Indexing transport device for cylindrical hollow bodies

Abstract

The application discloses a kind of cylindrical hollow body's indexing conveying equipment, comprising: distribution module, adjust posture module and take material module, distribution module and external motor are connected, motor drives distribution module to rotate to separate several cylindrical hollow bodies;Adjust posture module is connected with distribution module, and several cylindrical hollow bodies separated by distribution module enter adjust posture module one by one;Take material module and adjust posture module are adjacent, and take material module extracts several cylindrical hollow bodies output by adjust posture module one by one, and several cylindrical hollow bodies are output one by one.The application can improve the success rate of hanging cover and improve the stability of cover transfer.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of index conveying equipment, and particularly relates to an index conveying equipment for a cylindrical hollow body. BACKGROUND

[0002] The index conveying equipment for a cylindrical hollow body is an equipment capable of hanging and conveying a cap such as a bottle cap or a can lid, and can be applied in the fields of printing, packaging, and mechanical manufacturing.

[0003] The existing index conveying equipment for a cylindrical hollow body has low conveying efficiency. Since the cap needs to be stably conveyed to a position, and the cap has a groove, a damaging fixing mode cannot be adopted in consideration of subsequent production processes, and the conveying of the cap is relatively difficult. In order to stably convey the cap, the index conveying equipment for a cylindrical hollow body needs to adopt a slow conveying mode when the cap is hung, which leads to low production efficiency.

[0004] The existing index conveying equipment for a cylindrical hollow body does not have the function of adjusting the posture of the cap in the conveying process. The workpiece only contacts the cap in the moving process, which leads to unstable adhesion of the cap to the workpiece, and low success rate of cap hanging. SUMMARY

[0005] According to the embodiment of the present application, an index conveying equipment for a cylindrical hollow body is provided, which is used for respectively indexing and hanging a plurality of cylindrical hollow bodies for subsequent process treatment, and comprises a base and further comprises:

[0006] A distributing module, which is connected with an external motor, is driven by the motor to rotate to separate the plurality of cylindrical hollow bodies;

[0007] A posture adjusting module, which is connected with the distributing module, is entered by the plurality of cylindrical hollow bodies separated by the distributing module one by one;

[0008] A taking module, which is arranged adjacent to the posture adjusting module, extracts the plurality of cylindrical hollow bodies output by the posture adjusting module one by one, and outputs the plurality of cylindrical hollow bodies one by one.

[0009] Further, the distributing module comprises a toothed star wheel, each tooth of the toothed star wheel is matched with the cylindrical hollow body, and the toothed star wheel separates the plurality of cylindrical hollow bodies one by one through the teeth.

[0010] Further, the inner wall of the posture adjusting module is a relief surface, and the cylindrical hollow body moves along the inner wall of the posture adjusting module.

[0011] Further, the posture adjusting module comprises a first track and a second track; the first track is connected with the distributing module, and the plurality of cylindrical hollow bodies enter the first track one by one from the distributing module; and the second track is arranged on one track through a reset buffer unit.

[0012] Further, the second track has a relief surface, and an arc-shaped convex surface section is arranged on the relief surface, and the cylindrical hollow body moves along the arc-shaped convex surface section and inclines towards the material taking module.

[0013] Further, the material taking module comprises a rotating unit, a rotating shaft and a plurality of profiled material hanging bodies, the rotating unit is connected with the rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is connected with the motor, the motor drives the rotating unit to rotate through the rotating shaft, the plurality of profiled material hanging bodies are arranged on the rotating unit in a circular shape with the rotating shaft as the center, the profiled material hanging bodies are matched with the cylindrical hollow body, and the rotating speed of the rotating unit is matched with the rotating speed of the material separating module.

[0014] Further, the arc-shaped convex surface section comprises a first arc-shaped section and a second arc-shaped section, the first arc-shaped section and the second arc-shaped section are connected in a V shape, and the profiled material hanging body continuously slides along the first arc-shaped section to the material taking module.

[0015] Further, the second track comprises a plurality of negative pressure holes, the plurality of negative pressure holes are distributed along the second track, and the cylindrical hollow body is adsorbed on the second track by the plurality of negative pressure holes when passing through the second track.

