Automatic glove boxing mechanism

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of glove automatic production equipment, and particularly discloses a glove automatic boxing mechanism, which comprises: a stock bin switching mechanism arranged in an automatic boxing cabinet; an upper pressing mechanism arranged at the top of the stock bin switching mechanism and forming two exhaust shaping areas with the stock bin switching mechanism; two groups of material taking mechanisms symmetrically arranged on the two sides of the stock bin switching mechanism along an X-axis direction to form two material taking areas; two groups of stock bin mechanisms arranged at the top of the stock bin switching mechanism and arranged on the two sides of the upper pressing mechanism along the X-axis direction; two groups of material pushing mechanisms respectively arranged on the side walls of the two groups of stock bin mechanisms; and two groups of material pushing blocking mechanisms. The application realizes complete parallelism of boxing and material preparation in time and space, eliminates idle waiting time caused by returning to material preparation after boxing in traditional single stock bin operation, improves overall production efficiency and capacity, and prolongs the service life of core moving parts.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of automated glove production equipment technology, and specifically to an automatic glove boxing mechanism. Background Technology

[0002] With rising labor costs and increasing demands for hygiene and efficiency in production, the boxing process in glove manufacturing is rapidly transitioning from manual to automated operations. Existing automated boxing machines typically employ a single-line assembly line operation: gloves are sequentially picked up, sorted, and pushed into boxes at a fixed boxing station. This model has inherent bottlenecks: because the picking and sorting preparation actions must be performed sequentially at the same station as the boxing action, the preparation process must wait while the time-consuming boxing action is being executed, resulting in low equipment utilization. To improve speed, some solutions attempt to add a separate preparation station, but this increases the equipment's footprint, complexity, and cost, and the material transfer between the preparation and boxing stations can easily lead to glove misalignment.

[0003] Based on the above background technology, existing automatic glove boxing machines mainly face the following technical problems:

[0004] 1. Production efficiency is limited by the serial operation mode: The traditional single-station "material preparation-boxing" serial process has unavoidable waiting time between processes, and the equipment cycle is long, which limits the further improvement of the overall production speed and makes it difficult to meet the cycle time requirements of high-speed production lines.

[0005] 2. Insufficient long-term reliability of key actuators: The long-stroke pressure plate used for compacting and pushing gloves is prone to bending deformation or jamming when subjected to frequent unilateral pushing pressure. This not only affects the exhaust and shaping effect and pushing accuracy, but also increases the equipment failure rate and maintenance costs. Summary of the Invention

[0006] To address the aforementioned problems in the prior art, the present invention provides an automatic glove boxing mechanism.

[0007] The objective of this invention can be achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0008] An automatic glove boxing mechanism is located inside an automatic glove boxing machine, and the automatic glove boxing machine has a cardboard box clamping area inside, comprising:

[0009] The hopper switching mechanism is located inside the automatic cartoning machine cabinet;

[0010] The upper pressure mechanism is located at the top of the hopper switching mechanism, and forms two exhaust and shaping areas between it and the hopper switching mechanism;

[0011] Two sets of material handling mechanisms are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the hopper switching mechanism along the X-axis, forming two material handling areas;

[0012] Two sets of hopper mechanisms are located at the top of the hopper switching mechanism and are arranged on both sides of the upper pressing mechanism along the X-axis.

[0013] Two sets of pushing mechanisms are respectively installed on the side walls of the two sets of hopper mechanisms;

[0014] Two sets of material pushing and blocking mechanisms are respectively installed on the side walls of the two sets of hopper mechanisms;

[0015] Driven by the hopper switching mechanism, the two hopper mechanisms alternately align with the carton clamping area along the X-axis. When one hopper mechanism is in the cartoning station, it works in conjunction with the pushing and blocking mechanism and the pushing mechanism on the same side to complete the cartoning action. At the same time, the other hopper mechanism first moves to the material picking area on the same side, works with the material picking mechanism to complete the glove grabbing, and then moves to the exhaust and shaping area on the same side, works with the pressing mechanism below to complete the exhaust and shaping, and prepares for the next cartoning.

[0016] Preferably, the hopper switching mechanism includes: a base and a switching X-axis module for driving the base to slide along the X-axis, wherein the base is disposed at the output end of the switching X-axis module.

