Boxing method

Abstract

This invention belongs to the field of packaging technology and discloses a boxing method, including the following steps: S1, setting up a first working conveyor line, and loading bottles into packaging boxes on the first working conveyor line. The packaging box includes a box body and a lid covering the box body, and the box body is provided with pre-fitting fasteners; S2, setting up a second working conveyor line, and transferring the packaging box from the first working conveyor line to the second working conveyor line; the box body and lid are fixed on the second working conveyor line, and the pre-fitting fasteners are cut on the second working conveyor line. This invention automates the boxing process, improves the efficiency of packaging, and reduces labor costs due to the automation of the boxing process and the absence of manual operation.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of packaging technology, and more particularly to a boxing method. Background Technology

[0002] In the packaging process of baijiu (Chinese liquor), the packaging box 100 used for the bottle serves functions such as protecting the bottle and facilitating carrying and storage. Generally, the packaging box 100 is made of sturdy material and typically employs a separate structure of a cap 102 and a box body 101 for easy assembly and disassembly. A four-opening box is a type of packaging box 100 used for bottle packaging, generally for beverage bottles, offering good visibility and bottle protection. Figures 1-2 The packaging box 100 shown is a four-opening box, comprising a box body 101 and a lid 102. The box body 101 includes two first side panels 1011 arranged opposite each other in a first direction (X direction) and two second side panels 1012 arranged opposite each other in a second direction (Y direction). The first side panels 1011 and the second side panels 1012 are separate from each other. The first direction can be the length direction of the four-opening box, and the second direction can be the width direction of the four-opening box, or vice versa. The first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other and both are perpendicular to the height direction of the four-opening box. The lid 102 includes eight interconnected adapter side panels, namely two first adapter panels 1021, two second adapter panels 1022, and four connecting adapter panels 1023. The first adapter plate 1021 and the second adapter plate 1022 correspond to the positions of the first side plate 1011 and the second side plate 1012, respectively. The connecting adapter plate 1023 is used to connect adjacent first adapter plates 1021 and second adapter plates 1022. After the bottle is placed into the box body 101, the cap 102 is inserted into the top of the box body 101 for sealing, and then the box body 101 and the cap 102 are fixed together. Unlike the packaging process of conventional packaging boxes, since the first side plate 1011 and the second side plate 1012 of the four-opening box are separate from each other, the first side plate 1011 and the second side plate 1012 need to be fixed in advance during the packaging process, and the pre-fixed parts need to be removed after packaging. After the cap 102 seals the box body 101, the cap 102 and the box body 101 need to be fixed together. These processes do not exist on existing packaging production lines, so they are all done manually, resulting in low boxing efficiency, high labor costs, and high labor intensity for the packaging box 100. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The purpose of this invention is to provide a boxing method to solve the problems of low packaging efficiency and high packaging cost of four-opening boxes, and to realize automated packaging of four-opening boxes.

[0004] To achieve this objective, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0005] A boxing method includes the following steps:

[0006] S1, set up a first working conveyor line, and load the bottle into the packaging box on the first working conveyor line. The packaging box includes a box body and a cover covering the box body. The box body is provided with pre-fitting parts.

[0007] S2, a second working conveyor line is set up to transfer the packaging box from the first working conveyor line to the second working conveyor line; the box body and the cover body are fixed on the second working conveyor line, and the pre-fitting parts are cut on the second working conveyor line.

[0008] In some embodiments, step S2 specifically includes:

[0009] S21, A first fixed station, a rotary station, a second fixed station, and a shearing station are sequentially set along the conveying direction on the second working conveyor line;

[0010] S22, the packaging box moves to the first fixed station, and the first side plate and the first adapter plate on the box body and the cover body at opposite positions are fixed by a set of fasteners;

[0011] S23, the packaging box moves to the rotating station and rotates 90° along the vertical axis;

[0012] S24, the packaging box moves to the second fixed station, and the second side plate and the second adapter plate on the box body and the cover body at opposite positions are fixed by another set of the fixing parts;

[0013] S25, the packaging box moves to the cutting station and cuts the pre-fitting parts on the box body.

[0014] In some embodiments, the conveying directions of the first working conveyor line and the second working conveyor line are both along a first direction and partially overlap, and the packaging box is transferred from the first working conveyor line to the second working conveyor line along a second direction, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

[0015] In some embodiments, there are two first working conveyor lines, which are arranged side by side with intervals between them. Two bottle conveyor lines are arranged between the two first working conveyor lines. Box infeed conveyor lines are respectively arranged on the outer side of the two first working conveyor lines. A cap conveyor line is arranged downstream of the box infeed conveyor lines along the first direction.

[0016] In some embodiments, there are two second working conveyors, which are located downstream of the bottle conveyor, and a fixing conveyor is provided on the side of the two second working conveyors.

[0017] In some embodiments, the first fixed station is provided with a first fixing mechanism, and the second fixed station is provided with a second fixing mechanism. The first fixing mechanism and the second fixing mechanism respectively pick up the fixing component from the fixing component conveyor line and fix the packaging box at the first fixed station and the second fixed station respectively.

