An online automatic packing device and method for combined glue dark box

Abstract

The present invention discloses an online automatic packing device and method for a combined glue dark box, aiming to provide an online automatic packing device and method for a combined glue dark box with high production efficiency. It includes a feeding module, a carrier line module, a grabbing module, a storage module and a conveying module, wherein the feeding module is provided with a detection mechanism and a transplanting mechanism, the carrier line module is provided with a guide rib and a detection locator, the grabbing module is provided with a manipulator, the storage module is provided with a roller line, and the conveying module is provided with a box pushing device. The detection mechanism includes a plurality of photoelectric switch detectors. The transplanting mechanism includes a transverse cylinder, a lifting cylinder and a grabbing cylinder. The detection locator is a photoelectric detection locator. The manipulator is provided with a plurality of clamps. The detection locator is connected to a programmable logic controller, and the programmable logic controller is connected to a manipulator. The present invention has high production efficiency, and the whole set of components are modularized in area, do not interfere with each other, and are easy to repair and replace.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of packaging machinery, and in particular to an online automatic box packing device and method for a combined glue dark box. Background Art

[0002] In modern industrial production, it is often necessary to count and package products. If these tasks are done manually, they are not only inefficient, but also labor-intensive and not suitable for modern production needs. In the chemical products industry, more than 90% of the packing methods of modular glue boxes are manual packing. The equipment does not stop, and employees cannot leave their posts, and the operation is mechanical. The efficiency of online automatic packing must be faster than the production efficiency to achieve online product non-pile-up. Automatic packing needs to realize functions such as judgment, positioning, grabbing, stacking, and box changing, and the time consumed must be shorter than the production time, otherwise the production products will pile up. Because the appearance requirements of the product are met, the packing must be positive and negative, so the automatic packing equipment needs to realize positive and negative judgment. However, the current automatic packing equipment cannot realize the positive and negative judgment of product placement.

[0003] The Chinese patent publication number is CN108674746A, and the publication date is October 19, 2018. The name of the invention is "Automated Packing Equipment". The application discloses an automated packing equipment including a carton conveyor line, a material distribution conveyor line, a packing mechanism, a manipulator and a silo. The packing mechanism is arranged on the carton conveyor line, which includes a blanking mold and a first driving device. The blanking mold is arranged on the upper side of the carton conveyor line. The blanking mold is provided with a blanking channel whose lower end is used to dock with the carton opening. The first driving device can drive the blanking mold to move up and down so that the blanking channel moves down to dock with the opening of the receiving carton or moves up to detach from the carton; the material distribution conveyor line is arranged on one side of the carton conveyor line for connecting the silo and the packing mechanism. The silo can stack several columns of materials. The material distribution conveyor line sequentially transports each column of materials to its output end in batches according to a preset number, and the manipulator transfers the single-separated materials to the corresponding carton through the blanking channel. The disadvantage is that the automatic packing equipment cannot determine the forward and reverse directions of the combined glue dark box body. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present invention overcomes the problem in the prior art that the forward and reverse directions of the combined glue dark box body cannot be determined, and provides an online automatic box packing device for the combined glue dark box that can realize the forward and reverse determination of the product and has high online automatic box packing efficiency. The online automatic box packing device has high production efficiency, and the whole set of component areas are modularized without interfering with each other, and are easy to repair and replace.

[0005] In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions: an online automatic packing device for a combined glue dark box, characterized in that it includes a feeding module, a carrier line module, a grabbing module, a storage module and a conveying module, wherein the feeding module is provided with a detection mechanism and a transplanting mechanism, the carrier line module is provided with a guide rib and a detection locator, the grabbing module is provided with a manipulator, the storage module is provided with a roller line, and the conveying module is provided with a box pushing device. The production efficiency is high, the whole set of components is modularized, does not interfere with each other, and is easy to repair and replace.

[0006] Preferably, the detection mechanism includes a plurality of photoelectric switch detectors, which can simultaneously detect and control the number of products and the forward and reverse directions of the products, thereby controlling the feeding quantity and preventing blockage, and can realize the forward and reverse direction detection function in a very short time, thereby improving the detection efficiency and feeding efficiency.

[0007] Preferably, the transplanting mechanism includes a lateral cylinder, a lifting cylinder and a grabbing cylinder, and can be transferred to the carrier line by descending, clamping, lifting, lateral movement, descending, releasing, etc., to increase the speed, and the front and rear sections can be carried out simultaneously without waiting.

