A toothbrush color proportioning machine

Abstract

The present invention provides a toothbrush color proportioning machine, which includes a base, a full material chute, an empty material chute, an outer frame, a material transport cart, a jaw assembly erected on the outer frame and movable in the X-axis direction, Y-axis direction, and Z-axis direction under the drive of a three-dimensional sliding mechanism, a handling assembly erected on the outer frame and movable in the X-axis direction and Z-axis direction under the drive of a two-dimensional sliding mechanism, and a lifting assembly located on one side of the material transport cart and used for clamping and lifting or lowering a toothbrush material frame; the jaw assembly includes a jaw fixing frame fixed on the three-dimensional sliding mechanism, a rotating motor installed on the jaw fixing frame, a rotating substrate connected to the motor shaft of the rotating motor, and at least two groups of jaw units fixedly arranged side by side and equidistantly at the bottom side of the rotating substrate. The present invention can achieve automatic clamping and cooperation of the toothbrushes in the toothbrush material frame, automatically proportion the colors of the toothbrushes according to requirements, and realize automatic loading and unloading of the material frame, which is relatively time-saving and labor-saving.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a color matching machine, in particular to a toothbrush color matching machine. Background Art

[0002] A toothbrush is a cleaning product, which is a handle-type brush used to apply toothpaste on the brush and then repeatedly brush various parts of the teeth. It is an essential item in people's daily life. Many toothbrushes on the market are often placed in the packaging box in the form of a two-piece combination package, and the color combination may also be diverse. However, in the prior art, the combination packaging of toothbrushes generally still adopts the manual matching form, that is, manual feeding and matching followed by packaging, which is not only time-consuming and laborious, but also has a high labor cost.

[0003] Therefore, there is an urgent need for a toothbrush color matching machine that can automatically clamp and cooperate with the toothbrushes in the toothbrush frame, automatically match the colors of the toothbrushes according to requirements, and realize automatic feeding and discharging of the frame, which is time-saving and labor-saving. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide a toothbrush color matching machine that can automatically clamp and cooperate with the toothbrushes in the toothbrush frame, automatically match the colors of the toothbrushes according to requirements, and realize automatic feeding and discharging of the frame, which is time-saving and labor-saving.

[0005] The present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0006] A toothbrush color matching machine includes a base, a full material channel and an empty material channel opened on the base, an outer frame fixed around the full material channel and the empty material channel, two groups of material transportation trolleys arranged in the full material channel and the empty material channel, a jaw assembly erected on the outer frame and movable along the X-axis direction, Y-axis direction, and Z-axis direction under the drive of a three-dimensional sliding mechanism, a handling assembly erected on the outer frame and movable along the X-axis direction and Z-axis direction under the drive of a two-dimensional sliding mechanism, a lifting assembly located on one side of the material transportation trolley and used to clamp and lift or lower the toothbrush frame, and a PLC controller electrically connected to the jaw assembly, the three-dimensional sliding mechanism, the two-dimensional sliding mechanism, the handling assembly, and the lifting assembly respectively; the jaw assembly includes a jaw fixing frame fixed on the three-dimensional sliding mechanism, a rotating motor installed on the jaw fixing frame, a rotating substrate connected to the motor shaft of the rotating motor, and at least two groups of jaw units fixedly arranged side by side and equidistantly at the bottom side of the rotating substrate.

[0007] Further, the lifting assembly includes a linear module fixed on the outer frame and a lifting jaw installed on the slide table of the linear module.

[0008] Preferably, the lifting gripper includes a gripper substrate fixed on the sliding table of the linear module, two sets of first telescopic cylinders arranged back to back and fixed on the gripper substrate, a clamping member connected to the movable end of the first telescopic cylinder, a hard limit block arranged on the clamping member and capable of achieving hard limit with the top bump of the toothbrush material frame, and an ejecting cylinder fixed on the gripper substrate and capable of ejecting the toothbrush material frame in place. A stable strengthening plate slidably connected to the gripper substrate is connected to one side of the clamping member facing the gripper substrate, and a buffer capable of abutting and limiting with the gripper substrate is further arranged on the stable strengthening plate.

[0009] Preferably, the handling assembly includes a handling substrate, handling grippers located on both sides of the handling substrate and used for clamping the empty toothbrush material frame, and a handling telescopic cylinder fixed on the handling substrate and used for driving the handling grippers to clamp or loosen.