[0018] In some embodiments, the first working conveyor line is provided with a packaging box infeed station, a cap removal station, a bottle loading station, a cap removal station, and a packaging box removal station in sequence along its conveying direction. The packaging box infeed station is arranged parallel to the box loading conveyor line along the second direction. The specific steps for loading the bottle into the packaging box in step S1 are as follows:

[0019] S11, the first working conveyor line, the box conveyor line, the bottle conveyor line and the cap conveyor line start synchronously and perform stepping motion;

[0020] S12, the first packaging box moving mechanism moves the packaging box from the box infeed conveyor line to the packaging box moving station, and the packaging box steps to the cover moving station;

[0021] S13, the first cap moving mechanism moves the cap from the cap removal station to the cap conveyor line, and the box of the packaging box steps to the bottle loading station;

[0022] S14, the bottle moving mechanism loads the bottle on the bottle conveyor line into the box at the bottle loading station, and the box moves to the cap moving station.

[0023] S15, the second cover moving mechanism moves the cover on the cover conveyor line into the box at the cover moving station, and the packaging box moves to the packaging box moving station.

[0024] In some embodiments, the second packaging box moving mechanism moves the packaging box located at the packaging box removal station to the second work conveyor line.

[0025] In some embodiments, the cutting station is provided with a cutting device, which includes a plurality of cutting elements. The plurality of cutting elements are spaced apart along the conveying direction and are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of packaging boxes.

[0026] The beneficial effects of this invention are:

[0027] The boxing method provided by the present invention automates the boxing process by setting up a first working conveyor line and a second working conveyor line. The first working conveyor line is used to put the bottle into the packaging box, and the second working conveyor line is used to fix the packaging box and cut the pre-fitting parts. This improves the boxing efficiency and reduces the cost of manual packaging by eliminating the need for manual operation during the automated boxing process. Attached Figure Description

[0028] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the four-opening box involved in this invention;

[0029] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 An exploded view of the box after opening the fourth box;

[0030] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the cartoning machine involved in the cartoning method provided in the embodiments of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 4 This is a partial structural schematic diagram of the cartoning machine involved in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the first packaging box moving mechanism in the cartoning machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the gripping component of the first packaging box moving mechanism in the cartoning machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 7 yes Figure 6 The main view;

[0035] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the first cover moving mechanism in the cartoning machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0036] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the suction assembly of the first cover moving mechanism in the cartoning machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0037] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the first fixing mechanism in the cartoning machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0038] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the gripper head in the first fixing mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0039] In the picture:

[0040] 100. Packaging box; 101. Box body; 1011. First side panel; 1012. Second side panel; 1013. Through hole in box body; 102. Lid; 1021. First adapter plate; 1022. Second adapter plate; 1023. Connecting adapter plate; 1024. Through hole in lid;

[0041] 200. Bottle body;

[0042] 1. Frame; 11. Box Infeed Conveyor Line; 12. First Working Conveyor Line; 121. Box Infeed Station; 122. Cap Outfeed Station; 123. Bottle Infeed Station; 124. Cap Infeed Station; 125. Box Outfeed Station; 13. Second Working Conveyor Line; 131. First Fixed Station; 132. Rotating Station; 133. Second Fixed Station; 134. Cutting Station; 14. Cap Conveyor Line; 15. Bottle Conveyor Line; 16. Fixture Conveyor Line;

[0043] 2. First packaging box moving mechanism; 21. First robotic arm; 22. Gripping assembly; 221. Gripping mounting component; 222. Gripping component; 223. Gripping connector; 224. Gripping drive component; 225. Support component; 226. Buffer component; 23. First mounting frame; 24. Movable mounting base; 25. Movable connecting shaft;

[0044] 3. First cover moving mechanism; 31. Second robotic arm; 32. Suction assembly; 321. Suction mounting component; 322. Suction connecting column; 323. Suction cup; 324. Positioning component; 33. Second mounting bracket;

[0045] 4. Bottle moving mechanism; 5. Second cap moving mechanism; 6. Second packaging box moving mechanism;

[0046] 7. First fixing mechanism; 71. Third mounting bracket; 72. First driving component; 73. Grip head; 731. Swing driving component; 732. Grip; 733. Swing mounting component; 734. Swing connecting component; 735. Limiting component; 74. Linkage assembly;

[0047] 8. Rotating mechanism; 9. Second fixing mechanism; 10. Shearing device. Detailed Implementation

[0048] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and not intended to limit it. Furthermore, it should be noted that, for ease of description, the accompanying drawings show only the parts relevant to the present invention, and not all of the structures.

[0049] In the description of this invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "connected," "linked," and "fixed" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral part; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this invention based on the specific circumstances.

[0050] In this invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, "above" or "below" the second feature can include direct contact between the first and second features, or contact between the first and second features through another feature between them. Furthermore, "above," "over," and "on top" of the second feature includes the first feature directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is at a higher horizontal level than the second feature. "Below," "below," and "under" the second feature includes the first feature directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is at a lower horizontal level than the second feature.

