Automatic platform for carton packaging

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of automatic packaging, in particular to an automatic platform for carton packaging, which comprises a rack, the rack is internally divided into a carrying area and a lifting area from top to bottom, and the carrying area comprises an X-axis air cylinder, a Y-axis air cylinder, a Z-axis air cylinder, a feeding assembly, a clamping assembly and a side support mounting assembly. The lifting area comprises two lifting tables, a product to be packaged is placed on one lifting table, and a vacant carton and a limiting assembly used for limiting and fixing the carton are placed on the other lifting table. Compared with a traditional method, according to the technical scheme, the rack serves as a basic frame, the internal space is divided into the carrying area and the lifting area from top to bottom through reasonable layout, clear area division is beneficial to improving operability and maintainability of equipment, the packaging process is more organized, operation errors caused by disordered layout are reduced, and the packaging efficiency is improved. The overall packaging efficiency is improved, and troubleshooting and equipment maintenance can be conveniently carried out for different areas.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of automatic packaging technology, in particular to an automatic platform for carton packaging. BACKGROUND

[0002] Packaging products with cartons is an essential step in logistics transportation, especially in the transportation of large appliances. Reasonable packaging can effectively protect the safety of products and avoid scratches or damage to the appearance of products.

[0003] The patent document with patent announcement number CN118560788A discloses a carton packaging machine, which comprises a rack, a first mounting plate, a chain conveyor, a first conveying block and a second conveying block. The present application can sleeve the buffer material onto the selenium drum through the pushing frame, and can push the selenium drum with the sleeved buffer material into the carton through the pushing frame. The push plate can close the box covers on the left and right sides of the carton, and the inclined plate can close the box cover above the carton, completing the packaging of the selenium drum. The buffer material is automatically sleeved onto the selenium drum, and the selenium drum with the sleeved buffer material is automatically pushed into the carton, which can reduce manual operation and make the work more comfortable for the staff.

[0004] The above-mentioned scheme can realize the packaging of the selenium drum and the buffer material into the carton, but it is not suitable for the packaging of large appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines. This is because such products often have a specific placement posture, and the internal parts may run abnormally if they are turned upside down. The traditional packaging method for such products is to use hoisting equipment to lift the product, then move it above the carton, slowly insert it into the carton, and then manually fill the carton with foam or other buffer material to fill the gap between the product. However, due to the large weight of such products, the lifting process is cumbersome and inefficient, and once the product shakes during packaging, it may also lead to packaging failure. SUMMARY

[0005] The present application aims to at least solve one of the technical problems in the related art. To this end, the present application aims to provide an automatic platform for carton packaging to ensure stable and efficient packaging of large products.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the first aspect of the present application provides an automatic platform for carton packaging, comprising a rack, the rack is divided into a carrying area and a lifting area from top to bottom, the carrying area comprises an X-axis cylinder, a Y-axis cylinder, a Z-axis cylinder, a feeding assembly, a clamping assembly and a side support mounting assembly, the lifting area comprises two lifting tables, one of the lifting tables is placed with a product to be packaged, and the other lifting table is placed with an empty carton and a limiting assembly for limiting and fixing the carton; The X-axis cylinder, the Y-axis cylinder and the Z-axis cylinder are assembled based on the rack, the clamping assembly comprises a support plate one and support arms oppositely arranged on both sides of the support plate one, the support arms on both sides oppositely move under the action of the cylinder to clamp the product and move the product from above one lifting platform to above another lifting platform, at this time, the positions of the product and the carton are one-to-one corresponding in the vertical direction; The feeding assembly is used for continuously pushing the side support body at a fixed frequency, a plurality of feeding assemblies are arranged outside the side support mounting assembly, the side support mounting assembly comprises a support plate two and a plurality of mounting blocks slidingly arranged on the surface of the support plate two, the sliding direction of the mounting blocks corresponds to the position of the feeding assembly, and the mounting blocks take out the side support body from the feeding assembly by vacuum adsorption and abut against the surface of the product during reciprocating sliding.

[0007] In some embodiments of the present application, the lifting platform comprises two oppositely arranged fixed frames, the fixed frames are provided with lifting cylinders, guide columns three and lifting plates, the guide columns three penetrate through the lifting plates, the lifting plates reciprocate in the fixed frames along the vertical direction under the action of the lifting cylinders, the opposite surfaces of the two lifting plates are connected with U-shaped tubes, and a plurality of rotating rollers are rotatably connected between the two U-shaped tubes.