[0010] Preferably, the gripper unit includes a gripper frame fixed on the bottom side of the rotating substrate, a second telescopic cylinder installed in the gripper frame, a strengthening frame connected to the movable end of the second telescopic cylinder, a first guiding rod fixed on the top of the strengthening frame, a gripper cylinder fixed on the bottom of the strengthening frame, and an abutting head fixed on the fixed end of the gripper cylinder and used for assisting in fixing the end of the toothbrush. A clamping plate is further arranged at the bottom of the strengthening frame, and a clamping groove for cooperating with the movable end of the gripper cylinder and the abutting head to limit the toothbrush is arranged at the bottom of the clamping plate.

[0011] Preferably, two sets of photoelectric sensors symmetrically arranged about the rotating motor are further arranged on the rotating substrate, and an induction block capable of cooperating with the photoelectric sensors is also arranged on the rotating substrate.

[0012] Preferably, two sets of rollers capable of abutting and rolling on the top side of the rotating substrate are further installed at the bottom of the gripper fixing frame.

[0013] Preferably, the two-dimensional sliding mechanism includes a first X-axis slide rail group arranged on the outer frame, a handling cross plate slidably connected to the first X-axis slide rail group through a first X-axis slider, a Z-axis slider arranged on the handling cross plate, and a Z-axis slide bar slidably connected to the Z-axis slider. The Z-axis slide bar is fixed on the handling substrate, and a handling driving cylinder capable of pushing the handling substrate to move in the Z direction is further installed on the handling cross plate.

[0014] Preferably, the three-dimensional sliding mechanism includes a second X-axis slide rail group arranged on the outer frame, a proportioning cross plate slidably connected to the second X-axis slide rail group through a second X-axis slider, a Y-axis slide rail group arranged on the proportioning cross plate, a proportioning fixing frame slidably connected to the Y-axis slide rail group through a Y-axis slider, and a Z-axis slide rail group fixed on the proportioning fixing frame. The gripper fixing frame is slidably connected to the Z-axis slide rail group; the first X-axis slide rail group, the second X-axis slide rail group, the Y-axis slide rail group, and the Z-axis slide rail group all include a linear module body arranged on the outer frame and a slider slide rail group arranged parallel to the linear module body.

[0015] Preferably, it further includes a shaping component, which includes a shaping substrate fixed on the outer frame, a shaping push plate located on one side of the shaping substrate and guidingly connected through a second guiding rod, two groups of shaping aluminum profiles fixed on the side of the shaping push plate away from the shaping substrate, and a third telescopic cylinder fixed on the shaping substrate and capable of pushing the shaping push plate to move.

[0016] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: Since the way of placing the toothbrushes in the toothbrush material box is generally that one color is placed in one area, if it is necessary to achieve a combination of toothbrushes with different colors or two-color interval color matching, after the transport cart stacked with fully loaded toothbrush material boxes is pushed into the full material channel manually, the transport cart is pushed into the empty material channel. After the lifting component lifts the toothbrush material box to the specified position, the clamping jaw component is moved above the toothbrush material box at this time. Since each clamping jaw unit can individually clamp the corresponding toothbrush, the arrangement of different toothbrush colors can be achieved through the sorting of the clamping actions of the clamping jaw units. After the material box is empty, the handling component can carry the empty material box, and through the transition of the lifting component in the empty material channel, the empty material box is placed into the transport cart in the empty material channel. Therefore, the automatic clamping cooperation of the toothbrushes in the toothbrush material box can be realized, and the automatic ratio according to the color requirements of the toothbrushes, and the automatic feeding and discharging processes of the material box can be achieved. The structure is relatively compact and also relatively time-saving and labor-saving. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] The drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention, and constitute a part of the specification. Together with the embodiments of the present invention, they are used to explain the present invention and do not constitute a limitation to the present invention. In the drawings:

[0018] Figure 1 is the structural schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 is the structural schematic diagram of the clamping jaw component;

[0020] Figure 3 is the structural schematic diagram of the connection of the rotating substrate;

[0021] Figure 4 is the structural schematic diagram of the clamping jaw unit;

[0022] Figure 5 is the mechanism schematic diagram of the lifting component;

[0023] Figure 6 is the structural schematic diagram of the lifting clamping jaw;

[0024] Figure 7 is the structural schematic diagram of the handling component;

[0025] Figure 8 is the structural schematic diagram of the shaping component;