[0051] In the description of this embodiment, the terms "upper," "lower," "left," and "right," etc., refer to the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are used only for ease of description and simplification of operation, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on the present invention. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used only for distinction in description and have no special meaning.

[0052] This invention provides a boxing method, combined with Figure 1 and Figure 2 It includes the following steps:

[0053] S1, set up a first working conveyor line 12, and load the bottle 200 into the packaging box 100 on the first working conveyor line 12. The packaging box 100 includes a box body 101 and a cover 102 covering the box body 101. The box body 101 is provided with pre-fitting.

[0054] S2, a second working conveyor line 13 is set up to transfer the packaging box 100 from the first working conveyor line 12 to the second working conveyor line 13; the box body 101 and the cover 102 are fixed on the second working conveyor line 13, and the pre-fitting parts are cut off on the second working conveyor line 13.

[0055] The packaging method provided by this invention is used to place the bottle 200 into a packaging box 100, wherein the packaging box 100 is... Figure 1 and Figure 2The four-opening box shown includes a box body 101 and a lid 102 that can close onto the box body 101. The boxing method of the present invention is provided with a first working conveyor line 12 and a second working conveyor line 13. The first working conveyor line 12 is used to load the bottle body 200 into the box 100, and the second working conveyor line 13 is used to fix the box 100 after bottling (fix or lock the lid 102 and the box body 101) and cut the pre-fitting parts (located on the box body 101), thereby realizing the automation of the boxing of the box 100 and improving the boxing efficiency. Due to the automation of the boxing process, there is no manual operation, which helps to reduce the intensity of manual labor and reduce the boxing cost.

[0056] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, step S2 specifically includes the following steps:

[0057] S21, a first fixed station 131, a rotary station 132, a second fixed station 133, and a shearing station 134 are sequentially arranged along the conveying direction on the second working conveyor line 13.

[0058] S22, the packaging box 100 moves to the first fixed station 131, and the first side plate 1011 and the first adapter plate 1021 on the box body 101 and the cover body 102 are fixed by a set of fasteners;

[0059] S23, Packaging box 100 moves to rotary station 132, and packaging box 100 rotates 90° along the vertical axis;

[0060] S24, the packaging box 100 moves to the second fixed station 133, and the second side plate 1012 and the second adapter plate 1022 on the box body 101 and the cover body 102 are fixed by another set of fasteners;

[0061] S25, the packaging box 100 runs to the cutting station 134, cuts the pre-fixed parts on the box body 101, and completes the boxing.

[0062] It should be explained that, since the first side plate 1011 and the second side plate 1012 of the four-opening box 101 are spaced apart from each other, they are pre-fixed by pre-fixed fasteners (such as cable ties) during the boxing process, and the pre-fixed fasteners are cut before the boxing is finished. In the above step S2, on the second working conveyor line 13, the bottled packaging box 100 moves sequentially along the first direction to the first fixing station 131, the rotation station 132, the second fixing station 133 and the cutting station 134. The first fixing station 131 is equipped with a first fixing mechanism 7 to fix the packaging box 100, the second fixing station 133 is equipped with a second fixing mechanism 9 to fix the packaging box 100, and the rotation station 132 is used to rotate the packaging box 100 90° along the vertical axis so as to fix the four pairs of box body through holes 1013 and the lid through holes 1024 on the packaging box 100 respectively, so as to realize the automatic fixing of the lid 102 and the box body 101.

[0063] In some embodiments, the conveying directions of the first working conveyor line 12 and the second working conveyor line 13 are both along the first direction and partially overlap. The packaging box 100 is transferred from the first working conveyor line 12 to the second working conveyor line 13 along the second direction. The first direction (X direction) is perpendicular to the second direction (Y direction).

[0064] like Figure 2 As shown, along the first direction, the first working conveyor line 12 and the second working conveyor line 13 are arranged sequentially. Along the second direction, a portion of the second working conveyor line 13 is located on one side of the first working conveyor line 12, thus forming an overlapping portion. The length of the overlapping portion is equal to the step length, which facilitates the transfer of the packaging box 100 on the first working conveyor line 12 to the second working conveyor line 13 in one go along the second direction. This reduces the total length of the first working conveyor line 12 and the second working conveyor line 13, reduces the transfer distance of the packaging box 100, and improves the boxing efficiency.