[0016] Further, the posture adjusting module further comprises a reset buffer unit, the reset buffer unit is connected with the first track and the second track, the material taking module drives the cylindrical hollow body to impact the second track, the second track is impacted and deviates from the first track, the second track transmits the impact kinetic energy to the reset buffer unit, and the reset buffer unit absorbs and dissipates the kinetic energy of the second track.

[0017] Further, the reset buffer unit comprises a spike body and a spring, the spike body is connected with the first track and penetrates through the second track, and the spring is arranged between the spike body and the second track, so that when the second track is disturbed and deviates from the first track, the spring stretches and contracts to consume the kinetic energy of the second track and reset the second track.

[0018] After the above structure is adopted, the application has the following beneficial effects:

[0019] (1) The application provides a cylindrical hollow body rotating and conveying device, a relief surface is creatively designed on the second track, the cylindrical hollow body can adjust its own posture towards the material taking module when moving on the relief surface, and is more fitted to the cylindrical shape of the material taking module, the rotating speed of the toothed star wheel is adjusted to convey the cylindrical hollow body through the guide channel, the instability problem of the cylindrical hollow body in the conveying process is overcome, the fast conveying of the cylindrical hollow body is realized, and the success rate of the conveying of the cylindrical hollow body is improved.

[0020] (2) The application provides a cylindrical hollow body rotating and conveying device, a toothed star wheel is creatively designed, the toothed star wheel has a plurality of teeth matched with the cylindrical hollow body, and the toothed star wheel drives the cylindrical hollow body into the teeth when rotating, so that the separation of the cylindrical hollow body is realized.

[0021] (3), the application provides a kind of cylindrical hollow body's indexing conveying equipment, reset buffer unit is creatively developed, reset buffer unit is connected with first track, reset buffer unit penetrates second track, when second track deviates from first track by the disturbance of cylindrical hollow body, reset buffer unit timely consumes the kinetic energy of second track by expansion and contraction, when second track deviates from first track by the disturbance of cylindrical hollow body, reset buffer unit provides stroke protection for second track. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 The overall structure schematic diagram of the cylindrical hollow body's indexing conveying equipment provided by the application is shown in the figure;

[0023] Figure 2 The structure schematic diagram of the distribution and posture adjusting module of the cylindrical hollow body's indexing conveying equipment provided by the application is shown in the figure;

[0024] Figure 3 The position schematic diagram of the arc convex surface section of the cylindrical hollow body's indexing conveying equipment provided by the application on the undulating surface is shown in the figure; Figure 2 The section schematic diagram of direction B-B is shown in the figure;

[0025] Figure 4 The position schematic diagram of the arc convex surface section of the cylindrical hollow body's indexing conveying equipment provided by the application on the undulating surface is shown in the figure;

[0026] Figure 5 The position schematic diagram of the negative pressure hole of the cylindrical hollow body's indexing conveying equipment provided by the application on the second track is shown in the figure;

[0027] Figure 6 The assembly position schematic diagram of the spring and the nail body of the cylindrical hollow body's indexing conveying equipment provided by the application is shown in the figure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the application will be described clearly and completely below with the drawings in the embodiments of the application.Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the application, not all the embodiments of the application; based on the embodiments in the application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor are within the protection scope of the application.

[0029] It is to be noted that the relative terms such as first and second and the like in this context are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between such entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "comprising", "comprises" or any other variation thereof are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but can also include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article or apparatus.

[0030] As shown in Figures 1-3 According to an embodiment of the present application, a kind of cylindrical hollow body's indexing conveying equipment is provided, for receiving and hanging the cylindrical hollow body of the cylindrical hollow body's indexing conveying equipment transmission, comprising: base 1, distribution and posture adjustment module 2 and material taking module 3.

[0031] Wherein, distribution and posture adjustment module 2 is arranged on base 1, distribution and posture adjustment module 2 has a guide channel 21 that can accommodate cylindrical hollow body, distribution and posture adjustment module 2 receives the cylindrical hollow body of the cylindrical hollow body's indexing conveying equipment transmission and sequentially separates and transports the cylindrical hollow body into guide channel 21;Material taking module 3 is arranged on base 1, material taking module 3 and distribution and posture adjustment module 2 are arranged adjacent, material taking module 3 has rotating shaft, material taking module 3 rotates around its rotating shaft, and the cylindrical hollow body in distribution and posture adjustment module 2 is extracted when material taking module 3 rotates.

