TWI718943B - Device of the egg rerouting - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention is an egg rerouting device, which comprises a conveyor belt, a supporting device, at least one baffle, at least a first infrared counter and at least a second infrared counter. The conveyor belt is disposed on both sides and above of the conveyor device via a supporting device and a baffle, and the conveyor belt is divided into a first conveying area and a second conveying area. Furthermore, a first infrared counter and a second infrared counter are set on one side and the other side of the baffle plate to detect the quantity of a single egg conveyed through the first conveying area and the second conveying area.

Description

Egg diversion device

The present invention relates to a diverting device, and particularly refers to a mechanism used for diverting eggs.

Generally, when egg products are processed and transported, the eggs are transported to various equipment via a conveying device. The conventional conveyor device has only one conveyor belt, which is driven by a driving device to move the conveyor belt, thereby transporting a plurality of eggs placed on the conveyor belt to related equipment.

The traditional conveying device also incorporates an infrared counter installed on the conveyor belt to count the number of eggs delivered in batches. The conventional conveyor belt does not have other extension structures, but only serves as a conveyor track plane. Therefore, during the conveying process, the eggs may collide with other eggs and change the moving path, so that after passing through the detection range of the infrared counter, Moving back and forth to a place that has not passed the range of the infrared counter causes the infrared counter to detect the number of eggs incorrectly. As a result, there is a problem that is not conducive to the precise calculation of the number of eggs by the infrared counter. Or the force generated by the conveyor belt during the transportation process, and the oval shape of the egg itself, cause the eggs to move irregularly on the conveyor belt, causing the infrared counter to misjudge and increase/decrease the number of eggs detected.

In addition, in order to match the conveying range of the conveyor belt, or when the number of eggs transported by the conveyor belt is large, it is necessary to install a plurality of infrared counters. However, in the previous paragraph, it is stated that the eggs are not necessarily able to simply move in a single direction during the movement. When the multiple infrared counters are used for detection, the repeated detection of each egg or stacked or misplaced eggs is added. The interpretation rate for detecting the quantity of eggs has decreased.

For this reason, the inventor of the present invention made improvements in view of the above-derived problems, and started to develop solutions with the idea of inventing improvements, hoping to develop a structural design. After many years of thinking, the egg product of the present invention was developed. The shunt device is produced to serve the public and promote the development of this industry.

One objective of the present invention is to provide an egg diverting device, which, through the structural design of the supporting device and the baffle, enables the eggs entering the conveyor belt to be transported in a single quantity and in a single moving direction in an orderly manner. In this way, the conventional egg products are not easy to sort out and tend to move out of order during the transportation process.

One object of the present invention is to provide an egg diverting device, which is provided with a first infrared counter and a second infrared counter relative to the first conveying area and the second conveying area, so as to facilitate the calculation of the number of eggs conveyed on the conveyor belt. In this way, the problem of the difficulty of accurately obtaining the quantity of eggs transported on the conveyor belt when the traditional eggs move out of order is improved.

An object of the present invention is to provide an egg diverting device, which is equipped with a third bracket, a camera device and a processing device to process the captured images of the eggs to improve the determination of the health status of the eggs.

In order to achieve the aforementioned purposes and effects, the present invention discloses an egg diverting device, which includes: A conveyor belt; A supporting device includes a plurality of first supports and a second support, the first supports are arranged on both sides of the conveyor belt, one side of the second supports is connected to one of the first supports, and the other side is connected to the other A first bracket, so that the second bracket is located above the conveyor belt; At least one baffle arranged under the second bracket and located between the second bracket and the conveyor belt; At least one first infrared counter is arranged on one side of the baffle; and At least one second infrared counter is arranged on the other side of the baffle; Wherein, the baffle divides the conveyor belt to include a first conveying area and a second conveying area, the first infrared counter detects the quantity of an egg conveyed through the first conveying area, and the second infrared counter detects The quantity of another egg product conveyed through the second conveying area.

In an embodiment of the present invention, it is also disclosed that the length of the baffle is the same as the first conveying area and the second conveying area.

In an embodiment of the present invention, it is also disclosed that the baffle includes a first surface and a second surface, the first surface is opposite to the second surface, the first surface faces the first conveying area, and the second surface The surface faces the second conveying area, the first infrared counter is disposed on the first surface and opposite to the first conveying area, and the second infrared counter is disposed on the second surface and opposite to the second conveying area.

