Cotton swab collecting and packaging machine

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of cotton swab production and processing equipment, in particular to a cotton swab collecting and packaging machine which comprises a cotton swab neatening mechanism and a transferring mechanism. Wherein the cotton swab neatening mechanism comprises a transferring module, a pressing module, a first pushing module and a second pushing module; the first pushing module is used for pushing the processed cotton swabs into the pressing module, the pressing module presses the cotton swabs so as to be matched with the space size of a cotton swab box, and the second pushing module is used for pushing the pressed cotton swabs into the cotton swab box so as to complete the storage of the cotton swabs; in addition, the transfer mechanism is used for moving the empty cotton swab box to a storage station, so that the cotton swabs can be stored conveniently; meanwhile, the cotton swab box can be discharged through the transferring mechanism; the cotton swabs are fully automatically collected, and the cotton swab collecting precision and efficiency are improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of cotton swab production and processing equipment, and in particular to a cotton swab collecting and packaging machine. Background Art

[0002] Cotton swabs are sanitary products with sterilized cotton wrapped on wooden or plastic sticks, and are widely used in medical, cleaning and other fields. In the process of packing cotton swabs, the cotton swabs need to be packed into cotton swab boxes for subsequent storage and shipment. Currently, the packaging steps of cotton swabs are mainly done manually, which has the disadvantages of low precision and low work efficiency, affecting the shipment quality and efficiency of cotton swabs. Summary of the invention

[0003] Based on this, an object of the present invention is to provide a cotton swab receiving and packaging machine.

[0004] The present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0005] A cotton swab collecting and loading machine, used for collecting and loading cotton swabs into a cotton swab box, comprises a machine platform, a cotton swab arranging mechanism fixed on the machine platform, and a transfer mechanism arranged on the side of the cotton swab arranging mechanism; the cotton swab arranging mechanism comprises a transfer module, a pressing module fixed on the transfer module, a first pushing module perpendicular to the transfer direction of the transfer module, and a second pushing module perpendicular to the transfer direction of the transfer module; a pushing end of the first pushing module is provided with a material trough, and the first pushing module is used to push the cotton swabs in the material trough into the pressing module; the second pushing module is used to push the cotton swabs in the pressing module into the transfer mechanism; the transfer mechanism is used to drive the cotton swab box to move; the transfer mechanism comprises a clamping arm assembly, a vertical flip assembly, a horizontal flip assembly, a lifting assembly and a linear drive assembly connected in sequence; the clamping arm assembly is used to clamp the cotton swab box, and the vertical flip assembly, the horizontal flip assembly, the lifting assembly and the linear drive assembly are used to drive the clamping arm assembly to move.

[0006] Preferably, the transfer module includes a slide rail and a slide seat slidably connected to the slide rail; the pressing module is fixed to the upper end of the slide seat.

[0007] Preferably, the clamping module includes a horizontal clamping assembly arranged on the upper end surface of the sliding seat, and a vertical clamping assembly arranged above the horizontal clamping assembly.

[0008] Preferably, the horizontal pressing assembly includes a first pressing block fixed to the upper end surface of the sliding seat, a second pressing block movably connected to the upper end surface of the sliding seat, and a telescopic driving module fixed to the upper end surface of the sliding seat and drivingly connected to the second pressing block; the telescopic driving module drives the second pressing block to move toward the first pressing block to press the cotton swab.

[0009] Preferably, the opposing surfaces of the first pressing block and the second pressing block are both arc surfaces.

[0010] Preferably, the vertical pressing assembly includes a pressing block disposed at the upper end of the horizontal pressing assembly, and a pressing drive module drivingly connected to the pressing block; the pressing drive module drives the pressing block to press vertically downward to press the cotton swab.

[0011] Preferably, the clamping arm assembly comprises a clamping cylinder and clamping arms which are symmetrically distributed and drivingly connected to the clamping cylinder, and the clamping arms are arc-shaped.

