A device and method for preventing empty cartons from blocking
By using a vertical guide belt conveyor and a fixed frame structure, the problem of empty carton merging and jamming was solved, enabling smooth transmission of empty cartons and stable equipment operation, thus improving logistics sorting efficiency.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202310494155.4
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-05-05
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-27
- Estimated Expiration
- 2043-05-05
AI Technical Summary
During the logistics sorting process, empty cartons vary in size and shape, which can easily cause blockages during merging, affecting equipment operating efficiency and potentially causing downtime.
The system employs a vertical guide belt conveyor and a fixed frame structure. By adjusting the belt running angle and roller taper, it ensures that empty cartons are smoothly fed into the confluence port. Combined with the drive motor and transmission device, it achieves smooth transmission of empty cartons.
It effectively prevents empty cartons from merging and getting stuck, ensuring stable equipment operation, improving sorting efficiency, and reducing manual intervention.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of logistics equipment, in particular to a device and method for preventing empty carton from being blocked in flow merging. BACKGROUND
[0002] With the rapid development of the logistics industry and the continuous improvement of the automation level, the automatic sorting equipment needs to adopt a conveying line to uniformly convey the recycling objects (such as empty cartons of cigarettes) generated in the operation process to an empty carton arrangement area for processing in order to ensure the cleanness of the entire sorting operation space, in accordance with the principles of reasonable layout, simple process and good appearance.
[0003] However, in the logistics sorting process, there is usually one or more flow merging ports in the empty carton recycling system, and due to the limitation of the surrounding equipment space, especially in low or narrow space, the empty cartons have different sizes and postures when running, which may cause blockage when merging, and the recycling is not smooth, and even the equipment may be shut down for failure, which needs manual processing and further affects the sorting efficiency of the entire system. SUMMARY
[0004] In view of the problems in the prior art, the present application provides a device and method for preventing empty cartons from being blocked in flow merging, which solves the problem that the empty cartons have different sizes and postures when running, which may cause blockage when merging, and the recycling is not smooth, and even the equipment may be shut down for failure, which needs manual processing and further affects the sorting efficiency of the entire system.
[0005] The present application provides a device for preventing empty cartons from being blocked in flow merging, which specifically comprises a vertical guide belt conveyor and a fixed frame; the fixed frame is triangularly connected and fixed on a platform or ground, and a vertical guide belt conveyor is fixedly installed on the side surface of the fixed frame, and side plates one and two are fixedly arranged on both sides of the vertical guide belt conveyor; a driving motor, a motor support, a driving roller and a driving roller seat are installed at the front end of the running direction of the vertical guide belt conveyor; a carrier roller and a carrier roller seat are arranged between the side plates one and two, and a redirection roller and a redirection roller seat are further installed at the corner of the side plates one and two; a tensioning roller and a tensioning seat plate are installed at the end of the vertical guide belt conveyor; a tray is installed between the upper and lower side plates one and two; a guide plate is installed at the end of the vertical guide belt conveyor, and the guide plate is connected with the side plate two.
[0006] Optionally, a belt is sleeved outside the driving roller, the redirection roller and the tensioning roller, and the belt is in close contact with the carrier roller.
[0007] Optionally, a connecting cross beam is further fixedly arranged on the side surface of the side plates one and two.
[0008] Optionally, a driving wheel is fixedly sleeved outside the rotating shaft of the driving motor.
[0009] Optionally, a driving multi-wedge belt is sleeved outside the driving roller, and the driving multi-wedge belt is sleeved outside the driving wheel.
[0010] Meanwhile, the application also provides a method based on the above device for preventing empty cartons from being blocked by confluence, which comprises the following steps: firstly, vertically installing the vertical guiding belt conveyor, and changing the size of the running angle of the redirecting roller according to the size of the carton, and then setting appropriate tapers at both ends of the driving roller and the tensioning roller, so that the guide plate arranged at the end of the vertical guiding belt conveyor can position and guide the empty carton, when the empty carton enters the vertical guiding belt conveyor through the guide plate, the driving motor drives the driving multi-wedge belt to rotate, so that the synchronous belt drives the driving roller to rotate, and then cooperates with the redirecting roller, the tensioning roller and the carrier roller to drive the belt to rotate, so that the empty carton can be smoothly guided into the confluence port and enter the empty carton confluence transmission line during the running of the belt, so as to recycle the empty carton or proceed to the next process, and the smooth running of the empty carton is ensured.
