Gift box production method through visual auxiliary detection

Abstract

The invention discloses a gift box production method through visual auxiliary detection, and relates to the technical field of gift box production. The gift box production method through visual auxiliary detection comprises the following steps that a primary box is prepared, specifically, a paperboard is subjected to printing, press cutting, indentation and folding, the primary box is obtained, the primary box comprises a top cover and a box body which are connected with each other, and the edge of the top cover and the edge of the box body can coincide on the design of the primary box; and detecting, wherein the top cover is grabbed and turned over in the first direction, so that the top cover and the box body can be attached to each other under the action of gravity after the primary box is lifted up. According to the gift box production method based on visual auxiliary detection, whether the indentations between the top cover and the box body of the gift box are aligned or not is detected through visual auxiliary detection, the production quality and the production efficiency of the gift box are improved, the detection result is more accurate through visual auxiliary detection, and the detection efficiency is higher.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of gift box production, and in particular to a gift box production method through visual auxiliary detection. Background Art

[0002] Gift boxes are practical gift packages that are used to express affection for friends and relatives. They are an extension of the social needs of a functional packaging method. Gift boxes are generally top-lid boxes, and the top and box body are usually made of gray cardboard and facial tissue.

[0003] The production process of gift boxes usually includes steps such as printing, pressing, creasing, gluing, and quality inspection. Among them, creasing is usually done by a die-cutter or creasing machine to apply pressure on materials such as cardboard to produce the expected creases or grooves, so that the cardboard can be folded into shape accurately and smoothly.

[0004] During the creasing step, due to cardboard slippage, equipment wear, improper process parameter settings, accidental production errors and other reasons, the creasing between the top cover and the box body is uneven, so that the top covers of a small number of gift boxes cannot be properly closed, affecting the production quality of the gift boxes. Summary of the invention

[0005] 1. Technical issues to be resolved In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the present invention provides a gift box production method through visual assisted inspection, which solves the problem that in the creasing step, due to cardboard slippage, equipment wear, improper process parameter settings, accidental production errors, etc., the top covers of a small number of gift boxes cannot be well closed, affecting the quality of the gift boxes.

[0006] (II) Technical solution To achieve the above objectives, the present invention is implemented by the following technical solutions: A method for producing gift boxes by visually assisted detection, comprising the following steps: Preparing a primary box: printing, pressing, creasing and folding the paperboard to obtain a primary box, wherein the primary box comprises a top cover and a box body connected to each other, and the edge of the top cover and the edge of the box body can overlap in design; Inspection: Grab the top cover and flip it in the first direction, so that the top cover and the box body can fit together under the action of gravity after the primary box is lifted, and then visually inspect whether the edge of the top cover is aligned with the edge of the box body; Putting in accessories: flipping the primary box in which the top cover and the box body are aligned along the second direction so that the top cover and the box body are open, and then putting accessories in the box body; Stacking: turning over the top cover of the primary box containing the accessories along a first direction so that the top cover and the box body of the primary box fit together under the action of gravity to obtain a gift box, and stacking the gift boxes; The first direction is a flipping direction of the canopy when it is closed, and the second direction is opposite to the first direction.

[0007] Preferably, it further comprises a mechanical arm, which comprises a driving assembly and a grabbing assembly, wherein the driving assembly is used to drive the grabbing assembly to rotate so that the canopy can be flipped along a first direction, and the driving assembly maintains a vertical state.

[0008] Preferably, in the detection step, the grabbing assembly includes an L-shaped arm, one end of the L-shaped arm is rotatably connected to the top of the driving assembly, the other end of the L-shaped arm is rotatably connected to a turntable, both sides of the turntable are fixedly connected to L-shaped rods, a counterweight is fixedly connected to the surface of one side of the L-shaped rod, and a suction cup is fixedly connected to the bottom of the turntable.

[0009] Preferably, in the detection step, after the primary box is transported to the bottom of the grabbing assembly and the grabbing assembly grabs the canopy, the grabbing assembly is flipped vertically, and the maximum vertical flipping angle of the grabbing assembly is 90° to 120°.

