Bottle conveying device

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a bottle conveying device which comprises a first conveying part used for conveying bottles, and a bottle outlet channel is arranged on the first conveying part and provided with a bottle outlet end. The second conveying piece is connected with the bottle outlet end and is used for conveying discharged bottles; the reciprocating bottle pushing mechanism is arranged corresponding to the bottle outlet end; the reciprocating bottle pushing mechanism comprises a bottle pushing assembly and a driving assembly connected with the bottle pushing assembly, and the bottle pushing assembly comprises a bottle pushing piece arranged on the side face of the bottle outlet channel; the first conveying piece can convey the bottles to the second conveying piece from the bottle outlet channel. The driving assembly can drive the bottle pushing assembly to reciprocate in the conveying direction. According to the embodiment of the invention, the bottles are laterally supported and restrained through the bottle pushing piece, so that the bottles are prevented from falling down and being broken in the conveying process.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of bottle washing equipment, and in particular to a bottle conveying device. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the automatic production line of pharmaceutical, food and other industries, the bottle washing machine is usually used in conjunction with the tunnel type sterilization dryer to form the core link of continuous production. After the bottle washing machine completes the cleaning of the bottles, the bottles are usually pushed out one by one from the multiple parallel bottle outlet channels by the pushing mechanism inside the bottle washing machine, so that the bottles fall onto the bottle conveying net belt connected thereto, and then the bottles are conveyed to the bottle inlet of the drying machine by the bottle conveying net belt. In order to improve the efficiency of the drying machine, the apertures between the bottles entering the drying machine should be as small as possible to fully utilize the space of the drying machine.

[0003] A bottle feeding mechanism is disclosed in Chinese Patent No. CN109178870B, which comprises a rack and a bottle feeding component. The bottle feeding component is provided with a buffer area, and the buffer area is provided with a buffer assembly. The buffer assembly comprises two swing fences at both ends, which are driven to swing by a driving member. When the downstream equipment is working and the bottles on the bottle feeding component cannot run downstream, the swing fences swing outward under the extrusion of the bottles, so as to form a triangular buffer area, and the bottles can enter the area for buffering. When the bottles resume running downstream, the driving member drives the swing fences to swing inward, so as to push the bottles in the buffer area to the bottle feeding component and enter the downstream process together with the bottles conveyed by the bottle feeding component. The swing fences swing outward as a whole after being locally pushed by the bottles, so that a large gap is formed on the main bottle feeding net belt. When the bottles are conveyed to this area, there is still a risk of falling bottles due to the absence of the blocking of the front bottles. In addition, since the swing fences swing around the rotation shaft, the bottles near the end of the swing fences away from the rotation shaft are subjected to extrusion during the swing and pushing of the bottles, and the bottles are more likely to be broken. SUMMARY

[0004] In order to improve at least part of the shortcomings or deficiencies in the prior art, embodiments of the present application provide a bottle conveying device. The reciprocating bottle pushing mechanism can provide support and constraint for the bottles, so as to avoid falling and breaking of the bottles during conveying.

[0005] The bottle conveying device provided by the embodiment of the present application comprises: a first conveying member for conveying bottles, wherein an outlet channel is arranged on the first conveying member, and the outlet channel has an outlet end; a second conveying member connected with the outlet end for conveying bottles; and a reciprocating bottle pushing mechanism arranged corresponding to the outlet end; the reciprocating bottle pushing mechanism comprises a bottle pushing assembly and a driving assembly connected with the bottle pushing assembly, and the bottle pushing assembly comprises a bottle pushing member arranged on the side of the outlet channel; wherein the first conveying member can convey the bottles from the outlet channel to the second conveying member; and the driving assembly can drive the bottle pushing assembly to reciprocate along the conveying direction.

[0006] In some embodiments, the bottle pushing members are arranged on both sides of the outlet channel, and the side surfaces of the two bottle pushing members opposite to each other are used to provide lateral support for the bottles located between the two bottle pushing members.

[0007] In some embodiments, the bottle pushing assembly further comprises a bottle pushing frame extending along the width direction of the second conveying member, the bottle pushing member is arranged on the bottle pushing frame, and the driving assembly is connected with the bottle pushing frame and can drive the bottle pushing frame to reciprocate along the conveying direction.

