High-activity freshness-locking intelligent double-cabin product assembling equipment

Abstract

The invention relates to high-activity freshness-locking intelligent double-cabin product assembling equipment which comprises a feeding mechanism used for supplying bottle bodies to a preset track one by one at equal intervals, and the preset track is used for transferring the bottle bodies placed on the preset track into a bottle body positioning mechanism; the cap feeding mechanism is used for grabbing the bottle caps from a cap supply position and placing the bottle caps at bottle openings of the bottle bodies located in the bottle body positioning mechanism; and the cap screwing mechanism is used for carrying out cap screwing operation on the bottle bodies located in the bottle body positioning mechanism. According to the high-activity fresh-locking intelligent double-cabin product assembling equipment designed by the invention, accurate and equidistant supply of bottle bodies is realized by arranging the material distributing wheel, material congestion is avoided, and a monitoring unit is integrated in a cap screwing mechanism to monitor the rotating state of a driven part of a magnetic torque clutch in real time so as to judge whether the driven part slips or not, so that the product quality is improved. Therefore, it can be directly and reliably confirmed that the screw cap reaches the preset torque or the abnormal state of screw cap failure can be recognized, and the accuracy of screw cap quality control and the product percent of pass are effectively improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of automated packaging equipment technology, and in particular to a high-activity, freshness-locking intelligent dual-compartment product assembly equipment. Background Technology

[0002] In large-scale production processes across numerous industries, including food and beverage, automatic bottle capping is a crucial step. Traditional automated capping production lines typically include multiple stages such as feeding, conveying, positioning, and capping to improve production efficiency and ensure consistent product quality.

[0003] Currently, traditional bottle feeding methods mostly employ vibratory feeders or manual sorting after disordered stacking. The former is costly, noisy, and prone to causing wear and tear on the bottle surface; the latter has low automation and unstable efficiency. Some mechanical feeding devices, while achieving automatic material distribution, often struggle to achieve precise linkage control with the downstream conveyor cycle, easily causing bottle congestion, accumulation, or excessive spacing on the conveyor belt, affecting the processing accuracy and continuity of subsequent stations. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To address the aforementioned issues, this application provides a high-activity, freshness-locking intelligent dual-compartment product assembly device with excellent capping performance.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the high-activity, freshness-locking intelligent dual-compartment product assembly equipment designed in this application includes: A feeding mechanism is used to supply bottles one by one at equal intervals to a predetermined track, the predetermined track being used to transfer the bottles placed thereon to a bottle positioning mechanism; A capping mechanism for grasping a bottle cap from a cap supply position and placing the bottle cap at the mouth of the bottle body located in the bottle body positioning mechanism; A capping mechanism is used to cap a bottle located in the bottle positioning mechanism, the capping mechanism comprising: Driver source; A screw cap head is used to hold and rotate bottle caps; A magnetic torque clutch is disposed between the drive source and the capping head. The magnetic torque clutch includes an active component connected to the drive source and a driven component connected to the capping head. The active component drives the driven component to rotate through magnetic coupling, and allows the active component to slip relative to the driven component when the torque on the capping head reaches a preset torque. The monitoring unit is configured to determine whether the magnetic torque clutch has slipped by monitoring the rotation state of a monitoring component that rotates synchronously with the driven component, thereby determining whether the cap has reached the preset torque.

[0006] Preferably, the feeding mechanism includes a feeding bin, a first driving mechanism, and a transfer mechanism. At least one bottle-separating wheel is provided in the bottom opening of the feeding bin. At least one receiving groove for receiving bottles is formed on the circumferential surface of the bottle-separating wheel. A conveyor belt with multiple equidistant baffles is provided below the bottle-separating wheel. The first driving mechanism is connected to the bottle-separating wheel and is used to drive the bottle-separating wheel to rotate intermittently so that the bottles contained in the receiving grooves fall between the baffles of the conveyor belt. The transfer mechanism is located downstream of the conveyor belt and is used to convert the horizontally conveyed bottles into a vertical position and transfer them to the bottle positioning mechanism.

