Horizontal high-speed unpacking machine and unpacking method

[0036] The present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments.

[0037] Reference Figure 1 ~ Figure 7 As shown, the horizontal high-speed box opening machine in an embodiment provided by the present invention includes a frame member 101, and a box blank conveyor 102, a box taking mechanism 103, and a box opening mechanism 104 arranged on the frame member 101. The folding mechanism 105 and the carton conveying device, the input grabbing position of the carton taking mechanism 103 is docked with the output end of the blank conveyor 102, the output code placement position of the carton taking mechanism 103 is docked with the carton conveying device, and the box opening mechanism 104 and folding The mechanism 105 is arranged on both sides of the carton conveying device; the box taking mechanism is used to grab the box blank from the box blank conveyor 102 and place it on the carton conveying device. The carton conveying device conveys the box blank to the corresponding box opening mechanism 104 The carton opening and forming position, the opening mechanism 104 is used to pull up one side of the box blank, so that the carton forming side is placed on the carton conveying device, forming the opening and the bottom of the carton facing both sides, and the folding mechanism 105 is used Fold the bottom of the carton placed on the side; realize automatic grabbing of the box blank, opening and forming, carton bottom sealing and carton conveying.

[0038] Further, the box taking mechanism 103 includes a box taking motor reducer 301, a small swing arm 302, a connecting rod 303, a swing arm 304, a fixed conveyor belt wheel 305, a conveyor belt 306, a movable conveyor belt wheel 307, and a box taking box suction rod 308 With the suction cup gripper assembly 309, the output end of the box removal motor reducer 301 is connected to one end of the small swing arm 302, the other end of the small swing arm 302 is hinged with one end of the connecting rod 303, and the swing arm 304 is set on the frame through a rotating shaft On the component 101, the swing arm 304 can rotate around the rotation axis, the fixed conveyor belt wheel 305 is sleeved on the rotation axis, and is connected and fixed with the frame component 101. The other end of the connecting rod 303 is hinged with one end of the swing arm 304, and the conveyor belt is movable The wheel 307 is arranged at the other end of the swing arm 304, the fixed conveyor belt wheel 305 is connected to the movable conveyor belt wheel 307 through the conveyor belt 306, one end of the box suction rod 308 is connected to the movable conveyor belt wheel 307, and the suction cup gripper assembly 309 is fixed Set on the box taking and suction box rod 308; the box taking motor reducer 301 drives the connecting rod 303, the swing arm 304 and the box taking and suction box rod 308 through the small swing arm 302 to rotate around the rotation axis, and the movable conveyor belt wheel 307 follows the swing arm During the rotation of 304, it moves and rotates relative to the fixed conveyor belt wheel 305, so that the movable conveyor belt wheel 307 is driven to rotate by the conveyor belt 306, and the movable conveyor belt wheel 307 drives the suction cup gripper assembly 309 to quickly turn over and rotate through the box picking rod 308 , So that the suction cup gripper assembly 309 rotates 90 degrees while moving quickly, so as to realize the function of quickly taking the box.

[0039] Further, the box taking motor reducer 301 and the fixed conveyor belt wheel 305 are fixed on the frame member 101, the entire box taking mechanism 103 has only one set of power, and the movable conveyor belt wheel 307 and the fixed conveyor belt wheel 305 rotate through The connecting rod 303 drives the swing arm 304 to swing around the fixed conveyor belt wheel 305, so that the suction cup gripper assembly 309 moves quickly while turning over, and the box blanks stacked vertically in the box blank conveyor 102 are sucked and placed horizontally on the carton conveying device On the top, realize the function of quickly taking the box.

[0040] Further, the box taking and sucking rod 308 is sleeved on the other end of the swing arm 304, connected with the movable conveyor pulley 307, and arranged at 90° with the swing arm 304.

[0041] Further, the unpacking mechanism 104 includes an air cylinder 401, an unboxing swing arm 402, and an unboxing suction rod 403. The air cylinder 401 is arranged on the frame member 101. The piston rod of the cylinder 401 is hinged with one end of the unboxing swing arm 402 to open the box. The other end of the box swing arm 402 is connected with the box-opening suction box rod 403. The box-opening swing arm 402 is connected to the frame part 101 through a pin shaft and can rotate around the pin shaft. Suction cups 404 and air cylinders are distributed on the box-opening box suction rod 403. 401 drives the box-opening suction lever 403 to rotate rapidly through the box-opening swing arm 402; sucks a box surface of the box blank and then pulls it up so that the box blank is quickly formed into a carton by combining its own gravity.

