Cartridge forming device

Abstract

The invention provides a box forming device, relates to the technical field of automatic production, and aims to solve the problem that a box body is deformed and damaged in the transfer process. The box forming device comprises a carrier box body conveying module and a carrier backflow module. The carrier box body conveying module is used for conveying a carrier in the first direction, in the process that the carrier is conveyed by the carrier box body conveying module, a box body borne by the carrier is placed in materials and covered with a cover body, and the direction of conveying the carrier by the carrier backflow module is opposite to the first direction. The smooth degree of the box body during transportation can be improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of automated production, and in particular to a box forming device. Background Art

[0002] In the era of rapid development of the electronics industry, mobile phones, tablets, learning machines and other electronic products have become ubiquitous tools in people's daily lives. As a result, various electronic products are updated and iterated rapidly. The production of various electronic products will also come with corresponding packaging boxes, protective boxes, product manuals, etc. The packaging of electronic products will drive the corresponding manufacturing workshops. In order to improve production efficiency, automated equipment will be used for the packaging of electronic products;

[0003] When the finished mobile phone is put into the packaging box for shipment, an accessory box will be placed in the mobile phone box. Before the accessory box is put in, it will be folded, turned over, and the handles will be closed. Previously, manual folding was usually used. During mass production, manual folding has problems such as inconsistent sizes, easy to put too many or miss accessories, low production efficiency, and high labor intensity. Moreover, if the box body is directly transported by the conveying device, the box body may be subjected to various resistances and the thrust of the conveying module during the folding and transfer process, and may undergo unexpected deformation, resulting in damage to the box body. Summary of the invention

[0004] The first aspect of the present invention aims to provide a box forming device to solve the technical problem that the existing box body is deformed and damaged during the transfer process.

[0005] The box forming device provided in the first aspect of the present invention includes a carrier box body conveying module and a carrier reflux module; the carrier box body conveying module is used to convey the carrier along a first direction, and during the process of the carrier being conveyed by the carrier box body conveying module, the box body carried by the carrier is placed with materials and covered with a cover body, and the direction in which the carrier is conveyed by the carrier reflux module is opposite to the first direction.

[0006] The beneficial effects brought by the box forming device of the present invention are:

[0007] The carrier is transported in the first direction by the carrier box conveying module, and the box can be carried by the carrier to move together. Generally speaking, because the box is a cardboard or paper sheet that is easy to fold, the rigidity of the carrier is generally significantly greater than the rigidity of the box. Therefore, when the box is carried by the carrier and transported by the carrier box conveying module, the deformation of the box can be significantly reduced, which improves the smoothness of the box during transportation and helps to ensure the integrity of the box after packaging. In addition, the box is folded and the materials are placed in an automated manner, which reduces the workload of the operator on the one hand, and improves the reliability of folding the box and placing the materials on the other hand.

[0008] In an optional technical solution, the carrier box conveying module includes a carrier conveying mechanism and a carrier positioning mechanism, the carrier conveying mechanism is used to convey the carrier along a first direction, the carrier positioning mechanism includes a carrier positioning drive and a carrier positioning member transmission-connected to the carrier positioning drive, the carrier positioning member positions the carrier in the first direction through a concave-convex structure; the concave-convex structure includes a first protruding portion and a first recessed portion, one of the first protruding portion and the first recessed portion is located on the carrier positioning member, and the other is located on the carrier.

[0009] In an optional technical solution, the carrier box conveying module includes a side limiting mechanism, the carrier carries the box, and the box has a first relative side wall; the side limiting mechanism is arranged above the carrier conveying mechanism, and the side limiting mechanism includes a side limiting member located above the first side wall, and the side limiting member is used to prevent a first cover plate connected to the upper edge of the first side wall from tipping toward the center position of the box.

[0010] In an optional technical solution, the carrier box conveying module also includes a cover plate maintaining mechanism, the box body has relative second side walls, the second side walls are the side walls of the box body on the upstream and downstream sides in the first direction, and a second cover plate is provided on the upper edge of the second side wall; the cover plate maintaining mechanism is arranged opposite to the carrier positioning mechanism, and the cover plate maintaining mechanism is used to apply a force to the second cover plate to keep it away from the interior of the box body.

[0011] In an optional technical solution, the carrier is provided with a first hollow portion, which passes through the bottom of the carrier in the up and down directions; the carrier box body conveying module also includes an adsorption mechanism, which includes an adsorption lifting component and a first suction cup arranged on the adsorption lifting component, and the adsorption lifting component is arranged on the inner side wall of the carrier box body conveying module along the direction of vertical movement, and after the adsorption lifting component is raised, the first suction cup is configured to pass through the first hollow portion and adsorb the box body.

[0012] In an optional technical solution, the carrier is provided with a second hollow portion, which passes through the bottom of the carrier in the up-down direction; the carrier box conveying module also includes a carrier in-place detection mechanism, and the carrier in-place detection mechanism includes a carrier in-place detection sensor, and when the carrier is positioned by the carrier positioning mechanism, the carrier in-place detection sensor and the second hollow portion are arranged correspondingly in the up-down direction.