[0012] Preferably, the outer side of the clamp arm is covered with an anti-slip cover.

[0013] Preferably, the first pushing module includes a first pushing cylinder and a first pushing block; the first pushing block is rectangular.

[0014] Preferably, the second pushing module comprises a second pushing cylinder and a second pushing block; the second pushing block is cylindrical.

[0015] The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0016] The cotton swab collecting and packaging machine involved in the present invention includes a cotton swab organizing mechanism and a transfer mechanism; the cotton swab organizing mechanism includes a transfer module, a pressing module, a first pushing module, and a second pushing module; the first pushing module is used to push multiple cotton swabs that have been processed into the pressing module, and the pressing module presses multiple cotton swabs to match the space size of the cotton swab box. The second pushing module is used to push the compressed cotton swabs into the cotton swab box to complete the collection and packaging of the cotton swabs; in addition, the transfer mechanism is used to move the empty cotton swab box to the collection and packaging station to facilitate the collection and packaging of the cotton swabs; at the same time, the transfer mechanism can discharge the cotton swab box; the collection and packaging of the cotton swabs is completed fully automatically, thereby improving the accuracy and efficiency of the collection and packaging of the cotton swabs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the cotton swab receiving and packaging machine of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the overall structure of the cotton swab receiving and loading machine from another angle;

[0019] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Structural diagram of the cotton swab regularization mechanism;

[0020] Figure 4 for Figure 1 A structural diagram of the cotton swab regularization mechanism from another angle;

[0021] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the structure of the compression module;

[0022] Figure 6 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the intermediate transfer mechanism;

[0023] Figure 7 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the intermediate transfer mechanism from another angle.

[0024] Numbers in the figure:

[0025] 100-machine;

[0026] 200-cotton swab regularization mechanism;

[0027] 21-transfer module; 211-slide rail; 212-slide seat;

[0028] 22-compression module; 23-horizontal compression assembly; 231-first compression block; 232-second compression block; 233-telescopic drive module; 24-vertical compression assembly; 241-downward compression block; 242-downward compression drive module;

[0029] 25-first push module; 251-first push cylinder; 252-first push block;

[0030] 26-second pushing module; 261-second pushing cylinder; 262-second pushing block;

[0031] 300-transportation agency;

[0032] 31-clamping arm assembly; 311-clamping cylinder; 312-clamping arm; 313-anti-slip sleeve;

[0033] 32-vertical flip assembly; 321-flip plate; 322-connecting block; 323-first flip cylinder;

[0034] 33-horizontal flip assembly; 331-second flip cylinder; 332-movable seat;

[0035] 34-lifting assembly; 341-lifting seat; 342-lifting motor;

[0036] 35- linear drive assembly; 351- track; 352- drive motor;

[0037] 400- partition; 41- through hole; 42- sleeve;

[0038] 500-Trough. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0040] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "vertical direction", "up", "down", "horizontal", etc., indicating the orientation or positional relationship, are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, "first", "second", "third", and "fourth" are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0041] In the description of the present invention, it is also necessary to explain that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "set", "install", "connect", and "connect" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection, it can be a mechanical connection, it can be an electrical connection, it can be a direct connection, it can be connected through an intermediate medium, and it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0042] like Figures 1 to 7 As shown, the cotton swab collecting and packaging machine of the present invention is used for collecting and packaging cotton swabs in a cotton swab box, including a machine platform 100, a cotton swab arranging mechanism 200 fixed on the machine platform 100, and a transfer mechanism 300 arranged on the side of the cotton swab arranging mechanism 200; the cotton swab arranging mechanism 200 includes a transfer module 21, a clamping module 22 fixed on the transfer module 21, a first pushing module 25 perpendicular to the transfer direction of the transfer module 21, and a second pushing module 26 perpendicular to the transfer direction of the transfer module 21; in addition, 500 is provided at the pushing end of the first pushing module 25.

