Polygonal ceramic tile packing device

Abstract

A polygonal ceramic tile packing device relates to the technical field of ceramic machinery and comprises a conveying line, a ceramic tile centering mechanism, a ceramic tile packing mechanism, a carton storing and conveying mechanism and a ceramic tile front-back conveying mechanism. The ceramic tile packaging mechanism comprises a platform and a polygonal frame, the platform is used for receiving the cartons conveyed by the carton storing and conveying mechanism and is driven by an up-down moving mechanism, the number of the edges of the polygonal frame is matched with that of the edges of the ceramic tiles, and each edge of the polygonal frame is provided with a roller; the space defined by the idler wheels on all the edges of the polygonal frame is matched with the polygonal shape of a folded carton, and edge folding components driven by a power mechanism are arranged on the edges, below the idler wheels, of the polygonal frame. Compared with the prior art, the machine has the advantage of being capable of automatically finishing polygonal ceramic tiles with pentagons or more than pentagons.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of ceramic machinery, in particular to a polygonal ceramic tile packaging device. Background Art

[0002] Existing polygonal tile packaging devices all pack quadrilateral tiles. When packaging, the tiles are first placed on a carton, and then the carton together with the tiles on it is transferred to a carton folding station. Then, the carton is folded by a front-to-back folding mechanism and a left-to-right folding mechanism. Since it is front-to-back and left-to-right folding, the front-to-back folding mechanism and the left-to-right folding mechanism can be respectively set at the front-to-back position and the left-to-right position on the conveyor line. This layout technology is a very mature technology and the packaging speed is fast. However, for polygonal tiles with a pentagon or more, since the folding of the carton is multiple foldings, the structure of each folding mechanism is complex and the mechanism is large in size, it is difficult for traditional folding mechanisms to be set at the packaging station to automatically complete the packaging of polygonal tiles with a pentagon or more. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The object of the present invention is to provide a polygonal tile packing device which can automatically pack polygonal tiles of a pentagon or larger shape.

[0004] The polygonal tile packaging device of the present invention is implemented as follows: it includes a conveyor line, a tile centering mechanism arranged at the front end of the conveyor line, a tile packaging mechanism arranged at the rear end of the conveyor line, a carton storage and conveying mechanism arranged next to the rear end of the conveyor line, and a tile front and rear transmission mechanism arranged on a frame above the conveyor line. The function of the tile centering mechanism is to center and position the tiles at a set position on the conveyor line. The function of the tile front and rear transmission mechanism is to transfer the tiles centered and positioned at a set position on the conveyor line to the tile packaging mechanism. The function of the carton storage and conveying mechanism is to store cartons and transfer the stored cartons to the tile packaging mechanism. The tile packaging mechanism includes a platform driven by an up and down moving mechanism for receiving cartons transferred by the carton storage and conveying mechanism, a polygonal frame whose number of sides matches the number of tile sides, and rollers are provided on each side of the polygonal frame. The space enclosed by the rollers on each side of the polygonal frame matches the polygonal shape of the carton after folding. A folding component driven by a power mechanism is provided on the side of the polygonal frame below the roller.

[0005] When the tiles are packed, the tiles enter the tile centering mechanism station under the drive of the conveyor line. The tile lifting mechanism of the tile centering mechanism lifts the tiles, and the centering mechanism of the tile centering mechanism moves to center the tiles. The front and rear tile conveying mechanisms clamp the centered tiles and convey them to the tile packaging mechanism station. At the same time, the clamping mechanism of the carton storage conveying mechanism clamps the flat cartons at the carton storage mechanism and sends them to the tile packaging mechanism, which is driven by the up and down moving mechanism to the high platform. The front and rear tile conveying mechanisms move the tiles from the bottom to the tile packaging mechanism. On the flat carton, the up and down moving mechanism of the tile packaging mechanism drives the platform to move down. As the platform moves down to the bottom of the polygonal frame, under the action of the rollers, the folding cover of the flat carton is bent and erected along the side of the tile to cover all sides of the tile. After the platform drops into place, each folding component is driven by its own power mechanism to bend the upper part of the side cover toward the upper surface of the tile to cover the upper surface of the tile, thereby completing the carton packaging of the tile. After the carton packaging, the tiles are conveyed by the conveyor line to the subsequent workstation for the next step of processing.