[0032] As a preferred scheme of the embodiment, the cylindrical hollow body in distribution and posture adjustment module 2 is extracted when material taking module 3 rotates to the top.

[0033] Wherein, distribution and posture adjustment module 2 has a guide channel 21 that can accommodate cylindrical hollow body, the inner wall of guide channel 21 has undulating surface 211, material taking module 3 rotates to guide channel 21 and drives cylindrical hollow body to move along the surface of undulating surface 211, and cylindrical hollow body adjusts its posture to fit material taking module 3, the setting of undulating surface 211 makes cylindrical hollow body adapt to the motion trajectory of material taking module 3 in the moving process and fit tightly material taking module 3.

[0034] As a preferred scheme of the embodiment, the cylindrical hollow body is bottle cap or can lid.

[0035] As shown in Figure 2 Distribution and posture adjustment module 2 comprises: distribution module 22 and posture adjustment module 23.

[0036] The material distribution module 22 has a central axis, and the material distribution module 22 is connected with an external motor, the external motor drives the material distribution module 22 to rotate around the central axis, and the material distribution module 22 separates the hollow cylindrical body when rotating; the posture adjusting module 23 is arranged on one side of the material distribution module 22, and the guide channel 21 is arranged on the posture adjusting module 23, and the hollow cylindrical body is transferred to the posture adjusting module 23 after being separated by the material distribution module 22.

[0037] As a preferred scheme of the embodiment, the material distribution module 22 separates the hollow cylindrical body in the posture adjusting module 23.

[0038] As a preferred scheme of the embodiment, as shown in Figure 2 The material distribution module 22 comprises a toothed star wheel 221, the toothed star wheel 221 has a plurality of toothed openings 221a matched with the hollow cylindrical body, the toothed openings 221a are arranged in a circumferential array on the toothed star wheel 221, the toothed star wheel 221 pushes the hollow cylindrical body into the toothed opening 221a to separate the hollow cylindrical body when rotating, when the hollow cylindrical body is a bottle cap, the toothed star wheel 221 is embedded between two bottle caps, the toothed star wheel 221 pushes one of the bottle caps into the toothed opening 221a, and the bottle cap in the toothed opening 221a is taken out by the continuous rotation of the toothed star wheel 221, so that the bottle cap is separated.

[0039] As shown in Figure 2 , 4 , 6, the posture adjusting module 23 comprises a first track 231, a second track 232 and a reset buffer unit 233.

[0040] The first track 231 is arranged on an external support frame, the first track 231 has a first flow channel S1; the second track 232 is arranged on the first track 231, the second track 232 has a second flow channel S2, and the first track 231 and the second track 232 are buckled to form the guide channel 21; the reset buffer unit 233 is connected with the first track 231, and the reset buffer unit 233 penetrates through the second track 232, when the second track 232 deviates from the first track 231 due to disturbance of the hollow cylindrical body, the reset buffer unit 233 is stretched and contracted, consumes kinetic energy of the second track 232, and pushes the second track 232 back to the original position, the arrangement of the reset buffer unit 233 avoids damage of the second track 232 caused by the second track 232 being pushed by the profiled hanging material body through the hollow cylindrical body, provides a buffer for displacement of the second track 232 caused by the profiled hanging material body pushing the second track 232, dissipates kinetic energy of the second track 232, and provides protection for the posture adjusting module 23.

[0041] As a preferred scheme of the embodiment, as shown in Figure 5As shown in the figure, the second track 232 comprises a plurality of negative pressure holes 232a connected with an external air extraction device, the plurality of negative pressure holes 232a are arranged in a long strip shape, the plurality of negative pressure holes 232a are arranged in the middle of the second track 232, the plurality of negative pressure holes 232a adsorb the cylindrical hollow body on one side of the plurality of negative pressure holes 232a, the cylindrical hollow body moves along the plurality of negative pressure holes 232a, the arrangement of the plurality of negative pressure holes 232a adsorbs the cylindrical hollow body, so that the cylindrical hollow body is attached to the inner wall of the guide channel 21, facilitating the adjustment of the posture of the cylindrical hollow body on the relief surface 211 and the folding, and more stably fitting the material taking module 3.

