CN220563611U

CN220563611U - Material conveying system

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Publication number: CN220563611U
Application number: CN202322263210.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陶力; 孙成顺; 胡坤; 陈晶; 朱知元; 王兴洪; 文治和
Original assignee: Hongyun Honghe Tobacco Group Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hongyun Honghe Tobacco Group Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-08-22
Filing date: 2023-08-22
Publication date: 2024-03-08
Anticipated expiration: 2033-08-22

Abstract

The application discloses a material conveying system, which comprises a PLC electric control module, a window control center and a material conveying device; the material conveying device comprises a material input channel, a material sorting station and a material output channel corresponding to each material; the material input channel, the material sorting station and the material output channel are respectively provided with a material detector; the PLC electrical control module is in signal connection with a conveyor and a material detector on the material conveying device, and the window control center is in signal connection with the PLC electrical control module; the window control center displays the state of the material conveying device in real time; when the material conveying device is provided with a material, the window control center displays a task number corresponding to the material on a conveyor through which the material passes on the material conveying device in real time, and the task number indicates the type of the material. The configuration cost is reduced through the shared material input channel and the corresponding material output channel, and the space utilization rate is improved.

Description

Material conveying system

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of material conveying, and more particularly relates to a material conveying system.

Background

The C line production area of a certain wire making workshop can produce sheet raw materials and tobacco raw materials, the feeding sections of the two production lines share a conveying channel, and the feeding ports are in parallel connection. As the yields of the two raw materials are not saturated in the early stage, the two raw materials adopt a cross production mode, namely only one product is produced in the same time period. However, as the production increases, two production lines are required to produce simultaneously. In general, a conveying channel is required to be installed again to enable feeding sections of the conveying channel and the feeding section to be independent of each other, but the cost of newly installing the conveying channel is high, the space of a C line production area is small, and the newly installing of the conveying channel is inconvenient.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a material conveying system detects the position of material through the material detector on the material conveyor to the position that the material passed through shows the task number that has material kind information, with confirm the material output channel through the task number, thereby transport the material to corresponding production line entry, reduce configuration cost through one section shared material input channel and corresponding material output channel, improve space utilization simultaneously.

The application provides a material conveying system, which comprises a PLC (programmable logic controller) electric control module, a window control center and a material conveying device;

the material conveying device comprises a material input channel, a material sorting station and a material output channel corresponding to each material, wherein the output end of the material input channel is connected with the input end of the material sorting station; the material input channel, the material sorting station and the material output channel are respectively provided with a material detector;

the PLC electrical control module is in signal connection with a conveyor and a material detector on the material conveying device, and the window control center is in signal connection with the PLC electrical control module;

the window control center displays the state of the material conveying device in real time; when the material conveying device is provided with a material, the window control center displays a task number corresponding to the material on a conveyor through which the material passes on the material conveying device in real time, and the task number indicates the type of the material.

Preferably, the material input channel comprises a material inlet conveyor and at least one material transfer conveyor which are arranged in sequence, and the output end of the last material transfer conveyor is connected with the input end of the material sorting conveyor on the material sorting station.

Preferably, the at least one material output channel comprises material conveying channels in different directions, and a steering conveyor is arranged between the adjacent material conveying channels in different directions.

Preferably, the material sorting conveyor and the diverting conveyor are lifting-type chain track conveyors.

Preferably, the material transfer conveyor and the conveyor on the material conveying path in different directions are roller track conveyors.

Preferably, the material inlet conveyor is a lifting chain track conveyor.

Preferably, the material conveying system further comprises an upper dispatcher, and the upper dispatcher is in signal connection with the PLC electrical control module.

Preferably, the upper scheduler is a task control system.

Preferably, the lifting type chain track conveyor comprises an edge baffle, a chain conveyor belt and rollers;

the edge baffle is arranged at one side edge of the chain type conveyer belt and the roller;

the chain type conveyer belt is arranged in the middle of the conveyer belt formed by a plurality of rollers;

the chain conveyor belt automatically rises to a position higher than the roller in the working state.

Preferably, a task number display grid is arranged on the window control center after each conveyor number and is used for displaying the task number of materials passing through the conveyor in real time.

Other features of the present application and its advantages will become apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the present application, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the application and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the application.

FIG. 1 is a control schematic diagram of a material handling system provided herein;

FIG. 2 is one embodiment of a material handling apparatus provided herein;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the lifting type caterpillar track conveyor provided in the present application;

fig. 4 is a flow chart of a material conveying method provided in the present application.