[0043] During specific operation, multiple processed cotton swabs are stacked in 500; the transfer module 21 drives the pressing module 22 to move to align with 500, and the first pushing module 25 pushes the cotton swabs in 500 into the pressing module 22; the pressing module 22 presses the cotton swabs to fit the shape of the cotton swab box to ensure that the cotton swabs can be stored in the cotton swab box; then the transfer module 21 drives the pressing module 22 to move to align with the second pushing module 26. The transfer mechanism 300 drives the empty cotton swab box to move to the storage station, specifically, the cotton swab box, the pressing module 22 and the second pushing module 26 are in a straight line; the second pushing module 26 pushes the cotton swabs in the pressing module 22, and the cotton swabs are pushed into the cotton swab box to complete the storage of the cotton swabs. The transfer mechanism 300 drives the fully loaded cotton swab box to discharge.

[0044] The structure of the cotton swab regularization mechanism 200 is described in detail below:

[0045] Specifically, see Figure 3 and Figure 4 The transfer module 21 includes a slide rail 211 and a slide seat 212 slidably connected to the slide rail 211; the pressing module 22 is fixed to the upper end of the slide seat 212. The pressing module 22 includes a horizontal pressing component 23 disposed on the upper end surface of the slide seat 212, and a vertical pressing component 24 disposed above the horizontal pressing component 23. The horizontal pressing component 23 is used to achieve horizontal pressing, while the vertical pressing component 24 is used to achieve vertical pressing, so that the cotton swab is pressed.

[0046] In this embodiment, the horizontal pressing assembly 23 includes a first pressing block 231 fixed to the upper end surface of the sliding seat 212, a second pressing block 232 movably connected to the upper end surface of the sliding seat 212, and a telescopic driving module 233 fixed to the upper end surface of the sliding seat 212 and drivingly connected to the second pressing block 232. The telescopic driving module 233 uses a cylinder. When the cotton swab is pushed between the first pressing block 231 and the second pressing block 232 by the first pushing module 25, the telescopic driving module 233 drives the second pressing block 232 to move toward the first pressing block 231, thereby pressing the cotton swab. Since the cotton swab box targeted by this embodiment is cylindrical, the opposing surfaces of the first pressing block 231 and the second pressing block 232 are both arc-shaped. When the first pressing block 231 and the second pressing block 232 are assembled, a circle is formed, thereby realizing that the cotton swab is pressed into a cylindrical shape so as to be easily stored in the cylindrical cotton swab box. It is understood that when the corresponding cotton swab box is rectangular, the first pressing block 231 and the second pressing block 232 can be designed to be U-shaped.

[0047] In this embodiment, the vertical clamping assembly 24 includes a downward pressing block 241 arranged at the upper end of the horizontal clamping assembly 23, and a downward pressing driving module 242 driven and connected to the downward pressing block 241. The downward pressing driving module 242 drives the downward pressing block 241 to press vertically downward and abut against the upper end surfaces of the first pressing block 231 and the second pressing block 232 to improve the clamping effect.

[0048] See also Figure 3 and Figure 4 The first pushing module 25 includes a first pushing cylinder 251 and a first pushing block 252; the first pushing block 252 is rectangular; the first pushing cylinder 251 drives the first pushing block 252 to push the cotton swab in 500 into the pressing module 22. The second pushing module 26 includes a second pushing cylinder 261 and a second pushing block 262; the second pushing block 262 is cylindrical to fit the cylindrical cotton swab box.

[0049] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 A partition 400 is provided between the cotton swab arranging mechanism 200 and the transfer mechanism 300, the partition 400 is provided with a circular through hole 41, and a sleeve 42 is extended from one side of the partition 400 toward the transfer mechanism 300; when the second pushing module 26 pushes the cotton swab in the pressing module 22, the cotton swab enters the cotton swab box through the sleeve 42.

