TWM627109U - Cup lid visual inspection equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a visual inspection equipment for cup lids, including a carrying body, a clamping mechanism, a first sensing unit, a second sensing unit and an image capturing device, wherein the clamping mechanism is provided with a plurality of The corresponding two grooves can hold a cup cover to be tested, and the clamping mechanism can perform the opening and closing action and the left and right transfer action in sequence, and the cup cover to be tested is passed from the feeding section through the feeding section. The first inspection section and the second inspection section are moved out of the carrying body, and in the foregoing process, the first sensing unit and the second sensing unit can detect the position of the lid to be inspected, and the image capture The device can photograph the image of the cup lid to be inspected, and transmit the image to a processing device for the relevant inspection procedure, so that the manpower requirement can be greatly reduced, and the convenience of quality inspection can also be improved.

Description

Cup lid visual inspection equipment

This creation is about inspection equipment, especially a visual inspection equipment for cup lids.

Generally speaking, when raw materials are manufactured and/or processed into finished products (such as commodities or products) from the production line and are about to be shipped to the client or consumer, internal quality management and testing procedures are usually carried out to ensure that this batch of The quality of the finished product is intact.

According to the press, quality management often uses seven tools to identify quality-related problems in the manufacturing process. The aforementioned seven tools are called "seven methods of quality control". The seven methods of quality control are planned or Quality control, including fishbone diagrams, control diagrams, histograms, checklists, Plato, scatter diagrams, and hierarchy methods, and later scholars summarized another set of quality control and operational research tools. The aforementioned other set of tools is called "" Seven new methods of quality control", the new seven methods of quality control include KJ method (affinity diagram method), correlation diagram method, system diagram, priority matrix diagram, matrix diagram method, process decision program diagram method and activity network diagram Whether it is the seven major methods of quality control or the seven new methods of quality control, it is through various aspects to ensure the quality of the finished product and understand whether there is any need for improvement in the production process, so as to provide the finished product that meets the expectations to the customer.

In addition to inspecting production quality in the form of data, for manufacturers, if they can inspect in a more intuitive way, it will greatly improve the convenience of business execution for quality control personnel. Therefore, how to provide optimized inspection equipment is the goal of this creation. an important subject.

In view of the desire to provide optimized testing equipment, the creator, with many years of practical experience, has finally designed a visual inspection equipment for cup lids in this creation after many years of research and testing. Convenience of quality control testing.

The purpose of this creation is to provide a cup lid visual inspection device, which includes a carrying body, a clamping mechanism, a first sensing unit, a second sensing unit and an image capturing device, wherein the carrying body at least There is a feeding section, a first inspection section and a second inspection section, wherein the feeding section is close to one end of the carrying body, the second inspection section is close to the other end of the carrying body, and the first inspection section is It is located between the feeding section and the second inspection section, and the feeding section can receive a cup cover to be tested; the clamping mechanism includes at least two clamping pieces, each of which is located on the carrying body Above and close to the opposite two sides of the carrying body, each of the clamping members is respectively provided with a plurality of grooves. When each of the clamping members is in the first position, the grooves on the same clamping member Can correspond to the feeding section, the first inspection section and the second inspection section respectively, and when each of the clamping pieces is in the second position, the grooves on the same clamping piece can respectively correspond to the The first inspection section, the second inspection section and the other end beyond the carrying body; the first sensing unit can detect the area of the feeding section, and can generate a first detection message according to the detection result and send it to a processing device; the second sensing unit can detect the area of the second inspection section, and can generate a second detection message according to the detection result and send it to the processing device; and the image capture The device is located above the clamping mechanism, and can photograph the cup lids to be inspected in the first inspection section and the second inspection section, and can generate a picture file and send it to the processing equipment; in the When the lid to be tested is transported to the feeding section, and each of the gripping members is in the first position, the gripping members will approach each other to clamp the lid of the lid to be tested, and then move. to the second position, wherein the cup cover to be tested is located between the corresponding two grooves and is transported to the first inspection section; when the cup cover to be tested is transported to the first inspection section In this case, each of the clamping members will move away from each other, and after being displaced to the first position, they will approach each other to clamp the lid of the cup to be detected, and then move to the second position, wherein the The cup cover will be located between the other two corresponding grooves, and will be conveyed to the second inspection section; when the cup cover to be inspected is conveyed to the second inspection section, each of the clamping pieces will face toward the second inspection section. away from each other, and after being displaced to the first position, then approaching each other to clamp the lid of the cup to be tested, and then moved to the second position, wherein the lid of the cup to be tested will be in the corresponding second concave between the grooves, and is transported out of the other end of the carrying body.

