A highly automated aluminum cover unloading device

Abstract

The present invention belongs to the technical field of unloading equipment, and relates to a highly automated unloading device for aluminum covers. A highly automated unloading device for aluminum covers comprises a bracket, a disinfection vehicle, and a control system. The bracket is provided with a laterally extending guide rail, and the disinfection vehicle runs on the guide rail. The bracket is formed by a front platform, an intermediate platform, a rear platform, and a discharge platform connected in sequence. The automatic unloading method for aluminum covers of the present invention utilizes the automatic unloading, transfer, unloading, and feeding methods of the machine. The present invention reduces human intervention in the entire operation process, avoids the risk of aluminum covers being contaminated during the entire transportation process, and improves efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of blanking equipment and relates to a highly automated aluminum cover blanking device. Background Art

[0002] The capping process of freeze-dried powder injection production requires aluminum caps. After the aluminum caps are produced, they need to be sterilized in the sterilizer and manually transferred to the capping machine oscillation hopper in a non-sealed container, and then added to the filling machine (dispensing machine) and capping machine for capping. And basically, the sterilization clean room and the capping room belong to the same clean room on the same floor.

[0003] The current manual method of transporting and adding aluminum caps has many hidden dangers: first, the aluminum caps are transported manually after being disinfected, and the non-closed containers used increase the risk of aluminum cap contamination. Second, the manual addition of aluminum caps increases the risk of contamination during operation, and requires people to monitor at all times and manually judge whether there are enough aluminum caps in the aluminum cap shaking bucket. If not, they need to be added, which is inconvenient to operate and consumes manpower. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a highly automated aluminum cap unloading device. The automated structure of the machine is used to achieve automatic unloading, transfer, unloading and feeding. Human intervention in the entire operation process is reduced, the risk of aluminum cap contamination during the entire transportation process is avoided, labor is liberated, and the overall operation rate is improved.

[0005] The present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0006] A highly automated aluminum cover unloading device comprises a bracket, a disinfection vehicle, and a control system. The bracket is provided with a transversely extending guide rail, the disinfection vehicle runs on the guide rail, the bracket is formed by sequentially connecting a front platform, an intermediate platform, a rear platform, and a discharge platform, the front platform is connected to a sterilizer, a first push-pull rod assembly is provided on the front platform, and a first motor for driving the first push-pull rod assembly is also provided on the front platform;

[0007] The intermediate platform is provided with a stopper on the outer side of the guide rail, the stopper is vertically set, one end of the stopper is connected to the intermediate platform, and the other end face thereof is set in a wedge shape, an intermediate fixing rod assembly is provided at the bottom of the intermediate platform, and the intermediate fixing rod assembly includes a power component A and an intermediate area fixing rod arranged thereon;

[0008] A second push-pull rod assembly is disposed on the rear platform, and a second motor for driving the second push-pull rod assembly is also disposed on the rear platform;

[0009] A discharge hopper is provided at the lower part of the discharge platform, and a discharge fixing rod assembly is also provided at the bottom of the guide rail on the discharge platform, and the discharge fixing rod assembly includes a power component B and a discharge area fixing rod provided thereon; a power component C is provided on the outer side of the guide rail on the discharge platform;

[0010] The disinfection vehicle includes a support frame and a vehicle funnel. The support frame is a square frame structure. Rollers are arranged at the bottom of the support frame, and the rollers are used to roll on guide rails. The support frame is connected to the vehicle funnel, and a bottom plate is arranged at the bottom of the vehicle funnel. The control system is respectively connected to the power component A, the power component B, the power component C, the first motor, and the second motor.

[0011] Furthermore, the bracket adopts a square steel structure. Such a design can make the overall structure simple, strong and durable, which is conducive to environmental requirements such as disinfection.

[0012] Furthermore, the power component A, the power component B, and the power component C are selected from the group consisting of a cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, and an electric motor. These designs can achieve the characteristics of fast and accurate movement of the device.

