Canned beverage encasement gripper

By designing the can grabbing block assembly and photoelectric ranging sensor in the canned beverage box grabber, the problems of low stability and difficulty in detecting missing beverage cans in the prior art are solved, and higher grabbing is achieved Stability and lack of detection capability.

CN222432703UActive Publication Date: 2025-02-07SIHONG WANGDA FOOD CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421202410.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-05-29
Publication Date
2025-02-07
Estimated Expiration
2034-05-29

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The existing canned beverage boxing grippers are less stable when grabbing beverage cans and cannot detect the absence of a beverage can group.

Method used

A canned beverage boxing gripper is designed, using canned grabbing block assembly, including grabbing blocks, rubber rings, connecting tubes and photoelectric ranging sensors. The grabbing blocks are driven by robotic arms and the photoelectric ranging sensors are used. Detect the tank missing.

Benefits of technology

It improves the grab stability of beverage cans and can detect whether there is a missing beverage can in a group of beverage cans.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a canned beverage encasement gripper which comprises a base, a mechanical arm is fixedly installed on the upper portion of the base, an installation plate is fixedly installed at the movable end of the mechanical arm, a bottom plate is arranged on the lower portion of the installation plate and is parallel to the installation plate, and connecting rods are fixedly installed at the four corners between the bottom plate and the installation plate respectively. Air distribution blocks are fixedly installed on the lower portion of the installation plate side by side. According to the beverage can grabbing device, the grabbing block, the rubber ring, the connecting pipe and the photoelectric distance measuring sensor are arranged, so that the grabbing stability of beverage cans is improved, and whether the beverage cans in a group are missing or not can be detected.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of beverage production, and in particular relates to a canned beverage packing gripper. Background Art

[0002] At present, in the production of canned beverages, it is usually necessary to use a mechanical gripper to grab a group of beverage cans and place them in a packaging box. The existing canned beverage packaging gripper usually includes a mechanical arm and a pneumatic suction cup driven by the mechanical arm. The pneumatic suction cup of the canned beverage packaging gripper is usually a rectangular box of fixed size. The inside of the pneumatic suction cup is provided with a hole for extracting air. Although the beverage cans can be grabbed, the lower surface of the pneumatic suction cup is flat, so the gripping stability of the beverage cans is low, and it is not possible to detect whether there are any beverage cans missing in a group of beverage cans. Utility Model Content

[0003] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides a canned beverage packing gripper, which improves the gripping stability of beverage cans and can detect whether there are any beverage cans missing in a group of beverage cans.

[0004] The utility model is realized by the following technical solutions:

[0005] A canned beverage packing gripper comprises a base, a mechanical arm is fixedly installed on the upper part of the base, a mounting plate is fixedly installed on the movable end of the mechanical arm, a bottom plate is arranged parallel to the mounting plate at the lower part of the mounting plate, connecting rods are fixedly installed at the four corners between the bottom plate and the mounting plate, a gas distributor is fixedly installed side by side at the lower part of the mounting plate, a tank body grabbing block assembly is installed on the bottom plate, the tank body grabbing block assembly comprises a grabbing block, a groove is provided inside the grabbing block, a rubber ring is fixedly provided on the inner wall of the groove, a connecting pipe is integrated on the upper part of the grabbing block, a photoelectric distance measuring sensor is fixedly installed inside the groove provided on one side of the grabbing block, the detection end of the photoelectric distance measuring sensor faces the inside of the groove, and a mounting nut is threadedly connected to the outer wall of the connecting pipe.

[0006] Preferably, the shape of the groove matches the shape of the upper end of the can body of the canned beverage.

[0007] Preferably, a plurality of the grab blocks are arranged side by side at the lower part of the bottom plate.

[0008] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0009] 1. In the utility model, the arrangement of the grab block, the rubber ring, the connecting tube, and the photoelectric distance sensor is conducive to improving the grabbing stability of the beverage cans, and can detect whether there are any beverage cans missing in a group of beverage cans.

[0010] 2. In the present invention, the arrangement of the mounting plate and the bottom plate is conducive to the installation of the tank grab block assembly. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0011] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the utility model.

[0012] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the mounting plate of the utility model.

[0013] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the tank grab block assembly of the utility model.

[0014] In the figure:

[0015] 1. Base; 2. Robotic arm; 3. Mounting plate; 31. Air distributor block; 32. Bottom plate; 33. Connecting rod; 4. Tank grab block assembly; 41. Grabbing block; 42. Rubber ring; 43. Connecting pipe; 44. Photoelectric distance sensor; 45. Mounting nut. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0016] The utility model is described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Figure 1 and attached Figure 2 As shown, a canned beverage packing gripper includes a base 1, a mechanical arm 2 is fixedly installed on the upper part of the base 1, a mounting plate 3 is fixedly installed on the movable end of the mechanical arm 2, a bottom plate 32 is arranged at the lower part of the mounting plate 3 and parallel to the mounting plate 3, connecting rods 33 are fixedly installed at the four corners between the bottom plate 32 and the mounting plate 3, an air distributor block 31 is fixedly installed side by side at the lower part of the mounting plate 3, and a can body grabbing block assembly 4 is installed on the bottom plate 32.

