Automatic feeding system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12286287-B2
Application number	US-202117506492-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 20, 2021
Priority date	Oct 20, 2020
Publication date	Apr 29, 2025
Grant date	Apr 29, 2025

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. 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, a discharge port formed between the second side plate and the first side plate, the discharge port being in communication with the receiving space; the receiving structure further comprising a material checking unit disposed on the first side plate, the material checking unit comprising a viewing port, the material checking unit configured to detect the materials in the receiving structure;

a material taking device comprising one of a robot arm, a suction cup, a clamping jaw, and a hook, the material taking device configured to take materials disposed at the discharge port out of the receiving structure;
an identification device comprising a camera or an emitting device, the identification device configured to obtain an identification information of the materials in the receiving structure through the material checking unit, the identification information related to a position and a quantity of the materials in the receiving structure; and
wherein 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; the identification device is configured to obtain the identification information of the materials in the receiving structure, and the materials disposed at the viewing port is further related to the position and the quantity of the materials in the receiving structure.

2. The automatic feeding system of claim 1 , 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.

3. The automatic feeding system of claim 2 , wherein an identification unit is disposed on a periphery of the viewing port.

4. The automatic feeding system of claim 3 , 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.

5. The automatic feeding system of claim 4 , wherein the second identification code comprises at least one of a barcode, a two-dimensional code, and an electronic label.

6. The automatic feeding system of claim 4 , wherein the serial numbers comprise at least one of numbers, letters, colors, and characters.

7. The automatic feeding system of claim 2 , wherein the identification device identifies the identification information by at least one of visual identification and distance detection.

8. The automatic feeding system of claim 7 , wherein the emitting device emits an infrared beam or laser beam toward the materials; the distance detection comprises detecting a distance between the emitting device and the materials by the infrared beams or the laser beams.

9. The automatic feeding system of claim 2 , 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; the automatic feeding system further comprises a pushing device passing through the opening and resisting against one of the materials away from the second side plate, the pushing device is configured to push the materials toward the second side plate to cause the materials to resist against the second side plate.

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

• G06K7/1417

  2D bar codes · CPC title

• G06K7/1413

  1D bar codes · CPC title

• G06K19/06037

  multi-dimensional coding · CPC title

• G06K19/06028

  using bar codes · CPC title

• G01B11/14

  for measuring distance or clearance between spaced objects or spaced apertures (G01B11/26 takes precedence; rangefinders G01C3/00) · CPC title