Material distribution device and gas cylinder manufacturing equipment

Abstract

The utility model provides a material flow dividing device and gas cylinder manufacturing equipment, the material flow dividing device comprises a flow guiding assembly and a flow dividing assembly, the flow guiding assembly limits a material conveying channel, the conveying channel comprises a first channel, a second channel and a third channel which are intersected, and the second channel and the third channel are located at the downstream of the first channel; the flow dividing assembly is arranged on the outer side of the conveying channel and comprises a first rotating disc, notches used for adsorbing materials are formed in the periphery of the first rotating disc, the shapes of the notches are matched with the shapes of the materials, and the notches can enter the first channel along with rotation of the first rotating disc and move towards the third channel till leaving from the third channel. And inscribed circles of at least one part of adjacent notches interfere with each other, so that the first rotating disc can feed the materials into the third channel at intervals. The material distributing device can distribute the materials, and the risk that the yield of the materials is reduced can be reduced. The material distributing device is used in the conveying line field.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of conveyor lines, and in particular to a material diversion device and gas cylinder manufacturing equipment. Background Art

[0002] On the production line, it is often necessary to divide the materials conveyed in a single row into multiple rows. For example, there are two key processes in the manufacturing process of portable gas cylinders: gas cylinder inflation and warm water leakage detection. Since the production equipment of these two processes work differently, the inflator receives and delivers products on a single track, while the warm water leakage detection is carried out in the detection pool, and multiple tracks are required to deliver products to meet production needs. Therefore, gas cylinder diversion is required at the connection between these two processes.

[0003] Some related technologies use intermittently moving rejection fingers or air blows to send selected gas cylinders to another track. The rejection fingers may cause damage to the surface of the gas cylinder when they collide, and if the force of the air blow is too strong, the gas cylinder may fall over, which may also damage the surface of the gas cylinder. The damage to the gas cylinder may even affect the pressure resistance of the gas cylinder, thereby causing a decrease in the yield of the gas cylinder production line. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present application aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the present application proposes a material diversion device and a gas cylinder manufacturing device, wherein the material diversion device can divert materials and reduce the risk of material yield reduction.

[0005] According to the material diversion device provided in the present application, it includes a guide component and a diversion component, the guide component defines a material conveying channel, the conveying channel includes a first channel, a second channel and a third channel that intersect, the second channel and the third channel are located downstream of the first channel, the diversion component is arranged on the outside of the conveying channel, the diversion component includes a first turntable, the outer periphery of the first turntable is provided with a slot for adsorbing the material, the shape of the slot matches the shape of the material, the slot can enter the first channel and move to the third channel as the first turntable rotates, until it leaves the third channel, and the inscribed circles of at least a portion of adjacent notches interfere with each other, so that the first turntable can deliver the material into the third channel at intervals.

[0006] According to the material diversion device provided in the present application, at least the following technical effects are achieved: the first turntable can adsorb the material through the slots and drive the material to move to the third channel. Since the inscribed circles of adjacent slots interfere with each other, when material is adsorbed in one of the slots, the next slot cannot adsorb new material, thereby achieving intermittent adsorption of the material. The adsorbed material is sent into the third channel as the slots move, and the unadsorbed material enters the second channel, thereby achieving material diversion. Diversion by adsorbing and carrying the material through the slots can reduce damage to the material surface during transportation. Therefore, the material diversion device can divert the material and reduce the risk of reduced material yield.

[0007] According to some embodiments of the present application, the flow guide assembly includes a baffle, the baffle structure forms a side wall of the conveying channel, and the baffle is used to limit the material.

[0008] According to some embodiments of the present application, the second channel extends in the same direction as the first channel.

[0009] According to some embodiments of the present application, the third channel extends obliquely downstream from the first channel, and the baffle includes a first oblique baffle, which is located at the entrance of the third channel.

[0010] According to some embodiments of the present application, the first turntable is arranged on a side of the baffle away from the conveying channel, the baffle is provided with an avoidance opening, and the first turntable partially extends into the conveying channel from the avoidance opening.

[0011] According to some embodiments of the present application, the diverter assembly includes a first friction member, and the first friction member is connected to the rotating shaft of the first rotating disk.

[0012] According to some embodiments of the present application, a magnetic attraction component is provided on the first turntable, and the slot attracts the material through magnetic force.

[0013] According to some embodiments of the present application, the conveying channel includes a fourth channel and a fifth channel, the second channel, the fourth channel and the fifth channel intersect, the fourth channel extends in the same direction as the second channel, and the diversion component includes a second turntable, and the second turntable is used to deliver the material into the fifth channel at intervals.