[0008] In some embodiments, the driving assembly comprises: two support frames respectively located at the two ends of the bottle pushing frame; a rotating shaft rotationally connected with the two support frames at the two ends, wherein the rotating shaft is parallel to the bottle pushing frame and located on the upper side of the bottle pushing frame; a driving motor located at one end of the rotating shaft; an eccentric wheel connected with the driving motor, wherein the eccentric wheel is connected with the rotating shaft through a first connecting assembly to drive the rotating shaft to rotate; two linear bearings respectively located on the two support frames and parallel to the conveying direction, wherein the two linear bearings are respectively connected with the two ends of the bottle pushing frame; and a second connecting member having one end connected with the linear bearing and the other end connected with the rotating shaft.

[0009] In some embodiments, the first connecting assembly comprises a first connecting member and a connecting rod, wherein one end of the first connecting member is connected with the rotating shaft, the other end of the first connecting member is connected with the connecting rod, and one end of the connecting rod away from the first connecting member is connected with the eccentric wheel.

[0010] In some embodiments, the movement speed of the first conveying member is greater than the movement speed of the second conveying member along the conveying direction.

[0011] In some embodiments, the bottle pushing member is provided with a bottle pushing surface at the front end along the conveying direction, and the driving assembly can drive the bottle pushing assembly to reciprocate along the conveying direction to push the bottles on the second conveying member to move along the conveying direction.

[0012] In some embodiments, the speed of movement of the bottle pushing assembly is greater than the speed of movement of the second conveying member in the conveying direction.

[0013] In some embodiments, the second conveying member is provided with a guard plate on both sides perpendicular to the conveying direction; the bottle conveying device further comprises a bottle blocking mechanism and a transition plate, the bottle blocking mechanism is located on the second conveying member, and the transition plate is located between the first conveying member and the second conveying member; the bottle blocking mechanism comprises two movable blocking plates, and the two movable blocking plates are located on both sides of the bottle pushing assembly respectively, one end of the movable blocking plate is connected with the transition plate and is in contact with the bottle pushing assembly, and the other side of the movable blocking plate is in abutment with the guard plate.

[0014] In some embodiments, the bottle conveying device further comprises a bottle blocking mechanism, the bottle blocking mechanism comprises a bottle blocking block and a flexible bottle blocking member, the bottle blocking block and the flexible bottle blocking member are both located on the second conveying member, the flexible bottle blocking member is connected with the bottle blocking block and is located on the side of the bottle blocking block close to the reciprocating bottle pushing mechanism, and both ends of the flexible bottle blocking member are in abutment with the movable blocking plates respectively.

[0015] As can be seen from the above, the above technical features of the present application can have one or more of the following beneficial effects: by arranging the bottle pushing assembly and the driving assembly, the bottle pushing assembly comprises a bottle pushing member arranged on the side of the bottle outlet channel, and the driving assembly drives the bottle pushing member to reciprocate along the conveying direction, thereby providing lateral support for the bottles, preventing the bottles from falling over during conveying due to lack of support or constraint, avoiding transportation blockage caused by falling over, and affecting production efficiency. The bottle pushing assembly reciprocates to form a limited buffer area at the bottle outlet end of the bottle outlet channel, reducing the pushing force on the bottles in the bottle outlet channel and reducing the risk of broken bottles; at the same time, the bottles output from the bottle outlet end of the bottle outlet channel are limited in the limited buffer area to prevent falling over, and each bottle in the buffer area receives a substantially uniform pushing force when the bottles are pushed, thereby reducing the risk of broken bottles caused by uneven force on the bottles. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed in the embodiment description will be briefly introduced as follows. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can also be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor.

[0017] Figure 1 A structural schematic diagram of a bottle conveying device provided by the embodiments of the present application.

[0018] Figure 2 A partial enlarged schematic view of the area A in Figure 1

[0019] ​Figure 3 for Figure 2 A schematic diagram of another state.

