Capping and labeling all-in-one machine

Abstract

The invention discloses a capping and labeling all-in-one machine which comprises a rack, a label station, a bottle feeding shifting wheel, an operation rotating wheel and a bottle discharging shifting wheel, the bottle feeding shifting wheel, the operation rotating wheel and the bottle discharging shifting wheel are arranged on the rack in the mode that the bottle feeding shifting wheel can rotate around the axis of the operation rotating wheel, and the operation rotating wheel comprises a rotating wheel body and a plurality of bottle supporting assemblies arranged on the rotating wheel body at intervals in the circumferential direction; the capping and labeling all-in-one machine further comprises a mounting base and a plurality of capping assemblies, the mounting base can be arranged on the rack in the mode of synchronously rotating relative to the operation rotating wheel, the capping assemblies are arranged on the mounting base, the mounting base is located over the operation rotating wheel, and the capping assemblies and the bottle supporting assemblies are aligned one by one in the vertical direction and can be relatively close to or relatively away from each other in the vertical direction. A rotation driving piece used for driving bottle caps to rotate is arranged in the capping assembly, and a rotation stopping piece used for stopping bottles from rotating is arranged in the bottle supporting assembly. The operation rotating wheel comprises a capping area and a labeling area in the circumferential direction of the operation rotating wheel, and the label station is arranged on the outer side of the labeling area. According to the capping and labeling all-in-one machine, continuous production can be achieved, and the cost is relatively low.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of packaging, and particularly to an integrated capping and labeling machine. Background Art

[0002] For existing capping and labeling equipment, the bottle is first conveyed to the capping station through a star wheel and capped by a capping mechanism; then the bottle is conveyed to the labeling station through a conveyor belt and labeled by a labeling mechanism. This capping and labeling device with such a structure has the following disadvantages:

[0003] The bottle needs to be conveyed to the corresponding station before processing, which is non - continuous production and the production efficiency is relatively low.

[0004] The star wheel and the conveyor belt are used as two sets of conveying mechanisms, with a relatively complex structure and a relatively high cost.

[0005] The labeling mechanism and the capping mechanism are relatively far apart. When the labeling mechanism exists as an independent single machine, it needs to be equipped with a complete control system, mechanical structure and related bottle - type change parts, and the cost is relatively high. Summary of the Invention

[0006] The purpose of the present invention is to provide an integrated capping and labeling machine that can achieve continuous production and has a relatively low cost.

[0007] To achieve the above - mentioned purpose, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is:

[0008] An integrated capping and labeling machine includes a frame, a label station, a bottle - inlet dial, a working runner and a bottle - outlet dial that are respectively rotatably arranged on the frame around their own axis lines and are used to convey bottles in sequence along the feeding direction. The working runner includes a runner body and a plurality of bottle - supporting components that are arranged on the runner body at intervals along the circumferential direction.

[0009] The integrated capping and labeling machine further includes a mounting seat rotatably arranged on the frame synchronously with the working runner, and a plurality of capping components arranged on the mounting seat at intervals along the circumferential direction. The mounting seat is located directly above the working runner. The capping components and the bottle - supporting components are aligned in the up - and - down direction, and the capping components and the bottle - supporting components can move relatively closer or farther away in the up - and - down direction.

[0010] A rotation driving part for driving the cap to rotate is arranged in the capping component, and a rotation - stopping part for preventing the bottle from rotating is arranged in the bottle - supporting component.

[0011] The working runner includes a capping area and a labeling area along its circumferential direction, and the label station is arranged outside the labeling area.

[0012] Preferably, at least one of the cap mounting assembly and the bottle supporting assembly is disposed on the frame in a liftable manner.

[0013] More preferably, a first lifting shaft is disposed in the runner body in a liftable manner, and the bottle supporting assembly is disposed on the first lifting shaft.

[0014] Even more preferably, a first lifting driving member for driving the first lifting shaft to move up and down is disposed in the runner body.

