Automatic box opening mechanism

Abstract

The invention relates to an automatic box opening mechanism which is used for taking medicine cups out of a medicine box and comprises a first containing assembly used for storing the medicine box. The second placing assembly is used for storing medicine cups; the medicine cup clamping assembly comprises a medicine cup clamp used for clamping a medicine cup; the box opening assembly is used for opening a box door of the medicine box and comprises a box opening clamp used for clamping the box door and a box opening moving module used for driving the box opening clamp to do lifting motion; and the moving assembly is provided with the medicine cup clamping assembly, and the moving assembly is used for driving the medicine cup clamping assembly to ascend, descend and horizontally move, so that the medicine cups are transferred between the medicine box and the first storage assembly. The automatic box opening mechanism can achieve automation of box opening and medicine cup taking, and contact between people and gunpowder is cut off.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of industrial automation equipment, and specifically relates to an opening mechanism for a medicine box. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of the civil explosives industry, it has gradually become a trend to use automated equipment to replace manual operation in the production process of the gunpowder industry. Automated operation not only improves production efficiency, but also cuts off the contact between people and gunpowder, greatly reducing the harm to the human body. Gunpowder is flammable and explosive. Once an accident occurs, it will cause great harm to the operators and their families, and at the same time bring huge losses to the country and society. Summary of the invention

[0003] The purpose of the present application is to provide an automatic box opening mechanism, which can realize the automation of box opening and medicine cup taking, and cut off the contact between people and gunpowder.

[0004] The present application is implemented through the following technical solutions.

[0005] The technical solution of the present application is to provide an automatic box opening mechanism for taking out a medicine cup from a medicine box, comprising:

[0006] A first placement component for storing a medicine box;

[0007] A second placement component for storing a medicine cup;

[0008] A medicine cup clamping assembly, comprising a medicine cup clamp for clamping the medicine cup;

[0009] An opening assembly for opening a door of a medicine box, comprising an opening fixture for clamping the door and an opening moving module for driving the opening fixture to perform lifting motion;

[0010] The moving component, the medicine cup clamping component is arranged on the moving component, and the moving component is used to carry the medicine cup clamping component to perform lifting and horizontal movement, so that the medicine cup is transferred between the medicine box and the first storage component.

[0011] The technical effect of this technical solution is that the gunpowder cup is positioned and fixed on the first placement component, the box door is clamped by the box opening fixture in the box opening component, and the box opening moving module drives the box opening fixture upward to move and pull out the box door to complete the box opening; the medicine cup clamping component extends into the box from the side of the medicine box, clamps the medicine cup, and at the same time, the medicine cup is taken out under the drive of the moving component and transferred to the second placement component; the medicine cup recovery is reversed. The use of automated operation not only improves production efficiency, cuts off the contact between people and gunpowder, reduces the harm to the human body, and avoids accidents as much as possible.

[0012] In one embodiment of the technical solution, the unpacking assembly also includes a lifting bracket and a supporting bracket, the lifting bracket is moved on the supporting bracket through the unpacking moving module, the unpacking fixture is arranged on the lifting bracket, and the unpacking moving module drives the lifting bracket and the unpacking fixture to perform lifting movements.

[0013] In one embodiment of this technical solution, the first placement component includes a carrier plate for placing the medicine box, and the carrier plate is provided with a plurality of side blocks for limiting the position of the medicine box.

[0014] In one embodiment of the technical solution, the first placement component further includes a moving platform, the carrier is disposed on the moving platform, and the moving platform drives the carrier to move along a first horizontal direction.

[0015] In one embodiment of the technical solution, a pressing cylinder for pressing the medicine box is provided on the moving platform or the carrier plate.

[0016] In one embodiment of this technical solution, the second storage assembly includes a cup seat, and a lower groove and a cavity are formed on the cup seat, and the cavity is used to receive and define the bottom of the medicine cup.

[0017] In one embodiment of the technical solution, the moving assembly includes a first moving module, a second moving module disposed on the first moving module, and a third moving module disposed on the third moving module, and the medicine cup clamping assembly is disposed on the third moving module;

[0018] The first movable module is used to drive the medicine cup clamping assembly to move along a first horizontal direction, the second movable module is used to drive the medicine cup clamping assembly to move along a second horizontal direction, and the third movable module is used to drive the medicine cup clamping assembly to move up and down.

[0019] In one embodiment of the technical solution, the movable assembly further includes a fourth movable module disposed on the third movable module, the medicine cup clamping assembly is disposed on the third movable module through the fourth movable module, and the fourth movable module is used to drive the medicine cup clamping assembly to move along the second horizontal direction.

[0020] In one embodiment of the technical solution, it also includes a storage component for storing medicine boxes to be opened or recovered and a medicine box clamping component for clamping the medicine boxes, the storage component includes at least one storage plate, and the medicine box clamping component is arranged on the third movable module.

