Full-automatic container loading machine

Abstract

This invention relates to the field of material loading technology, and more particularly to a fully automatic container loading machine. The fully automatic container loading machine provided by this invention solves the technical problem that existing container loading equipment cannot effectively utilize container space. The fully automatic container loading machine includes a loading platform; a loading assembly disposed on the loading platform; and a conveying assembly for conveying materials to the loading platform. The loading platform has a placement space for placing containers, and the loading assembly is disposed above the placement space and above the containers within the placement space. This solution utilizes the gravity of the material bags to feed them from top to bottom, stacking the material bags inside the container, ensuring that the top of the container is fully loaded, and maximizing the container's loading capacity. This solution is particularly suitable for logistics terminals handling bagged materials such as fertilizer bags, feed bags, and flour bags.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of material loading technology, and in particular to a fully automatic container loading machine. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, there is no good solution for loading bulk bagged materials into container trucks. This is mainly due to the limited space inside the container, which makes it difficult for robotic arms to efficiently perform automated loading operations. Furthermore, robotic arms cannot fully load the container from the top, often resulting in gaps at the top that prevent the container from maximizing its loading capacity.

[0003] Therefore, existing container loading equipment suffers from the technical problem of not being able to effectively utilize container space. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present invention provides a fully automatic container loading machine, which solves the technical problem that existing container loading equipment cannot effectively utilize container space.

[0005] Some implementation schemes for solving the above-mentioned technical problems include: A fully automatic container loading machine, including a loading platform; A loading assembly, wherein the loading assembly is disposed on the loading platform; A conveying assembly for conveying materials to the loading platform; The loading platform has a placement space for placing containers, and the loading assembly is disposed above the placement space and above the containers within the placement space. This fully automated container loading machine completes the loading process through the following steps: The container to be loaded is placed vertically in the placement space, and the upper end of the container to be loaded is open; The material is transported to the gripping station using a conveyor assembly. The loading assembly is used to load the materials from the grabbing station into the container located in the placement space, thus completing the loading process.

[0006] Preferably, the loading assembly loads the material from the grabbing station into the container located in the placement space. After the loading assembly completes the loading of the bottom layer of material, it loads the next layer of material until the container is full.

[0007] Preferably, the loading platform includes columns, and there are multiple columns. The space between the multiple columns forms the placement space, and the height of the columns is not less than the height of the vertically placed container.

[0008] Preferably, the conveying component is disposed on the column.

[0009] Preferably, there are at least two conveying components, and the at least two conveying components are located on both sides of the placement space.

[0010] Preferably, the conveying assembly includes a horizontally arranged belt conveyor, an inclined first roller conveyor, and a horizontally arranged second roller conveyor. The gripping station is located on the second roller conveyor, and the height of the second roller conveyor is higher than the height of the belt conveyor. The first roller conveyor conveys the material conveyed by the belt conveyor to the second roller conveyor, and the second roller conveyor conveys the material conveyed by the first roller conveyor to the gripping station.

[0011] Preferably, the loading assembly includes a carriage slidably connected to the loading platform along a first horizontal direction, and a first driving mechanism is provided between the loading platform and the carriage to drive the carriage to reciprocate along the first horizontal direction.

[0012] Preferably, the carriage is equipped with a robotic arm, which is slidably connected to the carriage along a second horizontal direction. The carriage is equipped with a second drive mechanism that drives the robotic arm to reciprocate along the second horizontal direction. The robotic arm is also equipped with a material gripper for gripping materials. The material gripper is vertically mounted on the robotic arm. A third drive mechanism that drives the material gripper to reciprocate along the vertical direction is provided between the robotic arm and the material gripper. The first horizontal direction is perpendicular to the second horizontal direction. The first drive mechanism, the second drive mechanism, and the third drive mechanism cooperate to enable the material gripper to load the material at the gripping station into the container in the placement space.

[0013] Preferably, the first drive mechanism drives the carriage to reciprocate along the first horizontal direction via a sprocket and a chain; or, the first drive mechanism drives the carriage (21) to reciprocate along the first horizontal direction via a gear and rack.

[0014] Preferably, there are two or more grippers, each gripper working in conjunction with an independent robotic arm to grip materials.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages: By placing the container vertically and keeping the top open, the loading components can operate directly from the top, avoiding the spatial interference problems that occur when a lateral robotic arm enters the container. The coordinated design of the loading platform and the conveying components enables continuous material transport and precise gripping. The loading components efficiently fill the container with materials through vertical movement, ensuring that each layer of material is tightly packed and maximizing the utilization of the container's volume.

[0016] This solution utilizes the gravity of the material bags to feed them from top to bottom, stacking the bags inside the container. This ensures the top of the container is fully loaded, maximizing its loading capacity. This solution is particularly suitable for the logistics of bagged materials such as fertilizer bags, feed bags, and flour bags.

