Cigarette packing robot frame assembling machine

Abstract

The cigarette packing robot frame mounting machine comprises a mounting frame, a robot, an upper clamp and a lower clamp, one end of the robot is fixed on the mounting frame, the other end is mounted on the upper end of the upper clamp through a connecting piece, the upper clamp comprises side clamping plates, side clamping rods, an upper pulling frame, an upper frame, a plug, a first air cylinder, a second air cylinder, a plug pressing frame, a guide rod, a supporting fork, a slide and a sliding block, the lower clamp comprises a fourth air cylinder, a moving frame, a slide rail, a sliding baffle, a third air cylinder, supporting rollers, a fixed baffle, a fixed frame and a lower supporting seat, the lower supporting seat is installed below the upper clamp, the cigarette packs enter a plurality of supporting rollers of the lower supporting seat from one side of the moving frame, the upper clamp is driven by the robot to move downward, the side clamping rods are respectively inserted into the outer sides of the moving frame and the fixed frame, the first air cylinder drives the upper pulling frame and the supporting fork to move toward the cigarette packs to support the cigarette packs from the bottom, the second air cylinder drives the plug pressing frame to move downward, and the robot moves the cigarette packs clamped by the upper clamp to a required position.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the category of tobacco raw material storage in the field of tobacco processing. Background Technology

[0002] In tobacco processing enterprises engaged in leaf threshing and re-drying, the collection and storage of raw tobacco bales requires transferring them from transport trucks to tobacco frames. Currently, this transfer is mostly done manually, which suffers from drawbacks such as high labor costs, low efficiency, high safety risks, and unreliable storage quality. In recent years, some semi-automated raw tobacco bale collection and storage lines have gradually emerged in the domestic market; however, these semi-automated lines mostly suffer from low efficiency and poor frame-packing quality. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The purpose of this invention is to overcome the shortcomings of existing manual and semi-automatic raw tobacco bale collection and storage lines, and to provide a robotic bale packing machine.

[0004] To achieve the purpose of this invention, the following technical solution is adopted:

[0005] This invention discloses a cigarette pack robotic framing machine, comprising: a mounting frame, a robot, an upper clamp, and a lower clamp. One end of the robot is fixed to the mounting frame, and the other end is mounted to the upper end of the upper clamp via a connector. The lower clamp is located directly below the upper clamp. The upper clamp removes the cigarette pack from the lower clamp, and the robot moves the cigarette pack to the desired position. The upper clamp includes: side clamping plates, side clamping rods, an upper pull frame, an upper frame, pins, a first cylinder, a second cylinder, a pin pressing frame, guide rods, support forks, slide rails, and sliders. Side clamping plates are fixed to the left and right sides of the upper frame, and multiple side clamping rods are fixed along the length of each side clamping plate. The lower end of the upper frame has front and rear clamping rods respectively. Four parallel slide rails are fixed, and four sliders are respectively mounted on the slide rails and slide along the slide rails. Two upper pull frames are respectively mounted on two sliders on the front and rear sides below the upper frame. One end of the first cylinder is mounted on the upper pull frame, and the other end is fixed to the upper frame. Multiple support forks are mounted on the outer side of each upper pull frame along its length. At least four guide rods are mounted around the upper frame, and one end of each guide rod is fixed to the upper frame. The pin pressing frame slides up and down on the at least four guide rods. One end of at least four second cylinders is fixed to the lower end of the upper frame, and the other end is mounted on the pin pressing frame, on which at least four pins are mounted. The lower clamp includes: a fourth cylinder, a moving frame, slide rails, and a sliding mechanism. The system comprises a baffle, a third cylinder, a support roller, a fixed baffle, a fixed frame, and a lower support base. The lower support base is installed below the upper clamp. A fixed frame is fixed to one side of the lower support base, and a fixed baffle is installed inside the fixed frame. A movable frame is installed on the other side of the support base. At least two third cylinders have one end fixed to the front and rear sides of the lower support base, and the other end installed at the front and rear ends of the movable frame. The third cylinders drive the movable frame to move left and right. A guide rail is installed on the front and rear sides of the movable frame, and the movable baffle slides between the two guide rails. Two fourth cylinders have one end fixed to the lower end of the movable frame, and the other end fixed to the movable baffle, driving the movable baffle to move along... The robot slides up and down along two guide rails. Several support rollers are mounted on the upper surface of the lower support base. The cigarette pack enters the support rollers of the lower support base from one side of the moving frame. The third cylinder drives the moving frame to move towards the fixed frame. At the same time, the fourth cylinder drives the moving baffle to move down or up to clamp the cigarette pack. The robot drives the upper clamp to move down. The side clamping rods are inserted into the outside of the moving frame and the fixed frame respectively. The two first cylinders drive the upper pull frame and the support fork to move towards the cigarette pack and support it from the bottom. The second cylinder drives the pin pressing frame to move down so that the pin is inserted into the cigarette pack. The upper clamp clamps the cigarette pack. The robot moves the cigarette pack clamped by the upper clamp to the desired position.

