Quick feeding device and quick feeding method for converting multi-bin channel into two channels

Abstract

The invention discloses a quick feeding device and method for converting a multi-bin channel into two channels. The device comprises a mounting platform, two bin units are arranged on the mounting platform side by side, each bin unit comprises a plurality of bins, and the area, located in front of the two bin units, of the mounting platform is a pre-feeding position; the two main feeding mechanisms are arranged on the mounting platform and correspond to the stock bin units, each main feeding mechanism comprises a main material pushing plate sliding front and back along the mounting platform, and the main material pushing plates are used for forwards pushing products on the bottommost layer in the stock bin units out of the stock bin and conveying the products to a pre-feeding position; the two servo feeding mechanisms are respectively arranged in front of each stock bin unit, comprise feeding push plates and are used for transversely pushing the products at the pre-feeding position to the front of the secondary feeding mechanism one by one; the number of the secondary feeding mechanisms is two, and the secondary feeding mechanisms are fixed to the main material pushing plates of the two main feeding mechanisms correspondingly and used for pushing products forwards to the conveyor. The feeding efficiency of the stock bin can be remarkably improved, and the frequency of manual feeding is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of packaging feeding, and in particular to a multi-bin channel to two-channel fast feeding device and a fast feeding method. Background Art

[0002] In the cartoning production line, two silos and two channels are often used for feeding. Its structure is as follows: Figure 1 As shown, it includes two silos with vertical material discharge, and on both sides of the silos are feeding mechanisms and conveyors. The conveyors are generally belt conveyors. Two feeding mechanisms are set, corresponding to the two silos respectively. After the front end of the feeding mechanism is extended, the products at the bottom of the corresponding silo are pushed out of the silo horizontally and sent to the conveying surface of the conveyor. The loading of the silo relies on manual placement of the products into the silo, and the feeding mechanism continuously retracts and pushes the products onto the conveyor. During this period, manual feeding is required until the work is completed. This feeding device requires manual feeding, which is labor-intensive and cumbersome to operate, affecting production efficiency. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present invention provides a multi-bin channel to two-channel fast feeding device and a fast feeding method, which improves the existing feeding mechanism, reduces the number of feeding times, reduces manual labor intensity, realizes fast feeding, and improves production efficiency.

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: a multi-bin channel to two-channel fast feeding device, used for feeding materials to a conveyor in front, comprising a mounting platform, two bin units are arranged side by side on the mounting platform, each bin unit comprises a plurality of bins, and the plurality of bins are arranged at intervals perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor, each bin is fixed on the upper surface of the mounting platform, and the area on the mounting platform located in front of the two bin units is a pre-feeding position;

[0005] Two main feeding mechanisms are arranged on the mounting platform and are arranged one-to-one with the silo unit. The main feeding mechanism includes a main pushing plate that slides forward and backward along the mounting platform. The main pushing plate is used to push the products at the bottom layer of all silos in the silo unit forward out of the silo and send them to the pre-feeding position;

[0006] Two servo feeding mechanisms, respectively arranged in front of each silo unit, including a feeding push plate, which is used to push the products at the pre-feeding position one by one horizontally to the front of the secondary feeding mechanism;

[0007] The secondary feeding mechanisms are provided with two, which are respectively fixed on the main pushing plates of the two main feeding mechanisms, and are used to push the products forward onto the conveyor.

[0008] Furthermore, the main feeding mechanism also includes a main feeding cylinder and a slide plate. The main feeding cylinder is fixed on the mounting platform, the piston rod of the main feeding cylinder is fixedly connected to the main pushing plate, and the slide plate is fixed on the main pushing plate and is slidably arranged along the slide groove on the mounting platform.

[0009] Furthermore, the main feeding cylinder is arranged centrally on the main pushing plate, and two slide plates are provided, which are symmetrically distributed on both sides of the main feeding cylinder.

[0010] Furthermore, the front end of the main pushing plate includes a plurality of pushing plate teeth, and the plurality of pushing plate teeth correspond one-to-one to the plurality of silos in the corresponding silo unit.

[0011] Furthermore, the two main pushing plates of the two main feeding mechanisms are arranged side by side on the left and right, and are arranged symmetrically about the center line of the conveyor; one secondary feeding mechanism is arranged at the right end of the left main pushing plate, and the other secondary feeding mechanism is arranged at the left end of the right main pushing plate.

[0012] Furthermore, the servo feeding mechanism is arranged below the mounting platform, and includes a feeding push plate, a track module and a servo motor; the length direction of the track module is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor; the servo motor is installed at the end of the track module, and is used to drive the feeding push plate to slide along the length direction of the track module, and the upper end of the feeding push plate extends from the slide groove on the mounting platform to laterally push the product at the pre-feeding position.

