A medicine bottle boxing apparatus

Abstract

The application belongs to the field of medicine bottle packaging equipment, and particularly discloses a medicine bottle boxing equipment, which comprises a medicine bottle feeding mechanism, a box support feeding mechanism and a cover closing mechanism, wherein the medicine bottle feeding mechanism comprises a medicine bottle feeding conveyor, the tail end of the medicine bottle feeding conveyor is provided with a lifting mechanism and a turnover bottle pushing mechanism, the turnover bottle pushing mechanism is installed on the action part of the lifting mechanism, the feeding end of the side surface of the turnover bottle pushing mechanism is correspondingly matched with the tail part of the medicine bottle feeding conveyor, a jacking mechanism is vertically arranged below the turnover bottle pushing mechanism, a box support fixing assembly is arranged at the discharge port of the turnover bottle pushing mechanism, the two adjacent side surfaces of the jacking mechanism are correspondingly connected with the box support feeding mechanism and a discharging conveyor respectively, the other side of the jacking mechanism opposite to the discharging conveyor is provided with a flat pushing mechanism, and the cover closing mechanism is arranged on one side of the discharging conveyor. The device can quickly group the medicine bottles conveyed in a vertical manner and perform efficient boxing and cover buckling operation, so that the medicine bottle packaging and processing efficiency is significantly improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention belongs to the field of pharmaceutical bottle packaging equipment, and specifically relates to a pharmaceutical bottle boxing equipment. Background Technology

[0002] After ampoules and similar medicine bottles undergo filling and printing processes, they need to be placed in trays for further packaging. Existing tray-loading equipment can generally only perform the operation of placing medicine bottles horizontally into the tray. For operations such as filling and capping medicine bottles that are placed upright in the tray, these operations can only be carried out manually. This results in low packing efficiency, high labor intensity, and seriously affects production and processing efficiency. Summary of the Invention

[0003] In order to overcome the shortcomings of the existing technology, the present invention aims to provide a medicine bottle cartoning device. This device can quickly group upright conveyed medicine bottles and perform efficient cartoning and capping operations, thereby significantly improving the efficiency of medicine bottle packaging and processing.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is as follows: A medicine bottle cartoning device includes a medicine bottle supply mechanism, a box tray supply mechanism, and a capping mechanism. The medicine bottle supply mechanism includes a medicine bottle feeding conveyor, with a lifting mechanism and a tilting bottle pushing mechanism at its tail end. The tilting bottle pushing mechanism is mounted on the moving part of the lifting mechanism, and the feeding end on the side of the tilting bottle pushing mechanism corresponds to the tail end of the medicine bottle feeding conveyor. A lifting mechanism is vertically provided below the tilting bottle pushing mechanism to lift the box tray and send it to the discharge port at the bottom of the tilting bottle pushing mechanism. A box tray is provided at the discharge port of the tilting bottle pushing mechanism. The lifting mechanism has a fixed support assembly; two adjacent sides are respectively connected to the box tray supply mechanism and the unloading conveyor, and the other side opposite the lifting mechanism and the unloading conveyor is provided with a flat pushing mechanism; the lid closing mechanism is located on one side of the unloading conveyor, and the lid closing mechanism includes a lid fastening mechanism and a lid supply mechanism. The lid fastening mechanism is used to pick up the lid on the lid supply mechanism and fasten it onto the box tray on the unloading conveyor; a medicine bottle detection mechanism is also installed above the tail of the feeding conveyor to detect the arrangement of medicine bottles at the tail of the feeding conveyor.

[0005] Preferably, the lifting mechanism includes a lifting drive assembly and a lifting frame. The lifting frame is vertically slidably mounted on the frame at the tail of the medicine bottle feeding conveyor. The lifting drive assembly mounted on the frame is used to drive the lifting frame to move up and down. The bottle flipping and pushing mechanism is rotatably mounted in the middle of the lifting frame.

[0006] Preferably, the bottle-tipping mechanism includes a tilting frame, a rotary drive assembly, a bottle-pushing block, and a bottle-pushing drive assembly. The tilting frame is vertically rotatably mounted on the lifting mechanism and driven to rotate by the rotary drive assembly. Two side baffles are arranged parallel to each other in the middle of the tilting frame, forming a material conveying channel between the two side baffles. The side end of the material conveying channel has a feed inlet opposite to the tail of the feeding conveyor. A discharge outlet is opened on the tilting frame below the material conveying channel. A front baffle and a rear baffle are movably arranged in the material conveying channel, close to the inner wall of the two side baffles. A first transverse drive assembly connected to the front baffle is provided on the tilting frame for driving the front baffle. The baffle moves back and forth within the conveying channel; a transverse frame is horizontally slidably mounted on the tilting frame above the conveying channel, and the transverse frame is connected to the second transverse drive assembly on the tilting frame; the bottle pusher drive assembly is vertically mounted on the transverse frame, and the bottle pusher block is located above the conveying channel and connected to the bottle pusher drive assembly, used to push the group of medicine bottles in the conveying channel out of the discharge port; the rear baffle is vertically located below the transverse frame near the inlet of the conveying channel; a base plate is horizontally movable on the tilting frame at the bottom of the conveying channel and above the discharge port, and the base plate is connected to the third transverse drive assembly on the tilting frame.

