A lying posture can body queuing and channeling device

Abstract

The application discloses a horizontal-positioned tank body queuing and channeling device and belongs to the field of packaging container conveying equipment. The device comprises upper and lower material guiding channels for guiding the vertical falling of tank bodies in a horizontal position; a plurality of shaking rollers are horizontally arranged at the junction of the upper channel and the lower channel, and a channel gap with a width greater than the diameter of a single tank body and less than the sum of the diameters of two tank bodies is formed between adjacent shaking rollers. A driving mechanism is in transmission connection with the plurality of shaking rollers, and drives the plurality of shaking rollers to synchronously and alternately reciprocatingly rotate around their own axes. The application utilizes mechanical reciprocating rotation to apply side surface rolling friction with opposite directions to the side-by-side jammed tank bodies falling in a horizontal position, forces the tank bodies to generate height dislocation, and thus instantaneously breaks the jamming balance, realizes active pile blocking and real-time jamming prevention without losing the physical constraint of the two ends, effectively improves the conveying efficiency of the production line, and has compact overall structure and stable adjustment.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of packaging container conveying equipment technology, and in particular to a horizontal can queuing and channeling device for arranging horizontally lying cans that are falling vertically into a single row and conveying them in multiple channels. Background Technology

[0002] During the tank manufacturing process, multiple steps, such as internal spraying, drying and curing, and visual inspection, require the densely transported tanks from upstream to be organized into orderly single rows before being diverted to multiple outlets and sent to the next equipment. In these steps, the tanks typically fall vertically in a horizontal position under gravity. While the horizontally positioned tanks are relatively stable during their descent due to the physical constraints of the front and rear side walls of the channel, when multiple tanks arrive at the channel entrance side by side, they are prone to "arch bridge" jamming, causing production line interruptions and requiring manual intervention for clearing.

[0003] In the existing technology, several mature technical solutions have been developed for handling cans. For example, Chinese utility model patent CN207917952U discloses a device for converting multiple rows of cans to a single row on a conveyor belt. This solution uses a gradually narrowing baffle structure to guide multiple rows of upright cans onto a single-row conveyor belt, achieving the conversion from multiple rows to a single row. However, this solution uses a passive guiding method; the baffles cannot actively guide the cans, causing multiple rows of cans to squeeze against each other, which can easily lead to can deformation, affecting product quality. Furthermore, multiple cans can easily become clogged at the narrowing point of the baffles, requiring frequent manual maintenance and cleaning.

[0004] To address the shortcomings of passive guidance systems, Chinese utility model patent CN221190489U discloses a material handling system that transforms multi-row cans into a single row. This solution employs an active material handling structure with a bottom horizontal conveyor combined with upper unidirectional and counter-directional conveyors. The frictional force of the upper conveyor belt actively guides the cans to rotate within the handling space, achieving a smooth transition from multiple rows of cans to a single row and effectively avoiding can compression deformation and blockage. This solution has been widely applied in the food and beverage industry, effectively solving the material handling problem of upright cans under horizontal conveying conditions.

[0005] For handling horizontally lying cylindrical objects, existing technologies offer corresponding solutions. For example, Chinese utility model patent CN218950327U discloses a multi-channel flip-type bottle handling device. This solution, through the cooperation of a vibrating plate, an arrangement groove, and reverse rollers, achieves automatic arrangement and multi-channel conveying of horizontally lying medicine bottles. Finally, a flipping hook mechanism flips the horizontally lying medicine bottles into upright output. This solution is widely used in the pharmaceutical packaging industry, solving the problem of arranging and organizing horizontally lying medicine bottles under horizontal vibration conveying conditions.

[0006] However, all the aforementioned existing technologies are designed for horizontal conveying conditions, and their working principles and structural characteristics determine that they cannot be directly applied to the vertical gravity-falling conditions faced in this application. In horizontal conveying conditions, the tanks move forward using the power of the conveyor belt, and jamming mainly manifests as the accumulation and compression of the tanks; while in vertical gravity-falling conditions, the tanks move forward using their own weight, and jamming mainly manifests as an "arch bridge"-like mechanical balance structure formed by multiple tanks side-by-side. These are two completely different jamming mechanisms, and the corresponding solutions are also fundamentally different.

