Full-automatic box filling and labeling machine

Abstract

A full-automatic boxing and labeling machine comprises a workbench, a material box positioning seat, a material disc positioning seat, a labeling positioning seat, a material loading and moving module and a labeling and moving module. The material box positioning seat is provided with a first clamping assembly, an unlocking mechanism, a door pushing mechanism, a lever assembly and a pushing mechanism, which are used to complete the clamping positioning, side wall unlocking, rear end door pushing, auxiliary opening and closing and box locking of the material box. The material disc positioning seat is arranged on one side of the material box positioning seat close to the material box door, and is used for the advance placement and pre-positioning of the material disc. The labeling positioning seat is arranged on one side of the material box positioning seat to form a labeling station. The material loading and moving module is provided with a first clamping jaw, a first suction head and a second suction head at the end thereof. The first suction head and the second suction head are arranged in the same direction and the axial center distance thereof is equal to the distance between the material box positioning seat and the labeling positioning seat, so as to realize double-station synchronous moving. The labeling and moving module is provided with a negative pressure suction plate and a third suction head at the end thereof. The negative pressure suction plate is a first pressing block, which cooperates with a second pressing block to realize the labeling at the corner of the material box.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of automated packaging equipment technology, and in particular to a fully automatic cartoning and labeling machine. Background Technology

[0002] After the assembly and testing of precision workpieces such as needle-shaped trays, automated processes such as tray boxing, box sealing, outer surface labeling, and finished product unloading and storage need to be completed sequentially. Existing automated packaging equipment generally adopts a single robotic arm serial operation architecture, in which all feeding, boxing, transfer, and labeling processes are executed sequentially. This results in high process coupling and severely limited overall equipment cycle time, making it difficult to meet the needs of high-speed mass production.

[0003] Meanwhile, existing packaging equipment cannot be adapted to the automated opening and closing of side-wall snap-on special material boxes. These material boxes rely on elastic snaps on the side walls to achieve self-locking closure of the box door. Conventional equipment can only achieve simple flip-top action, and manual intervention is still required to unlock and snap the box door during the production process, resulting in low automation, high labor costs, and poor consistency.

[0004] In addition, in the existing technology, the material tray loading and alignment process and the boxing and pushing process are highly integrated, without an independent pre-positioning and buffering station. The robot arm has to wait for the box to be fully opened before it can feed the material and put it into the box. The processes cannot be parallelized. Moreover, the labeling station generally only has the function of single-sided labeling and cannot achieve edge sealing. Summary of the Invention

[0005] To overcome the shortcomings of the prior art, the present invention aims to disclose a fully automatic cartoning and labeling machine, which solves the technical problems of serial processes, inability of snap-lock boxes to automatically unlock and close, low cartoning accuracy, poor labeling effect, and low production efficiency in existing equipment, and realizes pre-positioning and buffering of material trays, fully automatic opening and closing of material boxes, parallel operation of multiple processes, accurate labeling and shaping, and unmanned and automated operation of the entire process.

[0006] This invention discloses a fully automatic cartoning and labeling machine, including a worktable, on which are provided a material box positioning seat, a material tray positioning seat, a labeling positioning seat, a material feeding and transfer module, and a labeling and transfer module;

[0007] The material box positioning seat is provided with a first clamping assembly for locking the material box, an unlocking mechanism for pressing the side wall of the material box to unlock the material box door, a door pushing mechanism for extending from the rear through hole of the material box to push open the material box door, a lever assembly for reciprocating to move the material box door to assist in opening and closing, and a push mechanism for pushing the material box door from the outside to close it.

[0008] The tray positioning seat is located on the side of the material box positioning seat near the material box door. The tray positioning seat is equipped with a pushing mechanism for pushing the tray into the material box.

[0009] The labeling positioning seat is located on one side of the material box positioning seat and forms the material box labeling station;

[0010] The loading and transfer module is equipped with a first gripper, a first suction head and a second suction head at its end; it transfers the material tray to the material tray positioning seat through the first gripper, transfers the material box to the material box positioning seat through the first suction head, and transfers the material box at the material tray positioning seat to the labeling positioning seat through the second suction head.

