Battery Inkjet Printer

Abstract

The present invention relates to the field of inkjet coding, and discloses a battery inkjet coder, which includes a feeding mechanism, a rotating mechanism and a discharging mechanism. The feeding mechanism places the battery on the rotating mechanism, and the rotating mechanism performs operations of scanning the code, inkjet coding and scanning the code on the battery, thereby completing information entry. The discharging mechanism takes away the battery on which the information entry is completed by the rotating mechanism. The whole process only requires manual taking and placing of the battery, with simple operation and improved efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of battery inkjet coding, and particularly to a battery inkjet coder. Background Art

[0002] For the convenience of production management and anti-counterfeiting of products, barcodes or two-dimensional codes are printed on the surfaces of common packaging boxes, canned beverages, books, etc. in life. Similarly, on the battery production line, each battery needs to be scanned and entered, and the batteries with unqualified scanned information are removed. However, the current information entry of batteries depends entirely on manual operation, with low efficiency and inability to meet production requirements. Summary of the Invention

[0003] In view of the deficiencies in the background art, the present invention provides a battery inkjet coder. The technical problem to be solved is that the current information entry of batteries is completed manually, with low efficiency and inability to meet production demands.

[0004] To solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides the following technical solution: A battery inkjet coder includes a base and a rotating mechanism. The rotating mechanism includes a turntable, a battery placement seat, a turntable rotation power device, a scanner A, an inkjet printer, a scanner B, and a battery operation unit. The turntable rotation power device is installed on the base to drive the turntable to rotate. The base is sequentially installed with the scanner A, the inkjet printer, and the scanner B along the rotation direction of the turntable. At least one battery placement seat is provided on the top of the turntable; the battery operation unit includes a lifting mechanism, a sliding mechanism, a battery rotation power device, and a support rod. The battery operation unit is installed below the scanner A. The lifting part of the lifting mechanism drives the sliding part of the sliding mechanism to rise or fall. The battery rotation power device is fixed on the sliding part of the sliding mechanism to drive the support rod to rotate.

[0005] Further, the lifting mechanism includes a lifting cylinder and a lifting cylinder mounting plate. The sliding mechanism includes a guide rail, a slider, and a guide rail mounting plate. The guide rail mounting plate is fixed on the base. The guide rail and the lifting cylinder mounting plate are both fixed on the guide rail mounting plate. The lifting cylinder is installed on the lifting cylinder mounting plate. The lifting cylinder drives the slider to slide on the guide rail. The battery rotation power device is fixed on the slider.

[0006] Further, battery placement seats are respectively installed at the ends of two mutually perpendicular diameters of the turntable on the top of the turntable. A baffle is installed between the battery placement seat and the center of the turntable. Each battery placement seat is equipped with a magnet.

[0007] In addition, it further includes a loading mechanism which is installed on the base and comprises a conveying unit, a separating unit, a positioning unit and a handling unit. The conveying unit conveys the batteries. The separating unit and the positioning unit are successively installed at the end of the conveying unit. The separating unit separates the first battery on the conveying unit from the batteries behind the first battery. The positioning unit is used to move the first battery under the handling unit, and the handling unit transports the first battery to the battery placement seat.

