A glass fully automatic packaging device, method and apparatus

Abstract

The application discloses a kind of glass full-automatic packaging device, method and equipment, the device is transported to mobile workstation platform by handling robot, by first packaging component, each glass edge position is edge-protected in mobile workstation platform using edge protection material, by second packaging component, each corner position is corner-protected in mobile workstation platform using corner protection material, by third packaging component, each glass edge position and each corner position are banded and packaged using banded material.The application can realize glass full-automatic packaging, improve glass packaging efficiency and quality, greatly reduce the risk of safe production, and can be widely applied in glass production technical field.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of glass production technology, and in particular to a fully automatic glass packaging device, method and equipment. Background Art

[0002] Glass is fragile, so after processing, the edges and corners of the glass need to be protected when it is ready for transportation.

[0003] Due to the diversity of glass sizes, glass packaging is currently done manually. This process not only consumes a lot of manpower, but also requires manual handling of the glass multiple times during the packaging process, which poses potential safety risks and low packaging efficiency. At the same time, manual operation has deviations and poor packaging quality. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The main purpose of the embodiments of the present application is to provide a fully automatic glass packaging device, method and equipment, which can realize fully automatic glass packaging and improve glass packaging efficiency and quality.

[0005] On the one hand, the embodiment of the present application provides a fully automatic glass packaging device, which includes a handling robot, a first packaging component, a second packaging component, a third packaging component and a mobile workstation platform;

[0006] The transport robot is used to transport the glass sheet to the mobile workstation platform;

[0007] The first packaging component is used to measure the size information of the glass sheet, intercept the edge protection material corresponding to the size information according to the size information, locate the positions of each glass edge of the glass sheet, and use the edge protection material to perform edge protection packaging on each glass edge position on the mobile station platform;

[0008] The second packaging assembly is used to locate several corners of the glass sheet, perform corner protection packaging on each of the corners using a corner protection material on the mobile workstation platform, and transport the corner-protected glass sheet from the mobile workstation platform to the third packaging assembly by the transport robot;

[0009] The third packaging component is used to use the tape material to tape and package the edge positions and corner positions of the glass.

[0010] In some embodiments, the first packaging assembly includes a centering mechanism, an edge protection conveying mechanism, and an edge protection fixing mechanism;

[0011] The centering mechanism is used to position and measure the size of the glass sheet placed on the movable workstation platform, locate the position of each glass edge and determine the glass edge size corresponding to each glass edge position, and use the edge protection material to pack each glass edge position;

[0012] The edge protection conveying mechanism is used to intercept the edge protection materials with sizes matching the sizes of the glass edges from the edge protection material storage pool, and convey the edge protection materials to the centering mechanism;

[0013] The edge protection fixing mechanism is used to fix the edge protection material to each edge of the glass through fixing materials.

[0014] In some embodiments, the second packaging assembly includes a corner protection conveying mechanism and a corner protection packaging mechanism;

[0015] The corner protection conveying mechanism is used to locate the corner positions of the glass sheet and take out the corner protection materials corresponding to the corner positions from the corner protection material box;

[0016] The corner protection packaging mechanism is used to output power through a cylinder device to push the corner protection material into and wrap each of the corner positions.

[0017] In some embodiments, the third packaging assembly includes a strapping station platform and a strapping packaging mechanism;

[0018] The transport robot is used to transport the glass piece after the corner protection from the mobile station platform to the strapping station platform for placement;

[0019] The strapping packaging mechanism is used to take out the strapping material from the strapping material box and use the strapping material to strap and package the corner positions and the glass edge positions.

[0020] In some embodiments, a graduated disk is provided on the mobile workstation platform, and the graduated disk is used to rotate, index and position the glass sheet when the corner protection packaging mechanism performs the corner protection operation on the glass sheet, so that the corner protection packaging mechanism pushes the corner protection material into and wraps each of the glass edge positions.

[0021] The indexing plate is also used to rotate, index and position the glass sheet when the centering mechanism performs the edge protection operation on the glass sheet, so that the centering mechanism can stick the edge protection material to each edge of the glass.

[0022] In some embodiments, the apparatus further comprises a glass storage rack;

[0023] The transport robot transports the glass pieces after banding from the banding station platform to the glass storage rack, and the glass storage rack is used to store the glass pieces after banding.