[0042] Further, a plurality of mounting holes are vertically distributed on the unpacking swing arm 402 for adjusting the installation position of the unpacking suction rod 403.

[0043] Further, the conveyor belt of the carton conveying device is sequentially arranged with a plurality of transmission blocks along the length direction, and the distance between two adjacent transmission blocks is greater than or equal to the sum of the long side and the wide side of the carton; the box blank is taken out mechanism 103 Placed horizontally between two adjacent driving blocks on the carton conveying device, when the unpacking mechanism 104 sucks a box surface of the blank box and then pulls it up, the driving block abuts the side and rear of the blank box to make the carton better The rapid prototyping, and the driving block can push the carton from the rear when the carton conveying device conveys the carton, so as to better complete the carton conveying.

[0044] Further, the folding mechanism 105 includes a top box assembly 505, the top box assembly 505 includes a top box cylinder and a top box block, the top box cylinder is fixed on the frame member 101, and the top box block is connected with the piston rod of the top box cylinder; The top box cylinder is arranged on the other side of the carton conveying device relative to the box opening mechanism 104, and the top box cylinder drives the top box block to expand and contract to seal the bottom of the self-locking bottom molded carton.

[0045] Further, the folding mechanism 105 further includes a rear small folding component 501, a front small folding component 503, an upper large folding component 504 and a lower large folding component 502, an upper large folding component 504 and a lower large folding component 502 They are respectively arranged on the upper and lower sides of the carton opening and forming position, the rear small folding assembly 501 and the front small folding assembly 503 are respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the carton opening and forming position, and the top box assembly 505 is arranged obliquely.

[0046] Further, the rear small folding component 501, the front small folding component 503, the upper large folding component 504, and the lower large folding component 502 all include a folding cylinder and a folding board, and the folding board is fixed to the frame through a rotating shaft On the component 101, it can rotate around the axis of rotation. The piston rod of the folding cylinder is connected to one end of the folding plate. The folding cylinder stretches to drive the folding plate to turn around the axis to fold the two pairs of large pages and two pairs of small pages of the carton. The back cover, the feature is that each folding page is a separate power, realizing the function of fast top box or folding.

[0047] Further, the folding cylinder can also be replaced with a folding motor, and the folding motor is connected to the folding board through a connecting rod to drive the folding board to turn over.

[0048] Further, the folding mechanism 105 is divided into two sets of configurations. One is for a self-locking bottom molded carton with only the top box assembly 505, and the other is for a normal carton and needs to be equipped with a rear small folding assembly 501 and a front small Folding component 503, upper large folding component 504, and lower large folding component 502;

[0049] Further, the suction cup gripper assembly 309 includes a beam and a plurality of gripper groups, the plurality of gripper groups are distributed along the length of the beam, the upper end of each gripper group is connected with the beam, and each gripper group includes a suction gripper. hand.

[0050] Further, the horizontal high-speed carton opening machine further includes a glue sealer, and the folding mechanism 105 and the glue sealer are sequentially arranged on one side of the lower carton conveying mechanism 106 along the conveying direction.

[0051] Further, the carton conveying device includes an upper carton conveying mechanism 107 and a lower carton conveying mechanism 106. The upper carton conveying mechanism 107 is arranged above the lower carton conveying mechanism 106. The upper carton conveying mechanism 107 and the lower carton conveying mechanism 106 face each other from the upper and lower sides. The cartons are formed by clamping and conveying, and the input end of the lower carton conveying mechanism 106 extends outside the upper carton conveying mechanism 107; the part of the input end of the lower carton conveying mechanism 106 that extends beyond the upper carton conveying mechanism 107 is used as the output position of the carton taking mechanism 103.

[0052] Further, the conveyor belts of the upper carton conveying mechanism 107 and/or the lower carton conveying mechanism 106 are provided with transmission blocks along the length direction, and the distance between two adjacent transmission blocks is greater than or equal to the sum of the long side and the wide side of the carton The box blank is placed horizontally between two adjacent driving blocks on the carton conveying device by the box taking mechanism 103. When the box opening mechanism 104 pulls up a box surface of the box blank, the driving block is against the next box of the carton to be formed Surface, so that the carton faster prototyping.