In an embodiment of the present invention, it is also disclosed that the first infrared counter is disposed at a last section of the first conveying area, and the second infrared counter is disposed at a last section of the second conveying area.

In an embodiment of the present invention, it is also disclosed that the first infrared counter is disposed at a starting section of the first conveying area, and the second infrared counter is disposed at a starting section of the second conveying area.

In an embodiment of the present invention, it also discloses that it further includes a base and a support frame, the support frame is arranged above the base, the conveyor belt is arranged on one side of the support frame, and the first supports are arranged on the Both sides of the base.

In an embodiment of the present invention, it is also disclosed that it further includes a processor electrically connected to the first infrared counter and the second infrared counter to obtain a count data.

In an embodiment of the present invention, it is also disclosed that the conveyor belt further includes a buffer area and a diversion area, and the length of the baffle is the same as the diversion area.

In an embodiment of the present invention, it is also disclosed that the shunt area includes the first conveying area and the second conveying area.

In addition, the present invention provides an egg diverting device, which comprises: A conveyor belt; A supporting device includes a plurality of first supports and a second support, the first supports are arranged on both sides of the conveyor belt, one side of the second supports is connected to one of the first supports, and the other side is connected to the other A first bracket, so that the second bracket is located above the conveyor belt; At least one baffle arranged under the second bracket and located between the second bracket and the conveyor belt; A third bracket arranged above the second bracket; At least one camera device arranged on one side of the third bracket and above the conveyor belt; and A processing device electrically connected to the camera device; Wherein, the baffle divides the conveyor belt to include a first conveying area and a second conveying area, the imaging device captures a plurality of egg images conveyed through the first conveying area and the second conveying area, and the processing device Calculate and process the egg product graphs to generate a data.

In order to enable your reviewer to have a further understanding and understanding of the features of the present invention and the effects achieved, only the examples and detailed descriptions are provided. The description is as follows:

Please refer to the first figure, which is a schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the egg diverting device of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the egg distribution device 1 of the present invention includes: a conveyor belt 10; a supporting device 12, including a plurality of first brackets 120 and a second bracket 122, the first brackets 120 are arranged on two of the conveyor belt 10 Side, one side of the second bracket 122 is connected to one of the first brackets 120, and the other side is connected to the other first bracket 120, so that the second bracket 122 is located above the conveyor belt 10; at least one baffle 14 is arranged on the second bracket Below the bracket 122 and between the second bracket 122 and the conveyor belt 10; at least one first infrared counter 16 is disposed on one side of the baffle 14; and at least one second infrared counter 18 is disposed on the other side of the baffle 14 One side; wherein the baffle 14 divides the conveyor belt 10 to include a first conveying area 100 and a second conveying area 102, the first infrared counter 16 detects the number of eggs E conveyed by the first conveying area 100, the first The two infrared counters 18 detect the quantity of another egg E conveyed through the second conveying area 102.

Please refer to the first figure again, and please also refer to the second and third figures, which are the top action figure 1 and the top action figure 2 of the first embodiment of the egg diverting device of the present invention. The egg E transportation of the conveyor belt 10 of the present invention is only one of the procedures in the entire work flow. Therefore, the steps before the conveyor belt 10 or after the conveyor belt 10 can be connected to other devices (for example, another conveyor belt can be connected before the conveyor belt 10, but it does not have the shunt structure of the present invention). As shown in the second figure, the eggs E that have not yet entered the conveyor belt 10 can be plural and arranged in a random order. As shown in the third figure, due to the structural design of the supporting device 12 and the baffle 14 provided on the conveyor belt 10, the first conveying area 100 and the second conveying area 102 of the conveyor belt 10 are divided by the baffle 14, and the space is Only a single egg E can be entered. Therefore, when the egg product E is conveyed and travels through the conveyor belt 10, no matter whether the egg product E is aligned with the first conveying area 100 or the second conveying area 102 or not, the design of the baffle 14 can push a single egg product E to the first The movement of the first conveying area 100 or the second conveying area 102 can effectively sort the eggs E in an orderly and single moving direction, which facilitates the subsequent operations of the equipment or staff that connect the conveyor belt 10.