[0007] Preferably, a horizontal baffle is fixedly provided above the tail of the feeding conveyor, and the rear baffle is in vertical contact with the horizontal baffle; a first sliding rod is vertically fixed above the rear baffle, the upper end of the first sliding rod moves upward through the transverse frame and is fixedly provided with a first limiting block, and a first spring is sleeved on the first sliding rod, with both ends of the first spring abutting against the rear baffle and the transverse frame respectively.

[0008] Preferably, a fixed plate is fixedly provided on the side of the tail end of the feeding conveyor, and a lower baffle is provided above the fixed plate and vertically opposite to the rear baffle. The bottom of the tilting frame abuts against the lower baffle. A second sliding rod is vertically fixedly connected below the lower baffle. The lower end of the second sliding rod movably passes through the fixed plate and is fixedly provided with a second limiting block. A second spring is sleeved on the second sliding rod, and the two ends of the second spring abut against the lower baffle and the fixed plate, respectively.

[0009] Preferably, the box holder fixing assembly includes two clamping drive assemblies symmetrically installed on both sides of the bottom of the feeding port, and the actuating part of the clamping drive assembly is fixed with a clamping block; the two clamping blocks abut against both sides of the box holder and fix it at the feeding port.

[0010] Preferably, the lifting mechanism includes a lifting seat and a lifting drive assembly. The lifting seat is mounted on the upper moving part of the vertically arranged lifting drive assembly. First side blocks are fixed on the adjacent edges of the lifting seat away from the box tray supply mechanism and the unloading conveyor.

[0011] Preferably, the lifting seat is provided with a second side stop and a third side stop on two edges near the box tray supply mechanism and the unloading conveyor, respectively. The lower parts of the second side stop and the third side stop are respectively connected to the second stop lifting drive assembly and the third stop lifting drive assembly vertically installed on the lifting seat.

[0012] Preferably, the flat pushing mechanism includes a flat pushing block and a flat pushing drive assembly. The flat pushing drive assembly is horizontally disposed on the side of the lifting mechanism, and the flat pushing block is mounted on the moving part of the flat pushing drive assembly for pushing the box tray with medicine bottles on the lifting seat onto the unloading conveyor.

[0013] Preferably, the lid-fastening mechanism includes a material-picking robot and a lid clamp, wherein the lid clamp is mounted on the robotic arm of the material-picking robot.

[0014] The beneficial effects of this invention are as follows: 1. In this invention, when upright medicine bottles are fed into the conveying channel from the inlet on the feeding conveyor, the third lateral movement drive component drives the bottom plate below the medicine bottles to move back and forth continuously, thereby facilitating the feeding of medicine bottles into the conveying channel. When the medicine bottle group needs to be discharged from the outlet below the conveying channel, the third lateral movement drive component drives the bottom plate to move to one side, thereby exposing the outlet. The medicine bottle group can then be pushed outward from the outlet by the action of the bottle pusher block for loading operation.

[0015] 2. When the material is first fed into the conveying channel of the present invention, the front baffle is located at the inlet. As the medicine bottles are continuously fed into the conveying channel, the first lateral movement drive component drives the front baffle to move towards the front of the conveying channel, so that the front baffle can always restrict the front end of the medicine bottle group and prevent the medicine bottle group from scattering.

[0016] 3. When the medicine bottles are fed, the lifting mechanism drives the tilting and pushing mechanism to descend, bringing the feeding channel and the feeding conveyor to the same horizontal level. At this time, the rear baffle abuts against the horizontal baffle above the tail of the feeding conveyor and squeezes the first spring on the first slide rod. The medicine bottles on the feeding conveyor pass under the horizontal baffle and the rear baffle and are transported into the feeding channel. The front baffle in the feeding channel moves forward along with the front end of the medicine bottle group as the medicine bottles are fed. After the medicine bottles are fed into the feeding channel, the lifting mechanism drives the entire tilting and pushing mechanism to move upward to a certain height. When the tilting and pushing mechanism rises, it cuts the flow of medicine bottles between the tail of the feeding conveyor and the feeding channel. During this period, under the action of the first spring, the rear baffle moves downward relative to the transverse frame. When the lifting mechanism rises to the highest point, the rear baffle disengages from the horizontal baffle and abuts against it, and just blocks the inlet of the feeding channel, thereby restricting the medicine bottle group in the feeding channel between the front baffle, the rear baffle and the two side baffles, preparing for subsequent feeding.

