an automatic picking and editing apparatus for books according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an automatic book editing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an operating mechanism of the automatic book gathering and editing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a book editing state provided by the embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

1. an apparatus main body; 11. a racking area; 12. an identification area; 13. a book number label pasting area; 14. an asset barcode pasting and stamping area; 15. an RFID label pasting region; 16. an RFID read-write area;

2. a racking mechanism;

3. a first operating mechanism; 31. a first robot arm; 32. a first sucking disc hand; 33. a first camera;

4. a second operating mechanism; 41. a second mechanical arm; 42. a second suction hand; 43. a third camera;

5. a turnover mechanism; 51. a motor; 52. a clamping portion;

6. a turning-over mechanism; 61. a first driving member; 62. a turnover plate; 63. a suction cup;

7. a page turning mechanism; 71. a second driving member; 72. a hollowed-out plate; 73. a sloping plate;

8. a third operating mechanism; 81. a third mechanical arm; 82. a clamping hand;

9. a book returning groove;

10. a first printer;

20. a second printer;

30. a third printer;

40. a fourth printer;

50. and a second camera.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, not all, embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

It will be understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this specification and the appended claims, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

It is also to be understood that the terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used in the specification of the present invention and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

It should be further understood that the term "and/or" as used in this specification and the appended claims refers to and includes any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

With reference to fig. 1 to 3, an embodiment of the present invention provides an automatic book gathering and editing apparatus, including:

the equipment main body 1 is provided with a shelving area 11, an identification area 12, a book number label pasting area 13, an asset bar code pasting and stamping area 14, an RFID label pasting area 15 and an RFID reading and writing area 16 along a collecting and editing line;

the upper frame mechanism 2 is arranged on the equipment main body 1 and is used for lifting a book to the upper frame area 11;

the first operating mechanism 3 is arranged on the equipment main body 1 and is used for dragging the books from the shelf loading area 11 to the identification area 12 for information acquisition, conveying the books to the book searching number label pasting area 13 for book searching number label pasting after the information acquisition, and conveying the books to the asset barcode pasting and stamping area 14 after the book searching number label pasting is finished;

the device comprises a second operating mechanism 4, a turnover mechanism 5 and a turnover mechanism 6 which are arranged on the device main body 1, wherein the second operating mechanism 4 is used for performing asset bar code pasting on the back cover of a book entering an asset bar code pasting and stamping area 14, the turnover mechanism 5 is used for turning over the book to enable the book cover to be upward, the turnover mechanism 6 is used for turning over the book cover, performing stamping and asset bar code pasting on a first page of the book through the second operating mechanism 4, and conveying the book cover to an RFID label pasting area 15 after completion;

the book turning mechanism 7 is used for turning over books entering the RFID label pasting area 15, and the third operating mechanism 8 is used for pasting RFID labels on the turned-over books, flowing into the RFID reading and writing area 16 after pasting, and completing picking and editing.

In this embodiment, a book of a library that circulates normally needs to have 4 basic elements: index book number, asset bar number (books asset), seal (collection home country) and RFID label (RFID management), the automatic collection of 4 essential elements is compiled the process through the automatic collection equipment that sets up to this embodiment to effectively improve collection and compilation efficiency and reduce the error rate.

The specific picking and weaving process comprises the following steps:

firstly, lifting a book to a shelf area 11 on an equipment main body 1 through a shelf mechanism 2, wherein the equipment main body 1 can be a rectangular table, and a picking and editing line is arranged on the table top; the shelf mechanism 2 may be a lifting mechanism, and the book with its back cover facing upwards is placed on the shelf mechanism 2 and then lifted to the shelf area 11.

Then, the book is dragged from the shelving area 11 to the identification area 12 by the first operating mechanism 3 for back cover identification (refer to a1 state in fig. 4), the book is ensured to be back cover up, data such as the ISBN number and the book length and width are collected, after the collection is completed, the book identification area 12 is dragged to the book number label pasting area 13 by the first operating mechanism 3, the book number label is pasted on the spine of the book (refer to a2 state in fig. 4), after the pasting is completed, the book is transported to the asset barcode pasting and stamping area 14, the asset barcode is pasted on the book cover by the second operating mechanism 4 (refer to A3 state in fig. 4), the book is turned over by the turning mechanism 5 to be cover up (refer to a4 state in fig. 4), the book cover is turned over by the turning mechanism 6 (refer to a5 state in fig. 4), the asset barcode is pasted on the first page of the book by the second operating mechanism 4 (preferentially distant from the book cover 2 CM) and stamped, the stamping position is preferably centered at a distance of 4CM from the bottom of the book, and after the stamping is completed, the book is transported to the RFID label attaching area 15, the book is opened by the first turning mechanism 7 (refer to a state of 6 in fig. 4), and the RFID label is attached to a position adjacent to the spine of the opened book by the third operating mechanism 8.

And finally, the books subjected to the 4 basic element operations are conveyed to the RFID read-write area 16 to be read and written, so that the automatic collection and editing process of the books can be completed, and the advantages of high collection and editing efficiency, low error rate, simplicity and quickness are realized.