[0024] In some embodiments, the centering mechanism includes a servo motor and a measurement assembly;

[0025] The servo motor is used to drive the measuring component to move on the glass sheet, and the measuring component is used to collect the dimension information, where the dimension information includes the dimensions of each edge position of the glass.

[0026] In some embodiments, the handling robot is used to grab the glass piece on the strapping station platform and rotate it when the strapping packaging mechanism straps the glass piece so that the strapping packaging mechanism straps each edge position and each corner position of the glass.

[0027] On the other hand, the present invention provides a fully automatic glass packaging method, which includes the following steps:

[0028] Measuring the size information of the glass sheet, intercepting the edge protection material corresponding to the size information according to the size information, locating the positions of the glass edges of the glass sheet, and using the edge protection material to protect the positions of the glass edges;

[0029] Locating several corner positions of the glass sheet, and performing corner protection packaging on each of the corner positions using corner protection materials;

[0030] The edge positions and the corner positions of the glass are taped and packaged with taping materials.

[0031] On the other hand, an embodiment of the present application provides a fully automatic glass packaging device, which includes the fully automatic glass packaging device described above.

[0032] The embodiments of the present application include at least the following beneficial effects: The present application provides a fully automated glass packaging device, method, and apparatus, wherein a handling robot transports glass sheets to a mobile workstation. A first packaging component utilizes edge protection material to package the edges of each glass on the mobile workstation. A second packaging component utilizes corner protection material to package the corners of each glass on the mobile workstation. A third packaging component utilizes tape packaging material to tape the edges and corners of each glass. This application enables fully automated glass packaging, improves glass packaging efficiency and quality, and significantly reduces production safety risks. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0033] Figure 1This is a structural diagram of a fully automatic glass packaging device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0034] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the position of the glass corner in the embodiment of the present application;

[0035] Figure 3 This is another structural schematic diagram of a fully automatic glass packaging device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0036] Figure 4 This is a flow chart of a fully automatic glass packaging method provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of this application more clear, the following further describes this application in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain this application and are not intended to limit this application.

[0038] It should be noted that although the device schematics illustrate functional module divisions and the flowcharts illustrate logical sequences, in certain circumstances, the steps shown or described may be performed in a sequence that differs from the module divisions in the device or the sequence in the flowcharts. The terms "first," "second," and so on, in the specification, claims, and drawings, are used to distinguish similar items and are not necessarily used to describe a specific sequence or precedence.

[0039] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this application pertains. The terms used herein are for the purpose of describing the embodiments of this application only and are not intended to limit this application.

[0040] The embodiment of the present application provides an optional structural schematic diagram of a fully automatic glass packaging device, which may include:

[0041] A handling robot is used to carry glass sheets to the mobile workstation platform;

[0042] The first packaging component is used to measure the size information of the glass sheet, intercept the edge protection material corresponding to the size information based on the size information, locate the position of each glass edge of the glass sheet, and use the edge protection material to protect the edge position of each glass edge on the mobile station platform;

[0043] The second packaging assembly is used to locate the corners of the glass sheet, and to protect and package each corner with a corner protection material on the mobile station platform. The corner-protected glass sheet is transported from the mobile station platform to the third packaging assembly by a transport robot;

[0044] The third packaging component is used to use the tape material to tape and package the edge positions and corner positions of the glass.

[0045] In some embodiments, the first packaging assembly includes a centering mechanism, an edge protection conveying mechanism, and an edge protection fixing mechanism;

[0046] The centering mechanism is used to position and measure the size of the glass pieces placed on the mobile workstation platform, locate the edge positions of each glass and determine the corresponding glass edge dimensions of each glass edge position, and use edge protection materials to pack each glass edge position;

[0047] The edge protection conveying mechanism is used to intercept edge protection materials with sizes matching the sizes of each glass edge from the edge protection material storage pool and convey the edge protection materials to the centering mechanism;

[0048] The edge protection fixing mechanism is used to fix the edge protection material to each glass edge position through fixing materials.

[0049] In some embodiments, the glass edge size includes the length and width of the glass edge position. Optionally, when the glass piece is rectangular, the glass edge position is the four sides of the rectangle, and the glass edge size is the length and width of each side. When the glass piece is circular, the glass edge position is the arc that encloses the circle, and the glass edge size is the length and width of the arc.