[0021] In one embodiment of the technical solution, the medicine box clamping assembly includes a limit frame for limiting the body of the medicine box and a handle clamp for clamping the handle of the medicine box, the handle clamp is provided on the limit frame, and the limit frame cover is provided on the medicine box to limit the body of the medicine box to swing sideways.

[0022] It should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present application will become more apparent through a more detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the present application in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein the same reference numerals generally represent the same components in the exemplary embodiments of the present application.

[0024] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of a medicine box shown in one embodiment of the present application.

[0025] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the automatic box opening mechanism shown in one embodiment of the present application.

[0026] Figure 3 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of an unpacking component and a first placement component shown in an embodiment of the present application.

[0027] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the side structure of the unpacking component and the first placement component shown in one embodiment of the present application.

[0028] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the medicine cup clamping assembly and the fourth movable module shown in one embodiment of the present application.

[0029] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the medicine box clamping assembly shown in one embodiment of the present application.

[0030] Description of reference numerals:

[0031] 11-medicine box; 111-box body; 112-handle; 113-partition plate; 114-fixing hole; 115-box door; 12-medicine cup;

[0032] 21-frame; 22-first placement assembly; 221-carrier plate; 222-side block; 223-moving platform; 224-pressing cylinder;

[0033] 23-second placement component; 231-cup holder;

[0034] 24-medicine cup clamping assembly; 241-medicine cup clamp;

[0035] 25- unpacking assembly; 251- unpacking fixture; 252- unpacking mobile module; 253- lifting bracket; 254- supporting bracket;

[0036] 26-mobile assembly; 261-first mobile module; 262-second mobile module; 263-third mobile module; 264-fourth mobile module;

[0037] 27-storage assembly; 271-storage board;

[0038] 28-medicine box clamping assembly; 282-limiting frame; 281-handle clamp. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] The following will be combined with the drawings in some embodiments of the present application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in some embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0040] The technical solution of the embodiments of the present application is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0041] like Figure 1 As shown in the figure, a medicine box 11 for placing medicine cups 12 is shown. The medicine box 11 includes a box body 111 and a handle 112. Two boxes 115 are provided at two opposite sides of the box body 111. The box body 115 is pulled out and opened upward. A fixed partition 113 is provided inside the box body 111. A fixing hole 114 is opened on the fixed partition 113. The medicine cup 12 is placed in the fixing hole 114. The bottom of the medicine cup 12 is placed on the bottom surface of the box body 111. A plurality of medicine cups 12 are placed in the medicine box 11. The handle 112 is used for a person to hold it to move the box body 111.

[0042] Based on the structure of the above medicine box 11, as Figures 2 to 6 As shown in the figure, this embodiment is an automatic box opening mechanism, which is used to take out the medicine cup 12 from the medicine box 11 and transfer it, and can also transfer the medicine box 11 at the same time. The automatic box opening mechanism includes a first placement component 22, a second placement component 23, a medicine cup clamping component 24, an opening component 25, a moving component 26, a storage component 27 and a medicine box clamping component 28.

[0043] Among them, the first placement component 22 is used to store the medicine box 11 for unpacking and taking out the medicine cup 12, and the second placement component 23 is used to store the taken out medicine cup 12, which contains medicine powder. After the medicine powder is used up, it is put back into the medicine box 11, and another medicine cup 12 containing medicine powder is taken out again; the medicine cup clamping component 24 includes a medicine cup clamp 241 for clamping the medicine cup 12; the unpacking component 25 is used to open the box body 115 of the medicine box 11, and the medicine cup clamping component 24 is arranged on the moving component 26, and the moving component 26 is used to lift and move horizontally with the medicine cup clamping component 24, so that the medicine cup 12 can be transferred between the medicine box 11 and the first storage component 27.

[0044] In this way, the medicine box is positioned and fixed on the first placement component 22, the box body 115 is clamped by the box opening clamp 251 in the box opening component 25, and the box opening moving module 252 pulls out the box body 115 upward to complete the box opening; the medicine cup clamping component 24 extends into the box from the side of the medicine box, clamps the medicine cup 12, and at the same time, under the drive of the moving component 26, the medicine cup 12 is taken out and transferred to the second placement component 23; the medicine cup 12 is recovered in the reverse operation. The use of an automated operation method not only improves production efficiency, cuts off contact between people and gunpowder, reduces harm to the human body, and avoids accidents as much as possible.

[0045] In this embodiment, the automatic unpacking mechanism further includes a frame 21, and the first placement component 22, the second placement component 23, the moving component 26, the unpacking component 25 and the storage component 27 are all mounted on the frame 21, and the frame 21 serves to fix and support each component.

