Intelligent light-weight glass bottle conveying device

Abstract

The invention discloses an intelligent light-weight glass bottle conveying device, and relates to the technical field of glass bottle conveying, the intelligent light-weight glass bottle conveying device comprises a conveying belt used for conveying glass bottles, the tail end of the conveying belt is provided with a material blocking plate in the width direction, the two ends of the material blocking plate are provided with limiting plates, and the material blocking plate is matched with the limiting plates; the automatic glass bottle arranging device further comprises an alignment plate, the alignment plate moves in the length direction of the conveying belt, a lifting plate moving in the vertical direction is arranged at the lower end of the alignment plate, an adjusting plate moving in the width direction of the conveying belt is arranged at the lower end of the lifting plate, and a plurality of bottle clamping pieces used for clamping the glass bottles are arranged at the lower end of the adjusting plate. The alignment plate is further provided with a range finder used for detecting the number of the glass bottles, and when the number of any row of glass bottles cannot meet the preset requirement, the row of glass bottles are adjusted through the lifting plate, the adjusting plate and the bottle clamping piece, so that the follow-up glass bottles are automatically vacant. The conveying and arranging device has the effect of improving the conveying and arranging efficiency of the glass bottles.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of glass bottle conveying technology, and in particular to an intelligent lightweight glass bottle conveying device. Background Technology

[0002] After the glass bottles are manufactured, they need to be cleaned in batches to remove dust and impurities from both the inside and outside of the bottles. To improve the efficiency of the cleaning process, the glass bottles are usually placed neatly in an array on the worktable of the cleaning equipment before cleaning. Finally, the rows of glass bottles are cleaned one by one. Specialized stacking and conveying equipment is required when arranging and stacking the glass bottles.

[0003] Related technology can be found in Chinese Patent No. CN116654352B, which discloses a glass bottle conveying device, including a first conveyor belt, multiple second conveyor belts, a dispensing track, and a dispensing assembly. One end of the dispensing track is located above the discharge end of the first conveyor belt, and the other end is located above the second conveyor belts away from the first conveyor belt. Multiple dispensing ports are provided on the side wall of the dispensing track. The dispensing assembly includes a dispensing baffle and a first driving mechanism. The first driving mechanism is connected to the corresponding dispensing baffle and is used to drive the dispensing baffle to rise and fall, thereby controlling the opening and closing of the corresponding dispensing ports. By using the dispensing track, dispensing baffle, and first driving mechanism to achieve glass bottle dispensing, and by controlling the rise and fall of the dispensing baffle through the first driving mechanism, the glass bottles reach the corresponding second conveyor belts, resulting in higher dispensing efficiency and helping to avoid glass bottles lingering on the first conveyor belt.

[0004] Regarding the aforementioned technologies, during the material distribution process, glass bottles moving along the first conveying component need to enter the corresponding distribution ports sequentially according to the lifting and lowering of the distribution plate. However, each row of the first conveyor can only transport one glass bottle. Otherwise, the glass bottles are prone to collisions at the distribution ports, which can lead to the glass bottles breaking or tipping over, affecting the normal transport of other glass bottles. However, the arrangement and stacking of glass bottles will be directly limited by the conveying speed of the first conveying component, resulting in low glass bottle transport and arrangement efficiency. Summary of the Invention

[0005] To improve the efficiency of glass bottle conveying and arrangement, this application provides an intelligent and lightweight glass bottle conveying device.

[0006] This application provides an intelligent lightweight glass bottle conveying device, which adopts the following technical solution: A smart, lightweight glass bottle conveying device includes a conveyor belt with a feeding end and a discharging end sequentially along the conveying direction. Glass bottles are fed at the feeding end and arranged at the discharging end. The device also includes a baffle plate fixed to the discharging end and arranged linearly along the width of the conveyor belt. Limiting plates are provided on both sides of the baffle plate along its length, with the distance between the two limiting plates being an integer multiple of the maximum diameter of the glass bottle. Glass bottles at the discharging end are located between the two limiting plates, and the glass bottles in contact with the baffle plate are automatically and tightly arranged along the length of the baffle plate. A positive plate is located at the upper end of the discharging end. Moving along the length of the conveyor belt, a vertically movable lifting plate is installed at the lower end of the aligning plate. At the lower end of the lifting plate is an adjusting plate that slides along the length. Several bottle-clamping components are evenly distributed along the length of the lower end of the adjusting plate. The spacing between adjacent bottle-clamping components is the same as the maximum diameter of the glass bottle. The bottle-clamping components are used to clamp and fix the glass bottle. The adjusting plate moves the glass bottle through the bottle-clamping components. Rangefinders are installed at both ends of the aligning plate along the length. The rangefinders are used to detect the distance between the glass bottle and the limiting plate. When the distance between the glass bottle and the limiting plate exceeds a preset value, the rangefinder is triggered, and the position of the glass bottle is adjusted through the adjusting plate.

