Cover assembling device, automatic cover assembling equipment and cover assembling method

Abstract

The invention discloses a cover assembling device which comprises a pair of first guide rods, a first positioning plate, a first downward pressing mechanism, a second downward pressing mechanism, a first jacking mechanism and a second jacking mechanism. Wherein the first positioning plate is fixedly connected with the first guide rod, and a first positioning groove, a first ejection hole and a pair of second ejection holes are formed in the first positioning plate; the first pressing mechanism comprises a first pressing rod, a first vacuum adsorption channel is arranged in the first pressing rod, and the first vacuum adsorption channel is communicated with an external air pump; the second downward pressing mechanism comprises a first downward pressing sleeve, and the first downward pressing sleeve is arranged on the first downward pressing rod in a sliding and sleeving mode; the first jacking mechanism is matched with the first pressing mechanism and the second pressing mechanism; and the second jacking mechanism is matched with the second pressing mechanism. The invention further discloses automatic cover assembling equipment and a cover assembling method. According to the automatic bottle cap assembling machine, automatic assembling of specific bottle caps is achieved, an integrated driving mode is adopted, the production efficiency is greatly improved, and the production cost is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of cap assembling machines, and in particular to a cap assembling device and automated cap assembling equipment. Background Art

[0002] With the development of bottle cap technology, a bottle cap with a three-layer structure has been invented, which is divided into an upper cover, a tooth cover and a bottom cover; a plurality of driving teeth are arranged in the upper cover, a connecting part is arranged on one side, and a pair of connecting protrusions are arranged on the connecting part; a plurality of guide blocks are arranged in the tooth cover, and a plurality of sharp teeth are arranged at the lower end, and the sharp teeth are used to cut the sealing film of the bottle mouth; a first arc-shaped part is arranged on one side of the bottom cover, and a second arc-shaped part is arranged on the other side, the arc radius of the second arc-shaped part is smaller than the arc radius of the first arc-shaped part, and a pair of connecting holes are arranged on the second arc-shaped part, and the pair of connecting holes can be connected to a pair of connecting protrusions one by one. However, the prior art urgently needs a cap assembly device for the bottle cap that can replace manual assembly. Summary of the invention

[0003] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a cover assembly device is provided, which is connected with an upper cover conveying mechanism, a gear cover conveying mechanism and a bottom cover conveying mechanism respectively; and comprises: a pair of first guide rods; A first positioning plate, the first positioning plate is fixedly connected to the first guide rod and is provided with a first positioning groove, a first ejection hole and a pair of second ejection holes; A first pressing mechanism, the first pressing mechanism comprising a first pressing rod, a first vacuum adsorption channel is arranged in the first pressing rod, the first vacuum adsorption channel is connected to an external air pump, and the first pressing rod is used to connect the tooth cover of the bottle cap with the bottom cover; A second pressing mechanism, the second pressing mechanism comprising a first pressing sleeve, the first pressing sleeve being slidably sleeved on the first pressing rod, and being used for connecting the upper cover and the bottom cover of the bottle cap; A first lifting mechanism, the first lifting mechanism cooperates with the first pressing mechanism and the second pressing mechanism; A second lifting mechanism, the second lifting mechanism cooperates with the second pressing mechanism; The first pressing mechanism, the second pressing mechanism, the first lifting mechanism and the second lifting mechanism are sequentially stacked and slidably connected to the first guide rod respectively; The first positioning plate is arranged between the second pressing mechanism and the first lifting mechanism.

[0004] Furthermore, the first pressing mechanism further comprises: a first slider and a first pressing head; The first sliding block is slidably connected to a pair of first guide rods and can slide up and down along the pair of first guide rods; The first pressing head is fixedly connected to the first pressing rod; the lower end of the first pressing head is provided with a first adsorption hole and a plurality of first positioning grooves; the first adsorption hole is connected with the first vacuum adsorption channel for adsorbing the upper cover; the plurality of first positioning grooves are connected with the guide blocks on the tooth cover for positioning the tooth cover; the lower end of the first pressing head is also provided with a chamfer; the first pressing head can be interference fit with the tooth cover.