[0050] In some embodiments, for example, assuming that a rectangular glass sheet has a glass edge position, and its corresponding glass edge size is 30 cm long and 5 cm wide, a corresponding edge protection strip 30 cm long and 5 cm wide is cut from the edge protection material storage pool as the edge protection material for the glass edge position.

[0051] In some embodiments, specifically, the edge protection material is pressed against each glass edge position by a centering mechanism, and the edge protection fixing mechanism fixes the pressed edge protection material on each glass edge position using fixing materials.

[0052] In some embodiments, the second packaging assembly includes a corner protection conveying mechanism and a corner protection packaging mechanism;

[0053] The corner protection conveying mechanism is used to locate the corners of the glass sheet and take out the corner protection materials corresponding to the corner positions from the corner protection box;

[0054] The corner protection packaging mechanism is used to output power through the cylinder device to push the corner protection material into and wrap each corner position.

[0055] In some embodiments, optionally, reference Figure 2When the glass piece 1 is rectangular, the corner positions of the glass are the four vertices A to D of the rectangle. When the glass piece 2 is circular, the corner positions of the glass are points E to H, and the center of the circle is O. Among them, point E is symmetrical with point F, and the central angle EOF is a 90-degree right angle. Point G is symmetrical with point H, and the central angle GOH is also a 90-degree right angle.

[0056] In some embodiments, the third packaging assembly includes a tape-strap station platform and a tape-strap packaging mechanism;

[0057] The handling robot is used to carry the glass pieces after corner protection from the mobile workstation platform to the tape-wrapping workstation platform for placement;

[0058] The tape packaging mechanism is used to take out the tape material from the tape material box and use the tape material to tape and package the corners and edge positions of the glass.

[0059] In some embodiments, a dividing plate is provided on the above-mentioned mobile workstation platform, which is used to rotate, index and position the glass sheet when the corner protection packaging mechanism performs the corner protection operation on the glass sheet, so that the corner protection packaging mechanism pushes the corner protection material into and wraps the edge positions of each glass.

[0060] The indexing plate is also used to rotate, index and position the glass sheet when the centering mechanism performs edge protection operations on the glass sheet, so that the centering mechanism can stick the edge protection material to the edge position of each glass.

[0061] In some embodiments, optionally, the dividing plate is disposed on a movable workstation platform, and can be used to support the glass sheet and drive the glass sheet to rotate and lift, thereby completing edge and corner protection operations.

[0062] In some embodiments, the above-mentioned fully automatic glass packaging device further includes a glass storage rack;

[0063] The handling robot transports the glass pieces after banding from the banding work station platform to the glass storage rack, which is used to store the glass pieces after banding.

[0064] In some embodiments, the centering mechanism includes a servo motor and a measurement assembly;

[0065] The servo motor is used to drive the measuring component to move on the glass sheet, and the measuring component is used to collect dimensional information, which includes the dimensions of each edge position of the glass.

[0066] In some embodiments, the centering mechanism is driven by a servo motor to grab the glass sheet and move it so that the glass sheet is located in the center of the moving workstation platform, and then the servo motor drives the measuring component to collect dimensional information.

[0067] In some embodiments, the handling robot is used to grab the glass piece on the strapping station platform and rotate it when the strapping packaging mechanism straps the glass piece so that the strapping packaging mechanism straps each glass edge and each glass corner.

[0068] Reference Figure 3 , Figure 3 This is another optional structural schematic diagram of a fully automatic glass packaging device provided in an embodiment of the present application, which includes a glass sheet 1, an edge protection fixing mechanism 2, a dividing plate 3, a centering mechanism 4, a mobile workstation platform 5, an edge protection conveying mechanism 6, a corner protection packaging mechanism 7, a corner protection conveying mechanism 8, a glass storage rack 9, a handling robot 10, a strapping workstation platform 11 and a strapping packaging mechanism 12.

