KR20120033610A - Selection apparatus for agricultural products - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a sorting apparatus that can sense the size, shape and color of the object to be sorted, such as fruits or vegetables, to classify the object to be suitable for each grade. The sorting device according to the present invention is a main conveyor for transporting any one of the fruit and vegetable sorting object, a shape recognition unit for recognizing the shape of the sorting object conveyed by the main conveyor provided on one side of the main conveyor, shape recognition unit The robot arm selectively gripping the sorting object according to the shape of the sorting object recognized by the robot, and the robot arm operating so that the gripping range of the robot arm is selectively adjusted according to the shape of the sorting object based on a signal from the shape recognition unit. It characterized in that it comprises a control unit for controlling.
Description
The present invention relates to a sorting device, and more particularly, to a sorting device for sorting and sorting sorting objects such as fruits or vegetables.
When products of different sizes, such as agricultural products such as fruits or vegetables, are mixed, the screening targets are generally distributed as commodities by classifying the size, and the merchandise value and selling price of the corresponding items vary depending on the class. Sorting them by size is a very important task in terms of increasing the value of the goods.
In addition, since agricultural products such as fruits or vegetables may be distributed as commodities by dividing the grades by their own weight in addition to the size of the selected object, it is also important to sort the selected objects according to their own weight.
In general, the sorting apparatus is an apparatus for automatically classifying a sorting object, and sorts the sorting object by recognizing the size or weight of the sorting object according to the sorting method.
On the other hand, such a conventional sorting apparatus is arranged to rotate the roller at regular intervals to classify the sorting object according to the size of the sorting object to sort the sorting object by size. On the other hand, the conventional sorting apparatus for classifying the sorting object according to the weight of the sorting object provides a weight sensing unit to classify the sorting object having a predetermined weight according to each weight.
However, in the conventional sorting apparatus for classifying the sorting object according to the size of the sorting object, since the rotating rollers rotate in the same direction, the sorting object is eccentric in the vertical direction with respect to the roller rotation axis, which causes a problem of breaking the sorting object. In addition, the conventional sorting apparatus for classifying the sorting object according to the weight of the sorting object has a problem of impairing the continuity of the work because the weight zero of the weight sensing unit must be adjusted after a certain working time.
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a sorting apparatus capable of classifying a sorting object appropriately for each grade by sensing the size, shape and color of the sorting object such as fruit or vegetable.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a sorting apparatus capable of gripping and transferring a sorting object with a gripping force corresponding to the shape of the sorting object according to the detection of the size, shape and color of the sorting object.
The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects which are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.
Means for solving the problems, according to the present invention, the main conveyor for transporting any one of the selection object of the fruit and vegetables, provided on one side of the main conveyor to recognize the shape of the selection object to be conveyed by the main conveyor According to the shape recognition unit, a robot arm for selectively holding the screening object according to the shape of the screening object recognized by the shape recognition unit, and according to the shape of the screening object based on the signal from the shape recognition unit And a control unit for controlling the operation of the robot arm to selectively adjust the gripping range of the robot arm.
Here, preferably, the shape recognition unit may recognize the size and length of the object to be selected by the main conveyor as an image and transmit the recognized information to the controller.
On the other hand, the robot arm, a gripper having a main frame, a pair of grippers disposed on one side of the main frame and holding the sorting object, and the sorting object is held in a predetermined grip range by the gripper. In order to be gripped, it may include a driving unit for providing a driving force to the gripper under the control of the controller.
The sorting apparatus may further include a plurality of sorting conveyors, which are disposed in the transverse direction with respect to the conveying direction of the main conveyor and sorted and conveyed the sorting objects each having a different shape to be conveyed by the robot arm.
The sorting device may further include a sorting transfer unit connected to the robot arm and guiding the sorting object held by the robot arm to each sorting conveyor according to the shape of the sorting object in the main conveyor. Can be.
The sorting conveying unit may be a linear conveying unit linearly transferred to each sorting conveyor along a conveying direction of the main conveyor, and connected between the robot arm and the linear conveying unit and held by the robot arm. It may include a link member for guiding the sorting object from the main conveyor to the sorting conveyor.
Specific details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.
Therefore, according to the solution of the above problem, by recognizing the shape of the object to be sorted, such as fruits or vegetables having a variety of shapes to be transferred to the main conveyor can selectively grasp the screening object in the gripping range according to the shape of the screening object, This can improve the sorting accuracy and sorting speed.
