An automatic pendant counting and bundling machine and method of use thereof

By using infrared sensors and robotic arms in conjunction with conveyor belts, the system automatically counts and bundles hang tags, solving the problems of low efficiency, error-proneness, high labor intensity, and lack of real-time monitoring associated with traditional manual operations. This results in efficient, accurate, and automated counting and bundling of hang tags.

CN117645024BActive Publication Date: 2026-01-09NINGBO SHENZHOU KNITTING
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Application Number
CN202311783941.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-12-22
Publication Date
2026-01-09
Estimated Expiration
2043-12-22

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Technical Problem

Traditional tag sorting and bundling operations are inefficient, labor-intensive, error-prone, lack real-time monitoring, difficult to automate statistical reports, have disjointed processes, and are difficult to upgrade and transform.

Method used

Using infrared sensors and robotic arms in conjunction with conveyor belts, the system automatically counts and bundles hang tags. The extension and rotation of the robotic arm enables mechanized operation of the hang tags, while the combination of a wire clamp and a cutting mechanism achieves automated bundling.

Benefits of technology

It improves the accuracy and efficiency of tag counting, reduces labor costs, enables real-time quantity control and recording, supports automatic statistical reports, and enhances the automation level of the production line.

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Abstract

The application discloses an automatic pendant counting and bundling machine, wherein a conveying belt is arranged along a first direction, a pendant is arranged on the conveying belt and moves along the first direction; a pendant storage frame is provided with a storage space, and the pendant is arranged in the storage space; an infrared sensor is arranged above the conveying belt; a mechanical arm comprises a telescopic shell arranged along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a rotating shell arranged in the interior of the telescopic shell and a mechanical clamp connected with the rotating shell; the telescopic shell moves in the second direction to drive the rotating shell and the mechanical clamp to move in the second direction; the rotating shell can rotate relative to the telescopic shell to drive the mechanical clamp to rotate relative to the telescopic shell; and a display screen is connected with the infrared sensor signal. The application adopts the infrared sensor to realize machine counting, has high accuracy, can timely control and record the quantity, adopts the mechanical arm to save labor and improve work efficiency.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of automatic pendant counting and bundling machines, in particular to an automatic pendant counting and bundling machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] Traditional pendant classification and bundling are mostly manually operated, and the manual operation mainly has the following problems: low efficiency, employees need to identify the information on the pendant one by one with their eyes, and then manually count, the entire process relies on manual operation, and the efficiency is difficult to improve; high labor intensity, long-time observation and identification of the pendant and counting action bring great burden to the cervical spine and eyes of the employees; prone to human error, in the rapid and repetitive manual counting work, it is inevitable to cause counting error due to operation failure or fatigue; lack of real-time monitoring, traditional manual operation is difficult to realize whole-process monitoring of the whole production line, and it is difficult to find and handle problems in time; it is difficult to realize automatic statistical report, manual operation without data collection makes it difficult to generate detailed daily, weekly and monthly statistical report; process disconnection, forming information island, each work link cannot be well connected into a system, which easily leads to information process breakage; high difficulty in upgrading and reconstruction, if upgrading and reconstruction is needed, the process needs to be adjusted from the beginning, which is high in cost and difficulty. SUMMARY

[0003] Therefore, the present application aims to provide an automatic pendant counting and bundling machine.

[0004] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the technical scheme adopted by the present application is:

[0005] An automatic pendant counting and bundling machine, comprising:

[0006] A conveying belt is arranged along a first direction, and pendants are arranged on the conveying belt and move along the first direction;

[0007] A pendant storage frame is provided with a storage space, the pendant is arranged in the storage space, and the pendant storage frame is arranged on one side of the conveying belt;

[0008] An infrared sensor is arranged above the conveying belt, and the infrared sensor has a first gap with the conveying belt;

[0009] A mechanical arm is arranged on one side of the conveying belt, the mechanical arm comprises: a telescopic housing arranged telescopically in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a rotating housing arranged in the interior of the telescopic housing, and a mechanical clamp connected with the rotating housing, the telescopic housing moves in the second direction to drive the rotating housing and the mechanical clamp to move in the second direction, and the rotating housing can rotate relative to the telescopic housing to drive the mechanical clamp to rotate relative to the telescopic housing.

