Plastic bottle sorting equipment

By using near-infrared spectrometer and gear set in plastic bottle sorting equipment, efficient separation of plastic bottles and bottle caps is achieved, solving the problems of high cost and low accuracy in the existing technology, and improving the Sorting efficiency and accuracy.

CN118664792BActive Publication Date: 2025-01-07TAIZHOU JIANGZHETONG PLASTIC IND CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202411161508.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-08-23
Publication Date
2025-01-07
Estimated Expiration
2044-08-23

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Technical Problem

Existing plastic bottle sorting equipment cannot efficiently separate plastic bottle caps and bottle bodies of different colors, resulting in high cost of manual sorting, high labor intensity and low accuracy.

Method used

A plastic bottle sorting equipment is designed, using a bottle cap separation mechanism and sorting mechanism, using a near-infrared spectrometer to sort according to the color of the bottle body, and the bottle cap and the bottle body are separated by the sliding groove and slider mechanism, combined with the gears The group and motor achieve adaptive adjustment and high-speed rotation to ensure accurate separation.

Benefits of technology

It realizes efficient separation of plastic bottles and bottle caps of different colors without manual participation, reducing labor intensity and cost and improving sorting accuracy.

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Abstract

The present invention belongs to the technical field of automatic sorting equipment, and specifically is a plastic bottle sorting equipment, comprising a sorting machine housing, wherein a bottle cap separation mechanism, a replacement component and a sorting mechanism are fixedly installed inside the sorting machine housing; the sorting mechanism comprises a first sorting box, and the inner wall of the sorting machine housing is provided with a plurality of slide grooves, wherein the outer wall of one of the slide blocks is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the first sorting box, and the bottle cap separation mechanism plays the effect that the internal device adapts to the height of the plastic bottle so as to separate the bottle body and the bottle cap, and the outer ring of the twist-off member and the outer ring of the twist-off cap are movably connected through an adjusting tube, and when the limiting bead is subjected to external force, the limiting bead will drive the adjusting tube to squeeze and rotate or stretch and rotate, thereby controlling the twist-off cap to produce displacement and rotation, thereby adaptively adjusting according to the height of the bottle body, and being able to better adjust the position to separate the bottle cap and the bottle body, and the lid of the plastic bottle can be knocked off when the hinged member rotates at a high speed.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of automatic sorting equipment, in particular to a plastic bottle sorting equipment. Background Art

[0002] Plastic bottles have the advantages of light weight, good barrier properties, high transparency, high strength, low cost, acid and alkali resistance and high safety of use. Plastic bottles are mostly disposable, and a large number of plastic bottles are discarded after use. These plastic bottles are scattered in nature and are difficult to degrade naturally. If they are not recycled, they will cause serious ecological pollution. Therefore, the recycling of waste plastics can not only protect the ecological environment and be environmentally friendly, but also achieve sustainable economic development. Plastic bottles of different colors have different materials after decomposition, and the plastic materials of the bottle cap and the bottle body are also different. Therefore, plastic bottles of different colors as well as the bottle caps and the bottle body must be sorted.

[0003] The prior art also proposes some solutions: For example, a patent application with publication number CN106733726A discloses a plastic bottle sorting device: comprising a first conveyor belt, a detection mechanism is arranged above the first conveyor belt, the detection mechanism comprises a white strong light source and a black absorption block, a positive temperature coefficient thermistor is also arranged on the black absorption block, and a receiving mechanism is arranged below the output end of the first conveyor belt, the receiving mechanism comprises a frame, a mounting seat and a connecting plate. This solution does not require manual participation in the sorting of plastic bottles, which fully solves the problem of high costs caused by manual sorting.

[0004] In the prior art, most plastic bottle sorting is based on the color of the bottle body. Currently, the bottle caps cannot be processed during sorting. Manual processing is required after sorting, which consumes a lot of human resources. At the same time, the labor intensity of manual sorting is also high, and fatigue is easily generated when working for a long time, which affects the accuracy of sorting.

[0005] To this end: the present invention provides a plastic bottle sorting device. Summary of the invention

[0006] In order to make up for the deficiencies of the prior art, at least one technical problem raised in the background technology is solved.