[0007] By adopting the above technical solution, glass bottles are loaded in batches from the feeding end of the conveyor belt. When the glass bottles move to the discharging end, they are blocked by a baffle plate. At this time, the glass bottles are squeezed against each other, so that the front glass bottles are attached to the baffle plate and are distributed in a straight line. Since the outer circle of the glass bottle is close to a standard circle, under the pushing action of the conveyor belt, the glass bottles near the baffle plate are squeezed against each other and gradually fill the gaps automatically, so that the glass bottles near the baffle plate are automatically arranged neatly. The glass bottles close to the baffle plate are the first row, and the glass bottles arranged subsequently form the second row, the third row, and so on. In the first row of glass bottles, the glass bottles at the ends are in contact with the limiting plate. There are two situations for the glass bottles arranged subsequently. The first state is that they are directly opposite the first row of glass bottles. In this case, the glass bottles at the ends of the row are also close to the limiting plate. The second state is that they are staggered with the first row of glass bottles. In this case, the glass bottles at the ends of the row will be away from the limiting plate. Initially, the rangefinder is directly opposite the first row of glass bottles. After the alignment plate moves by the diameter of one glass bottle, the rangefinder starts and begins detection. If the row of glass bottles is in the first state, the rangefinder does not trigger. If the row of glass bottles is in the second state, the rangefinder triggers and manipulates the lifting plate to move the adjusting plate downward. The glass bottles in the second state are also evenly arranged. Initially, the distribution of the bottle clamps corresponds to the glass bottles in the second state. The bottle clamps are used to clamp the glass bottles, and the adjusting plate is moved to push all the clamped glass bottles toward any limiting plate. At this time, the conveyor belt will automatically fill the gaps with subsequent glass bottles, advancing in sequence, thus completing the automatic arrangement of the glass bottles. This method has fewer restrictions on the loading of glass bottles, which helps to improve the efficiency of glass bottle conveying and arrangement.

[0008] Optionally, the feeding end is also provided with several diversion plates, and the conveyor belt is provided with a bracket for supporting the diversion plates. The several diversion plates are evenly arranged along the width direction of the main conveying end. The width of the diversion plates gradually increases along the direction from the feeding end to the discharge end. Adjacent diversion plates form a diversion channel. The minimum width of the diversion channel is greater than the maximum diameter of the glass bottle. A conical part is fixed on the side of the diversion plate away from the discharge end. The conical part is made of flexible material.

[0009] By adopting the above technical solution, the bracket supports all the diversion plates. When the glass bottle is placed on the feed end, the conveyor belt drives the glass bottle to move towards the diversion plate. The diversion plate diverts and guides the glass bottle. As the glass bottle moves along the diversion channel, it gradually diffuses, which helps to improve the uniformity of the distribution of the glass bottle when it is close to the baffle plate.

[0010] Optionally, a baffle is hinged laterally at the end of the diverter away from the baffle plate. The baffle is located on the side of the diverter along the lateral direction. The diverter is provided with a rotating component for driving the baffle to rotate. A material detector is provided between the discharge end and the loading end. The material detector is located above the conveyor belt and directly opposite the conveyor belt. It is used to detect the distribution of glass bottles in the width direction of the conveyor belt. When the material detector detects that there are no glass bottles on the conveyor belt, it generates a signal and feeds it back to the corresponding rotating component. The rotating component drives the baffle to block the corresponding diverter channel.

[0011] By adopting the above technical solution, in the initial state, all diversion channels are unobstructed. During the arrangement of glass bottles, if the glass bottles are concentrated during feeding, the last row of glass bottles is prone to agglomeration. At this time, the remaining positions on the conveyor belt will lack glass bottles, triggering the material detector. The rotating component drives the corresponding baffle to rotate, causing the baffle to block the diversion channel corresponding to the concentrated glass bottle location and guide the subsequent glass bottles to the empty space, which helps to further improve the uniformity of glass bottle distribution.

[0012] Optionally, a horizontal rail is provided above the conveyor belt along its length. The horizontal rail is slidably connected to the support frame in the vertical direction. The support frame is fixed with a power component for moving the horizontal rail. A push plate that moves along the length direction is provided at the lower end of the horizontal rail. The push plate spans the conveyor belt, and a buffer layer is covered on the side of the push plate near the discharge end. A baffle is hinged to the end of the diverter plate away from the conical part in the horizontal direction. The baffle is located on the side of the diverter plate in the horizontal direction. The diverter plate is provided with a rotating component for rotating the baffle.

[0013] By adopting the above technical solution, when the last row of glass bottles gathers, the power component drives the horizontal rail to move downward, and the rotating component drives the baffle to block the diversion channel. The push plate is initially positioned near the diversion plate on the horizontal rail. Moving the push plate towards the discharge end allows the push plate to apply a pushing force to the last row of glass bottles again, thereby accelerating the automatic sorting of glass bottles. When the push plate descends, the baffle prevents the glass bottles from passing through the diversion channel, thereby reducing the probability of collision between the push plate and the glass bottles. The buffer layer is used to mitigate the rigid collision between the push plate and the glass bottles, reducing the probability of glass bottle breakage.

[0014] Optionally, the limiting plate is slidably connected to the limiting plate along the length direction of the baffle plate. The baffle plate is provided with an adjusting component for driving the limiting plate to move. The rangefinder is located on the side of the alignment plate near the feeding end. The alignment plate is slidably connected to a mounting frame for mounting the rangefinder along the length direction. The mounting frame is slidably connected to the limiting plate along the length direction of the limiting plate. When the limiting plate moves, it drives the mounting frame to move synchronously. The mounting frame is provided with a mounting seat that moves along the length direction of the conveyor belt. The rangefinder is connected to the mounting seat and moves synchronously with the mounting seat.

[0015] By adopting the above technical solution, the distance between the two limiting plates can be adjusted by the adjusting component, thus making it suitable for different types of glass bottles. When the limiting plates move, the mounting bracket drives the mounting base to move, thereby keeping the relative distance between the rangefinder and the limiting plates constant. When adjusting the limiting plates, there is no need to adjust the position of the rangefinder separately, which helps to improve the working convenience of the rangefinder.