[0017] 4. When the lifting mechanism of the present invention descends to the lowest end to feed the material into the conveying channel, the tilting frame will press the lower baffle vertically downward and squeeze the second spring; when the medicine bottle feeding in the conveying channel is completed, when the lifting mechanism and the tilting bottle pushing mechanism move upward, under the action of the second spring, the lower baffle moves vertically upward and finally blocks the tail end of the feeding conveyor, which can effectively block the medicine bottles on the feeding conveyor and prevent the medicine bottles on the feeding conveyor from falling off.

[0018] 5. After the medicine bottles in the conveying channel of this invention are fed, the lifting mechanism drives the tilting and pushing mechanism to rise to its highest position. Then, the rotary drive component rotates the tilting frame counterclockwise by an angle slightly greater than 90 degrees, so that the medicine bottle group in the conveying channel is in a state where the bottle head is tilted downwards. Afterwards, the third transverse drive component drives the bottom plate to move to one side, exposing the discharge port. The pushing drive drives the pushing block to move, pushing the medicine bottle group outwards from the discharge port and into the box holder at the discharge port. This application, through the cooperation of the tilting and pushing mechanism and the pushing drive component, ensures that the medicine bottles are tilted into the box holder with the bottle bottom facing upwards and the bottle head facing downwards, which can effectively avoid the problem of the medicine bottle group scattering when the medicine bottles are placed into the box holder, and improve the quality of medicine bottle placement. After the medicine bottles are placed into the box holder, the tilting and pushing mechanism rotates in the opposite direction to reset, and the lifting mechanism also resets downwards.

[0019] 6. When the box tray is loaded in this invention, the second side block is first driven to descend by the second block lifting drive assembly. The box tray supply mechanism then horizontally lifts the box tray onto the lifting seat, and the second side block rises. At this time, the box tray is restricted between the second side block, the third side block, and the two first side blocks. Then, the lifting drive assembly lifts the lifting seat and sends the box tray with the opening facing upward to the unloading port below the flipping frame. The box tray is then fixed by the box tray fixing assembly at the unloading port, thus completing the box tray loading.

[0020] 7. In this invention, after the bottle-pushing mechanism reverses its movement and the lifting mechanism resets downwards, the medicine bottle is fed into the box holder. The box holder fixing component then releases its fixation on the box holder, and the box holder falls back onto the lifting seat. The lifting mechanism resets downwards, bringing the lifting seat and the unloading conveyor to the same horizontal plane. The third stop lifting drive component drives the third side stop to move downwards, and then the flat push drive component drives the flat push block to extend horizontally, thereby pushing the box holder on the lifting seat onto the unloading conveyor.

[0021] 8. The material handling robot of the present invention can use the lid gripper to grab the lid on the lid conveyor and use the robotic arm to place the lid on the box tray on the unloading conveyor, thereby completing the sealing operation of medicine bottle packaging. Attached Figure Description

[0022] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention; Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the present invention; Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the feeding conveyor structure of the present invention; Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the bottom structure of the bottle-flipping mechanism of the present invention; Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the bottle-flipping mechanism of the present invention; Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the installation of the first and third transverse movement drive components of the present invention; Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the bottle-pushing drive component structure of the present invention; Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the box holder fixing component structure of the present invention; Figure 9 This is a top view of the lifting mechanism, box tray supply mechanism, and unloading conveyor of the present invention; Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the lifting mechanism structure of the present invention; Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the lid closing mechanism of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0023] The principles and features of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The examples given are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

[0024] like Figure 1-11 As shown, this invention proposes a medicine bottle packaging device, including a medicine bottle supply mechanism, a box tray supply mechanism, and a capping mechanism. The medicine bottle supply mechanism includes a medicine bottle feeding conveyor 2. A lifting mechanism 3 and a bottle-tilting mechanism 4 are installed on the frame 1 at the tail end of the medicine bottle feeding conveyor 2. The bottle-tilting mechanism 4 is installed on the moving part of the lifting mechanism 3. The medicine bottles on the feeding conveyor 2 are in an upright state and are neatly arranged and steadily conveyed forward. The lifting mechanism 3 includes a lifting drive assembly and two lifting frames 31. The two lifting frames 31 are vertically slidably installed on the frame 1 at the tail end of the medicine bottle feeding conveyor 2 via corresponding slide rails. The bottle-tilting mechanism 4 is rotatably installed in the middle of the two lifting frames 31. The frame 1 is equipped with a lifting drive assembly corresponding to the two lifting frames 31 for driving the lifting frames 31 to move up and down. In this embodiment, the lifting drive assembly adopts a fourth lead screw 32. The corresponding fourth lead screw 32 can be vertically installed on the frame 1 on the side of the two lifting frames 31 respectively. The two lifting frames 31 are threaded onto the corresponding fourth lead screw 32 respectively, and the ends of the two fourth lead screws 32 are equipped with corresponding sprockets 321. The two sprockets 321 and the sprockets 321 on the drive motor are connected through the same chain 322 structure, so that the power of the drive motor can be synchronously transmitted to the two fourth lead screws 32 through the chain 322, thereby driving the two lifting frames 31 to move up and down synchronously.