[0007] Preferably, the transfer mechanism includes a flipping wheel disposed downstream of the conveyor belt and perpendicular to the conveying direction of the bottle, and a first pneumatic gripper disposed above the flipping wheel and configured to be able to move horizontally and vertically; the flipping wheel is used to flip the conveyed horizontal bottle to a vertical position, and the first pneumatic gripper is engaged with the flipping wheel to grip the bottle that is now in a vertical position, so as to transfer the bottle from the picking position to the discharging position in the bottle positioning mechanism.

[0008] Preferably, a conveying channel is formed between two adjacent stops on the conveyor belt to accommodate the passage of one bottle. A support hole adapted to the outer diameter of the bottle is opened on the circumferential surface of the turning wheel. The support hole extends radially along the turning wheel and has a first position and a second position. In the first position, the support hole on the turning wheel communicates with the conveying channel. In the second position, the opening of the support hole on the turning wheel is vertically upward.

[0009] Preferably, the bottle positioning mechanism includes a third drive mechanism, a guide rail, and at least two spaced-apart sprockets, as well as an annular chain wound around and meshing with the sprockets; two annular chains are arranged opposite each other along the axial direction of the sprockets, and multiple support plates are strung across the two annular chains, with multiple positioning holes for supporting the bottle being evenly spaced on the support plates; the third drive mechanism is connected to the sprockets for driving the annular chain to circulate along a preset conveying path; the guide rail is arranged along the movement path of the annular chain for supporting and guiding the annular chain during its circulatory movement.

[0010] Preferably, the cap-removing mechanism includes a cap-removing component and a lifting unit, as well as a second driving mechanism for driving the cap-removing component and the lifting unit to rotate at a preset angle in the horizontal plane, so that the cap-removing component switches between the cap-supply position and the bottle mouth position; wherein, the cap-removing component includes a vacuum nozzle disposed at the output end of the lifting unit, and the vacuum nozzle is provided with multiple nozzles at equal intervals corresponding to the positioning holes on the support plate.

[0011] Preferably, the lifting unit is a cylinder; the cover removal assembly further includes a crossbar arranged parallel to the support plate, the crossbar being fixed to the piston rod of the cylinder, and an air supply channel being provided in the crossbar and the piston rod, with each vacuum nozzle located at the bottom of the crossbar and connected to the air supply channel.

[0012] Preferably, the capping mechanism further includes a controller, which is electrically connected to the monitoring unit, and the controller is configured to: When the drive source continues to work and the monitoring unit detects that the monitoring component has stopped rotating, it determines that the cap has reached the preset torque and sends a stop drive command. Furthermore, if the duration or number of rotations of the monitoring component exceeds a preset threshold before the preset torque is reached, the capping failure is determined.

[0013] Preferably, the capping mechanism further includes a strut and a second pneumatic gripper. The capping head is a clamping rotary gripper that is vertically slidably mounted on the strut. The drive source is a motor mounted on the top of the strut. The driving component is a driving magnetic wheel fixed on the output shaft of the motor, and the driven component is a driven magnetic wheel fixed on the driving end of the clamping rotary gripper. Multiple second pneumatic grippers are provided below the capping mechanism at the positions of the bottles in the bottle positioning mechanism. The second pneumatic grippers are configured to clamp the bottles located in the bottle positioning mechanism from the side when the capping mechanism performs the capping operation.

[0014] Preferably, a lifting cylinder is also provided at the top of the strut, and an eaves plate is protruding on the side wall of the clamping rotating claw. The eaves plate is connected to the piston rod of the lifting cylinder through a threaded telescopic rod. The lifting cylinder drives the clamping rotating claw to move vertically up and down through the threaded telescopic rod and the eaves plate. The axial working length of the driving magnetic wheel and the driven magnetic wheel can be changed by adjusting the length of the threaded telescopic rod.

[0015] The high-activity, freshness-locking intelligent dual-compartment product assembly equipment designed in this application achieves precise and equidistant supply of bottles by setting up a material distribution wheel, avoiding material congestion. Furthermore, by integrating a monitoring unit into the capping mechanism, it monitors the rotational state of the driven component of the magnetic torque clutch in real time to determine whether it is slipping. This allows for direct and reliable confirmation that the capping has reached the preset torque or identification of abnormal capping failure, effectively improving the accuracy of capping quality control and the product qualification rate. Attached Figure Description

[0016] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the intelligent dual-compartment product assembly equipment for high-activity freshness locking provided in this application embodiment.