[0010] The primary box is flipped vertically by using the grabbing assembly to visually inspect whether the top cover and the box body are aligned. The maximum vertical flipping angle of the grabbing assembly is 90° to 120° to ensure that the top cover and the box body can remain in close contact and tight fit.

[0011] Preferably, in the step of placing the accessories, the maximum vertical flip angle of the grabbing assembly is 30° to 60°, ensuring that the top cover and the box body can be opened to facilitate placing the accessories into the box body.

[0012] Preferably, a recycling area is also included. In the inspection step, after the visual inspection is completed, the initial boxes whose top covers cannot be aligned with the box body are transported to the recycling area. The initial boxes whose top covers cannot be aligned with the box body are placed at the recycling area by a robotic arm, and the initial boxes at the recycling area can be recycled later, saving production resources and reducing production costs.

[0013] Preferably, in the step of placing accessories, the accessories are manually placed inside the box body to ensure that the edge of the accessories matches the edge of the box body to avoid the accessories exceeding the edge of the box body; if the accessories are found to be loose or exceeding the edge, the accessories are manually adjusted to the inside of the box body; the gift box that has passed the inspection is flipped over and opened again to place the accessories, so as to avoid the need to reopen the gift box later to place the accessories; when placing the accessories, avoid the accessories exceeding the edge of the box body, so that the top cover and the box body fit tightly when closed later, which is convenient for stacking later.

[0014] Preferably, in the step of placing the accessories, the top cover with the accessories placed is closed with the box body by using a grabbing assembly, and the grabbing assembly is flipped vertically at an angle of 90° by a driving assembly to ensure that the top cover and the box body are in a vertical and closed state, so as to facilitate neatly stacking the gift boxes.

[0015] Preferably, a mobile shelf is included, and the mobile shelf is used to stack the gift boxes that have been placed with accessories and closed. The mobile shelf can be used to conveniently stack and transfer the gift boxes that have been produced and qualified.

[0016] Preferably, in the stacking step, the vertical flip angle of the grabbing assembly is kept unchanged at 90° and is horizontally transferred to a position on the same vertical plane as the mobile shelf. The grabbing assembly is vertically moved up and down to adjust and release the suction cup to stack the gift boxes on the mobile shelf. When stacking, ensure that the gift boxes can remain vertical during transfer, so that the gift boxes can be transported more stably during the stacking process.

[0017] (III) Beneficial effects The present invention provides a method for producing gift boxes by visually assisted detection. It has the following beneficial effects: (I) The method for producing gift boxes by visually assisted detection can detect whether the top cover and the box body of the gift box are covered through the detection step, so as to facilitate the judgment of whether the indentation between the top cover and the box body is flush, thereby judging whether the indentation of the gift box is qualified, and at the same time, unqualified gift boxes can be removed, thereby improving the production quality of the gift boxes, and can directly perform detection during the stacking process of the gift boxes, thereby improving the production efficiency of the gift boxes.

[0018] (ii) The method for producing gift boxes through visual assisted inspection utilizes the flipping of the robotic arm to close the top cover and the box body again when they are opened by adsorption, so that the gift boxes will not be in an open state when they are stacked by adsorption, and the overall shape of the gift boxes is more regular, which is conducive to the neat stacking of the gift boxes in the later stage, making the stacking more neat and beautiful, and saving stacking space.

[0019] (III) The method for producing gift boxes with visually assisted inspection can directly put the accessories into the interior of the gift box before stacking, thereby reducing the step of opening the gift box and putting in the accessories after stacking, saving working time and improving working efficiency and production efficiency.

[0020] (IV) The gift box production method using visual assisted inspection uses a visual inspection system to inspect the edges of the top cover and the box body, which can accurately capture the edge defects of the gift box and avoid the subjective errors of manual inspection. The automated inspection process can greatly improve production efficiency and reduce labor costs. It can be flexibly configured according to actual needs and improve inspection accuracy and efficiency.