[0053] Further, the lower carton conveying mechanism 106 includes a lower motor 601, a lower conveyor belt wheel 602, a lower conveyor belt 603, a lower transmission block 604, a lower guardrail adjustment 605, a side adjustment 606, and two lower side plates. A lower conveyor belt wheel 602 is arranged at both ends. The two lower conveyor belt wheels 602 are connected by a lower conveyor belt 603. A plurality of lower transmission blocks 604 are distributed along the length of the lower conveyor belt 603. The side adjustment 606 is through a screw rod. They are connected to two lower side plates respectively. The side adjustment 606 includes a lower adjusting wheel, which is arranged at one end of the screw rod. Two threaded blocks are sleeved on the screw rod, and the two threaded blocks are respectively connected to two lower guardrails. , The lower side plate adjustment drive screw rotates through the screw block to move the two lower side plates toward each other, which is used to adjust the distance between the two lower side plates, so that it is suitable for different specifications of cartons; There are lower guardrails on the outside. The lower guardrail adjustment 605 is connected to the two lower guardrails through screw rods. The screw is connected to the lower guardrail through the threaded block set on it. The lower guardrail adjustment 605 drives the screw rod to rotate to make the two lower guardrails. The guardrails move towards each other to adjust the distance between the two lower guardrails. The upper carton conveying mechanism 107 includes an upper motor 701, an upper conveyor belt wheel 702, an upper guardrail 703, an upper conveyor belt 704, an upper guardrail adjustment 705, a transmission block and an upper side plate. Both ends of the upper side plate are arranged with upper conveyor belt wheels. 702. The two upper conveyor belt wheels 702 are connected by an upper conveyor belt 704. A plurality of upper transmission blocks 706 are distributed along the length of the upper conveyor belt 704. The outer sides of the two upper side plates are provided with upper guardrails 703. The guardrail adjustment 705 is connected to the two upper guardrails 703 through screw rods, and the screw is connected to the upper guardrail 703 through the threaded block set on it. The upper guardrail adjustment 705 drives the screw rod to rotate to make the two upper guardrails 703 move towards each other. To adjust the distance between the two upper guardrails 703.

[0054] Further, the suction cup gripper assembly 309 includes a beam and a plurality of gripper groups, the plurality of gripper groups are distributed along the length of the beam, the upper end of each gripper group is connected with the beam, and each gripper group includes a suction gripper. hand.

[0055] Further, the box blank conveyor 102 includes a right box conveying assembly 201, a left box conveying assembly 202, and a left and right adjusting assembly 203. The right box conveying assembly 201 and the left box conveying assembly 202 are arranged side by side in parallel, and the left and right adjusting assembly 203 and the right box conveying assembly 201 is connected to the left box conveying component 202, and the left and right adjusting components 203 are used to adjust the distance between the right box conveying component 201 and the left box conveying component 202.

[0056] Further, the box blank conveyor 102 also includes a fixed frame. The fixed frame is also provided with two box blank forming blocking devices. The left box conveying assembly 202 and the right box conveying assembly 201 are arranged on the fixed frame. The blank forming blocking device is respectively arranged at the output ends of the left box conveying assembly 202 and the right box conveying assembly 201, the left box conveying assembly 202 and the right box conveying assembly 201 are provided with baffles on the outside; the box blanks are placed on the left box conveying assembly 202 and On the right box conveying assembly 201, the baffle restricts the box blanks from both sides, and the box blank forming blocking device blocks and positions the box blanks on the left box conveying assembly 202 and the right box conveying assembly 201 and prevents the box blanks from falling over ;

[0057] The left box conveying assembly 202 and the right box conveying assembly 201 have the same structure, and both include a linear guide rail, a box blank pushing block, a box blank cylinder and a timing belt. The timing belt is arranged on a fixed frame through two timing belt wheels, and the linear guide is arranged on On one side of the synchronous belt, the box blank pushing block is arranged on the linear guide rail and connected with the synchronous belt. The box blank cylinder is fixed on the fixed frame. One end of the box blank cylinder is connected with the synchronous belt. The box blank cylinder drives the synchronous belt back. In operation, the synchronous belt drives the box blank pushing block to move back and forth along the linear guide; the box blank is placed on the synchronous belt, and the box blank pushing block limits the box blank on the synchronous belt from the rear.

[0058] A box opening method using the above-mentioned horizontal high-speed box opening machine includes the following steps:

[0059] 1) Conveying the vertically placed box blanks to the input grabbing position of the box picking mechanism 103 through the box blank conveyor 102;

[0060] 2) The box taking mechanism 103 uses the suction cup gripper assembly 309 to grab the box blanks placed on the side and lay it flat on the lower carton conveying mechanism 106;

[0061] 3) The lower carton conveying mechanism 106 conveys the flat box blanks to the carton opening forming position, and the box opening mechanism 104 sucks a box surface of the box blanks through a suction cup and then rapidly rotates to form, completing the carton opening forming;

[0062] 4) The folding mechanism 105 drives the top box block or the folding plate to move quickly through the rapid action of the cylinder, so that the bottom of the self-locking bottom forming carton is formed or the folding function of small and large pages is completed, thereby realizing the bottom forming of the carton. Then use the sealer to seal the bottom;

[0063] 5) The upper conveyor belt 704 and the lower conveyor belt 603 of the lower carton conveying mechanism 106 and the upper carton conveying mechanism 107 clamp the carton forward and convey it forward at the same time while realizing the folding function.

