A fully automatic loading device

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of packaging equipment, and discloses a full-automatic loading device which comprises a product conveying line used for conveying products to be packaged, a container conveying line used for conveying containers, and a grab head assembly configured to grab the products on the product conveying line and transfer the products to the container conveying line; the upper side of the container conveying line is provided with liftable lifting supports and a translatable product pressing assembly; each lifting support is provided with a limiting seat, and each limiting seat is provided with a guide channel; when the containers on the container conveying line are positioned, the lifting supports are lowered so that the limiting seats limit the containers; the grab head assembly grabs the products on the product conveying line and releases the products at the guide channels; and when the products fall into the containers, the product pressing assembly moves to be directly above the containers and completely presses the products into the containers. The application has the beneficial effects of high packaging efficiency and stable use performance.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of packaging equipment technology, and in particular to a fully automatic feeding device. Background Technology

[0002] Many products require containers for packaging. In this application, "container" refers to a container used for packaging products, such as boxes, cans, bottles, etc. Figure 10 As shown, currently, in packaging production, products 9 are usually manually placed into containers 10 and then the lid is closed to complete the packaging. Manual packaging is inefficient and cannot meet the demand for efficient packaging of large quantities of products. Summary of the Invention

[0003] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, the present invention provides a fully automatic filling device with high packaging efficiency and stable performance.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0005] A fully automatic loading device includes a product conveyor line for conveying products to be packaged; a container conveyor line for conveying containers; and a gripper assembly configured to grip products on the product output line and transfer them to the container conveyor line. The container conveyor line has a liftable lifting bracket and a translatable pressing assembly on its upper side. The lifting bracket has a limiting seat, each limiting seat having a guide channel. The lower end of the limiting seat extends to form a limiting sleeve communicating with the guide channel. The limiting sleeve is configured with a structure that is smaller at the top and larger at the bottom.

[0006] Once the container on the container conveyor line is positioned, the lifting bracket descends to limit the container with the limiting seat. The gripper assembly grabs the product on the product conveyor line and transfers it to the guide channel to release the product. After the product falls into the container, the pressing assembly moves to directly above the container and presses the product completely into the container.

[0007] Preferably, the container conveyor line is mounted on a frame, and the frame is equipped with a lifting power that drives the lifting bracket to move up and down. The lower end of the limiting seat extends to form a limiting sleeve that communicates with the guide channel. When the container moves along the container conveyor line to the bottom of the limiting seat, the lifting power drives the lifting bracket to descend, so that the limiting sleeve acts on the opening end of the container to position the container.

[0008] Preferably, the pressing assembly is horizontally slidably connected to the lifting bracket, and the lifting bracket is provided with a translating force to drive the pressing assembly to move horizontally; the pressing assembly includes a pressing plate and a pressing power to drive the pressing plate to move up and down; when the product falls into the container, the translating force drives the pressing assembly to move to the guide channel, and the pressing power drives the pressing plate to descend and completely press the product into the container.

[0009] Preferably, a container output line is distributed parallel to one side of the container conveyor line, and a plurality of transition grooves are provided between the container conveyor line and the container output line. The positions of the transition grooves correspond to the positions of the containers positioned on the container conveyor line. The lifting bracket is configured to be horizontally movable, and the limiting seats are arranged in two rows. When the first row of limiting seats is directly above the container conveyor line, the second row of limiting seats is directly above the transition grooves. The pressing assembly is arranged in the guide channel of the second row of limiting seats and moves with the movement of the lifting bracket.

[0010] Once the container on the container conveyor line is positioned, the lifting bracket descends to limit the container with the first row of limiting seats. Then, the lifting bracket moves horizontally to bring the container into the transition groove. After the product falls into the container through the guide channel, the lifting bracket rises, moves horizontally, and descends in sequence, so that the second row of limiting seats limits the container in the transition groove and the first row of limiting seats limits the container on the container conveyor line. Then, the lifting bracket moves horizontally to bring the container in the transition groove into the container output line, while the container on the container conveyor line is brought into the transition groove. Finally, the pressing group presses the product completely into the container.

[0011] Preferably, the lifting bracket has lifting seats at both ends, and the lifting power is connected to the lifting seats; the lifting bracket and the lifting seats are horizontally slidably connected, and the lifting seats are provided with a translational force for driving the lifting bracket to move horizontally.

[0012] Preferably, the frame is provided with a lead screw and an adjusting block on the lead screw. The two ends of the lead screw are connected to the frame through lead screw seats. The lead screw and the lead screw seats are rotatably connected. The lead screw passes through the adjusting block and is threadedly connected to the adjusting block. One end of the lifting power is connected to the adjusting block, and the other end of the lifting power is connected to the lifting bracket.