Detailed Description

Various exemplary embodiments of the present application will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that: the relative arrangement of the components and steps, numerical expressions and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present application unless it is specifically stated otherwise.

The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely exemplary in nature and is in no way intended to limit the application, its application, or uses.

Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to one of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, the techniques, methods, and apparatus should be considered part of the specification.

In all examples shown and discussed herein, any specific values should be construed as merely illustrative, and not a limitation. Thus, other examples of exemplary embodiments may have different values.

The utility model provides a material conveying system and method detects the position of material through the material detector on the material conveyor to the position that the material passed through shows the task number that has material kind information, with confirm the material output channel through the task number, thereby transport the material to corresponding production line entry, reduce configuration cost through one section shared material input channel and corresponding material output channel, improve space utilization simultaneously.

As shown in fig. 1, the material conveying system provided herein includes a PLC electrical control module 110, a window control center (Windows Control Center, winCC) 120, and a material conveying device 130. The PLC electrical control module 110 is in signal connection with a conveyor and a material detector on the material conveying device 130, and the window control center 120 is in signal connection with the PLC electrical control module 110.

As shown in fig. 1, the material conveying system further includes an upper scheduler 140, where the upper scheduler 140 is connected to the PLC electrical control module 110, and the upper scheduler 140 is configured to schedule materials according to a start signal of the PLC electrical control module 110 and transmit task numbers of the materials to the PLC electrical control module 110.

As one example, the upper scheduler 140 is a task control (MCS) system.

The material conveying device 130 includes a material input channel, a material sorting station, and a material output channel corresponding to each material. The output end of the material input channel is connected with the input end of the material classification station, the material classification station is provided with output ends identical to the types of materials, each output end of the material classification station is connected with the input end of the corresponding material output channel, and the output end of the material output channel is connected with the inlet of the production line of the corresponding materials. And the material input channel, the material classification station and the material output channel are respectively provided with a material detector.

As an embodiment, the material input channel comprises a material inlet conveyor and at least one material transfer conveyor arranged in sequence, the output end of the last material transfer conveyor being connected with the input end of the material sorting conveyor at the material sorting station.

Fig. 2 shows an embodiment of a material conveying device, which embodiment comprises two materials. As an example, the two materials are a sheet of tobacco and a flake. As shown in fig. 2, the material input path includes a material inlet conveyor 2301, a material transfer conveyor 2302 arranged in sequence. The input of the material sorting conveyor 9011 at the material sorting station is connected to the output of the material transfer conveyor 2302. Two sides of the material classifying conveyor 9011 are respectively a material output channel of the sheet tobacco and a material output channel of the sheet tobacco.

As an embodiment, the at least one material output channel comprises material conveying channels in different directions, and a steering conveyor is arranged between adjacent material conveying channels in different directions.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 2, the material output channel of the sheet cigarette comprises a first direction material conveying channel perpendicular to the material input channel and a second direction material conveying channel parallel to the material input channel, forming an L-shaped material conveying channel. The conveyor 901 is arranged on the first-direction material conveying channel, the conveyor 903 is arranged on the second-direction material conveying channel, and the output end of the conveyor 903 is connected with the inlet of the sheet tobacco production line. A diverting conveyor 902 is provided between the conveyor 901 and the conveyor 903. As shown in fig. 2, the material output channel of the sheet is a material conveying channel perpendicular to the material input channel, and includes a conveyor 913, and an output end of the conveyor 913 is connected to an inlet of the sheet production line. Thus, in the embodiment shown in fig. 2, the material conveying device is generally F-shaped.

It will be appreciated that multiple conveyors may be provided between the material inlet conveyor 2301 and the material sorting conveyor 9011, on the material output path of the sheet smoke, and on the material output path of the sheet as desired. It will be appreciated that all of the material output channels may be perpendicular to the material input channels, forming a T-shaped material conveyor. All the material output channels can be L-shaped material conveying channels to form an E-shaped material conveying device.

As one example, the material sort conveyor (9011 in fig. 2) and the diverting conveyor (902 in fig. 2) are elevating chain track conveyors.

As one example, the material inlet conveyor 2301 is a lifting chain track conveyor.

