Laser coding machine

Abstract

The utility model relates to a laser coding machine, which comprises a supporting conveyor belt for supporting and conveying bottle caps, two clamping conveyor belts for clamping the bottle caps on the supporting conveyor belt, and a clamping driving unit for driving the two clamping conveyor belts to perform clamping action, the laser coding unit is used for carrying out laser coding on the bottle caps clamped by the two clamping conveying belts; according to the laser coding machine, the bottle caps are supported and transferred through the supporting conveying belt, when the bottle caps are transferred to the coding position, the two clamping conveying belts on the two sides are used for clamping and positioning, the coding machining precision of the bottle caps is guaranteed, reliability is improved, meanwhile, the laser coding machine can be well suitable for various special-shaped bottle caps, and the laser coding machine is suitable for various special-shaped bottle caps. And the applicability is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of bottle cap processing, and more specifically to a laser coding machine. Background Art

[0002] With the increasing development of bottle cap laser coding technology, the corresponding laser coding equipment has also been rapidly developed. However, the existing laser coding equipment usually relies on two conveyor belts to clamp and drive the bottle cap forward, and performs coding after reaching the laser coding position. This equipment structure has the following defects: 1. It is only suitable for cylindrical bottle caps, but not for special-shaped bottle caps (such as square bottle caps, oval bottle caps, spherical bottle caps, conical bottle caps, etc.), and its versatility is not high; 2. The bottom of the bottle cap lacks support and is prone to tilt, resulting in inaccurate coding; therefore, a laser coding machine that can better solve the above defects is needed. Utility Model Content

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a laser coding machine in view of the above-mentioned defects of the prior art.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by the utility model to solve its technical problems is:

[0005] A laser coding machine is constructed, which includes a supporting conveyor belt for supporting and conveying bottle caps, two clamping conveyor belts for clamping the bottle caps on the supporting conveyor belt, a clamping driving unit for driving the two clamping conveyor belts to perform a clamping action, and a laser coding unit for laser coding the bottle caps clamped by the two clamping conveyor belts.

[0006] The laser coding machine described in the utility model, wherein the laser coding machine further comprises a lifting unit for driving the clamping drive unit to lift and lower.

[0007] The laser coding machine described in the utility model, wherein the lifting unit includes a screw and a screw motor, the movable end of the screw is connected to a driving plate, and the lifting unit also includes a guide component for guiding the movement of the driving plate; the clamping drive unit is arranged on the driving plate.

[0008] The laser coding machine described in the utility model, wherein the guide assembly comprises a guide post and a guide sleeve, and the guide sleeve is fixedly mounted on the driving plate; the driving plate is also provided with a first clamping piece detachably connected to the guide post.

[0009] The laser coding machine described in the utility model, wherein the clamping drive unit includes a slide rail assembly, on which two sliding frames corresponding to the clamping conveyor belt are slidably arranged; the clamping drive unit also includes a linear drive unit corresponding to driving the two sliding frames to slide.

[0010] The laser coding machine described in the utility model, wherein the slide rail assembly includes two side-by-side rails, the sliding frame includes two sliders respectively corresponding to and slidably connected to the rails, a connecting plate connecting the two sliders, and columns fixed on the two connecting plates, and the upper ends of the two columns are connected by a mounting plate; the clamping conveyor belt is correspondingly mounted on the mounting plate.

[0011] In the laser coding machine of the utility model, the sliding block is provided with a second clamping piece which is detachably connected to the track.

[0012] The laser coding machine described in the utility model, wherein the supporting conveyor belt comprises a conveyor plate and a supporting frame for supporting and installing the conveyor plate; the conveyor belt is arranged on the conveyor plate.

[0013] In the laser coding machine of the utility model, the feeding direction of the conveyor belt is consistent with the feeding direction of the clamping conveyor belt.

[0014] The laser coding machine described in the utility model, wherein the laser coding unit includes one or two lasers; when two lasers are provided, the two lasers are respectively located above and below the conveying plate, the conveying plate is provided with a first slot cooperating with the lower laser, and the conveyor belt is composed of two belts respectively located on both sides of the first slot.

[0015] The laser coding machine described in the utility model further comprises a visual inspection unit for inspecting the bottle cap after coding; the visual inspection unit comprises one or two visual inspection modules; when two visual inspection modules are provided, the two visual inspection modules are respectively located above and below the transmission plate, and the transmission plate is provided with a second slot cooperating with the lower visual inspection module.