[0013] In an optional technical solution, the box forming device also includes a cover pressing mechanism, which is arranged above the carrier box conveying module, and the cover pressing mechanism is used to press the second cover located on the downstream side of the first direction onto the box body after the box body is loaded with materials.

[0014] In an optional technical solution, part of the carrier positioning drive member is connected to a second suction cup, and the second suction cup can pass through a horizontal hollow portion of the carrier perpendicular to the first direction and absorb the side wall of the box body.

[0015] In an optional technical solution, the carrier includes a carrier base plate and a side positioning block fixedly connected to the carrier base plate, the side positioning block is provided with a first waist-shaped hole and a lower protrusion, and the first waist-shaped hole of each side positioning block is perpendicular to the length direction of the side positioning block; a second recessed portion is provided on the edge of the carrier base plate, the lower protrusion penetrates into the second recessed portion and cooperates with the side wall of the second recessed portion and can slide relatively along the length direction of the first waist-shaped hole.

[0016] In an optional technical solution, the carrier reflux module includes a first carrier lifting mechanism, a second carrier lifting mechanism and a carrier reflux conveying mechanism; the first carrier lifting mechanism is used to drive the carrier taken out of the box body to descend; the second carrier lifting mechanism is used to drive the carrier that has not yet prevented the box body from ascending; the carrier reflux conveying mechanism is located below the carrier box body conveying module, is arranged between the first carrier lifting mechanism and the second carrier lifting mechanism and is used to convey the carrier (from the first carrier conveying mechanism to the second carrier lifting mechanism. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the background technology, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the background technology description will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the provided drawings without paying creative work.

[0018] Figure 1 A schematic structural diagram of a box forming device provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 2 A schematic structural diagram of a box body formed by a box forming device provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the structure of a carrier in a box forming device provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 4A partial schematic diagram of a box body conveying module of a box forming device carrier provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 5 A partial schematic diagram of a box body conveying module of a box forming device carrier provided by an embodiment of the present invention viewed from another direction.

[0023] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the local structure of the downstream portion of the box forming device provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the local structure of the downstream portion of the box forming device provided by an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from another direction.

[0025] Figure 8 A partial schematic diagram of a box body conveying module of a box forming device carrier provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0026] Fig. 9 A schematic structural diagram of a cover pressing mechanism in a box forming device provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0027] Description of reference numerals:

[0028] 100-carrier box conveying module; 110-carrier conveying mechanism; 111-linear module; 112-driving lever; 113-horizontally movable substrate; 114-horizontal guide rail; 115-horizontal slider; 116-positioning pin; 120-carrier positioning mechanism; 121-carrier positioning member; 122-carrier positioning driving member; 123-carrier positioning bracket; 124-second suction cup; 130-side limiting mechanism; 131-side limiting member; 1311-horizontal part; 131 2-longitudinal part; 1313-horizontal notch part; 132-side limit bracket; 140-cover plate maintaining mechanism; 141-cover plate toggle rocker; 142-toggle driving member; 150-adsorption mechanism; 151-first suction cup; 152-adsorption lifting base plate; 153-vertical guide rail; 154-vertical slider; 155-adsorption driving member; 160-carrier in-place detection mechanism; 161-carrier in-place detection sensor; 170-cover body pressing mechanism; 171-cover body pressing plate;

[0029] 200 - carrier reflux module; 210 - first carrier lifting mechanism; 211 - lifting module; 212 - carrier lifting frame; 220 - second carrier lifting mechanism; 230 - carrier reflux conveying mechanism;

[0030] 300-carrier; 310-carrier bottom plate; 311-first recessed portion; 312-first hollowed portion; 314-positioning hole; 315-second hollowed portion; 316-second recessed portion; 320-side positioning block; 321-horizontal hollowed portion; 322-first waist-shaped hole; 323-lower raised portion;

[0031] 400 - box body; 410 - first side wall; 420 - first cover plate; 430 - second side wall; 440 - second cover plate;

[0032] 500-base. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the specific embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not used to limit the present invention.

[0034] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a box forming device provided by an embodiment of the present invention Figure 2 A schematic structural diagram of a box body formed by a box forming device provided in an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the structure of the carrier in the box forming device provided by the embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1-Figure 3 As shown, the box forming device provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes a carrier box body conveying module 100 and a carrier reflux module 200; the carrier box body conveying module 100 is used to convey the carrier 300 along a first direction, and in the process of the carrier 300 being conveyed by the carrier box body conveying module 100, the box body 400 carried by the carrier 300 is placed with materials and covered with a cover body, and the direction in which the carrier reflux module 200 conveys the carrier 300 is opposite to the first direction.

[0035] The carrier 300 is transported in the first direction by the carrier box conveying module 100, and the box body 400 can be carried by the carrier 300 to move together. Generally speaking, because the box body 400 is a cardboard or paper sheet that is easy to fold, the rigidity of the carrier 300 is generally significantly greater than the rigidity of the box body 400. Therefore, when the box body 400 is carried by the carrier 300 and conveyed by the carrier box conveying module 100, the deformation of the box body 400 can be significantly reduced, the smoothness of the box body 400 during transportation is improved, and it is conducive to ensuring the integrity of the box body 400 after packaging. In addition, the box body 400 is folded and the materials are placed in an automated manner, which reduces the workload of the operator on the one hand, and improves the reliability of folding the box body 400 and placing the materials on the other hand.