[0007] For clearing material blockages, the most commonly used existing technology is the yielding and pressure-relief mechanism. For example, Chinese invention patent application CN105775207A discloses a bottle-blocking mechanism that uses sensors to detect blockages and then controls a protective plate to retract outwards to widen the channel and release the blockage. However, directly applying this conventional yielding mechanism to a horizontally falling tank will cause serious compatibility problems. Because the horizontally falling tank relies heavily on the channel sidewalls to provide continuous physical constraints to its front and rear ends, the tank will suddenly lose its surrounding local physical constraints the moment the protective plate retracts to widen the channel. Under the influence of gravity, it is very easy for the tank to tilt or overturn, resulting in complete loss of posture control; moreover, the mechanical impact when the protective plate resets can easily cause more serious secondary blockages. In addition, this type of solution relies heavily on sensors and external actuators such as cylinders, increasing system complexity and maintenance costs.

[0008] Therefore, how to provide a simple queuing and lane-separating device that can actively and in real time release the jamming phenomenon of horizontally lying tanks without destroying the stable physical constraints of the tank is a technical problem that needs to be solved by those skilled in the art. Summary of the Invention

[0009] The purpose of this invention is to overcome the above-mentioned defects of the prior art and provide a horizontal tank queuing and channeling device that achieves real-time self-clearing of blockages and jams by actively preventing blockages and jamming through a purely mechanical reciprocating friction misalignment mechanism while maintaining stable physical constraints on the tank.

[0010] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention provides a horizontal tank queuing and lane-separating device, characterized in that it includes: The material guiding channel includes an upper channel and a lower channel, the upper channel being located above the lower channel, and the material guiding channel being used to receive and guide a horizontally positioned tank to fall vertically. Multiple oscillating rollers are arranged at intervals along the horizontal direction at the junction of the upper channel and the lower channel, and a channel gap is formed between two adjacent oscillating rollers. The width of the channel gap is greater than the diameter of a single tank and less than the sum of the diameters of two tanks. The drive mechanism is connected to the multiple swaying rollers and is used to drive the multiple swaying rollers to reciprocate synchronously in opposite directions around their own axes.

[0011] Furthermore, the drive mechanism includes a first rotary drive element for providing unidirectional rotary power, an eccentric motion conversion component for converting rotary motion into linear reciprocating motion, and a belt drive component for converting linear reciprocating motion into synchronous rotation of the multiple oscillating rollers. This structure enables the simultaneous oscillation of all oscillating rollers using a single rotary power source, exhibiting high structural integration and reliable transmission.

[0012] Furthermore, the belt drive assembly includes roller shafts corresponding to each of the wobbling rollers, driven synchronous pulleys fixed to the ends of each roller shaft, and a synchronous belt drivingly connected to each driven synchronous pulley; each wobbling roller is fixedly mounted on its corresponding roller shaft; the eccentric motion conversion assembly includes a connecting rod drive disc, an eccentric pin, and a rod end spherical bearing; the connecting rod drive disc is fixedly mounted on the output shaft of the first rotary drive element, the eccentric pin is disposed on the connecting rod drive disc and has an eccentric distance from the rotation center of the connecting rod drive disc, the inner ring of the rod end spherical bearing is fitted onto the eccentric pin, and the outer ring of the rod end spherical bearing is fixedly connected to the end of the synchronous belt. This eccentric motion conversion assembly has a compact structure and can smoothly and accurately convert the continuous unidirectional rotational motion of the first rotary drive element into linear reciprocating tension, and transmit the power to the wobbling rollers through the roller shafts.

[0013] Furthermore, toothed plate assemblies are installed at both ends of the synchronous belt. Each toothed plate assembly includes an upper toothed plate and a lower toothed plate. The end of the synchronous belt is clamped and fixed between the upper and lower toothed plates. Two rod-end spherical bearings are present, with their inner rings axially adjacent on the eccentric pin. Each rod-end spherical bearing is connected to its corresponding toothed plate assembly via a connector. A guide synchronous pulley is positioned above each pair of adjacent driven synchronous pulleys. The synchronous belt passes around each guide synchronous pulley and presses against each driven synchronous pulley. This symmetrical spherical bearing connection and guide pulley pressing design greatly balances the forces at both ends of the synchronous belt, avoids uneven loading of the mechanism, and ensures stable meshing of the corrugated belt drive.