Please refer to Figure 4, which is a side view of the second embodiment of the egg diverting device of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the difference between the first embodiment and the second embodiment of the egg diverting device of the present invention is that the baffle 14 of the first embodiment is arranged in parallel with the conveying direction of the conveyor belt 10, and the baffle The length of 14 is the same as the length of the entire conveyor belt 10 to transport the eggs E, that is, the same as the first conveying area 100 and the second conveying area 102. In the second embodiment, the conveyor belt 10 includes a buffer area 104 and a shunt area 106, and the shunt area 106 includes the first conveying area 100 and the second conveying area 102 of the first embodiment. The buffer area 104 of the conveyor belt 10 is used to connect the equipment of the steps performed before the conveyor belt 10. At this time, the eggs E in the buffer area 104 are still arranged out of order, so the buffer area 104 can be regarded as the first half of the conveyor belt 10. At the end, the purpose is to first move the egg product E to the conveyor belt 10 smoothly.

After the egg product E enters the diversion area 106 from the buffer area 104, the diversion area 106 can be regarded as the working end of the latter half of the conveyor belt 10. Because the diversion area 106 includes the structural features of the first conveying area 100 and the second conveying area 102. Therefore, when the egg product E is connected to the equipment of the next step through the function of the shunt area 106, it has been changed to an orderly, single quantity, and single moving direction. Therefore, the length of the baffle 14 in the second embodiment is only the same as that of the shunt area 106, and does not further cover the range of the buffer area 104. In this way, the equipment in the previous step of the conveyor belt 10 of the second embodiment does not need to use the same equipment (the conveyor belt described in the first embodiment but does not have a shunt structure), but can be implemented according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The structure design of the example can simultaneously complete the functions of single quantity movement and orderly movement of conveying and sorting eggs E.

Please refer to Figure 5A, which is a schematic diagram of the third embodiment of the egg diverting device of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the difference between the third embodiment of the egg diverting device of the present invention and the first embodiment is that the baffle 14 includes a first surface 140 and a second surface 142. The first surface 140 is opposite to the second surface 142. The first surface 140 faces the first conveying area 100, and the second surface 142 faces the second conveying area 102. The first infrared counter 16 is disposed on the first surface 140 and opposite to the first conveying area 100, and the second infrared counter 18 is disposed on the second surface 142 and opposite to the second conveying area 102.

Continuing the previous stage, the infrared counter 16 of the third embodiment of the present invention is arranged at the end of the first surface 140, and opposite to the end of the first conveying area 100, and the second infrared counter 18 is arranged at the end of the second surface 142 , And relative to the end of the second conveying area 102. Therefore, when the eggs E enter the first conveying area 100 or/and the second conveying area 102 respectively, they can be moved to the end of the conveyor belt 10 in an orderly and single quantity by the dividing means of the baffle 14, and then leave After the conveyor belt 10, the number of moving eggs in the first conveying area 100/the second conveying area 102 can be sensed according to the first infrared counter 16 and the second infrared counter 18; among them, the first infrared counter 16 and the second infrared counter 18 A processor 20 (such as a computer or a processing device containing a display) can be additionally electrically connected, and the data obtained by the first infrared counter 16 or/and the second infrared counter 18 can be converted into count data, and then transmitted to related equipment ( Such as the staff’s mobile device, or the number displayed on the monitor, etc.) for subsequent use.

Please also refer to FIG. 5B, which is a top view of the third embodiment of the egg diverting device of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 5A, the infrared counter 16 of the third embodiment is arranged at the end of the first surface 140, and opposite to the end of the first conveying area 100, and the second infrared counter 18 is arranged on the second surface The last section of 142, which is opposite to the last section of the second conveying area 102. However, as shown in FIG. 5B, the first infrared counter 16 is set at the beginning of the first surface 140, and opposite to the beginning of the first conveying area 100, and the second infrared counter 18 is set at the second The starting section of the surface 142 is opposite to the starting section of the second conveying area 102. Since the eggs E entering the first conveying area 100 or/and the second conveying area 102 can already be sorted and are of a single quantity and a single moving direction, the first infrared counter 16/the second infrared counter 18 can also be set in The first half of the first conveying area 100/the second conveying area 102.

Please refer to Figure 6, which is a schematic diagram of the fourth embodiment of the egg diverting device of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the difference between the fourth embodiment of the egg diverting device of the present invention and the first embodiment is that there is no connection relationship between the conveyor belt 10 and the supporting device 12 of the first embodiment. In the fifth embodiment of the present invention, a base 22 and a support frame 24 are further included as the foundation of the conveyor belt 10. The support frame 24 is arranged above the base 22, and the conveyor belt 10 is arranged on one side of the support frame 24. The first bracket 120 is disposed on both sides of the base 22. In other words, in the fifth embodiment of the present invention, the supporting device 12 is connected to the base 22, and the first bracket 120 can be directly disposed on the base 22 so that the baffle 14 is disposed between the second bracket 122 and the conveyor belt 10.