[0010] A display screen is fixedly arranged, and the display screen is connected with the infrared sensor signal.

[0011] A plurality of wire holding clamps are arranged on the wire holding clamps, one of the wire holding clamps further comprises a cutting mechanism for cutting the wire.

[0012] The automatic pendant counting and wire bundling machine, wherein the pendant storage frame comprises a bottom plate and two side plates, the bottom plate and the two side plates are arranged on one side of the conveying belt, the bottom plate and the two side plates are fixedly connected, the two side plates are perpendicular to the bottom plate, and the bottom plate and the two side plates move in a third direction.

[0013] The automatic pendant counting and wire bundling machine, wherein the pendant storage frame further comprises a moving plate, the moving plate is arranged on one side of the conveying belt, the moving plate moves in the first direction, and the length of the moving plate is greater than the length of each side plate.

[0014] The automatic pendant counting and wire bundling machine, wherein the pendant storage frame further comprises a turnover plate, the turnover plate is rotatably connected with the bottom plate, the turnover plate rotates around the connection part of the turnover plate and the bottom plate, and the bottom plate, the side plate, the moving plate and the turnover plate form the storage space.

[0015] The automatic pendant counting and wire bundling machine, wherein the mechanical clamp comprises two clamping plates, the two clamping plates have a second gap therebetween, and the pendant is arranged in the second gap.

[0016] The automatic pendant counting and wire bundling machine, wherein the mechanical arm is connected with a moving seat, the telescopic housing is connected with the moving seat, and the moving seat moves in the first direction.

[0017] The automatic pendant counting and stringing machine, wherein the wire holder comprises a first wire holder, the first wire holder is arranged on one side of the pendant storage frame, the first wire holder moves in the first direction, the second direction and the third direction, the first wire holder is provided with the cutting mechanism, and the cutting mechanism is provided with a blade.

[0018] The automatic pendant counting and stringing machine, wherein the wire holder further comprises a second wire holder, the second wire holder is arranged on one side of the first wire holder, the wire rope is arranged on the second wire holder, and the second wire holder moves in a fourth direction.

[0019] The automatic pendant counting and stringing machine, wherein the wire holder further comprises a third wire holder, the second wire holder is arranged between the third wire holder and the first wire holder, the wire rope is arranged on the third wire holder, the third wire holder is connected to the machine body through a rotating part, and the third wire holder rotates around the rotating part as the axis.

[0020] The method for using the automatic pendant counting and stringing machine, wherein the method comprises the following steps: S1, the pendants are arranged on the conveying belt, and pass through the conveying belt and the infrared sensor;

[0021] S2, a plurality of pendants are stored in the pendant storage frame, the moving plate moves in the first direction, and the moving plate abuts against the edge of the side plate;

[0022] S3, the turnover plate is turned over, and a part of the pendants extends out of the bottom plate;

[0023] S4, the telescopic shell moves to one side of the pendant storage frame in the second direction, and the clamping plate of the mechanical clamp extends into the pendant storage frame and clamps a plurality of pendants;

[0024] S5, the moving seat drives the mechanical arm to move to the position between the second wire holder and the third wire holder in the first direction;

[0025] S6, the wire rope sequentially passes through the first wire holder, the second wire holder and the third wire holder, the mechanical clamp rotates around the rotating shaft as the axis, and the wire rope is wound around the pendants;

[0026] S7, the winding of the wire rope is completed, the second wire holder moves in the fourth direction, and the first wire holder moves in the second direction;

[0027] S8, the first wire holder moves to one side of the third wire holder in the first direction, and the first wire holder moves to the position below the wire rope in the second direction;

[0028] Step S9: the first wire holder moves along the third direction, and the blade on the first wire holder shears the wire rope;

[0029] Step S10: the third wire holder rotates around the rotating part, and the third wire holder drives the wire rope to rotate to one side of the second wire holder;

[0030] Step S11: the clamping plate of the mechanical clamp opens, and the hang tag enters the next working process.

[0031] The present application has the following positive effects compared with the prior art due to the adoption of the above-mentioned technology:

[0032] (1) The present application adopts an infrared sensor to realize machine counting, has high accuracy, and can timely control and record the quantity.