[0006] The cigarette packing robot of the present invention includes: the insert pin includes: an insert rod, a compression spring, a pressure plate, a screw, an outer cylinder, a top cover, and a nut. The insert rod is fastened to the lower end of the outer cylinder by fasteners. The compression spring is installed inside the outer cylinder, with one end abutting against the insert rod and the other end abutting against the pressure plate installed inside the outer cylinder. The top cover is fixed to the upper end of the outer cylinder by fasteners. The screw passes through the top cover and abuts against the upper end of the pressure plate. The nut is installed on the screw outside the outer cylinder to adjust the force of the screw pressing against the pressure plate. The outer cylinder passes through the insert pin frame, and its lower end is fixed to the insert pin frame.

[0007] The cigarette packing robot of the present invention, wherein: the fork is an L-shaped fork that bends inward toward the upward clamp.

[0008] The cigarette packing robot of the present invention includes a first cylinder mounted on an upper pull frame between two slides, which drives the upper pull frame and the support fork to move along the slide.

[0009] The cigarette packing robot of the present invention includes: the lower clamp further includes: at least two horizontal guide rods, the horizontal guide rods being parallel to the third cylinder, one end of which is fixed to both sides of the movable frame, and the horizontal guide rods moving within the lower support seat (28).

[0010] The cigarette packing robot of the present invention includes four horizontal guide rods, which are respectively installed above and below the third cylinder.

[0011] The cigarette pack robot framing machine of the present invention, wherein: the cigarette packs fed into the support roller are 1, 2 or 4.

[0012] The cigarette pack robot framing machine of this application transports four cigarette packs, which have been arranged and combined into a group, to the lower clamp via the conveying mechanism of the clamping device. The packs are then blocked by a fixed baffle. The baffle is then moved to push the packs towards the fixed baffle and clamp them to a certain size. The robot drives the upper clamp to hold the packs and transfer them into the upper clamp for pressing. This process can achieve framing of four packs per layer. After four cycles, the industry standard of framing 16 packs per layer can be achieved. Attached Figure Description

[0013] Figure 1 This is a front view schematic diagram of the cigarette packaging robot framing machine of the present invention;

[0014] Figure 2 This is a frontal view of the upper clamp;

[0015] Figure 3 This is a top-down view of the upper clamp;

[0016] Figure 4 This is a side view of the upper clamp;

[0017] Figure 5This is a top-down schematic diagram of the upper pull frame, the first cylinder, and the slide rail;

[0018] Figure 6 This is an enlarged frontal view of the insertion pin;

[0019] Figure 7 This is a frontal view of the lower fixture;

[0020] Figure 8 for Figure 7 A top-down schematic diagram;

[0021] Figure 9 for Figure 7 A side view diagram.

[0022] exist Figures 1 to 9 In the diagram, number 1 is the side clamping plate; number 2 is the side clamping rod; number 3 is the upper pull frame; number 4 is the upper frame; number 5 is the insert pin; number 6 is the first cylinder; number 7 is the second cylinder; number 8 is the insert pin pressure frame; number 9 is the guide rod; number 10 is the connector; number 11 is the support fork; number 12 is the upper clamp; number 13 is the slide rail; number 14 is the slider; number 15 is the robot; number 16 is the lower clamp; number 17 is the mounting bracket; number 18 is the cigarette pack; and so on. 19 is the fourth cylinder; 20 is the moving frame; 21 is the slide rail; 22 is the moving baffle; 23 is the horizontal guide rod; 24 is the third cylinder; 25 is the support roller; 26 is the fixed baffle; 27 is the fixed frame; 28 is the lower support seat; 51 is the pin rod; 52 is the compression spring; 53 is the pressure plate; 54 is the screw; 55 is the outer cylinder; 56 is the upper cover; 57 is the nut. Detailed Implementation