[0017] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Enlarged diagram of point A in the middle.

[0018] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 Enlarged diagram of point B in the middle.

[0019] Figure 4 This is an exploded view of the feeding mechanism provided in the embodiments of this application.

[0020] Figure 5 yes Figure 4 Enlarged diagram of point C in the middle.

[0021] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the bottle positioning mechanism 5 provided in the embodiments of this application.

[0022] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cover mechanism provided in the embodiment of this application.

[0023] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the connection between the drive source and the capping head provided in the embodiments of this application.

[0024] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the capping mechanism provided in the embodiments of this application.

[0025] The components include: a feeding mechanism 100, a bottle body 200, a bottle cap 201, a capping mechanism 300, a capping mechanism 400, a bottle positioning mechanism 500, a predetermined track 10, a stop bar 11, a conveyor belt 12, a drive source 20, a capping head 21, a magnetic torque clutch 30, an active component 31, a driven component 32, a monitoring unit 40, a monitoring component 41, a feeding bin 50, a first drive mechanism 51, a bottle separating wheel 52, a receiving groove 53, a transfer mechanism 54, a flipping wheel 541, a first pneumatic gripper 542, a supporting hole 543, a third drive mechanism 60, a guide track 61, a sprocket 62, a ring chain 63, a supporting plate 64, a positioning hole 65, a cap removal assembly 70, a lifting unit 71, a second drive mechanism 73, a vacuum nozzle 74, a crossbar 75, an air supply channel, a cross frame 80, a second pneumatic gripper 81, a lifting cylinder 82, an eaves plate 83, and a threaded telescopic rod 84. Detailed Implementation

[0026] The preferred embodiments of this application are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the preferred embodiments described herein are for illustration and explanation only and are not intended to limit this application.

[0027] like Figures 1 to 9 As shown in the figure, this embodiment provides a high-activity, freshness-locking intelligent dual-compartment product assembly device. The device mainly includes a feeding mechanism 100, a capping mechanism 300, a capping mechanism 400, and a bottle positioning mechanism 500 for conveying bottles 200 between the various mechanisms.

[0028] like Figure 1 , Figure 4 , Figure 6 As shown, the feeding mechanism 100 is used to supply disordered bottles 200 one by one at equal intervals to a predetermined track 10. The predetermined track 10 is used to transfer the bottles 200 placed thereon to the bottle positioning mechanism 500, and complete the conversion from horizontal to vertical posture during the transfer process. Specifically, the feeding mechanism 100 includes a feeding bin 50, a first drive mechanism 51, a bottle separating wheel 52, and a transfer mechanism 54.

[0029] At work, such as Figure 1 , Figure 4 As shown, the operator pours a batch of bottles 200 into the feeding hopper 50. One or more bottle-separating wheels 52 are rotatably installed at the bottom opening of the feeding hopper 50. In this embodiment, four bottles are arranged along the length of the bottom opening of the feeding hopper 50, as shown... Figure 5As shown, each bottle-distributing wheel 52 has multiple receiving grooves 53 evenly distributed on its circumferential surface, the size of which is adapted to the shape of the bottle 200. Directly below the bottle-distributing wheel 52, a conveyor belt 12 is provided, with multiple equidistant baffles 11 fixed on its surface. The first drive mechanism 51 is connected to the rotating shaft of the bottle-distributing wheel 52. In specific implementation, when the photoelectric sensor (not shown) located downstream of the conveyor belt 12 detects that there is no bottle between two adjacent baffles 11, the first drive mechanism 51 starts to drive the bottle-distributing wheel 52 to rotate by a preset angle, causing a bottle 200 in the receiving groove 53 to fall into the space between two adjacent baffles 11 on the conveyor belt 12 due to gravity. When the photoelectric sensor detects a bottle, the first drive mechanism 51 immediately stops, and then the conveyor belt 12 transports the bottle, achieving intermittent, equidistant supply of bottles. In specific implementation, as shown... Figure 4 As shown, the first drive mechanism 51 can be connected to the rotating shaft of the bottle separator 52 by a belt drive mechanism driven by a motor.