[0007] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve its technical problems is: a plastic bottle sorting device described in the present invention comprises a sorting machine housing, a bottle cap separation mechanism, a replacement component and a sorting mechanism are fixedly installed inside the sorting machine housing, the sorting mechanism comprises a first sorting box, the inner wall of the sorting machine housing is provided with a plurality of slide grooves, the inner walls of the slide grooves are slidably connected with sliders, the outer wall of one of the sliders is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the first sorting box, the outer wall of the other slider is fixedly connected to the second sorting box, the inner wall of the sorting machine housing is fixedly provided with a near-infrared spectrometer, the inner wall of the sorting machine housing is fixedly provided with a separation tube, and the inner wall of the sorting machine housing is fixedly provided with a third sorting box;

[0008] The sorting machine shell is an opaque shell used for sorting plastic bottles. Because the necessary step of plastic sorting is to sort according to the color of the plastic bottles themselves, there are certain requirements for the light in the scene when picking plastics. During sorting, the infrared spectrometer irradiates the plastic bottles through the light-transmitting holes, and then divides the plastic bottles into transparent and colored according to the light feedback data. The slider is controlled by the light source data. When the plastic bottle detected at this moment is transparent, the first sorting box slides to the right along one of the slides to prepare to receive the transparent plastic bottle. If the detected plastic bottle is colored, the second sorting box will slide to the left to prepare to receive the colored plastic bottle, and the bottle cap will fall into the third sorting box along the limiting tube. The sorting mechanism can be used to sort the colored plastic bottles and transparent plastic bottles and separate the bottle caps from the bottle bodies.

[0009] Preferably, the bottle cap separation mechanism includes a separation shell, the outer wall of the separation shell is provided with a fixing column, the outer wall of the fixing column is provided with a fixing piece, the other end of the fixing column is provided with an adjusting gear, the inner wall of the fixing piece is provided with a left-handed gear, the inner wall of the left-handed gear is provided with a left-handed column, the outer wall of the left-handed column is rotatably connected with a right-handed column, one end of the right-handed column is fixedly connected with a right-handed gear, the outer wall of the right-handed gear contacts the inner wall of the fixing piece, the teeth of the left-handed gear and the right-handed gear are both meshed with the teeth of the adjusting gear, the left-handed gear rotates leftward, and the left-handed column also performs a left-handed motion due to its fixed connection with the left-handed gear, because the left-handed gear meshes with the adjusting gear, the adjusting gear also rotates, and because the adjusting gear meshes with the right-handed gear, the right-handed gear and the right-handed column perform a right-handed motion together, and through the gear set, the right-handed column and the left-handed column are respectively controlled to rotate in opposite directions.

[0010] Preferably, the outer wall of the separation shell is provided with a twist-off piece, an adjusting tube is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the twist-off piece, a limiting bead is fixedly installed on the other end of the adjusting tube, a twist-off cap is fixedly arranged between the outer wall of the limiting bead and the outer wall of the adjusting tube, and the outer wall of the twist-off piece is provided with a hinged piece, the outer ring of the twist-off piece and the outer ring of the twist-off cap are movably connected through the adjusting tube, when the limiting bead is subjected to external force, the limiting bead will drive the adjusting tube to squeeze and rotate or stretch and rotate, thereby controlling the twist-off cap to produce displacement and rotation, thereby making adaptive adjustment according to the height of the bottle body, and being able to better adjust the position to separate the bottle cap and the bottle body, and the hinged piece can knock the lid of the plastic bottle down when rotating at high speed, and the above structure has the effect of adapting to the length of the plastic bottle and knocking the bottle cap off.

[0011] Preferably, a secondary transmission member is provided at one end of the articulated part, and the other end of the secondary transmission member is fixedly mounted on the outer wall of the separation shell, and a primary transmission member is fixedly mounted on the other end of the secondary transmission member, and the other end of the primary transmission member is fixedly mounted on the outer wall of the left-handed column. Because there is a common rotating column between the primary transmission member and the secondary transmission member, when the primary transmission member rotates, the secondary transmission member also rotates accordingly, and the secondary transmission member controls the articulated part to rotate at high speed, and the transmission of the transmission member is controlled by the left-handed column to make the articulated part rotate at high speed.