[0005] Furthermore, the second pressing mechanism further comprises: a second sliding block; The second sliding block is slidably connected to the pair of first guide blocks and can slide up and down along the pair of first guide rods; The first pressing sleeve is connected to the second slider and can move up and down with the second slider; A first limiting groove is provided at the lower end of the first pressing sleeve, and the first limiting groove is used to hold the upper cover; A first pressing protrusion and a pair of first limiting columns are also provided at the lower end of the first pressing sleeve. The pair of first limiting columns are respectively provided on both sides of the first pressing protrusion. A chamfer is provided on one side of the first limiting column close to the first pressing protrusion.

[0006] Furthermore, the first lifting mechanism further comprises: a third sliding block and a pair of first lifting rods; The third sliding block is slidably connected to the pair of first guide rods and can slide up and down along the pair of first guide rods; A pair of first lifting rods are connected to the third slide block, and the third slide block can move at any time; the pair of first lifting rods correspond to the pair of second ejection holes one by one.

[0007] Furthermore, the second lifting mechanism further comprises: a fourth sliding block and a first lifting sleeve; The fourth sliding block is slidably connected to the pair of first guide rods and can slide up and down along the pair of first guide rods; A plurality of engaging teeth corresponding to the sharp teeth below the tooth cover are arranged on the top of the first lifting sleeve, and a second limiting groove is formed between adjacent engaging teeth, and the sharp teeth can slide into the second limiting groove from the top of the engaging teeth.

[0008] Furthermore, a plurality of limiting steps are provided on the first lifting sleeve, and the plurality of limiting steps are used to limit the position of the gear cover.

[0009] Furthermore, the third sliding block is slidably sleeved on the first lifting sleeve, and the two can slide relative to each other.

[0010] Furthermore, the first pressing mechanism, the second pressing mechanism, the first lifting mechanism and the second lifting mechanism are driven by external driving devices respectively.

[0011] The cap assembling device according to the embodiment of the present invention performs automatic assembly for the three-layer special bottle cap, has a simple structure, and greatly improves the cap assembling efficiency.

[0012] According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is also provided an automated cap assembly device, comprising a plurality of cap assembly devices as described in the previous embodiment, and further comprising: a first drive mechanism, a first drive shaft, a first rotating disk, a first cam disk, a second rotating disk, a second cam disk, and a third rotating disk; The output end of the first driving mechanism is connected to the first driving shaft and can drive the first driving shaft to rotate; The first rotating disk, the first cam disk, the second rotating disk, the second cam disk and the third rotating disk are sequentially arranged along the axial direction of the first driving shaft, the first rotating disk, the second rotating disk and the third rotating disk are connected to the first driving shaft and rotate with the first driving shaft; the first cam disk and the second cam disk do not rotate with the first driving shaft; A plurality of cover devices are arranged along the circumference of the first rotating disk, a pair of first guide rods are detachably connected to the first rotating disk at the top and detachably connected to the third rotating disk at the bottom; The first positioning plate is detachably connected to the second rotating disk; The first cam disc is provided with a first cam track and a second cam track along the circumferential direction, and the first cam track and the second cam track correspond to the first pressing mechanism and the second pressing mechanism respectively; a first slider connecting rod is provided on a side of the first pressing mechanism close to the first cam track, and a first roller is provided on the end of the first slider connecting rod, and the first roller is provided in the first cam track and can move along the first cam track; a second slider connecting rod is provided on a side of the second pressing mechanism close to the second cam track, and a second roller is provided on the end of the second slider connecting rod, and the second roller is provided in the second cam track and can move along the second cam track; The second cam disc is provided with a third cam track and a fourth cam track along the circumferential direction, and the third cam track and the fourth cam track correspond to the first lifting mechanism and the second lifting mechanism respectively; a third slider connecting rod is provided on the side of the first lifting mechanism close to the third cam track, and a third roller is provided on the end of the third slider connecting rod, and the third roller is arranged in the third cam track and can move along the third cam track; a fourth slider connecting rod is provided on the side of the second lifting mechanism close to the fourth cam track, and a fourth roller is provided on the end of the fourth slider connecting rod, and the fourth roller is arranged in the fourth cam track and can move along the fourth cam track.

