KR102094325B1 - block soup supply system - Google Patents

Abstract

A soup cube insertion system of the present invention comprises: a storage drum in which soup cube is accommodated; a bowl feeder which receives soup cubes from the storage drum and aligns and discharges the same in a sequential manner; a conveyor which transports the soup cubes discharged from the bowl feeder in parallel with a ramen transport line; a photographing device which photographs the soup cubes transported by the conveyor to recognize location coordinates; a pick-up robot which picks up the soup cubes based on the location coordinate of the soup cube recognized by the photographing device in order to insert the same into the ramen; and a returning means which returns the soup cubes that remain after being inserted by the pick-up robot to the storage drum. Here, the storage drum and the bowl feeder are located at an upper layer of a work site, whereas the conveyor, the photographing device and the pick-up robot are arranged at a lower layer of the work site. The bowl feeder and the conveyor are connected by means of a transport pipe, and the transport pipe is configured by being bent multiple times. Also provided is an auxiliary insertion means which additionally inputs soup cubes which are stored in advance in the case that the supply of the soup cubes from the bowl feeder to the conveyor is delayed, and comprises: a stack rack in which the soup cubes are stored; and an auxiliary robot which picks up the soup cubes stored in the stack rack and inserts the same into the ramen. Therefore, according to the soup cube insertion system of the present invention, insertion of the soup cube can be stably and precisely performed, while the surplus soup cubes which remain due to an amount exceeding a required insertion amount are returned to the original location to be fed again. Therefore, waste in insertion of the soup cube is prevented.

Description

Block soup supply system

The present invention relates to a block soup input system for effectively inputting a block soup having a constant volume in a ramen production process.

Generally, instant noodles for instant food (hereinafter referred to as ramen) are largely divided into fried noodles and raw noodles according to the processing method of the noodles used.

The fried noodles are made by frying the noodles in the oil during the manufacturing process to remove moisture and ensure the preservation period necessary for the distribution process, and at the same time, to obtain the unique texture and seasoning effect. Raw noodles are dried or frozen without frying the noodles. / By keeping the flavor of the noodles themselves by refrigeration, it is possible to ensure the preservation period.

The ramen product is composed so that various soups are provided together with noodles. The soup is introduced to be placed on the noodles during the course of the noodles being transported, and is packaged and released together with noodles.

Soup included in ramen products is divided into powder soup, liquid soup, and block soup according to the type of contents. Block soup is individually packaged in a certain volume by drying natural ingredients.

Examples of block soups include non-blocks made of dried radish that are added to enhance the flavor of liquid sauce that eats noodles in products such as buckwheat soba noodles.

On the other hand, since the powder soup and the liquid soup can be made in the form of a thin pack, they are continuously provided in a rolled state, and can be put into the ramen in a so-called roll out method to cut and unpack them. .

However, since the block soup is made in the form of a certain volume due to the nature of its contents, the contents are damaged when configured in a rolled state, so it cannot be put in a roll-out method such as powder soup or liquid soup, and now Until now, each block soup is put in a way that the worker puts it on the ramen manually.

However, according to the prior art in which the block soup is manually added as described above, there is a possibility that additional work force is required for this, which may hinder product cost reduction.

In addition, if the worker is negligent and the block soup cannot be accurately input, a defective product is generated, and when the input speed is slow due to insufficient skill of the operator, production is disrupted in the automated ramen production process. There is also a problem that it is a factor that decreases efficiency.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above-described conventional problems, and relates to a block soup input system that automatically performs a block soup input operation that has been performed by a conventional manual method.

The block soup input system according to the present invention provided to achieve the above object includes a storage drum in which a large amount of block soup is accommodated, a bowl feeder that receives and sorts the block soup from the storage drum, and sequentially discharges the bowl feeder. A conveyor that transports the block soup discharged from the ramen by a certain section parallel to the ramen transfer line, an imaging device that captures the block soup carried by the conveyor to determine its positional coordinates, and a block soup identified by the imaging device The pick-up robot that picks up the block soup to be transferred based on the location coordinates of the system and puts it on the ramen, and the block soup that is not put into the ramen are returned to the storage drum in the upper layer.