[0030] The bottle 200 is transported horizontally to the end of the conveyor belt 12. Downstream of the conveyor belt 12, a transfer mechanism 54 is provided to convert the horizontally transported bottle 200 into a vertical position and transfer it to the bottle positioning mechanism 500. Specifically, as... Figure 2 , Figure 6 As shown, the transfer mechanism 54 includes a tilting wheel 541 and a first pneumatic gripper 542. The axis of the tilting wheel 541 is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the bottle 200. Multiple supporting holes 543, adapted to the outer diameter of the bottle 200, are formed on its circumferential surface. The supporting holes 543 extend radially along the tilting wheel 541 and have a first position and a second position. In the first position, the supporting holes 543 are connected to the conveying channel of the conveyor belt 12 to receive the bottle 200 in a horizontal position. When the bottle 200 is fully inserted, the tilting wheel 541 rotates 90 degrees to the second position, at which point the opening of the supporting holes 543 is vertically upward, thereby tilting the bottle 200 to a vertical position.

[0031] Simultaneously, the first pneumatic gripper 542, positioned above the tilting wheel 541, descends and grips the vertically positioned bottle 200 from the tilting wheel 541 under the drive of its own translation and lifting mechanism. It then lifts and translates the bottle to above the bottle positioning mechanism 500, and finally descends to precisely place the bottle 200 into the predetermined feeding position, completing the feeding and transfer process. In specific implementation, as follows... Figure 2 As shown, the first pneumatic gripper 542 performs translational and lifting movements, including: The servo motor, which serves as the power source, is fixedly mounted on the equipment frame.

[0032] The movable bracket is on which the pneumatic gripper lifting cylinder and the first pneumatic gripper 542 are mounted.

[0033] At least one horizontally arranged linear guide rail is fixedly mounted on the equipment frame. The movable bracket slidably engages with the linear guide rail via at least one slider, thereby ensuring that the movable bracket can only perform linear reciprocating motion along the axial direction of the guide rail.

[0034] A linkage mechanism is used to convert the rotary motion of a servo motor into the linear motion of a moving bracket. The linkage mechanism includes a crank connected to the output shaft of the servo motor and a connecting rod connecting the crank to the moving bracket.

[0035] The complete workflow is as follows: After the bottle 200 is flipped to a vertical position by the flipping wheel 541, the moving bracket is in the picking position. At this time, the pneumatic gripper lifting cylinder mounted on the moving bracket is activated, driving the first pneumatic gripper 542 to descend, clamp the bottle, and lift it vertically. Subsequently, after the bottle is lifted, the servo motor starts and rotates at a preset angle. Its rotation, through a linkage mechanism, drives the entire moving bracket to smoothly slide linearly along the linear guide rail from the picking position above the flipping wheel 541 to the dispensing position above the bottle positioning mechanism 500. Due to the presence of the linear guide rail and the slider, high rigidity, high precision, and no wobbling are ensured in this translation process. Finally, after reaching the dispensing position, the pneumatic gripper lifting cylinder is activated again, driving the first pneumatic gripper 542 to descend and securely place the bottle into the positioning hole 65, then releasing the bottle and rising back to its original position. In this embodiment, the inner wall of the positioning hole 65 is provided with a protrusion that elastically contacts the outer wall surface of the bottle 200.

[0036] like Figure 6 , Figure 7 As shown, the capping mechanism 300 is used to grasp the cap 201 from a cap supply position and place the cap 201 at the mouth of the bottle body 200 located in the bottle body positioning mechanism 500. Its structure will be described in detail later.

