Boxing equipment and boxing method

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of packaging equipment, and discloses boxing equipment and a boxing method. The boxing equipment comprises a rack, a box turning mechanism, a box opening mechanism and a boxing mechanism, the box turning mechanism, the box opening mechanism and the boxing mechanism are arranged on the rack, a bottle conveying line, a working conveying line and a box conveying line are sequentially arranged on the rack in the first direction, a first station used for containing bottles is arranged on the bottle conveying line, and a second station used for boxing is arranged on the working conveying line; the box turning mechanism is used for flatly placing the vertical packaging boxes on the box conveying line and moving the vertical packaging boxes to the working conveying line; the box opening mechanism is used for opening or closing the packaging box; and the boxing mechanism is used for putting the bottles at the first station into the opened packaging boxes. The boxing equipment is small in occupied area and high in boxing efficiency; automation of box turning, box opening and box packing is achieved, labor is reduced, and cost is saved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of packaging equipment, and in particular to a box packing device and a box packing method. Background Art

[0002] In the field of liquor packaging technology, since the structures of liquor bottles and packaging boxes are mostly irregular, during the box packing process, the operation of packing liquor bottles into packaging boxes is mostly done manually, which is inefficient and labor-intensive.

[0003] The packaging box of V-shaped structure includes a box body for supporting wine bottles, a left cover body and a right cover body, and the left cover body and the box body can rotate relative to each other, and the right cover body and the box body can rotate relative to each other. In the process of boxing, the existing boxing equipment needs to sequentially set a box opening mechanism for opening the box, a boxing mechanism for putting the wine bottle into the box, and a box sealing mechanism for closing the box along the forward direction of the conveyor line. This boxing machine has a complex structure, occupies a large area, has a high production cost, is cumbersome to operate, and has a low boxing efficiency. Summary of the invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide a cartoning device and a cartoning method, so as to solve the problems that the cartoning device occupies a large area and has a low cartoning efficiency.

[0005] To achieve this object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] The present invention first provides a cartoning device, comprising:

[0007] A frame, on which a bottle conveying line, a working conveying line and a box conveying line are arranged in sequence along a first direction, the bottle conveying line is provided with a first station for placing bottles, and the working conveying line is provided with a second station for loading boxes; the first direction is perpendicular to the conveying directions of the bottle conveying line, the working conveying line and the box conveying line;

[0008] A box turning mechanism, the box turning mechanism is arranged on the frame and is located above the overlapping area of ​​the box conveying line and the working conveying line, and the box turning mechanism is used to flatten the vertical packaging boxes on the box conveying line and move them to the working conveying line;

[0009] A box opening mechanism, which is disposed on the frame and below the second station along the working conveyor line, and is used to open or close the packaging box;

[0010] A box loading mechanism is arranged on the frame and located above the second station, and is used for placing the bottles at the first station into the packaging box after opening.

[0011] In some embodiments, the frame includes a limit rod, which is arranged on both sides of the working conveyor line along the conveying direction and has a gap between the limit rod and the two side edges of the working conveyor line. The two ends of the packaging box are respectively located at the gap, and the box opening mechanism is arranged opposite to the gap to open or close the packaging box through the gap.

[0012] In some embodiments, the box opening mechanism comprises:

[0013] A box opening driving member, wherein the box opening driving member is fixed on the frame, and an output end of the box opening driving member is arranged in a vertical direction and faces the gap;

[0014] The box opening member is arranged at the output end of the box opening driving member. When the box opening driving member drives the box opening member to move upward, the box opening member can pass through the gap and lift up the box body of the packaging box, and rotate the left cover body and the right cover body connected to the box body to rotate and open; when the box opening driving member drives the box opening member to move downward, the left cover body and the right cover body rotate and close under the action of the gravity of the bottle.

[0015] In some embodiments, the box opening piece is a flat piece, and a push surface is provided on the top of the box opening piece. The two sides of the push surface are respectively a left supporting surface and a right supporting surface. When the packaging box is opened, the push surface abuts against the middle bottom plate of the box body and pushes the middle bottom plate upward. The left supporting surface and the right supporting surface respectively support the left bottom plate of the left cover body and the right bottom plate of the right cover body after they are rotated open.

[0016] In some embodiments, the box-packing device further includes a box-expanding mechanism, which is disposed on the frame and located above the second workstation, and is used to expand the packaging box after it is opened.

[0017] In some embodiments, the box expansion mechanism includes:

[0018] An expansion box mounting member, the expansion box mounting member is fixedly arranged on the rack;

[0019] A box expansion driving member, the box expansion driving member is hinged to the box expansion mounting member;

[0020] The box expansion member is rotatably connected to the box expansion mounting member and is hinged to the output end of the box expansion driving member, and the box expansion driving member is configured to drive the box expansion member to rotate so as to open the packaging box.