[0017] Furthermore, this invention is also applicable to loading open-top trucks. Attached Figure Description

[0018] For illustrative purposes, several embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the following figures. These figures are incorporated herein by reference and form part of the detailed description. In some instances, well-known structures and components are shown in block diagram form to avoid obscuring the concept of the subject matter of the invention.

[0019] Figure 1 This is the front view of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 2 This is the left view of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the loading of the present invention when applied to an open-top truck.

[0023] As shown in the figure: 1. Loading platform; 11. Placement space; 12. Column.

[0024] 2. Loading components, 21. Carriage, 22. Robot arm, 23. Material gripper.

[0025] 3. Conveying components; 31. Belt conveyor; 32. First roller conveyor; 33. Second roller conveyor. Detailed Implementation

[0026] The specific embodiments shown below are intended to describe various configurations of the subject matter of the invention and are not intended to represent the only configuration in which the subject matter of the invention can be practiced. The specific embodiments include particular details intended to provide a thorough understanding of the subject matter of the invention. However, it will be clear and apparent to those skilled in the art that the subject matter of the invention is not limited to the specific details shown herein and can be practiced without these specific details.

[0027] Understandably, in this document, relational terms such as “first” and “second” are intended to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and are not intended to expressly or imply any actual relationship or order between these entities or operations.

[0028] The terms “comprising,” “including,” or any other variations thereof are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase “comprising one…” does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.

[0029] Reference Figures 1 to 3 As shown, a fully automatic container loading machine includes a loading platform 1; Loading assembly 2, which is disposed on the loading platform 1; Conveying component 3, the conveying component 3 being used to convey materials to the loading platform 1; The loading platform 1 has a placement space 11 for placing containers, and the loading assembly 2 is disposed above the placement space 11 and above the containers within the placement space 11. This fully automated container loading machine completes the loading process through the following steps: The container to be loaded is placed vertically in the placement space 11, and the upper end of the container to be loaded is open; The material is conveyed to the gripping station using the conveyor component 3; The loading assembly 2 is used to load the materials from the grabbing station into the container located in the placement space 11, thus completing the loading process.

[0030] In some embodiments, the loading assembly 2 is used to load the materials from the gripping station into the container located in the placement space 11. After the loading assembly 2 completes the loading of the bottom layer of materials, it loads the next layer of materials until the entire container is filled.

[0031] Understandably, the loading assembly 2 may include a robotic arm 22, which is capable of reciprocating along three mutually perpendicular directions. Typically, the robotic arm 22 also includes a control system, etc., to achieve precise displacement.

[0032] In this solution, the loading component 2 is used to grab the materials at the grabbing station and place them in the container located in the placement space 11 to complete the loading.

[0033] Understandably, once the bottom layer of materials is loaded, the space at the bottom of the container is completely filled with materials, leaving no gaps. Then, the loading of materials for the upper layers is completed in sequence, thereby achieving effective utilization of the container space and reducing gaps.

[0034] This invention is also applicable to loading open-top trucks.

[0035] Reference Figures 1 to 3 As shown, in some embodiments, the loading platform 1 includes multiple columns 12, and the space between the multiple columns 12 forms the placement space 11. The height of the columns 12 is not less than the height of the vertically placed container. The columns 12 can be concrete blocks or metal columns 12, and structural steel is provided between the columns 12 to connect them and form the loading platform 1.

[0036] In some embodiments, the conveying component 3 is disposed on the column 12.

[0037] In some embodiments, there are at least two conveying components 3, and the at least two conveying components 3 are located on both sides of the placement space 11.

[0038] In some embodiments, the conveying assembly 3 includes a horizontally arranged belt conveyor 31, an inclined first roller conveyor 32, and a horizontally arranged second roller conveyor 33. The gripping station is located on the second roller conveyor 33, and the height of the second roller conveyor 33 is higher than the height of the belt conveyor 31. The first roller conveyor 32 conveys the material conveyed by the belt conveyor 31 to the second roller conveyor 33, and the second roller conveyor 33 conveys the material conveyed by the first roller conveyor 32 to the gripping station.

[0039] Understandably, the second roller conveyor 33 has a gripping function. The second roller conveyor 33 includes multiple conveying rollers with a gap between adjacent conveying rollers. This gap allows the gripper 23 to easily grip the material and prevents the gripper 23 from interfering with the conveyor.

[0040] In some embodiments, the loading assembly 2 includes a carriage 21 slidably connected to the loading platform 1 along a first horizontal direction, and a first driving mechanism is provided between the loading platform 1 and the carriage 21 to drive the carriage 21 to reciprocate along the first horizontal direction.