In order to facilitate your review committee to have a further understanding and understanding of the purpose, technical features and effects of this creation, the following examples are given in conjunction with the drawings, and the details are as follows:

In order to make the purpose, technical content and advantages of the present creation more clear, the embodiments disclosed in the present creation will be described in further detail below in conjunction with the specific embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of the invention from the content disclosed in this specification, and the invention can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and the details in this specification can also be based on different viewpoints and applications. , various modifications and changes will be made without departing from the concept of this creation. In addition, it is stated in advance that the accompanying drawings in this creation are only for simple schematic illustration and are not drawn according to the actual size.

It should be understood that the embodiments used anywhere in the description of this creation, including the use of any terms, are merely illustrative and in no way limit the scope and meaning of this creation or any term. Likewise, the present invention is not limited to the various embodiments disclosed in the specification. Although the terms first, second, or third, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, each such element should not be limited by the foregoing terms, which are primarily used to distinguish one element from another and should not be used for any The elements impose any substantial limitations and should not limit the order in which the various elements may be assembled or arranged in practical applications. In addition, the directional terms mentioned in the embodiments, such as "upper (top)", "lower (bottom)", "front", "rear", "left", "right", etc., only refer to the directions of the drawings. Therefore, the directional terms used are used to illustrate and not to limit the scope of protection of this creation.

This creation is a cup lid visual inspection device. Please refer to FIG. 1. In the first embodiment of the present creation, the cup lid visual inspection device E includes a carrying body 1, a clamping mechanism 2, a first sensor The detection unit 3, a second sensing unit 4 and an image capture device 5, and the aspect of the cup lid visual detection device E of the present creation is not limited to the drawings in Figs. To adjust the appearance and shape of each component, as long as the cup lid visual inspection device E has the relevant basic structure and functions of the subsequent embodiments, it is the cup lid visual inspection device E intended to be protected by this creation, which is described first. For the convenience of explaining the relative relationship between the various elements, the lower left of Figure 1 is taken as the front position of the following elements, the upper right of Figure 1 is taken as the rear position of the following elements, and the upper left of Figure 1 is taken as the left side of the following elements. Position, the lower right of Figure 1 is the right position of the following elements, the upper part of Figure 1 is the upper (top) position of the following elements, and the bottom of Figure 1 is the lower (bottom) position of the following elements.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 3 , in the first embodiment, the carrier body 1 is provided with at least a feeding section 11 , a first inspection section 12 and a second inspection section 13 , wherein the feeding section 11 Close to the left end of the carrying body 1, the second inspection section is close to the right end of the carrying body 1, the first inspection section is located between the feeding section and the second inspection section, the feeding section can receive a The lid 6 to be inspected, and the left part of the first inspection section can be a backlight panel, wherein the backlight panel can provide high brightness and a uniform light-emitting surface to assist the inspection of the lid 6 to be inspected, especially the inspection of the lid 6 to be inspected. The contour dimension inspection of the cup cover 6 has a good effect. In addition, in order to avoid overcrowding of components or mechanisms, and to give relevant detection components sufficient detection time, so as not to affect the detection results, a relay is also provided between the first inspection section 12 and the second inspection section 13 of the present invention. The section 14, but not limited thereto, according to the actual needs of the industry, the relay section 14 can also be arranged between the feeding section 11 and the first inspection section 12 to provide better flexibility of use.

Referring back to FIGS. 1 to 3 , in the first embodiment, the clamping mechanism 2 includes at least two clamping pieces 21 , and each of the clamping pieces 21 is located above the carrying body 1 and is respectively close to the On two opposite sides of the carrying body 1, each of the clamping members 21 is respectively provided with a plurality of grooves 210. In this embodiment, each of the clamping members 21 is provided with a total of eight grooves 210 (but not limited thereto) , each clamping member 21 can have four grooves 210 respectively, and the grooves 210 of each clamping member 21 will be corresponding; when each clamping member 21 is in the first position, the same clamping member The grooves 210 on the 21 can correspond to the feeding section 11 , the first inspection section 12 , the relay section 14 and the second inspection section 13 respectively. In this case, the grooves 210 on the same clamping member 21 can correspond to the first inspection section 12 , the intermediate section 14 , the second inspection section 13 and the right end beyond the carrying body 1 , respectively.