[0013] According to another embodiment of the present invention, a capping method is provided, which is applied to the automatic capping device of the previous embodiment and comprises the following steps: S1. Adjust the position of the bottom cover and transport it to the positioning fixture for positioning; S2, transporting the tooth cover to the corresponding lower end of the first pressing mechanism, and the first pressing mechanism takes away the tooth cover and puts it into the bottom cover on the first positioning plate; S3, after adjusting the position of the upper cover, transport it to the lower end of the second pressing mechanism, and the second pressing mechanism takes away the upper cover and places it on the bottom cover; S4, the upper cover and the bottom cover are pressed tightly by the first lifting mechanism in cooperation with the second pressing mechanism to complete the closing work.

[0014] S5, the capping mechanism takes out the assembled bottle caps and puts them onto the conveyor.

[0015] According to the automated cap assembling equipment of the embodiment of the present invention, a disc conveying method of a cam disc and a rotating disc is adopted. Only one driving mechanism is required to simultaneously drive the first pressing mechanism, the second pressing mechanism, the first lifting mechanism and the second lifting mechanism to perform automated cap assembling action, which greatly reduces production costs and improves production efficiency.

[0016] It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary, and are intended to provide further explanation of the technology as claimed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a cover assembly device according to a first embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 for Figure 1 A top view of Figure 3 for Figure 2 AA section view; Figure 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a first positioning plate according to a first embodiment of the present invention; Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of assembling the first pressing mechanism and the second pressing mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention; Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of assembling the first lifting mechanism and the second lifting mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention; Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the first pressing head grabbing the tooth cover according to the first embodiment of the present invention; Figure 8 Schematic diagram of the tooth cover being positioned on the first lifting sleeve according to the first embodiment of the present invention Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the connection between the automatic cover assembly equipment according to the second embodiment of the present invention and the upper cover conveying mechanism, the gear cover conveying mechanism and the bottom cover conveying mechanism; Fig.10 A partial structural diagram according to a second embodiment of the present invention; Fig.11 It is a structural schematic diagram of the first slider according to the present invention being connected with the first cam track through the first slider connecting rod and the first roller; Fig.12 is a three-dimensional diagram of a bottle cap according to an embodiment of the present invention; Fig.13 Schematic diagram of an exploded view of a bottle cap according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings to further illustrate the present invention.

[0019] First, combine Figures 1 to 9 12 to 13 describe the cap assembly device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, which is used for assembling special bottle caps 3, such as Figures 12-13 As shown, the bottle cap 3 is divided into an upper cover 31, a tooth cover 32 and a bottom cover 33; a plurality of driving teeth 311 are arranged in the upper cover 31, a connecting portion 312 is arranged on one side, and a pair of connecting protrusions 312 are arranged on the connecting portion 312; a plurality of guide blocks 321 are arranged in the tooth cover 32, and a plurality of sharp teeth 322 are arranged at the lower end, and the sharp teeth 322 are used to cut the sealing film of the bottle mouth; a first arc portion 331 is arranged on one side of the bottom cover 33, and a second arc portion 332 is arranged on the other side, the distance between the farthest end of the second arc portion 332 and the center of the bottom cover 33 is greater than the distance between the first arc portion 331 and the center of the bottom cover 33, and a pair of connecting holes 3321 are arranged on the second arc portion 332, and the pair of connecting holes 3321 can be connected to the pair of connecting protrusions 312 in a one-to-one correspondence.

