CN112978394B - Automatic soft basin separation device, system and separation method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of flower transplanting devices, in particular to an automatic soft pot separating device, which comprises: the resistance increasing component is arranged in the separation direction of the basin group and provides resistance to the edge of the basin group when the basin group is separated; the driving piece is arranged in the separation direction of the pot groups, the driving end of the driving piece is provided with a sucker, the sucker can be driven to a first position state, a second position state or a third position state by the driving piece, and the sucker is connected with a negative pressure source; wherein the suction cup is arranged to be attached to the inner wall of the target pot to be separated in the pot group in the first position state. The invention can adsorb the inner wall of the basin group by utilizing the sucking disc, deform the inner wall of the target single basin by adsorbing the inner wall of the target single basin, destroy the negative pressure environment between the basins and enable the basins to be easily separated, and does not adopt a mode of being embedded into the basin edge gap, thereby having low requirements on the basin group production process, having good adaptation to the quality of different basin groups and achieving good soft basin separation effect.

Description

Automatic soft basin separation device, system and separation method

technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of flower transplanting devices, in particular to an automatic soft pot separation device, system and separation method.

Background technique

In the flower transplanting process, it is necessary to separate a single soft pot from a stack of soft pots, and separating the soft pots one by one is a very heavy part of the workload. The use of manual separation has problems such as low efficiency, high labor intensity, and harsh environment. Therefore, it is imperative to introduce mechanical automation equipment into the flower industry.

The existing basin methods mainly include:

The helical blade is used to rotate and drop down progressively. The helical blade progressive structure is simple, stable and efficient. It is mainly used for pots that are not easy to deform and have gaps between pots, especially for hard pots. Cooperate with the suction cup to separate the pots from each other. This method has higher requirements on whether the shape of the pot is regular or not.

At present, the mainstream plastic soft pots are thin and easy to deform, and due to production process problems, there is even stickiness between the pots and the edges of the pots. The spacing between them is also uneven, and it is not easy to use the above-mentioned equipment for separate use. Therefore need badly a kind of automatic soft basin separating device.

Prior art literature:

Patent document 1: CN209554354U automatic potting mechanism of potting machine

Patent document 2: CN109729794A A pot-taking and dividing mechanism of a potted flower pot seedling automatic transplanting machine

Patent document 3: CN109757166A A kind of potted flower pot seedling automatic transplanting machine and its control system

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic soft basin separation device, which can overcome the edge adhesion between basins, does not separate the soft basin from the edge of the basin, attracts the soft basin from the inner wall of the target basin, makes it deform, and eliminates the gap between the basin and the basin. negative pressure to achieve the purpose of separating the soft basin.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides automatic soft basin separation device, comprising:

The resistance-increasing component arranged in the separation direction of the basin group provides resistance to the edge of the basin group when the basin group is separated;

The driving part arranged in the direction of separation of the basin group has a suction cup at its driving end, and the suction cup can be driven to the first position state, the second position state or the third position state by the driving part, and the suction cup is connected to a negative pressure source ;

Wherein, the suction cup is set to be able to be attached to the inner wall of the target basin to be separated in the basin group in the first position state, and can absorb the target basin to move to the second position state, so that the inner wall of the target basin is deformed, and the target basin is damaged. Negative pressure state between basin groups;

The driving member drives the suction cup to absorb the single basin and move to the third position to separate from the basin group.

Preferably, the resistance-increasing component includes a rigid or elastic concave-convex structure capable of contacting the edge of the bowl set.

Preferably, the resistance-increasing component includes an elastic piece or a rigid piece, which is arranged above the basin group, and prevents the basin group from continuously moving toward the separation direction when the target basin is separated.

Preferably, the resistance-increasing component includes tooth plates or brushes, which are arranged above the basin group or at least in contact with the edge of the target basin, so as to prevent the basin group from continuing to move toward the separation direction when the target basin is separated.

Preferably, the resistance-increasing component is configured to have an arc surface or a plane capable of contacting the edge of the bowl set.

Preferably, it also includes a jig arranged at the bottom of the basin group, having a support wall arranged in the direction of attaching the suction cups, so as to limit the outward deformation of the target basin when attached by the suction cups.

Preferably, the support wall is set to extend from the height of the single basin at the bottom of the basin group to the bottom of the basin group, for supporting the side walls of the basin group and preventing them from being deformed in the longitudinal direction.

