Automatic material feeding machine

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic material sorting and supplying machine, comprising a first conveying mechanism, a second conveying mechanism, a lifting mechanism, a pushing mechanism and a material chain bin arranged on a frame, wherein the first conveying mechanism is used to convey materials, the second conveying mechanism is located at one end of the first conveying mechanism, the lifting mechanism is connected to the second conveying mechanism, and the lifting mechanism can drive the second conveying mechanism to selectively coplanar with the first conveying mechanism and the material chain bin respectively, when the second conveying mechanism is coplanar with the first conveying mechanism, the first conveying mechanism conveys the material to the second conveying mechanism, and when the second conveying mechanism is coplanar with the material chain bin, the pushing mechanism pushes the material on the second conveying mechanism to the material chain bin. The automatic material sorting and supplying machine is applied to a packaging process, and has the characteristics of saving packaging costs and improving the utilization rate of paper box space.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of packaging equipment, and in particular to an automatic material sorting and feeding machine. Background Art

[0002] In the production process, achieving maximum packaging to reduce packaging material costs and improve logistics efficiency is the goal of every company. For the packaging of some small materials, such as cylindrical dry batteries, round bottles, etc., they are usually packed into cartons in multiple groups, such as 5×5, 4×5, 3×5, etc. In order to achieve automated packaging, a bottom tray is generally designed. The material is first inserted into the mounting groove on the bottom tray, and then the bottom tray is loaded into the carton for packaging. This method increases the material cost of the bottom tray due to the existence of the bottom tray, and the bottom tray also occupies the space of the carton, thereby reducing the effective volume ratio of the carton.

[0003] Therefore, there is an urgent need for an automatic material feeding machine for automatic packaging of materials. This packaging form can avoid the use of a base to save packaging costs and improve the space utilization of the paper box. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic material sorting and feeding machine, which can save packaging costs and improve the space utilization rate of paper boxes.

[0005] To achieve this object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] An automatic material sorting and feeding machine is provided, comprising a first conveying mechanism, a second conveying mechanism, a lifting mechanism, a pushing mechanism and a material chain bin arranged on a frame, wherein the first conveying mechanism is used to convey materials, the second conveying mechanism is located at one end of the first conveying mechanism, the lifting mechanism is connected to the second conveying mechanism, and the lifting mechanism can drive the second conveying mechanism to be selectively coplanar with the first conveying mechanism and the material chain bin respectively, when the second conveying mechanism is coplanar with the first conveying mechanism, the first conveying mechanism conveys the material to the second conveying mechanism, and when the second conveying mechanism is coplanar with the material chain bin, the pushing mechanism pushes the material on the second conveying mechanism to the material chain bin.

[0007] Furthermore, the first conveying mechanism includes a rotatable conveyor belt, and a plurality of partitions are arranged above the conveyor belt. The plurality of partitions are arranged at intervals along the width direction of the conveyor belt, and a material channel is formed between two adjacent partitions. The material channel is parallel to the length direction of the conveyor belt, and the material moves along the material channel from one end of the conveyor belt away from the second conveying mechanism to the end of the conveyor belt close to the second conveying mechanism.

[0008] Furthermore, the first conveying mechanism also includes a material pressing assembly located above the conveyor belt, the material pressing assembly includes a cylinder and a pressure plate connected to the push rod of the cylinder, and the cylinder can drive the pressure plate to press the material located at one end of the conveyor belt close to the second conveying mechanism.

[0009] Furthermore, a buffer layer is provided on a side of the pressing plate facing the material, and when the pressing plate presses the material, the buffer layer abuts against the material.

[0010] Furthermore, the second conveying mechanism includes a plurality of lifting blocks arranged at intervals, and the plurality of lifting blocks correspond one-to-one to the plurality of material channels, so that the material moves along the material channels to the corresponding lifting blocks, and the partition extends to the top of the lifting block at one end close to the second conveying mechanism, and the lifting block is connected to the lifting mechanism, and the lifting mechanism can drive the lifting block to move up and down.

[0011] Furthermore, a baffle is provided at one end of the lifting block away from the first conveying mechanism.

[0012] Furthermore, it also includes a controller and a detection electric eye, the detection electric eye is used to detect whether the material close to the baffle is at a set position, the first conveying mechanism includes a first driving member for driving the conveyor belt to rotate, and the first driving member and the detection electric eye are both electrically connected to the controller.