[0013] Preferably, the product conveying line is provided with a product conveying chain, and the product conveying chain is provided with partitions that are evenly distributed, forming a product storage and positioning area between adjacent partitions.

[0014] Preferably, the gripper assembly is connected to a robotic arm, which drives the gripper assembly to reciprocate between the product conveyor line and the container conveyor line.

[0015] Preferably, one side of the container conveyor line is provided with a plurality of blocking components distributed at a preset interval. The blocking components include blocks and a blocking force that drives the blocks to move horizontally along the direction of movement perpendicular to the container conveyor line. When the container moves along the container conveyor line, it is blocked and limited by the blocking components in sequence.

[0016] Preferably, the upper end of the limiting seat is provided with a hopper that is wider at the top and narrower at the bottom, which communicates with the guide channel. The hopper at the upper end of the guide channel facilitates the product falling into the guide channel.

[0017] Therefore, the present invention has the beneficial effects of high packaging efficiency and stable performance. Attached Figure Description

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 2 This is the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 3 This is the second embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram showing the distribution of the lifting support, container conveying line, and container output line in the second embodiment.

[0022] Figure 5 for Figure 4 The left view.

[0023] Figure 6 for Figure 4 Exploded view.

[0024] Figure 7 for Figure 6 A magnified view of a portion of point A in the middle.

[0025] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the material pressing assembly.

[0026] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the limit seat.

[0027] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the product and its container. Detailed Implementation

[0028] To make the technical problems to be solved, the technical solutions, and the beneficial technical effects of this invention clearer, the invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and several exemplary embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this invention.

[0029] It should be understood that the terms "first," "second," etc., used herein are for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance, nor should they be construed as implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Features specified as "first" or "second" may expressly or implicitly indicate that at least one of those features is included.

[0030] Example 1: As Figure 1 and Figure 2 The fully automatic loading device shown includes a product conveyor line 1 for conveying products 9 to be packaged; a container conveyor line 2 for conveying containers 10; and a gripper assembly 3 configured to grip products on the product output line and transfer them to the container conveyor line. The upper side of the container conveyor line 2 is provided with a liftable lifting bracket 4 and a movable pressing assembly 5. The lifting bracket 4 is provided with a row of limit seats 40, such as... Figure 9 As shown, each limiting seat 40 is provided with a guide channel 400. The lower end of the limiting seat 40 extends to form a limiting sleeve 401 that communicates with the guide channel. The limiting sleeve is configured with a structure that is smaller at the top and larger at the bottom. The upper end of the limiting seat 40 is provided with a hopper 402 that is larger at the top and smaller at the bottom that communicates with the guide channel.

[0031] The container conveyor line 2 is mounted on the frame 6, which is equipped with a lifting power 42 for driving the lifting support 4 to move up and down. The pressing assembly 5 is horizontally slidably connected to the lifting support 4, and the lifting support 4 is equipped with a translational force 43 for driving the pressing assembly 5 to move horizontally. The pressing assembly 5 includes a pressing plate 50 and a pressing power 51 for driving the pressing plate to move up and down. The structure of a single pressing assembly 5 is as follows: Figure 8 As shown, specifically, the pressing assembly 5 includes a pressing plate 50 and a pressing power 51 that drives the pressing plate to rise and fall. The pressing power 51 is mounted on the same sliding plate via a mounting bracket 52, and drives the sliding plate to move horizontally through a translational force, thereby causing all pressing assemblies to move horizontally together. In this embodiment, the lifting power 42, the translational force 43, and the pressing power 51 are all cylinders.

[0032] Product conveyor line 1 is equipped with a product conveyor chain 100, and the product conveyor chain 100 is equipped with equally spaced partitions 101, forming a product storage and positioning area 102 between adjacent partitions. A gripper assembly 3 is connected to a robotic arm 30, which drives the gripper assembly to reciprocate between product conveyor line 1 and container conveyor line 2. The gripper assembly can grip one product or a row of products on the product conveyor line according to actual needs. The structure of the gripper assembly is an existing structure and will not be elaborated upon in this application. A plurality of blocking components 20 are provided on one side of the container conveyor line 2, distributed at preset intervals. The structures of the blocking components in Embodiments 1 and 2 are the same. Specifically, as shown... Figure 4As shown, the blocking assembly 20 includes a stop block 200 and a blocking power 201 that drives the stop block to move horizontally along the direction perpendicular to the container conveyor line. The blocking power is a cylinder. When the container moves along the container conveyor line, it is blocked and limited by the blocking assembly in sequence.