[0013] Furthermore, the secondary feeding mechanism includes a secondary feeding cylinder and a secondary feeding block, wherein the secondary feeding cylinder is fixed to the lower surface of the main pushing plate, and the secondary feeding block is fixed to the end of the piston rod of the secondary feeding cylinder, and the secondary feeding block is used to push the product to the conveyor.

[0014] The present invention further proposes a fast feeding method for continuously providing packaged products to a conveyor on a cartoning machine production line. The method adopts the multi-bin channel to two-channel fast feeding device described above, and comprises the following steps:

[0015] The first step is to control the main push plates of the two main feeding mechanisms to move forward, and push the products at the bottom of all the silos in the two silo units out of the silos to the pre-feeding position in front;

[0016] In the second step, the product in front of it is pushed to the conveyor through the secondary feeding mechanism;

[0017] In the third step, the remaining products at the pre-feeding position are pushed one by one to the front of the secondary feeding mechanism through two servo feeding mechanisms, and then the secondary feeding mechanism pushes the products to the conveyor until all the products at the pre-feeding position are sent to the conveyor, completing a working cycle;

[0018] Repeat the first to third steps above, and after multiple working cycles, the products in the silo are transported.

[0019] The beneficial effects achieved by the present invention are as follows: the present invention adopts the coordinated control of multiple groups of silos and multiple groups of feeding mechanisms to realize the rapid feeding of materials in multiple silos, which is simple to operate, saves labor, improves production efficiency, and at the same time improves the automation level of the equipment, and also realizes diversified production of the production line. The device can be applied not only to the design and manufacture of new equipment, but also to the transformation of old production lines. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] The accompanying drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention and constitute a part of the specification. Together with the embodiments of the present invention, they are used to explain the present invention and do not constitute a limitation of the present invention. In the accompanying drawings:

[0021] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of a two-bin two-channel feeding device in the prior art;

[0022] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of a multi-bin channel to two-channel fast feeding device of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 3 This is a working principle diagram of the multi-bin channel to two-channel fast feeding device of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the servo feeding mechanism in the multi-bin channel to two-channel fast feeding device of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the working process of the device for rapidly feeding materials from multiple bin channels to two channels according to the present invention;

[0026] In the figure: 1. feeding mechanism, 2. conveyor, 3. silo, 4. product, 5. main feeding mechanism, 501. main push plate, 502. main feeding cylinder, 503. slide plate, 6. secondary feeding mechanism, 601. secondary feeding cylinder, 602. secondary feeding block, 603. connecting plate, 7. servo feeding mechanism, 701. feeding push plate, 702. track module, 703. driving motor, 8. mounting platform, 9. pre-feeding position. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the preferred embodiments described herein are only used to illustrate and explain the present invention, and are not used to limit the present invention.

[0028] Example 1

[0029] like Figure 2As shown, a multi-bin channel to two-channel fast feeding device is used to feed materials to a forward conveyor 2, including two bin units, a mounting platform 8, two main feeding mechanisms 5, two secondary feeding mechanisms 6 and two servo feeding mechanisms 7.

[0030] The two silo units each include a plurality of silos 3 arranged in a line, each silo 3 is erected above the mounting platform 8, and the number of silos in the two silo units is the same, for example, each silo unit includes 10 silos in this embodiment.

[0031] The main feeding mechanism 5, the secondary feeding mechanism 6 and the servo feeding mechanism 7 are all arranged on the mounting platform 8. The two main feeding mechanisms 5 correspond to the two silo units respectively, and the feeding direction of the main feeding mechanism 5 is longitudinal, parallel to the conveying direction of the conveyor 2. Each main feeding mechanism 5 is used to push the bottom layer of the product in the corresponding silo unit forward, push out the silo 3, push it to the pre-feeding position 9 of the mounting platform 8, and wait for the lateral push of the servo feeding mechanism 7.

[0032] like Figure 2 , 3 The main feeding mechanism 5 includes a main push plate 501, a main feeding cylinder 502 and a slide plate 503. The front end of the main push plate 501 is set as a comb tooth structure, including a plurality of push plate teeth 504. The plurality of push plate teeth 504 correspond one-to-one to the plurality of bins 3 of the corresponding bin unit, and are used to push the bottom product 4 out of the bin 3. A main feeding cylinder 502 is arranged at the center below the main push plate 501. Slide plates 503 are symmetrically installed on both sides of the main feeding cylinder 502. The slide plates 503 are fixed to the lower surface of the main push plate 501 by screws, and the slide plates 503 can slide along the slide groove on the mounting platform 8. The main feeding cylinder 502 is located below the mounting platform 8, and the cylinder body of the main feeding cylinder 502 is fixed to the lower surface of the mounting platform 8 by screws. The piston rod of the main feeding cylinder 502 is connected to the main push plate 501 through the opening on the mounting platform 8. After the piston rod of the main feeding cylinder 502 is extended, it drives the main pushing plate 501 to slide forward on the mounting platform 8, and the pushing plate teeth 504 on the main pushing plate 801 push the product 4 at the bottom layer of the silo 3 forward out of the silo 3 and push it to the pre-feeding position 9 on the mounting platform 8.