[0008] Among them, the conveying unit includes a conveying frame, a conveying motor, a conveying belt, baffles and magnetic strips. The conveying belt is installed on the conveying frame, and the conveying motor drives the conveying belt to move. Baffles are respectively installed on both sides of the upper belt of the conveying belt on the conveying frame, and the magnetic strip is installed between the upper belt and the lower belt of the conveying belt. The separating unit and the positioning unit are successively installed at the end of the conveying belt. The separating unit includes a separating plate, a separating plate mounting seat, a separating cylinder, a separating guide rail, a separating slider and a separating fixing frame. The bottom of the separating fixing frame is fixed on the base, the separating guide rail is installed on the top of the separating fixing frame, the separating cylinder is fixed on the separating fixing frame, the telescopic rod of the separating cylinder is connected to the separating plate mounting seat, the side surface of the separating plate mounting seat is connected to the separating plate, the lower surface of the separating plate mounting seat is connected to the upper surface of the separating slider, and the separating slider slides on the separating guide rail driven by the separating cylinder. The positioning unit includes a positioning plate with a convex block, a positioning plate mounting seat and a positioning cylinder. The positioning cylinder is fixed on the base, the telescopic rod of the positioning cylinder is connected to the positioning plate mounting seat, the positioning plate is fixed on the positioning plate mounting seat, and the convex block of the positioning plate is inserted between the two baffles. The handling unit includes a gantry, a horizontal cylinder, a vertical cylinder, a jaw cylinder, a jaw cylinder fixing plate and jaws. The gantry is fixed on the base, the horizontal cylinder is installed on the gantry, the movable end of the horizontal cylinder is connected to the vertical cylinder, the movable end of the vertical cylinder is connected to the jaw cylinder fixing plate, the jaw cylinder is fixed on the jaw cylinder fixing plate, and the movable end of the jaw cylinder is connected to the jaws.

[0009] In addition, it further includes a discharging mechanism which includes a discharging handling unit and a discharging conveying unit. The discharging handling unit transports the battery that has passed through scanner B from the turntable to the discharging conveying unit, and the discharging conveying unit conveys the battery transported by the discharging handling unit.

[0010] Among them, the discharging handling unit includes a mounting frame, an electric cylinder, a lifting cylinder, a clamping cylinder and a picking jaw. The movable end of the clamping cylinder is connected to the picking jaw, and the lifting cylinder drives the clamping cylinder to move up and down. The electric cylinder is fixed on the mounting frame and is used to drive the lifting cylinder to move horizontally.

[0011] Among them, the discharging conveying unit includes a finished product conveying line and a defective product conveying line. Both the finished product conveying line and the defective product conveying line include a discharging motor, a driving wheel, a driven wheel and a discharging belt. The driving wheel and the driven wheel are connected by the discharging belt, and the discharging motor drives the driving wheel to rotate.

[0012] Preferably, a row of battery separation fixtures is installed on the blanking belt of the finished product conveyor line, and two placement cavities are provided on the battery separation fixture.

[0013] The beneficial effects of the present invention compared with the prior art are as follows: when spraying codes on the battery, the battery is placed on the conveyor belt, and then the handling unit transports the battery from the conveyor belt to the battery placement seat. Then, the turntable rotation power device drives the turntable to rotate, and the battery passes through the barcode scanner A, the inkjet printer, and the barcode scanner B in sequence to complete information entry. Finally, the blanking mechanism takes away the battery with the sprayed code. The entire process only requires manual work to pick up and place the battery, which is easy to operate and improves efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] The present invention has the following drawings:

[0015] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;

[0016] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the rotating mechanism and the base;

[0017] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the battery operation unit;

[0018] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the installation structure of the barcode scanner A, the inkjet printer, and the barcode scanner B;

[0019] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the connection structure of the turntable rotation power device and the turntable;

[0020] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the blanking mechanism and the base;

[0021] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the blanking mechanism;

[0022] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the conveying unit;

[0023] Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the separation unit;

[0024] Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the positioning unit;

[0025] Figure 11 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the handling unit;

[0026] Figure 12 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the blanking mechanism and the base;

[0027] Figure 13 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the blanking mechanism;

[0028] Figure 14 It is a structural schematic diagram of the blanking and handling unit;

[0029] Figure 15 It is a structural schematic diagram of the blanking and conveying unit. Specific embodiments

[0030] Now, the present invention will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. These drawings are all simplified schematic diagrams, only illustrating the basic structure of the present invention in a schematic manner, so they only show the components related to the present invention.

