Square bottle steering mechanism

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of steering structures, and particularly relates to a square bottle steering mechanism which comprises an air cylinder assembly, a motor assembly, a rotating assembly and a guide assembly. The motor assembly is used for driving the rotating assembly to rotate; the air cylinder assembly is used for pushing the motor assembly and driving the rotating assembly to move, so that the rotating assembly is in contact with or separated from the square bottle; the guide assembly is provided with an arc transition part, when the square bottles are conveyed to the arc transition part, the air cylinder assembly pushes the motor assembly to drive the rotating assembly to move, the rotating assembly is connected with the square bottles in a clamped mode, the motor assembly drives the rotating assembly to rotate to drive the square bottles to rotate, and the square bottles rotate by a certain angle to change the placing state. According to the square bottle steering mechanism, the square bottles can steer more gently and smoothly, so that it is better guaranteed that the square bottles are not damaged, the bottle clamping phenomenon can be prevented, and the steering and conveying efficiency of the square bottles is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of steering structures, in particular to a square bottle steering mechanism. Background Art

[0002] When square bottles are conveyed and packaged on an assembly line, it is often necessary to change the placement of the square bottles during transportation, such as changing the placement of the square bottles from horizontal to vertical. The prior art usually provides a steering mechanism to achieve the change of the placement of the square bottles.

[0003] However, the existing square bottle turning mechanism is usually complex in structure and inconvenient to use, and the bottle is easily stuck. At the same time, the rotation of the square bottle is relatively stiff, which can easily lead to the breakage of the square bottle. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the utility model provides a square bottle steering mechanism, which can enable the square bottle to be turned more gently and smoothly, thereby better protecting the square bottle from damage and preventing the bottle from getting stuck, thereby improving the efficiency of steering and conveying the square bottle.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a square bottle steering mechanism, comprising a cylinder assembly, a motor assembly, a rotating assembly, and a guide assembly;

[0006] The motor assembly is used to drive the rotating assembly to rotate;

[0007] The cylinder assembly is used to push the motor assembly and drive the rotating assembly to move, so that the rotating assembly contacts or separates from the square bottle;

[0008] The guide assembly has an arc transition portion. When the square bottle is transported to the arc transition portion, the cylinder assembly pushes the motor assembly to drive the rotating assembly to move, so that the rotating assembly is engaged with the square bottle. The motor assembly drives the rotating assembly to rotate and drives the square bottle to rotate, so that the square bottle rotates through a certain angle to change the placement state.

[0009] Preferably, the square bottle steering mechanism comprises a shell, a side wall of the shell is connected to a mounting bracket, and the mounting bracket is used to fix the motor assembly and the cylinder assembly.

[0010] Preferably, the motor assembly includes a motor and a motor fixing plate, the motor fixing plate wraps and fixes the motor inside, the side wall of the motor fixing plate is connected to a slider, and the motor fixing plate is connected to a guide rail arranged on the side wall of the mounting bracket through the slider.

[0011] Preferably, the cylinder assembly includes a cylinder fixing bracket, a cylinder shell, a cylinder shaft, and a cylinder shaft connector, the cylinder shell is provided on the outside of the cylinder shaft, the cylinder shaft is connected to the motor assembly through the cylinder shaft connector, the cylinder fixing bracket is provided on the side wall of the mounting bracket, and the cylinder assembly is fixedly connected to the mounting bracket through the cylinder fixing bracket.

[0012] Preferably, the rotating assembly includes a star wheel component, a first cover plate, a second cover plate, a star wheel outer cover, and a guardrail bracket. The first cover plate, the second cover plate, the star wheel outer cover, and the guardrail bracket are fixedly connected to each other and are used to install and fix the star wheel component and enclose the star wheel component. The first cover plate is fixedly connected to the outer shell through a gasket.

[0013] Preferably, the star wheel component includes a first star wheel, a second star wheel, an intermediate column, and a star wheel shaft. The first star wheel and the second star wheel are connected via the intermediate column, and the first star wheel is connected to the motor in the motor assembly via the star wheel shaft and a coupling.