[0008] In some embodiments of the present application, the four limiting assemblies are respectively arranged at the two ends of the U-shaped tubes on both sides, wherein the limiting assembly comprises a base and a limiting cylinder arranged on the top of the base, the output end of the limiting cylinder is connected with a limiting block, and the limiting block has a trapezoidal structure.

[0009] In some embodiments of the present application, the top of the rack is provided with a fixed rod and the X-axis cylinder along the length direction of the rack, a guide rail one and a top plate are arranged above the fixed rod, the top plate is slidingly connected with the guide rail one through a sliding block one at the bottom of the top plate, and the output end of the X-axis cylinder is connected with the top plate; The Y-axis cylinder is arranged on the top of the top plate, the output end of the Y-axis cylinder extends downward and is connected with the support plate one, and a plurality of guide columns one are slidingly connected between the top plate and the support plate one; The Z-axis cylinder comprises two cylinders oppositely arranged on both sides of the support plate one, the output end of the Z-axis cylinder is provided with a connecting plate, the bottom of the support plate one is provided with a guide rail two, the top of the connecting plate is provided with a sliding block two, the sliding block two is slidingly connected with the guide rail two, and a plurality of support arms are symmetrically arranged on the two connecting plates.

[0010] In some embodiments of the present application, the bottom of the fixed rod is provided with a plurality of positioning columns, the positions of the positioning columns correspond to the positions of the side support bodies arranged in the carton cavity.

[0011] In some embodiments of the present application, the top of the support arm is connected with the connecting plate, the bottom of the support arm is provided with a movable plate on the side facing the product, and a pushing cylinder and a guide column are arranged on the side of the bottom of the support arm facing away from the product, the output end of the pushing cylinder is connected with the movable plate, and the movable plate and the support arm are connected through the guide column.

[0012] In some embodiments of the present application, the support plate two is arranged below the support plate one through an L-shaped fixing frame, a motor is arranged on the top surface of the support plate two, and a moving seat is arranged on the bottom surface of the support plate two, the output end of the motor is connected with a lead screw, and the lead screw extends downward after penetrating through the support plate two and is threadedly connected with the moving seat. A strip-shaped through hole is arranged on the surface of the support plate two corresponding to the moving seat and the feeding assembly, the top of the mounting block is connected with a limiting column, the limiting column is slidably connected with the strip-shaped through hole, the top of the limiting column is connected with a cover plate, and the mounting block and the moving seat are rotatably connected through a connecting rod. A vacuum suction cup two and a vacuum suction cup three for adsorbing and fixing the side support body are arranged on the surface of the mounting block.

[0013] In some embodiments of the present application, the side support body has an L-shaped structure, including a horizontal part and a vertical part, and the vacuum suction cup two and the vacuum suction cup three are arranged horizontally with the horizontal part and the vertical part respectively.

[0014] In some embodiments of the present application, the positions of the vacuum suction cup two and the vacuum suction cup three are staggered in the height direction of the side support body.

[0015] In some embodiments of the present application, the bottom surface of the moving seat is provided with a vacuum suction cup four.

[0016] The present application has the following advantages: Compared with the traditional method, the present application takes the rack as the basic frame, divides the internal space into a carrying area and a lifting area from top to bottom through reasonable layout, and clearly divides the areas to improve the operability and maintainability of the equipment, make the packaging process more orderly, and make different functional components complete corresponding tasks in their respective areas, reduce operation errors caused by disordered layout, improve the overall packaging efficiency, and facilitate fault diagnosis and equipment maintenance in different areas. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] The application will be further described below with reference to the drawings.

[0018] Figure 1 is a perspective view of the stereoscopic vision device of the application; Figure 1 ; Figure 2 is a perspective view of the stereoscopic vision device of the application; Figure 2 ; Figure 3 is a side view of the frame, two lifting platforms, a limiting assembly, a feeding assembly, a product and a carton in the application; Figure 4 is a perspective view of the lifting platform in the application; Figure 5 is a perspective view of the feeding assembly in the application; Figure 6 is a perspective view of the lifting platform and the limiting assembly after assembly in the application; Figure 7 is a perspective view of the limiting assembly in the application; Figure 8 is a perspective view of the frame and the support plate one in the application; Figure 9 is a side view of the frame, the support plate one and the support plate two in the application; Figure 10 is a perspective view of the support plate one, the support plate two and the side support body in the application; Figure 11 is a side view of the support plate one, the support plate two and the side support body in the application; Figure 12 is a perspective view of the support plate one from the bottom view in the application; Figure 13 is a perspective view of the support plate two from the top view in the application; Figure 14 is a side view of the support plate two in the application; Figure 15 is a perspective view of the support plate two from the bottom view in the application; Figure 16 is a perspective view of the mounting block in the application; Figure 17 is a top view of the mounting block and the side support body after assembly in the application.