[0026] Markings in the figure: 1 is the base, 2 is the full material chute, 3 is the empty material chute, 4 is the outer frame, 5 is the material transport trolley, 6 is the jaw assembly, 7 is the two-dimensional sliding mechanism, 8 is the handling assembly, 9 is the lifting assembly, 10 is the toothbrush material frame, 11 is the three-dimensional sliding mechanism, 12 is the shaping assembly, 6.1 is the jaw fixing frame, 6.2 is the rotating motor, 6.3 is the rotating substrate, 6.4 is the jaw frame, 6.5 is the second telescopic cylinder, 6.6 is the strengthening frame, 6.7 is the first guide rod, 6.8 is the jaw cylinder, 6.9 is the abutting head, 6.10 is the clamping plate, 6.11 is the clamping groove, 6.12 is the photoelectric sensor, 6.13 is the induction block, 6.14 is the roller, 11.1 is the second X-axis slide rail group, 11.2 is the proportioning cross plate, 11.3 is the Y-axis slide rail group, 11.4 is the proportioning fixing frame, 11.5 is the Z-axis slide rail group, 9.1 is the linear module, 9.2 is the jaw substrate, 9.3 is the first telescopic cylinder, 9.4 is the clamping piece, 9.5 is the hard limit block, 9.6 is the ejecting cylinder, 9.7 is the stable strengthening plate, 9.8 is the buffer, 8.1 is the handling substrate, 8.2 is the handling jaw, 8.3 is the handling telescopic cylinder, 8.4 is the first X-axis slide rail group, 8.5 is the handling cross plate, 8.6 is the Z-axis slider, 8.7 is the Z-axis slide bar, 8.8 is the handling drive cylinder, 12.1 is the shaping substrate, 12.2 is the pushing shaping push, 12.3 is the second guide rod, 12.4 is the shaping aluminum profile, 12.5 is the third telescopic cylinder. Detailed implementation mode

[0027] Combined with Figures 1 to 8A toothbrush color proportioning machine shown in the figure. In this embodiment, it includes a base 1, a full material channel 2 and an empty material channel 3 opened on the base 1, an outer frame 4 fixed around the full material channel 2 and the empty material channel 3, two sets of material transporting trolleys 5 arranged in the full material channel 2 and the empty material channel 3, a jaw assembly 6 erected on the outer frame 4 and movable along the X-axis direction, Y-axis direction, and Z-axis direction under the drive of a three-dimensional sliding mechanism 11, a handling assembly 8 erected on the outer frame 4 and movable along the X-axis direction and Z-axis direction under the drive of a two-dimensional sliding mechanism 7, a lifting assembly 9 located on one side of the material transporting trolley 5 and used for clamping, lifting or lowering a toothbrush material frame 10, and a PLC controller electrically connected to the jaw assembly, the three-dimensional sliding mechanism, the two-dimensional sliding mechanism, the handling assembly, and the lifting assembly respectively; The jaw assembly 6 includes a jaw fixing frame 6.1 fixed on the three-dimensional sliding mechanism 11, a rotating motor 6.2 installed on the jaw fixing frame 6.1, a rotating substrate 6.3 connected to the motor shaft of the rotating motor 6.2, and at least two sets of jaw units fixed on the bottom side of the rotating substrate 6.3 and arranged side by side at equal distances. The jaw unit includes a jaw frame 6.4 fixed on the bottom side of the rotating substrate 6.3, a second telescopic cylinder 6.5 installed in the jaw frame 6.4, a reinforcing frame 6.6 connected to the movable end of the second telescopic cylinder 6.5, a first guide rod 6.7 fixed on the top of the reinforcing frame 6.6, a jaw cylinder 6.8 fixed on the bottom of the reinforcing frame 6.6, and a butt joint head 6.9 fixed on the fixed end of the jaw cylinder 6.8 and used for assisting in fixing the end of the toothbrush. A clamping plate 6.10 is further provided at the bottom of the reinforcing frame 6.6, and a clamping groove 6.11 for cooperating with the movable end of the jaw cylinder 6.8 and the butt joint head 6.9 to limit the toothbrush is provided at the bottom of the clamping plate 6.10. Two photoelectric sensors 6.12 symmetrically arranged with respect to the rotating motor 6.2 are further provided on the rotating substrate 6.3, an induction block 6.13 capable of cooperating with the photoelectric sensors 6.12 is further provided on the rotating substrate 6.3, and two rollers 6.14 capable of abutting and rolling on the top side of the rotating substrate 6.3 are further installed at the bottom of the jaw fixing frame 6.1;

[0028] The three-dimensional sliding mechanism 11 includes a second X-axis slide rail group 11.1 provided on the outer frame 4, a proportioning cross plate 11.2 slidably connected to the second X-axis slide rail group 11.1 through a second X-axis slider, a Y-axis slide rail group 11.3 provided on the proportioning cross plate 11.2, a proportioning fixing frame 11.4 slidably connected to the Y-axis slide rail group 11.3 through a Y-axis slider, and a Z-axis slide rail group 11.5 fixed on the proportioning fixing frame 11.4. The jaw fixing frame 6.1 is slidably connected to the Z-axis slide rail group 11.5.