[0011] The labeling and transfer module is equipped with a negative pressure suction plate and a third suction head at its end. The negative pressure suction plate adsorbs the label and attaches it to the material box at the labeling positioning seat. The third suction head removes the labeled material box from the labeling positioning seat.

[0012] Preferred technical solution: The first suction head and the second suction head are arranged in the same direction, and the second suction head is axially telescopically mounted on the end of the loading and transfer module; the axial center distance between the first suction head and the second suction head is equal to the axial center distance between the material box positioning seat and the labeling positioning seat; the first gripper and the execution end of the first suction head are oriented at an angle to each other.

[0013] Preferred technical solution: The first clamping assembly includes a first positioning platform, on which a first positioning block for abutting against the rear end of the material box, a first reference block for abutting against one side of the material box, and a first pressing push plate for pressing the other side of the material box are provided; the labeling positioning seat is provided with a second clamping assembly, the second clamping assembly includes a second positioning platform, on which a second positioning block for abutting against the rear end of the material box, a second reference block for abutting against one side of the material box, a second pressing push plate for pressing the other side of the material box, and a positioning pushing assembly for pushing the material box from the front end of the material box toward the second positioning block.

[0014] Preferred technical solution: The first pressing push plate is provided on the side end face corresponding to the material box and the material box door; the unlocking mechanism includes a side pressing member provided on the first pressing push plate, the side pressing member includes a pressing head and a pressing cylinder, the pressing cylinder drives the pressing head to partially press the side wall of the material box to unlock the material box door.

[0015] Preferred technical solution: The door pushing mechanism includes a telescopic cylinder mounted on the first positioning block, and the telescopic end of the telescopic cylinder is connected to a top pusher; the telescopic cylinder drives the top pusher to extend into the material box through the rear end through hole to push open the material box door; the first positioning platform is also provided with a lifting mechanism for supporting the lifting and lowering of the material box on it.

[0016] Preferred technical solution: The first positioning platform is provided with a first lever for moving the material box door in the opening direction and a second lever for moving the material box door in the closing direction on the side corresponding to the material box door; the first positioning platform is provided with a first driving cylinder and a second driving cylinder for driving the first lever and the second lever respectively.

[0017] Preferred technical solution: A pushing mechanism for axially pushing the front end of the material box is provided on the first positioning platform; the pushing mechanism includes a first driving mechanism, a second driving mechanism and a push block, the push block is installed at the output end of the first driving mechanism, and the first driving mechanism is assembled at the output end of the second driving mechanism; the first driving mechanism is used to drive the push block to move to the front end of the material box and to move out of the front end of the material box, and the second driving mechanism is used to drive the push block to press against the front end of the material box.

[0018] Preferred technical solution: The propulsion mechanism includes a support plate for carrying the material tray, a drive assembly, and a push head located at the end of the drive assembly; the support plate can move toward the material box positioning seat and dock with the material box on the material box positioning seat to form a channel for the material tray to pass through; the drive assembly is used to drive the push head to push the material tray into the material box through this channel.

[0019] Preferred technical solution: The labeling transfer module further includes a mounting frame; the negative pressure suction plate is a first pressure block, which is fixed to the mounting frame, and the front end face of the first pressure block is provided with a negative pressure suction hole; a second pressure block is assembled on the mounting frame through a transfer assembly, and the front end face of the second pressure block is arranged in the same direction as the front end face of the first pressure block; the side of the second pressure block facing the first pressure block is provided with a side pressure end face, which is parallel to the side of the first pressure block facing the second pressure block; the transfer assembly drives the second pressure block to reciprocate along a first direction and a second direction respectively; the first direction is perpendicular to the front end face of the first pressure block, and the second direction is perpendicular to the side pressure end face.

[0020] Preferred technical solution: The workbench is also equipped with a visual recognition module for identifying the needle loading status of the tray and a label dispensing module for printing and outputting labels; within the movement range of the loading and transfer module, there is a tray loading conveyor line and an empty material box loading module, with the visual recognition module located on one side of the tray loading conveyor line; the tray loading conveyor line is used to transport the tray to the picking position and stop it, and the tray loading conveyor line is divided into multiple conveying channels, with a diversion and transfer mechanism for moving external trays into any conveying channel; within the movement range of the labeling and transfer module, there is a material box unloading module, with the label dispensing module located on one side of the labeling positioning seat, and the material box unloading module is used to receive the material boxes that have been loaded and labeled; both the empty material box loading module and the material box unloading module include a lifting mechanism and a support frame located at the upper end of the lifting mechanism for supporting the turnover material frame, which is used to stack the material boxes.