[0020] Figure 4 This is a top view of a partial structure of a bottle delivery device provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 5 for Figure 4 The diagram shows a structural schematic of a bottle delivery device.

[0022] Figure 6 for Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of a bottle delivery device from another perspective.

[0023] Figure 7 for Figure 4 This is another schematic diagram of a bottle conveying device.

[0024] Figure label: 20. First conveyor; 210. Bottle outlet channel; 30. Second conveyor; 310. Protective plate; 40. Reciprocating bottle pushing mechanism; 410. Bottle pushing assembly; 411. Bottle pushing component; 413. Bottle pushing surface; 414. Bottle pushing frame; 420. Drive assembly; 421. Support frame; 422. Rotating shaft; 423. Drive motor; 424. Eccentric wheel; 425. Linear bearing; 426. First connecting assembly; 4261. First connecting component; 4262. Connecting rod; 427. Second connecting component; 50. Bottle protection mechanism; 510. Movable baffle; 60. Bottle blocking mechanism; 610. Bottle blocking block; 620. Flexible bottle blocking component; 70. Transition plate; 80. Bottle washing machine; 90. Tunnel sterilization dryer; B. Cache area. Detailed Implementation

[0025] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0026] See Figure 1 and Figure 2This invention provides a bottle conveying device, including a first conveying member 20, a second conveying member 30, and a reciprocating bottle pushing mechanism 40. The first conveying member 20 is used to convey bottles, specifically for receiving and conveying clean wet bottles from the outlet of an upstream bottle washing machine 80. The first conveying member 20 is provided with a bottle outlet channel 210, which has a bottle outlet end. The second conveying member 30 is connected to the bottle outlet end and is used for bottle conveying, specifically for conveying bottles to a downstream tunnel-type sterilizer / dryer 90 for drying. The reciprocating bottle pushing mechanism 40 is provided corresponding to the bottle outlet end and includes a bottle pushing assembly 410 and a driving assembly 420 connected to the bottle pushing assembly 410. The bottle pushing assembly 410 includes a bottle pushing member 411 disposed on the side of the bottle outlet channel 210. The first conveying member 20 can convey bottles from the bottle outlet channel 210 to the second conveying member 30; the driving assembly 420 can drive the bottle pushing assembly 410 to reciprocate along the conveying direction. The conveying direction is... Figure 1 The direction the arrow in the image points.

[0027] After being washed by the bottle washing machine 80, the bottles are transported from the outlet to the bottle outlet channel 210 of the first conveyor 20. Driven by the first conveyor 20, they continue to be transported forward through the bottle outlet end to the second conveyor 30, and then through the second conveyor 30 to the tunnel sterilizer 90 for drying. During the process of the bottles moving from the bottle outlet channel 210 on the first conveyor 20 to the second conveyor 30, a reciprocating bottle pushing mechanism 40 is set at the corresponding position of the bottle outlet end of the bottle outlet channel 210. Driven by the drive component 420, the bottle pushing component 410 reciprocates along the direction of bottle transport. The bottle pushing component 411 is set on the side of the bottle outlet channel 210 and provides lateral support and constraint to the bottles that are currently located at the bottle outlet end of the bottle outlet channel 210 and continue to move towards the second conveyor 30. This prevents the bottles from tipping over or colliding with each other and breaking due to large gaps or lack of support in this area, thereby preventing blockages, equipment jams and other malfunctions that may be caused by tipping over, improving operating efficiency and stability.

