Deformable clamping jaw and product production line with same

Abstract

The utility model relates to a deformable clamping jaw and a product production line with the same, and belongs to the technical field of clamping jaws. The deformable clamping jaw comprises a driving assembly, a mounting block, a rotary swinging part, a first suction part and a second suction part, one end of the rotary swing part is fixedly connected with the driving assembly, and the other end of the rotary swing part is connected with the first suction part; the driving assembly is arranged above the mounting block and is used for driving the first suction part to rotate to a preset position; and the second sucking part is arranged below the mounting block and is used for sucking the product. According to the scheme, manual work can be replaced, the products placed in a row can be clamped and placed in a triangular mode, the products are placed in a packaging box, and compared with a manual placing mode in the prior art, the deformable clamping jaw greatly improves production efficiency, reduces labor cost, and improves product quality. And the requirements of modern automatic high-speed production are effectively met.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of clamping jaws, in particular to a deformable clamping jaw and a product production line having the same. Background Art

[0002] At present, in the field of food processing, most products need to be packaged in packaging boxes for easy transportation, storage and sales.

[0003] Existing food packaging boxes are usually made by bending and gluing an integrally formed cardboard into a rectangular shape. Dairy products such as cups or boxes usually adopt three-cup straight-row packaging. However, since most dairy products are heavy and mostly liquid, products packaged in this way are easily damaged by squeezing during transportation, which in turn causes liquid leakage, greatly increasing the costs of enterprises and merchants. When selling, multiple products are generally placed side by side on the outer edge of the container. The outer edge space required for straight-row packaging is large, which is not conducive to space saving. However, because the three-cup triangular packaging has a more solid and stable structure, it can effectively protect the safety of the internal items, and its unique and beautiful design can attract consumers' attention and increase the competitiveness of products. Therefore, the use of three-cup triangular packaging has gradually become the direction of development for various companies.

[0004] However, in the production process of existing dairy products, in order to facilitate canning, capping and labeling, most products are placed in a row on the production line. When the products need to be packaged into a three-cup triangle, they need to be manually removed from the production line and placed in the triangle packaging box. This method not only requires a large number of workers, but also has low efficiency and cannot meet the needs of modern automated high-speed production.

[0005] Therefore, there is an urgent need to design a deformable clamp and a product production line with the same, which can replace manual labor, clamp products conveyed in a row (i.e., arranged in a straight row) and transform them into a triangular arrangement, and can cooperate with the triangular packaging boxes on the production line to place the products in the packaging boxes. Compared with the manual placement method in the prior art, the deformable clamp provided by the utility model greatly improves production efficiency, reduces labor costs, and effectively meets the needs of modern automated high-speed production. Utility Model Content

[0006] In order to overcome the problems existing in the related technology, the utility model provides a deformable clamp and a product production line having the same. The deformable clamp and the product production line having the same can replace manual labor, clamp products placed in a row and deform them into a triangular arrangement, and put the products into a packaging box. Compared with the manual arrangement method in the prior art, the deformable clamp provided by the utility model greatly improves production efficiency, reduces labor costs, and effectively meets the needs of modern automated high-speed production.

[0007] One of the purposes of the utility model is to provide a deformable clamp, comprising a driving assembly, a mounting block, a rotating and swinging part, a first suction part and a second suction part; one end of the rotating and swinging part is fixedly connected to the driving assembly, and the other end is connected to the first suction part; the driving assembly is arranged above the mounting block, and is used to drive the first suction part to rotate to a preset position; the second suction part is arranged below the mounting block, and is used to suck the product.

[0008] In a preferred technical solution of the utility model, the driving assembly includes a rotating cylinder and a gear set; the gear set is connected to the output end of the rotating cylinder; and the rotating swinging part is connected to the gear set.

[0009] In a preferred technical solution of the utility model, the gear set includes a driving wheel and a driven wheel meshing with each other; the ratio of the number of teeth of the driving wheel to that of the driven wheel is 3:5.

[0010] In a preferred technical solution of the utility model, the driving wheel is connected to the piston rod of the rotating cylinder; the driven wheel is connected to the rotating swinging part.

