Bottle conveying equipment and bottle buffer conveying device

Abstract

The present invention provides a bottle conveying device and a bottle buffer conveying device thereof, which are used for a buffer conveying operation of the bottle conveying device, and include a buffer platform, a turntable assembly and a conveying chain assembly. The conveying chain assembly is arranged around the turntable assembly to form a buffer conveying channel. The conveying chain assembly follows the turntable assembly to slide on the buffer platform to change the length of the buffer conveying channel. The bottle buffer conveying device also includes a sliding chain assembly and a supporting chain assembly. The sliding chain assembly is arranged side by side with the conveying chain assembly. The sliding chain assembly prevents the bottles from falling from the conveying chain assembly. The supporting chain assembly is slidably arranged between the buffer platform and the conveying chain assembly and the sliding chain assembly, and is used to carry the conveying chain assembly and the sliding chain assembly.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a conveying device, in particular to a bottle conveying device and a bottle buffer conveying device thereof. Background Art

[0002] In the existing bottle conveying equipment, as the degree of automation of packaging and filling is getting higher and higher, the requirements for conveying equipment are also getting higher and higher. In order to ensure the continuous production of the production line, the conveying equipment is usually required to have a long conveying channel to ensure that the bottles have enough buffer time to deal with machine failures during the filling and packaging processes. For example, the patent number is 201620998864.1, and the patent name is a high-speed dynamic storage platform. The patent discloses a high-speed dynamic bottle storage table, which realizes dynamic buffering of bottles through the setting of a buffer table, a traction chain plate, a bottle inversion detection and a turntable. However, it has the disadvantages that bottles are easy to fall from the conveying channel and the equipment is difficult to maintain. Moreover, this device cannot convey large bottles and has low versatility. What is more serious is that when the bottle falls in the middle of the machine during transportation, it may cause the machine to jam and be difficult to clean. In view of the above shortcomings, it is necessary to propose a new bottle conveying equipment. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present invention provides a bottle conveying device and a bottle buffer conveying device thereof. The bottle buffer conveying device can prevent bottles from falling, making the bottle conveying process more stable, and can convey bottles of various sizes, thus having extremely strong versatility.

[0004] The present invention provides a bottle conveying device and a bottle buffer conveying device thereof, which are used for a buffer conveying operation of the bottle conveying device, and include a buffer platform, a turntable assembly and a conveying chain assembly. The conveying chain assembly is arranged around the turntable assembly to form a buffer conveying channel. The conveying chain assembly follows the turntable assembly to slide on the buffer platform to change the length of the buffer conveying channel. The bottle buffer conveying device also includes a sliding chain assembly and a supporting chain assembly. The sliding chain assembly is arranged side by side with the conveying chain assembly. The sliding chain assembly prevents the bottles from falling from the conveying chain assembly. The supporting chain assembly is slidably arranged between the buffer platform and the conveying chain assembly and the sliding chain assembly, and is used to carry the conveying chain assembly and the sliding chain assembly.

[0005] Preferably, the supporting chain plate assembly includes four rows of supporting chain plate belts arranged in parallel and pads arranged under the supporting chain plate belts, wherein the two inner rows of chain plate belts are arranged below the sliding chain plate assembly, and the two outer rows of chain plate belts are arranged below the joint between the sliding chain plate assembly and the conveying chain plate assembly, and the pads are fixedly arranged on the buffer platform.

[0006] Preferably, the conveying chain plate assembly includes a predetermined number of conveying chain plates, and the supporting chain plate belt includes a predetermined number of supporting chain plates. A limit block is provided on the supporting chain plate, and the limit block cooperates with a limit protrusion of the conveying chain plate to realize the limiting movement of the conveying chain plate assembly.

[0007] Preferably, the turntable assembly includes an upper turntable and a lower turntable, and the upper turntable and the lower turntable are respectively connected to the two ends of the sliding chain plate assembly, and the sliding chain plate assembly drives the upper turntable and the lower turntable to move in opposite directions, thereby adjusting the length of the buffer conveying channel above the buffer platform.

[0008] Preferably, the sliding chain plate assembly is driven by a sliding motor assembly, thereby driving the turntable assembly to move.

[0009] Preferably, two ends of the supporting chain plate assembly are fixedly connected to two ends of the sliding chain plate assembly, and the supporting chain plate assembly realizes synchronous movement with the sliding chain plate assembly through a driven wheel.

[0010] Preferably, the conveying chain plate assembly is driven by a conveying motor group to perform bottle conveying operations.

[0011] Preferably, the sliding chain plate assembly includes a predetermined number of pulley chain plates.

[0012] The present invention also provides a bottle conveying device, which includes a controller, a bottle inlet conveying channel and a bottle outlet conveying channel, and also includes a bottle buffer conveying device as described in any one of the above items, and the bottle inlet conveying channel and the bottle outlet conveying channel are connected through the buffer conveying channel of the bottle buffer conveying device.

