Automatic positioning and labeling device for round bottles

Abstract

The invention discloses an automatic positioning and labeling device for round bottles, comprising: a frame; a conveying mechanism, which is arranged on the frame along the length direction of the frame and is suitable for conveying round bottles; a bottle separation mechanism, which is arranged in the middle of the conveying mechanism and is suitable for making the round bottles on the conveying mechanism arranged linearly and equidistantly; a round bottle orientation mechanism, which is installed on the frame and located on one side of the conveying mechanism and is suitable for adjusting the orientation of the round bottles; a labeling mechanism, which comprises a label supplying part installed on the frame and a labeling part installed on the conveying mechanism and connected to the bottle outlet end of the bottle separation mechanism; the label supplying part provides labels for the labeling part, and the labeling part is suitable for labeling the round bottles; a driving mechanism, which is arranged in the frame and is suitable for driving the bottle separation mechanism and the label supplying part of the labeling mechanism to move synchronously. The invention realizes the effect of automatic positioning and labeling of round bottles by setting a round bottle orientation mechanism, adjusting the orientation of the round bottles, and cooperating with the conveying mechanism, the bottle separation mechanism and the labeling mechanism, and has a simple structure, is easy to operate, and has low maintenance cost.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to an automatic positioning and labeling device for round bottles. Background Art

[0002] In the field of sample testing and logistics, round objects such as imported wine bottles and beverage bottles require automatic labeling with fixed-point positioning.

[0003] At present, enterprises use manual labeling and paste labeling machines to affix information labels to bottles. Manual labeling is inefficient, has high labor costs, and is inconvenient for manual labeling to affix labels to designated positions on round bottles. Measurement is required before labeling, and manual labeling has large errors, which affects the appearance of the bottles. Paste labeling machines include linear paste labeling machines and rotary paste labeling machines. The linear paste labeling machine has not been able to achieve positioning labeling for round bottles, while the rotary paste labeling machine has high manufacturing costs, complex structures, and high subsequent maintenance costs.

[0004] Therefore, an automatic labeling machine is needed that can meet the requirements of positioning labeling while reducing the difficulty of operation and subsequent maintenance costs. Summary of the invention

[0005] The object of the present invention is to provide an automatic positioning and labeling device for round bottles, which has the advantages of simple structure, easy operation and low maintenance cost while meeting the requirements of positioning and labeling.

[0006] The technical scheme for realizing the object of the present invention is: an automatic positioning and labeling device for round bottles, comprising: a frame; a conveying mechanism, which is arranged on the frame along the length direction of the frame and is suitable for conveying round bottles; a bottle separating mechanism, which is arranged in the middle of the conveying mechanism and is suitable for making the round bottles on the conveying mechanism arranged linearly and equidistantly; a round bottle orientation mechanism, which is installed on the frame and located on one side of the conveying mechanism and is suitable for adjusting the orientation of the round bottles; a labeling mechanism, which comprises a label supplying part installed on the frame and a labeling part installed on the conveying mechanism and connected to the bottle outlet end of the bottle separating mechanism; the label supplying part provides labels for the labeling part, and the labeling part is suitable for labeling round bottles; a driving mechanism, which is arranged in the frame and is suitable for driving the label supplying part of the bottle separating mechanism and the labeling mechanism to move synchronously.

[0007] The conveying mechanism comprises a conveyor belt, a first limiting plate and a second limiting plate; the first limiting plate, the bottle separating mechanism, the labeling part and the second limiting plate are sequentially installed on the conveyor belt along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt.

[0008] The bottle separation mechanism is two parallel screws arranged opposite to each other on both sides of the conveyor belt, the front half of the screw is a variable pitch screw and the rear half is an equidistant screw; the bottle separation mechanism is transmission connected with the driving mechanism.

[0009] The round bottle orienting mechanism includes a bracket, a follow-up drive assembly, a bottle rotating assembly and a photoelectric positioning assembly; the follow-up drive assembly is installed on the bracket and is suitable for driving the bottle rotating assembly to move horizontally and vertically; the bottle rotating assembly is slidably installed on the follow-up drive assembly; the photoelectric positioning assembly is installed at the lower part of the bottle rotating assembly.