Preferably, the suction cups are arranged as two staggered parallel to the same radial plane, and the suction end of the suction cups faces outward, so that the suction cups can be attached to the inner wall of the target basin from the inside.

Preferably, the driving part includes a reciprocating driving part driving the suction cup to reciprocate between the first position state and the second position state, and a first linear driving part driving the suction cup to reciprocate between the second position state and the third position state.

Preferably, the reciprocating driving part includes a Y-shaped finger cylinder.

The present invention proposes another soft basin separation method, using the above-mentioned automatic soft basin separation device, comprising the following steps:

Step S1, using the driver to control the suction cup to move to a predetermined position at the target basin of the basin group to be separated;

Step S2, drive the suction cup to attach to the inner wall of the target single basin, and after the suction cup is connected to the negative pressure source to absorb the target single basin, shrink the suction cup inward to deform the absorbed single basin and destroy the negative pressure environment between the basins ;

Step S3, use the driving member to pull the suction cup along the axial direction of the basin group, and at the same time, use the resistance increasing part to provide frictional resistance on the edge of the basin group, so as to limit the follow-up movement of the entire basin group, and separate the absorbed single basin from the basin group;

Step S4, repeating the above steps until the basin group is separated.

In step S3, the resistance-increasing component touches the edge of the basin group before the basin group is separated.

In step S3, the resistance-increasing component is in contact with the basin group when the basin group is separated.

The present invention provides another technical solution, an automatic soft basin separation system, comprising:

The automatic soft basin separation device in multiple above-mentioned schemes;

Supporting plate, which defines the bearing surface for supporting the basin group;

a bearing frame, having a space for the supporting plate to move in a separation direction, and a plurality of the resistance increasing components are arranged on the bearing frame;

The second linear driving part is fixed on the bearing frame and is used to drive the supporting plate to move along the separation direction, so as to move the basin group to the bottom of the resistance increasing part;

The third driving part can drive the automatic soft basin separation device to reciprocate between the basin taking position and the basin placing position.

Preferably, the resistance-increasing component is configured to be slidably connected to the bearing frame, so as to change the radial distance between the resistance-increasing component and the edge of the basin group.

Preferably, the third driving component includes a linear trajectory driving component or a circular trajectory driving component.

Preferably, it also includes a jig arranged on the supporting plate, which has a support wall arranged in the direction of attaching the suction cup, so as to limit the outward deformation of the target pot when it is attached by the suction cup.

The present invention provides another soft basin separation method, using the automatic soft basin separation system in the above scheme, comprising the following steps:

Step S1, placing a plurality of basin groups in the corresponding number of support plate jigs;

Step S2, using the driving part to control the suction cup to move to the predetermined position of the target pot to be separated in the pot group. During this process, the supporting plate is driven by the second linear driving part to move continuously or intermittently to the bottom of the resistance increasing part;

Step S3, drive the suction cup to attach to the inner wall of the target single basin, and after the suction cup is connected to the negative pressure source to absorb the target single basin, shrink the suction cup inward to deform the absorbed single basin and destroy the negative pressure environment between the basins ;

Step S4, use the driving member to pull the suction cup along the axial direction of the basin group, and at the same time, use the resistance increasing part to provide frictional resistance on the edge of the basin group, so as to limit the follow-up movement of the entire basin group, and separate the absorbed single basin from the basin group;

Step S5, using the third driving component to transfer the separated target single basin from the separation position to the release position, disconnecting the suction cup negative pressure source to release the target single basin;

Step S6, repeating steps S2 to S5 until the basin group is separated.

Preferably, in step S2, the target pots in the plurality of pot groups are separated from the pot groups alternately or simultaneously.

Preferably, in step S5, the third driving component drives the first linear driving member to transfer from the separation position/release position to the release position/disengagement position in a reciprocating or circular manner.

It should be understood that all combinations of the foregoing concepts, as well as additional concepts described in more detail below, may be considered part of the inventive subject matter of the present disclosure, provided such concepts are not mutually inconsistent. Additionally, all combinations of claimed subject matter are considered a part of the inventive subject matter of this disclosure.

The foregoing and other aspects, embodiments and features of the present teachings can be more fully understood from the following description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Other additional aspects of the invention, such as the features and/or advantages of the exemplary embodiments, will be apparent from the description below, or learned by practice of specific embodiments in accordance with the teachings of the invention.