[0036] Figure 4 A partial schematic diagram of a box body conveying module of a box forming device carrier provided in an embodiment of the present invention, wherein Figure 4 The cover plate retaining mechanism is omitted. Figure 5 A partial schematic diagram of a box body conveying module of a box forming device provided by an embodiment of the present invention viewed from another direction, wherein Figure 5 The side limit mechanism is omitted. Figure 4 and Figure 5As shown, optionally, the carrier box conveying module 100 includes a carrier conveying mechanism 110 and a carrier positioning mechanism 120, the carrier conveying mechanism 110 is used to convey the carrier 300 along a first direction, the carrier positioning mechanism 120 includes a carrier positioning driving member 122 and a carrier positioning member 121 which is transmission-connected to the carrier positioning driving member 122, the carrier positioning member 121 positions the carrier 300 in the first direction through a concave-convex structure; the concave-convex structure includes a first protruding portion and a first recessed portion 311, one of the first protruding portion and the first recessed portion 311 is located on the carrier positioning member 121, and the other is located on the carrier 300.

[0037] By setting up a carrier positioning mechanism 120 and setting a concave-convex structure on the carrier positioning member 121 and the carrier 300, when the carrier 300 runs to a workstation that requires operation, the carrier positioning drive member 122 can be extended to push the carrier positioning member 121 to move toward the carrier 300, thereby utilizing the concave-convex structure to position the carrier 300 in the first direction.

[0038] Specifically, in this embodiment, the carrier positioning driver 122 can be a cylinder fixedly arranged relative to the base 500, and the extension direction of the cylinder is perpendicular to the first direction. For example, the carrier positioning driver 122 can be fixedly mounted on the carrier positioning bracket 123, and the carrier positioning bracket 123 is fixed on the base 500. Two magnetic switches can be set on the cylinder to cooperate with the magnetic ring on the piston of the cylinder to detect the movement position of the piston relative to the cylinder. If the magnetic switch far from the carrier positioning member 121 detects the magnetic ring on the piston, it means that the cylinder is in a relatively retracted state, that is, the carrier positioning member 121 cannot position the carrier 300. In other words, the carrier positioning member 121 will not block the movement of the carrier 300, and the movement of the carrier 300 along the first direction will not be hindered by the carrier positioning member 121. If the magnetic switch close to the carrier positioning member 121 detects the magnetic ring on the piston, it means that the cylinder is in a relatively extended state, that is, the carrier positioning member 121 extends to position the carrier 300.

[0039] Specifically, in this embodiment, the first recessed portion 311 is disposed on the outer surface of the side wall of the carrier 300, and the side wall is parallel to the first direction. The first protruding portion is disposed on the carrier positioning member 121, and may be, for example, a trapezoidal protruding portion. With such a configuration, although the first protruding portion is disposed on the carrier positioning member 121, the distance required for the first protruding portion to be separated from the first recessed portion 311 so as not to interfere with the operation of the carrier 300 can be compensated by the drive of the carrier positioning driving member 122. Therefore, this configuration can reduce the overall width of the carrier 300, which is the dimension of the carrier 300 perpendicular to the first direction, thereby reducing the width of the carrier conveying mechanism 110.

[0040] like Figure 4 As shown, optionally, the carrier box conveying module 100 includes a side limiting mechanism 130, the carrier 300 carries a box body 400, and the box body 400 has a relative first side wall 410; the side limiting mechanism 130 is arranged above the carrier conveying mechanism 110, and the side limiting mechanism 130 includes a side limiting member 131 located above the first side wall 410, and the side limiting member 131 is used to prevent the first cover plate 420 connected to the upper edge of the first side wall 410 from tipping toward the center position of the box body 400.

[0041] By setting the side limiting mechanism 130, the first cover plate 420 on the upper edge of the first side wall 410 of the box body 400 carried by the carrier 300 can be prevented from tipping toward the center of the box body 400, so that when putting materials into the box body 400, it will not be interfered by the first cover plate 420, so as to ensure that the materials to be put in can be completely put into the box body 400.

[0042] The side limit mechanism 130 includes a side limit member 131, which is mounted on a side limit bracket 132, and the side limit bracket 132 is mounted on the base 500. The side limit member 131 is provided with a horizontal notch 1313 extending in a direction perpendicular to the first direction, which can change the horizontal position of the side limit member 131 relative to the side limit bracket 132; and the side limit bracket 132 is provided with a waist-shaped hole extending in a vertical direction, which can change the height position of the side limit bracket 132.

[0043] Specifically, in this embodiment, the side limiter 131 may be in the shape of a bent plate, and more specifically, the side limiter 131 includes a horizontal portion 1311 and a longitudinal portion 1312, wherein the horizontal portion 1311 is provided with a horizontal notch portion 1313 for connecting the side limiter bracket 132. The longitudinal portion 1312 extends substantially in the vertical direction, wherein substantially in the vertical direction, it may form an angle of less than or equal to 30° with the plumb line.

