A continuous and precise feeding device and method

Abstract

The present invention is applicable to the technical field of pharmaceutical production equipment and relates to a continuous and precise feeding device and method, comprising: a first conveying mechanism, a feeding mechanism, and a second conveying mechanism. The first conveying mechanism and the second conveying mechanism are respectively arranged at the feeding end and the discharging end of the feeding mechanism. The first conveying mechanism includes a conveyor belt for conveying bottle bodies, a driving member for driving the conveyor belt, and a material shortage detector for detecting whether there are bottle bodies on the conveyor belt. The feeding mechanism includes an arc-shaped guiding member, a profiling dial, and a servo driver for driving the profiling dial. The arc-shaped guiding member is arranged at the output end of the conveyor belt. The rotation axis of the profiling dial is horizontally arranged and the center of the arc-shaped guiding member coincides with the center of the profiling dial. A material in-place detector for detecting whether there are bottle bodies is further arranged on the arc-shaped guiding member. The structure of the present invention is compact and the operation is stable, improving the feeding efficiency and greatly reducing the labor intensity to meet the production capacity requirements of users.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of pharmaceutical production equipment, and particularly relates to a continuous and precise feeding device and method. Background Art

[0002] The bottle arranging device is a commonly used device in bottle body transportation. The bottle outlet of the bottle arranging device is usually connected to the bottle conveying dial. However, the bottle arranging device usually has the problem of easy bottle jamming. When a bottle jams at the bottle inlet of the dial, the bottle arranging device cannot automatically stop, but continues to convey the bottle body to the dial, which is extremely easy to cause broken bottles. The glass chips generated by the broken bottles will cause serious pollution to the entire production line and also lead to a significant reduction in the efficiency of the bottle arranging device.

[0003] To solve this problem, in the prior art, a protection device is set on the bottle arranging device to protect the bottle body. For example, the patent with the publication number CN204528434U discloses a bottle body conveying device, including a bottle conveying component, a dial, and an inlet bottle fence. The bottle conveying component is provided with a bottle outlet channel, the dial is connected to the bottle outlet channel, the inlet bottle fence is slidably arranged outside the dial along the bottle conveying direction of the dial. The inlet bottle fence includes an inlet bottle surface and a bottle conveying surface. The inlet bottle surface contacts the bottle body in the bottle outlet channel, and the bottle conveying surface cooperates with the dial to form a bottle conveying channel. A signal block is installed on the inlet bottle fence, and an induction component is installed below the inlet bottle fence corresponding to the position where the signal block is located during normal bottle conveying. In this patent, when a bottle jams at the bottle inlet of the dial, according to the fact that the induction component cannot detect the signal block, the control system controls the bottle conveying component to stop. Although this method prevents the subsequent bottle body from continuing to be conveyed, once a bottle jamming occurs, it will more or less affect the damage to the bottle body and the efficiency of the device.

[0004] Therefore, how to achieve continuous and precise transmission of the bottle body and eliminate the bottle jamming phenomenon of the bottle arranging device is an urgent problem to be solved by those skilled in the art. Summary of the Invention

[0005] Aiming at the deficiencies of the prior art, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a continuous and precise feeding device to solve the problem of easy bottle jamming during the feeding process in the prior art, resulting in discontinuous feeding. In addition, the present invention also provides a continuous and precise feeding method.

[0006] To solve the above technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0007] In a first aspect, the present invention provides a continuous and precise feeding device, comprising: a first conveying mechanism, a feeding mechanism, and a second conveying mechanism, wherein the first conveying mechanism and the second conveying mechanism are respectively arranged at the feeding end and the discharging end of the feeding mechanism; the first conveying mechanism includes a conveyor belt for conveying bottle bodies, a driving member for driving the conveyor belt, and a material shortage detector for detecting whether there are bottle bodies on the conveyor belt; the feeding mechanism includes an arc-shaped guiding member, a profiling dial, and a servo driver for driving the profiling dial, the arc-shaped guiding member is arranged at the output end of the conveyor belt, the rotation axis of the profiling dial is horizontally arranged and the arc-shaped guiding member coincides with the center of the profiling dial, and a material in-place detector for detecting whether there is a bottle body is further arranged on the arc-shaped guiding member.

[0008] Further, a precise indexing block for precisely indexing the bottle bodies is further arranged on the rotation axis, and the precise indexing block is located on one side of the profiling dial.