[0023] like Figures 1 to 9 As shown, the cigarette pack robot framing machine of the present invention includes: a mounting frame 17, a robot 15, an upper clamp 12, and a lower clamp 16. One end of the robot 15 is fixed to the mounting frame 17, and the other end is mounted on the upper end of the upper clamp 12 via a connector 10. The lower clamp 16 is directly below the upper clamp 12. The upper clamp 12 removes the cigarette pack 18 from the lower clamp 16, and after the robot 15 moves the cigarette pack 18 to the desired position, the second cylinder 7 presses down again, causing the pin 5 or the pin-pressing frame 8 to press the cigarette pack 18 tightly, preventing the cigarette pack 18 from bulging during handling. Then, the second cylinder 7 lifts up, and the pin 5 is pulled out of the cigarette pack. The first cylinder 6 drives the upper pull frame 3 and the support fork 11 to be pulled out from the bottom of the cigarette pack 18, and the robot 15 drives the upper clamp 12 to perform the next cycle operation. The number of cigarette packs 18 fed into the support roller 25 is 1, 2, or 4.

[0024] The upper clamp 12 includes: a side clamping plate 1, a side clamping rod 2, an upper pull frame 3, an upper frame 4, a pin 5, a first cylinder 6, a second cylinder 7, a pin pressing frame 8, a guide rod 9, a support fork 11, a slide rail 13, and a slider 14. A side clamping plate 1 is fixed to the left and right sides of the upper frame 4, and multiple side clamping rods 2 are fixed along the length of each side clamping plate 1. Four parallel slide rails 13 are fixed to the front and rear sides of the lower end of the upper frame 4, and four sliders 14 are mounted on the slide rails 13 and slide along them. Two upper pull frames 3 are mounted on the two sliders 14 on the front and rear sides below the upper frame 4, respectively. One end of the first cylinder 6 is mounted on the upper pull frame 3. The other end is fixed to the upper frame 4. The first cylinder 6 is mounted on the upper pull frame 3 between the two slide rails 13. It drives the upper pull frame 3 and the support fork 11 to move along the slide rail. Multiple support forks 11 are mounted on the outer side of each upper pull frame 3 along its length direction. The support fork 11 is an L-shaped support fork that bends to the inner side of the upward clamp 12. At least four guide rods 9 are mounted around the upper frame 4. One end of each guide rod 9 is fixed to the upper frame 4. The pin pressing frame 8 slides up and down on the at least four guide rods 9. One end of at least four second cylinders 7 is fixed to the lower end of the upper frame 4, and the other end is mounted on the pin pressing frame 8. At least four pins 5 are mounted on the pin pressing frame 8.

[0025] The lower clamp 16 includes: a fourth cylinder 19, a movable frame 20, a slide rail 21, a sliding baffle 22, a third cylinder 24, a support roller 25, a fixed baffle 26, a fixed frame 27, a lower support seat 28, and four horizontal guide rods 23. The lower support seat 28 is installed below the upper clamp 12. A fixed frame 27 is fixed on one side of the lower support seat 28, and a fixed baffle 26 is installed inside the fixed frame 27. A movable frame 20 is installed on the other side of the support seat 28. One end of at least two third cylinders 24 is fixed on the front and rear sides of the lower support seat 28, and the other end is installed on the front and rear ends of the movable frame 20. The third cylinders 24 drive the movable frame 20 to move left and right. The four horizontal guide rods 23 are parallel to the third cylinders 24 respectively. They are installed above and below the third cylinders 24, and one end of each is fixed on both sides of the movable frame 20. The horizontal guide rods 23 move within the lower support seat 28.