[0017] Preferably, the pressing mechanism includes: a vertical frame, a downward pressing Z-axis module, a forward pushing Y-axis module, and a clamping pressure plate, fixed to the top of the base. Two Z-axis lifting plates are arranged parallel to each other below the horizontal section of the vertical frame. The two downward pressing Z-axis modules are set at the top of the vertical frame for adjusting the height of adjacent Z-axis lifting plates. The forward pushing Y-axis module is set at the bottom of the Z-axis lifting plate, and the output end of the forward pushing Y-axis module is fixedly connected to the clamping pressure plate through a support member. The bottom of the Z-axis lifting plate is provided with an anti-deformation component to prevent the clamping pressure plate from deforming.

[0018] Preferably, the Z-axis lifting plate is slidably connected to the upright through a rod, and the output shaft end of the downward pressing Z-axis module is fixedly connected to the adjacent Z-axis lifting plate.

[0019] Preferably, the anti-deformation component includes: two parallel limiting plates, which are disposed at the bottom end of the Z-axis lifting plate, and multiple limiting rollers are respectively disposed on the opposite side of the two limiting plates, the limiting rollers being matched with the clamping pressure plate.

[0020] Preferably, the clamping pressure plate is configured to: press or lift in the Z direction under the drive of the Z-axis lifting plate, and push in the Y direction under the drive of the forward Y-axis module.

[0021] Preferably, each material handling mechanism includes: a material handling frame, a material handling Z-axis module is provided on the side wall of the material handling frame, and a servo parallel gripper is provided at the output end of the material handling Z-axis module for performing gripping and clamping actions.

[0022] Preferably, each set of hopper mechanisms includes: a movable X-axis module and a glove box. The movable X-axis module is located at the top of the base, the glove box is located at the output end of the movable X-axis module, the top of the horizontal section of the glove box is provided with an inlet Y-axis module, and the output end of the inlet Y-axis module is provided with a receiving plate.

[0023] Preferably, each set of pushing mechanisms includes: a pushing Y-axis cylinder, installed on one side of the outer wall of the glove material box, and the output shaft end of the pushing Y-axis cylinder is provided with a material pressing plate to assist in the shaping of the glove.

[0024] Preferably, each set of material pushing and blocking mechanisms includes: a blocking Y-axis servo module, which is disposed on one side of the outer wall of the glove material box, and the output end of the blocking Y-axis servo module is provided with a servo rotating arm, and the output end of the servo rotating arm is provided with a material blocking push plate.

[0025] The beneficial effects of this invention are as follows:

[0026] 1. By setting up a dual-bin mechanism driven by a switching X-axis module, and switching it alternately between the "boxing station" and the "preparation station" which integrates the "picking area" and the "venting and shaping area", when one bin is performing a boxing action at the boxing station, the other bin can simultaneously complete the entire preparation process of batch picking, stacking, venting and shaping at the preparation station.

[0027] The resulting technical benefits are: the two major processes of boxing and material preparation are fully parallel in time and space, eliminating the idle waiting time caused by the need to return to material preparation after boxing in traditional single-warehouse operations, thus improving overall production efficiency and capacity.

[0028] 2. By setting up a collaborative cartoning system consisting of an upper pressing mechanism, a box-in Y-axis module, and a material pushing and blocking mechanism, and using full servo drive, the forward pushing Y-axis module of the upper pressing mechanism and the box-in Y-axis module of the hopper can move precisely and synchronously to ensure that the entire stack of gloves is pushed smoothly; the material blocking push plate driven by the servo rotating arm can flexibly block and accurately position the gloves in the final position in the carton to prevent rebound or misalignment.

[0029] The technical results achieved are: highly precise, smooth and controllable glove boxing process; full servo control combined with software algorithms, which allows for precise programming of the timing, speed and position of each axis, ensuring boxing success rate and neatness.

[0030] 3. By setting an anti-deformation component consisting of a limiting plate and a limiting roller at the bottom of the Z-axis lifting plate of the upper pressing mechanism, the limiting roller provides rolling support and guidance for the pressure plate throughout its entire length, ensuring that it always maintains linear motion and structural rigidity when performing downward pressing and long-distance pushing, thereby ensuring the consistency of the exhaust shaping effect and the long-term stability and reliability of the pushing action, and reducing maintenance requirements.