[0013] Furthermore, there are multiple detection electric eyes, and the multiple detection electric eyes correspond one-to-one to the multiple lifting blocks. The multiple detection electric eyes are arranged above the lifting blocks at intervals through a mounting plate.

[0014] Furthermore, the pushing mechanism includes a second driving member and a pushing plate connected to the second driving member, and the second driving member drives the pushing plate to reciprocate along the width direction of the second conveying mechanism, so that the pushing plate pushes the material on the second conveying mechanism to the material chain bin.

[0015] Furthermore, the second driving member includes a second driving wheel, a second driven wheel and a transmission belt sleeved on the second driving wheel and the second driven wheel, which are arranged at intervals. The push plate is connected to the transmission belt through a connecting member. The second driving wheel is connected to the servo motor, and the servo motor drives the second driving wheel to rotate.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] The automatic material sorting and feeding machine of the present invention is provided with a second conveying mechanism, a lifting mechanism and a pushing mechanism. The lifting mechanism drives the second conveying mechanism to selectively be coplanar with the first conveying mechanism and the material chain bin, so that the materials are arranged in a set group form on the second conveying mechanism and pushed to the material chain bin by the pushing mechanism, avoiding the use of a base to arrange the materials, and has the characteristics of saving packaging costs and improving the utilization rate of paper box space. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the automatic material feeding machine of the embodiment.

[0019] Figure 2 It is a top view of the automatic material feeding machine of the embodiment.

[0020] Figure 3 It is a side view of the automatic material feeding machine of the embodiment in use.

[0021] Figure 4 It is a side view of another usage state of the automatic material handling and feeding machine of the embodiment.

[0022] Figure 5 It is a partial schematic diagram of the automatic material feeding machine of the embodiment.

[0023] In the figure:

[0024] 1. First conveying mechanism; 10. Conveyor belt; 11. First driving member; 12. Partition; 13. Pressing plate; 2. Second conveying mechanism; 21. Lifting block; 22. Baffle; 3. Lifting mechanism; 4. Pushing mechanism; 41. Pushing plate; 42. Second driving wheel; 43. Second driven wheel; 44. Transmission belt; 45. Connecting member; 5. Material chain bin; 6. Material; 7. Detection electric eye. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] In order to make the technical problem solved by the present invention, the technical solution adopted and the technical effect achieved more clearly, the technical solution of the present invention is further explained below with reference to the accompanying drawings and through specific implementation methods.

[0026] like Figures 1 to 5As shown, an automatic material sorting and supplying machine provided by the present invention comprises a first conveying mechanism 1, a second conveying mechanism 2, a lifting mechanism 3, a pushing mechanism 4 and a material chain bin 5 arranged on a frame, wherein the first conveying mechanism 1 is used to convey material 6, the second conveying mechanism 2 is located at one end of the first conveying mechanism 1, the lifting mechanism 3 is connected to the second conveying mechanism 2, and the lifting mechanism 3 can drive the second conveying mechanism 2 to selectively coplanar with the first conveying mechanism 1 and the material chain bin 5, respectively, when the second conveying mechanism 2 is coplanar with the first conveying mechanism 1, the first conveying mechanism 1 conveys the material 6 to the second conveying mechanism 2, and when the second conveying mechanism 2 is coplanar with the material chain bin 5, the pushing mechanism 4 pushes the material 6 on the second conveying mechanism 2 to the material chain bin 5. In this embodiment, the material 6 is a round bottle, and the automatic material sorting and supplying machine is used to automatically package the material 6 in the form of groups and columns, and the specific number of groups and columns can be selected according to the actual production situation. In this embodiment, five groups and five columns are used for packaging. The first conveying mechanism 1 is rotatably provided with a conveyor belt 10, and the materials 6 are arranged on the conveyor belt 10 in the form of a group. The second conveying mechanism 2 is located at one end of the conveyor belt 10, and the conveyor belt 10 rotates to make the materials 6 move from the end away from the second conveying mechanism 2 to the end close to the second conveying mechanism 2. The second conveying mechanism 2 has a lifting block 21 for placing the materials 6. The lifting block 21 is coplanar with the side of the conveyor belt 10 where the materials 6 are placed, and the lifting block 21 is close to but not in contact with the end of the conveyor belt 10 close to the lifting block 21, so as to avoid the lifting block 21 interfering with the rotation of the conveyor belt 10. When the materials 6 on the conveyor belt 10 move to the end close to the lifting block 21, the materials 6 close to the lifting block 21 are pushed onto the lifting block 21 in turn under the force of the materials 6 behind, so that the materials 6 are transported from the first conveying mechanism 1 to the second conveying mechanism 2. It should be noted that the front and rear described in this embodiment are based on the movement direction of the materials 6, that is, the side close to the second conveying mechanism 2 is the front, and the side away from the second conveying mechanism 2 is the rear. When the quantity of the material 6 on the second conveying mechanism 2 reaches the set value, in this embodiment, there are five groups and five columns, with a total of 25 round bottles. The first conveying mechanism 1 stops conveying, and the lifting mechanism 3 drives the second conveying mechanism 2 to rise and be flush with the material chain bin 5. The pushing mechanism 4 has a push plate 41, which can reciprocate in the direction toward the material chain bin 5, that is, the push plate 41 can approach the material chain bin 5 and move away from the material chain bin 5, so that the push plate 41 pushes the material 6 on the second conveying mechanism 2 to the material chain bin 5. The material chain bin 5 is used to store the materials 6 arranged in groups and is transported to the packaging station through the transmission mechanism to realize the loading of the materials 6 arranged in groups into the paper box.In this embodiment, a second conveying mechanism 2, a lifting mechanism 3 and a pushing mechanism 4 are arranged. The lifting mechanism 3 drives the second conveying mechanism 2 to be selectively coplanar with the first conveying mechanism 1 and the material chain bin 5, so that the materials 6 are arranged in a set group form on the second conveying mechanism 2 and pushed to the material chain bin 5 by the pushing mechanism 4, avoiding the use of a base to arrange the materials 6, and has the characteristics of saving packaging costs and improving the utilization rate of the paper box space.