[0028] The reciprocating bottle pushing mechanism 40 is positioned at the bottle outlet end. It can be mounted on the first conveyor 20 or the second conveyor 30. When the drive assembly 420 drives the bottle pushing assembly 410 in reciprocating motion, the bottle pushing component 411 can move to the side of the bottle outlet channel 210, the bottle outlet end of the bottle outlet channel 210, or the second conveyor 30. The bottle pushing assembly 410 can then push the bottle output from the bottle outlet end of the bottle outlet channel 210 forward along the bottle conveying direction. After pushing the bottle, a buffer area B (e.g., a buffer area B) is formed at the bottle outlet end to accommodate the bottle output from the bottle outlet channel 210. Figure 3 As shown, Figure 3(A schematic diagram of the bottle pushing assembly 410 during the bottle pushing action) provides a buffer area B for bottles that have just exited the bottle outlet channel 210 and entered the second conveyor 30. The existence of the buffer area B ensures that the pushing force required by the first conveyor 20 is only sufficient to output the bottle from the bottle outlet channel 210, reducing the risk of bottle breakage due to excessive pushing force on the bottles within the bottle outlet channel 210. The buffer area B is also the area that the bottle pushing assembly 410 can reach during its reciprocating motion. That is, the bottle pushing assembly 410 can push the bottles located in the buffer area B during its reciprocating motion. By adjusting the movement amplitude of the bottle pushing assembly 410, the length of the buffer area B can be matched with the size of the bottle, so that the bottle output from the bottle outlet end receives lateral support when entering the buffer space to prevent it from tipping over. Furthermore, when the bottle pushing assembly 410 pushes the bottles, it applies a pushing force to each bottle entering the buffer area B, resulting in a more uniform and lower force on each bottle, reducing the risk of bottle breakage during pushing. Bottles about to be discharged at the outlet end of the bottle outlet channel 210 can continue to move along the conveying direction to the front end of the bottle outlet channel 210, or they can move to the buffer areas on both sides of the bottle outlet channel 210. Figure 3 The arrows in the text indicate the direction in which the bottle can move at the outlet end of the bottle outlet channel 210.

[0029] Furthermore, the bottle pusher 411 includes, for example, an elongated pusher plate whose length extends parallel to the bottle's conveying direction, enabling it to constrain the bottle located within the bottle outlet channel 210. The drive assembly 420 may include a servo motor or stepper motor, a ball screw assembly connected to the motor's output shaft, and a linear guide rail for guiding the movement of the bottle pusher assembly 410. By controlling the forward and reverse rotation of the motor, the reciprocating motion of the bottle pusher 411 along the conveying direction can be precisely controlled. The first conveyor 20 and the second conveyor 30 are, for example, conveyor belts, whose surfaces may be provided with anti-slip textures to increase the driving friction on the bottles.

[0030] See Figure 2 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 In some embodiments, to provide a more reliable constraint on the bottle, bottle pushers 411 are provided on both sides of the bottle outlet channel 210. The opposing sides of the two bottle pushers 411 provide lateral support for the bottle located between them. The two bottle pushers 411 are arranged opposite each other, and the two bottle pushers 411 provide lateral support for the bottle located between them, which also prevents the bottle from tipping over due to lack of lateral support when it comes out of the bottle outlet channel 210, ensuring a smooth transition of the bottle from the bottle outlet channel 210 to the second conveyor 30.

[0031] The distance between the two bottle pushers 411 is equal to or slightly greater than the width of the bottle, thus providing an effective limit on the bottle and preventing it from tilting excessively in either direction. This avoids the risk of excessive frictional resistance or bottle jamming due to the small gap between the two bottle pushers 411.

[0032] Furthermore, the two opposing bottle pushers 411 constitute a set of bottle pushers 411. Multiple sets can be provided and connected to the drive assembly 420, which provides power to achieve synchronous reciprocating motion of all components. Multiple independent bottle outlet channels 210 can be provided on the first conveyor 20. Multiple sets of bottle pushers 411 are correspondingly arranged with the bottle outlet ends of multiple bottle outlet channels 210, improving overall transport efficiency.

[0033] See Figure 5 and Figure 6 In some embodiments, the bottle pushing assembly 410 further includes a bottle pushing frame 414, which extends along the width direction of the second conveyor 30. A bottle pushing component 411 is mounted on the bottle pushing frame 414. A drive assembly 420 is connected to the bottle pushing frame 414 and can drive the bottle pushing frame 414 to reciprocate along the conveying direction, thereby moving the bottle pushing component 411 on the bottle pushing frame 414. When the drive assembly 420 is activated, it pushes the entire bottle pushing frame 414 and the bottle pushing component 411 mounted thereon as a whole. The mounting position of the bottle pushing component 411 on the bottle pushing frame 414 can be adjusted according to different bottle types or the spacing of the bottle outlet channels 210.