[0014] Preferably, the guide assembly includes a first guard plate and a second guard plate connecting the conveyor belt and the square bottles on the conveyor belt, a channel for the square bottles to pass through is formed between the first guard plate and the second guard plate, and the arc transition part includes an arc transition section on the first guard plate and the second guard plate.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0016] By arranging a cylinder assembly to push the motor assembly and drive the rotating assembly to move, the rotating assembly contacts the square bottle when the square bottle needs to be rotated, and the rotating assembly disengages from the square bottle after the square bottle rotates, thereby avoiding the rotating assembly and the square bottle from getting stuck with each other, so that the square bottle can be transported more smoothly, which is beneficial to improving the efficiency of turning and conveying the square bottle; at the same time, by arranging a guide assembly with a circular arc transition part, the square bottle is rotated at the circular arc transition part of the guide assembly, so that the square bottle can be turned more smoothly, thereby better protecting the square bottle from damage. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model after removing the star wheel cover;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model after removing the second cover plate, the star wheel cover, and part of the guardrail bracket;

[0020] Figure 4for Figure 3 A side plan view of a

[0021] In the figure:

[0022] square bottle 1;

[0023] Cylinder components:

[0024] Cylinder shaft 11, cylinder housing 12, cylinder fixing bracket 13, cylinder shaft connector 14;

[0025] Motor components:

[0026] Motor 21, motor fixing plate 22;

[0027] Rotating components:

[0028] A first cover plate 31, a second cover plate 32, a star wheel cover 33, and a guardrail bracket 34;

[0029] Star wheel components: a first star wheel 351, a second star wheel 352, an intermediate column 353, and a star wheel shaft 354;

[0030] Guide components:

[0031] A first guard plate 41 , a second guard plate 42 , and an arc transition section 43 .

[0032] Housing 5, mounting bracket 6, slider 7, guide rail 8, cushion block 9, coupling 10. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0034] like Figure 1-4 As shown, the utility model provides a square bottle steering mechanism, including a cylinder assembly, a motor assembly, a rotating assembly, and a guide assembly;

[0035] The motor 21 assembly is used to drive the rotating assembly to rotate;

[0036] The cylinder assembly is used to push the motor 21 assembly and drive the rotating assembly to move, so that the rotating assembly contacts or separates from the square bottle 1;

[0037] The guide assembly has an arc transition portion. When the square bottle 1 is transported to the arc transition portion, the cylinder assembly pushes the motor 21 assembly to drive the rotating assembly to move, so that the rotating assembly is engaged with the square bottle 1. The motor 21 assembly drives the rotating assembly to rotate and drives the square bottle 1 to rotate, so that the square bottle 1 rotates through a certain angle to change the placement state.

[0038] Specifically, Figure 1 , 2 As shown, when the square bottle steering mechanism of the utility model is working, the square bottle 1 is conveyed to the arc transition part of the guide assembly via the conveyor belt, the cylinder assembly pushes the front top of the motor 21 assembly, and the motor 21 assembly also pushes the front top of the rotating assembly, so that the rotating assembly can be engaged with the square bottle 1 located at the arc transition part of the guide assembly. At this time, the motor 21 assembly drives the rotating assembly to rotate, thereby driving the square bottle 1 to rotate, so that the square bottle 1 rotates a certain angle in the arc transition part of the guide assembly, thereby changing the placement state of the square bottle 1, so that the square bottle 1 continues to be conveyed out from the other end of the guide assembly after changing to another placement state, thereby completing the steering process of the square bottle 1 during the transmission process.

[0039] In this embodiment, a cylinder assembly is provided to push the motor 21 assembly and drive the rotating assembly to move, so that when the square bottle 1 needs to be rotated, the rotating assembly contacts the square bottle 1, and after the square bottle 1 rotates, the rotating assembly disengages from the square bottle 1, thereby avoiding the rotating assembly and the square bottle 1 from getting stuck with each other, so that the square bottle 1 can be transported more smoothly, which is beneficial to improving the steering and transportation efficiency of the square bottle 1; at the same time, a guide assembly with a circular arc transition portion is provided, so that the square bottle 1 is rotated at the circular arc transition portion of the guide assembly, so that the square bottle 1 can be turned more smoothly, thereby better protecting the square bottle 1 from damage.