[0014] Furthermore, the device also includes a fixed frame, a movable frame, and a spacing adjustment mechanism; the material guide channel is defined by an outer limiting plate and an inner limiting plate arranged opposite to each other; the inner limiting plate is fixedly connected to the fixed frame, and the outer limiting plate is fixedly connected to the movable frame; one end of each of the swaying rollers is rotatably supported on the fixed frame, and the other end is suspended; a slider is fixed on the movable frame, and the slider is slidably connected to the fixed frame; the fixed frame supports the movable frame through the slider; the spacing adjustment mechanism connects the movable frame and the fixed frame, and is used to drive the movable frame to translate relative to the fixed frame to adjust the spacing between the outer limiting plate and the inner limiting plate.

[0015] Furthermore, the spacing adjustment mechanism includes a second rotary drive element, four rectangularly distributed screw jacks, and a transmission linkage assembly; the power output ends of the four screw jacks are all connected to the fixed frame; the power output end of the second rotary drive element is synchronously connected to the power input end of each screw jack through the transmission linkage assembly. By synchronously executing push-pull actions by the four rectangularly distributed screw jacks, the absolute parallelism of the entire guide channel plane is ensured during the forward and backward adjustment process, completely eliminating the risk of can jamming caused by the channel being narrow at the top and wide at the bottom or wide on the left and narrow on the right.

[0016] Furthermore, the transmission linkage assembly includes a gear commutator, a vertical linkage shaft, and a horizontal linkage shaft; two screw jacks located vertically are linked via the vertical linkage shaft and the gear commutator; two gear commutators located horizontally are linked via the horizontal linkage shaft. A handwheel is connected to the power input end of one of the screw jacks; a position sensor for detecting the distance is installed between the movable frame and the fixed frame; the position sensor is a linear displacement sensor. This transmission linkage network achieves absolute synchronous drive of the four corners from a single power source. Combined with the position sensor and handwheel configuration, it enables high-precision fully automatic one-button changeover while retaining the redundancy of manual fine-tuning in case of power failure.

[0017] Furthermore, within the lower channel, a set of discharge guiding components is installed on both sides of the area directly below each of the channel gaps, forming a discharge channel between the two sets of discharge guiding components for the passage of a single row of cans. Each set of discharge guiding components includes a fixed discharge baffle and a movable discharge baffle, which are fixedly connected to the inner limiting plate and the outer limiting plate, respectively. The discharge channel gradually narrows from top to bottom. The upper width of the discharge channel is adapted to the width of the channel gap between two adjacent shaking rollers, and the lower width of the discharge channel is greater than the diameter of a single can and less than the upper width. The upper width adaptation design better supports the falling cans, and the narrowing discharge channel design provides a smooth guiding funnel after the single row of cans is channeled, facilitating smooth and unobstructed discharge of the cans. The structure that moves synchronously with the limiting plate ensures the self-adaptation of the discharge channel when the width is adjusted.

[0018] Furthermore, each end of the upper channel is provided with a set of anti-detachment components. Each set of anti-detachment components includes a fixed anti-detachment baffle and a movable anti-detachment baffle. The fixed anti-detachment baffle and the movable anti-detachment baffle are respectively fixedly connected to the inner limiting plate and the outer limiting plate to prevent the can from detaching from the material guiding channel. The anti-detachment components are fixed on the fixed frame and the movable frame respectively, so that they can move synchronously with the adjustment of the width of the material guiding channel, effectively preventing the incoming material can from overflowing and falling off from the sides of the upper channel.

[0019] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are: 1. This invention can effectively solve the problem that traditional yielding structures are prone to causing loss of control of the horizontal tank posture. When multiple tanks are stuck side by side at the entrance of the channel gap of adjacent swaying rollers, the two adjacent swaying rollers rotate synchronously in opposite directions, which will apply rolling friction forces in opposite directions to the sides of the tanks sandwiched between them. This friction force forces the side by side tanks to produce a vertical relative misalignment, breaking the force balance when stuck, and causing the tanks to fall in a single row in sequence. The entire unblocking action is completed by the mechanical structure itself, without the need to stop the machine or rely on a complex external sensor control system, which improves the operating efficiency and reliability of the equipment. 2. During normal operation, the continuous reciprocating rotation of the swaying roller can apply slight disturbance to the horizontally lying tank that falls into contact with its surface, so that the tank maintains dynamic adjustment when falling, effectively reducing the probability of jamming caused by static friction, and has the function of active anti-blocking. Attached Figure Description