[0065] In a preferred embodiment, such as Figure 4Two first working conveyor lines 12 are provided, arranged side-by-side and spaced apart along a second direction. Two bottle conveyor lines 15 are located between the two first working conveyor lines 12, used for conveying bottles 200. Box inlet conveyor lines 11 are respectively provided on the outer sides of the two first working conveyor lines 12, used for conveying packaging boxes 100. Downstream of the box inlet conveyor lines 11 along the first direction, a cap conveyor line 14 is provided, the two being connected to each other to save equipment space. Two second working conveyor lines 13 are provided, located downstream of the bottle conveyor lines 15. A fastener conveyor line 16 is provided on the side of the two second working conveyor lines 13. The fastener conveyor line 16 is used to provide fasteners. Two second working conveyor lines 13 are positioned downstream of the bottle conveyor line 15. The box conveyor line 11, the cap conveyor line 14, and the fixing component conveyor line 16 are sequentially connected along the first direction, which helps to save equipment space, shorten the moving distance of the packaging box 100 and the bottle 200 during the boxing process, and thus improve the boxing efficiency.

[0066] On the first working conveyor line 12, along its conveying direction, there are sequentially arranged packaging box infeed station 121, cap removal station 122, bottle loading station 123, cap removal station 124, and packaging box removal station 125. The packaging box infeed station 121 is arranged parallel to the box infeed conveyor line 11 along the second direction. The specific steps in step S1 of loading the bottle 200 into the packaging box 100 are as follows:

[0067] S11, the first working conveyor line 12, the box conveyor line 11, the bottle conveyor line 15 and the cap conveyor line 14 start synchronously and perform stepping motion;

[0068] S12, the first packaging box moving mechanism 2 moves the packaging box 100 from the box infeed conveyor line 11 to the packaging box infeed station 121, and the packaging box 100 steps to the cover removal station 122.

[0069] S13, the first cap moving mechanism 3 moves the cap 102 from the cap removal station 122 to the cap conveyor line 14, and the box 101 of the packaging box 100 steps to the bottle loading station 123; the cap conveyor line 14 is set directly opposite the cap removal station 122, the bottle loading station 123 and the cap loading station 124 on the first working conveyor line 12, so as to facilitate the movement of the cap 102 in the second direction.

[0070] S14, the bottle moving mechanism 4 loads the bottle 200 on the bottle conveyor line 15 into the box 101 of the bottle loading station 123, and the box 101 steps to the cap moving station 124.

[0071] S15, the second cover moving mechanism 5 moves the cover 102 on the cover conveyor line 14 into the box 101 of the cover moving station 124, and the packaging box 100 steps to the packaging box moving station 125.

[0072] The second packaging box moving mechanism 6 moves the packaging box 100 located at the packaging box removal station 125 to the second working conveyor line 13.

[0073] Through the above steps, during the step-by-step conveying of the packaging box 100 by the first working conveyor line 12, the side bottle conveyor line 15, box-in conveyor line 11, and cap conveyor line 14 cooperate to realize the removal of the cap 102, the insertion of the bottle 200, and the removal of the cap 102, thus achieving an automatic boxing process of the packaging box 100 and the bottle 200 without manual operation and with a high degree of automation. The boxing method provided in this embodiment of the invention can be specifically implemented by a boxing machine. To describe the boxing method more clearly, the boxing machine in this embodiment of the invention is specifically described as follows:

[0074] like Figure 3 and Figure 4 The cartoning machine includes a frame 1 and a bottle packaging device, a box fixing device, and a cutting device 10 mounted on the frame 1. A first working conveyor line 12 and a second working conveyor line 13 are sequentially arranged along a first direction (X direction) on the frame 1. A box feeding conveyor line 11 and a bottle feeding conveyor line 15 are respectively provided on both sides of the first working conveyor line 12. The bottle packaging device is located on the first working conveyor line 12 and is used to place the bottle 200 into the box body 101 of the packaging box 100 and cover it with the lid 102. The box fixing device is located on the second working conveyor line 13 and is used to fix the box body 101 and the lid 102. The cutting device 10 is located on the second working conveyor line 13 and is used to cut the pre-fixed parts on the box body 101.

[0075] The cartoning machine provided in this embodiment of the invention has a bottle packaging device, a packaging box fixing device, and a cutting device 10 sequentially arranged on the frame 1 along a first direction. After the bottle packaging device completes the process of loading the bottle 200 into the packaging box 100, the packaging box 100 can sequentially fix the box body 101 and the lid 102 as it passes through the packaging box fixing device and the cutting device 10, and cut the pre-fixed parts on the box body 101, thus completing the cartoning process. The entire process is completed without human intervention, which reduces the labor intensity and saves labor costs, realizes the automation of four-opening box packaging, and thus greatly improves the cartoning efficiency.