[0050] The structure of the transfer mechanism 300 is described in detail below:

[0051] See also Figure 6 and Figure 7 The transport mechanism 300 includes a clamping arm assembly 31, a vertical flip assembly 32, a horizontal flip assembly 33, a lifting assembly 34 and a linear drive assembly 35 which are connected in sequence. When working, the clamping arm assembly 31 is used to clamp or release the cotton swab box, the vertical flip assembly 32 is used to drive the clamping arm assembly 31 to flip in the vertical plane, the horizontal flip assembly 33 is used to drive the clamping arm assembly 31 to flip in the horizontal plane, and the linear drive assembly 35 is used to drive the clamping assembly to approach or move away from the cotton swab regularization mechanism 200.

[0052] The clamp arm assembly 31 includes a clamp cylinder 311 and a clamp arm 312 that is symmetrically distributed and connected to the clamp cylinder 311. The clamp arm 312 is arc-shaped, and an anti-slip sleeve 313 is provided on the outer side of the clamp arm 312 to facilitate the clamp arm 312 to clamp the cotton swab box. The vertical flip assembly 32 includes a flip plate 321, a connecting block 322, and a first flip cylinder 323; the flip plate 321 and the connecting block 322 are connected to each other by a rotating shaft, and the first flip cylinder 323 is arranged on the rotating part. The first flip cylinder 323 is used to drive the flip plate 321 and the connecting block 322 to flip relative to each other in the vertical plane, thereby realizing the flip of the clamp arm 312 in the vertical plane. The horizontal flip assembly 33 includes a second flip cylinder 331 fixed to the lower end of the connecting block 322, and a movable seat 332; the second flip cylinder 331 is used to drive the connecting block 322 and the movable seat 332 to flip relative to each other in the horizontal plane, thereby realizing the flipping of the clamping arm 312 in the horizontal plane. The lifting assembly 34 includes a lifting seat 341, a screw (not shown in the figure) disposed in the lifting seat 341, and a lifting motor 342 disposed at the upper end of the lifting seat 341; the lifting seat 341 is threadedly connected to the screw, and the lifting motor 342 drives the screw to rotate to drive the lifting seat 341 to lift; the movable seat 332 is fixedly connected to the lifting seat 341, thereby realizing the vertical lifting of the clamping arm 312. The linear drive assembly 35 includes a track 351 and a drive motor 352, the lifting seat 341 is slidably connected to the track 351, and the drive motor 352 drives the lifting seat 341 to move linearly along the track 351, thereby realizing the clamping arm 312 to approach or move away from the cotton swab regularization mechanism 200.

[0053] In the initial state, the cotton swab box is in a flat state, and the linear drive component 35 drives the clamp arm 312 to approach the cotton swab box; the clamping cylinder 311 drives the clamp arm 312 to tighten to clamp the cotton swab box; the vertical flip component 32 drives the cotton swab box to flip in the vertical plane, and the lifting component 34 drives the cotton swab box to move up so that the cotton swab box, the pressing module 22 and the second pushing module 26 are in a straight line, and the linear drive component 35 drives the cotton swab box to move and sleeve on the outside of the sleeve 42. Then the second pushing module 26 pushes the cotton swab, and the cotton swab enters the cotton swab box through the sleeve 42. After the collection is completed, the vertical flip component 32 drives the cotton swab box to flip in the vertical plane, so that the opening of the cotton swab box is upward to prevent the cotton swab from falling off. Finally, the horizontal flip component 33 drives the cotton swab box to flip in the horizontal plane, and the fully loaded cotton swab box is discharged. Through the above-mentioned driving mechanism and steps, the cotton swabs are automatically collected and loaded into the cotton swab box, which improves the efficiency and accuracy of the cotton swab collection and loading, and can reduce personnel costs.

