Tetra Pak cover assembling equipment

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the field of packaging equipment, and particularly relates to Tetra Pak cover assembling equipment which comprises a rotatable working turntable, and a plurality of stations are arranged on the working turntable. The cover feeding mechanism comprises a cover lifting machine arranged on one side of the working rotary disc, a cover vibration material arranging machine is arranged on one side of the cover lifting machine, a cover feeding channel facing the working rotary disc is arranged on the cover vibration material arranging machine, and a cover taking mechanical arm is arranged on one side of the cover feeding channel. A primary cover positioning device positioned above the station is arranged in front of the cover taking manipulator; the cutter ring feeding mechanism comprises a cutter ring vibration disc arranging machine, and a cutter ring feeding channel facing the working rotary disc is arranged on the cutter ring vibration disc arranging machine. And high-precision, high-sanitation and high-efficiency production of Tetra Pak cap assembly is achieved through cooperative positioning of the mechanical arms and integration, positioning and detection of the multi-station rotary table, and the Tetra Pak cap assembling machine is suitable for the automation requirements of the food and beverage packaging industry.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of packaging equipment, and particularly relates to a Tetra Pak cap assembly device. Background Art

[0002] At present, the assembly work of Tetra Pak caps is all completed manually by workers. First, the base is inserted onto the manual pressure device by hand, and then the cutter ring is adjusted to the correct angle and inserted onto the three feet inside the outer cap, and then it is placed into the fixture under the pressure device. Then, the handle of the press is manually turned to make the pressure head press down, so as to press the base, cutter ring, and outer cap together.

[0003] The existing manual assembly method has low efficiency. Since the caps are applied to the food industry, manual assembly may contaminate the caps and bring foreign objects into the caps, which cannot guarantee food safety. Manual operation is prone to misplacing the angle of the caps and is likely to cause work-related injury accidents such as pressing hands, posing potential hazards. Content of the Utility Model

[0004] (I) Purpose of the Utility Model

[0005] To solve the technical problems in the background art, the utility model provides a Tetra Pak cap assembly device, which has the characteristics of automatically assembling Tetra Pak caps, improving the assembly efficiency, and ensuring production hygiene and safety.

[0006] (II) Technical Solution

[0007] To solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides a Tetra Pak cap assembly device, which includes a rotatable working turntable, and a plurality of workstations are arranged on the working turntable;

[0008] The cap feeding mechanism includes a cap lifter arranged on one side of the working turntable. A cap vibrating feeder is arranged on one side of the cap lifter. A cap feeding channel facing the working turntable is arranged on the cap vibrating feeder, and a cap picking manipulator is arranged on one side of the cap feeding channel;

[0009] A primary cap positioning device located above the workstation is arranged in front of the cap picking manipulator;

[0010] The cutter ring feeding mechanism includes a cutter ring vibrating disk feeder. A cutter ring feeding channel facing the working turntable is arranged on the cutter ring vibrating disk feeder, and a cutter ring picking manipulator is arranged on one side of the cutter ring feeding channel;

[0011] A secondary cap positioning device located above the workstation is arranged in front of the cutter ring picking manipulator;

[0012] The base feeding mechanism includes a base elevator. On one side of the base elevator, there is a base vibrating disk feeder. On the base vibrating disk feeder, there is a base feeding channel facing the working turntable. On one side of the base feeding channel, there is a base picking manipulator.

[0013] In front of the base picking manipulator, there is a base stamping device located above the working station. In front of the base stamping device, there is a finished product height measuring device located above the working station.

[0014] The discharging mechanism includes a finished product discharging manipulator and a defective product discharging manipulator arranged in sequence. On one side of the finished product discharging manipulator, there is a finished product discharging chute cooperating with it.

[0015] Preferably, when the working station on the working turntable is close to the lid feeding channel, it is the lid loading station.

[0016] When it is close to the knife ring feeding channel, it is the knife ring loading station.

[0017] When it is close to the base feeding channel, it is the base loading station.

[0018] Preferably, the working turntable is driven by a divider to rotate intermittently. Each working station on it has two support bases, and the two support bases have the same specifications.