[0013] Preferably, it further includes a sensor for monitoring the bottle discharging operation. When the bottle discharging operation is stagnant, the controller controls the bottle buffering and conveying device to perform the buffering and conveying operation.

[0014] The bottle conveying equipment and bottle buffer conveying device provided by the present invention realize the change of the length of the buffer conveying channel and the buffering function through the cooperation of the buffer platform, the turntable assembly, the conveying chain assembly and the sliding chain assembly, and the three-layer chain assembly structure of the conveying chain assembly, the sliding chain assembly and the supporting chain assembly makes the bottle buffer conveying device easier to assemble and maintain. In addition, the setting of the sliding chain assembly supports the bottle buffer conveying device to convey large bottles. The sliding chain assembly not only prevents the bottles from falling, but also its sliding plate surface can make the buffer conveying operation smoother and more stable, thereby improving the operating stability and operating efficiency of the bottle buffer conveying device. The bottle conveying equipment using the bottle buffer conveying device can not only realize the buffer conveying operation function, but also improve its versatility, conveying stability, conveying efficiency and service life. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is an overall schematic diagram of a bottle conveying device provided by the present invention;

[0016] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the sliding chain plate driving part of the bottle buffer conveying device provided by the present invention;

[0017] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the middle section of the bottle buffering and conveying device provided by the present invention;

[0018] Figure 4 It is a partial structural schematic diagram of a slider assembly provided by the present invention;

[0019] Figure 5 It is a schematic structural diagram of a conveying chain plate assembly, a sliding chain plate assembly and a supporting chain plate assembly provided by the present invention;

[0020] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the connection relationship between the sliding chain plate assembly, the supporting chain plate assembly and the turntable assembly provided by the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The bottle conveying equipment and bottle buffering conveying device provided by the present invention are further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be pointed out that the technical solution and design principle of the present invention are described in detail below only with an optimized technical solution.

[0022] See also Figure 1 The bottle conveying equipment provided by the present invention comprises a controller (not shown), a bottle inlet conveying channel 4, a bottle outlet conveying channel 5 and a bottle buffer conveying device, wherein the bottle buffer conveying device comprises a buffer platform 7, a turntable assembly 6, a conveying chain assembly 1, a sliding chain assembly 2 and a supporting chain assembly 3, the conveying chain assembly 1 is arranged around the turntable assembly 6 to form a buffer conveying channel, the conveying chain assembly 1 follows the turntable 6 in the buffering slide to change the length of the buffer conveying channel, wherein the bottle inlet conveying channel 4 and the bottle outlet conveying channel 5 are connected through the buffer conveying channel of the bottle buffer conveying device, preferably, a sensor (not shown) in the bottle outlet channel is used to monitor the bottle outlet operation, when the bottle outlet operation is stagnant, the controller controls the bottle buffer conveying device to perform the buffer conveying operation, it should be noted that, in order to better show the structure of the bottle buffer conveying device, Figure 1 Part of the sliding chain plate assembly 2 is hidden in the figure. In the present invention, the sliding chain plate assembly 2 covers all the gaps between the buffer conveying channels.

[0023] For details, see Figure 3 and Figure 5 The sliding chain assembly 2 is arranged side by side with the conveying chain assembly 1, and the sliding chain assembly 2 prevents bottles from falling from the conveying chain assembly 1. The supporting chain assembly 3 is slidingly arranged between the buffer platform 7 and the conveying chain assembly 1 and the sliding chain assembly 2, and is used to carry the conveying chain assembly 1 and the pulley chain assembly 3, wherein the supporting chain assembly 3 includes four rows of supporting chain belts 311 arranged in parallel and a pad 31 arranged under the supporting chain belt, wherein the two rows of chain plates are built-in The belt 311 is arranged below the sliding chain plate assembly 2, and the two external rows of chain plate belts 311 are arranged below the joint of the sliding chain plate assembly 2 and the conveying chain plate assembly 1. The pad 31 is fixedly arranged on the buffer platform 7. In addition, the conveying chain plate of the conveying chain plate assembly 1 is provided with a limiting protrusion 11, and a limiting block is provided on the chain plate block of the chain plate belt 31. The limiting block cooperates with the limiting protrusion 11 to realize the limiting movement of the conveying chain plate assembly 1 to prevent the conveying chain plate assembly from shaking left and right during movement.

[0024] For details, see Figure 2 , Figure 4 and Figure 6 , the turntable assembly includes an upper turntable 61 and a lower turntable 62, and the upper turntable 61 and the lower turntable 62 are respectively connected to the two ends of the sliding chain plate assembly 2, and the sliding chain plate assembly 2 drives the upper turntable 61 and the lower turntable 62 to move in opposite directions, thereby adjusting the length of the buffer conveying channel at the top, that is, when the sliding chain plate assembly 2 drives the upper turntable 61 to move to the right, it drives the lower turntable 62 to move to the left, thereby realizing the increase of the buffer conveying channel, and vice versa, realizing the recovery of the buffer conveying channel; wherein, the sliding chain plate assembly 2 is driven by the sliding motor group 21 and its driving wheel 22, in addition, the two ends of the supporting chain plate assembly 3 are fixedly connected to the two ends of the sliding chain plate assembly 2 by bolts 33, and the supporting chain plate assembly 3 realizes synchronous movement with the sliding chain plate assembly through a driven wheel 32, wherein the radius difference between the driven wheel 32 and the driving wheel 22 is the thickness value of the supporting chain plate belt 311.