As shown in fig. 3, as one embodiment, the elevating type chain track conveyor includes an edge dam 1, a chain conveyor belt 2, and rollers 3. The edge baffle 1 is arranged at one side edge of the chain conveyor belt 2 and the roller 3, and the edge baffle 1 is used for limiting the limit position of materials and preventing the materials from falling. The chain conveyor 2 is arranged in the middle of the conveyor consisting of a plurality of rollers 3. The chain conveyor belt 2 has a lifting function, and when a material needs to move in the direction indicated by an arrow 4 (parallel to the chain conveyor belt 2), the chain conveyor belt 2 automatically rises to a position higher than the roller 3, and the material is lifted and then is driven to move along the direction of the chain conveyor belt. When the material needs to move in the direction indicated by the arrow 5 (perpendicular to the chain conveyor belt 2), the chain conveyor belt 2 automatically descends to a position lower than the roller 3, and the material moves along the direction perpendicular to the chain conveyor belt under the drive of the roller 3.

As an example, the material transfer conveyor (2302 in fig. 2) and the conveyors on the material transfer lanes in different directions (913, 901, 903 in fig. 2) are roller track conveyors.

It should be noted that, a material detector is installed on each conveyor to detect whether there is material on the conveyor.

As an example, the material detector is a photoelectric sensor.

It should be noted that, the material conveying device 130 of the present application can simultaneously convey more than two materials, and when the types of materials exceed two types, a plurality of material classification stations can be arranged at different positions, so as to realize the change of the material conveying direction.

The material detector of the material conveying device transmits a material detection signal to the PLC electrical control module 110, and the PLC electrical control module 110 controls the window control center 120 to display the state of the material conveying device in real time according to the material detection signal. For example, window control center 120 may have a task number display pane located after each conveyor number. When the material conveying device is provided with a material, the window control center displays a task number corresponding to the material on a conveyor through which the material passes on the material conveying device in real time. Specifically, when no material exists on the conveyor, the task number display grid is displayed as 0; when materials are arranged on the conveyors, the task number display grid displays task numbers so as to display the task states corresponding to each conveyor.

Wherein, as an embodiment, the task number is three. The first digit is 1 or 2,1 representing a lamina and 2 representing a lamina, that is, the first digit indicates the type of material. The last two bits represent the order of the current lot.

Preferably, the window control center 120 is provided with a first man-machine interaction module corresponding to the material inlet conveyor (2301 in fig. 2) and at least one material transfer conveyor (2302 in fig. 2), and the first man-machine interaction module is used for inputting and confirming the task number of the material passing through currently.

Preferably, the window control center 120 is provided with a second man-machine interaction module corresponding to the material sorting conveyor (9011 in fig. 2), and the second man-machine interaction module is used for manually confirming the sorting result of the material (shown as manual confirmation of feeding tobacco flakes and manual confirmation of feeding sheets in fig. 2).

As shown in fig. 4, based on the above material conveying system, the present application further provides a material conveying method based on a PLC electrical control module, which includes the following steps:

s410: and sending a material request of at least one material to the upper scheduler.

After the PLC electrical control module starts production, a material request of materials (such as slices and tobacco flakes) is sent to the upper dispatcher.

S420: and in response to receiving the first incoming signal on the material input channel, transmitting the first incoming signal to the upper scheduler.

In the embodiment of fig. 2, the upper scheduler begins scheduling material, which is first conveyed to the material inlet conveyor 2301. After the material detector of the material inlet conveyor 2301 detects the material, a first incoming signal is sent to the PLC electrical control module, and the PLC electrical control module transmits the first incoming signal to the upper scheduler.

S430: and receiving a task number corresponding to the first incoming material signal sent by the upper scheduler and transmitting the task number to the window control center, so that the window control center displays the task number on a conveyor through which materials pass on the material input channel.

And the upper dispatcher transmits the task number corresponding to the material to an operation control interface of the window control center WINCC. In the embodiment shown in fig. 2, the task number display on the material inlet conveyor 2301 will change from 0 to a specific task number. The material then passes through the material transfer conveyor 2302, and the plc electrical control module transmits a task number to the material transfer conveyor 2302 in response to a first incoming material signal from the material transfer conveyor 2302.

S440: and responding to the second incoming signal of the material classification station, controlling the conveying direction of the material classification conveyor on the material classification station according to the task number and controlling the window control center to display the task number on the material classification station.

In the embodiment of fig. 2, if the task number starts with 1 and represents that the material is a sheet, the PLC electrical control module controls the material sort conveyor 9011 to transfer the material to the material output channel of the sheet, and controls the window control center WINCC to display the task number on the material sort conveyor 9011.