[0019] Preferably, the lid primary positioning device is arranged in front of the knife ring feeding mechanism, and the lid secondary positioning device is arranged in front of the base feeding mechanism. They are respectively used for positioning the lid and the knife ring.

[0020] Preferably, the base stamping device includes an electric cylinder and a pressing end post. The pressing end post is driven by the electric cylinder to make a linear displacement, and it is coaxially arranged with the workpiece on the support base.

[0021] Preferably, the finished product height measuring device is arranged behind the base stamping device and is used to detect the pressing height of the finished product.

[0022] The above technical solution of the present utility model has the following beneficial technical effects: Through the collaborative positioning of manipulators, the integration, positioning, and detection of multiple working stations, the high-precision, high-hygiene, and high-efficiency production of Tetra Pak lids is realized, which is suitable for the large-scale automation requirements of the food and beverage packaging industries. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0023] Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the present utility model;

[0024] Figure 2 is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the present utility model;

[0025] Figure 3Schematic side view structure of the present utility model;

[0026] Figure 4 Schematic front view structure of the present utility model.

[0027] Reference numerals:

[0028] 1, working turntable; 21, lid lifter; 22, lid vibrating feeder; 23, lid feeding track; 24, lid picking manipulator; 3, primary lid positioning device; 41, cutter ring vibrating feeder; 42, cutter ring feeding track; 43, cutter ring picking manipulator; 5, secondary lid positioning device; 61, base lifter; 62, base vibrating feeder; 63, base feeding track; 64, base picking manipulator; 7, base stamping device; 8, finished product height measuring device; 91, finished product discharging manipulator; 92, finished product discharging chute; 93, defective product discharging manipulator. Detailed implementation manners

[0029] To make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present utility model clearer and more understandable, the present utility model will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the specific implementation manners and with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that these descriptions are merely exemplary and are not intended to limit the scope of the present utility model. In addition, in the following description, the descriptions of well-known structures and technologies are omitted to avoid unnecessarily confusing the concepts of the present utility model.

[0030] As Figures 1-4 shown, a Tetra Pak lid assembly device proposed by the present utility model includes a rotatable working turntable 1, and a number of workstations are arranged on the working turntable 1;

[0031] The lid feeding mechanism includes a lid lifter 21 arranged on one side of the working turntable 1. A lid vibrating feeder 22 is arranged on one side of the lid lifter 21. A lid feeding track 23 facing the working turntable 1 is arranged on the lid vibrating feeder 22. A lid picking manipulator 24 is arranged on one side of the lid feeding track 23;

[0032] In front of the lid picking manipulator 24, there is a primary lid positioning device 3 located above the workstation;

[0033] The cutter ring feeding mechanism includes a cutter ring vibrating feeder 41. A cutter ring feeding track 42 facing the working turntable 1 is arranged on the cutter ring vibrating feeder 41. A cutter ring picking manipulator 43 is arranged on one side of the cutter ring feeding track 42;

[0034] In front of the cutter ring picking manipulator 43, there is a secondary lid positioning device 5 located above the workstation;

[0035] The base feeding mechanism includes a base elevator 61. On one side of the base elevator 61, there is a base vibrating disk sorting machine 62. On the base vibrating disk sorting machine 62, there is a base feeding channel 63 facing the working turntable 1. On one side of the base feeding channel 63, there is a base picking manipulator 64;

[0036] In front of the base picking manipulator 64, there is a base stamping device 7 located above the working station. In front of the base stamping device 7, there is a finished product height measuring device 8 located above the working station;

[0037] The discharging mechanism includes a finished product discharging manipulator 91 and a defective product discharging manipulator 93 arranged in sequence. On one side of the finished product discharging manipulator 91, there is a finished product discharging chute 92 cooperating with it.

[0038] It should be noted that: when the working station set on the working turntable 1 is close to the lid feeding channel 23, it is the lid loading station. The lid is grabbed and transferred to the working station on the working turntable 1 through the lid picking manipulator 24 to complete the first step of lid loading;

[0039] When it is close to the knife ring feeding channel 42, it is the knife ring loading station. The knife ring is grabbed and transferred to the working station where the lid loading is completed through the knife ring picking manipulator 43 for the preliminary combination of the lid and the knife ring;

[0040] When it is close to the base feeding channel 63, it is the base loading station. The base is grabbed and transferred to the working station where the lid and the knife ring are combined through the base picking manipulator 64 for the preparation before base pressing.