The storage drum and the bowl feeder are arranged on the upper floor of the workplace, the conveyor, the imaging device, and the pickup robot are arranged on the lower floor of the workplace, and the bowl feeder and the conveyor are connected by a transfer pipe leading from the upper floor to the lower floor of the workplace. .

The transport pipe is formed in a curved shape multiple times so that the falling speed of the block soup is not excessively fast.

When the supply of the block soup from the bowl feeder to the conveyor is temporarily delayed, the block soup input system according to the present invention further comprises an auxiliary input means for inputting separately stored block soup into ramen.

The auxiliary input means is provided on one side of the conveyor and comprises a stack shelf in which a plurality of block soups are stored, and an auxiliary robot for picking up the block soup stored in the stack shelf and putting it into ramen.

The returning means includes a return hopper disposed above the storage drum, a return pipe leading from the lower side of the conveyor to the return hopper, an air blower for injecting compressed air into the return pipe, and a block soup falling from the front end of the conveyor It is made to include an inlet pipe to receive and to flow into the return pipe.

As described above, according to the block soup input system according to the present invention, while the input of the block soup is stably and accurately, the excess block soup that remains above the required input quantity is returned to the original position and re-injected. There is an advantage in that no waste factor is caused by the input of the block soup.

Figure 1: Configuration diagram showing the overall configuration of the block soup input system according to the present invention
Figure 2: Illustrative view showing the block soup alignment operation by the bowl feeder in the block soup input system according to the present invention
Figure 3: An exemplary view showing the operation of the block soup discharged from the upper layer to the lower layer in the block soup input system according to the present invention
Figure 4a: An exemplary view showing a block soup pickup operation by a pickup robot in the block soup input system according to the present invention
Figure 4b: an exemplary view showing a block soup pick-up operation by the auxiliary robot in the block soup input system according to the present invention
Figure 5: an exemplary view showing a block soup return operation in the block soup input system according to the present invention

Hereinafter, specific details for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying FIGS. 1 to 5.

Block soup input system according to the present invention, as shown in Figure 1, the storage drum 10 containing a large amount of block soup (B), and receiving the block soup (B) from the storage drum 10 to align A bowl feeder 20 that sequentially discharges, and a conveyor 30 that transports the block soup B discharged from the bowl feeder 20 for a certain section in parallel with a ramen transfer line (not shown) , The imaging device 40 for imaging the block soup (B) carried by the conveyor 30 to grasp the position coordinates, and the position coordinates of the block soup (B) identified by the imaging device 40 As a standard, it comprises a pick-up robot 50 that picks up the block soup (B) to be transferred and puts it on a ramen.

In addition, when the supply of the block soup from the bowl feeder to the conveyor is temporarily delayed, it further comprises an auxiliary input means for separately inputting the previously stored block soup into ramen.

In addition, the lifting drum 12 for moving the block soup B contained in the storage drum 10 to the bowl feeder 20 may be further included. The lifting feeder 12 is configured and stored as an inclined conveyor. The block soup (B) discharged below the drum 10 is received and transferred to the upper side of the bowl feeder 20 to drop down.

As shown in FIG. 2, the bowl feeder 20 is for separating the block soup B so as not to overlap with each other, and is formed in a bowl shape provided with a spiral movement slope 201 on its upper surface. A vibrator is provided inside.

Since the bowl feeder 20 is a known technology, detailed description of its structure will be omitted.

According to the bowl feeder 20, the block soup B raised on the upper surface is aligned in a line so as not to overlap with each other while gradually moving along the moving slope 201 by vibration.

The imaging device 40 is for acquiring the coordinates of a specific block soup B by imaging a part on the conveyor 30, and is composed of a camera, a lighting lamp, a control circuit, and the like.

