TWI846423B - Milling cutter testing and classification equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The "milling cutter detection and classification equipment" of the present invention includes a power unit, a turntable unit, a placement unit, a pressing and positioning unit, an image capture unit, a material discharging control unit and a ring seat unit; it can continuously perform image detection on the milling cutters one by one, and then classify them according to the detection results. The entire detection and classification process is carried out in an automated manner, with high efficiency, fast speed and accurate detection; in addition, the disc-type structure effectively reduces the volume and reduces the area occupied by the factory, which meets actual needs.

Description

Milling cutter testing and classification equipment

The present invention "Milling cutter detection and classification equipment" relates to an automated equipment, especially the technical field of being able to continuously detect and classify milling cutters in an automated manner.

Milling cutters are widely used in milling machines or processing machines to perform cutting or various processing on the objects to be processed.

After a period of use, milling cutters will inevitably be worn. In order to maintain the precision of processing, worn or damaged milling cutters must be replaced in a timely manner. After the replacement, the old milling cutters will mostly be collected by the industry for inspection and classification. The purpose is to remake them into relatively smaller specifications, relatively smaller or shorter diameter recycled milling cutters according to the wear state of the old milling cutters, so as to continue to use them, extend the service life of the material, cherish resources, and reduce the cost of purchasing new milling cutters.

In the early days, most of the recycling inspections of milling cutters were conducted by manual visual inspection or manual measurement, followed by manual classification. This was not only inefficient, but also costly and slow, and the classification was inaccurate, with frequent classification errors. Although it was later assisted by semi-automatic devices, the efficiency was still not significantly improved. In this era of low profits, a fully automated inspection and classification equipment must be developed to meet the needs.

In view of this, the inventor has developed this project, hoping to improve the existing detection and classification deficiencies of milling cutter recycling through the proposal of this project, so that the detection and classification technology of milling cutter recycling can be more perfect and ideal, meeting actual needs.

In order to improve the above-mentioned inspection and classification of milling cutter recycling, which is mostly carried out manually or semi-automatically, resulting in poor efficiency and high costs, the main purpose of this invention is to provide a "milling cutter inspection and classification equipment", which is automated from continuous feeding, one-by-one inspection, transportation to classification and discharge; thereby, it can effectively improve efficiency, increase the speed and quantity of inspection and classification, and reduce labor costs.

Another main purpose of the present invention is to provide a "milling cutter detection and classification equipment". Since it is automated, it can greatly improve the accuracy of detection and classification, reduce the probability of errors in detection and classification by manual or semi-automatic methods, and effectively improve the reliability of classification.

To achieve the above purpose, the specific means of this case are: the "milling cutter detection and classification equipment" includes a power unit, a turntable unit, one or more placement units, one or more pressing and positioning units, one or more image capture units, two or more material discharging control units and a ring seat unit.

In one preferred implementation, the power unit is arranged in an upright position, and a rotating seat is arranged on the top, and the rotating seat can produce a rotating effect.

In one preferred implementation, the turntable unit is connected to the top of the turntable of the power unit by using a plurality of screws, and the turntable unit can rotate along with the turntable.

In one preferred implementation, the placement unit is fixed to the turntable unit by a plurality of coupling elements at appropriate intervals, and a portion of the placement unit is suspended from the outer edge of the turntable unit. The placement unit is provided with a through hole, and the bottom of the through hole is located at the outer edge of the circumference of the turntable unit to form an open state; a portion of the shape inside the through hole has a positioning portion, especially a limiting angle.

In one preferred implementation, the pressing and positioning unit is disposed at a specific position on the edge of the turntable unit. The pressing and positioning unit includes a base, on which a shaft is disposed. The shaft is in an upright position, and a pressure wheel is disposed horizontally on the top of the shaft. The pressure wheel is slightly inclined by adjusting a side plate, an arc groove and at least one positioning element.

In one preferred implementation, the image capture unit is disposed beside the compression positioning unit and includes a lens that can be used to capture optical images for detection.

In one preferred implementation, the discharging control unit is disposed beside the turntable unit and includes a baffle that can be extended and retracted, especially when the baffle is extended, the top of the end is exactly located at the bottom of the opening of the placement unit.

In one preferred implementation, the ring seat unit is arranged at the outer edge of the turntable unit; the ring seat unit includes an inner ring plate and an outer ring plate, the top surface of the inner ring plate is higher than the outer ring plate, and the outer diameter of the inner ring plate is smaller than the outer ring plate; furthermore, the top surface of the turntable unit is higher than the inner ring plate, and the outer diameter of the turntable unit is also smaller than the inner ring plate; one or more blanking ports are provided on the inner ring plate, and a feeding pipe is connected to the bottom of the blanking port; the discharge control unit is arranged on the outer ring plate; and the baffle of the discharge control unit can move inward and outward between the blanking ports.

The aforementioned image capture unit can be used to detect various data of the old milling cutter, such as the total length, rod length, length, outer diameter or rod diameter.

The number of the aforementioned placement unit, pressing and positioning unit, image capture unit and material discharging control unit can be increased or decreased as needed; in this embodiment, the number of pressing and positioning units and image capture units is set to two groups, and the material discharging control unit and the feeding tube are set to five groups, that is, five types of classification can be performed, but it is not limited to this.