[0015] More preferably, a second lifting shaft is disposed in the mounting base in a liftable manner, and the cap mounting assembly is disposed on the second lifting shaft.

[0016] Even more preferably, a second lifting driving member for driving the second lifting shaft to move up and down is disposed in the mounting base.

[0017] Preferably, the working runner sequentially passes through the cap mounting area and the labeling area along its rotation direction.

[0018] Preferably, the capping and labeling integrated machine further includes a rotating shaft rotatably disposed on the frame about its own axis, and the runner body and the mounting base are respectively sleeved on the rotating shaft.

[0019] Preferably, the axis lines of the bottle inlet dial, the working runner and the bottle outlet dial are parallel to each other and are respectively arranged in the up-down direction.

[0020] Due to the application of the above technical solutions, the present invention has the following advantages compared with the prior art: The capping and labeling integrated machine of the present invention first cooperates with capping and then with labeling through a working runner, and has the following advantages:

[0021] The bottle can complete capping and labeling during the conveying process, without the need to be conveyed to a specific station and then wait for processing, and continuous production can be achieved, and the production efficiency is relatively high;

[0022] Only one working runner is used to cooperate with capping and labeling, eliminating the subsequent conveyor belt, and the structure is relatively simple and the cost is relatively low;

[0023] Only one working runner is used to cooperate with capping and labeling, the label station is located outside the labeling area, and labeling can be directly carried out after capping is completed. And because the distance between the two is relatively close, a set of control systems can be saved and the cost is relatively low. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] FIG Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the capping and labeling integrated machine according to a specific embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] FIG Figure 2Schematic structure of the working wheel and the mounting base connected to the rotating shaft Figure 1 ;

[0026] Appendix Figure 3 Schematic structure of the working wheel and the mounting base connected to the rotating shaft Figure 2 。

[0027] Wherein: 1. Labeling station; 2. Bottle inlet dial; 3. Working wheel; 31. Wheel body; 32. Bottle supporting assembly; 321. Anti-rotation member; 33. First lifting shaft; 4. Bottle outlet dial; 5. Mounting base; 51. Second lifting shaft; 6. Capping assembly; 61. Rotary driving member; 7. Rotating shaft.

[0028] A. Capping area; B. Labeling area. Specific embodiments

[0029] The technical solutions of the present invention will be further described below in conjunction with specific embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

[0030] In the following text, only some exemplary embodiments are simply described. As those skilled in the art can recognize, the described embodiments can be modified in various different ways without departing from the spirit or scope of the embodiments of the present invention. Therefore, the drawings and the description are considered to be exemplary in nature rather than restrictive.

[0031] In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationships indicated by terms such as "length", "inside", etc. are based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the embodiments of the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as a limitation to the embodiments of the present invention.

[0032] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features. In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specifically defined.

[0033] In the embodiments of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, terms such as "installation", "connection", "linkage", "fixation" and the like shall be construed in a broad sense. For example, it may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral one; it may be a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or a communication connection; it may be a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, and it may be the internal connection of two components or the interaction relationship between two components. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the embodiments of the present invention may be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0034] In the embodiments of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, the fact that the first feature is "above" or "below" the second feature may include the direct contact between the first and second features, or may include the situation where the first and second features are not in direct contact but in contact through other features therebetween. Moreover, the fact that the first feature is "above", "over" and "on top of" the second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or merely means that the horizontal height of the first feature is higher than that of the second feature. The fact that the first feature is "below", "beneath" and "underneath" the second feature includes that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or merely means that the horizontal height of the first feature is lower than that of the second feature.

[0035] The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different structures of the embodiments of the present invention. To simplify the disclosure of the embodiments of the present invention, the components and settings of specific examples are described below. Of course, they are only examples and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention. In addition, the embodiments of the present invention may repeat reference numerals and / or reference letters in different examples. Such repetition is for the purpose of simplification and clarity, and does not itself indicate the relationship between the various embodiments and / or settings discussed.