[0021] In some embodiments, the box expansion mechanism further includes:

[0022] An expansion box connecting piece, one end of which is fixedly connected to the expansion box piece, and the other end of which is rotatably connected to the expansion box mounting piece;

[0023] An expansion box hinge, one end of which is hinged to the output end of the expansion box driving component, and the other end is hinged to the expansion box connecting component. The expansion box connecting component and the expansion box hinge are respectively arranged on both sides of the expansion box mounting component.

[0024] In some embodiments, the expansion box mounting member is provided with a plurality of through holes.

[0025] In some embodiments, the box loading mechanism includes a robot arm disposed on a frame and a gripping and flipping assembly disposed on the robot arm, wherein the gripping and flipping assembly is detachably connected to the robot arm, and the gripping and flipping assembly is used to grip the bottle and drive the bottle to flip for box loading.

[0026] In some embodiments, the gripping and flipping assembly includes:

[0027] A flip mounting frame, the flip mounting frame being detachably connected to the manipulator;

[0028] A rotating seat, wherein two rotating seats are provided, and the two rotating seats are respectively arranged at two ends of the flip mounting frame;

[0029] A connecting shaft, both ends of which are fixedly connected to the two rotating seats respectively;

[0030] A clamping assembly, wherein a plurality of the clamping assemblies are provided, and the plurality of the clamping assemblies are spaced apart along the connecting shaft and fixedly connected to the connecting shaft;

[0031] A flip driving member is arranged on the flip mounting frame, and an output end of the flip driving member is connected to the rotating seat to drive the rotating seat to rotate.

[0032] In some embodiments, the gripping assembly comprises:

[0033] A clamping mounting member, wherein the clamping mounting member is fixedly connected to the connecting shaft;

[0034] A clamping driving member, wherein two clamping driving members are provided, and the two clamping driving members are arranged on the clamping mounting member at intervals;

[0035] The clamping member is provided with two clamping members, and the two clamping members are respectively connected to the output ends of the two clamping driving members, and the two clamping driving members can drive the two clamping members to approach to clamp the bottle, or to move away to release the bottle.

[0036] In some embodiments, the gripping assembly further comprises:

[0037] A bottle neck fixing member, the bottle neck fixing member is located at the inner upper end of the clamping member and is used to clamp and fix the neck of the bottle;

[0038] A bottle body fixing piece, the bottle body fixing piece is located at the inner lower end of the clamping piece and is used for clamping and fixing the bottle body of the bottle.

[0039] Based on the above-mentioned box packing device, the present invention also provides a box packing method, which comprises the following steps:

[0040] S1, the bottle conveyor line conveys a plurality of bottles to the first station, and the box conveyor line conveys a plurality of packaging boxes to a position overlapping with the working conveyor line; the box turning mechanism flattens the vertical packaging boxes and moves them to the working conveyor line, and the working conveyor line conveys the flattened packaging boxes to the second station;

[0041] S2, a box opening mechanism opens the packaging box at the second station;

[0042] S3, a box-packing mechanism puts the bottle into the opened packaging box;

[0043] S4, the box opening mechanism closes the packaging box.

[0044] In some embodiments, after the box opening mechanism opens the packaging box in step S2, the box expanding mechanism at least partially extends into the interior of the packaging box and props up the packaging box.

[0045] Beneficial effects of the present invention:

[0046] The cartoning equipment provided by the present invention arranges the bottle conveyor line and the box conveyor line on both sides of the working conveyor line, the box turning mechanism is arranged above the overlapping area of ​​the box conveyor line and the working conveyor line, the cartoning mechanism is arranged above the second workstation, and the box opening mechanism is arranged below the second workstation, so as to better utilize the space for equipment layout, and the cartoning equipment occupies a small area; the bottle conveyor line and the box conveyor line are arranged on both sides of the working conveyor line, and the bottles and packaging boxes are conveyed synchronously. When the cartoning mechanism is boxing at the second workstation, the box turning mechanism can simultaneously perform the operation of laying down the vertical packaging boxes, which is beneficial to improving the cartoning efficiency; the automation of box turning, box opening and cartoning is realized, the labor is reduced, and it is beneficial to saving costs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0047] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a V-shaped packaging box involved in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0048] Figure 2 is an isometric view of a cartoning device provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0049] Figure 3is a top view of a cartoning device provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0050] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of a box opening mechanism in a box loading device provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0051] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the process of opening and closing a package by a box opening mechanism in a box packing device provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0052] Figure 6 is a structural schematic diagram of a cartoning mechanism in a cartoning device provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0053] Figure 7 It is a structural schematic diagram of a clamping component of a cartoning mechanism in a cartoning device provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0054] Figure 8 It is a structural schematic diagram of a box expansion mechanism in a box loading device provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0055] In the figure:

[0056] 100, packaging box; 101, left cover; 1011, left bottom plate; 102, right cover; 1021, right bottom plate; 103, box body; 1031, bottle mouth receiving groove; 1032, bottle bottom receiving groove; 1033, middle bottom plate; 200, bottle;

[0057] 1. Frame; 11. Limit rod; 12. Gap;

[0058] 2. Working conveyor line; 3. Bottle conveyor line; 4. Box conveyor line; 5. Box turning mechanism;

[0059] 6. Box opening mechanism; 61. Box opening driving member; 62. Box opening member; 621. Pushing surface; 622. Left supporting surface; 623. Right supporting surface;

[0060] 7. Cartoning mechanism; 71. Manipulator; 72. Gripping and flipping assembly; 721. Flipping driving member; 722. Flipping mounting frame; 723. Rotating seat; 724. Connecting shaft; 725. Gripping assembly; 7251. Gripping mounting member; 7252. Gripping driving member; 7253. Gripping member; 7254. Bottle neck fixing member; 7255. Bottle body fixing member;

[0061] 8. Box expansion mechanism; 81. Box expansion mounting member; 82. Box expansion driving member; 83. Box expansion connecting member; 84. Box expansion hinge member; 85. Box expansion member; 86. Through hole. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0062] The present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention, rather than to limit the present invention. It should also be noted that, for ease of description, only parts related to the present invention, rather than all structures, are shown in the accompanying drawings.

[0063] In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "connected", "connected", and "fixed" 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 or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0064] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or may include that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" and "above" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" and "below" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0065] In the description of this embodiment, the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right" and other directions or positional relationships are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of description and simplification of operation, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operate in a specific direction, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used to distinguish in the description and have no special meaning.

[0066] The present invention first provides a cartoning device suitable for cartoning a V-shaped packaging box 100, such as Figure 1As shown, the V-shaped packaging box 100 includes a left cover 101, a right cover 102, and a box body 103 for supporting a bottle 200. The box body 103 is provided with a bottle mouth accommodating groove 1031 and a bottle bottom accommodating groove 1032, so that the bottle mouth and the bottle bottom of the bottle 200 can be stably installed in the box body 103. The bottom of the box body 103 is a middle bottom plate 1033, and the top is open. The bottom of the left cover 101 is a left bottom plate 1011, and the bottom of the right cover 102 is a right bottom plate 1021. The two sides of the middle bottom plate 103 along the length direction of the box body 103 can rotate with the left bottom plate 1011 and the right bottom plate 1021 to realize the opening and closing of the packaging box 100.

[0067] The cartoning equipment provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes a frame 1 and a box turning mechanism 5, a box opening mechanism 6 and a box loading mechanism 7 arranged on the frame 1. Specifically, a bottle conveyor line 3, a working conveyor line 2 and a box conveyor line 4 are arranged in sequence on the frame 1 along a first direction. The bottle conveyor line 3 is provided with a first station for placing bottles 200, and the working conveyor line 2 is provided with a second station for loading boxes; the box turning mechanism 5 is arranged on the frame 1 and is located above the overlapping area of ​​the box conveyor line 4 and the working conveyor line 2. The box turning mechanism 5 is used to flatten the vertical packaging box 100 on the box conveyor line 4 and move it to the working conveyor line 2; the box opening mechanism 6 is arranged on the frame 1 and is arranged below the second station along the working conveyor line 2. The box opening mechanism 6 is used to open or close the packaging box 100; the box loading mechanism 7 is arranged on the frame 1 and is located above the second station. The box loading mechanism 7 is used to put the bottle 200 at the first station into the opened packaging box 100.

[0068] It should be noted that the conveying directions of the bottle conveyor line 3, the working conveyor line 2 and the box conveyor line 4 are consistent, and they are all extended along the length direction of the frame 1 and arranged side by side, with the first direction being perpendicular to the conveying direction and along the width direction of the frame 1. The first station on the bottle conveyor line 3 can hold a plurality of bottles 200; the second station on the working conveyor line 2 can hold a plurality of packaging boxes 100, and the plurality of bottles 200 are arranged one-to-one with the plurality of packaging boxes 100, and the box loading mechanism 7 loads the plurality of bottles 200 into the plurality of packaging boxes 100 at one time. At least one box opening mechanism 6 is arranged at the position corresponding to each packaging box 100 at the second station to open and close the plurality of packaging boxes 100 at the same time.