[0021] (V) The method for producing gift boxes with visually assisted inspection can make the edge line of the top cover always horizontal with respect to the ground by setting a turntable, an L-shaped rod and a counterweight block, thereby preventing the visual flushing caused by the top cover being adsorbed by a suction cup alone, causing the edge line of the top cover and the edge line of the box body to be tilted, thereby improving the accuracy of inspection. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 It is the overall flow chart of the present invention; Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the overall production structure of the present invention; Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the specific structure of the primary box in the present invention; Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the specific structure of the grabbing component in the present invention; Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the grabbing component just adsorbed on the surface of the primary box in the present invention; Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the grabbing assembly in the present invention being flipped 45° along the first direction; Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the grabbing assembly in the present invention flipped 120° along the first direction; Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the grabbing assembly in the present invention flipped to 30° along the second direction; Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the grabbing assembly in the present invention flipped to 90° along the first direction; Fig.10 It is a schematic diagram of the detection process of the sky cover and the box body in the present invention.

[0023] In the figure: 1. initial box; 11. box body; 12. canopy; 2. robotic arm; 21. drive assembly; 22. grab assembly; 221. suction cup; 222. L-shaped arm; 223. turntable; 224. L-shaped rod; 225. counterweight; 3. recycling area; 4. mobile shelf. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0025] See also Figure 1-10 The present invention provides a technical solution: a method for producing a gift box by visually assisted detection, comprising the following steps: Preparing a primary box 1: printing, pressing, creasing, and folding a paperboard to obtain a primary box 1, wherein the primary box 1 comprises a top cover 12 and a box body 11 connected to each other, and the edge of the top cover 12 and the edge of the box body 11 can overlap in design; Inspection: grab the top cover 12 and flip it in the first direction, so that after the primary box 1 is lifted, the top cover 12 and the box body 11 can fit together under the action of gravity, and then visually inspect whether the edge of the top cover 12 is aligned with the edge of the box body 11; Putting in accessories: turning over the primary box 1 in which the top cover 12 and the box body 11 are aligned in the second direction, so that the top cover 12 and the box body 11 are open, and then putting accessories in the box body 11; Stacking: turning over the top cover 12 of the primary box 1 containing the accessories along a first direction, so that the top cover 12 and the box body 11 of the primary box 1 are attached to each other under the action of gravity, thereby obtaining a gift box, and stacking the gift boxes; The first direction is a flipping direction of the canopy 12 when it is closed, and the second direction is opposite to the first direction.

[0026] Specifically, the cardboard used in the preparation of the primary box 1 is one of gray cardboard, white cardboard or kraft cardboard, the printing method used in the preparation of the primary box 1 includes one or more combinations of hot stamping / hot silver, UV printing, embossing and laminating, the pressing / creasing in the preparation of the primary box 1 is completed by a die-cutter / creasing machine respectively, the folding equipment used in the preparation of the primary box 1 is one of a semi-automatic folding machine or a fully automatic folding machine, and the adjacent edges of the folded cardboard in the preparation of the primary box 1 are bonded together by an adhesive to obtain the primary box 1, which consists of a top cover 12 and a box body 11.

[0027] It also includes a mechanical arm 2, which includes a driving component 21 and a grabbing component 22. The driving component 21 is used to drive the grabbing component 22 to rotate so that the canopy 12 can be flipped along a first direction, and the driving component 21 remains in a vertical state.