[0020] like Figures 1 to 9 , 12-13, the cover assembly device of the first embodiment of the present invention is connected with the upper cover conveying mechanism 4, the gear cover conveying mechanism 5 and the bottom cover conveying mechanism 6 respectively; and comprises: a pair of first guide rods 11; A first positioning plate 12, the first positioning plate 12 is fixedly connected to the first guide rod 11, and is provided with a first positioning groove 121, a first ejection hole 122 and a pair of second ejection holes 123; A first pressing mechanism 13, the first pressing mechanism 13 comprises a first pressing rod 131, a first vacuum adsorption channel 1311 is arranged in the first pressing rod 131, the first vacuum adsorption channel 1311 is connected to an external air pump, and the first pressing rod 131 is used to connect the tooth cover 32 of the bottle cap 3 with the bottom cover 33; A second pressing mechanism 14, the second pressing mechanism 14 comprises a first pressing sleeve 141, the first pressing sleeve 141 is slidably sleeved on the first pressing rod 131, and is used to connect the upper cover 31 and the bottom cover 33 of the bottle cap 3; A first lifting mechanism 15, the first lifting mechanism 15 cooperates with the first pressing mechanism 13 and the second pressing mechanism 14; A second lifting mechanism 16, the second lifting mechanism 16 cooperates with the second pressing mechanism 14; The first pressing mechanism 13, the second pressing mechanism 14, the first lifting mechanism 15 and the second lifting mechanism 16 are sequentially stacked and slidably connected to the first guide rod 11 respectively; The first positioning plate 12 is disposed between the second pressing mechanism 14 and the first lifting mechanism 15 .

[0021] Further, if Figures 1 to 3 As shown in , 5 and 7, in this embodiment, the first pressing mechanism 13 further includes: a first slider 132 and a first pressing head 133; The first sliding block 132 is slidably connected to the pair of first guide rods 11 and can slide up and down along the pair of first guide rods 11; The first pressing head 133 is fixedly connected to the first lower pressing rod 131; the lower end of the first pressing head 133 is provided with a first adsorption hole 1331 and a plurality of first positioning grooves 121; the first adsorption hole 1331 is communicated with the first vacuum adsorption channel 1311 for adsorbing the upper cover 31; the plurality of first positioning grooves 121 are connected with the guide block 321 on the tooth cover 32 for positioning the tooth cover 32; the lower end of the first pressing head 133 is also provided with a chamfer, and the first pressing head 133 can be interference fit with the tooth cover 32.

[0022] Further, if Figure 1 , 3 As shown in FIG. 5 , in this embodiment, the second pressing mechanism 14 further includes: a second sliding block 142; The second sliding block 142 is slidably connected to the pair of first guide blocks 321 and can slide up and down along the pair of first guide rods 11; The first pressing sleeve 141 is connected to the second slider 142 and can move up and down with the second slider 142; A first limiting groove 1411 is provided at the lower end of the first pressing sleeve 141, and the first limiting groove 1411 is used to hold the upper cover 31; A first pressing protrusion 1412 and a pair of first limiting columns 1413 are also provided at the lower end of the first pressing sleeve 141. The first pressing protrusion 1412 is used to limit the upward displacement of the connecting portion 312 of the upper cover 31 when assembling the cover, so that the connecting protrusion 312 can better cooperate with the connecting hole 3321 of the lower cover; a pair of first limiting columns 1413 are respectively arranged on both sides of the first pressing protrusion 1412, and a chamfer is provided on the side of the first limiting column 1413 close to the first pressing protrusion 1412. The first limiting column 1413 positions the upper cover 31 by limiting the connecting portion 312 of the upper cover 31.

[0023] Further, if Figure 1 , 3 As shown in FIG. 6 , in this embodiment, the first lifting mechanism 15 further includes: a third slider 151 and a pair of first lifting rods 152; The third sliding block 151 is slidably connected to the pair of first guide rods 11 and can slide up and down along the pair of first guide rods 11; A pair of first lifting rods 152 are connected to the third slider 151, and the third slider 151 can move at any time; a pair of first lifting rods 152 correspond to a pair of second ejection holes 123 one by one, and are used to cooperate with the first pressing protrusion 1412 to tightly connect the connecting protrusion 312 with the corresponding connecting hole 3321.

[0024] Further, if Figure 1 , 3 As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8 , in this embodiment, the second lifting mechanism 16 further comprises: a fourth slider 161 and a first lifting sleeve 162; The fourth sliding block 161 is slidably connected to the pair of first guide rods 11 and can slide up and down along the pair of first guide rods 11; A plurality of engaging teeth 1621 corresponding to the sharp teeth 322 below the tooth cover 32 are arranged on the top of the first lifting sleeve 162, and a second limiting groove 1622 is formed between adjacent engaging teeth 1621. The sharp teeth 322 can slide into the second limiting groove 1622 from the top of the engaging teeth 1621, and the second limiting groove 1622 is used for positioning the tooth cover 32.