1 to 3 again, in the first embodiment, the cup lid visual inspection device E is further provided with a servo motor group 7, and the servo motor group 7 drives the transfer of the clamping mechanism 2, wherein , the servo motor group 7 includes a first servo motor 71 and a second servo motor 72, the first servo motor 71 is connected with a first opening and closing transfer screw 82 and a second opening and closing transfer screw 83, the The second servo motor 72 is connected to a left and right transfer screw 81, wherein the first opening and closing transfer screw 82 is a right screw screw, the second opening and closing transfer screw 83 is a left screw screw, and the first opening and closing transfer screw 83 is a left screw. The opening and closing transfer screw 82 , the second opening and closing transfer screw 83 and the left and right transfer screws 81 are respectively connected with the clamping mechanism 2 . When the first servo motor 71 drives the first opening and closing transfer screw 82 and the second When the two opening and closing transfer screws 83 are opened and closed, the first opening and closing transfer screw 82 and the second opening and closing transfer screw 83 can enable each of the clamping members 21 to perform opening and closing actions. Both sides will be clamped by each of the clamping members 21 (ie, perform a closing action) or not be clamped by each of the clamping members 21 (ie, perform an opening action); when the second servo motor 72 drives the left and right When transferring the screw 81, the left and right transfer screws 81 can enable each of the clamping members 21 to perform a left and right transfer action, and the second servo motor 72 will cooperate with the first servo motor 71 to perform the transfer. Therefore, the first After the opening and closing transfer screw 82 and the second opening and closing transfer screw 83 perform the closing action, the opposite sides of the cup cover 6 to be tested are clamped by the clamping members 21, and the left and right transfer screws 81 drive the The clamping member 21 performs the loading action to the right, the first opening and closing transfer screw 82 and the second opening and closing transfer screw 83 successively perform the opening action, and the opposite sides of the cup cover 6 to be tested are not affected by the clamps. The holder 21 is clamped. Then, when the left and right transfer screw 81 drives each of the clamping members 21 to perform a leftward shifting action, each of the clamping members 21 will be displaced to the first position, and the servo motor group 7 will repeat the above-mentioned opening and closing and left and right movement. The loading action is performed to achieve the effect of automatically and precisely moving each of the cup lids 6 to be tested.

On the other hand, when the servo motor group 7 drives the transfer action, please refer to FIGS. 1 to 3 again. When the cup cover 6 to be tested is transported to the feeding section 11, and each of the clamping members 21 is in In the case of the first position, the clamping members 21 will approach each other to clamp the lid 6 to be tested (ie, perform the closing action), and then move to the second position, wherein the The cup cover 6 to be tested is located between the corresponding two grooves 210 and is transported to the first inspection section 12 ; when the cup cover 6 to be tested is transported to the first inspection section 12 , each The clamping members 21 will move away from each other (ie, perform an opening action), and after being displaced to the first position, they will approach each other to clamp the lid 6 to be tested, and then move to the second position, Wherein, the cup cover 6 to be tested is located between the other two corresponding grooves 210 and is transported to the second inspection section 13 ; the cup cover 6 to be tested is transported to the second inspection section 13 In this case, each of the clamping members 21 will move away from each other, and after being displaced to the first position, they will approach each other to clamp the cup cover 6 to be tested, and then move to the second position, wherein the The cup cover 6 to be tested is located between the corresponding two grooves 210 and is transported out of the other end of the carrier body 1 .