[0031] As Figure 1 shown, a battery inkjet printer includes a base 1, a frame 7, and a warning light 8. The warning light is installed on the frame 7 to display the working state of the battery inkjet printer.

[0032] As Figures 2 - 5 shown, a rotating mechanism is installed on the base 1. The rotating mechanism includes a turntable 200, a battery placement seat 201, a turntable rotation power device, a barcode scanner A 203, an inkjet printer 204, a barcode scanner B 205, and a battery operation unit. The turntable rotation power device is installed on the base 1 to drive the turntable 200 to rotate. The barcode scanner A 203, the inkjet printer 204, and the barcode scanner B 205 are installed on the base 1 in sequence along the rotation direction of the turntable 200. At least one battery placement seat 201 is provided on the top of the turntable 1. The barcode scanner A 203 scans the laser code of the battery 5, and the barcode scanner B 205 scans the inkjet code on the battery 5 by the inkjet printer 204.

[0033] Preferably, battery placement seats 201 are respectively installed at the ends of two mutually perpendicular diameters of the turntable 200 on the top of the turntable 200. A baffle 202 is installed between the battery placement seat 201 and the center of the turntable 200. Each battery placement seat is equipped with a magnet. The baffle 202 can prevent the ink ejected by the inkjet printer 204 from falling onto the remaining batteries 5, and the battery 5 can be adsorbed in the battery placement seat 201 by the magnet.

[0034] In Figure 3Among them, the battery operation unit includes a lifting mechanism, a sliding mechanism, a battery rotation power device, and a support rod 216. The lifting mechanism includes a lifting cylinder 210 and a lifting cylinder mounting plate 211. The sliding mechanism includes a guide rail 213, a slider 220, and a guide rail mounting plate 212. The guide rail mounting plate 212 is fixed on the base 1. Both the guide rail 213 and the lifting cylinder mounting plate 211 are fixed on the guide rail mounting plate 212. The lifting cylinder 210 is mounted on the lifting cylinder mounting plate 211. The lifting cylinder 210 drives the slider 220 to slide on the guide rail 213. The battery rotation power device is fixed on the slider 220. Among them, the battery rotation power device is the first motor 214. The motor shaft of the first motor 214 is connected to the first gear. The first gear is connected to the second gear through the first belt. The support rod 216 is connected to the second gear. The support rod 216 rotates as the first motor 214 rotates. To prevent external impurities from falling into the battery rotation power device, a housing 215 is provided around the battery rotation power device.

[0035] The installation schematic diagrams of the barcode scanner A203, the inkjet printer 204, and the barcode scanner B205 are as Figure 4 shown. To facilitate the barcode scanning of the barcode scanner A203, a light source 219 is provided above the barcode scanner A203. The light source 219 is fixed on the light source bracket 218. To prevent the ink from falling onto the turntable 200 when the inkjet printer 204 is not working, an ink receiving box 221 is provided below the inkjet printer 204. In addition, the installation positions of the barcode scanner A203, the inkjet printer 204, and the barcode scanner B205 can all be finely adjusted. Taking the barcode scanner B205 as an example, to install the fixing rod 222 on the base 1, a clamping block 223 is fixed on the fixing rod 222 through bolts. The barcode scanner B205 is fixed on the clamping block 223. Changing the position of the clamping block 223 on the fixing rod 222 can adjust the position of the barcode scanner B in the vertical direction. In addition, the same structure can be used to adjust the distance between the barcode scanner B205 and the battery 5.

[0036] As Figure 5 shown, the turntable rotation power device includes a second motor 224, a speed reducer 225, and a main shaft 226. The second motor 224 drives the main shaft 226 to rotate through the speed reducer 225. The main shaft 226 drives the turntable 200 to rotate. Among them, for every one rotation of the second motor 224, the turntable 200 rotates 90 degrees.