Description of drawings

The figures are not intended to be drawn to scale. In the drawings, each identical or nearly identical component that is illustrated in various figures may be represented by a like reference numeral. For purposes of clarity, not every component may be labeled in every drawing. Embodiments of the various aspects of the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is the structural representation of automatic soft basin separating device of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the schematic structural diagram of the principle structure of the automatic soft basin separating device of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram when the suction cup absorbs the deformation of the soft basin in the automatic soft basin separation device of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram when the automatic soft basin separating device of the present invention separates the soft basin;

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of the bearing frame in the automatic soft basin separation device of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of the bearing frame in the automatic soft basin separation device of the present invention;

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of the bearing frame base in the automatic soft basin separation device of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of the support plate in the automatic soft basin separation device of the present invention;

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of the resistance-increasing component in the automatic soft basin separation device of the present invention;

Fig. 10 is a structural schematic diagram of a suction cup and its driving parts in the automatic soft basin separation device of the present invention;

Fig. 11 is a schematic structural view of the third driving part in the automatic soft basin separation device of the present invention.

Detailed ways

In order to better understand the technical content of the present invention, specific embodiments are given together with the attached drawings for description as follows.

Aspects of the invention are described in this disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings, which show a number of illustrated embodiments. Embodiments of the present disclosure are not necessarily intended to include all aspects of the invention. It should be understood that the various concepts and embodiments described above, as well as those described in more detail below, can be implemented in any number of ways with any automated soft basin separation device and separation method because of the disclosed Concepts and examples are not limited to any implementation. In addition, some aspects of the present disclosure may be used alone or in any suitable combination with other aspects of the present disclosure.

At present, the mainstream plastic soft pots are thin and easy to deform, and due to the production process problems, there is even stickiness between the pots and the edges of the pots. During the production and transportation process, they are often tightly compacted and stacked, and negative pressure will be formed between the pots. It is easy to separate. In addition, the distance between the pot and the edge of the pot is not uniform. The separation device in the prior art mainly uses the gap between the pot and the edge of the pot to separate, which often fails to achieve a good separation effect. The present invention aims to In realization, by absorbing the inner wall of the target single basin, deforming it, destroying the negative pressure environment between the basins, and making the basins easy to separate, instead of embedding into the gap along the basin to improve the separation effect.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the first linear drive member 21 is arranged in the separation direction of the basin group 100 . The telescoping end of the first linear drive member 21 is provided with a suction cup 24 that can move radially along the basin group 100 , wherein the suction cup 24 has a first In the position state and the second position state, the suction cup 24 is connected to a negative pressure source.

The purpose of the first linear driver 21 is to drive the suction cup 24 to move along the axis of the basin group 100. Specifically, when the suction cup 24 absorbs the inner wall of the soft basin, it will be displaced inward for a certain distance, and after the soft basin is deformed, the suction cup 24 will be driven to move upward to In the third position state, the soft basin is separated from the basin group. When the soft basin is not adsorbed on the suction cup 24, the suction cup 24 is driven to move downward, and the inner wall of the soft basin is to be adsorbed.

In an optional example, the first linear actuator 21 is a linear actuator such as an electric cylinder or an air cylinder. Since the suction cup 24 needs to be driven by an air source, the first linear actuator 21 is preferably a cylinder. The cylinder is used as an example below. The cylinder includes a cylinder Body and telescopic rod, sucker 24 is arranged on the telescopic rod of cylinder, controls the expansion and contraction of cylinder by the electromagnetic valve that is connected in cylinder inlet/outlet end.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9 , the telescopic end of the cylinder is provided with a driving member capable of controlling the expansion and contraction of the suction cup 24 in the radial direction (preferably perpendicular to the inner wall of the soft basin) of the basin group 100, especially the reciprocating driving part, the cylinder , electric cylinder or linkage mechanism, etc.

In this embodiment, due to the limited space in the soft basin, it is preferable to use a Y-shaped clamping finger cylinder 23, and the two suction cups 24 are parallel and staggered in the space to reduce the space occupied in the diameter direction, and the suction cups 24 can be controlled to be in the first position. and the second position state, wherein the suction cup 24 is set to be attached to the inner wall of the single basin to be separated in the first position state, and can absorb the single basin to move to the second position state, so that the inner wall of the single basin is deformed .

In this way, in this embodiment, the first linear driving member 21 and the Y-shaped finger cylinder 23 form the driving member, and the suction cup 24 is driven to switch between the first position state, the second position state and the third position state.

