Receiving structure and automatic feeding system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11524834-B2
Application number	US-202117506482-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 20, 2021
Priority date	Oct 20, 2020
Publication date	Dec 13, 2022
Grant date	Dec 13, 2022

Abstract

A receiving structure providing real-time information as to the materials constituting its contents includes a box body, a first side plate, and a second side plate. The box body, the first side plate, and the second side plate forming a receiving space, and the receiving space receives materials. A discharge port is formed between the second side plate and the first side plate, the discharge port is in communication with the receiving space, and the discharge port is configured to take out the material. A material checking unit is provided on the first side plate, the material checking unit detects and enables real time identification of the materials in the receiving structure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A receiving structure, comprising:
a box body;
a first side plate connected to the box body; and
a second side plate connected to the box body; the box body, the first side plate, and the second side plate forming a receiving space, and the receiving space configured to receiving materials;
wherein, a discharge port is formed between the second side plate and the first side plate, the discharge port is in communication with the receiving space; and
the receiving structure further comprising a material checking unit disposed on the first side plate, and the material checking unit is configured to detect the materials in the receiving structure.

2. The receiving structure of claim 1 , wherein the material checking unit comprises a first identification code, and the first identification code is disposed on the box body.

3. The receiving structure of claim 1 , wherein the material checking unit comprises a first identification code, and the first identification code is disposed on the box body; the first identification code comprises at least one of a barcode, a two-dimensional code, and an electronic label.

4. The receiving structure of claim 1 , wherein the receiving structure further comprises a material taking recess, the material taking recess is disposed on the second side plate and recessed away from the discharge port, the material taking recess is in communication with the receiving space and the discharge port.

5. The receiving structure of claim 1 , wherein an opening is disposed on the receiving structure and faces away from the second side plate, and the opening is communicated with the receiving space.

6. The receiving structure of claim 1 , wherein a direction perpendicular to the second side plate is defined as a first direction; along the first direction, each of the material has a first width, and the discharge port has a second width; the second width is greater than the first width and less than twice of the first width.

7. The receiving structure of claim 1 , wherein the material checking unit comprises a viewing port, a direction perpendicular to the second side plate is defined as a first direction, the viewing port is disposed on the box body and along the first direction, and the viewing port is in communication with the receiving space.

8. The receiving structure of claim 7 , wherein the viewing port comprises only one port or a plurality of sub-viewing ports, and the plurality of sub-viewing ports are disposed in a staggered manner along the first direction.

9. The receiving structure of claim 7 , wherein an identification unit is disposed on a periphery of the viewing port.

10. The receiving structure of claim 9 , wherein the identification unit comprises at least one of scale marks, second identification codes, and serial numbers, the scale marks, the second identification codes, or the serial numbers are uniformly disposed along the first direction.

11. The receiving structure of claim 10 , wherein the second identification code comprises at least one of a barcode, a two-dimensional code, and an electronic label.

12. The receiving structure of claim 10 , wherein the serial numbers comprise at least one of numbers, letters, colors, and characters.

13. An automatic feeding system, comprising:
a receiving structure comprising:
a box body;
a first side plate connected to the box body; and
a second side plate connected to the box body; the box body, the first side plate, and the second side plate forming a receiving space, and the receiving space configured to receiving materials; wherein, a discharge port is formed between the second side plate and the first side plate, the discharge port is in communication with the receiving space; the receiving structure further comprising a material checking unit disposed on the first side plate, and the material checking unit configured to detect the materials in the receiving structure; wherein

a material taking device configured to take materials disposed at the discharge port out of the receiving structure;
an identification device configured to obtain an identification information of the materials in the receiving structure through the material checking unit; and
a processor configured to determine a position and a quantity of the materials in the receiving structure according to the identification information.

14. The automatic feeding system of claim 13 , wherein the material checking unit comprises a first identification code, and the first identification code is disposed on the box body.

15. The automatic feeding system of claim 13 , wherein the material checking unit comprises a first identification code, and the first identification code is disposed on the box body; the first identification code comprises at least one of a barcode, a two-dimensional code, and an electronic label.

16. The automatic feeding system of claim 13 , wherein the receiving structure further comprises a material taking recess, the material taking recess is disposed on the second side plate and recessed away from the discharge port, the material taking recess is in communication with the receiving space and the discharge port.

17. The automatic feeding system of claim 13 , wherein an opening is disposed on the receiving structure and faces away from the second side plate, and the opening is communicated with the receiving space.

18. The automatic feeding system of claim 13 , wherein a direction perpendicular to the second side plate is defined as a first direction; along the first direction, each of the material has a first width, and the discharge port has a second width; the second width is greater than the first width and less than twice of the first width.

Assignees

• Hongfujin Prec Elect Zhengzhou Co Ltd
• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Liu Eddy
• Yan Jun
• Cheng Chih-Yuan
• Yang wei-da
• Chen Jun
• Chen Er-Wei
• Lv xiao-ming
• Feng Qi
• Jiang Shu-Fa
• Zhao Zhe-Qi
• Lin Hsin-Ta
• Yang Han
• Zhang jun-hui

Classifications

• G07F19/209

  Monitoring, auditing or diagnose of functioning of ATMs · CPC title

• G06K19/06028

  using bar codes · CPC title

• B65G43/08

  Control devices operated by article or material being fed, conveyed or discharged {(and controlling the discharging devices B65G47/42)} · CPC title

• B65G47/74 Primary

  Feeding, transfer, or discharging devices of particular kinds or types · CPC title

• B65G47/91

  incorporating pneumatic, e.g. suction, grippers · CPC title