[0076] like Figure 3 and Figure 4As shown, in this embodiment, the first working conveyor line 12 steps to convey the packaging box 100 along the first direction (X direction). The first working conveyor line 12 is provided with a packaging box moving station 121, a cap moving station 122, a bottle moving station 123, a cap moving station 124 and a packaging box moving station 125 in sequence along the conveying direction. The packaging box moving station 121 overlaps with the box infeed conveyor line 11 along the first direction (Y direction), and the packaging box moving station 125 partially overlaps with the second working conveyor line 13 along the first direction. Correspondingly, the bottle packaging device includes a first packaging box moving mechanism 2, a first cap moving mechanism 3, a bottle moving mechanism 4, a second cap moving mechanism 5, and a second packaging box moving mechanism 6, which are respectively positioned above the packaging box infeed station 121, the cap outfeed station 122, the bottle infeed station 123, the cap infeed station 124, and the packaging box outfeed station 125, and are all fixed on the frame 1. The first packaging box moving mechanism 2 moves the packaging box 100 along the second direction from the box infeed conveyor line 11 to the first working conveyor line 12 to facilitate the subsequent step-by-step boxing process. At this time, the cap 102 of the packaging box 100 is placed on the box body 101. The first cap moving mechanism 3 removes the cap 102 of the packaging box 100 to facilitate the subsequent bottle 200 loading action. Here, the first cap moving mechanism 3 removes the cap 102 from the box body 101 and moves the cap 102 to the cap conveyor line 14. The body conveyor line 14 is located downstream of the box conveyor line 11 along the first direction and is used for the step conveying of the cap 102; the bottle moving mechanism 4 is used to load the bottle 200 on the bottle conveyor line 15 into the box 101 of the packaging box 100; the second cap moving mechanism 5 is used to move the cap 102 back onto the box 101 to seal the bottle 200 inside the box 101; the second packaging box moving mechanism 6 is used to move the packaging box 100 containing the bottle 200 to the second working conveyor line 13, thus completing the packaging of the bottle 200.

[0077] The aforementioned bottle packaging device enables automatic boxing of the bottle 200. The stepping movement of the packaging box 100 along the first direction and the in-and-out movement of the cap 102 along the second direction greatly improve boxing efficiency. Furthermore, as... Figure 4 Two first working conveyor lines 12, two box-feeding conveyor lines 11 and two bottle conveyor lines 15 can run in parallel. Correspondingly, the first packaging box moving mechanism 2, the first cap moving mechanism 3, the bottle moving mechanism 4, the second cap moving mechanism 5 and the second packaging box moving mechanism 6 are all set as symmetrical structures along the second direction so as to realize parallel actions synchronously.

[0078] In some embodiments, the packaging box fixing device and the cutting device 10 are sequentially arranged on the second working conveyor line 13. Along the first direction, the second working conveyor line 13 is sequentially provided with a first fixing station 131, a rotating station 132, and a second fixing station 133. Correspondingly, the packaging box fixing device includes a first fixing mechanism 7, a rotating mechanism 8, and a second fixing mechanism 9 arranged sequentially, located above the first fixing station 131, the rotating station 132, and the second fixing station 133, and fixed to the frame 1. The first fixing mechanism 7 is used to fix a set of fasteners to the first side plate 1011 and the first adapter plate 1021 on the packaging box 100 at opposite positions; the rotating mechanism 8 is used to rotate the packaging box 100 90° along the vertical axis; the second fixing mechanism 9 is used to fix another set of fasteners to the second side plate 1012 and the second adapter plate 1022 on the packaging box 100 at opposite positions. This achieves the fixing of the box body 101 and the lid 102 of the bottled packaging box 100. The fasteners can be clips or pins. The cover 102 and the box 101 are fixed by simultaneously inserting the fasteners into the through holes of the box 101 and the cover 1024 at opposite positions.

[0079] In some embodiments, the first fixing mechanism 7 and the second fixing mechanism 9 adopt the same structure, respectively fixing two sets of relative positions of the packaging box 100, thereby fixing the box body 101 and the cover 102. The rotating mechanism 8 can rotate multiple packaging boxes 100 about their own vertical axis; the specific structure is not limited in this embodiment. Taking the first fixing mechanism 7 as an example, as... Figure 10 and Figure 11 As shown, the first fixing mechanism 7 includes a third mounting frame 71, a first driving member 72, and a gripper head 73. The third mounting frame 71 is fixed on the frame 1. Multiple first driving members 72 are slidably mounted on the third mounting frame 71 along a first direction (such as a slider rail mechanism). The spacing between the multiple first driving members 72 is adjustable. The gripper head 73 includes a swing driving member 731 and a gripper 732 (in this embodiment, the gripper 732 is a suction cup 323). The fixed end of the swing driving member 731 is rotatably mounted on the swing mounting member 733. The swing mounting member 733 is located at the output end of the first driving member 72. The bottom end of the swing mounting member 733 is rotatably mounted on the swing connector. The movable end of the swing drive 731 is rotatably connected to the swing connector 734. The gripper 732 is provided on the swing connector 734 at one end away from the swing mounting member 733. When the first drive 72 drives the swing drive 731 to the first moving position to grip the fixed member, the swing drive 731 drives the gripper 732 to the first swing angle position to grip the fixed member. When the swing drive 731 drives the gripper 732 to the second swing angle position, the first drive 72 drives the swing drive 731 to the second moving position so that the fixed member is simultaneously inserted into the box 101 and the cover 102 to fix the box 101 and the cover 102.

[0080] Preferably, a limiting member 736 is provided at one end of the swing mounting member 733 near the swing connector 734, so that when the gripper 732 rotates from the second swing angle position to the first swing angle position, the swing connector 734 can abut against the limiting member 736.

