A pneumatic star wheel disc and lane dividing system

Abstract

The utility model relates to medical supplies production technical field, and specifically disclose a kind of pneumatic star wheel disc and branch system, pneumatic star wheel disc includes disc body, clamping assembly and cylinder, multiple clamping assembly and multiple cylinder are along the circumferential distribution of disc body, and clamping assembly corresponds with cylinder, clamping assembly includes two cooperation's clamping jaw, one of two clamping jaw is connected with handle, the cylinder is connected with handle to drive two clamping jaw switching between open state and clamping state;In the above scheme, multiple clamping assembly and cylinder are circumferentially distributed along disc body, can simultaneously carry out sorting operation to multiple solvent bottles, greatly improve the sorting efficiency, after solvent bottle production or detection, can quickly complete the classification processing of a large number of bottles in the sorting link, satisfy the demand of large-scale production.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of medical supplies manufacturing technology, and in particular to a pneumatic star wheel and its distribution system. Background Technology

[0002] In the pharmaceutical industry, solvent bottles are important containers for storing and transporting various solvents. Their quality is directly related to the safety, efficacy, and stability of the products. Therefore, rigorous and accurate testing of solvent bottles is an indispensable key link in the production process.

[0003] After inspection, qualified and unqualified products need to be separated and transported to different processing channels. Therefore, a sorting structure is required to sort the inspected solvent bottles. Existing sorting structures mostly use relatively complex mechanical transmission methods, achieving solvent bottle sorting through the coordinated movement of multiple mechanical parts. During operation, this structure is limited in sorting speed due to factors such as friction, gaps, and inertia between mechanical parts, making it impossible to quickly and smoothly transfer solvent bottles from the inspection position to the qualified or unqualified product conveyor line. Utility Model Content

[0004] This utility model discloses a pneumatic star wheel and a channel system to solve the above-mentioned technical problems existing in related technologies.

[0005] To solve the above problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0006] In a first aspect, this application provides a pneumatic star wheel, which includes a disk body, a clamping assembly, and a cylinder; wherein:

[0007] The plurality of clamping components and the plurality of cylinders are distributed circumferentially along the disc body, and the clamping components correspond to the cylinders. The clamping components include two cooperating jaws, one of which is connected to a lever. The cylinder is connected to the lever to drive the two jaws to switch between an open state and a clamping state.

[0008] Furthermore, the gripper is rotatably connected to the disc body, and the gripper is provided with teeth, with the teeth of two grippers in the same clamping assembly meshing; or, two grippers in the same clamping assembly are hinged together.

[0009] Furthermore, the pneumatic star wheel also includes a solenoid valve, which is located on the first side of the wheel body. The wheel body has a through hole, through which the pipeline connecting the cylinder passes and connects to the solenoid valve.

[0010] Furthermore, the pneumatic star wheel also includes a pressure reducing valve, which is located on the first side of the wheel body, and the pipeline connecting the air source is connected to the solenoid valve through the pressure reducing valve.

[0011] Furthermore, the cylinder is located on the second side of the disc body, the gripper includes a gripper base and a protrusion connecting the gripper base, the protrusion extends toward the second side of the disc body and protrudes from the surface of the disc body on the second side, one end of the lever is connected to the protrusion, and the other end of the lever is hinged to the cylinder, the first side and the second side are two opposite sides of the disc body.

[0012] Secondly, this application also provides a sorting system, including a main turntable, a re-inspection turntable, a qualified product lane, a re-inspection product lane, and the aforementioned pneumatic star wheel. The pneumatic star wheel is located between the main turntable and the re-inspection turntable. The qualified product lane is arranged adjacent to the pneumatic star wheel, and the re-inspection product lane is arranged adjacent to the re-inspection product lane. The qualified product lane is used to receive qualified products on the pneumatic star wheel, and the re-inspection turntable is used to receive unqualified products on the pneumatic star wheel and transfer the unqualified products to the re-inspection product lane.

[0013] Furthermore, the qualified product channel and / or re-inspection channel are provided with spaced-apart blocks, and a receiving area is defined between two adjacent blocks, the receiving area being used to receive the solvent bottle.