[0036] See Figures 1-3 As shown in the figure, the present embodiment provides a capping and labeling integrated machine, which includes a frame, a label station 1, a bottle inlet dial 2, a working runner 3 and a bottle outlet dial 4 that are respectively rotatably arranged on the frame around their own axis lines and are used to sequentially convey bottles along the feeding direction. In the present embodiment, the axis lines of the bottle inlet dial 2, the working runner 3 and the bottle outlet dial 4 are parallel to each other and are respectively arranged in the up-down direction (i.e., Figure 1 the direction perpendicular to the paper surface in the figure). The bottle inlet dial 2 is used to feed the bottles into the working runner 3, and the working runner 3 is used to feed the bottles into the bottle outlet dial 4.

[0037] Among them, the working runner 3 includes a capping area A and a labeling area B along its circumferential direction. The labeling station 1 is arranged outside the labeling area B and is used to label the bottles at the corresponding positions. In this embodiment, the working runner 3 sequentially passes through the capping area A and the labeling area B along its rotation direction. That is, the bottles in the working runner 3 are first capped and then labeled during the conveying process, and the capped and labeled bottles are then fed into the bottle discharging dial 4.

[0038] The above-mentioned working runner 3 includes a runner body 31 and a plurality of bottle supporting components 32 arranged on the runner body 31 at intervals along the circumferential direction; the capping and labeling integrated machine further includes a mounting seat 5 rotatably arranged on the frame synchronously with the working runner 3 and a plurality of capping components 6 arranged on the mounting seat 5 at intervals along the circumferential direction. The mounting seat 5 is located directly above the working runner 3, and the capping components 6 and the bottle supporting components 32 are aligned in the up and down direction one by one, and the capping components 6 and the bottle supporting components 32 can approach or move away from each other relatively in the up and down direction.

[0039] In this embodiment, the capping and labeling integrated machine further includes a rotating shaft 7 rotatably arranged on the frame around its own axis. The runner body 31 and the mounting seat 5 are respectively sleeved on the rotating shaft 7 and rotate synchronously with the rotation of the rotating shaft 7.

[0040] The capping component 6 is provided with a rotation driving part 61 for driving the bottle cap to rotate. When the bottle cap is of a press-on capping structure, the rotation driving part 61 does not start during the capping process; when the bottle cap is of a screw-on capping structure, the rotation driving part 61 starts during the capping process and drives the bottle cap to rotate.

[0041] The bottle supporting component 32 is provided with an anti-rotation part 321 for preventing the bottle from rotating. When the bottle cap is of a screw-on capping structure, the anti-rotation part 321 abuts against the side of the bottle during the capping process to prevent the bottle from rotating.

[0042] Among the capping component 6 and the bottle supporting component 32, at least one of them is arranged on the frame in a liftable manner.

[0043] See Figure 2 As shown, in the first implementation manner of this embodiment, a first lifting shaft 33 is arranged in the runner body 31 in a liftable manner, and the bottle supporting component 32 is arranged at the upper end of the first lifting shaft 33; a first lifting driving part (not shown in the figure) for driving the first lifting shaft 33 to move up and down is further arranged in the runner body 31.

[0044] With this setting, after the bottle inlet star wheel 2 feeds the bottle into the bottle supporting assembly 32 of the working star wheel, as the working star wheel rotates, the bottle enters the capping area A. While the bottle revolves, the first lifting drive member drives the bottle to rise, cooperating with the capping assembly 6 above to perform capping or screwing on the cap. When screwing on the cap, the anti-rotation member 321 holds the bottle from the side to prevent it from rotating along. After capping is completed, the anti-rotation member 321 resets, and the rotation drive member 61 continues to drive the bottle to rotate. When the bottle revolves into the labeling area B, the labeling station 1 pastes the label to the set height on the bottle body, and the labeling action is completed under the rotation of the bottle. Then the bottle descends and resets, and the working star wheel feeds the bottle with the cap and label into the bottle outlet star wheel 4.