[0021] Due to the application of the above technical solutions, the beneficial effects of this invention compared with the prior art are as follows:

[0022] This invention features a three-tiered workstation structure consisting of an independent material box positioning seat, a material tray positioning seat, and a labeling positioning seat. It is coupled with two independent transfer modules for separate operations. The material tray positioning seat allows for pre-placement and pre-positioning of the material tray, enabling the material tray loading process to be synchronized with the material box opening preparation process. This effectively changes the traditional single-process serial operation mode of equipment, improving overall work efficiency. The material box positioning seat integrates a clamping and positioning mechanism, a side wall unlocking mechanism, a rear door pusher, a lever-assisted opening and closing mechanism, and a front pusher locking mechanism. This automatically completes the entire process of unlocking, opening, loading, and locking the snap-on material box without manual intervention, significantly improving the automation level of the equipment. Simultaneously, the invention uses a dockable pallet and a pusher head to push the material tray, forming a stable feeding channel and reducing offset and jamming problems during the material tray pushing process. Furthermore, the invention employs a double-pressure block labeling structure, which, in addition to label adsorption and application, allows for labeling at the corners of the material box. This invention further optimizes the end-effector structure of the material loading and transfer module. The first and second suction heads are arranged in the same direction, with the second suction head employing an axially telescopic assembly structure. Simultaneously, the axial center distance between the two sets of suction heads matches the station spacing of the material box positioning seat and the labeling positioning seat. The execution end orientation of the first gripper and the first suction head is set at an angle. This structural arrangement effectively adapts to the needs of multi-station, long-distance transfer, using the telescopic suction head to compensate for alignment errors and avoid transfer interference. It also enables independent operation of gripper material handling and suction head box transfer. Furthermore, the first and second suction heads can simultaneously complete empty material box loading and finished product material box transfer operations between the material box positioning seat and the labeling positioning seat, achieving synchronous transfer between two stations and further reducing the work cycle. The equipment is equipped with a multi-channel tray conveyor, visual inspection, automatic label dispensing, and a lifting material box loading and unloading structure, which can automatically complete tray diversion loading, workpiece status detection, automatic boxing and labeling, and finished product storage, reducing manual intervention. Attached Figure Description

[0023] To more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the specific embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained from these drawings without creative effort.

[0024] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a fully automatic cartoning and labeling machine according to the present invention;

[0025] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the material box positioning seat, the material tray positioning seat, and the labeling positioning seat in this invention;

[0026] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the material loading and transfer module in this invention;

[0027] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the labeling and transfer module in this invention;

[0028] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A magnified view of a portion of point A in the middle.

[0029] In the above attached figures, 1. Workbench; 11. Vision recognition module; 12. Bid dispensing module; 2. Material box positioning seat; 21. First clamping assembly; 211. First positioning platform; 212. First positioning block; 213. First reference block; 214. First pressing push plate; 22. Unlocking mechanism; 221. Press head; 222. Pressing cylinder; 23. Push door mechanism; 231. Telescopic cylinder; 232. Top pusher; 24. Lever assembly; 241. First lever; 242. Second lever; 243. First drive cylinder; 244. Second drive cylinder; 25. Top pushing mechanism; 251. First drive mechanism; 252. Second drive mechanism; 253. Push block; 26. Lifting mechanism; 3. Material tray positioning seat; 3 1. Pallet; 32. Drive assembly; 33. Push head; 4. Labeling positioning seat; 41. Second clamping assembly; 411. Second positioning platform; 412. Second positioning stop; 413. Second reference stop; 414. Second pressing push plate; 415. Positioning and pushing assembly; 5. Loading and transferring module; 51. First gripper; 52. First suction head; 53. Second suction head; 6. Labeling and transferring module; 61. Mounting frame; 62. Negative pressure suction plate; 63. Second pressing block; 64. Transfer assembly; 65. Third suction head; 7. Material tray loading conveyor line; 71. Diversion and transfer mechanism; 8. Empty material box loading module; 9. Material box unloading module; 100. Turnover frame; 200. Material box; 201. Material box door; 300. Material tray. Detailed Implementation

[0030] The following specific embodiments illustrate the implementation of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification.

