A synchronous turning mechanism for glass bottles

Abstract

The present invention relates to the technical field of flipping equipment, and in particular to a synchronous flipping mechanism for glass bottles, comprising a workbench, a fixed plate, a loading and unloading assembly, an infrared receiving assembly and a controller, wherein the workbench is rotatably connected to a rotating shaft, a driving member is provided on one side of the workbench, an output end of the driving member is connected to one end of the rotating shaft, and is used to drive the rotating shaft to rotate intermittently, the number of the fixed plates is an even number, and the even number of the fixed plates are equidistantly arranged around the axis of the rotating shaft through a first telescopic member, each of the fixed plates is provided with two groups of clamping mechanisms for clamping and fixing the bottle body, when the bottle body is put down by one group of clamping mechanisms, the other group of clamping mechanisms can clamp the remaining bottle bodies, and the intermittent rotation of the rotating shaft driven by the driving member can realize uninterrupted clamping and flipping of the bottle body, and the work efficiency is higher, which solves the problems of poor efficiency and narrow adaptability when flipping glass bottles in the prior art.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of turning equipment, in particular to a synchronous turning mechanism for a glass bottle. Background Art

[0002] Glass bottles are a common container in production and life. Before using a glass bottle, the bottle body needs to be turned over so that the bottle mouth faces downward. For example, when cleaning inside the bottle, turning it over can allow the cleaning liquid to better contact various parts of the glass bottle to ensure comprehensive cleaning. Turning it over also makes it easier to drain the residual liquid and facilitate drying. You can also check the sealing effect by turning it over during the packaging process after the canning process.

[0003] At present, when turning over a glass bottle, a clamping device such as a robot is usually used to first clamp the bottle body, and then turn it over by a rotating device. However, after the turning is completed, the rotating device needs to be reversed and reset again to put the turned bottle body down, which makes the whole turning process more cumbersome and inefficient. There is also a bottle turner with a spiral interior on the market, which sends the bottle into a spiral cavity through a conveyor belt to turn it over. However, the size of the spiral cavity must be adapted to the size of the bottle, and different bottle turners may be required for bottles of different specifications, which is inconvenient to use.

[0004] Based on the above situation, it is necessary to design a glass bottle synchronous turning mechanism to solve the above problems. Summary of the invention

[0005] The invention provides a synchronous turning mechanism for a glass bottle, so as to solve the problems of poor efficiency and narrow adaptability when turning the glass bottle in the prior art.

[0006] The technical problem solved by the present invention is achieved by adopting the following technical solutions:

[0007] A synchronous turning mechanism for glass bottles comprises a workbench, a fixed plate, a loading and unloading assembly, an infrared receiving assembly and a controller, wherein the workbench is rotatably connected with a rotating shaft, a driving member is provided on one side of the workbench, an output end of the driving member is connected to one end of the rotating shaft, and is used to drive the rotating shaft to rotate intermittently, the number of the fixed plates is an even number, and the even number of the fixed plates are equidistantly arranged around the axis of the rotating shaft through a first telescopic member, each of the fixed plates is provided with two groups of clamping mechanisms for clamping and fixing the bottle body, the loading and unloading assembly is arranged on the workbench, and the number of the loading and unloading assembly is two groups, which respectively correspond to the two groups of clamping mechanisms on each fixed plate, so as to realize loading and unloading of the bottle body, the infrared receiving assembly comprises a first infrared receiver arranged on the inner walls on both sides of the workbench and a first infrared transmitter arranged at one end of the clamping mechanism, when the first telescopic member drives the fixed plate to extend, the first infrared receiver can receive the infrared light beam emitted by the first infrared transmitter, and the controller is used to control the action of the loading and unloading assembly after receiving the signal of the first infrared receiver.

[0008] Preferably, the clamping mechanism comprises a second telescopic member disposed on a fixed plate and a clamping plate connected to a movable end of the second telescopic member.

[0009] Preferably, a contact plate is connected to the outer wall of the clamping plate on one side opposite to the fixing plate via an elastic member.

[0010] Preferably, an anti-slip layer is provided on the outer walls of the opposing side of the abutment plate and the fixing plate.

[0011] Preferably, the loading and unloading assembly includes a third telescopic member arranged on the workbench and a containing member connected to the movable end of the third telescopic member, the containing member is provided with a containing groove for containing the bottle body, and the third telescopic member is electrically connected to the controller.

[0012] Preferably, a flexible buffer pad is provided on the inner wall of the containing tank.

[0013] Preferably, the loading and unloading assembly further comprises two warning pieces, and the two warning pieces correspond one to one with the two containing pieces respectively.