[0069] The cartoning equipment provided by the present invention arranges the bottle conveyor line 3 and the box conveyor line 4 on both sides of the working conveyor line 2, the box turning mechanism 5 is arranged above the overlapping area of ​​the box conveyor line 4 and the working conveyor line 2, the box loading mechanism 7 is arranged above the second station, and the box opening mechanism 6 is arranged below the second station, so as to better utilize the space for equipment layout, and the occupation area of ​​the cartoning equipment is small; the bottle conveyor line 3 and the box conveyor line 4 are arranged on both sides of the working conveyor line 2, the bottle 200 and the packaging box 100 are synchronously conveyed, and when the box loading mechanism 7 is boxing at the second station, the box turning mechanism 5 can simultaneously lay the vertical packaging box 100 flat, which is conducive to improving the cartoning efficiency; the automation of box turning, box opening and box loading is realized, the labor is reduced, and the cost is saved. By setting the overlapping area (interlaced part) of the box conveyor line 4 and the working conveyor line 2 along the conveying direction, the box loading process and the box turning process can be synchronized, thereby improving the cartoning efficiency.

[0070] In some embodiments, the frame 1 includes a limit rod 11, which is arranged on both sides of the working conveyor line 2 along the conveying direction and has a gap 12 between the limit rod 11 and the two side edges of the working conveyor line 2. The two ends of the packaging box 100 are respectively located at the gap 12, and the box opening mechanism 6 is arranged opposite to the gap 12 to open or close the packaging box 100 through the gap 12.

[0071] like Figure 3 As shown, a limiting rod 11 is respectively provided on both sides of the working conveyor line 2. The limiting rod 11 adopts a square tube structure. A gap 12 is provided between the limiting rod 11 and both sides of the working conveyor line 2 in the width direction. The two ends of the flattened packaging box 100 extend to the gap 12, which facilitates the box opening mechanism 6 to push the packaging box 100 from bottom to top through the gap 12. The limiting rod 11 has the function of limiting the two ends of the packaging box 100, thereby improving the safety of the operation.

[0072] In some embodiments, the box opening mechanism 6 includes a box opening drive 61 and a box opening member 62. The box opening drive 61 is fixed on the frame 1, and the output end of the box opening drive 61 is vertically upward and directly opposite the gap 12; the box opening member 62 is arranged at the output end of the box opening drive 61. When the box opening drive 61 drives the box opening member 62 to move upward, the box opening member 62 can pass through the gap 12 and lift up the box body 103 of the packaging box 100, and rotate the left cover body 101 and the right cover body 102 connected to the box body 103 to rotate and open; when the box opening drive 61 drives the box opening member 62 to move downward, the left cover body 101 and the right cover body 102 of the packaging box 100 rotate and close under the action of gravity of the bottle 200.

[0073] like Figure 4 As shown, the box opening drive member 61 is a linear drive mechanism, which can be a cylinder or a linear drive motor. Figure 5, the box opening driving member 61 drives the box opening member 62 to move upward and pass through the gap 12 to lift the box body 103. According to the structural characteristics of the V-shaped packaging box 100, the left cover body 101 and the right cover body 102 rotate to open under the action of gravity; otherwise, they rotate to close. By setting the box opening mechanism 6, the box loading device does not need to separately set up a box closing structure after box loading. The box opening mechanism 6 can realize the automatic opening and closing of the packaging box 100. The structure is simple, which is conducive to reducing production costs and improving box loading efficiency. The box opening mechanism 6 is set below the gap 12, which reduces the overall floor space, better utilizes the structural space on the frame 1, and reduces the overall length of the box loading device.

[0074] In some embodiments, the box opening member 62 is a flat plate member, and a push surface 621 is provided at the top of the box opening member 62. The two sides of the push surface 621 are respectively a left supporting surface 622 and a right supporting surface 623. When the packaging box 100 is opened, the push surface 621 abuts against the middle bottom plate 1033 of the box body 103 and pushes the middle bottom plate 1033 upward. The left supporting surface 622 and the right supporting surface 623 respectively support the left bottom plate 1011 of the left cover body 101 and the right bottom plate 1021 of the right cover body 102 after they are rotated open, thereby achieving stable support and limiting.