[0034] Furthermore, in the single bottle outlet channel 210 design, a bottle pusher 411 can be installed on the bottle pusher frame 414 at a position corresponding to the side of the bottle outlet channel 210; in the preferred double-sided design or multi-bottle outlet channel 210 design as described above, multiple bottle pushers 411 can be installed in pairs or arrays at corresponding positions on the bottle pusher frame 414. The bottle pusher 411 and the bottle pusher frame 414 can be fixed together by bolts, snaps, or welding to ensure accurate and secure positioning. The bottle pusher frame 414 is, for example, a rigid structure extending along the width direction of the second conveyor 30 (or the width direction of the first conveyor 20, or perpendicular to the conveying direction of the bottle), and can be a long beam, plate structure, or frame structure.

[0035] See Figure 5 , Figure 6 and Figure 7In some embodiments, the drive assembly 420 includes two support frames 421, a rotating shaft 422, a drive motor 423, an eccentric wheel 424, two linear bearings 425, and a second connecting member 427. The two support frames 421 are located at both ends of the bottle pusher 414. The two ends of the rotating shaft 422 are rotatably connected to the two support frames 421, and the rotating shaft 422 is parallel to and located above the bottle pusher 414. The drive motor 423 is located at one end of the rotating shaft 422, and its output shaft is connected to the eccentric wheel 424. The eccentric wheel 424 is connected to the rotating shaft 422 via a first connecting assembly 426 to drive the rotating shaft 422 to rotate. The two linear bearings 425 are located on the two support frames 421 and are parallel to the conveying direction. The two linear bearings 425 are connected to both ends of the bottle pusher 414. One end of the second connecting member 427 is connected to the linear bearing 425, and the other end is connected to the rotating shaft 422.

[0036] In use, the drive motor 423 is started, which drives the eccentric wheel 424 to rotate circumferentially. The eccentric wheel 424 drives the entire rotating shaft 422 to rotate synchronously through the first connecting assembly 426. When the rotating shaft 422 rotates, the second connecting piece 427 fixed to the wall moves synchronously. Since the other end of the second connecting piece 427 is hinged or fixed to the linear bearing 425, and the linear bearing 425 is strictly limited to linear movement along the conveying direction, the linear bearing 425 is connected to the bottle pusher 414 to ensure that the subsequent movement of the bottle pusher 414 is linear movement along the conveying direction rather than rotational movement. Specifically, the drive motor 423 provides power, which is transmitted to the bottle pusher 414 through the eccentric wheel 424, the first connecting assembly 426, the rotating shaft 422, and the second connecting piece 427, allowing the bottle pusher 414 to move accordingly. The linear bearing 425 limits the linear movement of the bottle pusher 414.

[0037] The bottle pusher 414 reciprocates along the conveying direction by the forward or reverse rotation of the drive motor 423, through the aforementioned transmission and the limiting action of the linear bearing 425. The linear bearing 425 provides a rigid linear guide rail, ensuring that the bottle pusher 414 can only move in a straight line and will not rotate.

[0038] See Figure 6 and Figure 7In some embodiments, the first connecting assembly 426 includes a first connecting member 4261 and a connecting rod 4262. One end of the first connecting member 4261 is connected to the rotating shaft 422, and the other end of the first connecting member 4261 is connected to the connecting rod 4262. The end of the connecting rod 4262 away from the first connecting member 4261 is connected to the eccentric wheel 424. When the drive motor 423 drives the eccentric wheel 424 to perform circular motion, the trajectory of the eccentric point on the eccentric wheel 424 is a circle. This circular motion is transmitted through the connecting rod 4262. The connecting rod 4262 transmits the circular motion of the eccentric wheel 424 to the rotating shaft 422 through the first connecting member 4261, causing the rotating shaft 422 to reciprocate within a certain angle range, ensuring the synchronization of the entire system's operation.

