Clamping jaw structure

By introducing balanced scale and infrared sensors into the jaw structure, the problem that jaws cannot monitor the changes in the cup body material in the prior art is solved, and precise control of beverage ingredients is achieved.

CN222858031UActive Publication Date: 2025-05-13HANGZHOU QIANTANG TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421809280.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-29
Publication Date
2025-05-13
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-29

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The existing jaw structure can only serve as a transfer function in automated beverage production equipment, and cannot monitor changes in the material inside the cup, resulting in inaccurate feeding control.

Method used

A jaw structure including a jaw and a driving member is designed, and a balanced weight is added to monitor the weight change of the jaw and an infrared sensor is installed on the jaw to detect the presence of the cup.

Benefits of technology

By monitoring the weight changes of the jaw structure, the amount of material added in the cup can be effectively controlled to ensure that the material of each cup is the same and meets the specified requirements.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a clamping jaw structure which comprises a jaw piece and a driving piece, the driving piece can drive the jaw piece to move, the clamping jaw structure further comprises a balance scale, one end of the balance scale is connected with the jaw piece, the other end of the balance scale is connected with the driving piece, and the balance scale is used for collecting the weight of the jaw piece. The utility model has the advantages that the weight of ingredients can be effectively monitored, so as to ensure that the ingredients in each cup are the same, and ensure that the quantity of each kind of ingredients in each cup meets the specified requirement.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of clamping claw structures, and more specifically to a clamping claw structure. Background Art

[0002] The gripper is a key component in the cup placing machine. It is mainly responsible for accurately and stably gripping and placing the cup. Its structural design needs to take into account multiple aspects such as gripping force, precision, durability and adaptability to ensure the efficient operation of the cup placing machine. However, the grippers currently used in this field only have the function of clamping. In automated beverage production equipment, the gripper can only serve as a structure with a transfer function and cannot adapt to the purpose of monitoring the entire process of adding material from nothing to something in the cup body. It can only rely on functions such as visual inspection to complete the control of adding material to the cup body. Utility Model Content

[0003] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a clamping claw structure to overcome the above-mentioned defects in the prior art.

[0004] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0005] A clamping claw structure comprises a claw member and a driving member, wherein the driving member can drive the claw member to move, and also comprises a balance scale, wherein one end of the balance scale is connected to the claw member and the other end is connected to the driving member, and the balance scale is used to collect the weight of the claw member.

[0006] Furthermore, the claw member includes a claw housing, a claw portion and a first power portion, wherein the first power portion is located in the claw housing, and the first power portion can drive the claw portion to move on the claw housing to open or close the claw.

[0007] Furthermore, the claw portion includes two claws, at least one claw optical axis is horizontally arranged in the claw housing, and the two claws are slidably arranged on the claw optical axis.

[0008] Furthermore, the claw portion is provided with an infrared sensor for detecting whether there is a cup body between the two claws.

[0009] Furthermore, the two claws each include a first section and a second section, wherein the second section is located above the first section, and the second section is in a bell-shaped shape away from the first section.

[0010] Furthermore, a clamp fixing plate is provided on the side of the clamp housing facing the driving member, a horizontally protruding connecting section is provided in the middle of the clamp fixing plate, and one end of the balance scale is fixed below the connecting section.

[0011] Furthermore, the driving member includes a clamping jaw supporting plate and a second power unit, one end of the balance scale is connected to the clamping jaw supporting plate, and the second power unit drives the clamping jaw supporting plate to move in a vertical direction to move the clamping jaw.

[0012] Furthermore, the driving member also includes a photoelectric sensor for locating the moving position of the clamping jaw lining plate.

[0013] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: by setting a balance scale between the claw and the driving part, the weight change of the claw can be monitored to adapt to the needs of different scenarios. For example, the clamp needs to transfer the empty cup to different material picking parts for material picking and batching. Compared with the traditional clamp, the clamp structure of the utility model can effectively monitor the weight of the ingredients to ensure that the materials in each cup are the same and that the amount of each material in each cup meets the specified requirements. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 It is the overall structure diagram of the utility model;

[0015] Figure 2 It is an exploded view of the utility model.