[0044] In this embodiment, the box body 400 is rectangular, and the short side of the rectangle is parallel to the first direction, and the first side wall 410 is the side wall where the short side of the rectangle is located when viewed from the top. The side limit mechanism 130 is provided to achieve that when the box body 400 is transported by the carrier 300, the short side, i.e., the first cover plate 420 connected to the first side wall 410, is blocked by the side limit member 131 outside the top opening area of ​​the box body 400, and keeps the state of tilting outward.

[0045] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the partial structure of the downstream part of the box forming device provided by an embodiment of the present invention, wherein Figure 6 The side limit mechanism is omitted. Figure 4 and Figure 6As shown, optionally, the carrier box conveying module 100 also includes a cover plate maintaining mechanism 140, and the box body 400 has a relative second side wall 430, the second side wall 430 is the side wall of the box body 400 on the upstream side and the downstream side in the first direction, and the upper edge of the second side wall 430 is provided with a second cover plate 440; the cover plate maintaining mechanism 140 is arranged opposite to the carrier positioning mechanism 120, and the cover plate maintaining mechanism 140 is used to apply a force to the second cover plate 440 to keep it away from the interior of the box body 400.

[0046] By providing a cover maintaining mechanism 140, when the carrier 300 carries the box body 400 to a corresponding workstation, for example, when placing materials into the box body 400, the second cover 440 located on the upstream and downstream sides in the first direction can be opened outward, so that the top opening position of the box body 400 is completely open, and the second cover 440 will not block the material from being placed into the box body 400.

[0047] The cover plate maintenance mechanism 140 includes two cover plate toggle levers 141, each of which is independently connected to a toggle drive member 142. Specifically, the toggle drive member 142 in this embodiment can be a rotary cylinder, the power output end of which is connected to the cover plate toggle lever 141, and the rotary cylinder outputs a rotational motion. When the carrier 300 drives the box body 400 to move along the first direction, the two cover plate toggle levers 141 are located outside the movement space of the second cover plate 440, and when the carrier 300 drives the box body 400 to move to the corresponding workstation, after the carrier 300 is positioned by the carrier positioning mechanism 120, the cover plate toggle lever 141 swings under the action of the toggle driving member 142, regardless of whether the second cover plate 440 blocks a partial area of ​​the opening of the box body 400 at this time, the second cover plate 440 can be pushed outward to move the second cover plate 440 to the outside of the opening of the box body 400, that is, respectively located on the upstream side and the downstream side of the first direction, to ensure that when materials are put into the box body 400, they are not blocked by the second cover plate 440.

[0048] More specifically, in this embodiment, the heights of the two cover plate toggle levers 141 are inconsistent. When the carrier 300 drives the box body 400 to move, the two cover plate toggle levers 141 can overlap in the vertical direction to reduce space occupation.

[0049] Of course, in another implementation, the two cover plate toggle swing rods 141 can use the same toggle drive member 142, for example, a cylinder with two pistons extending in opposite directions can be used, and the pivoting position of the action output end of the cylinder and the two cover plate toggle swing rods 141 is different from the rotation center of the two cover plate toggle swing rods 141, and the ends of the two cover plate toggle swing rods 141 are both set relative to the base 500 with a fixed rotation axis. When the cylinder is extended, the two cover plate toggle swing rods 141 swing outward to push the two second cover plates 440 outward. Among them, in this implementation, when the carrier 300 drives the box body 400 to move, the two cover plate toggle swing rods 141 can overlap up and down, but cannot remain in the same line, otherwise it may be unable to move due to the dead point. That is, the positions where the two swing rods are respectively pivoted to the toggle drive member 142, and the rotation center, the four points together form an isosceles trapezoid. The extension and contraction of the cylinder serving as the toggle driving member 142 can cause the length of one of the two parallel sides of the isosceles trapezoid to change, thereby driving the cover plate toggle rocker rod 141 serving as the two sides to move.

[0050] By disposing the cover plate maintaining mechanism 140 on the opposite side of the cover plate positioning mechanism, interference between the cover plate maintaining mechanism 140 and the carrier positioning mechanism 120 can be avoided, thereby fully utilizing the space on both sides of the operating area of ​​the carrier 300 and the box body 400.

[0051] like Figure 3 As shown, optionally, the carrier 300 is provided with a first hollow portion 312, and the first hollow portion 312 passes through the bottom of the carrier 300 in the up and down direction; the carrier box conveying module 100 also includes an adsorption mechanism 150, and the adsorption mechanism 150 includes an adsorption lifting component and a first suction cup 151 arranged on the adsorption lifting component, and the adsorption lifting component is arranged on the inner wall of the carrier box conveying module 100 along the direction of vertical movement, and after the adsorption lifting component is raised, the first suction cup 151 is configured to pass through the first hollow portion 312 and adsorb the box body 400.