Please refer to the seventh figure, which is a schematic diagram of the fifth embodiment of the egg diverting device of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the egg distribution device 1 of the fifth embodiment of the present invention includes: a conveyor belt 10; a supporting device 12, including a plurality of first brackets 120 and a second bracket 122, the first brackets 120 are arranged in the conveyor On both sides of the belt 100, one side of the second bracket 122 is connected to one of the first brackets 120, and the other side is connected to the other first bracket 120, so that the second bracket 122 is located above the conveyor belt 100; at least one baffle 14, Is disposed under the second bracket 122 and between the second bracket 122 and the conveyor belt 100; a third bracket 30 is disposed above the second bracket 122; at least one camera device 40 is disposed on one side of the third bracket 30 and Is located above the conveyor belt 10; and a processing device 50 electrically connected to the camera device 40; wherein the baffle 14 divides the conveyor belt 10 to include a first conveying area 100 and a second conveying area 102, and the camera device 40 captures The multiple egg images 400 conveyed by the first conveying area 100 and the second conveying area 102 are calculated and processed by the processing device 50 to generate a data 500.

The difference between the fifth embodiment of the present invention and the first embodiment is that the first infrared counter 16 and the second infrared counter 18 of the first embodiment are replaced with at least one camera device 40, and a third bracket 30 and a processing device 50 are added. Connect with the imaging device 40. The camera device 40 is a camera that has been manufactured and sold on the market. The processing device 50 is a computer or an embedded high-end processor, and includes software programs such as LabVIEW, C++, or VB, and is used for image processing and analysis of the obtained egg product map 400 to obtain data 500; wherein, the data 500 includes the egg product E Image information related to egg product E such as quantity, shape, color, size, etc.

The operation method of the fifth embodiment of the present invention is that after the baffle 14 divides the egg product E in the first conveying area 100 or/and the second conveying area 102, it can be set above these conveying areas through the camera device 40 to capture An image of the egg product E located in the first conveying area 100 or/and the second conveying area 102 is taken, and the captured egg image 400 is transmitted to the processing device 50 for subsequent processing. After the processing device 50 obtains the egg product map 400, it can perform image processing according to the settings of the software program (LabVIEW, C++, or VB).

At the beginning, you can perform grayscale processing (binarization) on the color image of the egg product map 400, for example, according to the HSL (hue, saturation, brightness) or HSV (hue, saturation) of the three primary colors of R, G, and B in the egg product map 400 Degree, name degree) do grayscale processing to different degrees. The components and noises (such as frame and baffle 14) that are not affiliated with the E state of the egg in the egg image 400 after the subsequent gray-scale processing are filtered. In addition, if each egg E is too close to each other during the moving process, and it is difficult to distinguish whether it belongs to the shape of the egg E, the processing device 50 can also be used at this stage to separate the adjacent egg E by image processing. A gap is convenient to calculate the number of eggs E.

Here, after the image processing of the egg product map 400 is performed by the processing device 50, it is convenient to analyze the number, shape, and size of each egg product E in the egg product map 400 to generate a processing data 500. Furthermore, if it is necessary to further determine whether the color of the egg E is in a healthy state, the gray-scale processed egg image 400 can be restored to a color picture again, and the processing device 50 determines the healthy state of the egg E. Here, the image (or picture) capture, image processing, and data generation process of the egg product E through the camera device 40 and the processing device 50 can obtain more accurate information about whether the egg product E is normal. If there is abnormal data 500, the processing device 50 can also transmit the data 500 to the relevant unit, or store it for review by the staff.

In addition, in the embodiments listed in the above, there is still a gap D between the baffle plate 14 and the conveyor belt 10 (refer to the first figure again), which can prevent the baffle plate from being driven by the conveyor belt 10 when it moves. 14 mobile.

In summary, the present invention has indeed achieved the intended purpose and effect of use, and is more ideal and practical than conventional techniques; however, the above-mentioned embodiments are only detailed descriptions of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to To limit the scope of patent application of the present invention, all other equivalent changes and modifications completed without departing from the technical means disclosed in the present invention shall be included in the scope of patent application covered by the present invention.