Specifically, the action end of the Y-shaped clamp finger cylinder 23 uses a connection seat 22 that is threadedly connected to the action end 231. The connection seat 22 can fine-tune the angle between the action end 231, and the suction cup 24 is set to be threaded on the connection seat. 22, so that the suction cup 24 is adapted to the angle of different soft basin inner walls, the connecting seat 22 has a trachea communicated with the suction cup 24.

Preferably, the suction cups 24 are arranged as two symmetrically distributed, and the suction end of the suction cups 24 is outward, so that the suction cups 24 can be attached to the inner wall of the basin group from the inside. on the inner wall of the basin.

Optionally, the suction cups 24 can also be set to be larger than two, that is, when the diameter of the soft basin is larger, more suction cups 24 can be accommodated.

Further, a resistance-increasing component 35 is provided in the separation direction of the basin group 100. The resistance-increasing component 35 is set to provide resistance to the edge of the basin group 100 when the basin group 100 is separated, and it may not be separated from the edge of the basin group 100 before separation. The contact can also be arranged to be in pre-contact with the edge of the basin group 100 before separation.

In this way, as shown in FIG. 2 , the Y-shaped clamp finger cylinder 23 drives the suction cup 24 to attach to the inner wall of the soft basin. The suction cup 24 is connected to a negative pressure source, and the suction cup 24 absorbs the inner wall of the soft basin. As shown in Figure 3, the Y-shaped clamping finger cylinder 23 resets, causing the suction cup 24 to shrink inward, causing deformation of the soft basin, and air enters between the basins, destroying the negative pressure environment between the previous basins and making the basins It is easy to be separated from the basin. As shown in Fig. 4, the first linear drive member 21 lifts the suction cup 24 upwards, and the suction cup 24 drives the soft basin to move upward, and the resistance increasing part 35 provides friction to the edge of the basin group, preventing the non-target soft basin from moving upward, while the target soft basin moves upward. If the pulling force of the soft basin is greater than its resistance, it will be separated to realize the separation of the soft basin.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8 , a fixture 331 capable of supporting the outer wall of the basin set 100 is provided under the basin set 100 , and the fixture 331 is set to at least include a support wall located outside the basin set, and the support wall corresponds to the suction cup 24 The suction direction can prevent the soft basin from being deformed when the suction cup 24 collides with the inner wall of the last one or several soft basins in the basin group 100, and prevent the resistance increasing component 35 from being in contact with the edge of the basin or passing through the resistance increasing component 35.

Further, in order to prevent the soft basin from being deformed due to the outward opening when the suction cup 24 absorbs the soft basin, a support wall is set on the outside of the basin group, and the support wall is set to extend from the height of the single basin at the bottom of the basin group to the height of the basin The bottom of the group is used to support the side wall of the basin group and prevent it from deforming in the longitudinal direction.

In this way, when the supporting force of the last one or several soft pots is insufficient, when the suction cup 24 is opened outwards, due to the restriction of the supporting wall, the deformation of the soft pots is prevented, and support is also formed in the longitudinal direction, so as to avoid the impact on the soft pots caused by the feeding of the pot group. Squeeze deformation in the longitudinal direction of the basin.

Preferably, the jig 331 is set in the shape of a basin, especially a thin-walled conical shape as shown in FIG. 8 , and has a cavity 332 for accommodating the basin group.

In an optional embodiment, the jig 331 can also be configured in other shapes, but at least it has a support ring located at the bottom edge of the pot group, and a support wall extending from the support ring to the height position where the last single pot is absorbed by the suction cup , where the inner wall of the supporting wall is a curved surface.

In this embodiment, the deformation of the suction cup 24 to attract the soft basin is obtained according to the actual process test of the soft basin, and the negative pressure state between the basins can be broken while keeping the soft basin at the mouth of the basin without deformation.

Further, the resistance-increasing component 35 has a rigid or elastic concave-convex structure in contact with the edge of the basin group 100, aiming at providing friction on the edge of the basin group when the target soft basin in the basin group is separated, so as to prevent other soft basins from moving upward. Exercise for good separation.

In an optional example, the resistance-increasing component 35 is a shrapnel or a rigid sheet, preferably with a 1-3 mm blade at the contact end with the basin group 100, and is arranged above the basin group. When the target basin is separated, Because the edge of the basin is blocked, it is deformed, and when passing through the blade, the two fitted edges are separated, preventing the continuous movement of the basin group in the direction of separation.