[0011] In a preferred technical solution of the utility model, the first suction part and the second suction part include suction cups; the suction cups are arranged below the mounting block, and the opening direction of the suction cups faces downward.

[0012] In a preferred technical solution of the utility model, the rotating swing part includes a swing connecting rod; the swing connecting rod is arc-shaped as a whole.

[0013] In a preferred technical solution of the utility model, the ratio of the rotation angle of the rotary cylinder to the number of teeth of the driven wheel is 15:5.

[0014] In a preferred technical solution of the utility model, the rotation angle of the rotary cylinder is 180 degrees, the number of teeth of the driven wheel is 60, and the number of teeth of the driving wheel is 36.

[0015] One of the purposes of the utility model is to provide a product production line, comprising a mechanical arm and the above-mentioned deformable clamping claw; the deformable clamping claw is connected to the mechanical arm through a mounting bracket.

[0016] In a better technical solution of the utility model, it also includes a mounting rod and a plurality of the deformable jaws; the mounting rod is connected to the robotic arm, and the length direction of the mounting rod is parallel to the conveying direction of the product; and the plurality of the deformable jaws are arranged in sequence along the length direction of the mounting rod.

[0017] The technical solution provided by the utility model may have the following beneficial effects:

[0018] (1) The deformable clamp provided by the utility model can transform products placed in a row into a triangular arrangement through the cooperation of a driving assembly, a mounting block, a rotating swinging part, a first suction part and a second suction part. Compared with the manual arrangement method in the prior art, the deformable clamp provided by the utility model can replace manual labor to clamp products conveyed in a row (i.e., arranged in a straight row) and transform them into a triangular arrangement, and can cooperate with the triangular packaging box on the conveyor line to place the product in the packaging box, thereby greatly improving the efficiency of production packaging, reducing production costs, and helping enterprises to achieve the goal of improving quality and increasing efficiency.

[0019] (2) The product production line provided by the utility model is provided with a plurality of deformable claws on the mounting connecting rod. When a plurality of groups of products are conveyed to the loading station via the conveyor belt, the plurality of deformable claws can simultaneously absorb the plurality of groups of products and transform the plurality of groups of products from being arranged in a row to being arranged in a triangular shape. The products arranged in a triangular shape are then placed on the placing station. Compared with the prior art which manually arranges the products in a triangular shape, resulting in high cost and low efficiency, the product production line provided by the utility model can synchronously perform deformation operations on a plurality of groups of products through a plurality of deformable claws, thereby greatly improving efficiency, reducing labor costs, and effectively meeting the needs of modern automated high-speed production.

[0020] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent through a more detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein the same reference numerals generally represent the same components in the exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of a deformable clamping jaw in a first state shown in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 2 It is a schematic structural diagram of the deformable clamping jaw in the second state shown in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 3 It is an exploded schematic diagram of a deformable clamping jaw shown in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 4 It is a schematic structural diagram of multiple groups of deformable jaws deforming from a first state to a second state shown in an embodiment of the utility model.

[0026] Description of reference numerals:

[0027] 1. Driving assembly; 11. Rotating cylinder; 12. Driving wheel; 13. Driven wheel; 2. Mounting block; 3. Rotating swing part; 4. First suction part; 5. Second suction part; 6. Mounting bracket; 7. Mounting connecting rod; 8. Product. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown in the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the present invention can be implemented in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided to make the present invention more thorough and complete, and to fully convey the scope of the present invention to those skilled in the art.

[0029] The terms used in the present invention are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. The singular forms "a", "the" and "the" used in the present invention and the appended claims are also intended to include plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates other meanings. It should also be understood that the term "and / or" used herein refers to and includes any or all possible combinations of one or more associated listed items.

[0030] At present, in the production process of dairy products, in order to facilitate canning, capping and labeling, most products are placed in a row on the production line. When the product needs to be packaged into a three-cup triangle style, it is necessary to manually remove the product from the production line and place it in the triangular packaging box. This method not only requires a large number of manpower, but also has low efficiency, which is not conducive to the company's goal of improving quality and efficiency.