[0031] It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," etc., in the specification, claims, and accompanying drawings of this application are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such numbers can be interchanged where appropriate for describing embodiments of this application herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprising" and "having," and their synonyms, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion; for example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus that comprises a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units explicitly listed, but may include other steps or units not explicitly listed or inherent to such processes, methods, products, or apparatus.

[0032] In this application, the terms "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "front," "rear," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "middle," "vertical," "horizontal," "lateral," and "longitudinal" indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. These terms are primarily for the purpose of better describing the invention and its embodiments, and are not intended to limit the indicated device, element, or component to having a specific orientation, or to be constructed and operated in a specific orientation.

[0033] Furthermore, in addition to indicating direction or positional relationship, some of the aforementioned terms may also have other meanings. For example, the term "above" may also be used in certain situations to indicate a dependency or connection. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of these terms in this invention based on the specific circumstances.

[0034] Furthermore, the terms "installation," "setting," "equipped with," "connection," "linking," "fitting," and "fitting" should be interpreted broadly. For example, "connection" can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral structure; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or it can be an internal connection between two devices, components, or parts. Similarly, "fitting" can mean completely or partially fitted. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this invention according to the specific circumstances.

[0035] It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features described in this application can be combined with each other. This application will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0036] Example:

[0037] like Figure 1 As shown, the present invention provides a fully automatic cartoning and labeling machine, including a worktable 1. The worktable 1 is equipped with a material box positioning seat 2, a material tray positioning seat 3, a labeling positioning seat 4, a material loading and transfer module 5, and a labeling and transfer module 6. The main components of the present invention will be described in detail below:

[0038] like Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, the material box positioning seat 2 is equipped with a first clamping assembly 21, an unlocking mechanism 22, a door pushing mechanism 23, a lever assembly 24, and a pushing mechanism 25. The material box positioning seat 2 is used to position and fix the material box 200 to be loaded onto the tray. Specifically, the first clamping assembly 21 includes a first positioning platform 211, on which are provided a first positioning block 212 for abutting against the rear end of the material box 200, a first reference block 213 for abutting against one side of the material box 200, and a first pressing push plate 214 for pressing the other side of the material box 200. The first positioning block 212, the first reference block 213, and the first pressing push plate 214 work together to achieve three-point positioning and clamping of the material box 200. The first pressing push plate 214 is provided on the end face of the material box 200 that engages with the material box door 201. The unlocking mechanism 22 includes a side pressing member on the first pressing push plate 214, which includes a pressing head 221 and a pressing cylinder 222. The pressing cylinder 222 drives the pressing head 221 to partially press the side wall of the material box 200 to release the latch of the material box door and unlock the material box door. The door pushing mechanism 23 includes a telescopic cylinder 231 on the first positioning block 212, and the telescopic end of the telescopic cylinder 231 is connected to a push pin 232. After the unlocking mechanism 22 unlocks the material box door, the telescopic cylinder 231 drives the push pin 232 to extend into the rear through hole of the material box 200 and push the material box door outward at a certain angle. The lever assembly 24 includes a first lever 241 and a second lever 242 on the first positioning platform 211 and located on the corresponding side of the material box door, and a first driving cylinder 243 and a second driving cylinder 244 that drive the first lever 241 and the second lever 242 respectively. The first lever 241 is used to push the material box door in the opening direction, and the second lever 242 is used to push the material box door in the closing direction. The extension and retraction directions of the first drive cylinder 243 and the second drive cylinder 244 are both parallel to the front end of the material box 200. After the door pushing mechanism 23 pushes the material box door open by a certain angle, the first drive cylinder 243 drives the first lever 241 to move in a direction parallel to the front end of the material box 200, further pushing the material box door to the fully open state. When the material tray 300 is loaded into the material box 200, the second drive cylinder 244 drives the second lever 242 to move in the opposite direction, pushing the material box door to a near-closed position. The pushing mechanism 25 is provided on the first positioning platform 211 and is used to axially push the front end of the material box 200. The pushing mechanism 25 includes a first drive mechanism 251, a second drive mechanism 252, and a push block 253. Push block 253 is installed at the output end of first drive mechanism 251, and first drive mechanism 251 is assembled at the output end of second drive mechanism 252. First drive mechanism 251 is used to drive push block 253 to move to the front end of material box 200 and to move out of the front end of material box 200, and second drive mechanism 252 is used to drive push block 253 to press against the front end of material box 200.When the material tray 300 is loaded into the material box 200 and the lever assembly 24 moves the material box door to a near-closed position, the push block 253 of the push mechanism 25 pushes the front end of the material box 200 forward, so that the material box door is completely closed and locked. At the same time, the push mechanism 25 also presses when the material box 200 is placed into the material box positioning seat 2 to ensure that the material box 200 is close to the first positioning stop 212. The first positioning platform 211 is also provided with a lifting mechanism 26, which is used to support and drive the material box 200 to rise and fall, and to prevent the loading and transfer module 5 from interfering with other components during the material box loading and unloading process.