[0031] The resulting technical effect is that it effectively solves the problem of bending, deformation or jamming that easily occurs when long-stroke, narrow-shaped clamping pressure plates are subjected to unilateral pushing pressure, and extends the service life of core moving parts. Attached Figure Description

[0032] To facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art, the present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0033] Figure 1 This is a first schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 2 This is a second schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;

[0035] Figure 3 This is a front view of the present invention;

[0036] Figure 4 This is an installation structure diagram of the upper pressing mechanism in this invention;

[0037] Figure 5 This is a diagram showing the installation structure of the movable X-axis module and the base in this invention;

[0038] Figure 6 This is an installation structure diagram of the hopper mechanism in this invention;

[0039] Figure 7 This is a structural diagram of the feeding mechanism in this invention.

[0040] Figure 8 This is an installation structure diagram of the material pushing and blocking mechanism in this invention.

[0041] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures:

[0042] 1. Base; 2. Switch X-axis module;

[0043] 11. Frame; 12. Z-axis lifting plate; 13. Downward pressing Z-axis module; 14. Forward pushing Y-axis module; 15. Clamping plate; 16. Limiting plate; 17. Limiting roller;

[0044] 21. Picking rack; 22. Picking Z-axis module; 23. Servo parallel gripper;

[0045] 31. Moving X-axis module; 32. Glove box; 33. Box infeed Y-axis module; 34. Receiving plate;

[0046] 41. Y-axis pusher cylinder; 42. Stacking pusher plate;

[0047] 51. Blocking Y-axis servo module; 52. Servo rotary arm; 53. Material blocking pusher plate. Detailed Implementation

[0048] To further illustrate the technical means and effects adopted by the present invention to achieve its intended purpose, the specific implementation methods, structures, features, and effects of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of them. 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.

[0049] In the description of this application, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by terms such as "inner" and "outer" are based on the orientation or position shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, specific orientation structure and operation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this application.

[0050] Example 1:

[0051] Reference Figures 1-8 This invention discloses an automatic glove boxing mechanism, located inside an automatic glove boxing machine, and the automatic glove boxing machine has a cardboard box clamping area inside, including:

[0052] In order to realize the alternating use and cyclic operation of the two hoppers, in this embodiment: the hopper switching mechanism is set in the automatic carton cabinet. The hopper switching mechanism includes: a base 1 and a switching X-axis module 2 for driving the base 1 to slide along the X-axis. The base 1 is set at the output end of the switching X-axis module 2.

[0053] To achieve the functions of compression and venting of the gloves, pushing and shaping, and anti-deformation guidance of the pressure plate, in this embodiment: an upper pressing mechanism is set at the top of the hopper switching mechanism, forming two venting and shaping areas with the hopper switching mechanism. The upper pressing mechanism includes: a frame 11, a lower pressing Z-axis module 13, a forward pushing Y-axis module 14, and a clamping pressure plate 15, fixed to the top of the base 1. Two Z-axis lifting plates 12 are arranged parallel to each other below the horizontal section of the frame 11. The two lower pressing Z-axis modules 13 are set at the top of the frame 11 to adjust the height of adjacent Z-axis lifting plates 12. The Z-axis lifting plates 12 are slidably connected to the frame 11 through rods. The output shaft of the lower pressing Z-axis module 13... The end is fixedly connected to the adjacent Z-axis lifting plate 12. The forward pushing Y-axis module 14 is set at the bottom end of the Z-axis lifting plate 12, and the output end is fixedly connected to the clamping pressure plate 15 through the support member. The clamping pressure plate 15 is configured to: press or lift in the Z direction under the drive of the Z-axis lifting plate 12, and push in the Y direction under the drive of the forward pushing Y-axis module 14. The bottom end of the Z-axis lifting plate 12 is provided with an anti-deformation component to prevent the clamping pressure plate 15 from deforming. The anti-deformation component includes: two parallel limit plates 16, set at the bottom end of the Z-axis lifting plate 12. The two limit plates 16 are respectively provided with multiple limit rollers 17 on the opposite side, which match the clamping pressure plate 15.

[0054] In order to realize the automatic picking and delivery of gloves from the upstream process, in this embodiment: two sets of picking mechanisms are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the material hopper switching mechanism along the X-axis to form two picking areas. The picking mechanism includes: a picking rack 21, a picking Z-axis module 22 is provided on the side wall of the picking rack, and a servo parallel gripper 23 is provided at the output end of the picking Z-axis module 22 for performing gripping and pressing actions.