[0031] In response to the above problems, an embodiment of the utility model provides a deformable clamp that can replace manual labor, clamp products placed in a row and deform them into a triangular arrangement, and put the products into a packaging box. Compared with the manual arrangement method in the prior art, the deformable clamp provided by the utility model greatly improves production efficiency, reduces labor costs, and effectively meets the needs of modern automated high-speed production.

[0032] The technical solution of the embodiment of the utility model is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0033] Embodiment 1:

[0034] See also Figure 1-Figure 4A deformable clamp provided in Embodiment 1 of the present application comprises a driving assembly 1, a mounting block 2, a rotating swinging portion 3, a first suction portion 4 and a second suction portion 5. The driving assembly 1, the mounting block 2 and the second suction portion 5 are arranged in sequence from top to bottom, and the first suction portion 4 and the second suction portion 5 are in the same horizontal plane. Specifically, one end of the rotating swinging portion 3 is fixedly connected to the driving assembly 1, and the other end is connected to the first suction portion 4. The driving assembly 1 is arranged above the mounting block 2 to drive the first suction portion 4 to rotate to a preset position. The second suction portion 5 is arranged below the mounting block 2 to suck the product 8.

[0035] More specifically, the driving assembly 1 includes a rotating cylinder 11 and a gear set; the rotating cylinder 11 includes a housing and a piston rod, the housing is fixed on the mounting block 2 through a fixing seat, the piston rod passes through the fixing seat and is connected to the gear set, that is, the gear set is connected to the output end of the rotating cylinder, and the rotating swing part 3 is connected to the gear set. Exemplarily, the gear set includes a driving wheel 12 and a driven wheel 13 arranged on the mounting plate, the driving wheel 12 is connected to the output end of the rotating cylinder 11; the driven wheel 13 is connected to the rotating swing part 3. Further, the driving wheel 12 is sleeved on the piston rod of the rotating cylinder and rotates with the rotation of the piston rod, and the driven wheel 13 is meshed with the driving wheel 12. Under the drive of the rotating cylinder 11, the driving wheel 12 and the driven wheel 13 are driven to rotate synchronously, and then the first suction part 4 is driven to rotate around the driven wheel 13 through the rotating swing part 3 until the first suction part 4 reaches a preset position.

[0036] It should be noted that the driving assembly 1 can also use a combination of a driving cylinder and a power shaft to provide power for the first suction part 4. The driving motor is arranged on the mounting block 2, and the driving motor and the driving wheel 12 are connected through the power shaft, so that the driving motor can drive the driving wheel 12, the driven wheel 13, the rotating swing part 3 and the first suction part 4 to move synchronously.

[0037] The first suction part 4 and the second suction part 5 include a suction cup, a vacuum device and a vacuum tube, and the suction cup is connected to the vacuum device through the vacuum tube. The suction cup is arranged below the mounting block 2, and the opening direction of the suction cup faces downward, so as to facilitate the suction of the product 8 located below. Exemplarily, the first suction part 4 includes one vacuum suction cup, and the second suction part 5 includes two vacuum suction cups, wherein the one vacuum suction cup is connected to the rotating swing part 3 through a suction cup mounting seat, and the two vacuum suction cups are connected to the mounting block 2 through a suction cup mounting seat, and when the deformable jaw is in the first state, the three vacuum suction cups are arranged in a row.

[0038] The rotating swing part 3 includes a swing link, one end of which is fixed to the driven wheel 13, and the other end is connected to the first suction part 4. In order to facilitate the deformation of the three vacuum suction cups arranged in a row into a triangle shape (the triangle shape is the second state of the deformable clamp), the swing link is arc-shaped as a whole.

[0039] In order to facilitate the rotation of the vacuum suction cup on the first suction part 4 to the symmetry line of the two vacuum suction cups in the second suction part 5 (i.e., the preset position), the ratio of the number of teeth of the driving wheel 12 to the number of teeth of the driven wheel 13 is 3:5. Further, the ratio of the rotation angle of the rotating cylinder 11 to the number of teeth of the driven wheel 13 is 15:5, and the ratio of the rotation angle of the rotating cylinder 11 to the number of teeth of the driving wheel 12 is 15:3. Exemplarily, the rotation angle of the rotating cylinder 11 is 180 degrees, the number of teeth of the driven wheel 13 is 60, and the number of teeth of the driving wheel 12 is 36. When the deformable jaw is deformed from the first state to the second state (such as Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown), the swing link rotates 120 degrees, so that the vacuum suction cup on the first suction part 4 rotates to the symmetry line of the two vacuum suction cups in the second suction part 5.