In an optional example, the resistance-increasing component 35 includes a toothed plate or a brush, which is arranged to be located above the basin group or at least contact the edge of the target basin, so as to prevent the basin group from continuing to move toward the separation direction when the target basin is separated, In this way, when the target basin is absorbed and moved upwards, its edge adheres to the edge of the lower basin, and then upwards, it is blocked by the tooth plate or brush surface, so that the adhered basin edge is separated, and due to the tooth plate or brush surface The contact surface is large, and it has a better separation effect on the basin and the edge of the basin in the lower basin group.

In the above embodiment, the resistance increasing part 35 is arranged on one side of the edge of the soft basin, and the resistance increasing part 35 is arranged to have an arc surface or a plane capable of contacting the edge of the basin set 100, wherein the thickness of the resistance increasing part 35 and The contact area with the soft basin is determined according to the selected material.

The present invention provides a soft basin separation method, using the automatic soft basin separation device in the above scheme, comprising the following steps:

Include the following steps:

Step S1, using the driving member to control the suction cup 24 to move to the predetermined position of the basin group 100 where the target basin is to be separated;

Step S2, drive the suction cup 24 to attach to the inner wall of the target single basin, and after the suction cup is connected to the negative pressure source to suck the target single basin, shrink the suction cup inward to deform the absorbed single basin and destroy the negative pressure between the basins environment;

Step S3, use the driving member to pull the suction cup along the axial direction of the basin group, and at the same time, use the resistance increasing part 35 to provide frictional resistance on the edge of the basin group, so as to limit the follow-up movement of the entire basin group, and separate the absorbed single basin from the basin group;

Step S4, repeating the above steps until the basin group is separated.

The present invention also proposes an automatic soft basin separation system, combined with the basin sending mechanism 3, the basin taking mechanism 2 and the transfer mechanism 1 shown in Fig. 2 directions to send pots, the pot fetching mechanism 2 uses the suction cup to absorb the inner wall of the pot from the inner wall and extracts upwards to separate the pots, the transfer mechanism 1 transfers and releases the separated soft pots, and then re-separates the soft pots in the pot group.

As shown in FIG. 5 , in order to compensate for the drop in height of the basin group 100 after being separated, in an optional embodiment, the suction cup 24 can be driven to gradually decrease its suction height as the number of soft basins decreases.

In this embodiment, a supporting plate 33 is arranged below the basin group, and the supporting plate 33 defines a bearing surface for supporting the basin group. Further, the carrying frame 31 has a space for the supporting plate 33 to move along the separation direction, and the resistance increasing component 35 is fixed on the carrying frame 31 . The second linear drive part 34 is fixed to the carrying frame 31 .

In this way, the second linear driving part 34 drives the support plate 31 to move along the separation direction, so that the basin group 100 moves to the inner side of the resistance increasing part 35, so that the suction cup 24 can be adsorbed to the inner wall of the soft basin every time it falls to a predetermined height, and then lifted Pull to separate the soft basin.

Further, the second linear driving part 34 can drive the bowl set 100 to move upwards in a stepping or continuous feeding manner.

In an optional embodiment, the second linear driving component 34 is an electric cylinder, a belt transmission mechanism, a chain transmission mechanism or a heavy object combined with a pulley block. Preferably, the second linear driving component 34 in this embodiment is an air cylinder.

5-7, in this embodiment, the bottom of the load frame 31 is provided with a bottom plate 32, and its lower end face extends downward on the bottom plate 32 with a support rod 312 and a limit rod 313 (shown in FIG. 6 ), The upper part is provided with an installation end surface 311 for installing the second linear drive part 34, and the output end of the second linear drive part 34 is provided with a slider 331, wherein the bottom plate 32 is provided with a slot 321 for installing a support rod 312, and an installation support Receptacle 322 of rod 312 . In addition, a bolt hole 323 for fixing the supporting plate 33 is also provided.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8 , the support plate 33 is provided with a hole 335 penetrated by the support rod 312 , the support plate 33 has a jig 331 capable of supporting the outer wall of the basin group 100 , and the jig 331 is set to at least Including the support wall located on the outside of the basin group, the support wall corresponds to the adsorption direction of the suction cup 24, which can prevent the soft basin from being deformed when the suction cup 24 collides with the inner wall of the last or several soft basins in the basin group 100, and prevent the resistance increasing part 35 from being unable to connect with the basin. Contact along, or fail to pass resistance increasing component 35.