[0069] Reference Figure 4 , Figure 4 This is an optional flow chart of a fully automatic glass packaging method provided in an embodiment of the present application. The method may include but is not limited to steps S101 to S103:

[0070] Step S101, measuring the size information of the glass sheet, intercepting the edge protection material corresponding to the size information according to the size information, locating the positions of the edges of the glass sheet, and using the edge protection material to protect the edges of the glass;

[0071] Step S102, locating several corners of the glass sheet and performing corner protection packaging on each corner using a corner protection material;

[0072] Step S103: Using a tape material to tape and pack the edge and corner portions of the glass.

[0073] The specific implementation of the fully automatic glass packaging method is basically the same as the specific embodiment of the above-mentioned glass processing information identification device, and will not be repeated here.

[0074] The embodiment of the present application further provides a fully automatic glass packaging device, which includes the above-mentioned fully automatic glass packaging device.

[0075] The embodiments of the present application provide a fully automated glass packaging device, method, and equipment. A handling robot transports glass sheets to a mobile workstation. A first packaging component uses edge protection material to package the edges of each glass on the mobile workstation. A second packaging component uses corner protection material to package the corners of each glass on the mobile workstation. Finally, a third packaging component uses tape packaging material to tape the edges and corners of each glass. The embodiments of the present application enable fully automated glass packaging, improve glass packaging efficiency and quality, and significantly reduce production safety risks.

[0076] The embodiments described in the embodiments of this application are intended to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of this application. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that with the evolution of technology and the emergence of new application scenarios, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this application are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0077] Those skilled in the art will understand that the technical solutions shown in the figures do not constitute a limitation on the embodiments of the present application, and may include more or fewer steps than shown in the figures, or a combination of certain steps, or different steps.

[0078] The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, i.e., they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of the modules may be selected based on actual needs to achieve the objectives of this embodiment.

[0079] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that all or some of the steps in the methods, systems, and functional modules / units in the devices disclosed above may be implemented as software, firmware, hardware, or appropriate combinations thereof.

[0080] The terms "first", "second", "third", "fourth", etc. (if any) in the specification of the present application and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequential order. It should be understood that the data used in this way can be interchangeable where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the present application described herein can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein. In addition, the terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions, for example, a process, method, system, product or device that includes a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units clearly listed, but may include other steps or units that are not clearly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products or devices.

[0081] It should be understood that in this application, "at least one (item)" means one or more, and "plurality" means two or more. "And / or" is used to describe the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that three relationships may exist. For example, "A and / or B" can mean: only A exists, only B exists, and A and B exist at the same time, where A and B can be singular or plural. The character " / " generally indicates that the previous and next associated objects are in an "or" relationship. "At least one of the following items" or similar expressions refers to any combination of these items, including any combination of single items or plural items. For example, at least one of a, b or c can mean: a, b, c, "a and b", "a and c", "b and c", or "a and b and c", where a, b, c can be single or multiple.

[0082] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely schematic. For example, the division of the above-mentioned units is only a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods, such as multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0083] The units described above as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of these units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

[0084] In addition, the functional units in the various embodiments of the present application may be integrated into a single processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into a single unit. The aforementioned integrated units may be implemented in the form of hardware or software functional units.

[0085] It should be appreciated that embodiments of the present invention may be implemented or practiced by computer hardware, a combination of hardware and software, or by computer instructions stored in a non-transitory computer-readable memory. The methods may be implemented in a computer program using standard programming techniques, including a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium configured with a computer program, wherein the storage medium so configured causes the computer to operate in a specific and predefined manner according to the methods and drawings described in the specific embodiments. Each program may be implemented in a high-level procedural or object-oriented programming language to communicate with the computer system. However, if desired, the program may be implemented in assembly or machine language. In any case, the language may be a compiled or interpreted language. In addition, the program may be run on a programmed application-specific integrated circuit for this purpose.