[0012] Preferably, the outer wall of the left-handed column is provided with a left-handed main disk, and the outer wall of the right-handed column is provided with a right-handed main disk. When the left-handed column rotates leftward, the left-handed main disk is controlled to perform a left-handed motion. When the right-handed column rotates rightward, the right-handed main disk also performs a right-handed motion. Through the reverse rotation of the left-handed column and the right-handed column, the reverse rotation of the left-handed main disk and the right-handed main disk is controlled respectively.

[0013] Preferably, a support column is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the separation shell, and the outer wall of the support column is provided with a left-handed secondary disk, and the outer wall of the support column is provided with a right-handed secondary disk. The right-handed main disk is meshed with the right-handed secondary disk, and the left-handed secondary disk is meshed with the left-handed main disk. A limiting groove is provided on the outer wall of the support column. When the left-handed main disk rotates to just mesh with the teeth on the left-handed secondary disk, the support column performs a left-handed movement with the left-handed main disk. When the left-handed main disk is rotated to an angle without teeth, the right-handed main disk just meshes with the teeth on the right-handed secondary disk. At this time, the support column performs a right-handed movement with the right-handed main disk, and the limiting groove on the support column is just clamped together with the limiting bead. Through the limit groove, the limit bead and other structures, the displacement of the unscrewed cap is controlled.

[0014] Preferably, a motor is fixedly mounted on the outer wall of the separation shell, and the output shaft of the motor is fixedly connected to the left-handed column. When the motor is started, it provides power to the left-handed column, and the left-handed column rotates, thereby controlling the operation of the bottle cap separation mechanism through the motor.

[0015] Preferably, the outer wall of the replacement component is provided with a plurality of replacement holes, the interior of the replacement component is provided with an angle adjustment piece, and the outer wall of the angle adjustment piece is provided with a light-transmitting hole; when the plastic bottle is inserted into the replacement hole, the pressure piece will be subjected to a downward pressure, and the pressure piece will press the angle adjustment piece downward along this force, and the angle adjustment piece will rotate an angle every time it is subjected to a force, and the rotation of the angle adjustment piece can achieve the effect of detecting and sorting the plastic bottles in sequence.

[0016] Preferably, a plurality of clamping members are arranged inside the replacement holes, and an adjusting frame is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the clamping member, and the other end of the adjusting frame is fixedly connected to a limiting ring, and the inner wall of the limiting ring is fixedly connected to a rotating column, and a starting cap is fixedly installed on one end of the rotating column, and a pressure piece is threadedly connected to the other end of the rotating column, and the outer wall of the rotating column is threadedly connected to the limiting tube, and the outer wall of the limiting tube is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the replacement hole. A clamping member is provided on the inner wall of the clamping member, and one end of the clamping member is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the limiting tube, and the pressure member is meshed with the angle of the angle adjusting member, and the plastic bottle is squeezed downward through the replacement hole. When the starting cap contacts this pressure, the starting cap will control the rotating column to rotate and move downward along the limiting tube, and the limiting ring will be displaced as the rotating column rotates downward. The limiting ring controls the clamping member to rotate and move downward through the adjusting frame, and the clamping member will gradually shrink when moving downward along the replacement hole and control the clamping member to shrink and clamp the plastic bottle, so that the replacement component has the effect of clamping according to the size of the plastic bottle.

[0017] Preferably, a feed port is provided on the outer wall of the sorting machine housing, and the robotic arm controls the plastic bottles to be placed into the interior of the sorting machine housing through the feed port.

[0018] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows:

[0019] 1. The plastic bottle sorting equipment described in the present invention has the effect of separating the bottle body and the bottle cap by making the internal device adapt to the height of the plastic bottle through the bottle cap separation mechanism. The outer circle of the twist-off piece is movably connected with the outer circle of the twist-off cap through an adjusting tube. When the limiting bead is subjected to external force, the limiting bead will drive the adjusting tube to squeeze and rotate or stretch and rotate, thereby controlling the twist-off cap to produce displacement and rotation. In this way, adaptive adjustment can be performed according to the height of the bottle body, and the position can be better adjusted to separate the bottle cap and the bottle body. When the hinged piece rotates at a high speed, the cap of the plastic bottle can be knocked off.