[0081] The first driving component 72 is a double-headed cylinder. The two movable ends of the double-headed cylinder are respectively connected to a gripper 73, so that the two grippers 73 can move towards or away from each other to fix the relative positions on the box body 101 and the cover body 102 at the same time.

[0082] Furthermore, the first fixing mechanism 7 also includes a second driving member. The output end of the second driving member is provided with a linkage assembly 74. The linkage assembly 74 includes multiple linkage units. Each linkage unit includes two links that are hinged at an intersection point. The links of adjacent linkage units are hinged together. A first driving member 72 is hinged at the intersection point of each linkage unit. The second driving member drives the linkage assembly 74 to extend and retract, thereby causing the multiple first driving members 72 to move synchronously. Figure 3 and Figure 4 The second working conveyor line 13 is provided with a fastener conveyor line 16 on its side, which is used to convey fasteners to the first fastening mechanism 7 and the second fastening mechanism 9. The first fastening mechanism 7 and the second fastening mechanism 9 can respectively pick up the fasteners from the corresponding fastener conveyor line 16 and fix them to the packaging box 100.

[0083] In some embodiments, the cutting device 10 includes a plurality of cutting elements, which are spaced apart along the conveying direction of the second working conveyor line 13 and correspond one-to-one with a plurality of packaging boxes 100. The plurality of cutting elements can simultaneously cut the pre-fitting parts on the plurality of packaging boxes 100.

[0084] like Figure 1 As shown, a cutting station 134 is provided on the second working conveyor line 13 adjacent to the second fixed station 133. Multiple cutting pieces are rotatably mounted on a bracket and located above the cutting station 134. The bracket is fixed on the frame 1. When the packaging box 100 is fixed and steps to the cutting station 134, the cutting pieces start and cut the pre-attached fasteners on the box body 101. The pre-attached fasteners are binding straps tied to the outer wall of the box body 101, so they can be cut with tools such as scissors. Finally, the packaging box 100 leaves the cartoning machine.

[0085] In some embodiments, the first packaging box moving mechanism 2 and the second packaging box moving mechanism 6 have the same structure. Taking the first packaging box moving mechanism 2 as an example, Figure 5As shown, the first packaging box moving mechanism 2 includes a gripping component 22 and a first robotic arm 21. The gripping component 22 is capable of gripping the packaging box 100. The first robotic arm 21 is mounted on the frame 1. Multiple gripping components 22 are spaced apart at the free end of the first robotic arm 21 along a first direction. The first robotic arm 21 is configured to drive the gripping components 22 to move in a second direction. The first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other and are both horizontal.

[0086] Combination Figure 1 As shown, the first robotic arm 21 is positioned across the frame 1 along the second direction. The two ends of the first robotic arm 21 are symmetrical to facilitate simultaneous boxing on two second working conveyor lines 13. The first robotic arm 21 employs a multi-degree-of-freedom mechanical structure, capable of driving the gripping component 22 to reciprocate along the second direction between the second working conveyor line 13 and the box-feeding conveyor line 11, and to reciprocate in the intersection area of ​​the second working conveyor line 13 and the first working conveyor line 12, thereby achieving the gripping movement of the packaging box 100 along the second direction. Depending on the actual situation, the first robotic arm 21 also has a third degree of freedom (vertical direction) to enable it to move the packaging box 100 over obstacles and avoid complex structures on the frame 1.

[0087] In some embodiments, such as Figure 5 As shown, the first packaging box moving mechanism 2 and the second packaging box moving mechanism 6 also include a first mounting frame 23, a movable mounting base 24, and a movable connecting shaft 25. The first mounting frame 23 is located at the free end of the first robot arm 21 and has an extension length along a first direction. The movable mounting base 24 is located at both ends of the first mounting frame 23 along the first direction and is detachably connected to the first mounting frame 23. The two ends of the movable connecting shaft 25 are respectively fixedly connected to the two mounting bases, and a plurality of gripping components 22 are spaced apart on the movable connecting shaft 25. The spacing between the plurality of gripping components 22 is adjustable to adjust the initial position to accommodate multiple packaging boxes 100. Figure 5 In the illustrated embodiment, ten gripping components 22 are mounted on a first mounting bracket 23, enabling the simultaneous gripping of ten packaging boxes 100. The specific number can also be rationally designed according to the actual size and packing efficiency of the cartoning machine. The gripping components 22 are detachably mounted to the movable connecting shaft 25 to facilitate adjustment of the spacing and number.

[0088] In some embodiments, the clamping assembly 22 includes a clamping mounting member 221 and clamping members 222. The clamping mounting member 221 is mounted on the movable connecting shaft 25 in an adjustable position, such as by using a locking nut to fix it to the movable connecting shaft 25. Two clamping members 222 are provided, and the distance between the two clamping members 222 is adjustable on the clamping mounting member 221. The two clamping members 222 can move closer to each other to clamp the packaging box 100 or move further apart to release the packaging box 100.

