MECHANICAL ARM MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT CAPABLE OF REALIZING CONSISTENCE BETWEEN A WHOLE-BODY TEXTURE AND A SURFACE DECORATION PATTERN OF CERAMIC TILE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR MECHANICAL ARM MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION AND PATTERN ADJUSTMENT
The present application is a Continuation Application of PCT Application No. PCT/CN2018/109209 filed on Sep. 30, 2018, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. The present invention relates to the field of mechanical arm material distribution equipment capable of realizing consistence between overall texture and surface decoration pattern of a ceramic tile and a control method for mechanical arm material distribution and pattern adjustment. As a large category of architectural ceramics, ceramic tiles have relatively mature surface decoration technologies. Various colors of glazes and ceramic inks can be printed on surfaces of the ceramic tiles through industrial printing machines, rubber roller printing machines and inkjet printing technologies. Any texture patterns of natural stones can be imitated, however, texture patterns are mostly reflected on surfaces of the ceramic tiles. In some ceramic tiles, patterns can be formed in unfired bricks, but the patterns are disorderly or are simple linear patterns, which do not correspond to patterns of the surfaces of the ceramic tiles or correspond to simple lines of the surfaces of the ceramic tiles. Such ceramic tiles do not show consistent patterns from inside to outside after they are subjected to processing, such as slot broaching, chamfering, edge grinding, or the like. Chinese patent application No. CN201611268007.7 discloses a forming production process for a whole-body ceramic polished tile. According to the forming production process, a conveyer belt device, a front distribution device, a powder shape correction device, a rear distribution device, a material pile slope arrangement device, a grinding device, a cutting device, a craquelure generation device, a stamping forming device and the like are reasonably controlled to operate orderly and systematically according to well-designed process steps, so that the produced tile has the characteristics of hardness, abrasion resistance and durability of common whole-body ceramic polished tiles and has rich, realistic and bright texture patterns and colors of glazed tiles. The forming production process can be used for producing the ceramic polished tile product with the texture effect of natural stone and consistent whole-body textures from inside to outside. However, this forming production process has the following disadvantages that: (1) the patterns are simply and monotonous and cannot be changed at any time, and tile products with different texture patterns are produced through different distribution systems, which results in high costs; and (2) the texture patterns cannot be formed in preset positions and are formed randomly, which cannot meet requirements of high-precision texture patterns. An objective of the present invention is to provide mechanical arm material distribution equipment capable of realizing consistence among whole-body linear texture and colors thereof and a surface decoration pattern of a ceramic tile. Another objective of the present invention is to provide a control method for mechanical arm material distribution equipment which precisely controls material distribution positions of mechanical arms and solves the problem that only linear patterns of an unfired tile are consistent with surface decoration patterns. A further objective of the present invention is to provide a control method for pattern adjustment which can adjust the texture and patterns of an unfired tile at any time through a program without changing any components of mechanical arm material distribution equipment, thereby reducing the development difficulty. A technical solution of the present invention is mechanical arm material distribution equipment capable of realizing consistence between a whole-body texture and surface decoration patterns of a ceramic tile, wherein the mechanical arm material distribution equipment consists of a block-shaped pattern material distribution mechanism assembly, a texture pattern material distribution mechanism assembly, and a press which are arranged in order; the block-shaped pattern material distribution mechanism assembly consists of a material distribution belt, a first mechanical arm arranged at a head end of the material distribution belt, and a block-shaped pattern cake material distribution device arranged at a tail end of the material distribution belt; the material distribution belt conveys a material cake with block-shaped patterns to the texture pattern material distribution mechanism assembly; the texture pattern material distribution mechanism assembly consists of a circulation conveying unit, a group of second to sixth mechanical arms arranged in order on the circulation conveying unit, a conveying unit 33 arranged at a tail end of the circulation conveying unit, and a feeding unit; and the conveying