[0014] The technical solution adopted in this utility model can achieve the following beneficial effects:

[0015] The pneumatic star wheel and sorting system of this application has multiple clamping components and cylinders distributed along the circumference of the wheel body, which can simultaneously perform picking operations on multiple solvent bottles, greatly improving sorting efficiency. In the sorting stage after solvent bottle production or inspection, it can quickly complete the classification and processing of a large number of bottles to meet the needs of large-scale production. At the same time, the clamping components and cylinders correspond one-to-one. This modular design makes the assembly and maintenance of the pneumatic star wheel simpler. If a clamping component or cylinder fails, it can be replaced individually without affecting the normal operation of other components. Attached Figure Description

[0016] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0017] Figure 1 This is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the pneumatic star wheel according to an embodiment of this application;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a second schematic diagram of the structure of the pneumatic star wheel according to an embodiment of this application;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cylinder and clamping assembly according to an embodiment of this application;

[0020] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the lane separation system according to an embodiment of this application.

[0021] In the picture:

[0022] 100. Disc body; 200. Clamping assembly; 210. Gripper; 211. Gripper base; 212. Protrusion; 213. Tooth; 220. Handle; 230. Rubber pad; 300. Cylinder; 400. Solenoid valve; 500. Pressure reducing valve; 600. Main turntable; 700. Re-inspection disc; 800. Qualified product channel; 810. Stop block; 900. Re-inspection product channel. Detailed Implementation

[0023] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this utility model clearer, the technical solutions of this utility model will be described in detail below. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of this utility model, and not all of them. Based on the embodiments of this utility model, all other implementation methods obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this utility model.

[0024] The terms "first," "second," etc., used in the specification and claims of this application are used to distinguish similar objects and not to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such use of data can be interchanged where appropriate so that embodiments of this application can be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first," "second," etc., are generally of the same class and the number of objects is not limited; for example, a first object can be one or more. Furthermore, in the specification and claims, "and / or" indicates at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following objects are in an "or" relationship.

[0025] The following is in conjunction with the appendix Figures 1-4 The pneumatic star wheel and channel system provided in this application will be described in detail through specific embodiments and application scenarios.

[0026] Please see Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3This application discloses a pneumatic star wheel for picking solvent bottles after inspection. Specifically, the disclosed pneumatic star wheel includes a disk body 100, a clamping assembly 200, and cylinders 300. Multiple clamping assemblies 200 and multiple cylinders 300 are distributed circumferentially along the disk body 100, and each clamping assembly 200 corresponds one-to-one with a cylinder 300. The cylinders 300 are distributed inside the clamping assembly 200. The clamping assembly 200 includes two cooperating jaws 210. Exemplarily, the two jaws 210 are hinged, and the hinge axis of the two jaws 210 is connected to the disk body 100. Alternatively, the jaws 210 are rotatably connected to the disk body 100. The two jaws 210 have opposing teeth 213, and the teeth of the two jaws 210 in the clamping assembly 200 mesh. One of the two grippers 210 is connected to a lever 220. The cylinder 300 is connected to the lever 220 to drive the lever 220 to rotate the gripper 210 relative to the disc body 100, thereby switching the two grippers 210 between an open state and a clamping state.

[0027] Based on the above technical solution, multiple clamping components 200 and cylinders 300 are distributed circumferentially along the disc body 100, which can simultaneously perform picking operations on multiple solvent bottles, greatly improving sorting efficiency. In the sorting stage after solvent bottle production or testing, a large number of bottles can be quickly classified and processed to meet the needs of large-scale production. At the same time, the clamping components 200 and cylinders 300 correspond one-to-one. This modular design makes the assembly and maintenance of the pneumatic star wheel simpler. If a clamping component 200 or cylinder 300 fails, it can be replaced individually without affecting the normal operation of other components.