[0014] According to some embodiments of the present application, the conveying channel includes a sixth channel and a seventh channel, the third channel, the sixth channel and the seventh channel intersect, the sixth channel and the third channel extend in the same direction, and the diversion assembly includes a third turntable, and the third turntable is used to deliver the material into the seventh channel at intervals.

[0015] The gas cylinder manufacturing equipment provided in the present application includes the material diversion device provided in the present application.

[0016] The gas cylinder manufacturing equipment provided in the present application includes the material diversion device provided in the present application, so the gas cylinder manufacturing equipment correspondingly possesses the beneficial effects provided by the material diversion device, which will not be elaborated here. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present application will become apparent and easily understood from the description of the embodiments in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:

[0018] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a material diversion device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0019] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the principle of the first turntable of the embodiment of the present application;

[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the operation of the first turntable of the embodiment of the present application when diverting materials at intervals;

[0021] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the action of the first turntable of the embodiment of the present application when diverting materials at intervals.

[0022] Reference numerals:

[0023] A first channel 111, a second channel 112, a third channel 113, a fourth channel 114, a fifth channel 115, a sixth channel 116, a seventh channel 117, a first inclined baffle 121, a second inclined baffle 122, and a third inclined baffle 123;

[0024] A first rotating disk 210, a second rotating disk 220, and a third rotating disk 230;

[0025] Material 900. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The embodiments of the present application are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present application, and cannot be understood as limiting the present application.

[0027] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that descriptions involving orientation, such as up, down, front, back, left, right, etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships, are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0028] In the description of this application, "several" means one or more, "more" means more than two, "greater than", "less than", "exceed", etc. are understood to exclude the number itself, and "above", "below", "within", etc. are understood to include the number itself. If there is a description of "first" or "second", it is only used for the purpose of distinguishing technical features, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the order of the indicated technical features.

[0029] In the description of this application, unless otherwise clearly defined, terms such as setting, installing, connecting, etc. should be understood in a broad sense, and technicians in the relevant technical field can reasonably determine the specific meanings of the above terms in this application based on the specific content of the technical solution.

[0030] Portable gas cylinders (such as butane cylinders used in gas stoves) need to comply with strict safety regulations during manufacturing to avoid damage to the surface of the cylinder during the manufacturing process. Otherwise, it may affect the pressure resistance of the cylinder and pose a safety risk.

[0031] Gas cylinders need to be diverted between the gas cylinder inflation and warm water leakage detection processes. Some related technologies use manual sorting to divert, which has the problems of high labor cost and low efficiency. Other related technologies use finger removal, air blowing and other devices to achieve automated diversion, which can improve efficiency, but it is easy to damage the surface of the gas cylinder, there are certain safety hazards, and there is a risk of reduced gas cylinder yield.

[0032] For this purpose, refer to Figure 1 According to the material diversion device provided in the present application, it includes a guide component and a diversion component. The guide component defines a conveying channel for the material 900. The conveying channel includes a first channel 111, a second channel 112 and a third channel 113 that intersect. The second channel 112 and the third channel 113 are located downstream of the first channel 111. The diversion component is arranged on the outside of the conveying channel. The diversion component includes a first turntable 210. The outer periphery of the first turntable 210 is provided with a slot for adsorbing the material 900. The slot can enter the first channel 111 and move toward the third channel 113 as the first turntable 210 rotates until it leaves the third channel 113.

[0033] Further references Figure 2 The shape of the notch matches the shape of the material 900 (here, the gas cylinder), and the inscribed circles of at least a portion of adjacent notches interfere with each other, so that the first turntable 210 can deliver the material 900 into the third channel 113 at intervals.

[0034] Reference Figure 2The circle drawn with the center line indicates the position of the material 900 when it is adsorbed by the slot, and the circle drawn with the solid line indicates the actual position of the material 900. Since the shape of the slot matches the shape of the material 900, and the inscribed circles of adjacent slots interfere with each other, when one of the adjacent slots adsorbs the first material 900, the second material 900 cannot enter the other slot, and the material 900 can only be in the position shown by the solid circle. At this time, the distance between the material 900 and the slot is far, and the slot cannot adsorb the material 900, thereby achieving intermittent adsorption of the material 900.