[0011] Due to the adoption of the above technical scheme, the vertical guiding belt conveyor and the fixing frame of the application adopt a vertical structure, can be independent of the edge of the equipment or arranged at the confluence port, the angle and width of the vertical guiding belt conveyor can be determined according to the equipment space and the size of the empty carton, so as to meet the transmission of empty cartons of different specifications, and the space occupied during installation is very small, and the application has the advantages of simple structure, convenient use and strong adaptability. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0012] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme of the embodiments of the application, the drawings of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below.
[0013] The drawings described below only relate to some embodiments of the application, but are not limited to the application.
[0014] In the drawings:
[0015] Figure 1 Fig. 1 shows the overall assembly front view structure schematic diagram of the device according to the embodiment of the application;
[0016] Figure 2 Fig. 2 shows the assembly structure schematic diagram of the vertical guiding belt conveyor according to the embodiment of the application;
[0017] Figure 3 Fig. 3 shows the assembly side view structure schematic diagram of the side plate one according to the embodiment of the application;
[0018] Figure 4 Fig. 4 shows the assembly front view structure schematic diagram of the side plate one according to the embodiment of the application;
[0019] Figure 5 Fig. 5 shows the assembly structure schematic diagram of the side plate two according to the embodiment of the application.
[0020] List of reference signs
[0021] 1-vertical guide belt conveyor; 2-driving roller; 3-driving roller seat; 4-belt; 5-tray; 6-reversing roller; 7-reversing roller seat; 8-tensioning roller; 9-guide plate; 10-tensioning seat plate; 11-fixed frame; 12-side plate one; 13-connecting cross beam; 14-tray roller seat; 15-tray roller; 16-side plate two; 17-driving wheel; 18-driving multi-wedge belt; 19-motor support; 20-driving motor.
[0022] The embodiments of the present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. Examples
[0023] Please refer to Figures 1 to 5 : The present application provides a device for preventing empty cartons from being blocked, comprising a vertical guide belt conveyor 1 and a fixed frame 11; the fixed frame 11 is triangularly connected and fixed on a platform or the ground, and the fixed frame 11 is fixedly installed with the vertical guide belt conveyor 1 on the side, and the vertical guide belt conveyor 1 is fixedly provided with a side plate one 12 and a side plate two 16 on both sides; the front end of the running direction of the vertical guide belt conveyor 1 is installed with a driving motor 20, a motor support 19, a driving roller 2 and a driving roller seat 3; the side plate one 12 and the side plate two 16 are provided with a tray roller 15 and a tray roller seat 14, and the corner of the side plate one 12 and the side plate two 16 is also installed with a reversing roller 6 and a reversing roller seat 7; the end of the vertical guide belt conveyor 1 is installed with a tensioning roller 8 and a tensioning seat plate 10; the upper and lower side plate one 12 and the upper and lower side plate two 16 are installed with a tray 5; the end of the vertical guide belt conveyor 1 is installed with a guide plate 9, and the guide plate 9 is connected with the side plate two 16.
[0024] As Figures 2 to 5 shown, the driving roller 2, the reversing roller 6 and the tensioning roller 8 are externally sleeved with the belt 4, and the belt 4 is in close contact with the tray roller 15; the side plate one 12 and the side plate two 16 are also fixedly provided with a connecting cross beam 13 on the side; the driving motor 20 is externally fixedly sleeved with a driving wheel 17 on the rotating shaft; the driving roller 2 is externally sleeved with a driving multi-wedge belt 18, and the driving multi-wedge belt 18 is externally sleeved on the driving wheel 17.