[0016] The beneficial effect of the utility model is that the laser coding machine of the present application is used to support and transfer the bottle cap by relying on the support conveyor belt. When the bottle cap is transferred to the coding position, it is clamped and positioned by two clamping conveyor belts on both sides, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the bottle cap coding processing and improving the reliability. At the same time, it can also be well applied to various special-shaped bottle caps, thereby improving the applicability. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. The drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work:

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a laser coding machine according to a preferred embodiment of the utility model (the visual detection unit is not shown);

[0019] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 The enlarged schematic diagram at A in the middle;

[0020] Figure 3 This is a front view of a laser coding machine of a preferred embodiment of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 This is a left view of a laser coding machine of a preferred embodiment of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 5 This is a top view of a laser coding machine of a preferred embodiment of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of a laser coding machine of a preferred embodiment of the utility model (displaying a visual detection unit). DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiments of the utility model clearer, the following will be combined with the technical solution in the embodiments of the utility model for a clear and complete description. Obviously, the described embodiments are partial embodiments of the utility model, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0025] The laser coding machine of the preferred embodiment of the utility model is as follows Figure 1 See also Figure 2-Figure 6 , including a supporting conveyor belt 1 for supporting and conveying bottle caps, two clamping conveyor belts 3 for clamping bottle caps 2 on the supporting conveyor belt 1, a clamping driving unit 4 for driving the two clamping conveyor belts 3 to perform a clamping action (the clamping action includes two operations of clamping and releasing), and a laser coding unit 5 for laser coding the bottle caps 2 clamped by the two clamping conveyor belts 3;

[0026] The laser coding machine of the present application relies on the supporting conveyor belt 1 to support and transfer the bottle cap 2. When it is transferred to the coding position, it is clamped and positioned by two clamping conveyor belts 3 on both sides, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the coding processing of the bottle cap 2 and improving the reliability. At the same time, it can also be well applied to various special-shaped bottle caps (such as square bottle caps, oval bottle caps, spherical bottle caps, conical bottle caps, etc.), thereby improving the applicability.

[0027] Preferably, the laser coding machine further comprises a lifting unit 6 for driving the clamping driving unit 4 to lift and lower; the purpose of adopting this design is that the height of the two clamping conveyor belts 3 can be adjusted by the lifting unit 6, so as to adjust the clamping height of the bottle cap 2 and improve the applicability to bottle caps of different heights;

[0028] Among them, the lifting unit 6 can adopt the following structural design, or can adopt other existing structural design forms. The solution obtained by replacing the existing structure of this lifting unit also belongs to the protection scope of this application.

[0029] Specifically: the lifting unit 6 includes a screw 60 and a screw motor 61, the movable end of the screw 60 is connected to a driving plate 62, and the lifting unit 6 also includes a guide assembly 63 for guiding the movement of the driving plate; the clamping drive unit 4 is arranged on the driving plate 62;

[0030] During operation, the screw motor 61 drives the screw 60 to operate, and then drives the drive plate 62 to move up and down under the guidance of the guide assembly 63, driving the clamping drive unit 4 and the two clamping conveyor belts 3 to move up and down. The structure is reasonable and compact, the lifting drive reliability is good, and the lifting height adjustment accuracy is high.

[0031] The guide assembly 63 may be in the form of a combination of a guide column 630 and a guide sleeve 631, and the guide sleeve 631 is fixedly mounted on the drive plate 62 during the setting; of course, other existing guide forms may also be used;

[0032] Preferably, the driving plate 62 is also provided with a first clamping member 620 which is detachably connected to the guide column 630. The purpose of providing the first clamping member 620 is that when processing a certain type of bottle cap, after adjusting the height of the driving plate through the lifting unit 6 during the debugging stage, the guide column 630 is clamped by the first clamping member 620 to lock the position, so as to avoid misoperation and ensure the reliability and consistency of product processing. The first clamping member 620 can adopt existing forms such as C-type clamps, which is not limited to this.

[0033] Preferably, the clamping drive unit 4 includes a slide rail assembly 40, on which two sliding frames 41 are slidably arranged correspondingly to the clamping conveyor belt; the clamping drive unit 4 also includes a linear drive unit 42 correspondingly driving the two sliding frames 41 to slide;

[0034] During operation, two linear drive units 42 are used to respectively drive the two sliding frames 41 to move, thereby controlling the two clamping conveyor belts 3 to perform the clamping action.

[0035] Preferably, the slide rail assembly 40 includes two parallel rails 400, the slide frame 41 includes two sliders 410 respectively corresponding to the rails 400 for sliding connection, a connecting plate 411 connecting the two sliders 410, and a column 412 fixed on the two connecting plates 411, and the upper ends of the two columns 412 are connected by a mounting plate 413; the clamping conveyor belt 3 is correspondingly mounted on the mounting plate 413;

[0036] The moving structure using double slide rails has good stability, wherein the linear drive unit 42 can be in the form of a screw motor or other existing linear transmission forms, which is not limited.

[0037] Preferably, the slider 410 is provided with a second clamping member 414 detachably connected to the track 400; another optional application method is to adjust the positions of the two clamping conveyor belts 3 and then lock the slider and the track through the second clamping member 414, which can be used in the processing of cylindrical bottle caps.

[0038] Preferably, the supporting conveyor belt 1 includes a conveyor plate 10 and a supporting frame 11 for supporting and installing the conveyor plate 10; a conveyor belt 12 is arranged on the conveyor plate 10; wherein, the structural form of the supporting frame 11 can be designed as needed, and the structure of the conveyor plate 10 and the conveyor belt 12 can adopt existing conventional components, which will not be elaborated in detail.