[0037] like Figure 6As shown, the bottle positioning mechanism 500 is the main conveying platform throughout the entire processing flow. The bottle positioning mechanism 500 mainly includes a third drive mechanism 60, a guide rail 61, and at least two spaced sprockets 62, as well as an annular chain 63 wound around and meshing with the sprockets 62. Two annular chains 63 are arranged opposite each other along the axial direction of the sprockets 62, and multiple support plates 64 span the two annular chains 63, forming a stable conveying plane. Multiple positioning holes 65 for supporting the bottles 200 are equally spaced on the support plates 64, and the bottom of the bottles 200 is securely supported within the positioning holes 65. The third drive mechanism 60 is connected to the sprockets 62 for driving the annular chain 63 to circulate along a preset conveying path. The guide rail 61 is arranged along the moving path of the annular chain 63 to support and guide it during circumferential movement, thus conveying the bottles 200 from one station to the next.

[0038] When the support plate 64, carrying the bottle body 200 with the cap 201 already placed on it, is conveyed and precisely positioned directly below the capping station, the capping mechanism 400 begins the tightening operation. For example... Figure 6 , Figure 7 , Figure 8 As shown, the capping mechanism 400 is used to cap the bottle 200 located in the bottle positioning mechanism 500. Specifically, the main structure of the capping mechanism 400 mainly includes a frame 80, on which a motor as a drive source 20, a clamping rotary gripper and a magnetic torque clutch 30 as a capping head 21 for clamping and rotating the bottle cap 201, and a monitoring unit 40 are mounted.

[0039] A magnetic torque clutch 30 is disposed between the drive source 20 and the capping head 21. The magnetic torque clutch 30 consists of a driving component 31 (a driving magnetic wheel) fixed on the motor output shaft and a driven component 32 (a driven magnetic wheel) fixed on the drive end of the clamping rotary gripper. The capping head 21 (clamping rotary gripper) is vertically slidably mounted on the strut 80. The driving component 31 drives the driven component 32 to rotate through magnetic coupling, and allows the driving component 31 to slip relative to the driven component 32 when the torque borne by the capping head 21 reaches a preset torque.

[0040] The monitoring unit 40 is configured to determine whether the magnetic torque clutch 30 has slipped by monitoring the rotational state of a monitoring component 41 that rotates synchronously with the driven component 32, thereby determining whether the capping mechanism has reached a preset torque. In a specific implementation, the capping mechanism 400 further includes a controller electrically connected to the monitoring unit 40; the monitoring component 41 may be an indexing wheel that rotates with the capping head 21, and the monitoring unit 40 may be a photoelectric sensor that captures the rotational state of the monitoring component 41 in real time.

[0041] During the capping operation, as the cap 201 is tightened, the reaction torque on the capping head 21 gradually increases. When this torque reaches the preset threshold of the magnetic torque clutch 30, the magnetic coupling is overcome, and the clutch slips. That is, the driving component 31 continues to rotate under the drive of the motor, while the driven component 32, the capping head 21 connected to it, and the monitoring component 41 stop rotating. At this time, the monitoring unit 40 detects the stationary state of the monitoring component 41. Under the condition that the drive source 20 continues to work, once it receives a signal that the monitoring component 41 has stopped rotating, it immediately determines that the capping has reached the preset torque. Subsequently, the controller issues a stop drive command, stops the motor 20, and controls the capping head 21 to rise and reset, completing one capping operation.

[0042] Furthermore, during the capping process, if the rotation duration or number of rotations of the monitoring component 41 exceeds a preset threshold, for example, if it continues to rotate for more than 2 seconds without the controller receiving a stop signal, this indicates that an abnormality may have occurred, such as stripped threads between the cap and the bottle body, resulting in insufficient reaction torque. In this case, the controller will determine that the capping has failed and may perform actions such as alarming, stopping the machine, or recording the bottle's position for subsequent rejection.

[0043] In some embodiments, such as Figure 2 , Figure 6 , Figure 7 As shown, the cap-holding mechanism 300 performs a bottle cap placement operation. It mainly includes a cap-retrieving component 70 and a lifting unit 71, as well as a second drive mechanism 73 for driving the cap-retrieving component and the lifting unit 71 to rotate at a preset angle in the horizontal plane, so that the cap-retrieving component switches between the cap-supply position and the bottle mouth position. In this embodiment, the structure of the second drive mechanism 73 can be the same as the drive structure that drives the first pneumatic gripper 542. Specifically, as... Figure 6 As shown, the lifting unit 71 is a cylinder; the cover removal assembly 70 also includes a crossbar 75 arranged parallel to the support plate 64, and the crossbar 75 is fixed to the piston rod of the cylinder.