[0025] Further, if Figure 6 , 8 As shown, in this embodiment, a plurality of limiting steps 1623 are further provided on the first lifting sleeve 162 , and the plurality of limiting steps 1623 are used to limit the position of the gear cover 32 to prevent the gear cover 32 from moving too downward and crushing the bottom cover 33 .

[0026] Further, if Figure 1 , 3 As shown in FIG. 6 , in this embodiment, the third slider 151 is slidably mounted on the first lifting sleeve 162 , and the two can slide relative to each other, thereby reducing the overall volume. At the same time, the third slider 151 can also guide the first lifting sleeve 162 .

[0027] Further, in this embodiment, the first pressing mechanism 13, the second pressing mechanism 14, the first lifting mechanism 15 and the second lifting mechanism 16 are driven by external driving devices respectively.

[0028] Working principle: first, the bottom cover conveying mechanism 6 conveys the bottom cover 33 to the first positioning groove 121 for positioning. The arc structure on one side of the first positioning groove 121 is coupled with the first arc portion 331 of the bottom cover 33 to play an auxiliary positioning role; then, the gear cover conveying mechanism 5 conveys the gear cover 32 to the lower end of the first lower pressing rod 131, and the first sliding block drives the first pressing head 133 to move downward under the action of the external driving mechanism and enters the inside of the gear cover 32 to have an interference fit with the gear cover 32, and then the first pressing head 133 moves upward to make the gear cover 32 disengage from the gear cover conveying mechanism 5, and the gear cover conveying mechanism 5 leaves; At the same time, the fourth slider 161 of the second lifting mechanism 16 drives the first lifting sleeve 162 to move upward, enter and protrude from the first ejection hole 122; then, the first pressing head 133 and the first pressing sleeve 141 move downward at the same time to make the pointed teeth 322 of the tooth cover 32 enter the corresponding second limiting groove 1622 along the connecting teeth 1621 of the first lifting sleeve 162 for positioning; then, the first pressing head 133 rises, and the first pressing sleeve 141 does not move, and under the restriction of the first pressing sleeve 141, the first pressing head 133 withdraws from the tooth cover 32; then, the first pressing sleeve 141 retreats to the specified position.

[0029] The upper cover conveying mechanism 4 conveys the upper cover 31 to the bottom of the first pressing sleeve 141, and the external air pump (the external air pump can be set on the first rotating disk) is turned on. The first pressing sleeve 141 and the first pressing head 133 move downward until the upper cover 31 enters the first limiting groove 1411, and the connecting portion 312 of the upper cover 31 is between a pair of first limiting columns 1413, and the upper cover 31 is adsorbed through the first adsorption hole 1331, and the upper cover 31 is separated from the upper cover conveying mechanism 4; then, the first pressing sleeve 141 and the first pressing head 133 move downward to install the upper cover 31 on the bottom cover 33. At this time, the gear cover 32 is located between the upper cover 31 and the bottom cover 33, the connecting protrusion 312 on the upper cover 31 enters the corresponding connecting hole 3321 on the bottom cover 33, and then, the third slider 151 drives a pair of first lifting rods 152 to move upward and pass through the corresponding second ejection holes 123, and the first lifting rods 152 drive the second arc-shaped portion 332 of the bottom cover 33 to move upward, so that the connecting hole 3321 moves upward along the corresponding connecting protrusion 312, so that the connecting hole 3321 is tightly connected with the connecting protrusion 312; then, the air pump is turned off, the first pressing sleeve 141 and the first pressing head 133 are retracted, and the cover assembly is completed.

[0030] Above, refer to Figures 1 to 9 12 to 13 describe a cap assembling device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, which performs automated assembly on the three-layer special bottle cap 3, has a simple structure, and greatly improves the capping efficiency.