[0006] By using a polygonal frame and rollers, when a carton with tiles placed on it falls relative to the polygonal frame, all the folding covers of the carton can be folded and erected. After being fully erected, the folding components on the polygonal frame are driven by their respective power mechanisms to bend the upper part of the side cover toward the upper surface of the tile, covering the upper surface of the tile, thereby completing the carton packaging of the tile. By using a polygonal frame, even a polygon with more than 5 sides can complete the packaging of the tile carton. Moreover, after packaging is completed, the packaged material is located under the polygonal frame. After falling onto the conveyor line, the polygonal frame and the components above it will not affect the transmission of the packaged material, so that the packaged material can be smoothly transmitted to the next workstation to complete the next packaging task (such as bundling).

[0007] Preferably, vertical plates are provided on both sides of the roller, and the spacing between the vertical plates corresponds to the width of the folding flap of the carton. When the folding flap of the carton falls into the range of the roller, it also falls between the vertical plates on both sides of the roller, and under the guidance of the two vertical plates, the folding flap of the carton is smoothly erected.

[0008] Preferably, an outward-flapping inclined plate is provided on the vertical plate on the side of the roller corresponding to the small edge of the folding cover of the carton. When the folding cover of the carton falls into the range of the roller, it also falls between the vertical plates on both sides of the roller. At the same time, the small edges on both sides of the folding cover are bent toward the roller under the action of the inclined plate. When the folding cover of the carton is erected to cover the side of the corresponding tile, the small edge also covers the adjacent side of the side of the corresponding tile, thereby completing the folding packaging of the small edge. By using the small edge, the folding cover of the carton can be used to lock the adjacent folding cover of the carton with the small edge, thereby ensuring the firmness of the packaging.

[0009] Preferably, the height of the rollers used for folding the folding covers of the carton with small edges is higher than that of the rollers used for folding the folding covers of the carton without small edges. When folding the folding covers of the carton, the rollers with higher height for folding the folding covers of the carton with small edges will fold the folding covers of the carton with small edges first, and the rollers used for folding the folding covers of the carton without small edges will fold the folding covers of the carton with small edges later, so that the rollers used for folding the folding covers of the carton without small edges can cover the small edges of the folding covers of the carton with small edges.

[0010] Preferably, there are two pairs of rollers on each side of the polygonal frame, disposed on both sides of each side of the polygonal frame. A guide plate is disposed between the two pairs of rollers, with the vertical guide surface of the guide plate aligned with the vertical rolling tangent of the two pairs of rollers. An outwardly slanted guide plate is disposed above the guide plate. Guided by the guide plate, the rollers can bend the folding flap of the carton more smoothly.

[0011] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the advantage of being able to automatically complete polygonal tiles with a pentagon or more. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of a polygonal tile packaging device according to the present invention; Figure 2 A schematic structural diagram of the polygonal tile packaging device of the present invention from another perspective (a view after removing part of the frame); Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the ceramic tile packaging mechanism of the present invention; Figure 4 This is a structural schematic diagram of the tile packaging mechanism of the present invention from another perspective; Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the conveying line of the present invention; Figure 6 This is a schematic structural diagram of the front and rear transmission mechanism for tiles of the present invention; Figure 7 This is a structural schematic diagram of the front and rear tile transmission mechanism of the present invention from another perspective; Figure 8 It is a structural diagram of the up and down moving mechanism of the present invention; Figure 9 This is a schematic structural diagram of the centering and vertical movement mechanism of the present invention; Figure 10 It is a structural schematic diagram of the carton storage and conveying mechanism of the present invention; Figure 11 It is a structural schematic diagram of the power clamp part of the present invention; Figure 12 This is the process diagram for ceramic tile packaging.