[0019] In the figure: 1, rack; 11, fixed rod; 12, guide rail one; 13, top plate; 14, sliding block one; 15, Y-axis cylinder; 16, guide column one; 17, X-axis cylinder; 18, positioning column; 2, support plate one; 21, guide rail two; 22, connecting plate; 23, sliding block two; 24, Z-axis cylinder; 25, support arm; 26, movable plate; 27, pushing cylinder; 28, guide column two; 29, vacuum chuck one; 3, support plate two; 31, fixed frame; 32, motor; 321, screw rod; 33, strip-shaped through hole; 34, moving seat; 35, connecting rod; 36, mounting block; 361, limiting column; 362, cover plate; 363, vacuum chuck two; 364, vacuum chuck three; 37, vacuum chuck four; 4, side support body; 5, lifting platform; 51, fixed frame; 52, lifting cylinder; 53, guide column three; 54, lifting plate; 55, U-shaped pipe; 56, rotating roller; 6, limiting assembly; 61, base; 62, limiting cylinder; 63, limiting block; 7, feeding assembly; 71, conveying cylinder; 72, feeding port; 73, discharging port; 74, feeding cylinder; 8, product; 81, carton; 9, conveying belt one; 91, conveying belt two. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] Embodiments of the present application are described below in detail, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference signs represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by reference to the drawings are exemplary and are intended to explain the present application, and cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.

[0021] An automated platform for carton packaging is described below with reference to the embodiments of the present application.

[0022] As shown in Figure 1 , Figure 2 , an automated platform for carton packaging includes a rack 1, the rack 1 is divided into a conveying area and a lifting area from top to bottom, the conveying area includes X-axis cylinder 17, Y-axis cylinder 15, Z-axis cylinder 24, feeding assembly 7, clamping assembly and side support mounting assembly; the lifting area includes two lifting platforms 5, one of which is placed with products 8 to be packaged, and the other of which is placed with empty cartons 81 and limiting assemblies 6 for limiting and fixing the cartons 81; X-axis cylinder 17, Y-axis cylinder 15 and Z-axis cylinder 24 are all assembled based on rack 1, clamping assembly includes support plate one 2 and support arms 25 arranged on both sides of support plate one 2, both sides of support arms 25 move towards each other after being affected by the cylinder to clamp the product 8, and move the product 8 from above one lifting platform 5 to above the other lifting platform 5, at this time the positions of the product 8 and the carton 81 correspond one by one in the vertical direction; The feeding assembly 7 is used to continuously push the side support 4 at a fixed frequency, and a plurality of feeding assemblies 7 are arranged around the outside of the side support mounting assembly, which includes the support plate two 3 and a plurality of mounting blocks 36 slidingly arranged on the surface of the support plate two 3. The sliding direction of the mounting block 36 corresponds to the position of the feeding assembly 7. During the reciprocating sliding process, the mounting block 36 takes out the side support 4 from the feeding assembly 7 by vacuum adsorption and is attached to the surface of the product 8.

[0023] The above scheme content constructs an automatic packaging platform framework, in which one lifting table 5 is used to lift the product 8 to be packaged, and the other is used to lift the empty carton 81. After the lifting table 5 lifts the product 8 to the specified height, the clamping assembly fixes the product 8, and at the same time, the side support mounting assembly installs a plurality of side supports 4 on the outside of the product 8. When the product 8 moves in parallel above the carton 81, the lifting table 5 lifts the carton 81 until the carton 81 accommodates the product 8 in the cavity. After the bottom of the product 8 contacts the bottom of the inner cavity of the carton 81, the clamping assembly releases the product 8, and a plurality of side supports 4 are accurately filled in the gap between the carton 81 and the product 8, further protecting the product 8.

[0024] The scheme integrates the functions of product 8 handling, carton 81 placement and fixing, and side support installation together by dividing different functional areas. The components work together to achieve carton packaging of large products 8. This structural design makes the whole packaging process clear, and the functional areas cooperate with each other without interfering with each other, improving the systematicness and coordination of the packaging operation, which is conducive to stable and efficient packaging. Specifically, the components in the handling area work together to achieve clamping of the product 8, installation of the side support 4, and movement in the space of the rack 1, preparing the product 8 for packaging in the carton 81. The lifting area focuses on ensuring that the product 8 and the carton 81 are in the right position in the vertical direction, facilitating subsequent docking and packaging operations, while ensuring the stability of the carton 81 to avoid unnecessary displacement during packaging. The two areas work together to complete the complete packaging process of large products 8 from the packaging state to being properly packaged in the carton 81, improving the orderliness and continuity of the packaging operation, which helps to improve the overall packaging efficiency. When problems occur, the corresponding parts in the area can be quickly located for maintenance, ensuring the stability and reliability of the equipment operation.