[0042] As a preferred scheme of the embodiment, as shown in the figure, Figure 4 As shown in the figure, the second track 232 has a relief surface 211, the relief surface 211 is provided with an arc convex surface section 211a, the arc convex surface section 211a comprises a first arc section a1 and a second arc section a2, the first arc section a1 and the second arc section a2 are V-shaped and connected, as the material taking module 3 hangs and takes the cylindrical hollow body to slide along the first arc section a1, the angle between the cylindrical hollow body and the relief surface 211 gradually increases, and the cylindrical hollow body and the material taking module 3 gradually fit tightly.

[0043] As a preferred scheme of the embodiment, as shown in the figure, Figure 6 As shown in the figure, the buffer unit 233 comprises a spike body 233a and a spring 233b, the spike body 233a is connected with the first track 231, the spike body 233a penetrates through the second track 232, and the spring 233b is arranged between the spike body 233a and the second track 232; when the second track 232 is disturbed and deviates from the first track 231, the spring 233b expands and contracts to consume the kinetic energy of the second track 232 and reset the second track 232.

[0044] As shown in the figure, Figure 1 As shown in the figure, the material taking module 3 comprises a rotating unit 31 and a plurality of profiled material hanging bodies 32.

[0045] The rotating unit 31 is arranged on the base 1, the rotating unit 31 has a rotating shaft 311 connected with an external motor, the motor drives the rotating shaft 311 to rotate; the rotating unit 31 rotates around the rotating shaft 311; the plurality of profiled material hanging bodies 32 are arranged in a circumferential distribution around the rotating shaft 311 as the center, the rotating unit 31 drives the plurality of profiled material hanging bodies 32 to make a circumferential motion to extract the cylindrical hollow body in the material distribution and posture adjustment module 2, the profiled material hanging body 32 is matched with the cylindrical hollow body, and the rotating speed of the rotating unit 31 is matched with the rotating speed of the material distribution module 22.

[0046] As a preferred solution of the embodiment, the plurality of profiled hanging bodies 32 and the cylindrical hollow body are matched, and the rotating unit 31 drives the plurality of profiled hanging bodies 32 to move to form a rotating track, the profiled hanging bodies 32 partially overlap with the cylindrical hollow body when moving along the rotating track, and the profiled hanging bodies 32 extend into the cylindrical hollow body and extract the cylindrical hollow body from the distribution and posture adjusting module 2 when moving along the rotating track.

[0047] As a preferred solution of the embodiment, the plurality of profiled hanging bodies 32 comprise a plurality of cylinders, the plurality of cylinders are arranged in a circumferential array on the rotating unit 31, the rotating unit 31 drives the plurality of cylinders to move circumferentially to extract the cylindrical hollow body in the distribution and posture adjusting module 2, and the plurality of cylinders are arranged to well fit the cylindrical hollow body (such as a bottle cap).

[0048] In specific use, taking a bottle cap as an example, first, an external motor is started, the external motor drives the distribution module 22 to rotate, and the material taking module 3 is started, then the bottle cap is added, the toothed star wheel 221 is embedded between two bottle caps, the toothed star wheel 221 pushes one of the bottle caps into the tooth 221a, and the bottle cap in the tooth 221a is taken out with the continuous rotation of the toothed star wheel 221, so that the bottle cap is separated.

[0049] When the bottle cap enters the guide channel 21, the cylinder on the material taking module 3 drives the bottle cap to move on the arc convex surface segment 211a, and the cylindrical hollow body adjusts its posture to fit the cylinder on the material taking module 3 when passing through the arc convex surface segment 211a on the undulating surface 211.