[0037] In summary, the working process of the rotating mechanism is as follows: The four battery placement seats 201 are respectively regarded as the initial station, the intermediate station, the front scanning station, and the rear scanning station. The battery 5 is initially at the initial station. After the second motor 224 rotates two circles, the battery 5 reaches the front scanning station, that is, the corresponding position of the scanner A203. At this time, the battery operation unit acts. The lifting cylinder 210 first drives the support rod 216 to rise until the battery 5 falls onto the support rod 216. Then, the first motor 214 drives the battery 5 to rotate. During the rotation of the battery 5, the scanner A203 scans the battery 5. After the first motor 214 drives the battery 5 to rotate one circle, it stops rotating. Then, the lifting cylinder 210 descends, and the battery 5 falls back onto the battery placement seat 201. Then, the second motor 224 rotates one more circle, and the battery 5 rotates from the front scanning station to the rear scanning station. During this process, the inkjet printer 204 completes the inkjetting.

[0038] As Figure 7 shown, a feeding mechanism 3 is also installed on the base 1. The feeding mechanism 3 includes a conveying unit 30, a separating unit 31, a positioning unit 32, and a handling unit 33. The conveying unit 30 conveys the batteries. The separating unit 31 and the positioning unit 32 are sequentially installed at the end of the conveying unit 30. The separating unit 31 separates the first battery on the conveying unit 30 from the batteries behind the first battery. The positioning unit 32 is used to move the first battery under the handling unit 33, and the handling unit 33 transports the first battery to the battery placement seat.

[0039] As Figure 8 shown, the conveying unit 30 includes a conveying frame 300, a conveying motor, a conveying belt 301, baffles 302, and a magnetic strip 303. The conveying belt 301 is installed on the conveying frame 300. The conveying motor drives the conveying belt 301 to move. The conveying frame 300 installs the baffles 302 on both sides of the upper belt of the conveying belt 301. The magnetic strip 303 is installed between the upper belt and the lower belt of the conveying belt 301. The separating unit 31 and the positioning unit 32 are sequentially installed at the end of the conveying belt 301. Among them, the baffle 303 can prevent the battery 5 from tipping to both sides during the conveying process, and the magnetic strip 303 can adsorb the bottom of the battery 5 on the conveying belt 301 to prevent the battery 5 from tipping forward or backward.

[0040] As Figure 9As shown in the figure, the separation unit 31 includes a separation plate 324, a separation plate mounting seat 323, a separation cylinder 325, a separation guide rail 321, a separation slider 322, and a separation fixing frame 320. The bottom of the separation fixing frame 320 is fixed on the base 1. The separation guide rail 321 is installed on the top of the separation fixing frame 321. The separation cylinder 325 is fixed on the separation fixing frame 320. The telescopic rod of the separation cylinder 325 is connected to the separation plate mounting seat 323. The side surface of the separation plate mounting seat 323 is connected to the separation plate 324. The lower surface of the separation plate mounting seat 323 is connected to the upper surface of the separation slider 322. The separation slider 322 slides on the separation guide rail 321 driven by the separation cylinder 325.

[0041] As Figure 10 shown in the figure, the positioning unit 32 includes a positioning plate 332 with a bump, a positioning plate mounting seat 331, and a positioning cylinder 330. The positioning cylinder 330 is fixed on the base 1. The telescopic rod of the positioning cylinder 330 is connected to the positioning plate mounting seat 321. The positioning plate 332 is fixed on the positioning plate mounting seat 321. The bump of the positioning plate 332 is inserted between the two baffles 302.

[0042] As Figure 11 shown in the figure, the handling unit 34 includes a gantry 340, a horizontal cylinder 341, a vertical cylinder 342, a jaw cylinder 344, a jaw cylinder fixing plate 343, and jaws 345. The gantry 340 is fixed on the base 1. The horizontal cylinder 341 is installed on the gantry 340. The movable end of the horizontal cylinder 341 is connected to the vertical cylinder 342. The movable end of the vertical cylinder 342 is connected to the jaw cylinder fixing plate 343. The jaw cylinder 344 is fixed on the jaw cylinder fixing plate 343. The movable end of the jaw cylinder 344 is connected to the jaws 345.