[0025] In some embodiments of the present application, as Figure 4As shown, the lifting platform 5 includes two opposing fixed frames 51. Within each fixed frame 51 are a lifting cylinder 52, a guide column 53, and a lifting plate 54. The guide column 53 passes through the lifting plate 54. Driven by the lifting cylinder 52, the lifting plate 54 reciprocates vertically within the fixed frame 51. U-shaped tubes 55 are connected to the opposing surfaces of the two lifting plates 54, and multiple rotating rollers 56 are rotatably connected between the two U-shaped tubes 55. The lifting cylinder 52 provides power, enabling the lifting plate 54 to rise and fall stably within the fixed frame 51 along the guide column 53. The U-shaped tubes 55 and rotating rollers 56 facilitate the movement and positioning of the product 8 or carton 81 on the lifting platform 5, reducing friction. This stable lifting structure of the lifting platform 5 allows for accurate adjustment of the height of the product 8 and carton 81, enabling better coordination with other components such as the gripping assembly. The rotating rollers 56 reduce resistance during item movement, preventing scratches on the item surface caused by friction, and improving the efficiency and quality of item handling during the packaging process.

[0026] As an example, the fixed frame 51 is welded from high-quality channel steel with a thickness of 6-10mm. The specifications of the channel steel are reasonably selected according to the maximum weight and size of the large product 8 and carton 81 it carries, to ensure that the structure has sufficient strength and rigidity to withstand various forces generated during the lifting process, such as the self-weight of the product 8 and the impact force during lifting.

[0027] It should be noted that by selecting lifting cylinders 52 with different strokes, the lifting range of the lifting platform 5 can be adjusted, thereby enabling the lifting of products 8 of different specifications, such as refrigerators and washing machines.

[0028] In some embodiments of the present invention, such as Figure 6 , Figure 7 As shown, a limit component 6 is also installed on the lifting platform 5 used for lifting the carton 81. There are four limit components 6 in total. The four limit components 6 are respectively installed at both ends of the U-shaped tubes 55 on both sides of the lifting platform 5. The limit component 6 includes a base 61 and a limit cylinder 62 installed on the top of the base 61. The output end of the limit cylinder 62 is connected to a limit block 63, and the limit block 63 has a trapezoidal structure.

[0029] When the carton 81 is placed on the rotating roller 56, the limiting cylinders 62 located on both sides of the carton 81 are started, the output end of the limiting cylinder 62 drives the limiting block 63 to move towards the carton 81, the inclined surface of the limiting block 63 abuts against the outer wall of the carton 81, and with the further movement of the output end of the limiting cylinder 62, the limiting block 63 will gradually constrain and define the position of the carton 81 until the position of the carton 81 is completely locked. Four limiting assemblies 6 are respectively positioned at the four corner positions of the carton 81, the trapezoidal limiting block 63 is driven by the limiting cylinder 62 to extend or retract, which can be adjusted according to the size and shape of the carton 81, so as to fix the position of the carton 81 on the lifting platform 5, prevent the carton 81 from moving during the packaging process, and provide a reliable basis for accurately loading the product 8 into the carton 81, thereby avoiding packaging failure or product 8 damage caused by the movement of the carton 81, and improving the packaging precision and quality.

[0030] In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in Figure 8 、 Figure 9 、 Figure 10 、 Figure 11 、 Figure 12 The top of the rack 1 is provided with a fixed rod 11 and an X-axis cylinder 17 along the length direction thereof, a guide rail one 12 and a top plate 13 are arranged above the fixed rod 11, the top plate 13 is slidably connected with the guide rail one 12 through a sliding block one 14 at the bottom thereof, and the output end of the X-axis cylinder 17 is connected with the top plate 13, so that when the X-axis cylinder 17 is started, the top plate 13 is pushed to reciprocate along the guide rail one 12; a Y-axis cylinder 15 is mounted on the top of the top plate 13, the output end of the Y-axis cylinder 15 extends downward and is connected with the support plate one 2, and a plurality of guide columns one 16 are slidably connected between the top plate 13 and the support plate one 2; two Z-axis cylinders 24 are symmetrically arranged on the two sides of the support plate one 2, the output end of the Z-axis cylinder 24 is provided with a connecting plate 22, the bottom of the support plate one 2 is provided with a guide rail two 21, the top of the connecting plate 22 is provided with a sliding block two 23, and the sliding block two 23 is slidably connected with the guide rail two 21; a plurality of support arms 25 are symmetrically arranged on the two connecting plates 22.

