An uninterrupted intelligent loading and feeding machine

Abstract

The present invention discloses an uninterrupted intelligent loading and transferring feeding machine, which has a fetching and delivering robot, and: a main frame; a material storage part, which is arranged on the main frame, and has: a turret assembly, the turret assembly includes at least two material racks arranged opposite to each other, the material racks are used to store materials, and the fetching and delivering robot is used to fetch and deliver materials in one of the material racks to a packaging object; and a rotating assembly, the rotating assembly is used to drive the turret assembly to rotate; and a lifting transmission assembly, the lifting transmission assembly is arranged on the rotating path of the turret assembly, and the lifting transmission assembly is used to drive the lifting of a single material rack in contact; and a return transmission assembly, the return transmission assembly is arranged on the rotating path of the turret assembly, and the return transmission assembly is used to drive the descent of a single material rack in contact; an electric control part, which is arranged on the main frame, and is used to control the movement of the fetching and delivering robot and the material storage part. The present invention has high delivery accuracy and realizes uninterrupted feeding production.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of cartoning equipment, and in particular to an uninterrupted intelligent loading and feeding machine. Background Art

[0002] Typically, box packaging products, such as test kits, contain a variety of materials, such as cotton swab packs, reagent packs, etc. As market demand gradually expands, especially during the epidemic, the demand for box packaging efficiency is also gradually increasing. The conventional manual box packaging method can no longer meet market demand. In addition, due to the wide variety of materials that need to be loaded, conventional single-type box loading equipment is difficult to implement, and the work is intermittent.

[0003] Therefore, a device that can feed materials continuously is needed to solve the current dilemma. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present invention aims to avoid the deficiencies of the prior art and provides an uninterrupted intelligent loading and unloading feeding machine.

[0005] The present invention solves the technical problem by adopting the following technical solution: an uninterrupted intelligent loading and unloading machine, having a fetching and delivering robot, and:

[0006] Main frame;

[0007] The material storage part is arranged on the main frame part and has:

[0008] A turret assembly, wherein the turret assembly comprises at least two oppositely disposed material racks, the material racks are used to store materials, and the fetching and delivering robot is used to fetch and deliver the material in one of the material racks to a packaging object; and

[0009] A rotating assembly, the rotating assembly is used to drive the turret assembly to rotate; and

[0010] A lifting transmission assembly, the lifting transmission assembly is arranged on the rotation path of the turret assembly, and the lifting transmission assembly is used to drive the lifting of a single material rack in contact; and

[0011] A return transmission assembly, the return transmission assembly is arranged on the rotation path of the turret assembly, and the return transmission assembly is used to drive the single material rack in contact to descend;

[0012] The electric control unit is arranged on the main frame and is used to control the movement of the fetching and delivering robot and the material storage unit.

[0013] In several embodiments, the material rack includes a sliding structure, a transmission structure and a material storage structure. The transmission structure rotates along with a lifting transmission component or a return transmission component in contact with it, and the sliding component moves up or down along with the transmission structure and in the material storage structure. The material is stored in the space formed by the sliding component and the material storage structure.

[0014] Materials are stored through racks.

[0015] In several embodiments, the rotating assembly includes a rotating driving body and a rotating transmission body. The rotating transmission body is vertically arranged and driven to rotate by the rotating driving body. The material rack is arranged on the rotating transmission body, and the rotating transmission body drives the material rack to rotate.

[0016] The rotating assembly drives the material rack to rotate, making it easy to refill the empty material rack.

[0017] In several embodiments, the lifting transmission assembly includes a lifting driving body and a lifting transmission body. The lifting transmission body is vertically arranged and driven to rotate by the lifting driving body. The lifting transmission body drives the transmission structure to rotate when in contact with the transmission structure.

[0018] By lifting the transmission component, the material rack can be automatically lifted when the picking and delivering robot takes the material in the material rack, ensuring that the material can be sucked within the travel range of the picking and delivering robot.

[0019] In several embodiments, the return transmission assembly includes a return drive body and a return transmission body. The return transmission body is vertically arranged and driven to rotate by the return drive body. The return transmission body drives the transmission structure to rotate when in contact with the transmission structure. The rotation direction of the return transmission body is opposite to the rotation direction of the lifting transmission body.

[0020] The return transmission assembly is used to lower the material rack after the material is taken and rotated, thereby replenishing the material.