[0052] By setting the first suction cup 151 to pass through the first hollow portion 312 at the bottom of the carrier 300, the suction cup can be used to adsorb the bottom of the box body 400, so that the carrier 300 can move together with the box body 400 when the carrier 300 moves. On the one hand, the carrier 300 can be used to maintain the restriction on the shape of the box body 400, and the shape of the box body 400 can be prevented from changing during the box loading process, which is beneficial to ensure that various materials are smoothly loaded into the box body 400. In addition, it can also prevent the box body 400 from being separated from the carrier 300 due to the vibration of the machine or other accidental interference factors when the box body 400 moves with the carrier 300.

[0053] The carrier box conveying module 100 further includes a carrier conveying mechanism 110, which includes a linear module 111 disposed outside the base 500. More specifically, the linear module 111 may be a screw module. A driving lever 112 is installed at the power output end of the linear module 111, and the driving lever 112 is inserted into a horizontal movable base plate 113 along a horizontal direction perpendicular to the first direction. A horizontal guide rail 114 is disposed on the horizontal movable base plate 113, and the horizontal guide rail 114 is connected to a horizontal slide seat, and the horizontal slide seat is fixedly installed on the inner side wall of the base 500.

[0054] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the local structure of the downstream portion of the box forming device provided by an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from another direction. Figure 8 A partial schematic diagram of a box body conveying module of a box forming device carrier provided in an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 7 and Figure 8 As shown, the adsorption lifting assembly includes an adsorption lifting substrate 152, and the adsorption lifting substrate 152 is equipped with a vertical guide rail 153, and the vertical guide rail 153 is connected to the vertical slide, and the vertical slide is installed on the horizontal movable substrate 113. That is, the lifting adsorption assembly and the inner side surface of the carrier box conveying module 100 are arranged relative to each other along the direction of vertical movement. The adsorption lifting substrate 152 is also connected to the power output end of the adsorption driving member 155, and the adsorption driving member 155 is installed on the horizontal movable substrate 113, wherein the adsorption driving member 155 can use a lifting cylinder. In this embodiment, a plurality of adsorption lifting substrates 152 can be provided, and their lifting and lowering are controlled by the adsorption driving member 155 respectively. Moreover, a positioning pin 116 is also installed on the adsorption lifting substrate 152, and the positioning pin 116 is inserted into the positioning hole 314 at the bottom of the carrier 300 to drive the carrier 300 to move.

[0055] When it is necessary to drive the carrier 300 to move in the first direction, the suction driving member 155 drives the suction lifting substrate 152 to rise, and the suction lifting substrate 152 moves upward under the cooperation of the vertical guide rail 153 and the vertical slide. The positioning pin 116 is inserted into the positioning hole 314 at the bottom of the carrier 300, and the carrier 300 can move in the first direction together with the suction lifting substrate 152. At the same time, the first suction cup 151 also sucks the bottom surface of the box body 400.

[0056] Then, the linear module 111 of the driving mechanism of the carrier 300 outputs power in the first direction, and drives the horizontal movable substrate 113 to move by driving the lever 112. The horizontal movable substrate 113 is restricted by the horizontal guide rail 114 and the horizontal slide seat installed on the inner side of the base 500, and can only move horizontally. The horizontal movable substrate 113 drives the adsorption lifting substrate 152 to move through the vertical guide rail 153 and the vertical slide seat, and then the positioning pin 116 drives the carrier 300 to move, and the carrier 300 drives the box body 400 to move.

[0057] When the carrier 300 moves to the next station and is positioned by the carrier positioning mechanism 120, the adsorption drive 155 drives the adsorption lifting substrate 152 to descend, and the adsorption lifting substrate 152 moves downward under the cooperation of the vertical guide rail 153 and the vertical slide. The positioning pin 116 is pulled out from the positioning hole 314 at the bottom of the carrier 300, and the carrier 300 no longer moves with the adsorption lifting substrate 152. At the same time, the first suction cup 151 releases the bottom surface of the adsorption box body 400.

[0058] The linear module 111 outputs power in the reverse direction of the first direction, and drives the horizontal movable substrate 113 to move by driving the lever 112. The horizontal movable substrate 113 is restricted by the horizontal guide rail 114 and the horizontal slide seat installed on the inner side of the base 500, and can only move horizontally. The horizontal movable substrate 113 drives the adsorption lifting substrate 152 to move through the vertical guide rail 153 and the vertical slide seat, and returns to the initial position of the action, so as to be ready for the next time when the next carrier 300 needs to be driven to move.

[0059] like Figure 4 and Figure 4 As shown, optionally, the carrier 300 is provided with a second hollow portion 315, and the second hollow portion 315 passes through the bottom of the carrier 300 in the up-down direction; the carrier box conveying module 100 also includes a carrier in-place detection mechanism 160, and the carrier in-place detection mechanism 160 includes a carrier in-place detection sensor 161. When the carrier 300 is positioned by the carrier positioning mechanism 120, the carrier in-place detection sensor 161 is arranged corresponding to the second hollow portion 315 in the up-down direction.