1: Power unit

11: Transposition

2: Turntable unit

3: Placement unit

31: Binding element

32: Piercing

33: Positioning unit

4: Pressing and positioning unit

41: Base

42: Axis

43: Pressure wheel

44: Side panels

45: Arc groove

46: Positioning element

5: Image capture unit

51: Lens

6: Discharge control unit

61:Block

7: Ring seat unit

70: Dropping port

71: Inner ring plate

72: Outer ring plate

73: Feeding pipe

9: Milling cutter

Figure 1: is a three-dimensional assembly appearance diagram of the present invention;

Figure 2: A partial three-dimensional exploded view of the present invention;

Figure 3: is a schematic diagram of the partial three-dimensional structure of the present invention;

Figure 4: is a side view of the structure of the pressing and positioning unit of the present invention;

Figure 5: is a schematic diagram of the milling cutter feeding and the rotating disc unit rotating in the present invention;

Figure 6: is a schematic diagram of the action of the pressing and positioning unit of the present invention relative to the pressure applied by the milling cutter;

Figure 7: is a schematic diagram of the detection action of the image capture unit of the present invention;

Figure 8: is a schematic diagram of the milling cutter of the present invention performing classified material discharge after inspection;

Figure 9: It is a schematic diagram of the present invention's operation of dropping and sending out the milling cutter by means of the discharge control unit.

The following is a detailed description of the structural composition and the effects that can be produced of the "Milling Cutter Detection and Classification Equipment" of the present invention, with the help of diagrams, and a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Please refer to the first, second, third and fourth figures, the "milling cutter detection and classification equipment" in this case includes a power unit 1, a turntable unit 2, one or more placement units 3, one or more pressing and positioning units 4, one or more image capture units 5, two or more material discharging control units 6 and a ring seat unit 7.

The aforementioned power unit 1 is arranged in an upright position, and a rotating seat 11 is arranged on the top, and the rotating seat 11 can produce a rotating effect.

The turntable unit 2 is connected to the top of the turntable 11 of the power unit 1 by using a plurality of screws 12, and the turntable unit 2 can rotate with the turntable 11.

The plurality of placement units 3 are fixed to the turntable unit 2 respectively by using a plurality of coupling elements 31. Part of the structure of the placement unit 3 is suspended from the outer edge of the turntable unit 2. A through hole 32 is formed on the placement unit 3. The bottom of the through hole 32 is located at the outer edge of the circumference of the turntable unit 2 to form an open state. The part of the shape inside the through hole 32 has a positioning portion 33. The positioning portion 33 is particularly formed with a limiting angle.

The pressing and positioning unit 4 is disposed at a specific position on the edge of the turntable unit 2. The pressing and positioning unit 4 includes a base 41. A shaft 42 is disposed on the base 41. The shaft 42 is upright. A pressure wheel 43 is disposed horizontally on the top of the shaft 42. The pressure wheel 43 is adjusted to be slightly inclined by using a side plate 44, an arc groove 45 and at least one positioning element 46.

The image capture unit 5 is disposed beside the compression positioning unit 4 and includes a lens 51 for capturing optical images for detection.

The discharging control unit 6 is arranged beside the turntable unit 2. The discharging control unit 6 includes a baffle 61. The baffle 61 can be extended and displaced. In particular, when the baffle 61 is extended, the top of the end is exactly located at the moving path of the bottom of the through hole 32 of the placement unit 3.

The ring seat unit 7 is arranged at the outer edge of the turntable unit 2; the ring seat unit 7 includes an inner ring plate 71 and an outer ring plate 72, the top surface of the inner ring plate 71 is higher than the outer ring plate 72, and the outer diameter of the inner ring plate 71 is smaller than that of the outer ring plate 72; moreover, the top surface of the turntable unit 2 is higher than the inner ring plate 71, and the turntable unit The outer diameter of element 2 is also smaller than the inner ring plate 71; one or more material drop openings 70 are provided on the inner ring plate 71, and a feeding pipe 73 is connected to the bottom of the material drop opening 70; the material discharge control unit 6 is provided on the outer ring plate 72; and the baffle 61 of the material discharge control unit 6 can move inward and outward between the material drop openings 70.

In this embodiment, the number of the pressing and positioning unit 4 and the image capturing unit 5 is two sets, and the material discharging control unit 6 and the feeding tube 73 are set to five sets, that is, the embodiment can perform two inspections and five classifications, but the number of the aforementioned units can be increased or decreased as needed.