Further, in order to prevent the soft basin from being deformed due to the outward opening when the suction cup 24 absorbs the soft basin, a support wall is set on the outside of the basin group, and the support wall is set to extend from the height of the single basin at the bottom of the basin group to the height of the basin The bottom of the group is used to support the side wall of the basin group and prevent it from deforming in the longitudinal direction.

In this way, when the supporting force of the last one or several soft pots is insufficient, when the suction cup 24 is opened outwards, due to the restriction of the supporting wall, the deformation of the soft pots is prevented, and support is also formed in the longitudinal direction, so as to avoid the impact on the soft pots caused by the feeding of the pot group. Squeeze deformation in the longitudinal direction of the basin.

Preferably, the jig 331 is set in the shape of a basin, especially a thin-walled conical shape as shown in FIG. 8 , and has a cavity 332 for accommodating the basin group.

In an optional embodiment, the jig 331 can also be configured in other shapes, but at least it has a support ring located at the bottom edge of the pot group, and a support wall extending from the support ring to the height position where the last single pot is absorbed by the suction cup , where the inner wall of the supporting wall is a curved surface.

As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 9 , further, the resistance-increasing component 35 is configured to be slidably connected to the bearing frame 31 , so as to change the distance between the resistance-increasing component and the edge of the bowl set 100 in the radial direction.

In this embodiment, the resistance-increasing component 35 includes a plate with a circular groove, and a handle 351 is provided on one side of the plate, and a friction wall 352 is formed on the inner wall of the circular groove of the plate, and its diameter is larger than that of the soft basin. Just pull the handle 351 Control the distance between the friction wall surface 352 and the edge of the basin group, change the friction force and adapt to the basin group 100 with different diameters. Preferably, the sliding direction of the resistance increasing member 35 is perpendicular to the separation direction of the basin group.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 11, the third driving part can drive the first linear driving part 21 to reciprocate between the pot taking position and the pot putting position, the third driving part includes a rodless cylinder 11, and a fixed seat is set on the rodless cylinder 11 13 is used to fix the position of the rodless cylinder 11, the sliding table 12 is installed on its moving end, and the first linear drive member 21 is installed on the sliding table.

In this way, the first linear driving member 21 can be driven to reciprocate between the pot-taking position and the pot-putting position to realize pot-taking-pot-dividing-pot-putting, wherein the slide table 12 can be equipped with multiple first linear driving parts 21 .

In an optional embodiment, the rodless cylinder 11 can be replaced by other driving parts, for example, a driving part of a circular track, specifically a motor-driven ring gear or other circular components, or use a conveyor belt or a transmission chain to realize a circular motion track , with a basin distributing mechanism composed of suction cups 24 driven by a plurality of first linear driving members 21, so that the first linear driving member 21 does not need to perform reciprocating motion, and can take pots in a cycle to achieve a higher basin distributing speed.

The present invention provides another technical solution, an automatic soft basin separation method, using the above-mentioned automatic soft basin separation system, comprising the following steps:

Step S1, placing a plurality of basin groups in the corresponding number of support plate jigs;

Step S2, use the driving part to control the suction cup to move to the predetermined position of the target pot to be separated in the pot group. During this process, the supporting plate 33 is driven by the second linear driving part to continuously or intermittently move to the bottom of the resistance increasing part 35 ;

Step S3, drive the suction cup 24 to attach to the inner wall of the target single basin, and after the suction cup is connected to the negative pressure source to suck the target single basin, shrink the suction cup inward to deform the absorbed single basin and destroy the negative pressure between the basins environment;

Step S4, use the driving member to pull the suction cup 24 along the axial direction of the basin group, and at the same time, use the resistance increasing component 35 to provide frictional resistance on the edge of the basin group, so as to limit the follow-up movement of the entire basin group, and separate the absorbed single basin from the basin group;

Step S5, using the third driving component to transfer the separated target single basin from the separation position to the release position, disconnecting the suction cup negative pressure source to release the target single basin;

Step S6, repeating steps S2 to S5 until the basin group is separated.

Further, in step S2, the target pots in multiple pot groups are separated from the pot groups alternately or simultaneously, as shown in Figure 1, when the transfer mechanism 1 is replaced with the pot removal mechanism 2 alone, the two pot groups Alternately divided into basins by the upper basin taking mechanism 2.