[0010] The bottle rotating assembly includes a transverse bracket, a rotary drive motor, an active bevel gear, a driven bevel gear, a rotary grabber and a protective cover; the rotary drive motor is installed on the transverse bracket; the active bevel gear is fixed on the output shaft of the rotary drive motor; the driven bevel gear is fixed on the top of the rotary grabber and meshes with the active bevel gear; the protective cover is fixed to the outside of the rotary grabber; the photoelectric positioning assembly is installed at the bottom of the protective cover.

[0011] The photoelectric positioning assembly comprises a positioning bracket, and a first photoelectric positioner and a second photoelectric positioner which are sequentially installed at the bottom of the positioning bracket along the conveying direction; the positioning bracket is installed at the bottom of the protective cover in a liftable manner.

[0012] The label supply part comprises a label placing plate, a label sticking plate, a label lifter, a label suction drum and an exhaust fan; the label placing plate is suitable for delivering labels to the label sticking plate; the label suction drum is arranged at one side of the label sticking plate, and the label suction drum and the label sticking plate rotate synchronously in opposite directions; the label lifter is arranged between the label suction drum and the label sticking plate; the label lifter is suitable for separating the labels on the label sticking plate onto the label suction drum; the label suction drum is connected to the air inlet end of the exhaust fan; and the exhaust fan is fixed in the frame.

[0013] The labeling part includes a labeling belt and two rows of vertical rollers arranged parallel to each other on both sides of the conveyor belt; the labeling belt is wrapped around the label suction drum and a row of vertical rollers close to one side of the label suction drum; the labeling belt is sleeved on the label suction drum; a bottle spinning belt is provided on the surface of the vertical roller on the other side.

[0014] The driving mechanism comprises a driving motor, a multi-stage transmission gear driven by the driving motor, and a plurality of driving shafts respectively fixedly connected to the multi-stage transmission gear.

[0015] By adopting the above technical solution, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0016] (1) The present invention provides a round bottle orientation mechanism to adjust the direction of the round bottle, and cooperates with the conveying mechanism, the bottle separation mechanism and the labeling mechanism to achieve the effect of automatic positioning and labeling of the round bottle, and has a simple structure, is easy to operate and has low maintenance cost.

[0017] (2) The present invention ensures the stability of bottle input and output by setting limit plates at both ends of the conveying mechanism, thereby achieving efficient operation.

[0018] (3) The present invention achieves the effect of separating bottles one by one by arranging screws that are arranged parallel to each other on both sides of the conveyor belt, and the front half of the screw is a variable-pitch screw and the rear half is an equidistant screw, thereby playing a bottle separation role.

[0019] (4) The present invention achieves the effects of automatic following movement and positioning rotation by providing a follow-up driving component suitable for driving the horizontal movement and lifting movement of the rotary bottle component and providing a photoelectric positioning component at the lower part of the rotary bottle component.

[0020] (5) The present invention provides a positioning bracket that can be raised and lowered and adjusted, and can be adjusted according to the actual size of the round bottle, thereby increasing applicability.

[0021] (6) The present invention increases friction by providing a labeling belt and a bottle rotating belt, thereby achieving rotational labeling of bottles.

[0022] (7) The present invention realizes the synchronous action of the label supply part of the labeling mechanism and the bottle separation mechanism by providing a multi-stage transmission gear and a multi-stage drive shaft fixedly connected to the multi-stage transmission gear respectively, and driving the multi-stage transmission gear by a driving motor. The structure is simple and ingenious, and the maintenance cost is low. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] In order to make the content of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below according to specific embodiments and in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein

[0024] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention.

[0025] Figure 2 It is a left view of the present invention.

[0026] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A partial enlarged view of point A.

[0027] Figure 4 It is a top view of the present invention.

[0028] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A partial enlarged view of point B.

[0029] Figure 6 It is a partial structural diagram of the frame of the present invention.

[0030] The numbers in the accompanying drawings are: frame 1, conveying mechanism 2, conveyor belt 2-1, first limit plate 2-2, second limit plate 2-3, bottle separating mechanism 3, round bottle orienting mechanism 4, bracket 4-1, follow-up drive assembly 4-2, bottle spinning assembly 4-3, transverse bracket 4-3-1, rotary drive motor 4-3-2, active bevel gear 4-3-3, driven bevel gear 4-3-4, rotary gripper 4-3-5, protective cover 4-3-6, photoelectric positioning assembly 4-4, positioning bracket 4-4-1, labeling mechanism 5, label placing plate 5-1, label sticking plate 5-2, label remover 5-3, label suction drum 5-4, exhaust fan 5-5, labeling belt 5-6, driving mechanism 6, driving motor 6-1, multi-stage transmission gear 6-2. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] (Example 1)