[0031] Secondly, if Figures 1 to 13As shown, according to a second embodiment of the present invention, there is also provided an automated cap assembly device, comprising a plurality of cap assembly devices as described in the previous embodiment, and further comprising: a first driving mechanism 21, a first driving shaft 22, a first rotating disk 23, a first cam disk 24, a second rotating disk 25, a second cam disk (not shown), and a third rotating disk 27; The output end of the first driving mechanism 21 is connected to the first driving shaft 22, and can drive the first driving shaft 22 to rotate; The first rotating disk 23, the first cam disk 24, the second rotating disk 25, the second cam disk and the third rotating disk 27 are sequentially arranged along the axial direction of the first driving shaft 22. The first rotating disk 23, the second rotating disk 25 and the third rotating disk 27 are connected to the first driving shaft 22 and rotate with the first driving shaft 22; the first cam disk 24 and the second cam disk do not rotate with the first driving shaft 22; A plurality of cover devices are arranged along the circumference of the first rotating disk 23, and a pair of first guide rods 11 are detachably connected to the first rotating disk 23 at the top and detachably connected to the third rotating disk 27 at the bottom; The first positioning plate 12 is detachably connected to the second rotating disk 25; The first cam disc 24 is provided with a first cam track 241 and a second cam track (not shown in the figure) along the circumferential direction, and the first cam track 241 and the second cam track correspond to the first pressing mechanism 13 and the second pressing mechanism 14 respectively; a first slider connecting rod 28 is provided on the side of the first pressing mechanism 13 close to the first cam track 241, and a first roller 29 is provided on the end of the first slider connecting rod 28, and the first roller 29 is arranged in the first cam track 241 and can move along the first cam track 241; a second slider 142 connecting rod is provided on the side of the second pressing mechanism 14 close to the second cam track, and a second roller is provided on the end of the second slider 142 connecting rod, and the second roller is arranged in the second cam track and can move along the second cam track; The second cam disc is provided with a third cam track (not shown in the figure) and a fourth cam track (not shown in the figure) along the circumferential direction, and the third cam track and the fourth cam track correspond to the first lifting mechanism 15 and the second lifting mechanism 16 respectively; a third slider 151 connecting rod is provided on the side of the first lifting mechanism 15 close to the third cam track, and a third roller is provided on the end of the third slider 151 connecting rod, and the third roller is arranged in the third cam track and can move along the third cam track; a fourth slider 161 connecting rod is provided on the side of the second lifting mechanism 16 close to the fourth cam track, and a fourth roller is provided on the end of the fourth slider 161 connecting rod, and the fourth roller is arranged in the fourth cam track and can move along the fourth cam track.

[0032] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the first cam plate 24 and the second cam plate can be combined into one cam plate.

[0033] Taking the first roller 29 as an example, the relevant motion principle is introduced: the first roller 29 moves up and down while moving in a circle along the corresponding first cam track 241, thereby driving the first slider 132 to move up and down. The motion principle of the remaining second rollers, third rollers and fourth rollers is similar to that of the first roller 29, except that the shape of the corresponding cam track is set according to the requirements. The relevant motion principle is also disclosed in the disc conveying module in the patent document with patent announcement number CN117399808B and the name of the label-free marking device.

[0034] Working principle: the bottom cover conveying mechanism 6, the tooth cover conveying mechanism 5, the upper cover conveying mechanism 4 and the cap removing mechanism are sequentially distributed along the circumferential direction of the second rotating disk 25. The bottom cover conveying mechanism 6, the tooth cover conveying mechanism 5 and the upper cover conveying mechanism 4 respectively convey the bottom cover 33, the tooth cover 32 and the upper cover 31 of the bottle cap 3. After the assembly device is assembled, the cap removing mechanism 7 grabs the bottle cap 3 and puts it on the conveyor 8. The first rotating disk 23, the second rotating disk 25 and the third rotating disk 27 rotate with the first driving shaft 22, and the cam tracks on the first cam disk 24 and the second cam disk are used to drive the corresponding first slider 132, the second slider 142, the third slider 151 and the fourth slider 161 to move up and down.