[0033] (2) The present application adopts a mechanical arm to perform wire bundling work, saves labor cost, and improves work efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0034] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the automatic hang tag counting and wire bundling machine of the present application.

[0035] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the closed state of the hang tag storage frame of the automatic hang tag counting and wire bundling machine of the present application.

[0036] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the open state of the hang tag storage frame of the automatic hang tag counting and wire bundling machine of the present application.

[0037] In the drawings: 1, conveying belt; 2, hang tag storage frame; 21, storage space; 22, bottom plate; 23, side plate; 24, moving plate; 25, turnover plate; 3, infrared sensor; 4, mechanical arm; 41, telescopic shell; 42, mechanical clamp; 5, display screen; 6, moving seat; 7, first wire holder; 71, blade; 8, second wire holder; 9, third wire holder; 91, rotating part. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] The present application will be further described below in combination with the drawings and specific embodiments, but not as a limitation of the present application, Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the automatic hang tag counting and wire bundling machine of the present application; Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the closed state of the hang tag storage frame of the automatic hang tag counting and wire bundling machine of the present application; Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the open state of the hang tag storage frame of the automatic hang tag counting and wire bundling machine of the present application, see Figures 1 to 3As shown, the automatic pendant counting and stringing machine of the preferred embodiment comprises a conveyor belt 1, a pendant storage frame 2, an infrared sensor 3, a mechanical arm 4, a display screen 5 and a plurality of stringing clamps, wherein the conveyor belt 1 is arranged along a first direction, the pendants are arranged on the conveyor belt 1 and move along the first direction; the pendant storage frame 2 is provided with a storage space 21, the pendants are arranged in the storage space 21, and the pendant storage frame 2 is arranged on one side of the conveyor belt 1; the infrared sensor 3 is arranged above the conveyor belt 1, and the infrared sensor 3 and the conveyor belt 1 have a first gap therebetween; the mechanical arm 4 is arranged on one side of the conveyor belt 1, and the mechanical arm 4 comprises a telescopic housing 41 arranged telescopically along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a rotating housing arranged in the interior of the telescopic housing 41, and a mechanical clamp 42 connected with the rotating housing, the telescopic housing 41 moves in the second direction to drive the rotating housing and the mechanical clamp 42 to move in the second direction, and the rotating housing is capable of rotating relative to the telescopic housing 41 to drive the mechanical clamp 42 to rotate relative to the telescopic housing 41; the display screen 5 is fixedly arranged, and the display screen 5 is signal-connected with the infrared sensor 3; the stringing clamps are arranged on the stringing clamps, and one of the stringing clamps further comprises a cutting mechanism for cutting the string.

[0039] In a preferred embodiment, the pendant storage frame 2 comprises a bottom plate 22 and two side plates 23, the bottom plate 22 and the two side plates 23 are arranged on one side of the conveyor belt 1, the bottom plate 22 is fixedly connected with the two side plates 23, the two side plates 23 are perpendicular to the bottom plate 22, and the bottom plate 22 and the two side plates 23 move along a third direction; wherein the two side plates 23 are arranged adjacently, and the pendant storage frame 2 forms an opening on the side of the conveyor belt 1.

[0040] In a preferred embodiment, the pendant storage frame 2 further comprises a moving plate 24, the moving plate 24 is arranged on one side of the conveyor belt 1, the moving plate 24 moves along the first direction, and the length of the moving plate 24 is greater than the length of each side plate 23.

[0041] In a preferred embodiment, the pendant storage frame 2 further comprises a turnover plate 25, the turnover plate 25 is rotatably connected with the bottom plate 22, the turnover plate 25 rotates about the connection part of the turnover plate 25 and the bottom plate 22, and the bottom plate 22, the side plates 23, the moving plate 24 and the turnover plate 25 jointly form the storage space 21.

[0042] In a preferred embodiment, the turnover plate 25 is in the shape of L, the turnover plate 25 comprises a first turnover plate 251 which is operable to be turned to be in the same plane with the bottom plate 22, and a second turnover plate 252 which is connected with the first turnover plate 251 perpendicularly, wherein the second turnover plate 252 is operable to be turned to be opposite to the position of one of the moving plates 24.

[0043] In a preferred embodiment, the mechanical clamp 42 comprises two clamp plates, the two clamp plates have a second gap therebetween, and the pendants are arranged in the second gap.