The pick-up robot 50 comprises a mount 52 fixed to the top of the work table, a plurality of arms 54 connected to the mount, and a pick-up section 56 configured at the tip of the arm 54. (Fig. 4) Reference)

A motor for operating the arm 54 is provided inside the mount 52, so that the arm 54 can be rotated by the operation of the motor. It is possible to bend like a human arm.

The pickup portion 56 is provided with an adsorption pad, and the adsorption pad is adsorbed with an object by a suction operation.

The pickup robot 50 is also called a so-called parallel robot, and since it is a known technique, detailed description of its structure will be omitted.

Further, the auxiliary input means is provided on one side of the conveyor 30, a stack shelf (not shown in the drawing) in which a plurality of block soups are stored, and an auxiliary robot for picking up the block soup stored in the stack shelf and putting it into ramen ( 50 ').

In the configuration of the present invention, the storage drum 10 and the bowl feeder 20 are disposed on the upper floor of the workshop, and the conveyor 30, the imaging device 40, the pickup robot 50, and the auxiliary robot are It is arranged on the lower floor of the workshop, and the bowl feeder 20 and the conveyor 30 are connected by a transfer pipe 60 leading from the upper floor to the lower floor of the workplace.

The transfer pipe 60 is made of a shape that is bent multiple times so that the falling speed of the block soup B is not excessively fast.

Here, when the storage drum 10 and the bowl feeder 20 are disposed on the upper floor of the workshop, and the components (conveyor, imaging device, pickup robot, etc.) after the bowl feeder 20 are disposed on the lower floor of the workplace, Compared to the case where all the components necessary for the input of the block soup (B) are provided in the workshop on the same floor, the installation area is easy to secure, and the block soup (B) is transferred from the bowl feeder (20) to the imaging device (40). This is because the length of the conveyor 30 can be reduced by shortening the distance.

A vibration aligner 70 is disposed on the lower end side of the transfer pipe 60 so that the block soup B discharged from the transfer pipe 60 does not overlap.

The vibration aligner 70 is made of a base bent in the longitudinal direction and a vibrator that applies vibration to the base, and vibration is applied to the base by the operation of the vibrator, so that objects passing through the base are aligned in line. .

In addition, the block soup input system according to the present invention comprises a return means for allowing the remaining block soup (B), which is not inputted to ramen, to be returned to the storage drum 10 of the upper layer.

The return means includes a return hopper 80 disposed above the storage drum 10, a return pipe 82 leading from the lower side of the conveyor 30 to the return hopper 80, and the return pipe ( It is connected to the lower front end of the 82) and receives the air blower 84 for injecting compressed air into the return pipe 82 and the block soup B falling from the front end of the conveyor 30 to the return pipe 82 It comprises an inlet pipe 86 to be introduced.

The inlet pipe 86 is disposed below the conveyor 30 and is configured in a form that the upper end is close to the conveyor 30 and the lower end is connected to the middle of the return pipe 82, and the conveyor 30 and the return pipe (82) It is preferable that the height can be adjusted so as to maintain an appropriate up and down length according to the height of the gap.

When explaining the operation of the block soup input system according to the present invention configured as described above is as follows.

First, as shown in FIG. 3, the block soup B contained in the storage drum 10 is moved to the bowl feeder 20 by the elevating feeder 12 or the like, and in the bowl feeder 20, vibrations generated from the vibrator are applied. As the block soup (B) moves spirally along the moving slope 201, the stacked state stacked up and down is disassembled and arranged in a line to move in the discharge direction.

Then, the block soup (B) discharged from the bowl feeder 20 enters the transfer pipe 60 and falls downward by its own weight, and is discharged to the lower conveyor 30 side.

At this time, due to the structural characteristics of the transport pipe 60, which is bent several times and made of zigzag, the falling speed of the block soup B is not excessively fast, so that damage to the contents due to the drop impact is prevented.

The block soup B discharged from the lower end of the transfer pipe 60 is aligned while passing through the vibration aligner 70 and then placed on the conveyor 30 to move on the conveyor 30.