[0025] The feeding end on the side of the bottle-tilting mechanism 4 corresponds to the tail end of the medicine bottle feeding conveyor 2. The bottle-tilting mechanism 4 includes a tilting frame 41, a rotary drive assembly, a bottle-pushing block 55, and a bottle-pushing drive assembly 54. The tilting frame 41 is vertically rotatable between two lifting frames 31 via a rotating shaft and is driven to rotate by the rotary drive assembly. In this embodiment, the rotary drive assembly uses a rotary servo motor, which is powered by the rotating shaft, thereby driving the tilting frame 41 to rotate steadily in both forward and reverse directions.

[0026] Two side baffles 42 are arranged parallel to each other in the middle of the tilting frame 41, forming a conveying channel 40 between the two side baffles 42. The side end of the conveying channel 40 has an inlet opposite to the tail of the feeding conveyor 2, allowing medicine bottles vertically conveyed by the feeding conveyor 2 to enter the conveying channel 40 through the inlet. An outlet is provided on the tilting frame 41 below the conveying channel 40. A base plate 45 is horizontally movable back and forth on the tilting frame 41 at the bottom of the conveying channel 40 and above the outlet. The base plate 45 is connected to a third transverse drive assembly on the tilting frame 41. In this embodiment, a corresponding slide rail is installed below the tilting frame 41, and the base plate 45 is slidably mounted on the corresponding slide rail, improving the stability of the base plate 45 during movement. The third transverse drive assembly includes a third lead screw 451 arranged parallel to the length direction of the material conveying channel 40. The third lead screw 451 is connected to the corresponding drive motor. The base plate 45 is threaded onto the third lead screw 451. By rotating the third lead screw 451 forward and backward, the base plate 45 can be driven to move horizontally back and forth.

[0027] When upright medicine bottles on the feeding conveyor 2 are fed into the feeding channel 40 from the inlet, the third lateral movement drive assembly drives the bottom plate 45 under the medicine bottles to move back and forth continuously, which facilitates the feeding of medicine bottles into the feeding channel 40. When the medicine bottle group needs to be discharged from the outlet under the feeding channel 40, the third lateral movement drive assembly drives the bottom plate 45 to move to one side, thereby exposing the outlet. The medicine bottle group can be pushed out of the outlet by the action of the bottle pusher block 55 for loading operation.

[0028] A front baffle 43 and a rear baffle 44 are horizontally movable along the length of the conveying channel 40, closely attached to the inner walls of the two side baffles 42. The opposite sides of the front baffle 43 and rear baffle 44 have grooves that mate with the outer walls of the medicine bottles, enabling more effective organization of the medicine bottle assembly. A first lateral movement drive assembly connected to the front baffle 43 is provided on the tilting frame 41, used to drive the front baffle 43 to move back and forth within the conveying channel 40. In this embodiment, the first lateral movement drive assembly includes a first lead screw 431 arranged parallel to the length of the conveying channel 40. The first lead screw 431 is poweredly connected to a corresponding drive motor, and the front baffle 43 is threaded onto the first lead screw 431.

[0029] When the material is first fed into the conveying channel 40, the front baffle 43 is at the inlet. As the medicine bottles are continuously fed into the conveying channel 40, the first lateral movement drive component moves the front baffle 43 to the front of the conveying channel 40, so that the front baffle 43 can always restrict the front end of the medicine bottle group and prevent the medicine bottle group from scattering.

[0030] A corresponding slide rail is provided on the tilting frame 41 above the material conveying channel 40. A transverse frame 51 is horizontally slidably mounted on the slide rail, and the transverse frame 51 is connected to the second transverse drive assembly on the tilting frame 41. In this embodiment, the second transverse drive assembly includes a second lead screw 52, ​​which is powered by a corresponding drive motor. The transverse frame 51 is threaded onto the second lead screw 52, ​​and the rotation of the second lead screw 52 can drive the transverse frame 51 to move horizontally back and forth above the material conveying channel 40.