[0008] Preferably, the detection locator is a photoelectric detection locator to improve detection accuracy.

[0009] Preferably, the manipulator is provided with a plurality of clamps, and the manipulator can effectively clamp by changing the clamps.

[0010] Preferably, the detection positioner is connected to a programmable logic controller, which is connected to a manipulator. The programmable logic controller controls the cylinder to push the full box away, and after everything returns to the origin, the roller line will start to move, thereby improving the transmission efficiency of the roller line.

[0011] Preferably, a position sensor is provided on the roller line to locate the empty carton and prepare for the subsequent fixing and packing by the robot.

[0012] Preferably, the box pushing device includes a horizontal push cylinder, a gripping cylinder and a lifting cylinder. After the trigger signal, the lifting cylinder will rise from the bottom of the roller line, and then the gripping cylinder will shrink to fix the carton, and finally the two-stage push of the horizontal push cylinder can ensure that the carton is pushed into the main waterline.

[0013] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention also provides an online automatic packing method of an online automatic packing device, wherein the online automatic packing method comprises the following steps:

[0014] Feed:

[0015] a. Detection by the detection mechanism, the detection mechanism includes two photoelectric switches, a photoelectric switch detects the product, a photoelectric switch detects the positive and negative directions, through program counting, odd and even numbers (odd numbers represent positive, even numbers represent negative), remove continuous positive or continuous negative products, the detection mechanism sends the monitoring information to the manipulator 15 through the programmable logic controller;

[0016] b. Count and control the feeding quantity. Five pieces form a group. After three pieces are in total, the speed of the press line equipment 2 will be controlled by the program. When five pieces are in total, the press line equipment 2 will stop.

[0017] c. After the photoelectric switch next to the fifth product is detected, the transfer mechanism 3 will grab and transfer it to the carrier line module 4;

[0018] Loading:

[0019] d. The carrier line module 4 allows a maximum of 5 groups of 25 products to be placed, and the products are delivered to the robot 15 grabbing position in turn;

[0020] e. The carrier line module 4 photoelectric detection determines the arrangement of the product, and the arrangement information is fed back to the robot 15 through the program;

[0021] Robot gripping:

[0022] f manipulator 15 obtains the monitoring data of the carrier line module 4, changes the fixture 18, so as to grab the product combination according to the arrangement of the product;

[0023] Storage and transportation:

[0024] g. Roller line 16 stores empty cartons, with a maximum of three cartons (including positioning and packing). When the front carton is full and pushed away, it will automatically start to transport forward;

[0025] h. The position sensor on the roller line 16 locates the empty carton, and senses the entry of the empty carton through photoelectric sensing. Then the box pushing device 17 lifts and clamps it to facilitate the robot to pack. After the carton is full, the robot 15 will send a signal to the programmable logic controller, and the programmable logic controller will control the horizontal push cylinder 13 to push the full carton away. After pushing, everything returns to the original point, the roller line will start to move, and then the position sensor on the roller line 16 will detect that the empty carton is in place and then position it. After the carton is full, the two-stage push of the horizontal push cylinder 13 can ensure that the carton is pushed into the main pipeline.

[0026] Due to the adoption of the above technical scheme, the online automatic packing equipment and method of the combined glue dark box provided by the present invention has the beneficial effect of high production efficiency, and can realize the judgment of the forward and reverse direction of product placement. In addition, the entire set of component areas are modularized and do not interfere with each other, and are easy to repair and replace. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 The view in direction A;

[0029] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 The view in the B direction;

[0030] Figure 4 yes Figure 1 The view in the C direction;

[0031] Figure 5 yes Figure 1 The view in the D direction;

[0032] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the transplanting mechanism;

[0033] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the robot;

[0034] Figure 8 It is a structural schematic diagram of a box-pushing device.

[0035] In the figure: feeding module 1 stamping line equipment 2 transfer mechanism 3 carrier line module 4 grab module 5 storage module 6 conveying module 7 guide rib 8 detection locator 9 transverse cylinder 10 lifting cylinder 11 grab cylinder 12 transverse push cylinder 13 gripping cylinder 14 manipulator 15 roller line 16 box pushing device 17 clamp 18 clamp strip 19 clamp strip 20 lifting cylinder 21 slide block 22 guide rail 23. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention:

[0037] An online automatic packing device for a combined glue dark box, such as Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, it includes a feeding module 1, a carrier line module 4, a grabbing module 5, a storage module 6 and a conveying module 7, the feeding module 1 is provided with a detection mechanism and a transplanting mechanism 3, the carrier line module 4 is provided with a stamping line equipment 2, a guide rib 8 and a detection locator 9, the grabbing module 5 is provided with a manipulator 15, the storage module 7 is provided with a roller line 16, the roller line 16 is provided with a position sensor, and the conveying module 7 is provided with a box pushing device 17.