Further, in step S5, the third drive component drives the first linear drive to reciprocate from the separation position/release position to the release position/separation position, for example, the first linear drive is a cylinder, and the cylinder drives the first linear drive. The driving member travels to and from the disengaged position and the released position. Or in a cyclical manner, such as, the third driving part is a driving part of a circular track, with a plurality of first linear driving parts 21 driving the suction cup 24 below it to circulate the basin, so that the first linear driving part 21 There is no need for reciprocating movement, and the cyclical basin extraction can achieve a higher basin dividing speed.

Taking the above-mentioned automatic soft basin separation system as an example, as shown in Figures 1, 5, 8 and 10, remove the resistance-increasing component 35 from the bearing frame 31, and place an appropriate amount of basin group into the jig 331 on the support plate 33 100, and then put the resistance-increasing component 35 back. All parts of the basin dividing device return to the initial position;

The first linear driver 21 drives the Y-shaped clamp finger cylinder 23 and the suction cup 24 mounted on the cylinder to the specified height in the single basin to be separated at the top of the basin group;

Then control the Y-shaped clamping finger cylinder 23 to drive the suction cup 24 to open, so that the suction cup 24 is attached to the inner wall of the soft basin; and then the suction cup 24 is adsorbed on the inner wall of the basin under the action of the external vacuum generating device. After a while, the Y-shaped clamp finger cylinder 23 retracts, pulling the inner wall of the soft basin to cause a certain amount of deformation, destroying the vacuum environment between the basin and the adjacent basin and the bonding of the edges;

The first linear drive member 21 pulls out the pots in the vertical direction, so that the target separated pots are separated from the pot group;

The rodless cylinder 11 drives the first linear drive part 21 to move linearly to the designated pot placement point, and then the first linear drive part 21 vertically sends the pot to the designated position;

The Y-shaped clamp means that the cylinder 23 is opened, and the vacuum suction is disconnected so that the single basin can be separated from the suction cup 24 under the action of gravity;

Then the first linear driver 21 is reset vertically, and then each component is reset one by one, and the cycle works until the pots put in are completely separated.

Specifically, the resistance increasing part 35 is located on the outer edge of the basin group 100, and has a resistance increasing part in contact with the basin group 100, which provides resistance to the edge of the basin group when the basin group is separated. Elastic concave-convex structure.

In combination with the above embodiments, the present invention utilizes the suction cup to absorb the inner wall of the basin group, deform the inner wall of the target single basin by absorbing it, destroy the negative pressure environment between the basins, and make the basins easy to separate, instead of using the method of inserting into the basin The way along the gap, so the requirements for the production process of the basin group are low, and the quality of different basin groups is well adapted to achieve a good soft basin separation effect.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art of the present invention can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be defined by the claims.

Claims (19)

1. An automated soft basin separation device, comprising:

the resistance increasing component is arranged in the separation direction of the basin group and provides resistance to the edge of the basin group when the basin group is separated;

the driving piece is arranged in the separation direction of the pot groups, the driving end of the driving piece is provided with a sucker, the sucker can be driven to a first position state, a second position state or a third position state by the driving piece, and the sucker is connected with a negative pressure source;

the suction disc is arranged to be attached to the inner wall of a target basin to be separated from the basin group in a first position state, and can suck the target basin to move to a second position state, so that the inner wall of the target basin deforms, and the negative pressure state between the target basin and the basin group is damaged;

the driving piece drives the sucking disc to adsorb the single basin and move to a third position state to be separated from the basin group;

the sucking discs are arranged into two parts which are parallel to the same radial plane and distributed in a staggered manner, and the sucking ends of the sucking discs are outward, so that the sucking discs can be attached to the inner wall of the target basin from the inside.

2. An automated soft bowl separating apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the resistance increasing means comprises a rigid or resilient relief structure contactable with the rim of the bowl stack.

3. The automated soft pot separation device of claim 1, wherein the resistance increasing member comprises a resilient or rigid plate disposed above the pot set to prevent the pot set from continuing to move in the separation direction when the target pot is separated.

4. An automated soft pot separation device according to claim 1, wherein the resistance increasing means comprises a toothed plate or brush arranged to be positioned above the pot group or at least in contact with the rim of the target pot to prevent the pot group from continuing to move in the direction of separation when the target pot is separated.