As shown in FIG. 4A, in the process of moving the block soup B on the conveyor 30, the position coordinates are first grasped by the imaging device 40, and the pickup robot 50 blocks the block soup B according to the position coordinates. ) Is picked up and placed on top of the ramen being transported on the ramen transfer line to put the ramen into it.

On the other hand, the supply of the block soup (B) from the bowl feeder (20) to the conveyor (30) is temporarily delayed due to various reasons, causing the phenomenon that the flow of the block soup (B) on the conveyor (30) is interrupted by a certain period. According to the present invention, even in such a case, the input of the block soup B is continuously performed by the auxiliary injection means.

That is, as illustrated in FIG. 4B, when the flow of the block soup B is interrupted and the grasping of the block soup B by the imaging device 40 is not performed for a certain period of time, the auxiliary robot 50 ′ is By activating, pick up the pre-stored block soup on the stack shelf and put it into the ramen, and as a result, the block soup (B) is not dropped for all the transferred ramen.

And, as shown in FIG. 5, the so-called surplus block soup B which is left without being put into the ramen is returned to the storage drum 10 by the returning means.

The operation of the return means, the block soup (B) away from the conveyor (30) flows into the return pipe (82) via the inlet pipe (86), and the return pipe by compressed air supplied from the air blower (84) It is returned to the return hopper 80 along (84), it is made in such a way that it falls from the return hopper 80 to the storage drum 10 again.

10: Storage drum 20: Bowl feeder
30: conveyor 40: imaging device
50: pickup robot 50 ': auxiliary robot
60: transfer pipe 70: vibration aligner
80: return hopper 82: return pipe
84: air blower 86: inlet pipe

Claims (7)

The storage drum 10 in which a large amount of block soup is accommodated, the bowl feeder 20 that receives and sorts the block soup from the storage drum 10 and sequentially discharges it, and the block soup discharged from the bowl feeder 20 Conveyor 30 that carries a certain section in parallel with the ramen transfer line, and an imaging device 40 that captures the block soup carried by the conveyor 30 to grasp its positional coordinates, and the imaging device 40 Based on the positional coordinates of the block soup identified by, it comprises a pick-up robot (50) that picks up the transferred block soup and puts it on the surface of the transferred ramen,
The storage drum 10 and the bowl feeder 20 are disposed on the upper floor of the workplace, and the conveyor 30, the imaging device 40 and the pickup robot 50 are disposed on the lower floor of the workplace, and the bowl feeder 20 ) And the conveyor 30 are connected by a transfer pipe 60 leading from the upper floor to the lower floor of the workshop, and the block soup discharged from the bowl feeder 20 of the upper floor is self-weighted through the transfer pipe 60. Characterized in that it is transported to the conveyor 30 of the lower floor by falling down,
The transport pipe 60 is made of a curved shape a number of times so that the falling speed of the block soup is not excessively fast,
When the supply of the block soup from the bowl feeder (20) to the conveyor (30) is temporarily delayed, it comprises a separate pre-stored block soup with an auxiliary input means for introducing into the ramen,
The auxiliary input means includes a stack shelf provided on one side of the conveyor 30 to store a plurality of block soups, and an auxiliary robot 50 'for picking up the block soup stored on the stack shelf and putting it into ramen. Is done,
The remaining block soup that is not put into ramen is made up of a return means to be returned to the upper storage drum 10,
The return means includes a return hopper 80 disposed above the storage drum 10, a return pipe 82 leading from the lower side of the conveyor 30 to the return hopper 80, and the return pipe 82 ) Comprises an air blower (84) for injecting compressed air, and an inlet pipe (86) for receiving block soup falling from the front end of the conveyor (30) and allowing it to flow into the return pipe (82),
The inlet pipe 86 is disposed below the conveyor 30 and is configured in a form that the upper end is close to the conveyor 30 and the lower end is connected to the middle of the return pipe 82, and the conveyor 30 and the return pipe (82) It is made of a structure that can be adjusted in height so as to maintain an appropriate up and down length according to the height of the gap between
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