[0026] A guide rail 21 is installed on the front and rear sides of the movable frame 20, and the movable baffle 22 slides between the two guide rails 21. One end of each of the two fourth cylinders 19 is fixed to the lower end of the movable frame 20, and the other end is fixed to the movable baffle 22, which drives the movable baffle 22 to slide up and down along the two guide rails 21. Several support rollers 25 are installed on the upper surface of the lower support seat 28. The cigarette pack 18 enters the several support rollers 25 of the lower support seat 28 from one side of the movable frame 20. The third cylinder 24 drives the movable frame 20 to move towards the fixed frame 27. At the same time, the fourth cylinder 19 drives the movable baffle 22 to move down or up to clamp the cigarette pack 18.

[0027] like Figure 1 As shown, robot 15 moves the upper clamp 12 downwards, and the side clamping rods 2 are inserted into the outer sides of the moving frame 20 and the fixed frame 27 respectively. The two first cylinders 6 move the upper pull frame 3 and the support fork 11 towards the cigarette pack 18 respectively, supporting the cigarette pack 18 from the bottom. The second cylinder 7 moves the pin pressing frame 8 downwards, so that the pin 5 is inserted into the cigarette pack 18, and the pin 5 or the pin pressing frame 8 presses the cigarette pack 18 tightly. The upper clamp 12 clamps the cigarette pack 18, and robot 15 moves the cigarette pack 18 clamped by the upper clamp 12 to the desired position.

[0028] like Figure 6 As shown, the insert 5 includes: insert rod 51, compression spring 52, pressure plate 53, screw 54, outer cylinder 55, upper cover 56 and nut 57. The insert rod 51 is fastened to the lower end of the outer cylinder 55 by fasteners. The compression spring 52 is installed inside the outer cylinder 55, with one end pressing against the insert rod 51 and the other end pressing against the pressure plate 53 installed inside the outer cylinder 55. The upper cover 56 is fixed to the upper end of the outer cylinder 52 by fasteners. The screw 54 passes through the upper cover 56 and presses against the upper end of the pressure plate 53. The nut 57 is installed on the screw 54 outside the outer cylinder 55 and is used to adjust the force of the screw 54 pressing against the pressure plate 53. The outer cylinder 55 passes through the insert pressure frame 8 and its lower end is fixed to the insert pressure frame 8.

[0029] Based on the above specific implementation process, a cigarette packing robot framing machine has the following process sequence: multiple packs clamping → clamping state transfer → transporting multiple packs → placing into the frame → pressing each layer.

[0030] As a further improvement of the present invention, the robot of the handling device is replaced with a gantry frame. The clamps of the gantry frame can be arranged and combined into a group of 4 cigarette packs before the transport is carried out in the X, Y and Z axes. When the 4 cigarette packs in this group pass through the handling device, the clamps of the gantry frame hold the group of cigarette packs and transfer them into the cigarette frame. This can realize the framing of 4 cigarette packs in 1 layer, which is carried out 4 times. It can also realize the industry standard of framing 16 cigarette packs in 4 layers.

