Special-shaped rod automatic placing system and using method

Abstract

The invention relates to an automatic placing system for special-shaped rods and a using method, and belongs to the field of mechanical automation, the system comprises a control center and a bottom plate, movable bottom plates capable of moving oppositely or reversely in the longitudinal direction of the bottom plate are installed on the upper plate face of the bottom plate, and rod grooves are formed in the movable bottom plates; a left storage bin and a right storage bin are arranged right above the two ends of the bottom plate and perpendicular to the bottom plate, discharging ports of the two storage bins right face the rod grooves of the movable bottom plate, and the storage bins are provided with a plurality of vertical storage channels. A suction cup device is arranged between the left storage bin and the right storage bin, suction cup heads are arranged on the lower plane of the suction cup device, the arrangement mode of the suction cup heads is consistent with the arrangement mode of the rod grooves of the two movable bottom plates, and the suction cup heads can move up and down. And the control center controls the relative or reverse movement of the movable bottom plate and also controls the sucking or releasing of the sucking disc device. According to the device, the special-shaped rod can be automatically put into the mold, the working efficiency is improved, and the risk caused by the fact that hands make contact with the special-shaped rod is avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the field of mechanical automation, and specifically relates to an automatic placement system for special-shaped rods and a method for using the system. Background Art

[0002] In the prior art, the sticks of animal chocolate bars are of special-shaped design. Due to the special-shaped design of the sticks, the chocolate industry often uses manual hands to place them on the mold shape and then pour chocolate to make exquisite animal-shaped chocolate bars. Manual placement of sticks not only affects the release of production line capacity, but also increases high labor costs. Since human hands directly contact the sticks, there is also the risk of foreign matter. Summary of the invention

[0003] In view of the above technical problems, the present invention provides a special-shaped rod automatic placement system and a method for use. The device of the present invention can automatically place the special-shaped rod into the mold, thereby improving work efficiency and avoiding the risks caused by human hands touching the special-shaped rod.

[0004] The present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0005] An automatic placement system for special-shaped rods, the system comprises a control center and a bottom plate, two left and right movable bottom plates mounted on the top surface of the bottom plate and capable of moving relative to or oppositely along the bottom plate longitudinal direction, the movable bottom plate is provided with one or more rod grooves matching the special-shaped rods, the bottom plate is provided with an empty groove, and the two movable bottom plates can just cover the empty grooves when they move relative to each other and fit together, two left and right storage bins are provided on the vertical bottom plate directly above the bottom plate, the outlets of the storage bins face the bottom plate, the storage bins are provided with a plurality of vertical discharge channels, and the discharge ports of the discharge channels face the rod grooves on the movable bottom plate; a suction cup device is provided between the two storage bins, a suction cup head is provided on the lower plane of the suction cup device, the arrangement of the suction cup head is consistent with the arrangement of the rod grooves on the movable bottom plate, and the suction cup head can move up and down;

[0006] The control center controls the relative or reverse movement of the movable bottom plate and also controls the suction or release of the suction cup device.

[0007] The system is also provided with a side support plate 1, which is located on both sides of the bottom plate, and a hot-bent guard plate is fixedly connected below the side support plate; the storage bin is vertically fixed above the bottom plate through the side support pipe fittings.

[0008] The system also includes a lifting device, which is arranged below the empty slot of the bottom plate. The lifting device includes a lower gas pressure rod and a limit top plate, and the limit top plate is fixed above the lower gas pressure rod; the operation of the lifting device is controlled by the control center.

[0009] Preferably, limiters are provided on the bottom plates on both sides of the empty slot to sense the movement of the bottom plates until they are in place.

[0010] Preferably, a tray detector is provided below the system to detect whether the mold tray is in place, and the tray detector is connected to the control center via a signal.