[0021] In several embodiments, the lifting transmission assembly and the return transmission assembly also include a screw transmission mechanism, which is connected to the main frame. The screw transmission mechanism is used to drive the translational movement of the sleeve. The lifting transmission assembly and the return transmission assembly are arranged on the corresponding sleeve and make translational movement close to or away from the transmission structure.

[0022] The screw transmission mechanism realizes the translation of the lifting transmission assembly and the return transmission assembly, and then realizes the contact and separation of the two with the transmission structure, thereby realizing the corresponding lifting and lowering actions.

[0023] In several embodiments, the rotating transmission body and the material rack are connected via an adapter plate, a buffer portion is provided between the adapter plate and the main frame portion, the buffer portion includes a base, a buffer frame and a friction plate, the base is provided on the main frame portion, the buffer frame is movably inserted into the base, and there is resistance when the buffer frame moves on the base, the friction plate is provided on the buffer frame, and the friction plate is in contact with the adapter plate.

[0024] The structure of the buffer part provides friction, reduces the swing of the turret assembly during rotation, offsets the inertia generated during rotation, and ensures the robot's grasping accuracy.

[0025] In several embodiments, the transmission structure includes a screw body and a transmission roller body sleeved on the screw body, and the transmission roller body is located below the adapter plate; the lifting transmission assembly and the return transmission assembly both include an active roller body, and when the active roller body contacts the side of the transmission roller body, the transmission roller body is driven to rotate.

[0026] In several embodiments, the material storage structure includes a material storage rack and N partition bodies arranged in the material storage rack, the partition bodies divide the internal space of the material storage rack into N+1 storage spaces, the material storage rack is vertically arranged on the adapter plate, the material storage rack has a plurality of openings, and the openings are located on both sides of the partition body; the sliding structure includes a sliding block and a plurality of support plates arranged on the sliding block, the sliding block is arranged on the screw rod body, the support plates pass through the openings and are located in the material storage rack, and the support plates are located on both sides of the partition body.

[0027] The storage structure and the sliding structure enable multiple storage areas on a single material rack, which can realize the delivery of multiple materials at a time and improve efficiency.

[0028] In several embodiments, the fetching and delivering robot is provided with an adsorption part, the number of which is equal to the number of storage spaces on a single material storage structure, and the adsorption part is used to adsorb materials.

[0029] The present invention uses a rotary turret structure to cooperate with a robot to automatically carry out a material picking and delivery process, with high delivery accuracy, and can maintain the feeding action to achieve uninterrupted feeding; the number of feeders is quantified according to the type of material, and the feeders can be added and removed at any time according to changes in the type of material, thereby reducing the time for disassembly and assembly and improving work efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0030] The drawings described herein are for illustrative purposes only of selected embodiments and do not represent all possible implementations, and should not be considered to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0031] Figure 1 The overall structure of the uninterrupted intelligent loading and unloading feeding machine in this embodiment is schematically shown;

[0032] Figure 2 Schematically shows Figure 1 The structure of the middle storage section;

[0033] Figure 3 Schematically shows Figure 2 Partial explosion of structures;

[0034] Figure 4 Schematically shows Figure 3 Partially exploded structure of the transfer tower assembly. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] Below, embodiments of the present invention are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. To make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all of the embodiments.

[0036] Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided in conjunction with the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the invention claimed for protection, but merely represents selected embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in the field based on the embodiments of the present invention without making any creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0037] Example 1

[0038] like Figure 1 As shown, the uninterrupted intelligent loading and unloading feeding machine provided by the present invention mainly includes a main frame part 10 and a storage part 20, an electric control part 30 and a fetching and delivering robot 40 arranged thereon. The electric control part 30 is used to control the movement of the fetching and delivering robot 40 and the storage part 20. The electric control part 30 can adopt a conventional electric cabinet control structure, and the fetching and delivering robot 40 can adopt a three-axis robot, such as the STW060 industrial robot produced by Shanghai Turing, to realize the action of sucking and transferring materials, and is used in conjunction with the automatic conveyor line of the packaging box located on one side of the main frame part 10, that is, the material in the storage part 20 is sucked and delivered to the packaging box continuously conveyed in the conveyor line through the fetching and delivering robot 40.