[0039] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the tray positioning seat 3 is arranged on the side of the box positioning seat 2 near the box door 201. The tray positioning seat 3 is used to pre-place and pre-position the tray 300, so that the tray loading process and the box door opening preparation process can be carried out synchronously, effectively changing the traditional single-process serial operation mode of the equipment. Specifically, the tray positioning seat 3 is provided with a pushing mechanism, which includes a support plate 31 that carries the tray 300, a drive assembly 32, and a push head 33 located at the end of the drive assembly 32. The support plate 31 can move towards the box positioning seat 2, docking with the box 200 on the box positioning seat 2 to form a stable feeding channel for the tray 300 to pass through, effectively reducing the offset and jamming problems during the pushing process of the tray 300. The drive assembly 32 is used to drive the push head 33 to push the tray 300 into the box 200 through this channel.

[0040] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the labeling positioning seat 4 is located on one side of the material box positioning seat 2, forming the labeling station of the material box 200. The labeling positioning seat 4 is equipped with a second clamping assembly 41, which includes a second positioning platform 411. The second positioning platform 411 has a second positioning stop 412 for abutting against the rear end of the material box 200, a second reference stop 413 for abutting against one side of the material box 200, a second pressing push plate 414 for pressing the other side of the material box 200, and a positioning pusher assembly 415 for pushing the material box 200 from the front end towards the second positioning stop 412. The second clamping assembly 41 is used to position and fix the material box 200 at the labeling station. In this embodiment, the first positioning platform 211 and the second positioning platform 411 are coplanar and integrally formed.

[0041] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, the end of the loading and transfer module 5 is provided with a first gripper 51, a first suction head 52, and a second suction head 53. The first suction head 52 and the second suction head 53 are arranged in the same direction, and the second suction head 53 is axially telescopically mounted to the end of the loading and transfer module 5. The axial center distance between the first suction head 52 and the second suction head 53 is equal to the axial center distance between the material box positioning seat 2 and the labeling positioning seat 4. The execution ends of the first gripper 51 and the first suction head 52 are oriented at an angle to each other, so as to perform gripping and suction operations separately in a limited space, realizing the independent operation of gripper picking up materials and suction head transferring boxes. Specifically, the loading and transfer module 5 uses the first gripper 51 to move the material tray 300 from the material tray loading conveyor line 7 to the tray positioning seat 3's support plate 31; the first suction head 52 moves the empty material box 200 from the empty material box loading module 8 to the material box positioning seat 2; and the second suction head 53 moves the loaded material box 200 from the tray positioning seat 3 to the labeling positioning seat 4. Since the distance between the first suction head 52 and the second suction head 53 is equal to the distance between the material box positioning seat 2 and the labeling positioning seat 4, when the first suction head 52 aligns with the material box positioning seat 2, the second suction head 53 can simultaneously align with the labeling positioning seat 4, achieving synchronous transfer between two workstations and reducing the work cycle time. The axially extendable structure of the second suction head 53 can effectively compensate for alignment errors and avoid transfer interference.