[0011] The suction cup device includes a suction cup mounting plate, a suction cup mounting plate is provided with a suction cup head with an opening downward, the other end of the suction cup head is connected to an air pipe, the terminal end of the air pipe is connected to a negative pressure pipe, the other end of the negative pressure pipe is connected to a vacuum generator, the negative pressure pipe is mounted on the upper surface of a suction cup fixing plate, the lower surface of the fixing plate is fixedly connected with a suction cup moving cylinder, the lower end of the suction cup moving cylinder is connected to the suction cup mounting plate, the suction cup moving cylinder can push the suction cup mounting plate to move up and down, the two ends of the fixing plate are fixedly connected to a side support plate two, the two ends of the side support plate two are fixed between the left and right storage bins, and the lower surface of the side support plate is fixed to the upper surface of the bottom plate.

[0012] Preferably, protective covers are provided at both ends of the upper plate surface of the base plate to protect the movable base plate.

[0013] Preferably, the movable base plate is pushed by the horizontally movable gas pressure rod to move relatively or oppositely along the axial direction of the base plate.

[0014] The present invention also provides a method for using the system. The system is assembled and installed on the outside of a conveyor chain of a main canning channel. A lifting device is arranged inside the conveyor chain, and the upper end of the lifting device is lower than the conveyor chain. A mold tray is placed on the conveyor chain. The layout of the product grooves on the mold tray is consistent with the layout of the rod grooves and the suction cup heads on the movable bottom plate.

[0015] First, the shaped rods are placed into the left and right storage bins of the system. Each slot of the storage bin is used to place the shaped rods from top to bottom. Each storage bin is designed with more than one slot, and the lower end outlet of the slot is the same as the position on the mold tray where the shaped rods are to be placed.

[0016] When the start button is pressed, the left and right moving bottom plates are controlled by the special-shaped rods to move relative to each other until they are aligned with each other at the empty slot of the bottom plate.

[0017] When the mold tray of the main canning channel moves to the bottom of the special-shaped rod automatic placement system, the tray detector detects that the mold tray is in place, and the suction cup head provides negative pressure through the vacuum generator to suck the special-shaped rod, and then moves up to suck up the special-shaped rod. The mobile base moves left and right back to its original position, that is, the rod groove on the mobile bottom plate is opposite to the storage bin outlet. At this time, the empty groove on the bottom plate is vacant, and the lower lifting device lifts the mold tray to the position where the mobile bottom plate is aligned. At this time, the upper suction cup device moves the sucked special-shaped rod down and places it in the product groove of the mold tray, and releases the vacuum to allow the special-shaped rod to separate from the suction cup, completing the placement of the special-shaped rod.

[0018] After placing the special-shaped rod, the suction cup device rises, and the lower special-shaped rod of the lifting device is recovered and the mold tray is placed back on the conveyor chain. The conveyor chain continues to run to the next program, and the suction cup device moves down, waiting for the next mold tray in place signal, and the cycle works. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the partial assembly structure of the automatic placement system for special-shaped rods;

[0020] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the suction cup device;

[0021] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the partial assembly structure of the automatic placement system for special-shaped rods for assembling the right suction cup device;

[0022] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the automatic placement system for special-shaped rods;

[0023] Figure 5 The exploded diagram of the structure of the automatic placement system of the special-shaped rod of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 6 This is a diagram of the use of the automatic placement system for special-shaped bars of the present invention on a production line;

[0025] In the figure, 1, bottom plate, 2, right movable bottom plate, 3, right storage bin, 4, left storage bin, 5, left movable bottom plate, 6, side support plate 1, 7, side support plate 2, 8, protective cover, 9, suction cup device, 10, lower gas pressure rod, 11, vacuum generator fixing part, 12, heat protection bending plate, 13, lower gas pressure rod bracket; 14, transmission chain, 15, mold tray

[0026] 91. Suction cup device fixing plate, 92. Suction cup cylinder, 93. Suction cup head, 94. Suction cup mounting plate, 95. Negative pressure pipe; 96. Negative pressure pipe joint. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The technical solution of the present invention is further explained below by way of examples, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited in any form by the examples.