[0039] Specifically, the material storage section 20 includes a turret assembly 200, a rotating assembly 300, a lifting transmission assembly 400 and a return rotating assembly 500. The turret assembly 200 is driven to rotate by the rotating assembly 300, and the lifting transmission assembly 400 and the return rotating assembly 500 cooperate with the turret assembly 200 to lift and lower its internal structure.

[0040] like Figure 1-4As shown, the turret assembly 200 includes four material racks arranged opposite to each other in pairs, and the four material racks form a rectangular structure. The material racks are used to store materials, and the pick-up and delivery robot 40 is used to pick up and deliver materials in one of the material racks to the packaging object. In the case of four material racks, the four directions corresponding to the material racks are used as the feeding area 3, the buffer area 4, the working area 1 and the feeding area 2 in sequence. The feeding area 3 is used for manual replenishment of the material racks, and the buffer area 4 is used as a cache for the material racks after replenishment. The working area 1 is where the material racks in the buffer area 4 are rotated and enter the working area 1 of the pick-up and delivery robot for pick-up and delivery. The feeding area 2 is used as the return position of the material racks in the working area 1 after rotation, so as to facilitate manual replenishment when rotating to the feeding area 3.

[0041] like Figure 2-3 As shown, the rotating assembly 300 includes a rotating driving body 310 and a rotating transmission body 320. The rotating transmission body 320 is vertically arranged and driven to rotate by the rotating driving body 310. The material rack is arranged on the rotating transmission body 320. The rotating transmission body 320 drives the material rack to rotate. The rotating driving body 310 adopts a structure of a servo motor combined with a reducer, and the rotating transmission body 320 is a disc-shaped structure connected to the output shaft of the reducer.

[0042] The rotating transmission body 320 is connected to the material rack via an adapter plate 201 , and a cover plate 202 is provided at the other end of the material rack, and the cover plate 202 and the adapter plate 201 fix the material rack inside.

[0043] The lifting transmission assembly 400 includes a lifting driving body 410 and a lifting transmission body 420. The lifting transmission body 420 is vertically arranged and driven to rotate by the lifting driving body 410. The two are connected by a rotating shaft. The lifting transmission body 420 drives the transmission structure 220 to rotate when in contact with the transmission structure 220. The lifting driving body 410 also adopts a structure of a servo motor combined with a reducer. The lifting transmission body 420 adopts an active roller body and is vertically arranged, that is, the active roller body is connected to the output shaft of the reducer and rotates with it.

[0044] Here, the lifting transmission assembly 400 is located in the working area 1, and cooperates with the material rack in the working area 1 to automatically lift the materials and cooperate with the robot to suck them.

[0045] Among them, the return transmission assembly 500 includes a return drive body 510 and a return transmission body 520. The return transmission body 520 is vertically arranged and driven to rotate by the return drive body 510. The two are connected by a rotating shaft. The return transmission body 520 drives the transmission structure 220 to rotate when in contact with the transmission structure 220. The rotation direction of the return transmission body 520 is opposite to the rotation direction of the lifting transmission body 420. The return drive body 510 adopts a speed regulating motor, and the return transmission body 520 and the lifting transmission body 420 adopt an active roller body structure.

[0046] Here, the return transmission assembly 500 is located at the position of the feed area 2, that is, the position where the working area 1 is rotated 90 degrees, and it lowers the material rack that is raised to the highest point and rotated from the working area 1 internally to free up storage space.

[0047] In addition, the lifting transmission assembly 400 and the return transmission assembly 500 also include a screw transmission mechanism 600, which is connected to the main frame. The screw transmission mechanism 600 is used to drive the translational movement of the sleeve 601. The lifting transmission assembly 400 and the return transmission assembly 500 are arranged on the corresponding sleeve 601 and make translational movement close to or away from the transmission structure 220 therewith. The screw transmission mechanism is horizontally arranged and is directed toward the rotating assembly 300.

[0048] In order to facilitate layout and fixation, a fixed plate 101 is set in the main frame 10, and the rotating drive body 310, the lifting drive body 410, the return drive body 510, and the screw transmission mechanism 600 are all located below the fixed plate 101, and the turret assembly 200 is located above the fixed plate 101. The rotating transmission body 320, the lifting transmission body 420, and the return transmission body 520 pass through the fixed plate 101 and are connected to the upper turret assembly 200, specifically the adapter plate 201.