[0075] Combination Figure 4 and Figure 5 , the thickness of the plate of the box opening member 62 is less than the width of the gap 12, so as to facilitate passing through the gap 12. The top push surface 621, the left support surface 622 and the right support surface 623 arranged at the top of the box opening member 62 are integrally arranged with the structure after the middle bottom plate 1033, the left bottom plate 1011 and the right bottom plate 1021 of the packaging box 100 are opened, so that after the packaging box 100 is opened, the middle bottom plate 1033, the left bottom plate 1011 and the right bottom plate 1021 are stably supported on the push surface 621, the left support surface 622 and the right support surface 623 respectively, and can provide stable support during the box loading process. According to the structural space of the specific frame 1, the box opening mechanism 6 is arranged at the gap 12 on one side or both sides of the packaging box 100 according to the number of packaging boxes 100 on the second station, so as to realize the box opening control and support of one end or both ends of the packaging box 100.

[0076] In some embodiments, the box loading device further includes a box expansion mechanism 8, which is disposed on the frame 1 and located above the second workstation. The box expansion mechanism 8 is used to expand the packaging box 100 after it is opened.

[0077] Specifically, the box expansion mechanism 8 can further expand the bottle mouth receiving groove 1031 for receiving the bottle 200 on the opened packaging box 100, so as to facilitate the insertion of the bottle 200, and prevent the bottle 200 from getting stuck, thereby achieving smooth box loading. The number of box expansion mechanisms 8 is set according to the number of packaging boxes 100 on the second station, so as to perform box expansion operations on multiple packaging boxes 100 at the same time, thereby improving the box loading efficiency. When the box expansion mechanism 8 expands the box, the box opening mechanism 6 stably supports the packaging box 100 to avoid displacement of the packaging box 100 during the box expansion process.

[0078] In some embodiments, the box expansion mechanism 8 includes a box expansion mounting member 81, a box expansion driving member 82 and a box expansion member 85. The box expansion mounting member 81 is fixed on the frame 1; the box expansion driving member 82 is hinged to the box expansion mounting member 81; the box expansion member 85 is rotatably connected to the box expansion mounting member 81 and is hinged to the output end of the box expansion driving member 82. The box expansion driving member 82 is configured to drive the box expansion member 85 to rotate to open the packaging box 100.

[0079] like Figure 8 As shown, the expansion box driving member 82 adopts a linear driving mechanism, such as a cylinder. The two ends of the expansion box driving member 82 are respectively hinged to the two ends of the expansion box mounting member 81, so that the expansion box driving member 82 can rotate relative to the expansion box mounting member 81 during the telescopic movement, thereby realizing the rotational drive of the expansion box member 85. Specifically, the expansion box mechanism 8 also includes an expansion box connecting member 83 and an expansion box hinge 84, one end of the expansion box connecting member 83 is fixedly connected to the expansion box member 85, and the other end is rotationally connected to the expansion box mounting member 81; the expansion box member 85 and the expansion box connecting member 83 are arranged on one side of the expansion box mounting member 81, and the expansion box driving member 82 and the expansion box hinge 84 are arranged on the other side of the expansion box mounting member 81. It can be understood that the expansion box mounting member 81 is provided with a mounting hole for hingedly connecting the expansion box connecting member 83 and the expansion box hinge 84. One end of the expansion box hinge 84 is hinged to the output end of the expansion box driving member 82, and the other end is hinged to the expansion box connecting member 83. The expansion box connecting member 83 and the expansion box hinge 84 are respectively arranged on both sides of the expansion box mounting member 81. When the output end of the expansion box driving member 82 is extended, the two ends of the expansion box hinge 84 rotate respectively. Figure 8 After the top end of the box expansion driving member 82 extends out, it drives one end of the box expansion hinge 84 to rotate and move upward, and the other end of the box expansion hinge 84 rotates relative to the box expansion mounting member 81 and drives the box expansion connecting member 83 to rotate, thereby driving the box expansion member 85 to rotate. During the rotation of the box expansion member 85, the packaging box 100 is propped open to achieve box expansion. Specifically, the box expansion member 85 acts on one end of the packaging box 100 where the bottle mouth is installed, and the box expansion mechanism 8 and the box opening mechanism 6 are relatively arranged at both ends of the packaging box 100.

[0080] In some embodiments, the expansion box mounting member 81 is provided with a plurality of through holes 86. The through holes 86 can be used as weight-reducing holes to reduce the weight of the expansion box mounting member 81. The provision of the through holes 86 can save the material usage of the expansion box mounting member 81, thereby reducing the material cost.

[0081] In some embodiments, the box loading mechanism 7 includes a manipulator 71 disposed on the frame 1 and a gripping and flipping assembly 72 disposed on the manipulator 71, the gripping and flipping assembly 72 is detachably connected to the manipulator 71, and the gripping and flipping assembly 72 is used to grip the bottle 200 and drive the bottle 200 to flip for box loading. The manipulator 71 has a multi-degree-of-freedom driving structure, which can drive the gripping and flipping assembly 72 to move and rotate, so as to facilitate box loading and leave the second station and the first station after box loading, and avoid position interference during the conveying process.