[0064] The working principle of the present invention:

[0065] Reference Figure 1 ~ Figure 7 As shown, the horizontal high-speed box opening machine in an embodiment provided by the present invention includes a frame member 101, and a box blank conveyor 102, a box taking mechanism 103, and a box opening mechanism 104 arranged on the frame member 101. The folding mechanism 105, the lower carton conveying mechanism 106, and the upper carton conveying mechanism 107. The output end of the blank conveyor 102 is arranged on one side of the box taking mechanism 103, and the upper carton conveying mechanism 107 is arranged above the lower carton conveying mechanism 106. The upper carton conveying mechanism 107 is arranged under the upper conveying and lifting mechanism, and the upper conveying and lifting mechanism is arranged on the top of the frame member 101. The carton picking mechanism 103 is provided with a suction cup gripper assembly 309. The input grabbing position of the picking mechanism 103 is The output end of the box blank conveyor 102 is docked, and the output code placement position of the box taking mechanism 103 is docked with the lower carton conveying mechanism 106;

[0066] The box blank conveyor 102 conveys the side-standing box blanks to the input grabbing position of the box picking mechanism 103 through the conveyor belt. The box picking mechanism 103 grabs the side-standing box blanks through the suction cup gripper assembly 309 and lays them flat. To the unpacking position of the lower carton conveying mechanism 106, the unpacking mechanism 104 sucks the carton through a suction cup and rotates it to form to complete the unpacking. The folding mechanism 105 drives the top box block or folding board to move through the action of the air cylinder to make it self-locking Bottom forming The bottom of the carton is formed or the folding function of small and large pages is completed, so as to realize the bottom of the carton, and then the bottom is sealed by the sealer. The lower carton conveying mechanism 106 and the upper conveyor belt 704 of the upper carton conveying mechanism 107 and The lower conveyor belt 603 clamps the carton and pushes it forward to realize the folding function and convey it forward at the same time.

[0067] Furthermore, the box taking mechanism 103 drives the small swing rod 302 to move by controlling the rotation of the motor 301 to make the connecting rod 303 perform rapid reciprocating motion, thereby driving the swing arm 304 to move back and forth between the input grabbing position and the output placement position at high speed. At the same time, the fixed conveyor belt wheel 305 drives the conveyor belt 306 so that the movable conveyor belt wheel 307 rotates at a high speed of 90 degrees, and the suction box rod 308 connected with the conveyor belt wheel 307 rotates at a high speed, so that the suction cup gripper assembly of the suction box rod 308 The 309 also rotates 90 degrees at a high speed to realize the function of the box taking mechanism 103 by rotating the box at a high speed of 90 degrees.

[0068] Further, the air cylinder 401 of the box opening mechanism 104 drives the box suction rod 403 to rotate rapidly through the swing arm 402, so as to realize the function of the suction cup 404 to open the box quickly.

[0069] Further, the folding mechanism 105 is divided into two sets of configurations, one is the self-locking bottom forming box blank configuration, the other is the bottom sealing box blank configuration; corresponding to the self-locking bottom forming box blank configuration, only the top box assembly 505 The self-locking bottom carton can be formed; for the bottom sealing box blank configuration, the rear small folding component 501, the lower large folding component 502, the front small folding component 503 and the upper large folding component 504 are required to work together. In order to complete the bottom folding forming.

[0070] Further, the upper and lower conveyor belts 603 and 704 of the lower carton conveying mechanism 106 and the upper carton conveying mechanism 107 hold the carton and push forward by the driving blocks 604 and 706 on the 704-level conveying belt to realize the folding function and convey forward at the same time. High-speed folding and conveying.

[0071] Further, the horizontal high-speed box opening machine also includes a vacuum system, which is connected to the suction cup gripper assembly 309 to provide vacuum suction for the suction cup gripper assembly 309.