[0044] The cap-retrieving assembly 70 includes vacuum nozzles 74 disposed at the output end of the lifting unit 71. Multiple vacuum nozzles 74 are equidistantly arranged corresponding to positioning holes 65 on the support plate 64. The number and spacing of these nozzles perfectly correspond to the positioning holes 65 on the support plate 64, enabling batch synchronous operation. When the second drive mechanism 73 first drives the entire assembly to rotate to the cap-supply position, for example, above a cap sorting tray; then, the lifting unit 71 (cylinder) descends, and the vacuum nozzles 74 pick up the caps; next, the cylinder rises, and the second drive mechanism 73 rotates by a preset angle, for example, 90 degrees, to directly above the bottle opening; finally, the cylinder descends again, placing the cap at the bottle opening and releasing the vacuum, completing the cap-retrieving action.

[0045] To simplify the air path, an air supply channel is provided in the crossbar 75 and the piston rod. Each vacuum nozzle 74 is located at the bottom of the crossbar 75 and is connected to the air supply channel to form a connected pipeline, providing negative pressure to all vacuum nozzles 74.

[0046] In some embodiments, such as Figure 9 As shown, multiple second pneumatic grippers 81 are positioned below the capping mechanism 400, corresponding to the positions of the bottles 200 in the bottle positioning mechanism 500. The positions of these second pneumatic grippers 81 correspond one-to-one with the positions of the bottles 200 in the bottle positioning mechanism 500. Before the capping operation begins, the second pneumatic grippers 81 are activated. The second pneumatic grippers 81 are configured to clamp the bottles 200 located in the bottle positioning mechanism 500 from the side during the capping operation of the capping mechanism 400, ensuring that the bottles 200 do not rotate during the capping process, thereby ensuring effective application of torque.

[0047] In some embodiments, such as Figure 9 As shown, a lifting cylinder 82 is also provided on the top of the strut 80. An eave plate 83 is protruding on the side wall of the clamping rotating gripper. The eave plate 83 is connected to the piston rod of the lifting cylinder 82 through a threaded telescopic rod 84. The lifting cylinder 82 drives the clamping rotating gripper to move vertically up and down through the threaded telescopic rod 84 and the eave plate 83. The axial working length of the driving magnetic wheel and the driven magnetic wheel can be changed by adjusting the length of the threaded telescopic rod 84.

[0048] On the other hand, such as Figure 9As shown, the capping head 21, also known as the clamping rotating pneumatic gripper flange 83, is connected to the lifting cylinder 82 via a threaded telescopic rod 84. This connection allows the lifting cylinder 82 to actively control the capping head 21 for precise vertical lifting and lowering. At the beginning of each capping cycle, the controller prioritizes driving the lifting cylinder 82, causing the capping head 21 to move downwards first, applying a pre-pressure to the cap 201. This pre-pressure action ensures that the cap 201 can be firmly pressed into the bottle mouth of the bottle body 200, and that its internal threads or snap-fit ​​structure engages reliably with the anti-rotation parts of the bottle body 200, such as the starting end of the thread or the groove of the anti-theft ring. Only then will the drive source 20 start to rotate the capping head 21 to tighten it. This press-then-twist sequence fundamentally avoids problems such as stripped threads, crooked caps, or thread damage caused by improper cap placement, effectively improving the success rate of capping and the sealing quality.

[0049] Furthermore, the drive source used to realize the aforementioned pressing-then-rotating process, namely the lifting cylinder 82, is the same mechanism used for statically adjusting the axial length of the active and driven magnetic wheels. In other words, this single component, the lifting cylinder 82, undertakes both the dynamic lifting task during the working cycle and the static torque setting task during equipment debugging, through its connecting part, the threaded telescopic rod 84. This multifunctional design avoids the need for two separate drive and transmission systems for lifting and torque adjustment, thereby effectively simplifying the mechanical structure of the equipment, reducing the number of parts, lowering manufacturing costs, and reducing potential failure points.