[0089] like Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, multiple gripping components 222 are arranged in pairs facing each other. Two gripping components 222 moving close together can grip the packaging box 100, while moving away from each other can release the gripped packaging box 100. Specifically, two gripping connectors 223 are spaced apart on the gripping mounting component 221. One gripping component 222 is fixed to one gripping connector 223, and the other gripping connector 223 is equipped with a gripping drive component 224 (such as a cylinder). The output end of the gripping drive component 224 is connected to another gripping component 222. The extension and retraction movement of the gripping drive component 224 can adjust the distance between the two gripping components 222. In another embodiment, a dual-output cylinder can also be used. The body of the dual-output cylinder is fixed to the gripping mounting component 221, and the two output rods of the dual-output cylinder are respectively connected to two gripping components 222, thereby adjusting the distance between the two gripping components 222 to achieve gripping and releasing of the packaging box 100.

[0090] In some embodiments, the two grippers 222 are provided with a support 225 and a buffer 226 on their opposite inner sides. When the two grippers 222 grip the packaging box 100, the support 225 is used to support the bottom of the packaging box 100, and the buffer 226 is attached to the outer side wall of the packaging box 100.

[0091] like Figure 6 and Figure 7 The two gripping components 222 are rectangular plates. Supporting components 225 are provided at the bottom of their opposing inner surfaces. When the two gripping components 222 approach each other to grip the packaging box 100, the supporting components 225 support the bottom of the box body 101. It can be understood that the supporting components 225 protrude from the inner surfaces of the gripping components 222, and the height of the gripping components 222 is greater than the height of the packaging box 100. When the supporting components 225 support the bottom of the box body 101, the two gripping components 222 approach each other, causing the buffer component 226 to contact the side of the box body 101, thus achieving gripping. The buffer component 226 is made of flexible material and is used to abut against the side of the box body 101 and prevent deformation of the box body 101. Through the above design, the first packaging box moving mechanism 2 can stably grip and move the packaging box 100, thus preventing the packaging box 100 from falling off during movement and minimizing damage to the packaging box 100.

[0092] In some embodiments, the first cover moving mechanism 3 and the second cover moving mechanism 5 have the same structure. Taking the first cover moving mechanism 3 as an example, the first cover moving mechanism 3 includes a suction component 32 and a second robot arm 31. The suction component 32 is used to suction the cover 102. The second robot arm 31 is mounted on the frame 1. Multiple suction components 32 are spaced apart at the free end of the second robot arm 31 along a first direction. The second robot arm 31 is configured to drive the suction components 32 to move in a second direction, thereby enabling the cover 102 to move from the box 101 on the first working conveyor line 12 to the cover conveyor line 14, and from the cover conveyor line 14 to the first working conveyor line 12 and cover the box 101. Both the second robot arm 31 and the first robot arm 21 can be existing conventional robot arm products, possessing a degree of freedom in the second direction and a degree of freedom in the third direction (vertical direction), to facilitate the control of the movement of the cover 102. It should be further noted that, along the second direction, two sets of suction components 32 can be symmetrically arranged on the second robotic arm 31 to facilitate the simultaneous movement of the covers 102 on the two first working conveyor lines 12. For example... Figure 8 The free end of the second robotic arm 31 is provided with a second mounting frame 33, which extends along a first direction. Ten suction components 32 can be mounted on the second mounting frame 33 to achieve synchronous movement of ten covers 102. The second mounting frame 33 is detachably mounted on the free end of the second robotic arm 31. The position of the suction components 32 on the second mounting frame 33 is adjustable. After the suction components 32 pick up a cover 102, the second robotic arm 31 controls the movement of the cover 102 through the second mounting frame 33, realizing the insertion and removal of the cover 102.

[0093] In some embodiments, based on the special structure of the four-opening box cover 102, in this embodiment, the suction assembly 32 includes a suction mounting member 321, a suction cup 323, and a positioning member 324. The suction mounting member 321 is fixedly mounted to the free end of the second robot arm 31 via a suction connecting post 322. The suction cup 323 is disposed on the suction mounting member 321 for suctioning the cover 102. Multiple positioning members 324 are provided, and the multiple positioning members 324 are spaced apart on the circumferential edge of the suction mounting member 321. When the suction cup 323 suctions the cover 102, the edge of the cover 102 can abut against the multiple positioning members 324.

[0094] like Figure 9As shown, the top ends of the two suction connecting posts 322 are used to connect the free end of the second robot arm 31 in an adjustable position. The bottom end of the suction connecting posts 322 is fixedly connected to the suction mounting part 321. The suction mounting part 321 is used to install the suction cup 323 and the positioning part 324. There are two suction cups 323 for vacuum adsorption of the top surface of the cover 102. The four positioning parts 324 correspond to the four connecting adapter plates 1023 of the cover 102 respectively. Each positioning part 324 is set protruding from the lower surface of the suction mounting part 321. The positioning part 324 is a cone shape with the outer diameter gradually increasing from bottom to top. Furthermore, the area enclosed by the four positioning parts 324 along the circumference of the suction mounting part 321 has a flared shape that decreases from bottom to top. When the suction cup 323 adsorbs the cover 102, the four connecting adapter plates 1023 of the cover 102 abut against the four positioning parts 324 respectively, so as to achieve precise positioning and adsorption of the cover 102.