[0028] In this embodiment, the pneumatic star wheel also includes a solenoid valve 400, which is located on the first side of the wheel body 100. A cylinder 300 is located on the second side of the wheel body 100. The first and second sides are opposite sides of the wheel body 100. The wheel body 100 has through-holes. Exemplarily, multiple through-holes are distributed circumferentially along the wheel body 100, and each cylinder 300 corresponds to one through-hole. Pipes connecting the cylinders 300 pass through the through-holes and are connected to the solenoid valve 400. That is to say, the pneumatic star wheel... Cylinder 300 and solenoid valve 400 are respectively located on both sides of the disc body 100. This layout makes full use of the space on both sides of the disc body 100, avoiding the space congestion caused by concentrating all components on one side. A through-hole is provided on the disc body 100, through which the pipeline connecting the cylinder 300 passes to connect to the solenoid valve 400. This design allows the pipeline to be neatly arranged on the disc body 100, avoiding the pipeline from getting tangled and crossing on the disc body 100, and also making it convenient for maintenance personnel to perform inspection and maintenance work. It is understood that when there are multiple cylinders 300, there can be multiple solenoid valves 400 corresponding to the cylinders 300. For example, a bracket is provided on the disc body 100, and multiple solenoid valves 400 can be centrally mounted on the bracket.

[0029] In a further technical solution, the pneumatic star wheel also includes a pressure reducing valve 500. For example, the pressure reducing valve 500 can be located on the first side of the disc body 100. The pipeline connecting the air source is connected to the solenoid valve 400 through the pressure reducing valve 500. The pressure provided by the air source is often high and unstable. The pressure reducing valve 500 can adjust the air pressure according to actual needs to stabilize it within a suitable range. For example, for thinner solvent bottles, a lower air pressure is required to avoid crushing. For thicker solvent bottles, the air pressure needs to be appropriately increased to ensure stable clamping.

[0030] In this embodiment, the cylinder 300 is disposed on the second side of the disc body 100. The gripper 210 includes a gripper base 211 and a protrusion 212 connected to the gripper base 211. The protrusion 212 extends axially along the disc body 100 and protrudes from the surface of the disc body 100 on the second side. One end of the lever 220 is connected to the protrusion 212, and the other end of the lever 220 is hinged to the cylinder 300. The connection between the cylinder 300 and the gripper 210 through the axially extending protrusion 212 can improve the convenience of connecting the cylinder 300 and the gripper 210. This method can also increase the contact area of ​​the gripper 210 when holding the solvent bottle.

[0031] In a further technical solution, the clamping assembly 200 also includes a rubber pad 230, which is attached to the jaw base 211 of the jaw 210. The rubber pads 230 on the two jaws 210 in the clamping assembly 200 are opposite each other. For example, the rubber pad 230 can be a rubber pad or a silicone pad. The rubber pad or silicone pad has good flexibility and can play a buffering role when the jaws 210 clamp the solvent bottle, avoiding direct contact between the hard surface of the jaws and the solvent bottle, and preventing the surface of the solvent bottle from being scratched or worn. At the same time, the rubber pad 230 can also increase the friction between the jaws 210 and the solvent bottle, which makes the jaws 210 clamp the solvent bottle more firmly and less likely to slip off.

[0032] This application also discloses a sorting system, which includes a main turntable 600, a re-inspection turntable 700, a qualified product channel 800, a re-inspection channel 900, and the aforementioned pneumatic star wheel. The pneumatic star wheel is located between the main turntable 600 and the re-inspection turntable 700. The qualified product channel 800 is located adjacent to the pneumatic star wheel, and the re-inspection channel 900 is located adjacent to the re-inspection channel 900. The qualified product channel 800 receives qualified products from the pneumatic star wheel, and the re-inspection turntable 700 receives unqualified products from the pneumatic star wheel and transfers the unqualified products to the re-inspection channel 900. It should be noted that in this application embodiment, both the qualified product channel 800 and the re-inspection channel 900 are conveyor lines for transporting solvent bottles.