[0013] Explanation of the figure markings: a-conveyor line; b-ceramic tile centering mechanism; c-ceramic tile packaging mechanism; d-carton storage and conveying mechanism; e-ceramic tile front and rear transmission mechanism; f-carton; g-ceramic tile; 1-frame; 2-up and down movement mechanism; 201-motor mechanism; 202-gear; 203-rack; 3-platform; 4-polygonal frame; 5-roller; 6-power mechanism; 7-folding component; 8-centering and up and down movement mechanism; 801-centering motor mechanism; 802-centering gear; 803-centering rack; 9-centering platform; 10-centering clamping component; 1001-cylinder; 1002-pressing wheel; 11-front and rear transmission mechanism; 12-transverse track; 13-sliding seat; 14-up and down movement power mechanism; 15- Vertical track; 16-clamp base; 17-power clamp; 18-carton storage bin; 19-carton suction cup component; 20-suction cup up and down movement power mechanism 20; 21-clamp lateral drive power mechanism; 22-lateral guide rail; 23-carton power clamp; 24-carton guide platform; 25-vertical plate; 26-folding cover; 27-small edge; 28-inclined plate; 29-guide plate; 2901-guide surface; 30-inclined guide plate; 31-belt transmission mechanism; 32-position adjustment mechanism 32; 33-centering position adjustment mechanism; 34-clip position adjustment mechanism; 35-side panel; 36-rear panel; 37-front panel; 38-side panel position adjustment mechanism; 39-rear panel position adjustment mechanism. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0014] The polygonal tile packaging device of the present invention is now described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments: The polygonal tile packaging device of the present invention is implemented as follows: it includes a conveyor line a (a belt conveyor line is used), a tile centering mechanism b arranged at the front end of the conveyor line a, a tile packaging mechanism c arranged at the rear end of the conveyor line a, a carton storage conveyor mechanism d arranged next to the rear end of the conveyor line a, and a tile front and rear transmission mechanism e arranged on the rack 1 above the conveyor line a. The tile packaging mechanism c includes a carton f (carton f is a hexagonal carton, and each of the six sides of the carton is provided with a carton folding cover 26) that is received by the carton storage conveyor mechanism. Mechanism 2 (including a gear 202 driven by a motor mechanism 201 and a rack 203 driven up and down by the gear 202) drives a platform 3; a polygonal frame 4 (a hexagonal frame in the embodiment) having a number of sides that matches the number of sides of the tile g (hexagonal tile); a roller 5 is provided on each side of the polygonal frame 4; the space enclosed by the rollers 5 on each side of the polygonal frame 4 matches the polygonal shape of the folded carton f; and a folding member 7 (L-shaped plate) driven by a power mechanism 6 (cylinder) is provided on the side of the polygonal frame 4 below the rollers 5. The function of the tile centering mechanism b is to center and position the tile g at a predetermined position on the conveyor line a. The tile centering mechanism b comprises a centering platform 9 driven by a centering vertical movement mechanism 8 (including a centering gear 802 driven by a centering motor mechanism 801 and a centering rack 803 driven up and down by the centering gear 802), and centering clamping members 10 (including a cylinder 1001 and a pressure roller 1002 driven by the cylinder 1001) arranged on the four corners of the centering platform 9 on the frame 1 on both sides of the conveyor line a. The function of the front-to-back tile conveyor mechanism e is to convey the tile g, which is centered and positioned at a set position on the conveyor line a, to the tile packaging mechanism c. The front-to-back tile conveyor mechanism e includes a front-to-back conveyor mechanism 11 (using a belt-type conveyor mechanism) installed on the frame 1 above the conveyor line a, a sliding seat 13 driven by the front-to-back conveyor mechanism 11 to move forward and backward along a transverse track 12, a clamping plate base 16 installed on the sliding seat 13 and driven by a vertical moving power mechanism 14 (cylinder) to move up and down along a vertical track 15, and a pair of power clamps 17 installed on the clamping plate base 16; The function of the carton storage and conveying mechanism d is to store cartons f and transfer the stored cartons f to the tile packaging mechanism c. The carton storage and conveying mechanism d includes a carton storage bin 18 with the carton inlet and outlet located at the top, a carton suction cup component 19 located above the top inlet and outlet of the carton storage bin 18, a suction cup up and down movement power mechanism 20 arranged on the frame 1 to drive the carton suction cup component 19 to move up and down, a carton storage bin 18 arranged on the frame 1, and a carton power clamp 23 that moves along the transverse guide rail 22 driven by the clamp transverse driving power mechanism 21.