[0038] like Figure 2As shown, the detection mechanism includes two photoelectric switch detectors, one photoelectric switch detector detects the product, and the other photoelectric switch detector detects the forward and reverse directions. Through program counting, odd and even numbers (odd numbers represent positive, and even numbers represent reverse), the program will not have continuous odd or even numbers when judging, and they are interlocked. Through this technology, the forward and reverse direction detection function can be realized within 1.5 seconds.

[0039] like Figure 3 and Figure 5 as well as Figure 6 As shown, the transplanting mechanism 3 includes a transverse cylinder 10, a lifting cylinder 11 and a grabbing cylinder 12. First, the lifting cylinder 11 drives the grabbing cylinder 12 to descend to a certain height, and the grabbing cylinder 12 clamps 5 products. After the grabbing cylinder 12 clamps the 5 products on the carrier line module 4, the lifting cylinder 11 drives the grabbing cylinder 12 to lift up. After lifting to a certain height, the transverse cylinder 10 drives the grabbing cylinder 12 to move horizontally to the top of the carrier line module 4. At this time, the lifting cylinder 11 drives the grabbing cylinder 12 to descend to a certain height, and the grabbing cylinder 12 puts the 5 products into the position within the guide rib 8. The grabbing cylinder 12 is provided with a clamping strip 19. The carrier line module 4 is provided with a detection positioner 9, the detection positioner 9 is connected to a programmable logic controller, and the programmable logic controller is connected to a manipulator 15.

[0040] like Figure 4 and Figure 7 As shown, the manipulator 15 is provided with two clamps 18, a slide block 22 and a guide rail 23. The clamp 18 is provided with a clamping strip 20.

[0041] like Figure 4 and Figure 8 As shown, the box pushing device 17 includes a horizontal push cylinder 13, a gripping cylinder 14 and a lifting cylinder 21. The position sensor on the roller line 16 senses the entry of an empty carton, and then the lifting cylinder 21 drives the gripping cylinder 14 to rise to a specified height, and the gripping cylinder 14 clamps the carton to facilitate the robot 15 to pack. After the carton is full, the carton is pushed into the main pipeline through the second-stage push of the horizontal push cylinder 13.

[0042] An online automatic packing method for an online automatic packing device, characterized in that the online automatic packing method comprises the following steps:

[0043] Feed:

[0044] a. Detection by the detection mechanism, the detection mechanism includes two photoelectric switches, a photoelectric switch detects the product, a photoelectric switch detects the positive and negative directions, through program counting, odd and even numbers (odd numbers represent positive, even numbers represent negative), remove continuous positive or continuous negative products, the detection mechanism sends the monitoring information to the manipulator 15 through the programmable logic controller;

[0045] b. Count and control the feeding quantity. Five pieces form a group. After three pieces are in total, the speed of the press line equipment 2 will be controlled by the program. When five pieces are in total, the press line equipment 2 will stop.

[0046] c. After the photoelectric switch next to the fifth product is detected, the transfer mechanism 3 will grab and transfer it to the carrier line module 4;

[0047] Loading:

[0048] d. The carrier line module 4 allows a maximum of 5 groups of 25 products to be placed, and the products are delivered to the robot 15 grabbing position in turn;

[0049] e. The carrier line module 4 photoelectric detection determines the arrangement of the product, and the arrangement information is fed back to the robot 15 through the program;

[0050] Robot gripping:

[0051] f manipulator 15 obtains the monitoring data of the carrier line module 4, changes the fixture 18, so as to grab the product combination according to the arrangement of the product;

[0052] Storage and transportation:

[0053] g. Roller line 16 stores empty cartons, with a maximum of three cartons (including positioning and packing). When the front carton is full and pushed away, it will automatically start to transport forward;

[0054] h. The position sensor on the roller line 16 locates the empty carton, and senses the entry of the empty carton through photoelectric sensing. Then the box pushing device 17 lifts and clamps it to facilitate the robot to pack. After the carton is full, the robot 15 will send a signal to the programmable logic controller, and the programmable logic controller will control the horizontal push cylinder 13 to push the full carton away. After pushing, everything returns to the original point, the roller line will start to move, and then the position sensor on the roller line 16 will detect that the empty carton is in place and then position it. After the carton is full, the two-stage push of the horizontal push cylinder 13 can ensure that the carton is pushed into the main pipeline.