[0049] A first through hole and a second through hole are respectively provided at the working area 1 and the feeding area 2 on the fixed plate 101. The rotating shafts on the lifting transmission assembly 400 and the return transmission assembly 500 are correspondingly located in the first through hole and the second through hole. The corresponding lifting transmission assembly 400 and the return transmission assembly 500 are driven to translate through the screw transmission mechanism 600. The range of motion is controlled by the length of the first through hole and the second through hole, that is, the moving range of the rotating shaft in the through hole. If it moves in the direction of the rotating assembly 300, it will contact and cooperate with the turret assembly 200, and otherwise it will be disengaged.

[0050] like Figure 4Specifically, the material rack includes a sliding structure 210, a transmission structure 220 and a material storage structure 230. The transmission structure 220 rotates with the contacting lifting transmission assembly 400 or the return transmission assembly 500. The sliding assembly follows the transmission structure 220 and makes an ascending or descending movement in the material storage structure 230. The material is stored in the space formed by the sliding assembly and the material storage structure 230.

[0051] At the same time, the fetching and delivering robot 40 is provided with an adsorption part 410 , the number of which is equal to the number of storage spaces on a single material storage structure 230 , and the adsorption part 410 is used to adsorb materials, and the adsorption part 410 can be a conventional vacuum suction cup.

[0052] The transmission structure 220 includes a screw body 221 and a transmission roller body 222 sleeved on the screw body 221, and the transmission roller body 222 is located below the adapter plate 201; when the active roller body contacts the side of the transmission roller body 222, it drives the transmission roller body 222 to rotate, and then drives the screw to rotate, and then drives the sliding structure 210 to move up and down.

[0053] At the same time, the storage structure 230 includes a storage rack 231 and a partition body 232 arranged in the storage rack 231, the partition body 232 divides the internal space of the storage rack 231 into two storage spaces, the storage rack 231 is vertically arranged on the adapter plate 201, and the storage rack 231 has two openings 233, and the openings 233 are located on both sides of the partition body 232. Here, the storage rack 231 adopts a semi-enclosed structure, that is, a main board and two side panels located on both sides of the main board. The partition body 232 is located in the middle of the main board and is parallel to the side panels, thereby forming two equal storage spaces, and the corresponding openings 233 are located at the main board position and extend along its length direction.

[0054] At the same time, the sliding structure 210 includes a sliding block 211 and two support plates 212 arranged on the sliding block 211. The sliding block 211 is arranged on the screw body 221. The support plates 212 pass through the opening 233 and are located in the storage rack 231. The support plates 212 are located on both sides of the partition body 232. The support plates 212 move vertically along the opening 233 to realize the lifting action of the material therein and the lowering action of the support plates 212 themselves. The support plates 212 are lowered to the lowest position in the feeding area 2, and enter the feeding area 3 to replenish the materials after the overall rotation.

[0055] Of course, there can be two or more partition bodies 232, so that there is storage space equal to the number of partition bodies 232 + 1, and the corresponding number of support plates 212 and openings 233 is the number of partition bodies 232 + 1.

[0056] In addition, a buffer portion 700 is arranged between the adapter plate 201 and the main frame portion 10, and the buffer portion 700 includes a base 710, a buffer frame 720 and a friction plate 730. The base 710 is arranged on the main frame portion 10, and the buffer frame 720 is movably inserted into the base 710, and there is resistance when the buffer frame 720 moves on the base 710. The friction plate 730 is arranged on the buffer frame 720, and the friction plate 730 is in contact with the adapter plate 201. Here, the base 710 and the buffer frame 720 both adopt a structure of a plate body combined with two columns. The column on the buffer frame is inserted into the column of the base, and the resistance between the two is realized by a sleeved spring 740. Of course, the base and the buffer frame can be directly realized by a damper. The friction plate 720 is attached to the upper end surface of the plate body of the buffer frame 720, and is made of rubber. It is in contact and friction with the adapter plate 201, thereby reducing the inertia during overall rotation.

[0057] At the same time, in order to facilitate movement, a plurality of rollers 102 can be provided at the bottom of the main frame 10 .

[0058] This transfer feeder can be adapted to materials of various specifications. A corresponding number of feeders can be installed on the conveyor line side of the box body according to demand, and each feeder is responsible for the delivery of one type of material.

[0059] All the methods described herein can be performed in any suitable order. Any and all examples used, or exemplary language (such as "for example") provided herein are merely to better illustrate the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, unless the claims are included. The language in the detailed description should not be construed as indicating any essential factors for practicing the present invention that are not claimed.