[0033] The boxing method in Example 1 is as follows: Containers 10 moving on container conveyor line 2 are sequentially blocked and limited by blocking components 20. At this time, the limited containers are distributed directly below the limiting seats. Lifting power 42 drives the lifting bracket 4 to descend, and the limiting sleeve at the lower end of the limiting seat acts on the container opening to limit the container. The robot arm drives the gripper assembly 3 to grab a group of products corresponding to the number of containers on product conveyor line 1 and transfers the products to the guide channel 400 before releasing the products. After the products fall into the containers along the guide channel, the translational force drives the pressing component 5 to move directly above the containers. The pressing power 51 drives the pressing plate 50 to descend and completely press the products into the containers. Afterwards, the pressing plate resets, the pressing component resets, the lifting bracket rises and resets, the blocking components reset, and the containers filled with products are output along the container conveyor line.

[0034] Example 2: As Figure 1 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 The fully automatic loading device shown includes a product conveyor line 1 for conveying products 9 to be packaged; a container conveyor line 2 for conveying containers 10; and a gripper assembly 3 configured to grip products on the product output line and transfer them to the container conveyor line. The container conveyor line 2 is mounted on a frame 6, and container output lines 7 are distributed parallel to one side of the container conveyor line 2 on the frame 6. Several transition grooves 8 are provided between the container conveyor line 2 and the container output lines 7, and the positions of the transition grooves 8 correspond to the positions of the containers positioned on the container conveyor line 2.

[0035] The upper side of the container conveyor line 2 is provided with a liftable lifting bracket 4 and a translatable pressing component 5. The lifting bracket 4 is also configured to move horizontally. Specifically, the lifting bracket 4 has lifting seats 41 at both ends. The lifting seats 41 are connected to the frame by a lifting power 42. The lifting bracket and the lifting seats are horizontally slidably connected. The lifting seats 41 are provided with a translational force 43 for driving the lifting bracket 4 to move horizontally. The lifting bracket 4 has two rows of limiting seats 40. When the first row of limiting seats 40 is located directly above the container conveyor line 2, the second row of limiting seats is located directly above the transition groove 8. The pressing component 5 is set in the guide channel of the second row of limiting seats 40 and moves with the movement of the lifting bracket.

[0036] In Example 2, the structure and arrangement of the product conveyor line 1, the pressing assembly 5, the gripper assembly 3 connected to the robot arm, and the blocking assembly 20 are the same as or equivalent to those in Example 1, and will not be described again in this example.

[0037] The boxing method in Example 2 is as follows: Containers 10 moving on container conveyor line 2 are blocked and limited by blocking components 20 in sequence. Lifting power 42 drives lifting bracket 4 to descend. The first row of limiting seats limits the containers on the container conveyor line, and at the same time, the second row of limiting seats limits the containers in the transition groove (since the equipment is continuously working, there are containers on the container conveyor line, the transition groove, and the container output line). Then, the translational force drives the lifting bracket to translate, so that the containers on the container conveyor line enter the transition groove, and at the same time, the containers in the transition groove enter the container output line. The robot arm drives the gripper assembly 3 to grab a set of products corresponding to the number of containers on the product conveyor line 1, transfers the products to the guide channel 400 on the first row of limiting seats, and then releases the products. The products fall into the containers on the transition groove along the guide channel, and at the same time, the pressing component completely presses the products into the containers on the container output line. While pressing, the containers 10 are fed in through the container conveyor line. The lifting support moves back and forth as described above, working in conjunction with the gripper assembly for feeding and the pressing assembly for pressing, to achieve continuous feeding and pressing of containers, greatly reducing waiting time and further improving product packaging efficiency.

[0038] In some embodiments, to accommodate the use of containers of different heights, the initial position of the lifting support is adjusted using the following method: For example... Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, the frame 6 is equipped with a lead screw 60 and an adjusting block 61 mounted on the lead screw. Both ends of the lead screw 60 are connected to the frame 6 via lead screw seats 62, and the lead screw 60 and lead screw seats 62 are rotatably connected. The lead screw 60 passes through the adjusting block 61 and is threadedly connected to the adjusting block. One end of the lifting power 42 is connected to the adjusting block, and the other end of the lifting power 42 is connected to the lifting bracket 4. By rotating the lead screw, the position of the adjusting block on the lead screw can be changed, i.e., the position of the lower end of the lifting power 42 can be changed, thereby adjusting the initial position of the lifting bracket and thus changing the distance between the lifting bracket and the container conveyor to adapt to containers of different heights, significantly improving versatility.

[0039] In the description of this invention, it should be understood that the directions or positional relationships indicated by up, down, left, right, inner end, outer end, one end, and the other end are based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the purpose of more clearly describing the technical solutions of this invention, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and should not be construed as limiting this invention.