1: Egg diversion device 10: Conveyor belt 100: The first conveying area 102: The second conveying area 104: buffer area 106: Diversion area 12: Supporting device 120: The first bracket 122: second bracket 14: bezel 140: first side 142: The Second Side 16: The first infrared counter 18: The second infrared counter 20: processor 22: Base 24: Support frame 30: third bracket 40: camera device 400: Egg Picture 50: processing device 500: data D: gap E: Egg

The first figure: it is a schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the egg diverting device of the present invention; The second figure: It is a top view of the first embodiment of the egg diverting device of the present invention; The third figure: It is the top action figure 2 of the first embodiment of the egg diverting device of the present invention; The fourth figure: it is a side view of the second embodiment of the egg diverting device of the present invention; Figure 5A: It is a schematic diagram of the third embodiment of the egg diverting device of the present invention; Figure 5B: It is a top view of the third embodiment of the egg diverting device of the present invention; Figure 6: It is a schematic diagram of the fourth embodiment of the egg diverting device of the present invention; and Figure 7: It is a schematic diagram of the fifth embodiment of the egg diverting device of the present invention.

1: Egg diversion device

10: Conveyor belt

100: The first conveying area

102: The second conveying area

12: Supporting device

120: The first bracket

122: second bracket

14: bezel

16: The first infrared counter

18: The second infrared counter

D: gap

E: Egg

Claims (10)

An egg diverting device comprising: a conveyor belt; a supporting device comprising a plurality of first brackets and a second bracket, the first brackets are arranged on both sides of the conveyor belt, and one side of the second bracket is connected therein One of the first brackets is connected to the other of the first brackets on the other side, so that the second bracket is located above the conveyor belt; at least one baffle is provided below the second bracket, and is located between the second bracket and the second bracket Between the conveyor belts; at least one first infrared counter is set on one side of the baffle; and at least one second infrared counter is set on the other side of the baffle; wherein, the baffle divides the conveyor belt so that It includes a first conveying area and a second conveying area. The first infrared counter detects the quantity of an egg conveyed through the first conveying area, and the second infrared counter detects the other conveyed through the second conveying area. The number of eggs. The egg diverter device described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the length of the baffle is the same as the first conveying area and the second conveying area. The egg diverter device described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the baffle includes a first surface and a second surface, the first surface is opposite to the second surface, and the first surface faces the first conveying area, The second surface faces the second conveying area, the first infrared counter is disposed on the first surface and opposite to the first conveying area, and the second infrared counter is disposed on the second surface and opposite to the second conveying area. According to the egg diverter device described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the first infrared counter is arranged at the end of the first conveying area, and the second infrared counter is arranged at the end of the second conveying area. The egg diverter device described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the first infrared counter is arranged at a beginning section of the first conveying area, and the second infrared counter Set at the beginning of one of the second conveying areas. For example, the egg distribution device described in item 1 of the scope of patent application further includes a base and a support frame, the support frame is arranged above the base, the conveyor belt is arranged on one side of the support frame, and the first supports are arranged On both sides of the base. For example, the egg diverting device described in the first item of the patent application further includes a processor electrically connected to the first infrared counter and the second infrared counter to obtain a count data. As described in the first item of the patent application, the conveyor belt further includes a buffer area and a shunt area, and the length of the baffle is the same as the shunt area. The egg diverting device described in item 8 of the scope of patent application, wherein the diverting area includes the first conveying area and the second conveying area. An egg diverting device comprising: a conveyor belt; a supporting device comprising a plurality of first brackets and a second bracket, the first brackets are arranged on both sides of the conveyor belt, and one side of the second bracket is connected therein One of the first brackets is connected to the other of the first brackets on the other side, so that the second bracket is located above the conveyor belt; at least one baffle is provided below the second bracket, and is located between the second bracket and the second bracket Between the conveyor belts; a third bracket arranged above the second bracket; at least one camera device arranged on one side of the third bracket and above the conveyor belt; and a processing device electrically connected to the camera device; Wherein, the baffle divides the conveyor belt to include a first conveying area and a second conveying area, the imaging device captures a plurality of egg images conveyed through the first conveying area and the second conveying area, and the processing device Calculate and process the egg product maps to generate a data; Wherein, the processing device performs gray-scale processing analysis based on the egg product images to generate the data.

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