unit is used for conveying a material cake with block-shaped patterns and texture patterns to the press for molding. In a preferred embodiment, the block-shaped pattern cake material distribution device consists of a plurality of third stepless variable speed motors, a plurality of hoppers driven by the plurality of third stepless variable speed motors, a plurality of first discharging tubes that respectively connect with the plurality of hoppers and are simultaneously suitable for dropping materials with a variety of different colors, a mixing tank connected with the plurality of first discharging tubes, a position-limiting probe provided in the mixing tank for controlling a material level, and a material distribution hopper connected with a first discharge port of the mixing tank; and operating frequencies of the plurality of third stepless variable speed motors are adjusted so that a feeding ratio can be controlled. In a preferred embodiment, the material distribution hopper is driven by a motor to swing left and right to discharge materials, a bottom of the material distribution hopper is provided with a pneumatic gate switch, and the material distribution belt is provided below the pneumatic gate switch. In a preferred embodiment, ends of the first discharging tubes connected with the mixing tank are each configured as a stainless steel elbow with a 90 degree bending, and the stainless steel elbows are arranged symmetrically in the mixing tank. In a preferred embodiment, the position-limiting probe is used to control a material level in practice; when the material level in the mixing tank reaches a preset material level set by the position-limiting probe, a circuit of the position-limiting probe sends a signal to the plurality of third stepless variable speed motors so as to stop operating the plurality of third stepless variable speed motors. In a preferred embodiment, the first mechanical arm of the block-shaped pattern material distribution mechanism assembly consists of a control rod radially arranged above a second discharge port of a storage chamber, two gears separately arranged at two ends of the control rod, two longitudinal plates which are parallel to an axis direction of the storage chamber and symmetrically arranged at two sides of the two gears, two racks which mesh with the two gears and are arranged at bottom ends of the two longitudinal plates, a swing rod which is parallel to a radial direction of the storage chamber and symmetric with respect to the storage chamber and arranged at top ends of the longitudinal plates, two longitudinal columns which are parallel to the axis direction of the storage chamber and symmetrically arranged at two ends of the swing rod, a first stepless variable speed motor which is arranged on one of the two longitudinal columns and drives the swing rod to move along the axis direction of the storage chamber, and a second stepless variable speed motor which is arranged on the swing rod and drives the two longitudinal plates to move along the radical direction of the storage chamber; and the second discharge port of the storage chamber is driven by the swing rod of the first mechanical arm to perform material distribution of block-shape patterns according to a designed pattern track; discharging of the second discharge port is controlled by pneumatic gate switch; the second discharge port is driven by the first stepless variable speed motor and the second stepless variable speed motor to respectively move according to a designed pattern track in the axis direction and the radial direction of the storage chamber; the second discharge ports with different diameters can be changed depending on sizes of the block-shaped patterns, a second discharge port with a larger diameter is used to form a larger block-shaped pattern, and a second discharge port with a smaller diameter is used to form a smaller block-shaped pattern; the first mechanical arm correspondingly completes material distribution of large block patterns, and the group of second to sixth mechanical arms cooperate to complete material distribution of linear patterns. In a preferred embodiment, completion of the material distribution of patterns by the first mechanical arm of the block-shaped pattern material distribution mechanism assembly includes steps of extracting patterns in a CAD file; inputting tracks of the patterns into a programmable logic controller (PLC) of the mechanical arm material distribution equipment; and the first mechanical arm performing material distribution according to the tracks. In a preferred embodiment, the conveying unit consists of a material distribution platform and a grid provided on the material distribution platform; a circulating belt connects the press and the material distribution belt; the material cake with block-shaped patterns obtained by the block-shaped material distribution mechanism assembly is conveyed to the circulating belt through the material distribution belt; after material distribution of whole-body linear patterns is performed by the group of second to sixth mechanical arms, the material cake with block-shaped patterns