Automatic egg arranging and boxing equipment

By designing the automatic egg packing equipment, and using the flip clamping component and the translation component to realize the automatic packing of eggs, the problem of manual operation in the existing technology increases costs and improves the packing efficiency and automation.

CN119660047AActive Publication Date: 2025-03-21HANGZHOU LEYAO AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202510092125.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-21
Publication Date
2025-03-21
Estimated Expiration
2045-01-21

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Technical Problem

The existing egg packing equipment still requires manual operation during the process of putting eggs into the egg tray, resulting in increased labor costs and reduced work efficiency.

Method used

An automatic egg sorting and packing equipment is designed, using a flip clamping assembly and a translation assembly to automatically pick up the eggs and load them into the egg pallet. The horizontal to vertical state of the eggs is achieved through the displacement motor and crank connecting rod structure.

Benefits of technology

Automatic packing of eggs is realized, improving the degree of automation and efficiency of egg packing, and reducing manual operation costs.

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Abstract

The invention discloses automatic egg arranging and boxing equipment which comprises a main body frame (1), a boxing mechanism (2) is arranged in the main body frame (1), and a feeding conveying belt (3) and a box body conveying belt (4) are arranged on the two sides of the boxing mechanism (2) respectively. A supporting frame (5) is arranged at the feeding end of the feeding conveying belt (3), a translation assembly (6) is arranged on the supporting frame (5), and a material supporting disc (7) used for containing an egg supporting plate is arranged at the moving end of the translation assembly (6). An egg conveying belt (8) is arranged at one end of the supporting frame (5); an arch-shaped frame (9) is arranged on the upper portion of the feeding end of the feeding conveying belt (3), a base (10) is arranged on the arch-shaped frame (9), and a vertical frame (11) is arranged on the base (10). Eggs can be automatically picked up and loaded into the egg supporting plate, the automation degree of egg boxing is improved, and the egg boxing efficiency is effectively improved.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of agricultural machinery and equipment, and in particular to an automatic egg sorting and packing device. Background Art

[0002] With the development of poultry farming, the production of eggs has greatly increased. In order to facilitate sales to various places, eggs need to be placed on egg trays. Existing egg packing equipment, such as announcement number. The Chinese utility model patent CN217100613U discloses an automatic egg box packing machine, including a roller line conveying device, which includes a first frame, a plurality of rollers fixed inside the first frame and arranged in parallel with each other, and a first motor; the first motor is used to drive each roller to rotate in the same direction with its own central axis as the rotation axis, so as to convey the box body in a specific direction; a ball net chain conveying device, which is arranged above the roller line conveying device and is used to convey egg trays in a specific direction; the ball net chain conveying device includes a second frame, a ball net arranged inside the second frame, and a second motor; the second motor is used to drive the ball net to move, so as to convey the egg tray in a specific direction; an egg tray box packing device, which includes a main frame, a manipulator, and a clamping component; the main frame is arranged above the roller line conveying device; one end of the manipulator is connected to the main frame, and the other end is connected to the clamping component; the manipulator is used to drive the clamping component to grab the egg tray from the ball net chain conveying device and transfer the egg tray to the box body on the roller line conveying device. In this type of equipment, a robot is mainly used to grab the egg tray filled with eggs and put it into the box. However, the eggs still need to be placed manually in the egg tray, which undoubtedly increases labor costs and reduces work efficiency. Summary of the invention

[0003] The purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic egg sorting and packing device. The present invention can automatically pick up eggs and pack them into egg trays, thereby improving the automation level of egg packing and effectively improving the efficiency of egg packing.

[0004] The technical solution of the present invention is as follows: the automatic egg sorting and packing equipment comprises a main frame, a packing mechanism is arranged in the main frame, and a feed conveyor belt and a box conveyor belt are respectively arranged on both sides of the packing mechanism; a support frame is arranged at the feed end of the feed conveyor belt, a translation assembly is arranged on the support frame, and a supporting tray for placing an egg tray is arranged on the moving end of the translation assembly; an egg conveyor belt is arranged at one end of the support frame; an arch frame is arranged at the upper part of the feed end of the feed conveyor belt, a base is arranged on the arch frame, a motor support and a slide rail plate are arranged on the base, a displacement motor is arranged on the motor support, a dovetail groove is arranged on the plate surface of the slide rail plate, a moving plate is arranged in the dovetail groove, the protruding end of the displacement motor is connected to one end of the moving plate via a crank connecting rod structure, and a right-angle track is arranged at the bottom of the dovetail groove; a guide groove is arranged on the moving plate, and a flip clamping hand assembly for moving eggs on the egg conveyor belt to the egg tray is arranged in the guide groove and the right-angle track.