[0016] Optionally, the adjusting plate includes a main board and several adjusting seats. The main board is connected to the lifting plate and moves along the length of the lifting plate. The several adjusting seats are arranged along the length of the main board and are slidably connected to the main board along the length of the main board. A linkage is provided between two adjacent adjusting seats. The linkage is used to keep the spacing between all adjusting seats the same. The main board is provided with a pushing member. The pushing member is used to drive the adjusting seats to move along the main board. The bottle clamping member corresponds to the adjusting seat one by one and can be detachably installed at the lower end of the corresponding adjusting seat.

[0017] By adopting the above technical solution, the main board supports all the adjustment seats. When the main board moves, it drives all the adjustment seats to move synchronously. Under the connection of the linkage, when the pusher drives the adjustment seat located at the end of the main board to move, all the adjustment seats move synchronously, which makes it easier to adjust the distance between two adjacent adjustment seats. When the bottle clamping component is installed below the adjustment seat, the bottle clamping component moves synchronously during the movement of the adjustment seat, so that the distance between two adjacent bottle clamping components is always adapted to the diameter of the glass bottle. The adjustment of the bottle clamping component does not need to be done one by one, which helps to improve the working convenience of the bottle clamping component.

[0018] Optionally, the bottle clamping component includes a main rod, several clamping plates, a pull rod, and several hinge rods. The main plate is located at the lower end of the adjusting seat and is detachably connected to the adjusting seat by bolts. The adjusting seat is slidably connected to a top rod in the vertical direction. The upper end of the main plate is provided with a push plate that moves vertically. The push plate drives all the top rods to move synchronously in the vertical direction. Several clamping plates are located at the lower end of the main rod and are slidably connected to the main rod in the diameter direction of the main rod. The main rod is fixedly connected to a guide rod for guiding the movement of the clamping plates. The pull rod is slidably connected to the main rod in the vertical direction. The top rod is engaged with the pull rod and can be separated in the horizontal direction. When the top rod moves vertically, it drives the pull rod to move synchronously. The hinge rods correspond one-to-one with the clamping plates, and one end of the hinge rod is hinged vertically to the clamping plate, and the other end is hinged to the pull rod.

[0019] By adopting the above technical solution, when the main rod is installed below the adjusting seat, the pull rod and the top rod are engaged. When the push plate drives the top rod to move along the axial direction, the push rod drives the pull rod to move. Under the guidance of the guide rod, the pull rod drives the clamping plate to move laterally through the hinge rod, thereby realizing the opening and closing of all clamping plates, which facilitates the clamping and positioning of the glass bottle.

[0020] Optionally, a vertical plate is slidably connected to the lower end of the clamping plate, and an elastic element is provided between the vertical plate and the clamping plate. In its natural state, the elastic element pushes the vertical plate away from the main rod. The clamping plate is fixed with a pressing alarm corresponding to the vertical plate. When the vertical plate moves up along the clamping plate, it approaches and triggers the pressing alarm, which then sounds an alarm.

[0021] By adopting the above technical solution, the clamping plate positions the vertical plate through the elastic element. When the clamping plate moves, it drives the vertical plate to move and clamps the glass bottle through the vertical plate. During the process of the lifting plate driving the clamping plate to descend, if the glass bottle is misaligned, it will cause the vertical plate to collide with the glass bottle during the descent. At this time, the elastic element provides a buffer for the vertical plate, so that the vertical plate avoids the misaligned glass bottle in the vertical direction. When the vertical plate avoids the misalignment, it triggers the pressing alarm, which facilitates prompting the operator to make adjustments.

[0022] In summary, this application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects: 1. By setting limit plates and baffles, glass bottles can be automatically pushed and arranged under the push of the conveyor belt, which improves the convenience of arranging glass bottles. At the same time, the arranged glass bottles are detected by a rangefinder, and the glass bottles are adjusted in rows by using an adjusting plate and bottle clamping parts, resulting in high arrangement efficiency. 2. During the arrangement process, subsequent glass bottles can be continuously fed, and the number of glass bottles fed is only limited by the width of the conveyor belt. Compared with existing technologies, this can effectively improve feeding efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the embodiment.

[0024] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram designed to highlight the automatic arrangement and distribution of glass bottles.

[0025] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram designed to highlight the positive plate structure.

[0026] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram designed to highlight the bottle clamp structure.

[0027] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached drawings: 1. Conveyor belt; 11. Diverter plate; 111. Conical section; 112. Baffle; 113. Rotating component; 12. Support; 13. Material detector; 14. Cross rail; 141. Push plate; 15. Power component; 2. Baffle plate; 21. Limiting plate; 22. Adjusting component; 3. Alignment plate; 31. Lifting plate; 32. Electric push rod II; 33. Adjusting plate; 331. Main plate; 332. Adjusting seat; 333. Top rod 334. Push plate; 34. Mounting bracket; 35. Mounting base; 36. Linkage component; 361. Connecting rod one; 362. Connecting rod two; 37. Pushing component; 4. Bottle clamping component; 41. Main rod; 42. Clamping plate; 421. Vertical plate; 422. Press alarm; 423. Elastic component; 43. Pull rod; 44. Hinge rod; 5. Rangefinder; 51. Pressure sensor; 52. Movable rod; 53. Moving wheel; 54. Thrust spring. Detailed Implementation

[0028] The present application will be further described in detail below with reference to all the accompanying drawings.