[0031] The present scheme drives the top plate 13 to slide on the guide rail one 12 through the X-axis cylinder 17, drives the support plate one 2 to move up and down through the Y-axis cylinder 15, and drives the connecting plate 22 and the support arm 25 to slide on the guide rail two 21 through the Z-axis cylinder 24, so as to realize the accurate movement of the clamping assembly in all directions in space. This complex and accurate connection structure and driving mode enables the clamping assembly to quickly and accurately reach the specified position in the three-dimensional space, improves the automation degree and flexibility of the packaging, can adapt to the packaging requirements of products 8 of different sizes and shapes, and further improves the packaging efficiency and quality.

[0032] It should be noted that, as shown in Figure 3As shown, the two lifting platforms 5 are located in the extension direction of the guide rail one 12, ensuring that the product 8 can be stably docked with the carton 81, and when the clamping assembly limits and fixes the product 8, the other lifting platform 5 is at the original height, ensuring that the carton 81 does not hinder the horizontal movement of the product 8, and after the product 8 moves above the carton 81, the lifting platform 5 will rise at this time.

[0033] In addition, conveying belt one 9 and conveying belt two 91 can be arranged at the ends of the two lifting platforms 5 respectively, and the conveying belt one 9 and the conveying belt two 91 are respectively used to convey the unpackaged product 8 and the packaged product 8 and the carton 81, further optimizing the packaging efficiency.

[0034] In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in the drawings, Figure 12 As shown, the top of the support arm 25 is connected with the connecting plate 22, the bottom of the support arm 25 is provided with a movable plate 26 on the side facing the product 8, and a push cylinder 27 and a guide column two 28 are installed on the side of the bottom of the support arm 25 away from the product 8, the output end of the push cylinder 27 is connected with the movable plate 26, the movable plate 26 and the support arm 25 are slidably connected through the guide column two 28, and a vacuum chuck one 29 is installed on the surface of the movable plate 26 facing the product 8.

[0035] The support arm 25 in the clamping assembly in the present scheme moves to the position of the product 8 to be packaged under the cooperation of the X-axis cylinder 17, the Y-axis cylinder 15 and the Z-axis cylinder 24, the movable plate 26 at the bottom of the support arm 25 slides to the product 8 direction under the pushing of the push cylinder 27 through the guiding action of the guide column two 28, the vacuum chucks one 29 on the movable plates 26 on both sides tightly adhere to the surface of the product 8, and the vacuum pump system provides negative pressure suction force for the vacuum chucks one 29, so as to firmly adsorb the product 8, not only having clamping force, but also having adsorption force, realizing stable limiting clamping of the product 8. When the product 8 needs to be moved above the carton 81, the cylinders again cooperate to drive the clamping assembly to smoothly translate the product 8 to the corresponding position above the carton 81 according to the preset path, and continuously maintain the limiting fixation of the product 8 during the process of loading the product 8 into the carton 81, until the bottom of the product 8 contacts the bottom of the inner cavity of the carton 81, then the clamping of the product 8 is released, and the transfer operation of the product 8 is completed.

[0036] The clamping assembly can accurately clamp the product 8 through the three-dimensional motion control of the multiple cylinders and the adsorption action of the vacuum chuck one 29, and can ensure that the product 8 does not shake or fall during the process of being carried from one lifting platform 5 to above another lifting platform 5 (i.e. above the carton 81), ensuring the high stability of the product 8 in the carrying link, laying a foundation for subsequent smooth loading into the carton 81, and effectively improving the success rate of the packaging operation.

[0037] It should be noted that the adjustable spacing between the two side support arms 25 can adapt to the clamping needs of large products 8 of different width sizes, enhancing the versatility of the equipment, so that the automatic packaging platform can handle packaging tasks of products 8 of multiple specifications, expanding the application range.

[0038] As an example, as shown in Figure 5 The feeding assembly 7 includes a conveying cylinder 71, the inner cavity of the conveying cylinder 71 is used for orderly conveying the side support body 4, the conveying cylinder 71 includes an inlet 72 and an outlet 73, the inlet 72 is used for conveying the side support body 4 to the inner cavity, the outlet 73 corresponds to the position of the mounting block 36, the outer wall of the conveying cylinder 71 is provided with a feeding cylinder 74 at the position opposite to the outlet 73, the side support body 4 is pushed to the outlet 73 by the feeding cylinder 74, and waits for the side support installation assembly to take it.