[0025] The specific use mode and role of the embodiment are as follows: in the application, when used, the vertical guide belt conveyor 1 is vertically installed, which plays a good guiding role for the conveying of empty boxes, the included angle β of the vertical guide belt conveyor 1 is determined according to the size of the merging angle α, the size of the range of β changes with the size of α, so as to adapt to the installation requirements of the vertical guide belt conveyor with different angles, the driving mode can adopt a multi-wedge belt, a toothed belt or a chain driving mode, in the case that the installation space is small, the motor can be replaced with an electric roller driving mode, the change direction roller 6 mainly changes the size of the running angle of the belt according to the size of β, so as to adapt to the merging structure mode with different angles α, the two ends of the driving roller 2 and the tensioning roller 8 are respectively provided with a taper γ, so as to facilitate adjustment when the belt deviates, the end of the vertical guide belt conveyor is provided with a guide plate 9, so as to facilitate the guiding of the empty paper box, the running linear velocity V1 of the vertical guide belt conveyor is greater than or equal to the transmission linear velocity V2 of the empty paper box, so as to ensure that the empty boxes do not accumulate when running, the effective width W of the vertical guide belt conveyor can be determined according to the size of the empty paper box, the bottom elevation h2 of the belt is less than or equal to the transmission line elevation h1 of the empty box, so as to ensure that the cover of the empty box runs close to the belt surface of the vertical guide belt conveyor.
Claims
1. A device for preventing the blocking of empty cartons by merging, comprising a vertical guide belt conveyor (1) and a fixed frame (11), characterized in that: The fixed frame (11) is fixed on the platform or the ground in a triangular connection, and a vertical guide belt conveyor (1) is fixedly installed on the side of the fixed frame (11), and side plates one (12) and two (16) are fixedly arranged on the two sides of the vertical guide belt conveyor (1); a driving motor (20), a motor support (19), a driving roller (2) and a driving roller seat (3) are installed at the front end of the running direction of the vertical guide belt conveyor (1); a supporting roller (15) and a supporting roller seat (14) are arranged between the side plates one (12) and two (16), and a direction-changing roller (6) and a direction-changing roller seat (7) are further installed at the corner of the side plates one (12) and two (16); a tensioning roller (8) and a tensioning seat plate (10) are installed at the end of the vertical guide belt conveyor (1); a tray (5) is installed between the side plates one (12) and two (16); a guide plate (9) is installed at the end of the vertical guide belt conveyor (1), and the guide plate (9) is connected with the side plate two (16); The driving roller (2), the direction-changing roller (6) and the tensioning roller (8) are sleeved with a belt (4) on the outside, and the belt (4) is attached to the supporting roller (15); The side plates one (12) and two (16) are further fixedly provided with a connecting cross beam (13); A driving wheel (17) is fixedly sleeved on the outside of the rotating shaft of the driving motor (20); The driving roller (2) is sleeved with a driving multi-wedge belt (18) on the outside, and the driving multi-wedge belt (18) is sleeved on the outside of the driving wheel (17).
2. A method based on the device for preventing the empty cartons from being blocked by the flow of the cartons according to claim 1, characterized in that: Firstly, the vertical guide belt conveyor (1) is vertically installed, the direction-changing roller (6) changes the size of the running angle of the belt (4) according to the size of the carton, the two ends of the driving roller (2) and the tensioning roller (8) are respectively provided with appropriate tapers, so that the guide plate (9) arranged at the end of the vertical guide belt conveyor (1) positions and guides the empty carton, when the empty carton enters the vertical guide belt conveyor (1) through the guide plate (9), the driving motor (20) drives the driving multi-wedge belt (18) to rotate, so as to drive the driving roller (2) to rotate, and then cooperate with the direction-changing roller (6), the tensioning roller (8) and the supporting roller (15) to drive the belt (4) to rotate, so that the empty carton can be smoothly guided into the empty carton merging transmission line at the running of the belt (4), so as to be recycled or proceed to the next process, and the smooth running of the empty carton is ensured.
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