TWM542139U - Improved image capture system for bottle product appearance inspection - Google Patents

Description

Improvement of image capture system for appearance inspection of bottle products

This creative department is part of the creation of a bottle cap or bottle visual inspection device, especially the improved creation of the image capture system during inspection.

According to the plastic bottle or cap, after the production is completed, in order to ensure that the appearance structure or shape conforms to the standard, the inspection procedure will be carried out. At present, the detection device of the bottle cap or the bottle is moved along the production line, and the image capturing device is used for 撷Take an image to analyze the appearance of the cap or bottle. For the previous creation of the applicant, as shown in the certificate number No. M499376, please refer to the third figure. In the prior art, the output channel 100 of the delivery bottle cap is composed of the first conveyor belt 101, the second conveyor belt 102 and the third. The conveyor belt 103 is composed. The first conveyor belt 101, the second conveyor belt 102 and the third conveyor belt 103 are provided with a plurality of holes, and a negative pressure is inside to adsorb the objects that have been overlapped by pressure. The first conveyor belt 101 is adsorbed upward. In the inverted article, the second conveyor belt 102 is an object that is erected to the bottom, and the third conveyor belt 103 is an object that is vertically inverted, and a camera 92 is provided at a suitable path of the conveyor belt to detect the appearance of the object. However, because the second conveyor belt is used to move the vacuum suction bottle cap, the bottom of the bottle cap can be detected by the camera 93, which not only has a complicated structure and high cost, but also has insufficient stability and accuracy of the cap. Moreover, this application can only be applied to the detection of the cap, and it is not suitable for the bottle, and there is a need for further improvement. In view of this, the creator has in-depth discussion on the above-mentioned practical creation issues, and actively seeks solutions through years of experience in R&D and manufacturing of related industries. After long-term efforts in research and development, he has finally succeeded in developing this creation. "Improvement of image capture system for visual inspection of bottle products" to improve the problem of custom creation.

The main purpose of this creation is to provide a "improvement of the image capture system for the appearance inspection of bottle products", which enables the image capture system for the appearance inspection of bottle products to be applied to both the bottle cap and the bottle. It can improve the level of testing machine application products, reduce manufacturing and production costs, and improve testing efficiency and quality.

Due to the above-mentioned creative purpose, the present invention "improves the image capturing system for the appearance inspection of bottle products", which comprises an image capturing system for detecting the appearance of a bottle cap or a bottle, the image capturing system includes a first a conveying unit, a second conveying unit, a third conveying unit, and a plurality of cameras, wherein the first and second conveying units are disposed in a horizontal direction, and the two are separated by a distance to form an inspection interval. The three transport units are disposed on opposite sides of the viewing direction in the vertical direction, and the two ends of the transport are located above the opposite ends of the first and second transport units, and the cameras are respectively disposed in the first and second ends. And a path suitable for transporting the third transport unit, wherein a camera is disposed below the viewing section, and the third transport unit is available when the bottle or bottle to be detected is transported by the first transport unit to the viewing section The cap or bottle is clamped and transported through the viewing section and the bottom surface of the cap or bottle is detected by a camera as it passes. Thereby, the third conveying unit is used to convey the bottle item to be detected in a clamping movement manner, and the detection of the appearance of the bottle cap and the bottom of the bottle can be applied at the same time, which not only has low production cost, but also has stability and accuracy of detection. Also preferred. With regard to the techniques, means and functions of the present invention, a preferred embodiment is described in detail with reference to the drawings, and it is believed that the above objects, structures and features of the present invention can be obtained from an in-depth and specific understanding. .

Please refer to the first and second figures, the creation of the image acquisition system for the appearance inspection of bottle products, which comprises an image capture system (1), which is used for the image capture system (1) a part of the detecting machine device for detecting the appearance of the bottle cap or the bottle; the image capturing system (1) comprises at least a first conveying unit (10), a second conveying unit (20), and a third conveying unit (30) ), as well as several cameras (41, 42, 43, 44, 45), where:

The first and second conveying units (10, 20) are disposed adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction, and the first and second conveying units (10, 20) are separated by a predetermined distance to form an inspection interval (51). . The first conveying unit (10) can be rotated by a first motor (11) and a first rotating shaft (12) to drive a first conveyor belt (13), and at the same time, a negative pressure device (not shown) is used in the first conveying unit (11). A vent (not shown) formed on a conveyor belt (13) creates a negative pressure for transporting the cap or bottle. This is due to prior art and will not be repeated. The second conveying unit (20) is also driven by a second motor (21) to rotate a second conveyor belt (23) with the second rotating shaft (22), and is also equipped with a negative pressure device (not shown). The air holes (not shown) formed in the second conveyor belt (23) generate a negative pressure for conveying the bottle cap or bottle. This is due to prior art and will not be repeated.