[0042] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 4As shown, the labeling and transfer module 6 also includes a mounting frame 61. The negative pressure suction plate 62 is the first pressure block, fixed to the mounting frame 61, and has negative pressure suction holes on its front end face. A second pressure block 63 is mounted on the mounting frame 61 via a transfer assembly 64, with the front end face of the second pressure block 63 aligned with the front end face of the first pressure block. The second pressure block 63 has a side pressure end face facing the first pressure block, parallel to the side of the first pressure block facing the second pressure block 63. The transfer assembly 64 drives the second pressure block 63 to reciprocate along a first direction and a second direction, respectively. The first direction is perpendicular to the front end face of the first pressure block, and the second direction is perpendicular to the side pressure end face. This structural design, where the first pressure block (negative pressure suction plate 62) and the second pressure block 63 cooperate, can further flatten the labels at the corners of the material box after label adsorption and application, improving labeling quality. Specifically, the labeling and transfer module 6 uses a negative pressure suction plate 62 to absorb labels from the label dispensing module 12 and attaches the labels to the material box 200 at the labeling positioning seat 4. Specifically, the negative pressure suction hole at the front end of the first pressure block generates negative pressure, absorbs the label, and moves to the labeling positioning seat 4, attaching the label to one connecting side of the edge of the material box 200. Driven by the transfer component 64, the second pressure block 63 reciprocates along a first direction (perpendicular to the front end face of the first pressure block) and a second direction (perpendicular to the side pressure end face), bending and pressing the label corresponding to the second pressure block 63 onto another connecting side of the material box 200, achieving edge labeling. After labeling is completed, the labeling and transfer module 6 uses a third suction head 65 to remove the labeled material box 200 from the labeling positioning seat 4 and transfer it to the material box unloading module 9.

[0043] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 5As shown, the workbench 1 is also equipped with a vision recognition module 11 and a label dispensing module 12. The vision recognition module 11 is used to identify the needle loading status of the tray 300. It is located on one side of the tray feeding conveyor line 7 and is detected by the first gripper 51 gripping the tray 300. The label dispensing module 12 is used to print and output labels. It is located on one side of the labeling positioning seat 4 and is used by the negative pressure suction plate 62 to pick up the labels. The tray feeding conveyor line 7 and the empty material box feeding module 8 are located within the movement range of the feeding and transfer module 5. The tray feeding conveyor line 7 is used to transport the tray 300 to the picking position and stop it. The tray feeding conveyor line 7 is divided into multiple conveying channels and is equipped with a diversion and transfer mechanism 71, which is used to move the external tray 300 into any conveying channel to realize multi-channel parallel feeding. The labeling and transfer module 6 is equipped with a material box unloading module 9 within its movement range, which is used to receive the material box 200 that has been loaded and labeled. Both the empty material box loading module 8 and the material box unloading module 9 include a lifting mechanism and a support frame located at the upper end of the lifting mechanism to support the turnover frame 100, which is used to stack the material boxes 200. The lifting mechanism of the empty material box loading module 8 gradually raises the turnover frame 100 containing the empty material boxes 200 for the first suction head 52 to pick up the material; the lifting mechanism of the material box unloading module 9 gradually lowers the turnover frame 100 containing the finished product material boxes 200 to collect the finished products.

[0044] refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, the working process of the fully automatic cartoning and labeling machine of the present invention will be described below in conjunction with the above structure:

[0045] First, the external material tray 300 is transported to the picking position via the material tray feeding conveyor line 7. The diversion and transfer mechanism 71 moves the material tray 300 into the corresponding conveying channel. At the same time, the lifting mechanism of the empty material box feeding module 8 raises the turnover frame 100 containing the empty material boxes 200 to the picking height.

[0046] The first suction head 52 picks up the empty material box 200 from the empty material box loading module 8 and transfers it to the material box positioning seat 2; the loading and transfer module 5 moves to the picking position, and the first gripper 51 grabs the material tray 300 and sends it to the vision recognition module 11 to identify the needle loading status of the material tray 300. The material tray 300 that passes the vision recognition is transferred to the tray 31 of the material tray positioning seat 3, realizing the pre-placement and pre-positioning of the material tray 300. Simultaneously, the material box positioning seats 2 prepare for unlocking and opening the material box door; the first positioning block 212, the first reference block 213, and the first pressing push plate 214 of the first clamping assembly 21 position and lock the material box 200; the pressing cylinder 222 of the unlocking mechanism 22 drives the pressing head 221 to press the side wall of the material box 200, releasing the door lock latch; the telescopic cylinder 231 of the door pushing mechanism 23 drives the push pusher 232 to extend from the rear through hole of the material box 200, pushing the material box door outward at a certain angle; the first driving cylinder 243 of the lever assembly 24 drives the first lever 241 to move in a direction parallel to the front end of the material box 200, moving the material box door to the fully open state. During this process, the material tray loading process and the material box opening preparation process are carried out simultaneously without waiting for each other.