[0029] The lifting component 9 includes a linear module 9.1 fixed on the outer frame 4 and a lifting jaw mounted on the slide of the linear module 9.1. The lifting jaw includes a jaw substrate 9.2 fixed on the slide of the linear module 9.1, two sets of first telescopic cylinders 9.3 arranged back to back and fixed on the jaw substrate 9.2, a clamping member 9.4 connected to the movable end of the first telescopic cylinder 9.3, a hard limit block 9.5 arranged on the clamping member 9.4 and capable of achieving hard limit with the top bump of the toothbrush material frame 10, and an ejecting cylinder 9.6 fixed on the jaw substrate 9.2 and capable of ejecting the toothbrush material frame 10 in place. One side of the clamping member 9.4 facing the jaw substrate 9.2 is connected with a stable reinforcement plate 9.7 slidably connected to the jaw substrate 9.2, and a buffer 9.8 capable of abutting and limiting with the jaw substrate 9.2 is further arranged on the stable reinforcement plate 9.7.

[0030] The handling component 8 includes a handling substrate 8.1, handling jaws 8.2 located on both sides of the handling substrate 8.1 and used for clamping the empty toothbrush material frame 10, and a handling telescopic cylinder 8.3 fixed on the handling substrate 8.1 and used for driving the handling jaws 8.2 to clamp or relax; the two-dimensional sliding mechanism 7 includes a first X-axis slide rail group 8.4 arranged on the outer frame 4, a handling cross plate 8.5 slidably connected to the first X-axis slide rail group 8.4 through a first X-axis slider, a Z-axis slider 8.6 arranged on the handling cross plate 8.5, and a Z-axis slide bar 8.7 slidably connected to the Z-axis slider 8.6. The Z-axis slide bar 8.7 is fixed on the handling substrate 8.1, and a handling driving cylinder 8.8 capable of pushing the handling substrate 8.1 to move in the Z direction is further installed on the handling cross plate 8.5.

[0031] The first X-axis slide rail group 8.4, the second X-axis slide rail group 11.1, the Y-axis slide rail group 11.3, and the Z-axis slide rail group 11.5 all include a linear module body arranged on the outer frame 4 and a slider slide rail group arranged parallel to the linear module body.

[0032] Combined Figures 1 to 8 As shown in a toothbrush color matching machine, in this embodiment, it further includes a shaping component 12. The shaping component 12 includes a shaping substrate 12.1 fixed on the outer frame 4, a shaping push plate 12.2 located on one side of the shaping substrate 12.1 and guided and connected through a second guide rod 12.3, two sets of shaping aluminum profiles 12.4 fixed on the side of the shaping push plate 12.2 away from the shaping substrate 12.1, and a third telescopic cylinder 12.5 fixed on the shaping substrate 12.1 and capable of pushing the shaping push plate 12.2 to move.

[0033] The working principle of the present invention is as follows: Since the way of placing the toothbrushes in the toothbrush bin is generally that one color is placed in one area, if it is necessary to achieve a combination of toothbrushes with different colors or a two-color alternating color matching, after the transport trolley 5 stacked with full-load toothbrush bins is manually pushed into the full-material channel 2, the transport trolley is pushed into the empty-material channel 3. After the lifting assembly lifts the toothbrush bin 10 to a specified position, the clamping jaw assembly 6 is moved above the toothbrush bin. Since each clamping jaw unit can independently clamp the corresponding toothbrush, the arrangement of different toothbrush colors can be achieved by the sorting of the clamping actions of the clamping jaw units. After the bin is empty, the handling assembly 8 can be used to handle the empty bin, and through the transition of the lifting assembly in the empty bin channel, the empty bin is placed into the transport trolley in the empty bin channel. Therefore, the automatic clamping and matching of the toothbrushes in the toothbrush bin can be realized, and the automatic proportioning according to the color requirements of the toothbrushes, as well as the automatic feeding and discharging of the bins can be achieved. The structure is relatively compact, and it is also time-saving and labor-saving.