[0029] This application discloses an intelligent lightweight glass bottle conveying device. Example

[0030] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 A smart, lightweight glass bottle conveying device includes a conveyor belt 1. The two ends of the conveyor belt 1 are sequentially designated as a loading end and a discharging end along the conveying direction. After a glass bottle is placed at the loading end, the conveyor belt 1 drives the glass bottle to move uniformly towards the discharging end. A baffle plate 2 is provided at the discharging end, positioned along the width of the conveyor belt 1, with its lower end close to the upper end of the conveyor belt 1. Two limiting plates 21 are provided on the side of the baffle plate 2 near the loading end. The limiting plates 21 are positioned along the length of the conveyor belt 1 and are slidably connected to the baffle plate 2 along its length.

[0031] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 The baffle plate 2 is equipped with an adjusting member 22 for moving the two limiting plates 21 along the baffle plate 2. In this embodiment, the adjusting member 22 adopts a combination structure of motor and lead screw, which is a commonly used drive structure in the corresponding technical field, and will not be described in detail here. The distance between the end faces of the two limiting plates 21 that are close to each other is an integer multiple of the maximum diameter of the glass bottle, which can be 2, 3, 4, 5 times, etc. When the number of glass bottles corresponding to the multiple is arranged between the two limiting plates 21 along the width direction of the conveyor belt 1, the glass bottles located at the end of the row and column are in contact with the limiting plates 21.

[0032] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2The conveyor belt 1 drives the glass bottles to move in batches toward the baffle plate 2. When the glass bottles come into contact with the baffle plate 2, the baffle plate 2 limits the glass bottles, so that the glass bottles away from the feeding end are arranged along the length of the baffle plate 2. The conveyor belt 1 continues to drive the remaining glass bottles to move, so that the glass bottles squeeze each other. It should be noted that the outer surface of the glass bottle mentioned in this application is circular. Therefore, if there is a gap between adjacent glass bottles, the glass bottles will automatically fill the gap and arrange themselves during the squeezing process.

[0033] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 The glass bottles closest to the baffle plate 2 are designated as the first row, followed by the second, third, and so on, until the last row is reached. When the number of glass bottles in the first row is less than a multiple of the diameter of the glass bottle corresponding to the distance between the two limiting plates 21, the glass bottles in the second row will press against the glass bottles in the first row, causing the first row of glass bottles to shift and avoid the baffle plate 2 along its width. This allows subsequent glass bottles to automatically fill the gaps in the first row until the first row of glass bottles fills the space between the two limiting plates 21, at which point the arrangement of the first row of glass bottles is complete.

[0034] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 The arrangement of the first row of glass bottles is set to the first state. The second row of glass bottles has two arrangement methods: one is that they correspond one-to-one with the first row of glass bottles, also in the first state; the other is that they are staggered with the first row of glass bottles. In this case, any glass bottle in the second row will be between two adjacent glass bottles in the first row, and the number of glass bottles in the second row is one less than the number of glass bottles in the first row. The distance between the glass bottle at the end of the second row and the limiting plate 21 is the radius of the maximum diameter of the glass bottle.

[0035] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 3 A aligning plate 3 is installed above the conveyor belt 1. The aligning plate 3 is parallel to the baffle plate 2 and reciprocates along the length of the conveyor belt 1. The conveyor belt 1 is equipped with a guide frame to support the movement of the aligning plate 3. A lifting plate 31 is installed at the lower end of the aligning plate 3. The lifting plate 31 is parallel to the aligning plate 3 and is slidably connected to the aligning plate 3 in the vertical direction. When the aligning plate 3 moves, it drives the lifting plate 31 to move synchronously. An electric actuator is installed at the upper end of the aligning plate 3 to drive the lifting plate 31 to move up and down. In the initial state, the lifting plate 31 is close to the aligning plate 3.

[0036] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 4An adjusting plate 33 is provided at the lower end of the lifting plate 31. The adjusting plate 33 includes a main plate 331 and multiple adjusting seats 332. The main plate 331 is parallel to the lifting plate 31 and is slidably connected to the lifting plate 31 along its length. When the lifting plate 31 moves, it drives the main plate 331 to move synchronously. The lifting plate 31 is also equipped with an electric push rod 32 for driving the main plate 331 to move along its own length. The multiple adjusting seats 332 are all slidably connected to the main plate 331 along its length. When the main plate 331 moves, it drives all the adjusting seats 332 to move synchronously. Each adjusting seat 332 is provided with a linkage 36, which includes a connecting rod 361 and a connecting rod 362, which are arranged crosswise. A support ring is fixedly connected to the upper end of the adjusting seat 332. The connecting rod 362 and the connecting rod 361 are sleeved on the outside of the support ring and are rotatably connected to the connecting ring in the lateral direction.

[0037] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 4 Between any two adjacent adjusting seats 332, the connecting rod 361 of any adjusting seat 332 is rotatably connected to the connecting rod 362 of the other adjusting seat 332 in the lateral direction. All adjusting seats 332 are interconnected through linkage 36. When any adjusting seat 332 slides along the main board 331, it drives the other adjusting seats 332 to slide, and the distance between any two adjacent adjusting seats 332 is the same. The main board 331 is provided with a pusher 37 for driving the adjusting seats 332 to move. There are two sets of pushers 37, which are located at both ends of the main board 331 along the length direction, and the two sets of pushers 37 are mirror-symmetrically arranged.