[0014] Preferably, a second infrared transmitter is provided on one side of the workbench close to the loading and unloading components, and a second infrared receiver is provided on the fixed plate. When the second infrared receiver receives the infrared beam of the second infrared receiver and transmits the signal to the controller, the first telescopic part is controlled by the controller to drive the fixed plate to move.

[0015] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: after the bottle body is clamped by the clamping mechanism, the driving member drives the rotating shaft to rotate 180° to turn the bottle body over to the point where the bottle mouth faces downward, and then there is no need to reverse and reset, and the bottle body can be turned upward by rotating 180° again. The bottle body can be removed after the clamping mechanism releases the clamping and fixation of the bottle body. When one group of clamping mechanisms puts down the bottle body, the other group of clamping mechanisms can clamp the remaining bottle bodies. The driving member drives the intermittent rotation of the rotating shaft to realize uninterrupted clamping and flipping of the bottle body, and there is no need to reverse and reset and then re-clamp the bottle body, which is more efficient. In addition, the clamping mechanism can clamp and flip bottles of different specifications and types, and has a wider range of uses. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative labor.

[0017] Figure 1 The schematic diagram of the prior art structure provided by the present invention is as follows:

[0018] Figure 2 The isometric structural diagram provided by the present invention is:

[0019] Figure 3 The local structural diagram provided by the present invention is as follows:

[0020] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the clamping mechanism provided by the present invention;

[0021] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of a cross-sectional structure provided by the present invention;

[0022] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of a container provided by the present invention;

[0023] Figure 7 The present invention provides a block diagram of the principles.

[0024] In the figure, 1. workbench; 11. rotating shaft; 12. driving member; 2. fixing plate; 21. first telescopic member; 3. clamping mechanism; 31. second telescopic member; 32. clamping plate; 33. elastic member; 34. contact plate; 35. anti-slip layer; 4. first infrared receiver; 41. first infrared transmitter; 5. controller; 6. third telescopic member; 61. containing member; 62. containing slot; 63. flexible buffer pad; 64. warning member; 7. second infrared transmitter; 71. second infrared receiver; 8. bottle body. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] In order to make the technical means, creative features, objectives and effects achieved by the present invention easy to understand, the present invention is further explained below with reference to specific diagrams.

[0026] like Figure 1 As shown, in order to adapt to the flipping of bottles of different sizes, the existing glass bottle flipping mechanism usually clamps and fixes the bottle body through the clamping mechanism 3, and then drives the clamping mechanism 3 to flip a certain angle through the rotating shaft, so that the bottle body 8 is flipped to a state where the bottle mouth faces downward, etc. When the bottle body 8 needs to be put down, the rotating shaft needs to be reversed again to drive the clamping mechanism 3 to reset, and then re-clamp the unflipped bottle to perform the flipping work, which is not convenient for continuous operation. The present invention mainly solves the problem that the unflipped bottle body 8 can be re-clamped while the flipped bottle body 8 is put down, so as to realize continuous operation and improve work efficiency. Based on this problem, the present invention solves it through the following technical solutions.

[0027] like Figure 2-7 As shown, a synchronous turning mechanism for glass bottles comprises a workbench 1, on which a rotating shaft 11 is rotatably connected, a driving member 12 is arranged on one side of the workbench 1, and an output end of the driving member 12 is connected to one end of the rotating shaft 11, so as to drive the rotating shaft 11 to rotate intermittently, and an even number of fixing plates 2 are arranged on the outer wall of the rotating shaft 11 through a first telescopic member 21, and the even number of fixing plates 2 are arranged equidistantly around the axis of the rotating shaft 11, the driving member 12 can be a device such as a servo motor that can drive the rotating shaft 11 to rotate, and each fixing plate 2 is provided with two groups of clamping mechanisms 3 for clamping and fixing the bottle body 8, and a loading and unloading assembly is arranged on the workbench 1, and the loading and unloading assembly is provided. There are two groups of components, which correspond to the two groups of clamping mechanisms 3 on each fixed plate 2 respectively, to realize the loading and unloading of the bottle body 8. When the driving member 12 drives the two clamping mechanisms 3 on one group of fixed plates 2 to move to correspond to the loading and unloading components, the bottle body 8 clamped by the clamping mechanism 3 on the other group of fixed plates 2 opposite to it will face the bottle mouth downward. At this time, the cleaning device can be extended into the bottle body 8 to clean the bottle body 8 (not shown in the figure), and the fixed plate 2 located above the loading and unloading components can simultaneously realize the loading of the unturned bottle body 8 and the unloading of the turned bottle body 8, without the need to reverse and put down the bottle body 8, so as to improve the work efficiency.