[0035] The material diversion device needs to be installed on the conveyor line for use. Figure 3 and Figure 4 The process of the first turntable 210 moving with the material 900 is shown. Figure 3 and Figure 4 , the conveyor line conveys the material 900 downstream, the first turntable 210 can absorb the material 900 through the notch and move the material 900 to the third channel 113. Since the material 900 in the first channel 111 is adsorbed by the first turntable 210 at intervals, a part of the material 900 adsorbed in the first channel 111 is sent to the third channel 113 as the notch moves, and the other part of the material 900 that is not adsorbed enters the second channel 112, thereby realizing the diversion of the material 900. After leaving the third channel 113, the notch returns to the first channel 111 as the first turntable 210 rotates, thereby cyclically diverting the material 900.

[0036] By adsorbing and carrying the material 900 through the slot to move, the damage to the surface of the material 900 during the transportation process can be reduced. Therefore, the material 900 diversion device can divert the material 900 and reduce the risk of reduced yield of the material 900.

[0037] In addition, by adopting the interference design of the slot to divert the material 900, the complex control circuit design (such as selectively adsorbing the diverted material 900 by energizing or de-energizing the electromagnet) can be eliminated, the design of the material diverting device can be simplified, and the reliability during operation can be improved.

[0038] It is understandable that in Figure 1 and Figure 2 In the illustrated embodiment, there is interference of inscribed circles between adjacent slots, so the first turntable 210 can deliver half of the material 900 to the third channel 113. In other embodiments, the proportion of material 900 delivered to the third channel 113 can be changed by controlling the proportion of the interfering slots in the total slots.

[0039] In addition, Figure 2The cylindrical gas cylinder shown in the figure, the material 900 can also be a product of other shapes suitable for adsorption and transportation through the slot, and the present application does not limit this.

[0040] The present application also provides a gas cylinder manufacturing device, which includes the material diversion device of the present application, and thus has the corresponding beneficial effects provided by the material diversion device, which will not be elaborated here.

[0041] The first rotating disk 210 divides the material 900 from one row into two rows. On this basis, the material diversion device can further divert the material. Figure 1 In some implementations, the conveying channel includes a fourth channel 114 and a fifth channel 115, the second channel 112, the fourth channel 114 and the fifth channel 115 intersect, the fourth channel 114 and the second channel 112 extend in the same direction, the flow dividing assembly includes a second turntable 220, and the second turntable 220 is used to intermittently convey the material 900 into the fifth channel 115. The conveying channel includes a sixth channel 116 and a seventh channel 117, the third channel 113, the sixth channel 116 and the seventh channel 117 intersect, the sixth channel 116 and the third channel 113 extend in the same direction, and the flow dividing assembly includes a third turntable 230, and the third turntable 230 is used to intermittently convey the material 900 into the seventh channel 117.

[0042] The material diversion device divides the material 900 into four rows through the first turntable 210, the second turntable 220 and the third turntable 230. The installation methods of the second turntable 220 and the third turntable 230 can refer to the first turntable 210, and will not be repeated here. In some other embodiments, the diversion can be adjusted in other adaptive ways according to design requirements, and this application does not limit this.

[0043] In some embodiments, the guide assembly includes a baffle, which forms a side wall of the conveying channel and is used to limit the material 900. When the slot leaves the third channel 113, the baffle can block the material 900, so that the material 900 and the slot are separated and remain in the third channel 113.

[0044] For example, in some embodiments, the first turntable 210 is arranged on a side of the baffle away from the conveying channel, the baffle is provided with an avoidance opening, and the first turntable 210 partially extends into the conveying channel from the avoidance opening.

[0045] In some embodiments, the second channel 112 extends in the same direction as the first channel 111, that is, the first channel 111 and the second channel 112 are located on the same conveying route of the conveyor line. Therefore, the material 900 not adsorbed by the slot can naturally enter the second channel 112 from the first channel 111 under the drive of the conveyor line without additional guidance, which also helps to simplify the structure of the material diversion device.

[0046] In some embodiments, the third channel 113 extends obliquely downstream from the first channel 111, and the baffle includes a first oblique baffle 121, and the first oblique baffle 121 is located at the entrance of the third channel 113. Figure 1 After separation from the slot, the material 900 remaining in the third channel 113 will continue to move downstream driven by the conveyor line. The first inclined baffle 121 can guide the material 900 in the entrance area of ​​the third channel 113 to prevent the material 900 from falling into the second channel 112 from the entrance.