[0032] See Figures 1 to 6 , a device for automatically positioning and labeling round bottles comprises: a frame 1; a conveying mechanism 2, which is arranged on the frame 1 along the length direction of the frame 1 and is suitable for conveying round bottles; a bottle separating mechanism 3, which is arranged in the middle of the conveying mechanism 2 and is suitable for making the round bottles on the conveying mechanism 2 arranged linearly and equidistantly; a round bottle orientation mechanism 4, which is installed on the frame 1 and is located on one side of the conveying mechanism 2 and is suitable for adjusting the direction of the round bottles; a labeling mechanism 5, which comprises a label supplying part installed on the frame 1 and a labeling part installed on the conveying mechanism 2 and connected to the bottle outlet end of the bottle separating mechanism 3; the label supplying part provides labels for the labeling part, and the labeling part is suitable for labeling round bottles; a driving mechanism 6, which is arranged in the frame 1 and is suitable for driving the label supplying part of the bottle separating mechanism 3 and the labeling mechanism 5 to move synchronously; by setting the round bottle orientation mechanism, adjusting the direction of the round bottle, and cooperating with the conveying mechanism, the bottle separating mechanism and the labeling mechanism, the effect of automatic positioning and labeling of the round bottle is achieved, and the structure is simple, easy to operate and the maintenance cost is low.

[0033] The conveying mechanism 2 includes a conveyor belt 2-1, a first limit plate 2-2 and a second limit plate 2-3; the first limit plate 2-2, the bottle separation mechanism 3, the labeling part and the second limit plate 2-3 are sequentially installed on the conveyor belt 2-1 along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt 2-1; by arranging limit plates at both ends of the conveying mechanism, the stability of bottle input and output is ensured, and efficient operation is achieved.

[0034] The bottle separation mechanism 3 is composed of two parallel screws arranged on both sides of the conveyor belt. The front half of the screw is a variable pitch screw and the rear half is an equidistant screw, which achieves the effect of separating the bottles one by one and plays a bottle separation role. The bottle separation mechanism 3 is connected to the driving mechanism 6 in transmission.

[0035] The round bottle orientation mechanism 4 includes a bracket 4-1, a follow-up drive assembly 4-2, a bottle rotating assembly 4-3 and a photoelectric positioning assembly 4-4; the follow-up drive assembly 4-2 is installed on the bracket 4-1, and is suitable for driving the bottle rotating assembly 4-3 to move horizontally and vertically; the bottle rotating assembly 4-3 is slidably installed on the follow-up drive assembly 4-1; the bottle rotating assembly 4-3 includes a transverse bracket 4-3-1, a rotary drive motor 4-3-2, an active bevel gear 4-3-3, a driven bevel gear 4-3-4, Rotating grabber 4-3-5 and protective cover 4-3-6; rotating drive motor 4-3-2 is installed on horizontal bracket 4-3-1; active bevel gear 4-3-3 is fixed on the output shaft of rotating drive motor 4-3-2; driven bevel gear 4-3-4 is fixed on the top of rotating grabber 4-3-5 and meshes with active bevel gear; protective cover 4-3-6 is fixed on the outside of rotating grabber 4-3-5; photoelectric positioning assembly 4-4 is installed on the bottom of protective cover 4-3-6.

[0036] A telescopic rod is provided at the bottom of the bracket 4-1, which is suitable for adjusting the height of the bracket 4-1 according to the size of the round bottle, further increasing the applicability.

[0037] The follower drive assembly 4-2 includes a transverse movement assembly and a lifting assembly; the transverse movement assembly includes a mounting plate, a cylinder and a transverse guide rail; the mounting plate is mounted on the bracket 4-1; the cylinder is mounted on the mounting plate, and drives the lifting assembly to move transversely on the mounting plate; the lifting assembly is slidably mounted on the transverse guide rail; the lifting assembly includes a vertical bracket, a lifting drive motor, and a lifting screw; the vertical bracket is slidably set on the transverse guide rail; the lifting drive motor is installed on the top of the vertical bracket, and the lifting screw is rotated to drive the bottle rotating assembly 4-3; the rotating assembly 4-3 is slidably mounted on the vertical bracket through the transverse bracket 4-3-1.