[0015] Preferably, a carton guide platform 24 is provided at the top inlet and outlet of the carton storage bin 18 close to the tile packaging mechanism c.

[0016] Preferably, vertical plates 25 are provided on both sides of the roller 5 , and the distance between the vertical plates on both sides corresponds to the width of the folding cover 26 of the carton.

[0017] Preferably, an outward-flapping inclined plate 28 is provided on the vertical plate 25 on the side of the roller 5 corresponding to the small edge 27 on the side of the folding cover plate 26 of the carton.

[0018] Preferably, the height of the roller 5 used for folding the folding cover plate 26 of the carton with the small edge 27 is higher than the roller 5 used for folding the folding cover plate 26 of the carton without the small edge 27.

[0019] Preferably, there are two pairs of rollers 5 on each side of the polygonal frame 4, which are arranged on both sides of each side of the polygonal frame 4. A guide plate 29 is provided between the two pairs of rollers 5. The vertical guide surface 2901 of the guide plate 29 is flush with the vertical rolling tangent of the two pairs of rollers 5. An inclined guide plate 30 is provided above the guide plate 29, which is inclined outward.

[0020] Preferably, the power mechanism 6 of the folding member 7 driven by the power mechanism 6 corresponding to the left and right sides of the tile g is two cylinders arranged on the frame 1 in front and back, and the folding member 7 is an L-shaped plate with the rear end directly reaching the rear end of the conveyor line a.

[0021] Preferably, the conveyor line a includes two sets of belt transmission mechanisms 31, each set of belt transmission mechanisms 31 is arranged on the frame 1 through a position adjustment mechanism 32, the centering clamping member 10 is arranged on the position adjustment mechanism 32 through a centering position adjustment mechanism 33, the clamp base 16 and a pair of power clamps 17 are connected to the clamp base 16 through a clamp position adjustment mechanism 34, the carton storage bin 18 includes left and right side panels 35, a rear panel 36 located behind the side panels 35 and between the side panels 35, and a front panel 37 located in front of the side panels 35 and between the side panels 35, the side panels 35 are connected to the frame 1 through a side panel position adjustment mechanism 38, and the rear panel 36 is connected to the frame 1 through a rear panel position adjustment mechanism 39, the clamp transverse driving power mechanism 21 includes a stepping motor mechanism 2101, a synchronous belt 2102 driven by the stepping motor mechanism 2101, and the synchronous belt 2102 drives the carton power clamp 23. By adopting the above-mentioned position adjustment mechanism, the position relationship of the corresponding components can be conveniently adjusted according to the specifications of the packaged tiles to meet the packaging requirements of tiles of different specifications. By adopting the synchronous belt 2102 driven by the stepper motor mechanism 2101, the stepper motor mechanism 2101 can be precisely stepped and rotated to accurately control the distance that the carton power clamp 23 moves the carton f. Then, the distance that the carton power clamp 23 moves the carton f can be adjusted according to the specifications of the tiles g and the carton f to ensure that the carton f is accurately moved to the platform 3.