[0040] Working principle: The deformable clamp provided in the first embodiment of the present application includes a driving assembly 1, a mounting block 2, a rotating swinging part 3, a first suction part 4 and a second suction part 5. When it is necessary to transform the three vacuum suction cups placed in a row into a triangular arrangement (i.e., from the first state to the second state), the vacuum pumping device is turned on so that the vacuum suction cups on the first suction part 4 and the second suction part 5 suck the product, and then the rotating cylinder is started to drive the driving wheel 12 connected to the piston rod to rotate, thereby driving the driven wheel 13 meshing with the driving wheel 12 to rotate synchronously, and then driving the swing connecting rod to rotate with one end connected to the driven wheel 13 as the base point until the vacuum suction cup on the first suction part 4 is on the symmetry line of the two vacuum suction cups on the second suction part 5 (i.e., the preset position), and the vacuum pumping device is turned off so that the product falls from the vacuum suction cup to the triangular packaging box below, and then the rotating cylinder is started to drive the swing connecting rod and the first suction part 4 back to the origin, thereby completing the transformation of the product from a state of being placed in a row to a state of being placed in a triangular manner.

[0041] In the first embodiment of the present invention, through the cooperation of the driving assembly, the mounting block, the rotating and swinging part, the first suction part and the second suction part, the products placed in a row can be transformed into a triangular arrangement. Compared with the manual placement method required in the prior art, the deformable clamping claw provided by the utility model can replace manual labor to clamp the products conveyed in a row (i.e., straight row arrangement) and transform them into a triangular arrangement, and can cooperate with the triangular packaging box on the conveyor line to place the product in the packaging box, which greatly improves the efficiency of production packaging, reduces production costs, and effectively meets the needs of modern automated high-speed production.

[0042] Embodiment 2:

[0043] Corresponding to the above-mentioned deformable clamping jaws, the second embodiment of the present application also provides a product production line, see Figure 1-Figure 4 , specifically:

[0044] On the basis of the structure of the above-mentioned embodiment 1, the utility model provides a product production line, including a conveyor belt, a mechanical arm and the above-mentioned deformable clamp. The mechanical arm and the deformable clamp are both arranged above the conveyor belt. Specifically, a loading station and a placement station are provided on the conveyor belt. The product is transported to the loading station via the conveyor belt. The deformable clamp transforms three products placed in a row into a triangular arrangement, and is driven by the mechanical arm to move to the placement station, and places the triangularly arranged products on the placement station. In order to facilitate the connection between the deformable clamp and the mechanical arm, the deformable clamp is connected to the mechanical arm via a mounting bracket 6.

[0045] It should be noted that since the products are generally transported equidistantly by a conveyor belt, in order to divide the products into groups of three, a grouping star wheel is provided at the front end of the conveyor belt. The grouping star wheel divides the products into groups of three to facilitate subsequent clamping and deformation.

[0046] In order to improve efficiency, the product production line provided in the second embodiment further includes a mounting rod 7, the length direction of which is consistent with the conveying direction of the product. Specifically, the mounting rod 7 is connected to the mechanical arm, and the deformable clamp is connected to the mounting rod 7 via a mounting bracket 6.

[0047] In order to be able to simultaneously perform deformation operations on multiple groups of products on the product conveyor line (i.e., transform them from being arranged in a row to being arranged in a triangular shape), the number of the deformable jaws is several, and the several deformable jaws are arranged in sequence along the length direction of the mounting connecting rod 7.