[0020] Figure 1 The three-dimensional representation of the horizontal tank queuing and lane-separating device of the present invention Figure 1 ; Figure 2 This is a top view of the horizontal tank queuing and lane-separating device of the present invention; Figure 3 This is a left view of the horizontal tank queuing and lane-separating device of the present invention; Figure 4 for Figure 3 A sectional view taken along section AA; Figure 5 for Figure 4 Corresponding cross-sectional view of the tank in working condition; Figure 6 The three-dimensional representation of the horizontal tank queuing and lane-separating device of the present invention Figure 2 (Outer and inner limit plates omitted); Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the drive mechanism of the present invention; Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the spacing adjustment mechanism of the present invention; Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the working environment of the horizontal tank queuing and sorting device of the present invention.

[0021] In the diagram, 10 is the material guide channel; 101 is the upper channel; 102 is the lower channel; 1021 is the discharge channel; 11 is the outer limiting plate; 12 is the inner limiting plate; 20 is the wobbling roller; 30 is the drive mechanism; 301 is the first rotary drive element; 302 is the guide synchronous belt pulley; 303 is the guide wheel shaft; 304 is the synchronous belt; 305 is the driven synchronous belt pulley; 306 is the roller shaft; 307 is the connecting rod drive disc; 308 is the eccentric pin shaft; 309 is the rod end spherical bearing; 310 is the connecting piece; 311 is the toothed plate assembly; 3111 is the upper toothed plate; 3112 is the lower toothed plate; and 40 is the discharge guide. Components; 41. Fixed discharge baffle; 42. Movable discharge baffle; 50. Anti-detachment component; 51. Fixed anti-detachment baffle; 52. Movable anti-detachment baffle; 60. Fixed frame; 70. Movable frame; 71. Slider; 80. Spacing adjustment mechanism; 801. Second rotary drive element; 802. Screw jack; 803. Vertical linkage shaft; 804. Horizontal linkage shaft; 805. Gear reversing device; 806. Position sensor; 807. Hand crank; 90. Tank; 91. Negative pressure conveyor; 911. Perforated conveyor belt; 912. Arc segment; 92. Fan; 93. Bridge plate; 94. Outer baffle. Detailed Implementation

[0022] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this invention clearer, the invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative and not intended to limit the invention.

[0023] like Figures 1 to 8As shown, this embodiment provides a horizontal can queuing and channeling device, which is mainly used in the production line of cylindrical packaging containers such as beverage cans. It realizes the arrangement of dense groups of cans falling horizontally into an orderly single row and diverts them to multiple outlets to meet the orderly feeding needs of subsequent stations such as internal spraying, drying and curing, necking and flanging.

[0024] The device mainly includes a material guide channel 10, multiple oscillating rollers 20, a drive mechanism 30, a fixed frame 60, a movable frame 70, and a spacing adjustment mechanism 80. The fixed frame 60 has feet fixed to its bottom to keep its position fixed.

[0025] The material guiding channel 10 includes an upper channel 101 and a lower channel 102 that are connected vertically. The material guiding channel 10 is defined by an outer limiting plate 11 and an inner limiting plate 12 that are arranged facing each other. In order to accommodate the horizontal falling posture of the tank 90, the horizontal distance between the outer limiting plate 11 and the inner limiting plate 12 is adapted to the axial height of the tank 90 being processed (usually with a tolerance gap of about 2 mm), which forms a physical constraint on both ends of the tank 90 to ensure that the tank 90 can maintain a horizontal posture and fall stably, allowing for small posture tolerances without large tilting or overturning.

[0026] To facilitate operators in monitoring the internal material status, the outer limit plate 11 and the inner limit plate 12 are preferably made of transparent acrylic sheet.