[0050] Utilizing this structural design, during normal operation, the extension and retraction of the lifting cylinder 82 directly drives the entire clamping rotating gripper to move vertically up and down via the threaded telescopic rod 84 and the eaves plate 83, completing the action of approaching the bottle cap and lifting it after tightening. When debugging the equipment or changing product specifications, the operator can manually rotate and adjust the length of the threaded telescopic rod 84. Changing the length of the telescopic rod alters the initial vertical position of the clamping rotating gripper, directly causing a change in the axial length between the driven magnetic wheel above it and the active magnetic wheel on the motor shaft. This, in turn, changes the strength of the magnetic coupling, thus achieving precise and convenient physical adjustment of the preset slippage torque.

[0051] The high-activity, freshness-locking intelligent dual-compartment product assembly equipment provided in this application embodiment achieves precise and equidistant supply of bottles by setting a material distribution wheel, avoiding material congestion. Furthermore, by integrating a monitoring unit into the capping mechanism, it monitors the rotational state of the driven component of the magnetic torque clutch in real time to determine whether it is slipping. This allows for direct and reliable confirmation that the capping has reached the preset torque or identification of abnormal capping failure, effectively improving the accuracy of capping quality control and product qualification rate.

[0052] In the description of this application, it should be noted that the terms "vertical", "up", "down", "horizontal", etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this application.

[0053] In the description of this application, it should also be noted that, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the terms "set," "install," "connect," and "link" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal connection of two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this application according to the specific circumstances.

[0054] Finally, it should be noted that the above descriptions are merely preferred embodiments of this application and are not intended to limit this application. Although this application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of this application should be included within the protection scope of this application.

Claims

1. A highly active, freshness-locking, intelligent dual-compartment product assembly equipment, characterized in that, include: A feeding mechanism is used to supply bottles one by one at equal intervals to a predetermined track, the predetermined track being used to transfer the bottles placed thereon to a bottle positioning mechanism; A capping mechanism for grasping a bottle cap from a cap supply position and placing the bottle cap at the mouth of the bottle body located in the bottle body positioning mechanism; A capping mechanism is used to cap a bottle located in the bottle positioning mechanism, the capping mechanism comprising: Driver source; A screw cap head is used to hold and rotate bottle caps; A magnetic torque clutch is disposed between the drive source and the capping head. The magnetic torque clutch includes an active component connected to the drive source and a driven component connected to the capping head. The active component drives the driven component to rotate through magnetic coupling, and allows the active component to slip relative to the driven component when the torque on the capping head reaches a preset torque. The monitoring unit is configured to determine whether the magnetic torque clutch has slipped by monitoring the rotation state of a monitoring component that rotates synchronously with the driven component, thereby determining whether the cap has reached the preset torque.

2. The intelligent dual-compartment product assembly equipment for high-activity freshness locking according to claim 1, characterized in that, The feeding mechanism includes a feeding bin, a first driving mechanism, and a transfer mechanism. At least one bottle-separating wheel is provided in the bottom opening of the feeding bin. At least one receiving groove for receiving bottles is formed on the circumferential surface of the bottle-separating wheel. A conveyor belt with multiple equidistant baffles is provided below the bottle-separating wheel. The first driving mechanism is connected to the bottle-separating wheel and is used to drive the bottle-separating wheel to rotate intermittently so that the bottles contained in the receiving grooves fall between the baffles of the conveyor belt. The transfer mechanism is located downstream of the conveyor belt and is used to convert the horizontally conveyed bottles into a vertical position and transfer them to the bottle positioning mechanism.

3. The intelligent dual-compartment product assembly equipment for high-activity freshness locking according to claim 2, characterized in that, The transfer mechanism includes a flipping wheel located downstream of the conveyor belt and perpendicular to the conveying direction of the bottle, and a first pneumatic gripper located above the flipping wheel and configured to be able to move horizontally and vertically. The flipping wheel is used to flip the conveyed horizontal bottle to a vertical position. The first pneumatic gripper is engaged with the flipping wheel to hold the bottle that is now in a vertical position, so as to transfer the bottle from the picking position to the discharging position in the bottle positioning mechanism.