[0082] In some embodiments, the gripping and flipping assembly 72 includes a flipping drive 721, a flip mounting frame 722, a rotating seat 723, a connecting shaft 724 and a gripping assembly 725, wherein the flip mounting frame 722 is detachably connected to the manipulator 71; two rotating seats 723 are provided, and the two rotating seats 723 are respectively provided at both ends of the flip mounting frame 722; the two ends of the connecting shaft 724 are respectively fixedly connected to the two rotating seats 723; there are multiple gripping assemblies 725, and the multiple gripping assemblies 725 are spaced apart along the connecting shaft 724 and fixedly connected to the connecting shaft 724, and the gripping assemblies 725 are used to grip the bottle 200; the flipping drive 721 is provided on the flip mounting frame 722, and the output end of the flipping drive 721 is connected to the rotating seat 723 to drive the rotating seat 723 to rotate, and the rotation of the rotating seat 723 drives the rotation of the connecting shaft 724, thereby driving the multiple gripping assemblies 725 to rotate synchronously so as to facilitate the synchronous boxing of multiple bottles 200.

[0083] Specifically, Figure 6 A driving shaft is provided at the output end of the flip driving member 721, and the two ends of the driving shaft are respectively fixedly connected to two rotating seats 723. One end of the two rotating seats 723 is rotatably connected to the flip mounting frame 722 and driven to rotate by the driving shaft, and the other end is fixedly connected to two connecting shafts 724. Each clamping component 725 is fixedly connected to the two connecting shafts 724, which is convenient for controlling the synchronous rotation of the clamping component 725 and the rotating seat 723, and is convenient for installation and control.

[0084] In some embodiments, the clamping assembly 725 includes a clamping mounting member 7251, a clamping driving member 7252 and a clamping member 7253. The clamping mounting member 7251 is fixedly connected to the connecting shaft 724; two clamping driving members 7252 are provided, and the two clamping driving members 7252 are spaced apart on the clamping mounting member 7251; two clamping members 7253 are provided, and the two clamping members 7253 are respectively connected to the output ends of the two clamping driving members 7252, and the two clamping driving members 7252 can drive the two clamping members 7253 to approach synchronously to clamp the bottle 200, or to move away synchronously to release the bottle 200.

[0085] like Figure 7 As shown, one side of the clamping mounting member 7251 is provided with two sets of clamps for clamping and mounting on the connecting shaft 724. The two clamping driving members 7252 can adopt a linear driving mechanism, such as a cylinder, and the clamping driving member 7252 drives the two clamping members 7253 to move relatively close or away, thereby clamping and releasing the bottle 200.

[0086] In some embodiments, the clamping assembly 725 further includes a neck fixing member 7254 and a bottle body fixing member 7255. The neck fixing member 7254 is located at the inner upper end of the clamping member 7253 and is used to clamp and fix the neck of the bottle 200; the bottle body fixing member 7255 is located at the inner lower end of the clamping member 7253 and is used to clamp and fix the bottle body of the bottle 200. In the actual working process, the clamping driving member 7252 simultaneously drives the two clamping members 7253 to approach or move away synchronously, so as to drive the bottle body fixing member 7255 and the neck fixing member 7254 to approach or move away simultaneously, thereby clamping or releasing the bottle 200. Through this design, the clamping assembly 725 can stably clamp the bottle 200, so that the bottle 200 is not easy to fall during the flipping and moving process, and the boxing is smoothly realized.

[0087] Based on the above-mentioned box packing device, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a box packing method, which comprises the following steps:

[0088] S1, the bottle conveyor line 3 conveys a plurality of bottles 200 to the first station, and the box conveyor line 4 conveys a plurality of packaging boxes 100 to a position overlapping with the working conveyor line 2; the box turning mechanism 5 flattens the vertical packaging boxes 100 and moves them to the working conveyor line 2, and the working conveyor line 2 conveys the flattened packaging boxes 100 to the second station;

[0089] S2, the box opening mechanism 6 opens the packaging box 100;

[0090] S3, the box-packing mechanism 7 puts the bottle 200 into the opened packaging box 100;

[0091] S4, the box opening mechanism 6 closes the packaging box 100.