[0060] With such arrangement, when the second hollow portion 315 of the carrier 300 is opposite to the carrier in-position detection sensor 161 in the up and down directions, the second hollow portion 315 can be detected by the carrier in-position detection sensor 161, thereby roughly determining the position of the carrier 300. This can reduce the displacement of the carrier 300 when the carrier positioning mechanism 120 positions the carrier 300, thereby improving the stability of the system operation.

[0061] The carrier in-place detection sensor 161 may be a reflective photoelectric sensor, which may be installed in the base 500 via a sensor bracket. When the carrier in-place detection sensor 161 detects the second hollow portion 315, the bottom of the box body 400 above the second hollow portion 315 may be detected. However, since the distance from the bottom of the box body 400 to the carrier in-place detection sensor 161 is different from the distance from the bottom of the carrier 300 to the carrier in-place detection sensor 161, the distance difference may be used to distinguish whether the carrier in-place detection sensor 161 detects the bottom of the carrier 300 or the bottom of the box body 400 through the second hollow portion 315.

[0062] Fig. 9 The structure diagram of the cover pressing mechanism in the box forming device provided by the embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. Fig. 9 As shown, optionally, the box forming device also includes a cover pressing mechanism 170, which is arranged above the carrier box conveying module 100. The cover pressing mechanism 170 is used to press the second cover plate 440 located on the downstream side of the first direction onto the box body 400 after the box body 400 is loaded with materials.

[0063] By providing the cover pressing mechanism 170, when the carrier 300 drives the box body 400 to move, the second cover plate 440 of the box body 400 located on the downstream side in the first direction can be covered on the opening of the box body 400 to complete the molding of the box body 400. The covering of the second cover plate 440 is directly performed along with the movement of the box body 400, thereby improving the operation efficiency and reliability.

[0064] The cover pressing mechanism 170 includes a cover pressing plate 171 disposed above the carrier 300. The first direction upstream end of the lower surface of the cover pressing plate 171 gradually decreases to cover the second cover plate 440 on the first direction downstream side. In addition, the second cover plate 440 on the first direction upstream side of the box body 400 is pushed along the first direction by a second covering mechanism (not shown) to cover.

[0065] like Figure 7 and Figure 8 As shown, optionally, part of the carrier positioning drive member 122 is connected to a second suction cup 124 , and the second suction cup 124 can pass through a horizontal hollow portion 321 of the carrier 300 perpendicular to the first direction and absorb the side wall of the box body 400 .

[0066] By providing the second suction cup 124 on the carrier positioning driver 122 , when the first cover plate 420 is folded and closed, the second suction cup 124 can be used to suck the first side wall 410 to prevent the first side wall 410 from collapsing into the inner space of the box body 400 .

[0067] The first cover plate 420 is closed by being pushed along a horizontal direction perpendicular to the first direction by a first closing mechanism (not shown). Since the box body 400 processed in this embodiment has no direct connection relationship between the first side wall 410 and the second side wall 430, both of which are connected to the edge of the box bottom, if the first cover plate 420 is folded directly inward, the second side wall 430 will be driven to collapse into the box body 400, affecting the quality of the molding of the box body 400. Therefore, a horizontal hollow portion 321 is set on the side wall of the carrier 300 parallel to the first direction, and the second suction cup 124 is set to be connected to the carrier positioning drive member 122, so that when the carrier positioning mechanism 120 positions the carrier 300, the first side wall 410 can be adsorbed at the same time. When the carrier 300 needs to leave the station, the second suction cup 124 releases the adsorption of the first side wall 410.

[0068] like Figure 3 As shown, optionally, the carrier 300 includes a carrier base plate 310 and a side positioning block 320 fixedly connected to the carrier base plate 310, the side positioning block 320 is provided with a first waist-shaped hole 322 and a lower protrusion 323, and the first waist-shaped hole 322 of each side positioning block 320 is perpendicular to the length direction of the side positioning block 320; the edge of the carrier base plate 310 is provided with a second recessed portion 316, the lower protrusion 323 penetrates into the second recessed portion 316 and cooperates with the side wall of the second recessed portion 316 and can slide relatively along the length direction of the first waist-shaped hole 322.

[0069] By providing the lower protrusion 323, the lower protrusion 323 can slide in the second recess 316 in a direction perpendicular to the length of the positioning block, thereby adjusting the size of the area surrounded by each side positioning block 320 to adapt to different sizes of the box body 400. When adjusted in place, a male threaded connector such as a screw or a bolt can be passed through the first waist-shaped hole 322 and fixed to the carrier bottom plate 310.

