CN219552681U - An empty plastic grid detection device for a molding machine - Google Patents

Abstract

This application discloses an empty plastic box detection device for a forming machine, including an alarm controller, a camera and an alarm; the camera is facing the empty plastic box conveying channel on the tray loading machine of the molding machine, and the empty plastic box is located in the empty plastic box When detecting the position on the conveying channel, the shooting range of the camera covers the filling space of the empty plastic box; the alarm controller is respectively connected with the camera and the alarm signal. This application detects the residue in the filling space of the empty plastic box. When the residue is detected, the alarm is used to alarm. When the residue is not detected, the empty plastic box is moved to the empty plastic box filling station for filling by the manipulator, so as to avoid mixed cards. The occurrence of the phenomenon reduces the failure rate of the transmitter and improves the product quality.

Description

An empty plastic grid detection device for a molding machine

technical field

The present application relates to the technical field of detection, and more specifically, to a detection device for empty plastic cells used in molding machines.

Background technique

During the filter rod production process, the plastic grid is used to hold the filter rods produced by the forming machine and send the filter rods out to form cigarettes. The use process of the plastic grid is as follows: after the forming machine is started, its packing machine fills the produced filter rods into the empty plastic grid, and the full grid is lowered. When a group of filled plastic grids reaches 19 grids, a full filter rod is formed The trays of plastic lattices, and then the full trays of plastic lattices are put into the elevated warehouse and cured for 4 hours. Subsequently, according to the material request instruction of the sender, the stacker will take out the full tray of plastic cells from the high-bay warehouse, and then push it to the designated sender, and the sender will send the filter rods. Empty the empty plastic cells of the filter rods and then fill the tray to form a full tray of empty plastic cells, then enter the elevated warehouse again, and then according to the material requirements of the molding machine, the stacker pushes the full tray of empty plastic cells to the designated molding machine for filtration Rod filling, the whole process is repeated.

However, in actual use, the filter rods may stick to the surface of the plastic cell due to factors such as glue and static electricity, resulting in residual filter rods on the inner surface of the empty plastic cell. There is no detection device for empty plastic cells on the existing equipment, and it is impossible to find and clean up the residue in time. Due to the current production of filter rods with many specifications, there is a phenomenon of mixed brands between the residue and filter rods of different brands, which may cause the sender Faults can lead to product quality risks.

Utility model content

This application provides an empty plastic box detection device for a molding machine, which detects the residue in the filling space of the empty plastic box. When the residue is detected, the alarm is used to alarm, and when the residue is not detected, the empty plastic box is removed by the robot. Move to the empty plastic box filling station for filling, avoid the occurrence of mixed brand phenomenon, reduce the failure rate of the transmitter, and improve the product quality.

The application provides an empty plastic case detection device for a molding machine, including an alarm controller, a camera and an alarm;

The camera is facing the empty plastic box conveying channel on the tray loading machine of the forming machine. When the empty plastic box is located at the detection position on the empty plastic box conveying channel, the shooting range of the camera covers the filling space of the empty plastic box;

The alarm controller is respectively connected with the camera and the alarm signal.

Preferably, the empty plastic grid detection device also includes a PLC controller and a manipulator;

The PLC controller is respectively connected to the alarm controller and the actuator signal of the manipulator. The manipulator is located directly above the detection position. The manipulator is used to transfer the empty plastic case from the detection position to the empty plastic case filling station of the tray loading machine.

Preferably, the empty plastic cell detection device further includes a casing, the first vertical side of the casing is open and faces the empty plastic cell on the empty plastic cell conveying channel, and the camera is fixed on the top surface of the lower side of the casing.

Preferably, the alarm controller is fixed on the top surface of the lower side of the housing.

Preferably, the alarm is an audible alarm.

Preferably, the speaker of the sound alarm is fixed on the second vertical side of the casing, and the second vertical side is parallel to or perpendicular to the first vertical side.

Preferably, the alarm is a light alarm.

Preferably, the actuator of the light alarm is fixed on the bottom surface of the upper side of the housing, and the warning lamp of the light alarm is fixed on the top surface of the upper side of the housing.

Preferably, the alarm is an audible and visual alarm.

Preferably, the camera is a USB camera.

Other features of the present application and advantages thereof will become apparent through the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate the embodiments of the application and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the application.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an empty plastic case detection device for a molding machine provided by the present application.

Detailed ways

Various exemplary embodiments of the present application will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the relative arrangements of components and steps, numerical expressions and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present application unless specifically stated otherwise.

The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative in nature and in no way serves as any limitation of the application, its application or uses.

Techniques, methods and devices known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, techniques, methods and devices should be considered part of the description.

In all examples shown and discussed herein, any specific values should be construed as exemplary only, and not as limitations. Therefore, other instances of the exemplary embodiment may have different values.

This application provides an empty plastic box detection device for a molding machine, which detects the residue in the filling space of the empty plastic box. When the residue is detected, the alarm is used to alarm, and when the residue is not detected, the empty plastic box is removed by the robot. Move to the empty plastic box filling station for filling, avoid the occurrence of mixed brand phenomenon, reduce the failure rate of the transmitter, and improve the product quality.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the empty plastic case detection device for a molding machine provided by the present application includes an alarm controller 110 , a camera 120 and an alarm. The camera 120 is facing the empty plastic case conveying channel 130 on the tray loading machine of the molding machine. When the empty plastic case 200 is located at the detection position 1301 on the empty plastic case conveying channel 130, the shooting range of the camera 120 covers the filling space of the empty plastic case 200. Image acquisition is performed on each medial side of the empty plastic grid.