[0092] Combination Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the first station and the second station can realize the boxing operation of at least five bottles 200 at a time. After the boxing process starts, the vertical packaging box 100 is successively laid flat and transferred to the working conveyor line 2, so that the horizontal transfer of the vertical packaging box 100 and the boxing of the bottle 200 are carried out synchronously, which is conducive to improving the boxing efficiency. The box opening member 62 of the box opening mechanism 6 rises along the gap 12 on the frame 1 and lifts the box body 103 of the packaging box 100. The packaging box 100 is opened, and the boxing mechanism 7 performs the step of putting the bottle 200 into the packaging box 100. The box opening member 62 of the box opening mechanism 6 descends, and the packaging box 100 is closed under the gravity of the bottle 200. No additional box closing mechanism is required. The packaging box 100 is laid flat on the working conveyor line 2, the center of gravity of the box body 103 is low, and the packaging box 100 has good stability. The limiting rods 11 are set on both sides of the working conveyor line 2 to limit the packaging box 100 and ensure the smooth progress of the boxing process.

[0093] In some embodiments, after the box opening mechanism 6 opens the packaging box 100 in step S2 , the box expanding mechanism 8 at least partially extends into the packaging box 100 and props up the packaging box 100 .

[0094] Preferably, the box expansion mechanism 8 is arranged on the frame 1 at the end facing the bottle mouth of the bottle 200, and the box opening mechanism 6 is arranged on the frame 1 at the end facing the bottle body of the bottle 200. When the box opening mechanism 6 opens the packaging box 100, the box expansion member 85 of the box expansion mechanism 8 extends into one end of the box body 103 provided with the bottle mouth accommodating groove 1031 and rotates, so that the end of the box body 103 provided with the bottle mouth accommodating groove 1031 can be stretched open, which is convenient for the box loading mechanism 7 to load the box. After the box loading is completed, the box expansion member 85 of the box expansion mechanism 8 rotates and retracts, and the box opening member 62 of the box opening mechanism 6 descends. The packaging box 100 is gradually closed under the gravity of the bottle 200, and the working conveyor line 2 starts to convey, preparing for the next step of box loading.

[0095] Obviously, the above embodiments of the present invention are merely examples for clearly illustrating the present invention, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, various obvious changes, readjustments and substitutions can be made without departing from the protection scope of the present invention. It is not necessary and impossible to list all the embodiments here. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. Cartoning equipment, characterized in that, include: A frame (1), wherein a bottle conveying line (3), a working conveying line (2) and a box conveying line (4) are sequentially arranged on the frame (1) along a first direction, the bottle conveying line (3) is provided with a first station for placing bottles (200), and the working conveying line (2) is provided with a second station for loading boxes; the first direction is perpendicular to the conveying directions of the bottle conveying line (3), the working conveying line (2) and the box conveying line (4); a box turning mechanism (5), the box turning mechanism (5) being arranged on the frame (1) and located above the overlapping area of ​​the box conveying line (4) and the working conveying line (2), the box turning mechanism (5) being used for laying down the vertical packaging box (100) on the box conveying line (4) and moving it to the working conveying line (2); a box opening mechanism (6), the box opening mechanism (6) being arranged on the frame (1) and below the second workstation along the working conveyor line (2), the box opening mechanism (6) being used to open or close the packaging box (100); A box loading mechanism (7), the box loading mechanism (7) is arranged on the frame (1) and located above the second workstation, the box loading mechanism (7) is used to place the bottle (200) at the first workstation into the opened packaging box (100).

2. The cartoning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The frame (1) comprises a limiting rod (11), the limiting rod (11) being arranged on both sides of the working conveying line (2) along the conveying direction and having a gap (12) between the limiting rod (11) and the two side edges of the working conveying line (2), the two ends of the packaging box (100) being respectively located at the gap (12), and the box opening mechanism (6) being arranged opposite to the gap (12) so as to open or close the packaging box (100) through the gap (12).

3. The cartoning device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The box opening mechanism (6) comprises: A box opening driving member (61), wherein the box opening driving member (61) is fixed on the frame (1), and an output end of the box opening driving member (61) is arranged in a vertical direction and faces the gap (12); The box opening member (62) is arranged at the output end of the box opening driving member (61). When the box opening driving member (61) drives the box opening member (62) to move upward, the box opening member (62) can pass through the gap (12) and lift up the box body (103) of the packaging box (100), and rotate the left cover body (101) and the right cover body (102) connected to the box body (103) to open; when the box opening driving member (61) drives the box opening member (62) to move downward, the left cover body (101) and the right cover body (102) rotate and close under the action of the gravity of the bottle (200).

4. The cartoning device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The box opening member (62) is a flat plate member, and a push surface (621) is provided at the top end of the box opening member (62). The two sides of the push surface (621) are respectively a left supporting surface (622) and a right supporting surface (623). When the packaging box (100) is opened, the push surface (621) abuts against the middle bottom plate (1033) of the box body (103) and pushes the middle bottom plate (1033) upwards. The left supporting surface (622) and the right supporting surface (623) respectively support the left bottom plate (1011) of the left cover body (101) and the right bottom plate (1021) of the right cover body (102) after they are rotated and opened.