[0035] Further, according to a third embodiment of the present invention, a capping method is provided, which is applied to the automatic capping device of the previous embodiment, and comprises the following steps: S1, adjust the position of the bottom cover 33 and transport it to the positioning fixture for positioning; S2, transporting the tooth cover 32 to the corresponding lower end of the first pressing mechanism 13, and the first pressing mechanism 13 takes away the tooth cover 32 and puts it into the bottom cover 33 on the positioning fixture; S3, after adjusting the position of the upper cover 31, transport it to the lower end of the second pressing mechanism 14, and the second pressing mechanism 14 takes away the upper cover 31 and places it on the bottom cover 33; S4. The upper cover 31 and the bottom cover 33 are pressed tightly by the first lifting mechanism 15 in cooperation with the second pressing mechanism 14 to complete the closing operation.

[0036] S5 , the cap removing mechanism 7 takes out the assembled bottle caps 3 and puts them onto the conveyor 8 .

[0037] Above, refer to Figures 1 to 13 An automated cap assembling device and method according to a second embodiment of the present invention are described. A disc conveying method using a cam disc and a rotating disc is adopted. Only one driving mechanism is required to simultaneously drive the first pressing mechanism, the second pressing mechanism, the first lifting mechanism and the second lifting mechanism to perform automated cap assembling operations, which greatly reduces production costs and improves production efficiency.

[0038] It should be noted that, in this specification, the terms "include", "comprises" or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprises..." do not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the elements.

[0039] Although the content of the present invention has been described in detail through the above preferred embodiments, it should be appreciated that the above description should not be considered as a limitation of the present invention. After reading the above content, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and substitutions of the present invention will occur. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be limited by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A cover assembly device, connected with the upper cover conveying mechanism, the gear cover conveying mechanism and the bottom cover conveying mechanism respectively; characterized in that: Include: a pair of first guide rods; A first positioning plate, the first positioning plate is fixedly connected to the first guide rod and is provided with a first positioning groove, a first ejection hole and a pair of second ejection holes; A first pressing mechanism, the first pressing mechanism comprising a first pressing rod, a first vacuum adsorption channel is arranged in the first pressing rod, the first vacuum adsorption channel is connected to an external air pump, and the first pressing rod is used to connect the tooth cover of the bottle cap with the bottom cover; A second pressing mechanism, the second pressing mechanism comprising a first pressing sleeve, the first pressing sleeve being slidably mounted on the first pressing rod and used for connecting the upper cover and the bottom cover of the bottle cap; A first lifting mechanism, the first lifting mechanism cooperates with the first pressing mechanism and the second pressing mechanism; a second lifting mechanism, the second lifting mechanism cooperates with the second pressing mechanism; The first pressing mechanism, the second pressing mechanism, the first lifting mechanism and the second lifting mechanism are sequentially stacked and slidably connected to the first guide rod respectively; The first positioning plate is arranged between the second pressing mechanism and the first lifting mechanism.

2. The cover assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first pressing mechanism further comprises: a first slider and a first pressing head; The first sliding block is slidably connected to the pair of first guide rods and can slide up and down along the pair of first guide rods; The first pressure head is fixedly connected to the first lower pressure rod; a first adsorption hole and a plurality of first positioning grooves are provided at the lower end of the first pressure head; the first adsorption hole is connected to the first vacuum adsorption channel for adsorbing the upper cover; the plurality of first positioning grooves are connected to the guide blocks on the tooth cover for positioning the tooth cover; a chamfer is also provided at the lower end of the first pressure head.

3. The cover assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second pressing mechanism further comprises: a second sliding block; The second sliding block is slidably connected to the pair of first guide blocks and can slide up and down along the pair of first guide rods; The first pressing sleeve is connected to the second slider and can move up and down with the second slider; A first limiting groove is provided at the lower end of the first pressing sleeve, and the first limiting groove is used to hold the upper cover; A first pressing protrusion and a pair of first limiting columns are further provided at the lower end of the first pressing sleeve. The pair of first limiting columns are respectively provided on both sides of the first pressing protrusion. A chamfer is provided on one side of the first limiting column close to the first pressing protrusion.