[0027] In actual production line configurations, such as Figure 9 As shown, to achieve stable feeding of the tank 90, a negative pressure conveyor 91 can be connected upstream of this device. The negative pressure conveyor 91 uses a blower 92 to create a vacuum. The tank 90 is attracted and horizontally conveyed on the perforated conveyor belt 911 of the negative pressure conveyor 91, and rotates downward 90 degrees with the belt at the arc section 912 at its discharge end. For seamless integration with this device, a vertical bridge plate 93 can be connected to the upper end of the inner limiting plate 12, with its end face parallel to the tangent direction of the arc section 912. A corresponding vertically arranged outer baffle 94 can be connected to the upper end of the outer limiting plate 11. When the tank 90 completes the arc segment 912, it contacts the bridge plate 93. The bridge plate 93 guides the tank 90 away from the perforated conveyor belt 911, thus escaping the negative pressure adsorption. Subsequently, under the action of gravity, the tank 90 moves downward in a horizontal posture between the outer baffle 94 and the bridge plate 93. The working end face of the outer limit plate 11 is flush with the working end face of the outer baffle 94, and the working end face of the bridge plate 93 is flush with the working end face of the inner limit plate 12, so that the tank 90 falls smoothly into the material guide channel 10 of this device.

[0028] The core component of this invention for achieving channel separation and unblocking is a plurality of wobbling rollers 20. These wobbling rollers 20 are arranged in a linear array at intervals along the horizontal direction at the junction of the upper channel 101 and the lower channel 102. In terms of physical installation and support, one end of each wobbling roller 20 is rotatably supported on a fixed frame 60 via two bearings, while the other end is suspended to form a cantilever structure. Both the outer limiting plate 11 and the inner limiting plate 12 have circular holes through which the wobbling rollers 20 pass, and each wobbling roller 20 passes through these holes and spans between the outer limiting plate 11 and the inner limiting plate 12. When the distance between the front and rear limiting plates is subsequently changed, the circular holes on the outer limiting plate 11 can slide axially along the cantilevered wobbling rollers 20 without interfering with each other.

[0029] To provide sufficient rolling misalignment friction when in contact with the cylindrical surface of the tank 90, while preventing scratches on the surface of the metal tank 90, the oscillating roller 20 is preferably a rubber roller with a rubber layer on its surface. The specific number of oscillating rollers 20 can be determined according to the actual number of channels to be formed. For example, six, seven, or eight oscillating rollers 20 can be provided so that the number of channel gaps formed is five, six, or seven, thereby forming five, six, or seven discharge channels.

[0030] The key dimensional fit lies in the fact that the width of the gap formed between two adjacent oscillating rollers 20 must be greater than the diameter of a single tank 90 and less than the sum of the diameters of the two tanks 90. This dimensional definition ensures that only one horizontally positioned tank 90 can pass smoothly through the gap at a time. When two tanks 90 are simultaneously forced into the inlet, jamming can easily occur, but the movement of the oscillating rollers 20 can achieve self-clearing.

[0031] At both ends of the upper channel 101, a set of anti-detachment components 50 are installed respectively. Each set of anti-detachment components 50 includes a fixed anti-detachment baffle 51 and a movable anti-detachment baffle 52. The fixed anti-detachment baffle 51 and the movable anti-detachment baffle 52 are respectively fixedly connected to the inner limiting plate 12 and the outer limiting plate 11 (or the fixed frame 60 and the movable frame 70), respectively, to limit the left and right side edges and prevent the material tank 90 from overflowing and falling off from the edge of the upper channel 101.

[0032] The drive mechanism 30 is connected to all the oscillating rollers 20, and its function is to drive all the oscillating rollers 20 to rotate synchronously and in the same direction, alternating between forward and reverse rotations around their own axes. Specifically, the oscillating rollers 20 will rotate along a first direction (e.g., clockwise) by a preset angle, and then quickly switch to rotating along a second direction (e.g., counterclockwise) by the same preset angle, and continue to cycle in this high-frequency manner. The preset angle is set to no more than 360 degrees. In order to achieve the best micro-disturbance and misalignment effect, the preset angle in this embodiment is preferably between 30 degrees and 90 degrees.

[0033] Please refer to the following: Figure 7 In this embodiment, the drive mechanism 30 adopts a clever conversion structure of eccentric wheel and synchronous belt. It includes a first rotary drive element 301, a guide synchronous belt pulley 302, a guide wheel shaft 303, a synchronous belt 304, a driven synchronous belt pulley 305, a roller shaft 306, a connecting rod drive disc 307, an eccentric pin shaft 308, a rod end spherical bearing 309, a connecting piece 310, and a toothed plate assembly 311.