[0039] In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in Figure 13 , Figure 14 , Figure 15 The support plate two 3 is installed below the support plate one 2 through the L-shaped fixing frame 31, the top surface of the support plate two 3 is provided with a motor 32, the bottom surface of the support plate two 3 is provided with a moving seat 34, the output end of the motor 32 is connected with a lead screw 321, the lead screw 321 extends downwardly after penetrating through the support plate two 3 and is threadedly connected with the moving seat 34; a strip-shaped through hole 33 is provided through the surface of the support plate two 3 and between the moving seat 34 and the feeding assembly 7, the top of the mounting block 36 is connected with a limiting column 361, the limiting column 361 is slidingly connected with the strip-shaped through hole 33, the top of the limiting column 361 is connected with a cover plate 362, and the mounting block 36 and the moving seat 34 are rotationally connected through the connecting rod 35; the surface of the mounting block 36 is further provided with a vacuum suction cup two 363 and a vacuum suction cup three 364 for adsorbing and fixing the side support body 4.

[0040] When installing the side support body 4, first, it is ensured that the product 8 has been stably positioned by the clamping assembly, then the motor 32 is started, the moving seat 34 moves upwardly along the lead screw 321 in the rotating process of the lead screw 321, at this time, the connecting rod 35 rotates, and in the rotating process, the mounting block 36 moves along the direction of the strip-shaped through hole 33 and moves towards the feeding assembly 7 until the vacuum suction cup two 363 and the vacuum suction cup three 364 contact and adsorb the side support body 4 in the feeding assembly 7, when the side support body 4 has been stably adsorbed, the motor 32 is reversed, the moving seat 34 moves downwardly, the mounting block 36 drives the side support body 4 to displace towards the product 8 until the side support body 4 is tightly attached to the surface of the product 8, and the installation of the side support body 4 is completed.

[0041] The feeding assembly 7 in the scheme continuously and orderly provides the side support mounting assembly with the side support body 4. The side support mounting assembly drives the moving seat 34 to move by means of the motor 32 driving the lead screw 321, and then the linkage mounting block 36 realizes accurate reciprocating sliding. The mounting block 36 adsorbs the side support body 4 by means of the vacuum chuck two 363 and the vacuum chuck three 364, and accurately attaches the side support body 4 to the surface of the product 8 in the sliding process, realizes the automatic process of the side support body 4 from material supply to accurate installation, improves the installation efficiency and accuracy, and at the same time ensures the consistency and standardization of the installation position of the side support body 4 around the product 8, so that the product 8 can be better supported and protected in the subsequent loading into the carton 81 and the transportation process. The whole process ensures the continuity of the packaging operation, improves the overall packaging efficiency, reduces the cumbersome link of manual intervention in material supply, reduces the labor cost, and solves the problems of untimely and inaccurate material supply caused by manual feeding. The automatic installation mode of the side support mounting assembly not only improves the installation speed and precision and reduces the manual operation error, but also can effectively prevent the product 8 from contacting the inner wall of the carton 81 due to shaking, collision and other external factors in the transportation process, avoid the appearance of the product 8 from being damaged by knocking and the internal precise parts from being damaged, significantly enhance the protection effect of the packaging on the product 8, improve the safety of the product 8 in the logistics transportation process, and protect the quality of the product 8.

[0042] It should be noted that the L-shaped fixing frame 31 can increase the distance between the support plate one 2 and the support plate two 3, facilitate the installation of the motor 32, and avoid the connection plate 22 to avoid motion interference.

[0043] In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in Figure 17 The side support body 4 is in an L-shaped structure, including a horizontal part and a vertical part, and such a side support body 4 is specially used for protecting the four side edges of the product 8. The L-shaped side support body 4 can better fit the side surface and the bottom of the product 8, provide omnidirectional support, and enhance the support effect on the product 8 to prevent the product 8 from shaking in the carton 81. The vacuum chuck two 363 and the vacuum chuck three 364 are kept horizontal with the horizontal part and the vertical part respectively. In the horizontal state, the adsorption force of the vacuum chuck two 363 and the vacuum chuck three 364 can be better exerted to ensure reliable adsorption and prevent the side support body 4 from falling off during the movement of the product 8.