[0005] In the above-mentioned automatic egg sorting and packing equipment, the packing mechanism includes a moving seat connected via a slider assembly, an active cylinder is provided on the main frame, the protruding end of the active cylinder is connected to one side of the moving seat, a chain elevator is provided on the moving seat, a longitudinal seat is provided at the lifting end of the chain elevator, and mutually symmetrical supporting assemblies are provided at the bottom of the longitudinal seat.

[0006] In the aforementioned automatic egg sorting and packing equipment, the supporting assembly includes a supporting frame arranged at the lower part of the longitudinal seat, and a supporting cylinder is provided on the supporting frame. The protruding end of the supporting cylinder is connected to a corner frame for supporting and lifting the egg tray.

[0007] In the aforementioned automatic egg sorting and packing equipment, the flip gripper assembly includes a displacement rod group arranged in a guide groove and a right-angle track, a clamping claw frame is provided at the end of the displacement rod group, a rotatable pneumatic clamping claw is provided in the clamping claw frame, and a lifting member for rotating the pneumatic clamping claw is provided on one side of the clamping claw frame.

[0008] In the aforementioned automatic egg sorting and packing equipment, the lifting member includes a lifting cylinder arranged on one side of the clamping claw frame, and the protruding end of the lifting cylinder is hinged with a connecting rod group, and one end of the connecting rod group is connected to one side of the pneumatic clamping claw.

[0009] In the aforementioned automatic egg sorting and packing equipment, both sides of the feed conveyor belt are provided with limiting frames for limiting the transmission of egg trays.

[0010] In the aforementioned automatic egg sorting and packing equipment, guide rods for pressing the long flap of the box are provided on both sides of the box conveyor belt, a positioning frame is provided on the box conveyor belt and located at one end of the packing mechanism, a sleeve rod is provided at the end of the positioning frame, and one end of the sleeve rod is connected to a pressure wheel for pressing the short flap of the carton.

[0011] In the aforementioned automatic egg sorting and packing equipment, the translation assembly includes a component frame arranged on a support frame, and the component frame is provided with two groups of electric translation parts arranged at right angles. The electric translation part includes a motor arranged on the component frame, and the protruding end of the motor is connected to a screw rod, and a movable sliding seat is matched on the screw rod, and one end of the sliding seat has a smooth rod; the smooth rods on both sides are jointly installed with a translation seat, and the support tray is installed on the translation seat.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages:

[0013] 1. In the present invention, eggs are transmitted one by one from the egg conveyor belt, the displacement motor drives the moving plate to move to one end of the slide plate through the crank-connecting rod structure, the flip gripper assembly moves to the egg conveyor belt and clamps the eggs, and then the displacement motor continues to run, the moving plate moves to the other end of the slide plate, and the eggs move to the egg tray. During the movement, the flip gripper assembly will convert the state of the eggs, and the eggs will change from a horizontal state to a vertical state. The translation assembly drives the egg tray to move, and cooperates with the flip gripper assembly to fill the egg tray with eggs; then the egg tray is transported to the boxing mechanism to complete the boxing; the present invention can realize automatic picking of eggs and put them into the egg tray, improve the degree of automation of egg boxing, and effectively improve the efficiency of egg boxing.

[0014] 2. In the flip gripper assembly, the pneumatic gripper is used to grip the eggs. The lifting cylinder operates through the connecting rod group to realize the rotation of the pneumatic gripper, thereby changing from a horizontal state to a vertical state, and the eggs are stably placed in the egg tray.

[0015] 3. The guide rod and the pressing wheel can press the flap of the carton, so that the open end of the carton is completely unfolded, making it convenient for the egg tray to be placed flat. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a moving plate;

[0018] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a flip gripper assembly;

[0019] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of a packing mechanism;

[0020] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of a supporting component;

[0021] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of a translation component.