[0040] In other embodiments, a bottle flow buffer mechanism may be added to enable the square bottle 1 to enter the guide assembly more smoothly and without impact, or a bottle blocking mechanism may be added to promptly stop the square bottle 1 that has not entered the arc transition part when an abnormality occurs in the steering mechanism, thereby further avoiding the situation where the bottle is stuck in the rotating assembly.

[0041] In an optional embodiment, the square bottle steering mechanism includes a housing 5, a side wall of the housing 5 is connected to a mounting bracket 6, and the mounting bracket 6 is used to fix the motor 21 assembly and the cylinder assembly.

[0042] Specifically, in this embodiment, the motor 21 assembly and the cylinder assembly can be installed inside by providing the housing 5 and the mounting bracket 6, and the motor 21 assembly and the cylinder assembly can be protected.

[0043] In an optional embodiment, the motor 21 assembly includes a motor 21 and a motor fixing plate 22, the motor fixing plate 22 wraps and fixes the motor 21 inside, the side wall of the motor fixing plate 22 is connected to the slider 7, and the motor fixing plate 22 is connected to the guide rail 8 arranged on the side wall of the mounting bracket 6 through the slider 7.

[0044] Specifically, in this embodiment, by providing a motor fixing plate 22 to wrap and fix the motor 21 inside, the motor 21 can be further protected, and by connecting the side wall of the motor fixing plate 22 to the slider 7, and then connecting the slider 7 to the guide rail 8 provided on the side wall of the mounting bracket 6, the cylinder assembly can push the motor 21 and the motor fixing plate 22 to slide along the guide rail 8 when working.

[0045] In an optional embodiment, the cylinder assembly includes a cylinder fixing bracket 13, a cylinder shell 512, a cylinder shaft 11, and a cylinder shaft connector 14. The cylinder shell 512 is provided on the outside of the cylinder shaft 11. The cylinder shaft 11 is connected to the motor 21 assembly through the cylinder shaft connector 14. The cylinder fixing bracket 13 is provided on the side wall of the mounting bracket 6. The cylinder assembly is fixedly connected to the mounting bracket 6 through the cylinder fixing bracket 13.

[0046] Specifically, in this embodiment, the cylinder assembly is installed by providing a cylinder fixing bracket 13 to fix the entire cylinder assembly to the mounting bracket 6, and a cylinder housing 512 is provided to wrap the cylinder shaft 11 to protect the cylinder shaft 11. When the cylinder assembly is working, the cylinder shaft 11 moves in the axial direction, thereby pushing the motor 21 assembly connected to the cylinder shaft 11 through the cylinder shaft connector 14 to also move in the axial direction.

[0047] In an optional embodiment, the rotating assembly includes a star wheel component, a first cover plate 31, a second cover plate 32, a star wheel outer cover 33, and a guardrail bracket 34. The first cover plate 31, the second cover plate 32, the star wheel outer cover 33, and the guardrail bracket 34 are fixedly connected to each other and are used to install and fix the star wheel component and enclose the star wheel component. The first cover plate 31 is fixedly connected to the outer shell 5 through a gasket 9.

[0048] Specifically, in this embodiment, the star wheel component is enclosed by providing a first cover plate 31, a second cover plate 32, a star wheel outer cover 33, and a guardrail bracket 34 to install, fix and protect the star wheel component, and a pad 9 is connected between the first cover plate 31 and the outer shell 5 to achieve a fixed connection between the rotating assembly and the outer shell 5.

[0049] In an optional embodiment, the star wheel component includes a first star wheel 351, a second star wheel 352, an intermediate column 353, and a star wheel shaft 354. The first star wheel 351 and the second star wheel 352 are connected via the intermediate column 353, and the first star wheel 351 is connected to the motor 21 in the motor 21 assembly via the star wheel shaft 354 and the coupling 10.