[0028] In the detection step, the grabbing assembly 22 includes an L-shaped arm 222, one end of the L-shaped arm 222 is rotatably connected to the top of the driving assembly 21, and the other end of the L-shaped arm 222 is rotatably connected to a turntable 223, and L-shaped rods 224 are fixedly connected to both sides of the turntable 223, wherein a counterweight 225 is fixedly connected to the surface of the L-shaped rod 224 on one side, and a suction cup 221 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the turntable 223. When the grabbing detection is performed between the canopy 12 and the box body 11, the two sides of the L-shaped rod 224 are stuck on the two sides of the canopy 12, at this time, the edge line of the canopy 12 and the L-shaped rod 224 are perpendicular to each other, and the top of the canopy 12 is adsorbed by the suction cup 221, so that the canopy 12 is fixedly attached to the box body 11. The cover 12 is caught, and when the L-shaped arm 222 rotates, the suction cup 221 adsorbs the cover 12 and the box body 11 and suspends them in the air. Due to the setting of the turntable 223, the L-shaped rod 224 drives the cover 12 to rotate, and due to the setting of the counterweight block 225, one side of the L-shaped rod 224 is always at the bottom, that is, the L-shaped rod 224 can be kept horizontal with the vertical plane, so that the edge line of the cover 12 can be kept horizontal with respect to the ground, preventing the visual flush situation caused by the edge line of the cover 12 and the edge line of the box body 11 being tilted due to the adsorption of the cover 12 by only the suction cup 221, thereby improving the accuracy of detection.

[0029] In the detection step, after the primary box 1 is transported to the bottom of the grabbing assembly 22, the grabbing assembly 22 grabs the canopy 12 and then flips the grabbing assembly 22 vertically. The maximum vertical flipping angle of the grabbing assembly 22 is 90° to 120°.

[0030] Specifically, the obtained primary box 1 is transported to the front of the robot arm 2 by the conveyor belt, and then the robot arm 2 grabs the gift box on the conveyor belt. When grabbing, the grabbing component 22 is driven by the driving component 21, and the top of the top cover 12 is sucked and grabbed by the suction cup 221 on the grabbing component 22, wherein the number of the suction cups 221 is at least two, so as to prevent the top cover 12 from rotating when being grabbed, that is, to make the grabbing component 22 more stable when grabbing the top cover 12. Since the grabbing component 22 only grabs the top cover 12 of the gift box, the gift box When rising, the canopy 12 and one side of the box body 11 rotate and open, and the grab assembly 22 flips along the first direction. During the flipping process, the canopy 12 and the box body 11 gradually close until they are tightly closed. When the grab assembly 22 flips along the first direction, the flipping angle is at least greater than 90°. In order to ensure that the canopy 12 and the box body 11 can be tightly closed, when the flipping angle is less than 90°, the canopy 12 and the box body 11 cannot be completely closed, so a flipping angle of 90° to 120° is more appropriate.

[0031] Furthermore, in the detection step, the edges of the top cover 12 and the box body 11 are detected by visual detection. The visual detection system is located at the front side of the robot arm 2. The visual detection system detects whether the edges of the top cover 12 and the box body 11 are aligned. During the visual detection, an image capture device, such as CMOS or CCD, is used to capture the edges of the top cover 12 and the box body 11 and convert them into image signals, which are then transmitted to a dedicated image processing system. The image processing system converts these image signals into digital signals based on information such as pixel distribution, brightness, color, etc., and performs calculations to extract the positional features of the edges of the top cover 12 and the box body 11 on the gift box being detected, that is, the inclination between the edges of the top cover 12 and the box body 11. The tilt angle is set in advance to a threshold of the tilt angle between the top cover 12 and the edge of the box body 11 to be within 2°, and the detection result is output based on the preset threshold value to determine whether it is qualified. When it is detected that the tilt angle between the top cover 12 and the edge of the box body 11 is less than or equal to 2°, the detection result is determined to be qualified. Thereafter, the gripping component 22 is used to flip and place the accessories in the second direction. When it is detected that the tilt angle between the top cover 12 and the edge of the box body 11 is greater than 2°, the detection result is determined to be unqualified. The unqualified primary box 1 is placed in the recycling area 3 for recycling by the robotic arm 2, thereby realizing automated detection of the tilt angle of the top cover 12 and the box body 11 of the gift box through visual inspection, thereby determining whether the primary box 1 is qualified.