[0028] Example 1

[0029] like Figure 1-2As shown, an automatic placement system for special-shaped rods, the system includes a control center and a base plate 1, two left and right movable base plates mounted on the upper surface of the base plate 1 and capable of moving relative to or oppositely along the longitudinal direction of the base plate 1, the movable base plate is provided with one or more grooves matching the special-shaped rods, the base plate 1 is provided with an empty groove, and the two movable base plates can just cover the empty groove when moving relative to each other, and two left and right storage bins are provided perpendicular to the base plate 1 directly above the base plate 1, the outlets of the storage bins face the base plate 1, the storage bins are provided with multiple discharge channels, and the discharge ports face the empty grooves on the movable base plate; a suction cup device capable of moving up and down is provided between the two storage bins, the lower plane of the suction cup device is provided with a suction cup head, and the arrangement of the suction cup heads is consistent with the groove layout on the movable base plate; as a preferred embodiment, limiters are provided on both sides of the empty groove for sensing the movable base plate in place.

[0030] The control system controls the relative or reverse movement of the mobile base plate and also controls the suction or release of the suction cup device.

[0031] Example 2

[0032] On the basis of Example 1, the system is further provided with side support plates, which are located on both sides of the bottom plate 1, and a hot-bending guard plate is fixedly connected below the side support plates;

[0033] The system also includes a lifting device and a pallet detector. The pallet detector is arranged below the system. The lifting device is fixed below the empty slot of the bottom plate 1 through two side support plates three and a transverse support plate. The two ends of the transverse support plate are fixed on the two side support plates three. The lifting device is fixed on the transverse support plate. The lifting device includes a lower gas pressure rod and a limiting top plate. The limiting top plate is fixed above the lower gas pressure rod. The operation of the lifting device is controlled by the control center.

[0034] The lifting device is used to lift the mold tray to the top of the empty slot on the production line. Therefore, the area of ​​the empty slot should be slightly larger than the area of ​​the template tray so that the template tray can enter the position where the original movable bottom plate is aligned above the empty slot.

[0035] Example 3

[0036] Based on Example 2,

[0037] The suction cup device includes a suction cup mounting plate, a suction cup mounting plate is provided with a suction cup head with an opening downward, the other end of the suction cup head is connected to an air pipe, the terminal end of the air pipe is connected to a negative pressure pipe, the negative pressure pipe is connected to a vacuum generator through a negative pressure pipe joint, the negative pressure pipe is mounted on the upper surface of a suction cup fixing plate, the lower surface of the fixing plate is fixedly connected with a suction cup moving cylinder, the lower end of the suction cup moving cylinder is connected to the suction cup mounting plate, the suction cup moving cylinder can push the suction cup mounting plate to move up and down, the two ends of the fixing plate are fixedly connected to a side support plate two, the two ends of the side support plate two are fixed between the left and right storage bins, the lower surface of the side support plate is fixed to the upper surface of the bottom plate, and the vacuum generator can be selectively fixed to the side support plate two.

[0038] As a preferred embodiment, protective covers are provided at both ends of the upper plate surface of the bottom plate, which are used to protect the movable bottom plate when the movable bottom plate returns to the initial position.

[0039] As a specific implementation manner, the movable base plate is pushed by a horizontally movable gas pressure rod to move relatively or oppositely along the base plate axis.

[0040] like Figure 1-6 As shown, the system is assembled and installed on the outside of the conveyor chain of the main canning channel for producing animal-shaped chocolate bars, the lifting device is arranged inside the conveyor chain and lower than the conveyor chain, the mold tray is placed on the conveyor chain, and the groove layout on the mold tray is consistent with the layout of the bar groove and the suction cup head on the movable bottom plate;

[0041] First, the shaped rods are placed into the left and right storage bins of the system. Each groove of the storage bin is used to place the shaped rods from top to bottom. Each storage bin is designed with 15 grooves, a total of 30 grooves. The left and right movable bottom plates are also provided with 15 rod grooves, a total of 30 rod grooves. The lower end outlet of the groove is the same as the position on the mold tray where the shaped rods are to be placed. The mold tray also has 30 product grooves.

[0042] When the device is started, the pallet detection electric eye recognizes the mold pallet and transmits signals to the vacuum generator of the suction cup device, the suction cup moving cylinder, the horizontal moving air pressure rod and the lower air pressure rod that move along the axial direction of the bottom plate to realize signal transmission in the order of action.