[0009] Further, a specification quick-change member for adapting to different specifications of bottle bodies is further installed on the rotation axis, and the specification quick-change member is located on one side of the profiling dial.

[0010] Further, a feeding guiding member for guiding the feeding of bottle bodies is arranged on the conveyor belt.

[0011] Further, a discharging guiding member for guiding the discharging of bottle bodies is further arranged on one side of the discharging position below the profiling dial.

[0012] Further, a material transition plate for facilitating the storage and transfer of materials is further arranged on one side of the profiling dial, and the material transition plate is inclined.

[0013] Further, a protective cover for protection is further covered above the feeding mechanism.

[0014] Further, a frame is further included, a control box is arranged on the frame, and the first conveying mechanism and the feeding mechanism are arranged on the frame.

[0015] Further, a plurality of adjusting members for adjusting the feeding guiding member are further arranged on the frame.

[0016] In a second aspect, the present invention further provides a continuous and precise feeding method, which is applied to the continuous and precise feeding device as described above, and comprises the following steps:

[0017] S10. Under the guiding action of the feeding guiding member, the bottle body moves towards the feeding mechanism along with the conveyor belt;

[0018] S20. When the bottle body passes through the material shortage detector at one end of the first conveying mechanism close to the feeding mechanism during the movement process, if the material shortage detector alarms, the feeding is immediately stopped and the position of the bottle body is adjusted, and if it does not alarm, the feeding is normal;

[0019] S30. After the bottle body is successfully conveyed under the profiling dial, the material in-place detector determines whether the bottle body is in place. If the material in-place detector alarms, the bottle dialing is immediately stopped and the position of the bottle body is adjusted. If there is no alarm, continuous and precise bottle dialing is performed according to the feeding requirement.

[0020] S40. The bottle body that has completed the bottle dialing work is transported to the second conveying mechanism under the guiding action of the discharge guiding member for the next process.

[0021] Compared with the prior art, the continuous and precise feeding device and method provided by the present invention have at least the following beneficial effects:

[0022] The structure of the present invention is compact and operates stably. The profiling dial and the arc guiding member are concentric, which improves the effective bottle dialing distance of the profiling dial, ensures continuous and precise feeding. At the same time, the material shortage detector and the material in-place detector can detect whether the bottle body reaches the predetermined position. If it does not reach the predetermined position, feeding is stopped and an alarm is given. The specification quick-change part can also make the device adapt to the feeding of bottle bodies of different specifications. The whole device realizes precise and continuous feeding of bottle bodies of different specifications, improves the feeding efficiency and safety performance, and greatly reduces the manual intensity to meet the production capacity requirements of users. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] In order to more clearly illustrate the solution of the present invention, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the following drawings are some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative efforts.

[0024] Figure 1 A perspective view of a certain angle of the first conveying mechanism and the feeding mechanism of a continuous and precise feeding device provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 2 A perspective view of another angle of the first conveying mechanism and the feeding mechanism of a continuous and precise feeding device provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 3 A side view of the first conveying mechanism and the feeding mechanism of a continuous and precise feeding device provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 4 A perspective view of a continuous and precise feeding device provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 5 A flowchart of a continuous and precise feeding method provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0029] Reference numerals: 10 - First conveying mechanism; 101 - Conveyor belt; 102 - Driving member; 103 - Material shortage detector; 104 - Feeding guide member; 20 - Feeding mechanism; 201 - Arc guide member; 202 - Profiled dial; 203 - Servo driver; 204 - Rotating shaft; 205 - Material in place detector; 206 - Precision indexing block; 207 - Specification quick change part; 208 - Discharge guide member; 209 - Material transition plate; 201 - Protective cover; 30 - Second conveying mechanism; 40 - Frame; 401 - Control box; 402 - Adjusting member; 50 - Bottle body. Detailed implementation manners

[0030] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the technical field to which this invention belongs; the terms used in the description of the present invention are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. For example, the terms such as "length", "width", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "rear", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. indicate the orientation or position based on the orientation or position shown in the drawings, which are only for convenience of description and cannot be construed as a limitation to the technical solution of the present invention.

[0031] In addition, the terms "comprising" and "having" and any variations thereof in the description and claims of the present invention and the above-mentioned drawings are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion; the terms "first", "second", etc. in the description and claims of the present invention or the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish different objects and are not used to describe a specific order. In the description and claims of the present invention and the above-mentioned drawings, when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "mounted on" or "disposed on" or "connected to" another element, it may be directly or indirectly located on the other element. For example, when an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it may be directly or indirectly connected to the other element.