[0034] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements for some of the technical features. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A toothbrush color proportioning machine, characterized in that, It includes a base, a full - material chute and an empty - material chute opened on the base, an outer frame fixed around the full - material chute and the empty - material chute, two groups of material - transporting trolleys arranged in the full - material chute and the empty - material chute, a gripper assembly erected on the outer frame and movable along the X - axis direction, Y - axis direction, and Z - axis direction under the drive of a three - dimensional sliding mechanism, a handling assembly erected on the outer frame and movable along the X - axis direction and Z - axis direction under the drive of a two - dimensional sliding mechanism, a lifting assembly located on one side of the material - transporting trolley and used for clamping, lifting or lowering a toothbrush material frame, and a PLC controller electrically connected to the gripper assembly, the three - dimensional sliding mechanism, the two - dimensional sliding mechanism, the handling assembly and the lifting assembly respectively; The gripper assembly includes a gripper fixing frame fixed on the three - dimensional sliding mechanism, a rotating motor installed on the gripper fixing frame, a rotating substrate connected to the motor shaft of the rotating motor, and at least two groups of gripper units fixed on the bottom side of the rotating substrate and arranged side by side at equal intervals; The lifting assembly includes a linear module fixed on the outer frame and a lifting gripper installed on the slide table of the linear module; The lifting gripper includes a gripper substrate fixed on the slide table of the linear module, two groups of first telescopic cylinders arranged back - to - back and fixed on the gripper substrate, a clamping member connected to the movable end of the first telescopic cylinder, a hard - limit block arranged on the clamping member and capable of achieving hard - limit with the top bump of the toothbrush material frame, and a jacking cylinder fixed on the gripper substrate and capable of jacking the toothbrush material frame into place. A stable strengthening plate connected to the side of the clamping member facing the gripper substrate and slidably connected to the gripper substrate is provided, and a buffer capable of abutting and limiting with the gripper substrate is also provided on the stable strengthening plate; The handling assembly includes a handling substrate, handling grippers located on both sides of the handling substrate and used for clamping an empty toothbrush material frame, and a handling telescopic cylinder fixed on the handling substrate and used for driving the handling grippers to clamp or relax; The gripper unit includes a gripper frame fixed on the bottom side of the rotating substrate, a second telescopic cylinder installed in the gripper frame, a strengthening frame connected to the movable end of the second telescopic cylinder, a first guide rod fixed on the top of the strengthening frame, a gripper cylinder fixed on the bottom of the strengthening frame, and an abutting head fixed on the fixed end of the gripper cylinder and used for assisting in fixing the end of the toothbrush. A clamping plate is also provided at the bottom of the strengthening frame, and a clamping groove for cooperating with the movable end of the gripper cylinder and the abutting head to limit the toothbrush is provided at the bottom of the clamping plate; Two groups of rollers capable of abutting and rolling on the top side of the rotating substrate are also installed at the bottom of the gripper fixing frame; The three - dimensional sliding mechanism includes a second X - axis slide rail group arranged on the outer frame, a proportioning cross - plate slidably connected to the second X - axis slide rail group through a second X - axis slider, a Y - axis slide rail group arranged on the proportioning cross - plate, a proportioning fixing frame slidably connected to the Y - axis slide rail group through a Y - axis slider, and a Z - axis slide rail group fixed on the proportioning fixing frame. The gripper fixing frame is slidably connected to the Z - axis slide rail group.

2. The color ratio machine for a toothbrush according to claim 1, wherein Two sets of photoelectric sensors symmetrically arranged with respect to the rotation motor are further provided on the rotating substrate, and an induction block that can cooperate with the photoelectric sensors is further provided on the rotating substrate.

3. A toothbrush color proportioning machine according to claim 1, characterized in that The two-dimensional sliding mechanism includes a first X-axis slide rail set provided on the outer frame, a handling cross plate slidably connected to the first X-axis slide rail set through a first X-axis slider, a Z-axis slider provided on the handling cross plate, and a Z-axis slide bar slidably connected to the Z-axis slider. The Z-axis slide bar is fixed to the handling substrate, and a handling driving cylinder capable of pushing the handling substrate to move in the Z direction is further installed on the handling cross plate.

4. A toothbrush color proportioning machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, It further includes a shaping assembly. The shaping assembly includes a shaping substrate fixed to the outer frame, a shaping push plate located on one side of the shaping substrate and guidingly connected through a second guiding rod, two sets of shaping aluminum profiles fixed to the side of the shaping push plate away from the shaping substrate, and a third telescopic cylinder fixed to the shaping substrate and capable of pushing the shaping push plate to move.

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