[0031] The rear baffle 44 is vertically installed on the feed inlet side near the conveying channel 40 and below the transverse frame 51. A transverse baffle 21 is fixedly installed above the tail of the feeding conveyor 2. The height of the transverse baffle 21 is greater than the length of the medicine bottle, allowing the medicine bottle to pass under the transverse baffle 21 without affecting the conveying of the medicine bottle. The rear baffle 44 and the transverse baffle 21 are in vertical contact. A first sliding rod 53 is vertically fixed above the rear baffle 44. The upper end of the first sliding rod 53 moves upward through the transverse frame 51 and is fixedly installed with a first limiting block 532. A first spring 531 is sleeved on the first sliding rod 53, and the two ends of the first spring 531 abut against the rear baffle 44 and the transverse frame 51, respectively.

[0032] When the medicine bottles are fed, the lifting mechanism drives the tilting and pushing mechanism 4 to descend, bringing the conveying channel 40 and the feeding conveyor 2 to the same horizontal level. At this time, the rear baffle 44 abuts against the horizontal baffle 21 above the tail of the feeding conveyor 2 and squeezes the first spring 531 on the first slide rod 53. The medicine bottles on the feeding conveyor 2 pass under the horizontal baffle 21 and the rear baffle 44 and are conveyed into the conveying channel 40. The front baffle 43 in the conveying channel 40 moves forward along with the front end of the medicine bottle group as the medicine bottles are fed. After the medicine bottles in the conveying channel 40 are fed, the lifting mechanism... Mechanism 3 will drive the entire tilting and pushing bottle mechanism 4 to move upward to a certain height. When tilting and pushing bottle mechanism 4 rises, it will cut the flow of medicine bottles between the tail of the feeding conveyor 2 and the feeding channel 40. During this period, under the elastic force of the first spring 531, the rear baffle 44 will move downward relative to the transverse frame 51. When the lifting mechanism 3 rises to the highest point, the rear baffle 44 will disengage from the transverse baffle 21 and abut against it, and just block the inlet of the feeding channel 40, thereby restricting the medicine bottle group in the feeding channel 40 between the front baffle 43, the rear baffle 44 and the two side baffles 42, in preparation for subsequent feeding.

[0033] A fixed plate is fixedly installed on the side of the tail end of the feeding conveyor 2. A lower baffle 22 is installed above the fixed plate and vertically opposite to the rear baffle 44. The bottom of the tilting frame 41 abuts against the lower baffle 22. A second sliding rod 221 is vertically fixedly connected below the lower baffle 22. The lower end of the second sliding rod 221 movably passes through the fixed plate and is fixedly provided with a second limiting block 223. A second spring 222 is sleeved on the second sliding rod 221. The two ends of the second spring 222 abut against the lower baffle 22 and the fixed plate, respectively.

[0034] When the lifting mechanism 3 descends to the lowest point to feed the material into the conveying channel 40, the tilting frame 41 will press the lower baffle 22 vertically downward and squeeze the second spring 222. When the medicine bottle feeding in the conveying channel 40 is completed, and the lifting mechanism 3 and the tilting bottle pushing mechanism 4 move upward, the lower baffle 22 moves vertically upward under the elastic force of the second spring 222, and finally blocks the tail end of the feeding conveyor 2. This can effectively block the medicine bottles on the feeding conveyor 2 and prevent the medicine bottles on the feeding conveyor 2 from falling off.

[0035] The bottle pusher drive assembly 54 is vertically mounted on the transverse frame 51. The bottle pusher block 55 is located above the conveying channel 40 and connected to the bottle pusher drive assembly 54, and is used to push the grouped medicine bottles in the conveying channel 40 out of the outlet. In this embodiment, the bottle pusher drive assembly 54 adopts a cylinder structure, and the bottle pusher block 55 is mounted on the piston rod of the cylinder.

[0036] When the medicine bottles in the conveying channel 40 are fed, the lifting mechanism 3 drives the tilting and pushing mechanism 4 to rise to its highest position. Then, the rotary drive assembly rotates the tilting frame 41 counterclockwise by an angle slightly greater than 90 degrees (the optimal rotation angle is 100 degrees), so that the medicine bottle group in the conveying channel 40 is in a tilted-down position. Afterwards, the third transverse drive assembly drives the base plate 45 to move to one side, exposing the discharge port. The pushing drive then drives the pushing block 55 to move, pushing the medicine bottle group outward from the discharge port and into the box holder at the discharge port. This application, through the cooperation of the tilting and pushing mechanism 4 and the pushing drive assembly 54, ensures that the medicine bottles are tilted with the bottom facing up and the head facing down when placed into the box holder, effectively preventing the medicine bottle group from scattering when placed in the holder and improving the quality of medicine bottle placement. After the medicine bottles are placed in the box holder, the tilting and pushing mechanism 4 rotates in the opposite direction to reset, and the lifting mechanism 3 also resets downward.