[0033] In a further technical solution, the qualified product channel 800 and / or the re-inspection channel 900 are provided with spaced-apart stops 810, and a receiving area is defined between two adjacent stops 810. The receiving area is used to receive solvent bottles. When the qualified solvent bottle held by the clamping assembly 200 rotates to the top of the qualified product channel 800, the cylinder 300 drives the gripper 210 to switch from a clamping state to an open state. The qualified solvent bottle held by the gripper 210 falls into the qualified product channel 800 and is then conveyed. At subsequent workstations, when the non-conforming solvent bottle held by the clamping assembly 200 rotates above the conforming product lane 800, the cylinder 300 remains stationary, keeping the gripper 210 in a clamping state. However, when the non-conforming product rotates above the re-inspection lane 900, the cylinder 300 drives the gripper 210 to switch from a clamping state to an open state. The non-conforming solvent bottle held by the gripper 210 falls into the re-inspection lane 900 for subsequent re-inspection, thus reducing the risk of misjudgment and preventing the rejection of conforming products, which would otherwise result in waste. It is understood that both the conforming product lane 800 and the re-inspection lane 900 are conveyor lines capable of transporting solvent bottles, such as belt conveyors.

[0034] It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes that element. Furthermore, it should be noted that the scope of the methods and apparatuses in the embodiments of this application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, but may also include performing functions substantially simultaneously or in the reverse order, depending on the functions involved. For example, the described methods may be performed in a different order than described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0035] The above description is only a specific embodiment of this utility model, but the protection scope of this utility model is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this utility model should be included within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A pneumatic star wheel, characterized in that, Includes a disc body (100), a clamping assembly (200), and a cylinder (300); wherein: Multiple clamping assemblies (200) and multiple cylinders (300) are distributed circumferentially along the disc body (100), and the clamping assemblies (200) correspond to the cylinders (300). Each clamping assembly (200) includes two cooperating jaws (210), one of which is connected to a lever (220). The cylinder (300) is connected to the lever (220) to drive the two jaws (210) to switch between an open state and a clamping state.

2. The pneumatic star wheel according to claim 1, characterized in that, The gripper (210) is rotatably connected to the disc body (100). The gripper (210) is provided with teeth (213). The teeth of two grippers (210) in the same clamping assembly (200) mesh; or, the two grippers (210) in the same clamping assembly (200) are hinged together.

3. The pneumatic star wheel according to claim 2, characterized in that, It also includes a solenoid valve (400), which is located on the first side of the disc body (100). The disc body (100) has a through hole, and the pipeline connecting the cylinder (300) passes through the through hole and is connected to the solenoid valve (400).

4. The pneumatic star wheel according to claim 3, characterized in that, It also includes a pressure reducing valve (500), which is located on the first side of the disc body (100), and the pipeline connecting the gas source is connected to the solenoid valve (400) through the pressure reducing valve (500).

5. The pneumatic star wheel according to any one of claims 3 to 4, characterized in that, The cylinder (300) is located on the second side of the disc body (100). The gripper (210) includes a gripper base (211) and a protrusion (212) connected to the gripper base (211). The protrusion (212) extends toward the second side of the disc body (100) and protrudes from the surface of the disc body (100) on the second side. One end of the lever (220) is connected to the protrusion (212), and the other end of the lever (220) is hinged to the cylinder (300). The first side and the second side are two opposite sides of the disc body (100).

6. A lane separation system, characterized in that, Includes a main turntable (600), a pneumatic star wheel as described in any one of claims 1 to 5, a re-inspection turntable (700), a qualified product channel (800), and a re-inspection channel (900); wherein: The pneumatic star wheel is located between the main turntable (600) and the re-inspection turntable (700). The qualified product channel (800) is located adjacent to the pneumatic star wheel, and the re-inspection channel (900) is located adjacent to the re-inspection channel (900). The qualified product channel (800) is used to receive qualified products on the pneumatic star wheel, and the re-inspection turntable (700) is used to receive unqualified products from the pneumatic star wheel and transfer the unqualified products to the re-inspection channel (900).

7. The lane separation system according to claim 6, characterized in that, The qualified product channel (800) and / or the re-inspection channel (900) are provided with spaced-apart blocks (810), and a receiving area is defined between two adjacent blocks (810), the receiving area being used to receive the solvent bottle.

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