TECHNICAL AREA

The invention relates to a feeding assembly comprising a vibrating bowl with a feeding nozzle and its control method.

BACKGROUND OF THE ART

The feeding systems are widely used in industry to transfer and guide the materials by means of a vibrating feeding bowl. The feeding systems are also used to feed or guide component parts to assembly or production lines. These systems are usually manufactured to feed a particular component. The area to be fed directly affects the production output. The transport of materials from the feeding bowl can be done with manual or automatic robot arms. In order for the materials to be taken over the feeding bowl and transported with the robot arms to the area where the feeding will be made, an area is needed on the bowl where the material can be taken. Improvements can be made on this in the literature. In addition, improvements can be made for position detection so that materials can be taken over the feeding bowl.

CN203382103 discloses a two-channel combined-rail saw chain pin vibrating disk. The two- channel combined-rail saw chain pin vibrating disk comprises a vibrating disc body and a hopper, the inner wall of the hopper is provided with a spiraling step. The uppermost step surface of the step is connected with a pin guide rail which is fixed on the outside of the upper portion of the hopper. The pin guide rail extends downwards in a spirally inclined mode around the outside of the upper portion of the hopper; the pin guide rail is formed by sequentially connecting an upper portion pin guide rail, a middle portion pin guide rail and a bottom portion guide rail; the upper portion guide rail and the lower portion guide rail are connected in a smooth mode; the bottom portion guide rail is connected below the middle portion guide rail.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The object of the invention is to provide a feeding assembly and a control method comprising a bowl in which the feeding outlet is enlarged and the components are transported to a feeding area with an electronic device by image sensing with an electronic device.

In order to achieve the above objective, the invention relates to a feeding assembly comprising a bowl; a vibrating base at the bowl on which one or more materials in stacks to be transferred are disposed; an inlet through which the materials on the base are vibrated to transfer in a spiral track; a wall providing the upward movement of materials fed from the inlet through the spiral track; an outlet provided at an upper edge of the wall and where the spiral track is terminated. In the feeding assembly, the outlet leads to an expanding feeding port so as to define a conveying track. Since the feeding bowl expands from a narrower outlet to an enlarged feeding port, a feeding bowl is obtained through which the materials can be picked over the bowl. In addition, the materials can be transported to a desired station with a conveying device from the enlarged feeding port.

In a preferred embodiment, a collection and separation zone is provided for the accumulation and separation of materials transferred to the feeding port. The incoming materials can be collected in the collection area since the collection area expands towards the upper edge of the feeding bowl at the point where the spiral track ends. Thus, it is ensured that the accumulated materials can be transported in an order with the transport device.

In a preferred embodiment, the spiral track is configured to provide a spiral guiding base. In this way, the spiral track of the materials is moved towards the upper edge of the bowl in a vibrating manner without falling to the bottom in a spiral guiding base.

In a preferred embodiment, the collection and separation zone is configured to confine a radial area. In this way, an area can be obtained in the following to the spiral track, where sufficient width is provided where the materials can be deposited and transported in a predetermined manner. The materials can be transported, for example, with robot arms.

In a preferred embodiment, the bowl is configured to expand with the spiral track from a lower-body section to an upper edge. In this way, the spiral track connected to the wall in the inner part of the bowl is provided to be opened from the side of the wall and it is ensured that the bowl expands towards the feeding port. The width provided here is an opening in the feeding bowl where the materials are fed in the center, and this opening expands from the body point. In a preferred embodiment, the bowl is formed from a single piece of metallic material. In this way, a single structure is obtained in which the resistance of the bowl against external influences is ensured.

In a preferred embodiment, at least one foot is connected to the base from a lower section to support the bowl. In this way, the bowl can be balanced on the feet. Additionally, it is ensured that the bowl can be moved to another station and located on a flat surface.

A preferred application comprises the step of determining the location of the materials in the collection and separating zone by image detection with an electronic device. In this way, the instant location of the materials can be determined by processing the images taken with the electronic device on the bowl of the materials in the collection area. Here, the electronic device may be, for example, a camera.

A preferred application comprises the step of the transportation of the materials with the determined location to a feeding zone by means of a transport device. In this way, it is ensured that the images taken with the electronic device are processed and the materials are taken in the collection area according to the determined order and transported with the transport device.