[0039] Preferably, the feeding direction of the conveyor belt 12 is consistent with the feeding direction of the clamping conveyor belt 3. When this design is adopted, the clamping conveyor belt 3 can also be used for auxiliary feeding (the two clamping conveyor belts 3 rotate in opposite directions), and can also be used for rotation adjustment of the bottle cap angle (the two clamping conveyor belts 3 rotate in the same direction).

[0040] Preferably, the laser coding unit 5 includes one or two lasers 50; when only one laser is provided, coding can be performed on the top of the bottle cap according to actual needs;

[0041] When two lasers are provided, the two lasers 50 are respectively located above and below the conveying plate 10, and the conveying plate 10 is provided with a first slot 100 that matches the lower laser 50. At this time, the conveyor belt 12 is composed of two belts 120 located on both sides of the first slot 100, so as to avoid the laser beam below, thereby realizing double-sided laser coding operation well;

[0042] Preferably, the laser 50 can be installed and set through a laser mounting frame 51.

[0043] Preferably, the laser coding machine may also be provided with a bottom plate 7 to install the above-mentioned screw motor 61, guide column 630, support frame 11, and laser mounting frame 51 to ensure the integrity of the equipment.

[0044] Preferably, the laser coding machine further comprises a visual inspection unit 7 for inspecting the bottle cap after coding; the visual inspection unit comprises one or two visual inspection modules 70;

[0045] When a visual inspection module 70 is provided, corresponding to the application scenario of the single laser 50 described above, the coding on the upper surface of the bottle cap can be inspected;

[0046] When two visual inspection modules 70 are provided, the two visual inspection modules 70 are respectively located above and below the conveying plate 10, and the conveying plate 10 is provided with a second slot 101 that cooperates with the lower visual inspection module 70, corresponding to the above-mentioned application scenario of double-sided coding by the two lasers 50, and the coding on the upper and lower surfaces of the bottle cap is inspected;

[0047] Preferably, the visual inspection unit 7 may further include a visual bracket 71 to facilitate installation of the visual inspection module 70. For ease of debugging, a height adjustment structure for adjusting the visual inspection module may be provided on the visual bracket. The visual inspection module may use existing components, which will not be described in detail.

[0048] Furthermore, in order to ensure the detection effect, two or more visual detection units 7 may be provided as required to perform re-inspection.

[0049] It should be understood that those skilled in the art can make improvements or changes based on the above description, and all these improvements and changes should fall within the scope of protection of the claims attached to the utility model.

Claims

1. A laser coding machine, characterized in that: The invention comprises a supporting conveyor belt for supporting and conveying bottle caps, two clamping conveyor belts for clamping bottle caps on the supporting conveyor belt, a clamping driving unit for driving the two clamping conveyor belts to perform clamping action, and a laser coding unit for laser coding the bottle caps clamped by the two clamping conveyor belts.

2. The laser marking machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The laser coding machine also includes a lifting unit that drives the clamping drive unit to move up and down.

3. The laser marking machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The lifting unit includes a screw and a screw motor, the movable end of the screw is connected to a driving plate, and the lifting unit also includes a guide assembly for guiding the movement of the driving plate; the clamping drive unit is arranged on the driving plate.

4. The laser marking machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The guide assembly includes a guide column and a guide sleeve, and the guide sleeve is fixedly mounted on the driving plate; the driving plate is also provided with a first clamping member detachably connected to the guide column.

5. The laser marking machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The clamping drive unit includes a slide rail assembly, on which two sliding frames corresponding to the clamping conveyor belt are slidably arranged; the clamping drive unit also includes a linear drive unit corresponding to driving the two sliding frames to slide.

6. The laser marking machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The slide rail assembly includes two side-by-side rails, the sliding frame includes two sliders respectively slidably connected to the rails, a connecting plate connecting the two sliders, and columns fixed on the two connecting plates, and the upper ends of the two columns are connected by a mounting plate; the clamping conveyor belt is correspondingly mounted on the mounting plate.

7. The laser marking machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The sliding block is provided with a second clamping member which is detachably connected to the track.

8. The laser coding machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The supporting conveyor belt comprises a conveyor plate and a supporting frame for supporting and installing the conveyor plate; a conveyor belt is arranged on the conveyor plate.

9. The laser marking machine according to claim 8, characterized in that: The laser coding unit includes one or two lasers; when two lasers are provided, the two lasers are respectively located above and below the conveying plate, and the conveying plate is provided with a first slot cooperating with the lower laser, and the conveyor belt is composed of two belts respectively located on both sides of the first slot.

10. The laser marking machine according to claim 9, characterized in that: The laser coding machine also includes a visual inspection unit for inspecting the bottle caps after coding; the visual inspection unit includes one or two visual inspection modules; when two visual inspection modules are provided, the two visual inspection modules are respectively located above and below the conveying plate, and the conveying plate is provided with a second slot that cooperates with the lower visual inspection module.

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