[0033] The two main push plates 501 in the two main feeding mechanisms 5 are arranged side by side, and the two main push plates 501 are arranged symmetrically about the center line of the conveyor 2. The right end of the left main push plate 501 and the left end of the right main push plate 501 are also connected to the secondary feeding mechanism 6 respectively.

[0034] like Figure 2 , 3As shown, the secondary feeding mechanism 6 includes a secondary feeding cylinder 601, a secondary feeding block 602 and a connecting plate 603. The cylinder body of the secondary feeding cylinder 601 is fixedly connected to the connecting plate 603 by screws, and the connecting plate 603 is fixed to the lower surface of the main pushing plate 501 by screws. The front end of the piston rod of the secondary feeding cylinder 601 is provided with a secondary feeding block 602 for pushing the product 4, and the upper surface of the secondary feeding block 602 is lower than the lower surface of the main pushing plate 501. After the piston rod of the secondary feeding cylinder 601 is extended, the secondary feeding block 602 pushes the corresponding product to the conveyor 2 in front.

[0035] like Figure 3 As shown, the servo feeding mechanism 7 is arranged at the pre-feeding position 9 between the main feeding mechanism 5 and the conveyor 2, and the products entering the pre-feeding position 9 are delivered one by one in the transverse direction to the front of the secondary feeding mechanism 6.

[0036] like Figure 3 , 4 As shown, the servo feeding mechanism 7 is located below the mounting platform 8, and includes a feeding push plate 701, a track module 702 and a servo motor 703. The length direction of the track module 702 is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor 2. The feeding push plate 701 is slidably arranged on the track module 702 and driven by the servo motor 703. The servo motor 703 is arranged at one end of the track module 702. The servo motor 703 can drive the feeding push plate 701 by a screw nut structure, that is, the feeding push plate 701 is connected to the nut on the threaded screw, the screw is located in the track module 702, and one end of the screw is connected to the servo motor 703, so that the servo motor 703 drives the feeding push plate 701 to move linearly along the track module 702 through the screw nut mechanism. The feeding push plate 701 acts on the side of the product 4 at the edge, pushing the product 4 to move toward the conveyor 2.

[0037] A slide groove for the feeding push plate 701 to slide is arranged at the pre-feeding position 9 on the mounting platform 8, and the feeding push plate 701 extends out of the slide groove to push the product 4 on the mounting platform 8 to move horizontally.

[0038] Combine the following Figure 3 As shown, the working principle of the present invention is explained by taking the continuous feeding of the product in the left silo unit as an example.

[0039] In the present invention, three operations need to be performed in the process of delivering the product 4 in the silo 3 to the conveyor 2:

[0040] Operation (a): The main pushing plate 501 of the main feeding mechanism 5 pushes the bottom layer of the corresponding product 4 in each silo 3 forward to the silo 3 to the pre-feeding position 9 of the mounting platform 8, that is, the working position of the servo feeding mechanism 7;

[0041] Operation (b): The servo motor 703 of the servo feeding mechanism 7 drives the feeding push plate 701 to deliver the products entering the pre-feeding position 9 to the front of the secondary feeding mechanism 6 one by one;

[0042] Operation (c): The secondary feeding cylinder 601 of the secondary feeding mechanism 6 extends, and the secondary feeding block 602 delivers the product 4 in front to the conveyor 2.

[0043] When all the products 4 at the pre-feeding position 9 are pushed onto the conveyor 2 by the secondary feeding mechanism 6, a working cycle is completed. According to the above process, after multiple cycles, the products 4 in the silo 3 can be conveyed completely.

[0044] It should be noted that after operation (a) is completed, the secondary feeding mechanism first pushes the product in front of it to the conveyor to leave space for subsequent products, and then operation (b) is carried out.

[0045] Since the conveyor 2 is a two-channel conveyor, that is, the conveyor can convey two rows of products, the products 4 in the left silo unit and the products 4 in the right silo unit can be fed at the same time. Figure 5 As shown, the products 4 in the left silo unit are fed to the left side of the conveyor 2 by the main feeding mechanism 5, servo feeding mechanism 7 and secondary feeding mechanism 6 on the left side, and at the same time, the products in the right silo unit are fed to the right side of the conveyor 2 by the main feeding mechanism 5, servo feeding mechanism 7 and secondary feeding mechanism 6 on the right side. Figure 1 The feeding mechanism can greatly improve the feeding efficiency and reduce the frequency of manual feeding.