[0040] Although specific embodiments of the invention have been described in detail herein, they are given for illustrative purposes only and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention. Various substitutions, alterations, and modifications can be conceived without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A fully automatic feeding device, characterized in that, include Product conveyor line (1), used to convey products to be packaged (9); Container conveyor line (2), for conveying containers (10); and A gripper assembly (3) is configured to grip a product on a product output line and transfer the product to a container conveyor line; The container conveying line (2) is provided with a lifting support (4) that can be raised and lowered and a pressing component (5) that can be moved horizontally. The lifting support (4) is provided with a limiting seat (40). Each limiting seat is provided with a guide channel (400). The lower end of the limiting seat (40) extends to form a limiting sleeve (401) that communicates with the guide channel. The limiting sleeve (401) is configured with a structure that is smaller at the top and larger at the bottom. When the container on the container conveyor line (2) is positioned, the lifting bracket (4) descends to limit the container with the limiting seat (40), the gripper assembly (3) grabs the product on the product conveyor line (1) and transfers it to the guide channel (400) to release the product. When the product falls into the container, the pressing assembly (5) moves to the top of the container to press the product completely into the container. The container conveyor line is set on the frame (6), and the frame (6) is provided with a lifting power (42) for driving the lifting support (4) to lift. When the container moves along the container conveyor line (2) to below the limiting seat (40), the lifting power (42) drives the lifting bracket to descend, so that the limiting sleeve (401) acts on the opening end of the container to position the container. A container output line (7) is distributed parallel to one side of the container conveying line (2). Several transition grooves (8) are provided between the container conveying line (2) and the container output line (7). The positions of the transition grooves (8) correspond to the positions of the containers positioned on the container conveying line (2). The lifting bracket (4) is configured to move horizontally, and the limiting seats (40) are arranged in two rows. When the first row of limiting seats (40) is directly above the container conveying line (2), the second row of limiting seats is directly above the transition groove (8). The pressing assembly (5) is arranged in the guide channel of the second row of limiting seats (40) and moves with the movement of the lifting bracket. After the container on the container conveyor line (2) is positioned, the lifting bracket (4) descends to limit the container with the first row of limit seats (40). Then the lifting bracket moves horizontally to bring the container into the transition groove (8). After the product falls into the container through the guide channel, the lifting bracket rises, moves horizontally, and descends in sequence, so that the second row of limit seats limits the container in the transition groove (8) and the first row of limit seats limits the container on the container conveyor line (2). Then the lifting bracket moves horizontally to bring the container in the transition groove into the container output line. At the same time, the container on the container conveyor line is brought into the transition groove. Finally, the pressing group presses the product completely into the container. The upper end of the limiting seat (40) is provided with a hopper (402) that is larger at the top and smaller at the bottom and communicates with the guide channel.

2. The fully automatic feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The pressing assembly (5) is horizontally slidably connected to the lifting bracket (4), and the lifting bracket (4) is provided with a translational force (43) to drive the pressing assembly (5) to move horizontally. The pressing assembly (5) includes a pressing plate (50) and a pressing power (51) for driving the pressing plate to rise and fall. When the product falls into the container, the translational force (43) drives the pressing assembly (5) to move to the guide channel, and the pressing power drives the pressing plate to descend and press the product completely into the container.

3. The fully automatic feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The lifting bracket (4) has lifting seats (41) at both ends, and the lifting power (42) is connected to the lifting seats (41); The lifting bracket (4) and the lifting seat (41) are horizontally slidably connected, and the lifting seat (41) is provided with a translational force (43) for driving the lifting bracket (4) to move horizontally.

4. The fully automatic loading device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The frame (6) is provided with a lead screw (60) and an adjusting block (61) on the lead screw. The two ends of the lead screw (60) are connected to the frame (6) through the lead screw seat (62). The lead screw (60) is rotatably connected to the lead screw seat (62). The lead screw (60) passes through the adjusting block (61) and is threadedly connected to the adjusting block. One end of the lifting power (42) is connected to the adjusting block, and the other end of the lifting power (42) is connected to the lifting bracket (4).

5. The fully automatic feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The product conveying line (1) is provided with a product conveying chain (100), and the product conveying chain (100) is provided with partitions (101) distributed at equal intervals, forming a product storage and positioning area (102) between adjacent partitions.

6. A fully automatic feeding device according to claim 1 or 5, characterized in that, The gripper assembly (3) is connected to the robot arm (30), and the robot arm (30) drives the gripper assembly to reciprocate between the product conveyor line (1) and the container conveyor line (2).

7. The fully automatic feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The container conveying line (2) is provided with a plurality of blocking components (20) distributed at a preset interval on one side. The blocking components (20) include a stop (200) and a blocking power (201) that drives the stop to move horizontally along the direction perpendicular to the container conveying line. When the container moves along the container conveying line, it is blocked and limited by the blocking components in sequence.

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