[0044] In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in Figure 16As shown, the positions of the vacuum chuck two 363 and the vacuum chuck three 364 are staggered in the height direction of the side support body 4, and the vacuum chuck two 363 is higher than the vacuum chuck three 364 in the horizontal height. This design can enable the vacuum chuck two 363 and the vacuum chuck three 364 to be respectively adsorbed to different parts of the side support body 4, and the staggered arrangement can improve the stability and uniformity of adsorption, thereby more firmly adsorbing the side support body 4, avoiding the side support body 4 from falling or shifting during installation, and ensuring the quality and efficiency of the installation of the side support body 4.

[0045] In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in Figure 14 、 Figure 15 As shown, the bottom surface of the moving seat 34 is provided with a vacuum chuck four 37. When the side support installation assembly is installing the side support body 4 on the surface of the product 8, by precisely adjusting the spacing between the components, when the moving seat 34 is lowered to the bottom of the lead screw 321, the side support body 4 is in contact with the product 8, and the vacuum chuck four 37 is also in contact with the top of the product 8, thereby adsorbing the product 8 from the vertical direction, providing additional adsorption force and stability, preventing the product 8 from shaking or shifting during clamping, and improving the stability and reliability of the entire packaging process. At the same time, it should be understood that when the product 8 and the side support body 4 have been installed in the carton 81, the vacuum pump system can be temporarily stopped to ensure that the multiple vacuum chucks are separated from the product 8 and the side support body 4.

[0046] In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in Figure 8 As shown, the bottom of the fixed rod 11 is provided with a plurality of positioning columns 18, and the positions of the positioning columns 18 correspond one-to-one to the positions of the side support body 4 installed in the cavity of the carton 81. When the carton 81 is successfully docked with the product 8, since the side support installation assembly is installing the positioning side support body 4, the product 8 is located below the side support installation assembly, which results in that after the side support body 4 is installed on the surface of the product 8, the top of the side support body 4 is higher than the height of the product 8, thereby causing the problem that the side support body 4 protrudes out of the carton 81 after the product 8 and the side support body 4 are installed in the carton 81. Therefore, after the clamping assembly is separated from the product 8, the top plate 13 is moved to the reset position, and the lifting platform 5 on which the carton 81 is placed is further raised until the protruding side support body 4 is in contact with the positioning column 18, and the protruding part of the side support body 4 is pushed into the inside of the carton 81.

[0047] It should be noted that when the spacing between the cavity of the carton 81 and the product 8 is greater than the width of the side support body 4, the side support body 4 in the carton 81 does not need to be docked with the positioning column 18, at this time, the side support body 4 will automatically fall into the carton 81 after losing the adsorption force, and the problem of protrusion will not occur. Only when the spacing between the cavity of the carton 81 and the product 8 is equal to or less than the width of the side support body 4, the process needs to be performed to ensure that the side support body 4 is perfectly embedded in the spacing between the carton 81 and the product 8.

[0048] It should also be noted that the position of the support arm 25 and the position of the side support 4 should be kept misaligned to avoid the two from interfering with each other in the carton 81, and the spacing left between the inner cavity of the carton 81 and the product 8 should be greater than the width of the support arm 25 to ensure that sufficient size is left for the support arm 25 to use without causing the support arm 25 to be stuck.

[0049] The present solution can install the side support 4 filled between the carton 81 and the product 8 in place at one time during the packaging process, has high packaging efficiency, and minimizes the movement range and frequency of the product 8 as much as possible. The packaging mode of using the carton 81 to actively nest outside the product 8 can on the one hand help to protect the product 8, and on the other hand can reduce the requirements on the specifications of the hoisting equipment, and optimize the enterprise cost.

[0050] In the description of the present specification, the description referring to the terms "one embodiment", "an example", "a specific example" and the like means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment or example are contained in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In the present specification, the illustrative expressions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0051] The above is only an example and description of the present application, and those skilled in the art can make various modifications or supplements to the described specific embodiments or use similar ways to replace, as long as they do not deviate from the invention or exceed the scope defined by the present claims, which should belong to the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An automated platform for carton packaging comprising a frame, characterized in that, The rack is divided into a conveying area and a lifting area from top to bottom, the conveying area comprises X-axis cylinders, Y-axis cylinders, Z-axis cylinders, a feeding assembly, a clamping assembly and a side support mounting assembly, and the lifting area comprises two lifting tables, one of which is used to place products to be packaged, and the other of which is used to place empty cartons and a limiting assembly for limiting and fixing the cartons; The X-axis cylinders, the Y-axis cylinders and the Z-axis cylinders are assembled on the basis of the rack, the clamping assembly comprises a support plate one and support arms oppositely arranged on both sides of the support plate one, the support arms on both sides oppositely move to clamp the products after being driven by the cylinders, and the products are moved from above one lifting table to above the other lifting table, at this time, the positions of the products and the cartons correspond to each other in the vertical direction; The feeding assembly is used to continuously push the side supports at a fixed frequency, a plurality of feeding assemblies are arranged around the outside of the side support mounting assembly, the side support mounting assembly comprises a support plate two and a plurality of mounting blocks slidingly arranged on the surface of the support plate two, the sliding direction of the mounting blocks corresponds to the position of the feeding assembly, and the mounting blocks take out the side supports from the feeding assembly by vacuum adsorption and abut against the surfaces of the products during reciprocating sliding.