[0032] In the step of inserting the accessories, the maximum vertical flipping angle of the grabbing assembly 22 is 30° to 60°.

[0033] It also includes a recycling place 3 . In the inspection step, after the visual inspection is completed, the primary boxes 1 whose top covers 12 and box bodies 11 cannot be aligned are transported to the recycling place 3 .

[0034] Specifically, the recycling place 3 is set around the robotic arm 2, and a recycling box is placed at the recycling place 3. If an unqualified primary box 1 is detected, the unqualified primary box 1 is placed into the recycling box through the robotic arm 2. When the recycling box is full of unqualified primary boxes 1, the staff will take the recycling box away and collect it for recycling. After recycling, the empty recycling box will be put back to the recycling place 3, and the unqualified primary boxes 1 will be recycled repeatedly.

[0035] Among them, in the step of placing the accessories, the accessories are manually placed into the interior of the box body 11 to ensure that the edge of the accessories matches the edge of the box body 11 to prevent the accessories from exceeding the edge of the box body 11. If the accessories are found to be loose or exceed the edge, the accessories are manually adjusted to the interior of the box body 11.

[0036] In the step of placing the accessories, the top cover 12 with the accessories placed thereon is closed with the box body 11 by using the grabbing assembly 22, and the grabbing assembly 22 is turned vertically at an angle of 90° by the driving assembly 21.

[0037] Specifically, in the step of putting in accessories, the accessories include ribbons, greeting cards, handles and light strings. All the scattered accessories mentioned above are put into a bag to facilitate putting them into the interior of the box body 11. When putting the accessories into the interior of the box body 11, care should be taken to place all the edges of the accessories inside the box body 11 to avoid the edges of the accessories exceeding the interior of the box body 11. If the accessories exceed the interior of the box body 11, it will affect the subsequent tightening of the top cover 12 and the box body 11. If there are accessories that exceed the range of the box body 11, their positions should be adjusted in time until the positions of the accessories are completely placed inside the box body 11. After placing the accessories, the grabbing assembly 22 is flipped along the second direction until the flipping angle is 90°. At this time, the top cover 12 and the box body 11 are just closed, and the angles between the top cover 12 and the box body 11 and the ground are just kept vertical, which makes it convenient to stack the gift boxes neatly in the later stage. The ribbons can be used to decorate the gift boxes to increase their aesthetics. The ribbon can be tied into bows, curly stripes, gold and silver edges, etc., to match the characteristics, color, theme, etc. of the gift. Greeting cards can be written with blessings or words of thanks to increase the emotional value of the gift. The content of the card should be related to the theme of the gift and reflect the intention of the giver. The handle can be PU leather handle, plastic handle, etc., to facilitate the recipient to carry the gift box. The light string can add brightness and visual effects to the gift box.

[0038] The mobile shelf 4 is included and is used for stacking the gift boxes which have been filled with accessories and closed.

[0039] Among them, in the stacking step, the grabbing component 22 is kept at a vertical flip angle of 90° unchanged and horizontally transferred to a position on the same vertical plane as the mobile shelf 4. The grabbing component 22 is moved vertically up and down to adjust and release the suction cup 221 to stack the gift boxes on the mobile shelf 4.

[0040] Specifically, the mobile shelf 4 is moved to the side of the robot arm 2, and then the gift boxes with accessories placed and vertically closed are placed on the mobile shelf 4 through the robot arm 2. When stacking, the vertical flip angle of the grabbing component 22 is kept unchanged at 90°, and then the grabbing component 22 is horizontally rotated to a position on the same vertical plane as the mobile shelf 4. Thereafter, the grabbing component 22 absorbs the gift boxes and moves vertically up and down and adjusts the height between the mobile shelf 4. After adjustment, the suction cup 221 is released to stack the gift boxes on the mobile shelf 4.

[0041] 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 terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are 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 statement "comprise a ..." do not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the elements.