[0046] Example 2

[0047] A fast feeding method is used for continuously providing packaged products to a conveyor on a cartoning machine production line, characterized in that the method adopts the multi-bin channel to two-channel fast feeding device described in Example 1, comprising the following steps:

[0048] The first step is to control the main pushing plates 501 of the two main feeding mechanisms 5 to move forward, and push the products 4 at the bottom of all the silos 3 in the two silo units forward out of the silos 3 to the pre-feeding position 9 in front;

[0049] In the second step, the product 4 located in front of it is pushed to the conveyor 2 through the secondary feeding mechanism 6;

[0050] In the third step, the remaining products at the pre-feeding position 9 are pushed one by one to the front of the secondary feeding mechanism 6 by the two servo feeding mechanisms 7, and then the secondary feeding mechanism 6 pushes the products to the conveyor 2 until all the products 4 at the pre-feeding position 9 are sent to the conveyor 2, completing a working cycle;

[0051] Repeat the first step to the third step, and after multiple working cycles, the product 4 in the silo 3 is transported.

[0052] It should be noted that the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Although the present invention is described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments or replace some of the technical features therein by equivalents. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention. The terms used in the description of this application are only for describing specific implementations and are not intended to limit the exemplary implementations according to this application.

Claims

1. A multi-bin channel to two-channel fast feeding device, used for feeding materials to a forward conveyor, characterized in that: It includes a mounting platform, on which two silo units are arranged side by side, each silo unit includes a plurality of silos, and the plurality of silos are arranged at intervals perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor, each silo is fixed on the upper surface of the mounting platform, and the area on the mounting platform in front of the two silo units is a pre-feeding position; Two main feeding mechanisms are arranged on the mounting platform and are arranged one-to-one with the silo unit. The main feeding mechanism includes a main pushing plate that slides forward and backward along the mounting platform. The main pushing plate is used to push the products at the bottom layer of all silos in the silo unit forward out of the silo and send them to the pre-feeding position; Two servo feeding mechanisms, respectively arranged in front of each silo unit, including a feeding push plate, which is used to push the products at the pre-feeding position one by one horizontally to the front of the secondary feeding mechanism; The secondary feeding mechanisms are provided with two, which are respectively fixed on the main pushing plates of the two main feeding mechanisms, and are used to push the products forward onto the conveyor.

2. The multi-bin channel to two-channel fast feeding device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The main feeding mechanism also includes a main feeding cylinder and a slide plate. The main feeding cylinder is fixed on the mounting platform. The piston rod of the main feeding cylinder is fixedly connected to the main pushing plate. The slide plate is fixed on the main pushing plate and is slidably arranged along the slide groove on the mounting platform.

3. The multi-bin channel to two-channel fast feeding device according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The main feeding cylinder is arranged in the center of the main pushing plate, and two slide plates are provided, which are symmetrically distributed on both sides of the main feeding cylinder.

4. The multi-bin channel to two-channel fast feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front end of the main pushing plate includes a plurality of pushing plate teeth, and the plurality of pushing plate teeth correspond one by one to the plurality of bins in the corresponding bin unit.

5. The multi-bin channel to two-channel fast feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two main push plates of the two main feeding mechanisms are arranged side by side and symmetrically about the center line of the conveyor; one secondary feeding mechanism is arranged at the right end of the left main push plate, and the other secondary feeding mechanism is arranged at the left end of the right main push plate.

6. The multi-bin channel to two-channel fast feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The servo feeding mechanism is arranged below the mounting platform, and includes a feeding push plate, a track module and a servo motor; the length direction of the track module is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor; the servo motor is installed at the end of the track module, and is used to drive the feeding push plate to slide along the length direction of the track module, and the upper end of the feeding push plate extends from the slide groove on the mounting platform to laterally push the product at the pre-feeding position.

7. The multi-bin channel to two-channel fast feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The secondary feeding mechanism includes a secondary feeding cylinder and a secondary feeding block. The secondary feeding cylinder is fixed to the lower surface of the main pushing plate, and the secondary feeding block is fixed to the end of the piston rod of the secondary feeding cylinder. The secondary feeding block is used to push the product to the conveyor.

8. A rapid feeding method for continuously supplying packaged products to a conveyor on a cartoning machine production line, characterized in that: The method adopts the multi-bin channel to two-channel fast feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, comprising the following steps: The first step is to control the main push plates of the two main feeding mechanisms to move forward, and push the products at the bottom of all the silos in the two silo units out of the silos to the pre-feeding position in front; In the second step, the product in front of it is pushed to the conveyor through the secondary feeding mechanism; In the third step, the remaining products at the pre-feeding position are pushed one by one to the front of the secondary feeding mechanism through two servo feeding mechanisms, and then the secondary feeding mechanism pushes the products to the conveyor until all the products at the pre-feeding position are sent to the conveyor, completing a working cycle; Repeat the first to third steps above, and after multiple working cycles, the products in the silo are transported.

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