In a preferred application, the step of control of the transport device manually or automatically by the commands provided by a control unit. In this way, remote control of the transport device can be achieved. The transport device controlled here may be, for example, a robot suitable for transport.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

Figure 1 illustrates the bowl of a feeding assembly from a side view.

Figure 2 illustrates the bowl of a feeding assembly from a top view.

Figure 3 illustrates the bowl of a feeding assembly from a front perspective view.

Figure 4 is an illustrated flowchart of a control method of a feeding assembly.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In this detailed explanation, the invention is explained without any limitation and only with reference to examples to better explain the subject matter. In Figure 1 , the bowl of a feeding device is shown from the side view. In Figure 2, the bowl for a feeding device is shown in the top view. Figure 3 shows the bowl for a feeding device in front perspective view. In the feeding assembly, there is a bowl (10) in which feeding is provided by carrying one or more materials to be arranged in predetermined stacks. The bowl (10) is made of a single piece and metallic material. The bowl (10) may be cylindrical, stepped, or conical. In the feeding device of the present invention, the bowl (10) is designed to expand from a body section (26) to an upper edge (28) with a spiral track (18). There is an opening in the middle of the bowl (10). Materials (12) are poured from the opening and it is ensured that they are on a vibrating base (14). The base (14) is circular in shape. There is at least one foot (36) on a lower edge (24) of the base (14) of the feeding bowl (10) that enables the bowl (10) to stand in balance. The bowl (36) has four feet in the bowl (36) of the subject matter. The movement of the materials (12) can be provided by the vibration of the base (14). The materials (12) are moved by the vibration effect coming from the bottom and pass through an inlet (16), where the entrance is made to the spiral track (18) located on one wall of the bowl (10). The spiral track (18) provides a circular conveying track (30) as a spiral guide bearing. The materials (12) fed from the base (14) pass through the inlet (16). The materials (12) passing through the inlet (16) continue to move upwards in the spiral track (18) without stopping, again by the vibration effect. The materials (12), whose upward movement is provided in the spiral track (18), are exited from the spiral track (18) through an outlet (20). The outlet (20) is the port where the spiral track (18) is terminated. In addition, the outlet (20) is at the upper edge (28) of the lateral surface (22). The movement of the materials (12) coming up to the outlet port (20) to a feeding port (32) connected to the outlet port (20) is provided over the conveying track (30). The materials (12) arrive at the feeding port. There is a collecting and sorting area (34) on the feeding port (32) in order to allow the incoming materials (12) to accumulate and be transported according to a predetermined order. This collecting and sorting zone (34) is designed to be wide enough to allow for the accumulation and separation of materials. The collecting and separating zone (34) is a circular area. In short, in the upward movement of the vibrating materials (12) on the bowl (10), they are transferred from the outlet (20) to the wide feeding port (32) and accumulate in a predetermined order.

Figure 4 shows a flowchart of the control method of a feeding device. In the control method of the feeding device, image detection (40) is performed by using an electronic device (38) to collect the materials (12) in the collecting and sorting area (34). The device located on the bowl (10) shown in Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 and in which the image detection (40) of the materials (12) is provided by the use of the electronic device (38) can be, for example, a camera. The position determination (42) of the materials (12) for which the image detection (40) is made approximately is provided. The location detection (42) is performed by using the electronic device (38), in image detection (40) by providing image processing of the snapshots taken. Then, a transport device control (48) is provided with the use of the control unit (44) provided automatically or manually. The transport device control (48) is conducted by commands (46) received from the control unit. The transport device (48) controlled here can be, for example, robot arms controlled from the control unit and carrying out the transport. Material transport (54) is carried out by using (50) the use of a transport device (50) to the feeding zone (52) where the materials (12) will be fed to the feeding zone (52) where the position of the materials (12) has been determined with the incoming commands (46).

REFERENCE NUMBERS

10 Bowl 32 Feeding port

12 Material 34 Collection and separation zone

14 Base 36 Foot

16 Inlet 38 Activation of electronic device

18 Spiral track 40 Image recognition

20 Outlet 42 Location detection

22 Wall 44 Receiving command from command center

24 Lower edge 46 Incoming commands

26 Body section 48 Control of the transport device

28 Upper edge 50 Utilizing transport device

30 Conveying track 52 Feeding zone

54 Transport of the material