[0037] A lifting mechanism is vertically installed below the bottle-flipping mechanism 4 to lift the box tray to the discharge port at the bottom of the bottle-flipping mechanism 4. A box tray fixing assembly is installed at the discharge port of the bottle-flipping mechanism 4. The two adjacent sides of the lifting mechanism are respectively connected to the box tray supply mechanism and the unloading conveyor 8. A flat pushing mechanism is installed on the other side of the lifting mechanism opposite to the unloading conveyor 8. The lifting mechanism includes a lifting seat 61 and a lifting drive assembly 611. The lifting seat 61 is installed on the upper moving part of the vertically arranged lifting drive assembly 611. In this embodiment, the lifting drive assembly 611 adopts a cylinder structure.

[0038] First side blocks 63 are fixedly provided on the adjacent edges of the lifting seat 61 away from the box tray supply mechanism and the unloading conveyor 8; second side blocks 64 and third side blocks 65 are movably provided on the two edges of the lifting seat 61 near the box tray supply mechanism and the unloading conveyor 8, respectively. The lower parts of the second side blocks 64 and the third side blocks 65 are respectively connected to the second block lifting drive assembly 641 and the third block lifting drive assembly 651 vertically installed on the lifting seat 61.

[0039] In this embodiment, both the second stop lifting drive assembly 641 and the third stop lifting drive assembly 651 adopt a cylinder structure. The box tray supply mechanism may include a box tray conveyor 7 and a box tray pushing cylinder 71. The box tray conveyor 7 is installed on the side close to the second side stop 64, and the box tray pushing cylinder 71 is installed at the position opposite to the cylinder of the second side stop 64, for pushing the box tray on the box tray conveyor 7 onto the lifting seat 61.

[0040] When the box tray is being loaded, the second side block 64 is first driven to descend by the second block lifting drive assembly 641. The box tray supply mechanism then horizontally delivers the box tray to the lifting seat 61, after which the second side block 64 rises. At this time, the box tray is restricted between the second side block 64, the third side block 65, and the two first side blocks 63. Then, the lifting drive assembly 611 lifts the lifting seat 61, sending the box tray with the opening facing upward to the unloading port 410 below the flipping frame 41. The box tray is then fixed by the box tray fixing assembly at the unloading port 410, thus completing the box tray loading.

[0041] The box tray fixing assembly includes two clamping drive assemblies 461 symmetrically mounted on both sides of the bottom of the feeding port 410. The actuating part of the clamping drive assembly 461 is fixed with a clamping block 46. The two clamping blocks 46 abut against the edge of the box tray opening and fix it at the feeding port 410. The clamping drive assembly 461 adopts a cylinder structure. The two cylinder structures are inclined upward. When they extend, they can push the clamping blocks 46 obliquely upward, so that the edge of the box tray opening is clamped between the bottom of the flipping frame 41 and the clamping block 46.

[0042] When the box tray is delivered to the discharge port 410 by the lifting mechanism, the clamping drive assembly 461 drives the two clamping blocks 46 to move towards the middle, thereby clamping and fixing the opening edge of the box tray at the discharge port 410, in preparation for subsequent tray insertion.

[0043] The horizontal pushing mechanism includes a horizontal pushing block 62 and a horizontal pushing drive assembly 621. The horizontal pushing drive assembly 621 is horizontally disposed on the side of the lifting mechanism. The horizontal pushing block 62 is mounted on the moving part of the horizontal pushing drive assembly 621 and is used to push the box tray with medicine bottles on the lifting seat 61 onto the unloading conveyor 8. The horizontal pushing drive assembly 621 adopts a cylinder structure.

[0044] After the bottle-pushing mechanism 4 reverses its movement and the lifting mechanism 3 resets downwards, the medicine bottle is fed into the box holder. The box holder fixing component then loosens its fixation on the box holder, and the box holder falls back onto the lifting seat 61. The lifting mechanism resets downwards, so that the lifting seat 61 and the unloading conveyor 8 are on the same horizontal plane. The third stop lifting drive component 651 drives the third side stop 65 to move downwards, and then the flat push drive component 621 drives the flat push block 62 to extend horizontally, thereby pushing the box holder on the lifting seat 61 onto the unloading conveyor 8.

[0045] The lid-closing mechanism is located on one side of the unloading conveyor 8. The lid-closing mechanism includes a lid-fastening action mechanism and a lid-supplying mechanism. The lid-fastening action mechanism picks up the lids from the lid-supplying mechanism and fastens them onto the box holders on the unloading conveyor 8. In this embodiment, the lid-fastening action mechanism includes a picking robot 92 and a lid clamp 921, with the lid clamp 921 mounted on the robotic arm of the picking robot 92. The lid-supplying mechanism includes a lid conveyor 91 for transporting the lids.