[0020] 2. The plastic bottle sorting equipment described in the present invention has the effect of slowly loosening the clamped bottle and letting it fall automatically through the twisting-off piece. When the left-handed main disk rotates to the point where it just meshes with the teeth on the left-handed secondary disk, the support column will perform a left-handed movement with the left-handed main disk. When the left-handed main disk rotates to an angle without teeth, the right-handed main disk just meshes with the teeth on the right-handed secondary disk. At this time, the support column will perform a right-handed movement with the right-handed main disk. The limiting groove on the support column and the limiting bead are just engaged together, so when the support column rotates, the movement of the twisting-off cap can be controlled by the limiting bead. When the plastic bottle rotates to the axis of the twisting-off cap, the twisting-off cap is first rotated right to connect with the clamping piece, and then the left-handed control clamping piece releases the plastic bottle. At this time, the plastic bottle will fall off due to its own gravity if it continues to rotate.

[0021] 3. The plastic bottle sorting equipment described in the present invention has the effect of clamping plastic bottles by replacing components. The plastic bottles are squeezed downward through the replacement holes. When the start cap contacts this pressure, the start cap will control the rotating column to rotate and move downward along the limiting tube. The limiting ring will be displaced downward as the rotating column rotates. The limiting ring controls the clamping part to rotate downward through the adjusting frame, and the clamping part will control the clamping part to contract and clamp the plastic bottle. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0023] Figure 1 It is an overall diagram of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 2 is an overall cross-sectional view of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the sorting box of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the replacement assembly of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the clamping member of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the detailed structure of the clamping member of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 7 It is a schematic structural diagram of the bottle cap separation mechanism of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the bottle cap separation mechanism of the present invention;

[0031] Fig. 9 It is a detailed structural schematic diagram of the bottle cap separation mechanism of the present invention.

[0032] In the figure: 1. sorting machine housing; 100. bottle cap separation mechanism; 101. separation shell; 102. fixing column; 103. fixing member; 104. adjusting gear; 105. left-handed gear; 106. left-handed column; 107. right-handed column; 108. right-handed gear; 109. twist-off member; 110. adjusting tube; 111. limiting bead; 112. twist-off cap; 113. hinge-off member; 114. secondary transmission member; 115. primary transmission member; 116. motor; 117. left-handed main disk; 118. right-handed main disk; 119. supporting column; 120. left-handed secondary disk ; 121, right-handed secondary disk; 122, limiting groove; 200, replacement component; 201, replacement hole; 202, angle adjustment member; 203, clamping member; 204, adjustment frame; 205, limiting ring; 206, rotating column; 207, starting cap; 208, pressure member; 209, limiting tube; 210, clamping member; 300, sorting mechanism; 301, first sorting box; 302, slide; 303, slider; 304, second sorting box; 305, near-infrared spectrometer; 306, feed port; 307, separation tube; 308, third sorting box. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] 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 in conjunction with specific implementation methods.

[0034] like Figures 1 to 3 As shown, a plastic bottle sorting device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a sorting machine housing 1, inside of which a bottle cap separating mechanism 100, a replacement assembly 200 and a sorting mechanism 300 are fixedly installed;

[0035] The bottle cap separation mechanism 100 is used to separate the bottle cap from the bottle body, the replacement assembly 200 is used to clamp the unidentified plastic bottles and loosen the identified plastic bottles, and the sorting mechanism 300 is used to respectively collect the identified plastic bottles and bottle caps of different types;

[0036] The sorting mechanism 300 includes a first sorting box 301, a plurality of chutes 302 are provided on the inner wall of the sorting machine housing 1, and sliders 303 are slidably connected to the inner walls of the chutes 302, wherein the outer wall of one slider 303 is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the first sorting box 301, and the outer wall of the other slider 303 is fixedly connected to the second sorting box 304, a near-infrared spectrometer 305 is fixedly provided on the inner wall of the sorting machine housing 1, a separation tube 307 is fixedly provided on the inner wall of the sorting machine housing 1, and a third sorting box 308 is fixedly installed inside the sorting machine housing 1;