[0070] In this embodiment, the carrier bottom plate 310 is rectangular, and the two edges of the carrier bottom plate 310 perpendicular to the first direction, i.e., the two long sides of the upper surface of the carrier bottom plate 310, are provided with second recessed portions 316. The second recessed portion 316 extends along the first direction, so the side positioning block 320 can move relative to the carrier bottom plate 310 along the first direction. The first recessed portion 311 is provided at the other two edges of the carrier bottom plate 310, i.e., the short sides of the carrier bottom plate 310. The first recessed portion 311 is recessed from the side wall of the carrier bottom plate 310 toward the center of the carrier bottom plate 310 to match the carrier positioning mechanism 120. On these two short sides, the second recessed portion 316 is also provided on the inner side of the first recessed portion 311, so that the lower protrusion 323 at the bottom of the side positioning block 320 can slide along the extension direction of the second recessed portion 316. In the second recessed portion 316

[0071] like Figure 1 As shown, optionally, the carrier reflux module 200 includes a first carrier lifting mechanism 210, a second carrier lifting mechanism 220 and a carrier reflux conveying mechanism 230; the first carrier lifting mechanism 210 is used to drive the carrier 300 whose box body 400 has been taken out to descend; the second carrier lifting mechanism 220 is used to drive the carrier 300 on which the box body 400 has not been placed to ascend; the carrier reflux conveying mechanism 230 is located below the carrier box body conveying module 100, is arranged between the first carrier lifting mechanism 210 and the second carrier lifting mechanism 220 and is used to convey the carrier 300 from the first carrier conveying mechanism 110 to the second carrier lifting mechanism 220.

[0072] By providing the first carrier lifting mechanism 210 , the second carrier lifting mechanism 220 and the carrier reflux conveying mechanism 230 , the carrier 300 can be reversely conveyed from the exit position to the entrance position of the carrier box conveying module 100 , thereby realizing the recycling of the carrier 300 .

[0073] Specifically, the first carrier lifting mechanism 210 and the second carrier lifting mechanism 220 have similar structures, both of which include a lifting module 211. A carrier lifting frame 212 is installed at the power output end of the lifting module 211. When the carrier lifting frame 212 rises, it can be slightly lower than the carrier 300 transported by the carrier box conveying module 100. When the carrier lifting frame 212 descends, the carrier lifting frame 212 drives the carrier 300 to descend, so that the carrier 300 can be supported by the carrier return conveying mechanism 230. The carrier return conveying mechanism 230 includes a belt conveying assembly, which supports the carrier 300 so that the carrier 300 is separated from the carrier lifting frame 212, and the belt conveying assembly drives the carrier 300 to move toward the second carrier lifting mechanism 220.

[0074] like Figure 1-Figure 9 As shown, the action principle of this embodiment is:

[0075] The action process starts after the carrier 300 is lifted by the second carrier lifting mechanism 220. The adsorption drive member 155 moves in the opposite direction of the first direction and extends to the bottom of the carrier 300. The positioning pin 116 on the adsorption lifting substrate 152 drives the carrier 300 to move. Then, for the specific process, please refer to the above description of the relevant process of the carrier 300 driving mechanism driving the carrier 300 to move in the first direction. The carrier 300 is moved to the carrier box conveying module 100. The carrier positioning drive member 122 of the carrier positioning mechanism 120 drives the carrier positioning member 121 to extend, and the first protrusion penetrates into the first recessed portion 311 to position the carrier 300 in the first direction.

[0076] The paper sheet is placed into the carrier 300 by a paper sheet adsorption mechanism (not shown), and the paper sheet is folded upward by the side positioning block 320 of the carrier 300, thereby forming four side walls of the box body 400, namely, two first side walls 410 and a second side wall 430. The carrier positioning drive member 122 drives the carrier positioning member 121 to retract.

[0077] Then the carrier 300 box body 400 conveying mechanism drives the carrier 300 and the box body 400 thereon to move forward to the next station to perform corresponding operations. Specifically, in this embodiment, the box body 400 is a part of the mobile phone packaging box. After the carrier 300 is placed in the box body 400 at the first station, a mobile phone protective cover is placed in the box body 400 at the second station, and a mobile phone manual is placed in the third to fifth stations. At the sixth station, the first cover plate 420 of the box body 400 is folded toward the inside of the box body 400 by the first covering mechanism not shown in the figure. On the carrier positioning drive member 122 corresponding to the sixth station, a second suction cup 124 is provided. When the first covering mechanism folds the first cover plate 420, the second suction cup 124 adsorbs the first side wall 410 of the box body 400 to prevent the first cover plate 420 from driving the first side wall 410 to fold together when the first cover plate 420 is folded.

[0078] At the seventh station, the second cover plate 440 of the box body 400 is pushed and closed by the second closing mechanism (not shown). Then the box body 400 is transported by the carrier 300 along the first direction. During the transportation process, the second cover plate 440 located on the downstream side of the first direction is flattened by the cover pressing mechanism 170. Until the carrier 300 is moved to the ninth station, the box body 400 is taken away. The carrier 300 continues to move forward one station, thereby moving to the first carrier lifting mechanism 210. The first carrier lifting mechanism 210 descends to transfer the carrier 300 to the carrier reflux conveying mechanism 230, and is transported to the second carrier lifting mechanism 220. The second carrier lifting mechanism 220 lifts the carrier 300 up and returns to the initial position.

[0079] Although the present invention is disclosed as above, the present invention is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the scope defined by the claims.

[0080] Finally, it should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the term "comprises" or any other variant thereof is 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 a ..." do not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the elements.

[0081] In the above embodiments, the descriptions of directions such as “upper” and “lower” are all based on the drawings.

[0082] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to implement or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention.