[0027] In order to arrange the materials 6 in a set group column, the length of the lifting block 21 is set according to the size of the materials 6 so that the lifting block 21 can just hold a set number of materials 6.

[0028] Specifically, the first conveying mechanism 1 includes a rotating conveyor belt 10, and a plurality of partitions 12 are arranged above the conveyor belt 10. The plurality of partitions 12 are arranged at intervals along the width direction of the conveyor belt 10, and a material channel is formed between two adjacent partitions 12. The material channel is parallel to the length direction of the conveyor belt 10, and the material 6 moves along the material channel from the end of the conveyor belt 10 away from the second conveying mechanism 2 to the end of the conveyor belt 10 close to the second conveying mechanism 2. In this embodiment, the length direction of the material channel and the length direction of the conveyor belt 10 are the same as the movement direction of the material 6. Since the present embodiment adopts the arrangement form of five groups and five columns, the number of partitions 12 is six, and the six partitions 12 arranged at intervals form five material channels, and the material 6 is transported to the second conveying mechanism 2 along the material channel. Five materials 6 can be placed in the length direction of the lifting block 21, so that the second conveying mechanism 2 can transport five groups and five columns of materials 6 to the material chain bin 5 at a time. This structure facilitates the automatic formation of group column arrangement of the material 6, thereby improving the packaging efficiency. Of course, in other embodiments, the number of material channels and the number of materials 6 placed in the length direction of the lifting block 21 can be flexibly selected according to the grouping form of the materials 6.

[0029] Specifically, the first conveying mechanism 1 also includes a material pressing assembly located above the conveyor belt 10, and the material pressing assembly includes a cylinder and a pressing plate 13 connected to the push rod of the cylinder, and the cylinder can drive the pressing plate 13 to press the material 6 located at one end of the conveyor belt near the second conveying mechanism 2. It can be understood that since the material 6 on the conveyor belt 10 is pushed onto the lifting block 21 by the force of the material 6 behind it, the material 6 located at one end of the conveyor belt 10 near the second conveying mechanism 2 is pushed onto the lifting block 21, so two adjacent materials 6 abut against each other. When the lifting mechanism 3 drives the second conveying mechanism 2 to rise, the material 6 on the conveyor belt 10 near one end of the second conveying mechanism 2 is prone to collision with the material 6 on the lifting block 21 near the first conveying mechanism 1, thereby causing the material 6 to fall. In order to prevent the second conveying mechanism 2 from affecting the material 6 on the conveyor belt 10 when it rises, the cylinder drives the pressure plate 13 to press the material 6 located at one end of the conveyor belt 10 close to the second conveying mechanism 2, so that the material 6 and the conveyor belt 10 are relatively fixed, avoiding the material 6 from tipping over when the second conveying mechanism 2 rises.