[0039] In some embodiments, the speed of the first conveyor 20 is greater than the speed of the second conveyor 30 along the conveying direction. Because the first conveyor 20 moves faster, the bottles delivered from the bottle outlet channel 210 have higher initial kinetic energy. When a bottle is transported from the first conveyor 20 to the second conveyor 30, its speed decreases. However, bottles behind it continue to be transported forward at a faster speed, creating a continuous forward pushing force on the bottles in front. This provides lateral (i.e., perpendicular to the conveying direction) force for the bottles exiting the bottle outlet channel 210 to move into the second conveyor 30. The bottles with reduced speed in front can move to the side of the bottle outlet channel 210, allowing the bottles to be closely arranged on the second conveyor 30. This ensures that the bottles on the second conveyor 30 are arranged across the entire conveying width of the second conveyor 30, avoiding local gaps caused by uneven bottle distribution. This ensures that the second conveyor 30 can transport more bottles to the subsequent tunnel sterilizer 90, enabling the tunnel sterilizer 90 to operate at full capacity and ensuring production capacity.

[0040] See Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 5 In some embodiments, the bottle pusher 411 has a bottle pusher surface 413 at its front end along the conveying direction. The drive assembly 420 can drive the bottle pusher 410 to reciprocate along the conveying direction to push the bottle located on the second conveyor 30 to move along the conveying direction. When the bottle enters the second conveyor 30 from the bottle outlet channel 210, and the bottle is squeezed into the side of the bottle outlet channel 210, i.e., the buffer space B, due to the continued forward conveying of the bottles behind it, the bottle pusher surface 413 can continue to push the bottle forward along the conveying direction to prevent the bottle from being partially blocked at the bottle outlet end. At the same time, the bottles on both sides of the bottle outlet channel 210 can also provide lateral support to the bottles that have just exited the bottle outlet channel 210.

[0041] In some embodiments, the speed of the bottle pusher assembly 410 along the conveying direction is greater than the speed of the second conveyor 30, thereby ensuring that the bottle pusher surface 413 of the bottle pusher 411 can push the bottle located on the second conveyor 30 to move along the conveying direction.

[0042] See Figure 4 and Figure 5 In some embodiments, the second conveying member 30 is provided with guard plates 310 on both sides perpendicular to the conveying direction; the bottle conveying device also includes a bottle protection mechanism 50 and a transition plate 70. The bottle protection mechanism 50 is located on the second conveying member 30, and the transition plate 70 is located between the first conveying member 20 and the second conveying member 30. The bottle protection mechanism 50 includes two movable baffles 510, which are respectively located on both sides of the bottle pushing assembly 410. One end of the movable baffle 510 is connected to the transition plate 70 and contacts the bottle pushing assembly 410, and the other side of the movable baffle 510 abuts against the guard plate 310. The movable baffle 510 is, for example, a flexible adjustable member.

[0043] When there are few bottles on the second conveyor 30 or it has just started operating, it maintains its initial arc-shaped contraction state. At this time, the inlet area of ​​the receiving cavity between the two movable baffles 510 is relatively small, which avoids the bottle tipping phenomenon caused by the receiving cavity area between the two movable baffles 510 being too large when there are not enough bottles.

[0044] When bottles continuously fed from the bottle outlet channel 210 accumulate to a certain amount on the second conveyor 30, the lateral pressure generated by the bottle group will act outward on the two movable baffles 510. This causes the end of the movable baffle 510 that abuts against the guard plate 310 (i.e., the movable end) to be squeezed and forced to slide away from the first conveyor 20 (i.e., along the conveying direction). Since the end of the movable baffle 510 connected to the transition plate 70 (i.e., the fixed end) is relatively fixed, this sliding process causes the movable baffle 510 to move closer to the guard plate 310 as a whole, increasing the accommodating area between the two movable baffles 510. This further ensures that the bottles can fill the entire second conveyor 30, achieving high-density conveying and preventing bottles from crushing each other.

[0045] As bottles are continuously moved out of the receiving cavity and the internal pressure decreases, the movable baffle 510, under its own elastic restoring force, slides back at its movable end. The distance between the two movable baffles 510 automatically returns to its initial narrower state, ready to receive the next cycle of bottle flow. The bottle protection mechanism 50 automatically adjusts according to the number of bottles, reducing manpower and improving work efficiency.