If the task number 2 starts, and the representative material is tobacco flakes, the PLC electrical control module controls the material classifying conveyor 9011 to transmit the material to a material output channel of the tobacco flakes towards the tobacco leaf direction, and controls the window control center WINCC to display the task number on the material classifying conveyor 9011.

S450: and in response to receiving a third incoming material signal of the conveyor on the material output channel, controlling the window control center to display the task number on the corresponding conveyor.

On the sheet material output path, the sheet material passes through the conveyor 913 to the entrance of the sheet production line, and the window control center WINCC is controlled to display the job number on the conveyor 913 in response to the third incoming signal of the conveyor 913.

On the material output channel of the sheet tobacco, the material sequentially passes through the conveyors 901, 902 and 903 and then reaches the entrance of the sheet tobacco production line, and the window control center WINCC is controlled to sequentially display task numbers on the conveyors 901, 902 and 903 in response to the third incoming material signals of the conveyors 901, 902 and 903.

Preferably, if the upper dispatcher fails to send the task number corresponding to the first incoming material signal or the material loses the task number on the material input channel, the control window control center displays the task number on the conveyor on the material input channel through which the material passes in response to receiving the manually input task number and the confirmation information transmitted by the first man-machine interaction module of the window control center. Specifically, after the task number is manually input through the first man-machine interaction module, a manual confirmation button (for example, "2301 manual confirmation" on the first man-machine interaction module is clicked to implement the input of the task number.

Preferably, if the material loses the task number at the material sorting station, the material sorting conveyor is controlled to convey the material to the material output channel corresponding to the sorting result in response to the sorting result of the material (such as the button "manually confirm to sheet smoke" in fig. 2 and the button "manually confirm to sheet") transmitted by the second man-machine interaction module of the receiving window control center.

According to the material conveying system, accurate conveying of materials is achieved through tracking of task numbers, and material conveying accuracy and working efficiency of the material conveying system are improved.

Although specific embodiments of the present application have been described in detail by way of example, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the above examples are for illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present application. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the above embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of the present application. The scope of the application is defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. The material conveying system is characterized by comprising a PLC electric control module, a window control center and a material conveying device;

the material conveying device comprises a material input channel, material classification stations and material output channels corresponding to each material, wherein the output ends of the material input channels are connected with the input ends of the material classification stations, the material classification stations are provided with output ends identical to the types of the materials, each output end of each material classification station is connected with the input end of the corresponding material output channel, and the output ends of the material output channels are connected with the inlets of the production lines of the corresponding materials; the material input channel, the material sorting station and the material output channel are respectively provided with a material detector;

the window control center displays the state of the material conveying device in real time; when the material conveying device is provided with materials, the window control center displays task numbers corresponding to the materials on a conveyor through which the materials pass on the material conveying device in real time, and the task numbers indicate the types of the materials.

2. The material conveying system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the material input path comprises a material inlet conveyor and at least one material transfer conveyor arranged in sequence, the output end of the last material transfer conveyor being connected to the input end of the material sorting conveyor at the material sorting station.

3. The material conveying system as claimed in claim 2, wherein at least one material output channel comprises material conveying channels in different directions, and a diverting conveyor is provided between adjacent material conveying channels in different directions.

4. A material conveying system according to claim 3, wherein the material sorting conveyor and the diverting conveyor are lifting chain track conveyors.

5. The material conveying system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the material transfer conveyor and the conveyor on the material conveying path in different directions are roller track conveyors.

6. The material conveying system as claimed in any one of claims 2-4, wherein the material inlet conveyor is a lift chain track conveyor.

7. The material handling system of claim 1, further comprising a superordinate scheduler in signal connection with the PLC electrical control module.

8. The material handling system of claim 7, wherein the upper scheduler is a task control system.

9. The material conveying system of claim 6, wherein the elevating chain track conveyor comprises an edge dam, a chain conveyor belt, and rollers;

the edge baffle is arranged at one side edge of the chain conveyor belt and the roller;

the chain type conveyor belt is arranged in the middle of the conveyor belt formed by a plurality of roller sets;

the chain conveyor belt automatically rises to a position higher than the roller in a working state.

10. The material conveying system as claimed in claim 7, wherein a task number display is provided on the window control center after each conveyor number for displaying the task number of the material passing through the conveyor in real time.