[0030] Specifically, a buffer layer is provided on the side of the pressing plate 13 facing the material 6, and the buffer layer is made of a soft and elastic material, preferably a rubber material. When the pressing plate 13 presses the material 6, the buffer layer abuts against the material 6. The purpose of providing the buffer layer is to prevent the pressing plate 13 from causing mechanical damage to the material 6.

[0031] Specifically, the second conveying mechanism 2 includes a plurality of lifting blocks 21 arranged at intervals, and the plurality of lifting blocks 21 correspond one to one with the plurality of material channels, so that the material 6 moves along the material channel to the corresponding lifting blocks 21, and the partition 12 extends to the top of the lifting block 21 at one end close to the second conveying mechanism 2, and the lifting block 21 is connected to the lifting mechanism 3, and the lifting mechanism 3 can drive the lifting block 21 to move up and down. In this embodiment, the automatic material sorting and feeding machine also includes a controller and a detection electric eye 7, and the detection electric eye 7 is located above the lifting block 21. The detection electric eye 7 is used to detect whether the material 6 on the lifting block 21 is located at a set position, and whether the material 6 on the lifting block 21 reaches a set quantity. A baffle 22 is provided at one end of the lifting block 21 away from the first conveying mechanism 1, and the baffle 22 is used to block the material 6, so that the material 6 located at the end of the lifting block 21 away from the first conveying mechanism 1 can be level. As a preferred solution, the detection electric eye 7 detects whether the material 6 near the baffle 22 is located at a set position. When the material 6 moves to a position close to the baffle 22, the material 6 behind it naturally reaches a corresponding amount and is located at a corresponding position. The first conveying mechanism 1 includes a first driving member 11 for driving the conveyor belt 10. The first driving member 11 includes a driving motor and a first driving wheel and a first driven wheel connected to the driving motor. The first driving wheel and the first driven wheel are respectively arranged at intervals along the moving direction of the material 6. The two ends of the conveyor belt 10 are respectively sleeved on the first driving wheel and the first driven wheel. The driving motor drives the first driving wheel to rotate to drive the conveyor belt 10 to rotate. The driving motor and the detection electric eye 7 of the first driving member 11 are both electrically connected to the controller, and the controller can control the start and stop of the first driving member 11. During operation, the material 6 moves to the lifting block 21 under the rotation of the conveyor belt 10. When the material 6 at the front moves to a position close to the baffle 22, the detection electric eye 7 detects the material 6 and controls the first driving member 11 to stop through the controller to prevent the conveyor belt 10 from continuing to transport the material 6. There are multiple lifting blocks 21, and the partition 12 is extended to the top of the lifting blocks 21, which is conducive to the material 6 being still limited by the partition 12 after moving to the lifting blocks 21, so that the material 6 is arranged neatly. When the second conveying mechanism 2 rises, each lifting block 21 can pass between two adjacent partitions 12, so that the lifting block 21 can transport the material 6 to the top of the partition 12, and the bottom of the material 6 can be located above the partition 12. At this time, the pushing mechanism 4 can push the material 6 to the material chain bin 5 along the width direction of the second conveying mechanism 2.

[0032] Specifically, there are multiple detection electric eyes 7, and the multiple detection electric eyes 7 correspond to the multiple lifting blocks 21 one by one, that is, each detection electric eye 7 is used to detect the material 6 on the corresponding lifting block 21. The multiple detection electric eyes 7 are installed on the mounting plate, and the mounting plate is installed on the end of the baffle 22 away from the lifting block 21. Of course, in other embodiments, the mounting plate can also be directly installed on the frame. This structure is conducive to the separate detection of the corresponding material 6 on each lifting block 21, avoiding the lack of the quantity of the material 6, and ensuring the packaging quality.

[0033] Specifically, the material pushing mechanism 4 includes a second driving member and a push plate 41 connected to the second driving member. The second driving member drives the push plate 41 to reciprocate along the width direction of the second conveying mechanism 2, so that the push plate 41 pushes the material 6 on the second conveying mechanism 2 to the material chain bin 5. In this embodiment, the width direction of the second conveying mechanism 2 is the same as the width direction of the first conveying mechanism 1. The second driving member includes a second driving wheel 42, a second driven wheel 43, and a transmission belt 44 sleeved on the second driving wheel 42 and the second driven wheel 43, which are arranged at intervals. The push plate 41 is connected to the transmission belt 44 through a connecting member 45. The second driving wheel 42 is connected to the servo motor, and the servo motor drives the second driving wheel 42 to rotate. When the push plate 41 pushes the material 6, the servo motor drives the second driving wheel 42 to rotate in the first direction. When the push plate 41 retreats to the side of the second conveying mechanism 2 away from the material chain bin 5, the servo motor drives the second driving wheel 42 to rotate in the second direction. The first direction is opposite to the second direction. That is, the servo motor drives the second driving wheel 42 to rotate forward and reversely, and drives the push plate 41 to reciprocate through the transmission belt 44 and the connecting member 45, so as to realize the pushing action and resetting of the push plate 41.