[0013] Furthermore, a buckle is provided on the support frame of the disinfection vehicle, and the buckle is in the shape of a hook, one end of the buckle is connected to the support frame, and lifting rods are welded on both sides of the other end. This design allows the following disinfection vehicle to hook the buckle into the slot on the frame of the previous disinfection vehicle, so that multiple disinfection vehicles can be connected in series simply and quickly.

[0014] Furthermore, the connection between the buckle and the support frame of the disinfection vehicle is a hinged connection or a bolted connection. Such a design can make the buckle move freely and realize a simple connection.

[0015] Furthermore, the vehicle funnel on the disinfection vehicle is a V-shaped funnel, and a vent hole is arranged on its wall. Such a design can adapt to the full disinfection of the aluminum cover in the sterilization cabinet, and the aluminum cover in the funnel can be completely removed.

[0016] A highly automated aluminum cover blanking method has the following process:

[0017] First, after the sterilization of the sterilizer, the sterilizer cart and the aluminum cap in the hopper are sterilized in the sterilizer, the equipment pushes the sterilizer cart out of the sterilizer to the front platform area of ​​the bracket, waiting for the aluminum cap to be unloaded;

[0018] Secondly, the first push-pull rod assembly moves at the bottom of the disinfection trolley to push the disinfection trolley forward to the middle platform. Due to the action of the block, the buckles of the first disinfection trolley and the second disinfection trolley are released, and the first disinfection trolley continues to move along the guide rail to the rear platform. Due to the action of the middle fixed rod assembly under the middle platform, the second disinfection trolley stops on the middle platform;

[0019] Next, the second push-pull rod assembly of the rear platform pushes the first disinfection trolley forward, and the first disinfection trolley moves forward along the guide rail to the unloading platform. The first disinfection trolley is fixed at the bottom of the disinfection trolley by the unloading fixing assembly, and the bottom plate under the hopper on the disinfection trolley is pushed to one side by the power assembly C, and the aluminum caps in the disinfection trolley fall into the oscillating pipe through the lower opening and are transported to the capping machine;

[0020] Finally, after the unloading of the aluminum caps is completed, the other side of the power component C pushes the bottom plate to close the exit, and the first disinfection vehicle is transferred to the feed end of the sterilizer through the transfer window by the external transport vehicle and loaded with the aluminum caps for the next sterilization and unloading cycle.

[0021] In summary, due to the adoption of the above technical solution, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0022] 1. The machine adopts automatic discharging, material transportation and transfer, unloading and feeding methods. The whole process reduces manual operation, avoids the risk of aluminum cover being contaminated during the process, and reduces the labor cost of the enterprise.

[0023] 2. The present invention adopts machine operation to achieve the continuity and automation of the production process, and also saves human labor, improves the overall production efficiency, and avoids mistakes caused by manual operation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 The figure is a front view of a highly automated aluminum cover blanking device according to the present invention.

[0025] Figure 2 The figure is a top view of a highly automated aluminum cover blanking device according to the present invention.

[0026] Figure 3 The left side view of a highly automated aluminum cover blanking device according to the present invention.

[0027] Figure 4 : An enlarged view of part E in the front view of the present invention.

[0028] Figure 5 : A schematic diagram of the control system connection of the present invention.

[0029] In the figure: 1-bracket, 2-disinfection vehicle, 3-sterilizer, 4-power component A, 5-power component B, 6-power component C, 7-block, 8-front platform, 9-middle platform, 10-rear platform, 11-unloading platform, 12-first push-pull rod assembly, 13-second push-pull rod assembly, 14-unloading funnel, 15-vehicle funnel, 16-bottom plate, 17-guide rail, 18-unloading area fixing rod, 19-middle area fixing rod, 20-buckle, 21-lifting rod, 22-control system. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the embodiments and drawings.