5. The cartoning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also comprises a box expansion mechanism (8), which is arranged on the frame (1) and located above the second workstation, and is used to expand the packaging box (100) after it is opened.

6. The box packing device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The box expansion mechanism (8) comprises: An expansion box mounting member (81), wherein the expansion box mounting member (81) is fixedly mounted on the frame (1); A box expansion driving member (82), wherein the box expansion driving member (82) is hingedly connected to the box expansion mounting member (81); The box expansion member (85) is rotatably connected to the box expansion mounting member (81) and is hinged to the output end of the box expansion driving member (82). The box expansion driving member (82) is configured to drive the box expansion member (85) to rotate so as to open the packaging box (100).

7. The box packing device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The box expansion mechanism (8) further comprises: An expansion box connecting member (83), one end of which is fixedly connected to the expansion box member (85) and the other end of which is rotatably connected to the expansion box mounting member (81); An expansion box hinge (84), one end of the expansion box hinge (84) is hinged to the output end of the expansion box driving member (82), and the other end is hinged to the expansion box connecting member (83), and the expansion box connecting member (83) and the expansion box hinge (84) are respectively arranged on both sides of the expansion box mounting member (81).

8. The cartoning device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The expansion box mounting member (81) is provided with a plurality of through holes (86).

9. The cartoning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The box loading mechanism (7) comprises a robot (71) arranged on a frame (1) and a gripping and flipping assembly (72) arranged on the robot (71), wherein the gripping and flipping assembly (72) is detachably connected to the robot (71), and the gripping and flipping assembly (72) is used to grip the bottle (200) and drive the bottle (200) to flip for box loading.

10. The cartoning device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The clamping and flipping assembly (72) comprises: A flip mounting frame (722), wherein the flip mounting frame (722) is detachably connected to the manipulator (71); A rotating seat (723), wherein two rotating seats (723) are provided, and the two rotating seats (723) are respectively arranged at two ends of the flip mounting frame (722); A connecting shaft (724), the two ends of which are respectively fixedly connected to the two rotating seats (723); A clamping assembly (725), wherein a plurality of the clamping assemblies (725) are provided, and the plurality of the clamping assemblies (725) are arranged at intervals along the connecting shaft (724) and are fixedly connected to the connecting shaft (724); A flip driving member (721), wherein the flip driving member (721) is arranged on the flip mounting frame (722), and an output end of the flip driving member (721) is connected to the rotating seat (723) to drive the rotating seat (723) to rotate.

11. The box packing device according to claim 10, characterized in that: The clamping assembly (725) comprises: A clamping mounting member (7251), wherein the clamping mounting member (7251) is fixedly connected to the connecting shaft (724); A clamping driving member (7252), wherein two clamping driving members (7252) are provided, and the two clamping driving members (7252) are arranged at intervals on the clamping mounting member (7251); The clamping member (7253) is provided with two clamping members (7253), and the two clamping members (7253) are respectively connected to the output ends of the two clamping driving members (7252), and the two clamping driving members (7252) can drive the two clamping members (7253) to approach to clamp the bottle (200), or to move away to release the bottle (200).

12. The cartoning device according to claim 11, characterized in that: The clamping assembly (725) further comprises: A bottle neck fixing member (7254), the bottle neck fixing member (7254) is located at the inner upper end of the clamping member (7253) and is used to clamp and fix the neck of the bottle (200); A bottle body fixing member (7255), the bottle body fixing member (7255) is located at the inner lower end of the clamping member (7253), and is used to clamp and fix the bottle body of the bottle (200).

13. A box packing method, characterized in that: According to the cartoning device according to any one of claims 1 to 12, the cartoning method comprises the following steps: S1, the bottle conveyor line (3) conveys a plurality of bottles (200) to a first workstation, and the box conveyor line (4) conveys a plurality of packaging boxes (100) to a position overlapping with the working conveyor line (2); the box turning mechanism (5) lays the vertical packaging boxes (100) flat and moves them to the working conveyor line (2), and the working conveyor line (2) conveys the flattened packaging boxes (100) to a second workstation; S2, a box opening mechanism (6) opens the packaging box (100) at the second station; S3, the box-packing mechanism (7) places the bottle (200) into the opened packaging box (100); S4, the box opening mechanism (6) closes the packaging box (100).

14. The box packing method according to claim 13, characterized in that: After the box opening mechanism (6) opens the packaging box (100) in step S2, the box expanding mechanism (8) at least partially extends into the interior of the packaging box (100) and opens the packaging box (100).

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