[0034] The significant effect of this embodiment is: by setting the second conveying mechanism 2, the lifting mechanism 3 and the pushing mechanism 4, the lifting mechanism 3 drives the second conveying mechanism 2 to selectively be coplanar with the first conveying mechanism 1 and the material chain bin 5, so that the materials 6 are arranged in a set group form on the second conveying mechanism 2 and pushed to the material chain bin 5 by the pushing mechanism 4, avoiding the use of a base to arrange the materials 6, which has the characteristics of saving packaging costs and improving the utilization rate of the paper box space.

[0035] The above contents are only preferred embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, according to the concept of the present invention, there will be changes in the specific implementation methods and application scopes. The content of this specification should not be understood as limiting the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic material feeding machine, characterized in that: It includes a first conveying mechanism, a second conveying mechanism, a lifting mechanism, a pushing mechanism and a material chain bin arranged on a frame, wherein the first conveying mechanism is used to convey materials, the second conveying mechanism is located at one end of the first conveying mechanism, the lifting mechanism is connected to the second conveying mechanism, and the lifting mechanism can drive the second conveying mechanism to selectively coplanar with the first conveying mechanism and the material chain bin respectively, when the second conveying mechanism is coplanar with the first conveying mechanism, the first conveying mechanism conveys the materials to the second conveying mechanism, and when the second conveying mechanism is coplanar with the material chain bin, the pushing mechanism pushes the materials on the second conveying mechanism to the material chain bin; The first conveying mechanism comprises a rotatably arranged conveying belt, a plurality of partitions are arranged above the conveying belt, the plurality of partitions are arranged at intervals along the width direction of the conveying belt, a material channel is formed between two adjacent partitions, the material channel is parallel to the length direction of the conveying belt, and the material moves along the material channel from an end of the conveying belt away from the second conveying mechanism to an end of the conveying belt close to the second conveying mechanism; The second conveying mechanism includes a plurality of lifting blocks arranged at intervals, and the plurality of lifting blocks correspond to the plurality of material channels one by one, so that the material moves along the material channels to the corresponding lifting blocks, and one end of the partition plate close to the second conveying mechanism extends above the lifting blocks, and the lifting blocks are connected to the lifting mechanism, and the lifting mechanism can drive the lifting blocks to move up and down; The material pushing mechanism includes a second driving member and a pushing plate connected to the second driving member, and the second driving member drives the pushing plate to reciprocate along the width direction of the second conveying mechanism so that the pushing plate pushes the material on the second conveying mechanism to the material chain bin.

2. The automatic material feeding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first conveying mechanism also includes a material pressing assembly located above the conveyor belt, the material pressing assembly includes a cylinder and a pressure plate connected to the push rod of the cylinder, and the cylinder can drive the pressure plate to press the material located at one end of the conveyor belt close to the second conveying mechanism.

3. The automatic material feeding machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: A buffer layer is disposed on a side of the pressing plate facing the material. When the pressing plate presses the material, the buffer layer contacts the material.

4. The automatic material feeding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A baffle is provided at one end of the lifting block away from the first conveying mechanism.

5. The automatic material feeding machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: It also includes a controller and a detection electric eye, wherein the detection electric eye is used to detect whether the material close to the baffle is at a set position, and the first conveying mechanism includes a first driving member for driving the conveyor belt to rotate, and the first driving member and the detection electric eye are both electrically connected to the controller.

6. The automatic material feeding machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: There are multiple detection electric eyes, and the multiple detection electric eyes correspond to the multiple lifting blocks one by one. The multiple detection electric eyes are arranged above the lifting blocks at intervals through a mounting plate.

7. The automatic material feeding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second driving member includes a second driving wheel, a second driven wheel and a transmission belt sleeved on the second driving wheel and the second driven wheel, the push plate is connected to the transmission belt through a connecting member, the second driving wheel is transmission-connected to a servo motor, and the servo motor drives the second driving wheel to rotate.

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