[0046] In this embodiment, the unpacking assembly 25 includes an unpacking fixture 251, an unpacking moving module 252, a lifting bracket 253 and a supporting bracket 254. The lifting bracket 253 is moved on the supporting bracket 254 through the unpacking moving module 252. The supporting bracket 254 is arranged on the frame 21. The unpacking fixture 251 is arranged on the lifting bracket 253. The unpacking fixture 251 includes a driving cylinder and a clamping claw. The unpacking fixture 251 is used to clamp the upper edge of the box body 115. The unpacking moving module 252 is used to drive the lifting bracket 253 and the unpacking fixture 251 to perform lifting movements to open the box body 115 or insert the box body 115 to close.

[0047] In this embodiment, during the process of opening or closing the box body 115 of the medicine box 11, the medicine box 11 needs to be positioned. The first placement component 22 is used to place and position the medicine box 11. The first placement component 22 includes a carrier plate 221 for placing the medicine box 11. The carrier plate 221 is provided with a plurality of side blocks 222 for limiting the position of the medicine box 11. The middle area surrounded by the side blocks 222 can just accommodate the spark box.

[0048] Optionally, the carrier plate 221 can also be movable, and the first placement component 22 also includes a mobile platform 223, the mobile platform 223 is arranged on the frame 21, the carrier plate 221 is arranged on the mobile platform 223, and the mobile platform 223 drives the carrier plate 221 to move along the horizontal first direction. The mobile platform 223 can adopt existing technologies, such as the guide rail and cylinder method, the guide rail and screw rod and motor method, etc. The mobile platform 223 drives the carrier plate 221 to move, and the medicine box 11 can be moved to the corresponding position of the unpacking component 25 for unpacking, and then moved to another position to take out the medicine cup 12. In order to prevent shaking and positioning when opening the box body 115, a clamping cylinder 224 for clamping the medicine box 11 is provided on the mobile platform 223, and the clamping cylinder 224 can also play a role in bringing the medicine box 11 close to the side block 222 on one side for further precise positioning.

[0049] In this embodiment, the second storage assembly 27 includes a cup holder 231, and a lower groove and a cavity are formed on the cup holder 231, and the cavity is used to receive and define the bottom of the medicine cup 12. There can be one or more cup holders 231, and each cup holder 231 is corresponding to a medicine cup 12, and the cup holder 231 plays the role of fixing the position of the medicine cup 12 to facilitate manual or subsequent automated equipment to grab.

[0050] In this embodiment, the moving assembly 26 includes a first moving module 261, a second moving module 262 disposed on the first moving module 261, and a third moving module 263 disposed on the third moving module 263, and the medicine cup clamping assembly 24 is disposed on the third moving module 263;

[0051] The first movable module 261 is used to drive the medicine cup clamping assembly 24 to move along a first horizontal direction, the second movable module 262 is used to drive the medicine cup clamping assembly 24 to move along a second horizontal direction, and the third movable module 263 is used to drive the medicine cup clamping assembly 24 to move up and down, wherein the first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other.

[0052] Thus, through the action of the first moving module 261 , the second moving module 262 and the third moving module 263 , the medicine cup clamping assembly 24 can move horizontally and up and down, so as to realize the taking and placing of the medicine cup 12 and drive the medicine cup 12 to be transferred.

[0053] Optionally, the moving assembly 26 further includes a fourth moving module 264 disposed on the third moving module 263, and the medicine cup clamping assembly 24 is disposed on the third moving module 263 via the fourth moving module 264, and the fourth moving module 264 is used to drive the medicine cup clamping assembly 24 to move along the second horizontal direction.

[0054] In this way, the fourth movable module 264 can reduce the movement of the first movable module 261 and the second movable module 262 , and more accurately drive the medicine cup clamping assembly 24 to move and extend into the box body 111 .

[0055] It should be noted that the first movable module 261, the second movable module 262, the third movable module 263 and the fourth movable module 264 can be standard linear movable modules or non-standard movable modules. The movable modules include but are not limited to the following methods, such as guide rail and cylinder method, slide rod and cylinder method, guide rail and screw rod and motor method, and slide rod and screw rod and motor method, etc., which are all existing technologies in this field.

[0056] In this embodiment, the automatic box opening mechanism also includes a storage component 27 for storing the medicine box 11 to be opened or recovered and a medicine box clamping component 28 for clamping the medicine box 11. The storage component 27 includes two storage plates 271, which are respectively used to place the medicine box 11 to be opened or recovered. The medicine box clamping component 28 is arranged on the third movable module 263.

[0057] In this way, the medicine box 11 to be unpacked can be placed on the storage plate 271, and the moving component 26 drives the medicine box clamping component 28 to move to the top of the storage plate 271 and descend, and the medicine box clamping component 28 clamps the medicine box 11, and the moving component 26 moves to transfer it to the first placement component 22.