[0041] In some embodiments, the carriage 21 is provided with a robot arm 22, which is slidably connected to the carriage 21 along a second horizontal direction. The carriage 21 is provided with a second drive mechanism that drives the robot arm 22 to reciprocate along the second horizontal direction. The robot arm 22 is also provided with a material gripper 23 for gripping materials. The material gripper 23 is disposed vertically on the robot arm 22. A third drive mechanism that drives the material gripper 23 to reciprocate along the vertical direction is disposed between the robot arm 22 and the material gripper 23. The first horizontal direction is perpendicular to the second horizontal direction. The first drive mechanism, the second drive mechanism, and the third drive mechanism cooperate to enable the material gripper 23 to load the material at the gripping station into the container in the placement space 11.

[0042] In some embodiments, the first drive mechanism drives the carriage 21 to reciprocate along a first horizontal direction via a sprocket and a chain; or, the first drive mechanism drives the carriage 21 to reciprocate along a first horizontal direction via a gear and rack.

[0043] In some embodiments, there are two or more grippers 23, each gripper 23 cooperating with an independent robotic arm 22 to grip materials. For example, two or four grippers 23 can be set, each gripper 23 cooperating with an independent robotic arm 22, which can load multiple containers simultaneously.

[0044] The technical solution of the present invention and its corresponding details have been described above. It is understood that the above description is only some implementation schemes of the technical solution of the present invention, and some details may be omitted in the specific implementation.

[0045] Furthermore, in some embodiments of the above invention, multiple embodiments may be combined; however, due to space limitations, all such combinations will not be listed here. Those skilled in the art can freely combine and implement the above embodiments according to their needs to obtain a better application experience.

[0046] When implementing the subject matter of this invention, those skilled in the art can obtain other detailed configurations or drawings based on the subject matter and drawings. Obviously, these details are still within the scope of the subject matter of this invention without departing from it.

Claims

1. A fully automatic container loading machine, characterized in that: Including the loading platform (1); Loading assembly (2), which is disposed on the loading platform (1); Conveying component (3), the conveying component (3) is used to convey materials to the loading platform (1); The loading platform (1) has a placement space (11) for placing containers, and the loading component (2) is located above the placement space (11) and above the containers within the placement space (11). This fully automated container loading machine completes the loading process through the following steps: The container to be loaded is placed vertically in the placement space (11), and the upper end of the container to be loaded is open; The material is conveyed to the gripping station using the conveying component (3); The loading assembly (2) is used to load the material from the grabbing station into the container located in the placement space (11) to complete the loading.

2. The fully automatic container loading machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The loading assembly (2) is used to load the material from the grabbing station into the container located in the placement space (11). After the loading assembly (2) completes the loading of the bottom layer of material, it loads the next layer of material until the entire container is filled.

3. The fully automatic container loading machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The loading platform (1) includes columns (12), there are multiple columns (12), and the space between the multiple columns (12) forms the placement space (11). The height of the columns (12) is not lower than the height of the vertically placed container.

4. The fully automatic container loading machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The conveying component (3) is disposed on the column (12).

5. The fully automatic container loading machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: There are at least two transmission components (3), and the at least two transmission components (3) are located on both sides of the placement space (11).

6. The fully automatic container loading machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The conveying assembly (3) includes a horizontally arranged belt conveyor (31), an inclined first roller conveyor (32), and a horizontally arranged second roller conveyor (33). The gripping station is located on the second roller conveyor (33). The height of the second roller conveyor (33) is higher than that of the belt conveyor (31). The first roller conveyor (32) conveys the material conveyed by the belt conveyor (31) to the second roller conveyor (33). The second roller conveyor (33) conveys the material conveyed by the first roller conveyor (32) to the gripping station.

7. The fully automatic container loading machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The loading assembly (2) includes a carriage (21) slidably connected to the loading platform (1) along a first horizontal direction, and a first driving mechanism is provided between the loading platform (1) and the carriage (21) to drive the carriage (21) to reciprocate along the first horizontal direction.

8. The fully automatic container loading machine according to claim 7, characterized in that: The slide (21) is equipped with a robot arm (22), which is slidably connected to the slide (21) along the second horizontal direction. The slide (21) is equipped with a second drive mechanism that drives the robot arm (22) to reciprocate along the second horizontal direction. The robot arm (22) is also equipped with a gripper (23) for gripping materials. The gripper (23) is arranged vertically on the robot arm (22). A third drive mechanism that drives the gripper (23) to reciprocate along the vertical direction is arranged between the robot arm (22) and the gripper (23). The first horizontal direction is perpendicular to the second horizontal direction. The first drive mechanism, the second drive mechanism and the third drive mechanism cooperate to enable the gripper (23) to load the material at the gripping station into the container in the placement space (11).

9. The fully automatic container loading machine according to claim 8, characterized in that: The first drive mechanism drives the carriage (21) to reciprocate along the first horizontal direction via a sprocket and a chain; or, the first drive mechanism drives the carriage (21) to reciprocate along the first horizontal direction via a gear and rack.

10. The fully automatic container loading machine according to claim 9, characterized in that: There are two or more grippers (23), each gripper (23) working in conjunction with an independent robotic arm (22) to grip materials.

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