[0017] In this embodiment, combined with the Figure 3 As shown, the can body grabbing block assembly 4 includes a grabbing block 41, a groove is opened inside the grabbing block 41, a rubber ring 42 is fixedly provided on the inner wall of the groove, a connecting pipe 43 is integrated with the upper part of the grabbing block 41, a photoelectric distance sensor 44 is fixedly installed inside the groove opened on one side of the grabbing block 41, the detection end of the photoelectric distance sensor 44 faces the inside of the groove, and the outer wall of the connecting pipe 43 is threadedly connected with a mounting nut 45. Driven by the robot arm 2, the grabbing block 41 moves downward to fix the upper end of the beverage can arranged by the production personnel, and an external vacuum pump or compressor extracts the gas in the grabbing block 41 and the connecting pipe 43, thereby sucking the beverage can, and the rubber ring 42 increases the friction and sealing of the beverage can. The photoelectric distance sensor 44 can detect whether there is a beverage can in the groove, thereby detecting whether the beverage can is missing.

[0018] In this embodiment, specifically, the shape of the groove is adapted to the shape of the upper end of the can body of the canned beverage.

[0019] In this embodiment, specifically, a plurality of the grab blocks 41 are arranged side by side at the lower portion of the bottom plate 32 .

[0020] In this embodiment, specifically, the plurality of connecting tubes 43 all penetrate the bottom plate 32 , and the grab block 41 is fixed to the bottom plate 32 via the connecting tubes 43 and the mounting nuts 45 .

[0021] In this embodiment, specifically, multiple rows of connecting pipes 43 are respectively connected to the pipelines of multiple gas distribution blocks 31.

[0022] In this embodiment, specifically, the connecting pipe 43 is connected to the groove in the grab block 41 .

[0023] How it works

[0024] In the utility model, the base 1 is fixed to the canned beverage production workshop, the mechanical arm 2 and the photoelectric ranging sensor 44 are connected to the external control device, the gas distribution block 31 is connected to the external vacuum pump or compressor, the mechanical arm 2 drives the bottom plate 32 and the can body grabbing block assembly 4 to move, the can body grabbing block assembly 4 grabs the canned beverage, and thus the canned beverage is moved into the packaging box.

[0025] Utilizing the technical solution described in the utility model, or those skilled in the art designing similar technical solutions inspired by the technical solution of the utility model to achieve the above-mentioned technical effects, all fall within the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A canned beverage packing gripper, characterized in that: The canned beverage packing gripper comprises a base (1), a mechanical arm (2) is fixedly mounted on the upper part of the base (1), a mounting plate (3) is fixedly mounted on the movable end of the mechanical arm (2), a bottom plate (32) is arranged parallel to the mounting plate (3) at the lower part of the mounting plate (3), connecting rods (33) are fixedly mounted at the four corners between the bottom plate (32) and the mounting plate (3), a gas distributor block (31) is fixedly mounted side by side at the lower part of the mounting plate (3), and a can body grabbing block assembly is mounted on the bottom plate (32). (4), the tank body grab block assembly (4) comprises a grab block (41), a groove is provided inside the grab block (41), a rubber ring (42) is fixedly provided on the inner wall of the groove, a connecting pipe (43) is integrally provided on the upper part of the grab block (41), a photoelectric distance measuring sensor (44) is fixedly installed inside the groove provided on one side of the grab block (41), the detection end of the photoelectric distance measuring sensor (44) faces the inside of the groove, and a mounting nut (45) is threadedly connected to the outer wall of the connecting pipe (43).

2. The canned beverage packing gripper according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shape of the groove is adapted to the shape of the upper end of the can body of the canned beverage.

3. The canned beverage packing gripper according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of the grab blocks (41) are arranged side by side at the lower part of the bottom plate (32).

4. The canned beverage packing gripper according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plurality of connecting pipes (43) all penetrate the bottom plate (32), and the grab block (41) is fixed to the bottom plate (32) via the connecting pipes (43) and the mounting nuts (45).

5. The canned beverage packing gripper according to claim 1, characterized in that: The multiple rows of connecting pipes (43) are respectively connected to the pipelines of the multiple gas distribution blocks (31).

6. The canned beverage packing gripper according to claim 1, characterized in that: The connecting pipe (43) is connected to the groove in the grab block (41).