[0032] Furthermore, the mention of "embodiments" herein means that a specific feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiments can be included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. The phrase appears in various places in the description and does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it an independent or alternative embodiment mutually exclusive with other embodiments. Those skilled in the art will explicitly and implicitly understand that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.

[0033] The present invention provides a continuous and precise feeding device for feeding multi-ampoule bottles. The continuous and precise feeding device includes: a first conveying mechanism, a feeding mechanism, and a second conveying mechanism. The first conveying mechanism and the second conveying mechanism are respectively arranged at the feeding end and the discharging end of the feeding mechanism. The first conveying mechanism includes a conveyor belt for conveying the bottle bodies, a driving member for driving the conveyor belt, and a material shortage detector for detecting whether there are bottle bodies on the conveyor belt. The feeding mechanism includes an arc-shaped guiding member, a profiling dial, and a servo driver for driving the profiling dial. The arc-shaped guiding member is arranged at the output end of the conveyor belt. The rotation axis of the profiling dial is horizontally arranged and the center of the arc-shaped guiding member coincides with the center of the profiling dial. A material in-place detector for detecting whether there is a bottle body is further arranged on the arc-shaped guiding member.

[0034] The structure of the present invention is compact and operates stably, improving the feeding efficiency and greatly reducing the labor intensity to meet the production capacity requirements of users.

[0035] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solution of the present invention, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0036] The present invention provides a continuous and precise feeding device for feeding multi-ampoule bottles and, in some cases, for feeding products in other fields. In combination with Figure 1 、 Figure 2 、 Figure 3 and Figure 4, in this embodiment, the continuous and precise feeding device includes: a first conveying mechanism 10, a feeding mechanism 20, and a second conveying mechanism 30. The first conveying mechanism 10 and the second conveying mechanism 30 are respectively arranged at the feeding end and the discharging end of the feeding mechanism 20. The first conveying mechanism 10 is used to convey the bottle body 50 to the feeding mechanism 20, and includes a conveyor belt 101 for conveying the bottle body 50, a driving member 102 for driving the conveyor belt 101, and a material shortage detector 103 for detecting whether there is a bottle body 50 on the conveyor belt 101. When the material shortage detector 103 does not detect the bottle body 50 on the conveyor belt 101, it will send out an alarm signal, and the staff can stop the operation of the device in time to ensure the safety of the bottle body 50. The feeding mechanism 20 is used to continuously and orderly dial the bottle body 50, and includes an arc-shaped guiding member 201, a profiling dial wheel 202 for dialing the bottle, and a servo driver 203 for driving the profiling dial wheel 202. The arc-shaped guiding member 201 is an arc-shaped slide table arranged at the output end of the conveyor belt 101. The rotation axis 204 of the profiling dial wheel 202 is horizontally arranged and the center of the arc-shaped guiding member 201 coincides with the center of the profiling dial wheel 202, which improves the effective distance of the profiling dial wheel 202 for dialing the bottle and ensures the continuous and precise feeding. A material in-place detector 205 for detecting whether there is a bottle body 50 is also arranged on the arc-shaped guiding member 201. When the material in-place detector 205 does not detect the bottle body 50 on the arc-shaped guiding member 201, it will send out an alarm signal, and the staff can stop the operation of the device in time to ensure the safety of the bottle body 50.

[0037] In this embodiment, as Figure 1 shown, the driving member 102 is a driving motor; in some other embodiments, the driving member 102 can also be other drivers such as a cylinder.

[0038] In this embodiment, combined with Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the material shortage detector 103 is arranged at the middle position and the position close to the feeding mechanism 20 of the conveyor belt 101 of the first conveying mechanism 10, effectively completing the position detection of the bottle body 50 during the whole transportation process of the first conveying mechanism; in some other embodiments, the material shortage detector 103 can also be arranged at any position on the conveyor belt 101 of the first conveying mechanism 10.

[0039] Further, combined with Figure 1 and Figure 2 , a precise indexing block 206 for precisely indexing the bottle body 50 is also arranged on the rotation axis 204. The precise indexing block 206 is located on the right side of the profiling dial wheel 202, further improving the feeding accuracy.

[0040] In some other embodiments, the precise indexing block 206 can also be arranged on the left side of the profiling dial wheel.