[0055] In order to realize the receiving, temporary storage and delivery of gloves to the boxing station, in this embodiment: two sets of material bin mechanisms are set at the top of the material bin switching mechanism and arranged on both sides of the pressing mechanism along the X-axis direction. The material bin mechanism includes: a moving X-axis module 31 and a glove box 32. The moving X-axis module 31 is set at the top of the base 1, and the glove box 32 is set at the output end of the moving X-axis module 31. The top of the horizontal section of the glove box 32 is provided with an inlet Y-axis module 33, and the output end of the inlet Y-axis module 33 is provided with a receiving plate 34.

[0056] In order to push the gloves from the hopper into the cardboard box and help them to be shaped, in this embodiment: two sets of pushing mechanisms are respectively set on the side walls of the two sets of hopper mechanisms. The pushing mechanism includes: a pushing Y-axis cylinder 41, which is installed on one side of the outer wall of the glove box 32. The output shaft end of the pushing Y-axis cylinder 41 is provided with a material pressing plate 42 to help shape the gloves.

[0057] In order to achieve the blocking and positioning of gloves during boxing, in this embodiment: two sets of material pushing blocking mechanisms are respectively set on the side walls of two sets of material bin mechanisms. The material pushing blocking mechanism includes: a blocking Y-axis servo module 51, which is set on one side outer wall of the glove material box 32. The output end of the blocking Y-axis servo module 51 is provided with a servo rotating arm 52, and the output end of the servo rotating arm 52 is provided with a material blocking push plate 53.

[0058] Driven by the hopper switching mechanism, the two hopper mechanisms alternately align with the carton clamping area along the X-axis. When one hopper mechanism is in the cartoning station, it works in conjunction with the pushing and blocking mechanism and the pushing mechanism on the same side to complete the cartoning action. At the same time, the other hopper mechanism first moves to the material picking area on the same side, works with the material picking mechanism to complete the glove grabbing, and then moves to the exhaust and shaping area on the same side, works with the pressing mechanism below to complete the exhaust and shaping, and prepares for the next cartoning.

[0059] The working principle and usage process of this invention: The core working principle of this automatic glove boxing mechanism is based on the alternating switching of dual material bins and parallel flow operation, realizing a zero-wait, high-efficiency cycle for the boxing process. The entire workflow revolves around two symmetrically arranged glove boxes 32, driven by a material bin switching mechanism, which reciprocates in the X-axis direction.

[0060] The two sets of hopper mechanisms are driven by a switching module, alternating between the "boxing station" and the "material preparation station". When glove box A 32 is in the boxing station, its infeed Y-axis module 33 and the forward Y-axis module 14 of the pressing mechanism move synchronously to push the stack of gloves between the receiving plate 34 and the clamping pressure plate 15 into the box. During this process, the limiting rollers 17 of the anti-deformation component are always in contact with both sides of the clamping pressure plate 15 to ensure that it does not deform or jam during long-stroke pushing. Then, the servo rotating arm 52 rotates to align the blocking push plate 53 with the position between the receiving plate 34 and the clamping pressure plate 15, blocking the Y-axis servo module 51 from driving the blocking push plate 53 to move to the exit of glove box 32, blocking the gloves inside the box. The receiving plate 34 and the clamping pressure plate 15 reset, and the gloves remain in the box. The glove box 32 completes the boxing process. At the same time, the glove box 32 is performing the material preparation process: first, it moves to the picking area, where the grippers of the picking mechanism grab multiple gloves in batches and place them on the receiving plate 34 of the material bin. Then, the glove box 32 moves to the exhaust and shaping area via the moving X-axis module 31. The forward Y-axis module 14 drives the clamping pressure plate 15 to push forward, straightening the glove stacking shape. The downward Z-axis module 13 drives the Z-axis lifting plate 12 and the clamping pressure plate 15 to descend, pressing the entire stack of gloves in the glove box 32, expelling the air between layers, and completing the shaping, preparing for the next round of boxing. After the two material bins complete their respective boxing and material preparation, they switch workstations by switching modules and operate in a cycle. The entire process is driven by a full servo drive, and the software algorithm coordinates the synchronization of each axis to achieve efficient continuous production and one-click switching of paper box specifications.