[0037] When working, the sorting machine housing 1 is an opaque shell for sorting plastic bottles. Because the necessary step of plastic sorting is to sort according to the color of the plastic bottles themselves, there are certain requirements for the light in the scene when picking plastics. During sorting, the plastic bottles to be sorted are first placed in the replacement component 200 by a manipulator, and then the bottle caps and the bottle bodies are separated by the bottle cap separation mechanism 100. The near-infrared spectrometer 305 irradiates the plastic bottles through the light-transmitting holes, and then the plastic bottles are divided into transparent and colored according to the light feedback data. The slider 303 is controlled by the light source data. When the plastic bottle detected at this moment is transparent, the first sorting box 301 slides to the right along one of the slide slots 302 to prepare to receive the transparent plastic bottle. If the detected plastic bottle is colored, the second sorting box 304 will slide to the left to prepare to receive the colored plastic bottle, and the bottle cap will fall into the third sorting box 308. The sorting mechanism 300 has the effect of sorting the colored plastic bottles and the transparent plastic bottles and separating the bottle caps and the bottle bodies.

[0038] like Figures 7 to 9 As shown, the bottle cap separation mechanism 100 includes a separation shell 101, the outer wall of the separation shell 101 is provided with a fixing column 102, the outer wall of the fixing column 102 is provided with a fixing piece 103, the other end of the fixing column 102 is provided with an adjusting gear 104, the inner wall of the fixing piece 103 is provided with a left-handed gear 105, the inner wall of the left-handed gear 105 is provided with a left-handed column 106, the outer wall of the left-handed column 106 is rotatably connected with a right-handed column 107, one end of the right-handed column 107 is fixedly connected with a right-handed gear 108, the outer wall of the right-handed gear 108 contacts the inner wall of the fixing piece 103, and the teeth of the left-handed gear 105 and the right-handed gear 108 are both meshed with the teeth of the adjusting gear 104;

[0039] During operation, when the replacement component 200 rotates with the plastic bottle to face the bottle cap separation mechanism 100, the left-handed gear 105 rotates counterclockwise, and the left-handed column 106 also rotates counterclockwise due to its fixed connection with the left-handed gear 105. Because the left-handed gear 105 is meshed with the adjusting gear 104, the adjusting gear 104 also rotates. Because the adjusting gear 104 is meshed with the right-handed gear 108, the right-handed gear 108 and the right-handed column 107 perform clockwise motion together. Through the gear set, the right-handed column 107 and the left-handed column 106 are controlled to rotate in opposite directions respectively.

[0040] like Figures 8 to 9 As shown, the outer wall of the separation shell 101 is provided with a screw-off piece 109, the outer wall of the screw-off piece 109 is fixedly installed with an adjusting tube 110, the other end of the adjusting tube 110 is fixedly installed with a limiting bead 111, a screw-off cap 112 is fixedly provided between the outer wall of the limiting bead 111 and the outer wall of the adjusting tube 110, and the outer wall of the screw-off piece 109 is provided with a hinged piece 113;

[0041] When the bottle is in the state of being pressed down, the cap 112 is rotated to the left and connected with the clamping member 203, and then the clamping member 203 is rotated to the left to release the bottle.

[0042] like Figures 8 to 9 As shown, a secondary transmission member 114 is provided at one end of the hinged member 113, and the other end of the secondary transmission member 114 is fixedly mounted on the outer wall of the separation shell 101, and a primary transmission member 115 is fixedly mounted on the other end of the secondary transmission member 114, and the other end of the primary transmission member 115 is fixedly mounted on the outer wall of the left-handed column 106;

[0043] During operation, because there is a common rotating column 206 between the primary transmission member 115 and the secondary transmission member 114, when the primary transmission member 115 rotates, the secondary transmission member 114 also rotates accordingly. The secondary transmission member 114 controls the hinged member 113 to rotate at high speed, and the transmission of the transmission member is controlled by the left-hand column 106, so that the hinged member 113 rotates at high speed.