and whole-body linear patterns is conveyed to the feeding unit, and then to a mold frame of the press by the material distribution platform for molding; the texture pattern material distribution mechanism assembly completes material distribution of whole-body linear texture patterns; and the feeding unit consists of a transfer bin, a plurality of second discharge tubes connected to a bottom end of the transfer bin, a storage chamber to which the plurality of second discharge tubes are pooled, a second discharge port provided at a bottom of the storage chamber 323, and a gate provided at the second discharge port. Another technical solution of the present invention is control method of mechanical arm material distribution equipment capable of realizing consistence between a whole-body texture and a surface decoration pattern of a ceramic tile, wherein the control method comprises the following steps:
A further technical solution of the present invention is a control method of mechanical arm material distribution equipment capable of realizing consistence between a whole-body texture and a surface decoration pattern of a ceramic tile, wherein the control method comprises the following steps:
(1) Material distribution with mechanical arms are used instead of positioning material distribution with templates. Two kinds of mechanical arms are designed to respectively perform material distribution of block-shaped patterns and linear patterns, and to accurately control positions of mechanical arm material distribution, which solves the problem that only linear patterns of an unfired tile can correspond to surface decoration patterns. (2) The mechanical arm material distribution equipment do not use templates and the development and production of the templates are omitted, which can greatly shorten manufacturing cycle of a ceramic tile product. In the process of manufacturing a ceramic tile, the texture of the unfired tile can be adjusted at any time through a program, without changing any component of a feeder, thereby reducing manufacturing difficulty. (3) The efficiency of production transfer is improved. It is not necessary to change templates in the process of distributing materials by using mechanical arms. Production transfer can be achieved by simply changing parameter settings of the mechanical arm material distribution equipment, which greatly reduces workload of production transfer and improves work efficiency. (4) The number of layouts can be increased. New products can be increased in layouts without limitation. Compared with the design with only six layouts in previous products, inkjet design richness of products is greatly improved. Hereafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to accompanying drawings. As shown in Refer to Refer to Refer to Refer to Refer to Refer to Refer to Refer to Refer to The above-mentioned embodiments are preferred embodiments of the present invention. It is apparent that all equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the present invention fall within the scope of the present invention defined by the attached claims. The invention relates to mechanical arm material distribution equipment capable of realizing consistence between a whole-body texture and surface decoration patterns of a ceramic tile and a control method thereof. The mechanical arm material distribution equipment consists of a block-shaped pattern material distribution mechanism assembly, a texture pattern material distribution mechanism assembly, and a press which are arranged in order. The control method comprises the following steps: (1) supplying power to start the mechanical arm material distribution equipment; (2) detecting whether a material level signal exists; (3) if YES, stopping operating stepless variable speed motors; (4) if NOT, operating the stepless variable speed motors; (5) detecting again whether a material level signal exists; (6) if YES, stopping operating the stepless variable speed motors; (7) if NOT, operating the stepless variable speed motors; and (8) repeating steps (2)-(7) until the equipment stops. 1. Mechanical arm material distribution equipment capable of realizing consistence between a whole-body texture and surface decoration patterns of a ceramic tile, wherein the mechanical arm material distribution equipment consists of a block-shaped pattern material distribution mechanism assembly, a texture pattern material distribution mechanism assembly, and a press, which are arranged in order; the block-shaped pattern material distribution mechanism assembly consists of a material distribution belt, a first mechanical arm arranged at a head end of the material distribution belt, and a block-shaped pattern cake material distribution device arranged at a tail end of the material distribution belt; the material distribution belt conveys a material cake with block-shaped patterns to the texture pattern material distribution mechanism assembly; the texture pattern material distribution mechanism assembly consists of a circulation conveying unit, a group of second to sixth mechanical arms arranged in order on the circulation conveying unit, a conveying unit arranged at a tail end of the circulation conveying unit, and a feeding unit; and the conveying unit is used for conveying a material cake with block-shaped patterns and texture patterns to the press for molding. 