[0034] The first rotary drive element 301 is preferably a geared motor. The first rotary drive element 301 is fixedly mounted on the mounting bracket 60, and the connecting rod drive disk 307 is mounted on the output shaft of the first rotary drive element 301. An eccentric pin 308 is fixed to the end face of the connecting rod drive disk 307, its axis being parallel to the rotation axis of the connecting rod drive disk 307 but with a certain eccentricity. Two inner rings of rod end spherical bearings 309 are axially adjacently fitted on the eccentric pin 308, and the outer rings of the rod end spherical bearings 309 are respectively connected to the gear plate assembly 311 via connecting parts 310. The connecting parts 310 are preferably bolts, threadedly connected to the rod end spherical bearings 309. Figure 7 One of the connectors, 310, is not shown.

[0035] The toothed plate assemblies 311 are located at both ends of the synchronous belt 304, each including an upper toothed plate 3111 and a lower toothed plate 3112, and the ends of the synchronous belt 304 are tightly clamped by bolts (not shown in the figure). The oscillating rollers 20 correspond one-to-one with the roller shafts 306, and each oscillating roller 20 is fixedly mounted on its corresponding roller shaft 306. A driven synchronous pulley 305 is fixed to the end of each roller shaft 306. The synchronous belt 304 spans across each driven synchronous pulley 305. To enhance the wrap angle and meshing force between the synchronous belt 304 and each driven synchronous pulley 305, a guide synchronous pulley 302 is provided directly above each pair of adjacent driven synchronous pulleys 305. The guide synchronous pulley 302 is rotatably mounted on the fixed frame 60 via a guide wheel shaft 303, and the synchronous belt 304 travels in a wavy pattern between the guide synchronous pulley 302 and the driven synchronous pulley 305.

[0036] During operation, the first rotary drive element 301 rotates continuously in one direction, and the eccentric pin 308 performs circular motion. The horizontal displacement component generated by this motion pulls the synchronous belt 304 in linear reciprocating motion through the axially adjacent rod end spherical bearings 309. The reciprocating translation of the synchronous belt 304 is then converted into the reciprocating rotation of each driven synchronous pulley 305, which in turn enables the high-frequency reciprocating oscillation of all the swaying rollers 20 through the roller shaft 306.

[0037] In terms of the self-unblocking mechanism: When two horizontally positioned tanks 90 fall side by side and become stuck in the gap between the oscillating rollers 20, since the two oscillating rollers 20 rotate synchronously and in the same direction, when the tangent of the surface of the oscillating roller 20 on the left side of the gap is upward, the tangent of the surface of the oscillating roller 20 on the right side must be downward. Therefore, the two oscillating rollers 20 will apply rolling friction forces in opposite directions to the cylindrical sides of the stuck tanks 90, forcing the two tanks 90 to misalign vertically, destroying the parallel force-bearing arch bridge, and thus falling into the lower channel 102 in sequence. At the same time, the daily slight shaking can also keep the falling tanks 90 dynamically active, actively preventing the occurrence of "suspended" dead jams.

[0038] Please refer to the following: Figures 2 to 6 To ensure the smooth descent of the single-row tanks 90 through the channel gaps, a set of discharge guide components 40 is provided on both sides of the area directly below each channel gap within the lower channel 102. The two sets of discharge guide components 40 form a discharge channel 1021 for the single-row tanks 90 to pass through. Specifically, to accommodate the automatic adjustment structure of the channel spacing, each set of discharge guide components 40 includes a fixed discharge baffle 41 and a movable discharge baffle 42. The fixed discharge baffle 41 and the movable discharge baffle 42 are respectively fixedly connected to the inner limiting plate 12 and the outer limiting plate 11 (or the movable frame 70 and the fixed frame 60), thus ensuring normal operation even after the spacing is adjusted.

[0039] The top of the discharge channel 1021 is lower than the axis height of the shaking roller 20 and higher than the bottom height of the shaking roller 20. The discharge channel 1021 gradually narrows from top to bottom. Its upper width can be adjusted according to the actual situation and is slightly smaller than the width of the gap between two adjacent shaking rollers 20 to perfectly receive the falling tank 90. ​​Its lower width is greater than the diameter of a single tank 90 and less than the upper width, forming a guide funnel.