[0050] The above, with reference to Figures 1-6The indexing conveying device of the cylindrical hollow body according to the embodiment of the application is described, and the undulating surface 211 is creatively designed on the second track 232, so that the cylindrical hollow body can adjust its posture towards the material taking module 3 when moving on the undulating surface 211, and more closely fit the cylinder of the material taking module 3. By adjusting the rotating speed of the toothed star wheel 221, the cylindrical hollow body is transferred through the guide channel 21, which overcomes the instability problem of the cylindrical hollow body during the transfer process, realizes the rapid transfer of the cylindrical hollow body, and improves the success rate of the transfer of the cylindrical hollow body. The toothed star wheel 221 is creatively designed, the toothed star wheel 221 has a plurality of toothed openings 221a matched with the cylindrical hollow body, and the toothed star wheel 221 pushes the cylindrical hollow body into the toothed opening 221a when rotating, so as to realize the separation of the cylindrical hollow body. The reset buffer unit 233 is creatively developed, the reset buffer unit 233 is connected with the first track 231, the reset buffer unit 233 penetrates through the second track 232, and when the second track 232 deviates from the first track 231 due to the disturbance of the cylindrical hollow body, the reset buffer unit 233 timely consumes the kinetic energy of the second track 232 through expansion and contraction. When the second track 232 deviates from the first track 231 due to the disturbance of the cylindrical hollow body, the reset buffer unit 233 provides stroke protection for the second track 232, so as to prevent the second track 232 from being squeezed and damaged.

[0051] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it is to be understood that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present application, and the scope of the present application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents. In general, if a person skilled in the art is inspired by it, without departing from the purpose of the present application, without creative design, similar structural forms and embodiments of the technical solutions are not included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A transposition and conveying device for cylindrical hollow bodies, used to transpose and hang several cylindrical hollow bodies for subsequent processing, characterized in that, Include: The material distribution module is connected to an external motor, which drives the material distribution module to rotate to separate the plurality of cylindrical hollow bodies; An attitude adjustment module is connected to the material distribution module, and the plurality of cylindrical hollow bodies separated by the material distribution module enter the attitude adjustment module one by one. The material picking module and the posture adjustment module are arranged adjacent to each other. The material picking module picks up the plurality of cylindrical hollow bodies output by the posture adjustment module one by one, and outputs the plurality of cylindrical hollow bodies one by one. The material distribution module includes: a toothed star wheel, each tooth of the toothed star wheel matching the cylindrical hollow body, and the toothed star wheel separating the plurality of cylindrical hollow bodies one by one through the toothed openings; The posture adjustment module includes: a first track and a second track; the first track is connected to the material distribution module, and the plurality of cylindrical hollow bodies enter the first track one by one from the material distribution module, and the second track is set on the first track; The second track has an undulating surface, and an arc-shaped convex section is provided on the undulating surface. When the cylindrical hollow body moves along the arc-shaped convex section, it tilts towards the material picking module. The material handling module includes: a rotating unit, a rotating shaft, and several contoured hanging bodies; the rotating unit is connected to the rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is connected to the motor, and the motor drives the rotating unit to rotate through the rotating shaft; several contoured hanging bodies are evenly arranged in a circle on the rotating unit with the rotating shaft as the center, the contoured hanging bodies match the cylindrical hollow body, and the rotation speed of the rotating unit matches the rotation speed of the material dispensing module.

2. The rotary hollow body transfer and conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The inner wall of the attitude adjustment module is an undulating surface, and the cylindrical hollow body moves along the inner wall of the attitude adjustment module.

3. The cylindrical hollow body transfer and conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The arc-shaped convex section includes a first arc-shaped section and a second arc-shaped section, the first arc-shaped section and the second arc-shaped section are connected in a V-shape, and the contour-following hanging body picks up the cylindrical hollow body and slides continuously along the first arc-shaped section to the material picking module.

4. The rotary hollow body transfer and conveying device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The second track includes a plurality of negative pressure holes, which are distributed along the second track. When the cylindrical hollow body passes through the second track, it is adsorbed onto the second track by the plurality of negative pressure holes.

5. The rotary hollow body transfer and conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The attitude adjustment module further includes a reset buffer unit, which is connected to the first track and the second track.

6. The rotary hollow body transfer and conveying device according to claim 5, characterized in that, The reset buffer unit includes a nail body and a spring. The nail body is connected to the first track and passes through the second track. The spring is disposed between the nail body and the second track. When the second track is disturbed and deviates from the first track, the spring extends and retracts to consume the kinetic energy of the second track and reset the second track.

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