[0046] The material handling robot 92 can use the lid gripper 921 to grab the lid on the lid conveyor 91 and use the robotic arm to place the lid on the box tray on the unloading conveyor 8, thereby completing the sealing operation of the medicine bottle packaging.

[0047] A medicine bottle detection mechanism is also installed above the tail of the feeding conveyor 2. The medicine bottle detection mechanism includes a vision inspection lens, which is used to detect the arrangement of medicine bottles at the tail of the feeding conveyor 2 to avoid the problem of missing or missing bottles.

[0048] The working principle of this invention is as follows: When the medicine bottles are being fed, the feeding conveyor 2 will send the neatly arranged, upright medicine bottles from the feed inlet into the feeding channel 40. As the medicine bottles are fed, the front baffle 43 will move forward together against the front end of the medicine bottle group. During this period, the third transverse drive component will drive the bottom plate 45 under the medicine bottles to move back and forth continuously, which will make it easier for the medicine bottles to be fed into the feeding channel 40. When the box tray is being fed, the second stop block moves up and down, the second side stop block 64 descends, and the box tray supply mechanism horizontally delivers the box tray to the lifting seat 61. After that, the second side stop block 64 rises and resets. Then, the lifting drive assembly 611 lifts the lifting seat 61 and sends the box tray with the opening facing upward to the unloading port 410 below the flipping frame 41. The box tray is then fixed in place by the box tray fixing assembly at the unloading port 410. Then, the lifting mechanism 3 will drive the entire tilting and pushing bottle mechanism 4 to move upward. Under the action of the first spring 531, the rear baffle 44 will disengage from the horizontal baffle 21 and block the inlet of the conveying channel 40, thereby restricting the medicine bottle group in the conveying channel 40 between the front baffle 43, the rear baffle 44 and the two side baffles 42. Under the action of the second spring 222, the lower baffle 22 will move vertically upward and block the tail end of the feeding conveyor 2. After the lifting mechanism 3 drives the tilting and pushing mechanism 4 to rise to the highest position, the rotation drive component moves to rotate the tilting frame 41 100 degrees, so that the medicine bottle group in the conveying channel 40 is in a state of tilting the bottle head downward. Then the third transverse drive component drives the bottom plate 45 to move to one side, exposing the discharge port. The pushing drive drives the pushing block 55 to move, pushing the medicine bottle group from the discharge port into the box holder. After the medicine bottle is placed into the box holder, the bottle flipping and pushing mechanism 4 rotates in the opposite direction to reset, and the lifting mechanism 3 also resets downwards. Afterwards, the box holder fixing assembly loosens its fixation on the box holder, and the box holder containing the medicine bottle falls back onto the lifting seat 61; the lifting mechanism resets downwards, so that the lifting seat 61 and the unloading conveyor 8 are on the same horizontal plane, the third stop lifting drive assembly 651 drives the third side stop 65 to move downwards, and then the flat push drive assembly 621 drives the flat push block 62 to extend horizontally, pushing the box holder on the lifting seat 61 onto the unloading conveyor 8; The material handling robot 92 uses the lid gripper 921 to grab the lid from the lid conveyor 91 and uses the robotic arm to place the lid onto the box tray conveyed on the unloading conveyor 8, thereby completing the sealing operation of the medicine bottle packaging.

[0049] Obviously, the embodiments described above are only some embodiments of this application, not all embodiments. The accompanying drawings show preferred embodiments of this application, but do not limit the patent scope of this application. This application can be implemented in many different forms; rather, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to provide a more thorough and comprehensive understanding of the disclosure of this application. Although this application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing specific embodiments, or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features. Any equivalent structures made using the content of this application's specification and drawings, directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are similarly within the scope of patent protection of this application.