The alarm controller 110 is respectively connected with the camera 120 and the alarm signal. After the alarm controller 110 receives the image collected by the camera 120, it recognizes the residue on each inner side of the empty plastic case. If it is recognized that there is residue on the empty plastic grid, a control command is sent to the alarm, and the alarm alarms, so that the staff knows that the empty plastic grid cannot be used, and the staff removes the empty plastic grid from the empty plastic grid conveying channel 130 The residues are cleaned up in time, and a new round of residue detection is performed after the next empty plastic cell reaches the detection position through the empty plastic cell conveying channel 130 .

As an embodiment, the alarm controller 110 adopts a Raspberry Pi 4B+ single-chip microcomputer, and its image processing in the process of identifying residues includes graphic preprocessing, edge detection and extraction, and straight line recognition of the image after the edge is extracted. It should be noted that the graphics preprocessing, edge detection and extraction, and straight line recognition all adopt existing technologies, which are not limited in this application. The alarm is connected to the Raspberry Pi 4B+ MCU through a USB data cable.

As an embodiment, the camera is a USB camera, and the USB camera adopts a USB interface, which is plug-and-play, requires no acquisition card, no power supply, and is easy to use. Specifically, the USB camera adopts a camera with a resolution of 1980X1080 and 2 million pixels, and is connected with the alarm controller through the USB interface.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1 , the empty plastic case detection device also includes a housing 140, the first vertical side of the housing 140 (shown as the left side in the figure) is open and faces the empty plastic case conveying channel 130. The empty plastic box 200 , the camera 120 and the alarm controller 110 are fixed on the top surface of the lower side 1401 of the casing 140 .

As an embodiment, the alarm is an audible alarm, and the speaker of the audible alarm is fixed on the second vertical side 1402 of the casing, and the second vertical side 1402 is parallel to or perpendicular to the first vertical side.

As another embodiment, the alarm is a light alarm, the actuator of the light alarm is fixed on the bottom surface of the upper side 1403 of the housing, and the warning lamp of the light alarm is fixed on the top surface of the upper side 1403 of the housing.

Preferably, as shown in Figure 1, the alarm is an audible and visual alarm, and the loudspeaker 150 of the audible and visual alarm is fixed on the second vertical side 1402 (shown as perpendicular to the first vertical side in the figure), and the audible and visual alarm The actuator 160 of the device is fixed on the bottom surface of the upper side 1403, and the alarm lamp 170 of the sound and light alarm is fixed on the top surface of the upper side 1403.

The tray loading machine consists of two parts set at intervals, one part transports the empty plastic cells sent by the stacker to the detection position through the empty plastic cell conveying channel, and the other part is used to fill the empty plastic cells with filter rods, and passes through the detection position. The upper manipulator transfers the empty plastic case 200 from the detection position to the empty plastic case filling station. Preferably, the empty plastic grid detection device also includes a PLC controller and a manipulator. The PLC controller is respectively connected with the alarm controller 110 and the actuators of the manipulator for signals. If the alarm controller 110 detects no residue, the alarm controller 110 sends an instruction to the PLC controller, and the PLC controller controls the action of the manipulator.

Although some specific embodiments of the present application have been described in detail through examples, those skilled in the art should understand that the above examples are only for illustration, rather than limiting the scope of the present application. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that modifications can be made to the above embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of the application. The scope of the application is defined by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. The empty plastic grid detection device for the forming machine is characterized by comprising an alarm controller, a camera and an alarm;

the camera is opposite to an empty plastic grid conveying channel on a tray loader of the forming machine, and when the empty plastic grid is positioned at a detection position on the empty plastic grid conveying channel, the shooting range of the camera covers the filling space of the empty plastic grid;

and the alarm controller is respectively connected with the camera and the alarm in a signal way.

2. The empty plastic grid detection device for a molding machine according to claim 1, further comprising a PLC controller and a manipulator;

the PLC controller is respectively connected with the alarm controller and an executor of the manipulator in a signal way, the manipulator is positioned right above the detection position, and the manipulator is used for transferring the empty plastic grid from the detection position to an empty plastic grid filling station of the tray loader.

3. The empty plastic tray detection device for a molding machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a housing, wherein a first vertical side of the housing is open and faces an empty plastic tray on the empty plastic tray conveying channel, and the camera is fixed on a top surface of a lower side of the housing.

4. A space plastic grid detecting device for a molding machine as defined in claim 3, wherein said alarm controller is fixed to a top surface of a lower side surface of said housing.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the alarm is an audible alarm.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the speaker of the audible alarm is mounted on a second vertical side of the housing, the second vertical side being parallel or perpendicular to the first vertical side.

7. The empty plastic grid detection device for a forming machine according to claim 4, wherein the alarm is a light alarm.

8. The empty plastic grid detection device for a molding machine according to claim 7, wherein the actuator of the light alarm is fixed on the bottom surface of the upper side of the housing, and the alarm lamp of the light alarm is fixed on the top surface of the upper side of the housing.

9. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the alarm is an audible and visual alarm.

10. The empty plastic grid detection device for a molding machine according to claim 1, wherein the camera is a USB camera.