[0038] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 4 The pushing component 37 includes a pushing motor and a threaded column. The threaded column is arranged along the length of the main board 331 and is rotatably connected to the main board 331 around its own axis. The pushing motor is fixedly connected to the main board 331 and is used to drive the threaded column to rotate. Among all the adjusting seats 332 arranged along the main board 331, the adjusting seat 332 located at the end is fixedly connected to a connecting plate. The threaded column passes through the connecting plate and is threadedly connected to the connecting plate. Under the connection action of the main board 331, when the pushing motor drives the threaded column to rotate, the threaded column pushes the adjusting seat 332 located at the end to move. The two pushing components 37 are arranged in opposite directions, so that the two adjusting seats 332 located at the end move closer or further apart, thereby driving all the other adjusting seats 332 to move through the linkage 36, which facilitates the adjustment of the distance between adjacent adjusting seats 332.

[0039] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 4All adjusting seats 332 are vertically slidably connected to push rods 333, which pass through the middle of the support ring and are parallel to the axis of the support ring. A push plate 334 is parallel to the upper end of the main board 331 and is slidably connected to the main board 331 vertically. The main board 331 is equipped with a cylinder for moving the push plate 334. All push rods 333 are located at the lower end of the push plate 334. A slide rail is fixed along the length of the lower end face of the push plate 334. A pulley adapted to the slide rail is rotatably connected to the upper end of the push rod 333. The pulley is located inside the slide rail and rolls along the length of the slide rail. The push plate 334 limits the push rods 333 through the slide rail. When the push plate 334 moves vertically, it drives all the push rods 333 to move synchronously.

[0040] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 4 Each adjusting seat 332 has a bottle clamping component 4 below it. The bottle clamping component 4 includes a main rod 41, multiple clamping plates 42, multiple hinge rods 44, and a pull rod 43. The main rod 41 is hollow. The pull rod 43 is located inside the main rod 41 and is slidably connected to the main rod 41 along its axis. An mounting plate is fixed to the upper end of the main rod 41, and bolts are threaded onto the mounting plate. The lower end of the adjusting seat 332 has threaded holes that fit the bolts. When the main plate 331 is connected to the adjusting seat 332 by bolts, the main rod 41 and the top rod 333 are coaxial. The lower end of the top rod 333 has a slot along the horizontal direction. The upper end of the main rod 41 is fixedly connected to a corresponding insert block. When installing the main rod 41, first align the insert block with the slot, then move the main rod 41 horizontally so that the insert block is inserted into the slot. At this time, the bolts and threaded holes are aligned. Both the main rod 41 and the pull rod 43 can be detached.

[0041] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 4 When the main rod 41 is connected to the adjusting seat 332 by bolts, the movement of the top rod 333 drives the pull rod 43 to move synchronously. Multiple clamping plates 42 are located at the lower end of the main rod 41. Guide rods corresponding to the clamping plates 42 are fixedly connected to the lower end of the main rod 41 along the diametrical direction. The guide rods pass through the clamping plates 42 and are slidably connected to them. Hinged rods 44 correspond to the clamping plates 42 one-to-one, with one end of the hinged rod 44 vertically hinged to the clamping plate 42 and the other end vertically hinged to the pull rod 43. The main rod 41 has a through slot to avoid the hinged rods 44. When the pull rod 43 moves along the axial direction, the clamping plates 42 move along the guide rods via the hinged rods 44, causing all the clamping plates 42 to move closer to or further away from each other.

[0042] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 4A vertical plate 421 is slidably connected to the lower end of the clamping plate 42. When the clamping plate 42 moves, it drives the vertical plate 421 to move as well. A press alarm 422 is installed on the clamping plate 42. The lower end of the press alarm 422 has a trigger part, which is directly opposite the vertical plate 421. When the vertical plate 421 applies an upward pushing force to the trigger part, the press alarm 422 is triggered and sounds an alarm. An elastic element 423 is provided between the clamping plate 42 and the vertical plate 421. The elastic element 423 is a spring. One end of the spring is fixedly connected to the vertical plate 421, and the other end is fixedly connected to the clamping plate 42. In its natural state, the elastic element 423 pushes the vertical plate 421 away from the trigger part.

[0043] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 3 Rangefinders 5 are installed at both ends of the plate 3 along its length, and a mounting frame 34 for mounting the rangefinders 5 is slidably connected to the plate 3 along its length. When the plate 3 moves, it drives the mounting frame 34 to move as well. A roller is rotatably connected to the lower end of the mounting frame 34 along the conveyor belt 1. A guide rail adapted to the roller is fixedly connected to the limiting plate 21 along its length, and the roller is slidably connected to the guide rail along its length. When the limiting plate 21 is moved by the adjusting member 22, the limiting plate 21 drives the mounting frame 34 to move synchronously via the guide rail.

[0044] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 3 A mounting base 35 is slidably connected to the upper end of the mounting frame 34 along the length of the limiting plate 21, and the mounting frame 34 is provided with an electric actuator 3 for moving the mounting base 35. The rangefinder 5 includes a pressure sensor 51, a movable rod 52, and a moving wheel 53. The pressure sensor 51 is fixedly connected to the mounting base 35, and the movable rod 52 is slidably connected to the mounting base 35 along the length of the baffle plate 2. The movable rod 52 is directly opposite the trigger end of the pressure sensor 51. When the movable rod 52 moves away from the center line of the conveyor belt 1, it triggers the pressure sensor 51. A thrust spring 54 is provided between the mounting base 35 and the movable rod 52. In its natural state, the thrust spring 54 pushes the movable rod 52 away from the pressure sensor 51. The moving wheel 53 is located at the end of the movable rod 52 away from the pressure sensor 51 and is rotatably connected to the movable rod 52 in the transverse direction. In the natural state of the thrust spring 54, the moving wheel 53 passes over the limiting plate 21 toward the end face of the glass bottle.