[0022] Explanation of the marks in the attached drawings: 1-main frame, 2-packing mechanism, 3-feeding conveyor belt, 4-box conveyor belt, 5-support frame, 6-translation assembly, 61-assembly frame, 62-electric translation member, 63-motor, 64-screw, 65-sliding seat, 66-light rod, 67-translation seat, 7-support tray, 8-egg conveyor belt, 9-arch frame, 10-base, 12-motor support, 13-slide plate, 14-displacement motor, 15-dovetail groove, 16-moving plate, 17-right angle Track, 18-guide groove, 19-flip gripper assembly, 21-moving seat, 22-active cylinder, 23-chain lift, 24-longitudinal seat, 25-supporting assembly, 251-supporting frame, 252-supporting cylinder, 253-angle bracket, 191-displacement rod group, 192-grip frame, 193-pneumatic gripper, 194-lifting piece, 195-lifting cylinder, 196-connecting rod group, 31-limiting frame, 41-guide rod, 42-positioning frame, 43-sleeve rod, 44-pressure wheel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments, but they are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0024] Embodiment: The automatic egg sorting and packing device comprises a main frame 1, in which a packing mechanism 2 is installed. Figure 1 As shown, a feed conveyor belt 3 and a box conveyor belt 4 are respectively installed on both sides of the packing mechanism 2. The feed conveyor belt is mainly used to transport the egg tray filled with eggs to the packing mechanism, and the box conveyor belt is used to place the box, which can be transported outward after the packing is completed; limit frames 31 for limiting the transmission of the egg tray are installed on both sides of the feed conveyor belt 3. By limiting the position of the egg tray, the egg tray can be stable when being transported on the feed conveyor belt.

[0025] The feeding end of the feed conveyor belt 3 is provided with a support frame 5, on which a translation component 6 is installed, and a supporting tray 7 for placing an egg tray is installed on the moving end of the translation component 6. The egg tray is mainly loaded with a mechanical arm. When the supporting tray is empty, the egg tray will be placed in it. After the egg tray is full of eggs, the translation component will drive the egg tray to move to the feeding end of the feed conveyor belt, and one end of the egg tray will contact the feed conveyor belt, and the egg tray will transition to the feed conveyor belt; the translation component 6 includes a component frame 61 arranged on the support frame 5, as shown in the attached figure Figure 6As shown, two groups of electric translation members 62 arranged at right angles are provided on the component frame 61. The electric translation members 62 include a motor 63 provided on the component frame 61. The extended end of the motor 63 is connected to a screw rod 64, and a movable sliding seat 65 is matched on the screw rod 64. One end of the sliding seat 65 has a light rod 66, and a translation seat 67 is installed on the light rods 66 on both sides. The material tray 7 is installed on the translation seat 67, and the electric translation members 62 on both sides realize the lateral and longitudinal movement of the material tray. When the feeding conveyor belt is feeding, the electric translation member that controls the longitudinal stroke of the material tray moves the sliding seat therein to the extreme position, and the end of the material tray contacts the transmission belt of the feeding conveyor belt, so that the material tray can be sent to the feeding conveyor belt.

[0026] An egg conveyor belt 8 is installed at one end of the support frame 5; an arch frame 9 is installed on the upper part of the feeding end of the feeding conveyor belt 3, a base 10 is installed on the arch frame 9, a motor support 12 and a slide plate 13 are installed on the base 10, a displacement motor 14 is installed on the motor support 12, and a dovetail groove 15 is provided on the plate surface of the slide plate 13, and a moving plate 16 is stuck in the dovetail groove 15, as shown in the attached Figure 2 As shown, the extended end of the displacement motor 14 is connected to one end of the moving plate 16 through a crank connecting rod structure. The displacement motor drives the moving plate to move in the dovetail groove through the crank connecting rod structure. The bottom of the dovetail groove 15 has a right-angle track 17; the moving plate 16 has a guide groove 18, and the guide groove 18 and the right-angle track 17 are installed with a flip gripper assembly 19 for moving eggs on the egg conveyor belt to the egg tray. There is a height difference between the egg conveyor belt and the tray. The shape of the right-angle track can adapt to the height difference to achieve the height position movement of the flip gripper assembly. The coordinated use of the guide groove and the right-angle track can effectively achieve the displacement of the flip gripper assembly. The translation assembly cooperates with the flip gripper assembly to achieve the placement of eggs on the tray.