[0038] The photoelectric positioning assembly 4-4 includes a positioning bracket 4-4-1, and a first photoelectric positioner and a second photoelectric positioner which are sequentially installed at the bottom of the positioning bracket 4-4-1 along the conveying direction; the photoelectric positioning assembly 4-4 is installed at the bottom of the protective cover 4-3-6 in a liftable manner through the positioning bracket 4-4-1, and can be adjusted according to the actual size of the round bottle, thereby increasing the applicability; the first photoelectric positioner is suitable for detecting the positioning point on the round bottle and feeding back the signal; the second photoelectric positioner is suitable for detecting the positioning point at the bottle outlet end of the bottle separation mechanism 3 and feeding back the signal.

[0039] The label supply part includes a label placing plate 5-1, a label sticking plate 5-2, a label lifter 5-3, a label suction drum 5-4 and an exhaust fan 5-5; the label placing plate 5-1 is suitable for delivering labels to the label sticking plate 5-2; the label suction drum 5-4 is arranged at one side of the label sticking plate 5-2, and the label suction drum 5-4 and the label sticking plate 5-2 rotate synchronously in the opposite direction; the label lifter 5-3 is arranged between the label suction drum 5-4 and the label sticking plate 5-2; the label lifter 5-3 is suitable for separating the labels on the label sticking plate 5-2 onto the label suction drum 5-4; the label suction drum 5-4 is connected to the air inlet end of the exhaust fan 5-5; the exhaust fan 5-5 is fixed in the frame 1.

[0040] The labeling part includes a labeling belt 5-6 and two rows of vertical rollers arranged parallel to each other on both sides of the conveyor belt; the labeling belt 5-6 is wrapped around the label suction drum 5-4 and a row of vertical rollers close to one side of the label suction drum 5-4; the labeling belt 5-6 is sleeved on the label suction drum 5-4; a bottle rotating belt is provided on the vertical roller surface on the other side.

[0041] The driving mechanism 6 includes a driving motor 6 - 1 , a multi-stage transmission gear 6 - 2 driven by the driving motor 6 - 1 , and a plurality of driving shafts 6 - 3 respectively fixedly connected to the multi-stage transmission gear 6 - 2 .

[0042] When in use, the round bottle is vertically placed into the bottle inlet of the conveying mechanism 2, and the round bottle is delivered to the bottle inlet end of the bottle separation mechanism 3 through the conveyor belt 2-1, and the round bottles are arranged linearly and equidistantly through the screw. At the same time, the bottle rotating assembly 4-3 grabs the round bottle, and the follow-up driving assembly 4-2 drives the bottle rotating assembly 4-3 to move synchronously with the round bottle; during movement, the first photoelectric locator locates the marking point of the round bottle and feeds back a signal, and the main control system controls the rotating gripper 4-3-5 to rotate the round bottle until the marking point is aligned with the positioning point of the first photoelectric locator.

[0043] When it moves to the bottle outlet end of the bottle separation mechanism 3, the second photoelectric positioner locates and feeds back a signal, the main control system controls the optional gripper 4-3-5 to release the round bottle, and controls the operation of the label supply part at the same time, the label placing plate 5-1 sends the label to the label sticking plate 5-2, the label remover 5-3 separates the label on the label sticking plate 5-2, and the exhaust fan 5-5 sucks the label to the labeling belt 5-6 on the label suction drum 5-4. At this time, the round bottle enters the labeling part driven by the bottle rotating belt, and the label is attached to the positioning position of the round bottle through the synchronous rotation of the bottle rotating belt and the labeling belt, thereby realizing positioning labeling.

[0044] The specific embodiments described above further illustrate the objectives, technical solutions and beneficial effects of the present invention in detail. It should be understood that the above description is only a specific embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic positioning and labeling device for round bottles, characterized in that: include: Rack (1); The conveying mechanism (2) is arranged on the frame (1) along the length direction of the frame (1) and is suitable for conveying round bottles; The bottle separation mechanism (3) is arranged in the middle of the conveying mechanism (2) and is suitable for arranging the round bottles on the conveying mechanism (2) linearly and equidistantly; A round bottle orientation mechanism (4) is mounted on the frame (1) and located on one side of the conveying mechanism (2), and is suitable for adjusting the orientation of the round bottle; the round bottle orientation mechanism (4) comprises a support (4-1), a follow-up drive assembly (4-2), a bottle rotating assembly (4-3) and a photoelectric positioning assembly (4-4); the follow-up drive assembly (4-2) is mounted on the support (4-1), and is suitable for driving the bottle rotating assembly (4-3) to move horizontally and vertically; the bottle rotating assembly (4-3) is slidably mounted on the follow-up drive assembly (4-1); and the photoelectric positioning assembly (4-4) is mounted at the bottom of the bottle rotating assembly; The labeling mechanism (5) comprises a label supplying part installed on the frame (1), and a labeling part installed on the conveying mechanism (2) and connected to the bottle outlet end of the bottle separation mechanism (3); the label supplying part provides labels for the labeling part, and the labeling part is suitable for labeling round bottles; The driving mechanism (6) is arranged in the frame (1) and is suitable for driving the bottle separation mechanism (3) and the label supply part of the labeling mechanism (5) to move synchronously.