[0045] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 3 In the initial state, the upright plate 3 is close to the baffle plate 2 and remains stationary. At this time, the pressure sensor 51 is activated, and the moving wheel 53 is directly opposite the first row of glass bottles. When the first row of glass bottles is full, the glass bottle at the end squeezes the moving wheel 53, causing the moving wheel 53 to trigger the pressure sensor 51 via the movable rod 52. When the pressure sensor 51 is triggered, both the lifting plate 31 and the adjusting plate 33 remain stationary.

[0046] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 3 The aligning plate 3 moves intermittently towards the feeding end, with each movement covering a distance equal to the maximum diameter of the glass bottle. During this movement, the pressure sensor 51 is not activated. When the push plate 141 stops moving, the pressure sensor 51 is activated again. If the second row of glass bottles is also in the first state, the moving wheel 53 is aligned with the glass bottle at the end of the second row, and the pressure sensor 51 is triggered. After the pressure sensor 51 is triggered, the aligning plate 3 continues to move. If the second row of glass bottles is in the second state, a gap exists between the glass bottle at the end and the limiting plate 21, and the pressure sensor 51 is not triggered.

[0047] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 3 Pressure sensor 51 is connected to electric actuator 1. When pressure sensor 51 is in the start state but not triggered, it generates a signal, which in turn controls electric actuator 1 to move the lifting frame downward. When the lifting frame moves, it drives the adjusting plate 33 to move synchronously. The number of bottle clamps 4 at the lower end of the adjusting plate 33 is the same as the number of glass bottles in the second state. Since all the glass bottles have the same outer diameter, under the pushing action of conveyor belt 1, the first row of glass bottles limits the second row of glass bottles, and the distance between adjacent glass bottles in the same row and in the second state is a fixed value. The distance between adjacent bottle clamps 4 is preset according to the glass bottle model. When the aligning plate 3 stops, the bottle clamps 4 are directly opposite the glass bottles in the second state.

[0048] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 4 The lifting plate 31 drives the main plate 331 to descend, and the main plate 331 drives all the bottle clamping parts 4 to approach the corresponding glass bottle. In the initial state, the clamping plate 42 drives the vertical plate 421 away from the axis of the main rod 41. When the bottle mouth at the upper end of the glass bottle is between all the vertical plates 421, the push plate 334 and the top rod 333 drive the pull rod 43 to move along the axial direction, so that the hinge rod 44 drives all the clamping plates 42 to approach each other, and the clamping plates 42 clamp the glass bottle through the vertical plate 421.

[0049] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 3, the positive plate 3 continues to move towards the feeding end, with a moving distance of D (R / 2 < D < R, where R is the maximum radius of the glass bottle). Then, the main board 331 is driven by the electric push rod two 32 to move along the length direction, and the moving distance of the main board 331 is R. When the main board 331 moves, the glass bottle is driven by the bottle clamping member 4 to move, making the glass bottle approach any limiting plate 21. When the glass bottle in the second state approaches and contacts the limiting plate 21, a vacancy is left at one end with the opposite moving direction. When the conveyor belt 1 continues to move, it drives the subsequent glass bottles to automatically fill the vacancy, and at this time, the glass bottle in the second state is adjusted to the first state.

[0050] Refer to Figure 1 and Figure 3 , when clamping the glass bottle, if the glass bottle is not in the middle position of all vertical plates 421 due to the misalignment of the glass bottle, and if the vertical plate 421 collides with the glass bottle during the descending process of the lifting plate 31, the vertical plate 421 moves upward along the clamping plate 42 and causes the elastic member 423 to deform. After the vertical plate 421 contacts the pressing alarm 422, the alarm is triggered, thereby reminding the operator to adjust in time. When the rangefinders 5 on both sides of the positive plate 3 are triggered simultaneously again, the bottle clamping member 4 releases the clamping of the glass bottle, and the lifting plate 31 and the adjusting plate 33 are reset in sequence. The positive plate 3 continues to move and detects the next row of glass bottles. Push forward in sequence until the positive plate 3 resets after moving to the maximum distance. At this time, all the glass bottles passed by the positive plate 3 during movement are arranged in the first state.

[0051] Refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the conveyor belt 1 is provided with a plurality of diversion plates 11 at the feeding end. The conveyor belt 1 is provided with a bracket 12 for supporting the diversion plates 11. The plurality of diversion plates 11 are arranged along the width direction of the conveyor belt 1, and the width of the diversion plates 11 gradually increases in the direction from the feeding end to the discharging end. The gap between adjacent diversion plates 11 is set as a diversion channel. When the glass bottle is placed at the feeding end, the conveyor belt 1 drives the glass bottle to move towards the diversion plates 11. A conical portion 111 is fixedly provided at the end of the diversion plate 11 away from the baffle 2. The conical portion 111 is made of a flexible material, such as rubber, thereby reducing the probability of the glass bottle being broken due to collision with the diversion plate 11. All the diversion plates 11 cooperate to divert the glass bottles, thereby improving the distribution uniformity when the glass bottles are batch-transported towards the baffle 2.

[0052] Refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2A baffle 112 is provided at the end of the diversion plate 11 away from the baffle plate 2. The baffle 112 is located at the end of the diversion channel and is rotatably connected to the diversion plate 11 laterally. The bracket 12 is equipped with a rotating component 113 for driving the baffle 112 to rotate. The rotating component 113 is also a commonly used drive mechanism in the art, such as a motor, which will not be described in detail here. In the initial state, the baffle 112 is close to the diversion plate 11, and the diversion channel remains unobstructed. When the baffle 112 rotates away from the corresponding diversion plate 11, it blocks the diversion channel, causing the subsequent glass bottles to move to the side diversion channel under the action of thrust.