[0046] Furthermore, the movable baffle 510 is an arc-shaped structure with a certain rigidity and elasticity. The movable baffle 510 gradually tilts towards the guard plate 310 from the end near the transition plate 70 to the end away from the transition plate 70. In the initial state (no bottles or few bottles), the two movable baffles 510 form a funnel-shaped or wedge-shaped receiving cavity with a narrow inlet that gradually widens towards the rear. When there are many bottles between the two movable baffles 510, the fixed end remains stationary, while the movable end can move along the guard plate 310 towards the direction away from the first conveyor 20. This sliding process gradually straightens the arc-shaped structure of the movable baffle 510, increasing the receiving area between the two movable baffles 510.

[0047] The guard plate 310 prevents bottles on the second conveyor 30 from falling off the edge of the second conveyor 30. The transition plate 70 and the guard plate 310 together provide a stable and reliable mounting reference and fulcrum for the movable baffle 510.

[0048] See Figure 1 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 In some embodiments, the bottle conveying device further includes a bottle-blocking mechanism 60, which includes a bottle-blocking block 610 and a flexible bottle-blocking member 620. Both the bottle-blocking block 610 and the flexible bottle-blocking member 620 are located on the second conveying member 30. The flexible bottle-blocking member 620 is connected to the bottle-blocking block 610 and is located on the side of the bottle-blocking block 610 closer to the reciprocating bottle-pushing mechanism 40. Both ends of the flexible bottle-blocking member 620 abut against the movable baffle 510. The bottle-blocking block 610 is, for example, a rigid block, and the flexible bottle-blocking member 620 is, for example, a chain that can deform.

[0049] When the second conveyor 30 has few bottles or has just started operating, the two ends of the flexible bottle-blocking component 620 abut against the two movable baffles 510, forming a flexible downstream blocking boundary. As the bottles are continuously pushed into the second conveyor 30 by the bottle-pushing assembly 410 and begin to contact the flexible bottle-blocking component 620, the bottles first push the flexible bottle-blocking component 620, which in turn drives the bottle-blocking block 610 to move slowly downstream. At the same time, the bottles squeeze the movable baffles 510 on both sides, causing the two movable baffles 510 to expand outward. As described in the working principle of the bottle-protecting mechanism 50, during this process, the two ends of the flexible bottle-blocking component 620 always maintain contact with the inner surfaces of the two outwardly moving movable baffles 510, so that the bottle-blocking mechanism 60 and the bottle-protecting mechanism 50 form a synergistically expanding flexible guide cavity. The bottle-blocking mechanism 60 and the bottle-protecting mechanism 50 work together to further ensure that the bottles can fill the entire second conveyor 30, avoiding problems such as uneven distribution, bottle tipping, or low conveying efficiency caused by the initial sparse distribution of bottles.

[0050] The aforementioned synergistic effect causes the bottle to move forward while filling the space expanded by the two movable baffles 510. Until the bottle completely fills the entire effective width of the second conveyor 30 in the transverse direction perpendicular to the conveying direction, the two movable baffles 510 have been expanded to the point where they no longer abut against each other, and the bottle has stably reached a full-bottle conveying state. The bottle-blocking mechanism 60 can then be manually removed from the second conveyor 30. It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," etc., in the specification, claims, and accompanying drawings of this invention are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such terms can be used interchangeably where appropriate so that the embodiments of the invention described herein can be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprising" and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion; for example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus that comprises a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units explicitly listed, but may include other steps or units not explicitly listed or inherent to such processes, methods, products, or apparatus.

[0051] Furthermore, it is understood that the foregoing embodiments are merely illustrative examples of the present invention. Provided that the technical features do not conflict, the structure is not contradictory, and the purpose of the present invention is not violated, the technical solutions of the various embodiments can be arbitrarily combined and used.