[0041] It should be added that the working turntable 1 is controlled by a divider to rotate intermittently. It waits during one angular movement cycle. After waiting for the corresponding processes at each working station to complete grasping, loading, compaction, detection, and picking, it starts the second rotation for the switching of the process working stations. Each working station set on it has two support bases, and the two support bases have the same specifications. After a whole rotation cycle at one working station, two products can be completed.

[0042] In this embodiment, the lid, the knife ring, and the base together form a Tetra Pak lid, and the three use an automatic sorting method for raw material supply.

[0043] The Tetra Pak lid can be assembled automatically. A working turntable 1 with multiple working stations is designed. The lid feeding mechanism, the knife ring feeding mechanism, and the base feeding mechanism all use a lifter and a vibrating disk for raw material sorting and conveying, and convey them to the working stations corresponding to the processes on the working turntable 1. Cooperating with the lid picking manipulator 24, the knife ring picking manipulator 43, and the base picking manipulator 64 to replace manual loading. On the one hand, it can improve the loading efficiency, and on the other hand, it can solve the problem of pollution existing in manual loading;

[0044] After the lid is transferred to the station of the working turntable 1, it is preliminarily positioned by the lid primary positioning device 3. Subsequently, through the rotation of the working turntable 1, the lid and the knife ring are combined. When the two are combined, they are positioned and combined by the lid secondary positioning device 5. Subsequently, the base is moved to the combined structure of the lid and the knife ring, and the base is pressed onto the combined structure of the lid and the knife ring by the base stamping device 7. The combined assembly of the three is completed within one cycle, and before the product is taken out, the height of the Tetra Pak lid of the combined assembly is detected by the finished product height measuring device 8. Those that do not meet the requirements are removed by the defective product discharging manipulator 93, and the products that meet the requirements are taken out by the finished product discharging manipulator 91 and the cooperating finished product discharging chute 92.

[0045] It can save labor to the greatest extent, improve production efficiency, improve the combination accuracy through multi-channel positioning, and is fully automatic without excessive manual intervention, ensuring the sanitary qualification of the products.

[0046] The lid primary positioning device 3 is arranged in front of the knife ring feeding mechanism, and the lid secondary positioning device 5 is arranged in front of the base feeding mechanism, and they are respectively used for positioning the lid and the knife ring.

[0047] Among them, both the lid primary positioning device 3 and the lid secondary positioning device 5 are positioning mechanisms. The positioning mechanism is provided with an up-and-down movement driving cylinder, an up-and-down movement linear guide rail. A servo motor fixing plate for driving the lid to rotate and position is fixed on the linear guide rail slider. A bearing is provided on the fixing plate, and a rotating shaft for lid positioning is installed on the bearing. A spring and a positioning head that can move axially along the rotating shaft are provided on the rotating shaft. A notch is provided at the end of the positioning head for positioning use. When performing the positioning process, the driving cylinder moves downward, moving all the components fixed on the slider downward. At this time, the positioning head is inserted into the lid. The servo motor is set to rotate a fixed angle. When the servo motor drives the positioning head to rotate, the notch of the positioning head will catch on the convex point of the lid and rotate the lid to a fixed position.

[0048] It should be added that the base stamping device 7 includes an electric cylinder and a pressing end post. The pressing end post is driven by the electric cylinder to perform a linear displacement, and it is coaxially arranged with the workpiece on the support base.