[0043] As Figures 12 - 13 shown in the figure, a blanking mechanism 4 is further installed on the base 1. The blanking mechanism 4 includes a blanking handling unit 40 and a blanking conveying unit 41. The blanking handling unit 40 transports the battery that has passed through the barcode scanner B205 from the turntable 200 to the blanking conveying unit 41. The blanking conveying unit 41 conveys the battery transported by the blanking handling unit.

[0044] As Figure 14 shown in the figure, the blanking conveying unit 41 includes a finished product conveying line and a defective product conveying line. The one with the battery 5 placed in the figure is the finished product conveying line. Both the finished product conveying line and the defective product conveying line include a blanking motor 400, a driving wheel 402, a driven wheel 403, and a blanking belt 401. The driving wheel 402 and the driven wheel 403 are connected by the blanking belt 401. The blanking motor 400 drives the driving wheel 402 to rotate.

[0045] Preferably, a row of battery separation fixtures 405 are installed on the blanking belt 401 of the finished product conveyor line. Two placement cavities are provided on the battery separation fixture 405, and each placement cavity can hold one battery 5. There are two conveying channels on the defective product conveyor line, which are respectively used to convey the batteries 5 that fail to be recognized by the barcode scanner A and the batteries 5 that fail to be recognized by the barcode scanner B.

[0046] As Figure 15 shown, the blanking handling unit 41 includes a mounting frame 414, an electric cylinder 410, a lifting cylinder 411, a clamping cylinder 412 and a picking gripper 413. The movable end of the clamping cylinder 412 is connected to the picking gripper 413. The lifting cylinder 411 drives the clamping cylinder 412 to move up and down. The electric cylinder 410 is fixed on the mounting frame 414 and is used to drive the lifting cylinder 411 to move horizontally.

[0047] In order to prevent the blanking handling unit 41 from placing the battery into the placement cavity that already contains a battery, a sensor 44 is installed on the periphery of the blanking belt 401. Only when the sensor 44 does not detect the battery 5 can the blanking handling unit 41 place the battery 5 on the blanking conveying unit 40.