2. An automated platform for carton packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that, The lifting table comprises two oppositely arranged fixed frames, the fixed frames are provided with lifting cylinders, guide columns three and lifting plates, the guide columns three penetrate through the lifting plates, the lifting plates reciprocally move in the vertical direction in the fixed frames after being driven by the lifting cylinders, the opposite surfaces of the two lifting plates are connected with U-shaped tubes, and a plurality of rotating rollers are rotatably connected between the two U-shaped tubes.

3. An automated platform for carton packaging according to claim 2, wherein, The limiting assembly is four, and the four limiting assemblies are respectively installed at the two ends of the U-shaped tubes on both sides, wherein the limiting assembly comprises a base and a limiting cylinder installed on the top of the base, the output end of the limiting cylinder is connected with a limiting block, and the limiting block has a trapezoidal structure.

4. An automated platform for carton packaging according to claim 1, wherein, The top of the rack is provided with a fixed rod and the X-axis cylinders along the length direction thereof, the top of the fixed rod is provided with a guide rail one and a top plate, the top plate is slidably connected with the guide rail one through a sliding block one at the bottom thereof, and the output end of the X-axis cylinder is connected with the top plate; The Y-axis cylinder is installed on the top of the top plate, the output end of the Y-axis cylinder extends downward and is connected with the support plate one, and a plurality of guide columns one are slidably connected between the top plate and the support plate one; The Z-axis cylinder is two, oppositely arranged on both sides of the support plate one, the output end of the Z-axis cylinder is provided with a connecting plate, the bottom of the support plate one is provided with a guide rail two, the top of the connecting plate is provided with a sliding block two, the sliding block two is slidably connected with the guide rail two, and a plurality of support arms are symmetrically arranged on the two connecting plates.

5. An automated platform for carton packaging according to claim 4, wherein, The bottom of the fixed rod is provided with a plurality of positioning columns, and the positions of the positioning columns correspond to the positions of the side supports installed in the carton cavities.

6. An automated platform for carton packaging according to claim 4, wherein, The top of the support arm is connected with the connecting plate, the bottom of the support arm is provided with a movable plate on the side facing the product, the bottom of the support arm is provided with a pushing cylinder and a guide column on the side not facing the product, the output end of the pushing cylinder is connected with the movable plate, the movable plate and the support arm are connected through the guide column, and the surface of the movable plate facing the product is provided with a vacuum chuck.

7. An automated platform for carton packaging according to claim 1, wherein, The support plate two is installed below the support plate one through an L-shaped fixing frame, the top surface of the support plate two is provided with a motor, the bottom surface of the support plate two is provided with a moving seat, the output end of the motor is connected with a lead screw, the lead screw extends downward after penetrating through the support plate two and is screwed with the moving seat; A strip-shaped through hole is formed in the surface of the support plate two and between the moving seat and the feeding assembly, the top of the mounting block is connected with a limiting column, the limiting column is slidably connected with the strip-shaped through hole, the top of the limiting column is connected with a cover plate, and the mounting block and the moving seat are rotatably connected through a connecting rod; the surface of the mounting block is further provided with a vacuum chuck two and a vacuum chuck three for adsorbing and fixing the side support body.

8. An automated platform for carton packaging according to claim 7, wherein, The side support body has an L-shaped structure and includes a horizontal part and a vertical part, and the vacuum chuck two and the vacuum chuck three are horizontally arranged on the horizontal part and the vertical part respectively.

9. An automated platform for carton packaging according to claim 8, wherein, The positions of the vacuum chuck two and the vacuum chuck three are staggered in the height direction of the side support body.

10. An automated platform for carton packaging according to claim 7, wherein, The bottom surface of the moving seat is provided with a vacuum chuck four.

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