[0016] Figure numerals: 1. Claw; 11. Claw housing; 12. Left claw; 13. Right claw; 14. Claw optical axis; 15. Motor V2; 16. Screw with positive and negative threads; 17. Nut with positive threads; 18. Nut with negative threads; 2. Driving member; 21. Claw support plate; 22. Motor V1; 23. Trapezoidal screw; 24. Lifting optical axis; 25. Photoelectric sensor; 3. Balance scale; 4. Claw fixing plate; 41. Connecting section; 5. First section; 6. Second section; 7. Cup body. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] 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.

[0018] It should be noted that when a component is referred to as being "fixed to" another component, it may be directly on the other component or there may also be a component centered. When a component is considered to be "connected to" another component, it may be directly connected to the other component or there may also be a component centered. When a component is considered to be "set on" another component, it may be directly set on the other component or there may also be a component centered. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "left", "right" and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only.

[0019] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art in the technical field of the present invention. The terms used herein in the specification of the present invention are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. The term "and / or" used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more related listed items.

[0020] The following is a further description of the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings:

[0021] At present, the clamps used in the production and packaging automation of the food and beverage industry, the product assembly and quality inspection of the pharmaceutical industry have only the function of clamping. In the automated beverage production equipment, the clamp can only serve as a structure with a transfer function, and cannot adapt to the purpose of monitoring the entire process of the material in the cup body 7 from nothing to something. It can only rely on visual inspection and other functions to complete the control of the filling of the cup body 7. Therefore, the utility model designs such a clamp structure, such as Figure 1 As shown, it includes a claw member 1 and a driving member 2. The driving member 2 can drive the claw member 1 to move, specifically to realize movement in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. It also includes a balance scale 3. One end of the balance scale 3 is connected to the claw member 1, and the other end is connected to the driving member 2. The balance scale 3 is used to collect the weight of the claw member 1. Its purpose is to monitor the weight change of the claw member 1 by setting the balance scale 3 between the claw member 1 and the driving member 2 to adapt to the needs of different scenarios. For example, the clamping jaws need to transfer the empty cups to different material taking parts for material taking and batching. Compared with traditional clamping jaws, the clamping jaw structure of the utility model can effectively monitor the weight of the ingredients to ensure that the materials in each cup are the same and that the amount of each material in each cup meets the specified requirements.

[0022] Specifically, Figure 2As shown, the claw member 1 includes a claw housing 11, a claw portion and a first power unit, the first power unit is located in the claw housing 11, the claw portion includes two claws, at least one claw optical axis 14 is horizontally arranged in the claw housing 11, and the two claws are slidably arranged on the claw optical axis 14, the first power unit includes a motor V215, a positive and negative thread screw 16, a nut positive thread 17 and a nut negative thread 18, the nut positive thread 17 corresponds to the left claw 12, the nut negative thread 18 corresponds to the right claw 13, the motor V215 rotates to drive the small pulley, the rotation of the small pulley causes another small pulley to rotate through the synchronous belt, the small pulley and the positive and negative thread screw 16 are coaxially rotated, so the positive and negative thread screw 16 rotates, so that the nut positive thread 17 and the nut negative thread 18 are driven to move at the same time, the movement of the nut positive thread 17 and the nut negative thread 18 causes the left claw 12 and the right claw 13 to be driven, thereby realizing the function of clamping the cup. The clamping jaw optical axis 14 on both sides fixes the directions of the nut positive thread 17 and the nut negative thread 18 through linear bearings, thereby enhancing the structural stability.

[0023] When the left claw 12 and the right claw 13 of the claw part are separated, the claw part is moved to the cup drop position under the action of the driving member 2. After the cup body 7 falls, it is necessary to monitor whether there is a cup body 7. Therefore, an infrared sensor is provided on the claw part to detect whether there is a cup body 7 between the two claws.