[0049] The lid vibrating feeder arranges the lids so that their mouths face upward and sends them through the chute to the shifting and picking device. At the same time, the knife ring vibrating disk feeder arranges the knife rings so that their spikes face upward and sends them through the chute to the shifting and picking device. The base vibrating disk feeder arranges the bases so that their threaded mouths face downward and sends them through the chute to the shifting device. The lid picking manipulator 24 grabs the lids and places them into the work positions of the work turntable 1. The work turntable 1 rotates to send the lids to the lid primary positioning device 3. The positioning device moves downward, and after the positioning servo motor rotates to complete the positioning, the positioning device moves upward. The turntable sends the lids in the set positions to the knife ring position. The knife ring shifting device shifts, the knife ring positioning cylinder opens, and the knife ring picking manipulator 43 grabs the knife rings and places them inside the lids. The turntable rotates to send the lids with the knife rings to the lid secondary positioning device 5. The lid secondary positioning device 5 first detects whether there are knife rings, and then, like the primary positioning, rotates the lids to an angle matching the base. Then the turntable sends them to the base position. The base shifting device shifts, the base picking manipulator 64 grabs the base and places the base inside the lid, and then sends it to the base stamping device 7 for pressing. After pressing, the height of the pressing is detected by the finished product height measuring device 8. The qualified products are grabbed by the finished product blanking manipulator 91 and placed into the finished product blanking chute 92. The unqualified products are grabbed and removed by the defective product blanking manipulator 93.

[0050] It should be understood that the above specific embodiments of the present invention are only used for exemplary illustration or explanation of the principle of the present invention, and do not constitute a limitation to the present invention. Therefore, any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention shall be included within the protection scope of the present invention. In addition, the appended claims of the present invention are intended to cover all changes and modification examples falling within the scope and boundaries of the appended claims, or equivalent forms of such scope and boundaries.

Claims

1. A Tetra Pak Cap assembly device, characterized in that: It comprises a rotatable working turntable (1), wherein a plurality of working positions are arranged on the working turntable (1); The cap feeding mechanism comprises a cap lifting machine (21) arranged on one side of the working turntable (1), a cap vibrating material sorting machine (22) is arranged on one side of the cap lifting machine (21), a cap feeding channel (23) facing the working turntable (1) is arranged on the cap vibrating material sorting machine (22), and a cap picking robot (24) is arranged on one side of the cap feeding channel (23); A lid primary positioning device (3) located above the workstation is arranged in front of the lid picking robot (24); The knife ring feeding mechanism comprises a knife ring vibrating disc material handler (41), the knife ring vibrating disc material handler (41) is provided with a knife ring feeding channel (42) facing the working turntable (1), and a knife ring material taking manipulator (43) is provided on one side of the knife ring feeding channel (42); A lid secondary positioning device (5) located above the workstation is provided in front of the knife ring material taking manipulator (43); The base feeding mechanism comprises a base hoist (61), a base vibrating plate material handler (62) is arranged on one side of the base hoist (61), a base feeding channel (63) facing the working turntable (1) is arranged on the base vibrating plate material handler (62), and a base material taking manipulator (64) is arranged on one side of the base feeding channel (63); A base punching device (7) located above the workstation is arranged in front of the base material taking manipulator (64), and a finished product height measuring device (8) located above the workstation is arranged in front of the base punching device (7); The discharging mechanism comprises a finished product discharging robot (91) and a defective product discharging robot (93) which are arranged in sequence, and a finished product discharging trough (92) cooperating therewith is arranged on one side of the finished product discharging robot (91).

2. A Tetra Pak Cap assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that: When the work station arranged on the working turntable (1) is close to the cap feeding channel (23), it is a cap loading station; When it is close to the knife ring feeding channel (42), it is the knife ring loading station; When it is close to the base feeding channel (63), it is the base loading station.

3. The Tetra Pak Cap assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The working turntable (1) is controlled by the divider to rotate intermittently, and each workstation arranged on it has two supporting bases, and the two supporting bases have the same specifications.

4. The Tetra Pak Cap assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lid primary positioning device (3) is arranged in front of the knife ring feeding mechanism, and the lid secondary positioning device (5) is arranged in front of the base feeding mechanism, and both are used for positioning the lid and the knife ring respectively.

5. The Tetra Pak Cap assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The base stamping device (7) comprises an electric cylinder and a pressing end column, wherein the pressing end column is controlled by the electric cylinder to make a linear displacement and is arranged coaxially with the workpiece on the supporting base.

6. The Tetra Pak Cap assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The finished product height measuring device (8) is arranged behind the base punching device (7) and is used to detect the pressing height of the finished product.

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