[0044] like Fig. 9 As shown, the outer wall of the left-hand column 106 is provided with a left-hand main disk 117, and the outer wall of the right-hand column 107 is provided with a right-hand main disk 118;

[0045] During operation, when the left-hand column 106 rotates leftward, it controls the left-hand main disk 117 to perform a left-hand movement. When the right-hand column 107 rotates, the right-hand main disk 118 also performs a right-hand movement. Through the reverse rotation of the left-hand column 106 and the right-hand column 107, the reverse rotation of the left-hand main disk 117 and the right-hand main disk 118 are controlled respectively.

[0046] like Fig. 9 As shown, a support column 119 is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the separation shell 101, a left-handed secondary disk 120 is arranged on the outer wall of the support column 119, a right-handed secondary disk 121 is arranged on the outer wall of the support column 119, the right-handed main disk 118 is meshed with the right-handed secondary disk 121, the left-handed secondary disk 120 is meshed with the left-handed main disk 117, and a limiting groove 122 is provided on the outer wall of the support column 119;

[0047] During operation, when the left-handed main disk 117 rotates to the point where it just meshes with the teeth on the left-handed secondary disk 120, the support column 119 performs a left-handed motion along with the left-handed main disk 117. When the left-handed main disk 117 rotates to an angle where there are no teeth, the right-handed main disk 118 just meshes with the teeth on the right-handed secondary disk 121. At this time, the support column 119 performs a right-handed motion along with the right-handed main disk 118. The limiting groove 122 on the support column 119 is just snapped together with the limiting bead 111. Through the structures such as the limiting groove 122 and the limiting bead 111, the displacement of the unscrewing cap 112 is controlled.

[0048] like Figures 7 and 8 As shown, a motor 116 is fixedly mounted on the outer wall of the separation shell 101, and the output shaft of the motor 116 is fixedly connected to the left-hand column 106;

[0049] During operation, the motor 116 starts to provide power to the left-handed column 106 , and the left-handed column 106 rotates, and the motor 116 controls the operation of the bottle cap separation mechanism 100 .

[0050] like Figure 4 As shown, the outer wall of the replacement component 200 is provided with a plurality of replacement holes 201, the interior of the replacement component 200 is provided with an angle adjustment member 202, and the outer wall of the angle adjustment member 202 is provided with a light-transmitting hole;

[0051] During operation, when the plastic bottle is loaded into the replacement hole 201, the pressure piece 208 will be subjected to a downward pressure, and the pressure piece 208 will press the angle adjustment piece 202 downward along this force. The angle adjustment piece 202 will rotate an angle each time it is subjected to a force. Through the rotation of the angle adjustment piece 202, the plastic bottles can be detected and sorted in sequence.

[0052] like Figures 4 to 6 As shown, a plurality of replacement holes 201 are provided with clamping members 203 inside, an adjusting frame 204 is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the clamping member 203, a limiting ring 205 is fixedly connected to the other end of the adjusting frame 204, a rotating column 206 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the limiting ring 205, a starting cap 207 is fixedly installed on one end of the rotating column 206, a pressure member 208 is threadedly connected to the other end of the rotating column 206, a limiting tube 209 is threadedly connected to the outer wall of the limiting tube 209, an outer wall of the limiting tube 209 is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the replacement hole 201, a clamping member 210 is provided on the inner wall of the clamping member 203, one end of the clamping member 210 is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the limiting tube 209, and the pressure member 208 is meshed with the angle of the angle adjustment member 202;

[0053] During operation, the plastic bottle is squeezed downward through the replacement hole 201. When the start cap 207 comes into contact with this pressure, the start cap 207 will control the rotating column 206 to rotate and move downward along the limiting tube 209. The limiting ring 205 is displaced downward as the rotating column 206 rotates. The limiting ring 205 controls the clamping member 203 to rotate and move downward through the adjusting frame 204. The clamping member 203 will gradually shrink as it moves downward along the replacement hole 201 and control the clamping member 210 to shrink and clamp the plastic bottle. The replacement component 200 can achieve the effect of clamping the plastic bottle according to its size.