[0050] Specifically, in this embodiment, the synchronous rotation between the first star wheel 351 and the second star wheel 352 can be achieved by setting the intermediate column 353, and the rotation connection between the star wheel component and the motor 21 can be achieved by setting the star wheel shaft 354 and the coupling 10.

[0051] In an optional embodiment, the guide assembly includes a first guard plate 41 and a second guard plate 42 that connect the conveyor belt and the square bottles 1 on the conveyor belt, a channel for the square bottles 1 to pass through is formed between the first guard plate 41 and the second guard plate 42, and the arc transition part includes an arc transition section 43 on the first guard plate 41 and the second guard plate 42.

[0052] Specifically, Figure 3 , 4 As shown, by providing a symmetrical first guard plate 41 and a second guard plate 42, and forming a channel for the square bottle 1 to pass through between the first guard plate 41 and the second guard plate 42, the square bottle 1 can be more smoothly conveyed to the circular arc transition section 43 at the bottom of the star wheel, and the square bottle 1 can be driven by the star wheel to rotate more smoothly and stably on the circular arc transition section 43 on the first guard plate 41 and the second guard plate 42, thereby ensuring the smooth turning process of the square bottle 1 during the transmission process.

[0053] The above description is only a preferred specific implementation manner of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can make equivalent replacements or changes within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention according to the technical scheme and the utility model concept of the present invention, which should be covered by the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A square bottle steering mechanism, characterized in that: It includes a cylinder assembly, a motor assembly, a rotating assembly, and a guide assembly; The motor assembly is used to drive the rotating assembly to rotate; The cylinder assembly is used to push the motor assembly and drive the rotating assembly to move, so that the rotating assembly contacts or separates from the square bottle; The guide assembly has an arc transition portion. When the square bottle is transported to the arc transition portion, the cylinder assembly pushes the motor assembly to drive the rotating assembly to move, so that the rotating assembly is engaged with the square bottle. The motor assembly drives the rotating assembly to rotate and drives the square bottle to rotate, so that the square bottle rotates through a certain angle to change the placement state.

2. A square bottle steering mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The square bottle steering mechanism comprises a shell, a side wall of which is connected to a mounting bracket, and the mounting bracket is used for fixing and mounting the motor assembly and the cylinder assembly.

3. A square bottle steering mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The motor assembly includes a motor and a motor fixing plate, wherein the motor fixing plate wraps and fixes the motor inside, the side wall of the motor fixing plate is connected to a slider, and the motor fixing plate is connected to a guide rail arranged on the side wall of the mounting bracket through the slider.

4. A square bottle steering mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The cylinder assembly includes a cylinder fixing bracket, a cylinder shell, a cylinder shaft, and a cylinder shaft connector. The cylinder shell is provided on the outside of the cylinder shaft, and the cylinder shaft is connected to the motor assembly through the cylinder shaft connector. The cylinder fixing bracket is provided on the side wall of the mounting bracket, and the cylinder assembly is fixedly connected to the mounting bracket through the cylinder fixing bracket.

5. A square bottle steering mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The rotating assembly includes a star wheel component, a first cover plate, a second cover plate, a star wheel outer cover, and a guardrail bracket. The first cover plate, the second cover plate, the star wheel outer cover, and the guardrail bracket are fixedly connected to each other and are used to install and fix the star wheel component and cover the star wheel component. The first cover plate is fixedly connected to the outer shell through a gasket.

6. A square bottle steering mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that: The star wheel component includes a first star wheel, a second star wheel, an intermediate column, and a star wheel shaft. The first star wheel is connected to the second star wheel via the intermediate column, and the first star wheel is connected to the motor in the motor assembly via the star wheel shaft and a coupling.

7. A square bottle steering mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The guide assembly includes a first guard plate and a second guard plate for connecting the conveyor belt and the square bottles on the conveyor belt, a channel for the square bottles to pass through is formed between the first guard plate and the second guard plate, and the arc transition part includes the arc transition sections on the first guard plate and the second guard plate.

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