[0053] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 The support 12 is equipped with a material detector 13, which can be a multi-view camera. The material detector 13 is located between the feeding end and the discharging end and is used to detect the distribution of glass bottles in the width direction of the conveyor belt 1. When arranging glass bottles, the glass bottles in the last row are subjected to less compressive force. If the compressive force cannot overcome the friction between adjacent glass bottles, and the glass bottles are relatively concentrated during feeding, then the glass bottles are prone to agglomeration in the last row, and the automatic arrangement of glass bottles is slow. When the material detector 13 detects the agglomeration of glass bottles, it drives the baffle 112 to rotate through the rotating component 113, thereby guiding the glass bottles to move along the diversion channel to a less distributed position, which helps to further improve the uniformity of glass bottle distribution.

[0054] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 A horizontal rail 14 is provided above the conveyor belt 1 along its length. The horizontal rail 14 is located at the lower end of the support 12 and is slidably connected to the support 12 vertically. The support 12 is equipped with a power component 15 for moving the horizontal rail 14 up and down. The power component 15 is selected as a motor screw structure. A push plate 141 is provided at the lower end of the horizontal rail 14 along its length. The push plate 141 is slidably connected to the horizontal rail 14 along its length. The horizontal rail 14 is equipped with a guide cylinder for moving the push plate 141.

[0055] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2Initially, the horizontal rail 14 is in an upward state, and the pusher plate 141 is located at the end of the horizontal rail 14 away from the baffle plate 2. When the material detector 13 detects glass bottle aggregation and insufficient diversion effect, the rotating component 113 drives all baffles 112 to move and blocks all diversion channels. The power component 15 drives the horizontal rail 14 to move downward, causing the pusher plate 141 to move to the side of the last row of glass bottles away from the baffle plate 2. The guide rail cylinder drives the pusher plate 141 to move towards the baffle plate 2. When the pusher plate 141 moves, it drives the glass bottles to move, further improving the squeezing effect of the glass bottles and thus accelerating the automatic sorting of glass bottles. The side of the pusher plate 141 near the discharge end is covered with a buffer layer to reduce the probability of glass bottle breakage due to rigid collision between the pusher plate 141 and the glass bottles.

[0056] The working principle of the intelligent lightweight glass bottle conveying device in this application embodiment is as follows: During feeding, the gathered glass bottles are initially dispersed by the diverting plate 11, and the glass bottles moving to the discharge end are limited by the baffle plate 2, so that the glass bottles automatically arrange themselves along the baffle plate 2 under the action of the thrust. By setting the limiting plate 21, the number of glass bottles in each row is limited. When the number of glass bottles in each row reaches the preset value, the glass bottles in that row are in a full state, and thus automatically and evenly arranged. Since the outer surface of the glass bottle is circular, the subsequent glass bottles are automatically stacked and arranged. However, except for the first row of glass bottles, the remaining glass bottles are easily restricted by the glass bottles in the front row when moving along the width direction of the conveyor belt 1, so that the glass bottles in the back row are intertwined with the glass bottles in the front row. When the alignment plate 3 is moved, the alignment plate 3 detects each row of glass bottles sequentially through the rangefinder 5. When the number of glass bottles in any arrangement does not reach the preset value, the glass bottles at the end do not contact the limiting plate 21, which facilitates detection by the rangefinder 5. The position of the row of glass bottles is adjusted by the lifting plate 31, the adjusting plate 33 and the bottle clamping piece 4, so that the row of glass bottles moves toward any limiting plate 21. The conveyor belt 1 will drive the subsequent glass bottles to automatically fill the gap, and so on, to complete the automatic arrangement of glass bottles. Moreover, the limitation on the number of glass bottles fed is small, as long as they are within the working range of the conveyor belt 1, there is no need for individual feeding, which helps to improve the efficiency of glass bottle conveying and arrangement.

[0057] The above are all preferred embodiments of this application, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, all equivalent changes made in accordance with the structure, shape and principle of this application should be covered within the scope of protection of this application.

Claims

1. A smart lightweight glass bottle conveying device, comprising a conveyor belt (1), wherein the conveyor belt (1) is provided with a feeding end and a discharging end in sequence along the conveying direction, and glass bottles are fed at the feeding end and arranged at the discharging end, characterized in that, Also includes: The baffle plate (2) is fixed at the discharge end and is arranged in a straight line along the width direction of the conveyor belt (1). Limiting plates (21) are provided on both sides of the length direction of the baffle plate (2). The limiting plates (21) are arranged along the length direction of the conveyor belt (1). The distance between the two limiting plates (21) is an integer multiple of the maximum diameter of the glass bottle. The glass bottle at the discharge end is located between the two limiting plates (21). The glass bottles that are in contact with the baffle plate (2) are automatically and tightly arranged along the length direction of the baffle plate (2). The positive plate (3) is located at the upper end of the discharge end and moves along the length direction of the conveyor belt (1). The lower end of the positive plate (3) is provided with a vertically moving lifting plate (31) along the length direction. The lower end of the lifting plate (31) is provided with an adjusting plate (33) that slides along the length direction. The lower end of the adjusting plate (33) is provided with several bottle clamping parts (4) evenly distributed along the length direction. The distance between adjacent bottle clamping parts (4) is the same as the maximum diameter of the glass bottle. The bottle clamping parts (4) are used to clamp and fix the glass bottle. The adjusting plate (33) drives the glass bottle to move through the bottle clamping parts (4). The positive plate (3) is provided with a distance measuring instrument (5) at both ends along the length direction. The distance measuring instrument (5) is used to detect the distance between the glass bottle and the limiting plate (21). When the distance between the glass bottle and the limiting plate (21) is greater than the preset value, the distance measuring instrument (5) is triggered and the position of the glass bottle is adjusted through the adjusting plate (33).