[0045] See Figure 3 As shown, in the second implementation manner of this embodiment, a second lifting shaft 51 is liftably provided in the mounting seat 5, and the capping assembly 6 is provided at the lower end of the second lifting shaft 51; a second lifting drive member for driving the second lifting shaft 51 to perform lifting movement is further provided in the mounting seat 5.

[0046] With this setting, after the bottle inlet star wheel 2 feeds the bottle into the bottle supporting assembly 32 of the working star wheel, as the working star wheel rotates, the bottle enters the capping area A. While the bottle revolves, the second lifting drive member drives the capping assembly 6 to descend, cooperating with the bottle below to perform capping or screwing on the cap. When screwing on the cap, the anti-rotation member 321 holds the bottle from the side to prevent it from rotating along. After capping is completed, the anti-rotation member 321 resets, and the rotation drive member 61 continues to drive the bottle to rotate. When the bottle revolves into the labeling area B, the labeling station 1 pastes the label to the set height on the bottle body, and the labeling action is completed under the rotation of the bottle. Then the capping assembly 6 rises and resets, and the working star wheel feeds the bottle with the cap and label into the bottle outlet star wheel 4.

[0047] In this embodiment, the rotation drive member 61 can be used for both cap installation and bottle body labeling, further reducing the equipment structure and saving equipment costs.

[0048] The above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical concept and features of the present invention, and the purpose is to enable those who are familiar with this technology to understand the content of the present invention and implement it. It cannot be used to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Any equivalent changes or modifications made according to the spirit and essence of the present invention should be covered within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A capping and labeling integrated machine, comprising a frame, a label station, a bottle feeding wheel, a working wheel and a bottle discharging wheel which are rotatably arranged on the frame around their own axis and are used to sequentially convey bottles along the feeding direction, characterized in that: The operating wheel comprises a wheel body, and a plurality of bottle supporting assemblies arranged on the wheel body at intervals along the circumferential direction; The capping and labeling integrated machine also includes a mounting seat arranged on the frame and capable of synchronously rotating relative to the operating wheel, and a plurality of capping assemblies arranged on the mounting seat and spaced apart in the circumferential direction, wherein the mounting seat is located directly above the operating wheel, the capping assemblies and the bottle supporting assemblies are aligned one by one in the up-down direction, and the capping assemblies and the bottle supporting assemblies can be relatively close to or relatively far away from each other in the up-down direction; The capping assembly is provided with a rotating driving member for driving the bottle cap to rotate, and the bottle supporting assembly is provided with a rotation-stopping member for preventing the bottle from rotating. The operating wheel comprises a capping area and a labeling area along its circumferential direction, and the labeling station is arranged outside the labeling area.

2. The capping and labeling integrated machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: At least one of the capping assembly and the bottle supporting assembly can be lifted and lowered on the frame.

3. The capping and labeling integrated machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: A first lifting shaft is provided in the rotating wheel body so as to be liftable, and the bottle supporting assembly is arranged on the first lifting shaft.

4. The capping and labeling integrated machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The rotating wheel body is provided with a first lifting driving member for driving the first lifting shaft to perform lifting motion.

5. The capping and labeling integrated machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: A second lifting shaft is provided in the mounting seat so as to be liftable, and the cover mounting assembly is arranged on the second lifting shaft.

6. The capping and labeling integrated machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The mounting seat is provided with a second lifting driving member for driving the second lifting shaft to perform lifting motion.

7. The capping and labeling integrated machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The operating wheel passes through the capping area and the labeling area in sequence along its rotation direction.

8. The capping and labeling integrated machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The capping and labeling integrated machine further comprises a rotating shaft which is rotatable around its own axis and is arranged on the frame, and the rotating wheel body and the mounting seat are respectively sleeved on the rotating shaft.

9. The capping and labeling integrated machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The axis lines of the bottle-in dial wheel, the operation rotating wheel and the bottle-out dial wheel are parallel to each other and are respectively arranged in the up-and-down direction.

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