[0061] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention in any way. Although the present invention has been disclosed above with reference to preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can make some modifications or alterations to the above-disclosed technical content to create equivalent embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. Any simple modifications, equivalent changes and alterations made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present invention without departing from the scope of the present invention shall still fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic glove boxing mechanism, located inside an automatic glove boxing machine, wherein the automatic glove boxing machine has a cardboard box clamping area, characterized in that, include: The hopper switching mechanism is located inside the automatic cartoning machine cabinet; The upper pressure mechanism is located at the top of the hopper switching mechanism, and forms two exhaust and shaping areas between it and the hopper switching mechanism; Two sets of material handling mechanisms are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the hopper switching mechanism along the X-axis, forming two material handling areas; Two sets of hopper mechanisms are located at the top of the hopper switching mechanism and are arranged on both sides of the upper pressing mechanism along the X-axis. Two sets of pushing mechanisms are respectively installed on the side walls of the two sets of hopper mechanisms; Two sets of material pushing and blocking mechanisms are respectively installed on the side walls of the two sets of hopper mechanisms; Driven by the hopper switching mechanism, the two hopper mechanisms alternately align with the carton clamping area along the X-axis. When one hopper mechanism is in the cartoning station, it works in conjunction with the pushing and blocking mechanism and the pushing mechanism on the same side to complete the cartoning action. At the same time, the other hopper mechanism first moves to the material picking area on the same side, works with the material picking mechanism to complete the glove grabbing, and then moves to the exhaust and shaping area on the same side, works with the pressing mechanism below to complete the exhaust and shaping, and prepares for the next cartoning.

2. The automatic glove boxing mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The hopper switching mechanism includes: a base (1) and a switching X-axis module (2) for driving the base (1) to slide along the X-axis. The base (1) is located at the output end of the switching X-axis module (2).

3. The automatic glove boxing mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that, The pressing mechanism includes: a stand (11), a pressing Z-axis module (13), a pushing Y-axis module (14), and a clamping plate (15), which are fixed to the top of the base (1). Two Z-axis lifting plates (12) are arranged in parallel below the horizontal section of the stand (11). The two pressing Z-axis modules (13) are set at the top of the stand (11) to adjust the height of the adjacent Z-axis lifting plates (12). The pushing Y-axis module (14) is set at the bottom of the Z-axis lifting plate (12), and its output end is fixedly connected to the clamping plate (15) through a support. The bottom of the Z-axis lifting plate (12) is provided with an anti-deformation component to prevent the clamping plate (15) from deforming.

4. The automatic glove boxing mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that, The Z-axis lifting plate (12) is connected to the upright frame (11) through a rod and is slidably connected. The output shaft end of the pressing Z-axis module (13) is fixedly connected to the adjacent Z-axis lifting plate (12).

5. The automatic glove boxing mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that, The anti-deformation component includes two parallel limiting plates (16) located at the bottom of the Z-axis lifting plate (12). Each of the two limiting plates (16) has multiple limiting rollers (17) on one side facing each other. The limiting rollers (17) are matched with the clamping pressure plate (15).

6. The automatic glove boxing mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that, The clamping pressure plate (15) is configured to: press or lift in the Z direction under the drive of the Z-axis lifting plate (12), and push in the Y direction under the drive of the forward Y-axis module (14).

7. The automatic glove boxing mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, Each set of material handling mechanisms includes: a material handling frame (21), a material handling Z-axis module (22) is provided on the side wall of the material handling frame (21), and a servo parallel gripper (23) is provided at the output end of the material handling Z-axis module (22) for gripping and pressing.

8. The automatic glove boxing mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that, Each set of hopper mechanisms includes: a moving X-axis module (31) and a glove box (32). The moving X-axis module (31) is located at the top of the base (1), and the glove box (32) is located at the output end of the moving X-axis module (31). The top of the horizontal section of the glove box (32) is provided with an inlet Y-axis module (33), and the output end of the inlet Y-axis module (33) is provided with a receiving plate (34).

9. The automatic glove boxing mechanism according to claim 8, characterized in that, Each set of pushing mechanisms includes: a pushing Y-axis cylinder (41), which is installed on one side of the outer wall of the glove material box (32). The output shaft end of the pushing Y-axis cylinder (41) is provided with a material pressing plate (42) to assist in the shaping of the gloves.

10. The automatic glove boxing mechanism according to claim 8, characterized in that, Each set of material pushing and blocking mechanisms includes: a blocking Y-axis servo module (51), which is set on one side of the outer wall of the glove box (32). The output end of the blocking Y-axis servo module (51) is provided with a servo rotating arm (52), and the output end of the servo rotating arm (52) is provided with a material blocking push plate (53).

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