[0047] It should be pointed out that the first turntable 210 should start to divert the material 900 after the upstream material 900 accumulates to a sufficient amount. If the incoming material 900 is insufficient, for example, when the conveying speed of the material 900 happens to be consistent with the speed at which the first turntable 210 conveys the material to the third channel 113, it is very likely that all the material 900 will be sent to the third channel 113 or the proportion of the material 900 sent to the third channel 113 will not meet the design target.

[0048] To this end, in some embodiments, the flow diversion assembly includes a first friction member, which is connected to the rotating shaft of the first rotating disk 210. In this case, the first rotating disk 210 is a driven member, and the first friction member is used to apply damping to the first rotating disk 210, so that the first rotating disk 210 needs to be subjected to an external force exceeding a set threshold value before it can rotate. The external force on the first rotating disk 210 mainly comes from the thrust of the material 900 on the first rotating disk 210, and the force of the material 900 comes from the friction between the conveyor line and the material 900. Therefore, there is a corresponding relationship between the magnitude of the thrust and the amount of material 900 accumulated upstream. By setting appropriate damping, the first rotating disk 210 can rotate in response to the material 900 reaching the set amount.

[0049] Alternatively, in other embodiments, the first turntable 210 is an active component, and the diversion assembly includes a first driver and a first sensor. The first sensor is installed on the first turntable 210 and is used to detect the external force applied to the first turntable 210 and calculate the amount of accumulated materials 900. The first driver can drive the first turntable 210 to rotate in response to the material 900 reaching a set amount.

[0050] Compared with using the first driver, using the first friction member facilitates simplifying the design of the material diverting device.

[0051] In some embodiments, a magnetic attraction member is disposed on the first rotating disk 210, and the slot attracts the material 900 by magnetic force. Alternatively, in other embodiments, air holes are opened on the side wall of the slot, and the slot attracts the material 900 by negative pressure.

[0052] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "illustrative embodiments", "examples", "specific examples", or "some examples" means that the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0053] In some selectable embodiments, the function / operation mentioned in the block diagram may not occur in the order mentioned in the operation diagram. For example, depending on the function / operation involved, the two boxes shown in succession can actually be executed substantially simultaneously or the boxes can sometimes be executed in reverse order. In addition, the embodiment presented and described in the flow chart of the application is provided by way of example, for the purpose of providing a more comprehensive understanding of technology. The disclosed method is not limited to the operation and logic flow presented herein. Selectable embodiments are expected, wherein the order of various operations is changed and the sub-operation of a part described as a larger operation is performed independently.

[0054] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present application, and that the scope of the present application is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A material diversion device, characterized in that: include: A flow guide component, wherein the flow guide component defines a conveying channel for the material, wherein the conveying channel includes a first channel, a second channel, and a third channel that intersect, and the second channel and the third channel are located downstream of the first channel; A diverter assembly is arranged on the outside of the conveying channel, and the diverter assembly includes a first turntable. A slot for adsorbing materials is provided on the outer periphery of the first turntable. The shape of the slot matches the shape of the material. The slot can enter the first channel and move to the third channel as the first turntable rotates, until it leaves the third channel. The inscribed circles of at least a portion of adjacent slots interfere with each other, so that the first turntable can deliver the material into the third channel at intervals.

2. The material diversion device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flow guide assembly includes a baffle, the baffle structure forms the side wall of the conveying channel, and the baffle is used to limit the material.

3. The material diversion device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The second channel extends in the same direction as the first channel.

4. The material diversion device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The third channel extends obliquely downstream from the first channel, and the baffle comprises a first oblique baffle located at the entrance of the third channel.

5. The material diversion device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first turntable is arranged on a side of the baffle away from the conveying passage, the baffle is provided with an escape opening, and the first turntable partially extends into the conveying passage from the escape opening.

6. The material diversion device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flow diverter assembly includes a first friction member, and the first friction member is connected to the rotating shaft of the first rotating disk.

7. The material diversion device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first turntable is provided with a magnetic attraction member, and the notch attracts the material through magnetic force.

8. The material diversion device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying channel includes a fourth channel and a fifth channel, the second channel, the fourth channel and the fifth channel intersect, the fourth channel and the second channel extend in the same direction, and the diversion component includes a second turntable, and the second turntable is used to deliver the material into the fifth channel at intervals.

9. The material diversion device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The conveying channel includes a sixth channel and a seventh channel. The third channel, the sixth channel and the seventh channel intersect. The sixth channel and the third channel extend in the same direction. The diversion component includes a third turntable, and the third turntable is used to deliver the material into the seventh channel at intervals.

10. A gas cylinder manufacturing device, characterized in that: The gas cylinder manufacturing equipment includes the material diversion device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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