[0025] The sliding chain assembly 2 includes but is not limited to a pulley chain assembly, which prevents the bottle 0 from being displaced or falling due to friction during the conveying process, thereby maintaining the stable operation of the bottle conveying equipment.

[0026] Specific, combined Figure 1 The conveying chain plate assembly 1 is driven by a conveying motor group 11 to realize the bottle buffering conveying operation, the bottle inlet conveying channel 4 is driven by a bottle inlet motor group 41 to realize the bottle inlet operation, and the bottle outlet channel 5 is driven by a bottle outlet motor group 51 to realize the bottle outlet operation.

[0027] In this embodiment, the bottle buffering and conveying device includes two buffering channels. Of course, in practical applications, the buffering channels can be increased or decreased according to specific needs, which will not be described in detail here.

[0028] The bottle conveying equipment and the bottle buffering conveying device provided by the present invention make the conveying and packaging efficiency of the bottles higher, and the bottle conveying equipment can realize the conveying of various bottles, and has high safety and versatility.

[0029] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention. It should be noted that the above preferred embodiments should not be regarded as limiting the present invention, and the protection scope of the present invention should be based on the scope defined by the claims. For ordinary technicians in this technical field, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and these improvements and modifications should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A bottle buffering conveying device, which is used for a bottle conveying equipment buffering conveying operation, comprising a buffering platform, a turntable assembly and a conveying chain plate assembly, wherein the conveying chain plate assembly is arranged around the turntable assembly to form a buffering conveying channel, and the conveying chain plate assembly follows the turntable assembly to slide on the buffering platform to change the length of the buffering conveying channel, characterized in that: The bottle buffer conveying device further comprises a sliding chain plate assembly and a supporting chain plate assembly, wherein the sliding chain plate assembly is arranged side by side with the conveying chain plate assembly, and the sliding chain plate assembly prevents the bottle from falling from the conveying chain plate assembly, and the supporting chain plate assembly is slidingly arranged between the buffer platform and the conveying chain plate assembly and the sliding chain plate assembly, and is used to carry the conveying chain plate assembly and the sliding chain plate assembly, and the sliding chain plate assembly covers all gaps between the buffer conveying channels; The supporting chain plate assembly includes four rows of supporting chain plate belts arranged in parallel and pads arranged under the supporting chain plate belts, wherein the two inner rows of chain plate belts are arranged under the sliding chain plate assembly, and the two outer rows of chain plate belts are arranged under the joint of the sliding chain plate assembly and the conveying chain plate assembly, and the pads are fixedly arranged on the buffer platform, the conveying chain plate assembly includes a predetermined number of conveying chain plates, and the supporting chain plate belt includes a predetermined number of supporting chain plates, and a limiting block is arranged on the supporting chain plate, and the limiting block cooperates with a limiting protrusion of the conveying chain plate to realize the limiting movement of the conveying chain plate assembly; The turntable assembly includes an upper turntable and a lower turntable, and the upper turntable and the lower turntable are respectively connected to the two ends of the sliding chain plate assembly, and the sliding chain plate assembly drives the upper turntable and the lower turntable to move in opposite directions, thereby adjusting the length of the buffer conveying channel above the buffer platform; The sliding chain plate assembly is driven by a sliding motor assembly and a driving wheel, thereby driving the turntable assembly to move; The two ends of the supporting chain plate assembly are fixedly connected to the two ends of the sliding chain plate assembly. The supporting chain plate assembly realizes synchronous movement with the sliding chain plate assembly through a driven wheel. The radius difference between the driven wheel and the driving wheel is the thickness value of the supporting chain plate belt.

2. A bottle buffering and conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying chain plate assembly is driven by a conveying motor group to perform bottle conveying operations. 3 . The bottle buffering and conveying device according to claim 1 , wherein the sliding chain plate assembly comprises a predetermined number of pulley chain plates.

4. A bottle conveying device, comprising a controller, a bottle inlet conveying channel and a bottle outlet conveying channel, It is characterized in that It comprises the bottle buffering and conveying device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the bottle inlet conveying channel and the bottle outlet conveying channel are connected through the buffering and conveying channel of the bottle buffering and conveying device.

5. The bottle conveying device according to claim 4, characterized in that: It also includes a sensor arranged in the bottle discharging channel, and the sensor is used for monitoring the bottle discharging operation. When the bottle discharging operation is stagnant, the controller controls the bottle buffering and conveying device to perform the buffering and conveying operation.

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