[0047] After the material tray is pre-positioned and the material box door is opened, the support plate 31 of the pushing mechanism moves toward the material box positioning seat 2 and docks with the material box 200 to form a stable feeding channel. The drive assembly 32 drives the push head 33 to push the material tray 300 into the material box 200 from the door end through this channel.

[0048] After the tray loading is completed, the second drive cylinder 244 of the lever assembly 24 drives the second lever 242 to move in the opposite direction, moving the material box door to a near-closed position. The first drive mechanism 251 of the pushing mechanism 25 drives the push block 253 to move to the front end of the material box 200, and the second drive mechanism 252 drives the push block 253 to press against the front end of the material box 200, so that the material box door is completely closed and locked. The first clamping assembly 21 releases the locking of the material box 200.

[0049] The second suction head 53 of the loading and transfer module 5 transfers the tray-loaded 200 from the tray positioning seat 3 to the labeling positioning seat 4. At the same time, the first suction head 52 can simultaneously transfer the next empty 200 picked up by the empty 200 loading module 8 to the 200 positioning seat, realizing synchronous transfer between two stations. The second positioning stop 412, the second reference stop 413, and the second pressing push plate 414 of the second clamping assembly 41 cooperate with the positioning and pushing assembly 415 to position and fix the 200.

[0050] Labeling module 12 prints and outputs labels. The negative pressure suction plate 62 (i.e., the first pressure block) of labeling transfer module 6 adsorbs the label through the negative pressure suction hole, moves it to the labeling positioning seat 4, and affixes the label to the designated position in the material box 200. Transfer component 64 drives the second pressure block 63 to move along the first and second directions, flattening the corners of the material box for labeling. After labeling is completed, the third suction head 65 of labeling transfer module 6 removes the labeled material box 200 from the labeling positioning seat 4 and transfers it to the turnover frame 100 of material box unloading module 9. The lifting mechanism of material box unloading module 9 gradually descends, completing the collection of finished products.

[0051] Finally, it should be noted that the above are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A fully automatic cartoning and labeling machine, comprising a worktable, wherein the worktable is provided with a material box positioning seat, a material tray positioning seat, a labeling positioning seat, a material feeding and transfer module, and a labeling and transfer module; characterized in that: The material box positioning seat is provided with a first clamping assembly for locking the material box, an unlocking mechanism for pressing the side wall of the material box to unlock the material box door, a door pushing mechanism for extending from the rear through hole of the material box to push open the material box door, a lever assembly for reciprocating to move the material box door to assist in opening and closing, and a push mechanism for pushing the material box door from the outside to close it. The tray positioning seat is arranged on the side of the box positioning seat near the box door, and the tray positioning seat is provided with a pushing mechanism for pushing the tray into the box. The labeling positioning seat is located on one side of the material box positioning seat and forms a material box labeling station; The loading and transfer module is provided with a first gripper, a first suction head and a second suction head at its end; it transfers the material tray to the material tray positioning seat through the first gripper, transfers the material box to the material box positioning seat through the first suction head, and transfers the material box at the material tray positioning seat to the labeling positioning seat through the second suction head. The labeling and transfer module is equipped with a negative pressure suction plate and a third suction head at its end; the negative pressure suction plate adsorbs the label and attaches it to the material box at the labeling positioning seat, and the third suction head removes the labeled material box from the labeling positioning seat.

2. The fully automatic cartoning and labeling machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first suction head and the second suction head are arranged in the same direction, and the second suction head is axially telescopically mounted on the end of the loading and transfer module; the axial center distance between the first suction head and the second suction head is equal to the axial center distance between the material box positioning seat and the labeling positioning seat; the first gripper and the execution end of the first suction head are oriented at an angle to each other.