[0048] In the second embodiment, by arranging a plurality of deformable claws on the mounting connecting rod, when multiple groups of products are conveyed to the loading station via the conveyor belt, the plurality of deformable claws can absorb the multiple groups of products at the same time, and transform the multiple groups of products from being arranged in a row to being arranged in a triangular manner, and then place the products arranged in a triangular manner on the placing station. Compared with the prior art of manually arranging the products in a triangular manner, which results in high cost and low efficiency, the product production line provided in the second embodiment of the present application can synchronously perform deformation operations on multiple groups of products through a plurality of deformable claws, thereby greatly improving efficiency, reducing labor costs, and effectively meeting the needs of modern automated high-speed production.

[0049] In the description of the present utility model, it needs to be understood that the directions or positional relationships indicated by directional words such as "front, back, up, down, left, right", "lateral, vertical, perpendicular, horizontal" and "top, bottom" are usually based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description. Unless otherwise specified, these directional words do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction or be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present utility model; the directional words "inside and outside" refer to the inside and outside relative to the contours of each component itself.

[0050] For ease of description, spatially relative terms such as "above", "above", "on the upper surface of", "above", etc. may be used here to describe the spatial positional relationship between a device or feature and other devices or features as shown in the figure. It should be understood that spatially relative terms are intended to include different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation described in the figure. For example, if the device in the accompanying drawings is inverted, the device described as "above other devices or structures" or "above other devices or structures" will be positioned as "below other devices or structures" or "below other devices or structures". Thus, the exemplary term "above" can include both "above" and "below". The device can also be positioned in other different ways (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the spatially relative descriptions used here are interpreted accordingly.

[0051] In addition, it should be noted that the use of terms such as "first" and "second" to limit components is only for the convenience of distinguishing the corresponding components. If not otherwise stated, the above terms have no special meaning and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0052] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the present invention may have various modifications and variations. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A deformable clamping jaw, characterized in that: It comprises a driving assembly (1), a mounting block (2), a rotating swinging portion (3), a first suction portion (4) and a second suction portion (5); One end of the rotating swinging portion (3) is fixedly connected to the driving assembly (1), and the other end is connected to the first suction portion (4); The driving assembly (1) is arranged above the mounting block (2) and is used to drive the first suction part (4) to rotate to a preset position; The second suction portion (5) is arranged below the mounting block (2) and is used to suck the product (8).

2. The deformable clamping jaw according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving assembly (1) comprises a rotary cylinder (11) and a gear set; The gear set is connected to the output end of the rotary cylinder; The rotating swinging part (3) is connected to the gear set.

3. The deformable clamping jaw according to claim 2, characterized in that: The gear set includes a driving wheel (12) and a driven wheel (13) meshing with each other; The ratio of the number of teeth of the driving wheel (12) and the driven wheel (13) is 3:

5.

4. The deformable clamping jaw according to claim 3, characterized in that: The driving wheel (12) is connected to the piston rod of the rotary cylinder (11); The driven wheel (13) is connected to the rotating swing part (3).

5. The deformable clamping jaw according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first suction part (4) and the second suction part (5) include suction cups; The suction cup is arranged below the mounting block (2), and the opening direction of the suction cup faces downward.

6. The deformable clamping jaw according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating swing part (3) includes a swing connecting rod; The swing link is arc-shaped as a whole.

7. The deformable clamping jaw according to claim 3, characterized in that: The ratio of the rotation angle of the rotary cylinder (11) to the number of teeth of the driven wheel (13) is 15:

5.

8. The deformable clamping jaw according to claim 7, characterized in that: The rotation angle of the rotary cylinder (11) is 180 degrees. The number of teeth of the driven wheel (13) is 60, and the number of teeth of the driving wheel (12) is 36.

9. A product production line, characterized in that: comprising a mechanical arm and a deformable gripper according to any one of claims 1 to 8; The deformable clamping claw is connected to the mechanical arm via a mounting bracket (6).

10. The product production line according to claim 9, characterized in that: It also includes a mounting connecting rod (7) and a plurality of said deformable clamping claws; The mounting connecting rod (7) is connected to the robotic arm, and the length direction of the mounting connecting rod (7) is parallel to the conveying direction of the product; A plurality of deformable clamping claws are arranged in sequence along the length direction of the mounting connecting rod (7).

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