[0031] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above, and that the invention can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from its spirit or essential characteristics. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered in all respects as exemplary and non-limiting, and the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description. Thus, all variations falling within the meaning and scope of equivalents of the claims are intended to be included within the present invention. No reference numerals in the claims should be construed as limiting the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A cigarette packing robot framing machine, comprising: The assembly includes a mounting frame (17), a robot (15), an upper clamp (12), and a lower clamp (16). One end of the robot (15) is fixed to the mounting frame (17), and the other end is mounted on the upper end of the upper clamp (12) via a connector (10). The lower clamp (16) is located directly below the upper clamp (12). The upper clamp (12) removes the cigarette pack (18) from the lower clamp (16) and moves the cigarette pack (18) to the desired position via the robot (15). The upper clamp (12) includes: a side clamp plate (1), a side clamp rod (2), an upper pull frame (3), an upper frame (4), a pin (5), a first cylinder (6), a second cylinder (7), a pin pressing frame (8), a guide rod (9), a support fork (11), a slide rail (13), and a slider (14). A side clamp plate (1) is fixed on the left and right sides of the upper frame (4), and a length direction of each side clamp plate (1) is fixed with a... Multiple side clamps (2); four parallel slide rails (13) are fixed on the front and rear sides of the lower end of the upper frame (4), four sliders (14) are mounted on the slide rails (13) and slide along the slide rails (13), two upper pull frames (3) are mounted on the two sliders (14) on the front and rear sides of the lower end of the upper frame (4), one end of the first cylinder (6) is mounted on the upper pull frame (3) and the other end is fixed on the upper frame (4), multiple support forks (11) are mounted on the outside of each upper pull frame (3) along its length direction; at least four guide rods (9) are mounted around the upper frame (4), one end of each guide rod (9) is fixed on the upper frame (4), the pin pressing frame (8) slides up and down on at least four guide rods (9), one end of at least four second cylinders (7) is fixed on the lower end of the upper frame (4) and the other end is mounted on the pin pressing frame (8), at least four pins (5) are mounted on the pin pressing frame (8).The lower clamp (16) includes: a fourth cylinder (19), a moving frame (20), a slide rail (21), a moving baffle (22), a third cylinder (24), a support roller (25), a fixed baffle (26), a fixed frame (27), and a lower support base (28). The lower support base (28) is installed below the upper clamp (12). A fixed frame (27) is fixed on one side of the lower support base (28), and a fixed baffle (26) is installed inside the fixed frame (27). A moving frame is installed on the other side of the support base (28). (20) At least two third cylinders (24) have one end fixed on the front and rear sides of the lower support (28), and the other end mounted on the front and rear ends of the movable frame (20). The third cylinders (24) drive the movable frame (20) to move left and right. A slide rail (21) is mounted on the front and rear sides of the movable frame (20). The movable baffle (22) slides between the two slide rails (21). One end of two fourth cylinders (19) is fixed on the lower end of the movable frame (20), and the other end is fixed on the movable baffle (22). The moving baffle (22) slides up and down along the two slide rails (21). Several support rollers (25) are installed on the upper surface of the lower support base (28). The cigarette pack (18) enters the support rollers (25) of the lower support base (28) from one side of the moving frame (20). The third cylinder (24) drives the moving frame (20) to move towards the fixed frame (27). At the same time, the fourth cylinder (19) drives the moving baffle (22) to move down or up to clamp the cigarette pack (18). The robot (15) drives the upper clamp. The clamp (12) moves downward, and the side clamps (2) are inserted into the outside of the moving frame (20) and the fixed frame (27) respectively. The two first cylinders (6) drive the upper pull frame (3) and the support fork (11) to move towards the cigarette pack (18) and support the cigarette pack (18) from the bottom. The second cylinder (7) drives the pin pressing frame (8) to move downward, so that the pin (5) is inserted into the cigarette pack (18). The upper clamp (12) clamps the cigarette pack (18), and the robot (15) moves the cigarette pack (18) clamped by the upper clamp (12) to the desired position.

2. The cigarette packaging robot framing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pin (5) includes: a pin rod (51), a compression spring (52), a pressure plate (53), a screw (54), an outer cylinder (55), a top cover (56), and a nut (57). The pin rod (51) is fastened to the lower end of the outer cylinder (55) by fasteners. The compression spring (52) is installed inside the outer cylinder (55), with one end pressing against the pin rod (51) and the other end pressing against the pressure plate (53) installed inside the outer cylinder (55). The top cover (56) is fixed to the upper end of the outer cylinder (55) by fasteners. The screw (54) passes through the top cover (56) and presses against the upper end of the pressure plate (53). The nut (57) is installed on the screw (54) outside the outer cylinder (55) to adjust the force of the screw (54) pressing against the pressure plate (53). The outer cylinder (55) passes through the pin pressing frame (8), and its lower end is fixed to the pin pressing frame (8).

3. The cigarette packaging robot framing machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The fork (11) is an L-shaped fork that bends inward toward the upward clamp (12).

4. The cigarette packaging robot framing machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first cylinder (6) is mounted on the upper pull frame (3) between the two slide rails (13), which drives the upper pull frame (3) and the support fork (11) to move along the slide rail.

5. The cigarette packaging robot framing machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The lower clamp (16) further includes at least two horizontal guide rods (23), which are parallel to the third cylinder (24). One end of each guide rod is fixed to both sides of the movable frame (20), and the horizontal guide rods (23) move within the lower support (28).

6. The cigarette packaging robot framing machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: There are four horizontal guide rods (23), which are respectively installed above and below the third cylinder (24).

7. The cigarette packaging robot framing machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The number of cigarette packs (18) fed into the support roller (25) is 1, 2 or 4.

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