1 to 4, in the first embodiment, the first sensing unit 3 can detect the area of the feeding section 11, and can generate a first detection message according to the detection result and Send to a processing device 9 (step 701 in FIG. 4 ); the image capture device 5 includes a first image capture unit 51 and a second image capture unit 52 , the first image capture unit 51 and the first image capture unit 51 The two image capturing units 52 can be composed of photosensitive coupling elements, which are located above the clamping mechanism 2 , wherein, when the processing device 9 receives the first detection message, it will respond to the first detection message according to the first detection message. content, to determine whether there is a cup lid 6 to be detected on the feeding section 11, and if so, the processing device 9 will send a first control message to the first image capture unit 51 (step 702 in FIG. 4 ). , so that after the cup cover 6 to be inspected is moved from the feeding section 11 to the first inspection section 12 , the first image capturing unit 51 can photograph the cups to be inspected that are moved to the first inspection section 12 cover 6, and can generate the corresponding first image file information, and then send the first image file information back to the processing device 9 (step 703 in FIG. 4); the second sensing unit 4 can detect the The second inspection section 13 can generate a second detection message according to the detection result and send it to the processing device 9 (step 704 in FIG. 4 ); when the processing device 9 receives the second detection message Afterwards, it will determine whether there is a cup lid 6 to be detected on the second inspection section 13 according to the content of the second detection message, and if so, the processing device 9 will send a second control message to the second image The capture unit 52 (step 705 in FIG. 4 ), so that after the cup cover 6 to be inspected is moved from the relay section 14 to the second inspection section 13 , the second image capture unit 52 can capture the image being moved to the second inspection section 13 . Each of the cup lids 6 to be inspected in the second inspection section 13 can generate a corresponding second image file message, and then send the second image file message back to the processing device 9 (step 706 in FIG. 4 ).

However, in other embodiments of the present invention, the image capture device 5 can only be provided with a single image capture unit, and the image capture unit can be moved from the first inspection section 12 to the second inspection section 13 , Then move from the second inspection section 13 to the first inspection section 12, so as to be able to photograph the cup cover 6 to be inspected on the first inspection section 12 and the second inspection section 13, and generate the corresponding first image file information and The second image information; or, in other embodiments of the present invention, the image capture unit can have a larger viewing angle range (eg, wide-angle focal length), so that the image capture unit has a shooting area sufficient to accommodate the image capture unit at the same time. The range of the first inspection section 12 and the second inspection section 13 is to be able to photograph the cup lids 6 to be inspected on the first inspection section 12 and the second inspection section 13 . After that, the image capture unit or the processing device 9 The image captured by the aforementioned image capture unit can be processed and analyzed through relevant image processing software or other equipment, so as to generate and obtain the first image information corresponding to the first inspection section 12, and to generate and obtain the first image information corresponding to the first inspection section 12. The second profile message of the second check segment 13 .

Furthermore, please refer to FIGS. 1 to 4 again, the first image capturing unit 51 can provide a backlight source through the material of the backlight plate of the first inspection section 12 to capture the contour images of the cup lids 6 to be inspected. , therefore, the operator can check the shape of the cup lids 6 to be tested and whether the lids are missing edges through the first image information generated by the first image capture unit 51 ; the second image capture unit 52 can have A ring light source 53, the ring light source 53 is adjacent to the bottom surface of the second image capturing unit 52, when the ring light source 53 provides the light source from top to bottom, it can lift the second image capturing unit 52 to capture each of the The brightness of the cup lids 6 to be tested is determined. Therefore, the operator can check whether the words on the cup lids 6 to be tested are clearly visible through the image information generated by the second image capturing unit 52 . In addition, the operator can also establish an image database in the processing device 9, wherein at least one cup lid model is stored in the image database, so that the processing device 9 can compare the image file information with each of the cup lid models, so as to It is judged that the cup lid does not meet the standard.

From the above, it can be seen that through the cup lid visual inspection equipment E of this creation, it is possible to detect whether the quality of the cup lid manufacturing meets the expectations of the industry, and to transport the cup lid 6 to be tested in an automatic transfer mode. The cup lid 6 to be tested is automatically photographed, and the effect of accurately providing product quality comparison results can be achieved, which greatly reduces the manpower requirement of the industry and improves the convenience of quality testing. According to the above, it is only the preferred embodiment of this creation. However, the scope of rights claimed in this creation is not limited to this. Equivalent changes that can be easily thought of should be within the scope of protection of this creation.