Claims

1. A medicine bottle packaging device, comprising a medicine bottle supply mechanism, a box tray supply mechanism, and a capping mechanism, characterized in that: The medicine bottle supply mechanism includes a medicine bottle feeding conveyor. The tail end of the medicine bottle feeding conveyor is equipped with a lifting mechanism and a tilting bottle pushing mechanism. The tilting bottle pushing mechanism is mounted on the moving part of the lifting mechanism, and the feeding end on the side of the tilting bottle pushing mechanism corresponds to the tail end of the medicine bottle feeding conveyor. A lifting mechanism is vertically located below the tilting bottle pushing mechanism to lift the box tray to the discharge port at the bottom of the tilting bottle pushing mechanism. A box tray fixing component is located at the discharge port of the tilting bottle pushing mechanism. Two adjacent sides of the lifting mechanism are respectively connected to the box tray supply mechanism and the unloading conveyor. A flat pushing mechanism is located on the other side of the lifting mechanism opposite to the unloading conveyor. The cap closing mechanism is located on one side of the unloading conveyor and includes a cap fastening mechanism and a cap supply mechanism. The cap fastening mechanism is used to pick up the cap from the cap supply mechanism and fasten it onto the box tray on the unloading conveyor. A medicine bottle detection mechanism is also installed above the tail end of the feeding conveyor to detect the arrangement of medicine bottles at the tail end of the feeding conveyor. The bottle-pushing mechanism includes a tilting frame, a rotary drive assembly, a bottle-pushing block, and a bottle-pushing drive assembly. The tilting frame is vertically rotatably mounted on a lifting mechanism and driven to rotate by the rotary drive assembly. Two side baffles are parallel to each other in the middle of the tilting frame, forming a material conveying channel between them. The side end of the material conveying channel has an inlet opposite to the tail end of the feeding conveyor. An outlet is provided on the tilting frame below the material conveying channel. A front baffle and a rear baffle are movably mounted inside the material conveying channel, close to the inner walls of the two side baffles. A first transverse drive assembly connected to the front baffle is provided on the tilting frame to drive the front baffle. The plate moves back and forth within the conveying channel; a transverse frame is horizontally slidably mounted on the tilting frame above the conveying channel, and the transverse frame is connected to the second transverse drive assembly on the tilting frame; the bottle pusher drive assembly is vertically mounted on the transverse frame, and the bottle pusher block is located above the conveying channel and connected to the bottle pusher drive assembly, used to push out the group of medicine bottles in the conveying channel from the discharge port; the rear baffle is vertically located below the transverse frame near the inlet of the conveying channel; a base plate is horizontally movable back and forth on the tilting frame at the bottom of the conveying channel and above the discharge port, and the base plate is connected to the third transverse drive assembly on the tilting frame.

2. The medicine bottle packaging equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting mechanism includes a lifting drive assembly and a lifting frame. The lifting frame is vertically and slidably installed on the frame at the tail of the medicine bottle feeding conveyor. The lifting drive assembly installed on the frame is used to drive the lifting frame to move up and down. The bottle tilting and pushing mechanism is rotatably installed in the middle of the lifting frame.

3. The medicine bottle packaging equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: A horizontal baffle is fixed above the tail of the feeding conveyor, and the rear baffle abuts against the horizontal baffle. A first sliding rod is vertically fixed above the rear baffle. The upper end of the first sliding rod moves upward through the transverse frame and is fixed with a first limiting block. A first spring is sleeved on the first sliding rod, and the two ends of the first spring abut against the rear baffle and the transverse frame, respectively.

4. The medicine bottle packaging equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that: A fixed plate is fixedly installed on the side of the tail end of the feeding conveyor. A lower baffle is installed above the fixed plate and vertically opposite to the rear baffle. The bottom of the tilting frame abuts against the lower baffle. A second sliding rod is vertically fixedly connected below the lower baffle. The lower end of the second sliding rod movably passes through the fixed plate and is fixedly provided with a second limiting block. A second spring is sleeved on the second sliding rod. The two ends of the second spring abut against the lower baffle and the fixed plate, respectively.

5. The medicine bottle packaging equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The box holder fixing assembly includes two clamping drive assemblies symmetrically installed on both sides of the bottom of the discharge port. The actuating part of the clamping drive assembly is fixed with a clamping block; the two clamping blocks abut against both sides of the box holder and fix it at the discharge port.

6. The medicine bottle packaging equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting mechanism includes a lifting seat and a lifting drive assembly. The lifting seat is mounted on the upper moving part of the vertically arranged lifting drive assembly. First side blocks are fixed on the adjacent edges of the lifting seat away from the box tray supply mechanism and the unloading conveyor.

7. The medicine bottle packaging equipment according to claim 6, characterized in that: The lifting seat is equipped with a second side stop and a third side stop on its two edges near the box tray supply mechanism and the unloading conveyor, respectively. The lower parts of the second side stop and the third side stop are respectively connected to the second stop lifting drive assembly and the third stop lifting drive assembly vertically installed on the lifting seat.

8. The medicine bottle packaging equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flat pushing mechanism includes a flat pushing block and a flat pushing drive assembly. The flat pushing drive assembly is horizontally arranged on the side of the lifting mechanism. The flat pushing block is installed on the moving part of the flat pushing drive assembly and is used to push the box tray with medicine bottles on the lifting seat to the unloading conveyor.

9. The medicine bottle packaging equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lid-fastening mechanism includes a material-picking robot and a lid clamp, with the lid clamp mounted on the robotic arm of the material-picking robot.

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