Claims

1. An online automatic packing device for a combined glue dark box, characterized in that: It includes a feeding module, a carrier line module, a grabbing module, a storage module and a conveying module. The feeding module is provided with a detection mechanism and a transplanting mechanism, the carrier line module is provided with a guide rib and a detection locator, the grabbing module is provided with a manipulator, the storage module is provided with a roller line, and the conveying module is provided with a box pushing device; the detection mechanism includes two photoelectric switch detectors, and the photoelectric switch detectors can be interlocked; The photoelectric switch detector can realize forward and reverse detection within 1.5 seconds after interlocking; One photoelectric switch detects the product, and the other photoelectric switch detects the forward and reverse directions. Through program counting, odd and even numbers, odd numbers represent positive and even numbers represent reverse, products with continuous positive or reverse directions are eliminated, and the detection mechanism sends the monitoring information to the robot through the programmable logic controller.

2. The online automatic packing equipment for combined glue-type dark boxes according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The transplanting mechanism comprises a transverse cylinder, a lifting cylinder and a grabbing cylinder; the lifting cylinder drives the grabbing cylinder to rise and fall, the transverse cylinder drives the grabbing cylinder to move transversely, and a clamping strip is arranged on the grabbing cylinder.

3. The online automatic packing equipment for combined glue-type dark boxes according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The detection locator is a photoelectric detection locator.

4. The online automatic packing equipment for combined glue-type dark boxes according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The manipulator is provided with a plurality of clamps.

5. The online automatic packing equipment for combined glue-covered boxes according to claim 1 or 4 is characterized in that: The detection positioner is connected to a programmable logic controller, and the programmable logic controller is connected to a manipulator.

6. The online automatic packing equipment for combined glue-type dark boxes according to claim 1 is characterized in that: A position sensor is provided on the roller line.

7. The online automatic packing equipment for combined glue-type dark boxes according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The box pushing device comprises a horizontal pushing cylinder, a grasping cylinder and a lifting cylinder.

8. An online automatic packing method, characterized in that: The online automatic packing method comprises the following steps: Feed: a. Detection by a detection mechanism, the detection mechanism includes two photoelectric switches, one photoelectric switch detects the product, and the other photoelectric switch detects the positive and negative directions, and the program counts the odd and even numbers, the odd numbers represent the positive, and the even numbers represent the negative, and the products with continuous positive or continuous negative directions are eliminated. The detection mechanism sends the monitoring information to the manipulator (15) through the programmable logic controller; b. Count and control the feeding quantity. Five pieces are grouped together. When three pieces are in a group, the speed of the press line equipment (2) will be controlled by the program. When five pieces are in a group, the speed of the press line equipment (2) will stop. c. After the photoelectric switch next to the fifth product is detected, the transfer mechanism (3) will grab and transfer it to the carrier line module (4); Loading: d. The carrier line module (4) allows a maximum of 5 groups of 25 products to be placed, and the products are delivered to the robot (15) grasping position in sequence; e. The carrier line module (4) uses photoelectric detection to determine the arrangement of the products, and feeds back the arrangement information to the robot (15) through a program; Robot gripping: f. The manipulator (15) obtains the monitoring data of the carrier line module (4) and changes the fixture (18) to grab the product combination according to the arrangement of the products; Storage and transportation: g. The roller line (16) stores empty cartons, with a maximum of three cartons, including positioning and packing. When the front carton is full and pushed away, it will automatically start to transport forward; h. The position sensor on the roller line (16) locates the empty carton, and the entry of the empty carton is sensed by photoelectric induction. Then the box pushing device (17) lifts and clamps it, which is convenient for the robot to pack. After the carton is full, the robot (15) will send a signal to the programmable logic controller, and the programmable logic controller will control the horizontal push cylinder (13) to push the full carton away. After pushing, everything returns to the original point, and the roller line will start to move. Then the position sensor on the roller line (16) detects that the empty carton is in place and then positions it. After the carton is full, the two-stage push of the horizontal push cylinder (13) can ensure that the carton is pushed into the main flow line.

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