2. The intelligent lightweight glass bottle conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding end is also provided with several diversion plates (11), and the conveyor belt (1) is provided with a bracket (12) for supporting the diversion plates (11). Several diversion plates (11) are evenly arranged along the width direction of the main conveying end. The width of the diversion plate (11) gradually increases along the direction from the feeding end to the discharge end. Adjacent diversion plates (11) form a diversion channel. The minimum width of the diversion channel is greater than the maximum diameter of the glass bottle. A conical part (111) is fixed on the side of the diversion plate (11) away from the discharge end. The conical part (111) is made of flexible material.

3. The intelligent lightweight glass bottle conveying device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The diverting plate (11) has a baffle (112) hinged to the end away from the baffle plate (2) in the transverse direction. The baffle (112) is located on the side of the diverting plate (11) in the transverse direction. The diverting plate (11) is provided with a rotating component (113) for driving the baffle (112) to rotate. A material detector (13) is provided between the discharge end and the loading end. The material detector (13) is located above the conveyor belt (1) and directly opposite the conveyor belt (1). It is used to detect the distribution of glass bottles in the width direction of the conveyor belt (1). When the material detector (13) detects that there are no glass bottles on the conveyor belt (1), it generates a signal and feeds it back to the corresponding rotating component (113). The rotating component (113) drives the baffle (112) to block the corresponding diverting channel.

4. The intelligent lightweight glass bottle conveying device according to claim 2, characterized in that: A horizontal rail (14) is provided above the conveyor belt (1) along the length direction. The horizontal rail (14) is slidably connected to the support (12) in the vertical direction. The support (12) is fixed with a power component (15) for moving the horizontal rail (14). A push plate (141) that moves along the length direction is provided at the lower end of the horizontal rail (14). The push plate (141) spans the conveyor belt (1), and the side of the push plate (141) near the discharge end is covered with a buffer layer.

5. The intelligent lightweight glass bottle conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The limiting plate (21) is slidably connected to the limiting plate (2) along the length direction of the baffle plate (2). The baffle plate (2) is provided with an adjusting member (22) for driving the limiting plate (21) to move. The rangefinder (5) is located on the side of the alignment plate (3) near the feeding end. The alignment plate (3) is slidably connected to a mounting frame (34) for mounting the rangefinder (5) along the length direction. The mounting frame (34) is slidably connected to the limiting plate (21) along the length direction of the limiting plate (21). When the limiting plate (21) moves, it drives the mounting frame (34) to move synchronously. The mounting frame (34) is provided with a mounting seat (35) that moves along the length direction of the conveyor belt (1). The rangefinder (5) is connected to the mounting seat (35) and moves synchronously with the mounting seat (35).

6. The intelligent lightweight glass bottle conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adjusting plate (33) includes a main plate (331) and several adjusting seats (332). The main plate (331) is connected to the lifting plate (31) and moves along the length of the lifting plate (31). Several adjusting seats (332) are arranged along the length of the main plate (331) and are slidably connected to the main plate (331) along the length of the main plate (331). A linkage (36) is provided between two adjacent adjusting seats (332). The linkage (36) is used to keep the distance between all adjusting seats (332) the same. The main plate (331) is provided with a pusher (37). The pusher (37) is used to drive the adjusting seats (332) to move along the main plate (331). The bottle clamp (4) corresponds to the adjusting seats (332) one by one and can be detachably installed at the lower end of the corresponding adjusting seat (332).

7. The intelligent lightweight glass bottle conveying device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The bottle clamping component (4) includes a main rod (41), several clamping plates (42), a pull rod (43), and several hinge rods (44). The main plate (331) is located at the lower end of the adjusting seat (332) and is detachably connected to the adjusting seat (332) by bolts. The adjusting seat (332) is slidably connected to a top rod (333) in the vertical direction. The upper end of the main plate (331) is provided with a push plate (334) that moves vertically. The push plate (334) drives all the top rods (333) to move synchronously in the vertical direction. The several clamping plates (42) are all located at the lower end of the main rod (41) and It is slidably connected to the main rod (41) along the diameter direction of the main rod (41). The main rod (41) is fixedly connected to a guide rod for guiding the movement of the clamping plate (42). The pull rod (43) is slidably connected to the main rod (41) in the vertical direction. The top rod (333) is engaged with the pull rod (43) and can be separated in the horizontal direction. When the top rod (333) moves in the vertical direction, it drives the pull rod (43) to move synchronously. The hinge rod (44) corresponds to the clamping plate (42) one by one. One end of the hinge rod (44) is hinged to the clamping plate (42) in the vertical direction, and the other end is hinged to the pull rod (43).

8. The intelligent lightweight glass bottle conveying device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The lower end of the clamping plate (42) is slidably connected to a vertical plate (421), and an elastic element (423) is provided between the vertical plate (421) and the clamping plate (42). In its natural state, the elastic element (423) pushes the vertical plate (421) away from the main rod (41). The clamping plate (42) is fixed with a pressing alarm (422) corresponding to the vertical plate (421). When the vertical plate (421) moves up along the clamping plate (42), it approaches and triggers the pressing alarm (422), and the pressing alarm (422) sounds an alarm.

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