[0031] like Figure 1-4 As shown, a highly automated aluminum cover unloading device includes a bracket 1, a disinfection vehicle 2, and a control system 22. The bracket 1 is provided with a transversely extending guide rail 17, and the disinfection vehicle 2 runs on the guide rail 17. The bracket 1 is formed by connecting a front platform 8, an intermediate platform 9, a rear platform 10, and a discharge platform 11 in sequence. The front platform 8 is connected to the sterilization cabinet 3. A first push-pull rod assembly 12 is provided on the front platform 8. The front platform 8 is also provided with a first motor for driving the first push-pull rod assembly 12;

[0032] The middle platform 9 is provided with a stopper 7 on the outside of the guide rail 17. The stopper 7 is vertically set. One end of the stopper 7 is connected to the middle platform 9, and the other end face thereof is set in a wedge shape. An intermediate fixing rod assembly is provided at the bottom of the middle platform 9. The intermediate fixing assembly includes a power component A 4 and an intermediate area fixing rod 19 arranged thereon.

[0033] A second push-pull rod assembly 13 is provided on the rear platform 10, and a second motor for driving the second push-pull rod assembly 13 is also provided on the rear platform 10; a discharge hopper 14 is provided at the lower part of the discharge platform 11, and a discharge fixing assembly is also provided on the discharge platform 11, and the discharge fixing assembly includes a power component B 5 and a discharge area fixing rod 18 provided thereon; a power component C 6 is provided on the discharge platform 11 at a relative position outside the guide rail 17;

[0034] The disinfection vehicle 2 includes a support frame and a vehicle funnel 1. The support frame is a square frame structure. Rollers are arranged at the bottom of the support frame. A vehicle funnel 15 is connected to the support frame. A bottom plate 16 is arranged at the bottom of the vehicle funnel. The control system 22 is respectively connected to the power component A 4, the power component B 5, the power component C 6, the first motor, and the second motor.

[0035] When the device is working, the aluminum cover is loaded into the disinfection cart 2, pushed into the pulsating vacuum sterilizer, and sterilized with pure steam for 20 minutes, and then low-temperature dried for more than 35 minutes. After the aluminum cover is sterilized and dried, the disinfection cart 2 is transferred out of the sterilization cabinet 3 along the guide rail 17 and arrives at the front platform 8 area. At this time, the first push-pull rod assembly 12 located on the front platform 8 begins to push the disinfection cart 2 forward. After the disinfection cart 2 arrives at the middle platform 9, since the erected end of the block 7 on the middle platform 9 is wedge-shaped, when the buckle 20 between the disinfection carts 2 passes the block 7, the block 7 uses the end wedge shape to lift the lifting rod 21 upward, and at the same time lifts the buckle 20 between the disinfection carts 2, so that the first disinfection cart is separated from the second disinfection cart. At this time, the power component A 4 acts to push the middle area fixation 19 to extend from the bottom to fix the second disinfection cart, and the first disinfection cart continues to enter the rear platform 10 area along the guide rail 17. At this time, the second push-pull rod assembly 13 pushes the first disinfection cart forward and enters the unloading platform 11. At this time, the power component B 5 pushes the fixed rod 18 of the unloading area to extend from the bottom, fixes the first sterilization vehicle, and then the power component C 6 on one side pushes the bottom plate 16 at the bottom of the vehicle funnel 15 open, and the aluminum caps in the vehicle funnel 15 enter the horizontal pipeline through the unloading funnel 14 and are transferred to the capping machine. After unloading the aluminum caps, the power component C pushes the bottom plate 16 back on the other side to close the outlet, and then the first sterilization vehicle is transferred to the sterilization cabinet 2 to continue the next sterilization, feeding, and unloading cycle. The automatic unloading of the machine, the transportation and transfer of materials, the unloading and feeding methods reduce the manual operation of the whole process, avoid the risk of aluminum caps being contaminated during the process, and reduce the labor cost of the enterprise; improve the overall production efficiency and avoid the mistakes caused by manual operation.