[0054] Compared with the prior art, the cotton swab collecting and packaging machine involved in the present invention includes a cotton swab organizing mechanism 200 and a transfer mechanism 300; wherein the cotton swab organizing mechanism 200 includes a transfer module 21, a pressing module 22, a first pushing module 25, and a second pushing module 26; the first pushing module 25 is used to push multiple cotton swabs that have been processed into the pressing module 22, and the pressing module 22 presses multiple cotton swabs to match the space size of the cotton swab box. The second pushing module 26 is used to push the compressed cotton swabs into the cotton swab box to complete the collection and packaging of the cotton swabs; in addition, the transfer mechanism 300 is used to move the empty cotton swab box to the collection and packaging station to facilitate the collection and packaging of the cotton swabs; at the same time, the transfer mechanism 300 can discharge the cotton swab box; the collection and packaging of the cotton swabs is completed fully automatically, thereby improving the accuracy and efficiency of the collection and packaging of the cotton swabs.

[0055] The above only expresses the preferred technical solution of the present invention, and its description is relatively specific and detailed, but it cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the invention patent. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this field, several modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention, and the present invention is also intended to include these modifications and modifications.

Claims

1. A cotton swab collecting and packaging machine, used for collecting cotton swabs into a cotton swab box, characterized in that: It includes a machine platform, a cotton swab arranging mechanism fixed on the machine platform, and a transfer mechanism arranged on the side of the cotton swab arranging mechanism; the cotton swab arranging mechanism includes a transfer module, a pressing module fixed on the transfer module, a first pushing module perpendicular to the transfer direction of the transfer module, and a second pushing module perpendicular to the transfer direction of the transfer module; A material trough is provided at the pushing end of the first pushing module, and the first pushing module is used to push the cotton swabs in the material trough into the pressing module; the second pushing module is used to push the cotton swabs in the pressing module into the transfer mechanism; the transfer mechanism is used to drive the cotton swab box to move; the transfer mechanism includes a clamping arm assembly, a vertical flip assembly, a horizontal flip assembly, a lifting assembly and a linear drive assembly connected in sequence; the clamping arm assembly is used to clamp the cotton swab box, and the vertical flip assembly, the horizontal flip assembly, the lifting assembly and the linear drive assembly are used to drive the clamping arm assembly to move.

2. The cotton swab receiving and packaging machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transfer module comprises a slide rail and a slide seat slidably connected to the slide rail; the pressing module is fixed to the upper end of the slide seat.

3. The cotton swab receiving and packaging machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The clamping module comprises a horizontal clamping assembly arranged on the upper end surface of the sliding seat, and a vertical clamping assembly arranged above the horizontal clamping assembly.

4. The cotton swab collecting and packaging machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The horizontal clamping assembly includes a first pressing block fixed to the upper end surface of the sliding seat, a second pressing block movably connected to the upper end surface of the sliding seat, and a telescopic driving module fixed to the upper end surface of the sliding seat and drivingly connected to the second pressing block; The telescopic driving module drives the second pressing block to move toward the first pressing block to press the cotton swab.

5. The cotton swab collecting and packaging machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The opposing surfaces of the first pressing block and the second pressing block are both arc surfaces.

6. The cotton swab collecting and packaging machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The vertical pressing assembly comprises a pressing block disposed at the upper end of the horizontal pressing assembly, and a pressing driving module drivingly connected to the pressing block; the pressing driving module drives the pressing block to press vertically downward to press the cotton swab.

7. The cotton swab collecting and packaging machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping arm assembly comprises a clamping cylinder and clamping arms which are symmetrically distributed and drivingly connected to the clamping cylinder, and the clamping arms are in an arc shape.

8. The cotton swab collecting and packaging machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer side of the clamp arm is covered with an anti-slip cover.

9. The cotton swab collecting and packaging machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first pushing module comprises a first pushing cylinder and a first pushing block; the first pushing block is rectangular.

10. The cotton swab collecting and packaging machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second pushing module comprises a second pushing cylinder and a second pushing block; the second pushing block is cylindrical.

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