The third conveying unit (30) is disposed on opposite sides of the viewing section (51) in the vertical direction, and is composed of two sets of conveying mechanisms, each of which uses a third motor (31) to cooperate with a plurality of third rotating shafts. (32) driving a third conveyor belt (33) to rotate, in the performance of the embodiment, the present invention uses four third rotating shafts (32) respectively disposed at four corners of the third conveyor belt (33), so that The third conveyor belt (33) has a trapezoidal transport pattern, and the two ends of the transport path are located above the opposite ends of the first and second transport units (10, 20). By the relative arrangement of the two sets of conveying mechanisms, the conveying operation is carried out for clamping the bottle cap or the two sides of the bottle during the conveying movement. Further, the outer peripheral surface of each of the third conveyor belts (33) forms a clamping surface of the uneven portion (331), and the stability of the nip conveyance can be increased. In addition, in the above-mentioned design of the embodiment, the two sets of conveying mechanism can also use a third motor to cooperate with a plurality of third rotating shafts to drive the rotation of the second conveyor belt (not shown) to achieve the use of the second and third. The conveyor belt holds the cap or bottle for movement.

The cameras (41, 42, 43, 44, 45) are respectively disposed at appropriate paths of the first, second, and third transport units (10, 20, 30), wherein the first camera (41) can Provided on an outer side of the first conveying unit (10) for detecting the circumferential appearance of the bottle cap or the bottle, and the second and third cameras (42, 43) may be disposed at the second conveying unit (20) Suitable for detecting the circumferential surface appearance of the bottle cap or the bottle, and the fourth camera (44) may be disposed under the inspection interval (51) for detecting the bottom of the bottle cap or the bottle, the fifth A camera (45) may be disposed above the viewing section (51) for detecting the upper edge of the cap or bottle.

According to the above, the third conveying unit (30) is used to convey the bottle cap or the bottle to be detected by the third conveying unit (30), so that the image capturing system (1) of the present invention can be applied to the bottle cap at the same time. And the detection of the appearance of the bottom of the bottle not only can make the production cost of the conveying equipment lower, but also improve the stability and accuracy of the detection, and improve the efficiency and quality of the production. In summary, this creation has its excellent progress and practicality in similar products. At the same time, it has not been found in the technical materials of such structures at home and abroad, and the same structure exists in the literature. The creation already has new patent requirements, and the application is filed according to law. The above embodiments are intended to exemplify the present invention, and various modifications, modifications, and applications to those skilled in the art are intended to be included in the scope of the present invention.

(10)‧‧‧First transport unit (11)‧‧‧First motor (12)‧‧‧First shaft (13)‧‧‧First conveyor belt (20)‧‧‧Second conveyor unit (21 ‧‧‧Second motor (22)‧‧‧Second shaft (23)‧‧‧Second conveyor belt (30)‧‧‧ Third conveyor unit (31)‧‧ Third motor (32)‧‧ ‧ Third reel (33) ‧ ‧ Third conveyor belt (331) ‧ ‧ embossed (41) ‧ ‧ first camera (42) ‧ ‧ second camera (43) ‧ ‧ third camera ( 44) ‧ ‧ fourth camera (45) ‧ ‧ fifth camera (51) ‧ ‧ inspection interval

The first picture: the top view of the composition. The second picture: the front view combination plan of this creation. The third picture: a schematic diagram of the use of the habitual creation.

(10) ‧‧‧First conveyor unit

(12)‧‧‧First shaft

(20)‧‧‧Second transport unit

(22) ‧‧‧second shaft

(30)‧‧‧ Third transport unit

(32) ‧‧‧ Third axis

(331)‧‧‧

(42)‧‧‧Second camera

(44)‧‧‧Fourth camera

(11)‧‧‧First motor

(13)‧‧‧First conveyor belt

(21)‧‧‧Second motor

(23)‧‧‧Second conveyor belt

(31)‧‧‧ Third motor

(33)‧‧‧ Third conveyor belt

(41)‧‧‧First camera

(43)‧‧‧ Third camera

(51)‧‧‧View interval

Claims (5)

An image capturing system improved for visual inspection of a bottle product, comprising an image capturing system for detecting a bottle or bottle appearance machine, the image capturing system comprising a first conveying unit, a second conveying unit, and a third a transport unit, and a plurality of cameras, wherein the first and second transport units are disposed in a horizontal direction, and the distance between the two is formed by a distance between the two, and the third transport unit is disposed in a vertical direction of the viewing interval. Opposite the two sides, and the two ends of the transport are located above the opposite ends of the first and second transport units, and the cameras are respectively disposed at appropriate paths of the first, second, and third transport units. One of the cameras is disposed under the inspection section, and when the bottle cap or bottle to be inspected is transported by the first conveying unit to the inspection section, the third conveying unit can be used to clamp the bottle or the bottle side. It drives the transport through the viewing section and uses the camera to detect the underside of the cap or bottle as it passes. The image capturing system is improved according to the aspect of the invention, wherein the first conveying unit can be rotated by a first motor and the first rotating shaft to rotate the first conveying belt for conveying the first conveying unit. Bottle cap or bottle. The image capturing system is improved according to the aspect of the invention, wherein the second conveying unit can be rotated by a second motor and the second rotating shaft to rotate the second conveying belt for conveying the second conveying unit. Bottle cap or bottle. According to the image capturing system for the appearance inspection of the bottle product described in claim 1, wherein the third conveying unit can be rotated by a third motor by using a third motor and a plurality of third rotating shafts. The conveying mechanism is composed of two sets of conveying mechanisms disposed opposite to each other for holding the bottle cover or the two sides of the bottle for conveying work. According to the image capturing system for visual inspection of the bottle product described in claim 4, the outer surface of the third conveyor belt forms a clamping surface of the concave and convex portion for increasing the stability of the clamping conveyance.