4. The cover assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first lifting mechanism further comprises: a third sliding block and a pair of first lifting rods; The third sliding block is slidably connected to the pair of first guide rods and can slide up and down along the pair of first guide rods; The pair of first lifting rods are connected to the third slider and can move the third slider at any time; the pair of first lifting rods correspond to the pair of second ejection holes one by one.

5. The cover assembly device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The second lifting mechanism further comprises: a fourth sliding block and a first lifting sleeve; The fourth sliding block is slidably connected to the pair of first guide rods and can slide up and down along the pair of first guide rods; A plurality of engaging teeth corresponding to the sharp teeth below the tooth cover are arranged on the top of the first lifting sleeve, and a second limiting groove is formed between adjacent engaging teeth, and the sharp teeth can slide into the second limiting groove from the top of the engaging teeth.

6. The cover assembly device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The first lifting sleeve is also provided with a plurality of limiting steps, and the plurality of limiting steps are used to limit the position of the gear cover.

7. The cover assembly device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The third sliding block is slidably sleeved on the first lifting sleeve, and the two can slide relative to each other.

8. The cover assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first pressing mechanism, the second pressing mechanism, the first lifting mechanism and the second lifting mechanism are driven by external driving devices respectively.

9. An automated cap assembly equipment, comprising a plurality of cap assembly devices according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: It also includes: a first driving mechanism, a first driving shaft, a first rotating disk, a first cam disk, a second rotating disk, a second cam disk, and a third rotating disk; The output end of the first driving mechanism is connected to the first driving shaft and can drive the first driving shaft to rotate; The first rotating disk, the first cam disk, the second rotating disk, the second cam disk and the third rotating disk are sequentially arranged along the axial direction of the first driving shaft, the first rotating disk, the second rotating disk and the third rotating disk are connected to the first driving shaft and rotate with the first driving shaft; the first cam disk and the second cam disk do not rotate with the first driving shaft; The plurality of cover assembly devices are arranged along the circumference of the first rotating disk, the tops of the pair of first guide rods are detachably connected to the first rotating disk, and the bottoms are detachably connected to the third rotating disk; The first positioning plate is detachably connected to the second rotating disk; The first cam disc is provided with a first cam track and a second cam track along the circumferential direction, and the first cam track and the second cam track correspond to the first pressing mechanism and the second pressing mechanism respectively; a first slider connecting rod is provided on a side of the first pressing mechanism close to the first cam track, and a first roller is provided on the end of the first slider connecting rod, and the first roller is arranged in the first cam track and can move along the first cam track; a second slider connecting rod is provided on a side of the second pressing mechanism close to the second cam track, and a second roller is provided on the end of the second slider connecting rod, and the second roller is arranged in the second cam track and can move along the second cam track; The second cam disc is provided with a third cam track and a fourth cam track along the circumferential direction, and the third cam track and the fourth cam track correspond to the first lifting mechanism and the second lifting mechanism respectively; a third slider connecting rod is provided on the side of the first lifting mechanism close to the third cam track, and a third roller is provided on the end of the third slider connecting rod, and the third roller is arranged in the third cam track and can move along the third cam track; a fourth slider connecting rod is provided on the side of the second lifting mechanism close to the fourth cam track, and a fourth roller is provided on the end of the fourth slider connecting rod, and the fourth roller is arranged in the fourth cam track and can move along the fourth cam track.

10. A capping method, applied to the automated capping equipment according to claim 9, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: S1. Adjust the position of the bottom cover and transport it to the positioning fixture for positioning; S2, transporting the tooth cover to the corresponding lower end of the first pressing mechanism, and the first pressing mechanism takes away the tooth cover and puts it into the bottom cover on the first positioning plate; S3, after adjusting the position of the upper cover, transport it to the lower end of the second pressing mechanism, and the second pressing mechanism takes away the upper cover and places it on the bottom cover; S4, the upper cover and the bottom cover are pressed together by the first lifting mechanism and the second pressing mechanism to complete the closing work; S5, the capping mechanism takes out the assembled bottle caps and puts them onto the conveyor.

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