[0028] Specifically, Figure 2As shown, the workbench 1 is provided with an infrared receiving component and a controller 5, the infrared receiving component includes a first infrared receiver 4 arranged on the inner walls on both sides of the workbench 1 and a first infrared transmitter 41 arranged at one end of the clamping mechanism 3, and the two groups of clamping mechanisms 3 on each fixed plate 2 are provided with a first infrared transmitter 41, and the two first infrared transmitters 41 are arranged back to back, respectively corresponding to the two first infrared receivers 4 on the two side walls of the workbench 1, when the fixed plate 2 drives the clamping mechanism 3 to move above the loading and unloading assembly, the clamping mechanism 3 clamps or releases the bottle body 8 through the infrared receiving component, and controls the operation of the loading and unloading assembly through the controller 5.

[0029] Further, such as Figure 5 As shown, a second infrared transmitter 7 is provided on one side of the workbench 1 close to the loading and unloading assembly, and a second infrared receiver 71 is provided on the fixing plate 2. When the rotating shaft 11 drives the fixing plate 2 to move so that the second infrared receiver 71 is just corresponding to the second infrared transmitter 7, the clamping mechanism 3 located on the loading and unloading assembly drives the clamped bottle body 8 to turn over one circle. At this time, the bottom of the bottle faces downward, so that the clamped bottle body 8 can be put down conveniently, and the bottle body 8 to be turned over can be clamped and turned over again. After the second infrared receiver 71 receives the infrared beam of the second infrared receiver 71 and transmits the signal to the controller 5, the controller 5 will control the driving member 12 to stop rotating the rotating shaft 11, and control the first telescopic member 21 through the controller 5 to drive the fixed plate 2 to move, so that the fixed plate 2 drives the two sets of clamping mechanisms 3 to extend above the loading and unloading assembly. When the clamping mechanism 3 follows the movement of the fixed plate 2 to drive the first infrared transmitter 41 to be opposite to the first infrared receiver 4, the first infrared receiver 4 can receive the infrared beam emitted by the first infrared transmitter 41, and transmit the corresponding signal to the controller 5 after generating it. The loading and unloading assembly is controlled by the controller 5 to perform actions. After the loading and unloading actions of the bottle body 8 are completed, the first telescopic member 21 drives the fixed plate 2 and the clamping mechanism 3 to retract, thereby avoiding interference with the container 61 when the rotating shaft 11 drives the clamping mechanism 3 to rotate, thereby affecting normal operation.

[0030] Among them, Figure 4 As shown, the clamping mechanism 3 includes a second telescopic member 31 arranged on the fixed plate 2 and a clamping plate 32 connected to the movable end of the second telescopic member 31. When the bottle body 8 needs to be clamped for flipping, the second telescopic member 31 drives the clamping plate 32 to move toward the fixed plate 2, so that the bottle body 8 is clamped between the fixed plate 2 and the clamping plate 32.

[0031] Further, such as Figure 2 as well as Figure 6As shown, the loading and unloading assembly includes a third telescopic member 6 arranged on the workbench 1 and a containing member 61 connected to the movable end of the third telescopic member 6, a containing groove 62 for containing the bottle body 8 is provided on the containing member 61, the third telescopic member 6 is electrically connected to the controller 5, and also includes two warning members 64, the two warning members 64 correspond to the two containing members 61 one by one and are electrically connected to the controller 5, when the first telescopic member 21 drives the fixed plate 2 and the two groups of clamping mechanisms 3 on the fixed plate 2 to move above the loading and unloading assembly, if one group of the clamping mechanisms 3 is in an unclamped state, that is, there is a certain distance between the clamping plate 32 and the fixed plate 2, the first infrared transmitter 41 on the clamping plate 32 will be aligned with the first infrared receiver 4, thereby generating a corresponding signal, and transmitting the signal to the controller 5. , the controller 5 controls the warning piece 64 on the corresponding containing piece 61 at the lower end of the clamping mechanism 3 to sound an alarm. At this time, the operator can place the unturned bottle body 8 into the containing groove 62 to wait for clamping and turning. The warning piece 64 can be a buzzer alarm or a warning light, etc. After that, the controller 5 will control the third telescopic piece 6 to drive the containing piece 61 to move upward, so that the containing piece 61 with the bottle body 8 moves upward to the clamping mechanism 3 for clamping, and the containing piece 61 without the bottle body 8 can move to the bottom of the clamping mechanism 3 to receive the bottle body 8. When the clamping mechanism 3 releases the clamping of the bottle body 8, so that the bottle body 8 can accurately fall into the containing groove 62, after the third telescopic piece 6 drives the containing piece 61 to move downward, the operator can take out the bottle body 8 that falls into the containing groove 62.

[0032] Among them, Figure 6 As shown, a flexible buffer pad 63 is provided on the inner wall of the containing groove 62. The flexible buffer pad 63 can be made of elastic materials such as rubber and sponge, so that when the bottle body 8 clamped by the clamping mechanism 3 falls into the containing groove 62, the bottle body 8 is received and buffered to avoid damage to the bottle body 8.