[0022] When the tiles are packed, the hexagonal tiles g are driven by the conveyor line a with two faces on both sides and the front and back faces in front and back and enter the tile centering mechanism station. The centering rack 803 of the centering up and down moving mechanism 8 of the tile centering mechanism b is raised, and the tile g on the centering platform 9 is lifted off the conveyor line a. The centering clamping members 10 at the four corners of the tile centering mechanism b are actuated, and the pressure wheels 1002 of the centering clamping member 10 are pressed on the four front and back faces of the tile g. After the tile g is centered and positioned, the centering clamping member 10 is reset. The front and rear conveying mechanism 11 of the tile front and rear conveying mechanism e drives the sliding seat 13 moving forward and backward along the horizontal track 12 to move to the top of the tile g. The up and down moving power mechanism 14 (cylinder) drives the sliding seat 13 moving forward and backward along the vertical track 12 to move to the top of the tile g. The plywood base 16 moving along the vertical track 15 moves down to the tile g, and a pair of power clamps 17 on the plywood base 16 clamps the aligned tile g. The up and down moving power mechanism 14 (cylinder) drives the plywood base 16 to move up along the vertical track 15, and the front and rear transmission mechanism 11 drives the sliding seat 13 moving forward and backward along the transverse track 12 to move to just above the tile packaging mechanism c. At this time, the suction cup up and down moving power mechanism 20 of the carton storage and conveying mechanism d drives the carton suction cup component 19 to move up and down, sucking up the carton g on the top of the carton storage bin 18 and lifting it out of the carton storage bin 18. The clip horizontal driving power mechanism 21 drives the carton power clamp 23 moving along the transverse guide rail 22 to move horizontally, clamping the carton f sucked by the carton suction cup component 19 to the top of the carton storage bin 18. The tile packaging mechanism c is driven by the up-and-down moving mechanism 2 to move to the high platform 3, and the up-and-down moving power mechanism 14 (cylinder) moved to the top of the tile packaging mechanism c drives the plywood base 16 to move down along the vertical track 15. A pair of power clamps 17 on the plywood base 16 puts the tiles onto the flat carton f on the platform 3 of the tile packaging mechanism c. The up-and-down moving mechanism 14 of the tile packaging mechanism c drives the platform 3 to move down. As the platform 3 moves down to the bottom of the polygonal frame 4, under the action of the roller 5 and the guide plate 29, the folding cover 26 of the flat carton f is bent and erected along the side of the tile g, covering all sides of the tile g. When the folding cover 26 of the carton f falls into the range of action of the roller 5, it also falls into the two sides of the roller 5. Between the vertical plates 25, under the guidance of the two vertical plates 25, the folding cover 26 is smoothly erected. At the same time, the small edges 27 on both sides of the folding cover 26 are bent toward the roller 5 under the action of the inclined plate 28. When the folding cover 26 is erected to cover the side of the corresponding tile g, the small edges 27 also cover the adjacent sides of the side of the corresponding tile g, thereby completing the folding and packaging of the small edges 27. When folding the folding cover 26 of the carton f, the roller 5 and the guide plate 29 with a high height for folding the folding cover 26 of the carton f with the small edges 27 will fold the folding cover 26 of the carton f with the small edges 27 first, and the folding cover 26 of the carton f without the small edges will be folded after the folding cover 26 of the carton f with the small edges 27.The folding cover 26 for folding a carton f without a small edge can cover the small edge 27 of the folding cover 26 of a carton f with a small edge 27. After the platform 3 is lowered into place, the folding components 7 driven by the power mechanism 6 (cylinder) bend the upper part of the folding cover 26 toward the upper surface of the tile g, covering the upper surface of the tile g, thereby completing the carton packaging of the tile g. The folding components 7 driven by the power mechanism 6 (cylinder) bend the upper part of the folding cover 26 toward the upper surface of the tile g in the process that the power mechanism 6 at the front and rear ends of the tile g moves first, driving the corresponding folding components 7 to bend the upper parts of the four folding cover plates 26 at the front and rear ends toward the upper surface of the tile g, and then the power mechanisms 6 at the left and right sides of the tile g move later. The L-shaped plate at the rear end of conveyor line a bends the upper portions of the left and right folding cover plates 26 toward the upper surface of tile g, pressing the four folding cover plates 26 at the front and rear ends against the upper surface of tile g. After the carton is folded, the power mechanisms 6 at the front and rear ends of tile g reset, while the power mechanisms 6 on the left and right sides of tile g maintain the folding state. The folded carton and the packed tiles fall onto conveyor line a, which delivers them to the next bundling station. During the conveying process, the L-shaped plate, which maintains the folding state, ensures that the folded carton and the packed tiles remain packaged before being delivered to the next bundling station.