[0054] like Figure 1 As shown, a feed port 306 is provided on the outer wall of the separator housing 1;

[0055] During operation, the robot arm controls the plastic bottles to be placed into the interior of the sorting machine housing 1 through the feed port 306 .

[0056] Working principle: The robot arm controls the plastic bottle to be placed into the interior of the sorting machine housing 1 through the feed port 306, and the plastic bottle is squeezed downward through the replacement hole 201. When the start cap 207 contacts this pressure, the start cap 207 will control the rotating column 206 to rotate and move downward along the limiting tube 209, and the limiting ring 205 will be displaced downward as the rotating column 206 rotates. The limiting ring 205 controls the clamping member 203 to rotate downward through the adjustment frame 204, and the clamping member 203 will control the clamping member 210 to contract and clamp the plastic bottle. When the plastic bottle is loaded into the replacement hole 201, the pressure member 208 will be subjected to a downward pressure, and the pressure member 208 will squeeze the angle adjustment member 202 downward along this force. The angle adjustment member 202 will rotate one angle each time it is subjected to a force. When the plastic bottle rotates to the axis of the screw-off cap 112, the motor 116 starts to provide power for the left-handed column 106, and the left-handed column 106 rotates. The left-handed column 106 also performs a left-handed motion due to its fixed connection with the left-handed column 106. Because the left-handed gear 105 is meshed with the adjusting gear 104, the adjusting gear 104 also rotates. Because the adjusting gear 104 is meshed with the right-handed gear 108, the right-handed gear 108 and the right-handed column 107 perform a right-handed motion together. When the left-handed column 106 rotates to the left, the left-handed main disk 117 is controlled to perform a left-handed motion. When the right-handed column 107 rotates, the right-handed main disk 118 also performs a right-handed motion accordingly. The left-handed secondary disk 120 and the right-handed secondary disk 121 are meshed with the teeth of the left-handed main disk 117 and the right-handed main disk 118 respectively. When the disk 117 rotates to the point where it just meshes with the teeth on the left-handed secondary disk 120, the support column 119 performs a left-handed motion with the left-handed main disk 117. When the left-handed main disk 117 rotates to an angle without teeth, the right-handed main disk 118 just meshes with the teeth on the right-handed secondary disk 121. At this time, the support column 119 performs a right-handed motion with the right-handed main disk 118. The limiting groove 122 on the support column 119 is just snapped together with the limiting bead 111. Therefore, when the support column 119 rotates, the movement of the screw-off cap 112 can be controlled by the limiting bead 111. Because there is a common rotating column 206 between the primary transmission member 115 and the secondary transmission member 114, when the primary transmission member 115 rotates, the secondary transmission member 114 also rotates accordingly. The hinged member 113 is controlled to rotate at a high speed, and the outer ring of the twisting member 109 is movably connected with the outer ring of the twisting cap 112 through the adjusting tube 110. When the limiting bead 111 is subjected to an external force, the limiting bead 111 drives the adjusting tube 110 to squeeze and rotate or stretch and rotate, thereby controlling the twisting cap 112 to move and rotate, thereby making adaptive adjustment according to the height of the bottle body, and better adjusting the position to separate the bottle cap and the bottle body. When the hinged member 113 rotates at a high speed, the lid of the plastic bottle can be knocked off. At the same time, because the twisting cap 112 is firstly rotated right to connect with the clamping member 203, and then rotated left to control the clamping member 203 to release the plastic bottle, the plastic bottle will fall off due to its own gravity if it continues to rotate, and finally the plastic bottle is sorted.