3. The fully automatic cartoning and labeling machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first clamping assembly includes a first positioning platform, on which a first positioning block is provided for abutting against the rear end of the material box, a first reference block is provided for abutting against one side of the material box, and a first pressing push plate is provided for pressing the other side of the material box; the labeling positioning seat is provided with a second clamping assembly, the second clamping assembly includes a second positioning platform, on which a second positioning block is provided for abutting against the rear end of the material box, a second reference block is provided for abutting against one side of the material box, a second pressing push plate is provided for pressing the other side of the material box, and a positioning pushing assembly is provided for pushing the material box from the front end of the material box toward the second positioning block.

4. The fully automatic cartoning and labeling machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first pressing push plate is provided on the side end face of the material box that is engaged with the material box door; the unlocking mechanism includes a side pressing member provided on the first pressing push plate, the side pressing member includes a pressing head and a pressing cylinder, the pressing cylinder drives the pressing head to partially press the side wall of the material box to unlock the material box door.

5. The fully automatic cartoning and labeling machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The door-pushing mechanism includes a telescopic cylinder mounted on the first positioning block, and the telescopic end of the telescopic cylinder is connected to a push pin; the telescopic cylinder drives the push pin to extend into the material box through the rear through hole to open the material box door; the first positioning platform is also provided with a lifting mechanism for supporting the lifting and lowering of the material box thereon.

6. The fully automatic cartoning and labeling machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first positioning platform is provided with a first lever for moving the material box door in the opening direction and a second lever for moving the material box door in the closing direction on the side corresponding to the material box door; the first positioning platform is provided with a first driving cylinder and a second driving cylinder for driving the first lever and the second lever respectively.

7. The fully automatic cartoning and labeling machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first positioning platform is provided with a pushing mechanism for axially pushing the front end of the material box; the pushing mechanism includes a first driving mechanism, a second driving mechanism and a push block, the push block is installed at the output end of the first driving mechanism, and the first driving mechanism is assembled at the output end of the second driving mechanism; the first driving mechanism is used to drive the push block to move to the front end of the material box and to move out of the front end of the material box, and the second driving mechanism is used to drive the push block to press against the front end of the material box.

8. The fully automatic cartoning and labeling machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The propulsion mechanism includes a support plate for carrying the material tray, a drive assembly, and a push head located at the end of the drive assembly; the support plate can move toward the material box positioning seat and dock with the material box on the material box positioning seat to form a channel for the material tray to pass through; The drive assembly is used to drive the push head to push the tray into the material box through this channel.

9. The fully automatic cartoning and labeling machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The labeling and transfer module also includes a mounting frame; the negative pressure suction plate is a first pressure block, which is fixed to the mounting frame, and the front end face of the first pressure block is provided with a negative pressure suction hole; The mounting bracket is equipped with a second pressure block via a transfer assembly. The front end face of the second pressure block is arranged in the same direction as the front end face of the first pressure block. The second pressure block has a side pressure end face on the side facing the first pressure block, and the side pressure end face is parallel to the side of the first pressure block facing the second pressure block. The transfer assembly drives the second pressure block to reciprocate along a first direction and a second direction respectively. The first direction is perpendicular to the front end face of the first pressure block, and the second direction is perpendicular to the side pressure end face.

10. A fully automatic cartoning and labeling machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The workbench is also equipped with a visual recognition module for identifying the needle loading status of the tray and a label dispensing module for printing and outputting labels. Within the movement range of the loading and transfer module, there is a tray loading conveyor line and an empty material box loading module. The visual recognition module is located on one side of the tray loading conveyor line. The tray loading conveyor line is used to transport the tray to the picking position and stop it. The tray loading conveyor line is divided into multiple conveying channels and is equipped with a diversion and transfer mechanism for moving external trays into any of the conveying channels. Within the movement range of the labeling and transfer module, there is a material box unloading module. The label dispensing module is located on one side of the labeling positioning seat. The material box unloading module is used to receive the material boxes that have been loaded and labeled. Both the empty material box loading module and the material box unloading module include a lifting mechanism and a support frame located on the upper end of the lifting mechanism for supporting the turnover material frame. The turnover material frame is used to stack the material boxes.

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