[0040] Please refer to 1 and 2. Figure 8 For tanks of different heights (axial lengths), this device incorporates a spacing adjustment mechanism 80. The inner limiting plate 12 is fixed to the fixed frame 60, and the outer limiting plate 11 is fixed to the movable frame 70. To ensure the stability and smoothness of the movable frame 70's translation, two sliders 71, made of nylon, are fixed to the movable frame 70. The two sliders 71 are located on opposite sides of the movable frame 70 and are slidably connected to the fixed frame 60. The fixed frame 60 guides and supports the sliders 71, thus stably supporting the entire movable frame 70.

[0041] The spacing adjustment mechanism 80 includes a second rotary drive element 801, four rectangularly distributed screw jacks 802, and a linkage assembly. The second rotary drive element 801 includes a stepper motor and a worm gear reducer. The output shaft of the stepper motor is connected to the input side of the worm gear reducer, which reduces the speed and outputs rotational power. The power for spacing adjustment is output from the second rotary drive element 801 and transmitted to one of the upper screw jacks 802 via a coupling. Then, it is transmitted to the other upper screw jack 802 via a gear reversing device 805 and a transverse linkage shaft 804. Simultaneously, the power is synchronously transmitted to the two lower screw jacks 802 via a vertical linkage shaft 803. The four screw jacks 802 operate synchronously, generating a smooth pushing and pulling reaction force on the fixed frame 60. Under the guidance of the slider 71, this drives the movable frame 70 to translate, allowing the outer limit plate 11 and the inner limit plate 12 to change the spacing while maintaining absolute parallelism across the entire plane.

[0042] In addition, one of the screw jacks 802 has a hand crank 807 extending from its power input end for manual fine-tuning in case of power failure. A position sensor 806 is installed between the movable frame 70 and the fixed frame 60. The position sensor 806 can be a pull rod type linear displacement sensor, commonly known in the industry as a pull rod type electronic ruler. Its mounting end is fixedly connected to the movable frame 70, and its detection end is connected to the fixed frame 60. It is used to accurately detect the distance between the outer limit plate 11 and the inner limit plate 12 in real time, realizing fully automatic one-button changeover after inputting the value.

[0043] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various improvements and substitutions without departing from the technical principles of the present invention, and these improvements and substitutions should also be considered within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A horizontal tank queuing and lane-separating device, characterized in that, include: The material guiding channel (10) includes an upper channel (101) and a lower channel (102). The upper channel (101) is located above the lower channel (102). The material guiding channel (10) is used to receive and guide the horizontally positioned tank (90) to fall vertically. Multiple swaying rollers (20) are arranged at intervals along the horizontal direction at the junction of the upper channel (101) and the lower channel (102). A channel gap is formed between two adjacent swaying rollers (20). The width of the channel gap is greater than the diameter of a single tank (90) and less than the sum of the diameters of two tanks (90). The drive mechanism (30) is connected to the plurality of the swaying rollers (20) for driving the plurality of the swaying rollers (20) to reciprocate synchronously in opposite directions around their own axes.

2. The horizontal tank queuing and lane-separating device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The drive mechanism (30) includes a first rotary drive element (301) for providing unidirectional rotary power, an eccentric motion conversion assembly for converting rotary motion into linear reciprocating motion, and a belt drive assembly for converting linear reciprocating motion into synchronous rotation of the plurality of said wobbling rollers (20).

3. The horizontal tank queuing and lane-separating device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The belt drive assembly includes roller shafts (306) corresponding to each of the wobbling rollers (20), driven synchronous pulleys (305) fixed to the ends of each roller shaft (306), and a synchronous belt (304) drivingly connected to each driven synchronous pulley (305); each wobbling roller (20) is fixedly mounted on the corresponding roller shaft (306); the eccentric motion conversion assembly includes a connecting rod drive disc (307), an eccentric pin (308), and a rod end joint bearing (…). 309); the connecting rod drive disk (307) is fixedly installed on the output shaft of the first rotary drive element (301), the eccentric pin (308) is disposed on the connecting rod drive disk (307) and has an eccentric distance from the rotation center of the connecting rod drive disk (307), the inner ring of the rod end spherical bearing (309) is fitted on the eccentric pin (308), and the outer ring of the rod end spherical bearing (309) is fixedly connected to the end of the synchronous belt (304).