[0036] Preferably, the bracket 1 is a square steel structure, which can make the overall structure simple, strong and durable, and is conducive to environmental requirements such as disinfection.

[0037] Preferably, the power component A 4, the power component B 5, and the power component C 6 are one of a cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, and an electric motor. These designs can achieve the characteristics of fast and accurate movement of the device.

[0038] Preferably, a buckle 20 is provided on the support frame of the disinfection vehicle 2, and the buckle 20 is in the shape of a hook, one end of the buckle 20 is connected to the support frame, and the other end is welded with lifting rods 21 on both sides. Such a design allows the latter disinfection vehicle to hook the card slot on the frame of the front disinfection vehicle with the buckle, and multiple disinfection vehicles can be connected in series simply and quickly.

[0039] Preferably, the connection between the buckle 20 and the support frame of the disinfection vehicle 2 is a hinged connection or a bolted connection. Such a design can make the buckle move freely and realize a simple connection.

[0040] Preferably, the vehicle funnel 15 on the disinfection vehicle 2 is a V-shaped funnel, and a vent hole is provided on its wall. Such a design can adapt to the full disinfection of the aluminum cover in the sterilizing cabinet, and the aluminum cover in the funnel can be completely unloaded.

[0041] The present invention also relates to a method for unloading a device, comprising the following steps:

[0042] Step 1: After the sterilization of the disinfection trolley 2 and the aluminum caps in the trolley funnel 15 in the sterilization cabinet 3 is completed, the disinfection trolley 2 is pushed out of the sterilization cabinet 3 to the front platform 8 area of ​​the bracket 1 by the equipment to wait for the aluminum caps to be unloaded;

[0043] Step 2, the first push-pull rod assembly 12 moves at the bottom of the disinfection cart 2, pushing the disinfection cart 2 forward to the middle platform 9, the first disinfection cart 2 is released due to the action of the block 7, and the first disinfection cart and the second disinfection cart are released, and the first disinfection cart continues to move along the guide rail 17 to the rear platform 10, and the second disinfection cart stops on the middle platform 9 due to the action of the middle fixed rod assembly under the middle platform 9;

[0044] Step 3, the second push-pull rod assembly 13 of the rear platform 10 pushes the first disinfection vehicle 2 forward, and the first disinfection vehicle moves forward along the guide rail 17 to the unloading platform 11, and the first disinfection vehicle is fixed at the bottom by the unloading fixing assembly, and the bottom plate 16 at the lower part of the vehicle hopper 15 on the disinfection vehicle 2 is pushed to one side by the power assembly C 6 on one side to open, and the aluminum caps in the disinfection vehicle 2 fall into the oscillating pipeline through the lower opening and are transported to the capping machine;

[0045] Step 4, after unloading the aluminum caps, the power component C 6 on the other side pushes the bottom plate 16 to close the outlet, and the first sterilization vehicle 2 is transported to the feeding end of the sterilization cabinet 2 through the transfer window by the external transport vehicle to load the aluminum caps, and then the next sterilization and unloading cycle is carried out.

[0046] It is understandable that the number of the disinfection vehicles 2 is not limited to two, and in other embodiments, the number of the disinfection vehicles 2 may be more or less than two.

[0047] The specific embodiments described in the above specification may have different shapes and names of parts and components. The above contents described in the specification are only examples of the structure of the present invention. Any equivalent or simple changes made based on the structure, features and principles described in the patent concept of the present invention are included in the protection scope of the patent of the present invention.