[0041] Further, combined with Figure 1 and Figure 2, a quick-change part 207 for adapting to different specifications of the bottle body 50 is further installed on the rotating shaft 204. The quick-change part 207 for specifications is located on the left side of the profiling dial 202, enabling the feeding device to pick up different specifications of the bottle body 50, thereby improving the adaptability of the feeding device.

[0042] In some other embodiments, the quick-change part 207 for specifications can also be located on the right side of the profiling dial 202.

[0043] Furthermore, as Figure 1 shown, a feeding guide part 104 for guiding the feeding of the bottle body 50 is provided on the conveyor belt 101 to ensure the stability of the bottle body 50 running on the conveyor belt 101.

[0044] Furthermore, in combination with Figure 1 and Figure 2 , a discharging guide part 208 for guiding the discharging of the bottle body 50 is further provided on the left side of the discharging position below the profiling dial 202 to ensure the coherence and stability of the bottle body 50 from discharging from the feeding structure 20 to the second conveying mechanism 30.

[0045] Furthermore, in combination with Figure 1 and Figure 2 , a material transition plate 209 for facilitating the storage and transfer of materials is further provided on the left side of the profiling dial 202. The material transition plate 209 is inclined. When there are more bottle bodies 50 waiting to be discharged by the feeding mechanism 20, the material transition plate 209 plays a role of temporary storage to ensure the stable and continuous process of the feeding mechanism 20 discharging to the second conveying mechanism 30.

[0046] Furthermore, as Figure 4 shown, a protective cover 210 for protection is further covered above the feeding mechanism 20 to ensure that the operation of the feeding mechanism 20 is not affected by external factors.

[0047] Furthermore, as Figure 1 shown, a frame 40 is further included. A control box 401 is provided on the frame 40. The control box 401 is used to control the start and stop of the entire device. The first conveying mechanism 10 and the feeding mechanism 20 are arranged on the frame 40.

[0048] Furthermore, as Figure 1 shown, five adjusting parts 402 for adjusting the feeding guide part 104 are provided on the frame 40, so that the feeding guide part 104 can adapt to the guiding of different specifications of the bottle body 50.

[0049] In some other embodiments, the number of the adjusting parts 402 can also be any other number.

[0050] The continuous and precise feeding device described in the above embodiments is structurally compact and operates stably. The profiling dial 202 is set to coincide with the center of the arc-shaped guide 201, which increases the effective bottle-feeding distance of the profiling dial 202, ensures continuous and precise feeding. At the same time, the material shortage detector 103 and the material-in-place detector 205 can detect whether the bottle body 50 reaches the predetermined position. If it does not reach the predetermined position, feeding will be stopped and an alarm will be given. The specification quick-change part 207 can also make the device adapt to the feeding of bottle bodies 50 of different specifications. The entire device realizes precise and continuous feeding of bottle bodies 50 of different specifications, improves the feeding efficiency and safety performance, and greatly reduces the labor intensity to meet the production capacity requirements of users.

[0051] An embodiment of the present invention also provides a continuous and precise feeding method, which is applied to the continuous and precise feeding device described in the above embodiments, as Figure 5 shown, and includes the following steps:

[0052] S10. Under the guiding action of the feeding guide 104, the bottle body 50 moves in the direction of the feeding mechanism 20 along with the conveyor belt 101;

[0053] S20. During the movement of the bottle body 50, it passes through the material shortage detector 103 at one end of the first conveyor mechanism 10 close to the feeding mechanism 20. If the material shortage detector 103 alarms, feeding will be immediately stopped and the position of the bottle body 50 will be adjusted. If there is no alarm, normal feeding will be carried out;

[0054] S30. After the bottle body 50 is successfully conveyed under the profiling dial 202, the material-in-place detector 205 determines whether the bottle body 50 is in place. If the material-in-place detector 205 alarms, the bottle feeding will be immediately stopped and the position of the bottle body 50 will be adjusted. If there is no alarm, continuous and precise bottle feeding will be carried out according to the feeding requirements;

[0055] S40. The bottle body 50 that has completed the bottle feeding work is transported to the second conveyor mechanism 30 under the guiding action of the discharging guide 208 for the next process.