[0048] Based on the inspiration of the present invention, through the above description, relevant staff can completely make various changes and modifications without departing from the technical idea of this invention. The technical scope of this invention is not limited to the content in the specification, and its technical scope must be determined according to the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. Battery inkjet printer, characterized in that: It includes a base and a rotating mechanism. The rotating mechanism includes a turntable, a battery placement seat, a turntable rotation power device, a scanner A, a coding device, a scanner B, and a battery operation unit. The turntable rotation power device is installed on the base and drives the turntable to rotate. The base is sequentially installed with the scanner A, the coding device, and the scanner B along the rotation direction of the turntable. At least one battery placement seat is provided on the top of the turntable. The battery operation unit includes a lifting mechanism, a sliding mechanism, a battery rotation power device, and a support rod. The battery operation unit is installed below the scanner A. The lifting part of the lifting mechanism drives the sliding part of the sliding mechanism to rise or fall. The battery rotation power device is fixed on the sliding part of the sliding mechanism and drives the support rod to rotate. The turntable rotation power device includes a second motor, a reducer, and a main shaft. The second motor drives the main shaft to rotate through the reducer, and the main shaft drives the turntable to rotate. The lifting mechanism includes a lifting cylinder and a lifting cylinder mounting plate. The sliding mechanism includes a guide rail, a slider, and a guide rail mounting plate. The guide rail mounting plate is fixed on the base. The guide rail and the lifting cylinder mounting plate are both fixed on the guide rail mounting plate. The lifting cylinder is installed on the lifting cylinder mounting plate. The lifting cylinder drives the slider to slide on the guide rail. The battery rotation power device is fixed on the slider. The battery placement seats are respectively installed at the ends of two mutually perpendicular diameters of the turntable on the top of the turntable. A baffle is installed between the battery placement seat and the center of the turntable. Each battery placement seat contains a magnet. It further includes a feeding mechanism. The feeding mechanism is installed on the base and includes a conveying unit, a separating unit, a positioning unit, and a handling unit. The conveying unit conveys the batteries. The separating unit and the positioning unit are sequentially installed at the end of the conveying unit. The separating unit separates the first battery on the conveying unit from the batteries behind the first battery. The positioning unit is used to move the first battery under the handling unit. The handling unit transports the first battery to the battery placement seat. The conveying unit includes a conveying frame, a conveying motor, a conveying belt, baffles and magnetic strips. The conveying belt is installed on the conveying frame, and the conveying motor drives the conveying belt to move. The conveying frame is provided with the baffles on both sides of the upper belt of the conveying belt, and the magnetic strips are installed between the upper belt and the lower belt of the conveying belt. The end of the conveying belt is sequentially provided with the separating unit and the positioning unit. The separating unit includes a separating plate, a separating plate mounting seat, a separating cylinder, a separating guide rail, a separating slider and a separating fixing frame. The bottom of the separating fixing frame is fixed on the base, the separating guide rail is installed on the top of the separating fixing frame, the separating cylinder is fixed on the separating fixing frame, the telescopic rod of the separating cylinder is connected with the separating plate mounting seat, the side surface of the separating plate mounting seat is connected with the separating plate, the lower surface of the separating plate mounting seat is connected with the upper surface of the separating slider, and the separating slider slides on the separating guide rail driven by the separating cylinder. The positioning unit includes a positioning plate with a convex block, a positioning plate mounting seat and a positioning cylinder. The positioning cylinder is fixed on the base, the telescopic rod of the positioning cylinder is connected with the positioning plate mounting seat, the positioning plate is fixed on the positioning plate mounting seat, and the convex block of the positioning plate is inserted between the two baffles. The handling unit includes a gantry, a horizontal cylinder, a vertical cylinder, a jaw cylinder, a jaw cylinder fixing plate and jaws. The gantry is fixed on the base, the horizontal cylinder is installed on the gantry, the movable end of the horizontal cylinder is connected with the vertical cylinder, the movable end of the vertical cylinder is connected with the jaw cylinder fixing plate, the jaw cylinder is fixed on the jaw cylinder fixing plate, and the movable end of the jaw cylinder is connected with the jaws.

2. The battery inkjet printer according to claim 1, wherein: It further includes a blanking mechanism. The blanking mechanism includes a blanking handling unit and a blanking conveying unit. The blanking handling unit conveys the battery that has passed through scanner B from the turntable to the blanking conveying unit, and the blanking conveying unit conveys the battery conveyed by the blanking handling unit.

3. The battery inkjet printer according to claim 2, characterized in that: The blanking handling unit includes a mounting frame, an electric cylinder, a lifting cylinder, a clamping cylinder and a picking jaw. The movable end of the clamping cylinder is connected with the picking jaw, and the lifting cylinder drives the clamping cylinder to move up and down. The electric cylinder is fixed on the mounting frame and used to drive the lifting cylinder to move horizontally.

4. The battery inkjet printer according to claim 3, characterized in that: The blanking conveying unit includes a finished product conveying line and a defective product conveying line. Both the finished product conveying line and the defective product conveying line include a blanking motor, a driving wheel, a driven wheel and a blanking belt. The driving wheel and the driven wheel are connected by the blanking belt, and the blanking motor drives the driving wheel to rotate.

5. The battery inkjet printer according to claim 4, characterized in that: The blanking belt of the finished product conveying line is provided with a battery separation fixture, and the battery separation fixture is provided with two placement cavities.

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