[0033] Further, such as Figure 4 As shown, a resisting plate 34 is connected to the outer wall of the clamping plate 32 on the side opposite to the fixed plate 2 through an elastic member 33. The elastic member 33 can be a device with a certain elastic force such as a spring. When the second telescopic member 31 drives the clamping plate 32 to approach the fixed plate 2 to clamp the bottle body 8, it will first contact the bottle body 8 through the resisting plate 34, and clamp the bottle body 8 by compressing the spring through the resisting plate 34. At the same time, the spring will also generate a reverse force on the resisting plate 34, thereby avoiding damaging the bottle body 8. Bottles 8 of different specifications and diameters can also be clamped, and the scope of use is wider.

[0034] Further, such as Figure 4As shown, an anti-skid layer 35 is provided on the outer wall of the opposite side of the contact plate 34 and the fixing plate 2. The anti-skid layer 35 can be made of silicone or rubber to increase the friction between the bottle body 8, thereby preventing the bottle body 8 from accidentally falling and improving the clamping stability.

[0035] It should be noted that the first telescopic member 21, the second telescopic member 31 and the third telescopic member 6 can all adopt electric telescopic rods or electric push rods and other mechanisms that can perform linear reciprocating motion, and the controller 5 can uniformly control the use of the electrical components in the present invention. The control circuit of the controller 5 can be implemented by programming by technicians in this field, which is common knowledge in the field. It is only used without modification, so the control method and circuit connection will not be described in detail.

[0036] The above shows and describes the basic principles and main features of the present invention and the advantages of the present invention. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. The above embodiments and descriptions are only for explaining the principles of the present invention. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, the present invention may have various changes and improvements, which fall within the scope of the present invention to be protected. The scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A synchronous turning mechanism for glass bottles, characterized in that: include; A workbench (1), wherein a rotating shaft (11) is rotatably connected to the workbench (1), a driving member (12) is provided on one side of the workbench (1), and an output end of the driving member (12) is connected to one end of the rotating shaft (11) for driving the rotating shaft (11) to rotate intermittently; A fixing plate (2), wherein the number of the fixing plates (2) is an even number, and the even number of the fixing plates (2) are equidistantly arranged around the axis of the rotating shaft (11) via a first telescopic member (21), and each of the fixing plates (2) is provided with two groups of clamping mechanisms (3) for clamping and fixing the bottle body (8); Loading and unloading components, the loading and unloading components are arranged on the workbench (1), and the number of the loading and unloading components is two groups, respectively corresponding to the two groups of clamping mechanisms (3) on each fixed plate (2), so as to realize loading and unloading of the bottle body (8); An infrared receiving component, the infrared receiving component comprising a first infrared receiver (4) arranged on the inner walls on both sides of the workbench (1) and a first infrared transmitter (41) arranged at one end of the clamping mechanism (3), and when the first telescopic member (21) drives the fixed plate (2) to extend, the first infrared receiver (4) can receive the infrared light beam emitted by the first infrared transmitter (41); A controller (5), the controller (5) being used to control the actions of the loading and unloading components after receiving a signal from the first infrared receiver (4); The clamping mechanism (3) comprises a second telescopic member (31) provided on the fixed plate (2) and a clamping plate (32) connected to the movable end of the second telescopic member (31); A contact plate (34) is connected to the outer wall of the clamping plate (32) on one side opposite to the fixing plate (2) via an elastic member (33); The loading and unloading assembly comprises a third telescopic member (6) arranged on the workbench (1) and a containing member (61) connected to the movable end of the third telescopic member (6), the containing member (61) being provided with a containing groove (62) for containing the bottle body (8), and the third telescopic member (6) being electrically connected to the controller (5); A second infrared transmitter (7) is provided on a side of the workbench (1) close to the loading and unloading assembly, and a second infrared receiver (71) is provided on the fixed plate (2). When the second infrared receiver (71) receives an infrared beam from the second infrared receiver (71) and transmits a signal to the controller (5), the controller (5) controls the first telescopic member (21) to drive the fixed plate (2) to move.

2. A synchronous turning mechanism for glass bottles according to claim 1, characterized in that: An anti-slip layer (35) is provided on the outer wall of the opposing side of the abutment plate (34) and the fixing plate (2).

3. A synchronous turning mechanism for glass bottles according to claim 1, characterized in that: A flexible buffer pad (63) is provided on the inner wall of the containing groove (62).

4. A synchronous turning mechanism for glass bottles according to claim 1, characterized in that: The loading and unloading assembly further comprises two warning pieces (64), and the two warning pieces (64) correspond one to one with the two containing pieces (61) respectively.

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