[0058] The medicine box clamping assembly 28 includes a limiting frame 282 for limiting the box body 111 of the medicine box 11 and a handle clamp 281 for clamping the handle 112 of the medicine box 11. The handle clamp 281 is arranged on the limiting frame 282. The limiting frame 282 is covered on the medicine box 11 to limit the box body 111 of the medicine box 11 to swing to the side. The limiting frame 282 includes four limiting arms, which just block the four angles or four sides of the box body 111. The handle clamp 281 includes a driving cylinder and a clamp. The number of the driving cylinder and the clamp can be selected and set according to actual needs.

[0059] The automatic box opening mechanism of this embodiment realizes the transfer of the medicine box 11, the opening of the box body 115 of the medicine box 11 and the transfer of the medicine cup 12. The automated operation does not require manual operation, cuts off the contact between people and gunpowder, and improves safety and production efficiency.

[0060] The embodiments of the present application have been described above, and the above description is exemplary, not exhaustive, and is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Many modifications and changes will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the described embodiments. The selection of terms used herein is intended to best explain the principles of the embodiments, practical applications, or improvements to the technology in the market, or to enable other persons of ordinary skill in the art to understand the embodiments disclosed herein.

Claims

1. An automatic box opening mechanism, used to take out a medicine cup from a medicine box, characterized in that: include A first placement component (22) for storing a medicine box; A second placement component (23) for storing a medicine cup; A medicine cup clamping assembly (24), comprising a medicine cup clamp (241) for clamping the medicine cup; An opening assembly (25) for opening a medicine box door, comprising an opening fixture (251) for clamping the box door and an opening moving module (252) for driving the opening fixture (251) to perform lifting movement; A moving assembly (26) is provided with the medicine cup clamping assembly (24), and the moving assembly (26) is used to lift and lower the medicine cup clamping assembly (24) and move horizontally, so that the medicine cup is transferred between the medicine box and the first storage assembly (27).

2. The automatic box opening mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The unpacking assembly (25) further comprises a lifting bracket and a supporting bracket, wherein the lifting bracket is arranged on the supporting bracket and moves via the unpacking moving module (252), and the unpacking fixture (251) is arranged on the lifting bracket, and the unpacking moving module (252) drives the lifting bracket and the unpacking fixture (251) to perform lifting movement.

3. The automatic box opening mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first placement component (22) comprises a carrier plate (221) for placing a medicine box, and the carrier plate (221) is provided with a plurality of side blocks for limiting the position of the medicine box.

4. The automatic box opening mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first placement component (22) further comprises a moving platform (223), the carrier plate (221) being arranged on the moving platform (223), and the moving platform (223) driving the carrier plate (221) to move along a first horizontal direction.

5. The automatic box opening mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: The movable platform (223) or the carrier plate (221) is provided with a pressing cylinder for pressing the medicine box.

6. The automatic box opening mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second storage assembly (27) comprises a cup seat (231), on which a lower groove and a cavity are formed, and the cavity is used to receive and define the bottom of the medicine cup.

7. The automatic box opening mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The moving assembly (26) comprises a first moving module (251), a second moving module (252) arranged on the first moving module (251), and a third moving module (253) arranged on the third moving module (253); the medicine cup clamping assembly (24) is arranged on the third moving module (253); The first movable module (251) is used to drive the medicine cup clamping assembly (24) to move along a first horizontal direction, the second movable module (252) is used to drive the medicine cup clamping assembly (24) to move along a second horizontal direction, and the third movable module (253) is used to drive the medicine cup clamping assembly (24) to move up and down.

8. The automatic box opening mechanism according to claim 7, characterized in that: The moving assembly (26) further comprises a fourth moving module (254) arranged on the third moving module (253); the medicine cup clamping assembly (24) is arranged on the third moving module (253) via the fourth moving module (254); and the fourth moving module (254) is used for driving the medicine cup clamping assembly (24) to move along a second horizontal direction.

9. The automatic box opening mechanism according to claim 7, characterized in that: It also includes a storage component (27) for storing medicine boxes to be opened or recovered and a medicine box clamping component (28) for clamping the medicine boxes, wherein the storage component (27) includes at least one storage plate, and the medicine box clamping component (28) is arranged on the third movable module (253).

10. The automatic box opening mechanism according to claim 9, characterized in that: The medicine box clamping assembly (28) comprises a limiting frame (282) for limiting the body of the medicine box and a handle clamp (281) for clamping the handle of the medicine box, wherein the handle clamp (281) is arranged on the limiting frame (282), and the limiting frame (282) is covered on the medicine box to limit the body of the medicine box to swing sideways.

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