[0024] In addition, both claws include a first section 5 and a second section 6, the second section 6 is located above the first section 5, and the second section 6 is in the shape of a bell-shaped mouth away from the first section 5. When a cup body 7 falls downward from the cup-dropping structure, the outer ring of the cup body 7 will be stuck at the connection between the first section 5 and the second section 6. When the filling inside the cup body 7 is completed, it needs to be capped. At this time, the bell-shaped mouth of the second section 6 can cooperate with the capping piece to press the cap downward.

[0025] A clamp fixing plate 4 is provided on the side of the clamp housing 11 facing the driving member 2, and a horizontally protruding connecting section 41 is provided in the middle of the clamp fixing plate 4. One end of the balance scale 3 is fixed under the connecting section 41, so as to strengthen the connection strength between the balance scale 3 and the clamp housing 11 and facilitate the recording of the change of the cup weight in a process.

[0026] like Figure 2As shown, the driving member 2 includes a clamping jaw supporting plate 21 and a second power unit, the second power unit includes a motor V122, one end of the balance scale 3 is connected to the clamping jaw supporting plate 21, the motor V122 rotates to drive the small pulley, the small pulley is driven by a synchronous belt to rotate another small pulley, the small pulley is coaxially connected to the trapezoidal screw 23 in the driving member 2, the rotation of the trapezoidal screw 23 drives the clamping jaw supporting plate 21 to move in the vertical direction, the lifting optical axis 24 on both sides of the trapezoidal screw 23 can limit the travel of the clamping jaw supporting plate 21 in the vertical direction, and can also enhance the structural stability, that is, the clamping jaw supporting plate 21 moves in the vertical direction to move the claw member 1, the driving member 2 also includes a photoelectric sensor 25 for locating the moving position of the clamping jaw supporting plate 21.

[0027] The above are only preferred implementations of the utility model. The protection scope of the utility model is not limited to the above embodiments. All technical solutions under the idea of ​​the utility model belong to the protection scope of the utility model. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this technical field, some improvements and modifications without departing from the principle of the utility model should also be regarded as the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A clamping claw structure, comprising a claw member (1) and a driving member (2), wherein the driving member (2) is capable of driving the claw member (1) to move, and is characterized in that: It also comprises a balance scale (3), one end of which is connected to the claw member (1) and the other end of which is connected to the driving member (2), and the balance scale (3) is used to collect the weight of the claw member (1).

2. A clamping claw structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The claw member (1) comprises a claw housing (11), a claw portion and a first power portion, wherein the first power portion is located inside the claw housing (11), and the first power portion can drive the claw portion to move on the claw housing (11) so as to open or close the claw.

3. A clamping claw structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: The claw portion comprises two claws, at least one claw optical axis (14) is horizontally arranged in the claw housing (11), and the two claws are slidably arranged on the claw optical axis (14).

4. A clamping claw structure according to claim 3, characterized in that: The claw portion is provided with an infrared sensor for detecting whether a cup body (7) exists between the two claws.

5. A clamping claw structure according to claim 4, characterized in that: The two claws each comprise a first section (5) and a second section (6), wherein the second section (6) is located above the first section (5), and the second section (6) is away from the first section (5) and is in the shape of a bell mouth.

6. A clamping claw structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: A clamp fixing plate (4) is provided on the side of the clamp housing (11) facing the driving member (2), a horizontally protruding connecting section (41) is provided in the middle of the clamp fixing plate (4), and one end of the balancing scale (3) is fixed below the connecting section (41).

7. The clamping claw structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving member (2) comprises a clamping jaw supporting plate (21) and a second power unit, one end of the balancing scale (3) is connected to the clamping jaw supporting plate (21), and the second power unit drives the clamping jaw supporting plate (21) to move in a vertical direction to move the clamping jaw (1).

8. A clamping claw structure according to claim 7, characterized in that: The driving member (2) also includes a photoelectric sensor (25) for locating the moving position of the clamping jaw backing plate (21).