Claims

1. A polygonal tile packaging device, comprising a conveyor line, a tile centering mechanism disposed at the front end of the conveyor line, a tile packaging mechanism disposed at the rear end of the conveyor line, a carton storage and conveying mechanism disposed next to the rear end of the conveyor line, and a tile front and rear conveying mechanism disposed on a rack above the conveyor line. The function of the tile centering mechanism is to center and position the tiles at a set position on the conveyor line. The function of the tile front and rear conveying mechanism is to convey the tiles centered and positioned at a set position on the conveyor line to the tile packaging mechanism. The function of the carton storage and conveying mechanism is to store cartons and convey the stored cartons to the tile packaging mechanism. The device is characterized in that: The tile packaging mechanism includes a platform driven by an up and down moving mechanism for receiving cartons transmitted by a carton storage and conveying mechanism, a polygonal frame whose number of sides matches the number of tile sides, and rollers are provided on each side of the polygonal frame. The space enclosed by the rollers on each side of the polygonal frame matches the polygonal shape of the carton after folding, and a folding component driven by a power mechanism is provided on the edge of the polygonal frame below the roller.

2. The polygonal tile packaging device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Vertical plates are provided on both sides of the roller, and the distance between the vertical plates on both sides corresponds to the width of the folding cover of the carton.

3. The polygonal tile packaging device according to claim 2, characterized in that: An outward-flapping inclined plate is provided on the vertical plate on the side of the roller corresponding to the small side of the folding cover plate of the carton.

4. The polygonal tile packaging device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The height of the rollers used for folding the folding flaps of cartons with small edges is higher than the height of the rollers used for folding the folding flaps of cartons without small edges.

5. The polygonal tile packaging device according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, characterized in that: There are two pairs of rollers on each side of the polygonal frame, which are arranged on both sides of each side of the polygonal frame. A guide plate is arranged between the two pairs of rollers. The vertical guide surface of the guide plate is level with the vertical rolling tangent of the two pairs of rollers. An inclined guide plate is arranged above the guide plate and is inclined outward.

6. The polygonal tile packaging device according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, characterized in that: The power mechanism of the folding components driven by the power mechanism corresponding to the left and right sides of the tile is two cylinders arranged on the frame in front and back, and the folding component is an L-shaped plate with the rear end directly reaching the rear end of the conveyor line.

7. The polygonal tile packaging device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The power mechanism of the folding components driven by the power mechanism corresponding to the left and right sides of the tile is two cylinders arranged on the frame in front and back, and the folding component is an L-shaped plate with the rear end directly reaching the rear end of the conveyor line.

8. The feed edge grinding head device for a ceramic edge grinding machine according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 7, characterized in that: The carton storage and conveying mechanism includes a carton storage bin with a carton inlet and outlet located at the top, a carton suction cup component located above the top inlet and outlet of the carton storage bin, a suction cup up and down movement power mechanism arranged on the frame to drive the carton suction cup component to move up and down, a carton storage bin arranged on the frame, a carton power clamp driven by the clamp horizontal driving power mechanism to move along the horizontal guide rail, and a carton guide platform is arranged at the top inlet and outlet of the carton storage bin close to the tile packaging mechanism.

9. The feeding and edge grinding head device for a ceramic edge grinding machine according to claim 8, characterized in that: The conveyor line includes two sets of belt transmission mechanisms, each set of belt transmission mechanisms is set on the frame through a position adjustment mechanism, the tile centering mechanism includes a centering platform driven by the centering up and down moving mechanism, and a centering clamping member facing the four corners of the centering platform on the frames on both sides of the conveyor line. The centering clamping member is set on the position adjustment mechanism through the centering position adjustment mechanism. The tile front and rear transmission mechanism includes a front and rear transmission mechanism set on the frame above the conveyor line, a sliding seat moved forward and backward along the transverse track driven by the front and rear transmission mechanism, and a sliding seat driven by the up and down moving power mechanism set on the sliding seat. A plywood base moves up and down along the vertical track, and a pair of power clamps are arranged on the plywood base. The plywood base and the pair of power clamps are connected to the plywood base through a clamp position adjustment mechanism. The carton storage bin includes left and right side panels, a rear panel located behind and between the two side panels, and a front panel located in front of and between the two side panels. The side panels are connected to the frame through the side panel position adjustment mechanism, and the rear panel is connected to the frame through the rear panel position adjustment mechanism. The clip horizontal driving power mechanism includes a stepper motor mechanism and a synchronous belt driven by the stepper motor mechanism, and the synchronous belt drives the carton power clamp.

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