When implementing this case, please refer to Figure 5. A milling cutter 9 is vertically fed into the placement unit 3 at one of the designated positions, and the milling cutter 9 falls into the hole 32, and the bottom of the milling cutter 9 touches the inner ring plate 71; then the power unit 1 is activated to cause the turntable unit 2 to rotate, so that the placement unit 3 and the milling cutter 9 move to the first pressing and positioning unit 4, and the pressure wheel 43 of the pressing and positioning unit 4, especially its slightly inclined shape, can be used to produce relative to the milling cutter 9. A force is generated to force the milling cutter 9 to move toward the positioning portion 33 in the through opening 32, so as to complete the precise positioning (as shown in the sixth figure); then the image capture unit 5 is instructed to capture and measure the optical image of the milling cutter 9 (as shown in the seventh figure) to obtain the full length, rod length, body length, outer diameter or rod diameter of the milling cutter 9; after completion, the turntable unit 2 is rotated to transfer the milling cutter to the next pressing and positioning unit 4, and then the next image capture unit 5 performs a second optical image capture and measurement on the milling cutter 9 to ensure the accuracy of the detection; after optical detection and obtaining relevant data, the central computer (not shown in the figure) calculates and rotates the turntable unit 2 (as shown in Figure 8) to transfer the milling cutter 9 to the corresponding classification of the discharge control unit 6 (this embodiment is five groups but not limited to this), at this time The bottom of the milling cutter 9 will be exactly located at the top of the baffle 61 of the discharge control unit 6; the baffle 61 of the discharge control unit 6 is adjusted from the original extension to the retraction. After the displacement of the baffle 61, the top of the material discharge port 70 is no longer blocked and is open. The milling cutter 9 can slide down by its own weight (as shown in Figure 9), enter the feeding pipe 73 through the material discharge port 70, and then be transported to the designated collection box (not shown in the figure).

It is known that existing semi-automatic inspection devices are unable to inspect, screen and classify milling cutters of various types and shapes. This case can utilize the aforementioned hardware with software and database construction, so that a single machine can achieve the inspection, screening and classification functions of multiple different milling cutters to meet industry needs.

In summary, the "Milling Cutter Detection and Sorting Equipment" in this case can automatically detect and sort recycled milling cutters with high efficiency, fast speed, accurate detection, and small size. The technical content of this case fully meets the requirements for obtaining an invention patent. This case has indeed been used in the industry, and it has never been seen in publications or publicly used before the application, and it is not a technology known to the public. Furthermore, this case effectively solves the long-standing problems in previous technologies and meets the long-term needs of relevant users and consumers, which proves that this new model is not easy to complete. This case has the requirements of "industrial applicability", "novelty" and "progress" stipulated in the Patent Law. Therefore, we have filed a patent application in accordance with the law. We sincerely request the Office of the Supreme People's Court to conduct a detailed investigation and make a decision on the grant of the patent as soon as possible to protect the intellectual property rights of the applicant and encourage innovation.

The present invention has been described in detail through the above-mentioned embodiments and variations. However, those skilled in the art should understand that all embodiments of the present invention are merely illustrative and not restrictive, that is, other variations and modifications based on the above-mentioned embodiments are all covered by the present invention without departing from the essential spirit and scope of the present invention. The present invention is defined by the scope of the attached patent application.

1: Power unit

2: Turntable unit

3: Placement unit

4: Pressing and positioning unit

5: Image capture unit

51: Lens

6: Discharge control unit

7: Ring seat unit

Claims (10)

A milling cutter detection and classification device, comprising: A power unit, with a rotating seat on the top, which can produce a rotating effect; A turntable unit is combined with the top of the turntable, and the turntable unit can rotate with the turntable; One or more placement units are arranged on the turntable unit, and part of the structure of the placement unit is suspended outside the outer edge of the turntable unit. A hole is formed on the placement unit, and the bottom of the hole is located at the outer edge of the circumference of the turntable unit to form an open state; One or more pressing and positioning units are arranged beside the turntable unit, and the pressing and positioning unit includes at least one pressing wheel; One or more image capture units are located next to the compression positioning unit and can be used to capture optical images; One or more discharging control units are arranged beside the turntable unit, and the discharging control unit includes a baffle that can be extended and displaced; A ring seat unit is arranged on the outer edge of the turntable unit; the ring seat unit includes an inner ring plate and an outer ring plate; the inner ring plate is provided with one or more material discharge ports, and the material discharge control unit is arranged on the outer ring plate. As in the device of claim 1, a positioning portion is provided in the through hole, and the positioning portion forms a limiting angle. As in the device of claim 1, the pressing and positioning unit further includes a base, on which is provided a shaft, the shaft is in an upright shape, and the pressure wheel is horizontally provided on the top of the shaft. As in the device of claim 1 or 3, the pressure wheel can be adjusted to be slightly inclined by using a side plate in combination with an arc groove and at least one positioning element. As in the device of claim 1, when the block is extended, the top of its end is exactly located at the bottom of the hole of the placement unit. The device of claim 1, wherein the top surface of the inner ring plate is higher than the outer ring plate, and the outer diameter of the inner ring plate is smaller than the outer ring plate; further, the top surface of the turntable unit is higher than the inner ring plate, and the outer diameter of the turntable unit is smaller than the inner ring plate. Such as the equipment of claim 1, wherein a feeding pipe is connected to the bottom of the drop outlet. Such as the equipment of claim 6, wherein a feeding pipe is connected to the bottom of the drop port. As in the equipment of claim 1, the discharge control unit is arranged on the outer ring plate. Such as the device of claim 1, wherein the baffle can move inward and outward between the blanking opening.

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