[0086] If the integrated unit is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application, or the part that contributes to the prior art, or all or part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium and includes multiple instructions for enabling a computer device (which can be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the methods of various embodiments of the present application. The aforementioned storage medium includes: various media that can store programs, such as a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

[0087] The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, and improvements made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and essence of the present invention should be within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A fully automatic glass packaging device, characterized in that: The device includes a handling robot, a first packaging component, a second packaging component, a third packaging component and a mobile workstation platform; The transport robot is used to transport the glass sheet to the mobile workstation platform; The first packaging component is used to measure the size information of the glass sheet, intercept the edge protection material corresponding to the size information according to the size information, locate the positions of each glass edge of the glass sheet, and use the edge protection material to perform edge protection packaging on each glass edge position on the mobile station platform; The second packaging assembly is used to locate several corners of the glass sheet, perform corner protection packaging on each of the corners using corner protection materials on the mobile workstation platform, and transport the corner-protected glass sheet from the mobile workstation platform to the third packaging assembly by the transport robot; the second packaging assembly includes a corner protection conveying mechanism and a corner protection packaging mechanism; The third packaging component is used to use the tape material to tape and package the edge positions and corner positions of the glass; the third packaging component includes a tape station platform and a tape packaging mechanism; The first packaging assembly includes a centering mechanism, an edge protection conveying mechanism, and an edge protection fixing mechanism; The centering mechanism is used to position and measure the size of the glass sheet placed on the movable workstation platform, locate the position of each glass edge and determine the glass edge size corresponding to each glass edge position, and use the edge protection material to pack each glass edge position; The edge protection conveying mechanism is used to intercept the edge protection materials with sizes matching the sizes of the glass edges from the edge protection material storage pool, and convey the edge protection materials to the centering mechanism; The edge protection fixing mechanism is used to fix the edge protection material to each of the glass edges through fixing materials; The movable workstation platform is provided with a graduated plate, which is used to rotate, index and position the glass sheet when the corner protection packaging mechanism performs the corner protection operation on the glass sheet, so that the corner protection packaging mechanism pushes the corner protection material into and wraps each edge position of the glass; The indexing plate is further used to rotate, index and position the glass sheet when the centering mechanism performs the edge protection operation on the glass sheet, so that the centering mechanism can closely attach the edge protection material to each edge of the glass; The centering mechanism includes a servo motor and a measuring assembly; The servo motor is used to drive the measuring component to move on the glass sheet, and use the measuring component to collect the dimensional information, wherein the dimensional information includes the size of each edge position of the glass; The handling robot is used to grab the glass sheet on the strapping station platform and rotate it when the strapping packaging mechanism is strapping the glass sheet so that the strapping packaging mechanism straps the glass sheet at the edge and corner positions; The glass edge size includes the length and width of the glass edge position. When the glass piece is rectangular, the glass edge position is the four sides of the rectangle, and the glass edge size is the length and width of each side. When the glass piece is circular, the glass edge position is the arc surrounding the circle, and the glass edge size is the length and width of the arc. The indexing plate is arranged on the mobile workstation platform, and is used to support the glass sheet and drive the glass sheet to rotate and lift, thereby completing the edge and corner protection operation; The centering mechanism is driven by a servo motor and is used to grab the glass sheet and move it so that the glass sheet is located in the center position on the movable workstation platform. The servo motor then drives the measuring component to collect dimensional information.

2. The fully automatic glass packaging device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The corner protection conveying mechanism is used to locate the corner positions of the glass sheet and take out the corner protection materials corresponding to the corner positions from the corner protection material box; The corner protection packaging mechanism is used to output power through a cylinder device to push the corner protection material into and wrap each of the corner positions.

3. The fully automatic glass packaging device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transport robot is used to transport the glass piece after the corner protection from the mobile station platform to the strapping station platform for placement; The strapping packaging mechanism is used to take out the strapping material from the strapping material box and use the strapping material to strap and package the corner positions and the glass edge positions.

4. The fully automatic glass packaging device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The apparatus also includes a glass storage rack; The transport robot transports the glass pieces after banding from the banding station platform to the glass storage rack, and the glass storage rack is used to store the glass pieces after banding.

5. A fully automatic glass packaging method, using the fully automatic glass packaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The method comprises the following steps: Measuring the size information of the glass sheet, intercepting the edge protection material corresponding to the size information according to the size information, locating the positions of the glass edges of the glass sheet, and using the edge protection material to protect the positions of the glass edges; Locating several corner positions of the glass sheet, and performing corner protection packaging on each of the corner positions using corner protection materials; The edge positions and the corner positions of the glass are taped and packaged with taping materials.

6. A fully automatic glass packaging equipment, characterized in that: The fully automatic glass packaging equipment includes the fully automatic glass packaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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