2. The round bottle automatic positioning and labeling device according to claim 1 is characterized by: The conveying mechanism (2) comprises a conveyor belt (2-1), a first limiting plate (2-2) and a second limiting plate (2-3); the first limiting plate (2-2), the bottle separation mechanism (3), the labeling part and the second limiting plate (2-3) are sequentially installed on the conveyor belt (2-1) along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt (2-1).

3. The round bottle automatic positioning and labeling device according to claim 1 is characterized by: The bottle separation mechanism (3) is two parallel screws arranged opposite to each other on both sides of the conveyor belt, the front half of the screw is a variable pitch screw and the rear half is an equidistant screw; the bottle separation mechanism (3) is transmission-connected to the driving mechanism (6).

4. The round bottle automatic positioning and labeling device according to claim 1 is characterized by: The bottle spinner assembly (4-3) comprises a transverse support (4-3-1), a rotary drive motor (4-3-2), an active bevel gear (4-3-3), a driven bevel gear (4-3-4), a rotary grabber (4-3-5) and a protective cover (4-3-6); the rotary drive motor (4-3-2) is mounted on the transverse support (4-3-1); the active bevel gear (4-3-3) is fixed on the output shaft of the rotary drive motor (4-3-2); the driven bevel gear (4-3-4) is fixed on the top of the rotary grabber (4-3-5) and meshes with the active bevel gear; the protective cover (4-3-6) is fixed on the outside of the rotary grabber (4-3-5); and the photoelectric positioning assembly (4-4) is mounted on the bottom of the protective cover (4-3-6).

5. The automatic positioning and labeling device for round bottles according to claim 4 is characterized by: The photoelectric positioning assembly (4-4) comprises a positioning bracket (4-4-1), and a first photoelectric positioner and a second photoelectric positioner which are sequentially installed at the bottom of the positioning bracket (4-4-1) along the conveying direction; the positioning bracket (4-4-1) is installed at the bottom of the protective cover (4-3-6) in a liftable manner.

6. The round bottle automatic positioning and labeling device according to claim 1 is characterized by: The label supply part comprises a label placing plate (5-1), a label sticking plate (5-2), a label remover (5-3), a label suction drum (5-4) and an exhaust fan (5-5); the label placing plate (5-1) is suitable for delivering labels to the label sticking plate (5-2); the label suction drum (5-4) is arranged at one side of the label sticking plate (5-2), and the label suction drum (5-4) and the label sticking plate (5-2) rotate synchronously in opposite directions; the label remover (5-3) is arranged between the label suction drum (5-4) and the label sticking plate (5-2); the label remover (5-3) is suitable for separating the labels on the label sticking plate (5-2) onto the label suction drum (5-4); the label suction drum (5-4) is connected to the air inlet end of the exhaust fan (5-5); and the exhaust fan (5-5) is fixed in the frame (1).

7. The automatic positioning and labeling device for round bottles according to claim 6 is characterized by: The labeling part comprises a labeling belt (5-6) and two rows of vertical rollers arranged parallel to and opposite to each other on both sides of the conveyor belt; the labeling belt (5-6) surrounds the label suction drum (5-4) and a row of vertical rollers close to one side of the label suction drum (5-4); the labeling belt (5-6) is sleeved on the label suction drum (5-4); and a bottle rotating belt is arranged on the surface of the vertical roller on the other side.

8. The round bottle automatic positioning and labeling device according to claim 1 is characterized by: The driving mechanism (6) comprises a driving motor (6-1), a multi-stage transmission gear (6-2) driven by the driving motor (6-1), and a plurality of driving shafts (6-3) respectively fixedly connected to the multi-stage transmission gear (6-2).

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