5. The automated soft basin separation device of claim 1, wherein the drive member comprises a reciprocating drive member driving the suction cup to reciprocate between the first position state and the second position state, and a first linear drive member driving the suction cup to reciprocate between the second position state and the third position state.

6. The automated soft basin separation device of claim 5, wherein the reciprocating drive member comprises a Y-clamp finger cylinder.

7. An automated soft pot separating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the resistance increasing means is arranged to have an arcuate or flat surface which can contact the rim of the pot group.

8. The automatic soft basin separating device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a jig disposed at the bottom of the basin group and having a support wall disposed in the attaching direction of the suction cup to limit outward deformation of the target basin when attached by the suction cup.

9. An automated soft pot separation apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the support wall is arranged to extend from a height position at which a single pot is sucked at the bottom of the pot set to the bottom of the pot set for supporting the side wall of the pot set against deformation in the longitudinal direction.

10. A soft basin separation method using the automated soft basin separation apparatus of claim 1, comprising the steps of:

s1, controlling a sucker to move to a preset position of a target basin to be separated of a basin group by using a driving piece;

s2, driving the sucker to be attached to the inner wall of the target single basin, and after the sucker is communicated with a negative pressure source to suck the target single basin, retracting the sucker inwards to deform the sucked single basin and destroy a negative pressure environment between the basins;

s3, lifting the sucker along the axial direction of the pot group by using a driving piece, and providing frictional resistance at the edge of the pot group by using a resistance increasing component so as to limit the whole pot group to move along, so that the adsorbed single pot is separated from the pot group;

and S4, repeating the steps until the basin group is separated.

11. The soft tub separation method according to claim 10, wherein in step S3, the resistance increasing member is brought into contact with the edge of the tub group before the tub group is separated.

12. The soft tub separating method according to claim 10, wherein in step S3, the resistance increasing member is brought into close contact with the tub set at the time of the tub set separation.

13. An automated soft basin separation system, comprising:

a plurality of automated soft-pot separation apparatuses of any one of claims 1-6;

the bearing plate is used for defining a bearing surface for bearing the basin group;

a carrying frame having a space enabling the support plate to move in a separating direction, a plurality of the resistance-increasing members being provided to the carrying frame;

the second linear driving component is fixed on the bearing frame and used for driving the bearing plate to move along the separation direction, so that the basin group moves below the resistance increasing component;

and the third driving part can drive the automatic soft basin separating device to reciprocate at the basin taking position and the basin placing position.

14. The automated soft basin separation system of claim 13, further comprising a fixture disposed on the support plate and having a support wall disposed in the direction of attachment of the suction cup to limit outward deformation of the target basin when attached by the suction cup.

15. The automated soft pot separation system of claim 13, wherein the resistance increasing component is configured to be slidably coupled to the load frame to vary a radial spacing of the resistance increasing component from a pot set rim.

16. The automated soft basin separation system of claim 14, wherein the third drive component comprises a linear track drive component or an annular track drive component.

17. A soft basin separation method using the automated soft basin separation system according to claim 16, comprising the steps of:

s1, placing a plurality of basin groups in a corresponding number of supporting plate jigs;

s2, controlling the sucker to move to a preset position of a target basin to be separated of the basin group by using the driving piece, wherein the bearing plate is driven by the second linear driving part to continuously or discontinuously move to the position below the resistance increasing part in the process;

s3, driving the sucker to be attached to the inner wall of the target single basin, and after the sucker is communicated with a negative pressure source to suck the target single basin, retracting the sucker inwards to deform the sucked single basin and destroy the negative pressure environment between the basins;

s4, lifting the sucker axially along the pot set by using a driving part, and providing frictional resistance at the edge of the pot set by using a resistance-increasing part so as to limit the whole pot set to move along with the sucking pot set, so that the sucked single pot is separated from the pot set;

s5, transferring the separated target single pot from the separation position to a release position by using a third driving part, and disconnecting the suction cup negative pressure source to release the target single pot;

and S6, repeating the steps S2 to S5 until the basin group is separated.

18. The soft basin separation method according to claim 17, wherein in step S2, the target basin of the plurality of basin groups is separated from the basin groups alternately or simultaneously.

19. The soft tub separation method of claim 17, wherein in step S5, the third driving part drives the first linear driving member to move in a reciprocating or circulating manner from the separating position/releasing position to the releasing position/separating position.

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