[0052] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, and not to limit them; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some of the technical features; and these modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A bottle conveying device, characterized in that, include: A first conveyor (20) is used to convey bottles. The first conveyor (20) is provided with a bottle outlet channel (210), which has a bottle outlet end. The second conveying component (30) is connected to the bottle outlet end and is used for bottle conveying; as well as A reciprocating bottle pushing mechanism (40) is provided corresponding to the bottle outlet end; the reciprocating bottle pushing mechanism (40) includes a bottle pushing assembly (410) and a drive assembly (420) connected to the bottle pushing assembly (410); the bottle pushing assembly (410) includes a bottle pushing component (411) provided on the side of the bottle outlet channel (210). The first conveyor (20) can convey the bottle from the bottle outlet channel (210) to the second conveyor (30); the drive assembly (420) can drive the bottle pusher assembly (410) to reciprocate along the conveying direction.

2. The bottle conveying device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The bottle outlet channel (210) is provided with bottle pushers (411) on both sides, and the opposite sides of the two bottle pushers (411) are used to provide lateral support for the bottle located between the two bottle pushers (411).

3. The bottle conveying device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The bottle pusher assembly (410) further includes: a bottle pusher frame (414) extending along the width direction of the second conveyor (30), a bottle pusher (411) disposed on the bottle pusher frame (414), and a drive assembly (420) connected to the bottle pusher frame (414) and capable of driving the bottle pusher frame (414) to reciprocate along the conveying direction.

4. The bottle conveying device as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The drive component (420) includes: Two support frames (421) are located at both ends of the bottle pusher (414); The rotating shaft (422) is rotatably connected to the two support frames (421) at both ends. The rotating shaft (422) is parallel to the bottle pusher (414) and located on the upper side of the bottle pusher (414). A drive motor (423) is located at one end of the rotating shaft (422); An eccentric wheel (424) is connected to the drive motor (423), and the eccentric wheel (424) is connected to the rotating shaft (422) through the first connecting assembly (426) to drive the rotating shaft (422) to rotate; Two linear bearings (425) are respectively located on the two support frames (421) and parallel to the conveying direction; the two linear bearings (425) are respectively connected to both ends of the bottle pusher (414); and The second connector (427) is connected at one end to the linear bearing (425) and at the other end to the rotating shaft (422).

5. The bottle conveying device as described in claim 4, characterized in that, The first connecting assembly (426) includes a first connector (4261) and a connecting rod (4262). One end of the first connector (4261) is connected to the rotating shaft (422), and the other end of the first connector (4261) is connected to the connecting rod (4262). The end of the connecting rod (4262) away from the first connector (4261) is connected to the eccentric wheel (424).

6. The bottle conveying device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, Along the conveying direction, the speed of the first conveying member (20) is greater than the speed of the second conveying member (30).

7. The bottle conveying device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The bottle pusher (411) has a bottle pusher surface (413) at its front end along the conveying direction. The drive assembly (420) can drive the bottle pusher assembly (410) to reciprocate along the conveying direction to push the bottle located on the second conveyor (30) to move along the conveying direction.

8. The bottle conveying device as described in claim 7, characterized in that, Along the conveying direction, the speed of the bottle pusher assembly (410) is greater than the speed of the second conveyor (30).

9. The bottle conveying device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The second conveying member (30) is provided with guard plates (310) on both sides perpendicular to the conveying direction; the bottle conveying device also includes a bottle protection mechanism (50) and a transition plate (70), the bottle protection mechanism (50) is located on the second conveying member (30), and the transition plate (70) is located between the first conveying member (20) and the second conveying member (30); the bottle protection mechanism (50) includes two movable baffles (510), the two movable baffles (510) are respectively located on both sides of the bottle pushing assembly (410), one end of the movable baffle (510) is connected to the transition plate (70) and contacts the bottle pushing assembly (410), and the other side of the movable baffle (510) abuts against the guard plate (310).

10. The bottle conveying device as described in claim 9, characterized in that, The bottle conveying device further includes a bottle blocking mechanism (60), which includes a bottle blocking block (610) and a flexible bottle blocking component (620). The bottle blocking block (610) and the flexible bottle blocking component (620) are both located on the second conveying component (30). The flexible bottle blocking component (620) is connected to the bottle blocking block (610) and is located on the side of the bottle blocking block (610) closer to the reciprocating bottle pushing mechanism (40). The two ends of the flexible bottle blocking component (620) respectively abut against the movable baffle (510).

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