In addition, by recognizing the shape of the object to be sorted by applying a gripping range according to the shape of the object to be screened, it is possible to prevent damage of the object to be screened.
The effects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.
1 is a control block diagram of a sorting device for sorting a selection object, such as fruit or vegetables according to an embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the robot arm of the sorting device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
3 is a first perspective view of a sorting apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a second perspective view of a sorting apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Advantages and features of the present invention, and a configuration and method for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms, only the embodiments are to make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and common knowledge in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to fully inform the person having the scope of the invention, which is defined only by the scope of the claims. For reference, in describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.
Prior to the description, the first and second perspective views of the sorting apparatus according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention shown in Figs. 3 and 4 show views in each direction in order to help those skilled in the art to understand. Reveal it.
In addition, the sorting apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention can be applied to both fruits or vegetables, but will be described in advance below the configuration and operation of the sorting device for the selection of cucumber as a representative example.
1 is a control block diagram of a sorting apparatus for sorting a selection object, such as fruit or vegetables according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
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2 is a perspective view of the robot arm of the sorting apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
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In this case, the driving unit includes a reciprocating member for reciprocating the reciprocating motion of the motor and the motor, and for pressurizing and releasing the pair of the gripping parts such that the pair of the gripping parts are reciprocally rotated, and the rotation angle of the motor. By adjusting the opening angle of the gripping portion according to, the opening angle can be adjusted according to the size of the agricultural product to be screened.
The opening angle may be determined according to the thickness of the object to be held, and the thickness of the object may be determined by image processing after acquiring an image of the object to be held. That is, when the thickness of the object to be gripped through the image processing is determined, the rotation angle of the motor is determined through the control unit, and the opening angle is controlled by informing the motor of the determined rotation angle.
The control unit is equipped with image processing logic, and can analyze the image acquired through the camera to grasp the type, size, thickness, position of the position to be gripped, etc., and to control the driving unit by using the various pieces of information. Can be.
Next, Figure 3 is a first perspective view of the sorting apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a second perspective view of the sorting apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the sorting
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Thus, by recognizing the shape of the object to be sorted, such as fruit or vegetables having a variety of shapes to be conveyed to the main conveyor can selectively grasp the object to be grasped in the gripping range according to the shape of the object to be selected, according to the selection accuracy and speed Can be improved.
In addition, by recognizing the shape of the object to be sorted by applying a gripping range according to the shape of the object to be screened, it is possible to prevent damage of the object to be screened.
While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, . Therefore, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.
10: sorting device 100: main conveyor
200: shape recognition unit 400: robot arm
420: gripper 422: gripper
424: hinge portion 426: buffer member
440: drive unit 500: classification conveyor
700: classification transfer unit 720: linear transfer unit
740: link member 900: control unit
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A shape recognition unit provided at one side of the main conveyor and recognizing a shape of the sorting object conveyed by the main conveyor;
A robot arm for selectively holding the sorting object according to a shape of the sorting object recognized by the shape recognition unit;
And a control unit for controlling the operation of the robot arm to selectively adjust the gripping range of the robot arm according to the shape of the sorting object based on the signal from the shape recognition unit.
And the shape recognition unit recognizes the size (thickness) and the length of the object to be selected by the main conveyor as an image and transmits the recognized information to the controller.
The robot arm,
Mainframe;
A gripper disposed on one side of the main frame and having a pair of grip portions for holding the sorting object;
And a driving unit which provides a driving force to the gripper under the control of the control unit so that the sorting object is gripped by the gripper in a predetermined holding range.
And a plurality of sorting conveyors arranged in a transverse direction with respect to the conveying direction of the main conveyor and sorting and conveying the sorting objects having different shapes respectively conveyed by the robot arm. .
The sorting device,
And a sorting transfer unit connected to the robot arm and guiding the sorting object held by the robot arm to each sorting conveyor according to the shape of the sorting object in the main conveyor. .
The classification transfer unit,
A linear conveying unit linearly conveyed to each sorting conveyor along the conveying direction of the main conveyor;
And a link member connected between the robot arm and the linear transfer unit to guide the sorting object held by the robot arm from the main conveyor to the sorting conveyor.
The gripper is disposed on one side of the mainframe, and includes a gripper and a hinge, wherein the gripper is disposed to face each other in a pair so that the object can be gripped, and the hinge extends from the gripper and rotates on the mainframe. It is connected to be possible, the gripping portion agricultural product sorting device, characterized in that for holding the object to be rotated by receiving a driving force from the drive.
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