[0095] Obviously, the above embodiments of the present invention are merely examples for clearly illustrating the present invention, and are not intended to limit the implementation of the present invention. Those skilled in the art will be able to make various obvious changes, readjustments, and substitutions without departing from the scope of protection of the present invention. It is neither necessary nor possible to exhaustively describe all embodiments here. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included within the scope of protection of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A boxing method, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: S1, set up a first working conveyor line (12), and put the bottle (200) into the packaging box (100) on the first working conveyor line (12). The packaging box (100) includes a box body (101) and a cover (102) covering the box body (101). The box body (101) is provided with pre-fitting parts. S2, a second working conveyor line (13) is set up to transfer the packaging box (100) from the first working conveyor line (12) to the second working conveyor line (13); the box body (101) and the cover body (102) are fixed on the second working conveyor line (13), and the pre-fitting is cut on the second working conveyor line (13).

2. The boxing method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Step S2 is as follows: S21, a first fixed station (131), a rotating station (132), a second fixed station (133), and a cutting station (134) are sequentially arranged along the conveying direction on the second working conveyor line (13); S22, the packaging box (100) moves to the first fixed station (131), and the first side plate (1011) and the first adapter plate (1021) on the box body (101) and the cover body (102) are fixed by a set of fasteners; S23, the packaging box (100) moves to the rotating station (132), and the packaging box (100) rotates 90° along the vertical axis; S24, the packaging box (100) moves to the second fixed station (133), and the second side plate (1012) and the second adapter plate (1022) on the box body (101) and the cover body (102) are fixed by another set of the fasteners; S25, the packaging box (100) moves to the cutting station (134) and cuts the pre-fitting on the box body (101).

3. The boxing method according to claim 2, characterized in that, The conveying directions of the first working conveyor line (12) and the second working conveyor line (13) are both along the first direction and partially overlap. The packaging box (100) is transferred from the first working conveyor line (12) to the second working conveyor line (13) along the second direction. The first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

4. The boxing method according to claim 3, characterized in that, There are two first working conveyor lines (12), which are arranged side by side with intervals. Two bottle conveyor lines (15) are arranged between the two first working conveyor lines (12). Box inlet conveyor lines (11) are respectively arranged on the outer side of the two first working conveyor lines (12). Along the first direction, a cap conveyor line (14) is arranged downstream of the box inlet conveyor line (11).

5. The boxing method according to claim 4, characterized in that, There are two second working conveyor lines (13), which are located downstream of the bottle conveyor line (15), and a fixing component conveyor line (16) is provided on the side of the two second working conveyor lines (13).

6. The boxing method according to claim 5, characterized in that, The first fixed station (131) is provided with a first fixing mechanism (7), and the second fixed station (133) is provided with a second fixing mechanism (9). The first fixing mechanism (7) and the second fixing mechanism (9) respectively pick up the fixing parts from the fixing part conveying line (16) and fix the packaging box (100) of the first fixed station (131) and the second fixed station (133) respectively.

7. The boxing method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The first working conveyor line (12) is provided with a packaging box infeed station (121), a cap removal station (122), a bottle loading station (123), a cap infeed station (124), and a packaging box removal station (125) in sequence along its conveying direction. The packaging box infeed station (121) is arranged in parallel with the box infeed conveyor line (11) along the second direction. The specific steps in step S1 of loading the bottle (200) into the packaging box (100) are as follows: S11, the first working conveyor line (12), the box conveyor line (11), the bottle conveyor line (15) and the cap conveyor line (14) start synchronously and perform stepping motion; S12, the first packaging box moving mechanism (2) moves the packaging box (100) from the box infeed conveyor line (11) to the packaging box infeed station (121), and the packaging box (100) steps to the cover removal station (122); S13, the first cover moving mechanism (3) moves the cover (102) from the cover removal station (122) to the cover conveying line (14), and the box (101) of the packaging box (100) steps to the bottle loading station (123). S14, the bottle moving mechanism (4) loads the bottle (200) on the bottle conveying line (15) into the box (101) of the bottle loading station (123), and the box (101) steps to the cap moving station (124). S15, the second cover moving mechanism (5) moves the cover (102) on the cover conveyor line (14) into the box (101) of the cover moving station (124), and the packaging box (100) steps to the packaging box moving station (125).

8. The boxing method according to claim 7, characterized in that, The second packaging box moving mechanism (6) moves the packaging box (100) located at the packaging box removal station (125) to the second work conveyor line (13).

9. The boxing method according to claim 2, characterized in that, The cutting station (134) is equipped with a cutting device (10), which includes multiple cutting components. The multiple cutting components are spaced apart along the conveying direction and correspond one-to-one with the multiple packaging boxes (100).

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