The following introduces the mining details in the automatic mining process:

in one embodiment, the first operating mechanism 3 includes a first robot arm 31, a first suction hand 32 disposed on the first robot arm 31, and a first camera 33;

the first mechanical arm 31 drags the book from the shelving area 11 to the identification area 12 through the first suction hand 32, and the first camera 33 is used for collecting information of the back cover of the book in the identification area 12 and dragging the book from the identification area 12 to the book number label pasting area 13 through the first suction hand 32 after the collection is completed.

In this embodiment, the first mechanical arm 31 may adopt a six-axis mechanical arm, the first suction disc hand 32 and the first camera 33 are both arranged at the front end of the six-axis mechanical arm, the positions of the first suction disc hand 32 and the first camera 33 can be controlled by moving the first mechanical arm 31, after data such as the ISBN number, the book length and width, and the like on the book back cover in the identification area 12 are acquired by the first camera 33, the ISBN number is used to retrieve the CNMARC number, and the marc number label can be generated according to the "middle drawing method"; after the information collection is completed, the first mechanical arm 31 is controlled to drive the first suction cup hand 32 to move downwards and be adsorbed on the book cover, and then the book can be dragged to move to the book number label pasting area 13.

The automatic book collecting and editing equipment further comprises a book returning groove 9 arranged on the equipment main body 1, wherein the book returning groove 9 is connected with the identification area 12 and is used for recovering books which are not identified in the identification area 12 and have the book back covers; generally, the book is placed on the shelf by mistake, and the book is not placed with the back cover facing upwards, so that the book cannot be identified, and the book is dragged to the book returning groove 9 by the first manipulator to wait for re-placing the book on the shelf

In one embodiment, the automatic book gathering and editing device further comprises:

a first printer 10 and a second camera 50 provided at the side of the index number label attaching area 13;

the first operating mechanism 3 is used to push the book to the pasting position of the first printer 10 for book-number label pasting on the book spine, and the second camera 50 is used to measure the thickness of the book spine, and the book is transported to the asset barcode pasting and stamping area 14 after pasting and measuring are completed.

In this embodiment, the first printer 10 is a book number label printer, the book number label generated by using ISBN numbering can be printed in the book number label printer, the first printer 10 transfers the printed book number label to a pasting position, and at this time, the book is pushed by the first operating mechanism 3 and the spine of the book is pressed into the pasting position, so that the book number label can be pasted on the spine of the book; while the second camera 50, located on the side of the first printer 10, measures the thickness of the spine of the book, and after the measurement is completed, the book is transported by the first robot to the asset barcode pasting and stamping area 14.

a second printer 20 disposed at a side of the asset barcode pasting and stamping region 14 for printing the asset barcode;

the second operating mechanism 4 includes a second robot arm 41, a second suction hand 42 provided on the second robot arm 41, and a third camera 43;

when the book enters the asset barcode pasting and stamping region 14, the second robot arm 41 detects the position of the book back cover through the third camera 43, and controls the second suction hand 42 to pick up the asset barcode from the second printer 20 and paste it on the book back cover via the second robot arm 41.

In this embodiment, the second mechanical arm 41 may also be a six-axis mechanical arm, the second suction cup hand 42 and the third camera 43 are both disposed at the front end of the six-axis mechanical arm, the positions of the second suction cup hand 42 and the third camera 43 can be controlled by moving the second mechanical arm 41, in the asset barcode pasting and sealing area 14, the second suction cup hand 42 is driven by controlling the second mechanical arm 41 to move to the asset barcode label of the second printer 20, the asset barcode label is pasted up by the soft glue on the second suction cup hand 42, and then the asset barcode label is moved to the book back cover, the pasting position is confirmed by the third camera 43 and the pasting is performed, so that the turning step can be completed and performed.

Then, turning over the book by using a turning mechanism 5 arranged at the side edge of the asset bar code pasting and stamping area 14, specifically, the turning mechanism 5 may comprise a motor 51 and a clamping part 52 connected to the rotating shaft of the motor 51; when the book enters the asset bar code pasting and stamping area 14, the book can be clamped into the clamping port of the clamping part 52, and after the operation of pasting the asset bar code on the book cover is completed, the clamping part 52 is driven by the motor 51 to turn over and is linked with the book to turn over, so that the book cover faces upwards.

In one embodiment, the flipping mechanism 6 includes a first driving member 61, a flipping plate 62 connected to the first driving member 61, and a plurality of suction cups 63 disposed on the flipping plate 62;

the first driving member 61 drives the turning plate 62 to rotate so that the suction cups 63 on the turning plate 62 are pressed against and tightly sucked on the book covers, and then drives the turning plate 62 to rotate reversely and drive the book covers to open.

In this embodiment, to the books of the back up of overturning, turn over the book cover by turning over the mechanism 6, it is specific, first driving piece 61 can drive returning face plate 62 upset to horizontality or vertical state, when drive returning face plate 62 upset to horizontality, 3 sucking discs 63 that set up on returning face plate 62 can inhale tightly on the book cover, then drive returning face plate 62 upset to vertical state, can make the book cover open to follow-up lid in the first page of book and paste the label.