2. The mechanical arm material distribution equipment capable of realizing consistence between a whole-body texture and surface decoration patterns of a ceramic tile of 3. The mechanical arm material distribution equipment capable of realizing consistence between a whole-body texture and surface decoration patterns of a ceramic tile of 4. The mechanical arm material distribution equipment capable of realizing consistence between a whole-body texture and surface decoration patterns of a ceramic tile of 5. The mechanical arm material distribution equipment capable of realizing consistence between a whole-body texture and surface decoration patterns of a ceramic tile of 6. The mechanical arm material distribution equipment capable of realizing consistence between a whole-body texture and surface decoration patterns of a ceramic tile of the second discharge port of the storage chamber is driven by the swing rod of the first mechanical arm to perform material distribution of block-shape patterns according to a designed pattern track; discharging of the second discharge port is controlled by a switch of a gate; the second discharge port is driven by the first stepless variable speed motor and the second stepless variable speed motor to respectively move according to a designed pattern track in the axis direction and the radial direction of the storage chamber; the second discharge ports with different diameters can be changed depending on sizes of the block-shaped patterns, a second discharge port with a larger diameter is used to form a larger block-shaped pattern, and a second discharge port with a smaller diameter is used to form a smaller block-shaped pattern; the first mechanical arm correspondingly completes material distribution of large block patterns, and the group of second to sixth mechanical arms cooperate to complete material distribution of linear patterns. 7. The mechanical arm material distribution equipment capable of realizing consistence between a whole-body texture and surface decoration patterns of a ceramic tile of 8. The mechanical arm material distribution equipment capable of realizing consistence between a whole-body texture and surface decoration patterns of a ceramic tile of 9. A control method of mechanical arm material distribution equipment capable of realizing consistence between a whole-body texture and a surface decoration pattern of a ceramic tile of (1) supplying power to start the mechanical arm material distribution equipment; (2) detecting whether a material level signal exists; (3) if YES, stopping operating stepless variable speed motors; (4) if NOT, operating the stepless variable speed motors; (5) detecting again whether a material level signal exists; (6) if YES, stopping operating the stepless variable speed motors; (7) if NOT, operating the stepless variable speed motors; and (8) repeating steps (2) to (7) until the mechanical arm material distribution equipment stops. 10. A control method of mechanical arm material distribution equipment capable of realizing consistence between a whole-body texture and a surface decoration pattern of a ceramic tile of (1) extracting patterns in a CAD file; (2) inputting tracks of the patterns into a PLC of the mechanical arm material distribution equipment; (3) mechanical arms performing material distribution according to the tracks; (4) checking whether the patterns are formed at predetermined positions; (5) if YES, returning to step (3); (6) stopping operating stepless variable speed motors; and (7) if NOT, returning to step (2).CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
TECHNICAL FIELD
BACKGROUND
SUMMARY
Technical Problems to Be Solved
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1 Block-shaped pattern material 11 Material distribution distribution mechanism assembly belt 12 First mechanical arm 121 Control rod 122 Gear 123 Longitudinal plate 124 rack 125 Swing rod 126 Longitudinal column 13 Block-shaped pattern cake material distribution device 21 First pattern 22 Second pattern 23 Third pattern 24 Fourth pattern 25 Fifth pattern 26 Sixth pattern 3 Texture pattern material 31 Circulation distribution mechanism assembly conveying unit 311 Circulating belt 32 Feeding unit 321 Transfer bin 322 Second discharge tube 323 Storage chamber 324 Second discharge port 325 Gate 33 Conveying unit 331 Material distribution platform 332 Grid 34 Second mechanical arm 35 Third mechanical arm 36 Fourth mechanical arm 37 Fifth mechanical arm 38 Sixth mechanical arm 4 Press 5 Third stepless variable 51 First stepless variable speed motor speed motor 52 Second stepless variable 6 Hopper speed motor 61 First discharge tube 62 Mixing tank 63 Position-limiting probe 64 First discharge port 65 Material distribution hopper 66 Stainless steel elbow 67 Pneumatic gate switch DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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