[acquaintance] none [this creation] E: cup lid visual inspection equipment 1: Bearing the body 11: Feeding section 12: The first inspection segment 13: Second Inspection Section 14: hop 2: Clamping mechanism 21: Clamps 210: Groove 3: The first sensing unit 4: The second sensing unit 5: Image capture device 51: The first image capture unit 52: Second image capture unit 53: Ring Light 6: Cup lid to be tested 7: Servo motor group 71: The first servo motor 72: Second servo motor 701~706: Steps 81: Left and right transfer screw 82: The first opening and closing transfer screw 83: The second opening and closing transfer screw 9: Handling equipment

[Fig. 1] is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the visual inspection equipment for cup lids created by this invention; [Figure 2] is a schematic diagram of the front side view of the visual inspection equipment for the cup lid created by this invention; [Fig. 3] is a schematic top view of the cup lid visual inspection equipment of the present creation; and [FIG. 4] is a timing chart of the information transmission among the first sensing unit, the second sensing unit, the processing device, the first image capture unit and the second image capture unit of the cup lid visual inspection device of the present invention .

E: cup lid visual inspection equipment

1: Bearing the body

2: Clamping mechanism

21: Clamps

210: Groove

3: The first sensing unit

4: The second sensing unit

5: Image capture device

51: The first image capture unit

52: Second image capture unit

53: Ring Light

6: Cup lid to be tested

71: The first servo motor

81: Left and right transfer screw

82: The first opening and closing transfer screw

Claims (5)

A cup lid visual inspection device, comprising: A carrying body, on which at least a feeding section, a first inspection section and a second inspection section are arranged, wherein the feeding section is close to one end of the carrying body, and the second inspection section is close to the other end of the carrying body , the first inspection section is located between the feeding section and the second inspection section, and the feeding section can accept a lid to be inspected; A clamping mechanism includes at least two clamping members, each of the clamping members is located above the carrying body and is respectively close to two opposite sides of the supporting body, and each of the clamping members is respectively provided with a plurality of grooves, and each of the clamping members is provided with a plurality of grooves. When the clamping member is in the first position, the grooves on the same clamping member can correspond to the feeding section, the first inspection section and the second inspection section respectively. In the case of the second position, the grooves on the same clamping piece can respectively correspond to the first inspection section, the second inspection section and the other end beyond the carrying body; a first sensing unit, which can detect the area of the feeding section, and can generate a first detection message according to the detection result and send it to a processing device; a second sensing unit capable of detecting the area of the second inspection section, and capable of generating a second detection message according to the detection result and sending it to the processing device; and An image capturing device is located above the clamping mechanism, and can photograph the cup lids to be inspected in the first inspection section and the second inspection section, and can generate a picture message and transmit it to the processing equipment; When the lid to be tested is transported to the feeding section and each of the gripping members is in the first position, the gripping members will approach each other to hold the lid of the lid to be tested, Then move to the second position, wherein the cup cover to be tested will be located between the corresponding two grooves and be transported to the first inspection section; the cup cover to be tested is transported to the first inspection section In the case of a segment, each of the clamps will move away from each other, and after being displaced to the first position, they will approach each other to clamp the lid of the cup to be tested, and then move to the second position, wherein the The cup cover to be tested is located between the other two corresponding grooves and is transported to the second inspection section; when the cup cover to be tested is transported to the second inspection section, each of the clamping pieces will move away from each other, and after being displaced to the first position, and then approaching each other to clamp the lid of the cup to be tested, and then moved to the second position, wherein the lid of the cup to be tested will be in the corresponding re-positioning position. between the two grooves, and is transported out of the other end of the carrying body. The cup lid visual inspection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image capturing device comprises a first image capturing unit and a second image capturing unit, the first image capturing unit is capable of capturing images located in the first image capturing unit. Each of the to-be-detected cup lids in the inspection section generates corresponding image information; the second image capturing unit can photograph each of the to-be-detected cup lids located in the second inspection section, and generates corresponding image information. The cup lid visual inspection device according to claim 1, wherein part of the first inspection section can be a backlight. The cup lid visual inspection device according to claim 2, wherein the image capturing device can be composed of a photosensitive coupling element. The cup lid visual inspection device according to claim 4, wherein the second image capturing unit can have a ring light source to improve the brightness of the second image capturing unit when photographing each of the cup lids to be inspected.

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