In one embodiment, the automatic book editing device further comprises:

a third printer 30 arranged at the side of the asset barcode pasting and stamping area 14 for printing a stamp;

the second robotic arm 41 detects the position of the first page of the book by the third camera 43 and picks up the asset barcode from the second printer 20 and attaches it to the first page of the book via the second suction hand 42 and picks up the stamp from the third printer 30 and prints it on the first page of the book.

In this embodiment, for a book whose book cover has been opened, the second mechanical arm 41 is controlled to drive the second suction cup hand 42 to move to the asset barcode label of the second printer 20, the asset barcode label is adhered by the soft glue on the second suction cup hand 42, and then the book is moved to the first page position of the book, and the adhered position is confirmed by the third camera 43 and adhered; then, the second mechanical arm 41 is controlled to drive the second suction cup hand 42 to move to the seal of the third printer 30, the seal is adhered by the soft glue on the second suction cup hand 42, then the first page of the book is moved to the position, the position of the seal is confirmed by the third camera 43, the seal is sealed, and the seal and the label adhesion in the first page of the book can be completed.

In one embodiment, the page turning mechanism 7 is located at a side of the RFID label pasting region 15, and the page turning mechanism 7 includes a second driving member 71, a hollow plate 72 connected to the first driving member 61, and a sloping plate 73 disposed at an end of the hollow plate 72;

when the book enters the RFID label attachment area 15, the first driving member 61 pushes the hollow plate 72 to move toward the opening of the book, and the slant plate 73 opens the book.

In this embodiment, based on the thickness measurement data of the second camera 50 on the spine of the book, the second driving member 71 controls the hollow plate 72 to move toward the opening of the book, and the tilt plate 73 opens the book by a predetermined thickness (preferably 1/3), so as to facilitate the subsequent RFID tag pasting in the opened book.

a fourth printer 40 disposed at a side of the RFID label attachment area 15 for printing the RFID label;

the third operating mechanism 8 includes a third robot arm 81 and a gripper hand 82 provided on the third robot arm 81;

the third robot arm 81 picks up the RFID tag from the fourth printer 40 by the gripper hand 82 and attaches the RFID tag to a position adjacent to the spine of the book from the hollowed-out position of the hollowed-out plate 72.

In this embodiment, the process of attaching the RFID tag, specifically, the third mechanical arm 81 may also adopt a six-axis manipulator, the clamp hand 82 is disposed at the front end of the six-axis manipulator, the position of the clamp hand 82 may also be controlled by moving the third mechanical arm 81, in the RFID tag attaching area 15, the clamp hand 82 is driven by controlling the third mechanical arm 81 to move to the RFID tag of the fourth printer 40, the corresponding RFID tag is clamped by the clamp hand 82 on the second suction cup hand 42, and then the RFID tag is moved to the book position, and the RFID tag is attached to the position adjacent to the spine in the book from the hollow position of the hollow plate 72, and the RFID tag attaching may be completed.

Finally, the books after being pasted flow into the RFID read-write area 16 to be read and written, and then the editing is completed.

While the invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments, the invention is not limited thereto, and various equivalent modifications and substitutions can be easily made by those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An automatic book gathering and editing device is characterized by comprising:

2. The automatic book compiling apparatus of claim 1 wherein:

the first operating mechanism comprises a first mechanical arm, a first sucking disc hand and a first camera, wherein the first sucking disc hand and the first camera are arranged on the first mechanical arm;

3. The automatic book compiling apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

and the book returning groove is arranged on the equipment main body, is connected with the identification area and is used for recovering books which are not identified in the identification area and have book back covers.

4. The automatic book compiling apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

the first printer and the second camera are arranged on the side edge of the book searching number label pasting area;

5. The automatic book compiling apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

the second printer is arranged on the side edge of the asset bar code pasting and stamping area and used for printing the asset bar code;

6. The automatic book compiling apparatus of claim 1 wherein:

the turnover mechanism is positioned at the side edge of the asset bar code pasting and stamping area and comprises a motor and a clamping part connected with a motor rotating shaft;

when the books enter the asset bar code pasting and stamping area, the books can be clamped into the clamping port of the clamping part, and after the operation of pasting the asset bar codes on the book cover bottom is completed, the clamping part is driven by the motor to overturn and is linked with the book to overturn, so that the book cover faces upwards.

7. The automatic book compiling apparatus of claim 1 wherein:

the turnover mechanism comprises a first driving piece, a turnover plate connected to the first driving piece and a plurality of suckers arranged on the turnover plate;

8. The automatic book compiling apparatus of claim 5 further comprising:

the third printer is arranged on the side edge of the asset bar code pasting and stamping area and used for printing a seal;

9. The automatic book compiling apparatus of claim 7 wherein:

the page turning mechanism is positioned on the side edge of the RFID label pasting area and comprises a second driving piece, a hollow plate connected to the first driving piece and an inclined plate arranged at the end part of the hollow plate;

10. The automatic book compiling apparatus of claim 9 further comprising:

the fourth printer is arranged on the side edge of the RFID label pasting area and is used for printing the RFID label;