4. The horizontal tank queuing and lane-separating device according to claim 3, characterized in that, Both ends of the synchronous belt (304) are equipped with toothed plate assemblies (311), which include an upper toothed plate (3111) and a lower toothed plate (3112). The end of the synchronous belt (304) is clamped and fixed between the upper toothed plate (3111) and the lower toothed plate (3112). There are two rod end spherical bearings (309). The inner rings of the two rod end spherical bearings (309) are axially adjacent on the eccentric pin (308). The two rod end spherical bearings (309) are respectively connected to the corresponding toothed plate assembly (311) through connectors (310). A guide synchronous pulley (302) is provided above each of the two adjacent driven synchronous pulleys (305). The synchronous belt (304) passes around each guide synchronous pulley (302) and is pressed against each driven synchronous pulley (305).

5. The horizontal tank queuing and lane-separating device according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes a fixed frame (60), a movable frame (70), and a spacing adjustment mechanism (80); the material guide channel (10) is defined by an outer limiting plate (11) and an inner limiting plate (12) arranged opposite to each other; the inner limiting plate (12) is fixedly connected to the fixed frame (60), the outer limiting plate (11) is fixedly connected to the movable frame (70), and one end of each of the shaking rollers (20) is rotatably supported on the fixed frame (60); a slider (71) is fixed on the movable frame (70), the slider (71) is slidably connected to the fixed frame (60), and the fixed frame (60) supports the movable frame (70) through the slider (71); the spacing adjustment mechanism (80) connects the movable frame (70) and the fixed frame (60) and is used to drive the movable frame (70) to translate relative to the fixed frame (60) to adjust the spacing between the outer limiting plate (11) and the inner limiting plate (12).

6. The horizontal tank queuing and lane-separating device according to claim 5, characterized in that, The spacing adjustment mechanism (80) includes a second rotary drive element (801), four screw jacks (802) arranged in a rectangular shape, and a transmission linkage assembly; the power output ends of the four screw jacks (802) are all connected to the fixed frame (60); the power output end of the second rotary drive element (801) is synchronously connected to the power input end of each screw jack (802) through the transmission linkage assembly.

7. The horizontal tank queuing and lane-separating device according to claim 6, characterized in that, The transmission linkage assembly includes a gear commutator (805), a vertical linkage shaft (803), and a horizontal linkage shaft (804); the two upper and lower screw jacks (802) located in the same vertical direction are linked through the vertical linkage shaft (803) and the gear commutator (805); the two gear commutators (805) located in the same horizontal direction are linked through the horizontal linkage shaft (804).

8. The horizontal tank queuing and lane-separating device according to claim 7, characterized in that, A position sensor (806) for detecting the distance is installed between the movable frame (70) and the fixed frame (60).

9. The horizontal tank queuing and lane-separating device according to claim 5, characterized in that, Within the lower channel (102), a set of discharge guide components (40) is installed on both sides of the area directly below each of the channel gaps. A discharge channel (1021) for a single row of tanks (90) to pass through is formed between the two sets of discharge guide components (40). Each set of discharge guide components (40) includes a fixed discharge baffle (41) and a movable discharge baffle (42). The fixed discharge baffle (41) and the movable discharge baffle (42) are fixedly connected to the inner limiting plate (12) and the outer limiting plate (11), respectively. The discharge channel (1021) gradually narrows from top to bottom. The upper width of the discharge channel (1021) is adapted to the width of the channel gap between two adjacent shaking rollers (20). The lower width of the discharge channel (1021) is greater than the diameter of a single tank (90) and less than the upper width.

10. The horizontal tank queuing and lane-separating device according to claim 5, characterized in that, At each end of the upper channel (101), a set of anti-detachment components (50) is provided. Each set of anti-detachment components (50) includes a fixed anti-detachment baffle (51) and a movable anti-detachment baffle (52). The fixed anti-detachment baffle (51) and the movable anti-detachment baffle (52) are fixedly connected to the inner limiting plate (12) and the outer limiting plate (11) respectively, and are used to restrict the tank (90) from detaching from the material guiding channel (10).

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