Claims

1. A highly automated aluminum cover blanking device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a support (1), a disinfection vehicle (2), and a control system (22); the support (1) is provided with a transversely extending guide rail (17); the disinfection vehicle (2) runs on the guide rail (17); the support (1) is formed by a front platform (8), an intermediate platform (9), a rear platform (10), and a discharge platform (11) connected in sequence; the front platform (8) is connected to a sterilizing cabinet (3); a first push-pull rod assembly (12) is provided on the front platform (8); and a first motor for driving the first push-pull rod assembly (12) is also provided on the front platform (8); The intermediate platform (9) is provided with a stopper (7) on the outside of the guide rail (17), the stopper (7) is vertically arranged, one end of the stopper (7) is connected to the intermediate platform (9), and the end surface of the other end is arranged in a wedge shape, and an intermediate fixing rod assembly is arranged at the bottom of the intermediate platform (9), and the intermediate fixing rod assembly includes a power component A (4) and an intermediate area fixing rod (19) arranged thereon; The rear platform (10) is provided with a second push-pull rod assembly (13), and the rear platform (10) is also provided with a second motor for driving the second push-pull rod assembly (13); A discharge hopper (14) is arranged at the lower part of the discharge platform (11); a discharge fixing assembly is also arranged at the bottom of the guide rail (17) on the discharge platform (11); the discharge fixing assembly comprises a power component B (5) and a discharge area fixing rod (18) arranged thereon; a power component C (6) is arranged on the outer side of the guide rail (17) on the discharge platform (11); The disinfection vehicle (2) comprises a support frame and a vehicle funnel (15). The support frame is a square frame structure. A roller is arranged at the bottom of the support frame. The roller can roll along a guide rail (17). The support frame is connected to the vehicle funnel (15). A bottom plate (16) is arranged at the bottom of the vehicle funnel. A buckle (20) is arranged on the support frame of the disinfection vehicle (2). The buckle (20) is in the shape of a hook. One end of the buckle (20) is connected to the support frame. Lifting rods (21) are welded on both sides of the other end. The connection between the buckle (20) and the support frame of the disinfection vehicle (2) is hinged or bolted. The vehicle funnel (15) on the disinfection vehicle (2) is a V-shaped funnel, and a vent hole is arranged on its wall. The control system (22) is respectively connected to the power component A (4), the power component B (5), the power component C (6), the first motor, and the second motor.

2. The highly automated aluminum cover blanking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bracket adopts a square steel structure.

3. The highly automated aluminum cover blanking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The power component A (4), the power component B (5), and the power component C (6) are one of a cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, and an electric motor.

4. A highly automated aluminum cover blanking method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The steps include: Step 1, after the sterilization of the disinfection cart (2) together with the aluminum caps in the cart funnel (15) in the sterilization cabinet (3) is completed, the disinfection cart (2) is pushed out of the sterilization cabinet (3) to the front platform (8) area of ​​the support (1) by the equipment, waiting for the aluminum caps to be unloaded; Step 2, the first push-pull rod assembly (12) moves at the bottom of the disinfection trolley (2) to push the disinfection trolley (2) forward to the middle platform (9), and the first disinfection trolley (2) is released from the buckle due to the action of the block (7), and the first disinfection trolley continues to move forward along the guide rail (17) to the rear platform (10), and the second disinfection trolley stops on the middle platform (9) due to the action of the middle fixed rod assembly under the middle platform (9); Step 3, the second push-pull rod assembly (13) of the rear platform (10) pushes the first disinfection vehicle (2) forward, and the first disinfection vehicle moves forward along the guide rail (17) to the unloading platform (11), and the first disinfection vehicle is fixed at the bottom by the unloading fixing assembly, and the bottom plate (16) at the bottom of the vehicle funnel (15) on the disinfection vehicle (2) is pushed to one side by the power assembly C (6) on one side to open, and the aluminum cap in the disinfection vehicle (2) falls into the oscillating pipe through the lower opening and is transported to the capping machine; Step 4, after the aluminum cap is unloaded, the power component C (6) on the other side pushes the bottom plate (16) to close the outlet, and the first sterilization vehicle (2) is transported to the feeding end of the sterilization cabinet (3) through the transfer window by the external transport vehicle to load the aluminum cap, and the next sterilization and unloading cycle is carried out.

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