[0057] The above shows and describes the basic principles, main features and 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. The scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A plastic bottle sorting device, characterized by: It comprises a sorting machine housing (1), wherein a bottle cap separation mechanism (100), a replacement component (200) and a sorting mechanism (300) are fixedly installed inside the sorting machine housing (1); The sorting mechanism (300) comprises a first sorting box (301), the inner wall of the sorting machine housing (1) is provided with a plurality of slide grooves (302), the inner walls of the slide grooves (302) are slidably connected with sliders (303), the outer wall of one of the sliders (303) is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the first sorting box (301), the outer wall of the other slider (303) is fixedly connected to the second sorting box (304), the inner wall of the sorting machine housing (1) is fixedly provided with a near-infrared spectrometer (305), the inner wall of the sorting machine housing (1) is fixedly provided with a separation tube (307), and the interior of the sorting machine housing (1) is fixedly provided with a third sorting box (308); The bottle cap separation mechanism (100) comprises a separation shell (101); a fixing column (102) is arranged on the outer wall of the separation shell (101); a fixing piece (103) is arranged on the outer wall of the fixing column (102); an adjusting gear (104) is arranged on the other end of the fixing column (102); a left-handed gear (105) is arranged on the inner wall of the fixing piece (103); a left-handed column (106) is arranged on the inner wall of the left-handed gear (105); a right-handed column (107) is rotatably connected to the outer wall of the left-handed column (106); one end of the right-handed column (107) is fixedly connected to a right-handed gear (108); the outer wall of the right-handed gear (108) contacts the inner wall of the fixing piece (103); the teeth of the left-handed gear (105) and the right-handed gear (108) are both meshed with the teeth of the adjusting gear (104); The outer wall of the separation shell (101) is provided with a screw-off piece (109), an adjusting tube (110) is fixedly mounted on the outer wall of the screw-off piece (109), a limiting bead (111) is fixedly mounted on the other end of the adjusting tube (110), a screw-off cap (112) is fixedly mounted between the outer wall of the limiting bead (111) and the outer wall of the adjusting tube (110), and a hinged-off piece (113) is provided on the outer wall of the screw-off piece (109).

2. The plastic bottle sorting equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: A secondary transmission member (114) is provided at one end of the hinged member (113), and the other end of the secondary transmission member (114) is fixedly mounted on the outer wall of the separation shell (101). A primary transmission member (115) is fixedly mounted at the other end of the secondary transmission member (114), and the other end of the primary transmission member (115) is fixedly mounted on the outer wall of the left-handed column (106).

3. The plastic bottle sorting equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer wall of the left-handed column (106) is provided with a left-handed main disk (117), and the outer wall of the right-handed column (107) is provided with a right-handed main disk (118).

4. The plastic bottle sorting equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that: A support column (119) is fixedly mounted on the outer wall of the separation shell (101); a left-handed secondary disk (120) is arranged on the outer wall of the support column (119); a right-handed secondary disk (121) is arranged on the outer wall of the support column (119); the right-handed primary disk (118) meshes with the right-handed secondary disk (121); the left-handed secondary disk (120) meshes with the left-handed primary disk (117); and a limiting groove (122) is provided on the outer wall of the support column (119).

5. The plastic bottle sorting equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: A motor (116) is fixedly mounted on the outer wall of the separation shell (101), and an output shaft of the motor (116) is fixedly connected to the left-hand column (106).

6. The plastic bottle sorting equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer wall of the replacement component (200) is provided with a plurality of replacement holes (201), the interior of the replacement component (200) is provided with an angle adjustment member (202), and the outer wall of the angle adjustment member (202) is provided with a light-transmitting hole.

7. The plastic bottle sorting equipment according to claim 6, characterized in that: A plurality of the replacement holes (201) are provided with clamping members (203) inside, an adjusting frame (204) is fixedly mounted on the outer wall of the clamping member (203), the other end of the adjusting frame (204) is fixedly connected to a limiting ring (205), the inner wall of the limiting ring (205) is fixedly connected to a rotating column (206), one end of the rotating column (206) is fixedly mounted to a starting cap (207), the other end of the rotating column (206) is threadedly connected to a pressure member (208), the outer wall of the rotating column (206) is threadedly connected to a limiting tube (209), the outer wall of the limiting tube (209) is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the replacement hole (201), a clamping member (210) is provided on the inner wall of the clamping member (203), one end of the clamping member (210) is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the limiting tube (209), and the pressure member (208) meshes with the angle of the angle adjustment member (202).

8. The plastic bottle sorting equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer wall of the separator housing (1) is provided with a feed inlet (306).

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