[0060] The present invention describes preferred embodiments, including the best mode of carrying out the invention known to the inventors. Of course, variations of these preferred embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The inventors anticipate that the skilled artisan may use such variations as appropriate, and the inventors indicate that the present invention may be implemented in other ways than those specifically described herein. Therefore, the present invention includes all modifications encompassed by the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the claims. Furthermore, unless otherwise stated or clearly contradictory in context, the present invention includes any of the above-described factors and all possible variations thereof.

Claims

1. An uninterrupted intelligent loading and feeding machine with a pick-up and delivery robot, characterized in that: Also includes: Main frame; The material storage part is arranged on the main frame part and has: A turret assembly, wherein the turret assembly comprises at least two material racks arranged opposite to each other, wherein the material racks are used to store materials, and the fetching and delivering robot is used to fetch and deliver the materials in one of the material racks to a packaging object; and A rotating assembly, the rotating assembly is used to drive the turret assembly to rotate; and A lifting transmission assembly, the lifting transmission assembly is arranged on the rotation path of the turret assembly, and the lifting transmission assembly is used to drive the lifting of a single material rack in contact; and A return transmission assembly, the return transmission assembly is arranged on the rotation path of the turret assembly, and the return transmission assembly is used to drive the single material rack in contact to descend; The electric control unit is arranged on the main frame and is used to control the movement of the fetching and delivering robot and the material storage unit; The material rack includes a sliding structure, a transmission structure and a material storage structure. The transmission structure rotates with the lifting transmission component or the return transmission component in contact with it, and the sliding structure moves up or down with the transmission structure and in the material storage structure. The material is stored in the space formed by the sliding structure and the material storage structure. The rotating assembly includes a rotating driving body and a rotating transmission body, the rotating transmission body is vertically arranged and driven to rotate by the rotating driving body, the material rack is arranged on the rotating transmission body, and the rotating transmission body drives the material rack to rotate; The lifting transmission assembly includes a lifting driving body and a lifting transmission body, wherein the lifting transmission body is vertically arranged and driven to rotate by the lifting driving body, and the lifting transmission body drives the transmission structure to rotate when in contact with the transmission structure; The return transmission assembly includes a return driving body and a return transmission body, wherein the return transmission body is vertically arranged and driven to rotate by the return driving body, and the return transmission body drives the transmission structure to rotate when in contact with the transmission structure, and the rotation direction of the return transmission body is opposite to the rotation direction of the lifting transmission body; The lifting transmission assembly and the return transmission assembly both further include a screw transmission mechanism, the screw transmission mechanism is connected to the main frame, the screw transmission mechanism is used to drive the translational movement of the sliding sleeve, the lifting transmission assembly and the return transmission assembly are arranged on the corresponding sliding sleeve and make translational movement close to or away from the transmission structure with the sliding sleeve; The rotating transmission body is connected to the material rack through an adapter plate, a buffer portion is arranged between the adapter plate and the main frame portion, the buffer portion comprises a base, a buffer frame and a friction plate, the base is arranged on the main frame portion, the buffer frame can be movably inserted into the base, and there is resistance when the buffer frame moves on the base, the friction plate is arranged on the buffer frame, and the friction plate is in contact with the adapter plate; The transmission structure comprises a screw body and a transmission roller body sleeved on the screw body, and the transmission roller body is located below the adapter plate; The lifting transmission assembly and the return transmission assembly both include an active roller body, and when the active roller body contacts the side surface of the transmission roller body, the active roller body drives the transmission roller body to rotate.

2. The uninterrupted intelligent loading and feeding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material storage structure includes a material storage rack and N partition bodies arranged in the material storage rack, wherein the partition bodies divide the internal space of the material storage rack into N+1 storage spaces, and the material storage rack is vertically arranged on the transfer plate, and the material storage rack has a plurality of openings, and the openings are located on both sides of the partition bodies; The sliding structure includes a sliding block and a plurality of supporting plates arranged on the sliding block, wherein the sliding block is arranged on the screw rod body, the supporting plates pass through the openings and are located in the material storage rack, and the supporting plates are located on both sides of the partition body.

3. The uninterrupted intelligent loading and feeding machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The fetching and delivering robot is provided with an adsorption part, the number of which is equal to the number of storage spaces on a single material storage structure, and the adsorption part is used to adsorb materials.

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