[0072] An unpacking process using the above-mentioned horizontal high-speed box unpacking machine includes the following steps:

[0073] 1) The box blank conveyor 102 conveys the side-standing box blanks to the input grabbing position of the box picking mechanism 103 through a conveyor belt;

[0074] 2) The box taking mechanism 103 drives the small swing rod 302 to move by controlling the rotation of the motor 301 to make the connecting rod 303 perform rapid reciprocating movement, thereby driving the swing arm 304 to move back and forth between the input grabbing position and the output placement position at high speed. The fixed conveyor belt wheel 305 drives the conveyor belt 306 so that the movable conveyor belt wheel 307 rotates at a high speed of 90 degrees, and the suction box rod 308 connected with the conveyor belt wheel 307 rotates at a high speed, so that the suction cup gripper assembly 309 of the suction box rod 308 It also rotates 90 degrees at a high speed to realize the function of the box taking mechanism 103 by rotating at a high speed of 90 degrees;

[0075] 3) The cylinder 401 of the unpacking mechanism 104 drives the suction box rod 403 to rotate rapidly through the swing arm 402 to realize the function of the sucker 404 for quick unpacking;

[0076] 4) The folding mechanism 105 is divided into two sets of configurations, one is the self-locking bottom forming box blank configuration, the other is the bottom sealing box blank configuration; corresponding to the self-locking bottom forming box blank configuration, only the top box assembly 505 is required. It can complete the forming of the self-locking bottom carton; for the bottom sealing box blank configuration, the rear small folding component 501, the lower large folding component 502, the front small folding component 503 and the upper large folding component 504 are required to work together. Finish the bottom folding forming;

[0077] 5) The driving blocks 604 and 706 on the upper and lower conveyor belts 603 and 704 of the lower carton conveying mechanism 106 and the upper carton conveying mechanism 107 clamp the carton and push forward, realizing the folding function and simultaneously conveying forward, reflecting high speed Folding and conveying.

[0078] The working process of the present invention is as follows: the box blank conveyor 102 conveys the side-by-side box blanks to the input grabbing position of the box picking mechanism 103 through the conveyor belt; the box picking mechanism 103 drives the small swing lever by controlling the rotation of the motor 301 The 302 movement causes the connecting rod 303 to perform rapid reciprocating movement, thereby driving the swing arm 304 to move back and forth between the input grasping position and the output placement position at a high speed. At the same time, the fixed conveyor belt wheel 305 drives the conveyor belt 306 to make the movable conveyor belt wheel 307 perform high speed With 90-degree rotation, the suction box rod 308 connected with the conveyor belt wheel 307 rotates at a high speed, so that the suction cup gripper assembly 309 of the suction box rod 308 also rotates at a high speed by 90 degrees, realizing the high-speed 90-degree rotation of the box picking mechanism 103 The function of the box; the cylinder 401 of the box opening mechanism 104 drives the suction box rod 403 to rotate quickly through the swing arm 402 to realize the function of the suction cup 404 to quickly open the box; the folding mechanism 105 passes through the top box assembly 505 or the rear small folding assembly 501, down The large folding component 502, the front small folding component 503 and the upper large folding component 504 work together to complete the bottom self-locking or bottom folding forming; the upper and lower conveyor belts 603, 704 of the lower carton conveying mechanism 106 and the upper carton conveying mechanism 107 The driving blocks 604 and 706 on the level conveyor belt hold the carton and push forward, and realize the folding function and convey forward at the same time, which reflects high-speed folding and conveying.

[0079] In summary, the box picking mechanism 103 quickly grabs the box blanks arranged on the upper side of the box blank conveyor 102 through the suction cup gripper assembly 309 to the box opening position of the lower carton conveying mechanism 106, and the box opening mechanism 104 uses the suction cup to remove the box After being sucked, the folding mechanism 105 drives the top box block or the folding plate to move quickly through the rapid action of the cylinder, so that the bottom of the self-locking bottom forming carton is formed or the folding function of small and large pages is completed, thereby realizing the carton The bottom of the carton is formed, and then the bottom is sealed by a sealer. The upper conveyor belt 704 and the lower conveyor belt 603 of the lower carton conveying mechanism 106 and the upper carton conveying mechanism 107 clamp the carton forward to achieve the folding function at the same time. Front conveying out of the box; the automatic conveying, grabbing, unpacking, forming, folding and sealing of the box blanks are realized in turn, and the high-speed automatic operation is realized, and then the carton is opened in a lateral position. The high-speed automatic operation of the whole process is especially suitable To unpack the gift box.

[0080] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention. Of course, the scope of rights of the present invention cannot be limited by this. Therefore, equivalent changes made according to the scope of patent application of the present invention still belong to the protection scope of the present invention.