[0044] In a more preferred embodiment, the two clamps are operable to move towards or away from each other.

[0045] In a preferred embodiment, further comprising: a moving base 6, the mechanical arm 4 is connected with the moving base 6, the telescopic shell 41 is connected with the moving base 6, the moving base 6 moves along a first direction.

[0046] In a preferred embodiment, the wire holder further comprises: a first wire holder 7, the first wire holder 7 is arranged on one side of the hanging tag storage frame 2, the first wire holder 7 moves in a first direction, a second direction and a third direction, the first wire holder 7 has a cutting mechanism, the cutting mechanism has a blade 71, the blade 71 cuts the wire.

[0047] In a preferred embodiment, the wire holder further comprises: a second wire holder 8, the second wire holder 8 is arranged on one side of the first wire holder 7, the wire is arranged on the second wire holder 8, and the second wire holder 8 moves along a fourth direction.

[0048] In a preferred embodiment, the wire holder further comprises: a third wire holder 9, the second wire holder 8 is arranged between the third wire holder 9 and the first wire holder 7, the wire is arranged on the third wire holder 9, the third wire holder 9 is connected with the fuselage through a rotating part 91, and the third wire holder 9 rotates around the rotating part 91 as the axis.

[0049] In a more preferred embodiment, the first direction, the second direction and the third direction are perpendicular to each other, the first direction is Figure 1 the setting direction of the conveying belt 1, i.e. Figure 1 the left-down-to-right-up direction, the second direction is Figure 1 the setting direction of the mechanical arm 4, i.e. Figure 1 the left-up-to-right-down direction of the, and the third direction is Figure 1 the right-up-to-left-down direction of the.

[0050] In a more preferred embodiment, the fourth direction is the setting direction of the second wire holder 8, as shown in Figure 1 .

[0051] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present application, and does not limit the implementation and protection scope of the present application.

[0052] Based on the above, the present application further has the following implementation:

[0053] In a further embodiment of the present application, the specific implementation is as follows: step S1: the hanging tags are arranged on the conveying belt 1, and pass through the conveying belt 1 and the infrared sensor 3;

[0054] Step S2: a plurality of hanging tags are stored in the hanging tag storage frame 2, the moving plate 24 moves in a first direction, and the moving plate 24 abuts against the edge of the side plate 23.

[0055] Step S3: the plate 25 is flipped, and a part of the hanging plate extends out of the bottom plate 22;

[0056] Step S4: the telescopic shell 41 moves to one side of the hanging plate storage frame 2 along the second direction, and the clamping plate of the mechanical clamp 42 extends into the hanging plate storage frame 2 and clamps a plurality of hanging plates;

[0057] Step S5: the moving seat 6 drives the mechanical arm 4 to move along the first direction to the second wire holding clamp 8 and the third wire holding clamp 9;

[0058] Step S6: the wire rope passes through the first wire holding clamp 7, the second wire holding clamp 8 and the third wire holding clamp 9 in sequence, and the mechanical clamp 42 rotates around the rotating shaft, and the wire rope is wound around the hanging plate;

[0059] Step S7: the winding of the wire rope is completed, the second wire holding clamp 8 moves along the fourth direction, and the first wire holding clamp 7 moves along the second direction;

[0060] Step S8: the first wire holding clamp 7 moves along the first direction to one side of the third wire holding clamp 9, and the first wire holding clamp 7 moves along the second direction to below the wire rope;

[0061] Step S9: the first wire holding clamp 7 moves along the third direction, and the blade 71 on the first wire holding clamp 7 cuts off the wire rope;

[0062] Step S10: the third wire holding clamp 9 rotates around the rotating part 91, and the third wire holding clamp 9 drives the wire rope to rotate to one side of the second wire holding clamp 8;

[0063] Step S11: the clamping plate of the mechanical clamp 42 is opened, and the hanging plate enters the next working process.