[0027] The packing mechanism 2 includes a moving seat 21 connected via a slider assembly, as shown in the attached Figure 4 As shown, an active cylinder 22 is installed on the main frame 1, and the extended end of the active cylinder 22 is connected to one side of the moving seat 21. A chain lift 23 is installed on the moving seat 21, and a longitudinal seat 24 is installed at the lifting end of the chain lift 23. The bottom of the longitudinal seat 24 is equipped with mutually symmetrical supporting components 25; the supporting component 25 includes a supporting frame 251 arranged at the lower part of the longitudinal seat 24, and a supporting cylinder 252 is installed on the supporting frame 251. The extended end of the supporting cylinder 252 is connected to a corner frame 253 for supporting and lifting the egg tray, as shown in the attached Figure 5As shown, a push cylinder is installed at the discharge end of the feed conveyor belt, which moves the egg tray to the bottom of the longitudinal seat, and the chain elevator drives the longitudinal seat to move downward. After reaching a certain position, the supporting cylinder extends out, the corner frame supports the egg tray, the chain elevator lifts the egg tray, and the active cylinder drives the moving seat to move toward the box body, and finally the egg tray is placed in the carton.

[0028] The flip gripper assembly 19 includes a displacement rod group 191 disposed in the guide groove 18 and the right-angle track 17, as shown in the attached Figure 3 As shown, a clamp frame 192 is installed at the end of the displacement rod group 191, and a rotatable pneumatic clamp 193 is installed in the clamp frame 192, and a lifting member 194 for rotating the pneumatic clamp 193 is installed on one side of the clamp frame 192; the lifting member 194 includes a lifting cylinder 195 arranged on one side of the clamp frame 192, and the protruding end of the lifting cylinder 195 is hinged with a connecting rod group 196, and one end of the connecting rod group 196 is connected to one side of the pneumatic clamp 193; in order to prevent the pneumatic clamp from breaking the eggs, a sponge buffer layer is provided on the claw surface of the pneumatic clamp, and a flexible contact is adopted when the pneumatic clamp contacts the eggs. The pneumatic clamp is used to clamp the eggs, and the lifting cylinder runs through the connecting rod group to realize the rotation of the pneumatic clamp, thereby realizing the transition from a horizontal state to a vertical state, and the eggs are stably placed in the egg tray.

[0029] Guide rods 41 for pressing the long flaps of the box are installed on both sides of the box conveyor belt 4. A positioning frame 42 is installed on the box conveyor belt 4 and at one end of the packing mechanism 2. A sleeve rod 43 is installed at the end of the positioning frame 42. One end of the sleeve rod 43 is connected to a pressure wheel 44 for pressing the short flap of the carton; the guide rod and the pressure wheel can press the flap of the carton, so that the open end of the carton can be completely unfolded, which is convenient for the egg tray to be placed flat.

[0030] The working principle of the present invention is as follows: the eggs are transmitted one by one from the egg conveyor belt, the displacement motor drives the moving plate to move to one end of the slide plate through the crank-connecting rod structure, the flip gripper assembly moves to the egg conveyor belt and clamps the eggs, and then the displacement motor continues to run, the moving plate moves to the other end of the slide plate, and the eggs move to the egg tray, and during the movement, the flip gripper assembly converts the state of the eggs, and the eggs change from a horizontal state to a vertical state, the translation assembly drives the egg tray to move, and cooperates with the flip gripper assembly to fill the egg tray with eggs; then the egg tray is transported to the boxing mechanism to complete the boxing; the present invention can realize automatic picking of eggs and loading them into the egg tray, thereby improving the degree of automation of egg boxing and effectively improving the efficiency of egg boxing.

[0031] The above embodiments only express the implementation methods of the present invention, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the invention patent. In this embodiment, the words "up", "down", "left", "right", "front" and "rear" only represent their relative positions and do not represent their absolute positions. It should be pointed out that, for those of ordinary skill in the art, several variations and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent of the present invention shall be subject to the attached claims.