[0042] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A method for producing gift boxes by visually assisted inspection, comprising the following steps: Preparing a primary box (1): printing, pressing, creasing, and folding a paperboard to obtain a primary box (1), wherein the primary box (1) comprises a top cover (12) and a box body (11) connected to each other, and the primary box (1) is designed so that the edge of the top cover (12) and the edge of the box body (11) can overlap; Inspection: grabbing the top cover (12) and turning it in a first direction, so that after the primary box (1) is lifted, the top cover (12) and the box body (11) can fit together under the action of gravity, and then visually inspecting whether the edge of the top cover (12) is aligned with the edge of the box body (11); Inserting accessories: turning the primary box (1) whose top cover (12) and box body (11) are aligned in a second direction so that the top cover (12) and box body (11) are in an open state, and then inserting accessories into the box body (11); Stacking: turning over the top cover (12) of the primary box (1) containing the accessories along a first direction, so that the top cover (12) and the box body (11) of the primary box (1) fit together under the action of gravity, thereby obtaining a gift box, and stacking the gift boxes; The first direction is the flipping direction of the canopy (12) when it is closed, and the second direction is opposite to the first direction.

2. A method for producing gift boxes by visually assisted inspection according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also comprises a mechanical arm (2), the mechanical arm (2) comprising a driving assembly (21) and a grasping assembly (22), the driving assembly (21) being used to drive the grasping assembly (22) to rotate so that the canopy (12) can be flipped along a first direction, and the driving assembly (21) remains in a vertical state.

3. A method for producing gift boxes by visually assisted inspection according to claim 2, characterized in that: In the detection step, the grasping component (22) comprises an L-shaped arm (222), one end of the L-shaped arm (222) is rotatably connected to the top end of the driving component (21), the other end of the L-shaped arm (222) is rotatably connected to a turntable (223), both sides of the turntable (223) are fixedly connected to L-shaped rods (224), a counterweight (225) is fixedly connected to the surface of one side of the L-shaped rod (224), and a suction cup (221) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the turntable (223).

4. A method for producing gift boxes by visually assisted inspection according to claim 2, characterized in that: In the detection step, after the primary box (1) is transported to the bottom of the grabbing assembly (22), the grabbing assembly (22) grabs the canopy (12), and then the grabbing assembly (22) flips vertically, and the maximum vertical flipping angle of the grabbing assembly (22) is 90° to 120°.

5. A method for producing gift boxes by visually assisted inspection according to claim 4, characterized in that: In the step of inserting the accessories, the maximum vertical turning angle of the grabbing component (22) is 30° to 60°.

6. A method for producing gift boxes by visually assisted inspection according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a recycling place (3). In the inspection step, after the visual inspection is completed, the primary box (1) whose top cover (12) and box body (11) cannot be aligned is transported to the recycling place (3).

7. A method for producing gift boxes by visually assisted inspection according to claim 5, characterized in that: In the step of inserting the accessory, the accessory is manually inserted into the interior of the box body (11), ensuring that the edge of the accessory matches the edge of the box body (11) to prevent the accessory from protruding from the edge of the box body (11); if the accessory is found to be loose or protruding from the edge, the accessory is manually adjusted into the interior of the box body (11).

8. A method for producing gift boxes by visually assisted inspection according to claim 7, characterized in that: In the step of placing the accessories, the top cover (12) with the accessories placed therein is closed with the box body (11) by using the grabbing assembly (22), and the grabbing assembly (22) is turned vertically at an angle of 90° by using the driving assembly (21).

9. A method for producing gift boxes by visually assisted inspection according to claim 8, characterized in that: The mobile shelf (4) is used to stack closed gift boxes that have been filled with accessories.

10. A method for producing gift boxes by visually assisted inspection according to claim 9, characterized in that: During the stacking step, the grabbing assembly (22) is kept at a vertical flip angle of 90° and horizontally transferred to a position on the same vertical plane as the mobile shelf (4). The grabbing assembly 22 is vertically moved up and down to adjust and release the suction cup (221), and the gift boxes are stacked on the mobile shelf (4).

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