[0064] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present application, and does not limit the implementation and protection scope of the present application. For those skilled in the art, it should be realized that any equivalent replacement and obvious change made according to the content of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An automatic tag counting and stringing machine characterized by comprising: The application relates to a label conveying device, which comprises: a conveying belt arranged in a first direction, a label being arranged on the conveying belt and moving in the first direction; a label storage frame provided with a storage space, the label being arranged in the storage space, the label storage frame being arranged on one side of the conveying belt; an infrared sensor arranged above the conveying belt, the infrared sensor having a first gap with the conveying belt; a mechanical arm arranged on one side of the conveying belt, the mechanical arm comprising a telescopic shell arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a rotating shell arranged in the interior of the telescopic shell, and a mechanical clamp connected with the rotating shell, the telescopic shell moving in the second direction to drive the rotating shell and the mechanical clamp to move in the second direction, the rotating shell being capable of rotating relative to the telescopic shell to drive the mechanical clamp to rotate relative to the telescopic shell; a display screen fixedly arranged, the display screen being signal-connected with the infrared sensor; a plurality of wire holders, a wire being arranged on the wire holders, one of the wire holders further comprising a cutting mechanism for cutting the wire; the label storage frame comprising a bottom plate and two side plates, the bottom plate and the two side plates being arranged on one side of the conveying belt, the bottom plate being fixedly connected with the two side plates, the two side plates being perpendicular to the bottom plate, the bottom plate and the two side plates moving in a third direction; wherein the two side plates are adjacently arranged, and the label storage frame forms an opening on one side of the conveying belt; the label storage frame further comprising a moving plate arranged on one side of the conveying belt, the moving plate moving in the first direction, the length of the moving plate being greater than the length of each side plate; the application further comprises a moving base, the mechanical arm being connected with the moving base, the telescopic shell being connected with the moving base, the moving base moving in the first direction; the wire holder comprising a first wire holder arranged on one side of the label storage frame, the first wire holder moving in the first direction, the second direction and the third direction, the first wire holder having the cutting mechanism, the cutting mechanism having a blade for cutting the wire; the wire holder further comprising a second wire holder arranged on one side of the first wire holder, the wire being arranged on the second wire holder, the second wire holder moving in a fourth direction; the wire holder further comprising a third wire holder, the second wire holder being arranged between the third wire holder and the first wire holder, the wire being arranged on the third wire holder, the third wire holder being connected with a machine body through a rotating part, the third wire holder rotating around the rotating part as an axis; the first direction, the second direction and the third direction being perpendicular to each other, and the fourth direction being the arrangement direction of the second wire holder.

2. The automatic drop banding machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein The hanging tag storage frame further comprises a turnover plate rotatably connected with the bottom plate, the turnover plate rotates around the connection part of the turnover plate and the bottom plate, and the bottom plate, the side plate, the moving plate and the turnover plate jointly form the storage space.

3. The automatic drop banding machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein, The mechanical clamp comprises two clamping plates, and the hanging tag is arranged in the second gap between the two clamping plates.

4. A method of using an automatic pendant counting and stringing machine, the automatic pendant counting and stringing machine of claim 2, wherein, The method comprises: Step S1: the hanging tag is arranged on the conveying belt and passes through the conveying belt and the infrared sensor; Step S2: a plurality of hanging tags are stored in the hanging tag storage frame, the moving plate moves in the first direction, and the moving plate abuts against the edge of the side plate; Step S3: the turnover plate is turned over, and a part of the hanging tag protrudes from the bottom plate; Step S4: the telescopic shell moves to one side of the hanging tag storage frame along the second direction, the clamping plates of the mechanical clamp extend into the hanging tag storage frame and clamp a plurality of hanging tags; Step S5: the moving seat drives the mechanical arm to move to the second line holding clamp and the third line holding clamp along the first direction; Step S6: the line rope passes through the first line holding clamp, the second line holding clamp and the third line holding clamp in sequence, the mechanical clamp rotates around the rotation shaft, and the line rope is wound around the hanging tag; Step S7: the winding of the line rope is completed, the second line holding clamp moves in the fourth direction, and the first line holding clamp moves in the second direction; Step S8: the first line holding clamp moves to one side of the third line holding clamp along the first direction, and the first line holding clamp moves to below the line rope along the second direction; Step S9: the first line holding clamp moves along the third direction, and the blade on the first line holding clamp cuts the line rope; Step S10: the third line holding clamp rotates around the rotating part, and the third line holding clamp drives the line rope to rotate to one side of the second line holding clamp; Step S11: the clamping plates of the mechanical clamp are opened, and the hanging tag enters the next working process.

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