4. The intelligent dual-compartment product assembly equipment for high-activity freshness locking according to claim 3, characterized in that, A conveying channel is formed between two adjacent stops on the conveyor belt to accommodate the passage of one bottle. A support hole adapted to the outer diameter of the bottle is opened on the circumferential surface of the rotating wheel. The support hole extends radially along the rotating wheel and has a first position and a second position. In the first position, the support hole on the rotating wheel communicates with the conveying channel. In the second position, the opening of the support hole on the rotating wheel is vertically upward.

5. The intelligent dual-compartment product assembly equipment for high-activity freshness locking according to claim 3, characterized in that, The bottle positioning mechanism includes a third drive mechanism, a guide rail, and at least two spaced-apart sprockets, as well as an annular chain wound around and meshing with the sprockets. Two annular chains are arranged opposite each other along the axial direction of the sprockets, and multiple support plates span the two annular chains. Multiple positioning holes for supporting the bottle are evenly spaced on the support plates. The third drive mechanism is connected to the sprockets and drives the annular chain to circulate along a preset conveying path. The guide rail is arranged along the movement path of the annular chain and supports and guides it during its circulatory movement.

6. The intelligent dual-compartment product assembly equipment for high-activity freshness locking according to claim 5, characterized in that, The cap-removing mechanism includes a cap-removing component and a lifting unit, as well as a second driving mechanism for driving the cap-removing component and the lifting unit to rotate at a preset angle in the horizontal plane, so that the cap-removing component switches between the cap-supply position and the bottle mouth position; wherein, the cap-removing component includes a vacuum nozzle disposed at the output end of the lifting unit, and multiple vacuum nozzles are equidistantly disposed corresponding to the positioning holes on the support plate.

7. The intelligent dual-compartment product assembly equipment for high-activity freshness locking according to claim 6, characterized in that, The lifting unit is a cylinder; the cover removal assembly also includes a crossbar arranged parallel to the support plate, the crossbar being fixed to the piston rod of the cylinder, and an air supply channel being provided in the crossbar and the piston rod, with each vacuum nozzle located at the bottom of the crossbar and connected to the air supply channel.

8. The intelligent dual-compartment product assembly equipment for high-activity freshness locking according to claim 1, characterized in that, The capping mechanism further includes a controller, which is electrically connected to the monitoring unit, and the controller is configured to: When the drive source continues to work and the monitoring unit detects that the monitoring component has stopped rotating, it determines that the cap has reached the preset torque and sends a stop drive command. Furthermore, if the duration or number of rotations of the monitoring component exceeds a preset threshold before the preset torque is reached, the capping failure is determined.

9. The intelligent dual-compartment product assembly equipment for high-activity freshness locking according to claim 1 or 8, characterized in that, The capping mechanism also includes a strut and a second pneumatic gripper. The capping head is a clamping rotary gripper that is vertically slidably mounted on the strut. The drive source is a motor mounted on the top of the strut. The driving component is a driving magnetic wheel fixed on the output shaft of the motor. The driven component is a driven magnetic wheel fixed on the drive end of the clamping rotary gripper. Multiple second pneumatic grippers are provided below the capping mechanism and corresponding to the position of the bottle in the bottle positioning mechanism. The second pneumatic grippers are configured to clamp the bottle located in the bottle positioning mechanism from the side when the capping mechanism performs the capping operation.

10. The intelligent dual-compartment product assembly equipment for high-activity freshness locking according to claim 9, characterized in that, A lifting cylinder is also provided at the top of the strut, and an eaves plate is protruding on the side wall of the clamping rotating claw. The eaves plate is connected to the piston rod of the lifting cylinder through a threaded telescopic rod. The lifting cylinder drives the clamping rotating claw to move vertically up and down through the threaded telescopic rod and the eaves plate. The axial working length of the driving magnetic wheel and the driven magnetic wheel can be changed by adjusting the length of the threaded telescopic rod.

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