[0043] When the device is started, the left and right movable base plates are controlled to move relative to each other through the horizontally movable pneumatic rod until they are aligned together at the empty groove of the base plate; at this time, the limiters located on the base plates on both sides of the empty groove detect that the two movable base plates are aligned together, and the horizontally movable pneumatic rod stops advancing.

[0044] When the mold tray on the conveyor chain of the main canning channel moves to the bottom of the special-shaped rod automatic placement system, the tray detector detects that the mold tray is in place, and the suction cup head provides negative pressure through the vacuum generator to suck the special-shaped rod, and then moves up to suck up the special-shaped rod. The mobile base moves left and right back to its original position, that is, the rod groove on the mobile bottom plate is opposite to the storage bin outlet. At this time, the empty groove on the bottom plate is vacant, and the lower lifting device lifts the mold tray to the position where the mobile bottom plate is aligned. At this time, the upper suction cup device moves the sucked special-shaped rod down and places it in the product groove of the mold tray, and releases the vacuum to allow the special-shaped rod to separate from the suction cup, completing the placement of the special-shaped rod.

[0045] After placing the special-shaped rod, the suction cup device rises, and the lower special-shaped rod of the lifting device is recovered and the mold tray is placed back on the conveyor chain. The conveyor chain continues to run to the next program, and the suction cup device moves down, waiting for the next mold tray in place signal, and the cycle works.

Claims

1. An automatic placement system for special-shaped rods, characterized in that: The system comprises a control center and a base plate (1). A left movable base plate (5) and a right movable base plate (2) are mounted on the upper plate surface of the base plate (1) and are capable of moving relative to or oppositely along the longitudinal direction of the base plate (1). The movable base plate is provided with one or more rod grooves (18) matching the special-shaped rods. The base plate (1) is provided with an empty groove (17). When the two movable base plates move relative to each other and are aligned together, they can just cover the empty groove (17). A left material storage bin (4) and a right material storage bin (3) are provided vertically above the base plate (1) at both ends of the base plate (1). The material outlets of the material storage bin (4) and the right material storage bin (3) are directly opposite to the rod grooves (18) on the left movable bottom plate (5) and the right movable bottom plate (2) in the original position, and the material storage bin is provided with a plurality of vertical material storage channels; a suction cup device (9) is installed between the left material storage bin (4) and the right material storage bin (3), and a suction cup head (93) is provided on the lower plane of the suction cup device (9), and the arrangement of the suction cup head (93) is consistent with the arrangement of the rod grooves (18) of the left movable bottom plate (5) and the right movable bottom plate (2), and the suction cup head (93) can move up and down; The control center controls the relative or opposite movement of the left movable bottom plate (5) and the right movable bottom plate (2), and also controls the suction or release of the suction cup device (9).

2. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that The system is also provided with a heat-bending guard plate (12), which is located below both sides of the bottom plate (1); the left storage bin (4) and the right storage bin (3) are vertically fixed above the bottom plate (1) through side support pipes.

3. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that The system also includes a lifting device, which is arranged below the empty slot (17) of the base plate (1). The lifting device includes a lower pneumatic rod (10) and a pneumatic rod bracket (13). The pneumatic rod bracket (13) is used to fix the lower pneumatic rod (10) so that it can move up and down. The operation of the lifting device is controlled by a control center.

4. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that A stopper (19) is provided on the upper surface of the bottom plate (1) on one side of the empty slot (17) for sensing the movement of the bottom plate to be aligned in place.

5. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that A tray detector (16) is also provided on one side below the system to detect whether the mold tray (15) is in place. The tray detector (16) is connected to the control center by signal.

6. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that The suction cup device (9) comprises a suction cup head mounting plate (94), a suction cup head with an opening facing downward is mounted on the suction cup head mounting plate (94), the other end of the suction cup head is connected to an air pipe (97), the terminal of the air pipe (97) is connected to a negative pressure pipe (95), the negative pressure pipe (95) is connected to a vacuum generator (11) via a negative pressure pipe joint (96), the negative pressure pipe (95) is mounted on the upper surface of a suction cup device fixing plate (91), a suction cup moving cylinder (92) is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the suction cup device fixing plate (91), the lower end of the suction cup moving cylinder (92) is connected to the suction cup mounting plate, the suction cup moving cylinder (92) can push the suction cup head mounting plate (94) to move up and down, the two ends of the suction cup device fixing plate (91) are fixedly connected to the side support plate, the two ends of the side support plate are fixed between the left storage bin (4) and the right storage bin (3), and the lower surface of the side support plate is fixed to the upper surface of the bottom plate (1).

7. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that Protective covers (8) are provided at both ends of the upper plate surface of the bottom plate (1) for protecting the left movable bottom plate (5) and the right movable bottom plate (2).

8. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that The left movable bottom plate (5) and the right movable bottom plate (2) are pushed by the horizontally movable gas pressure rod to move relative to or in opposite directions along the axial direction of the bottom plate (1).

9. A method for using the system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The method is specifically as follows: the system is assembled and installed on a conveying chain (14) of a main canning channel, a lifting device is arranged inside the conveying chain (14), and the upper end of the lifting device is lower than the conveying chain (14), a mold tray (15) is placed on the conveying chain (14), and the layout of the product groove on the mold tray (15) is consistent with the layout of the rod groove (18) and the suction cup head (93) on the movable bottom plate; First, the shaped rods are placed into the left storage bin (4) and the right storage bin (3) of the system, and each storage channel of the storage bin is used to place the shaped rods from top to bottom. Each storage bin is designed with more than one storage channel, and the lower end outlet of the storage channel is the same as the position on the mold tray (15) where the shaped rods are to be placed; The rod grooves (18) on the left movable bottom plate (5) and the right movable bottom plate (2) in their original positions are directly opposite to the discharge ports of the left storage bin (4) and the right storage bin (3). Therefore, the special-shaped rods are already in place in the rod grooves (18), and the horizontally movable pneumatic rod drives the left movable bottom plate (5) and the right movable bottom plate (2) to move relative to each other until they are aligned at the empty groove (17) of the bottom plate (1); at this time, the limiter (19) on the bottom plate (1) on the side of the empty groove (17) detects that the left movable bottom plate (5) and the right movable bottom plate (2) are aligned together, and the horizontally movable pneumatic rod stops advancing; When the device is started, the tray detector (16) recognizes that the mold tray (15) is in place, and transmits signals to the vacuum generator (11) of the suction cup device (9), the suction cup moving cylinder (92), the horizontal moving pneumatic rod moving axially along the bottom plate (1), and the lower pneumatic rod (10) in the order of action to realize signal transmission; When the signal indicating that the mold tray (15) is in place is transmitted to the vacuum generator (11), the vacuum generator (11) operates to generate negative pressure, which is transmitted to the suction cup head (93). After the suction cup moving cylinder (92) receives the signal indicating that the mold tray (15) is in place, it pushes the suction cup head mounting plate (94) to move downward, and the suction cup head (93) faces the rod grooves (18) on the left movable bottom plate (5) and the right movable bottom plate (2). The suction cup head (93) sucks the special-shaped rod and moves upward under the action of the suction cup moving cylinder (92) to suck up the special-shaped rod, and transmits this signal to the control center, which controls the horizontal The movable pneumatic rod drives the left movable bottom plate (5) and the right movable bottom plate (2) to move left and right back to their original positions, that is, the rod groove (18) on the movable bottom plate is directly opposite to the storage bin outlet, and a special-shaped rod falls into a rod groove (18). At this time, the empty groove (17) on the bottom plate (1) is vacant. After receiving the signal, the lower lifting device lifts the mold tray (15) to the position where the movable bottom plate is aligned. At this time, the upper suction cup device (9) moves the sucked special-shaped rod downward and places it in the product groove of the mold tray (15), and releases the vacuum to allow the special-shaped rod to separate from the suction cup head (93), thereby completing the placement of the special-shaped rod. After the special-shaped rods are placed, the suction cup device (9) rises, the lifting device returns to its original position and the mold tray (15) containing the special-shaped rods is placed back on the conveying chain (14), and the conveying chain (14) continues to run to the next program. The left movable bottom plate (5) and the right movable bottom plate (2) containing the special-shaped rods in the rod groove (18) are again combined together, waiting for the next mold tray (15) in place signal, and the cycle works. The whole process is controlled by the control center.

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