Claims

1. An automatic egg sorting and packing device, comprising a main frame (1), a packing mechanism (2) being arranged inside the main frame (1), a feed conveyor belt (3) and a box conveyor belt (4) being arranged on both sides of the packing mechanism (2); characterized in that: The feed end of the feed conveyor belt (3) is provided with a support frame (5), a translation assembly (6) is provided on the support frame (5), and a support plate (7) for placing an egg support plate is provided on the moving end of the translation assembly (6); an egg conveyor belt (8) is provided at one end of the support frame (5); an arch frame (9) is provided at the upper part of the feed end of the feed conveyor belt (3), a base (10) is provided on the arch frame (9), a motor support (12) and a slide rail plate (13) are provided on the base (10), and a displacement motor is provided on the motor support (12). A machine (14), a dovetail groove (15) is provided on the plate surface of the slide rail plate (13), a moving plate (16) is provided in the dovetail groove (15), the extended end of the displacement motor (14) is connected to one end of the moving plate (16) via a crank connecting rod structure, and a right-angle track (17) is provided at the bottom of the dovetail groove (15); a guide groove (18) is provided on the moving plate (16), and a flip gripper assembly (19) for moving eggs on the egg conveyor belt to the egg tray is provided in the guide groove (18) and the right-angle track (17).

2. The automatic egg sorting and packing equipment according to claim 1 is characterized by: The packing mechanism (2) comprises a moving seat (21) connected via a slider assembly, an active cylinder (22) is provided on the main frame (1), the extended end of the active cylinder (22) is connected to one side of the moving seat (21), a chain lift (23) is provided on the moving seat (21), a longitudinal seat (24) is provided at the lifting end of the chain lift (23), and mutually symmetrical supporting assemblies (25) are provided at the bottom of the longitudinal seat (24).

3. The automatic egg sorting and packing equipment according to claim 2 is characterized by: The supporting assembly (25) comprises a supporting frame (251) arranged at the lower part of the longitudinal seat (24), a supporting cylinder (252) being arranged on the supporting frame (251), and a protruding end of the supporting cylinder (252) being connected to a corner frame (253) for supporting and lifting the egg tray.

4. The automatic egg sorting and packing equipment according to claim 1 is characterized by: The flip gripper assembly (19) comprises a displacement rod group (191) arranged in a guide groove (18) and a right-angle track (17); a clamping jaw frame (192) is provided at the end of the displacement rod group (191); a rotatable pneumatic clamping jaw (193) is provided in the clamping jaw frame (192); and a lifting member (194) for rotating the pneumatic clamping jaw (193) is provided on one side of the clamping jaw frame (192).

5. The automatic egg sorting and packing equipment according to claim 4 is characterized in that: The lifting member (194) comprises a lifting cylinder (195) arranged on one side of the clamping jaw frame (192), the protruding end of the lifting cylinder (195) is hinged with a connecting rod group (196), and one end of the connecting rod group (196) is connected to one side of the pneumatic clamping jaw (193).

6. The automatic egg sorting and packing equipment according to claim 1 is characterized by: Limiting frames (31) for limiting the transmission of egg trays are provided on both sides of the feeding conveyor belt (3).

7. The automatic egg sorting and packing equipment according to claim 1 is characterized by: Guide rods (41) for pressing the long flap of the box are arranged on both sides of the box conveyor belt (4); a positioning frame (42) is arranged on the box conveyor belt (4) and at one end of the box packing mechanism (2); a sleeve rod (43) is arranged at the end of the positioning frame (42); and a pressing wheel (44) for pressing the short flap of the carton is connected to one end of the sleeve rod (43).

8. The automatic egg sorting and packing equipment according to claim 1 is characterized by: The translation assembly (6) comprises a component frame (61) arranged on a support frame (5), and two groups of electric translation members (62) arranged at right angles are arranged on the component frame (61). The electric translation member (62) comprises a motor (63) arranged on the component frame (61), and the protruding end of the motor (63) is connected to a screw rod (64), and a movable sliding seat (65) is matched on the screw rod (64), and one end of the sliding seat (65) has a light rod (66); a translation seat (67) is commonly installed on the light rods (66) on both sides, and the support tray (7) is installed on the translation seat (67).

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