[0056] The continuous and precise feeding method described in the above embodiments has simple steps and convenient operation. By setting the profiling dial 202 of the feeding mechanism 20 to coincide with the center of the arc-shaped guide 201, the effective bottle-feeding distance of the profiling dial 202 is increased, ensuring continuous and precise feeding. Through the set material shortage detector 103 and material-in-place detector 205, it can be detected whether the bottle body 50 reaches the predetermined position. If it does not reach the predetermined position, feeding will be stopped and an alarm will be given. The entire method process realizes precise and continuous feeding of the bottle body 50, improves the feeding rate and safety performance, and greatly reduces the labor intensity to meet the production capacity requirements of users.

[0057] Obviously, the embodiments described above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, rather than all embodiments. The preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown in the accompanying drawings, but do not limit the patent scope of the present invention. The present invention can be implemented in many different forms. On the contrary, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the understanding of the disclosed content of the present invention more thorough and comprehensive. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, for those skilled in the art, they can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing specific embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements on some of the technical features. Any equivalent structures made by using the content of the specification and drawings of the present invention, directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are similarly within the scope of the patent protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A continuous and precise feeding device, characterized in that, Comprising: A first conveying mechanism (10), a feeding mechanism (20), and a second conveying mechanism (30), wherein the first conveying mechanism (10) and the second conveying mechanism (30) are respectively arranged at the feeding end and the discharging end of the feeding mechanism (20); The first conveying mechanism (10) includes a conveyor belt (101) for conveying the bottle body (50), a driving member (102) for driving the conveyor belt (101), and a material shortage detector (103) for detecting whether there is a bottle body (50) on the conveyor belt (101); The feeding mechanism (20) includes an arc-shaped guiding member (201), a profiling dial (202), and a servo driver (203) for driving the profiling dial (202). The arc-shaped guiding member (201) is arranged at the output end of the conveyor belt (101). The rotation axis (204) of the profiling dial (202) is horizontally arranged and the arc-shaped guiding member (201) coincides with the center of the profiling dial (202). A material in-place detector (205) for detecting whether there is a bottle body (50) is further arranged on the arc-shaped guiding member (201); A precise indexing block (206) for precisely indexing the bottle body (50) is further arranged on the rotation axis (204), and the precise indexing block (206) is located on one side of the profiling dial (202); A specification quick-change member (207) for adapting to different specifications of the bottle body (50) is further installed on the rotation axis (204), and the specification quick-change member (207) is located on one side of the profiling dial (202); It further includes a frame (40), and a control box (401) is arranged on the frame (40). The first conveying mechanism (10) and the feeding mechanism (20) are arranged on the frame (40).

2. The continuous precise feeding device according to claim 1, wherein, A feeding guiding member (104) for guiding the feeding of the bottle body (50) is arranged on the conveyor belt (101).

3. The continuous precise feeding device according to claim 2, characterized in that, A discharging guiding member (208) for guiding the discharging of the bottle body (50) is further arranged on one side of the discharging position below the profiling dial (202).

4. The continuous precise feeding device according to claim 3, characterized in that, A material transition plate (209) for facilitating the storage and transfer of materials is further arranged on one side of the profiling dial (202), and the material transition plate (209) is inclined.

5. The continuous precise feeding device according to claim 3, characterized in that, A protective cover (210) for protection is further arranged above the feeding mechanism (20).

6. A continuous precise feeding device according to claim 1, wherein, A plurality of adjusting members (402) for adjusting the feeding guiding member (104) are further arranged on the frame (40).

7. A continuous and precise feeding method, applied to the continuous and precise feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that, Including the following steps: S10. Under the guiding action of the feeding guiding member (104), the bottle body (50) moves towards the feeding mechanism (20) along with the conveyor belt (101); S20. During the movement, the bottle body (50) passes through the material shortage detector (103) at one end of the first conveying mechanism (10) close to the feeding mechanism (20). If the material shortage detector (103) alarms, the feeding is immediately stopped and the position of the bottle body (50) is adjusted. If there is no alarm, the feeding is normal; S30. After the bottle body (50) is successfully conveyed under the profiling dial wheel (202), the material in-place detector (205) determines whether the bottle body (50) is in place. If the material in-place detector (205) alarms, the bottle pushing is immediately stopped and the position of the bottle body (50) is adjusted. If there is no alarm, continuous and precise feeding and bottle pushing are carried out according to the feeding requirements; S40. The bottle body (50) that has completed the bottle pushing work is transported onto the second conveying mechanism (30) under the guiding action of the discharge guiding member (208) for the next process.

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