[0083] Thus, the present invention will not be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A box forming device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a carrier box conveying module (100) and a carrier reflow module (200); the carrier box conveying module (100) is used to convey a carrier (300) along a first direction; while the carrier (300) is being conveyed by the carrier box conveying module (100), a box (400) carried by the carrier (300) is placed with materials and covered with a cover; and the direction in which the carrier (300) is conveyed by the carrier reflow module (200) is opposite to the first direction.

2. The box forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that The carrier box conveying module (100) comprises a carrier conveying mechanism (110) and a carrier positioning mechanism (120), wherein the carrier conveying mechanism (110) is used to convey a carrier (300) along a first direction, and the carrier positioning mechanism (120) comprises a carrier positioning driving member (122) and a carrier positioning member (121) drivingly connected to the carrier positioning driving member (122), wherein the carrier positioning member (121) positions the position of the carrier (300) in the first direction through a concave-convex structure; the concave-convex structure comprises a first convex portion and a first concave portion (311), wherein one of the first convex portion and the first concave portion (311) is located on the carrier positioning member (121), and the other is located on the carrier (300).

3. The box forming device according to claim 2, characterized in that The carrier box conveying module (100) comprises a side limiting mechanism (130); the carrier (300) carries the box (400); the box (400) has a first opposite side wall (410); the side limiting mechanism (130) is arranged above the carrier conveying mechanism (110); the side limiting mechanism (130) comprises a side limiting member (131) located above the first side wall (410); the side limiting member (131) is used to prevent a first cover plate (420) connected to an upper edge of the first side wall (410) from tipping toward a center position of the box (400).

4. The box forming device according to claim 2, characterized in that The carrier box conveying module (100) further includes a cover plate maintaining mechanism (140), the box body (400) has opposite second side walls (430), the second side walls (430) are the side walls of the box body (400) on the upstream side and the downstream side in the first direction, and a second cover plate (440) is provided on the upper edge of the second side wall (430); the cover plate maintaining mechanism (140) is arranged opposite to the carrier positioning mechanism (120), and the cover plate maintaining mechanism (140) is used to apply a force to the second cover plate (440) to keep it away from the interior of the box body (400).

5. The box forming device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The carrier (300) is provided with a first hollow portion (312), and the first hollow portion (312) passes through the bottom of the carrier (300) in the up-down direction; the carrier box body conveying module (100) further includes an adsorption mechanism (150), and the adsorption mechanism (150) includes an adsorption lifting component and a first suction cup (151) arranged on the adsorption lifting component, and the adsorption lifting component is arranged on the inner side wall of the carrier box body conveying module (100) along the direction of vertical movement, and after the adsorption lifting component is raised, the first suction cup (151) is configured to pass through the first hollow portion (312) and adsorb the box body (400).

6. The box forming device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The carrier (300) is provided with a second hollow portion (315), and the second hollow portion (315) passes through the bottom of the carrier (300) in the up-down direction; the carrier box conveying module (100) further includes a carrier in-position detection mechanism (160), and the carrier in-position detection mechanism (160) includes a carrier in-position detection sensor (161). When the carrier (300) is positioned by the carrier positioning mechanism (120), the carrier in-position detection sensor (161) and the second hollow portion (315) are arranged correspondingly in the up-down direction.

7. The box forming device according to claim 4, characterized in that The box forming device also includes a cover pressing mechanism (170), which is arranged above the carrier box conveying module (100), and the cover pressing mechanism (170) is used to press a second cover located on the downstream side of the first direction onto the box body (400) after the box body (400) is loaded with materials.

8. The box forming device according to claim 2, characterized in that: Part of the carrier positioning drive member (122) is connected to a second suction cup (124), and the second suction cup (124) can pass through a horizontal hollow portion (321) of the carrier (300) perpendicular to the first direction and absorb the side wall of the box body (400).

9. The box forming device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The carrier (300) comprises a carrier bottom plate (310) and a side positioning block (320) fixedly connected to the carrier bottom plate (310), wherein the side positioning block (320) is provided with a first waist-shaped hole (322) and a lower protrusion (323), and the first waist-shaped hole (322) of each of the side positioning blocks (320) is perpendicular to the length direction of the side positioning block (320); a second recessed portion (316) is provided on the edge of the carrier bottom plate (310), and the lower protrusion (323) penetrates into the second recessed portion (316) and cooperates with the side wall of the second recessed portion (316) and can slide relatively along the length direction of the first waist-shaped hole (322).

10. The box forming device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that The carrier reflux module (200) comprises a first carrier lifting mechanism (210), a second carrier lifting mechanism (220) and a carrier reflux conveying mechanism (230); the first carrier lifting mechanism (210) is used to drive the carrier (300) that has been taken out of the box body (400) to descend; the second carrier lifting mechanism (220) is used to drive the carrier (300) that has not yet been placed with the box body (400) to ascend; the carrier reflux conveying mechanism (230) is located below the carrier box body conveying module (100), is arranged between the first carrier lifting mechanism (210) and the second carrier lifting mechanism (220), and is used to convey the carrier (300) from the first carrier conveying mechanism (110) to the second carrier lifting mechanism (220).

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